"Yo, godfather! Why are you here? ”

"Xiao Chenghai? Who is the sprinkler belongings? This majestic! ”

A slightly old voice talked to Cheng Hai, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, Cheng Hai was arranging the work of various palaces and departments just now, and his tone was inevitably more stern.

"Isn't godfather ashamed of his son? Isn't it also taught by you that your son has some ability, wouldn't it be a loss of face for his godfather to be a bad person. Sit down, my son will serve you tea! ”

There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great. These eunuchs who can't pass on their ancestry also need someone to support their old age after a hundred years, so they gradually have the habit of recognizing their sons in the palace. Although Huang Yuan called Xie Zhi a master on weekdays, and he took a lot of care of him, when it came to intimacy, Xie Zhi was still happy in his heart about this godson Chenghai.

Cheng Hai was originally a native of Yanzhou, Meidong, but suffered a locust plague and moved his family to Kyoto to seek refuge with relatives. He was the only one who died in the middle of the road, and the relatives who saw the money were also having a hard time. Seeing that the kid was clever, he coaxed and deceived him to send him to clean his body for five taels of silver. That year, Cheng Hai was eight years old. Xie Zhi liked this child as soon as he saw it, and within two years, he became a righteous son and taught him everything he had learned in his life.

Sure enough, Cheng Hai did not disappoint Xie Zhi, and when the new emperor ascended the throne, he became the imperial eunuch and was in charge of all affairs before the emperor. Although in terms of power, Yang Hong, the internal official supervisor, is above him, but after all, he is not treated like him all day long by Emperor Wei's side.

Xie Zhizheng recalled the past, and Cheng Hai had already brought hot tea.

"My son just went in and passed it on, and the Holy Lord gave you his own dragon well in front of him."

Xie Zhi opened the lid, gently sniffed the fragrance of the dragon well, and tasted it proudly.

"Such a good tea, the Sprinkler family has not imported it for many years, or you kid is blessed, you can smell it every day."

Cheng Hai also sniffed and said, "Dip in the light of my godfather, I smell the Longjing smell full today." ”

Longjing is a specialty of Southern Chu, which was purchased from Southern Chu at a high price every year, and the quantity was scarce and only for royal use. The emperor kept some for himself, and the queen mother sent a little. Almost all the others are reserved for rewarding meritorious ministers, and even the queen is rarely seen. Xie Zhi can get such a light, which shows his status in Emperor Wei's heart.

"Alright, go get busy! Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, godfather knows that you have a lot to do. ”

Arrange rewards from various palaces, prepare dinners, and send imperial dishes to the homes of ministers appointed by Emperor Wei. Even where the minister's carriage stopped, how many people came, and where to sit, Cheng Hai had to do it himself, and he couldn't be sloppy at all. Fortunately, thank you for being considerate, sitting alone outside and waiting, not pulling Cheng Hai as a companion.

"Godfather hurts his son, you wait a while, the envoys of the Qi State are visiting, and the Holy Lord is receiving them."

If it were someone else, Cheng Haida wouldn't have to say it so clearly, but who let him thank you? It is also appropriate to say a few more words.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the embroidery room will be closed from today, and it will not reopen until the fifteenth. The embroidery girls who are far away have gone back one after another, they are not like the palace maids in the palace, they are not allowed to leave the palace half a step from life to death.

Female historians with rank can also go home for the New Year in shifts, and the heavy chores all fall on the humble palace maids. Since Liu Wan could only stay in the palace, the responsibility of guarding the embroidery room fell on her shoulders.

Before closing the door, she carefully counted the objects in the embroidery room and recorded them one by one, for fear of a mistake. This year, there are especially many things, because I have to make wedding dresses for Jingfu. Not to mention, there are a lot of precious fabrics and embroidery threads.

"One flower brocade, one colored brocade, one silk, two red silk......"

Liu Wan said, Wanxin followed behind and remembered, and every pearl in the trail was recorded. After the counting, all the embroiderers who participated in the wedding dress rush pressed their handprints again before they were able to leave.

According to Wanxin's plan, there are ten embroiderers who are mainly responsible for embroidery, five embroiderers who match threads, and five embroiderers who make tassels, piping and other miscellaneous work, a total of 20 embroiderers participate. It seems that everything is in charge of Wanxin, but in actual operation, from the time the scissors cut the first piece of cloth, Liu Wan is in charge.

For this reason, Ziying complained a lot. Wang Siyi turned a deaf ear, she had already seen through the ghost tricks of Wanxin and Liu Wan, but Miss Jing just liked Wanxin's drawings, so she could only admit defeat.

"I'm so annoyed, it took a morning to count everything."

Ziying sat cross-legged across from Wang Siyi, complaining incessantly. Wang Siyi ate the newly appreciated preserved fruits in the palace and glanced at her.

"Ouch, this dried apricot is so sour! If you don't have the ability, don't drill into this peach pile. ”

Ziying heard that her aunt was sarcastic about herself, but she wasn't willing to follow her to make a wedding dress at the beginning, if it weren't for Wang Siyi's strong meeting, Ziying's name would not be in the list of Wanxin.

The two people who were going to rely on each other for their lives when they entered the embroidery room now have a feeling that they are not looking at each other.

"Auntie, when will we get out of this way?"

Seeing that Wang Siyi was a little displeased, Ziying quickly lowered her head, moved over, and sighed while holding Wang Siyi's arm. Everyone has already entered the embroidery room, so they can only go down. A bold idea had been in Wang Siyi's mind for a long time, and she pushed away Ziying against her body.

"There is a way, it depends on whether you dare or not?"

It's all come to this, what else dare not. Zi Ying sat up straight, listening to her ears.

"Now there are two months left in the time to ask for a wedding dress in Jingfu, and the time to make a wedding dress is more than enough, if you are really unwilling, it is better to ......"

Wang Siyi put her lips close to Ziying's ear, and that bold conspiracy ran from her mouth to Ziying's mind. It takes root and cannot be dissipated.

At the beginning, Zi Ying still had some drumming in her heart, and asked in a low voice, "Okay?" ”

"What are you afraid of, you all signed and left the palace, and if something happens, it will naturally be the caretaker."

"When do you think it's the best time to do it?"

"Hey, sooner rather than later!"

The rest depends on how Ziying chooses, Wang Siyi grabbed a handful of preserved fruits and handed them to Ziying, and said, "Go and pack up your things, go back to the house early for a reunion dinner." ”

Xie Zhi's Imperial Dragon Well has been added with water three times, and the tea taste is light, but I still feel that I haven't drunk enough. The sound of the temple door opening urged him to put down the tea cup in his hand and stand up.

The nine people who came out were all dressed in Qi costumes, and they were definitely the envoys of Qi in Chenghaikou. He stooped down and sent the envoy out, and only then did he enter the temple with permission.

"Waited a while, didn't you?"

Emperor Wei asked as if he was at home, Xie Zhi glanced up, and saw an extremely tired face. It seems that in addition to bringing tribute, the envoys of the Qi State also brought trouble.

"The minion didn't dare to lie, and I waited for about two hours."

Emperor Wei has given tea since he started, if he said that he didn't wait long, he would be a bully, and Emperor Wei would definitely not like it. But how do you express your concern for Emperor Wei? Xie Zhi took out the box wrapped in bright yellow silk cloth from his sleeve, presented it to Emperor Wei, and knelt straight.

"My lord Shengming, the Imperial Pavilion has had a smooth year, and today I will hand over the golden seal to my lord."

This is a necessary ritual every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, and officials of all sizes in the country, except for those on duty, have to go home to rest for three days. During these three days, the Imperial Division will not receive any discounts. However, if there is an urgent matter that must be dealt with, it can be directly presented to the emperor and he will make a decision.

It's just that this kind of thing has only been encountered three times in the more than 200 years since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty. One was a snow disaster in the northwest, one was a surprise attack in Southern Chu, and another was a major earthquake in many places. So, it's not a good thing. Emperor Wei didn't want to be able to use this gold seal in these three days, so he took it from the head of the Imperial Division, most of which were locked in a red sandalwood box, with a gold incense burner on it, and three incense sticks every day, in order to seek peace.

The handover was proper, and Emperor Wei rewarded a small jar of Yuqian Longjing to thank him. With such a gift, Xie Zhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row, and then looked up with old tears.

"For the New Year, my father-in-law doesn't need to be like this, go back and rest quickly."

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was held as usual in the main hall of Zichen Palace, with Emperor Wei in the center and the Empress Dowager and Empress sitting on his left and right. Only the appointed palace concubines can be seated, and the list will be notified by the governor to each palace from time to time.

Within three moments, the news that Huamei was unable to attend the banquet this year spread among the concubines in the palace. It seemed to be an omen, and the gorgeous man locked the door alone, not seeing anyone. Unlike her, Mrs. Xuan can still go to the banquet in a beautiful manner.

"Heaven doesn't open your eyes!"

After crying, Huamei looked up at the ceiling in a daze and said.

This was Yan Nanjun's first Chinese New Year's Eve in the Wei Kingdom, and Emperor Wei specially sent Cheng Hai to take him to Zichen Palace with a foot rush. By the way, I also have to take Fei Yi over.

was frightened twice in a row, and Liu Wan didn't dare to leave Concubine Yi half a step now. Cheng Hai said that she didn't want to let Concubine Yi go alone.

"Girl, the old slave will help you take good care of Fei Yi."

It wasn't until Mama Hong packed the ticket for Liu Wan that Liu Wan was willing to hand over Concubine Yi to Cheng Hai.

"Father-in-law, how did you take it, how can you take it back!"

Looking at her teary-eyed appearance, she must not know that the emperor is going to officially canonize Concubine Yi as a princess tonight. But he didn't dare to leak the news, so he hugged the child and said: "Good thing, good thing!" You can rest assured! ”