After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Although the Qian family and the Yu family are related by marriage, Concubine Qian has always disliked Concubine Yu's frivolity.

Similarly, Concubine Yu also looked down upon Concubine Qian's dull and dull look.

In the past, when Concubine Yu was a noble concubine, she always had the upper hand over Concubine Qian. Now that she has been demoted, she does not have as much say in the palace as Concubine Qian.

So Concubine Qian also seized the opportunity to trouble Concubine Yu, and said with a smile: "Sister, today is a New Year's Eve banquet, not a performance competition for talents and beauties.

Besides, the people who entered the palace this time were at least the daughters of third-grade officials. How could my sister let them perform the skills of these actors in public?

And my sister actually wanted to bet on something, and those who didn’t know thought she was a gambler. "

Many of the young ladies who were about to move their minds stopped thinking after hearing this. Even the emperor fell silent after hearing these words. After all, it was indeed beneath the dignity of these rich families to perform their talents in public.

Judging from the culture of the Great Yan Dynasty, these daughters of aristocratic families were trained in housekeeping skills from elementary school, and they were trained according to the standards of the head wives.

Those songs and dances were usually learned for concubines or actors. Of course, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are exceptions.

However, there are still many young ladies who learn singing and dancing in private. After all, adding fragrance to red sleeves is also a way to win over men.

Concubine Yu's face darkened even more when she heard this. Qian, a bitch, must not have thought it over, and dared to embarrass her in public.

She rolled her eyes and saw Yan Qingqing, who was eating deliciously at the side, and said sarcastically: "Hey, sister Qian, I don't dare to take what I said.

With Mrs. Mingzhao here, my sister is still far from being called a gambler.

Who in the capital doesn't know that Mrs. Mingzhao earned 400,000 taels of silver from the gambling house.

This is really the first time since the founding of the Yan Dynasty that officials have gathered in public to gamble. "

After Concubine Yu said this, everyone looked at Yan Qingqing with bright eyes.

Concubine Yu's words were obviously very targeted, and some people secretly speculated whether Mrs. Mingzhao had offended Concubine Yu in some way.

Yan Qingqing cursed in her heart. She couldn't even eat a meal to make people feel at ease. This was a fight between gods and little devils. She could be shot even while lying down.

However, Yan Qingqing put down her chopsticks calmly and said: "What Concubine Yu said is that not only did I earn 400,000 taels of silver, but I also picked up a son-in-law who was the number one scholar for nothing.

It can be seen that Han Yu is prosperous in our family. Why did you let my wife catch up with such a good thing?

But I don’t admit it when it comes to gathering gambling officials’ wives in public.

After all, my wife doesn’t even know which way the door of the gambling house opens.

The reason why Han Yu could win the first prize was because she didn't know the other students at all, so she just imitated everyone's arty style.

By the way, I also heard that Ji Tongwen and Tanhua Muyang, who were ranked second in the same class, also bet on Han Yu.

When it comes to officials gathering to gamble in public, it should be the two of them.

Besides, we in the Yan Dynasty have always been allowed to bet on the number one scholar. "

Anyway, Ji Tongwen is the grandson of Mr. Ji Ge, and Mu Yang is the legitimate son of the Jiangnan Mu family. They all bet on what Yan Qingqing is afraid of.

Not only them, but also all the dignitaries in the capital haven't placed bets. It's just that they are not as lucky as themselves.

Yan Qingqing's words were neither humble nor arrogant, and she even openly admitted that she just gambled and made a huge profit. Let's see what you can do.

Of course, the news about Lang Wang's mother-in-law, who was the number one scholar in the dynasty, also spread throughout the capital.

Mrs. Pei on the side also laughed when she heard this: "Yes, Mrs. Mingzhao is right, I also staked three thousand taels at the beginning, but it is a pity that I don't have Mrs. Mingzhao's eye for pearls, so I lost all my money. "

Mrs. Pei's words touched the hearts of everyone, and they all nodded. They all placed some bets at the beginning, thinking about how much they could earn.

Concubine Yu's face turned red with anger when she saw this, but she could not refute these words.

But in the end, someone stood up and asked for a performance.

They themselves are not afraid of losing their status, so the emperor has nothing to worry about.

Once someone is the first to take advantage of the situation, others will naturally follow suit.

In the end, the New Year's Eve dinner turned into a talent show competition.

Yan Qingqing also enjoyed watching the excitement, which was much more interesting than watching the actors perform.

Look at which girl that girl is from. She dances really well. Just by doing the splits, you can see that her body is very flexible.

There was also a girl who didn’t know whose family the singer was. Her singing voice was breathy, which made people feel a little distraught.

Mrs. Pei on the side sighed and said in a low voice: "These foxy girls are not performing their talents, they are clearly here to seduce the emperor.

Even if I sing with such a broken voice, I will feel short of breath as soon as I hear it, and I am not afraid that I will not be able to take a breath and will choke myself to death. "

Mrs. Pei has always looked down upon these young ladies from civil servant families, so she is naturally rude when speaking to them.

Yan Qingqing almost spit out the tea in her mouth when she heard her thoughts.

This palace banquet lasted for two hours, and the emperor looked a little tired before announcing the disbandment.

Yan Qingqing also had enough to eat and drink, and then followed the large army out of the palace.

It was already eleven o'clock at night when he got home, and Yan Qingqing asked Mu Xi to go back and rest quickly.

The next day was the New Year, and the New Year atmosphere in the capital was particularly strong. At four or five o'clock in the morning, Yan Qingqing was woken up by a burst of crackling firecrackers.

It's a new year again, and she quickly climbed out of bed.

Ruxue saw Yan Qingqing getting up and quickly called Xiaoman and the others to dress up Yan Qingqing.

Ruyi got married, and although she was still serving Yan Qingqing, she generally didn't have that much energy. Yan Qingqing didn't let her go all night, so Yan Qingqing had to pay more attention to things like snow in Yan Qingqing's room.

Ruxue looked at Yan Qingqing and asked: "Madam, you came back very late yesterday, and you got up so early today. Have you had a good rest?"

Yan Qingqing replied: "This is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I can't sleep anyway, so I might as well get up early.

After a while, those children will come over to give me New Year greetings. What will I look like if I still stay in bed? "

Ruxue heard this and quickly helped Yan Qingqing wash up.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished cleaning up, Li Xiangping brought several younger brothers and sisters over to pay Yan Qingqing New Year greetings.

Yan Qingqing still prepared red envelopes for them, but the amount today was much larger, with each person getting two thousand taels of silver notes.

Although Li Xiangjian is missing, there is Mu Xi, and the family is also very lively.

They knelt down one by one to pay New Year greetings to Yan Qingqing, and Yan Qingqing asked Ruxue to give them red envelopes one by one.

They don't lack money now, but as before, they can't wait to open the red envelope after receiving it.

Especially Li Xiangkang was shocked when he saw that there were actually two thousand taels.

He is the poorest in the whole family, and he spends all the pocket money his mother gives him to buy books.

Moreover, he is now an uncle and an adult, and he has to give out lucky money to his nieces and nephews.

Now that he has these two thousand taels of silver notes, he has enough confidence, right?

While the family was busy, Butler Yu came to report that King Chen and Lord Ling were here.