After lunch, Wei Ci went to work again. Nan Zhao also returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Mingzhu and the babies accompanied the Queen Mother in Cining Palace for an afternoon, and it took a lot of effort to let the Queen Mother walk out of the unhappiness brought by the Queen Wang.

"If it weren't for the worry of missing Ah Zhao's major events in the previous dynasty, like the Wang family, I would have died a long time ago. It's a pity for my little grass. The Queen Mother was a little angry.

Mingzhu handed Gillian into the arms of the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "There will be more and more concubines of the imperial brother, and I am worried that you will not be able to remember the names of your grandchildren in the future." However, the two grandsons of Gillian and Bao, are much rarer, and the queen mother should be more worried. ”

At dusk, Mingzhu estimated that it was time for Wei Ci to get off work, so he said goodbye to the Queen Mother and went outside the palace gate.

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The Queen Mother kept watching Mingzhu out of sight, and her smile gradually turned into loneliness.

"Niangniang doesn't have to worry, Princess Xiaocao's body is no longer in serious trouble at this time. The queen is absurd and selfish, but there is a saying that is true. After all, it's biological, and I'll still take care of it with some thought. "It's tourmaline that speaks.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "I hope so." ”

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When Mingzhu arrived at the palace gate, Wei Ci had already changed into beige civilian clothes and waited.

The carriage stopped for a moment, Wei Ci got into the car, and the family went back to the Zhenguo Mansion together.

When you enter the main courtyard, you will feel the lively atmosphere that is very different from that in the palace.

After all, this year's national funeral, although it is simple, but the first year still can't be carried out in a big way. Therefore, there is no festive atmosphere of the New Year. In previous years, the feast was also canceled this year.

At this time, the Zhenguo Mansion was spotless inside and out. Early in the morning, Mrs. Tai took everyone to send the stove god and clean the courtyard. "Sure enough, there is an old man in the family."

At this moment, the red couplets on each door, the red window flowers on the crystal windows, and the red lanterns under the eaves of each roof all reveal the new year's new atmosphere.

The two of them freshened up a little, and the family went to Rong'an Hall.

In the evening, everyone ate there.

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After a few days, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

Early in the morning, Mingzhu took Gillian and Bao to play on the big kang in Rong'an Hall. The kang was burning very hot, and the people in the house didn't wear much clothes and didn't cumbersome to play.

Now the two babies are worrying, although they haven't mastered the skills to climb forward. But they have all learned to retreat and climb unexpectedly, which is really worrying, worried that they will retreat to the kang. Fortunately, there are girls guarding this life, so that Mingzhu can rest assured that at the same time, she can be busy with her career - playing mahjong

At this time, Mingzhu should be proud, it was she who invented the quintessence of mahjong many years in advance. You know, on Chinese New Year's Eve in the previous life, playing mahjong has gradually become a custom. People say that Chinese New Year's Eve without playing mahjong is soulless.

Now Mingzhu deeply feels it, a kind of out-of-body mystery. Win money!

played until the willow tops on the moon, and Wei Ci returned home with a cloak and snow. Although today is a day of rest, for the Imperial Forest Army, the more days like this, the more vigilant they must be.

"Hu! Wei Shu, you're shooting again! Grandmother, you see that I have good fortune today. When Wei Ci entered the door, he happened to see Mingzhu killing in all directions.

Wei Shu had a loveless expression on his face, and the moment he saw Wei Ci, it was as if he had seen a savior. "Brother, you're back!" First quickly messed up the cards in front of him, and then turned back to Mama Li of the next family and ordered: "Mama, notify the kitchen to set up a reunion banquet!" ”

"Don't worry, you settle the account first." Wei Ci took a basin of cold water and woke Wei Shu up.

Wei Shu hesitated and took out the last dime of silver from his purse. "Here, sister-in-law, no one will play with you in the future."

Mingzhu didn't care either, and snatched the silver from Wei Shu's hand. "Put it in the bag."

After settling their arrears, Mrs. Tai waved her hand freely: "Go!" It's time for Chinese New Year's Eve! ”

Several people gathered around a round table, and even Gillian and Po had their own places - two baby high chairs at just the right height.

On the table are: steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, boiled salted duck, sauced chicken, bacon, pine flower, small belly, dried meat, sausage, assorted Su plate, smoked chicken, white belly, steamed eight ...... None of these.

Some are Mrs. Tai's favorite Dongpo elbows, but Mingzhu only needs her to eat two bites. There are Wei Shu's favorite braised pork, Wei Ci's favorite braised carp, etc., all of which are Mingzhu's new "researched" dishes.

The two little ones had only two small baby teeth at this time, and they were now screaming at the smell of greed on the table.

Si Cha handed a piece of orange rice cracker to the two treasures. I saw Po holding a millet cake there and chewing slowly. Gillian ate what she had in her hand by dividing it by two. and tremblingly reached out to take the millet cake in Bao's hand.

Ah Bao naturally refused, and the two began a tug-of-war. Seeing that Po was about to be defeated, he quickly stuffed the rice crackers into his mouth.

"Woo! Wow! Gillian immediately howled, and it wasn't until Si Cha gave another piece that she became happy again.

The adults burst into laughter.

The theme of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner can never escape dumplings, this time it is naturally the same, and several people have eaten "auspicious". Even because there are too many "auspicious", Mingzhu is extra careful when eating dumplings, worried about accidentally knocking his teeth. Obviously, the person who served the dumplings was very careful in allocating. It's also a little troublesome.

Soon the dumplings were all eaten, and it was time to pick up the stove god.

Connected to the stove, it means that the god of the stove returns from heaven. The people placed a new statue of the god of the stove on the shrine of the stove and offered wine and fruit snacks. The custom here is that men do not enter the kitchen, so today only Mrs. Tai and Mingzhu are the two people who receive the stove god. Mingzhu followed Mrs. Tai to complete the ceremony, and every step was extremely attentive. Since the crossing, Mingzhu has had a lot of awe for heaven and earth.

After returning from the ceremony, Mingzhu put Gillian and Po back to sleep on the kang.

The adults each held a frozen pear and began to build the Great Wall again.

The purest is the frozen autumn pear, there is a kind of pear called autumn pear in the north, this kind of pear is sour and astringent when it is just picked, so people pick this pear directly under the tree, cover it with a layer of leaves, the autumn pear after freezing is sweet and sour, and the juice is sufficient. Frozen pears should be thawed in water before eating, and eating this pear after a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner can relieve hangover and relieve oiliness.

Mingzhu was a typical southern girl before the crossing, and she liked it for the first time when she ate frozen pears. It was cold and cold, and his mind became clearer and clearer, and this night, Mingzhu became the biggest winner.

Everyone persisted in dozing off a few times, and finally it was time for the child. Wei Ci went to the yard and lit a pile of firecrackers. The firecrackers at this time are still real bamboo. It's just that it's stuffed with some extremely coarse gunpowder.

Crackling, the capital was jubilant.

It's the first New Year's that has come back in time.