Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1182 Lantern ([-])

When he came out of Taifujin's room, Hongzhao already had not only a wishful stick in his arms, but also a string of beeswax beads and a string of red coral bracelets.

Children like bright things, and Hong Zhao couldn't put it down with his new toy.

Back in Shiliu Fujin's room, Brother Shiliu waved his hand and sent all the maids to retreat, and then asked Grandma to carry Hongzhao down, leaving only the husband and wife to talk.

"What you said just now is true? Are you really going to send Hongzhao to Taifujin's yard to raise him after Taifujin is 'cured'?" Elder Sixteen looked at his wife, frowned and said, "You're not afraid..."

The rest of the words are not easy to say.

Sixteen Fujin shook his head, and said in a low voice: "No, sir. If her old man was really cruel, she would not allow me to give birth to Hongzhao. She brought her grandchildren to her side, but she felt that she was the same as her son and daughter-in-law. Only when you are separated from your heart can you love your close relatives and juniors."

Another reason is the selfish desire to hug the grandson and draw in the relationship between the natal family and the palace.

It was the same with Hongpu brothers in the early years, and it is the same with Hongzhao now.

Elder Sixteen raised his eyebrows and said: "Usually you treat that stinky brat like a top guy, but now you're willing to do so."

Sixteen Fujin walked up to her husband, sat down and said, "Aside from being Hongzhao's mother-in-law, I am also my master's Fujin. I can't let my master worry about family affairs when he is busy with errands. The host is a concubine. It is my fault for not doing my part well in the past two years."

Brother Sixteen heard this, snorted coldly, and said: "You are virtuous, you want to stay in the palace to serve the sick, and let Mrs. Zhang take Mrs. Fucha and Mrs. Liao to live in the garden for a while."

Shiliu Fujin stretched out his hand, took Shiliu elder brother's sleeve, and said: "Thinking about others serving the master, the concubine has already regretted it, so the master should stop stabbing the concubine's body... Tai Fujin is so stiff with us For two years, someone has to give in first. In the past, because of my master's pity, my concubines hid behind my master, and now I should share my worries for my master. I can't delay it until the Mid-Autumn Festival, so that Emiang can embarrass me."

Seeing his wife's firm gaze, Elder Sixteen took her hand behind his back and said, "Since you have thought about it, so be it... Don't worry, Hongzhao is not afraid at Taifujin's side, there will always be someone watching."

Sixteen Fujin lost her three sons, and Hongzhao was her support for the rest of her life.No matter how relaxed she said it, she was not without worry in her heart.

Since Elder Sixteen said so, there is no need to worry about Tai Fujin.Even if someone wants to fish in troubled waters, there is no chance.

Sixteen Fujin's eyes were bent, he nodded, and said softly: "With Master here, I can rest assured..."

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Qingyuan, Governor's Mansion, Shangfang.

Sitting on the kang, Cao Yong looked at the young men in front of him. Tianyou was quiet and introverted, Zuo Zhu had a heroic face, and Zuo Cheng had a calm demeanor. He felt a feeling of "my family has a child who has just grown up".

"It's only half a month away from the autumn exam. In order to have more time, it's better to go back to Beijing to prepare for the exam." Cao Yong said to the three people: "I ask Mr. Feng to take you back. Before the end, Mr. Feng will also live in the mansion. Li. If you feel that there is anything you don't understand in terms of learning, you can ask Master Feng for advice."

"Yes, father (foster father)." The three children agreed in unison.

This time the three of them set off to return to Beijing, but they didn't stay in the capital for a short time, and everyone around them had to be brought back.

No matter whether the subject is passed or not, the brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng will prepare the dowry in Beijing for their wedding at the end of the year.

The people who waited around Tianyou also followed back. Before Cao Yong returned to Beijing, he wanted his son to take the place of his father, and brought the stewards to prepare the dowry for Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng.

Be busy from August to the end of the year.

Seeing that Chu Yu was busy with the return of the children to Beijing, Zhao Jia was also quite moved.But thinking that there is only the concubine's family in Dongfu now, he stopped thinking about letting God bless them when they return to Beijing, and decided to talk about it after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Since Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng returned to Beijing, Tian's would also go with them.In the governor's mansion, less than half of the people left as soon as we went there, and it was quite deserted.

By the end of July, the morning and night had begun to cool down, and it was no longer as hot as before.

Several elders in the city petitioned the magistrate's yamen to hold a Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in the city to celebrate the good weather this year.

Zhu Zhilian loves the people like a child, so he will not spoil everyone's interest.

The venue of the Lantern Festival is on the street in front of the magistrate's yamen, and the activity time is from August [-]th to August [-]th.

Zhu Hou's wife, Mrs. Liu, went to the governor's mansion in person on the second day of August, and invited the family members of the governor's mansion to visit the magistrate's office on August [-]th, just in time to watch the lanterns and enjoy the moon.

Gao Taijun is old and can't stand the excitement. It can be seen that Niuniu and Tianhui are both very interested, and he feels sorry for the fourth sister who is about to enter Beijing to be a candidate. After discussing with Li Shi and Chu Yu, he accepted Liu Shi's invitation.

Knowing this, the happiest thing is not Niuniu and Tianhui, but Changsheng.

The nephews have all gone to Beijing. Although there is Wei Wenjie also in the academy, because of the big age difference between the two, they usually can't talk, so they are not close.

Several classmates in the academy often go shopping, but he is controlled by Mrs. Li, and the chances of going out are few and far between.

This time around the Lantern Festival, in addition to the preparation of lanterns and colored lanterns by the businesses facing the street, there is also a space reserved in front of the magistrate’s yamen for a lantern contest.

The top ten lanterns will be selected, among which the top prize will be 20 taels of silver, the second and third will be rewarded with ten taels and five taels of silver, and the others will also be rewarded with two taels of silver.

Among Changsheng's classmates, there was a son from a poor family who was a native of Qingyuan. Although he was admitted to the academy for free, but because he had to take care of his sick father, he worked several jobs in the academy every day, and he was exhausted every day.

Changsheng wanted to help, but he thought that he was penniless and had to rely on his elder brother to support him, so he couldn't be bold enough to be generous to others.

Hearing about the "Lantern Contest", he became interested and wanted to make a colorful lantern by himself, participate in the lantern festival, and earn money to help that classmate.

He found a few books on making lanterns, and asked people to buy bamboo, fine tissue paper and tulle for making lanterns. With the help of a few maids around him, he began to make lanterns.

This is handicraft work, how can it be done in front of a book?

After working for several days, I stabbed a lot of small cuts in my hand, but what I got was just two crooked and inferior lamps.

Changsheng was hit hard, and something appeared on his face.

Chu Yu saw that something was wrong, so she called Xiaolou, a maid beside Changsheng, to come over and ask, and only then did she know that Changsheng wanted to participate in the Lantern Contest.

When Chu Yu heard this, she couldn't help but smile, thinking that Chang Sheng was playful and competitive, she didn't think too much about it, so she asked someone to take out a lantern and asked Xiao Lou to take it back to serve as a lantern for Chang Sheng.

This lantern is made of fine bamboo, covered with lotus-colored gauze outside, not pasted with paper like other lanterns, but directly on the gauze with hibiscus and silk flowers.

The lamps are finely made, and the silk flowers are tied up vividly.

You can live forever, you can't put it down, you can't like it.

"Is someone coming from Beijing?" Chang Sheng asked with bright eyes.If it was sent by a few palaces in Beijing, it might be built in-house. If you participate in the lantern festival, even if you can't win the championship, the top ten will be close.

It's just that this lantern, although delicate, has a powdery look, and is too small, like a boudoir girl's play, otherwise, with this workmanship and ingenuity, the top three are also expected.

Xiao Lou shook his head and smiled, "It wasn't from Beijing. The servant girl asked Sister Le Lan that it was given to his wife by Miss Huang who lived by the garden. There are only two. There are three girls in the house now, so it's hard to tell them apart." , the wife kept it in her hand, no one gave it away, today it is cheaper Qiye."

Changsheng was stunned when he heard the words, looked at the lantern and said, "In this way, it's not like I stole things from some girls? This hibiscus flower is Sister Hui's favorite, how can I snatch it?" Hers? No, I can’t have this lantern.”

After finishing speaking, he carried the lantern and went to the upper room to find Chuyu.

It happened that the fourth sister, Niu Niu, and Tianhui's aunt and nephew came to Chuyu's side and were watching around another lantern.

The lantern was similar to the one in Changsheng's hand, except that it was replaced with a water-blue gauze base, and it was decorated with lilacs.

After listening to the servant girl's pass, Chu Yu invited Chang Sheng into the house.

One of the two is the elder sister-in-law, and the other is not a grown-up, but there is no taboo that they cannot meet each other.

Seeing Changsheng coming in, Fourth Sister and Niuniu didn't move, Tianhui stood up.

As Changsheng expected, Tianhui's eyes lit up when he saw the hibiscus lantern in Changsheng's hand.

"Sister-in-law, even if my younger brother sees such an exquisite lantern, he won't be able to learn it. We should keep it for Sister Hui to play with." Changsheng handed the lantern to Tianhui, turned his head and said to Chuyu.

Tianhui took a careful look at the hibiscus silk flower, then put the lantern next to the other lantern, and said to Chang Sheng: "Thank you Uncle Qi for your love, my niece only likes to look at the silk flower on it, the lantern is still for the two aunts!"

Seeing that her daughter knows how to be courteous, Chu Yu was very pleased, nodded, and said, "That's good, the color just matches the clothes newly added by Fourth Sister and Ping Sister. The hibiscus lamp is given to Fourth Sister, and the lilac lamp is given to Ping Sister."

The Fourth Sister and Niu Niu shook their heads together when they heard the words.

"My sister-in-law is kind, my sister is kind, my sister doesn't like these things, and there is no reason for my aunt to steal my niece's gadgets." The fourth sister bowed and said with a smile.

Niuniu also said: "That's right, that's right, my sister doesn't like these things either, so let's keep them for Tianhui to play with."

Seeing their aunts and nephews being so humble and friendly, Changsheng was in a good mood, and jokingly said, "Sister-in-law, although there are only two lanterns, there are lantern makers. How many lanterns can't be made? It happens that Sister Hui likes the silk flowers on it, so you can go Ask in the backyard."

Everyone who spoke was moved by the words, and they looked at Chuyu with hope.

Huang Xiaoyi lived in the Governor's Mansion for two months, shutting himself out, with a simple and docile personality, and an honest and well-behaved manner.Even the two nuns from the capital were very satisfied after teaching Huang Xiaoyi, and they couldn't find fault.

Because she was raised among the people, Chuyu was worried that her frivolous behavior would spoil the girls, so she prevented Niuniu from meeting Tianhui.

Now, knowing her better, the guard in my heart is gone, but I feel a little bit of pity.

With such a temperament, if she marries into an ordinary family, she will get the love of her mother-in-law and the affection of her husband.But in the palace confinement, so pure and kind, I don't know how much suffering I will suffer.

Now that Chang Sheng mentioned this, Chu Yu didn't stop him, and smiled and agreed.

Niuniu and Tianhui were very happy to see a girl who was about the same age and handy. They took the fourth sister, led by Lelan, and went to visit Huang Xiaoyi in the backyard.

Chang Sheng followed suit cheerfully, stood up, and looked at Chu Yu, hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Chu Yu quickly shook her head and said, "Although she lives in the mansion, she has a marriage contract, so she must avoid taboos."

Changsheng also read the books of sages and sages, and knew how to defend men and women. Although he felt regretful, he left with all his heart.

After dinner the next day, Niuniu and Tianhui went to see Changsheng together, holding the newly made lanterns in their hands.

The size of this lantern is three or four times that of yesterday's two lanterns. It is made of bright white palace gauze as the background, and two golden chrysanthemums are decorated on one side. The flower color is more magnificent than yesterday's two lanterns; Write lantern riddles.

"I made the gauze, the chrysanthemums were piled by sister Hui, and the color was matched by my fourth sister. After two days of busy work, I only made this one. Do you think it's usable?" Niuniu pursed her lips and brought A bit concerned: "I heard that you have been making lamps for several days, and you should be able to play pretty well. If you really cut your hand, wouldn't it make the old lady worry?"

Although in terms of delicacy, it can't compare to the two small lanterns from yesterday, but they still have seven or eight points of heritage, and they can be handed out.

It's just that the things made by the daughter of the boudoir, how can they be sent out to participate in the lantern festival?
However, Niuniu and Tianhui expressed their kindness, and Changsheng still appreciated it, so he stood up and thanked them...

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Tears, the eighth category... Miserable monthly ticket, sad Xiaojiu, lying on the ground begging for a monthly ticket. .

(End of this chapter)