Approaching the end of the year, red lanterns are hung everywhere in the streets and alleys.

In Lu Fuzhong, needless to say, the old lady is going to the palace for a banquet.

Today is different from the past, the sage intends to let Lu Ruqing inherit the title, and the queen naturally wants to promote his wife Xu Ruyun, so the old lady wants to bring Xu Ruyun with her.

But after all, the will has not yet come down, so it is not safe to make it too conspicuous and let others guess the holy will.

After all, the old lady had only heard some words.

So in addition to the inconvenient Shi Nianjiao in the month, the old lady also brought He Shaoguang into the palace to participate in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in the evening.

A high-grade lady, like Mrs. Lu, has to wear a full set of life-grade clothes, and her head is very heavy, and her back hurts at the end of the day.

And even if the old lady is old, she will not have any privileges.

At most, the queen saw it and asked someone to bring you a chair, and most of them were gray-haired old people with this kind of treatment.

So the old lady thought that she was going to enter the palace early tomorrow morning, and she also had a headache, she called her two daughters-in-law, Xu Ruyun followed her to the Queen Mother's palace a few years ago, and He Shaoguang never stepped into it.

She had to remind them that she couldn't get the rules wrong.

"Tomorrow morning, you will follow me to wait for the summons at the queen's place, and then all the ladies will pay their respects here. After meeting the queen, we went to the queen mother's palace to talk and drink tea. At noon, we will hold a banquet and watch a play in the Queen Mother's Palace, and the saints will also come over in the evening, and we will come back before the time. ”

This is tomorrow's process, Mrs. Lu told the two not to walk around and bump into the nobles, especially the favorite concubine.

He Shaoguang nodded and responded, she didn't really want to go, so she should go to the banquet.

Xu Ruyun and He Shaoguang said goodbye to the old lady and came out of the Lilac Garden, just on the same road, walking slowly together.

"Second brother and sister, we will take care of each other tomorrow." Xu Ruyun smiled and gossiped with her.

He Shaoguang knew that she was worried that she was nervous, so he relieved her, so he grabbed Xu Ruyun's arm: "Sister-in-law, you are so kind and gentle." ”

Xu Ruyun's face flushed, and she was shy of her praise.

On the second day, he had to get up before dawn, so Zhijun urged He Shaoguang to sleep early.

She is busy with Ni Jun to take care of the clothes and jewelry she will wear tomorrow. It's all ready, and you won't be in a hurry tomorrow, saving time and effort, and it will also allow He Shaoguang to sleep more.

Sure enough, when she went to call He Shaoguang the next day, although she was sleepy, she would not be lacking in spirit, and she was obviously resting well.

He Shaoguang was pressed by Ni Jun in front of the mirror to comb her hair, and today she has to dress up more gorgeous and expensive than usual.

The way she dresses when she enters the palace is also a matter of knowledge, especially for someone like her, who is not used to it.

If you dress too plainly, you will be laughed at shabby, but you can't be too glamorous, so as not to be called arrogant.

Hey, it's hard to be human.

The children were all left in the house, so only Mrs. Lu, her and Xu Ruyun entered the palace. Two carriages were divided, and the old lady herself drove in front of the carriage dedicated to the Duchess of the Kingdom, and He Shaoguang and Xu Ruyun were together.

Xu Ruyun has also been carefully dressed, and she used to wear plain dresses every day, without hairpins, which is convenient for taking care of her husband.

As soon as He Shaoguang boarded the car, Xu Ruyun was already sitting inside, and when he saw her, He Shaoguang's eyes lit up: "Sister-in-law is so good-looking, she should dress up more in the future." ”

Xu Ruyun and Lu Ruqing have been married for many years, and there are actually a lot of good things, but they don't usually like to dress up.

Today, I wore a honey-colored brocade jacket and a three-inlaid gold plum blossom bamboo leaf eight-panel skirt, and a cloak made of fire rat skin on the outside, although it was also simple, but it looked much brighter than usual.

Xu Ruyun was embarrassed by her to look at her like this, she knew that she was not very beautiful, but she also had a quiet temperament.

It's just that who doesn't like to be praised by others?

He Shaoguang praised sincerely, and she was happy to hear it.

"I brought some snacks, thinking that the hour is early, I'm afraid you haven't had breakfast yet." Xu Ruyun opened the food box drawer in the carriage, and there were two or three plates of pastries in it, as well as a bowl of white fungus milk soup, which was slightly steaming.

"Ah, mare's milk cake!" He Shaoguang twisted up a piece and unceremoniously put it in his mouth, "Hmm, it's delicious!" This is the sister-in-law's own doing, right? "She taught Xu Ruyun last time, but she didn't expect to do it so well.

Xu Ruyun smiled at the corner of her mouth: "You still taught me, this recipe is better than before, the milk is heavy and not fishy, I like it too." ”

She also stuffed a piece in her hand: "Sister-in-law also eats." ”

Although she was afraid of staining her mouth grease, she couldn't resist the temptation of milky flavor, so Xu Ruyun still took a small bite.

He Shaoguang taught her: "Sister-in-law is like me, swallow it whole, and you won't worry about makeup." ”

Xu Ruyun glanced at her silently, feeling that she still couldn't do this action.

It's good for them to live close to each other, and it won't be long before they arrive.

Some relatives of officials who lived far away were blocked on the road. Usually the same is true of their family's lord in the court, and it is rare for them to experience it once.

The streets began to be lively, and although it was not yet dawn, the people who set up stalls and went to work got up, and the cries on both sides of the street were endless.

Chen Yuexian was annoyed listening to it in the car, and couldn't help but open the curtain to take a look at where she went, only to find that compared with half an hour ago, she had only walked less than one street.

"Frizzy, you give me some peace of mind." Mrs. Chen sat in the car and chanted Buddha, and when she heard her little daughter so impetuous, she frowned.

Chen Yuexian made a movement in her hand, and simply hugged her mother's leg and said coquettishly: "Mother, shall we move?" Move to the heart of town. ”

Mrs. Chen opened her eyes and sighed helplessly, "Where did the silver come from?" You said you could move if you wanted? ”

Chen Yuexian's eyes rolled: "If you move to the city, you can often play with the second sister, mother." ”

The second sister is the best one in their family, she has had her own ideas since she was a child, and this marriage was also planned by herself. Now that the family is getting worse and worse, if you rely on the family, how can you have any good family affairs, it is better to hold on to the second sister.

It's a pity that she and her second sister haven't seen each other for more than a year, and they are not as good as they were when they were children.

Mrs. Chen didn't know what she was thinking? put on a straight face and stopped discussing the topic with her: "As long as you can come up with the money, we will naturally be able to move." ”

The houses closer to the palace were not sold.

Yuxiang West Street is a house where the royal reward is given to the meritorious or noble, and there are not many of them. Yuxiang East Street is for the royal relatives and princes who have not been out of the three suits, and even the princess's mansion is not on this piece.

A little farther away, Yuning East Street and West Street, are the mansions that many officials will choose, and basically only officials above the third grade can afford to buy here.

The Lu Mansion is in the middle of Yuxiang West Street, and the neighbor next door has an empty family, and no one lives in it yet. On the other side, he is also an old man, and now he has been taken over by his son to take care of his life, and there are only some subordinates in the house.

The Yin Mansion and the Xue Mansion are both on Yuning East Street, while the Chen Mansion was also on Yuxiang West Street at the earliest.