"That's it, on the day of the Lantern Festival, the little prince will also take Xiao Niangzi and Ju'er out, let Xiao Niangzi take care of her, the little prince and his little maid are by your side, you follow in person, and let her come back when you light the lamp." Xinyue felt that this was not enough, so she continued to arrange, "If you let her know that she can go out, she will definitely not listen to you, and she will come back after lighting the lamp." In this way, you first deceive her, saying that I won't let her go, and if she doesn't ask for it, she won't let her go, she really cries a lot, and she will be a bride right away, and it's not good for her to tear her eyes, and slowly loosen her mouth, and finally order to come back after watching the lights. ”

The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in Luoyang, the eastern capital, is very different from that of Jinling, quite Tang style, especially the ceremony of pretending to be the moon god Niangniang, lighting the lantern on a high platform, and announcing the beginning of the lantern festival, which is the beginning of the whole Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, and it is also the grandest scene.

"Isn't Madame going?" Mama Li felt that if the new moon went, it would be the safest, and Miss Yao would definitely be by the side of the new moon and not be able to leave an inch.

Xinyue shook her head and said, "I have injuries on my body, I really can't go out to meet people, Mama Li, I've never been a fuss person, but this Lantern Festival, you must see her." ”

"If Madam, you really don't worry about her, just ask Miss Yao not to go." Mama Li watched Xinyue explain so seriously, and arranged every seam, but it was safest at home.

"She, although she has a happy and happy life, it's just..."

It's just that in that big dream, Xinyue has seen it, and that scene is what she doesn't want to see again in her life, she knows that Yao'er's future life will be smooth, but she can't bear to let her suffer a little bit of disobedience.

"The slave understands" said, Mama Li stood up and bowed to show that she valued it, Xinyue knew Mama Li's ability, so she assured that she could also put her mind at ease, "Mama, you must take care of Yao'er." ”

"Madame's words, what she said made the old slave feel pressured." Mama Li remembered what she had heard in the house during this time, and couldn't help but ask, "Madam, the old slave heard that you want to reconcile with the little prince?" ”

Xinyue glanced at the cup in her hand, stretched out her hand to put it on the tray, and said to Mama Li, "Mama, my business will be said after Yao'er's affairs are finished, and for you, Yao'er is the most important thing." If Yao'er is despised in her husband's family because of my affairs, you must tell me, and I will personally support her. ”

As she spoke, Mama Li looked at Xinyue's emaciated cheeks and the bandages on her forehead, and said to Xinyue, "Madam, say something that the old slave shouldn't say, yes, Madame mistook you." ”

Saying that, Mama Li shed tears, Xinyue looked at her, and what she said from the bottom of her heart, Xinyue reached out and took her hand, "Mama, the matter has come to an end, and it is too late to say this." I can only struggle hard to get out of the world, and it is not in vain that my parents gave birth to me and my aunt raised me. When Mama talks to you, I sometimes feel as if I'm talking to my aunt, and now I'm just as my aunt wanted me to be. Now that my aunt has passed away, I am now thinking about the life I want to live, Mama, you say, will my aunt agree? ”

Mama Li looked at the crescent moon carefully, the crescent moon looked like a little similar to Xu's, especially the pair of watery eyes that were not crying, and at this time they were also full of waterdrops, Mama Li took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Xinyue, "Madam, when the little prince was just picked up by the princess, the girl was always crying like you now, crying why the princess was so ruthless, she was not a person who would not raise her children, why did she take away her children." At that time, if the girl could have such a decision as Madame, she would not be depressed like this, and in the end it would be like this. ”

Xinyue took Mama Li's handkerchief, wiped away the tears on Mama Li's face, and said to Mama Li, "Mama, I don't want to follow my aunt's old path, so I will be like this." Since you think I should have made that decision, I'm going to do it. ”

Mama Li thought for a moment, then nodded, "I wish you success, madam." ”

Xinyue smiled, picked up another piece of rice cake, and handed it to Mama Li, "Mama eat a rice cake." ”

"Madame has really changed, if it was before, who would dare to snub that old thing." Mama Li turned around and glanced at the door, Fei'er was standing at the door, Xinyue asked her to wait in front of Mama Da, and now she is waiting here, it must be Mama Da who is embarrassed for her.

"She's an old woman indeed." Saying that, Xinyue took another bite of red bean rice cake, the taste of this rice cake really made Xinyue like it, and then said to Mama Li, "Mama will sit with me?" ”

Mama Li nodded, and Mama Li served Mama Li another cup of tea, moved the stool again, and sat on the side with Xinyue.

"Ask Madame for Ann" Mama Da looked displeased, and Ann's voice was also impatient, but she expected that the new moon would not be able to do anything to her.

"Mama has been waiting for a long time." As she spoke, Xinyue put down the tea cup in her hand, "Call Mama..."

"Why did Madame delay so long?" Mama Da interrupted Xinyue's words, and she looked like Xingshi was asking for sin.

Crescent continued, "Calling Mama is two things. One is Yao'er's matter, Yao'er's dowry box has already set off, this departure, I think of some..."

"Madam, the slave asked you why you had waited so long to summon the slave." Since Xinyue first entered this Yu Wangfu and raised it by her aunt's side, she knew that in this mansion, among the female dependents, the princess was the most noble, and even her aunt and wife could not disobey half of it, and in this mansion, the most decent slave was the one in front of her, the stiff and cold-faced Da Mama, and the personal mother of the princess who sat beside her had no place for her.

At this time, Xinyue, a junior who couldn't even say a word in front of Princess Yu, sat on the main seat, and was the most noble female in this mansion, and the position that her aunt couldn't get was already close at this time, and the Mama Li beside her...

Mama Li watched Mama Da interrupt Xinyue's words again and again, and Xinyue was already displeased, but she didn't say anything, just waited for this old man to continue to be so arrogant, Xinyue picked up the teacup, saw that the tea in her cup was gone, and said to Fei'er standing at the door, "Fei'er, make another cup of tea." ”

"Yes, ma'am." Xinyue didn't say a word until Fei'er brought the tea to her, just sat there, and Mama Li also took a sip of tea, waiting for Xinyue's reaction.

After a while, Fei'er put the tea in Xinyue's hand tremblingly, and glanced at Xinyue worriedly, Xinyue gave her a reassuring expression, and raised her voice to say, "Fei'er, go and pack another plate of this snack, and let Mama Li send it to Yao'er later,"

"Madam, even if you give it, the slave and maid have to let her eat less, the girl who is going to get married, fat, I'm afraid her husband won't like it."

"The door won't let her out, just let her prepare more food."

"Yes"

After Fei'er went out, Xinyue raised her eyes again, looking at Da Mama who was standing in front of her, so angry that her mouth was about to be crooked, Xinyue put down the pastry in her hand, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said to Da Mama, "Mama..."

Da Mama didn't expect Xinyue to suddenly call herself, and immediately cheered up.

"It seems that Mama has finished speaking, so shouldn't you listen to my arrangement to call Mama?"

"The slave is finished, but she has not waited for Madame's reply."

"Madam, it seems that Mama Da still hasn't finished speaking, yesterday the slave maid packed out some gold-woven fabrics, Miss Yao wears gold-woven clothes at this age, I'm afraid it's too upright, Miss Yao said let the slave maid make clothes for you, and I want to ask you for a dress, the slave maid took advantage of these days to cut out the look, sewing and embroidery will wait for Jinling to be remade, it seems to be made into spring clothes."

"Woven gold? That's my aunt's. Xinyue remembered that her aunt liked to wear a dark purple robe with gold and flowers, so it became a style sought after by many noblewomen in Beijing.

"Yes, Madame was ready to send it..."Speaking of this, Mama Li suddenly stopped her voice, and Xinyue immediately said to Mama Li, "Now that Mama is also old, if her eyes are uncomfortable, let Yao'er's girl learn to make a system." ”

"The strap on Madame's body with a thorn bead is made for you by Miss Yao, our Miss Yao, it's very clever" Feng'er brought the pastries that Xinyue wanted to bring to Yao'er, and just heard the two of them talking about Yao'er.

"I forgot, this is my birthday, Yao'er gave it to me, I've been wearing it for almost a year, but I forgot, that's right, this belt made by Yao'er, I like it very much..." ”

"Mrs. Xiao has a brother, and each brother has one, which one is coming?" Mama Li is very clear about this Xiao Niangzi's family background.

"There is only one person here, and the outside report is also a brother, and the slave and maid don't know which one it is."

"Are you fooling Madame here? I see that you old slippery heads are living too comfortably in this palace, you go and ask your old son who is on an errand in the outer house, the one who dares to be so errand in the heap of masters. How did you get to the inner mansion, to you, so when the queen and the mother come, isn't it the one who dares to come back? Da Mama's stomach was so angry that she didn't know how to solve it, and her words were also full of momentum, and the reprimanded Mama Zhang didn't dare to come out, and whispered back, "Look, depending on the age, it should be the young, the little one, brother." ”

Xinyue looked at this Da Mama full of anger and acted resolutely, but she really couldn't see that she was already this age, but Xinyue, the person listening next to her, was startled, so she had to cough lightly and said, "Did you say anything?" ”

"I said I came to say goodbye to Mrs. Xiao." Mama Zhang was pardoned, and carefully replied in front of the new moon.

Xinyue thought for a while and asked, "Is it to go to Jinling to participate in the spring exam?" ”

"That's right," Mama Zhang continued, "and Mrs. Xiao said that she would clean up a wing room in the outer courtyard, and Mr. Xiao would live here for a while. ”

Crescent Moon raised her eyebrows, and after thinking for a while, she nodded, "That's it, is there anything else?" ”

"The slave and maid have finished their return." Mama Zhang felt that these tortured words were finally over.

When Xinyue looked at Mama Zhang, who was full of red light and a smile in her heart, and her body was a little chubby, she lowered her eyes and wanted to leave here. Xinyue has never been a person who loves to scold and embarrass people, and when she saw her like this, she had to wave her hand, "Then you go down"

"Yes" Mama Zhang immediately wanted to pull out her legs and run out, but when she heard Mama Da coughing, she endured it, recovered her demeanor, and left quietly.

Xinyue has really seen it at this time, and Princess Yu was like when she was there.

Mama Li looked at the new moon thoughtfully, and immediately said to Feng'er, who had also seen the world, "You girl, you are not very old, and you have learned to be lazy, go and move a stool for Mama, serve a cup of tea, and Mrs. still has things to order." ”

"Yes, yes, Mama" Mama immediately complied, Mama Da sat down in style, looking at Xinyue, who was fascinated by things, she thought, Xinyue should also realize that what she relied on was not the Yu Wei of Princess Yu, who had been dead for almost ten years, but the sentence that Princess Yu said to her on the first day she served by Princess Yu's side, "Iron striking still needs to be strong." ”

Xinyue relieved her senses and said to Mama Da in front of her, "Calling Mama Da here today is mainly two things. ”

"Madame, please," Mama Da was very satisfied with the change in Xinyue at this time, and her tone eased with hunger.

"After Yao'er's dowry has been loaded and shipped out, I remembered that when Shan'er got married, her mother-in-law prepared a pair of jade ear bottles for her, and Mama gave the key to the imperial treasury to Hao'er, and I will go to the library tomorrow to choose one."

"Yes" This is not a big deal, there was indeed a precedent when Miss Shan got married before" It's just that the old slave didn't have the key with him, and when the old slave went back, he sent someone to send it to you. ”

"That's very good, the second thing is a matter for the little prince and me, so I invited Mama here. Mama should know that the little prince and I are talking about the matter of reconciliation, the most important point of this and separation, is to settle the accounts between us, I want to invite two aunts, but the two aunts are tired to come, and secondly, this is our one room, it is really not suitable to work the two aunts, I want to come and go, but only you, Mama, and the two people in my room, check the account books. ”

"The matter between you and the little prince, the prince has not yet approved, such a big matter, the slave and maid really can't make up their minds." As soon as Mama Da heard this, even if she was a knowledgeable old woman like her, she couldn't make the decision.

"The prince will not allow it, and there is also the will of the palace, I have already begged for it, and I will be able to come down after Yao'er gets married. I'm the same now, so I'm going to get ready. Xinyue's eyes were firm, Da Mama saw it, her heart was cold, and she remembered that day in the courtyard of King Yu, when she gave Xinyue's head, she rejected it.