By Jia Xiuzhen

Sure enough, Li Wan went to the upper room and had no choice but to go back.After a couple of dinners were messed up at Jia Mu's place, the woman sent to inquire came to report to the masters to test the lamp scene.It was agreed, so the old lady sat firmly in the room, and sent someone back from time to time to deliver messages.It's just a matter of great importance. Mother Jia couldn't sit still. Mrs. Wang's persuasion was fruitless, so she had to order someone to prepare a warm sedan chair, and all the people went to the garden again.

When Jia amnesty Jia Zheng got the letter, he hurried out to meet him. Finally, he persuaded Jia's mother to sit down in the warm hall at a high place, and she could look around the garden from a distance.Sister Feng also hurried to come, but Mother Jia said, "It doesn't matter to me here. Just go out and work outside. Don't worry about me."

The wind was tight in the evening, and she sat until midnight before Mother Jia led a group of female relatives back to the upper room.Li Wan said: "We are here to watch, the old ladies and wives should take a rest first, I am afraid that tomorrow will hurt the spirit."

Mrs. Wang said: "What's the use of you staring at it? There is no one who can make up your mind. How can there be no harm or no harm to such a big happy event? The old age is not the same in the past? Don't talk nonsense."

Jia Mu had just used a cup of ginseng soup. After listening to the two people's words, she said, "It's only a day or two left. It's okay. But the girls, who have nothing to do with them, are doing what they are doing. Go and rest. Bar."

Tanchun laughed and said, "How can we go down and rest when the old ladies are busy? It is said that people are refreshed on happy occasions, so how can they feel sleepy at this time. Instead, they accompany the old ladies and talk to each other. It's more fun to talk and laugh." Mrs. Wang patted her with a smile on her lips.

After all, Xichun was still young, she had been sleeping in the nanny's arms for a long time.Seeing this, Mrs. You couldn't help feeling embarrassed, and was about to speak, but Mother Jia said, "Forget it, if you want to stay, you can stay. The fourth girl is young, what is she doing in vain, if she falls asleep like this, she might catch the wind and cold, or else?" Hurry up and get some rest." After saying that, he said to Bao Dai and the two of them: "You two are always weak, so if someone coughs and sneezes tomorrow, wouldn't it be a big delay? I don't need you here either. Well, let's all go back to the house and rest."

Baoyu had been busy working all day, and this time he was short of energy. Hearing what Jia Mu said, he picked up Daiyu, saluted everyone, and went.Mrs. Wang didn't say anything this time.

Mother Jia looked at Baochai, and before she could speak, Baochai smiled and said, "Old lady, we will rest tomorrow. Today, the old ladies and sister Feng are so busy and attentive. Although my mother and I are not good , it’s also good to be sleepy with the excitement and excitement.”

Only then did Mother Jia realize that Xue's family was a foreign relative, and when the visiting relatives came in the spring of the next year, they would not be able to meet until after seeing the family members later, so they could have a little time to rest.So they didn't try to persuade them any more, and only asked people to take some thick-haired backrests for Aunt Xue to replace.

But Mrs. Wang said: "Baochai is more stable than others. I usually see that she has two points of Yuaner's character." Aunt Xue said with a smile: "She is naughty at home. Compare."

When Li Wan should shut up, he just saw Baoyu dragging Daiyu away, and Nanny Xichun was wrapping her in a big cloak so she could be hugged outside. Tanchun and Baochai laughed and talked sweetly, and only Yingchun stayed aside. Sitting there was no movement, after thinking for a while, he finally said: "Second younger sister has had a cold for a few days, why not go back and rest like fourth younger sister."

Hearing the words, Yingchun raised her head and said, "don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm all right. It's all right." Jia Mu and the two wives didn't say anything, and Li Wan couldn't persuade her anymore. After a while, Yingchun got up and went After going to the clean room, I followed.

Seeing her coming, Yingchun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, are you annoyed by me?"

Li Wan sighed and said, "I've already opened my mouth for you. You can just beg the old lady to go back with Si Yatou. Why sit here?"

Yingchun laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, do you believe my fortune-telling? It's hard to be safe when you go back. The gate of the palace opens at Yinshi, and we should get up and get ready to meet you. We're gone now, but we'll get up again in a while. It would be better to just endure it."

Only then did Li Wan understand her plan, and said with a smile, "I thought your dough had become tempered, so it was calculated." He took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, handed it to her, and said, "You I have taken a lot of pills that nourish the mind and calm the mind, but this one can be used."

Yingchun took it and opened the cork to smell it. There was no special fragrance. Li Wan smiled and said, "How can the nose smell the things that nourish the soul. Take one first, when will you feel dizzy and dry?" , then take another one. You can only use three pills a day at most, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to take it any more, can you write it down?”

Hearing the words, Yingchun put a grain in her mouth and pressed it under her tongue, and she felt refreshed in a moment, and the dryness and chaos in her heart just now disappeared.I knew it was a good thing, so I thanked Li Wan.

Sure enough, the hexagram of Yingchun was not bad. At the time of the five drums, Jiamu and the others who had the imperial edict all dressed up in high-quality make-up and supported them to wait outside the gate of Rongguo Mansion, while Jia She and the others waited at the gate of West Street. .It was just before dawn, when the cold air was at its peak in the middle of the day, and the cold wind blew a cotton-padded jacket like paper.When several barriers come together, a gust of draft wind is created, which is getting colder and colder.

Li Wan stood behind, like a wooden sculpture made of clay.At the beginning, because they were still wearing the heater in the house, everyone didn't feel anything when they were standing.After a while the heat dissipated, the cold air gradually invaded, and after a night of watching, it was difficult to concentrate on worrying about everything, and I lost my appetite, but I drank two sips of hot soup, how could I withstand the cold air.

After standing still for an hour, an eunuch in the palace came to report on horseback, saying that the imperial concubine had to wait until the palace had finished admiring the lanterns before setting off, probably after Xu time.Then they broke up. Mrs. Jia Muwang and others went back to their rooms. Only Sister Feng and Li Wan, who were daughters-in-law, were not allowed to rest.

After all the people left, Li Wanfang said to Sister Feng, "I'll go back and change my clothes before I come back."

Sister Feng said with a smile, "what's the use of you Bodhisattva? Just go and rest. I'm here."

Li Wan sighed and said, "You mean well, but I don't have the guts." Sister Feng smiled and said nothing.

Then Li Wan took Biyue back, entered the house and said: "Let the little girl in our yard boil some hot water for you to scald your feet, every girl's feet will catch cold for a lifetime."

Nanny Chang had asked someone to bring hot water to serve Li Wanjing's face, and said, "It's been arranged earlier, the three stoves are burning, it's enough. What can grandma say?"

Li Wan shook his head and said: "Where do I have the time? Someone just came to tell me that I didn't come until Xu Shi, and I was stretching. The old lady and the ladies have gone back to the house, and I have to stare at Feng girl. Change clothes Just go."

Suyun came over to the table with a covered bowl and said, "Grandma, this is the bird's nest soup made just now, you can use some first."

Li Wan nodded, took a few sips, then put it down, walked to the back room, and said: "Don't bother me, just let me rest for a while. Those who follow must take good care of the cold." Don't let the root cause of the disease fall." Everyone knew that she wanted to take this time to rest for a while, so Suyun helped her in, and the waiter took off the hairpin and came out.

In the room, Nanny Chang was asking Bi Yue, "How about it?"

Biyue smiled wryly and said: "When I went, the grandmas had already returned from the garden, and when they changed Suyun, they said that they would be gone in a while. How could I have waited until the fifth watch, old man?" Then the wife said that the gate of the palace has been opened, we can't be rude, so we all packed up and stood outside the gate.

I didn't feel it at first, but then the more I stood, the colder it became, my heels seemed to be frozen on the ground, even though they were such thick shoes, the cold air went straight into them, it was like standing barefoot on ice.Later, there was no consciousness.I didn't dare to move around, I couldn't even stomp my feet, and I was afraid that I would make a fool of myself when I wanted to move later, so I had to toss and turn my legs slightly.We stood in the back and it was fine, but the one in front was facing the wind, and our noses were blown and we lost consciousness. "

Nanny Chang said with emotion: "I don't know why, we have been here for so many years, and we have never encountered such a cold day. It just happened to happen. You are a little girl like this, old ladies and wives It's not sure yet. There are a few more girls who were raised in a delicate way, and I'm afraid it's rare to get good after all this trouble."

Bi Yue said: "That's right, old ladies and wives have regular clothes, and they can't be changed at will. At first, the old ladies didn't even want to use the cloak, so they let them put it on after standing for a while."

Yan Momo said: "At this time, how can I survive without hot food in my stomach? If you are a man, you have to drink two sips of soju."

Biyue shook her head and said, "I've been up all day and night, and I'm all anxious. I don't have any appetite. The masters don't have any appetite, and we have no one to talk about. It was Ping'er who secretly handed me a bowl of goat's milk, and I drank a couple of sips .”

Suyun sighed: "Okay, grandma didn't drink the porridge and soup just now, so go ahead and drink it. I asked the little girl to bring hot water into the room, so you can soak in it and rest. Don't worry about the rest. It's me. You can rest at ease, and you should be able to rest when the empress comes tonight, so as not to delay the matter." Biyue heard that she was reasonable, and her feet warmed up after sitting in the room for a while, so she agreed The sound went back to the room, scalded feet, washed and washed, and stopped to mention it.

Besides, when Li Wan waited for Suyun to close the door and go out, he hurriedly turned around and went to the Pearl Realm, without any gossip, he fell into a deep sleep with his head covered on the warm jade bed where he lived.I don't know how long I slept for this sleep, and I woke up still staring, thinking about how many hours I used to meditate and read in the bead world, how could I be so tired?But this time, I just feel tired, not so tired anymore.

After savoring carefully, I realized that when I was sitting or lying or walking or stopping in the Pearl Realm, my heart was as peaceful as water, but outside this day and night, it was annoyed by the endless noise and chaos.This matter of visiting relatives, it seems that no matter how you do it, there are always things that are not satisfactory, and there are always small mistakes here and there, and one end is changed and the other end is missed.

To be honest, if the imperial decree came down this time and said that it was only on the [-]th day, there would still be no rest for the day and night of the [-]th day, and there would still be chaos.I don't know what these many people, all of them are busy talking about, have really done.It's just a tiring game for a change of excitement.

It is strange to say that there is a festival, what is a festival?Taking bamboo as an example, it is probably the uneven parts on the stem that are made with force, which are called knots.In the smooth and flowing days, such and such things come suddenly, the twelve hours are obviously the same, the sky, the earth, the sun and the moon are the same, but because of people, they are forced to make them different.It is only reasonable to eat and drink foolishly in these days, and it is puzzling to call it a festival.It's a pity that the human body I got, in the world, drifting with the tide can't be peaceful.Fortunately, there is still a bead world, so I have a chance to breathe.

When I went back to Jia Mu's room again, I saw Sister Feng still supporting me there. I admired her and said, "I'll stand here for a while. You might as well take a rest and change your clothes."

While talking, Ping'er came in from outside, took a tureen, and presented it to Sister Feng: "Grandma, drink the ginseng soup slowly."

Sister Feng glanced at her and said in a low voice: "You are stupid, how can I use ginseng these two days!"

Suddenly, Ping'er knocked himself hard and said, "I'm not stupid, I just thought about refreshing grandma!" When he was about to speak again, seeing Li Wan looking at the two of them, he smiled and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Li Wan couldn't ask further questions. Sister Feng smiled and said, "I'll be in trouble, sister-in-law. I'll go and change my clothes." As soon as she left, the two daughter-in-laws came to ask about the waxing in the evening. Just when Li Wan was about to speak, a woman next to her said, "Second Mistress just went home to change clothes, so if you are in a hurry, go look there." The two daughters-in-law looked at each other and went out.

Li Wan glanced at the old woman, and the old woman apologized and said with a smile: "Now that we are struggling, and we are not smart enough, it will be a big deal to make a mess, let them find the right master to insure Some." Li Wan didn't want to talk too much to her, so he found a seat and sat down, but he didn't see anyone pouring tea for a long time.

But after a while, Sister Feng came back, changed into a pair of gold-colored rosy-colored skirts, and even changed the hairpin on her head once.

Li Wan laughed and said, "Have you been chased into the courtyard again?"

Sister Feng shook her head as she walked: "My small place can't accommodate them so many people to make trouble, I'd better come over here, if you have any doubts, you can ask someone."

As soon as they sat down, a daughter-in-law in a long bikini of blue silk brought tea: "Second Grandma drinks tea." Sister Feng nodded slightly, and called for people to come in one by one.

Li Wanku sat down for a while, but he couldn't be of much help after all, so he said: "Come on, I'd better go inside and see the fourth girl."

Sister Feng just sent out a pair of cards. After hearing this, she turned around and smiled and said, "It's just right, Feng'er, bring the incense skewers that I just got early in the morning." Then she said to Li Wan, "It's something that is used in the world. It was just made this winter. It is said to be warming, so I just took it to some of them to try wearing it." Li Wan asked Suyun to take it, and went into Jiamu's courtyard to Daiyu's side.

When she came out, because the door leading to the back passage was closed, she didn't bother to talk to others, so she simply went around to look for Yingchun.Passing by Mrs. Wang's yard, I heard movement in Aunt Zhao's room. "I'm fine, I'm not sick! Big sister is coming back today. Baoyu calls her sister, but I don't care about her calling her sister? Why can everyone see it, but I can't see it?! Don't tell me to help me, I want a few girls to block me in the house!" It was Jia Huan's voice.

As soon as I finished speaking, Aunt Zhao scolded in a sharp voice: "Who made you incapable of throwing yourself into the belly of your wife?! Where is it just you? You can't see the one on the other side of the wall? You boy, listen to your lord! It’s fine, there’s so much trouble.”

Jia Huan refused: "Boy Cong can't go, that's because his father is not sure if he is the old man! Why can't I go? Could it be that my father is not necessarily the old man?!"

In the next two or three sounds, Jia Huan burst into tears, and yelled at Aunt Zhao, "I'll fuck you up! You're a shameless thing! I'll beat you to death today, and you can find another good one." Let’s take care of the local students!” There was a lot of crying and beating and scolding for a while.Li Wan frowned, Gu Zi went around, Suyun also heard a few faint sounds, but didn't make a sound.

When we got to Baoxia at the back, Xichun was drinking tea at Yingchun. Li Wan gave them the incense skewers that Sister Feng told them, and was about to go to Tanchun's house, when he heard a creak, the door opened, and Tanchun hurried with Cuimo. Walking out, there was a little girl following behind, who looked like she was in Mrs. Wang's courtyard.Li Wan waited for her to go far before handing over the incense sticks to the waiter. After sitting with Yingchun Xichun for a while, he went to Jiamu's yard with them.

As the sun set in the west, the whole mansion became more and more hectic. First, loads of candles were brought in from the outside, lights were lit everywhere, and people were checked and guarded along the riverside road every three steps and every five steps.Seven or eight stoves in the temporary tea house set up by the back wall kept boiling water, and poured it into the river ditch when it was turned on. In order to prevent the smoke from disturbing the front, they used silver frost and red Luo charcoal.

A woman watching the stove said: "This charcoal is so good, it's as heavy as something in your hand, and it burns without a trace of smoke. It's a pity."

The other Zhengxin filled the water and sat on the stove, saying in his mouth: "This is what the old ladies and wives order in the house. It's not good, it's up to you to say."

The mother-in-law said, "I just said it's a pity."

The other said: "What a pity! Now that the water we burned has melted and the ice has to pass under the feet of the noble lady, what an honor, what a pity."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the shed nodded, the cold wind whizzed, and the side facing the stove seemed to be scorched by fire, but the side behind the back was blown through by the wind, so they had to turn around and take turns to bake.These women were rough envoys in Jia's mansion, they were used to this kind of life long ago, but at this moment they were thinking that they were lucky, and when they encountered such a grand event, they would speak with dignity when they talked about it to the younger generation.

The palace gates of the imperial city were wide open, and all the concubines and concubines accompanied the queen mother and concubines to finish admiring the lanterns. The concubines who were scheduled to visit their relatives on this day asked for decrees one after another. Open the guard of honor and go to the villas to visit relatives.

But he was busy with the military equipment of the five cities.At this moment, there were five or six concubines who were going home to visit their relatives, and the difference between the two coming out of the Ziwei Gate was only a quarter of an hour, and the three palaces were all in the city, and the rest of them were going to some places.It's so cold and windy at night again, it's even more difficult to make a difference.

However, there are still some people who are the most lively, and they have to squeeze into the streets to see the royal luxury in such a cold.If it is on weekdays, it will be a curfew when it is finalized, and it will be much easier to not allow pedestrians on the road.However, the few days before and after the Lantern Festival are the customary time to bless the lanterns and have fun with the people, so there is no ban.Although there are barriers, there is no reason to pave the way from the palace gate to the concubine's mother's house. In this way, several places need to be cleared. , is barely enough.

The door of Ziwei opened, and the guard of honor of Concubine Wu Gui came out first. After half a day, after she had gone away, the guard of honor of the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun came out.A Qingqi eunuch reported a letter to Jia's mansion, and Jia She, Jia Zheng and others stood outside the gate of West Street. Jia's mother took the two wives of King Xing and Mrs. You and others to stand outside the gate of Rong's mansion according to their rank and title.Li Wan didn't grant a patent, but just stood in front of Sanchun.After being busy for a long time, at the end of this day, there was no sound for a while, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.