Today is New Year's Eve, the traditional New Year's Eve.
Every household was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, laughing and feasting, as happily as if they were celebrating the New Year.
Oh no, today is the Chinese New Year.
New Year is originally a festive holiday.
However, today, I am even more happy because there is an imperial edict.
At noon, Qi Yu dressed in formal clothes and set up an incense table in front of his house to welcome the arrival of the imperial edict with solemn etiquette.
He had heard that what Wu Wanrong brought over was a canonization letter.
No matter how you say it, this is extremely rare and great news.
However, this joy came with a big embarrassment.
As soon as they met, Wu Wanrong asked: "Qi Yu, where is your daughter? Quickly call her out to kneel down to meet the imperial edict."
Qi Yu concealed his curiosity and asked him, "What? Do you mean to say that this imperial decree is for my daughter?"
Wu Wanrong glanced at him sideways and said: "What? Shouldn't it be surrendered to her, or should it be surrendered to you?"
"you……"
In fact, Wu Wanrong's words are really not nonsense, but seeking truth from facts.
Everyone in the Qi family, including Qi Yu, believed that this emperor's decree must be aimed at Qi Dalang.
However, in reality, there was a big surprise: this imperial edict was to canonize Qi Xiaotong, not her father, who was favored by everyone.
Although unexpected, it is also a good thing.
Very worthy of joy.
But Qi Yu said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Master Wu, my daughter has been traveling overseas to gain more experience, but she has not returned yet. You said she is not here, how should we handle this?"
You said, you came all the way to Nanyang, only to be let go by that little girl, are you a coward?
well……
Not only Wu Wanrong, but also the emperor himself thought that Qi Xiaotong would definitely return home at the end of this year, so he sent the edict here. But who would have thought that this girl would not come back for years.
What to do now?
Qi Yu coughed dryly and immediately looked at Old Wu inquiringly.
It was also the first time for Wu Wanrong to encounter such a situation. He thought for a while and discussed: "Either way, let your son stand up and kowtow to lead the order on your daughter's behalf. This is just a formality."
Well, that’s okay too!
Therefore, Xiao Qixiao accepted the imperial edict on behalf of his sister.
When the imperial edict was read out, Qi Yu was listening.
When he heard that his daughter was canonized as the head of the county, his heart trembled inexplicably.
At the same time, a sense of confusion also arises.
Yesterday, Huang Fei warned himself in private that the emperor was sending people to spy on Xiaotong. But today, another imperial decree came to confer her as the county head. Which one of these praises and criticisms is the real one?
?
Also, what is the purpose of this topic?
Regarding this question, Qi Yu originally wanted to get some information from Wu Wanrong, but this guy kept pretending to be stupid and kept silent no matter how you asked him.
Come on! Don’t tell me you’re going to pull me down!
Qi Dalang snorted coldly and flicked his sleeves, but he didn't even give him a cup of tea.
Just like that, Wu Wanrong left angrily with a watery face.
However, he was not really angry.
He came here for a special purpose.
Specifically, there are two.
The first is, of course, to convey orders and do things for you. The second is to take advantage of this opportunity to find out the true details of Qi Yu.
The second point is His Majesty’s special instruction and must not be vague.
In order to improve work efficiency, he also made a special trip to find the steam engine ship that plied between Qiongzhou and Dagu Port to save time.
In fact, besides him, there was another person who took this smooth sailing.
who?
——The great housekeeper of the Yin family.
Yin Tao was startled when he heard this: "Who are you talking about? The chief steward of my Yin family?"
Qi Yu nodded in confirmation and replied to her: "It is indeed true. That's indeed what the clerk at the hotel reported."
"Then why doesn't he come over to meet you?"
Qi Yu thought for a while and analyzed: "Today is the New Year's Eve, and the emphasis is on joy. Perhaps the housekeeper took this into consideration and deliberately did not come to see me."
However, this statement also implies another negative side.
If the housekeeper didn't come to report because he was worried about the atmosphere, wouldn't it mean that he might have brought some bad news?
Yin Tao is an extremely intelligent person. She just thought about it for a moment and figured out the outline of it.
Qi Yu took her hand and gently advised her, "Don't think too much about it. Today is New Year's Eve, and keeping up the New Year's Eve is the most important thing today."
Shou Sui is also known as Shou Suihuo, Zhao Sui, etc. The common name is to stay up until the end of the year.
Specifically, it is to light the New Year's Fire on New Year's Eve before the arrival of the New Year, and to protect the New Year's Fire, and to keep it burning all night long, which means to enrich the wealth in the coming year.
This is a great gift in ancient and modern times, and both the royal family and the people attach great importance to it.
Yin Tao thought about it and agreed seriously.
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The sun sets in the west, the sky is filled with stars, and every house is lit up with lights.
From time to time, fireworks burst into bloom and firecrackers blasted, all exaggerating the rich atmosphere of the festival.
But the richest thing is the New Year’s Eve dinner tonight.
In a big family, pigs and sheep are slaughtered, and the wine bowl is filled with fragrant wine. In a small farmer's family, dumplings, steamed buns, and a pot of turbid wine are made commonplace.
However, regardless of whether we are small households, they all have the same atmosphere, and that is - family reunion.
Unfortunately, Qi Yu's family was not reunited because Qi Xiaotong was missing.
Fortunately, with Yin Tao's participation, the regret has faded a bit. Otherwise, we would have been struggling again.
Okay, let's go back to Qi's house.
However, they saw the childish-faced and white-haired Mrs. Zhou sitting on the Grand Master's chair at the top of the stairs in a serious manner. It was only after tea time that she handed out several big red envelopes to her grandson Qi Xiao. Those bright yellow ones were all real.
Gold nuggets.
"Ah! Ah! Grandma is really a person who keeps her word!"
"Tch, of course!"
However, just as he turned his head, these gold ingots changed hands.
Naturally, Qi Yu had no intention of seeing his son's request for help.
Haha~~
The atmosphere of the New Year's Eve dinner was also quite warm, a hundred times softer than the clear water of the Jade Lake.
As for the topics of the New Year's Eve dinner, they are still the same as before, namely, summarizing the past and looking forward to the future.
The last thing is: next year, be sure to roll up your sleeves and work hard.
Crackling...
With the sound of festive firecrackers, the new year officially begins.
After that, people came and went to pay New Year greetings.
Surprisingly, the first person who came to worship me this year was actually a stranger.
However, Yin Tao knew him. She said that this man was the old housekeeper of Yin Mansion.
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[The author says]: I wish all readers and friends may be prosperous, wealthy, healthy, and everything goes well in the new year.
