Chapter 166
Liang Huanqing was stunned, this was the first letter he sent back to the house since Qi Jingqin set out on the expedition.
Liang Huanqing let go of the page of the ledger that she was about to flip through, the thin paper floated down leisurely, she looked blankly at the little girl who came to report, and her eyes stared straight at the letter in his hand.
Tang Xue saw Liang Huanqing's appearance, and naturally knew that she was actually a little surprised, since she married into the palace, she hadn't seen the prince much, a few months after the marriage, her husband marched to the army, if this was placed in an ordinary family, her wife was naturally anxious for Ai Ai, but Liang Huanqing didn't.
Although Liang Huanqing doesn't say it on weekdays, the people who serve around her know that the princess leans in front of the door in a daze when she is free, always looking forward to seeing a familiar and majestic body one day, striding towards herself with a paper fan, that scene must be unforgettable.
"Oh, why don't you bring it up soon!" Tang Xue said with a smile, "The princess is almost in a hurry." ”
Liang Huanqing's mind was blank, she didn't know that Qi Jingqin would send a letter back to the house, it seems that she is not the kind of person who is often stormy and sensational, the New Year is approaching, presumably all the words in the family letter are about Chinese New Year's Eve.
Liang Huanqing, as a member of the royal family, spent the first Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet in the palace, without her husband by her side, in the past, you could always see not only famous nobles in Beijing, but also foreign envoys, and now she alone represents the entire Jingwang Mansion, and its pressure can be imagined.
The little guy also knows about this happy event, you know, the prince is away all the year round, diligent and loves the people, and does everything himself, every time he goes to the state capital to inspect, he goes for a month or two, but he has never sent a letter back to advise.
But think about it, at that time, he went to the state capital to inspect, with Yiqi and Si Nanping by his side, the masters who could be served in the house were gone, and there was no little lady in the palace, where was there anyone who needed to write a letter to care about it.
Now it's different, Wang Ye married the princess this year, there are two masters in the mansion, and he is not in Beijing on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, so he is naturally concerned about the wife in the mansion.
There is a saying that every festive season, thinking of relatives is what the prince thinks.
The little girl stepped forward with a smile, handed the letter in his hand to Liang Huanqing's eyes, and looked at her with a smile: "Princess, take it apart!" ”
Tang Xue and the several tea maids waiting behind her also looked at Liang Huanqing with a festive expression, looking like they were looking forward to it even more than her: "Princess, take it apart and take a look, I don't know what the prince said to you!" ”
As he spoke, the faces of several maids who had not yet left the pavilion were flushed, and their faces were full of unscrupulous shyness and yearning.
Liang Huanqing looked at their expressions and demeanor, and felt a trace of embarrassment in his heart, could it be that they had been on an errand in the palace for so long, and they didn't know what kind of character Qi Jingqin was? How could he have said that... The kind of thing that can't be put on the table...
Liang Huanqing sweated at the corners of her forehead, looking at the unopened intact family letter in front of her, she felt a little frightened, she could probably think of what Qi Jingqin would say, maybe it was some very formal and distant care and advice.
I have known him for so long, and I don't know how many days I have spent together than I have been apart, and she also knows what kind of person Qi Jingqin is, so she doesn't have expectations for these.
But looking at the expectant look on the maid next to him, it is inevitable that he will feel a little embarrassed.
She gave herself several psychological hints in her heart, took a few deep breaths, and finally raised her hand to pick up the letter and glanced at Tang Xue beside her awkwardly.
Unexpectedly, this kind of embarrassed look became a shy look in Tang Xue's eyes, and Tang Xue and several other maids beside her smiled at each other and said, "Since the princess wants to read the family letter... Shall we avoid it? ”
"Hey, hey, what I'm talking about, what are we doing here!" The messenger was also very fast, and hurriedly echoed, "Then the princess will take a look, let's retire first." ”
"Hey!" Before Liang Huanqing could react, a few of them ran away as if they were fleeing.
Liang Huanqing was the only one left in the entire Linlangyuan dormitory, and she held the family letter in her hand that read "My wife Huanqing personally opened", as if it was heavy as a thousand catties, and it was quite difficult to hold.
Liang Huanqing slowly tore open the seal on the envelope, carefully took off a whole piece of seal, before officially seeing the content of the letter, Liang Huanqing didn't think about anything, just thinking that he could see the content of the letter early, although he was anxious, but the movements in his hands were indeed very gentle.
Slowly, Liang Huanqing pulled out the letterhead, for some reason, she could always hear the shouts of Jin Ge Iron Horse swallowing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers from this snow-white and light letterhead, and when she smelled it carefully, she seemed to be able to smell the smell of iron and blood.
Liang Huanqing opened the letter, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"My wife Huanqing, see the words as faces.
The New Year is approaching, the desert is lonely, it is much faster here than in Beijing, maybe it is only a cool autumn breeze in Shangjing, and it has snowed heavily here.
Everything is fine in the army, and I hope you are still safe and healthy in Shangjing.
At this time of the year, the officers and soldiers in the army have written letters to send to their parents, wives and children at home, and this king does not want to talk like this..."
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"I still don't nag, I only took the first two greetings to me, and the rest was all telling me about the etiquette of the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet..."
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"The affairs in the army are busy, and it is inconvenient to write more, so I hope that Qing'an will be safe."
When Liang Huanqing saw this sentence "only hope for Qing'an", her eyes instantly moistened, she seemed to be able to think of the desert lonely smoke, the long river and the sunset on the border, they are stationed here, guarding the peace of the people, it is because of them that the enemy army in Daliang no longer enters, and the people in the territory can also have a good year.
And they were in the tent camp, lighting a dim candle, and in the candlelight, with the hand that killed the enemy with a sword, gently twisted a bamboo, dipped in a little ink to write their leisurely feelings.
Liang Huanqing covered her mouth and cried bitterly, her body squatted down unconsciously, put the three pieces of letter paper tightly on her chest, and kept convulsing and crying, she was so uncomfortable, her husband marched soon after she got married, and she didn't have time to have a formal farewell to herself, and she didn't know when the people in the world would be healthy, and the husband and wife would grind their ears and temples.
Tang Xue outside the door and a few maids hid behind the door to listen to the corner, wanting to hear how the princess reacted, but they couldn't hear any sound left and right, they could only hear a whimper, and they looked at each other and didn't know what to do.
Outside the door, the snow fell one after another, covering the whole world in a bad darkness.
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Xia Rongxin officially took over the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, and other things were handled properly, but only this year she needed to receive the general's family members into the palace, and she didn't know what programs to get to cheer them up during the day.
"Yun Xi, what do you think of Keju? There are many people and they are very passionate. Xia Rongxin asked while looking through the list of this year's inventory.
As far as she knew, the families of these invited generals were originally heroines who didn't let their eyebrows go, and they only retreated to the mansion to take care of their families.
The emperor specially instructed that since they are the family members of loyal and good generals, they must be treated preferentially, and they are all invited into the palace, so they naturally have to prepare some programs and activities that they will be interested in.
Since the emperor is so likely, Xia Rongxin is naturally responsive, and she is busy thinking about what program to do these days.
Yun Xi was carefully sorting out the accounts on the side, and when she heard Mei Guifei Niangniang say so suddenly, she said with some embarrassment on her face: "Niangniang, it's dangerous, if a few ladies are injured, how bad it is, besides, there are foreign envoys that day, let them see the ladies of the Heavenly Dynasty fall to the ground one by one, how unseemly." ”
"Didn't this palace say that let the ladies go to play Keju, organize a few children of the family, and come to the school to play Keju when the time comes, and if you win, you will be rewarded, isn't this everyone can watch? And it's lively enough! Xia Rongxin said.
"But the emperor said that everyone must have a sense of participation. Niangniang, you just let the children of the family play Keju, the ladies are not necessarily happy, maybe... The ladies in the harem can't understand it, won't they just do something wrong with good intentions when the time comes. Yun Xi smiled apologetically and said softly.
Xia Rongxin listened, holding her cheeks and frowning and pondering, this is not an easy errand.
"What can I do?" Xia Rongxin frowned and thought, "How about flying a kite?" Fun for all ages. ”
Yun Xi shook her head again and said, "Niangniang, when the time comes, there will be so many dignitaries and dignitaries in the palace, what if you accidentally bump it." ”
Hearing Yun Xi say this, Xia Rongxin also felt reasonable.
"But what is a satisfying Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet?" Xia Rongxin also had a little temper irritation, this crowd is difficult to reconcile, she is not a fairy, how can she make everyone satisfied.
"If you want this palace to say, it was better to let Lu Huiling take this rotten errand at the beginning, isn't she willing! This can annoy the main palace to death. Xia Rongxin has been thinking about this matter for several days, and she has said everything, but she still hasn't been able to come up with a good idea.
Yun Xi also watched Xia Rongxin work hard all the way, so he also helped.
At that time, the foreign envoys who came to congratulate the gift were all men, and the general's wives were also women who did not allow their eyebrows to be shaved, so it was natural to stimulate a little and let everyone participate.
"Mother, why don't you hold a dabble?" Yun Xi suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said in surprise.
Seeing Mei Guifei's puzzled look, Yun Xi explained with a smile: "At that time, several messengers who came to congratulate the gift are all nomads, and this season is just the time for them to hunt. ”