The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 43
In the evening, the entire palace became lively. Concubine Zhang ordered the housekeeper to give the servants a holiday and prepare a banquet for everyone to have fun together.

Mu Xu, on the other hand, was wearing a court dress and went to the Daqing Palace to attend the emperor's New Year's Eve banquet. With his status, he sat in front, just under the Supreme Emperor, the emperor and the prince.To be honest, apart from the really good singing and dancing in the palace, the dinner is really not flattering. By the time he arrives, the dishes are only a little warm. One can imagine what the dishes of the officials sitting at the entrance of the Daqing Palace look like. The oil flowers are all frozen.

After the Taishanghuang and the emperor had finished their New Year's Eve speeches, all the princes and ministers toasted the two of them one by one. He was so busy that he returned home with the blessings given by the Taishanghuang and the emperor.

He rewarded the little eunuch who brought the blessing dishes with silver, sent him away, and asked his servants to go to the ancestral hall with the dishes, and personally dedicated the blessing dishes to the ancestors.Mu Xu just went to Songhe Hall to accompany his grandmother, who was watching the new year.

When it was over, Mu Xu returned to his yard after waiting for his grandmother to sleep and sending his mother back.

Send Ju Jian and the others who were waiting in the main room back to rest, let Xiang Ling take off his court clothes, and said to Xiang Ling and Mei Jian, who was checking the brazier in the house, "You two also go to rest quickly, tomorrow morning Get up early."

When the two girls retreated, Mu Xu lay on the bed, thinking that he was going to be engaged. Speaking of which, this was the first time in two lives, and it was Sister Lin who was going to marry in the future. Thinking over and over again.I didn't sleep at all, and watched the orb on the bed.

The next day, after a night of observing the orbs, Mu Xu got up energetically, finished practicing the kung fu unshakably, and gave a red envelope to each of the little girls.

I went to pay my respects to my grandmother and mother, and naturally accepted their red envelopes.Then he escorted his mother into the palace non-stop, and when his mother went to the harem, Mu Xu turned around and went to the Daqing Hall to participate in the Zhengdan court celebration.

When they arrived at the Daqing Hall, they saluted with the class. After the envoys from various countries paid respects to the emperor on behalf of their respective monarchs, the ministers went back and forth to say cups and present birthdays. They did not leave until noon.

Mu Xu left the palace and waited at the gate of the palace for half an hour before Princess Changning came out in a sedan chair, sent her mother in palace clothes to the carriage, and ordered the servants to go back to the palace.

Mu Xu rode to the window of the carriage and asked, "Mother, does the palace allow you to return to Liaodong?"

Princess Changning's voice came through the curtain, "Since I have spoken, your grandfather and uncle will naturally agree, but just tell our house not to make a big noise." Hearing what his mother said, Mu Xufang put his heart down.

In the past, it was fine to celebrate the New Year in Liaodong, but now in Beijing, Mu Xu felt for the first time that the ancients valued etiquette.

From participating in the emperor's banquet on New Year's Eve, to attending the Zhengdan court celebration on the first day of the new year, and accompanying my mother back to the second palace on the second day of the new year.Busy until the third day of junior high school, I got up early in the morning to go to the ancestral hall to participate in the ancestor worship, and then accompanied my mother to prepare the annual ceremony for each family.Even though his body is already inhuman, and he is dizzy from work, he doesn't know how those normal people survived.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Mu Xu got up early in the morning and sent someone to deliver gifts to the houses of several uncles and aunts.When Sishi arrived, Mu Xu personally protected his grandmother and went to Rongguo Mansion.

A few days ago, Jia's Mansion received a post from the Dongping County Prince's Mansion. Someone checked at the gate of the mansion early this morning. When they saw the carriage frame of the Dongping County Prince's Mansion, the door quickly reported it.

When Mu Xu and the others came to the gate of Rong Mansion, the two brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen were in front, followed by Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and Jia Rong, who were already waiting at the gate.

Mu Xu naturally didn't dare to be rude when he saw it, so he got off his horse and greeted everyone.Jia Lian ordered his servants to drive the carriage to the second gate. There was already a sedan chair waiting there. Mu Xu personally helped her grandmother get off the carriage and put the sedan chair on.Concubine Zhang ordered in the sedan chair, "Xu'er, just go and talk to your Uncle and the others, and leave me alone." Mu Xu nodded in agreement, and accompanied by Jia She and the others, went to Rongxi Hall to talk.

Concubine Zhang's sedan chair came outside the Rongqing Hall, and got out of the sedan chair under the service of several maids. Mother Jia had already come out when she heard the news. Already." She is the wife of the Duke of Chaopin, so naturally she doesn't have to salute like everyone else except the queen mother and queen.

Concubine Zhang had a good relationship with her when she was young, because Mu Xu's grandfather and Jia Daishan had a close relationship back then, so she replied unceremoniously, "You also said that you are an old sister, and you haven't visited me for several years. Now I can only come in person." See you."

Mother Jia was very happy to hear her say this, "Okay, I am not, I am here to make amends to the old sister." As they spoke, the two entered the room surrounded by a group of maids.Mother Jia invited Concubine Zhang to take her seat, but she declined, and then sat on both sides of the bed with Mother Jia, and her own maid brought tea and snacks.

Jia's mother also introduced the two daughter-in-laws of King Xing and the two granddaughter-in-laws of Wang Xifeng and Li Wan.Everyone stepped forward to salute, Concubine Zhang nodded and asked them to get up, and when she saw Wang Xifeng, she smiled and said to Jia Mu, "You granddaughter-in-law, you really have such a cute little mouth, I want to snatch her away." Go back to our house and laugh with me every day."

Mother Jia laughed, "Hurry up and take this hot pepper away, I can still be quiet and quiet." Wang Xifeng refused to obey, and Zhang Taifei also smiled and said, "It's okay, girl Feng, don't be afraid of her, she doesn't want you, you can do it yourself." Come back with me." Under the jokes of several people, the room was filled with laughter for a while.

After a while, Concubine Zhang asked about Sanchun and the others, and Mother Jia ordered someone to come and see them.

When several people came, they paid homage one by one, and Concubine Zhang ordered someone to bring gifts to them.Looking at the beautiful Sanchun sisters and Lin Daiyu in front of her, Concubine Zhang said with a sour tone, "I really envy your family. Our family has been brats for generations, but now in Xu'er's life, his father's concubine gave birth to a concubine." My daughter is still far away in Liaodong."

Mother Jia has always been proud of the prosperity of her family, but now hearing her say this, she can only comfort her, "Then you just bring your granddaughter here, so why envy me."

Concubine Zhang shook her head, "I thought about it before, but the road to Liaodong is too far away, the little girl is only seven years old this year, I will talk about it when I grow up." After speaking, she looked at Daiyu, "Girl Lin, why did I not see you when I came here?" talk to me before?"

Daiyu was a little embarrassed and said, "I'll wait until the concubine and grandmother finish talking."

Concubine Zhang waved to her with a smile, and when Daiyu came to her, she pulled her to sit beside her, and said to Jia Mu, "I really like this girl, she is pretty and polite."

Seeing that Concubine Zhang valued Daiyu so much, everyone had different thoughts. Others were just envious, but Mrs. Wang was so angry that she cursed that Concubine Zhang had no vision, how could she like Jia Min who was sick.

No one in the room cared about her thoughts, only Wang Xifeng kept paying attention to her, and was happy to see her fleeting displeasure.At the moment, he intentionally joked, "Oh, I really envy Sister Lin. The old lady liked her at first, but now even the concubine likes her. Sister Lin, we might as well change."

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, and Daiyu was so ashamed that she said straightly, "Second sister-in-law is not a good person." Even Jia's mother laughed and scolded, "You are a shabby householder, and you are jealous of your sister. Be careful when you turn around and I will let Lian'er take care of you. "

After quarreling for a while, Concubine Zhang smiled and said to Mother Jia, "You know that now that Xu'er is older, her mother and I have been worrying about his marriage. I met Lin girl a while ago, and Xu'er's mother and I are very happy like her…"

Hearing Concubine Zhang talk about Mu Xu's marriage and herself, Daiyu blushed with shame, quickly covered her face with a handkerchief, got up and went behind the screen.When Jiamu saw her, she waved her hand to signal Sanchun and the unmarried girls to go down too, and then said to Concubine Zhang, "Since the old sister mentioned this girl, I will not hide it. After my poor girl has gone, I will take her to Beijing." , the intention is to let her and my Baoyu get together in the future, and I can watch her every day. So if this girl and the son become married in the future, I am afraid that outsiders will talk nonsense..."

Hearing what she said, Concubine Zhang naturally knew what she was worried about, and said with a smile, "A family of women begs for hundreds of families, I understand this truth, and you have too many worries. Whoever dares to speak nonsense in the future will make things difficult for our palace."

Only then did Mother Jia feel relieved, and continued, "Old sister is still so reasonable, this matter, I think it will be no big problem when I write a letter to my son-in-law in Yangzhou." Mrs. Wang, who couldn't hold back, said, "The old sister and the princess have vision, but they are not so shallow that they can be compared."

Concubine Zhang saw that the matter was almost settled, so she was very happy and quickly gave in.Only Mrs. Wang who stood behind knew in her heart that what the mother-in-law said was for herself, and she even cursed inwardly, this Jia Min was born a vixen, and when he went to the palace, he hooked up with the son of the palace, and there will be you in the future When everyone regrets.

(End of this chapter)