Syndicate Growth Manual

It has been a month since the heavy snow on the winter solstice, but the weather is getting colder and colder, and there have been two light snowfalls in succession.The mansion was understaffed, and the hostess was in poor health, causing the garden to be almost buried in snow.

"Shall we go to the garden to smash snow balls?" Yuan Jue was wrapped in a big fur cloak like a ball, and he suggested, "Go to the back garden, where there is no one to sweep the snow, and the snow is piled up thick. La!"

Zhencheng Aimi, wearing a thin satin cloak and a hood, shook her head disapprovingly: "Yesterday Aunt Liqiu told us not to go to the back garden to play in the snow, the flower pot on the small road was buried by the snow, Accidentally sprained my ankle! Besides, the math homework left by my master today is very difficult, I want to go back and think about it..."

Yuan Jue also thought about homework, and couldn't help but wailed: "I don't have that many fingers, and I can't count with my toes."

"You are all pig brains!" Zhao Xiaoyuan walked aside proudly, "I don't need to break my fingers to calculate that homework!" After he was overjoyed, he felt a little guilty, after all, they are still elementary school students now, and the math homework is really simple, he can be regarded as taking advantage of it Big deal.

"You're the smart one!" Yuan Jue rolled his eyes, and ran to him in a blink of an eye to push him, "Let's go, I'll copy your homework, and then let's play in the snow behind!"

The three of them walked through the vertical flower gate step by step and went to the Osmanthus Garden.

As the new year is approaching, Zhao Chen will go to the military camp whenever there is no court meeting. The army seems to be recruiting troops, so the military merchant who taught them archery also returned.On the day before New Year's Eve, all four courses in Ritual and Music will also be suspended, because Yi Qi has to go home to prepare for New Year's Eve to worship ancestors.In addition to arranging sweeping and dust removal in the ancestral hall, snow removal on the roads in the mansion and other trivial matters these days, Li Qiu and the others have to prepare the dresses for the father and son to enter the palace.

As usual on New Year's Eve, you have to enter the palace to worship and watch the Nuo ceremony. Others prepare a set of dresses, which is fine for you to wear once a year, but the two fathers and sons in the Zhongjun Mansion can't do it. Not to mention Zhao Xiaoyuan entered the palace for the first time this year, it was Zhao Xiaoyuan. Chen, in the past two years, he has still grown taller. Last year, he wore a dress that still fit. This year, when he got up, the hem was a bit shorter.

A few days earlier, Lichun patted his chest and rejoiced: "Fortunately, I tried it on a month earlier. If I found this out suddenly, no matter how fast we are, it will be too late!"

No, if the hem of ordinary clothes is short, it is nothing more than a piece of seam, but the hem of a dress is a few feet of seam, and the patterns are all exquisite, and there is no way to change it within a month.

As soon as Zhao Yuan and the others entered the yard, they were arrested to try on clothes.Zhao Yuan tried on his great dress. Although Yuan Jue and Zhen Cheng did not enter the palace, several maids sewed new clothes for them.

"It's red..." Zhencheng shyly touched the bright red satin robe on his body, the black belt embroidered with gold patterns, and the jade buckle.The highlight is that the foot of the robe is embroidered with a white rabbit with silver thread.Yuan Jue was also wearing a red robe, but with a poodle embroidered on the foot of the robe.He is used to wearing clothes of this color, and when he saw Zhen Cheng's ears turning red, he couldn't help pointing at him and laughing.

Zhao Yuan looked down at his own big dress, it was all black with a golden edge, it seemed that it had nothing to do with celebration.

"It's a pity that we can't go into the palace to watch the Nuo ceremony this time," Yuan Jue looked at him enviously, "My maternal ancestor's home is in Xianjun, Lianzhou, where there is a 'expulsion' ceremony, so it must not be as spectacular as the Nuo ceremony." Xianjun Adjacent to the capital Jiangcheng, it belongs to Lianzhou and is the largest county in the country.

Zhencheng said: "My maternal ancestor's family is also in Xianjun. Then I will go to see "Exorcism" with my second brother. Last year, I saw a few cousins ​​who bought masks and drums. When they play drums while wearing a mask, they will sprinkle a handful of Jiangmi Tang, and then avoid it! If you pick up that Jiangmi Tang and eat it, you will not get sick in the coming year!"

"I think Xianjun is more interesting," Zhao Yuan said enthusiastically, "There are Jiangcheng every year, but they are only found in Xiafang. There are many kidnappers there on New Year's Day. My father won't allow me to play, but I There is also a drum brought back by Jiaxun... I heard from my father that the palace is magnificent, and there are more than a hundred boys who play the role of the scorpion, as well as Fang Xiangshi and the twelve divine beasts, but there are no folks who can do it. Drumming was fun."

Yuan Jue was very happy when he heard that, patted his chest and said, "You think our Xianjun is good, so I'll bring you a Fang Xiangshi mask!"

"I'll also bring you Xianjun's lacquer painting drum!" Zhen Cheng was not to be outdone.

The maidservants kneeling beside them covered their mouths and laughed, the atmosphere was rarely cheerful.

At this time, the Qi Palace was not peaceful.

Fan Lan was leaning on the couch of Arhats, with a beautiful curve outlined in a blue robe.She inherited the appearance of the old grandmother of the Fan family, with willow-leaf eyebrows, amorous eyes, milk-like skin, black and soft long hair slanted, and a string of fine rice beads hanging from a jade hairpin of excellent water color.

She slanted her forehead, frowned slightly, staring at the trembling bead curtain in thought.

"What are you thinking, lady?" Rujin, the palace maid serving Fan Lan, held a plate of crystal plum cake and asked softly, "Can I have some cakes?"

Fan Lan lowered her eyes, bit her red lips and pushed away the pastry: "I was thinking, why is my aunt still so stupid."

A month ago, someone from the Yu family sent her a letter, and the contents of the letter made her both shocked and angry.It is not easy for a woman to survive in this world, only relying on the protection of the family, if one person makes a mistake, the same family and the same surname will be implicated, and the daughter of the Fan family will not worry about marrying, because she will never be a concubine because she is well-bred. In the eyes of the world, she is a noble girl with a surname... With this reputation, even a concubine like her could not be successfully promoted to the position of a worldly wife in the court.

Now that she is at the right age and has given birth to a child for His Majesty, no one in Qi Qi Palace can touch her except Concubine Qi and Zhao Jing.

If the two sisters from the direct branches of the Fan family were really allowed to marry a concubine as a concubine, from now on, the daughter of the Fan family would fall from her high position, and she would be ridiculed in the palace... Her daughter would also be because of her Cousins ​​are looked down upon by other princes and grandchildren!

Yu concealed something in the letter at the beginning, and did not say why the good Zhao Chen would be so arrogant, and why his father would agree to such absurd things--concubines can invite family members into the palace to meet each other before New Year's Eve, so she called Mrs. Yu came in and asked carefully, and Mrs. Yu had no choice but to tell her.As her aunt, her whole life has been smooth and smooth, so it is obviously easier to think about problems, she is greedy for profit, and she is born to treat others as fools... But Zhao Chen is going too far!He is obviously taking the opportunity to take revenge on the Fan family!

"Yes, I can't stand idly by," Fan Lan sat up after thinking about it, got up and walked back and forth on the soft and thick lichen, "Since Tang Niang and the others are involved in this matter, it has something to do with me, I have to find a way. "

Ru Jin also thought about it, and suggested: "My lady, why don't you go to Qi Concubine Xiaojun? The slaves have heard that Ru Lu who is beside Qi Concubine once looked for the general during the Nuo ceremony, and the little eunuch Shuo in our palace has eavesdropped. It is to question him why he refused Gong Ziyu's banquet."

She raised her head to see that Fan Lan was listening attentively, and continued, "Lady thought, how old was your son Yu last year, why did you invite the general? I'm afraid there is Qi Concubine behind her, who is trying to win people's hearts for you, and wants the general to help you in the future." Her son has ascended to the throne!"

Fan Lan frowned, and muttered to herself: "That's right, although Gongzi Yu is not a concubine, as the eldest son of His Majesty, he is only an arm's length away from the position of Crown Prince. If His Majesty does not appoint a wife, or simply promote Qi Concubine as the crown prince." Mrs. Zheng, he can become the crown prince. Concubine Qi came to Zhao Chen for this only." Her eyes lit up, "It seems that Zhao Chen refused. With Concubine Qi's vengeful temperament, I think I have long held grudges in my heart. As long as I provoke you a little, the sparks will flourish..."

When she arrived at Changchun Palace, Qi Pin was playing music with several musicians, slowly hanging down her sleeves and sideways.There were smokers placed at all four corners of the side hall, and the scented heat warmed the entire palace. Qi Concubine danced for only two quarters of an hour, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Xiao Jun's dancing posture is more and more attractive, and I feel ashamed." Fan Lan sat on the side, leaning her elbows against the short table, and gently clasped her hands together.

"Why do you come to my place when you have time?" Qi Pin casually rolled up her sleeves, straightened her posture, and then walked towards her gracefully.She was three years older than Fan Lan, but she was as young and beautiful as when she entered the palace, with a magnificent face and a lazy and flirtatious temperament. Years of dancing practice made her waist slender and her figure light.Although Fan Lan considered herself a beauty, she did not dare to be self-confident in front of this evergreen tree in Zhao's harem.

Fan Lan said in an affectionate and respectful tone: "I have encountered a headache and I don't know what to do, so I thought of asking you for advice. Besides, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I really think about it. I'm bored, so I came to find Xiaojun to pass the time."

There were a lot of people who flattered Concubine Qi in the palace, but she still followed Fan Lan's tricks. Hearing this, she laughed a few times, put on a smock casually and sat down opposite her.

"Tell me, what bothered you and made you find my place?" She propped her chin, her winking eyes were soft, and she said with a smile.

Even though Fan Lan was also a woman, her heart beat faster and she blushed.She cursed secretly in her heart, straightened her face and explained the matter of the Fan family and the Zhao family with more details, mainly highlighting Zhao Chen's unreasonableness.

"...Xiao Jun's comment, is this Zhao Chen too much?" Fan Lan couldn't calm down, "Even if my mother is out of touch for a while, it still means that the marriage with his family is a certainty, who knows that Zhao Chen would bite back. I If you don't let it out, it will be really difficult to face the two nieces of your mother's family!"

Qi Le's complexion was difficult to distinguish, but his smile gradually disappeared, and he became thoughtful.

"Zhao Chen..."

She couldn't help but think of the contempt in Zhao Chen's eyes when the other party rejected her solicitation last year, especially what Rulu described to her when she came back.Although Zhao Chen didn't utter any harsh words, or even politely refused, she seemed to feel Zhao Chen's contempt for her.

Not only did he despise her dancer's background—although she entered the palace as the daughter of Marquis Guangle, but everyone knew that it was just a layer of gold plating, he also despised her son.Zhao Chen thinks that her son's blood is not pure enough to be the crown prince of a country!

Concubine Qi did not shy away from her background, she was even proud of her background.If it wasn't for her excellent dancing skills that attracted His Majesty's favor, and if she hadn't practiced dancing for many years to maintain her beauty, would she be able to ascend to the position of being the only one in the harem today?But she can't tolerate someone who despises her son!Gongzi Yu is the most outstanding among His Majesty's sons, who else is worthy to be the heir apparent besides him?

Fan Lan's matter had nothing to do with her, but it slowly aroused her hatred for Zhao Chen.

"Xiaojun," Fan Lan raised her head and asked her with an innocent look, "tell me, how can I vent my anger?"

Qi Le casually looked at the other hand, this hand was well maintained, the fingers were like onion roots, extremely beautiful.She never smeared Danko, but felt that it covered up her natural beauty.

"I remember, isn't his son also going to enter the palace?" She said casually, "Teach that kid a lesson, if something happens to him, your nieces and daughters, can Zefu marry another one?"