The little lady in the palace

Chapter 52 New Year's Eve
On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, a heavy snowfall covered the capital, and the red walls and green tiles were covered with a thick layer of white for a while.

In contrast, Bai, who held the funeral, was not so conspicuous.

After more than two months of repeated illnesses, the youngest son of Prince Jin still failed to stay.

The child is still too young to have a big funeral. Prince Jin's Mansion only changed the red lanterns at the gate of the mansion into white ones. It is not easy to find out what the other mansions have done.In the Prince's Mansion of Yi County, Meng Junhuai and Yu Yin lived vegetarian food together for three days, and then copied the scriptures for three days for the little child who had only glanced at the world twice before going back to reincarnate.

A few days later, Lan Jing and Ah Qi also fell ill.

It is not unusual for a child to catch a cold and get sick when the heavy snow falls suddenly, but the matter of Prince Jin's youngest son undoubtedly adds a different layer of cloud to this.It happened that the new year was approaching again, according to the rules, Meng Junhuai, Xie Yuyin, You Shi and He Shi couldn't be free.

Especially on New Year's Eve, they should all get up before dawn, then go to the palace to celebrate the New Year, and return home when the New Year is ushered in.

But the fact of the two children is worrying. On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Yuyin finally felt that she had to make another arrangement.

In the evening, she sat on the couch and looked at Meng Junhuai, who was silent by the desk, and said, "Let the side concubine stay in the mansion to take care of the child, I will explain to the concubine mother. And... the He family is also allowed Let her take care of Lan Jing, Su Liangdi has always said that Lan Jing cries when she thinks of her biological mother, especially these days."

Meng Junhuai nodded, and she said: "Your Highness can attend the banquet at Qianqing Palace without worry. If there is something in the mansion, it is more convenient for Wang Dongxu to report to Kunning Palace directly than going to Qianqing Palace. I must have arranged it well!"

He nodded again, and then said: "You can just bring He Jing with you, and Ah Li will attend the banquet with me."

Yu Yin wanted to ask, are you too tired?Then remembering last year's palace banquet, Ah Li also followed him, so he didn't say anything, but said: "Your Highness, drink less wine."

"Yeah." Meng Junhuai sneered, got up, walked to the side of the couch and sat down, looked at her, and stretched out his arms, "I'm so busy in the first few days of Chinese New Year every year that I get dizzy, after these few days, I'll take you out to relax?"

Then he made a suggestion himself: "Climb the mountain? Going to Xiangshan is just a matter of asking for a decree. The scenery is beautiful, and there are temples to worship."

"...It's too cold." Yuyin lay on his lap on his back, thought about it and said, "It's better not to go out, two children are already sick, and the other two will be frozen."

Meng Junhuai frowned: "Who said you're going to bring Hejing Ali?"

"Don't you bring it?" Yu Yin looked at him with bright eyes, "It's not suitable for the New Year's Eve... Otherwise, we would watch lanterns in the house during Shangyuan. I used to live like this at home, and He Jing also said that I like it. Lantern."

...Why do you always like He Jing one by one!
Meng Junhuai was depressed, he always regretted giving He Jing to her at such a time.Originally, the two of them talked, he likes her, she doesn't hate him, how nice it is to walk around and have fun?But her first thought is always what He Jing likes.

She never thought of him that way...

Meng Junhuai held the sachet around her waist in resentment, and pulled the tassels on it one after another.

Yu Yin snatched it back and glared at him: "Sister-in-law just made it for me!"

"Hey, you're still protecting the food..." Meng Junhuai stared even harder as soon as he spoke, and quickly stopped continuing.

He cleared his throat and called Yang Enlu: "I will watch the lanterns in the mansion on the Lantern Festival, you arrange it."

The next day, when several people woke up, it was not Yin time yet.When Man Shuo and Jing entered the main room, they looked so sleepy that they were about to cry, even Yu Yin struggled on the bed for a long time before getting up.

From washing to changing to dressing up, her mind was numb and she couldn't react to anything.Shan Shan brought the two sets of jewelry she had chosen earlier and asked her which set to use. She stared blankly for a long time, as if she still didn't understand what Shan Shan said just now.

After washing his face, Meng Junhuai raised his head and saw this scene. He snorted and laughed, and when he walked behind her, he picked up his head and made gestures on her head.

According to the rules of this dynasty, the married woman does not have to wear a court dress when she encounters such a more formal banquet, but a bun is a must.There is a lot of attention to what kind of topknot to use on the hair bun wrapped in a fine net. Yuyin adds three new sets every month, with a wide variety of patterns.

The two sets that are brought out now were chosen by her a few days ago, but she has not decided which one to use in the end.Meng Junhuai didn't make up his mind for her, he just picked the most important precious flowers and the sideburns on both sides of each set and put them on her bun, asking her, "Does it look good?"

Yu Yin, who was full of confusion, looked up at the mirror and frowned: "There is too much gold."

"That set is more," he said.

She thought it was impossible. Although the two sets she picked had a golden background, the inlaid jade jewelry looked more obvious. Isn't it such a golden effect?

Yu Yin raised her hand to touch it, and took a look at the temple: "...Your Highness, you put it upside down."

Isn't the bottom facing out all golden!
"... Oh." Meng Junhuai resentfully turned the sideburns for her, and she also put back the other hairpin she took off, and looked in the mirror: "That's it!"

Coral and Liuli went forward together to put on the rest of the crowns, tian'er, etc. Yuyin stood up, obviously feeling a lot heavier on her head!
It was the same last year, so that she didn't dare to bow her head even for breakfast, so she only made do with four small wontons before entering the palace with him.

She still didn't dare to bow her head this year, but he still laughed at her beside him: "Hahahaha, how much do you think it weighs?"

Yu Yin poked her neck, turned her head straight to him, and gritted her teeth: "Anyway, it's heavier than His Highness's head."

Meng Junhuai served a bowl of porridge, and put a spoonful of it to her mouth with a smile: "Come on, open your mouth."

Yu Yin: "No... I have to eat something real."

After eating four small wontons in the morning last year, I only ate two small pieces of dim sum all day in the palace. It was not convenient to feast on the palace banquet, and I almost passed away on the way back to the mansion!

Especially when the wontons she ate were vegan...

Meng Junhuai made it clear with a smile, and then asked people to go to the dining room to ask if there was any ready-made sauced beef?If you have one, put it on a disc.

Then Yuyin was stuffed with half a plate of sauced beef by him, and after being fed two mouthfuls of soy milk by him, she said without warning: "Hi..."

"..." Meng Junhuai held the bowl in a daze, Yu Yin covered her face and hurried away, then heard He Jing laughing behind her, and said angrily, "Hurry up, you will be late entering the palace!"

Meng Junhuai ate a bowl of noodles with the rest of the sauced beef, and they left the house together.

She took the two children in the carriage, and he rode ahead on horseback.It was okay before getting into the carriage, he gathered her padded cloak and told her "don't freeze", but after getting off the horse and the carriage in front of the noon gate, he was solemnly telling He Jing, "be more obedient, don't let her get cold." "Your mother and concubine are tired" or something like that, a sentence was inserted next to it: "Yo, Sixth Brother."

They followed the sound and saw that several people from the Twelfth Prince's Mansion had just arrived.The twelve princes and the main concubine walked in front, followed by the side concubine Xu Shi, and when they got close, the three saluted together: "Sixth brother, sixth sister-in-law."

"Twelfth brother." Meng Junhuai didn't care, and continued to tell He Jing after saying hello, "Don't be too crazy when you play with your cousins, or your mother and concubine will worry about you."

When the voice faded, the Twelfth Prince said to Zhu Shi: "Yun Jing has a nanny to take care of her at home, so you don't have to worry so much, enjoy the new year."

He Jing replied "Okay", and Meng Junhuai stood up again and shook Yuyin's hand: "Let Shan Shan and the others change the hand stove frequently, so you don't have to see it at the mother's concubine."

The twelve princes also held Zhu's hand: "If you need anything, tell your mother and concubine, and the whole family will see you."

Yuyin: "..." Hearing this, she also felt that the Twelfth Prince did it on purpose.

Meng Junhuai kicked over directly, and seeing the twelfth prince running fast, he chased after him and scolded: "Don't run! How dare you make fun of your brother and sister-in-law? See if I have time to sue you at the concubine's place." go!"

The group split into two groups. The male relatives first went to the Qing Palace to greet each other before going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to attend the banquet, while the female relatives first went to the Kunning Palace to kowtow before going to the palaces of their respective mothers and concubines.

Concubine Xian lived close to Concubine Ding, and this year she agreed to go to Concubine Ding's place to celebrate the New Year together, Yu Yin has been traveling with Zhu Shi, and has been scrutinized by Zhu Shi's smiling eyes for a long time.

Finally, she looked at her embarrassedly: "Don't look at me..." Yu Yin glanced at Zhu Shi, "Our Highness is just giving a few words, what are you doing?"

"It's okay, I'm happy for my sister-in-law." Zhu said and looked at He Jing, "Does He Jing like your concubine?"

"I like it!" He Jing nodded, and stretched out her small hand to the sky, "Mother Concubine is the best!"

Zhu Shi smiled: "Hey, I will go to your grandma's place in a while, and you can get close to your mother and concubine as much as you want! Your grandma must be happy to know that you get along well!"

"What?" Yuyin heard something wrong, and asked her in a subdued voice, "Is there something wrong with you..."

"That Mrs. Gu in your mansion...isn't her aunt in the palace!" Mrs. Zhu also lowered her voice, "A while ago she was promoted a little bit. Concubine Xian is in the palace. Usually, I will not see Concubine Ding, but she will definitely be here when the two palaces join together for the Chinese New Year, so don’t let her cause trouble for you.”

Gu's...

Yu Yin almost forgot about this person.It was not yet summer when Mrs. Gu was thrown by Meng Junhuai to kneel in the front house for two days, and then she ordered her to move out of the courtyard in the north.

Qianqing Palace.

On New Year's Eve, all the officials would come in to pay New Year's greetings, so there were naturally many people visiting.No matter how big the palace is, there is a limit to it. Most of the officials can only wait in the square in front of the palace. The princes are a little stronger, and a small hall is opened nearby for them to wait first.

After everyone arrived and sat down one after another, no one spoke for a long time.Firstly, it was difficult for them to say auspicious words about the eldest brother Huang's loss of a son, and secondly, they couldn't help but think of this time last year when they were all seated.

This year, there are too many things.

A year ago, none of them would have thought that one day their idle clan members would intervene in political affairs, and they would directly challenge Bandongchangxichang.

It seemed that after sitting silently for a cup of tea, the second-ranked Pingjun Wang finally found a topic to talk about: "The eighth brother should be crowned next year, right?"

The eighth son, who was stunned, quickly responded: "Yes, my ninth brother and I are in the same year, and we will both be crowned next year."

"Hey, I'm at the end of the year, so I should wait another year. Starling, you first!" The ninth son of the emperor next to him smiled generously, and his eyes slanted across the tenth younger brother who was crowned king in advance, King Shanjun.

King Shan Jun took a sip of tea, but did not speak.

The ninth son of the emperor could not help him pretending to be deaf and dumb. When he became the king, he made all the brothers unhappy. The seventh son of the emperor, King Liang and the younger brother of King Liang The eleventh princes made good friends with him again, so the ninth prince added sarcastically: "Anyway, sooner or later, we will have a title. We have one every year, and everyone has a good time. I can't do it for the limelight and disregard brotherhood." thing!"

"Crack." The teacup in Shan Junwang's hand dropped fiercely on the table, "Ninth Brother, you..."

"Are you still on the sidelines?" Huang Jiuzi slapped the table and got up, "You don't care about the seriousness, you can't argue! I didn't like you!"

The two of them became choked up as they spoke, and the king of Shanjun also slammed the case, and both sides rolled up their sleeves, obviously wanting to fight!The brothers on the other side hurried forward to pull people away, saying "Ninth Brother Ninth Brother, calm down!", and shouting "Old Ten, sit down! Do you dare to fight Brother?" It took a long time to calm down.

When the news reached the ears of the concubines of various families, there was a joyful scene everywhere in the harem.

Zhu's seat was near the door, so she got the report first, her face paled obviously, and she waved her hand to make the people around her and the eunuch brought in by Yuyin back out, and she went to whisper a few words into Yuyin's ear.

Yu Yin's face turned pale when Concubine Ding called her, and Concubine Ding asked her, "What's wrong?"

"Oh...it's okay." Yu Yin slowed down, and couldn't think of how to make up a lie to cover this matter for a moment, so she lowered her eyes and stopped talking.

"Hey, you guys..." Concubine Ding shook her head, "There are always things that I don't want to or can't tell this palace, so I won't ask about it. Sit down."

Yuyin took a seat on the embroidered pier two steps away from Concubine Ding, and Concubine Ding beckoned He Jing over, and hugged her directly to her lap.

Concubine Ding asked He Jing: "I heard that you have been living with concubine aunt recently?"

He Jing nodded: "Yes."

Concubine Ding handed her a snack, and asked, "Are you used to living here? If you want to change your place, you can tell grandma directly, and grandma will arrange it for you."

Yuyin's heart skipped a beat, but the next moment, she also understood why Concubine Ding did this.

After all, they are different from ordinary families where mother-in-law and daughter-in-law live together.Concubine Ding is in the palace, so it can be said that her eyes are smeared with the affairs of the palace. If her mother-in-law wants to bully Concubine Ding, it is difficult to know, and if she really does that, Concubine Ding asks her, she will not be able to tell the truth .

So I can only ask He Jing.What do children of this age know?Likes and dislikes are all on the face.

So Yuyin looked at Concubine Ding calmly and asked, and He Jing blinked at Concubine Ding: "I'm used to living here, Concubine Mu's bed is big and she sleeps comfortably!"

Concubine Ding was obviously taken aback: "You... usually sleep with your concubine mother?"

"No..." He Jing pouted, "Father insists on coming, so I will be alone with father for a day. When it is my turn, I can sleep with mother and concubine!"

This "Father must come over" means literally to He Jing, but others don't understand it according to her meaning.

Therefore, there was a burst of laughter around, and after the laughter, everyone looked at Xie Yuyin meaningfully.

Yuyin couldn't explain it, so she called Hejing over with a blushing face: "Come and sit with Concubine Mu, don't tire your grandma."

He Jing heard the words and "dropped" grandma without saying a word, ran to Yu Yin's side and swayed, and handed out the snack in her hand: "Mother and concubine eat!"

After this, the atmosphere in Yongning Palace was completely "joyful".

Concubine Ding and Concubine Xian each added food to their daughter-in-law during dinner, and Concubine Ding rewarded Yuyin with a lot of things after dinner, and said to her in a pleasant manner: "You can live your life with peace of mind. Those who are dishonest, I will deal with them myself."

Yu Yin breathed a sigh of relief.At the beginning of this day, Concubine Ding's indifferent attitude also made her feel that someone should be fanning the flames in Concubine Ding's ear, maybe it was Gu Meiren that Zhushi reminded her, or it could be someone else.

She had doubts in her heart, seeing the fireworks outside, she had no choice but to put aside the doubts for the time being, and accompany He Jing to watch the fireworks in front of the hall.

He Jing wanted to see it, but she was already sleepy again, crouching in her arms, rubbing her eyes and yawning, looking pitiful and cute.

"Princess." Zhao Chengrui's voice rang in Yuyin's ear through the noise brought by the fireworks.

Yu Yin turned her head back, and he said: "Someone from the front sent a message that His Highness told you to take the eldest lady out now, and he will come out as soon as he passes by, and return home as soon as possible."

"So early? What happened?" Yu Yin frowned.

There was another burst of fireworks, she didn't hear what Zhao Chengrui said, but heard "Qi County King".

That is the fourth son of the emperor, the son of the current empress, and the only prince born besides Prince Jin who was born after the Yuan Dynasty.

Yu Yin hugged He Jing, turned around and returned to the palace: "Mother Concubine." She greeted Concubine Ding, "He Jing is very sleepy, I want to take her back as soon as possible."

"Oh... let's go." Concubine Ding nodded, then said again, "Drink a bowl of chicken soup to warm yourself up before leaving?"

"No, the concubine has already asked someone to talk to His Highness, and His Highness will probably leave the palace as soon as possible, so it's not good for him to wait."

Concubine Ding stopped talking, and personally sent her to the gate of Yongning Palace, and told her to rest earlier when she returned home.

Yu led He Jing to the outside of the palace in a hurry, but just after passing the middle left gate behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Meng Junhuai rushed to meet him, and the eunuch who was holding Ah Li behind him almost had to run to catch up.

"Your Highness?" She looked suspicious, "What's wrong?"

Meng Junhuai held her hand, and continued to go out without stopping half a step: "Father banned the feet of the fourth brother, and said it in public at the banquet."

"Ah?" Yu Yin was startled, "What about the New Year's Eve..."

Under the colorful fireworks, Meng Junhuai sneered so much that she shuddered: "Dongchang took advantage of the fourth brother's fault and poked it out during the palace banquet."

Yu Yin choked in her throat.

"We have to pay more attention recently." Meng Junhuai took a deep breath, "Although I'm not a very conspicuous one, I don't know how the fire in Dongchang wants to burn."

After leaving the gate of the palace, Yu Yin saw that there were still several mansions who had rushed out early to prepare to go back to their mansions. This shows how surprising and frightening the incident in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was.

She was apprehensive all the way, and under nervousness, she twirled her fingers for some reason, and when she got out of the car, she saw that a strand of hair at He Jing's temple had been twirled by her.

Fortunately, I fell asleep with Jing...

Yuyin quickly twisted it away, and then called the nanny to come and hug Jing Ali to get off the car, and Jing woke up in a daze: "Mother Concubine..."

"Sleep at ease, mother and concubine will come later." She patted Hejing on the back to coax her to close her eyes again, and then she went straight to Meng Junhuai.

Meng Junhuai got off the horse, handed the reins to the eunuch, and when he raised his eyes, he saw her walking over with a pale face.

"... I scared you." He hugged her and walked towards the mansion together, after entering the door once, he stopped, "Go to sleep first, I will wait for the letter from Fourth Brother to see if he needs it." What do you need our help for?"

"I..." Yuyin was still flustered, so panicked that she felt uneasy if she stayed.

"I'll wait for Your Highness!" She said, seeing him raise her eyebrows, she said again, "I know Dongchang is powerful, Your Highness, don't..."

Her voice stopped suddenly, "Your Highness, don't leave me alone, I'm afraid!" She choked in her throat.

Saying this... makes her feel weird!

"Hmm..." Meng Junhuai saw her panic, and didn't ask her what she wanted to say.He said, "Go to my study and eat something first. You don't have to wait too long, it's fine if no one comes to report in two minutes."

She followed him to the study, Meng Junhuai asked her to sit first, took a hand stove to warm her up, and then went to the door and told the eunuch outside: "Let the dining room bring some warm things, according to the princess's taste." Do it. Send a few to the main courtyard, and if the eldest lady wakes up later, she can eat."

After giving the order, he turned around and went back to the room. After a closer look, he saw that she was already lying on the desk.

"...Yuyin?" He called out, but she didn't respond.He leaned closer and held his breath to listen, breathing evenly.

Fall asleep now? !

Meng Junhuai folded his arms and looked at her for a long while, dumbfounded: "Little nun, don't you want to wait for me? That's the only way to wait?"

She still didn't respond, so she decided to wait like this!

(End of this chapter)