For a big family like Rongguofu, there is actually not much to do during the New Year, and they are particularly hardworking.
Just preparing for ancestor worship is a troublesome matter. Fortunately, there is no need for Jia Cong, the concubine of the general's palace, to come forward. He only needs to go to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors on New Year's Eve.
The increasingly cold weather had little impact on his daily practice. It was just that the clan school was on holiday and the Huiyou Bookstore closed down a year ago, leaving him with no place to go but to stay in the small courtyard of the General's Mansion.
Except for Xue Pan's invitation, which could not be hindered, in the name of celebrating his birthday, he took a group of young people to the largest restaurant in the capital for a feast and met Feng Ziying, the son of General Shenwu, who was still in his youth, and there was nothing else to worry about.
It may be that the party at Lixiangyuan that day was so pleasant that Phoenix Egg and Sanchun recognized Jia Cong's existence.
Or perhaps knowing that Jia Cong had nothing to do during the Chinese New Year, Phoenix Egg and Sanchun often invited him to their gatherings, as if they regarded Jia Cong as a peripheral member of their small circle.
In previous years, Jia Cong had to devote himself to practicing martial arts, and also had to worry about the promotion of novels and bookstores. The most important thing was the implicit rejection of Phoenix Egg. He would not have fun with these gentlemen and young ladies.
They don't match up at all, they just have very different ways of thinking and there's nothing much to say. It would be awkward to put them together.
Right now, the new book has just been finished, and he has no specific ideas for the next novel. In addition, in order to avoid the harassment of his younger brother Xue Pan, or because some young literary ideas come up, he participates from time to time.
By the way, I also brought over this guy Huan San as a foil.
As a result, I was depressed to find that I was really not in tune with each other, and that I had nothing in common with a group of boys and girls in their romance, poetry, and singing.
Similar to his situation, there is Huan San who is not very peaceful.
This kid is obviously not convinced by the Phoenix Egg's stars and the moon, insisting on joining forces in an unfamiliar field. As a result, he is always beaten to the point of being dejected, but in the blink of an eye he is full of fighting spirit and enjoys it.
It's interesting to just be a spectator. Although Phoenix Egg and Sanchun, as well as Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are a bit younger, their talents have begun to gradually emerge, and they have a shadow of their later style.
For Jia Cong, seeing these boys and girls enjoying their romance and singing poems gave him a sense of déjà vu, like watching a TV series, full of youthful passion.
Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Daiyu was picked up by Lin Ruhai, and she would not come back until after the new year.
This time, Phoenix Egg Jia Baoyu was annoyed...
I don’t know whether this guy really didn’t understand or was just pretending to be stupid. Before Lin Daiyu left, she made a fuss, yelling that she would not let Sister Lin leave and that she would stay with Sister Lin no matter what.
This made Lin Ruhai, who had just arrived, turn green with anger.
Damn, those who didn’t know it thought that this guy had such a close relationship with Lin Daiyu.
Lin Ruhai didn't care to say anything to the old lady, and left directly with Lin Daiyu who was a little overwhelmed, completely ignoring the phoenix egg that was crying and howling.
Jia Cong was not far away at the time and could clearly see that Lin Ruhai was really angry.
It's not surprising that he was like this, Phoenix Egg's move was highly suspected of ruining Lin Daiyu's reputation.
This world is not very friendly to women. If your reputation is compromised at a young age, you will have no choice but to be bound to the crooked-necked tree called the Phoenix Egg.
Lin Ruhai was not stupid. After returning to Beijing, he naturally wanted to inquire carefully about the situation in Rongguo Mansion. Apart from the fact that the second wife, Mrs. Wang, did not like Lin Daiyu very much, it was not impossible for him to find out.
If Lin Daiyu marries Phoenix Egg, she will not be liked by her mother-in-law. You can imagine the situation.
That is to say, Lin Ruhai knew that Phoenix Egg was such a piss-poor, otherwise he would have turned against her long ago, and he only had a direct daughter like Lin Daiyu.
Needless to say, his impression of the phoenix egg, which was already average in his mind, would probably quickly move towards an unfavorable one.
The old lady couldn't say anything. She could only comfort the noisy Phoenix Egg with kind words. No matter how ugly her face was, she couldn't accuse Lin Ruhai.
Lin Ruhai is currently the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and is a very important assistant to the Rongguo Mansion. He must not get married because of the child's mischief.
Naturally, Jia Cong had no intention of taking the lead, nor did he intend to step forward to slay his presence. He even stopped Huan San, who was about to make a mockery of him. To stand up under such circumstances was simply to seek death.
He actually heard from the little maid Lingque that the old lady was interested in bringing Phoenix Egg and Lin Daiyu together, but she was afraid it wouldn't go well at the moment.
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, was very unhappy. She even said something stupid like, "What if I let my niece spend the New Year in the house? Is she missing food and clothing?" Even a fool could understand what this meant.
Lin Daiyu is not an orphan. In the past, her father and daughter were separated in two places. Now Lin Ruhai has moved to Beijing and has a house. If she does not stay with her father during the New Year, her reputation will be completely ruined. At least she will be labeled as 'unfilial'
Can't run away.
I really don’t know if Mrs. Wang feels sorry for Phoenix Egg, or if she has ulterior motives...
Jia Cong watched a good show. In the end, the old lady promised to take Lin Daiyu back immediately after the New Year, and also made the Phoenix Egg and her sisters go out to enjoy the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, so that the noisy Phoenix Egg was coaxed.
Cow ratio!
Only then did Jia Cong realize how favored Phoenix Egg was, but he was already twelve years old, and he was still like a child who hadn't grown up yet. He just didn't know whether the expectations of the old lady and the second wife for him had been fulfilled.
one day?
After watching a farce, I thought it had nothing to do with me. Unexpectedly, Phoenix Egg and his sisters came to Yanyan's house with laughter and invited him to join the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival viewing party.
Jia Cong wanted to refuse, but he didn't want to go out and play with Phoenix Egg. This guy's temper seemed to be pretty good, but he couldn't stand it once he got into trouble.
"Third brother, let's go together and let's have fun together!"
"Even with Brother Cong here, we feel a lot safer!"
"Brother Cong, what else is there to worry about? We finally found you!"
Sanchun said something to each other, and even Yingchun, who never liked speaking very much, started talking. Jia Cong couldn't stand it, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
However, he also made a request, intending to bring Huan San along, so as to avoid the jealousy of this boy, and at the same time, he would also have an errand boy.
"Oh, if there wasn't something happening at home that I couldn't get out of, I would also like to go out with you to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival!"
While having a drink during the Chinese New Year, Feng Lazi heard Phoenix Dan and Sanchun discussing about going out to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival. She couldn't help but smile and said in a depressed tone: "Forget it, let's let you brother Lian come along..."