Notes of Lanxi Crossing

Chapter 114 New Year's Eve
It seems that although everyone didn't say it clearly, they really didn't approve of Nan Xiang's character in their hearts.

Only then did Lan Xi feel better.

However, even if this is the case, there is no reason for the disciples to bring their children to the door directly. The relationship between the two of them is already so close?
Not only Lanxi didn't understand, but the prince who just came out of the prime minister's mansion didn't understand either.

The prince brought Zhan Yu to the prime minister's mansion today to pay New Year's greetings to the prime minister, and he happened to come out of it at this time.

"His Royal Highness, have you just come out of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Song Qinnian cupped his hands towards the crown prince who was wearing a golden uniform.

"Master Song!" Zhan Xi never expected to run into Song Qinnian who brought a bunch of children to the Prime Minister's Mansion by such a coincidence.

"You too……"

Everyone understands the prince's unfinished intentions. Although Song Qinnian had no intention of publicizing his relationship with the prime minister, he had no choice but to nod at this moment and said: "The prime minister has the kindness to teach me the way. Naturally, I dare not forget the etiquette."

"Master Song respects teachers so much, he is worthy of being a role model for Jingyan's students, Xi still needs to learn more from you." The prince's face showed admiration at the right time.

"The lower officials are just doing their duty as a human being, so I shouldn't praise you like this. On the contrary, you are the prince. The students respect your virtues very much. It is my luck, Jingyan, to have such an outstanding prince like you."

"Master Song is absurd. Xi still has too many shortcomings. I really dare not be complacent."

Song Qinnian and Zhan Xi flattered each other, and Lan Xi thought it was funny.

After the two of you came and talked with each other for a while, Zhan Xi had the time to say hello to Lan Xi and the others.

Song Lanzhang and Zhanxi were about the same age, but they still saw each other for a few words, while Song Lanshu greeted him with some avoidance, and never spoke again after that.

Song Lanjiu and Lanxi always played with Zhan Jin and Zhan Yu, and Zhan Yu always went to Song Mansion to find them, so Lan Xi and the prince often came to pick up their younger siblings and often met.

As a result, among the people present, the feeling between them was the most familiar.

Several people chatted for about a quarter of an hour not far from the gate of the prime minister's mansion, and then the prince took the lead to say goodbye.

"It's getting late, and I won't waste your time anymore, Xie will go ahead!"

Song Qinnian and the sons and daughters of the Song family said goodbye to him according to his words, and the two parties turned their backs.

After walking a certain distance, Zhan Xicai looked back casually to watch the Song family enter the prime minister's residence.

Looking at it, he made a new discovery - the concierge of the prime minister's mansion seemed to be very familiar with the Song family, and even led them into the gate without even passing on the pass.

The prince's heart suddenly became a little more surprised.

The prime minister is a veritable important weapon of the country, not to mention the prince, even the emperor Zhan Heng dare not belittle him.

Therefore, after Zhanxi left the palace this time, he first went to the house of the uncle of the queen's mother's family, and only sat there for a short while before rushing to the prime minister's mansion to pay respects.

However, it’s better to come early than coincidentally!The prince secretly set in his heart.

If not, how could he have found out that Song Qinnian even brought all his sons and daughters with him when he paid New Year's greetings to the Prime Minister.

For the sake of being able to do this, Song Qinnian is not an ordinary student of the prime minister on the surface at all. He only found out today that the other party and the prime minister still have a mentor-student relationship.

The relationship between Song Qinnian and the prime minister is so close, but he has been able to hide it for so many years without showing any signs of publicity. This determination is really shocking.

The prince had a new understanding of Song Qinnian, who also felt a little strange when he stepped into the gate, and stopped in a daze.

Song Qinnian did not move at the same place now, and the concierge did not dare to warn him, but his face could not help but show embarrassment.

Lan Xi had been led by Song Qinnian all this time, upon seeing this, he gently shook his hand and asked, "Father, why didn't you leave all of a sudden?"

Song Qinnian came back to his senses, and looked back as if feeling something, but only saw the back of the prince leading the head of the East Palace away.

"Could it be that I'm thinking too much?" Song Qinnian shook his head, thinking a little bit.

"What?" Song Qinnian said in a low voice, Lan Xi only thought he was answering himself, and reminded him again.

"Father, let's go quickly, or we'll have to stay for lunch any later."

Song Qinnian gave her a reassuring look, and then said to the children who showed concern in the same way: "It's nothing, I just remembered something small, let's go, don't keep the teacher waiting!"

After finishing speaking, he took Lanxi by the hand and continued walking in with Song Lanzhang and others.

Lanxi finally met the mentor Song Qinnian spoke of, Meng Wei, the current prime minister whom Jingyan had hoped for.

This is an old man in his seventies. When he saw Lan Xi holding Song Qinnian, he happily called her to sit down in front of him. He not only placed sweets and pastries in front of Lan Xi, but also poured out a cup of hot water for her. Warm the tea to relieve her tiredness.

Lan Xi didn't expect that the Prime Minister was such a kind and kind person, and he couldn't help but feel a little close to him, and his big watery eyes were filled with a bright smile.

"Teacher, don't spoil her so much, this child is the best at climbing up poles."

Song Qinnian was very pleased that Lanxi was liked by his teacher, but he still hurt her.

Meng Wei stroked his beard and shaved a look at the student: "What do you know, it's smart, it's much better than your stupid look before."

Ok?
Lan Xi looked at Song Qinnian curiously, could it be that his father was also a stupid bookworm when he was young?
Song Qinnian gave her a warning look, cleared his throat uncomfortably and begged Meng Wei for mercy: "Teacher, the children are all here, please save me some face!"

Meng Wei shook his head with a smile, and asked about other things.

"When you went out just now, did you see anyone?"

In fact, this can be done without asking, the crown prince and the Song family came here one after another, it's strange that they didn't meet each other.

"Today was a bit of a coincidence, just in time for the prince to come out of it, so the student had a brief conversation with him." Song Qinnian replied, a thought flashed between his brows.

"I remember that at this time in previous years, the prince should be offering sacrifices in the ancestral temple with the emperor..."

The current emperor Zhan Heng is a person who doesn't like red tape, and he has simplified all the rules left by the previous emperors and ancestors that can be improved or saved.

Take the Chinese New Year as an example. When the first emperor was still alive, he attached great importance to the Spring Festival every year. Preparations for it began inside and outside the palace since the Laba Festival, and there was no idle place in the entire capital.

After New Year's Eve, from the beginning of the first day of the new year, the wives would get up and dress up before dawn, line up to enter the palace to celebrate the new year, and kneel outside the palace gate for several hours in a row.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the clothes you wear should not be too bulky. Every time the married woman enters the palace, half her life will be tossed, and such days will continue until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

(End of this chapter)