It wasn't until the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the New Year's Eve palace banquet, that Jin Xi had the opportunity to leave the palace and return home. Book fans also like to read:.
"Wow! Little Qi Ling is so big! Hee hee... Come on, call me 'sister' to hear it." Facing the little bun in front of her who can already run and jump, Jin Xi once again lamented the passage of time.
How quickly!
"Sister!" Qi Ling called out obediently in a childish voice, and Jinxi was so happy that she picked him up and spun him around.
"Okay, what does it look like when you just come back, holding Ling'er and playing non-stop! Come on, go back to the room to wash up, change some clothes, and go see your Ama. If you don't go to court these days, he's also been
Stay in the study, I don't know what happened." Minrong watched in amusement as the long-lost siblings played excitedly for a while, and stopped them.
"Okay. Qi Ling, stay with me. Sister will go see Ama and come back. Later, sister will show you something good!" Jinxi caressed Qi Ling's plump little face, smiling.
said.
"Okay! Qi Ling also has something good to show to sister. Sister, come back soon!"
"Go on, I heard that you are coming back today. Your mother informed the kitchen early in the morning that we will have a dinner in the dining room in the evening. In addition to Qi Ke and Qi Chen, your two aunts and Jinrou will also go there. Don't miss it then.
Etiquette." Minrong pulled Qi Ling and gave detailed instructions to Jinxi.
"I got it!" Jin Xi nodded with a smile, and suddenly winked at Min Rong mischievously: "Actually, I haven't seen you all for more than a month, why are you doing this so grandly?"
"Also, during the two days when you were out of the palace at the beginning of last month, where else could I find you besides three meals? Today is already twenty-seven, and tomorrow night is the New Year's Eve palace banquet. Who knows who the Queen Mother is?
Will they catch you to accompany her back to Yongshou Palace again?" Minrong glared at her daughter angrily, and the other book friends looked at her normally: "You will stay in the house for E Niang for the next few days.
, and you are not allowed to go anywhere. E Niang has already gone to inspect the shop. Everything is fine, and you don’t need to worry about it anymore. Tomorrow at noon, the tailor from Jinxiyi will come to the house, and E Niang plans to give you a few brothers and sisters.
Make some new clothes each. Your two brothers will report to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War after the New Year. That girl Jinrou has become a lot better in the past two years. Look at you. You have grown a lot this year.
Where can I still wear old clothes?”
"Okay, I'll listen to my mother-in-law. This time she left the palace, the Queen Mother rewarded her daughter with several pieces of high-quality fabrics from local tributes. Some of them were of very good quality. My daughter thought it would be good to make a few sets of underwear for the whole family.
"Jinxi saw Minrong suddenly wipe the corners of her eyes, knowing that she missed him, so she took out a silk handkerchief. She gently wiped the moisture from the corners of Minrong's eyes and said coquettishly: "In the past two years, my daughter has not been able to stay with me.
It's been a hard work for E Niang. However, this time the Queen Mother took the initiative to allow her daughter to stay after the New Year. There is no need for her daughter to go to the palace immediately to accompany her old man. She should spend time with E Niang at home first and wait until spring comes."
What Xi did not say explicitly was that as soon as spring came, the Queen Mother wanted to go to the palace for an outing in "Si Yuan". However, this matter involved the safety of the royal family. The special person was still the Queen Mother, and the fewer people knew about it, the better.
"This...did the Queen Mother say it herself?" Minrong heard this and looked at Jinxi in surprise.
"Yes. The Queen Mother also said that I don't have much time left before the election, so I will take advantage of the Chinese New Year to spend more time with my family."
After hearing her daughter's explanation, Minrong's heart tightened. She seemed to have thought of something, but couldn't figure it out for a while. After thinking hard for a long time, Fang waved to Jinxi and signaled her daughter to go back to the small building to wash and change clothes.
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"Gege is back!"
"Gege is back!"
As soon as they saw Jinxi stepping into the Yingxi small building, Mo'er and Jiangrui, the last two members of Wisteria Flower who stayed, shouted loudly and overjoyed.
"Okay, don't get excited, prepare a bath for me first." Jinxi smiled and ordered the two of them, "The rewards from the palace are still in the front hall. You will go to the treasury later. If you like anything, just leave it."
Now, this is my annual gift to you, Gege."
"Thank you for your reward." After Mo'er and Jiangrui saluted with smiles, they happily ran upstairs and were busy picking up a set of utensils needed for Jinxi to take a bath later.
"I've mentioned this so many times, but I'm still so impatient when things happen." Aunt Xing came out of the side hall with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Gege, just come back."
"Thanks to the help of a grandma to take care of the small building, if it were just those two girls, I don't know how peaceful it would be." Jinxi stepped forward and took the hand of Grandma Xing. As she spoke, she walked to the table and pulled her along.
Grandma took the seat: "There are just two of us, so there is no need for Grandma to be polite. If it weren't for Grandma's teachings to Jinxi, I really don't know what would have happened if Jinxi entered the palace. Although, she leaves the palace more than once in a year.
But I don’t know why, but it seems that only New Year’s Eve is the time to reunite with everyone.”
"This slave is lucky enough to stay here because of Gege's consideration. Otherwise, I don't know where to go."
"Mammy is Jin Xi's teacher in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. As the saying goes, once you are a teacher, you will always be a father. As the daughter of a minister, Jin Xi cannot escape Xiaoxuan. Maybe she will have to be a maid in the palace for many years to come. If she doesn't
If you don't like it, just stay in the small building and treat it like your own home. You can take care of the small building and accompany your mother on weekdays. What do you think?"
Although Aunt Xing is strict, she is indeed a competent upbringing nanny. As the saying goes, appearance comes from the heart, and a person with such a solemn appearance must have extremely strict inner rules of survival.
Jinxi had decided when she entered the palace two years ago that if Grandma Xing did not find a better home within the past two years, she would persuade her to stay. Firstly, she could accompany Minrong, and secondly,
The maids and servants who can help the mansion select servants. The maids and servants who can be screened by Grandma Xing must be reliable.
"Gege!" Grandma Xing heard this with clear disbelief in her eyes, "Don't you think that this slave has a cold and arrogant temperament and is difficult to get along with others? I remember that when Princess just learned the rules from the slave, she was often punished by the slave."
"Those are all deserved. Who made Jin Xi naughty and obstinate? Grandma also did it for Jin Xi's good... Later, when she learned the rules well, didn't she also give Jin Xi corresponding rewards? So, grandma is here
In her heart, Jinxi is a person who distinguishes between love and hate, and is public-private. The more such a person is, the more Jinxi likes him."
As soon as these words came out, Grandma Xing, who had always been upright and heroic, couldn't help but feel a little moved by it. She nodded and said: "With what Gege said, I am willing to stay. During the period when Gege is in the palace, I will definitely follow Gege's instructions."
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"Mommy..."
"I have served many masters before, and I have seen countless women, but it is rare to see someone as open-minded as Gege... Ordinary people, when faced with a servant with such a temperament as this slave, will not care about it even if they don't care about it.
, and will not continue to be entrusted with important tasks...Gege is a good person, and I did not see it wrong, nor did I follow her wrongly..."
It should be said that it was the person in the palace who had good vision who had settled on Fei Yanggu's wife as early as four years ago. After finishing speaking, Aunt Xing showed a rare smile and took Jinxi and walked upstairs.
go.
It turns out that not all people with a solemn appearance are extremely difficult. Just like this Granny Xing in front of you, if you can put aside everyone's prejudices and defensiveness and communicate with her well, you will find that she is actually a very good person to get along with.
Jinxi sighed secretly in her heart. She thought that she would inform the cheap lady when she comes back. After all, after the election, she is most likely to join the palace as a maid. In the future, the cheap lady can discuss all matters concerning the employment of people in the mansion.
Grandma discussed.
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"This New Year's Eve palace banquet, I'm afraid the emperor will propose your marriage." When they arrived at Fei Yanggu's main study room in the front yard, the father and daughter had not sat down to chat for a few words. Fei Yanggu sighed softly and then
This bombshell news was revealed.
Jinxi was so shocked that she almost jumped up from her chair.
"Marriage? But...Ama, my daughter is only eleven after the Chinese New Year!" She was really speechless. Even if she really gets married early in this life, she doesn't have to do it so early, right? Eleven years old...oh
!mygod!
"Eleven years old is a bit early. However, the emperor also said that even if the New Year's Eve palace banquet is not decided, it will be the same when it comes to the election. Other book friends read normally: Do you hope to compete with a large group of women for a husband?
?"
"I actually hope that I can serve the Queen Mother for a few more years..." Jinxi replied naggingly, being a palace maid is better than marrying without development.
"What are you talking about? If you really enter the palace and become a palace maid, do you think you can get out of the palace and get married as you wish when you reach the marriageable age? I'm afraid you won't be able to leave the palace before you are twenty-five years old. A woman can't get out of the palace until she is twenty-five years old.
Marrying someone is ridiculous!" Fei Yanggu stared with big eyes. He was originally a little hesitant about marrying off his daughter so soon. But now that he heard his daughter's statement, he was so angry that he immediately agreed with Kangxi's Yingming Shenwu decision and hoped to get married immediately.
Send the daughter to another mansion and let her husband worry about it.
"Ama! My daughter, this is just talk. Could it be that during her time as a palace maid, if Ama gets a good candidate, she can't ask the emperor for a marriage?" Jinxi sighed secretly and took a step back. She only hoped that
Can Fei Yanggu be persuaded to go to the emperor to take back the finger marriage?
"The problem is that now the emperor has taken the initiative to propose marriage for you. The emperor's order is difficult, and you, Ama, and I have no choice." Feiyanggu glared angrily, "I haven't told your mother-in-law about this matter yet.
From now on, I hope that the emperor can temporarily take back this destiny. Alas, I also think that marrying at the age of eleven is too early. However, if the partner is good, it doesn’t matter. At worst, we will have children in a few years. But the emperor...
But he didn't even want to reveal who the target was, and it was obvious that he wanted to tug at my heartstrings..."
"Ama..." The first few words sounded normal, but after hearing the next few words, Jinxi was completely speechless. She patted her forehead helplessly and said to herself dejectedly: "I think the emperor is probably talking to Ama."
Are you kidding me? Otherwise, why didn’t I hear a single word from the Queen Mother in Yongshou Palace?"
No, it seems that she heard the Thirteenth Prince mention it once, but the Queen Mother also had a confused expression at that time, so at that time she thought it was really the Ninth Prince’s random talk. Now it seems that it is very likely that the Emperor and
When Concubine Yi talked about this, Brother Jiu heard it...
When she thought that this incident was most likely true, Jin Xi couldn't help but feel angry.
You might say that life in the Qing Dynasty was controlled in every aspect, but now even marriage matters have to be decided by Kangxi. This matter... is so frustrating. (To be continued)