When he came out of Taifu Jin's house, Hongzhao already had more than one Ruyi in his arms, as well as a string of beeswax Buddha beads and a string of red coral bracelets.

Little kids love bright things, and Hiroaki can't put it down with his new toy.

Back in the room of the Sixteenth Fujin, the sixteenth elder brother waved his hand, sent the maids to retreat, and asked the grandmother to carry Hongzhao down, leaving only the husband and wife to talk.

"What you just said is true? Do you really want to wait for Taifujin to 'recover' and send Hongzhao to Taifujin's courtyard to raise? The sixteenth elder brother looked at his wife and frowned: "You are not afraid of ......"

The rest of the words are not easy to say.

Sixteen Fujin shook his head and said in a low voice: "No, master." If her old man was really a ruthless person, she wouldn't have allowed me to give birth to Hongzhao. She brought her grandchildren to her side, but she felt that she was separated from her son and daughter-in-law, so she loved her close relatives and younger generations. ”

Another reason is also the selfishness of holding on to his grandson and pulling in the relationship between his mother's family and the palace.

In the early years, it was like this for the Hongpu brothers, and now it means the same for Hongzhao.

The sixteenth elder brother raised his eyebrows and said, "You usually beware of that stinky boy, but you are willing to do it at this time." ”

Sixteen Fujin walked to her husband's side, sat down and said, "In addition to Hongzhao's mother, the concubine is also the master's Fujin." You can't let your grandfather worry about family affairs when he is busy with errands outside. It is the fault of the concubine to preside over the feeding, but she has not done her part in the past two years, which is the fault of the concubine. ”

When the sixteenth elder brother heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "You are virtuous, you want to stay in the palace to serve the sick, and let the Zhang family take the Fucha family and the Liao family to live in the garden." ”

Sixteen Fujin stretched out his hand, pulled the sleeve of the sixteenth elder brother, and said: "Thinking of others waiting for the master, the concubine has already regretted it now, so don't stab the concubine in the heart again...... Taifu Jin has been stiff with us for two years, and someone must give in first. In the past, because of the pity, the concubines were hiding behind the master, and now they should also share their worries for the master. It can't be delayed until the Mid-Autumn Festival, so that Eniang is embarrassed. ”

Seeing his wife's firm gaze, the sixteenth elder brother took her hand with his backhand and said, "Since you have something to think about, so be it...... Don't worry, Hongzhao is not afraid of Taifujin, there are always people watching. ”

Sixteen Fujin died three sons, and Hongzhao was her support for the rest of her life. No matter how relaxed she spoke, she was not without concern in her heart.

Since the sixteenth elder brother said so, that is, there is no need to worry about Taifujin's side. Even if someone wants to fish in troubled waters, there is no chance.

Sixteen Fujin's eyes bent, nodded, and said softly: "With the master here, the concubine is at ease......"

* Qing Yuan, Governor's Palace, upper room.

Cao Hao sat on the kang and looked at the teenagers in front of him, Tianyou was quiet and introverted, his face was heroic, Zuo Cheng's bearing was calm, and he felt a feeling of "my family has a child who has just grown up".

"It's more than half a month before the autumn exam, so for the sake of more time, it's better to go back to Beijing early to prepare for the exam." Cao Hao said to the three of them: "I ask Master Feng to send you back, and before the end of the game, Master Feng will also live in the mansion." If you feel that you have any doubts and deficiencies in learning, you can ask Feng Fuzi for advice. ”

"Yes, Father (Father)." The three of them promised in unison.

This time, the three of them set off to return to Beijing, but they didn't stay in the capital, and the people around them had to take them back.

Regardless of whether this subject is lifted or not, the brothers Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng must prepare a dowry in Beijing to prepare for the marriage at the end of the year.

The people waiting around Tianyou also followed, and before Cao Hao returned to Beijing, he wanted his son to replace his father, and took the stewards to prepare the dowry of Zuozhu and Zuocheng.

From August to the end of the year, it will be busy.

Seeing that Chu Yu was busy with the return of several children to Beijing, Zhao Jia's family was also quite moved. But thinking that now in Dongfu, there is only the concubine's family, so I stopped thinking about returning to Beijing with God bless them, and decided to talk about it after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zuo Zhu and Zuo Cheng both returned to Beijing, and Tian also had to follow. In the governor's palace, half of the people left as soon as they went, and it was a lot deserted.

By the end of July, the morning and evening had begun to cool down, and it was no longer as hot as before.

Several elders in the city petitioned the prefect's yamen to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival lantern festival in the city to congratulate this year's good weather.

Zhu Zhilian loves the people like a son, and he will not sweep everyone's interest.

The lantern festival is held on the street in front of the prefect's yamen, and the event time is from August 11 to August 18.

On the second day of the eighth month, Mrs. Zhu Hou went to the Governor's Mansion in person and asked the relatives of the Governor's Mansion to visit the prefect's office on August 16, just to watch the lanterns and admire the moon.

Gao Taijun is old and impatient to be busy, it can be seen that Niuniu and Tianhui are both quite interested, and pity that the fourth sister is about to enter Beijing as a candidate, and after discussing with Li and Chu Yu, he accepted Liu's invitation.

Knowing this, the happiest thing is not Niuniu and Tianhui, but Changsheng.

The nephews have all entered Beijing, although there is also a Wei Wenjie in the academy, but because of the big age difference between the two, they can't speak, and they are not close.

Several classmates in the academy often go shopping, but he is controlled by the Li family, and there are only a handful of opportunities to go out.

This time for the lantern festival, in addition to the merchants on the street to prepare lanterns and lanterns, a place was also reserved in front of the prefect's yamen to have a lantern competition.

The top 10 lanterns will be selected, of which the first will have a jackpot of 20 taels of silver, the second and third will also have a prize of 10 taels and 5 taels of silver, and the others will also have a reward of 2 taels of silver.

Among the classmates of Changsheng, there is a son of a poor family, a local of Qingyuan, although he entered the academy for free, but because he had to support his sick father, he worked several jobs in the academy every day, and he was exhausted every day.

Changsheng has the heart to help, but he thinks that he is not named, and his life has to be supported by the eldest brother in the family, where is he still cheeky and generous to others.

After hearing about the "Lantern Competition", he was interested in making a brilliant lantern by himself, going to participate in the Lantern Festival, and earning money to help his classmate.

He found a few books on how to tie lanterns, and asked people to buy bamboo, fine cotton paper and tulle for lanterns.

This is a handicraft job, where can it be done in front of a book?

After being busy for several days, he cut a lot of small holes in his hands, and all he got was two crooked and inferior lamps.

Changsheng was hit hard, and some of his face was brought out.

Chu Yu saw that something was wrong, so he called the maid Xiaolou next to Changsheng to come over and ask him, only to know that Changsheng wanted to participate in the lantern competition.

When Chu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but think that Changsheng was greedy and competitive, and didn't think much about it, so he took out a lantern and asked Xiaolou to take it back to Changsheng as a lamp.

This lantern is made of fine bamboo, covered with lotus lotus-colored tulle, and the outside is not painted on paper like other lanterns, but directly on the tulle, glued with hibiscus silk flowers.

The lamps are finely made, and the silk flowers are lifelike.

If you have immortality, you can't put it down, but you can't like it.

"Someone from Kyozato?" Changsheng's eyes lit up and asked. If it is sent by several palaces in Beijing, it may be made in-house, and even if it can't dominate the lantern festival, the top ten will be inseparable.

It's just that this lantern, although fine, is fine, but with a fat powder, and too small, like a boudoir girl playing, otherwise, with this workmanship and ingenuity, the top three are also expected.

Xiaolou shook his head and smiled: "It wasn't sent by Jingli, the slave maid asked Sister Lelan, this is the filial piety of Miss Huang who lives by the garden to his wife." There are only two, there are three girls in the house now, it is not easy to divide, the wife left it in her hand, and no one gave it away, but today it is cheaper than the seventh master. ”

When Changsheng heard this, he was stunned, looked at the lantern and said, "In this way, didn't I rob a few girls' things?" This hibiscus flower is Sister Hui'er's favorite, how did I rob her? No, you can't ask for this lantern. ”

After that, he picked up the lantern and went to the upper room to find Chu Yu.

It just so happened that the fourth sister, Niuniu, and Tianhui's aunt and nephew were on Chu Yu's side, and they were watching around another lantern.

The lantern was similar to the one Changsheng was carrying, except that it had been replaced with a water-blue veil and a lilac on it.

After listening to the maid's message, Chu Yu invited Changsheng into the house.

One of the two is the eldest sister-in-law, and the other is not married, but there is nothing to avoid seeing each other.

Seeing Changsheng come in, the fourth sister and Niuniu didn't move, and Tianhui stood up.

As Changsheng expected, when he saw the hibiscus lantern in Changsheng's hand, Tianhui's eyes lit up.

"Sister-in-law, such a delicate lantern, even if my brother sees it, he can't learn it, so he still keeps it for Sister Hui to play with." Changsheng handed the lantern to Tianhui, turned his head and said to Chu Yu.

Tianhui looked at the hibiscus silk flower carefully, and then put the lantern next to another lantern, and said to Changsheng: "Thank you Uncle Seventh for your care, my niece only likes to see the silk flower on it, and the lantern is still for the two aunts!" ”

Chu Yu was very relieved to see that her daughter knew how to be polite, nodded her head, and said, "It's okay, the color just matches the new clothes of the fourth sister and sister Ping." The hibiscus lamp was sent to the fourth sister, and the lilac lamp was sent to the younger sister. ”

When the fourth sister and Niuniu heard this, they shook their heads in unison.

"Sister-in-law is kind, sister understands, sister doesn't love these, and there is no reason for my aunt to rob my niece's gadgets." The fourth sister bowed and said with a smile.

Niuniu also said: "That's it, that's it, my sister doesn't like these either, so keep it for Tianhui to play." ”

Seeing that their aunts and nephews were so humble and friendly, Changsheng was in a good mood, and said jokingly: "Sister-in-law, although there are only two lanterns, there are lantern makers, how many lanterns can't be made?" It just so happens that Sister Hui likes the silk flowers on it, so you can go to the backyard to ask for advice. ”

As soon as he spoke, everyone was moved, and looked at Chu Yu with hope.

Huang Xiaoyi lived in the Governor's Mansion for two months, closed doors, with a simple and supple surname and honest and well-behaved manners. Even the two grandmothers who came from the capital, after teaching Huang Xiaoyi, were very satisfied and couldn't find any mistakes.

Because she was raised in the people, Chu Yu was worried that she would behave frivolously and bring the girls badly, so she didn't let Niuniu and Tianhui meet her.

Now, knowing more about her, the vigilance in my heart is gone, but I feel a little pity.

With such a surname, if you marry into an ordinary family, you will get the love of your mother-in-law and the love of your husband. But in the palace forbidden, it is so pure and good, I don't know how much suffering I have to suffer.

Now that he heard Changsheng mention this, Chu Yu didn't stop him anymore and agreed with a smile.

Being able to see a girl who was about the same age and dexterous, Niuniu and Tianhui were very happy, and took the fourth sister, led by Lelan, to visit Huang Xiaoyi in the backyard.

Changsheng also followed happily, stood up, and looked at Chu Yu to stop talking.

Seeing this, Chu Yu hurriedly shook his head and said, "Although she lives in the mansion, she has a marriage contract on her, and she must always avoid her behavior." ”

Changsheng also read the books of the sages, and knew that men and women were guarded, although he had regrets, he still left with all his heart.

After dinner, Niuniu and Tianhui came to see Changsheng together, holding the lanterns that had just been made.

The size of this lamp is three or four times that of the two lanterns yesterday, with a bright white palace veil as the base, and one side is decorated with two chrysanthemums, and the flower color is more atmospheric than the two yesterday's lanterns; One side is vacant and left for writing lantern riddles.

"The yarn is pasted by me, the chrysanthemums are piled up by Sister Hui, and the color is matched by the fourth sister. Niuniu pursed her lips and said with a little concern: "I heard that you have made several lamps, and you should have played about the same, if you really cut your hand, wouldn't it make the old lady worried?" ”

Although it is exquisite, it is not as good as the two small lanterns yesterday, but it also has seven or eight points of heritage, and it can also be handled.

It's just that the things made by the daughter of this boudoir can be sent out to participate in the Lantern Festival?

However, Niuniu and Tianhui had some kindness, but Changsheng still appreciated it, got up and thanked the two......

(To be continued)