The New Year is just around the corner, and it's a big event of the year.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty promulgated the "Taichu Calendar" and changed the autumn Spring Festival to the first day of the first lunar month, the people harvested in autumn and hid in winter, and they had more energy to prepare and enjoy the festival celebrated by the whole world.

Daowu Emperor Jianwei, although it is the Xianbei Tuoba clan, because he claims to be a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, so all festivals are kept sinicized.

The festive season is approaching, and Gao Fu is full of new weather every day. Even the people coming and going in the house are more than usual. Many red lanterns were hung on the promenade in the east and west districts, and the trees were also tied with red silk.

Wang Shi came in with a plate of stove candy, and said happily: "Second lady, this is just made in the kitchen of the North Courtyard, and it is said that Mrs. asked me to send it to you to taste." ”

He nodded and said to Wang: "Madame is probably busy preparing items for the New Year recently, right?" Let's go over and see if we can help. ”

Wang Shi was overjoyed and hurriedly came over to help He go out.

In the past few months of getting along, Wang Shi likes He more and more, she does not have the delicate and pretentious and commanding of ordinary masters, but is considerate and caring to herself. Wang gradually regarded He as his daughter, and was sincerely willing to think about her.

He entered the north courtyard, and saw that the hostesses of each room, except for the Tong family, the big and small had gathered in Mrs. Gao's room.

When Mrs. Gao saw He entering, she smiled and said, "Thinking that you and your sister-in-law are heavy, I won't call you two." Now that you have come, fold gold and silver ingots with your aunts and prepare to burn them for the ancestors on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

He Yingsheng sat next to Lu and Liu. The two sisters, Gao Li and Gao Ling, also folded together.

The cooks from each room also went to the north courtyard to make dim sum and cook braised pork. Everyone is very busy, and they are looking forward to the reward money to reunite with their families during the New Year.

Gao Hui, as usual, is rarely at home, he and a group of children of the family take turns to feast, spending all day drinking, even Mrs. Gao rarely sees him.

Gao Yi has already entered the office, although he is a guest under his father-in-law, Cao Shangshu, but he lives in Los Angeles.

On the occasion of the New Year's Festival, Master Gao and Gao Yi had already set off for the New Year in Pingcheng.

Gao Rong, the third son of Gaofu, is a master of reading and riding on weekdays, but rarely gets together with female dependents.

This is the first time He married into Gaofu and saw Gao Rong. He looks very much like Liu, and his white skin makes his originally handsome facial features particularly distinct.

Today, Gao Rong is directing the servants to arrange everything and prepare for the New Year. The side hall is dedicated to the tablets of the ancestors, and Gao Rong also ordered people to put offerings after they were swept.

Every year, on the 22nd day of the lunar month, the emperor gave a banquet to officials with three or more products, so that the courtiers could be reunited with their families on Chinese New Year's Eve. Master Gao and Gao Yi reported their work in Pingcheng and went to the "courtiers' banquet", so they hurried home.

In the blink of an eye on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, all the lights and candles were lit in the main hall of the North Courtyard of Gaofu. An ever-bright lamp hanging in the middle beam, and all kinds of copper lamps of flowers and birds on both sides, illuminate the house as if it were day.

The servants and maidservants of each room stood on either side of the great table. There are delicate silver bowls and plates on the table, and even the chopsticks and chopsticks are made of silver.

This is the first Spring Festival for He to marry into Gaofu, thanks to Wang's advance advice, she has nothing wrong with dealing with it.

Gao Yong seemed to be in a good mood today, and when everyone sat down, he got up with a smile, looked around, and said, "Today is the night of reunion, everyone regardless of age, no matter how formal they are, they can drink heartily!" ”

The crowd was excited by the words of the lord, and the atmosphere was very lively during the banquet with wine orders and blessings.

After three rounds of drinking, a male servant entered the room and said, "Master, madam, the bamboo is ready." ”

When everyone heard this, they left the table with Gao Yong and came to the courtyard.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the bamboo will be burned and made to burst and make sounds, as a sign that each family will expel the plague god and yearn for the good wishes of Antai.

In addition to the guards, the Gao Mansion surrounded the north courtyard, and for a while, the north courtyard was crowded with black pressure.

Many years later, He still remembers the feeling of falling that night.

He stood on the steps leading from the hall to the courtyard, and I don't know who hit her from behind. He's most instinctive reaction was to grab the Wang family next to him, who had wanted to slip in the cold, but he was defenseless, and the master and servant fell forward together.

Gao Rong was next to Wang Shi at the moment, he hurriedly reached out to pull, but the incident happened suddenly, even if he was agile, he only grabbed Wang Shi nearby, and He was thrown down the steps.

Everyone hurriedly helped the two of them up, and Mrs. Gao hurriedly ordered someone to send He back to the room, and immediately ordered someone to invite Lang Zhong overnight.

In the second half of the night, He began to have abdominal pain, but because of the New Year's Festival, He did not dare to ask Lang Zhong again, so he ordered Ji Xiang to cook the fetal medicine prescribed by Lang Zhong and took it frequently.

Eunuch families like Gaofu always use bamboo wrapped in red silk to open the door on the morning of the first day of the new year.

The firecrackers sounded, and after the crackling firecrackers, the broken red was all over the ground, bright like a cloud brocade, and the good color of "full house" was taken.

Hearing the sound of firecrackers, He was startled, and his abdominal pain worsened. In less than half a cup of tea, he felt a warm current flowing out of his lower body, and He only let out a scream, and then died of pain.

When He woke up, it was already noon, and she faintly heard Jixiang's choked voice whispering to her. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a spirit-conjuring umbrella placed on the bed beam, and his auspicious face slowly became clear.

Seeing that He woke up, Jixiang hurriedly wiped his tears with his sleeve and said, "Little lady, you can be considered awake, you can scare me to death!" After speaking, he pulled his throat and called Wang.

He's face was bloodless, and he asked Jixiang in a very weak voice: "Is the child gone?" Before the words fell, tears had burst out of his eyes.

At this time, Wang Shi had already turned into the house, and although she was caught by Xin Rong, she still injured her ankle.

Wang sat down along the edge of the bed and comforted He softly: "Second lady, you are still young and have taken care of your body, are you afraid of having no children in the future?" After finishing speaking, he gently wiped away the tears from the corners of He's eyes.

In the hall, Mrs. Gao heard people say that He had woken up, so she turned to Liu and said: "You go over and take a look, I only said that this New Year's Festival ushered in a lot of people who sent to pay New Year's greetings, and I can't be idle." ”

As soon as Liu stepped out of the hall door, he heard Tong say: "This door is not the right door, it is not worthy of the lintel of our house, even if it is hard to stick up, it will not be able to sit in the main room." No, the New Year's Day will be unlucky. Mrs. Gao looked at her sharply, and Tong stopped speaking.

The Liu family came out of the north courtyard, and when he saw that there was no one around, he said to his personal maid Cuihong: "Madame doesn't show anything on her face, and she is probably tired of the second lady in her heart." After all, there is such a thing on the stall of this New Year's Festival, bad luck! ”

Cui Hong replied softly: "The second lady is also a thin person, so she has only married into the door and lived a good life for a few days." Liu shook his head and went straight to the backyard.

Snowflakes fluttered slightly in the sky, and Liu tightened his collar and quickened his pace.

He saw Liu enter and wanted to get up to greet him, but Liu hurriedly stopped him. Looking at He's bloodless lips, he asked Wang, "Have you two ladies ever taken some soup to replenish qi and blood?" ”

Wang replied with tears: "The second lady didn't even drink saliva. ”

Liu Shi turned his head and said to He slowly: "Child, I am also a mother, how can I not know your pain?" You are still young, you will be able to regenerate in the future, and it is most important to take care of your body at this moment, and you must not practice yourself. ”

As he spoke, he took the soup handed by Wang, and said: "You are not for others, but also for the wife of your in-laws, if she knows, how sad will she be?" ”

When He heard the word "mother", he immediately burst into tears and couldn't help himself.

Liu put the bowl aside, wiped his face with his own brocade handkerchief, and said, "You have to take care of your body to reassure your in-laws, right?" ”

After finishing speaking, Fu picked up the bowl again, and when He stopped his tears, he fed He spoonfuls one by one. He swallowed slowly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

On the day of Shangyuan Festival, the emperor wants to sacrifice to the god Taiyi. Gao Yong and Gao Yi also went to the Buddhist temple early to worship the gods and worship the emperor from afar.

In the end of the year, Mrs. Gao would send people to bring some supplements from time to time, but she never went to the backyard.

Gao Hui has never been here, but under the pretext that he wants to follow the old man to meet the princes who have returned from Pingcheng for the festival in the first month.

Lu Shi was dragged by Gao Li once, but he only sat for a moment and left.

It's the Liu family, and every once in a while, he will send some medicinal food with Gao Ling.

Gao Rong would often follow them, but he only stood in the courtyard and never entered.

Gao Rong always felt ashamed of He in his heart, and he always blamed himself for why he couldn't catch He, so that she wouldn't fall off the steps, let alone slip tires. In just half a month, He has seen all the warmth and coldness of Gaofu.