Chapter 102 Selection (Part [-])
On this day, King Jin returned home very late. He didn't go to Lanzaoyuan, but went directly to Ruyiyuan.

Jiang Changning had already fallen asleep, King Jin carefully went to bed, stretched out his arms and hugged her into his arms, smelled the faint fragrance of her body, and fell into a deep sleep.

In the morning, when Jiang Changning woke up, the quilt next to him was already cold.

Get up slowly, wash and change clothes, and see the concubine who came to pay her respects.

Although Chen Yi is still a virgin, her status has already been determined, so she rolled up her hair and dressed as a woman.

Seeing that the makeup on Chen Yi's face was a little too heavy, Jiang Changning knew that it was because King Jin didn't sleep with her last night, which made her toss and turn, unable to fall asleep.

Jiang Changning would never be generous enough to say that he would persuade the prince to go there, and that he would let the prince be exposed to the virtuous words, "Yesterday afternoon, the mourning concubine sent someone to you, can you do it okay?"

Chen Yi's expression froze. Although the princess doesn't care about the family, she is not weak at all in her control. She knows everything about the house, "Thank you, princess, for your concern. They are all fine."

Jiang Changning smiled lightly and said, "The people trained by Concubine Mourning are naturally good. If you need anything in the future, just go to Concubine Mourning."

Chen Yi stated her position, "I have nothing to bother the mourning concubine master."

Although Qiao's is the head of the family now, she knows very well that her masters are the prince and princess.

At this time, Xiulan led someone to bring breakfast.

Jiang Changning had eaten breakfast, so he went to the Liuxuan Courtyard to greet the concubine.

Seeing Princess Kangren recovering from illness, Jiang Changning warned with concern: "Although it is beginning of spring, the weather is still quite cold, and you have to wear winter clothes. The charcoal fire in the house is used. Don't be afraid of spending money. There is no shortage of these in the house." point."

"Your aunt is right. You are the princess of the palace. Don't be petty and goof around." The concubine was cursing Qiao again.

Qiao Shi squeezed the veil tightly in her hand, and gouged out Jiang Changning with an eye knife.

Jiang Changning didn't know whether to laugh or cry, what she said was really not giving Qiao Shi some eye drops, she was really caring for Princess Kangren.

Of course, if Mrs. Qiao had such a misunderstanding, she would not explain it.

The next day was the day when Princess Yirao hosted the Lantern Festival. The Shangyuan Lantern Festival lasted for three days, from the [-]th to the [-]th of the first lunar month.

On the thirteenth day and night, lights are turned on to pray for blessings, and on the fifteenth day and night there is a formal lantern festival.

On this day, folks will light lamps and carry out activities of offering sacrifices to gods and praying for blessings.

The women made appointments to go out and suffer from all kinds of illnesses.

Eldest Princess Yirao chose to hold the Lantern Festival the day before the lantern test. Another purpose was to choose the most unique lantern and hang it on the flagpole at the Lantern Festival to gain fame.

Why give a name to a woman who is about to become a concubine?
Jiang Changning couldn't figure out what Princess Yirao wanted to do.

Whether she can figure it out or not has no effect on the Lantern Appreciation Party at the Princess' Mansion.

The ten girls who received the invitation gathered at the Princess's mansion, and under the guidance of the craftsmen invited by Princess Yirao, they made lanterns.

Although these ten girls are concubines in the family, they are also surrounded by servants and servants, and they were pampered and raised.

Let them take needles and threads, embroider flowers, and make a purse, it's easy and easy.

It is really embarrassing for them to cut the bamboo slices with a knife, then bend the bamboo slices into various shapes, and then cover them with paper to make lanterns.

"Oh, it hurts so much." A girl's hand was pinched by a piece of bamboo.

"What should I do? I poked a bamboo stick with my finger and it's bleeding." Another girl cried with a sad face.

The ten girls were in a hurry, and by the time of lunch, none of the girls had made a decent lantern.

The maidservants secretly observed the temperament of these girls, and reported the performance of the girls to Princess Yiluo to know.

To see the temperament of these girls in a short period of time, one must use some small tricks.

Making lanterns was used by Eldest Princess Yirao to test these girls.

A girl who can make lanterns must be ingenious.

Ingenuity is an advantage, but when it comes to concubines, it becomes a disadvantage.

Putting the lantern she made on the flagpole to become famous is just a matter of convenience.

In the evening, the girls finally made a lantern each.

Zhuang Qingmei made a rabbit lantern, which is not too novel, but it is much better than those spherical lanterns.

On this day, she and the other two girls behaved quite well, and reported the situation of the three of them to Eldest Princess Yiluo.

Eldest Princess Yirao still had doubts about the three of them, "Nurse, do you think they are just pretending? Or are they really such mediocre people?"

The old mother beside her smiled and said, "Princess, there is no difference."

Eldest Princess Yirao pondered for a moment, then smiled, "Yes, there is no difference, let someone check it out, pick one and bring it in as soon as possible."

"Yes, princess." The old mother took the order and left.

The next day was the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the day of Princess Baling's funeral.

Although Princess Baling passed away due to a long illness, not a sudden death, but after all, the new year has just passed and the Shangyuan has not yet arrived, so it is quite unlucky.

The empress dowager and the emperor are obviously taboo too, without grace.

Princess Baling's funeral was handled according to the etiquette of princesses of the county, and each government set up road altars according to the rules.

The master will come to the mansion that has a good relationship with the Baling Palace.

Prince Jin's mansion and Prince Baling's mansion were not in good terms. Behind the altar, there were mourners wearing sackcloth wiping tears and kneeling to deliver the coffin. King Jin and others did not go there.

In the Baling Palace, apart from the first time the husband and wife went together, the King of Jin also went alone twice, and he had already fulfilled all the rituals.

On the [-]th, Mrs. Qiao arranged for people to hang lanterns everywhere in the mansion.

When I went to Rujingyuan to hang lanterns, I was stopped by Chunlai, "The prince said that these lanterns are too ordinary, and the princess doesn't like them. The prince has sent someone to make a batch of novel lanterns."

The servant left with a lantern. After hearing about this, Mrs. Qiao didn't believe it. "My lord is a person who handles big things, so he won't pay too much attention to this small thing."

"Okay, if she won't let you hang up, then don't hang up." Qiao Shi sent the servants away, and said to herself with a grim expression, "Jiang Shi, if you think you are guarding against me like this, you really think I have nothing to do with you, hmph, madness."

After sitting alone for a while, Mrs. Qiao called the maid to come in, helped her change her clothes, and went to Liuxuan Garden.

The king of Jin had to tell the concubine about making lanterns for the Jiang family.

But as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the concubine happily changing the lanterns under her command.

A brand new lantern with a unique shape.

Qiao's heart skipped a beat, but she still asked luckily, "Mother, where did these lanterns come from?"

"Brother Yu's daughter-in-law said that in the new year and new year, it is not new to hang the same lanterns every year, so she specially took out the money from her private house and asked Brother Yu to find someone to make a new batch of lanterns." The concubine said happily.

Qiao, who wanted to give Jiang Changning eye drops, could only fake a smile and say, "These lanterns are really pretty."

"This lamp is called the Songhe Yannian lamp, and Brother Yu specially asked the craftsman to make it for me." The concubine flaunted.

After pretending to compliment the concubine, Mrs. Qiao left the Liuxuan courtyard on the grounds that she still had something to deal with.

(End of this chapter)

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