Chapter 55: The Year of the Year

The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, and every household is already hanging red lights. The quite cold Yanyun Hou Mansion is also quite happy. According to the convention, the Lantern Festival is celebrated for five days, so starting from the 13th day of the first lunar month, every household in the entire Dongdu lit thousands of colorful lanterns to show their celebration.

Although the weather is still cold, it cannot withstand the lively atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. The sound of firecrackers and the lights are like dragons.

Every Lantern Festival, the emperor would have a banquet for the ministers. All the high officials in the Eastern Capital gathered in front of the hall to celebrate together. The ladies of each palace entered the Empress (River Crab) palace to spend the Lantern Festival with the Empress and the concubines. The sons of the Prince and the Prince were invited to enter the palace and enjoy the poems and essays with the princes and grandchildren.

Every household is very lively. After nightfall, it is even more prosperous. People go out to enjoy the moon, light up the lights and set off flames, be happy to guess riddles, eat Lantern Festival together, reunite with their families, celebrate the festival together, and have a happy time.

However, on that night, Yanyun Hou Mansion became a little deserted.

The incense is not very popular, and the old lady and the two wives took the ladies to the palace. In the huge mansion, Pei Donglai and his servants were left.

"Now people's nature is born with favorable benefits and follow this, so they fight for things and say things to be abandoned; they are born with evil things and follow this, so they are born with loyalty and trustworthiness; they are born with desires and ears and eyes, and they are like voice and color, and follow this, so they are born with etiquette and morality and literature. However, following people's nature and follow people's feelings, they must come from struggle, in accordance with violations and divisions of chaos, and return to violence. Therefore, there must be a transformation of learning and law, the way of etiquette and morality, and then go from word and give way to literature and reason, and return to governance. From this perspective, people's nature is clear, and their goodness is false..."

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The sound of reading aloud in the study room forms a strong contrast with the celebration of firecrackers outside.

Hongxiu looked at the young master who had finished eating Lantern Festival and picked up the Confucian classics again, and suddenly felt a tingling pain in his heart.

The old lady and the two ladies had already entered the palace with the ladies, and the young master should have gone there too. But because of his illegitimate child, he was not qualified to participate in the royal banquet.

The north was always extremely quiet, but the sound of firecrackers was particularly harsh at this moment. Hongxiu could even see the wife and the others laughing at the family affairs with the concubines and the ladies, and the lady was competing with Princess Luoshui and the others in martial arts...

"Hongswept?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Pei Donglaifang felt a little thirsty. While serving tea, he saw this girl standing there a little lost.

He was shocked and Hongxiu rushed forward to make tea for the young master.

"Haha--If you feel tired, go out for a walk? Today is the Lantern Festival, and listening to the movement, it's quite lively outside."

"—" After a while, Hongxiu's red face was a little firm: "Young master, there are riddles, poetry lessons, and dragon and lion dances outside! I think the young master works hard every day, so he can go out and cultivate his temperament."

Looking at the little maid in front of him who was pointing at the finger, Pei Donglai suddenly laughed: "Since Hongxiu said so, if I don't agree to it again, I'm not tactful."

"I dare not!"

Pei Donglai had already stood up, put down the books in his hand and stood up: "I'm teasing you! Let's go."

Hearing this, Hongxiu's slightly changed face returned to rosy trotting out: "Young Master, wait first, I'll let A Shui prepare for the horse! By the way, there is also Guard Pei--"

"There is no need to prepare horses, please inform them!"

Looking at the back of her tongue running out, Pei Donglai suddenly felt much more comfortable.

I heard that Hongxiu was sold to the mansion at the age of three or four. Although this girl is young, she is well-behaved. Well, during the Lantern Festival, she is bored in this deserted mansion, so it is better to take them out for a walk.

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In Jiying Hall, countless princes and children sat down.

Countless palace maids and maids were holding fruit plates and serving wine, while these princes and children were drinking and chatting, judging literature and martial arts.

At first glance, the differentiation between the two sides is very obvious. Except for the Hou family, some children of the Lu family, the other aristocratic families are disdainful to sit with their children from poor families. A few children of aristocratic families drink with their poor families because they are not welcomed...

"Fu Liang, it's so boring to drink alone!"

Only after a group of princes and children came to worship and drank, Shangguan Yan was able to escape.

Changsun Fuliang, who had a gloomy face, barely smiled when he saw Shangguan Yan: "It's all polite words, very boring."

Although Shangguan Yan is not the prince of the Shangguan family, now the Taishi is in power and his elder brother has been awarded the title of general. Moreover, he has always been loved by Shangguan Hong, so naturally, people come forward to greet him wherever he goes!

"Haha! As a representative of the aristocratic family, how could we lose our temperament? Fu Liang has been calm since he arrived, and no one dared to come forward to talk to each other." Shangguan Yan said with a pretty face and a smile: "Fu Liang was full of energy before, so don't be confused by a poor family. Just a mere Pei family, sooner or later, he won't die a good death!"

When Changsun Fuliang mentioned Pei Donglai, his chest became even more angry. The humiliation that day made him feel like he was stuck in his throat! Looking at the arrogant face of Shangguan Yan in front of him, Changsun Fuliang suddenly had a plan.

If you want to eat meat, why do you need to slaughter yourself?

The court turmoil during this period was entirely due to the fact that Shangguan Taishi wanted to recruit Yanyun Hou back to Beijing to reward him. It was strange. Although he didn't know. But now both sides are already out of control. Didn't Shangguan Yan claim to be his literary talent and martial arts, and they are both first-class? Why not let him be the butcher!

Even if the bastard of Pei's mansion cannot be eliminated, it will definitely make things worse.

"Brother Yan! I also want to take it apart. The little bastard thought he had come back and became a little marquis, but he was arrogant. He pointed and despised us and other wealthy families! I failed to teach a lesson, but instead got humiliated... I really lost all the face of our aristocratic family. How could I be happy when you say I am..."

Changsun Fuliang felt disappointed and heartbroken. Many children from aristocratic families around him were suddenly angry when they heard these words!

"It's a bastard! I've heard about this in the past two days. Such a country bastard who is unreasonable and has no rank and inferiority is simply ignorant." Shangguan Yan frowned with the same hatred of the enemy: "Now he is hiding in the Yanyun Hou Mansion, we have no choice. But... after the Lantern Festival, the Imperial College will start classes. At that time, we will let him have a good experience of what a family is!"

"Brother Yan, it is rumored that this bastard is the mysterious disciple of the Imperial Academy. I was not very good at fighting with him, so I followed him..."

"Hmph! What is the Taixue not the Taixue? Our Chu Dynasty used Wuding Kingdom to destroy all the sects outside the country sooner or later. The Taixue disciple, he is pushing the Marquis of Yanyun into the fire pit!" Shangguan Yan's eyes were full of disdain, and he smiled lightly and gently touched the cup with Changsun Fuliang.

My father often taught me to know how to win over people's hearts. If I help Changsun Fuliang let out this anger, either he or Ning Xiner would be grateful. Moreover, the little mistress insulted the aristocratic family, the children of these aristocratic families in the capital should be the leader!

Thinking of that time, Shangguan Yan suddenly laughed out loud: "Come on, come on, everyone drink together!"

He looked up and drank all his mouth, and Shangguan Yan's eyes flashed: Brother, even if you become a general, I, Shangguan Yan, will not lose to you at all.

...

The noise on this side became increasingly louder, which immediately attracted Hou Junji and the others to look at each other.

"Junji, I heard that Duoduo ran to you a few days ago and made a fuss!" Lu Tao glanced at Changsun Fuliang and others, and smiled.

"Stop playing the game here! Duoduo ran to me and made a fuss, I'm afraid you've come up with a solution!" Hou Junji smiled coldly, and his face was a little puzzled: "Changsun Fuliang, Shangguan Yan and others are emerging one after another. You are pulling me on the back! I wondered. Pei Donglai is not a relative or acquaintance with you, what do you care about his life or death?"

The children of the Dongdu family and those poor families were already clearly distinguished and had nothing to do with each other. Now, the boy from Yanyun Hou's family came and suddenly became a mess!

"I don't know what you're talking about..."
Chapter completed!