"There are some people in this, I am not familiar with them, but since you selected them, it should not be too bad." Li Yi put down a list in his hand and said, "That's it, let's settle it for the time being, and then we will be assessed separately after a while." ”

The eldest princess nodded, thought of something, and said: "Today is Cui Guifei's birthday, although you have a lot of disagreements with the Cui family, but according to etiquette, you should also give a gift, otherwise, I am afraid that it will attract criticism." ”

The old lady had already told her about this matter two days ago, according to the etiquette, with Cui Guifei's grade, there are only a handful of people in the harem who are bigger than her, she is a concubine after all, since the Cui family has sent an invitation, she doesn't plan to go in person, but also has to prepare a gift, so as not to lose her manners.

Nowadays, he has too many names on his body, but he is not as simple as before, and there are some things that should be paid attention to, but you still have to pay attention to them.

"Then send a few boxes of fresh greens, green, this is not a common season."

It is naturally inappropriate to give such a gift in later generations, let alone give it to the concubine, but it is different here, in today's season, a handful of fresh vegetables is not something that can be bought with silver.

"It's okay, although this gift is not heavy, but it is the meaning." Li Mingzhu nodded and said: "A few years ago, the Cui family failed to win over Shen Xiang, and the Shen family just sent an ordinary painting, and most of the important ministers in the court who were unwilling to stand in line were like this. ”

"That's it, there is nothing big in the court recently, after this incident, you can rest for a while......" Li Yi told her a few words, got up and said: "I'll go back first, there is soup boiling at home, it should be almost ......"

I don't know if it's because there are still two months to go into labor, Ruyi has lost some appetite recently, and he has researched several new soups, which not only nourish and stabilize the fetus, but also have an appetizing effect.

Li Mingzhu sent him to the gate of the palace, and suddenly asked, "You came here recently, why didn't you bring soup?" ”

"Forget it, it doesn't seem to have any effect, and I still won't bring it in the future......" Li Yi shook his head and sighed.

"Next time I come, bring some more, that soup, I like to drink it."

Her body stiffened slightly, and she said in a calm tone, then turned around and walked back to the dormitory.

In front of the bed, the eldest princess of Jingguo, the first person to personally lead the government and supervise the country on behalf of the monarch, took off her coat and relaxed her chest slightly......

Since a few days ago, if the chest is tied as tightly as before, it will be a little out of breath.

……

Every August, there are two great events in Kyoto.

One of them is naturally the Mid-Autumn Festival night of August 15, which is the carnival of all the people in Kyoto, the Mid-Autumn Festival night does not need a curfew, the whole Kyoto is lit up with lights, Goolan wine shop, Qinglou Chu Pavilion, is also open all night, lively and extraordinary.

Cui Guifei's birthday, although far from being compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival, for the convenience of guests, the curfew was only postponed by one hour, but every August 23, just the carriage and sedan chair lined up in front of Cui's house will occupy at least two streets and alleys.

The night had just fallen, and two people were walking down the crowded street, and one of them looked ahead and opened his mouth in surprise.

"My lord, on Cui Guifei's birthday last year, the sedan chairs of those guests were already lined up here, right?"

Liu Xianling nodded and said, "This official remembers that this year is one less street than last year. ”

Zhao Zhutou thought for a while and said: "It's no wonder that at this time last year, His Royal Highness the King of Shu was still in Kyoto, and many officials naturally had to save His Royal Highness the King of Shu...... face."

Liu Xianling did not go down, but he knew in his heart that even if the King of Shu was still in Kyoto today, the scene in front of the Cui Mansion would not be much better than now.

Because of the sedan chair that was parked here last year, during this year, some of their owners died, some were imprisoned, some were raided, some were exiled, and some felt that there was no need to come this year and later.

Zhao Zhutou didn't continue the topic, and asked again: "My lord, do you still put down your gifts this year, go in and sit for a while and leave?" ”

Liu Xianling shook his head and said, "Tonight, you wait outside for a while, and give such a generous gift, you have to eat back a little bit of the capital......

At this time, there were not many guests in front of Cui's house, so Liu Xianling walked over and handed over the gift list.

A member of Cui's Mansion looked at it a few times, and immediately bowed down and said, "Lord Liu, please ......."

……

Cui Mansion, in a certain side hall, Cui Qingze, the head of the Cui family, was holding a thin book in his hand, and his face was slightly gloomy.

"Is that all?"

The Cui family beside him said in a panic: "It's all yet." ”

Behind, a middle-aged man had already stood up, his face extremely gloomy, "All? The number of people coming to the mansion this year is not even half of last year, do they really think that if His Royal Highness goes to Shuzhou, my Cui family will fall! ”

Another voice came from behind him, "Could it be, it's not time yet, and a lot of people are on the way?" ”

It's just that this voice is extremely low, and it seems that even the owner of the voice knows that he said this sentence without any confidence.

"It's been a year like a lot of things." Cui Qingze put down the roster in his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Don't mention this matter again, Niangniang is coming over soon, let's prepare it......"

Today's Cui family is not as lively as in previous years, the house is still crowded, although the Shu King family is temporarily in a downturn, it is still a force to be reckoned with in the court.

Some important guests will naturally not be with most people, and the environment in another quiet hall is much quieter than the rest of the house.

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to filial piety, this Niangniang's birthday, His Royal Highness is not allowed to return to Beijing, the excerpt jointly played by the Ministry of Rites, just handed it over, it was beaten down, and now let the eldest princess manage the country, you say, what does Your Majesty think in this heart?"

There were only a few people in the hall, and the one who spoke at this time was the guard of the Ministry of Rites.

"It seems that the last time His Highness did such a thing, it did touch His Majesty's scales, alas, I don't know who gave His Highness the idea, I don't even know at all, otherwise ------ things wouldn't have gotten to such a point."

"In the past year, how big our losses have been, you have also seen that today's Cui Mansion is completely incomparable with a year ago."

"Now that they want to build academies and support the poor, whether it is the court or the people, our influence cannot continue to be stable......"

……

Every year on Cui Guifei's birthday, the officials and magnates who fell to the king of Shu gathered in the court, it was a key day for the king of Shu and his family to plot great things, several people in the hall whispered to communicate, and at a certain moment, someone suddenly raised his head and asked: "Now His Royal Highness is in a predicament, I don't know what the squire has to say?" ”

Several people's eyes turned to him.

Although the Zeng family has only risen in recent years, its foundation is still shallow, and it cannot be compared with families like the Cui family and the Chen family, but Zeng Shichun is really powerful, and they have been working together for so many years, and they have long been aware of it.

Zeng Shichun, who had been sitting there just drinking tea since he stepped into the hall, raised his head when he heard the words, looked around a little blankly, and nodded: "Tea is good tea, not bad...... Lord Chen, what do you say?" ”

Chen Chong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said lightly: "What Lord Zeng said is very true, this tea is not bad." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a noisy sound outside, and someone from Cui's house hurriedly came in to tell him that the concubine had arrived.

……

"Xianggong, can you really see so much from the single eyelid and the double eyelid?" When he was routinely telling a little bedtime story, he heard him say something, Ruyi looked at Li Yi and asked in some surprise.

"In fact, many things in this world have rules to follow." Li Yi smiled and helped her fold the quilt and said, "It's not difficult to verify this, you just need to find some parents who have single eyelids and look at their children." ”

Ruyi thought about it, and then said with some surprise: "Speaking of which, in the past, in Liuye Village, there were several couples who had single eyelids, and their children really didn't seem to have double eyelids......"

She looked at Li Yi and said with a smile: "However, how can anyone have nothing to do on weekdays, always staring at other people's eyelids, how boring is this, how careful and ...... it takes to discover these rules, but how did Xianggong find out?" ”

"Not necessarily." Li Yi shook his head and said, "Maybe someone is really careful and boring......

Cui Mansion.

When the graceful and luxurious Concubine Cui Guifei came from the front, the visitors stood on both sides, bowing slightly, and one person in the innermost part of the crowd quietly raised his head.

[ps: Actually, some things are already obvious, and they will definitely be written later, but now it's clear to say it, but it's not interesting, like the metaphor at the end of the previous chapter, I wrote it, and a very small number of readers can see it, which is good, writing books is not just for life, there are some other ...... Well, it's a minute-to-point.

When writing ps, the number of words will be pinched, and the number of words in parentheses is not charged. 】