Chapter 1 The first out of the white apricot
"Woo ------ woo ------"
In the sky near dawn, the east is gradually turning white, the black crows are flying over the Forbidden City, chirping hoarsely, dark clouds floating above the sky, a little sparse stars are intoxicating, a fingernail-sized oblique moon hangs in the sky, overlooking the Forbidden Imperial City. Under the dark eaves, in the courtyard of a large mansion, there are cloth servants who are busy working back and forth, the layout of the mansion is very exquisite, gorgeous and elegant, the apricot blossom trees planted in front of the court bloom with apricot blossoms at an inopportune time, and the pure white apricot blossoms climb the black branches, pouring out the fragrance of the silk. In front of the marble steps, a doorman rolled his sleeves, looked up at the chirping crows and the untimely apricot blossoms, and said: "It's really strange, this crow has been chirping for three days and three nights, and there are apricot blossoms, which have bloomed in the winter moon." “
Another doorman said: "Yes, but this apricot blossom blooms at the wrong time and coincides with the birth of Mrs., brother, what do you think?" “
The doorman glanced at another doorman and said, "No matter what, in short, those of us who are doormen, we only need to compliment a few words in front of the master and then abide by our duties." “
Another doorman grinned and said, "Oh, look at what you said, if you do this every day, it should be boring!" It's not bad to gossip and gossip once in a while, Pipa, right? “
The girl who was called the pipa was a four-year-old child, with a beautiful face, because she was born to a servant girl who could play the pipa, so everyone called her the pipa, and the mother of the pipa died in childbirth because the pipa was born, but fortunately, the house where she was born lived a prosperous life, and the owner of the house was generous and kind, so he left her behind and handed her over to a gentle grandmother to raise.
However, despite this, the lowly status still can't change the views and calls of the people in the house on the pipa------
"Pipa, as a subordinate, why don't you do any work at all!"
"Hey, have you heard of that lute, I'm curious how a slave can give birth, could it be a ......?"
Pipa, who is only four years old, has been subjected to cynicism since birth, although she may not be able to understand these.
Hearing the doorman asking himself, Pipa looked up a little confused, and saw that they seemed to be saying something very interesting, so Pipa sat down and listened to them quietly, Pipa didn't know much, and he didn't understand much, so he hoped to learn more by talking to them.
Pipa said, "Hmm...... Every day shouldn't be too boring. “
Although he doesn't know much, he can still answer, which shows the intelligence of Pipa.
The doorman laughed when he heard this, and gently pushed the other doorman with his elbow and said, "You see that the pipa has said so." ”
The doorman who was nudged by his elbow was a little speechless, looked at the pipa, and found that it was a female baby but didn't notice that the pipa's body was thin and small, and said, "Madame, don't you go to the backyard to help?" ”
The doorman was a little more frightened when he saw the pipa.
Pipa was afraid that when the doorman said this, he would immediately slap him with a backhand like those subordinates, so he immediately ran away. In order to avoid a few slaps every day, Pipa went to help wherever there was work to be done every day, and today it was because the lady's big slave saw that she was too young to let her help.
The doorman nudged the shoulder of the doorman who said this, and said, "The pipa is only four years old, so you let her work, there are people like you." After speaking, he immediately called out to Pipa, "Alas, Pipa, don't go, he just joked about ......"
Seeing that the pipa head ran away without looking back, the doorman felt helpless, and said to another doorman for a rare time: "Hey, Pipa, this kid...... Oh, by the way, now that the apricot blossoms are not blooming at the right time, and the lady gives birth, the little master is about to fall into the grass (the saying that the Manchu baby is born), what do you think about this......
Seeing that the sewing gently closed the lacquered door and hung a strip of red cloth in front of the door, Hui Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, looked at his beloved lady who was covered with sweat beads but still had a smile, and then looked at the beloved Salganzi (the title of the Manchu daughter) in his arms, and the smile on Hui Zheng's face seemed to never disappear.
The richly carved bed was covered with dry grain grass with a faint fragrance, and a copper basin containing water was placed on the moire-decorated cabinet placed at the head of the bed. ”
"Fall asleep, you can sleep like me!"
"Less dazed!" After a pause, Mrs. Hui Zheng suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, just before, I had a strange dream, I dreamed that the moon fell from the sky, and it was hitting my stomach, and after I woke up in pain, Sarganzi fell to the grass......"
Hui Zheng looked at the daughter he was holding in his arms, with slender eyes, ruddy mouths, even facial features, and cute pink carvings, after all, this was his first sarganzi, first child, and first daughter. Thinking of this, the corners of Hui Zheng's mouth couldn't help but put on a smile, and said: "This is very good, the moon has worn a hat with a beautiful meaning since ancient times, doesn't this symbolize that she will have a jade-like life like the moon and the blessing of the moon god in the future?" ”
"Ah, too......"
Hui Zheng looked at his wife, although she usually looks very spicy, but once she gets her heart, she is more careful than anyone else.
The light blue sky is hung with white clouds, the golden sun warms people's hearts in winter, the dark branches of apricot blossoms are covered with heavy snow, and the whole Forbidden Imperial City is a white northern world. With a "squeak------ sound, the lacquered door was pushed open, and Hui Zheng combed his yin and yang hair, dressed in an azure cotton horse coat, embroidered with snow sparrows on the blue and blue cotton robe, equipped with stone blue tassels, and held a baby girl wrapped in ruyi swaddling clothes. Everyone in the courtyard saluted and said in unison: "Say hello to the lord and Miss Yan, I wish the lord good luck and good luck, and Miss Chang has a safe year." ”
Miss Chang is full moon.
Pipa remembered that when she went to deliver something in Madame's room, she saw Miss Yan in the car (rocking car), and Miss was carved in pink and jade, which attracted people's love.
Pipa raised her head slightly, hoping to see the baby girl in the Ruyi swaddling clothes ------ her young lady.
Hui Zheng said: "Everyone, please be exempt. ”
A doorman punched a thousand forward, and Pipa saw with her peripheral vision that it was the doorman she thought was going to hit her that day.
The doorman said: "My lord, when the young lady was born, the crow chirped and hovered in the sky above the Forbidden City for three days and three nights. “
Although she was a girl, hearing this, Hui Zheng was very happy and nodded in agreement.
Hui Zheng looked at the baby girl in the swaddling clothes of the Ruyi pattern, although she was facing so many people, she was still calm, instead of crying, it seems that this girl will be very important in the future.
Hui Zheng suddenly remembered that it was at the baby girl's weekly ceremony. As the Sipin Daotai family's grasp of the Zhou ceremony is not poor, it can be said that there is everything on the Zhou ceremony, abacus, stationery, copper coins, official seals, rouge, jewelry, and even onions and garlic. Hui Zheng looked at the baby girl and thought to himself that if she was a girl, she should be able to grab some rouge jewelry or something, well, rouge jewelry can also be used, and when she grows up, she will dress up and promise to be a good person. Just when Hui Zheng thought and thought about it in his heart, suddenly the baby girl grabbed an official seal, which was the official seal of Lord Hui Zheng of Sipin Daotai, and the people watching from the side were taken aback, Jing Rui exclaimed: "Oh, my Omolosar Yuzi (the title of the granddaughter of the Manchus) Wow." ”
Hui Zheng said: "Amma, don't say it yet, look. ”
People looked at it, only to see that the baby girl seemed to frown when she saw the words "four products", put down the official seal, looked at the abacus and copper coins, stretched out her hand but didn't catch it, and saw rouge jewelry halfway, but didn't catch it.
Therefore, in a sense, the baby girl didn't catch anything in the Zhou ceremony, and seeing Hui Zheng's face gloomy, the doorman hurriedly said: "Miss is really a heroine among women, and she can't look down on anything at this time." ”
After hearing this, Hui Zheng turned his anger into joy and said, "Reward!" ”
The doorman said: "Thank you, master! ”
Miss Yan caught the auspicious meeting on Sunday, and the guests at home were given a reward, and the Daotai Mansion was a double happiness today.
Hui Zheng came back to his senses and looked at the people waiting for Miss Yan's name to be announced at the bottom of the steps, today is the full moon banquet of Miss Chang of Daotai Mansion, a good day and an auspicious day, and the winter sun shines warmly on the pure white snow.
The snow is so white, as white as an apricot blossom, pure white and holy.
Hui Zheng remembered that on the day when the girl fell to the grass, the apricot blossoms bloomed at an inopportune time, and the crows chirped in the sky above the Forbidden City for three days and three nights.
The apricot blossoms bloom at an inopportune time, so it is better to call: ------
"Apricot Bar"
"From today onwards, Miss Daotai Fuchang's name is Xingzhen."