Chapter 49 Years ago
In addition to asking Yan Xiang to choose the magpies-shaped head and face for her, Yu Fangfei also asked for a set of Hepu Nanzhu head and a set of red gold head and white jade-inlaided mutton fat.
When he entered the room, the smile on Yu Fangfei's face disappeared, and the maid put her head and face on the dressing table. She fell on the beauty couch next to the window, her eyelids drooping, thinking. Yu Fangfei's wet nurse came in with a cup of hot tea. Seeing this, she asked with concern: "Miss, what's wrong with you? Who is upsetting you?"
"Nothing." Yu Fangfei shook her head.
The wet nurse brought the tea to her, "Miss comes back from the wind and drinks a cup of hot tea to warm her body."
"There are veils hanging on the sedan chair, which blocks the wind and is not very cold." Yu Fangfei sat up, took the teacup, and took a sip.
"The eldest wife in the house is a kind person and treats the lady very well." The wet nurse sat down on the little scepter on the side.
Yu Fangfei looked at her, "Woman, what do you want to say?"
The wet nurse laughed dryly and said, "The Eighth Young Master in the Long House..."
"Wuhan." Yu Fangfei interrupted her with a sharp voice, "Even if the Yu family is defeated, I, a legitimate lady, will not be a concubine." She wants to marry the prince of the Chu prince. Only by marrying the prince of Chu can she revive the Yu family.
"Miss, are the third and fifth wives in this mansion also legitimate daughters?" The wet nurse couldn't bear to see the lady with big breasts go wrong step by step, and persuaded with great sincerity.
"Wuhan, if you say such words again in the future, I will keep you so much. I can only send you back to my hometown." Yu Fangfei said sternly.
"Miss." The wet nurse was almost worried when she saw her insistently walking.
"Go out." Yu Fangfei put the cup heavily on the short table, lay down, and turned her back to the wet nurse.
The wet nurse sighed softly, and the lady didn't listen to the advice. What should she do? She was a servant and couldn't persuade her, so she could only get up and retreat in loneliness.
After nightfall, Taifu Yan brought the men outside the kitchen to welcome the Jade Emperor to the world. Taifu Yan reads the "Welcome God's Poem": "How high is the thirty-six days? The pearl palace is covered with golden lotus. The Jade Emperor's son is in the Qing Dynasty. The Lord of the Qing Dynasty is in charge. The dragon is arranged... Alas! Recently, I am amazed, and I am asked to pass the people's herdsmanship first."
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the court held a pen. Except for the officials who kept their money, the other officials went home to wait for the New Year. From the 29th to the 30th, the eunuchs in the palace brought gifts to various prefectures from time to time, including the words "Fu" and Spring Festival couplets given by the emperor, as well as the jewelry and jade Ruyi given by the queen.
On New Year's Eve, before dawn, the Yan family's ancestral hall was brightly lit. In addition to the Yan family's family, there were also branches that were affiliated with the Yan family to worship their ancestors. After some busyness, I ate some milk and pastries to satisfy my hunger. At the beginning of Shenshichu, the Grand Tutor Yan, the Old Lady of Yan, the Princess of Nanping, and the Siye of Yan were dressed in a good manner and brought Yan Tongzhu to the palace to attend the New Year's Eve dinner in the palace.
Those who stayed in the mansion gathered at the Nuanxiang Courtyard at the Youth hour, but they had to wait for Taifu Yan and his men to come back from the palace before they could eat the New Year's Eve dinner. But Taifu Yan and his men had to at least Taifu Xu to leave the palace. There was still so long that it was boring to sit down and sit down, so everyone was looking for things to spend time.
Yan Tongshu greeted his younger brothers, "Go and go to the yard to set off firecrackers."
"My wife, come here and play cards with your mother-in-law with us." Mrs. Yan San shouted.
Yan Qi asked a few sisters, "Do you want to play Range Rover Picture or Marble?"
"Play the Range Rover Picture (play with Marbles)." Yan Miao and Yan Qi replied at the same time.
Yan Qi arranged: "If you want to play the Range Rover Picture, go to the big kang in the warm pavilion, and play marbles on the short couch."
But except for Yan Zi who wanted to play marbles, everyone else was willing to play Range Rover Picture, and Yan Zi had to follow the crowd and follow the big kang.
Taifu Yan and his men returned home at the first hour, changed into court clothes and palace clothes, and put on auspicious clothes for their homes. Taifu Yan was wearing a dark blue embroidered brocade robe with ten thousand characters embroidered patterns, and Mrs. Yan wore a ginger-yellow coat embroidered with hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, and sat upright on the throne of the red sandalwood carved mountain and water figures in the main hall of the Nuanxiangyuan. There was a brazier in the hall, burning pine, cypress and lily grass, which was as warm as spring.
Uncle Yan led his younger brother and nephews in to salute the two elders. After the ceremony, he stepped back to the left and stood. Grandma Yan led the women in to salute. Old Mrs. Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work this year, let's sit down."
There were high-backed chairs on both sides of the left and right, and everyone sat down in the order of old and young. The servants in the mansion came forward to salute according to the officers. Mrs. Yan smiled and said, "Reward."
Mrs. Yan dispersed the New Year's money and gold and silver robe as she said.
"It's getting late, and the children are afraid that they are all hungry, so let's go to the table." Mrs. Yan smiled.
There were six or seven tables in the side hall, and men and women sat in. The maids carried fish in one after another, including chicken, fish, meat, Hehuan soup, and Ruyi cake, and the wine was Tusu wine. The family started to eat New Year's Eve dinner. Wang's appetite was not good these days. Today, when he looked at the full table of dishes, he still had no appetite. But she was not able to show the joy of the whole family.
"Stir the bowl of lily black chicken soup." Wang whispered to the maid who served her.
After drinking the bowl of soup, Wang felt even more uncomfortable. His chest was so stuffy that he wanted to vomit, so he hurriedly pinched the handkerchief and covered his mouth. Mrs. Yan Wu saw it and asked with concern: "Big grandma, but the food is not up to the taste?"
"No..." Wang turned his head and wanted to vomit, but the maid quickly picked up the phlegm box. Wang spit out most of the bowl of soup, and it felt better. The maid took tea to rinse her mouth.
"Big Grandma, you..." Mrs. Yan Wu hesitated for a moment, "Is it a joy?"
"Is there any joy?" Wang was stunned.
"Who is happy?" Old Mrs. Yan heard it.
Mrs. Yan Wu smiled and said, "I think my grandma has no appetite. She still wants to vomit after drinking some soup, just like when I was pregnant, so I guessed that my grandma might be happy."
"Aunt Wu, don't say that." After all, Wang was not asked to confirm the diagnosis by the doctor, so he was very happy.
"Don't be so nervous. Whether there is or not, wait a few days later, please ask the doctor to come to the mansion to have a medical treatment." Mrs. Yan gave her a soothing look.
Wang bit his lower lip lightly, nodded slightly, and put his hand on his stomach.
"First get a glass of ginger milk for the big grandma, and then cook some Atractylodes crucian carp porridge." Mrs. Yan ordered.
The maid took the order and left.
After the banquet, all fish and all chickens were left on the table, symbolizing the so-called lucky start. After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, we still had to stay up to the New Year, so everyone still gathered together to talk.
The Grand Tutor Yan smiled and said, "I will write the same letter, the same An, the same Hua, the same Candle, the same Light, the same Present, the same Text, the same Ming, the same... and the same Freshness. Forget it, each of you recites a New Year's Eve poem to cheer up the fun."
"Grandfather, why did I forget it? I can recite poems. Sister Twelve and Sister Thirteen taught me, and I remember it." Yan Tongfeng shouted dissatisfiedly.
"Oh, you can carry it, then you can carry it and listen." Taifu Yan stroked his beard and smiled.
Yan Tongfeng jumped down on a chair, closed his abdomen and chest, shook his head and said, "This year is over tonight, and next year is urged tomorrow. The cold will go with one night, and the spring will come with five o'clock."
Taifu Yan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, you're much better than your father. If your father recites the poem, he can't recite the third sentence."
"Father." Master Yan Wu shouted sadly.
"What's wrong? I said you wrong." Grand Tutor Yan glared at him.
Master Yan Wu hung his head and said, "That's right, you're always right."
Everyone in the hall covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
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Chapter completed!