Mu Hongshang likes the little bear given by Xie Shurou very much, she holds it in her hand every day and doesn't let go, she has received such a good gift, she actually thinks that she should give a return gift to the sister of the Xie family, or at least send someone to Prime Minister Xie Cheng's mansion to say thank you.

But since her mother and grandmother said that they didn't need it, Mu Hongshang didn't insist. Hongshang herself knows that their Anguo Mansion is different from other people's families, and she has always been obedient in these matters.

It's okay, Mu Hongshang thought, the next time her mother takes her out to pay a visit, she will thank that Sister Xie again, there will always be a chance to meet.

Xie Shurou's elaborate fluffy bear was sent to the Anguo Mansion, and there was no news like a stone sinking into the sea, not even a reply, Xie Shurou herself didn't know whether the very cute little girl of the Mu family had received her little bear. Did you receive it and didn't like it, or didn't you receive it at all? Xie Shurou pondered at home for a few days, and finally decided to put this matter aside.

It's okay if you don't reply. Xie Shurou thought confidently that Xiao Xiong didn't like her and could send others, and she wouldn't give up easily as a hard-working crossing party! Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is almost over, find a way to get some pirated snowy skin mooncakes to try. Just do it...... Custard stuffing! Luckily, she played baking for a while when she was in college, and the money spent in the baking studio is now worth it!

Xie Shurou was busy preparing materials to make custard stuffed snowy skin mooncakes at home, and at the same time, Gu Yilan from Gu Bachelor's Mansion was making rabbit lanterns with her own hands.

The thin bamboo bones are bent into a fixed shape, and in the frost-colored soft smoke covered with light, Gu Yilan personally depicted the rabbit's eyes, nose, and mouth, and the position of the rabbit's round cheeks, and she carefully painted a faint red with rouge, which is really exquisite.

The position of the rabbit's ears was knotted by Gu Yilan's thick rope made of colored silk threads, and tied to a bamboo stick of Xiangfei bamboo, which was convenient for walking with a lantern.

This rabbit lamp, Gu Yilan worked carefully for several days, and it was completed on August 13, she took the lamp in her hand and looked at it carefully, showing a satisfied smile. Miss Mu family, you should like it, right?

"Lady's handmade lamp is so beautiful!" Fang Zhi held the rabbit lamp and looked like she couldn't put it down: "The lights of Miss Six, Miss Seven and Miss Eleven must not be as good as Miss's." ”

"What am I comparing to them?" Gu Yilan glanced at Fang Zhi with some amusement, turned her head and instructed Fang Xin, who was standing quietly: "Find a proper person, send it to Miss Mu of Anguo Mansion tomorrow, and bring some osmanthus wine that we brew ourselves." ”

"Huh?" Before Fang Xin could speak, Fang Zhi first let out a disappointed voice: "Miss, you have been busy for so many days, it turns out that it was given to the eldest lady of Anguo Mansion again!" I thought ......"

"It's just to give it to the eldest lady of Anguo Mansion to be more careful," Fang Xin stretched out her finger and poked Fang Zhi's forehead lightly: "Miss Mu hasn't seen anything good, how can it get into her eyes if she is not careful." Come with me with the lamp, I will find a box to put it in, so that the mother-in-law who gives the gift is not careless and bumps it. ”

Fang Zhi reluctantly held the delicate rabbit lamp and went out with Fang Xin. The lamp was carefully placed in a wooden box, and with the osmanthus wine brewed by Gu Yilan herself, it was sent to the Anguo Mansion the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, indicating that it was given to Miss Mu.

At the same time as Gu's gift, there was also Xie Shurou's custard stuffed snowy skin mooncakes. Many ingredients commonly used in modern society are not available here, Xie Shurou looked for similar substitutes, she felt that she had done her best, the snowy skin mooncakes made were very good-looking, and the taste was passable, anyway, the people in Prime Minister Xie's mansion liked it very much.

Alas! It's still not enough! Xie Shurou didn't think confidently, there was no milk powder, no condensed milk and no butter, the alternative materials she found were not ideal, and the tools were not at hand, plus her cooking level was really average, she could only do it to this extent, and hoped that the little girl in Anguo Mansion would not dislike it.

Of course, Mu Hongshang would not dislike the gifts she received, in fact, in addition to the gifts from her grandfather's family, as well as the gifts from the maiden families of her two aunts and uncles outside Beijing, the only two gifts she received were Gu Yilan's rabbit lamp and Xie Shurou's custard moon cakes, these two gifts were so exquisite, how could she dislike them.

And the snow skin custard moon cakes really look very strange, Mu Hongshang put away the moon cakes well, planning to wait until the fifteenth day of August, after the grandmother and mother came back from the palace, everyone ate together.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the sky was not yet bright, and the entire Anguo Mansion was brightly lit, and Mrs. Mu and the four Mrs. Mu had already made up according to the products, waiting to enter the palace to invite An to receive a banquet.

Of course, this has nothing to do with children. Traditionally, the annual Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is that only officials above the fourth rank in Beijing and the ladies above the fourth rank can enter the palace to receive the banquet, and ask the emperor and queen for the festival according to the etiquette system, not just anyone can go.

Therefore, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mansions of the four or more officials in Beijing, that is, the wives with the seals on their bodies, will enter the palace with them. For example, only Mrs. Gu entered the palace with him in the Gu University Mansion, and only Mrs. Xie entered the palace in Prime Minister Xie's mansion.

Of course, the Anguo Mansion is different from other families, including the old lady, a total of five ladies are above the fourth grade, and the second, third, and fourth masters of the Mu family are all military positions above the fourth grade, although the three masters are not currently in Beijing, but the three ladies are also going to enter the palace with the husband and wife of An Guo according to the custom.

How else to say that the Mu family of Anguo Mansion is the most prominent family in Beijing at the moment! This Mid-Autumn Festival feast can be seen when you enter the palace. In other people's homes, it is great that one or two ladies can enter the palace, but in the Anguo Mansion, including the old lady, a whole five ladies enter the palace together, two of the first grade, one of the third grade, and two of the fourth grade, who can catch up?

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace will not delay the members of the family to worship the festival, generally enter the palace early in the morning, receive the banquet at noon, and leave the palace before the time, will not delay the reunion of the family, and of course will not delay the reunion family banquet of the emperor and queen in the palace.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is actually not a social occasion, early in the morning, the wives of each family arrived at the gate of the palace in a carriage, first sat in the carriage and waited, and there was an internal supervisor who was responsible for the dispatch of the ceremony in the square in front of the palace gate, so although the whole square was full of carriages before entering the palace, it was very quiet.

The servants of each family sat by the master's carriage, all with solemn faces, and listened to the orders of the inner eunuch in front of the square.