Chapter 607 The end of the old year and the beginning of the new year
When Xiao Nianzhi rushed over, Dafu had just been sold out and the guys were doing the finishing work.
There are a lot of tools that need to be sorted out, and there are a lot of things that need to be sorted out.
Yesterday, Xiao Nianzhi had asked her grandpa to help check the accounts in the store. Now she can simply look through them.
After the accounts are sorted out, Xiao Nianzhi can directly take away the corresponding ledgers and seal them.
Next year is a new beginning.
Everything starts all over again.
The end of the old year and the beginning of the new year.
Obviously New Year's Eve has not really started yet, but Xiao Nianzhi is already looking forward to it.
For the annual banquet on New Year's Eve, in previous years, Beijing officials of third rank or above would come together with their families.
This family has a lot of things to pay attention to.
If you have a wife, you can bring a wife, if you don’t have a wife, you can bring a step-brother. If you don’t have either, you can bring your legitimate children.
If anyone really dares to bring a concubine...
Then there is a high probability that the corresponding person will not be seen in the court next year.
Don't look at it, Your Majesty, for the sake of your former noble concubine, you also absurdly took people to the Queen Mother's banquet.
But...
He can do it himself, but others can't.
That’s how clear the double standards are.
Moreover, His Majesty said: I have changed since then, so why are you so presumptuous?
For this year's New Year's Eve banquet, the rank of officials has been directly relaxed to the fifth rank.
Xiao Nianzhi:.
I seriously doubt that it was for her to relax?
In fact, she really didn't want to go!
Even if she is socializing with colleagues and bosses, she is still at the bottom. What's the point?
Moreover, it is cold today. By the time the food is served and His Majesty has finished his congratulations, the food has already become so cold that the oil has solidified. It looks unappetizing. What is there to eat?
But it’s not okay not to go!
Xiao Nianzhi let out a long sigh, finished tidying up the candy shop, then returned to the house, and began to prepare for entering the palace.
She has no family members now, but she can also bring other family members, such as grandpa or aunt Yu.
Grandpa didn't like such tense situations, so he refused directly.
Aunt Yu felt that when she entered the palace, she would subconsciously want to serve others. When she thought of this, she felt bad all over.
Entering the palace to help is a help, and it is based on the previous care and support, but forget about anything else.
She was released from the palace and liberated!
You know, back then she had the freedom to risk her life.
You are finally free, why can't you think about it and go to the palace again?
So, don’t go, definitely don’t go!
Then, Xiao Nianzhi went away alone.
His Majesty was afraid that Xiao Nianzhi would be lonely and embarrassed, so he specially sent Yan Nanrong here.
The young boy has matured a lot since he returned from his trip south.
After coming back, His Majesty also assigned many things to him.
Of course, although he didn't finish it quickly, his degree of completion was still good.
Xiao Nianzhi feels that this is actually a kind of survival wisdom.
After all, the crown prince has been decided, and judging from His Majesty's wishes, he is satisfied with it and is not prepared to change it.
Therefore, at this time, it would be very irrational for other princes to come forward who are too outstanding.
For example, Yan Nanrong is pretty good as he is now. He has some ability, but not much.
Perhaps because of the excitement of the Third and Seventh Princes, His Majesty now began to try to find things for the other princes to do. Even the Fifth Prince, whom he had almost forgotten before, was brought up and began to learn from the Prince.
In response to this, the fifth prince, who was afraid of society and was an honest man, said:...!
Woohoo, someone come and save me!
It’s really scary to leave the palace!
However, since he has reached his age, His Majesty is ready to give him some experience and leave the palace directly.
Wuwu, I don’t want to go out. The cat is fine in the palace.
However, the fifth prince did not dare to say.
As for the matters arranged by His Majesty...
New Year's Eve is here, and he's not done yet.
When the prince found out, he was shocked!
For the diligent and capable prince, in his opinion, although the matter cannot be said to be solved in three to five days, but it has been delayed for nearly a month, is it too exaggerated?
The problem is that it has been delayed for so long and has not been resolved yet.
Ah this...
While the prince was speechless, his heart was still a little tired.
His Royal Highness, who had only taken care of his younger brother Xiaojiu before, felt for the first time that taking care of a younger brother was a tiring task.
Bringing up a younger brother who is not very smart and timid is doubly tiring!
However, it is the Chinese New Year and the matter is not particularly important, so His Majesty has not intervened yet.
After all, asking these things can really affect your mood during the New Year!
This made the prince quietly sigh in relief.
In the evening, Xiao Nianzhi finally went out after packing.
Because it was the New Year's Eve banquet, all the officials were wearing official robes, and Xiao Nianzhi also followed the trend.
Yan Nanrong came here in the afternoon, and Xiao Nianzhi kept some of the dafu made by the sugar shop.
Yan Nanrong ate four of them by himself. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't look good after eating them all, he would even want to eat them.
Xiao Nianzhi was afraid that she would get bored and panic.
After finishing Dafu, I went to eat two tarts, two caramel puddings, two large cups of milk tea, a large cup of fruit tea, and a portion of sweet water chestnut soup.
After Xiao Nianzhi heard about it, he was afraid that his stomach would burst!
In response, Yan Nanrong smiled sheepishly: "Cousin, why don't you take a bite of it? I can't eat the food at the New Year's banquet. It's okay that my father gave me the food. We can still eat it when we go back home and heat it up. But the food on the spot
Forget it, some of them are frozen, so I can’t eat them. If I eat them, my stomach will hurt when I come back. Let’s eat in advance so that we won’t be hungry. The banquet will probably last until midnight.”
It was rare for everyone to relax, eat and drink with His Majesty, watch the dancers dance, and listen to ditties.
There are also various complex musical instruments played.
You know, there are many musical instruments in the Jiaofang Department that are reluctant to touch all year round, but they have to be brought out for use during the Chinese New Year.
Therefore, this banquet cannot last longer.
Just playing those instruments takes a lot of time.
Xiao Nianzhi had a simple meal for lunch, and she also guessed that she might not be able to eat well at the banquet.
After listening to Yan Nanrong's words, she didn't refute, ate one tart, and then brought two more.
Yan Nanrong was shocked when he saw that Xiao Nianzhi actually packed it with him.
Seeing that there were still more tarts on the plate, he hurriedly brought two more: "No, I have to bring them to my mother and concubine. I'm afraid she will be hungry."
As for whose belly it will end up in, who can tell?
Xiao Nianzhi was brought to Yan Xingxuan, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for a few days.
After entering winter, the Queen Mother's health has not been very good, and her condition has been ups and downs.
Xiao Nianzhi was once worried that the other party might not survive the New Year.
However, every time this happens, the other party will be tenacious and get better again.
When Yan Nanrong came today, Xiao Nianzhi asked about the Queen Mother's health.
It is said that the situation is getting better now, maybe because of the Chinese New Year, the mood has improved a lot, so people have become more energetic.
However, she will definitely not attend the New Year's Eve banquet.
After all, the Queen Mother cannot get out of bed yet and can only lie still to recuperate.
