Caizhen's collision caused the corners of the mouths of the women in the palace to follow, and they all hurt for her......

Cai Zhen, who was leaning back, was supported by Xuan Er, who was quick in his hands, and Qin Shi said with concern, "Aunt Cai, are you okay?" ”

Good...... Hell! Cai Zhen trembled and waved her hand, "No ...... Thing, it's fine. ”

After Xuan Yi helped her press a few acupuncture points to relieve the pain without a trace, Cai Zhen, whose forehead was red a lot, was relieved, and smiled reluctantly, "Let An Ren see you smile." Like chess, take care of the Qin'an people, and then bring the An'an people over when the dinner begins. ”

"Yes!" The steward and maid in the side hall immediately bowed their knees.

Qin Shi hurriedly shook his head, not daring to say anything.

The old, middle, and young people in the side hall saw Caizhen knocking on the door, thinking that she was shocked by Qin's words, and Qin's queen mother was angry.

But it doesn't seem to be the case, looking at the respectful attitude of Aunt Caizhen, the red person next to the Queen Mother, to the Qin family, such as the courtesy of chess, it really seems that this six-grade Xiao'an from the countryside really fell into the eyes of the Queen Mother, so these palace maids treat her as a first- and second-grade woman respectfully.

Few of the people who can get here are confused. After Caizhen left, everyone politely greeted the Qin clan and sat down.

The women sitting here are waiting for the queen mother to summon them, and they will be summoned to the main hall after sitting for a while, and then the next batch will walk in with cold and excitement, all kinds of greetings, all kinds of advice to their daughters or granddaughters.

Only the three members of the Qin family sat comfortably behind the small screen in the corner guarding the charcoal brazier, and there were also the little palace maids who were in charge like chess.

The Qin clan was very satisfied, because they were not cold and did not have to be in front of people. Cui Qiao was even more satisfied, because she could learn a lot from the speech and behavior of the ladies outside. Xuan Er, who seemed to be honest, knew that there was a more comfortable and better place to go in Cining Palace, but it was not bad that the Qin family was arranged here.

The palace maid who came to serve here is not very old, but she knows a lot of things. Nine times out of ten, she recognized the women who entered the side hall, and every time she came in, she also introduced them to the Qin family.

So, in this corner, the three masters and servants were addicted to gossip through the gap in the screen.

This is Princess Chang, she is not as good-looking as Princess Yi, she looks very similar to Chai Yuyuan, and she has a bad temper......

The Duchess of Anguo Mansion is really young and beautiful......

The girl of the right prime minister's family and the queen's two nieces are really extraordinary. Let them compare, the queen mother's niece and granddaughter and Fang Wanli of the Ninghou family do not look outstanding......

The girl in Qingguo Mansion is not as good-looking as her cousin Chai Yuyuan, but her temper looks much better than Chai Yuyuan......

The dinner was eaten in a large hall next to the Cining Palace.

The queen mother and the queen are in the upper position, and then the wives of each family are seated on the left and right in order of rank.

The Qin family has the lowest rank, but she was invited by the Queen Mother to come from afar, so she was placed in a position under the princesses, quite high.

Chai Yuyuan's grandmother, Concubine Jing, looked at the earthen buns sitting not far from her, and she was so angry that she had a toothache. She has worked hard all her life, and she actually sat with an ignorant village woman in a dazzling eye!

Concubine Jing knew that everyone in the hall was waiting to see her jokes, so she couldn't be a joke, she had to make the Qin clan a joke!

So, during the dinner party for nearly two hours, Concubine Jing kept staring at the Qin family, waiting for her to make a fool of herself, and then immediately laughed at her with the people in the hall.

There are many people in the main hall who have the same thoughts as Concubine Jing, and even the Queen Mother's gaze sweeps to the Qin family from time to time, afraid that she will lose Yan Sheng.

But the Qin family moved the chopsticks when they should move the chopsticks, and drank the soup when they should drink the soup, and they didn't make a single ugly appearance.

The Queen Mother glanced at Cai Zhen, who had brought a forehead chain for no reason. Cai Zhen stepped forward without a trace and whispered, "It's the maid on the left back side of Qin Anren who keeps reminding her how to eat." ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, and Cai Zhen said in a low voice, "That maid's name is Cui Qiao, she was originally the maid of a wealthy local merchant in Ji County, and the rich merchant followed the Qin family to serve after he was defeated. ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, she can know how to deal with such an occasion, and this maid's eyesight and courage are also quite good.

It's a pity to follow the Qin family to farm in the countryside, and when Xiao Nuan marries, there is such a maid who can support a lot of things. If you give her a good family affair in King Sheng's mansion again......

"Cui Qiao's family affair is scheduled for March next year." Cai Zhen, who knew the Queen Mother very well, said in a low voice.

The Queen Mother immediately turned her gaze away to observe the concubines of various mansions, and finally fixed on Fang Wanli. I'm afraid that the concubine chosen by Sheng'er can't be carried, and she has to pick two good concubines.

When the New Year's bell rings, firecrackers sound everywhere in the capital, and fireworks light up the imperial city at midnight, which is very joyful.

Xiaocao, who was woken up, rubbed her eyes and asked, "Sister, is my mother coming back?" ”

"Well, it's time to be home in less than half an hour." Xiao Nuan, who was lying on the bed on her side, pulled the quilt to coax her to continue sleeping, and whispered to Lu Butterfly to prepare hot noodle soup for her mother, no matter how delicious the things in the palace were, it was uncomfortable to be cold.

As Xiao Nuan expected, the Qin family who followed the queen mother to sacrifice heaven and earth, and prayed for the prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty, followed the wives to slowly come back from the palace.

After returning to the Qi family, the Qin family and the others had eaten noodle soup, and their bodies were comfortable.

Xiao Nuan took her mother's hand and begged, "Xiao Nuan also wants to sleep with her mother." ”

Qin didn't want to, but she was even more afraid that her mother would squeeze into a bed and touch her daughter's wound, so she sat at the head of the bed and told her daughter carefully what happened in the palace, and said, "In short, our mother and wife have survived this pass, and we will leave Beijing as soon as the fifth day of the new year is over." Sleep well tonight, we don't have to pay New Year's greetings, we can sleep as long as we want tomorrow morning. ”

After the mother hugged Xiaocao back to the bedroom, Xiao Nuan lay on the bed and listened to the sound of firecrackers, closed her eyes and thought about the scene that her mother said, and then she smiled.

With her mother's temperament, being able to carry the Queen Mother, the Queen and Princess Yi in person like this really surprised and moved her. In my mother's heart, the two daughters are more important than her life.

But what about doing it yourself?

Xiao Nuan thought that she was hiding from her mother and being with the third master, and her guilt became deeper and deeper.

Or......

A small noise came from under Xiao Nuan's bed, the sound was muffled by the sound of firecrackers, and Xiao Nuan, who was struggling, was unaware.

The third master, who lifted the slate, glanced at the rhubarb, then put the rabbit in the hole in the ground, raised his hand and knocked on Xiao Nuan's bed board, so as not to scare her by suddenly appearing.

That's it, Xiao Nuan was also scared. She twisted her body and poked her little head under the bed, "Third master? ”

"It's me."

The third master's low and pleasant voice, like a clear spring brushing Xiao Nuan's heart, she hesitated again, "Aren't you tired?" ”

The third master has been busy solving the case these days, and today he has been working hard in the palace to accompany Emperor Jianlong for a few hours. He has wounds on his body, isn't he tired and in pain?

"I slept in the car for an hour." The third master took off his cloak to retain the soil, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and then moved a chair and sat on the edge of the small warm bed, "Are you better?" ”

Xiao Nuan nodded, "Well, it's almost good." ”

The third master wanted to see the wound on her back, but he also knew that she was shy and endured it. He took out a jade pendant from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Xiao Nuan, "You keep this." ”

"New Year's money?" Xiao Nuan touched the warm jade pendant and chuckled, this is a good thing.

"This is Qin Ji's token, with it you can command everyone in Qin Ji, and it is the most valuable object on my body." The third master said softly, "I'll give you a new year." ”