Spring in Beijing

On the first day of the new year, Jiang Yixi, the old lady, and Mr. Liu went to the palace to pay New Year greetings to the Queen Mother. Mrs. Liu brought some cow embroidery.

The old man and Duke Cheng Guo took Meng Ciyan and Meng Ciling into the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.

People from the three heads of the house came into the palace and showed their faces, and everyone was very happy.

The Queen Mother held Jiang Yixi's hand and said a few words. Although she was talking about Li Zhenbao, it also showed the Queen Mother's special favor for the Meng family daughter Juan.

Several favored concubines and princesses, including Concubine Zhao Shu and Concubine Qu De, were also present, sitting on either side of the Queen Mother.

Concubine Qu De took Jiang Yixi's hand and said a few words, then took Niu Xiu's hand and praised her a few words, and even took off a bracelet and put it on Niu Xiu.

It seems that the years have not left any trace on Concubine Qu De's face, she is still beautiful and refined. She looks like she is only in her early thirties, and she outshines all the concubines and the other women present.

Her smile was as bright as a flower and her voice was soft.

"I heard from Mr. Tang that Xiu'er is pretty and lovely, has a gentle temperament, and is also very good at needlework..."

Tang is Princess Ping.

Mrs. Liu smiled and rolled her eyes. Concubine Qu De praised Niu Xiu so much because of her father Liu Zongbing's respect and Meng Cimo's affection.

A voice came, "Humph, you are as tall as a camel, how comely you are."

Sitting next to Concubine Zhao is Princess Shengping Li Xi, with a big belly and a foul mouth as always.

Liu's laughter choked, Niu Xiu blushed, and Concubine Qu De frowned and stared at Shengping.

Concubine Zhao Shu laughed hurriedly and said, "Shengping is joking with you. She has gained weight during pregnancy, and when she sees the beautiful girl with a small waist, she will tease her." She turned her head and scolded Shengping, "She is already a mother, so why not?"

One sentence is high and one sentence is low. The little girl is shallow, tell this kind of joke to your sisters."

It not only relieves Niuxiu's embarrassment, but also alleviates Shengping's rudeness.

Even if Concubine Zhao Shu hated Concubine Qu De and Prince Ping, she would not say "no" to her face. What's more, in front of the Queen Mother, there were so many courtiers and women present.

Princess Shengping was spoiled and was a straight stick. Even Li Zhenbao dared to quarrel with her, let alone Niu Xiu, a girl from the puppet government.

The Queen Mother frowned at first, but she didn't lose her temper after listening to Zhao Shufei's words. She raised her head and glanced at the little girl who was a little taller than the average person, with delicate features and a childish look, and smiled and waved her over.

"Come over to Aijia and take a closer look."

Niu Xiu walked over, and the Queen Mother took her hand and looked up and down, the beads on her wrist were faintly visible.

Jiang Yixi smiled and said, "The beads used to embroider my sister were given by Princess Zhenbao."

The Queen Mother's smile deepened and she said, "She is a beautiful girl. She has good looks and a good figure. Although she is a bit tall, she is not ridiculously tall."

The Queen Mother was certain, and everyone started to praise her.

After several people left the palace and got on the carriage, Mrs. Liu's expression darkened. She hugged Niu Xiu and said, "Xiu'er is not angry. When that person falls, see if I won't slap that bitch in the mouth."

The old lady and Jiang Yixi were in the same car.

The old lady was quite satisfied with the performance of Liu Shi and Niu Xiu today.

"Ms. Liu is not stupid enough to show shame to the royal family. I was so scared that I was sweating. Well, I know how to pick people."

Jiang Yixi secretly thought, Mrs. Liu is not stupid at all.

She smiled and said, "Although the eldest lady has a hot temper, she is very careful."

Meng Cimo came back on the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

He returned home in the afternoon and had a secret conversation with his husband in the front yard. He returned to Fushengju at the end of the afternoon.

Jiang Yixi had been waiting in the side room. When she heard that he was coming back, she hurriedly asked someone to heat up the food. She personally helped Meng Cimo wash her hair.

After bathing, Meng Cimo walked out with a blushing face.

After sending the servant away, Jiang Yixi poured a full glass of wine for him. Meng Cimo poured another half of the glass for Jiang Yixi and said with a smile, "Drink a little with me."

He told the purpose of going out.

He went to Jingzhou and got evidence that Gu Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue and the commander of the Jingzhou capital teamed up to embezzle Mo's military rations. King Ping's people had been secretly investigating this matter. This time Meng Cimo went to find the deputy commander there, and through persuasion and inducement

, the deputy commander defected.

If this matter is found out, Gu Shilang and Commander Chen will definitely move their heads.

Gu Shilang is the father-in-law of the King of England, and Commander Chen is a sharp knife in the King of England's party.

If these two men are brought down, the King's party will suffer a heavy blow.

This is great news.

Jiang Yixi said what the old man said about promotion.

Meng Cimo smiled and said, "Yes, the emperor will make me a general of the Royal Forest Army, and the imperial edict will be issued in two days."

Jiang Yixi smiled happily and took the initiative to give her a sweet kiss.

When she wanted to withdraw, her face was held by Meng Cimo, and the wine in her mouth slowly flowed into another small, red mouth.

The aroma of the wine is mellow and intoxicating.

The two of them had no intention of drinking anymore, so they hurried to the bedroom and spent the whole night together.

The next day, Meng Cimo handed Jiang Yixi three boxes, "This box is yours, and these two boxes belong to Cun Cun and Yin'er."

Jiang Yixi is a pair of hostas with exquisite workmanship and high quality. He bought them in Jingzhou.

Cun Cun is two pendants and two small ornaments, Yin'er is two small jade hairpins, two small bead hairpins, and two valuable small jade ornaments.

Some of the children's gifts were extremely precious, and Jiang Yixi had a gut feeling that they were not sent by Meng Cimo.

She looked at Meng Cimo meaningfully.

Meng Cimo had no choice but to confess, "There are several things given by Uncle Ji. He knew you wouldn't want anything from him, so he only gave it to the children. This is a New Year's gift, so accept it. I told him, just this time."

, I won’t help you again in the future.”

Two days later, Meng Cimo was recruited into the palace from the Fifth Regiment Camp by the emperor and was named General of the Royal Forest Army.

At the same time, Meng Ciyue's transfer order was also issued, and he was appointed as the commander of the fifth regiment camp.

There are also two happy events for the Zheng family. Zheng Yu took over Meng Cimo's class and was promoted to the rank of general. His father was promoted to a higher rank and became the commander of the Western Camp.

There is also a happy event for the Jiang family, and the third master Jiang was promoted to guerrilla general.

Gu Shilang has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison, and he sent people to capture Commander Chen.

Ping Wang's party achieved a staged victory.

In order to avoid suspicion, the Meng and Zheng families did not entertain guests. Instead, the Jiang family, who was not a big official, entertained guests on a small scale.

Only some relatives and good friends were invited. Meng Cimo specially sent someone to deliver the letter. Don't invite the Zheng family. It was not to avoid Zheng Tingting, but not to be too conspicuous.

small book booth

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, there was no morning court, so Meng Cimo officially went to the Yulin Army Yamen to answer the question.

The Yulin Army Yamen is half an hour earlier than other Yamen, which is the beginning of Mao Shi. The Chengguo Duke's Mansion is not far from the palace, so he can go out at the end of Yin Shi.

Jiang Yixi watched her hastily disappear into the vast night, her heart filled with sweetness.

Being able to take my husband to the office every day is also a blessing.

At the end of the first year, Jiang Yixi was still immersed in joy, and the wonderful thing came.

She looked haggard and her eyes were red and swollen.

Jiang Yixi was shocked and said, "What happened to Zhenbao?"

Miaodian's eyes were filled with tears again, "The princess has been holding her breath for two days, and I don't know if she will survive. Prince Yong asked grandma to go, maybe it will be the last time to see my princess."

After saying that, Miaodian cried loudly.
Chapter completed!