In the evening, the Situ family sat around the big round table and had dinner. The Situ family did not have the habit of "eating without saying a word, sleeping without speaking", and the family was eating and chatting lively, and unconsciously talked about the Spring Festival.

"Brother, can you go to the Spring Festival?"

According to the old custom, the spring festival was held on the day of the beginning of spring, and officials who reached a certain level had to go to watch the ceremony. Situ Ran's brother Situ Ji was not of enough rank and could not go.

"I can't." After Situ Ji took a bite of food, he asked, "Do you want to go?" ”

"Didn't I follow the prince to Fuyang some time ago? I just want to know what is the difference between the festival in Fuyang and the spring festival in the capital. That's right! Situ Ran came to the spirit, "Is Dali Temple close to Taichang Temple?" Does my brother know how Taichang Temple prepares for the spring festival? ”

Situ Ji put a large piece of fish meat into Situ Ran's bowl and said, "I'm not cooked, I don't know." ”

"Actually, there is something I haven't told my family."

Situ Ran sighed lightly and put the dishes and chopsticks in his hand on the table. Seeing this, Situ Ji silently put down his chopsticks.

"On the way back, the Marquis of Huaixing invited me to enter the Taichang Temple Taibu Office."

This news not only shocked Situ Ran's parents, but also shocked Situ Ji.

"Shizi is just casually talking, what can she decide alone?"

Situ Ji picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched the vegetables into Situ Ran's bowl.

"Eat your food, don't think about it."

"But I'm ...... I want to go to Taijoji Temple. ”

"I'm in the house after dinner."

"Good!"

Situ Ran's parents are both white, and they can't say why they have a reason in this matter, so the two of them eat quietly, watching the brother and sister talk back and forth. After eating, Situ Ran came to Situ Ji's study with his white cat in his arms.

Situ Ji's study was cleaned up, and the desk was clean and clean, and nothing was placed.

Situ Ran hugged the cat and sat on the chair prepared by Situ Ji.

"If you're here to ask for my suggestion, then I can tell you directly that I don't agree."

"Why!" Situ Ran was surprised: "Brother didn't even think about it? ”

"What is there to consider? What the Taibu Department said is good, but it is actually a supernumerary institution of Taichang Temple, and it can be without it. What can you do when you go? The prince of Huaixing couldn't say two words in front of the emperor, so he went to the Taibu Bureau, and he could only waste time. ”

The white cat rolled in Situ Ran's arms, its belly turned up, and its furry paws played with the lacing on the side of Situ Ran's short jacket. Situ Ran grabbed its claws and didn't let it mess around.

"If you want to take a career in office, you should learn from the fifth lady of Anyuan Bofu, find a study school to get a school entrance examination, and take the imperial examination."

"But ......"

"Nothing, I don't agree." Situ Ji's hands were behind his back, and his body turned to face the bookcase.

Situ Ran hugged the cat and stared at Situ Ji's back.

"Do you really disagree?"

"Disagree."

"But I just want to enter Taichang Temple, enter the palace openly, and read the classics related to the rituals. Shizi, she said she could fulfill my wish. ”

"Festivals?" Situ Ji turned back and looked at Situ Ran suspiciously.

"My brother doesn't know Grandma's identity yet."

Situ Ran wrapped her arms around the cat, and her face rubbed against the white cat's face.

"Grandma is a former witch in Fuyang, and in terms of blood relationship, I am still the aunt of King Fuyang. Before many things were handed over to the current King of Fuyang, the former King of Fuyang and the princess died unexpectedly. I just ......"

I just want to check the classics and restore the inheritance of Fuyang. Don't let Fuyang's festival culture be broken in this generation.

"When Princess Fuyang went out of Fuya, and when the son of Gong Shengzu married the daughter of the king of Fuyang at that time, she sent precious classics in Fuyang to the palace."

"There's no need." Situ Ji said sharply: "Our family has long been cut off from the Wu Ancestor Bai Clan, so there is no need to sacrifice our lives for a few illusory classics. ”

"Risking your life?"

Situ Ji sighed and said, "So far, I won't hide it from you." The Imperial Concubine asked me to check on Princess Heshou, do you know what that means? ”

"What ......"

"Why do you think the princess picked up Princess Heshou? What can be related to the eldest princess? What was the Emperor thinking? ”

Situ Ran shook his head blankly.

"I don't even know this, going to Taichang Temple is just a mess for the prince."

"What did my brother find?"

Situ Ji shook his head and said, "It's not that I found something, but that Huang Ji noticed something." ”

"The princess and the eldest princess, what's the holiday?"

Situ Ji shook his head.

"What's that for?"

Situ Ji said solemnly: "When you guess it, I will agree with you to go to Taichang Temple." If you can't guess, you might as well stay at home. ”

The crescent moon hangs high, and the stars dot the night.

Qian Manniang stood in front of a wooden door, and there was no one by her side. As soon as I raised my hand, I retracted it. After hesitating for a long time, he stretched out his hand again and pushed the wooden door open.

With a squeak, Qian Manniang saw the side courtyard lit by candles. This courtyard was originally uninhabited, and there were no red lanterns, which was a little more depressed compared to other courtyards.

The courtyard was silent, and the sound of Qian Manniang stepping on the snow could be heard clearly.

"Yo ~ my sister."

The door opened, and Qian Qiaoru's figure appeared.

"How did you come quietly?"

"Didn't my sister hear the movement? What kind of silence is this? ”

Qian Qiaoru smiled and stretched out his somewhat rough palm.

"Stuff."

Qian Manniang took out the silver ticket and slapped it on Qian Qiaoru's hand with a snap. Qian Qiaoru screamed in pain, and Yingying smiled and counted the silver tickets in her hand.

"Sister, it's really you! Unhappiness is the housewife of a big family! ”

Qian Manniang frowned.

"That's all there is to it during the Chinese New Year, and there are none."

"That's all?" Qian Qiaoru was unhappy, "You sent it to Huazi!" ”

"This silver ticket is enough for Hanako to use for a lifetime, I can't wait to be sent away."

"What did you say? You dare to say that my name is Hanako? Qian Qiaoru rolled up her sleeves, was blown by the wind, shivered from the cold, and hurriedly put her sleeves down.

"I can't get any more out of the accounts after the old man's year. Your mouth is also tightly sealed for me, I am not happy, you can't eat and walk around. ”

"Oh?" Qian Qiaoru's eyes rolled, "What?" Not afraid? ”“

"You and I are grasshoppers in the same boat, and my sister should understand what smart people should do." ”

Qian Qiaoru put away the silver ticket, crossed her hands and hugged her chest, and looked at Qian Manniang with interest, "It seems that there are masters who are guiding you, my sister is different from when she was young." ”

"Since the things have been given, my sister will no longer accompany me."

Qian Manniang didn't hesitate, turned around and left, and walked neatly.

Qian Qiaoru sneered at Qian Manniang's back, turned her head back to the house, and slammed the door shut.

"Do you think that's the end of it? My sister? ”