Jiang Yan is really looking forward to the arrival of the provincial relatives now, because even if it has been perfected, the Rongguo Mansion still feels that the preparation is not sufficient, not only the sewing room, but also everywhere else, and they are rushing to work every day to be more perfect. This tense atmosphere is really stressful, so it's better to come early and end it early.

Last year's New Year's Jiafu was not big because it was busy building a provincial pro-hospital, and this year it was more concise than last year, just entering the palace to receive the banquet, opening the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and several close relatives of the family came over to have a meal. Although the troupe was also invited to juggle over to meet the occasion, no one had the heart to watch it, and they were all waiting for news from the palace.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, a eunuch finally came. They came over in advance to arrange to understand the layout of Jiafu.

Jiang Yan and the others were originally in the Qianyun Xuan, but suddenly someone ran over in front of them, and said excitedly, "The palace has sent someone!" ”

These maids have never seen the people in the palace, and when they heard the words, they immediately called their friends to the front yard to see the rarity.

Although they went forward, they only quietly peeked in the corridor and other places, and saw Jia Lian leading a eunuch around the Rongqing Hall, pointing to a place from time to time to say something, Jia Lian nodded and wrote it down.

Jiang Yan also came over with the others, I don't know what they are doing, so she hurriedly asked Qingwen, who was already here, "What are you doing here with us?" ”

Qingwen said: "This eunuch came out to see the direction first, and Rongqing Hall is here to be used to sit and receive gifts, and come over to familiarize yourself with the venue." ”

Jiang Yan wondered, "Why don't you go to the Provincial Relatives Hospital?" "Isn't that what it was built for?

Qingwen was here in the morning, and the situation was very clear, "They have already been to the provincial hospital, and there are also arrangements over there, and the dressing and banquet are all there, and the mother goes out of the palace I don't know how many people are with me, and where is there enough in one place." ”

This is also, just those eunuchs and palace maids need to be placed in several places, and they can't be allowed to eat and drink at will in the provincial relatives' courtyard, she thought for a while and asked, "Then what other places have also been arranged?" ”

"I don't know, I guess I'll have to go to other places to see later."

Bijin asked nervously and excitedly, "Since we are going to use it here, do we have anything to pay attention to?" ”

Qingwen said: "Someone will definitely come to guide us later, what are you anxious about." ”

She was right, the eunuchs came to inspect the venue in the morning, and in the afternoon, there were inspectors of the local prime minister, the eunuchs, etc., who brought many little eunuchs out, guarding everywhere, blocking the fence, and instructing the people of the Jia Mansion how to behave.

There are few people on the master's side, each according to what the eunuch said, where to retreat, where to kneel, where to post, etc., and here are a few big maids and housekeepers to listen to the advice, and the few people who arranged the task of delivering the meal notice also rehearsed it for them to see.

When I came back, I conveyed the spirit of the meeting to them. These maids neither eat nor pass on words, so they don't have much chance to show up, but they just kneel on the ground far away when the mother enters the house. But they also have to pay attention, the dress of the day should be festive, they should not move around in their own room at will, they should not be summoned, they should not come out, and so on.

Jiang Yan knew that it was not their share to wait for the mother to enter the house at the door, and they had to go back to the house after kowtowing, and only when the mother wanted to see the people in the house could they come out to salute from afar, and then they had to go back, and all the people who served in the house were replaced by the little eunuchs and palace maids brought out by the palace, and even the mandarin ducks could only hide in the house to avoid colliding with the nobles.

Everyone was very disappointed, and even the attackers, who had always been calm, were a little disappointed, and they couldn't lift their spirits when they explained to them.

Bijin said directly: "I always heard my mother say how my mother was at home, and I thought that this time I had a chance, what could I see from so far away." ”

"Don't talk about this, we have to go out to rehearse once later, just like when we visited the old lady on Chinese New Year's Eve, don't make a mistake, the eunuch will see it then." ”

"Got it." Everyone responded with a lack of interest, and I only came once a few days ago, and it was so easy to forget it.

Although this incident is a bit disappointing, there are still a lot of good things, such as this year's fireworks are more and better than in previous years, and it comforts them.

Jiang Yan didn't think there was anything to be disappointed about not being able to see her mother, although she was also curious about what Yuan Chun looked like, but it was better to forget the hard work of standing for a day.

What she didn't expect was that this job was not just as easy as standing for a day, but on the 14th, this night, the whole Jia Mansion was waiting for it, without any sleep, and they were all checking and filling in the gaps to make the final preparations.

Even Mother Jia is so old that she still insists, because Rongqingtang has to receive Niangniang, the layout inside has changed a lot, Mrs. Wang and others followed her to go inside and out, and finally put their minds at ease.

Jiang Yan wanted to go to sleep, but unfortunately the whole yard was brightly lit, and everyone was gathered in the main house, so she couldn't go back to sleep alone, so she could only stay up with them.

Unlike the excited and nervous mood of others, Jiang Yan was bored, and it was inevitable that she would take some naps while sitting dry, and she was confused again, so she simply stood up and walked around the room. After just two laps, Qingwen shouted to stop, "I am dizzy when you move like this, so you might as well sit and watch us play cards." ”

Jiang Yan was not interested in this domino, but she didn't pick it to pass the time, she sat down and watched a few games, she couldn't stand it anymore, and stood up again, this time she simply went out to blow the cold wind to clear her mind.

She walked into the yard, the winter night was exceptionally cold, and as soon as she left the warm room, she felt the chill coming over her face, but fortunately, her mind was much clearer. There were rows of lanterns hanging in the corridor under the eaves, illuminating the entire courtyard as if it were day, Jiang Yan walked around the courtyard, feeling that she was not sleepy, and was ready to go back.

But I heard a squeak, Lin Daiyu's door opened, she was wearing a red brocade cloak, she was leaning against the door and looking out, the purple juan behind was busy stuffing the stove into her hand, and her mouth was still muttering, "I have to get up early tomorrow, how can the girl stand it if she doesn't sleep, it's cold this day, what do you do when you come out." ”

Lin Daiyu said: "I can't sleep when I'm lying in bed, so it's good to come out and see the moonlight." ”

She saw Jiang Yan standing in the courtyard and asked, "Danyu, why did you come out too?" ”

Jiang Yan went over to salute her, "The heat in the house makes me want to sleep, so I just come out for a walk." ”

Zijuan smiled: "You're good, our girl can't sleep if she wants to." ”

Jiang Yan saw Lin Daiyu standing in the cold wind, afraid that she would freeze again, so she said, "Everyone in our house is together, Miss Lin should also go over and play." ”