With the noise of gongs and drums and the sound of firecrackers, Luoyang City, which is covered by ice and snow, ushered in another New Year.

This year is the tenth year of Dayou, and it is also the tenth year of the accession of Chen Hong, the son of heaven.

The continuous palace room has long been lit up, full of excitement, full of unstoppable festive colors.

Not only is the palace bustling, but the rest of Luoyang City is also bustling.

The people wore silk and satin that they were only willing to take out during the festival, all of them were well-dressed, behaved in a svenile manner, and greeted each other with courtesy and courtesy, and exchanged New Year's greetings, highlighting the great power of the Heavenly Empire and the great power of China, and the aliens in Luoyang City were envious.

According to customs, the official yamen of Daqi generally has to take a fifteen-day holiday during the Chinese New Year, and it is not until after the Lantern Festival that the official government will resume normal operation, and this period is also a rare holiday for officials in a year.

Early in the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, Luoyang Palace City gathered hundreds of civil and military officials in Beijing, and after the ceremony of worshipping the heavens under the personal leadership of Chen Hong, he prayed for good weather this year, and then announced the release of the government.

After the release of the government, Zhi Zhao immediately returned to the mansion, took off the ceremonial court clothes brought by Eguanbo, changed into comfortable clothes, and took the lotus leaves with Cui Wenqing and went to the Yang Mansion together.

After all, the huge Zhefu Mansion is too deserted, and there is no New Year's atmosphere at all, so the husband and wife naturally want to go to Yang's house to play.

When you arrive at Deyang Mansion, you are full of festivity and liveliness.

The four generations of the Yang family are in the same house, there are many heirs, and there are side branches to come to congratulate, and the wide main hall is full of many people.

Yang Wenguang, as the head of the Yang family, naturally sat in the first seat due north, in addition, the elders of his generation included Yang Chuanyong and Yang Dezheng, both of whom were highly respected elders of the Yang family, so they naturally sat next to him.

As for the next generation, it is headed by Yang Huairen, and there are no less than 20 uncles, many of whom have never even seen Zhezhao, let alone Cui Wenqing.

Seeing these elders, the two naturally couldn't help but bow their hands to the New Year and say hello.

As for the people of the same generation, there are even more, Cui Wenqing has been wandering around for a whole morning, and he can't remember a few, and it is really inconvenient to say the names carefully.

As the female head of the Yang Mansion, Zhi Xiu naturally took on most of the work of the family banquet, and spent a lot of time wandering around the kitchen.

Even when I came to the main hall, I was arranging the seats and preparing for the banquet.

By noon, everything was ready, and everyone in the Yang family went to the banquet.

Except for the five tables in the main hall, the rest of the tables were all arranged in the front yard.

It's a cold winter, and it's cold outside.

Fortunately, a wooden canopy has already been set up in the courtyard, and a charcoal stove has been prepared, so I don't feel cold when I sit in it.

Originally, according to the rules, as a woman, she should have gone to the inner hall for a banquet like other women.

After all, Zhe Zhao is the governor of the Zhenwu Army, and he is the head of the Zhe family, who dares to snub him? Therefore, like Yang Wenguang, he also sat in the main hall.

As for Cui Wenqing, he was not so lucky, so he could only sit in the front yard with Yang Shikui and others, but in this way, he was less restrained by sitting with his elders, and he was quite comfortable drinking.

During the luncheon, he was staggered and drinking, and Rao was Cui Wenqing's good amount of wine, and under the fierce pouring of Zhezhao's cousins and distant relatives, he also fell into a big red face.

After the luncheon, the troupe invited by the Yang Mansion began to stage the opera.

Daqi opera was developed on the basis of the Tang Dynasty's great opera, and there are two popular types at present, namely puppet opera and shadow opera.

From the audience's point of view, puppet dramas are quite popular among children, while movie dramas are mostly favored by adults, for example, Yang Wenguang likes to watch "The Legend of the West Chamber", humming and singing while watching, obviously intoxicated.

The most modern person, Cui Wenqing is not much interested in these film dramas, he drank a lot at luncheon, and walked alone in the garden under the heat of wine, enjoying the rare leisure of the New Year.

After the New Year, in the spring, the provincial examination of the new branch of the imperial court will be held in the Ministry of Rites.

Although he is exempted from the county test and the state test as a national supervisor, Cui Wenqing still does not have much bottom in his heart for the provincial test.

After all, the provincial examination is the real level of education, and no one can cheat.

On the other hand, looking at the last round of palace examinations, Cui Wenqing was full of confidence.

At present, he has a familiar face with the official family, and he is quite favored by the official family, I believe that when the palace examination is held, the official family will look at the Buddha face without looking at the monk's face, and he will definitely handpick him with a good result.

was thinking about it, and a call of "Wen Qing" suddenly sounded behind him.

Cui Wenqing turned his head and saw that it was Zhixiu Zhenglian who came with a leisurely smile.

Seeing this, Cui Wenqing hurriedly stepped forward and said with a chuckle: "Hey, Sister Xiu is already busy at this time?!" ”

Zhi Xiuyan smiled and said, "Yes, do you think it's easy to manage a banquet for hundreds of people?" ”

Cui Wenqing said with a smile: "Sister Xiu, you are the daughter of the Yang Mansion, and you are in charge of everything in the mansion, how can you not handle these small scenes?" Speaking of which, today's food and drinks are quite good, and you have to worry about Sister Lao Xiu. ”

"Poor mouth!" Having said that, the expression on Zhi Zhao's delicate face seemed very happy, and suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but sigh again, and asked softly: "Wen Qing, I heard that Ah Zhao is about to return to Fuzhou, right?" ”

Cui Wenqing was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, according to the lady, she will leave on the tenth day of the first month." ”

Zhexiu bowed her head silently, but there was a little feeling in her heart, and she said: "If you say goodbye today, I don't know when I can meet Ah Zhao?!" ”

Cui Wenqing knew that in ancient times, the transportation was particularly inconvenient, and leading generals like Zhi Zhao guarded the border all the year round, and there were no other very important things, so Zhi Zhao would not generally come to Luoyang.

From the time Zhi Zhao left Luoyang when she went to take office as the governor of the Zhenwu Army, to the time she returned in the autumn of last year, four years have passed.

Four years is not a long time, but how many four years can a person have in his life?

As blood sisters, they have seen each other for a short time in this life, and Zhixiu is naturally a little sad and sad.

Seeing Zhexiu's appearance, Cui Wenqing couldn't help asking: "By the way, Sister Xiu, this time when you go back to the house, will Ah Zhao and you be reconciled as before?" ”

Zhi Xiu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Ah Zhao is particularly stubborn, and he has had a knot in his heart for me since he was a child, how can he be relieved for a while?" When we came back this time, the two of us didn't even say a word. ”

"I see." Cui Wenqing nodded, "That's it, I'll take some time to have a good talk with her, you know, although I don't have other skills, I shouldn't be bad as a peacemaker." ”

Hearing this, Zhexiu burst out laughing and said, "You are still a peacemaker, you have a headache all day long." ”

Facing Zhexiu's evaluation, Cui Wenqing was a little embarrassed, scratching the back of his head and laughing: "What is it called to get into trouble all day long, my brother is just jealous and hateful, showing justice." ”

"Okay, don't brag." Zhe Xiu smiled, "After Ah Zhao left, it would be strange for you to live alone in Zhefu, why don't you move to Yang Mansion to live together?" ”

Hearing this, Cui Wenqing couldn't help but think of Yang Huairen's stinky face, but he couldn't bear to refuse Zhixiu's kindness, so he could only agree.

(End of chapter)