Today's Concubine Xinshu also knows a little bit. She seems to be more generous with Jia Yuanchun, but is she actually trying to appease the Supreme Emperor?The Rongguo Mansion behind him is one of the four kings and eight princes whom the Supreme Emperor has always trusted.

In fact, the minds of the high-ranking concubines in the palace are similar to today's: those who can become concubines and concubines will not have a bad family background, so how can they treat someone who is nominally the daughter of the Duke's Mansion but is actually only a fifth-rank official? Do you care about Jia Yuanchun, the daughter of his daughter?But this female history was placed in the Queen's Palace by the Supreme Emperor himself. Even the Queen has to think highly of her. Don't these high-ranking concubines have to hold their noses and bear it?

On the surface, I can bear it, and let them have no resentment in their hearts, that is really embarrassing-a person who is clearly here to grab the favor of a saint, and still holds a picture of me the most virtuous, the most polite, and the most polite every day. shelf.Are you virtuous in your own room?But you still go to pay respects to the Supreme Emperor every day. Is this your rule, is this how you behave? !

Apart from the empress, other women in this palace are today's concubines. If you are a concubine, you are virtuous and polite. !You put on such a posture every day, and how embarrassing are those who have become concubines.

Therefore, the attitude of the current harem towards Jia Yuanchun is unprecedentedly consistent, that is what Jia Yuanchun opposes, and they all want to support it.This is why Baochai is just a female official from the sixth grade, and the Qianqiu Festival gift presented by everyone has been unanimously praised, and no one has caused trouble. People's painstaking effort?

So Baochai's Thousand Autumn Festival ceremony, under the same enemy Kai in the harem, has been widely praised by everyone, and no one has yet caused trouble.It's not that Concubine Shu didn't see Baochai's uneasiness for a few days after she presented the Thousand Autumn Festival gift, but at that time she felt that Baochai needed such training, so she didn't remind her.

Just like today, when Baochai was asked to meet his family, Concubine Shu still wouldn't remind Baochai: As an emperor, how can a saint not have his own arrogance!To perfunctory a little female history and make today feel that his pride as the Supreme has been underestimated is nothing more than a normal funeral.Now there is someone in the palace who doesn't take Jia Yuanchun seriously, and is even vaguely hostile to her, so he is naturally willing to give this person a favor.

It has nothing to do with whether Concubine Shu is jealous of Hai Shengbo - at Concubine Shu's age, even if she acts jealous, it is only for the greater benefit of herself and her son - she still believes that Baochai, despite She is already calmer than girls of the same age, but she is still not suitable for fighting openly and secretly in the palace, and needs to be tempered.

And the best training is not to break the truth to her and explain it clearly, but to let her gain experience and lessons from one incident, and finally achieve the real peace of mind.

Baochai didn't know that the corners of her eyes were just turning red, which made Jinjin and Concubine Shu think about it. What she wants to think about now is the sudden entry of Xue's family to Beijing, and how to make Xue's family enter Beijing even if they enter the capital. It is also far away from the Jia family.

She knew very well in her heart that even though she had said so much to Aunt Xue today, it was unknown whether Aunt Xue would pass on what she had said to Father Xue, and it was even more unknown how much Father Xue would listen to.

It would be great if I could meet Father Xue in person.Baochai secretly pondered the feasibility of this matter: in two days it will be New Year's Eve, so there is no need to even think about a palace banquet for Xue's family.As for the hidden clues father Xue told her, there is a little Anzi father-in-law, how dare others let them talk?Baochai is not that naive yet.

During the following Chinese New Year, high-ranking concubines can also summon their family members, but this also has nothing to do with Baochai as a small sixth-rank female official.Then I can only see if Concubine Shu is in a good mood one day and she can go out of the palace to meet her family.

However, the palace rules of this era are still very strict on internal and external traffic. If you are not careful, you will buckle a hat of spying on the emperor's trace. Female relatives are still only under the palace wall outside the Shenwu Gate.

"Ah," Baochai sighed, if it wasn't for her completing the task, she would not want to have any connection with the Xue family.But now it seems that it is getting more and more difficult to complete the task by herself. Even if she is mentally prepared, she is still a little bit hit.

"The female officer met the old lady today. Is there anything unsatisfactory at home? Why are you sighing?" Qiulan on the other side saw Baochai coming back from the main hall, and she kept silent and sighed from time to time, showing concern for her master. Mood: It's almost the Chinese New Year, if the master is in a bad mood, she, a slave, will not have a good New Year, right?

"Then is your family happy or not?" Baochai stopped thinking about her troubles and asked Qiulan instead.

Qiulan came back from her home, she was in a good mood all the time, if she hadn't seen that Baochai was not in a good mood, she would have said to her a long time ago: "If you go back to the lady officer, the maidservant's house will be fine. Last time, the lady officer gave me money. The new year's goods are all ready at home, and the house has been repainted, and it looks much neater than in previous years."

That's great, as long as the new year's goods are well prepared, the family will be very happy if they have no worries about food and clothing, and the house can be repainted, which is already the icing on the cake.No wonder people say "satisfaction is always happiness", it seems that I am still not satisfied.

Secretly despising Baochai for a while, she talked to Qiulan about her family's problems with a smile on her face, which can be regarded as changing her mood.Otherwise, everyone else will celebrate the New Year, and I am full of worries here, so it is not beautiful to let someone with a heart grab the pigtails.

Fortunately, Baochai's temperament is not sad for spring and autumn, and since the second day he has been busy with Shangli Palace, so he temporarily put aside those extra-court affairs: anyway, she is older than Jia Yuanchun. Small and plenty of time.

The New Year in the palace is more particular than outside the palace. Those concubines not only have to think of ways to make a splash at the palace banquet, but also to celebrate the New Year to the Supreme Emperor, the present and the empress. Who can't get enough energy?Just the clothes during the Chinese New Year period have already kept Baochai, the female official in charge of Concubine Shu's clothes, from touching the ground.

Even if the Ministry of Internal Affairs is cheating, it still depends on the person to order the dishes. For high-ranking concubines like Concubine Shu who have sons, they can only respect them.Therefore, Concubine Shu got so many records that Baochai, who had already seen wealth and honor, was secretly speechless.

Together with Bitao, I have ordered Concubine Shu's clothes and haircuts from the first to fifth day of the junior high school, and then picked out the spare ones, and I have to let Concubine Shu look over them one by one before the errand is finished.Next, I have to check if there is anything wrong with my clothes and jewelry. When Baochai raised her head and looked around, the palace was already full of fire trees and silver flowers.

The new year is really here.

This year's palace banquet was still held in Fengtian Hall, when Concubine Shu came with Baochai, everyone except the Supreme Emperor and the Empress had already been seated.As soon as Concubine Shu took her seat, her eyes were already on the prince's seat.

The fourth prince, the youngest of the prince's side, will be seven years old after tonight, and the four brothers will each have a seat, lined up by senior and younger, so no one will disturb anyone.Seeing his mother and concubine coming, the third prince left the table early. He didn't sit down again until Concubine Shu sat down, and his eyes turned to Concubine Shu from time to time.

Concubine Xian smiled and said: "The third child is really a good and filial child, much better than the heartless and heartless second child."

Concubine Shu knew that Concubine Xian was always concerned about her second prince, and besides, she had no reason to say that other people's children were not good at the palace banquet: "Sister, don't be too dissatisfied. If the second prince is not filial, sister will only treat her head Just reward me with the hairpin on it."

Concubine Xian raised her hand to help her son Xiaojing's hairpin, and said with a smile, "Why are you so anxious, the third child is only three or four years old."

What this means is that the second prince has already reached the time to open his teeth and build a mansion, and now his mansion has already been designated, the second prince must often go out of the palace to see the progress of his mansion construction.There is a lot of time to go out of the palace, how can I just go to my own mansion, of course I have to go around the inner city.Under this turn, new gadgets outside the palace will also be bought back for people to present to Concubine Xian.

The hairpin mentioned by Concubine Shu just now is a gift from the second prince to his mother and concubine on her birthday. It is said that the five phoenix hairpin inlaid with gold and red treasures was painted by the second prince himself. s things.No wonder Concubine Xian often wears it to show off.

In fact, how much better are the skilled craftsmen outside than the craftsmen in the palace?It's not because of his son's intentions that Concubine Xian valued it so much, and Concubine Shu made such half-sour jokes.

"Speaking of which, the second prince is going to build a mansion. My sister has mentioned it to the sage. It's time to marry a noble lady." She is four years younger than others, and it is still early to leave the mansion, so she can only watch Concubine Xian proud first.

Concubine Xian has nothing to hide from others: "Why didn't I mention it? It's just that the sage said that it's not yet time for the draft, so I just let me watch it first. But we are in the palace, what can we know? It's the concubine again. , can’t be careless.”

Concubine Shu also nodded in agreement: "Exactly what she said, how can the concubine be sloppy. I have to ask Mrs. Li to spend some time. You are okay, after all, there is a helper. At that time, Li'er, I didn't I know who to turn to for help."

The Li family is Concubine Xian's natal family, and her elder brother is currently serving as the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Compared with Concubine Shu, who now has only a widowed wife and a nephew who has just won a job, it is indeed much better.Concubine Xian saw that Concubine Shu was rarely lonely, and said: "What are you worried about now. The third child will be able to catch up with the next draft at that time, wouldn't it be better to ask the sage to point out a good one."

After speaking, he took a ambiguous look at Baochai: "I heard from the second child that the third child's middle clothes look really fresh now, so I'm going to make him a suit too. My sister is very thoughtful."

Baochai had already made Concubine Xian's heart shudder at the glance just now, and then turned her obedient head to the third prince's tunic, how could she not know what Concubine Xian meant?He didn't show it on the face, but his ears were already pricked up to listen to Concubine Shu's answer: "It's just that the appearance is fresher, so what's the problem? What do you want in the palace, and the Shangyi Bureau dare to neglect it? What else is there?" Feeling good or not?"

Concubine Xian said with a smile: "That's what you say, but it's hard to have no appearance. What's rare is that someone who thinks of such a person has a good appearance himself." Those eyes cut across Baochai like knives.

Concubine Shu also knew that although Concubine Xian said that although she was the third prince, it might not be because there are also the same middle clothes today, so she said it more calmly: "It's not easy to look like, wait until the first month is out, just pass it off." People come to Changli Palace. It looks like my middle clothes, and it is easy for my sister to ask for it."

Concubine Xian hit the cotton ground with her fist, so she had no choice but to drink tea by herself, and she also regretted that she was a little impatient, and forgot that today was New Year's Eve, she shouldn't be too quick, and Concubine Shu was on guard.

At this time, the eunuch reported in a sharp voice: "The emperor is here, the emperor is here, and the queen is here." Everyone bowed down and respectfully welcomed the three high-ranking officials to sit down.After a while, the eunuch conveyed his intention: "Pingshen." There was another sound of thanksgiving, and everyone sat down in their respective seats again.

It's a pity that it doesn't include people who serve like Baochai. When the masters are sitting, they still have to stand aside to serve with a smile on their faces. From time to time, they have to follow the master's instructions and give the dishes to those who can't take care of themselves The masters are holding them in front of them, how can it be described as a bitter one.

The Supreme Emperor seldom saw his ministers on weekdays, but today he was in high spirits, and he distributed the dishes he had seen to the old man he remembered, and also distributed them to his son.Today, I also say a few things, to give face to those who did not attend the palace banquet, and then listen to the voice of praise below.A palace banquet was very lively.

This kind of excitement still has nothing to do with the people who serve them. No matter whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the present, they don't think that the people who serve them are also flesh and blood, and no one wants to give them a bite.

Fortunately, Concubine Shu had given Baochai and Bitao some snacks before coming, so they had the energy to stand together for an hour or two.Even so, when the palace banquet was over and Baochai followed Concubine Shu's soft sedan back to Shangli Palace, her legs and feet were swollen badly, as if they were not her own.

But at this time, when the child is not due, everyone has to watch the year. Those who did not attend the palace banquet with Concubine Shu in Shangli Palace replaced Baochai and Bitao, so that they could go back to their rooms to rest, and then come back to share with everyone. Let's watch the year together.

Qiulan still had a heart, and kept Baochai's regular dishes wrapped in a cotton nest, and placed it next to the brazier.Seeing Baochai eating big mouthfuls, Qiulan said: "The female officer eats slowly, and I don't dare to eat too much. I have to eat dumplings later." Baochai also knew that I had to eat dumplings later, but she just endured it. I can't help but want to eat more. This is probably the feeling of being hungry and afraid.

In this New Year's Eve, Baochai was almost amused by making a female official feel hungry and frightened in the palace of the world's richest people.Seeing that she finally slowed down, Qiulan also had a smile on her face, and she was also happy: "Today's regular dishes are carefully prepared, no wonder the female officer likes to eat them."

Baochai shook her head: "Where can you say whether you like to eat or not. It's just that the lady was sitting just now, and we stood and served for two hours, and we couldn't leave for a while. It's like I didn't eat it."

"That's because the female officials are capable, so the empress is willing to bring female officials to such a large palace banquet." Qiu Lan still felt that it was a great dignity to be able to attend the palace banquet with Concubine Shu.Baochai just felt that she couldn't chat with people who didn't agree with her three views. You talk about being hungry, but she talks about being decent, so you've got yourself involved.Even if it is judged, most people must agree with Qiulan's opinion and not hers.

"Come on, you will come with me to the main hall in a while, and I will let you watch the new year with your empress, so that you can look decent." Baochai teased Qiulan.

Unexpectedly, Qiulan's eyes are really shining: "I don't expect to be able to watch the new year with the empress, as long as I share some fruits with Ding Xiang and the others, and grab some rewards."

Baochai asked a little strangely: "Didn't our monthly regulations be issued long ago, besides, the empress rewarded Shangli Palace with a month's worth of monthly money. Why, are you really short of money? You still want to fight with others? "

Qiu Lan hurriedly said: "No, it's just that copper coins are scattered in all the palaces during the Chinese New Year to ward off evil spirits. Who can snatch it and whoever will stay away from evil spirits for a year. I heard that Concubine Shu has prepared a lot of new money."

This is probably the same nature as in the original book, when the Rongguo Mansion sprinkled new copper coins during the Chinese New Year, making the little ones scramble for fun, it's really a bad idea.Although Baochai herself is not interested, she is also unwilling to pour cold water on others in this new year.Thinking again that it was a rare opportunity to give money to others in an upright manner, she asked Qiulan to bring some silver locks and a few purses, and went back to the main hall with her.

As soon as the nanny entered the courtyard, Baochai would give a silver coin to anyone she saw, and say some auspicious words for the New Year, thanking them for their care for her over the past year.Because of her good speech, the recipient of the silver coin didn't feel that she had been rewarded, but only thought that this little female official was very polite.

After entering the main hall, the purse was given to Bi Tao's four great maids and Eunuch Hai, who appeared and disappeared from time to time: "Thanks for taking care of me, happy new year." What came with it was a big smiling face.Others still couldn't come to their senses, Bi Tao laughed and said: "After all, it's the female officer, who is more thoughtful than us, and this purse is embroidered well. It's just that we are embarrassed, but what can I give the female officer as a gift?"

Baochai said with a smile: "For a while, you just have to look at the patterns on the purses. When the dumplings arrive, let me eat two more." All the people in the hall laughed.

Concubine Shu was already resting on the edge of the kang, and said with a smile: "With Baochai this year, it will be more lively than in previous years."

Hongmei also joked: "That's right, even if you get an extra purse." No one mentioned that there must be something else in the purse—these are all people who have seen big scenes with Concubine Shu, and even if they are rewarded, they will be rewarded. , it's not enough to pay too much attention to the little things in the purse.

Rose also said: "It seems that I have to prepare some purses next year, so I can't be compared to Baochai. Then the empress will see us less and less." All the big ladies said yes.

With Baochai's purse, everyone talked about the custom of celebrating the New Year when they were at home, and about the original life at home. Even Eunuch Hai also talked about the difficulty of eunuchs.However, everyone seemed to have a bad opinion of the only eunuch in the room. No one answered his words, and they were quickly distracted by other words.

Speaking of it, the hour is easy to pass. I thought there was still an hour, so it wasn't too difficult, but when the bell rang, I realized that the New Year had come unexpectedly.

"Greetings to your majesty, I wish your majesty a healthy and healthy New Year, and all the best." A room full of respectable female officials, maids, and eunuchs greeted the concubine Shu who had already sat upright, and there were no decent second-class maids, little eunuchs, and rough envoys. They knelt and kowtowed in the yard.

Concubine Shu accepted everyone's kneeling with a smile, and said: "You are all happy too. Reward."

As soon as this order came out, Bitao and Eunuch Hai took action: Bitao rewarded everyone in the hall, and Eunuch Hai clapped his hands outside.I only heard the crisp sound of falling objects on the bluestone slabs in the yard, thinking it was the copper coins that Qiulan mentioned to ward off evil spirits.

Such a crisp sound, combined with the sound of firecrackers from afar, made people's hearts excited.Baochai stuffed the reward she had received into her sleeve, and asked Bitao beside her, "Shall we go grab the money or not?"

Concubine Shu listened upright from above, and her face paled with joy: "How come there are bandits here in Shangli Palace, and they want to rob money."

It was rare for the palace maids to see Concubine Shu so happy, and they all laughed and said: "No, I have to put away my purse and scorpion, and don't let the bandits snatch it away by accident."

When Baochai saw her words, people laughed again. Even if she was determined, she felt a little ashamed: "I want you to ward off evil spirits, but you are making fun of me. Don't be greedy to see me go out and grab it." With these words, I ran to the yard a long time ago.

When people outside saw her coming out, some still bowed their heads to pick up the money, and some came up to say hello.Baochai looked at where there were still steel plates on the ground that had not been picked up by anyone, and at the same time responded falsely, and in a short time, he managed to get a dozen or so.Qiulan saw her coming out of the hall from a distance, and had already squeezed in front of her: "Miss, come here, people snatch all the ones in the bright field, and most of them rolled into the dark."

Baochai came out to avoid embarrassment, and nodded Qiulan: "Just pick up two pictures for auspiciousness, but I really can't make a fortune by pointing at this. Keep it for me." I only left one in my hand, and put the other Everything was handed over to Qiulan.

Letting her say this, Qiulan was embarrassed to pick it up again, and looked up at the various fireworks that flew up from time to time with Baochai: "After all, it is in the palace. I have never seen it when I was at home."

Baochai didn't respond either, she just felt that she was able to get through the past year, as expected, there were only blessings she couldn't enjoy, and there were no sins she couldn't bear, and she just hoped that the next year would be smoother for her.

Just as he was thinking, the imperial dining room had already delivered the dumplings, and Baochai had to enter the palace to serve them.Everyone also took the opportunity to tease her, and said that the copper coins she robbed were big and round, and could be used for two purposes.Baochai felt that this should be due to the fact that everyone was suppressed so much that they finally had something to talk about, so naturally they wanted to talk to their heart's content, so they didn't bother with them.

Concubine Shu was afraid that Baochai's face would be thin, so she greeted: "It's only one day a year, you come and accompany me to use some." One, but it's just a matter of meaning.

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