Chinese New Year's Eve, farewell to the old year and welcome the new year.

"Crackle~Horn~...... Crackling ~ Horn ~", the sound of firecrackers sounded everywhere inside and outside the capital, one after another, endlessly. Although the night is dark, it is the busiest time of the year.

There is a folk saying, "Xin burns firecrackers and eats wine". Those who are "Xin" and "New" are also listed as the eighth in the Heavenly Stem, and those who are "Xu" are also "extinguished" and are listed as the eleventh branch of the earth. The ancients used the heavenly stem to observe the stars, counting the years and months, and measuring the good fortune and evil. In the twenty cadres and branches, "Xin" is listed in front of "戌".

The reason for the custom of lighting firecrackers is roughly two: one says that on the day of the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the beast will go to the world to do evil, and the people set off firecrackers to drive away the beast and keep peace; the other is that the people in ancient times lived a lot of hardships, and the year is coming, people pray for good luck and good life in the coming year, and the sound of firecrackers is to let the sound of firecrackers bring good wishes to the clouds and let the gods hear.

"Eat wine", "need to eat wine", and "need to eat wine" means that the last meal of the year should be eaten with good wine and meat, so as to comfort the family for a year's hard work.

On this important festival, red lanterns are hung everywhere inside and outside the Jaw Palace, pasted with gilded red couplets, and the style is brilliant. The guards and servants were all dressed in new clothes, their hair was newly combed, and they all wore smiles on their faces as if they were spreading as if joy were spreading among them.

Above the main hall of the palace, King Jaw and the princess are sitting on the main seat, Xia Chengxuan, Xia Chengyi, Mei Yuanchen and Haitang are seated in turn on the left, and Chu Zhong, Du Chong, Zhou Xukuan, and Lu Jianting are in place on the right. More than a dozen musicians sat next to the main seat, playing the popular repertoire of the New Year's Festival, and the silk and bamboo orchestras were continuous, like rippling water. The singers in the hall danced with the vocal music, with a light body, a graceful figure, and a beautiful dance. Although the dance music is so graceful, it seems that no one appreciates it at this time, and everyone in the hall talks to each other on their own, only Mei Yuanchen and Begonia have gloomy faces, and there is no half of the festival at all.

Mei Yuanchen sat on the seat, neither to take the cup and plate of colorful preserved fruits, nor to taste the delicious and exquisite pastries, he would sit down, sitting weakly, describing decadence. Since his parents left him yesterday, Mei Yuanchen seems to have lost his soul, his thoughts are dull, and he doesn't know the five flavors.

Although Haitang is not a relative of the palace, he is also sitting in the same column with the prince and the county lord at this moment, and the position is on the left side of Mei Yuanchen. Yesterday, after reading the letterhead, Mei Yuanchen suddenly came to hug herself, and refused to let go for a long time, which really surprised Begonia. When it was, Mei Yuanchen was gone, and Begonia didn't think much about it, and let him hold it, every time he thought about it afterwards, he always felt strange. Begonias are light, this sound, color, music and dance are not good, sitting in the hall feeling a little cramped, very thoughtful to have nine points on Mei Yuanchen. I remembered that my wife called herself into the room on the night of her departure and said a lot of thoughtful words.

"Begonia, you grew up in Meifu since childhood, I have always regarded you as my own, and now you have grown into a fallen girl's family, I am very pleased!"

I was adopted by the old lady when I was young, and I have been with my wife since I can remember, and my wife has always been kind and gentle to me, and has never made myself half wronged.

"You are already in the prime of life, and you don't realize that you have reached the age of marriage, I really can't give up on you in my heart!"

Mrs. treats herself as her own, why don't she regard her lord and Mrs. as her own parents, and just want to serve the two of them all her life, always by her side, how can she ever have the idea of leaving Meifu?

"You are the same age as Chen'er, and because you were born, I don't know which of you two is older or younger. But I see the relationship between the two of you in my eyes, he loves you and respects you like a sister, you love him and pity him like a brother. It's just that you should know that you two are not sisters and brothers after all, and in a few years, you will eventually marry each other when you grow up. I wanted to think about it in another two years, but I didn't want my lord to go to Anxian to perform his duties, which was really unexpected. When Chen'er is studying, he can't run with us, and the separation of flesh and blood is inevitable. It's just that the dust is left alone in the capital, how can you bear it. ”

The son and the lady have never been far away, and Haitang knows that if she is not helpless, how can the lord and the lady make this decision.

"I just want to ask you something, and you can be honest, but don't be shy. ”

Thinking of his wife's words during the day, Begonia naturally thought of something, only to feel that her cheeks were warm and her heart was slightly swaying.

"Everyone has selfishness, I don't want you to marry someone else in the future, and I don't want Chen'er to marry him in the future, I look forward to it in my heart, and in two years, you and Chen'er will be happy and finally become a family. Begonia, I'm just going to ask you, if you make this matchmaking appointment, would you be willing?"

Haitang's face turned red, bowed his head and remained silent, and he replied softly for a long time, "I am blessed by the old lady, and this matter should be decided by the old man and the lady, and Haitang dare not disobey."

Thinking of this answer at this moment, Haitang still felt her mind rippling, and then looked at Mei Yuanchen next to her, in addition to pity and pity, she had a different kind of feelings.

Mei Yuanchen is still immersed in the complicated memories of the past, this time and can't extricate himself, where does he know that Begonia is in his mind? Thinking that his father and mother have traveled hundreds of miles at this moment, I don't know where to settle tonight? Is there still his usual place to sit during the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet? Is he still stewing his favorite Qingxi bamboo silk chicken? In previous years, there were fathers and mothers by his side, but this year, Mei Yuanchen first tasted the pain of parting in the world, who knew that it was so sad and sad.

"Crackle~Horn~...... Crackling ~ Horn ~", the sound of firecrackers sounded everywhere inside and outside the capital, one after another, endlessly. Chinese New Year's Eve, farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. Mei Yuanchen slowly raised his head and looked at the sky outside the hall, and at this moment there was only one prayer in his heart, wishing to leave the new year and leave the old year......