Chapter 41: Entering the palace to pay homage to the New Year
Inside Wenhua Xuan, Duanmu Zi paced back and forth, and she had heard more or less about what happened in Guanglu Xuan, but she really didn't expect things to develop like this.
At this time, she didn't know what the result was, whether Li Ningshuang was involved, and she didn't know if she was involved.
When Li Ningshuang came back, her face was pale, her steps were floating, and she was helped back by Jade.
Walking into his room, he didn't notice Duanmu Zi at all, and Li Ningshuang walked to the table and sat down in a daze.
Seeing his mother like this, Duanmu Zi was also startled, and hurriedly poured a cup of warm boiled water and handed it over, "Mother, what's wrong?" Father suspects you? So how are Mama Li and Steward Zhao doing now? ”
Stunned, he brought the water to his mouth, and drank two sips in a daze, before Li Ningshuang raised his eyes and looked at Duanmu Zi.
"What the hell is going on? What did my father say? ”
"I don't know," Li Ningshuang muttered, and suddenly a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, "I don't know, Mama Li and Steward Zhao's houses have been searched, and this time my aunt won't let me go, I'm finished, I'm finished." ”
Hearing this, Duanmu Zi was also stunned, for so many years, there was something between their mother and daughter that the other party did not know, how many secrets did Mama Li and Steward Zhao know, and how she was not clear.
After settling his mind, turning a few corners in his head, Duanmu Zi calmed down, "Mother, don't panic." ”
But Li Ningshuang was still in her thoughts at this time, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a while, her eyes were still blank, and she ignored her shouts.
When Duanmu Zi saw her like this, she was also a little angry in her heart, how could her mother be so careless, her tone was worse, and she said sharply: "Mother! Are you waking up? ”
was yelled at by her, Li Ningshuang's eyes slowly cleared, and she looked at her daughter with some incomprehension.
"Mother, think about it, why are you being straightened? That's because of my grandfather's family and the queen's mother, we were able to get to this point, and we didn't rely on our grandmother and father in the first place, where did they think about the good of you and me? ”
Because now the old lady trusts Duanmu Qing more and more, Duanmu Zi even rejects her grandmother from the bottom of her heart, and she has vetoed all the old lady's kindness to her in the past.
"Father? Sister? Li Ningshuang muttered, and then her eyes lit up, "Yes! I still have my father and sister, as well as your uncles, Master Hou doesn't dare to do anything to me, and now Yanbang has made great achievements. ”
"That's it, since Steward Zhao and Mama Li have dealt with it for such a reason that they can't be on the stage, it means that no matter what their father finds, they won't show it on the surface, and they won't blatantly do anything to you."
Compared with Li Ningshuang's cowardice, Duanmu Zi was obviously much more sober, and his brain turned much faster.
"That'...... So what do we do? Grabbing the driftwood, Li Ningshuang came back to her senses, and the person was much more sober, grabbed Duanmu Zi's hand and looked at her eagerly.
Seeing his mother like this, Duanmu Zi couldn't help frowning slightly, "With our grandfather and the queen's mother, do we still need to be afraid of our father and grandmother?" If she sends a few people over to her mother, she will say that she is a person who was used to her mother's family in the past, and she still wants to come and serve her mother, does the Yongding Marquis Mansion have a reason to refuse? ”
Hearing this, Li Ningshuang finally let go of her heart, her original worry disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face, "I'll write a letter to my mother." ”
Although Duanmu Cang and Duanmu He were both present on this year's Chinese New Year's Eve, Duanmu Yi had not returned from Huyang because of the emperor's temporary intentions, Qiu Tian had just passed away, and there was another incident between Mother Li and Zhao Steward two days ago, and there was no atmosphere at all for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
After the dinner, Duanmu Jun went back to the front yard, saying that a few staff members who couldn't go home had made an appointment to drink together.
Zhou was afraid that Duanmu Youda would not be able to stay up at night, so he left under the pretext that something was wrong.
Because the Lin family was widowed, the old lady always took pity on her, so she let her rest early and did not let her stay with her in vain.
For a while, there were only four girls left in Rongxi Hall, Li Ningshuang and Duanmu, Qingduanmu, Ziduanmu, Biduanmu, and Duanmusu, and Aunt Liu was standing aside and serving, like a shadow that people couldn't notice.
was disappointed in Li Ningshuang in her heart, the old lady looked at her and thought of her sister again, and remembered what she had done behind her back on her back and her son over the years, and her heart was also a torment.
Looking at Duanmu Qing again, she was seriously boiling tea on the side, it was the jasper in the snow that she liked after dinner, even in this somewhat embarrassing atmosphere, she was as calm as ever.
"Okay, this is the New Year, there are candles everywhere in the house, and everyone is worried about drinking, so it's inevitable that there will be something that can't be taken care of.
Li Ningshuang didn't shirk when she heard this, just agreed, and then retreated with someone.
"Aunt Liu, take Sister Bi back to your house! If you celebrate the New Year, you don't have to stay up. I don't want so many people here, it's good for the green girl and the plain girl to stay here with me. The old lady didn't look at Duanmu Zi from beginning to end, and she didn't say anything about her going and staying.
Duanmu Zi's face turned blue and white for a while, and she glared fiercely at Duanmu Qing, who was warming the cup, but found that her eyes were all on the tea set in her hand, but there was a faint smile on her mouth, as if she was mocking something.
With hatred in his heart, Duanmu Zi still didn't say a word, and followed Aunt Liu's mother and daughter out.
"Grandmother, can you taste the taste of this tea?"
"Your tea art has become more and more beneficial these days, and it is already impeccable, your tea and vegetarian snacks are excellent, so you can rest here with me tonight! I have to go back after the New Year, but I won't be able to hold it when I enter the palace tomorrow, and Su'er's body can't stand it. ”
As soon as Duanmu Zi walked out of the door, he heard the words of the old lady in the door curtain, and his two hands involuntarily clenched into fists, and his long nails buckled into the flesh.
couldn't help but stroke his face, fortunately there was a tribute ointment, otherwise I was afraid that I would not be able to see anyone in the first month, thinking of this, Duanmu Qing's face with a faint smile seemed to flash in front of him, and the ruthlessness in his eyes became more and more obvious.
Xiqi's practice, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the wives who have a seal need to go to Kunning Palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor and queen, and they can also bring the older or prominent ladies in their own mansions into the palace together, in fact, it is also so that the royal family can clearly understand the situation of marriage women in each palace.
First, it is selected for the purpose of enriching the harem at any time, and secondly, it is for the marriage of major families to have a control.
In previous years, the old lady of the Yongding Marquis Mansion brought the Lin family into the palace together, and it was inevitable that she would be a little lonely among the many women, but this year, the old lady brought Duanmu Qing, and she couldn't help but let everyone look at her twice.
However, just after the end of the year, the carriages of each family arrived at the gate of the palace one after another, and as the palace people entered the Kunning Palace, the sky outside was still dark.
The crowd waited in the main hall, and although the breathing could be heard, not even the sound of the rubbing between the clothes could be heard.
For such a scene, Duanmu Qing didn't know how many times she had experienced it in her previous life, and every time she dealt with the queen in her previous life, she had to work hard to keep herself from making a mistake, so that she couldn't hold Zhao Yufeng's handle.
The old lady stood in front of Duanmu Qing, secretly wondering in her heart, I don't know how she was so calm, even if she could suppress her curiosity and fear, but standing motionless like this would take a lot of effort.
Originally, the time was in a hurry, she just explained a few words, secretly thinking that it was the first time she entered the palace, even if there was a little mistake, no one would really say anything.
And the Lin family, who was standing next to the old lady, also nodded secretly, worthy of Qiu Tian's daughter, others only know that Qiu Tian has a cold temperament, but they don't know that she is a real talented woman, and her cold temperament is also a realm.
When the hour was approaching, I heard the sound of squirming dresses coming from behind the curtain in front of the main hall.
The queen is dressed in a red palace dress, the nine-tailed phoenix gem on her head is shining under the seal of the palace lamp, and the jasper forehead beads are gently swaying at the center of her eyebrows, which makes people look at the indescribable jewelry.
Supported by the palace maid and seated, everyone began to kneel and bow, and the same New Year's words were sung by so many mouths, which was very overwhelming.
smiled and asked everyone to calm down, and then asked a few words to the women according to their grades, and everyone also gave an official answer.
After a round of turns, the queen's eyes suddenly fell on Duanmu Qing's body, and nodded with a smile: "Miss Duanmu is also thirteen now, right?!" ”
The old lady Lin Duanmuqing made a regular salute together, and then the old lady spoke: "Back to the queen's mother, February 12 will be 13." ”
When the queen heard this, she smiled and said, "It's really a good day, the Twelve Flower Festival in February!" Sure enough, it's a flower-like figure. ”
These words inevitably made the three of them humble again.
The queen seemed to value Duanmu Qing very much, and said to the grandmother next to her with a smile: "Miss Duanmu This is the first time to come to the palace to pay homage to the New Year, so I will give Miss Duanmu the jasper pine branch that you put away two days ago in the palace!" The New Year's Eve is also brighter. ”
Although I don't know what the origin of this step is, but the queen rewarded things because she came to pay New Year's greetings for the first time, Duanmu Qing was the first one, and for a while, everyone couldn't help but look sideways.
The old lady was obviously very surprised, and never imagined that the queen would do this.
Duanmu Qing sneered in her heart, where is the queen lifting her, she clearly wants to put her on the hot fire, and being able to enter the palace to pay respects to the New Year is a very glorious thing for the daughter of any official eunuch, and no one dares to expect that the queen will immediately add blue eyes.
And at this moment, Duanmu Qing suddenly got a reward, which is a courtesy that no one has ever had, although his face is full of envy, he is afraid that the jealousy in his heart is inevitable.
If Duanmu Qing wants to mix well in Tianjing's circle of nobles in the future, I'm afraid it will be impossible.