Chapter 50, Chinese New Year
On the second day, the news of Chu Xu's father and daughter falling in love with each other spread all over the capital.
"I really didn't expect that their father and daughter could get along so harmoniously with a small quarrel every two days and a big quarrel every three days?"
"It's just that if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have doubted that I had recognized the wrong person."
"Alas, after all, blood is thicker than water, how can father and daughter have an overnight feud."
Gu Yan also talked to He Ying about it.
"Really? When I saw Lord Hou and the county lord yesterday, my eyes were about to fall out. The two of them talked and laughed, since the county lord returned to Beijing, I had never seen a day of good faces between them, let alone chatting together so happily. ”
He Ying felt that he was making a fuss, "After all, they are father and daughter, so it's good to talk about any contradictions, and of course they get along." ”
Ruan Qianyan also agreed, "Ning Yu is right, I don't know when the county lord and grandmother can let go of the mustard in each other's hearts, and it will be fine then." ”
But it didn't take long for another piece of news to come out, causing a sensation - Chu Xu personally declared to the outside world that from now on, there were no second girls in the Houfu in Zhenbei, only two sons.
Chu Ling hurriedly went to the study to find Chu Xu to understand the situation, "What is my father doing?" Even if Sister A is at fault, her father should not be so ruthless. Besides, didn't you reconcile with Sister Grande just yesterday? ”
Chu Xu did not answer his question, but announced another ban in the mansion: from now on, no one is allowed to mention Chu Luan in front of him, and no one is allowed to associate with her.
Even the next month's heavy snow finally stopped, the sky cleared, and people were cheering and celebrating this beautiful day.
The National Teacher's Mansion is also more lively on this day of universal celebration.
"Hey! This dumpling is mine! The jade slave took chopsticks in his hand to snatch the white jade-like but fragrant and smoking dumplings in Chu Luan's bowl.
Chu Luan reacted first, Lao Gao, who was holding the bowl with one hand, deliberately provoked her, "What you say is what it is, this dumpling is not made by you, without your seal, how can you prove it?" ”
The jade slave refused to give in: "Chu Luan, you haven't learned the word humility until now, but I'm your senior sister!" ”
Chu Luan didn't care, "As a senior sister, you should be more humble to your junior sister." ”
While the two were arguing fiercely, a pair of chopsticks quietly reached into Chu Luan's bowl and took the dumpling away, and when they reacted, the dumpling had already become the soul in Zhixia's mouth. She didn't forget to sell a good word when she got cheap, "Thank you for the humility of the two girls." ”
Chu Luan/Yunu: "Zhixia!" ”
"Zhixia, you are becoming more and more rampant today, you snatched our sachet in the morning, and now you dare to snatch food?" Yu Nu and Chu Luan were furious.
In the morning, Xiuniang made several purses for a few young girls, Yunu and Chu Luan took a fancy to the same, and argued there for a long time, Zhixia went directly to Xiuniang to take the purse and left, leaving the two of them with big eyes and small eyes.
"Didn't the National Teacher say that you don't have to care about etiquette for the New Year today?" Zhixia looked innocent.
Chu Luan and Yunu glanced at each other, and they were about to go up to trouble her.
Xiuniang and Daisy came out with several more plates of dumplings. Looking at the appearance of the three of them beating madly, they were angry and funny, "Today's New Year, even if you eat white food, you still have to add to the chaos." With that, he put the dumplings away and straightened the crooked stool on the ground, and put away the crumbling green plant.
Chu Luan learned to be smart this time, and slipped in front of Xiuniang with lightning speed, holding her arm and coquettishly, "Xiuniang~, you know me, I like to eat your meals the most, it's all because of Yunu and Zhixia, they didn't take me, the county lord, in their eyes at all, and they dared to commit a crime, I was so wronged." ”
Yunu got angry when she heard this, "Xiuniang, don't listen to her nonsense, that dumpling was obviously caught by me first, but she snatched it all at once, it was clearly her bullying me, Zhixia, she can testify." ”
Zhixia began to pretend to be deaf and dumb again, "Daisy, your dumpling filling is a little salty." ”
Yunu was unhappy and complained, "You all protect her!" ”
At this time, Xuan Jun took a bowl of dumplings and handed it to Yunu, with a little headache, "For the New Year, one or two will stop, do you have to force me to punish you for kneeling in the ancestral hall?" ”
Daisy cleared herself in time, "Master Mingjian, I haven't done anything, and I've been helping Xiuniang." ”
Yunu: "Daisy, I don't see it." ”
Chu Luan also echoed, "It's a rebellion so soon." ”
A few people began to point the finger at the daisy again, and several people fought frantically for a while, and Lede Xiuniang covered her mouth and laughed throughout the whole process.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the palace was not so joyful.
The emperor took the queen and a group of princes and princesses, including Wei Li, to sit together, everyone ate their own food, and occasionally the emperor mentioned one thing, and then someone echoed a few words.
"Speaking of which, you're a few older too." The emperor looked at their current appearance, and suddenly sighed a little, obviously they were all so simple when they were first born, but now they have their own scheming. "The eldest and the fourth and fifth have already married wives, and the fifth concubine has several rooms, so don't the rest of you have any plans?"
The fifth prince is fat and looks stupid, and he is even more stupid when he laughs awkwardly there.
Murong Xiu took the wine jug in Zhaoqing's hand and poured wine for Murong Yu and Murong Jin one by one, "Yes, father, the emperor, as their imperial brother, also urges from time to time." As he spoke, he stood behind Murong Yu and Murong Jin, put his hands on their arms, and said casually, "Second brother, you don't still think about that Furong girl, do you?" ”
Murong Yu's hand hidden in his sleeve was clenched into a fist, trembling slightly because of excessive force, and he still looked smiling on the surface, "Brother Huang said that he was joking, how could the younger brother have a relationship with the woman of the Qinglou and disgrace the royal family?" ”
Murong Xiu didn't continue to make things difficult for him, and said to Murong Jin again, "I heard someone say a few days ago that Ah Jin asked the county lord of Zhaoyue to visit the plum garden?" ”
"Yes, the county lord of Zhaoyue has helped her brother many times before, so I want to take this opportunity to thank her."
"Really?" Murong Xiu had a playful expression, "If you want to say that this Zhaoyue County Lord, his temper is a little stinky, but the long one is also called a bright and moving, isn't Ah Jin tempted?" ”
"I ......"
Murong Jin wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Murong Chuyao, "You bastard, how long has your brother's biological mother Hu Guifei died, and you are asking him to marry a wife, isn't this putting him in a place of unfilial piety?" ”
Murong Jin: ......
Murong Jin didn't think that his good father, the emperor, would really care about his marriage, even if he was in the filial piety period, he could make a marriage agreement first, and then get married after the filial piety period passed, but seeing Murong Chuyao so urgent, could it be ...... He didn't want to let himself marry Chu Luan?
"It's Xiyun, you have already reached the crown, but you have been unwilling to marry a wife, if the imperial sister knows, she should also scold you for being unfilial."
Speaking of the eldest princess, Wei Li straightened his face, "Back to Your Majesty, now that the frontier has not recovered, the minister really has no mind to ......"
"It's because I don't have a heart, or I haven't met the person I like." Murong Jingxian quipped. She is the youngest princess in the palace and the most favored by Murong Chuyao, but it is a pity that her mother died early and has been raised by the queen mother's side.
"Don't have someone you like? Isn't the relationship between Xiyun and the second girl of the Ruan family very good, I have always seen them go in and out with Gu Yan's group before, talking and laughing. The fifth prince joked with a gossipy face.
Nguyen Qianyan? Wei Li admitted that she was indeed very interesting, and her talent was also admired by him, and he was afraid that there were few women in the world who could have such talent as her. I can always make a variety of delicious and novel sweets. But if you want to talk about his feelings for her, it's more about treating her as a friend like He Ying.
"Miss Ruan? I've seen her! Murong Jingxian suddenly became excited, "She is so beautiful, she speaks gently, she can recite poems, and the pastries she makes are delicious." ”
"When did you see that?" Murong Yu and Ruan Qianyan are not familiar with each other, Murong Jingxian usually stays in the palace, how can she have the opportunity to meet outsiders.
Murong Jingxian didn't pretend anymore, "Last time I asked the Sixth Emperor Brother to take me out to play, but he had something to do, so he left me in Brother Xiyun's mansion, Brother Xiyun didn't know why he wasn't in the mansion, so I could only play by myself." It didn't take long for someone to report that Ruan Er Girl had come to find Brother Xiyun. She danced on the ground as she spoke, and several people were afraid that she would fall, "I went to see her, she was so beautiful, and she also gave me a pastry for Brother Xiyun to eat, that pastry I have never seen before, white and glutinous, melts in the mouth." ”
Wei Li remembered that Shi Yi had told him that Miss Ruan had come, and he seemed to have gone to Jinyan Street to investigate Yanrongfang that day, and he also mistook a girl for Miss Chu.
The queen looked at her mouthful of oil and kept talking, and she also thought it was funny, and deliberately teased, "You, you know how to eat." In the future, you will praise whoever makes food for you? ”
"My son didn't have it." Murong Jingxian's little face bulged, like a soft bun, very cute. She was angry and went to pull Murong Jin again, "Sixth Emperor Brother, you have also seen Miss Ruan." Then who do you think is better-looking, she or Lord Zhaoyue? ”
"Needless to say, it's naturally Miss Ruan." Murong Xiaoge answered for him.
"You've seen them too?"
"The last time I met at Lord Lin's banquet, that Zhaoyue County Lord, I saw that his temperament was too arrogant, and he was not suitable for the Sixth Emperor Brother." Murong Xiaoge was brought up by Concubine Hu Guifei, so she was naturally closer to Murong Jin, so she would think about him everywhere.
"Okay, this other person's daughter is talking about it vigorously, today's New Year, let's have a good meal together, these things will be discussed later." In the end, it was Murong Chuyao who interrupted a few people to continue gossiping.