Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Winter Solstice Is Approaching, Confusing
But for a few days from the west wind, it was secretly changed without saying that the years passed. In the blink of an eye, the most beautiful autumn in the imperial capital has passed.
This day is the winter solstice. From this day on, the execution of prisoners will no longer be carried out, which means that the whole country will enter a stage of recuperation.
The prince has gone to the camp in Xishan since yesterday to prepare for today's winter competition.
There is also a small ceremony in the palace on this day. Every year on the day of the winter solstice, the queen has to personally lead the harem to donate hairpin rings, sew the winter clothes of the generals, in order to show the care of the mother of the country, in recent years, by the queen's call, the nobles of the capital have also followed suit, the queen will be on this day to call those officials and wives to the palace, jointly sew winter clothes and winter quilts, and then personally hold the donation. Who wouldn't want this kind of opportunity to spread the word of goodness? Although there is also a convention for the donated hairpin ring, it is good not to cross the grade, and the officials, especially the families of the girls who have not been out of the cabinet, are racking their brains to show their faces on this day. Therefore, the winter solstice in recent years is like the Daughter's Day, and after the beginning of autumn, some people began to prepare for the clothes and hairpin rings that entered the palace on this day.
Xue Ke was sitting in the Baopu Courtyard, and he heard someone hurriedly come to report, saying that someone from the palace was in the front hall and wanted to come to the Baopu Courtyard to announce the decree. Xue Ke, Mama Zhang, and Ah Liu were all stunned. In the end, Mama Zhang was the first to serve the queen in the palace, and she reacted first: "Girl, today's winter solstice, the queen summoned the girls of various families, I don't know if it's because of this." ”
Xue Ke calmed down, immediately pulled Ah Liu into the back room, and told Mama Zhang to delay in front.
The eunuch who announced the decree had been supported in the front hall for a long time, and it was easy to enter the Baopu Courtyard, and Mama Zhang was here to play Tai Chi with him, although he was irritable, he didn't dare to show it, but just bowed down and smiled into a flower: "Mama Zhang, you are the old lady in the palace, you know the rules of the palace better than anyone else, our family came with a mother's mouth, why is this Tang girl so big." ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw a girl come out of the back room, with a tall figure and a cold expression, but there was a trace of uneasiness in her voice: "Please declare the decree of the father-in-law." Then he knelt down and bowed, and listened to the order. Mama Zhang was stunned for a moment, and took the eunuch to look at her, before she reacted and hurriedly knelt down to listen to the order.
The queen's dictation was very simple, and ordered the Tang family to enter the palace immediately after receiving the order, and there should be no mistakes, and the entourage was not used, and there were people in the palace to serve them.
The eunuch didn't say a word, and directly made a gesture of invitation, but he couldn't tolerate half a minute of delay.
I saw a girl rush out of the back room, she ran to the girl, the eunuch only saw the background of a girl, clumsily tying the girl's cloak, and couldn't help but say impatiently: "Be sharp, the carriage in the palace is waiting." ”
The girl was arranging her clothes while she should be, and her mouth kept thinking: "This is the first time the girl has entered the palace, I don't know the road in the palace, the girl must follow other girls, don't run around." Ah Liu understood that this was telling her not to leave alone, and answered softly.
"The girl has just had a stomach upset for the past two days, but don't eat and drink indiscriminately." Ah Liu understood that this was telling her not to eat.
"The girl is out of the East Palace, if there is that blind slave who snubs you, you can attack directly, don't worry." Ah Liu understood that this was the most important thing, and told her to do it directly if necessary.
The eunuch listened to the girl's words more and more wrong, and did not shout: "What does a slave and maid say, you can chew your tongue in the palace?" ”
The girl really ignored it, and Mama Zhang said next to her: "The prince orders the slaves and maids like this every day, and the rules of the East Palace must not be broken anywhere." ”
The eunuch was choked up, speechless, and then urged Miss Tang to hurry up and get into the car.
After looking at Ah Liu, who was dressed neatly, Xue Ke said slowly: "Girl, remember, the most important thing is that the girl is good, so what's the matter, and the prince." ”
Ah Liu answered, and then followed the eunuch out of the Baopu Courtyard.