Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 60 Entering the Palace ([-])

As the New Year approaches, red lanterns are hung everywhere in the streets and alleys, decorated with lanterns and festoons.

Needless to say, in Lu's residence, the old lady was going to the palace for a banquet.

Today is different from the past, the sage intends to let Lu Ruqing become the lord, and the queen naturally wants to praise his wife Xu Ruyun, so the old lady wants to bring Xu Ruyun along.

But after all, the decree has not yet come down, so it is not good to make it too conspicuous, and let others guess the holy will, which is not safe.

After all, the old lady just heard some rumors.

So apart from Shi Nianjiao who was inconvenient during confinement, the old lady brought He Shaoguang into the palace to attend the New Year's Eve banquet at night.

Classy wives, like Mrs. Lu, have to wear a full set of life-like clothes. The crown is very heavy, and the waist is sore and the back hurts after a day.

And even if the old lady is old, she will not have any privileges.

At most, the queen saw it and asked someone to move a chair for you, and most of the old people with gray hair had this kind of treatment.

So the old lady had a headache when she thought about entering the palace early in the morning. She called her two daughters-in-law. Xu Ruyun followed her to the Empress Dowager's palace once a few years ago, but He Shaoguang never stepped into it.

She had to mention them, and she couldn't miss the rules.

"Tomorrow morning, follow me and wait for the queen's summons. At this time, all the female relatives will pay homage to the empress. After meeting the queen, we will go to the empress dowager's palace to talk and drink tea together. At noon, we will have a banquet and watch a play in the empress's palace. , the sage will also come at night, and we will come back before Haishi."

This is the procedure for tomorrow. Mrs. Lu asked the two of them not to walk around and bump into the nobleman, especially the favorite concubine.

He Shaoguang nodded one by one, and she didn't really want to go, so let's just go to dinner.

Xu Ruyun and He Shaoguang bid farewell to the old lady, came out of Lilac Garden, happened to be on the same road, and walked slowly together.

"Second brother and sister, we will take care of each other tomorrow." Xu Ruyun chatted with her with a smile.

He Shaoguang knew that she was worried that he was nervous, so he wanted to relieve her, so he took Xu Ruyun's arm: "Sister-in-law, you are so kind and gentle."

Xu Ruyun blushed, ashamed by her praise.

On the second day, he would wake up before dawn, so Zhijun urged He Shaoguang to sleep early.

She is busy with Ni Jun, taking care of the clothes and jewelry to be worn tomorrow.If they are all ready, they won't be in a hurry tomorrow, saving time and effort, and allowing He Shaoguang to sleep more.

Sure enough, when she went to call He Shaoguang the next day, although she was sleepy, she was not lacking in energy, obviously rested well.

He Shaoguang was held in front of the mirror by Ni Jun to comb her hair, and today she was going to dress more luxuriously and expensively than usual.

Dressing in the palace is also a matter of knowledge, especially for people like her who are not used to it.

If you dress too plain, you will be laughed at as shabby, but you should not be too colorful, so as not to be called crazy.

Hey, it's hard to be a human being.

All the children stayed in the mansion, so only Mrs. Lu, her and Xu Ruyun entered the palace.Divided into two carriages, the old lady herself took the carriage dedicated to Mrs. Guo and drove ahead, He Shaoguang was with Xu Ruyun.

Xu Ruyun has also dressed up meticulously. She used to see her in plain dresses every day, without hairpins, so that she can take care of her husband conveniently.

As soon as He Shaoguang boarded the car, Xu Ruyun was already sitting in it. Seeing her, He Shaoguang's eyes lit up: "Sister-in-law is so pretty, she should dress up more in the future."

Xu Ruyun and Lu Ruqing have been married for many years, and there are actually many good things, but they usually don't like to dress up.

Today she was wearing a honey-coloured brocade jacket and eight skirts inlaid with golden plum blossoms and bamboo leaves, and a cape made of fire mouse skin. Although it was simple, it looked brighter and more energetic than usual.

Xu Ruyun was embarrassed by her looking at her like this. She knew that she was not very beautiful, but she also had a quiet temperament.

But who doesn't like being praised by others?

He Shaoguang praised sincerely, and she was happy to hear it.

"I brought some snacks, thinking it's early, I'm afraid you haven't eaten breakfast yet." Xu Ruyun opened the drawer of the food box in the carriage, and there were two or three plates of pastries and a bowl of tremella milk soup, slightly steaming .

"Ah, ma'amaki!" He Shaoguang picked up a piece and put it into his mouth unceremoniously, "Well, it's delicious! This is made by my sister-in-law, right?" She taught Xu Ruyun about it last time, but she didn't expect to make it. so good.

There was a smile on the corner of Xu Ruyun's mouth: "You taught me. This recipe is better than the previous one. The milk tastes strong but not fishy. I like it too."

A piece was stuffed in her hand too: "Sister-in-law eats too."

Although she was afraid of staining her mouth, she couldn't resist the temptation of the milky smell, so Xu Ruyun took a small bite.

He Shaoguang taught her: "Sister-in-law is like me, if you swallow the whole thing, you won't worry about getting fancy makeup."

Xu Ruyun glanced at her silently, feeling that she still couldn't do this move.

It's good for them to live close, they'll be there in a while.

Some relatives of officials who lived far away were blocked on the road.It's the same with their masters when they go to court, so it's rare for them to experience it.

At this time, the street began to become lively. Although it was not yet dawn, the people who set up stalls and went to work all got up, and the hawking on both sides of the street was endless.

Chen Yuexian was disturbed by hearing it in the car, and couldn't help but lift the curtain to see where she had gone, only to find that compared with half an hour ago, she only walked less than one street.

"I'm frizzy, don't worry about me." Mrs. Chen was sitting in the car chanting Buddha, and heard her little daughter so restless, she frowned.

Chen Yuexian's hands froze, and she simply hugged her mother's leg and said coquettishly, "Mom, shall we move? Move to the center of the city."

Mrs. Chen opened her eyes and sighed helplessly: "Where does the money come from? You can move it if you want?"

Chen Yuexian rolled her eyes: "When you move to the city, you can often visit your second sister, mother."

The second sister was the best one in their family. She had her own ideas since she was a child, and she planned this marriage herself.Now that the family is getting worse, if there is no way to have a good marriage by relying on the family, it is better to hold on to the second sister.

It's a pity that she and her second sister haven't seen each other for more than a year, and they aren't as close as they were when they were young.

How could Mrs. Chen know what she was thinking?Put on a straight face and stop discussing this topic with her: "As long as you can come up with the money, we can move naturally."

The houses closer to the palace were not for sale.

Yuxiang West Street is full of houses awarded by the royal family to meritorious officials or nobles, and there are not many houses.Yuxiang East Avenue is for the royal relatives and princes who have no relationship with the third service, and even the princess mansion is not on this block.

Yuning East Street and West Street, which are a little farther away, are the residences that many officials would choose, and basically only officials with a rank of three or above can afford to buy here.

Lu's house is in the middle of Yuxiang West Street, and the neighbor next door has a vacant house and no one lives there.The other side is also an old man, who is now taken over by his son to take care of him, and there are only some servants in the house to guard him.

Yin's House and Xue's House are both on Yuning East Street, while Chen's House was first on Yuxiang West Street.

(End of this chapter)