Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 399, Lantern Watching

The winter night came early, and in such a dynasty, firecrackers began to explode in the twelfth lunar month, and the air was filled with gunpowder smoke. It was a very lively New Year.

The Yanyan store also ushered in the most grand bustle since its opening. It was only a quarter of an hour after the dinner was served. The princess and the Duke came in three carriages in plain clothes.

The princess sat in a carriage, accompanied by the Duke on horseback, and the palace servants in the two carriages behind.

There were only cold dishes on the table, Yanyan and Lvzhu ordered to wait after they got the news.It was He Ning and He Yunzhan's boys who came back to look around at the intersection, and it was useless for the guys to look around.Everyone in the store changed their clothes again, because today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and they have worn all the new clothes they should wear, so they changed the clothes that were stained with the smell of firecrackers, wine and vegetables during the day, and changed into clean clothes that smelled dry.

Fortunately, they are a store that sells clothes, and when new clothes arrive, it is a living example for everyone in the store to change into clean and decent clothes.

The princess came in, looked at it in the shop, nodded and said: "It's not bad."

Yun Zhan helped her on the left, Yuan Xiu helped her on the right, Yan Yan and Lu Zhu saluted outside the door, it was unreasonable, and they brought everyone to kneel down in the store to pay New Year greetings, the princess said a word of appreciation, and quietly followed Yan Yan with curiosity. Yan and Lvzhu looked at them while talking.

The princess is a woman, reincarnated with a good life, has a father who loves her, and is also the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. Her childhood and youth were carefree.Because of this, she once disliked that Hu Guogong was not handsome enough, but she didn't want to hurt her father's heart, and she knew that the late emperor would not harm her, so she married happily.The goodness of Huguogong is reflected in the chaotic stage of the court after the first emperor ascended the throne. No matter whether his wife established a small court or repeatedly accused the late emperor of being immoral, Huguogong protected her.

It's a good life to be married.

Emperor Tang Ze's ascension to the throne was determined by three reasons. Princess Dayi had no ambitions, so she gave the officials the power to choose carefully, and Tang Ze's own talents.

Tang Ze is a truly talented emperor, so he respects his aunt more than his mother.Of course, the Empress Dowager passed away early, so there is no comparison.Just in the heart.

Tang Ze took care of Princess Dayi, and all the princess' expenses have been paid out by the treasury.

The events of the past years have determined that Princess Dayi is a woman of the wind and cloud, and it is reasonable for her to feel the pain of ordinary women. She is a princess, and the suffering of the people is her duty.

So she was very curious about Yanyan.

Although there is a daughter-in-law to take care of her, did the woman who left her husband's house and lived alone shed tears, suffered in the middle of the night, and narrow-minded?

This is the princess, she is well educated, and she knows that thinking wrong can kill people, for example, if there is no life in front of her eyes, she should commit suicide.

When there are new items in the shop, including seafood, Yuanxiu always gives them to his in-laws.

Northwest Fur is a business without capital in the Duke Huguo’s Mansion. Yun Zhan is willing to give millions of dollars as a gift to his parents-in-law. This is a gift, so it cannot be said that the returned fur has capital. Yun Zhan has no idea of ​​going to do business .In front of the princess is naturally Chengche's filial piety, but it's not a store business.

Princess Dayi asked casually last year how the Qi family she asked Princess Li to take over was doing well. Yuan Xiu picked up the words and answered her. When Yanyan was not the subject, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law just chatted casually and then left.

This year, Princess Dayi also thought about it for a while. The old relatives talked to her about the parents, the girl of whose family was not well married, and the widow of whose family was bullied. Most of the female relatives talked about this. Dear girls, if you don't get married well, you still get angry. Is that Qi Shi okay?

It seems that the daughter-in-law often brings new products to the store, and the princess has not seen the lanterns in Beijing for many years, so she catches up together, looks at the lanterns, and then visits her daughter-in-law's store to satisfy her curiosity.

The following old relatives walked in front of the princess. The old relatives of the Duke Protector Yun's family also greeted her and Yuanxiu. The old ladies still prefer to talk to the princess, and they are not satisfied with the young daughter-in-law Yuanxiu.In addition, there are relatives of the princess mother's natal family, as well as the royal relatives.

The first emperor, the first emperor, and the royal relatives of the first emperor, some of them are so downcast that they can't afford to leave their relatives, but those who can go to the princess gate will still come.

Among these relatives was an aunt who was clever since she was a child and could say that the princess had always liked her.

His Highness likes some to keep by his side, some to take care of things and money from time to time, and some to let her come over during Chinese New Year.

Princess Dayi's identity is different from others. She raises potted flowers by her side and attracts the attention of thousands of people. Her care is only to let the girl talk more in front of her during the Chinese New Year and give money and a nice piece of jewelry when she leaves. .

Ordinarily, such a girl becomes an aunt after she gets married, and her anger is limited, and there is something to say about her anger.

But not only did this dynasty impose too many restrictions on women in the family, but also the equality of men and women in later generations, there are many people who are superior before marriage and muddy on the ground after marriage.

The aunt was bullied by her concubine and became sick all over. She hadn't greeted the princess for several years. The family kept hiding it from fear that the princess would be angry.In this new year, the princess just knows.The princess didn't get angry either, only important matters in court deserve her anger, she just asked her parents to go to her in-law's house, and if she didn't treat her better, she would go there herself.

This is because her mother's family is in Beijing, she is married in Beijing, and the princess is the elder's aunt, and she is living a miserable life.Princess Dayi decided to take a look at Qi's Yanyan's day.

Standing in the shop, the princess looked neat and tidy. In the eyes of Qi Dong and others, the big shop was not as big as the princess's small palace.What she came to see was full of goods, clean counters and floors, with a vibrant atmosphere.

go to the backyard.

There are long tables in the corridors on both sides, and the plates are full of dried fruit sesame candies, oranges, oranges, bananas, pears, and various snacks.

He Ning said with a smile: "We have never had a lot of food for Miss Xiu, and if there is too much, she will put it out and let her take it as she pleases."

The princess smiled and said yes, looked around the yard, and said to the palace man who came out: "It's good to block the big bonsai outside the main room door as a shadow wall, but the yard is not big, and the solemnity of the green pines and cypresses is not so solemn." Well, the lively flowers and plants are still beautiful. Take my big pot of red plum bonsai and the half-person-high rockery, and put them here, it will look good."

Sitting down in the main room, Yanyan and the others paid New Year's greetings together, hot dishes were served, and the dinner began.

Zhang's mother sat next to the princess again, and the princess's curiosity turned to her, and she asked that she was Mrs. Nanyang Hou's nanny, and the princess smiled: "It's right to defend yourself."

Everyone laughed, and so did Zhang's mother.

Yanyan left her in-law's house to live on her own, her first defense was that her in-law's house should not gossip.

Therefore, the princess said: "It's not enough to bring out only an old mother, so don't Nanyang Marquis mansions give men?"

Luan Tai, Chai Zhi and Biyun greeted each other.

The princess looked a little satisfied, and said to Guo Gong: "I said earlier that the Luan family is becoming more and more immature, but I gave it to four, and it still makes sense."

There were occasional children making noises, but the princess still asked what she wanted to know. She didn't come here for dinner and wine, but to watch the lights and curiosity. Yuan Hui's friends shouted to go back to watch the lights again. The public left.

Before leaving, another reward was issued to Mama Zhang and the others: "Take good care of your second grandma. If she is good, you will be good."

Zhang's mother was getting old and got a good crutch, not agarwood and sandalwood, but it was beautifully carved, and Zhang's mother fell in love with it at first sight.

She wanted to watch the house, but she was afraid that she would not be able to walk while watching the lantern. With this crutch, the old mother happily went to watch the lantern.

Qi Jun, Qi Xunfu and his fellows stayed to look at the store, and Chai Zhi pulled Biyun to stay too: "Didn't you see enough yesterday? You can watch it tomorrow, and you can watch it before the first month. Let the sisters of Zaohua and Jiuhua follow."

Luan Tai asked Le Wang to wait on him, and he stayed.

Biyun chatted with Chai Zhi: "Sister, look, the princess also cares about our second grandma's life, she is a princess." Biyun felt that Princess Dayi only cared about big things.

Chai Zhi said: "She is a princess."

This sentence was enough to clear up the confusion, and Chai Zhi himself suddenly realized it, and then he said to Bi Yun, "Sister Xiu's wife has a high status in her in-law's family." After saying this sentence, Chai Zhi and Bi Yun's moods darkened at the same time.Biyun didn't hold back: "I sent things home during the Chinese New Year, and when I saw Grandma celebrating the New Year, really, what's so good about her, she can't compare to Second Grandma at all."

Chai Zhi hummed, and she thought so too.

It is taken for granted that people who live with Yanyan think so, they will only look towards Yanyan.

The street is crowded with people, and there is a sea of ​​lights. Yuan Hui and his friends happily bought a lot of lights. There are a lot of people in these two days. They are usually willing to go for a walk on the days when they have all kinds of diseases. Except for Gao Mingying, Yun Zhan needs to help In addition, the prince's mansion and county prince's mansion with errands also sent out officials to the streets to maintain order.

Youzheng watched the princess and the others come in casual clothes. There were so many of them that they had been recognized long ago. Gao Shangshu had already rushed to this street, scolding Yunzhan for not stopping him on this busy day, while facing a formidable enemy.

Among those children running around, Miss You Ting was also lively like a little bird.

Sister You Ting looked around at the lights, saw her father, and ran over to lift up the candied fruit in her purse: "Father, eat this to refresh yourself." You Zhen took it, and told her to go back quickly: "Be with Sister Hui well."

"Got it, I'm with Sister Hui every day." Sister You Ting ran back again.

You Zhen took a bite of the candied fruit, tasted the sweet and sour taste, and smiled slightly.

Someone tapped on the shoulder, and a head arrester from the Ministry of Criminal Justice said, "When Gao Shangshu saw the princess on the street, the evil fire rose. If he said he was unhappy, don't be happy. Master You, you stand in the wind for a long time, let's go to the brothel to check the officials for drinking , go there and get warm."

You Jian went with him, but said in disapproval, "Can't the princess watch the lantern?"

"Isn't the lantern in the palace better than that of the common people? This person is messy. If he bumps into the princess, Gao Shangshu can't afford it, and none of us can afford it. This is the same for Prince Yun, he should persuade him." The head catcher said the same.

You Zhen whispered to him, and brought a few others to the brothel together.

As soon as I looked up, there was an acquaintance there.

Luan Jing chatted with Wu Tianxiong all afternoon, and he was in a particularly bad mood. Seeing his mother rushing home, he was afraid that his father would really help the Wu family, and his parents would argue.

During the Chinese New Year, he hides out and watches the lanterns with all kinds of diseases. It is still easy to get food and drinks in the brothel. He drinks the wine alone, and there is no one else around him.

You Rencai didn't care if he was called a woman or not, on the [-]th day of the first lunar month when the family was reunited, this dude didn't want to reconcile with Yanyan, and went to sit alone in this kind of place.

He is alone now, who can say that he is not hugging left and right.

You Jianpeng's head was arrested by the Ministry of Punishment: "I said, there is an official from Yuanma Temple there."

Take a look at the head: "He is alone, he doesn't eat fancy wine, and most of the restaurants are closed during the Chinese New Year. Maybe he comes to dinner, but he can't let people eat dinner. We only catch those who spend a lot of time and wine."

You Zhen said: "No, I have to find him bad luck, and I will get angry when I see him."

The head catcher thought there was a personal enmity, and You believed that it was Yanyan's personal enmity with Luan Jing, and the head catcher said: "Then you go, anyway, an official sits in this kind of place, and my Gao Shangshu wants to care about it, that's wrong. "

You Zhen strode over, pointed at Luan Jing and started cursing.

From being sorry for the official status to not being an adult, from you being a bastard to the fact that I want to punch you, why don't you go home and be a good man.

He was so angry that he scolded Luan Jing, but he knew You, knew that the people in Prince Wei's Mansion couldn't be offended by him, so he turned pale and rushed out.

You felt comfortable, and as if nothing had happened, he checked the brothels on the two streets with the head catcher, and went to work on the street again.

Luan Jing went home in a rage, and asked his parents if there was no dispute. Linjiang Hou Wu's family was in distress, but they didn't get poor all of a sudden, and they didn't need Nanyang Hou's help.He continued to be angry and went to sleep in the study.

Sitting in the study, Feng Shi sullenly said, "Okay, you pick me up at night, where did you go?"

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Luan Jing had dinner at his father-in-law's house, and on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, he accompanied his mother back to Ning, and it was just like that when he met Feng's family at night.Luan Jing was in a bad mood, he forgot Feng Shi.

The young couple had a quarrel, you and I quarreled for half an hour, Feng suddenly cried: "Can I have a child by myself? It's not my fault that I don't have a child!"

He covered his face with a handkerchief and ran away.

Luan Jing lost his spirits, but he refused to admit defeat. One of the reasons why he was in a bad mood during the day was that the Wu family went to the northwest to stock up goods, but the result was a big loss, while the Qi family sent fur furs to their parents, but it seemed to go smoothly every year.

He muttered to Feng Shi: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, otherwise Qi Shi is still at home, it's all your fault. You have no children, you can find them yourself."

This guy is still a dandy, and his words are still vague, his wife is looking for a child outside, can he have it?
After that, until he barely fell asleep, Luan Jing began to worry again. He was about to go to the Yamen in the past sixteen, and he had to see the cold faces of his colleagues.
"Oh, I was scolded when I went out, listened to ridicule on duty, and met a hagsha again when I returned home. My life is really miserable."

In a few days, the Nanyang Marquis Mansion invited familiar female relatives to have New Year's wine. This year's invitation to them was late, and the Wu family kept pushing it back and forth, until after the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

Mrs. Nanyang Hou promised her son not to serve good food and wine, but in fact, for her, if she did not use the seafood sent by Yanyan to serve food and wine, but also spent money on food and wine, how could she agree.

In private, she invited Madam Linjianghou to the inner room to talk privately, and gave some things to the Wu family to eat during the first month of the lunar year, and the food and drink remained as usual.

On the day they had New Year's wine, He Ning sent Yanyan to Nanyang Marquis's mother's house to have New Year's wine.

Auntie is easy-going, she has been doing housework for her brother for decades without any trouble, and she is not willing to put on airs with the Qi family. On the [-]th day, she will deliver New Year's food to Yanyan first. The address, of course, is given by Mrs. Nanyanghou.

The person who delivered the food directly invited Yanyan, and Yanyan could not refuse but agreed.Then Mrs. Nanyang Hou said in person, Yanyan thought it was interesting, she became a person who was serious about visiting her husband's relatives, and she was free during the Chinese New Year, just go and have a look.

The tenth place in Chunwei is also well-known in Beijing. Luan Jing's grandfather, the old man who passed the imperial examination, praised He Ning very much and refused to let him go. Bringing Yanyan to drink New Year's wine, no matter how it sounds, it's not right.

Have a great day.

Two days later, the princess asked someone to visit her favorite junior, and told the aunt: "Take good care of your illness and ask me for anything you need. With me here, it's shameful for you to be bullied."

After watching a lantern, the princess thoroughly understood Yanyan's life. Before Yuanxiu came to Beijing, the princess only picked up Yanyan once, and then asked Princess Li to pick it up. Not all of the six palaces took over, and the princess also Well, the princess is also good, I didn't give Yanyan too much decency, just let Yanyan rest and eat and drink freely.

From the princess's point of view, Yanyan was only given a thin ray of light, which could not be any weaker. However, Yanyan stood firm in her husband's house and walked out of the house confidently.

The princess's beloved aunt, who dare not say that she lived in her in-law's house, was bullied and ill for several years, which is too outrageous.

After sending people to deliver things and medicine, the princess was still talking to the Duke: "The two young daughters-in-law are really interesting, the Qi family is calm and generous, the Song family's green bamboo is like Sister Hui's temper, and the tenth daughter-in-law of Chunwei A scholar, you can stay with me for a few years. This is much better than drama."

(End of this chapter)