Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 375 New Year’s Arrival

The next day, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, all civil and military officials will enter the palace to pay New Year greetings to the emperor, and foreign wives will also enter the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother.

Xinyou stayed at home in Nuan Yangyang and didn't go out.

She, a ninth-grade scholar waiting for an imperial edict, is not a serious official. She doesn't have to rush to the palace to pay New Year's greetings like other officials, trembling in the dark and cold. She also has no royal title, is not recorded in the royal family certificate, and does not need to pay New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother.

So I had a leisurely New Year.

In the early morning, the steward of Xin House directed the servants to set off firecrackers at the gate.

Xin You took Xiao Lian, Jiang Shuang and other maids to watch the firecrackers being set off.

When he saw the girl coming, the steward's spirits were shaken. After lighting the firecrackers, he ordered others to bring in the fireworks.

After a sound, the fireworks exploded in the air. Because it was daytime, they were not as bright as the night. Only a shallow stream of light was seen scattered in the breeze.

Despite this, Xiaolian and others still cheered.

Afterwards, returning to the main hall, Xin Zhai lined up to pay Xin You New Year greetings.

"Have a blessed new year, girl."

"Girls have good luck all year round."

……

Everyone who paid New Year's greetings received a thick red envelope from Xiaolian's hand, and they all smiled happily.

Afterwards, the servants went to Zhaoyang Princess Mansion and other places with messages of New Year congratulations to pay New Year greetings on behalf of Xin You.

"Girl, Shopkeeper Hu and the others are here."

Soon shopkeeper Hu, Liu Zhou, Manager Zhao, Captain Yang and other prominent people from Qingsong Bookstore came in and greeted Xin You with a smile.

Xin You personally gave red envelopes to several people and said thank you for your hard work.

Shopkeeper Hu and others wanted to go elsewhere to pay New Year greetings, so they sat for a while and then left.

Not long after, the Sixth Master came with some brothers. These people had no roots in the capital and had no relatives or friends to move around, so Xin You left them to have the New Year dinner together.

The Sixth Master happily agreed.

Xiaolian came over and told Xinyou: "Girl, there are so many servants from the house sending you New Year greetings today, and the manager can't even collect the New Year greeting cards."

Hearing Xiaolian report a list of people who came to pay New Year's greetings, the Sixth Master's eyes were filled with tears and he couldn't help but sigh: "So many high-ranking families have come to pay New Year's greetings to the girl!"

Xiaolian glanced at him and thought that this big guy was quite handsome, but how could he be so silly sometimes.

Being able to control so many bandits, Master Six is ​​not stupid. He had long noticed that Xiaolian didn't seem to have a good impression of him, so he specially brought a New Year's gift this time.

You must please the popular person next to the girl to avoid speaking ill of him in front of the girl.

"Sister Xiaolian!" Stopping Xiaolian from going to the kitchen, the Sixth Master brought a pair of white rabbits in front of her.

The two rabbits are all white with red eyes. They look pitiful and cute with their ears held up like this.

Xiaolian was very curious about these furry creatures, even the bully-like monkey in Qianying Mountain was worried about them, not to mention this little rabbit.

She fell in love at first sight, but she didn't show it at all: "What is this for?"

Gifts can reach people's hearts. This guy turned out to be quite smart. Sure enough, her previous vigilance was right. If he wasn't careful, this guy might take away the girl's attention.

Of course, being vigilant, she would still accept the cute little rabbit.

"I caught a pair of hares in my spare time and gave them to Sister Xiaolian."

"Send it to me?" Xiaolian tried her best to suppress the raised corners of her mouth, "I'm so embarrassed, we don't know each other well."

"Sister Xiaolian is going out now. We all work for the girl, so we are just a family." Head Liu gave two rabbits to her, "These two rabbits are worthless, they are just for you to add to the dishes - "

"Add vegetables?" Xiaolian's tone changed.

The Sixth Master was stunned: "Ah -" "Thank you." Xiaolian snatched the rabbit with her hands, said a perfunctory thank you, turned around and left.

The Sixth Master looked down at his empty open hands, puzzled: What happened to Jiacai?

After the New Year's dinner, the Sixth Master left with his brothers. Xiaolian finally had the opportunity to complain to Xinyou: "Girl, that Sixth Master——"

"Call Brother Six."

"Oh, that sixth brother is too hard-hearted!"

Xin You smiled and asked, "What?"

"He brought two rabbits to the maid and asked her to add vegetables. How could he eat such cute white rabbits!"

"Ah, white rabbit, white rabbit is so cute..." Xinyou suddenly remembered the spicy rabbit she ate somewhere in the south.

"girl?"

"Ahem, then take care of yourself."

Xiaolian complained and got a pair of white rabbits, and happily went to place the rabbits.

In the afternoon, a man came on horseback and stopped in front of Xin's house.

Soon Xin You received news from the concierge: Master He asked his subordinates to send New Year gifts.

Xin You went to see the Jinlin guard. Seeing his dusty appearance, he asked, "Did you come back from the south?"

Jin Linwei said respectfully: "I am sending some specialties from the south to Miss Xin at the request of my lord. I was delayed for a while on the way and only entered the city today. I hope Miss Xin won't be surprised."

"It's been a hard journey. Just eat here and then go back."

Jin Linwei declined, but seeing Xin You sincerely wanted to stay, he agreed.

"How about the south?"

"The New Deal is advancing smoothly, and some minor twists and turns have been resolved by adults..."

After Jin Linwei left, Xin You opened the New Year's gift from He Qingxiao.

Desserts that can be stored for a long time, pickled fish with pickles, sausages and bacon... almost all are edible.

Xin You is funny, but also understandable.

Not to mention the fact that the food is affordable, it won’t make people think too much.

After putting away the delicacies from the south, Xinyou felt relaxed and went to see the pair of white rabbits that Xiaolian received.

Unlike Xin You who spent the New Year in a relaxed and happy mood, Emperor Xingyuan was in a normal mood.

On the first day of the new year, he got up at five o'clock, worshiped his ancestors, held a court meeting, and gave banquets to officials. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to summon Ayou into the palace to talk about New Year's Eve. .

The ministers noticed that the emperor was in a bad mood, and they thought: What's wrong with the emperor? Is there another problem with the New Deal, or is there something new to worry about?

No one dared to ignore the mood of the king of a country, so they secretly talked about it after they went back.

There is no airtight wall in the world. With this inquiry, what happened at the New Year's Eve palace banquet spread quietly: Xin Daizhao and the Queen Mother were in conflict!

The Queen Mother didn't like Xin You, and many of the old ministers knew this, but Xin You didn't get reprimanded by the emperor for falling behind the Queen Mother, which was a surprise to them.

Like the concubines in the harem, they further realized that the emperor valued this daughter who was not included in the jade certificate, and quickly told the younger generations in the family not to provoke Xin You.

If you have such a preference, but don't have the name of a princess, if the ignorant boys in the family offend someone carelessly, then it will be over.

The sixth day of the new year.

To Emperor Xingyuan, it was not a shameful thing for an old mother to have trouble with her daughter. Now that several days had passed, it would probably not attract any attention when it was whispered that Ayou had entered the palace.

Xin You received the oral instructions and entered the palace, and all the ministers who secretly paid attention to the follow-up knew about it.

Hey, could it be that the emperor settled the accounts after the Chinese New Year?

(End of this chapter)