Concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion: The princess is not to be messed with

Chapter 505 Reunion Dinner

Mrs. Qi led Eunuch Lin to Anran Residence, and asked Chunlan beside him to knock on the door.

It was snowing heavily, originally it was enough to call Mo Qingling to the front hall, but this Eunuch Lin didn't know what medicine he had taken wrongly, so he even said not to bother Miss Mo Er.Don't trouble Miss Mo Er, just trouble her, the head of the Mo family, to suffer from the cold, Qi's heart is very unhappy.But this Eunuch Lin is a celebrity around the Queen Mother, so she dare not offend Eunuch Lin.

It was Hong Ling who opened the door. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Mrs. Qi, but when she saw Eunuch Lin behind her, she asked in surprise, "Hey! Isn't this Eunuch Lin? Why are you here?" Not long ago she I just saw this Eunuch Lin!
Eunuch Lin smiled and said, "Miss Hongling is safe here! The miscellaneous family is here to give the second young lady a reward."

"So that's it, Eunuch please come in quickly." Hong Ling hurriedly opened the courtyard door, and stood sideways to let Eunuch Lin in.

Eunuch Lin went up the steps, raised his foot and stepped into the door. Looking back, he saw that Mrs. Qi was also going up the steps.Then Qi Shi said: "I'm bothering Mrs. Mo today, so please don't come in, go back and rest! Miscellaneous family wants to talk more with Ms. Mo Er."

Eunuch Lin has already said so, if the Qi family also wants to follow, it would be too thick-skinned.

"That's a good relationship, and I have other things to do, so I won't go in with Eunuch Lin." In order to cover up the embarrassment, Qi made an excuse.

"En!" Eunuch Lin nodded, and walked into the depths of the yard.

Hong Ling smiled at Qi Shi, and closed the door.

Hong Ling led Eunuch Lin to the flower hall, arranged for Eunuch Lin and Eunuch Lizi to sit down, poured hot tea and served cakes.

"Eunuch Lin, please wait a moment, I'll go upstairs to ask Miss." After Hong Ling finished speaking, she went upstairs, and Mo Qingling was taking a nap at the moment.

Xiao Lizi ate cakes and drank hot tea. He just felt that the hot tea and cakes tasted better than those from other places.

"Eunuch Lin, you said, I didn't see a stove in this room, but this room is very warm. It's much warmer without the stove." Even the Queen Mother's Palace is not so warm!

Eunuch Lin thought for a while and said, "Maybe this stove is placed where we can't see it."

"Oh" Xiao Lizi nodded, thinking that what Eunuch Lin said was absolutely right, the stove must have been placed where they couldn't see it.

Hong Ling went upstairs, only to find that Mo Qingling had already gotten up and was sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair.

"Miss, Eunuch Lin is here."

"Well! I've heard it, what is he doing here today?" This Eunuch Lin has no reason, he wouldn't come to see her, a little concubine of the Prime Minister's family, right?
Hong Ling replied: "It is said that they are here to give a reward. I guess it is the empress dowager who ate the dumplings and thought it was delicious, so I want to reward the young lady."

"Oh!" Mo Qingling saw that the hairpin of the pearl pendant was inserted into her temples. She gave the queen mother dumplings, but it was not for reward.

Mo Qingling stood up, straightened her clothes, and went downstairs with Hong Ling.

Eunuch Lin stood up together with Xiao Lizi when he heard footsteps.

Mo Qingling went downstairs slowly, walked up to Eunuch Lin, blessed him and said: "Eunuch Lin came here, Qingling has never been far away, Qingling is rude."

Eunuch Lin said with a smile: "Miss Mo Er is very polite. Today, the envoy of the Miscellaneous Family was ordered by the Queen Mother to deliver rewards to Miss Mo Er. The Empress Dowager ate the dumplings sent by Miss Mo Er, and she was full of praise for paying tribute to this emperor. Nuanyu, give it to Miss Mo Er." Eunuch Lin said to go, and took the box containing the jade pendant from Xiao Lizi's hand.

Mo Qingling knelt on the ground to thank him: "Thank you Queen Mother for the reward." After speaking, he raised his hands above his head and took the small box from Eunuch Lin's hand.

"Miss" Hong Ling called softly, helping Mo Qingling up from the ground.

Mo Qingling stood up, and handed the box to Hong Ling for Hong Ling to put away.

"Eunuch Lin, please sit down quickly," Mo Qingling said to Eunuch Lin who was standing.

Eunuch Lin sat down again, looked at Mo Qingling and said, "Zajia also took some dumplings today, and the Queen Mother rewarded them with ten dumplings. Zajia still has endless aftertastes of that taste."

Mo Qingling sat down with a smile, looked at Eunuch Lin and said, "If Eunuch likes to eat, you can pack dozens of them later and go! There are still some left after delivery today."

Eunuch Lin didn't know what to say, and asked Mo Qingling for dumplings, but Mo Qingling asked for dumplings.

"Since that's the case, the miscellaneous family has the cheek to accept it." Eunuch Lin burst into a smile on his face.

"Where is the father-in-law? It's too cold, and the father-in-law came to give Qing Ling a reward. Speaking of it, Qing Ling troubled the father-in-law."

Eunuch Lin laughed and said: "I'd rather trouble Second Miss!" If there is good food every time he comes, he will be happy even if it is windy or rainy.

Mo Qingling chatted with Eunuch Lin for a while, and Eunuch Lin left Anranju.When leaving, Hong Ling packed more than 80 dumplings and some small pastries for Eunuch Lin.

Han Wang Mansion

It was already dark when Jimo Han and Ma Yu returned to Prince Han's Mansion.

As soon as the two entered the mansion, the butler Feng Feng came out to welcome them.

"The lord and General Ma are back? Can we have dinner?" Feng Feng asked as he followed the two into the hall.This Feng Feng was only 30 years old, wearing a Confucian scarf with soft brows, wearing a Tsing Yi and looking like a literati.Five years ago, Feng Feng was originally a scholar who repeatedly failed the rankings.Because he couldn't bear the blow of failing the exam, he committed suicide in the forest and hanged himself.In the end, he was rescued by Jimo Han who was passing by, and became the housekeeper of Prince Han's mansion.Jimo Han's Prince Han's Mansion, as well as the properties under his name, are all managed by Feng Feng.

Feng Feng has always regarded Jimohan as his reborn parents, so he is very loyal to Jimohan.

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"Miss Mo Er today, someone sent a New Year's gift, and brought over [-] dumplings. The prince wants to eat it. If Feng Feng wants to eat it, let the kitchen cook it."

"What did you say?" Jimo Han stopped, looked at Feng Feng and asked.

Feng Feng was stunned for a moment and repeated: "I just said that Miss Mo Er, someone sent a New Year's gift today. The New Year's gift is [-] dumplings, would the prince want to eat it?"

The corners of Jimo Han's mouth slightly raised invisibly and he said to Feng Feng, "Get someone to cook it and eat it right away." He never thought that Mo Qingling would return the gift, and return the food called dumplings.

"I'll go right away." After Feng Feng finished speaking, he went to the kitchen and asked someone to cook dumplings.

Jimo moved Ma Yu to the hall, sat at the table and waited for the dumplings to come out.

While waiting, Jimo Han tapped the table lightly with his index finger.Although Jimo Han didn't smile, Ma Yu could still feel that their prince was in a good mood at the moment.

Feng Feng asked the kitchen to cook fifty and brought them up.But these fifty are simply not enough for two people to eat.After fifty of them were eaten, another fifty were cooked and eaten, and Jimo Han and Ma Yu stopped chopsticks.

On New Year's Eve, the snow stopped.Early in the morning, the red lanterns in Xiangfu were hung up, and there were lights and festoons everywhere.The servants in the mansion are all very busy running around.Although the servants did not celebrate the New Year with their families, they were very happy, because the masters and wives would give money to the New Year.

Mo Qingling also hung red lanterns at the entrance of Anranju, and wrote couplets himself, pasting them on both sides of the gate.

Because they had to get together for dinner all day today, so no fire was fired inside An Ran House.

"Sister, let's go tonight, are you going to watch the New Year? Do you want to go to Huangjue Temple to burn incense tomorrow!" This is Mo Qingyan's first real New Year's Eve, so he is very excited.

Nangong Yushu answered without waiting for Mo Qingling's answer: "Yes, in previous years, I would watch the New Year with my parents. I would go to the temple to burn incense on the first day of the new year. Every time my parents and mother would..." As Nangong Yushu spoke, his voice became quieter, and tears welled up in his eyes.In previous years, he had his parents to accompany him during the New Year, but now he is a child without parents.

Seeing Nangong Yushu like that, Shuangxue knew that he was thinking of her parents and felt sad.He patted Nangong Yushu on the shoulder and said, "Yushu, don't be sad. Although you don't have parents to accompany you for the new year, you still have us! We will always be with you."

Nangong Yushu looked up at Shuangxue, sniffed and nodded with a smile.Yes, although there are no parents, there are still such warm people by his side.

"As long as you two are obedient, I will give each of you a big red envelope tonight." Mo Qingling said while patting Nangong Yushu's head.

Shuangxue pursed her lips and said, "Then what about us! We also want big red envelopes."

Mo Qingling glanced at Shuangxue reproachfully and said, "Don't worry, you will be indispensable."

At noon, everyone went to the hall to eat.The food is very rich, there are those who fly in the sky, those who swim in the sea, and those who run on the ground.

Fourth Aunt could not take a seat, she just stood aside, serving dishes for the others.

Because it was Chinese New Year, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves on the surface, and Qi, the mistress of the house, would say some words of concern.

After the meal, they each went back to their respective yards, and they gathered together for dinner at night, and there would be an opera troupe to sing at that time.

All afternoon, Mo Qingling played mahjong with the three maids, while Mo Qingya and Nangong Yushu played backgammon.

Mo Qingling was lucky, and soon she won a bunch of hills in front of her.When the three maids saw the broken silver in front of Mo Qingling, they felt pain in their flesh.

At the back, Mo Qingling really couldn't bear to let these three girls lose too badly, so she appropriately put some water.In the end, instead, he deliberately lost some money to these three girls.

The three girls didn't know that it was their own lady who deliberately released the water.Looking at the money they won, everyone smiled from ear to ear.

In the evening, a stage was set up in the courtyard outside the hall, and the black opera actors began to sing on the stage before Tai was too young.

The meals in the evening were more abundant than those at noon, and the servants also placed the tables under the eaves of the hall.Watching a show and having dinner with the host's family will make it more lively.

Because she was afraid that the third aunt would be unlucky, there was no sign of the third aunt in this New Year's dinner.

(End of this chapter)