The Shi family spent New Year's Eve a little differently this year.
In previous years, in the first half of the night, everyone could still talk and laugh, but in the second half of the night, both adults and children would feel sleepy. They could only yawn tiredly and hold on until dawn, feeling that the night was long.
But this year, no matter adults or children, everyone was in high spirits and played until dawn. It was a pity that the night was too short.
"Sister Xin, Guess Ding Ke is too unskilled. If I have a chance, Uncle Wu will teach you how to play dice. Then I will win back the money I lost to you."
Shi Zhengde made heroic remarks to Shi Fuxin.
Yes, not only the children participated in the rope-walking and shell-guessing game played by Shi Fuxin brother and sister, but later on, adults also participated.
For this reason, Mr. Shi also asked someone to tie an extra rope.
At the end of the night, Shi Fuxin won a lot of money. Except for Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi who did not participate, she almost won everyone else's New Year's money.
Shi Fuxin's eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled: "Uncle Fifth, how about we start tonight?"
He actually dared to play dice with her. This fifth uncle wanted to lose so much that he even lost his pants.
Looking at Shi Fuxin, who was eager to try and impatient, with eyes shining, Shi Zhengde said: "..."
This reaction was a little different from what he expected!
Thinking of the scene where this girl killed everyone by herself last night, Shi Zhengde felt that it was necessary to be careful: "I have to rest tonight. Your aunts are going back to their parents' home tomorrow. Let's look for opportunities. Let's look for opportunities again."
Shi Fuxin felt a little regretful: "Uncle Fifth, if you want to play dice, you must remember to call me."
After a night of games, the relationship between Shi Zhenghe's family and the rest of the Shi family seemed to be more harmonious. During breakfast, Mrs. Shi clearly felt this, and a deep smile suddenly appeared in her eyes.
Family members should spend more time together in order to enhance their relationship. It seems that she has to arrange family dinners several times a month.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor will meet with all civil and military officials and hold a large court meeting.
Although the old man did not have an official position, as Wuchang Bo, he still wanted to participate.
After breakfast, Mrs. Shi personally helped Mr. Shi put on his court clothes, and then, together with the Shi family, sent Mr. Shi to the gate of the mansion and watched him get on the carriage and leave.
Before the old man's carriage left Changle East Street, the gate of Yong'an Bo's Mansion next door opened.
Compared with the lone carriage owned by Mr. Shi, the Yong'an Mansion dispatched five carriages.
"Why did so many people go to their house?" Shi Fuxin looked puzzled.
Shi Dingxu explained in a low voice: "Because Prince Yong'an is the third-rank imperial censor of the Imperial Palace and the left and deputy imperial censor, Jane is in the emperor's heart."
Shi Fuxin touched her chin: "It seems there are some differences between this uncle's house and the uncle's house."
Shi Dingxu said without hesitation the embarrassing situation of the Wuchang House: "Of course, the difference between having holy favor and not having holy favor is huge."
As he said that, he looked at the carriage of Uncle Yong'an with envy on his face, "With the Holy Favor, the family members can follow him into the palace to see the world."
"It would be great if we could also enter the palace. There will be a banquet in the palace today, and there will also be a grand song and dance performance. Not only the musicians from the Liyuan will participate in the performance, but also the students from the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Women's Imperial Academy, and the Military Academy will perform.
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When the Imperial College and the Imperial Women's Palace were mentioned, Shi Fuxin became interested: "Can the Imperial College and the Imperial Women's Palace also participate in the palace banquet?"
Shi Dingxu nodded: "Not everyone can participate. Only those with good moral character and academic skills can participate. At last year's palace banquet, Dongfang Yunrong, the fifth girl from the Duke's family of the Ming Dynasty, danced
The Jinghong Dance immediately became famous in the capital. It is said that people who came to propose marriage almost crossed the threshold of the Ming Dynasty Duke's Mansion.
Shi Fuxin stared: "The girls from the Duke's mansion are dancing in public? Don't the adults in their family stop them?"
Shi Dingxu glanced at Shi Fuxin strangely: "Why stop it? Dancing is not a shameful thing. I think back then, Queen Wende danced at the court meeting, and it is still a good story."
"The Imperial Women's Prison also offers dance classes. The emperor's favorite concubine Liu Guifei was chosen by the emperor because of her outstanding dancing skills."
Shi Fuxin was stunned.
It seems that she still knows too little about this era. In her previous life, she had seen some ancient times, and they all said that dancing in public is for people's entertainment. Only actors and singers can learn it. If ladies can dance, they will be looked down upon.
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I didn’t expect that this era would be so open and tolerant.
"Do people who go to Dongfang's family to propose marriage really cross the threshold of their family?"
Seeing Shi Dingxu nodding, Shi Fuxin silently walked to Shi Fuyin: "Sister, I wanted to enter the National Women's Prison before, mainly because I wanted to broaden my social circle so that we could establish ourselves in the capital. Now think about my situation.
It’s still too small.”
Shi Fuyin looked at her sister: "What do you want to do again?"
Shi Fuxin's eyes were bright: "I originally thought that as long as I could get into the National Women's Prison, I wouldn't have to worry too much about my grades, but now that I think about it, it's really inappropriate. Since I want to get in, I have to get in with great fanfare and be famous everywhere."
"Look at that young lady from the Dongfang family. Just because she danced a dance, someone proposed to marry her. We can't be any worse than her."
Shi Fuyin's eyelids twitched: "Can you just tell me what you want to do?"
Shi Fuxin: "When you pass through the Nine Palaces Martial Formation, you don't have to hold back your hands. You can use all your firepower to display your chivalrous demeanor and blind everyone's eyes."
As he spoke, he touched his chin.
"I also have to quickly think about what song I should play on the day of registration to shock the whole audience and make no one forget it."
"In this way, our family will become famous in the capital. By then, many people will definitely come here to propose marriage to you."
Shi Fuyin couldn't listen anymore: "What are you talking about?"
Shi Fuxin: "Sister, please don't take it seriously. I've heard that the fifth aunt is busy helping the second sister find her husband's family. You will be pregnant next year, so you should be ready."
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"But it's different when you become famous."
"Martial arts are prevalent in Da Chu, and everyone has seen your excellence. The men who are impressed by you are all fish in your fish pond."
"I actually don't agree with the way the fifth aunt found a husband for the second sister. Think about it, if she is so busy, the second sister can only be chosen by others."
"But you are different. There are enough fish in your fish pond, and you can choose others."
As he spoke, he clapped his hands.
"Just say, which one is better, choosing others or being chosen?"
Shi Fuyin really started thinking seriously.
When it comes to marriage, she is not too shy.
Men should get married when they are young, and women should get married when they are young. There is nothing wrong with this.
The main thing is that her little sister's words really make sense to her.
If possible, she naturally wants to be the one who chooses others, rather than being chosen by others.
"You're right. Let's go to the National Women's Prison sometime and see with our own eyes what the Nine Palaces Martial Formation looks like. Then I'll think about how to pass it."
Shi Fuxin's eyebrows arched: "That's right."
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I had a bad time with Shi Zhenghe last night. Mrs. Shi hadn't left their family to stay at the uncle's house to watch the New Year. Zeng Yuwei didn't want to go to the uncle's house on the first day of the new year. Shi Zhengkun himself was a little embarrassed.
The family stayed together until noon, without even saying they wanted to go to the uncle's house.
When Zeng Yuwei was about to order the kitchen to cook, the mother-in-law she had installed in the uncle's house delivered a message.
Mr. Shi, who should have returned home long ago, actually didn't come back for a long time!
Zeng Yuwei's heart skipped a beat. On the first day of the new year, no one dared to cause trouble on this occasion. Therefore, if the father-in-law did not return to the uncle's house, he must have been left by the emperor to attend the palace banquet.
Is the Shi family remembered by the emperor?
Zeng Yuwei couldn't sit still. Although the husband was only the adopted son of the Shi family, he was from the Shi family, and his relationship with the uncle's house was always severe.
The competition among officials in the capital is too fierce. Although my husband is a Hanlin bachelor, he will be appointed as an official or sent to other places in the future. Just relying on more support will not be enough. Now that the Shi family is showing signs of recovery, their family cannot have any quarrel with the Shi family at this juncture.
"Ms. sir, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. My father didn't eat at home. We should go and accompany our mother."
Shi Zhengkun paused for a moment, and then immediately understood what Zeng Yuwei meant, and his expression was shocked: "Father, you haven't come home?"
Zeng Yuwei smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have sent people to call the children. The carriages and horses are ready. Let's leave quickly."
Shi Zhengkun calmed down his uneasy mood and followed Zeng Yuwei out of the room.
By the time the family arrived at the uncle's house, dinner had already been served.
"I thought you wouldn't come, so I didn't wait. Come on, we've just started eating, so please take a seat." Mrs. Shi smiled and welcomed Shi Zhengkun and Zeng Yuwei in.
Zeng Yuwei smiled and glanced at Mrs. Shi: "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? I got it to be my son's daughter-in-law, but I can't come over to accompany my father and mother to have dinner on New Year's Day."
With that said, he walked to Mrs. Shi and blessed her body.
"Mom, forgive me, Sister Ran, that girl was naughty and soiled her clothes. She made a fuss for a while and wasted some time."
Mrs. Shi did not comment, smiled and asked them to take their seats.
Shi Zheng and his errands went away, and sometimes Zhengmao and others deliberately eased the atmosphere, so Shi Zhengkun didn't feel too embarrassed on the face of it.
In previous years, Mr. Shi would come back from the palace near noon, but this year, Mr. Shi did not return until 22:00.
As soon as Mr. Shi's carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, Shi Zhengmao and Shi Zhengde greeted him: "Father, has the emperor invited you to attend the palace banquet?"
Mr. Shi smiled and nodded.
Shi Zhengmao and Shi Zhengde suddenly expressed surprise: "The emperor finally remembered our family!"
Later, with the support of the two brothers, Mr. Shi returned to Yixiang Hall.
In the Yixiang Hall, all the adults were there, and the grandchildren, except Mr. Shi and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Shi, who were married, had all gone back to rest.
Knowing that his family wanted to know what happened to him in the palace, Mr. Shi did not hesitate and told everyone what happened to him in the palace.
It turned out that after attending the court meeting, the old man was about to leave the palace as in previous years, but before he could leave the palace, a young eunuch came and stopped him, saying that the emperor wanted to see him, and then he was taken to the front of the emperor.
Shi Zhengmao's face was full of excitement: "Father, what can you say, Your Majesty?"
Having said this, Mr. Shi looked at Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yue'e who had just returned home, and said with a smile: "The emperor mainly asked about the situation of Zhenghe's family at the border."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Shi Zhenghe and his family.
Shi Zhenghe and Jin Yue'e were stunned.
"The Emperor still knows about us?"
The old man Shi smiled: "This is all thanks to Sister Xin. Last time in the paddock, the emperor said that Sister Xin left a deep impression on him."
As for Mr. Cai Xiaohou, who was standing in front of the emperor at that time, he would say a few kind words from time to time, but he didn't say anything out loud.
I had always thought that the Cai family did not take the life-saving grace of their second son's family seriously, but now it seems that they were wrong.
There were many officials at this great court meeting. If the emperor could remember him, it was probably Cai Xiaohou who brought it up on his own initiative.
Knowing that the emperor summoned the old man Shi was because of Shi Zhenghe's family, the expressions of the rest of the Shi family were a little fluctuating.
Especially Shi Zhengkun and Zeng Yuwei, they were naturally happy that their house could be remembered by the emperor again, but if this was brought about by Shi Zhenghe and his family, they would feel very depressed.
"Okay, Yuhua and the others will be back tomorrow, and the boss and his wife will also go back to your parents' home. Let's all go back and rest."
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On the second day of the Lunar New Year, it is the day when a married woman returns to her parents’ home.
The third aunt's grandmother and the sixth aunt's grandmother took their husbands and children back to the uncle's house early in the morning. Shi Yuhua was still the last one.
Mrs. Shi looked at the cloth straps tied around Shi Yuhua's legs and sighed: "Your legs and feet are inconvenient. If you don't come back today, your father and I won't say anything."
When she came back this time, Shi Yuhua's attitude was much better: "Look what my mother said, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, how can a married woman not be like her mother's family? Does my mother dislike me?"
Mrs. Shi glanced at Shi Yuhua with a smile, and then looked at the two concubines: "The uncle's house will always be your home. You can come back whenever you want."
Saying this in front of my uncle can be regarded as giving support to the three of them in front of my husband's family.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, both Shi Yuwen and Shi Yuru had more smiles on their faces.
"Mom still loves us."
The big, fifth, and seventh bedrooms all went to the Yue family, and only Shi Zheng and his family were left at home. As a result, they had to accompany Mr. and Mrs. Shi to entertain their three aunts and uncles.
Shi Yuhua changed her previous attitude towards Shi Zhenghe's family and took the initiative to express her kindness to Jin Yue'e: "Fourth brother and sister, it was my fault before. Please don't be angry with the second sister."
Jin Yue'e's heart trembled. Looking at the smiling Shi Yuhua, she suddenly remembered the scene where she asked for her purse, and she immediately became wary.
Could it be that the second sister is thinking about something in their house again?
Mrs. Shi also frowned, and everyone else also felt strange.
But then, when Shi Yuhua showed something strange, everyone forgot about their strangeness.
Until the afternoon, Mrs. Shi didn't cause any trouble when she saw Shi Yuhua, and even took the initiative to talk to her fourth daughter-in-law. She couldn't help but feel relieved.
But when her eldest son and his family came back, her heart began to lift again.
Seeing Shi Yuhua dragging his injured leg, he pulled the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law into the next room. It took a while for the three of them to come out. As soon as they came out, their eyes fell on the second son's family. Mrs. Shi knew that something was wrong.
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Just when Mrs. Shi was about to ask Shi Yuhua to leave, the eldest son took the second son to the side hall first.
After a while, everyone heard Shi Zhenghe's voice.
"No, I will not force Sister Xin to hand over her belongings unless she is willing."
Shi Fuxin, who was counting the new year's money, was stunned and looked towards the side hall in astonishment, and then looked at Shi Yuhua: "How come you are so restless, even your legs are broken, and you still want to cause trouble? Do you think I