Inheritance policy

Chapter 30 New Year's Eve

On the second day, the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion was full of joy and celebration, and the servants all smiled and nodded to each other to greet the New Year, "Happy Chinese New Year, happy new year, better every year!", "Hello to you too!", keep The little maids at the head looked enviously at the beautiful maids in each room-the rules of Lin'an Hou Mansion, only the first-class maids can dress more beautifully during the New Year's Eve.

"Look, does it look good on it?"

In Huaishan Garden, Lian Rong smiled and held a crimson silk flower as a hairpin on her temples. She wanted to glance at Xing Zhao, but she couldn't bear to take her eyes off the bronze mirror in front of her.

Xing Zhao sat at the top, looked at Lian Rong, covered his mouth and smiled, and asked Lian Yu to pinch her: "The eyes are almost too busy, look at the cross-eyed eyes!"

The little maids standing next to them in two rows also laughed, Lianrong put the flowers on the tray vigorously, then turned her face and smiled, and called the maids to come and get them: "Two flowers for each person, this is a girl who takes her own flowers." I bought it from Feng Jili for a month’s worth of silver, and it’s no worse than Neizao.”

All the girls in Huaishan Garden can take it, and twenty or so flowers are gone in a few strokes.In the courtyard, there were mostly girls in their teens, some of whom were seven or eight years younger, holding silk flowers in their hands, vying to thank the gift, thanked Xing Zhao, and thanked Lianrong and Lianyu for their care.

Xing Zhao happily accepted it, and asked Lianyu to distribute red seals. The first maid could get two silver zizi in the shape of plum blossoms, the second-class girl could get one, and the rest could get a smaller osmanthus-shaped zi.The big ones can be worth five coins, and the small ones can be worth three coins. Xingzhao's monthly bills are only ten taels a month, so the two-month bills have been removed at once.

The maids kowtowed one by one, and the lotus leaf was clever, and took a window paper with fish every year from her bosom, and she must stick it on the window, saying it was her own wish.

Xing Zhao accepted it with a smile, smeared the paste with his own hands, pasted it on the glass window, and praised: "It looks good!"

A house full of masters and servants smiled and passed the whole morning. After lunch, the eldest lady sent someone to remind her.

Xing Zhao took the lotus seed paste and lotus leaves, and went to the main courtyard again. When the lady saw Xing Zhao coming, she pulled Xing Zhao and said, "Aunt Wan is talking about Sister Xiao again. She didn't even know what to do when Zhang Court judged her yesterday." What kind of prescription would be good? It said that Miss Xiao’s energy and blood were sufficient, she was fine, and she was only allowed to rest. Then someone sent someone from the east to say that Miss Xiao couldn’t get the wind, so she probably couldn’t come. I drew a box of century-old Polygonum multiflorum from my dowry. Give it to her, I wanted to keep it for you at the bottom of the box."

Xing Zhao saw that the eldest lady was very wronged, patted her hand, and said with a smile: "I still need a dowry? Let's treat it as a loss of money and avoid disaster. If she doesn't go down, I will be full of lawsuits as soon as I see her, maybe [-]% It's not right with her."

The lady thought about it too, she put a string of red coral bracelets engraved with Buddha characters on her wrists, and took Xing Zhao to Rongshou Hall.In front of the Rongshou Hall was a maidservant, about fifteen or sixteen years old, welcoming the guests. When she saw the big room coming, she bent her knees and smiled and said, "My slave, Bai Zhi, is opening the curtain for Sister Suqing. The masters are all here."

As soon as the curtain was lifted, the second wife and the third wife were sitting around a table with Mrs. Tai playing Pai Gow, guessing that someone was sent, and they arrested the second master to make up the number.

Seeing someone coming in, the second master repeatedly asked for help: "Sister-in-law, come quickly and beat me up. The red seal that the old ancestor will send out will be lost in a blink of an eye!"

The eldest lady rolled up her sleeves, saluted from both sides, and Xing Zhao received several red envelopes.Mrs. Tai wiped her hands first, wore tortoiseshell glasses, and gave Xing Zhao a red seal with a smile. Xing Zhao touched the bulging inside, smiled sincerely and knelt down to thank him, and gave it to Lian Rong.The eldest lady replaced the second master, so Xing Zhao went to Dongcijian to find Xing Ming. Xing Ming and Xing Qing were playing with the flower rope. Seeing Xing Zhao coming in, Xing Ming was turning the flower rope into his own hands and couldn't get away. He stood up and nodded to her as a greeting.Xingqing stood up and said hello: "Fourth sister, Happy New Year!"

Xing Zhao agreed with a smile, and then half-sit on the side to watch the two of them play with a smile, one after another, and they turned wildly.

But his ears froze, and he heard someone stammering in the compartment: "The son of the master, the kinship of flesh and blood, you can't rely on the honor of meritorious deeds... and the value of gold and jade , and what's more, people are ministers."

It was the voice of Xing Jing, Xing Zhao paused, He Yan, the third master, and a few young gentlemen were not outside, could it be that they were here to test their knowledge?He Yan heard the rustling of clothes for a while, and it was He Yan's low voice: "What's the reason?"

"The king's son, well, is his own flesh and blood, and he can't rely on his lack of merit to be enshrined in a high position and guard the weight of gold and jade, let alone guard the weight of gold, stone and jade."

Xingzhao raised his forehead, and as expected, he heard He Yan's tone of anger: "This is not a famous article, you don't know how to memorize it, so forget it. Such a simple sentence can be explained in a nonsense way! Thanks to your third uncle for giving me the answer." You invite Mr. Ming to be your teacher, it really embarrasses our He family!"

The last sentence raised his voice, and everyone in Dongcijian heard it.Xingming stopped his movements and put the flower rope in a ball on the case. Afraid that Xingzhao would be embarrassed, he leaned closer and said softly to her, "Uncle General Cai also scolded Brother Shi, and Third Uncle also scolded Brother Yun." Son"

Surprisingly passed the older Xingjing, Xingyun and Xingshi who were tested first.
Xing Zhao glanced at the cubicle, the indigo quilted bamboo curtain was falling straight down, she could imagine He Yan's attitude towards Xing Jing, He Yan said more than once that Xing Jing was not good to his father, but like his uncle, only I like to dance with knives and guns.This is a father's harshest evaluation of his son.Xing Zhao shook his head towards Xing Ming with a smile, and then greeted her: "Hurry up and turn the flower rope! Ah Wu wants to see the fifth son enroll."

The fifth son's entrance to the imperial examination tells a good story about Dou Yanshan's former teacher, a harmonious family, and all five sons passing the imperial examination.Xing Zhao is a metaphor that He Yan has taught his son too much.

He Yan in the room could vaguely hear Xing Zhao's voice, secretly annoyed, and then ordered Xing Jing to cover up, seeing the eldest son's face flushed, but his thoughts drifted to the letter he received at night , Yingyi was sternly asking him what kind of feelings he had for Wan Yiniang, and said that as soon as she passed the door, he would wait to collect Wan Yiniang's body.

Ying Yi's temper is easy to coax, but Aunt Wan is reluctant to let her go. After all, she has been with him for so many years, and she is clever and charming.

Yingyi's pressure has been getting tighter and tighter recently, yesterday she even ran to the Marquis of An's Mansion in person, and she blamed Fang's inability to speak, so she even involved Wan Yiniang.We must think of a perfect plan, which can not only get rid of the Fang family, but also marry Yingying, and keep Aunt Wan.
"A great country is unpredictable, and I'm afraid it will fall. I see it as chaotic, and its flags are unruly, and follow it!" Xing Jing finished reciting it loudly, looked up at He Yan, with a look of expectation on his face.

Seeing that He Yan was absent-minded after reciting the scenes, he was a little disappointed, but the third master smiled and said, "Brother Jing, you have memorized this well, and the third uncle will reward you with a jade wish."

He Yan listened to the words of the third master, and then realized that he was about to speak, when he saw Xing Zhao poked his head from the bamboo curtain, and called with a smile: "Daddy, third uncle! Grandma let you go out, let's go to the Jiuli Changting together !"

The New Year's Eve family banquet is scheduled to be held in the Jiuli Changting Pavilion, divided into two tables, relying on the high place, you can enjoy the fireworks across the Bibo Lake, and you can drink wine against the moon. It is a very pleasant place.The lady ordered the sewing room to rush out a few feet of bright white quilted curtains early on, and hung them on several sides of the pavilion to keep out the wind, and put braziers at each foot, and smoked the fruit aroma with citron, bergamot and papaya.

Today, the sky is slightly falling, and the setting sun falls between the two mountains and the ravine.A group of people surrounded Mrs. Tai and walked towards the pavilion. After turning a corner, the Jiuli Pavilion appeared in front of everyone like a big, beautiful Kongming lantern.

"It's all thanks to my sister-in-law!" The second lady said with a smile while holding the eldest lady's arm.

Xing Zhao was led by Xing Ming, and he was very happy to look at the long pavilion amidst the sparkling light. There was a bright yellow light in the long pavilion, which looked warm and friendly - just like the eldest lady.

The eldest lady lowered her head in embarrassment, she is not used to being the focus of everyone, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help the eldest lady, and said in a low voice: "Mother, be careful with your steps."

"This year it will be held at the Jiuli Changting Pavilion, and it's snowing outside. What if the steps are not cleaned up and Mother falls? You only know how to fight well, but you don't think about Mother's body." He Yan swept down He glanced at the eldest lady and said lightly.Thinking of Yingyi's sharp words of criticism last night, he blamed the doctor's lax speech.

(End of this chapter)