Chapter 145 New Year's Eve
Zhao kept the gift list tightly and did not let Pei Yanli take it away.
I was afraid that he would turn around and send the gift list to the government.
The gift list is in Zhao's hands.
The hot potato of Pei Xiang's marriage with the General's Mansion was firmly in Zhao's hands.
It depends on whether she chooses to give away the palace's wealth or help Pei Xiang break off the engagement and cancel the marriage.
Zhao thought about asking Madam Xiang about this.
For her, it was equivalent to losing a set of South Sea gold and pearl head ornaments and losing a good marriage partner.
It's all in vain!
Zhao was angry and fell seriously ill again.
The Chinese New Year is just five or six days away.
This time, Cheng Shuyi’s purchases are mainly for the New Year’s goods market, and the updated flyers also focus on New Year’s goods.
Couplets, lanterns, New Year pictures, as well as fruits, snacks, dry goods, tea, wine, etc.
Even the furniture and home textiles on the second floor were replaced with bright red.
The fireworks and firecrackers that will shock the new year have been selling out every day for a few days.
Every household in the prosperous capital, no matter how the year went, would buy a string of firecrackers to get rid of the old year.
Cheng Shuyi has been very busy these days.
Just purchasing and restocking the goods kept her going out early and coming back late, and she couldn't even take care of her children.
She doesn't need to worry about the child.
The two kids couldn’t handle the fun by themselves. It was their first time spending the winter in Shengjing, and they were feeling very fresh.
Sheng Hong also wanted to see them, and begged Pei Yanli several times to let him bring the children to the palace to play.
So these days, when Pei Yanli went to the palace to attend court and discuss matters, he often brought his two children with him.
Firstly, Pei Yanli knew that Cheng Shuyi was busy and unable to take care of the children.
Secondly, he also wanted his two children to visit the palace more often.
Although he and Cheng Shuyi did not ask their two children to become officials in the court in the future or to be awarded any rank.
But they are the young princes and princesses of the Regent's Palace after all.
Being in this class, they will inevitably come into contact with the court, the palace, and the powerful in the future.
Bringing them into the palace to play is also to enable them to be at ease and effortless in this circle in the future.
Cheng Shuyi prepared another large batch of goods.
Whether it is fireworks, fresh New Year’s goods, fruits, vegetables or meat.
She went to several large markets in Yun City and shipped the goods to Uncle Dong's warehouse in truckloads.
At night, Cheng Shuyi would go back to move the goods to Shengjing and store them in the backyard warehouses of various shops.
The rivers in Shengjing City were frozen, so there was no need to worry about beef and mutton going bad.
She bought half a month's supply of goods at once.
so.
From today until the seventh day after the New Year, Cheng Shuyi can ignore the affairs of the shop.
She also prepared New Year's goods for her family.
I plan to hang up couplets, lanterns and other things after a thorough cleaning tomorrow.
The palace will not have its annual holiday for another two days.
When Pei Yanli heard Cheng Shuyi say that they had to do a thorough cleaning today, he gave himself a day off early and did not go to the palace.
Doing spring cleaning at home with Cheng Shuyi.
"Actually, you don't need to ask for leave. I've hired a few aunties who do odd jobs to help, so I can handle it."
After breakfast, the maid who did the chores had not arrived yet.
Cheng Shuyi went back to her room to tidy up her wardrobe.
We need to clear out the clothes we no longer wear, and the embroidery shop has delivered the new clothes that our family made together.
The houses in Pingxi Lane are not very big.
It’s okay to tidy up the room normally, but if you want to do a thorough cleaning, you need to clean the doors, windows, pillars, eaves, etc.
Cheng Shuyi still had to hire someone to sweep the floor.
Pei Yanli brought two chairs for her to put her clothes on and worked with her.
"It's okay. The palace has been busy preparing for the New Year's Eve banquet these past two days. There's nothing important going on in the court, so it's okay if you don't go."
"You're going to the palace on New Year's Eve, right? What time do you usually come back?"
Cheng Shuyi was busy with his work while chatting with him.
Although she and Pei Yanli had obtained the marriage certificate, a complete wedding in the Dasheng Dynasty still had to include the bride-welcoming ceremony to be considered a formal marriage.
The welcoming book is sent on the wedding day.
The two of them have not yet completed this one.
According to etiquette, Cheng Shuyi cannot attend the palace banquet as the Regent Princess.
Pei Yanli really didn't want to go to the palace banquet, but his status didn't allow it.
"I'll just go through the motions and have a drink and be back."
In previous years, when she and the children were not at home, he would always stay until the end and have a few more drinks with Sheng Hong and Mo Xiao before leaving.
He won't drink it this year.
"Dad, Mom—"
The daughter ran into their room with a kite bigger than herself in her hand.
The little girl was wearing a pink coat, gloves, a scarf and a hat.
"Brother Yanzhi came to find me to fly a kite, I'm leaving now—"
No matter where the two kids go, they will come and say hello and then leave.
Cheng Shuyi turned around and said as usual: "Be careful on the road..."
After a while, my brother also wanted to go out.
"Mom, my friends from Yingtian Academy came to see me, so I went to the academy to play football—"
The friends from Yingtian Academy that my brother mentioned were Yuan Jing and Ning Cheng'an, who got lost in the mountains with them last time.
After returning from Huguo Temple, Yuan Jing often went to Pingxi Lane to play with his two sons and Lin Yanzhi.
Shen Huaichang studies hard at home and gives himself ten days to relax.
Just like when I was in college.
There was still Shen Huaichang's voice outside the gate. It seemed that he was going to take a break today.
"They all ran away again." Cheng Shuyi laughed.
"I'll go out later and take them home. It will probably snow in the evening," said Pei Yanli.
According to his more than 20 years of experience in Shengjing, it would start snowing a few days before the New Year.
According to today's weather, it will snow by 11:00 PM tonight at the latest.
"Will the snow tonight be heavier than the previous few days?"
Cheng Shuyi has been waiting for white snow for a long time.
"It's heavy." Pei Yanli said, "It should snow all night, and the yard will be covered with snow."
"real?!"
Cheng Shuyi began to look forward to it. "Then I won't sleep tonight. I'll move the sofa out and watch the snow in the yard."
Pei Yanli smiled indulgently: "You are not afraid of freezing."
...dividing line...
Sorry, Kavin.
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