Zhao Xin looked at the chess game in front of him and frowned tightly.

He thought that he could quickly solve Hua Chen, a young boy who was incapacitated, but the chess was played step by step by himself, and he was in a predicament.

Seeing that the sky outside was about to darken, Zhao Xin was even more like sitting on pins and needles.

At this time, even the third old man Zhang Yuhong and Shizi Hua Kun had already finished their chess game and sat over and just watched them play.

Zhao Xin's eyes looked at the sky outside through the window of the Ming Hall from time to time, and from time to time he looked down at the difficult chess game in front of him.

Fine beads of sweat were already on his forehead, Zhao Xin simply turned his heart sideways, and was made fun of by others, and he simply took two suicidal steps.

Seeing that Heizi was defeated, the third old man Zhang Yuhong teased: "Zhao Shizi, aren't you letting Xiaosi go?" "Anyone can see that Zhao Xin's impatient way of moving is tantamount to admitting defeat.

Zhao Xin didn't care, stood up and straightened his robe, "You can continue, I'm going to clean the room." ”

When Zhao Xin came out of the Ming Hall, the third old man Zhang Yuhong teased again, "It turned out that he was holding his urine." But he quickly looked at Hua Chen's body, "You kid, when did your chess skills become so sophisticated, how about learning from your third uncle and me?" ”

At this time, Hua Chen also stood up, and smiled at the third master, Zhang Yuhong: "Third uncle, nephew, I'm also anxious." It's better to let the big brother accompany the third uncle in the next game. After saying that, he ran away with a smoke.

The third old man looked at Hua Chen's back as he left quickly, and couldn't help but drink: "Hey...... This kid! ”

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Hua Hui has been leaning on the big kang near the window, watching the sky outside gradually darken.

Qiu Tong came over quietly and shouted in a low voice, "Young lady......"

"What time is it?"

"Back to the young lady, there is still half an hour before the beginning of the unitary."

Hua Hui nodded, sat up from the kang, "Go and take out my cloak of red cloud brocade carved silk." ”

Qiu Tong was instructed to quickly enter the inner room, but Hua Hui opened the drawer under the kang table and quietly hid the sheathed dagger she had just prepared into her sleeve.

When Qiu Tong came out with the cloak, Hua Hui had already put on her shoes, and ordered: "Find out the red gold and ruby butterfly hairpin again." ”

Qiu Tong turned around and entered the inner room again, Hua Hui opened another drawer under the kang table, took out a red gold and ruby butterfly hairpin wrapped in red silk, and raised her hand to insert it in the bun.

Qiu Tong carefully searched three times in the three-layer makeup niche she brought over, but she couldn't find the red gold and ruby butterfly hairpin.

"Young lady." Qiu Tong always felt that there was something wrong with the young lady's mood today, so she hurriedly chased her out......

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At this time, it is almost the beginning of the unitary period, and the sacrificial stove ceremony is about to begin.

Because men did not enter the kitchen in this era, the eldest lady Wang took her mother to the big kitchen of the public middle school.

At this time, the large kitchen was facing the niche where the offering table had been arranged, and the candlesticks on both sides of a small bronze tripod in the center of the offering table were lit with big red candles.

There were also several offerings on the table, one of which was caramel candy.

Seeing that the eldest lady Wang came to the kitchen, all the servants stopped what they were doing and respectfully greeted the eldest lady.

And Wang waved his hand, "It's good for you to continue to do things, but don't delay the family banquet for a while." The matter of the sacrificial stove has a grandmother. ”

The servants responded one after another, but Mother Ying, who was in charge of the big kitchen, couldn't help but come forward with a smile, "Big lady, the hour is almost up, can the slave help you light incense?" ”

Wang nodded, and Mother Sun helped Wang to the shrine on the wall of the stove with the statue of the Lord of the Stove, and Mother Ying lit incense and sent it to Wang's hands.

A simple worship ceremony, although the Wang family is a decent incense, but I can't help but think that after the family banquet, I have to be busy with various matters for the New Year, and I am really idle and not smiling for a while.

She couldn't help but pray silently to the Lord of the Stove: Lord of the Stove, bless the family with good weather.

I forgot for a moment that the Lord of the Stove was just the god of goodness who was responsible for managing the fires of each family, and blessed him: and my only son, Hua Kun, can find a good family and inherit the title smoothly in the future.

Only then did he put his mind at ease and took Mother Sun out of the large kitchen of Gongzhong and rushed to Mrs. Tai's Chaohui Courtyard.

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The sound of laughter and slapstick in the flower warming room is endless.

Because of their genetics, the girls of the Zhang family are already good-looking, and today's family banquet is also dressed up, which makes people feel that they are more beautiful than flowers.

At this time, the Zhaohui Courtyard sent a servant woman to invite someone, saying that the Wang family would finish the sacrifice to the Stove God soon, and also asked the girls to go back early.

The third girl, Hua Fei, is the eldest here, especially looking at the unfinished appearance of the seventh girl Hua Wei and the eighth girl Hua Ting, she can't help but persuade: "There is still a family banquet today, if you don't have a good time, the sisters will come back tomorrow." ”

Xiao Bahuating pursed her lips, and her face was even more fleshy, "But is it rare that all the sisters are here today?" ”

The fourth girl, Hua Cai, also helped to coax, "Okay, okay, tomorrow your sisters are also here, and the second sister can come over if she is well, isn't it more lively." After speaking, he couldn't help but pull Hua Ting's hand, "Let's go!" ”

Hearing someone mention her sister, Hua Jin's eyes couldn't help but have a hint of worry, but she quickly covered it up.

Because of the heat in the flower conservatory, the girls took off their cloaks, so the personal maids who came over at this time were busy waiting for their masters to re-dress, so as to save them from catching a cold after going out.

Bai Tao walked to Hua Jin's side, put the cloak on her shoulders, and after fastening the belt, she covered her with a light fur warm hand to help her put it on.

Hua Jin followed the sisters out of this fragrant flower warming room.

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Zhao Xin only shook around the door of the clean room, and then quietly slipped out of Chaohui Courtyard, sweeping away the depression of playing chess just now, he even jumped up, and hummed a little song on the way to Tao Yuxuan.

There is a small door on the east side of Tao Yuxuan that leads directly to the back garden, which is very convenient to go to the garden on weekdays, but it is tightly closed in winter.

Zhao Xin easily touched the door of this small door, pushed open the door and quietly hid in Tao Yuxuan's yard.

He had just finished hiding when he heard the voices of the ladies from the other side of the garden through the door.

As if he could smell the fragrance of these girls, Zhao Xin actually inhaled the air around him deeply, and his face showed an extremely greedy look.

Listening to a series of footsteps getting closer and closer, Zhao Xin put his ear to the door again, listening to the sound of the girls like sparrows.