How could Uncle Rong not know that this door is as deep as the sea upon entering?
He knows the smell of the sea.
In the current scene, seeing Wang Xifeng and Ping'er looking strange, Uncle Rong couldn't say it clearly, let alone refuse Baochai. Secretly swearing in my heart, I will make Baochai Xiaonizi look good no matter what today.
This kind of beauty is like a chrysalis turning into a butterfly, like the crashing waves on the shore, or like the sunrise over the sea of clouds.
A few more days.
There was a banquet held in Jiayu Village, and Uncle Rong only had gifts given to him. To his surprise, Jia She and Jia Lian of Xifu also only had gifts given to them and did not attend.
At Quan Zhi's home, the ceremony at Yihong Courtyard was deserted for a few days.
It turns out that Qingwen's illness in the cold winter has not yet recovered. Xiren often misses her mother and feels sad because of her mother's death. In addition, Qingwen has kicked out a maid. These days, Baoyu didn't come to offend Brother Rong.
It's a pity that Li Wan caught a cold the next day after returning from Cong Lutang.
Xue Baochai went back to Xue's shop to do the year-end inventory.
Mrs. In addition, Lin Daiyu had a cough all night long, and Rong's grandmother Qin often went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to keep her company.
For a while, the Grand View Garden was no longer as bustling as before.
In the Yixia Pavilion in Huifang Garden, Ping'er was lethargic and sore, as if he was ill.
It was already the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year was approaching, so Mrs. Wang had no choice but to call Wang Xifeng back to Xifu to attend to the New Year's Eve.
Uncle Rong also opened the ancestral hall, where people cleaned, put away the offering vessels, invited the deity, and cleaned the upper room in preparation for hanging the remains and images. At this time, everyone inside and outside Rong Ning's second house was busy, and no one was allowed to stop except those who were sick.
Uncle Rong himself went to the Ministry of Rites to receive the reward. Although he only had a thousand silver taels, it was a reward given by the descendants of the palace's considerate Ning Rong. After returning home, he took the silver to Xifu to visit Mrs. Jia Muwang, and then came here to visit Mrs. Jia Shexing.
Then he took the bag home, took the silver from it, and ordered the yellow bag with the four characters "Emperor En Yong Xi" printed on it to be burned in the furnace of the ancestral hall to report to the Second Duke Ning Rong.
Uncle Rong left the ancestral hall and asked Ruizhu, "Have grandma and second grandma come back?"
Ruizhu replied, "The girl over there just went to bed, and grandma came back from Xiaoxiang Pavilion. I don't know the situation in Yixia Pavilion, so I sent the maid there to take a look."
Uncle Rong said, "That's not necessary. You go to grandma's room and ask her to ask Xifu whether they have planned a day for them to have New Year's Eve dinner in the first month of the first month. If they haven't already, let the two grandma do it together. Who will have wine this year? There will be more guests than in previous years, so don’t let the two houses waste time by inviting you to drink.”
Ruizhu took it, and Uncle Rong sent Lai Sheng, Butler Shi and others to take charge of cleaning up the ancestral hall.
A servant came back and said, "The mistress and the princess are here."
Uncle Rong frowned after hearing this. "It's just a holiday. If he's not in the palace having fun and planning the New Year, why would he be out here?"
Then he asked, "Should we only come to the east, or should we visit both provinces?"
After hearing that the Crown Princess went to see the old lady, Uncle Rong breathed a sigh of relief. It is really troublesome for the women in the palace to enter the house, and the thought of blocking them from across the street is a headache.
Now is the busiest time in the house, and he really has no intention of entertaining such people. He only called Lai Sheng to prepare, and invited the third master into the house with common courtesy.
After dealing with it for a long time, Uncle Rong sent the mistress out of the house with a smile.
"Damn it, I always feel like something is going to happen." Uncle Rong watched the prince leave in public, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He cursed in a low voice, "Dogs and mice are meddling in other people's business. I have a good time staying at the Water Conservancy Camp. Who cares about that laborer doing a frivolous job like cleaning the house?"
Not to mention walking in the Qianqing Sect, he is also not interested in serious imperial guards.
Being transferred to the palace through His Highness the Crown Prince's network would make others misunderstand that the Crown Prince was standing in the Ningguo Mansion. It was such a stupid thing that Jia Rong was not willing to do.
The next day was even busier than usual. Officials take advantage of the holidays to come and go more closely. Princes, princes, princes, princes, guards, etc. all drink together every day. There are more things going on at home than in the past, and Uncle Rong is extremely busy in front and back.
In the evening, Uncle Rong found Sister Feng's residence.
"What's the situation in the west? Why are you in trouble again?"
Wang Xifeng leaned sideways on the bed and said proudly, "There must be someone in the family who can take care of things. Those who dislike me have seen so many things happening now that they have no choice but to invite me over. I didn't know that your aunt is really sick." If you have a cold, just pretend that you don’t want to take care of it.”
He must have been really sick. It was quite cold in winter, and the palace judge was sweating all over again that day. It's quite a distance from Daconglutang to Daoxiang Village. I'm afraid the palace official caught a cold after sweating.
Uncle Rong replied nonchalantly, "How can she be so scheming? She is still taking medicine today."
Wang Xifeng suddenly slapped Uncle Rong's hand and said angrily, "Just press it honestly and don't poke around. The matter of Ping'er's pregnancy is waiting for you to solve."
"What else can I do? Just give birth. Grandma like you has already lived in the East Mansion. How can the ladies in the West still miss Ping'er?"
Wang Xifeng glared at him and said, "What I'm talking about is where to raise this thing after it's born?"
"Of course it's the east side. You all live in the east side. How can we let Ping'er's child be raised in the west side? It's also your grandma's child. It's okay to raise it here." Uncle Rong said with a smile.
Sister Feng lowered her eyes and snorted softly, "Today, the eldest lady came to me and told me that she wanted to find a second room for Master Lian."
"This is a good thing. How did you respond to her?"
"I also knew that I was in the wrong, so naturally I happily agreed and even mentioned the names of several sisters." Wang Xifeng looked at Uncle Rong sideways and said, "Who would have known that the eldest lady pushed back and rejected every one of them. Only in the end did she find out. , It turns out that she has been in contact with the You family woman in the yard over there."
"Uh" This is indeed something Jia Rong didn't expect. The wife of the You family actually went to the Xifu through various means. She is indeed a powerful person. He asked curiously, "I found out that the eldest lady has her eye on which sister of the You family?"
"No sister can do it." Wang Xifeng snorted, "The relatives of the You family seem to be eager to study. Anyone who goes to the West Mansion to be the second wife of Mr. Lian can do it, but not the You family. Only the east side has it. A grandma from the You family, and another one from the west, what are you saying?"
"Kissing, kissing, it's still a good conversation, nothing outrageous." Uncle Rong said with a smile.
Wang Xifeng glanced sideways and cursed, "The beautiful aunt of the Wang family married Mr. Zheng, and I also joined your family. Don't you know what was going on before? You still want to raise another Wang family from the two houses to wait for the ladies above to get old. The most in the east The eldest son is a You family, and the eldest family in the west is also a You family. How about Baoyu also marries a You family in the future and let three people with the surname You take charge of the children and grandchildren of the two houses."
Baoyu marrying someone named You is a complete joke. Uncle Rong actually doesn't care who Jia Lian's second wife is, nor does he care where the You sisters marry.
"Isn't there still our Sister Feng? Besides, Second Master Lian is looking for the second wife. How much ability can she have? As long as our Sister Feng shows up, she can't be treated well."
"Bah. I don't care about their family's affairs." Wang Xifeng cursed and hummed, "The one that came out of my belly is still being raised in their yard."
"How about we bring all the brothers and sisters to the east to raise them?" Uncle Rong suggested.
After hearing this, Wang Xifeng finally calmed down and considered the possibility of bringing her eldest sister and second brother to the east to raise her. After a while, Sister Feng said, "Let's talk about this later. Anyway, Second Master Lian can't find anyone from the You family."
"" Uncle Rong saw that she was sulking, so he had to use his best skills to help her.
"If you want to die, you can't even catch a cold if you want to."
""
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, everything was in place. The door gods in both houses were replaced, couplets were hung, signs were hung, and peach charms were added, giving them a completely new look.
From the main gate, the ceremonial gate, the hall, the warm pavilion, the inner hall, the inner three doors, the inner ceremonial gate and the inner gate, to the main hall, the main entrance is wide open, and the steps on both sides are brightly lit with vermilion, like two golden dragons. .
On the next day, those who had titles from Jia's mother all wore court clothes according to their rank. They first took an eight-person sedan and led everyone into the palace to congratulate them. After saluting and receiving a banquet, they came back and went to Ningguo Mansion to warm your sedan chair. All the disciples who have not yet entered the court will line up in front of the gate of Ning Mansion to serve the princes, and then be led into the ancestral hall.
Offer sacrifices to ancestors in ancestral halls. Then there were the juniors from the Ning and Rong families who saluted the old lady Jia Mu.
The ceremony is over.
The men, women, servants and maids of the two houses also bowed to the servants, scattered their annual money, purses, gold and silver coins, and served a festive banquet.
The men sat down in the east and the women sat down in the west. After offering Tusu wine, acacia soup, auspicious fruits and wishful cakes, Jia Mu got up and went into the inner room to change clothes, and everyone dispersed. That night, incense was burned in front of the kitchen king in various Buddhist halls. In the courtyard of Mrs. Wang's main room, there were paper and horse incense offerings made of heaven and earth. There were also large bright-corner lanterns on the main entrance of the Grand View Garden, shining brightly on both sides. There were street lights everywhere.
Everyone, both upper and lower, were all dressed up in flowers. There was a constant stream of people, chatter and laughter, and firecrackers setting off all night long.
"Sisters from the You family are here."
Uncle Rong's brows gradually tightened as he listened to the voice.
