Chapter 188 Blushing
A heavy snow announced that winter has arrived.
The weather is getting colder and colder, but the houses in the East Palace have earth dragons and charcoal fires, so it doesn't feel cold at all.
Zhao Xing did not think about saving money because he saw the charcoal seller wearing single clothes in the heavy snow that day.
Promoting frugality is the biggest scam.
The poor do not need to be promoted, they naturally know how to be frugal.
The rich don't need to be frugal at all.
The wine and meat in Zhumen smells bad, and there are frozen bones on the road. This happens in every dynasty and every generation.
The wine and meat of the wealthy family will not reach the hands of ordinary people.
Just like the charcoal seller, he has been selling charcoal for who knows how many years. Maybe he has never used charcoal for heating in his life.
If they don’t save and use more, they might even cause carbon prices to rise, which is a good thing for these people.
The weather is cold and Zhao Xing hardly goes out.
When dealing with the zhazi sent from the palace, we can occasionally see reports in some places of people freezing to death.
In response to this, Zhao Xing felt uncomfortable at first, and gradually became numb.
He also thought about taking care of it, but he couldn't, and he couldn't do it.
Near the end of the year, his father caught a cold, which shocked Zhao Xing.
Fortunately, after a few days of training, I finally got better.
However, after experiencing this serious illness, my father's energy and energy were not as good as before.
There was no banquet to entertain the ministers during the Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival this year.
After the Shangyuan Festival, the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion became busy with Zhao Xing’s wedding.
Zhao Xing, the groom's official, has nothing to be busy with. All matters have been arranged, so he doesn't need to worry about it.
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British Government House, Jingshu Pavilion
In the study, Zhang Guifen was reading a book, and the maid Cui'e was chattering beside her.
"Girl, how often can I come back to the East Palace from now on? Can I occasionally go back and stay for a few days?"
Zhang Guifen put down the book helplessly and said angrily: "There are rules in the palace. When you enter the palace, you have to abide by the rules in the palace. How can you come back just as soon as you say you're back? You occasionally go back to your house to stay for a few days. What's wrong with you?" Come out. "
Ordinary concubines don't say they can go home every three days. There are always a few opportunities a year.
She is the Crown Princess and the future Queen. It will not be so easy to leave the palace.
“Wouldn’t it be difficult for this slave to see my parents in the future?” Cui’e’s face fell when she heard this.
She is a child of a British government official, and her parents are both working in the British government.
Zhang Guifen sighed slightly, how could she let go of her parents.
This emotion passed in a flash and was quickly hidden by Zhang Guifen.
Since the wedding date was confirmed, her mother, except for being a little reluctant at first, spent the rest of the time preparing her dowry with a smile on her face.
Not just the mother, but also the father.
Zhang Guifen understood that her parents were also reluctant to let her go, but they were just afraid of affecting her emotions and did not show it.
"Don't worry. My marriage into the East Palace is different from other families. I can bring an old nanny with me at most, and the maids don't need to be dowed." Zhang Guifen said.
"Ah?" Cui'e was stunned and said, "Didn't Mother Qian say that you can take a maid?"
"That's a tacit consent. According to the rules, you can't take a maid. I am The Crown Princess must lead by example. "
Zhang Guifen was actually trying to scare Cui'e, but she was not lying. According to the rules, marrying into the Eastern Palace would not be like marrying an ordinary family, with a bunch of maids and mammies as dowry.
But bringing a few is within the default range.
Even if she is a princess, as long as she is within this range, no one will say anything.
"Ah?" Cui'e's eyes turned red and she said, "Girl, what should I do?"
"This is easy to handle. You are not young anymore. I will tell my mother later. "I'll help you find a good family to marry. If there's anyone you like, I can help you arrange it," Zhang Guifen said.
“I don’t want to get married, I just want to serve the girl!” Cui’e shook her head repeatedly.
Zhang Guifen sighed. She said she was not teasing Cui'e when she said she would help Cui'e find a good family to marry.
Cui'e has grown up with her since she was a child. Although her temper is not stable, it also adds a lot of joy to her.
Zhang Guifen has no brothers or sisters and has always treated her like a younger sister.
Otherwise, according to the rules of the British government, Cui'e has long been disciplined and behaved, how could she be so lively.
It is not difficult to help Cui'e get rid of her lowly status and find a good family to marry. It is impossible for others to treat her poorly if they know her relationship with him.
For a woman, marrying a good family is the best destination.
Following her into the palace, it’s hard to say what will happen in the end.
Maybe he will be like those old ladies in the palace, who will never marry and will be released from the palace when they are old.
But she mentioned it several times during this period, and Cui'e refused every time.
"Since you don't want to marry, just follow me into the palace. I hope you won't regret it in the future." Zhang Guifen said.
"I know that the girl just lied to the servant. But the slave heard from Qian's mother that she can take care of the maid." Cui'e said with a smile.
Zhang Guifen shook her head and said: "Mother said that the nuns in the palace will come today. Since you want to enter the palace with me, you must also learn the rules. You can't behave like usual. Behave yourself, otherwise I will be punished, but I can't protect you."
Cui'e said sternly: "Don't worry, girl, I will never embarrass you."
Master and servant. While the two were talking, a maid came in and saluted: "Girl, the nanny from the palace is here. Madam calls the girl to go to the main hall."
"I understand."
Zhang Guifen nodded, cleaned up briefly, and took Cui'e to the main hall.
Arriving at the main hall, Mrs. Sun was talking to two nuns in their forties.
"Mother." Zhang Guifen saluted.
Seeing her daughter come in, she smiled and said, "Fern'er, these two are Aunt Ma and Aunt Xu, come and see me."
"I've seen these two Aunts." Zhang Guifen is blessed.
"You're welcome, Miss Zhang." The two nuns quickly returned the courtesy.
These two nuns were also arranged by Empress Cao. Some senior nuns in the palace dared to embarrass the concubines who were not favored, but they did not dare to put on airs in front of Zhang Guifen, the future princess.
After a few words of greeting, the two nuns followed Zhang Guifen to her yard and taught her etiquette and rules.
The daughters of British duchess are naturally well-educated, but what they teach is not ordinary etiquette.
It’s about how to hold the wedding day, how to walk, where to salute, how to salute, etc.
In addition, there are also some rules in the palace, how to manage the East Palace and the harem, how to visit the concubines in the palace, etc.
In addition to these, there is also some ideological education. As a princess, you must not be jealous and must be tolerant.
In short, there is a lot to learn, including the maids who followed her into the palace and need to be taught.
The things taught in the previous month were quite normal. Even though Zhang Guifen didn't like the red tape, she still had the patience to study hard.
However, a month later, when the teaching aunt drove away the serving maid and took out a picture album to teach her things that made people blush, she had the urge to run away.
Grandma pointed at the picture book and explained with great emotion, which was too embarrassing.
But there was no way, these were things that had to be learned, and she could only endure the shame and follow them.
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Zhao Xing didn’t know what was happening in the British government.
As the weather warmed up, he resumed his life between the East Palace and Kaifeng Mansion.
The ministers in the DPRK were somewhat dissatisfied with the government's delay in returning the Liulic Pavilion to the court, and more and more people wrote letters.
However, they were all suppressed by the officials.
At this time, the official's thoughts were no longer in the court.
Although the illness he suffered a year ago has recovered, Guan Jia increasingly feels that his health is not as good as before.
The official family now only hopes that Zhao Xing will get married as soon as possible and give birth to a grandson.
If the wedding date had not been set early and could not be changed at will, he would have wanted to advance the wedding date.
It is said that starting a family and starting a business, in the eyes of the ancients, only after a man gets married does he truly become an adult.
Zhao Xing was able to feel completely relieved when he got married and had a child.
Zhao Xing was unaware of this. As the wedding day approached, Zhao Xing gradually became busy, trying on wedding robes every day, and listening to officials from the Ministry of Etiquette explain what should be paid attention to on the wedding day.
At the beginning of March, with more than ten days left before the wedding, Zhao Xing finally felt at ease.
On this day, Zhao Xing was dealing with Zhazi, and Sanshui trotted in with a happy face.
"Your Highness, I am very happy!"
(End of this chapter)