Shangjia Village was very lively that night. Folks from eight villages in ten miles came to congratulate Tieshuan on becoming the prefect of Chu Han.
Li Laoer's yard could no longer hold so many people. Square tables and long benches were placed on the path by the river. As night fell, an oil lamp was placed on a table. Everyone gathered around the oil lamp and ate vegetables.
, saying congratulations, the sound of frogs came from the river, which was a lively scene.
In the room, Xu Zhi gave Li Lin a pearl jade hairpin on her head and said with a smile: "Mom, look at it, you look really good dressed like this!"
Li Lin quickly raised her head to look in the mirror. Her reddish face was now covered with some white powder, which looked strange. Her lips were also red. Besides, she was used to wearing a hairpin on her head, usually with a hairpin on her head.
Chopsticks, when did you put your hair up so high, with a pearl hairpin still in the middle of the head? It looked nondescript, so I quickly took it off and said, "Okay, okay, I'm just a rural woman. What kind of pearl hairpin is there?"
Don't be blind to this good thing, just wear these clothes. Your aunt Zhao brought these clothes back to me from the capital, and I don't have the chance to wear them on weekdays!"
Xu Zhi wanted to persuade her again, but Li Lin heard someone calling her outside, and she quickly said: "Zhi'er, Tieshuan has become a high official, and you, a serious wife, are the protagonist. You should dress up properly. I will
Get out first!"
Li Linshi said and ran away quickly.
As soon as he went out, he met Jin Yu. When Jin Yu saw her appearance, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Xu Zhi cleaned it up for you, right? You are young, but you feel a little weird!"
"No!" Li Lin turned around, pulled the towel, wiped her face, and said with a smile, "Our faces have been exposed to the wind and sun in the fields all year round, and there is no powder on them. Even if we dress up, we don't look like them.
City people!"
Jin Yu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether you are from the country or the city. Anyway, now that your son has made a difference and has become a great man, you should be satisfied with this alone!" [
This sentence touched Li Lin's heart. She nodded quickly and went out with Jin Yu. She saw that Li Laoer was still wearing his coarse cloth coat and was drinking with Zhao Xiaomai. She quickly stepped forward to talk.
He grabbed Li Laoer and said in a low voice: "Didn't I ask you to change your clothes? Why don't you change your clothes? There are still dirt spots on your clothes!"
Li Laoer quickly said: "Everyone in this village doesn't know who is who. Okay, I'm happy today, so don't worry about me. I won't come back unless I'm drunk!"
Li Lin curled her lips, and was soon pulled away by Jin Yu, joining a group of women. The women drank red wine instead of the strong corn wine, and all of them drank until their faces turned red.
"Everyone, be quiet. Let Brother Li say a few words about how he raised such an outstanding son, so that we can learn from him!" Suddenly, Liu San coaxed, insisting that Brother Li move into the middle.
, let him speak.
"Well, what's there to say? Let's just stick our butts out and work hard to earn money for our son to study!" Li Laoer was speechless for a long time, then he remembered a sentence and said immediately.
"Haha!" Li Laoer's words made everyone laugh.
"Old man, why are you talking? You're not afraid of embarrassing your son!" Li Lin quickly stepped forward and gave Li Laoer a hand.
"Sister-in-law of the Li family, please tell me. You see, our tiger son is not good at studying. Please tell me how you educate Tie Shuan... Oh, no, sir, we also like to learn.
!" Hu Ziniang said loudly with a smile.
"Your tiger is not good at studying, but he is a good fish catcher. Once he catches fish accurately, he will help you make money at a young age. Aren't you satisfied?" Li Lin said quickly.
Hu Zi, who grew up by the Shang River, has good water skills. When catching fish, Hu Zi always comes to help. As time goes by, Li Laoer will give him some wages. Even though he is young now, he earns more than
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Hu Zi Niang sighed and said: "Now is not the age of not having enough to eat, do you still expect your children to make money? I also want to make Hu Zi a scholar. I don't expect him to be as promising as Tie Shuan, even if he is a scholar.
No matter if he is a scholar, there will still be smoke rising from his ancestor's grave!"
"That's right, tell me!" someone else echoed.
Li Lin sighed and said in a low voice: "Folks, to be honest, you all know the situation of my family. Dad Tieshuan is not a useful person, but he is not liked by his parents. To be honest, because
After what happened to that house, I really felt ashamed to stay in this village. When I went out, I felt like someone was poking me in the back, saying that I was unfilial. I really couldn’t afford this reputation! At that time, every time during the Chinese New Year, I would hear the old saying
I hugged Tie Shuan and cried because of everyone's excitement. Tie Shuan knew about it. At that time, Tie Shuan said, Mom, I will study hard and I will give you credit when I grow up. Only with Tie Shuan's words can I persevere.
Come down!"
What Li Lin said made everyone feel sad, especially the little wives, who all lowered their heads and wiped away their tears.
Li Laoer's face was full of embarrassment and he whispered: "Why are you talking about this on this happy day?" [
Li Linshi wiped her tears.
Tieshuan and Xu Zhi came out and hugged Li Lin, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Sister-in-law of the Li family, stop talking. We also know what's going on here, so I don't blame you! Now that Tieshuan has made a career and become a prefect, you can hold your head high from now on!" Jin Yu also stepped forward to persuade.
Li Lin nodded and said: "To be honest, I really want to thank one person here, and that is Miss Chu. I think everyone should thank her. If it weren't for her, I believe everyone would be in trouble right now.
I can’t even get enough to eat!”
Everyone nodded, and Hu Ziniang also said: "Yes, it's a pity that Miss Chu is not here. If she were here, it would be more lively."
"Mai Xiangniang, come here, you take Miss Chu's place. Let's all drink to Miss Chu!" Li Lin said, picking up the big bowl first.
Everyone picked it up one after another.
Jin Yu nodded, quickly picked it up and said, "My girl has no other intentions. As long as everyone remembers her goodness, come on, let's do it!"
Everyone nodded and drank the wine in their bowls one after another.
Not far away, Boss Li and Li Mushi were planning to come forward to have a relationship. Now after hearing these words, they dared not come forward and immediately went back in despair.
The Li family's banquet lasted until very late when everyone dispersed. Li Lin and Jin Yu both drank a lot. They sat on the river embankment, counting the stars in the sky, and talking nonsense.
"Tell me, you drank like this on your big day!" Zhao Xiaomai and Mai Xiang helped Jin Yu up first, but Jin Yu was still unwilling to leave and insisted on reaching out to Li Lin.
"Mom, let's go!" Mai Xiang whispered, supporting Jin Yu and walking slowly home.
"I'm so sorry, you're all Tieshuan. You said you usually look good to me, but why don't you know how serious it is today!" Li Laoer apologized quickly.
Mai Xiang whispered: "Second uncle, maybe because today is a happy day, my aunt no longer suppresses her grievances. Don't blame her. It's not good to keep some things in your heart!"
Li Laoer nodded, and together with Tie Shuan, helped Li Lin up.
"Then let's leave first. You don't have to worry about the dishes, tables and chairs. I'll let Li Zi and the others clean them up. You can quickly accompany Auntie!" Mai Xiang said, and she and Zhao Xiaomai helped Jin Yu go back.
After the Zhao family left, Li Laoer and Tie Shuan helped Li Lin in. In the room, Xu Zhi had already made the bed and prepared foot-washing water.
"Okay, it's been a tiring day. You should go and rest quickly. I'll take care of you!" Li Laoer said, stepping forward to take the latest chapter of the Peach Blossom Book of Towels from Xu Zhi's hand.
Xu Zhi hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
"Dad, then take good care of mother!" Tie Shuan said, pulling Xu Zhi out.
Li Laoer nodded, looked at Li Lin who had been talking nonsense, sighed, stepped forward to wipe her face and hands, and whispered: "Tie Shuan Niang, I know I have wronged you over the years, but that person
After all, it’s my parents, I can’t just say I don’t care and just ignore it!”
"My Tie Shuan has become the eldest father, my Tie Shuan has become the eldest father!" Li Lin suddenly shouted.
Li Laoer hugged Li Linshi, tears streaming down his face.
On the bed in another room, Xu Zhi leaned on Tie Shuan's chest and whispered: "What do you think is wrong with my mother? This is the first time I have seen my mother like this!"
Tie Shuan sighed and just said: "From now on, just be filial to my mother. My mother's life is not easy!"
Xu Zhi nodded quickly.
The next day, Mrs. Li Lin woke up and remembered what happened yesterday. Her face turned red with embarrassment and she was too embarrassed to go out. However, people kept congratulating her. Slowly, Tieshuan's joy of becoming a high official diluted her mood.
Embarrassed, or perhaps because of a venting experience last night, the big stone in Li Lin's heart was finally lifted, and she felt relaxed.
Jin Yu asked Mai Xiang to write a letter to Chu Yiqing, telling him about the treat at Li Laoer's family. Chu Yiqing read it, handed the letter to Li Huang and whispered: "Sister-in-law Li's life will not be easy!"
Li Huang looked at it for a few times, nodded and said, "But their greatest luck is meeting you!"
Chu Yiqing immediately asked: "Tell the truth, are the results of Hua Qi and Tieshuan real?"
Li Huang smiled faintly: "Selecting talents for the imperial court does not necessarily have to be outstanding talents. People like Chen Guan were also among the top three in the past. What happened in the end? Wasn't he beheaded because of corruption?"
Chen Guan was Chen Misheng's father, the biggest embezzler in Yuncheng. At that time, Li Huang was still the prince. After he was eliminated, 300,000 taels of silver were obtained for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, so Chu Yiqing remembered it clearly.
Hearing what Li Huang said, Chu Yiqing understood and said with a smile: "With Tie Shuan helping A Bao watch over Chu Han, I am naturally relieved!"
Li Huang suddenly thought of something and said with a smile: "You said you wanted to take the test on Ah Bao that day. I am also interested. Since I am free today, why not call Ah Bao here and see how he has learned from Master these days?"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Call A Bao here, why don't we go and see it in person? Don't you want to see the place where A Bao studies?"
Huang paused and nodded.
The sun was warm today, a rare good weather. Chu Yiqing held blessings in his hands and walked leisurely with Li Huang in the palace. About half an hour later, they arrived at the south study room where A Bao practiced martial arts and literature. The open
In the door, you can see A Bao sitting in the middle, Yayoi, Sun Leisheng, Yu Xiaoyu and several others sitting aside and listening. Everyone was buzzing, as if they were fascinated by what they heard.
The Master was telling stories about the emperors of past dynasties. Chu Yiqing stood aside and listened for a while, then looked back and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Huang sighed and said with a smile: "I always feel that I am constrained by Ah Bao. These days, although Ah Bao is familiar with the rules of the palace, his temper is not that out of control!"
Chu Yiqing nodded and said: "A Bao has always been sensible. Since he returned to the palace, he has been coming to the south study room every day. He has to study a lot of books when he goes back. But it's not like A Bao wants to take the top prize and has to read so many obscure and difficult books."
Knowing "The Analects of Confucius" is not of much use. If I have time, I would like to take Abao around again, just like we traveled throughout the Three Kingdoms back then. Unfortunately, I am limited by my status now, and I am afraid I won't have such an opportunity.
Got it!"
Li Huang knew that she was missing those two years of happy days, so he hugged her and said, "Don't worry, Li Guo has stabilized now. In a few days, I will go out with you for a walk!"
Chu Yiqing nodded immediately, and hope ignited in his heart.
In the days that followed, Chu Yiqing focused all his attention on A Bao. He also picked up all the arithmetic he had learned before, and added a foreign language. However, Chu Yiqing and A Bao agreed that this was a relationship between mother and son.
No one can tell the secret between the two, naturally not even Li Huang knows.
Although we chatted about the days in the palace, they passed quickly. It was approaching August 15th. On this day, Chu Yiqing was having a conversation with Abao in English when he saw Yingrun hurried in. Fu Shen reported:
"Your Majesty, Grandma Zhu from Ci'an Palace is here, saying that she was summoned by the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, thinking that it would be August 15th in a few days, and the palace would naturally be lively. She was afraid that the Queen Mother would want to ask about the arrangements for the 15th day of August, so she nodded and said to Abao:
"You need to memorize these words. Remember, I will come back to check later!"
But Abao said: "Mom, why don't I carry it again when I come back? I want to go see Grandpa Huang!"
Chu Yiqing paused, then nodded and said, "That's fine, I just have to come back early!"
Abao quickly responded and jumped out.
Yingrun took out an orange dress from the wardrobe. The sleeves were three rolled and three inlaid, embroidered with delicate entangled bergamot flowers. The skirt was embroidered with warp and weft threads of varying shades of Ruyi cloud patterns. She smiled and said, "That's it.
Wear this one. Last time, the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor disliked the dress that the Queen Mother wore was too plain. This one has bergamot flowers on it. The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor is a Buddhist, so she must be satisfied!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, changed his clothes, and sat in front of the dressing table. Yingrun picked up the beige silver five-tailed phoenix hairpin with a blue-embellished pearl phoenix head, and then went to the sterling silver plate.
Liying put on the necklace and said with a smile: "Look, Madam, these are light-colored jewelry. In this way, the orange color is suppressed. It looks very plain, but it can also win the favor of the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, looked at Yingrun in the mirror and skillfully tied up her hair, and said with a smile, "I'm not in the palace these days, but you really learned a lot from my mother-in-law!"
Yingrun smiled and said: "Concubine Qing knows a lot about the things in this palace. Concubine Qing also said that you have a weak temper and are not willing to learn these things deeply, but I am the person next to you, so you must work hard to learn these things."
Yes, so I can remind you in the future!"
Chu Yiqing smiled slightly, "The mother-in-law's method is effective, but I think sometimes it is better to be too wise and foolish!"
Yingrun shook her head and expressed that she didn't understand, and Chu Yiqing smiled faintly, "Actually, this harem is just like the previous court, seeking a balance. If everything is suppressed, it is good to have a harmonious atmosphere, but if it spreads outside,
They would say that I, the Queen, cannot tolerate anyone, not even the Emperor’s concubine!”
Yingrun finally understood and said quickly: "Yingrun understands!"
Chu Yiqing said calmly: "But since that's the case, I don't need to bother with anything, it's just a matter of peace in the palace!"
Yingrun nodded quickly, got dressed, and followed Chu Yiqing out of the palace to Ci'an Palace.
In the Ci'an Palace, the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor has been belching a little these days, has a bad appetite, and doesn't like to eat anything. She is now disgusted with the crystal buns, "It's so disgusting, I wonder if the Ai family is old? Who made this?"
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The nun who was waiting on the side quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Holy Patriarch Queen Mother, have mercy on me!"
The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor sighed, slapped her chopsticks on the table, and whispered: "Okay, let's go down. There is not even a Yingxin cook in the entire palace!"
Aunt Zhu quickly asked someone to bring the crystal bun down.
When the grandma went out, Chu Yiqing came in and took a look at the crystal buns. Just by smelling it, he knew that with the method she said, the meat was three parts fat and three parts lean, and the stuffing was mixed with fresh mushroom juice.
The Holy Ancestor Queen Mother’s favorite food, now she seems to be tired of it!
Chu Yiqing called the nanny and told her a recipe in a low voice. The nanny was startled, but she still nodded and hurried down. The latest chapter of My Wife is the King of Hell.
"See the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor. Good luck to the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor!" Chu Yiqing stepped forward and saluted. When she saw the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor extending her hand, she went up to meet her and sat down beside the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor.
"It's August 15th now. This is the first day of reunion for you, Huang'er, Abao and Gong'er since they returned to the palace. In addition, Min'er is also married. In this palace,
It has been deserted for a long time. What the Ai family means is that August 15th this year will be celebrated, what do you think?" the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor asked with a smile.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor gave the order, so of course it's good. Don't worry, the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor will leave this matter to Yiqing!"
Seeing that Chu Yiqing agreed, the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor smiled more and more kindly, and said: "You have supported the Zhonggong for so many days, it is time for the people in the palace to see the effectiveness of your management of the Zhonggong!"
Chu Yiqing stood up again and said: "Yiqing must work hard!"
The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor nodded, took Chu Yiqing to talk for a while, and asked about the blessing. As she was talking, she saw the nanny who had left earlier come in with a basket of small buns.
"Didn't you say you won't eat it?" the Holy Ancestor Queen Mother said angrily.
Chu Yiqing said quickly: "This is a stuffed bun with shredded radish. The filling is made from dried white radish and chopped into pieces. No meat is added, and nothing is added except salt and oil. The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor can taste it."
taste!"
"Root shredded buns?" The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor frowned, but she still took one and tasted it. After chewing it slowly for a few times, she nodded and said, "It does have an indescribable toughness and a hint of fragrance.
Not greasy!”
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "As long as the Holy Ancestor Queen Mother likes it!"
The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor ate two steamed buns and drank a bowl of millet porridge before being ordered to take the food away.
"The Queen Mother still has a way, this is the most meal the Holy Ancestor Queen Mother has eaten in these days!" Aunt Zhu said quickly.
"If the Holy Ancestor Queen Mother likes it, I will write a recipe every day from now on and let the kitchen cook it according to it!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor also nodded.
After Chu Yiqing left, the Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor narrowed her eyes and said to Aunt Zhu: "The Queen has become much more well-behaved these days and is more likeable. It seems that the Queen is serious about the things in the palace.
Use your heart!"
"The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor, do you still have doubts..." Nanny Zhu asked in a low voice.
"Of course I'm suspicious! This Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival in the palace, and there are a lot of things. With the queen, I'm afraid it's difficult to handle everything carefully. After that person knows about it, he will definitely intervene. The Ai family wants to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
, find out that person, if it is really that person..." The Queen Mother of the Holy Ancestor frowned, in all dynasties, only dead concubines can leave the palace, and that person is no exception!
At this moment, Chu Yiqing was walking outside the palace gate, also worrying about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"Your Majesty, how are you going to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? I'd better prepare myself!" Yingrun asked softly.
Chu Yiqing raised his eyes and remembered the first Mid-Autumn Festival in Chu Han. In fact, there was no need to prepare anything. It was the greatest happiness for the family to gather together to have a meal, chat, and admire the moon! But now in
In the palace, the etiquette is very complicated, so you have to live it in a unique and meaningful way...
"Yingrun, come here!" Chu Yiqing suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked Yingrun to step forward and say something in Yingrun's ear. When Yingrun heard this, her eyes widened in shock.
"Empress, is this... possible?" Yingrun asked doubtfully.
"Just do as I say. This Mid-Autumn Festival, I will make sure that people will never forget it!" Chu Yiqing slowly raised his lips.
Yingrun sighed, indeed, it was so special and truly unforgettable. The only one in the history who could come up with such an idea is the Queen in front of her!