Chapter 23: Chinese New Year's Eve

The osmanthus flowers that night were fragrant.

Later, Xiaodong came again during the day, but he didn't think it was as fragrant as that night.

Maybe it's because it's quiet at night, and it's dark at night. It is always said that when you can't see, your ears are spiritual. When you can't hear, your nose is more agile. That's why the osmanthus that night looked so refreshing, right?

After the New Year, the third princess came out with good news - she was pregnant. She herself was happy, and the queen was in a very good mood for several days, and when Xiao Dong saw her, it was rare to see her smiling face.

In fact, the queen is not old, but she always has a straight face, she looks three points old first, and her clothes look dull, and then three points old. Since Yao Jinfeng's incident, when she saw Xiaodong, there was always something unnatural. Xiao Dong is very sensitive, the queen can't kill Yao Jinfeng, and hates them together - no, maybe the queen didn't like her very much from before Yao Jinfeng's incident. Xiao Dong remembered that she was in Changchun Palace twice, and she always vaguely felt that someone was staring at her, but when she turned around, she didn't find anything. Later, after a long time, she could naturally feel the queen's rejection of her.

This is not the only thing that makes the queen happy. Concubine Ming was entangled in the sick bed for several months, and did not attend the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet. As the saying goes, there is no filial piety in front of the bed for a long time, of course, there is no filial piety, even if the emperor is very affectionate, it is impossible to be considerate and caring for a patient all day long. The queen and Concubine Ming have been rivals for many years, and seeing that their mother and daughter are about to fall out of favor, the joy is gone.

At the palace banquet, the fifth princess still did not come. The sixth princess and the seventh princess sat down with Xiaodong and them. Everyone's clothes and accessories are almost the same, and they all wear red, all kinds of dark red, light red, and rose red, looking joyful. The hair of the sixth princess was combed all over and a hairpin bun was coiled, fat red and fragrant, and she looked like she was already an out-and-out beauty, but although the clothes were bright, the face of the sixth princess was not very good-looking.

Of course she couldn't be happy, although the sixth princess was very happy for a few days when the fifth princess first fell ill, but the fifth princess's illness was neither good nor bad, so it dragged on day by day, but the sixth princess was delayed. It turned out that she was going to get married a long time ago, but as soon as the fifth princess fell ill, her affairs were gone.

The seventh princess is still a childish, her black hair is combed into two small braids, she is wrapped in a big red dress, her face is white and pink, and her eyebrows are dotted with a touch of carmine, and the whole person is not real, but like a rag doll. Zhao Zhi and Xiao Dong bit their ears: "When I first saw you, I was just like her, but you are more round and jade than her, this old seventh is too thin." ”

The sixth princess was upset, and she spoke coldly, Xiaodong and they didn't pay attention to it, the sixth princess held back her strength and had nowhere to go, but the seventh princess wanted to get the fruit in the high plate, and the sleeve swept off the sixth princess's chopsticks, and the sixth princess suddenly sank her face and gouged her eyes: "You haven't eaten fruit like this?" Something that can't be on the table! ”

She said in a low voice, and Xiao Dong and Zhao Zhi sat close and could hear it clearly.

The seventh princess was still holding two fruits in her hands, and looked at her in a daze.

The palace man came over to pick up the chopsticks and changed them for her. The seventh princess was still sitting like a wooden doll, and the sixth princess pushed her: "You stay away from me, don't knock over anything else." ”

Zhao Zhi couldn't get used to her, and said to the seventh princess: "Come, you sit on our side." ”

The seventh princess moved to this side as she said, and sat down next to Xiaodong.

Xiao Dong asked softly, "What do you want to eat?" ”

The seventh princess pointed to a plate of peanuts.

Zhao Zhi simply pulled the plate over and put it in front of her: "Eat." ”

The dishes at the palace banquet were greasy and cooled quickly, and they couldn't be eaten at all. When Xiao Dong came, he came with a cushion on his stomach, and Zhao Zhi was the same, only the seventh princess was really eating at the table.

The Seven Princesses had a habit of eating with both hands in their hands, looking like a hungry little squirrel. And when eating, my eyes sometimes look left and right, as if I am afraid that people will come to snatch them.

Zhao Zhi yawned: "It's like this every year - are you sleepy?" ”

"I found time to catch up on sleep during the day. You haven't slept before? ”

"No, I can't sleep because of the noise at home." Zhao Zhi pouted: "I don't know where so many nephews, nephews, nephews, If I continue like this, I will lose money once a year, and no amount of gold and silver will be enough to fill this bottomless pit. ”

Xiao Dong couldn't help laughing, although Zhao Zhi was very sympathetic, but her face was wrinkled like a bun, which really made people laugh: "Your mother doesn't make up for you?" ”

"Alas, even if it's subsidized, it's like this, and she can't post too much, so as not to be seen by others and find trouble."

The simple population has the advantage of a simple population, at least Xiaodong only accepts red envelopes and meeting gifts from others, and does not have to take them out. Even if she has to pay - she only has an elder brother like Zhao Lu, even if he works hard to inherit the ancestral line of King An's Mansion in the future, Xiao Dong will not go bankrupt for this.

"By the way, Shen Sangongzi is ...... Do you want to celebrate the New Year in your palace? ”

Xiao Dong smiled: "No." He usually lives in the Guozi Prison, but he has a holiday in the first month of Layue, and his brother invited him to stay for a few days. But the day before yesterday, he had already left and went to a cousin of his in the capital to celebrate the New Year. ”

"Eh......" Zhao Zhi was lost again: "He's closer to you, right?" ”

"Everyone has the surname Shen, of course they want to go to their own house for the New Year, how can there be a reason to spend the New Year in someone with a foreign surname."

Xiao Dong thought about it, and didn't know whether to tell the news that Shen San's family had already married him—don't say it, I'm afraid that Zhao Zhi will be on the tip of the horns. Let's say it, Shen Qiang only mentioned one sentence in the letter, there is only an agreement with that family, and it has not been officially decided, so it cannot be regarded as a marriage. She only vaguely mentioned it to Zhao Zhi once or twice, and she didn't know if Zhao Zhi had listened to it.

It wouldn't hurt if she only thought of Shen Jing as an idol star, anyway, there were more girls who missed Shen Jing. There is a row on the avenue from Hedong to the capital, and you may be able to go back and forth.

Anyway, they don't have much chance to meet, so nothing should happen.

Xiao Dong's sleeve was suddenly pulled twice. She lowered her head, and the seventh princess didn't know when she saw the jade fish tied to her hand, so she grabbed it in her hand and didn't let go.

Xiaodong asked her, "Do you like it?" ”

The seventh princess didn't nod, shake her head, or make a sound, just looked at her.

If it's something on the side, give it to her. But this little jade fish was given to her by Zhao Lu for the first time, and it was of great significance to Xiao Dong.

She thought for a moment, untied her purse from her waist, and took out a small comb from it, which was only more than an inch long, and the fine jewels set on the top made a budding hibiscus flower, and the bottom was adorned with bright silver tassels. It can be worn on the body or inserted in the hair, Xiao Dong himself likes it, and it is estimated that the seventh princess will definitely like this.

"I'll give this to you."

The gems on the comb are brilliant under the lamp, and they are much more beautiful than the jade fish. The seventh princess really let go of the jade fish and took the small comb.

Zhao Zhi glanced at it and praised it: "It's so beautiful, where did it come from?" ”

"Someone else gave it."

The seventh princess took the comb and looked back and forth, raised her head and smiled at Xiao Dong.

The face of a child, who was always dumbfounded, seemed to bloom the most beautiful flower in an instant.

Xiao Dong and Zhao Zhi were stunned together.

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Two more ~~

I'm going to sleep......

Uh, by the way, ask for tickets.