Song Qinghuan got drunk with the wine specially prepared by Xiao Ci. Even the words he said could not be remembered by the second day. All he knew was that his whole body was sore.
Xiao Ci didn't mind whether she remembered those words or not. He was satisfied that he was not ashamed, and he was in a very good mood.
A few days ago, Chun Niang, who had been saying that it was the birthday of the master of Prince Rui's Mansion, was severely slapped in the face.
The lanterns and the precious flowers grown in the greenhouse were put up all night, and no one was allowed to take them out at dawn. They also specially attracted Chun Niang to take a look.
She also learned to speak in a non-yin and yang way: "Sister also said that the master of Prince Rui's Mansion has never had a birthday. We, the princess, didn't plan for it, but we didn't expect that the prince has prepared such a big surprise."
"Look at these lights and the flowers. If someone hadn't put a lot of thought into them, who would have thought of them."
"Oh, sister should have come to take a look yesterday. It's already bright now and the lights are out, so I can't see it. But last night, anyone who looked at it would be excited."
Chun Niang's face was so wonderful that even Ta Xue, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't help laughing when she looked at her from a distance.
However, Song Qinghuan didn't know about these things at all, because Xiao Ci didn't have to be on duty, and he didn't feel ashamed in broad daylight.
After his birthday, the twelfth lunar month arrived not long after. As soon as the twelfth lunar month entered, Song Qinghuan became busy.
Although Xiao Ci is a prince who is not favored and has no influence, he is still a prince after all. Prince Rui's Mansion and other families also have to celebrate the New Year.
In the past, these matters were handled by Chun Niang, but now that Song Qinghuan came in, these matters naturally came from her, the princess.
On the days when she had to prepare for the New Year's Day celebrations, Chun Niang refused to be infected with the disease and just asked someone to bring her a booklet of previous year's holiday celebrations.
Chun Niang was so perfunctory, she clearly meant to make things difficult.
Whose family's personal relationships are not intricate and complicated? What use can this book alone have?
Xunmei was impatient, so she took the things and scolded her as soon as they left: "What the hell, you really think of yourself as your master. How can you send me a brochure for such a big thing?"
Texue gave her a tug and said, "Say less, so as not to have someone call her and cause trouble again."
The last time it was Song Qinghuan's birthday, Xunmei went out of his way to piss off Chun Niang. When Chun Niang came back, he said he was ill and hadn't left the house for a full month.
Chun Niang is Xiao Ci's person, and she has stayed in this house for so many years. No matter how annoying she is, it is not Song Qinghuan's turn to teach her a lesson.
Later, because of this incident, Xunmei also ate Song Qinghuan's melons.
Xunmei was very angry, so she went to pretend to be sick for a few days, but she didn't have the patience of Chun Niang, and she couldn't stop pretending for three to five days and recovered herself.
Xunmei didn't remember Song Qinghuan's grudge, but he remembered Chun Niang's grudge. After being told a few words by Taxue, he knew not to cause trouble, but he couldn't help but hum: "Things are fine."
Chun Niang only asked people to send a booklet. Song Qinghuan was not very happy, but she didn't say anything. She only asked Chunlan's eldest brother Song Dashan and Liu Ping to go outside to check the people who were holding the booklet.
Thousands of relationships.
This matter was very complicated. No matter how capable Song Dashan and Liu Ping were, it took them five or six days to find out.
Tuxue Xunmei wrote a new booklet based on what they checked. It was clear what intersections there were and what threads were involved.
After delaying this matter for a few days, the preparations for the New Year's Day ceremony were very intensive. When Qin Ziheng saw Song Qinghuan staying up late to exchange gift lists with several stewards, he thought that Song Qinghuan was not familiar with the affairs of the house. At first, he was afraid that she would be embarrassed and did not say anything.
But it has been like this for several days in a row, and I can't help but ask: "You are a princess, you can just explain everything, why bother yourself so much."
He added: "In the past, Chun Niang was in charge of everything in the house. If you are too busy, just ask her to come over and help."
Song Qinghuan did not accuse Chun Niang in front of Xiao Ci. He only said tentatively: "Chun Niang will also get married in the future. If I don't learn from it now, when she gets married, I will be even more busy."
Xiao Ci didn't think much about it, and said after hearing the words: "That's right."
His expression was open and honest, and he really had no other intentions. Song Qinghuan saw it in his eyes and felt relieved.
Chun Niang targets her everywhere, but it doesn't matter. At most, it just means that there are more things to do.
If Xiao Ci is interested in Chun Niang, then he will be in big trouble.
But it's more difficult to be a concubine than a concubine brought in from the outside.
Xiao Ci had nothing to do. Seeing that Song Qinghuan was so busy that she didn't even want to see him, he simply helped her look at the gift lists.
By coincidence, I held the gift list from Prince Wu's Mansion in my hand. I looked at it casually and couldn't help but darken my face.
Pointing to the high-quality Tusu wine listed on the gift list, he said, "My brother never drinks this wine. He thinks it tastes too strong, so he always avoids it as a New Year's gift every year."
"Everyone in Kyoto who has contacts with Prince Wu's Mansion knows about this. Didn't Chun Niang tell you about it?"
Song Qinghuan was looking at the gift lists from other families. When she heard this, she craned her neck to take a look. She saw that Tu Sujiu was indeed on King Wu's gift list. She couldn't remember it for a moment, so she took out the booklet Texue Xunmei had compiled and flipped through it.
After a while, he pointed at the column and asked doubtfully: "No, doesn't King Wu like Tusu wine the most?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized what was going on. His heart tightened, and he hurriedly showed Xiao Ci a few gift orders in his hand.
Among the five or six gift lists, there were two more that violated other people's taboos.
It stands to reason that Song Qinghuan is not familiar with the affairs of the palace, but there are always people who are familiar with it. Even if she is wrong, she should point it out.
Xiao Ci couldn't help but be confused. He took over the booklet she had compiled and looked at it for a while, then asked, "Isn't this a booklet from the mansion? Where did it come from? There are a lot of mistakes in it."
It was only her first year in the government, so things like New Year's Day rituals were already taboo, so she didn't want anyone to arrange them later.
Xiao Ci frowned and saw that Song Qinghuan's face turned blue with anger, so he stood up and called Chu Han: "Go and see if Chun Niang is asleep. If not, ask her to come over."
Song Qinghuan quickly said: "Don't go."
Seeing Xiao Ci looking over, he said, "I asked Liu Ping and Song Dashan to inquire about this booklet, and asked Tuxue Xunmei to compile it."
She looked very unhappy. This was done by someone under her command. Since it was wrong, it was not easy to say it in front of Xiao Ci. It seemed like she was deliberately setting up Chun Niang.
He said, "It's my people who did something bad. I'll check it carefully when I go back."
As he spoke, he sorted out the gift lists without looking at them. He put them aside and went into the inner room to wash up. He was thinking about whether he should go back to the Song family tomorrow and ask Xiaoyun.
