On Chinese New Year's Eve, Luo Fu picked up a red lantern early in the morning, and the family Ding stepped on the wooden ladder and pasted a large gilded couplet in front of the house, and another family Ding stood not far away to help him carefully examine it.

In the kitchen of the Luo family's compound, white smoke is rising from the chimney, the cook's subordinates are busy early in the morning, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve reunion banquet, chicken, duck and fish meat can not be less, the dinner that the maids in each room want to eat tonight must be prepared in advance before dark, and after the application time, the fire must be extinguished and the back door of the house must be sealed.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, wanderers who are far away from home will also return to Beijing in twos and threes, and the merchants in the capital will close their doors and return to their homes. Legend has it that in the primeval period, there was a fierce monster that lived in the deep mountains and dense forests, and people called it 'Nian'. It has a hideous image, a ferocious nature, and specializes in birds and beasts, and scales and insects. And it will come to the world on the night of the root of the year, and the rooster will return to the mountains and forests at dawn. So on Chinese New Year's Eve, people will gather together for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and celebrate the New Year together.

The maids of Luofu were busy dusting inside and out. In the ancestral hall of the Luo family, Mrs. Luo took the family to burn incense and worship the ancestors in the early morning, praying for the protection of the gods.

Luo Haoxuan celebrated the New Year in the house this year, and the royal family went to Yingguang Temple to worship the matter of falling into the hands of Zong Zhengqing Zhou.

Back to the old lady's garden, Shen ordered Haitang to bring a black lacquer painted tray, the objects on it were covered with an embroidered red cloth, she was very difficult to hand it over, Shen took the tray, carefully placed it on the tea table beside the old lady, her phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and she smiled: "Mother, at the beginning of this new year, my daughter-in-law has prepared a gift for you!" With that, she ordered the maid to take down the red cloth.

Seeing that the red cloth had just been opened, Mrs. Luo's eyes were already smiling, Shen looked at Luo Haoxuan with a smile, pointed to the golden Buddha in front of him, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly: "Mother, this Buddha statue, my daughter-in-law specially found the best craftsman in the capital to build it with pure gold." And also invited a monk to consecrate it personally, you see, this golden Buddha is solid, very heavy! ”

Mrs. Luo smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "This ....... Why bother to let you break the bank, give me such an expensive gift, the Shen family really has a heart! ”

"Where is it, mother, you are dedicated to the Buddha, praying for the Luo family all day long, you are so sincere for the Luo family, the daughter-in-law should do some filial piety for the Luo family!" After Shen's embellishment, Mrs. Luo was very moved, she grabbed Luo Qingrong's hand, clenched it very tightly in the palm of her hand, for a long time, she stuffed a red envelope into her hand, patted the back of her hand, and her eyes turned red all of a sudden: "Rong'er, this year may be the last year you have spent in Luofu, if you enter the palace in the future, you must take care of yourself, you know?" ”

"Grandmother, don't worry, Rong'er will definitely come back to see you if she has the opportunity, if one day I get the emperor's favor, I will take you to the palace to live for a few days!" She replied flatteringly.

As soon as she said this, the whole room laughed, and Shen hurriedly said: "You girl, you haven't entered the palace yet, are you thinking about being favored?" You know, even if you become the queen one day, you can't take your mother's family to live in the palace! ”

Mrs. Luo said seriously: "That's right, what kind of place is the palace, after the show girl enters, it is more difficult to get out of the palace than to ascend to the sky!" But if the emperor doesn't look at it, in this life, even if he spends more money, no one will have a chance! Mrs. Luo turned her head and said, "Fortunately, your sister will also go with you, if all your sisters are selected, then in the future, there will be a response!" ”

Luo Qingyun stood on the side, forgotten for a long time. Mrs. Luo handed over a red envelope, she bowed down and took it with a calm expression, and stuffed it into her sleeve without looking at it.

"Thank you, old lady!"

The smile on Shen's face gradually disappeared, this Luo Qingyun thought that he would be able to sit on an equal footing with Luo Qingrong after entering the palace? Luo Qingrong has the rich financial resources of the Shen family behind him, and the identity of the concubine of Luofu, this Luo Qingyun is just a concubine with no background, and she has no family to support her when she enters the palace, so what can she do. How many women and fathers in this palace are in high and powerful positions, and the little Luo Mansion is nothing! There are countless women sent by the three provinces and six departments and even the general's family, and I heard that the highest-ranking concubine is still the niece of the queen mother, besides, the three palaces and six courts, how can there be a lack of charming women around the emperor, Luo Qingyun is just a cheap girl that the emperor is interested in, and it is not certain whether she can be elected to the palace in that skirt!

Thinking of this, the corners of Shen's mouth pursed, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, but she can't be in a bad mood because of her. Then he interrupted and had a good conversation with the old lady.

Luo Qingyun stood aside obediently, at this time of year, she was like an outsider, Luofu was already sparsely populated, Shen's, Luo Qingrong, Mrs. Luo was more like a family, she had always been polite and sensible, but Mrs. Luo could only see Luo Qingrong in her eyes, and she always smiled perfunctorily at her, watching them talk very happily, she just wanted to return to her own garden at the moment, and she was clean.

Here, she is not nostalgic at all!

It's rare to have a few days to be free, no matter whether Luo Haoxuan is in the mansion or not, the Shen family will no longer come to trouble her. She sometimes looks at the beams in a daze, counting the days, and secretly rejoices. She was even looking forward to entering the palace and leaving here, and she was even more looking forward to seeing Song Zixun again.

No matter how long the night is, the morning light will always shine on the earth. No matter how long the winter is, the spring will be full of flowers.

She was going to enter the palace tomorrow, Luo Qingyun packed her things, she could bring very few things, opened the drawer, and suddenly found that the guard's jade pendant was still with her, she completely forgot about it, and she should have returned it to him when she saw him that day! She pinched the blue dragon and phoenix pendant in the palm of her hand, and her father said that he was from the palace, and he might have a chance to see him again when he entered the palace!

She looked carefully at the furnishings in the house, all these things were simple and a little shabby, but the objects here were left to her by her mother when she was alive, and she looked at the carved wardrobe stiffened, why the woman who was in a state of disillusionment always hid here and cried.

She was reluctant to leave the room, her fingers skimming over each object, her eyelashes twitching, and her eyes fixed on a gilded and carved jewelry box that her mother had left her, and she carefully placed it in the package.

The morning mist has not yet lifted, and there are still dewdrops on the peach petals. The carriage in charge of picking them up in the palace has arrived in front of the house, Xiyan secretly sent her the finished skirt a few days ago, in order not to make the Shen family suspicious, Xiyan did not burn the skirt sent by the Shen family, and deliberately changed the pattern of the plain green dragon and phoenix. It was slightly cold in early spring, and Luo Qingyun stood in front of the house wearing a cloak, covering the pattern on the hem of the plain green skirt. Shen glanced at her sideways, and when he saw that she was really wearing that dress, he hooked the corners of his mouth very proudly.

Luo Qingrong was wearing a cloudy gold yarn skirt, covered with smoke and yarn. The color is gorgeous, and the golden lotus on the skirt is embroidered by Jingyun Xianren himself. Shen specially coiled her in a bun and put on a precious comb grate for her.

Luo Qingyun stepped on the stairs and got into the carriage, but he didn't see Song Zixun's figure, should he forget his agreement with her and still be happy outside, right? If she leaves, will Song Zixun be able to find her?