boudoir

Chapter 396
There was no time for a nap this day, the palace opened eight tables, specially to entertain the guests who came to the mansion to bid farewell to the New Year, there was no need for Liuli to cook for the eight tables, Wu Zhong and Fan Yun just set the menu and let Wu Zhong and Fan Yun do it.

This year's New Year's Eve was even more lively, Liuli invited two theater troupes as usual the year before, set up firecrackers and lanterns, and it just so happened that there was a heavy snowfall, covering the entire capital city with cotton wool.To add joy, Liuli asked people to hang small lanterns on the trees in the courtyards and write many auspicious words.

This year is a year full of hope and motivation for the imperial court, and it is the beginning of a more prosperous new dynasty. For the palace, it is also a prosperous and lively year.In this year, not only Liuli became pregnant again, Ruyi also gave birth to a daughter in the second room, she is the elder sister of the mansion, Qi Yunjing named her Hanzhi, and now she is full moon.The rules for concubines in Wang's mansion are different from those in He's mansion, whether they are concubines or concubines, they don't make any difference.This may be because the concubine's daughter does not compete with the concubine's son, so she will not fight for family property, and it is okay to pamper her. In addition, it is the first time for Qi Yunjing to have a daughter, so Hanzhi's treatment is relatively good.

In addition to Qi Mulan, there are two more children in the mansion now, of course the atmosphere is different, plus Xu Yuan Shen brought Xu Huan, Min Hua brought Su Zhong and Su Liang also came to the mansion to celebrate the New Year, there were many people No matter how lively the children are, no matter how much they laugh and make noise, they don't need much organization, and the roof is almost toppled over.

When the Mei family first heard that Liuli was going to bring Xu Yuan and the others into the mansion, her face immediately became displeased, and she said: "There is no precedent in our mansion for inviting outsiders to celebrate the New Year. system."

Liuli glanced at the people in the room, fell silent for a moment, and said: "Min Hua is my biological sister, and the two uncles are my natal family, and they are serious in-laws in the family. They will not eat the palace once they come. Second, those who don’t need the palace, should supply it to me. I will send it to the Qingtang. Besides, they are well-behaved. They are neither the kind of people who collude with outsiders to harm their own family, nor are they those who deliberately compete for some position. What's inappropriate?"

Mei's face turned pale when she heard the words of colluding with outsiders to harm her family. She had a ghost in her heart. This year, she swallowed her anger and willingly gave up Zhongfu to her. Wasn't it because she was afraid that this matter would be exposed one day? ?Finally, the queen died, and now the deposed prince and the others are also dead. No one will know the truth that Lu Zhao and the others secretly leaked back then. She can finally regain her glory with confidence. I didn't expect Liuli to say such a sentence suddenly How could he not startle her?
"What do you mean by that?" She stared at Liuli and said.

Liuli smiled, "That's what Madam heard."

Everyone in the mansion knew that the two of them were not getting along, but the Mei family had been very quiet this year, so everyone got used to her silence, and suddenly she had an argument with Liuli, which inevitably made everyone feel a little bit at a loss .King Dingbei said: "Don't say a few words! What's the fight for the New Year's Eve?" Qi Yunke and his wife also quickly persuaded Mei: "Mr. Li never bothered us, so we went to the mansion together for a new year, wouldn't it be more lively?"

Mrs. Mei saw that their father and son were all coming towards him, and the temper that had been endured for a year also came up, and said immediately: "Okay, I am unreasonable! Now this family is the master of the house, and you don't have to ask about everything in the future." Me!" Said, flicking his sleeves and entering the back room.

The room was full of embarrassment, and King Dingbei glared at Liuli, "She is your mother-in-law!" After all, Mrs. Mei is his wife, and he felt ashamed when Liuli ran away in such a rage.

If it hadn't been for Mei's leaking the secret and colluding with Empress Yuanhui and the deposed prince to ambush Qi Yunhao in the palace, Liuli would not have killed him like this. !Do you think that once the deposed prince dies, no one will know how despicable and vicious she is?She wants to expose her to the world and have nowhere to hide!

But right now is the festive New Year, so there is no need to cause trouble for the whole family at this time. Liu Li sneered secretly, but on the surface she still had to give Bei Wang this face, so she stood up and apologized: "My lord taught me the lesson. My daughter-in-law is outspoken. Because there are only these two uncles in the daughter-in-law's family, there must be some urgency, so the prince will forgive me."

King Dingbei knew that she was a human being, so since he was subdued, how could he really embarrass her?Then he waved his hand and said, "Invite the two gentlemen in, and your sister, what a crowd! I'll talk to Madam."

Liuli thanked her, and went back to tell Qi Yunhao.

Now when Liuli went to the room, she would automatically ignore Qi Yunhao, anyway, he didn't want to go, and when he went, he just put on a bad face there, everyone in the room was chatting and laughing, but he immediately fell silent there.But he is different in places other than Shangfang, he is so kind and easy-going, not only the majesty of a powerful minister, but also makes people happy to get close, so Qi Yunke and the others are willing to come to the Qingtang if they want to talk to the team.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, people go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, and then go to the palace to celebrate the new year. People from various prefectures come to visit from the second day of the new year until the Lantern Festival.This year's affairs are more and more arduous than in previous years, but Liuli is getting more and more handy, and the people around him are getting more and more discerning. Except for those in Rongxitang, all the servants in the mansion are Gradually he regarded her as the mistress of the mansion, and with Wu Zhong and his wife's reminders from time to time, Liuli's orders were given, and there was no disobedience.

However, because of the tough attitude shown by Mei Shi years ago, Liuli had a premonition that her unyielding position would also be threatened, and Mei Shi would not let the power in her hands fall aside. Just slumped because of a guilty conscience.Liuli herself doesn't care about whether Zhongshou is in charge of the palace or not. She herself will soon have a palace to take care of. Neither will.But what she has to be on guard against is whether there will be some kind of moth in the middle of the Mei family.

But should she obediently hand over this right to Mrs. Mei?That was a real joke.Even if she and Qi Yunhao are going to live in separate houses, they are still the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of the old man. They don't inherit the clan, but she has the right to speak about family affairs. Let the Mei family take over the family again, and the two houses will suffer. It's so close, she has to go to Mrs. Mei's place to say hello first when she goes back to the house, she really doesn't want to!

Besides, the Mei family will be severely punished for her mistakes after all, and at that time, she will inevitably change the family. Liuli is the daughter-in-law of the Dingbei Palace, and she doesn't want to see the palace is on the verge of changing hands. It is turbulent, so this matter still needs to be cautious.

On this day, taking advantage of the fine weather, she brought Mrs. Mu over to drink tea, and said: "Recently, I always feel dizzy and weak, and I don't know why."

Mrs. Mu hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law is a healthy person, I'm afraid that she has worked too much these days and her fetus is moving, do you want to announce the imperial physician to come and have a look?"

"Look." Liu Li looked at her and said, "It's also said that during the Chinese New Year, I have worked too much, and I was told to rest. I want to rest, but who will take care of such a big mess inside and outside the mansion? No one is right Look, I'm really worried. There are so many rich and powerful houses in Beijing, how many of them can be counted with a good family style and a quiet back house? Do you know how many things are lost because of improper discipline. "

Mrs. Mu said: "Sister-in-law said that when I was in my mother's house in the past, my mother's housekeeper was always worried. It was nothing more than that the servants were disobedient, and there were disputes in the back house. According to me, there are no rules in this world. There are too many people here, if everyone abides by the rules, there will be no such incidents."

Liuli smiled and said: "How many sensible people are there like you? Just say that in my yard, don't look at everyone as obedient as kittens, but if you indulge them once or twice, they will be able to tail you." Go up to the sky."

"People from Chaoqingtang?" Mrs. Mu opened her eyes wide, glanced around the door, and said, "I don't believe it, who doesn't know that sister-in-law keeps the yard in order and everyone respects you from the bottom of their hearts, how can they Maybe you will disobey discipline?"

"You don't believe me?" Liuli said with a smile: "If you don't believe me, from tomorrow onwards, you will come to me every day, and I will do some things for you. Now not only the people in my yard seem to obey me, but the whole The people in the palace seem to obey my order, but you should pass my order down and have a look to see if they are good or not?"

"Brother, sister-in-law wants me to order people to do things?" Mu Shi pointed to his nose, with disbelief written all over his face.Didn't Liuli's words clearly ask her to help her housekeeper?She is the third daughter-in-law, and there are two grandpas and two grandpas in the house. Although Qi Yunke will most likely inherit the clan, the second house is in the worst situation, but the third house already has the title of General Fuguo. Inherit the family business to the second room to show fairness.Besides, the Mei family is still alive in the mansion, so no matter how you look at it, it is not her turn to take care of the family. What does Liuli mean by doing this?

"You don't want to?" Liuli put down the tea, looked at her and said.

"No, it's not!" Mu Shi hurriedly waved his hands, grabbing the handkerchief with both hands, not knowing what to say.Let her, the youngest daughter-in-law, help manage such a big palace, it's too late for her to be pleasantly surprised, how could she be unwilling?She just felt that Liuli's ability to manage a palace was more than enough, and the servants all listened to her, and King Dingbei also supported her very much. In this case, it was unlikely that she would need help.And Liuli didn't clearly say to let her share the responsibility, but just asked her to come over and give instructions every day. If she reacted too much, she would appear hypocritical.So he said: "If sister-in-law finds it hard and has something to do, you can tell me to do it."

"That's it." Liuli smiled again, nodded and said, "From tomorrow onwards, you will come over after breakfast."

(End of this chapter)