On the first day of the Lunar New Year, hundreds of officials and nobles want to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor and participate in the feast. And the female scroll who has a decree will also enter the palace to congratulate and pay New Year's greetings to the queen mother and queen.

The queen has been missing for a long time, and the lord of the harem has been vacant, and in addition to the queen mother, there is also the concubine who takes care of the harem, that is, the princess of Queen Qing.

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang will naturally enter the palace for a banquet tomorrow.

"Thank you, Mother." The Queen Mother said perfunctory, and the eldest princess of Zhaoyang replied perfunctory.

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang couldn't be clearer, and the queen mother just said it casually.

Xu saw that her son was in a bad mood, and the Queen Mother had a lively atmosphere and had a lot of fun: "The mourning family heard that there is a girl Kou who looks very similar to Zhaoyang?"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Xingyuan looked over, the eldest princess of Zhaoyang looked over, and even Concubine Shu also looked over.

The Queen Mother was puzzled: "What?"

"Two days ago, the Lotus Garden hosted a banquet for the good people in Beijing who donated money to the disaster area in Dingbei, and my son went over and met Miss Kou."

"Oh, the mourning family heard that this Kou girl donated 50,000 taels." The Queen Mother's tone was surging.

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang saw it in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth twitched imperceptibly.

The queen mother is still so distressed about money.

"Your Majesty, does Miss Kou really look like Zhaoyang?" The Queen Mother's interest is clearly here, not in donating silver.

Emperor Xingyuan glanced at the eldest princess of Zhaoyang, and nodded with a smile: "It's a little similar to Zhaoyang."

Actually, it's more like him, but it's too strange for him to say it.

"Tomorrow, the foreign wife will enter the palace to congratulate her, and let her family bring her to the mourning family to have a look."

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang couldn't help but say, "Those who enter the palace tomorrow are all high-grade orders, it's not appropriate for her to enter the palace as a little girl, right?"

Entering the palace to congratulate looks beautiful, but the foreign women have to get up in the middle of the night to dress up, and the five drums are going out, not to mention the guilt of tossing.

The women who can enter the palace have a destiny and have the opportunity to socialize, and this kind of occasion is sweet for them. But Miss Kou is just a little girl, and when the queen mother already has a general impression of her, what good can she do in the palace?

It's just a matter of suffering, and if you cause any displeasure, it will be a disaster.

The Queen Mother glanced at her daughter: "The mourning family thinks it is appropriate, is there still someone who can chew their tongues?"

"That's not what my daughter meant." The eldest princess of Zhaoyang endured and lowered her eyes.

Emperor Xingyuan saw that the atmosphere between his mother and sister was not good, so he hurriedly played a round: "It's really nothing, since the queen mother wants to see Miss Kou, just send someone to Shaoqing's Mansion early tomorrow morning to say it."

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang glanced at her brother, and it was not good to say anything.

Concubine Shu smiled, "The concubine has also heard of Miss Kou. I heard that Miss Kou moved out from her grandfather's house to open a bookstore, and the bookstore business is very good, and people praise Miss Kou as a business wizard."

When the Queen Mother heard this, a look of disgust flashed in her eyes, and she said, "The mourning family is even more curious."

Concubine Shufei curled her lips.

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang's eyes turned cold.

The imperial sister-in-law has outstanding ability, not inferior to men, and is not a low-eyed and pleasing character. The queen mother doesn't like the imperial sister-in-law, and she doesn't like capable girls. Concubine Shu's words sounded like she was praising Miss Kou, but she was actually digging a pit for Miss Kou.

When did Miss Kou offend Concubine Shu?

Could it be that because Guchang Bo Shizi was punished, he couldn't help her, and he was angry with Miss Kou?

The eldest princess of Zhaoyang thought about this and decided to protect Miss Kou tomorrow.

On the side of Shaoqing's Mansion, it was still dark, and the old lady got up.

In the entire Shaoqing Mansion, only the old lady and Duan Shaoqing were eligible to enter the palace to congratulate.

Fortunately, the old lady is old and feels a lot less, although she tosses and dresses up in the middle of the night, she doesn't feel too uncomfortable, but she is a little confused.

This maze lake, when I received the report from the front, was completely sober.

Someone from the palace passed the word and asked the old lady to enter the palace with Miss Kou.

"Hurry up and send a letter to my cousin!" The old lady hurriedly commanded.

This thing is too sudden, if you delay the time to enter the palace because of this, it will be a big deal.

Xin Yu was woken up by a hurried call.

"Girl, wake up."

Xin Yu opened his eyes and immediately sat up, "What's wrong?"

Xiaolian was also confused: "I said that I would let you go into the palace with the old lady to congratulate."

Xin Yu's eyes were hazy and sleepy, and she turned over and got out of bed: "Take a set of concubine red skirts, a gold hairpin inlaid with rubies, and other jewelry don't need to be prepared......

After cleaning up, someone came to Ruyitang again, lest he delay going out.

Xin Yu dressed up, tied the cloak of the vermilion tuanhua, and went to the Ruyi Hall.

The old lady had just cleaned up, and when she saw Xin Yu coming in, she looked up and down carefully, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's quite appropriate. Why don't you even wear earrings?"

"If you wear too much, I'm afraid it won't fit."

The old lady thought about it, the little girl who had not left the cabinet did not have to be full of pearls, and it was enough to have a golden hairpin.

"Let's go. When you get to the palace, don't look at what you shouldn't see, don't say what you shouldn't say......

The door of Shaoqing's Mansion opened, and firecrackers crackled, bringing the joy of the New Year.

Xin Yu got into the sedan chair with the old lady, sounded the gong and opened the way, and went to the palace.

When we arrived at the Imperial City, it was still dark, but the palace was full of lights and cars, and there was no difference from the day.

The civil and military officials congratulated in the front hall, and the foreign women went to the harem.

Xin Yu walked all the way and received countless surprised glances.

It's no wonder that others were shocked, among the women who were all wearing court clothes, the girl in regular clothes was really conspicuous.

The ladies exchanged glances and whispered about why a little girl had been mixed in with a group of ladies of fate.

This is the Kou girl who donated 50,000 taels of silver?

After knowing the identity of the girl, the wives looked more complicated.

Although the old saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, but the royal family is not, right?

Next, according to the ritual, the Queen Mother paid a New Year's greeting, and the Concubine Shu paid a New Year's greeting, and when the banquet began, the ladies relaxed a little, and they could have a good discussion through the cover of singing and dancing.

"The old lady of the Duan family of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple is here?" The Queen Mother sat at the top, her eyes swept down.

The ladies who raised the chopsticks paused, and the whispering stopped.

The palace people on the side hurriedly said, "Back to the Queen Mother, the old lady of the Duan family is seated at the entrance of the main hall."

Those who are above the fifth rank in Beijing are eligible to enter the palace on New Year's Day to congratulate, Duan Shaoqing is a fourth-grade official, and the old lady is a fourth-grade respectful person, and it is already good if she does not sit outside the main hall.

"Please ask the old lady of the Duan family to bring her granddaughter forward." The Queen Mother said.

With the news from the palace people, the old lady took Xin Yu step by step from the palace gate to the innermost end of the main hall, and bowed down excitedly: "The courtiers have seen the Queen Mother, I wish the Queen Mother all the best."

In previous years, the Queen Mother would also talk to some ladies, but she was about to sit outside the hall, not to mention that she had this kind of opportunity, it would be good to see the Queen Mother's face clearly.

Is it the light of my granddaughter this year?

"The old lady doesn't have to be polite." The Queen Mother didn't have much interest in the old lady, and her eyes fell on Xin Yu, "This is Miss Kou, right? Raise your head and let the mourners see."