Sima Guansheng couldn't help but praise: "Aunt Lu, your handwriting is so good, I have to ask you for advice, Aunt Lu is not stingy to give advice." ”

"The woman in the boudoir doesn't have too many hobbies, so she will take advantage of this wolf to pass the time. It's not good, practice makes perfect. Lu Shi said with a smile while skillfully waving the wolf in his hand.

Sima Guansheng looked at it seriously, this good hand really opened her eyes. For this Lu family, who is like a transparent person in Sima's mansion, I have a little admiration.

Soon, the letter was full.

Lu took out an envelope from the drawer and wrote the name of the recipient on the envelope. Fold the written letter in half and put it in the envelope.

Then he handed the letter to Sima Guansheng, tore off a piece of jade from his waist and handed it to Sima Guansheng, grabbed Sima Guansheng's slightly cool hand and said: "Guansheng, no matter whether this move is redundant or not, I still want to say thank you to you, I wish a good man a smooth life." ”

"Aunt Lu, don't worry. Guan Sheng swore by his mother under Jiuquan, even if he worked hard, he would definitely let your mother and son be safe. If this oath is violated, then Guan Sheng's mother will not be at peace under the Nine Springs. Sima Guansheng swore that these words undoubtedly gave the uneasy Lu a dose of reassurance.

Before this, Lu was still anxious in his heart, and he was also suspicious of Sima Guansheng.

As soon as Sima Guansheng said this, all her worries were put back in her stomach, and the rest was moved.

She held Sima Guansheng's hand tightly, and tears of emotion flashed in her eyes.

She is a sentimental person, and she is selfless in the face of Sima Guansheng. She was, of course, flattered and grateful.

"Thank you, Guan Sheng." Dao Yi said 10,000, and she couldn't tell Lu Shi's gratitude to Sima Guansheng, she just said three words simply, and the rest of the words were written on her face.

Sima Guansheng thought that tomorrow morning, Lu Shi was going to give birth, and she should be allowed to rest well tonight.

At this moment, it was already the end of the day, and she couldn't delay the Lu family's rest any longer.

She hid the letter and tokens in her arms, helped Lu Shi up, and said, "Aunt Lu, it's time at this moment, and the child may come out at any time." You rest early, recuperate, and have the strength to come, come on, Guan Sheng will help you to rest on the couch. ”

"This bedtime thing, don't bother Guan Sheng, it's getting late, you can go back and rest early." After Lu Shi said that, he raised his voice slightly and shouted out of the door: "Mother Lu, come in!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

Mother Lu, Mother Ling, and Poria all bowed down and squeezed into the house.

"Poria, you send the second girl."

Lu Shi said, she and Sima Guansheng looked at each other, and the two nodded in unison, their eyes full of trust in each other.

Only then did Sima Guansheng let go of his grip on Lu's hand, and under the guidance of Poria Cocos, he walked out of Tingxue Pavilion with Ling's mother.

Back at Lichun Pavilion, Sima Guansheng handed the letter to Ling's mother, and said in a low voice: "Ling's mother, this is a letter and a token, according to what I told me before, send it to Lufu quickly." I must tell them to hurry back before four o'clock. ”

Although Ling's mother didn't understand Sima Guansheng's move, she didn't ask much, took the letter and the jade pendant, and exited the room in response.

Everything is developing in the direction that Sima Guansheng expected, she expects that she will live up to Lu's expectations, and that she will start to reverse her fate from this matter, so that her fate is in her own hands, rather than being manipulated by others.

Sima Guansheng was lying on the couch, tossing and turning, and his heart was uneasy.

At the same time, Lu Shi also lay on the couch tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

At six o'clock, the subordinate in charge of the province knocked on Sima Qu's door on New Year's Day, as in the past.

Going to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the saint and accept the feast of the saint is no more than an ordinary banquet, and it is not possible to be late for a minute or a second. Therefore, the eunuch house has a servant who is responsible for determining the province, and is responsible for waking up the head of the house regularly on important days.

Although the unified New Year's greeting time is set at two o'clock in the morning, there is still a certain distance from Sima's Mansion to the palace gate, and the distance from the palace gate to the Junyi Palace is not short, so Sima Qu must set off in advance.

For so many years, Sima Qu had already calculated the time it would take to take this distance.

Zhong Xiaoniang didn't sleep well tonight, and when there was a knock on the door, she was immediately awakened.

She opened her sleepy eyes and looked at the begonia flower on the top of the tent, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a strange smile. Slowly sat up and woke up Sima Qu beside him.

"Husband, it's six o'clock, it's time to get up and freshen up."

With that, she took off the official uniform that had been prepared last night from the clothes rack and held it to the couch to wait.

Sima Qu got up from the couch with sleepy eyes, yawned, sat on the edge of the couch, stretched out his arms high, and shook his neck from side to side to make a crisp sound.

"Husband, the concubine is waiting for you to change your clothes, and this entry into the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the saint cannot be delayed." Zhong Xiaoniang whispered beside her.

She had to pinch Sima Qu out of the house, otherwise all her plans would be in vain.

Sima Qu stood up at this time, Zhong Xiaoniang quickly tidied up his clothes for him, and called the maid waiting in the side hall to bring washing water.

Although this is said to be entering the palace for a banquet, all the etiquette rules are down, and it will be almost noon when the banquet is used. Before leaving, Sima Qu had to eat some breakfast to cushion his stomach, so as not to be hungry and flustered in the palace.

The maid in charge of breakfast came over on time with breakfast and placed it neatly on the dining table.

Zhong Xiaoniang waited for Sima Qu to finish breakfast, and personally sent Sima Qu to the carriage at the door, and then turned back to Liuying Pavilion.

Fang was busy serving Sima Qu, but she didn't bother to drink a mouthful of hot soup, and then sat down with great interest to have breakfast.

She stirred the lotus seed barley porridge in the bowl, and always maintained a happy expression on her face. A mouthful of lotus seed barley porridge went down, her expression was extremely enjoyable, and she praised it in approval: "Today's lotus seed barley porridge is very well cooked, with moderate thickness, smooth and delicious." Which of you cooked it? ”

A maid waiting next to her whispered: "Hui Zhong Xiaoniang, it was cooked by a slave." ”

"Good, well cooked, reward." Zhong Xiaoniang's good mood was overflowing, she took out a hollow plate flower inlaid green jade ring from her finger, put it on the dining table and said, "Take it, reward you." ”

Zhong Xiaoniang has always been harsh and stingy, and not punishing her subordinates is already a reward, let alone rewarding valuables.

The maid knew that Zhong Xiaoniang was going to reward her, but she bent her head and didn't dare to step forward.

Zhong Xiaoniang saw that the maid was not interested, and a touch of anger appeared on her face.

Zhong Xiaoniang said angrily: "What? Still disgusted? ”

The maid hurriedly knelt down and said urgently: "The slave and the maid don't dare, these are all things that are within the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid don't dare to ask for extravagant rewards." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, tell you to take it."

Zhong Xiaoniang's tone was commanding, and the maid didn't dare to hesitate any longer, so she quickly got up from the ground and picked up the ring on the table. Bow your head and bow down and thank you again and again.

"Okay, as long as you are loyal to me, I Zhong Jiayun will not treat you badly. What's your name? ”

There are dozens of maids and wives in the house, and Zhong Xiaoniang will not be idle and bored to remember the name of each person.

On a whim, Zhong Xiaoniang casually asked what the name of this icing on the cake maid was.

"Back to Zhong Xiaoniang, slave Lingxiang." This is called Lingxiang's maid, bow her head back.

Zhong Xiaoniang didn't say anything more, and continued to eat the porridge dishes on the table.

After a moment, she gave Mother Wen a look.

Mother Wen sent the maid who was waiting in the house out and closed the door.