common color

Chapter 338
"Reward!" Concubine De opened her mouth, and the eunuch hurried down to prepare.The rewards for the seven maids below are more than those of the female opera singers before. After all, they are all maids from the mansion, how can they be treated like the opera singers found outside?
The rewards at the end of summer are even more precious, two horses of "rich and noble Changchun" palace satin, two horses of "good fortune and long life" palace silk, and ten gold ingots "more than auspicious".

After receiving such rewards, she hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed, and only with the permission of Empress Defei did she resign.

Concubine De called Ruoxi to speak up again, Ruoxi hurried over upon hearing this.Just as she was about to kneel down to salute, she was stopped by Concubine De.

"This is not in the palace, so let's talk about it as relatives. Second brother and sister, how did you know how to dance on ice?" She pulled Ruoxi to sit beside her, "Last time I saw your skill in making dim sum. Considering that your dancing skills are also outstanding. You are really surprising, no wonder grandma said that the second brother married a satisfactory wife!"

Ruoxi smiled a little shyly when she heard the words, and there was no coyness in her words, "It's just a small skill, I dare not show it off in front of the empress. I lived in the farm for a few years when I was young, and the children in the country were naughty, and they would go there every winter Playing on the frozen river. They have been running and jumping on the ice for a long time, and they have mastered the secret, and they have summed up the secret of how to keep from falling. I followed suit, and I suddenly wanted to dance on the ice. It's very interesting. Knowing that my mother came back to visit my relatives, Lord Hou ordered me to find a few girls to arrange a dance. The rush of time is not subtle enough, so it's rare that my mother doesn't dislike it."

The last time Master Hou asked but Ruoxi didn't answer, she was ready to come up with such an excuse.Anyway, none of the people in the Hou Mansion have been to the countryside, and she has lived in the farm for a few years. This statement should convince everyone.

Sure enough, Concubine De nodded and said: "Unexpectedly, there are so many interesting things in the countryside. It's the first time I've heard of them. But the clothes they wear are special, how did you come up with this?"

Ruoxi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, the women who grew up fighting in this palace were really not easy to fool.

She hurriedly replied with a smile: "I saw swans playing in the lake, they were noble and elegant, so I wanted to imitate them to make clothes. I didn't expect that the idea was very full, but the reality was very skinny, and it felt a bit nondescript." , let the empress laugh!"

"The idea is full, but the reality is skinny." The empress repeated after listening, "Well, this is the first time I have heard this statement, but it seems to be quite reasonable. That outfit is fine to wear when dancing, and it must not be worn on weekdays, so as not to Outsiders say that there are no rules and regulations in our Hou Mansion."

Ruoxi hurriedly nodded in agreement, and Concubine De called Fei Hong over again.Feihong and Yijun are Concubine De's own nephews and nieces, so their relationship is naturally unusual.

"You taught Yijun and Feihong very well, so it can be seen that you have worked hard on them." Concubine De became more and more pleasing to this little-known sister-in-law, and her many advantages made up for her shortcomings.

Although there is a difference between closeness and distance, they are close relatives after all.Concubine De called Tian Shi over to talk for a few more words, and finally said a word or two to the others.

When I was young, the little eunuch knelt down and said: "The gifts are all wonderful, please check and other examples."Concubine De read it carefully from the beginning, and ordered to follow it.It’s too much to listen to, so let’s release them one by one.

The old lady has a golden ruyi and a jade ruyi each, an agarwood walking stick, a string of Canaan rosary beads, four royal brocades of "rich and noble Changchun", four imperial palace silks of "good fortune and long life", and purple gold " Ten ingots of "brush blooming as one wishes", ten ingots of "auspicious and more than auspicious" silver carafe, etc.

Mrs. Hou and the others only reduced Ruyi, crutches and rosary beads, and the rest remained the same, with concubines and three wives as rewards.

Lord Hou and the others each received two new imperial books, two precious ink boxes, and two gold and silver cups.

Ruoxi, Tian's family and the girls of the younger generation each have a new book, a precious inkstone, and two pairs of new style gold and silver zippers.The same goes for Yixuan, Yihao and other brothers.Yi Jun and Fei Hong were different from the others, they had two gold and silver collars and two pairs of gold and silver locks.

In addition, 24 table gifts were prepared, one hundred strings of clear money, which were given to the old matriarch, Mrs. Hou, sisters and other nurses in the house, and all the maids.The rest are a hundred pieces of color forging, a thousand taels of gold and silver, and a feast of royal wine and feasts, which are given to the management, furnishings, promises, opera directors, and lamp holders in the garden.There are five hundred strings of Qing money outside, which are given to kitchen servants, actors, Baixi, and miscellaneous people.

After everyone had finished thanking them, the deacon and eunuch said: "It's already three quarters, please drive back to Luan." Hearing this, Concubine De couldn't help but tears rolled down her eyes, but she forced herself to smile again.

She took the hands of the old matriarch and Mrs. Hou, and couldn't bear to let go, repeatedly exhorting: "Grandmother and mother don't need to miss me, so they can support themselves. If today's kindness is so great, I will see you once a month. The opportunity for this is in the future. If God’s grace is still returned to me next year, I must not waste it extravagantly. I just want to come back and take a look at my relatives. I am very pleased to see these used objects. It would not be beautiful if I replaced them with new ones. "

Mrs. Hou was already choked with sobs, although Concubine De couldn't bear to leave, but the royal rules were not violated, so she had no choice but to push her away.

The people couldn't send each other off, the old matriarch and Mrs. Hou wept at each other, they finally comforted and helped them out of the garden.But all the affairs and people in the garden can't be left alone, Madam Hou was in a bad mood and just explained a few words before pushing it to Ruoxi.

If Ruoxi saw how Mrs. Hou distributed it before, now she just put the things together, and it didn't take too much trouble.Within an hour, all items were registered and put into the warehouse.The upper and lower people went to rest separately, and Ruoxi went to Madam Hou to report back, and then she was able to return to Linfengju to rest.

Everyone in the Hou Mansion has been busy since the fourth day of junior high school, and now they relax, and everyone sleeps soundly.

However, Yixuan got up early in the morning and went out. For the past ten days, he was busy with concubine De's visit to the manor, and the things in the shop were piled up.In addition, after the new year, the shopkeepers came back one after another, and there were more people and things to do.

Ruoxi woke up an hour later than usual, Yijun had already gone to the palace, but Xiao Feihong was still on the lazy bed.During this period of time, she was tired of bouncing back and forth, Ruoxi didn't wake her up, and told the girl to watch carefully.

Already missed the time to say hello, Ruoxi hurriedly took Guiyuan to the Bianyan Pavilion, but Mrs. Hou had just woken up.

"Thanks for having you these days, otherwise I would be exhausted all by myself. I was in a bad mood when I saw my mother yesterday, and I didn't even look at the booklet you sent me. I just took a look at it, and it's not bad at all. You're doing something. It's really appropriate. From tomorrow onwards, you will come to me to help, anyway, the affairs of this mansion will be handed over to you sooner or later." Madam Hou said with a smile.

Ruoxi was startled when she heard the words, the status of the eldest son is still uncertain, she dare not covet the position of the housekeeper.In the past few days, she has helped her mother-in-law back and forth, and some people have already disliked her.If Madam Hou's words are spread today, it is estimated that there will be a lot of anger.She's not afraid to annoy those villains, but she's just a high-level handyman with a bad name!
(End of this chapter)