Chapter 75 New Year's Eve
Wen Li'er never knew that Yang Xishan had died.
Five days later, Qingmei was finally able to get out of bed.
She returned to Wen Li'er to serve her, but her walking posture was still a little awkward.
Seeing Qingmei kneeling in front of her, Wen Li'er was worried that her knee, which had just healed, was injured again.
"Qingmei, get up quickly. Your knee injury hasn't healed yet. What are you kneeling for?"
As she spoke, she looked at Qingzhu.
Qingzhu understood and stepped forward to help Qingmei up.
Wen Li'er asked a few questions about Qingmei's knee.
After making sure she was alright, he said, "Although Nanny Qin is usually a bit strict, she punished you because she hopes you'll be more careful and not make the same mistake again. You can't let this matter cause you to harbor a grudge against her."
Qingmei's eyes turned slightly red and she nodded heavily.
"Master, Qingmei knows and will definitely not blame Nanny."
If it weren't for Nanny Qin pleading for her, she might have passed away.
She was so grateful to Nanny Qin that she couldn't wait to blame her.
Wen Li'er smiled and nodded, then comforted her a few more words.
"The end of the year is approaching, and we need to decorate our hall to make it festive and celebrate the New Year with joy. Qingmei and Qingzhu, I'll leave the decoration of the hall to you."
Green bamboo and green plum are busy and auspicious.
Wen Li'er looked at Nanny Qin beside her again.
Before she could ask, Nanny Qin replied, "Don't worry, my lady. The palace maids in the East Palace have all had new clothes and shoes made. I even found someone to melt down some silver ingots and engrave the four characters 'Auspiciousness and Good Fortune' on them. They can be given away on New Year's Eve."
Wen Li'er nodded.
She was still very confident in Qin Ma's work.
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New Year's Eve.
The palace was decorated with lights and was extremely lively.
According to past custom, several Fengyi would also set up a table for dinner on New Year's Eve.
After finishing the meal, they waited for the first day of the new year, and several Fengyi went to pay their respects to the Crown Princess.
Then, he followed the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager and the Empress.
After paying New Year's greetings, they all went back on their own.
As for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, they will stay in the Cining Palace and have a reunion dinner with the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the Empress, and the princes and princesses.
In another month, Wen Li'er will give birth.
It's icy and snowy outside and the weather is cold.
As she was pregnant with a big belly, she could naturally continue to exercise her privileges.
She did not go to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager and the Queen, but the palace maids from Cining Palace and Fengxiang Palace both delivered rewards.
The rewards sent from Yuqing Palace were particularly large, and under a pile of gold, silver and jewelry, there was a letter.
The prince said that he would come to see her and the child on the second night of the New Year.
A smile appeared on Wen Li'er's face, and she gently stroked her belly.
In addition to the palace banquet and sacrificial activities on New Year's Eve, it is naturally impossible for the prince to come to see her tonight.
And tomorrow is New Year's Day, so it is only proper for the Crown Prince to stay with the Crown Princess.
Wen Li'er took out a peace knot from under the pillow.
At the very center of the peace knot is a snow-white pear-shaped jade pendant.
This was her New Year's gift to the prince.
This jade pendant was a gift from her brother when she came of age.
She now has a lot of jade pendants and other valuable things.
But those were things from the palace and had a different meaning from this jade pendant.
Wen Li'er rubbed the jade pendant gently. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but the smile in her eyes became even more intense.
Wait until dinner time.
At the Crown Princess's instruction, a table of food was set up in the east hall of Wen Li'er's Yaohua store.
The reason why it was placed with Wen Lier was mainly because she was not able to move around easily now.
In previous years, this table of food would have been prepared by the East Palace's kitchen.
But Wen Li'er has Li Yuchu on her side, and he is already familiar with Wen Li'er's various food preferences and taboos.
Therefore, Chef Li took the initiative to go to the main kitchen to get some ingredients and prepared a table full of dishes for the several Fengyi.
Lin Fujia from the West Palace came, and Wen Wanqin and Feng Yingying from the Xiyue Palace also came.
The four Fengyi sat together, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Wen Li'er and Lin Fujia were fine, as they had already known each other for a long time.
But Wen Wanqin hardly had any contact with Wen Lier.
It might be because Wen Li'er is pregnant now, so she stays away from her and never comes to provoke her.
Feng Yingying, on the other hand, came to Wen Lier's place several times and always said some sour words.
The general meaning is that she is now pregnant, and it would be too much for her to monopolize the prince alone.
But Wen Li'er didn't see her most of the time.
Even if she met him, she would quickly send him away with various reasons.
So, she is actually not very familiar with Feng Yingying.
The banquet was about to begin, but Yang Xishan still hadn't arrived.
Wen Li'er just thought that she didn't want to dine with them.
After all, just last year, when there were only her, Lin Fujia and Yang Xishan in attendance, Yang Xishan only showed up briefly and then went back to her own bedroom.
However, she and Lin Fujia drank a whole pot of fruit wine because they were greedy.
Lin Fujia was still completely drunk.
Thinking of the past, a dazed look appeared on Wen Li'er's face.
Time flies so fast.
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.
Lin Fujiaying also thought about what had happened in the palace over the past two years and felt a little emotional.
The four of them clinked their glasses.
Except for Wen Li'er's cup which contained water, the cups of the other three Fengyi were filled with wine.
Feng Yingying took a sip of the sweet fruit wine, her face full of regret.
"It's a pity that Sister Yang is no longer here, otherwise we could have a New Year's Eve dinner together."
After she finished speaking, Lin Fujia frowned.
Wen Wanqin, who was sitting opposite her, took a sip of soup without changing her expression.
Wen Li'er was puzzled: "Gone? Where did Yang Fengyi go?"
Feng Yingying blinked her eyelashes slightly, looking surprised.
"Sister Wen doesn't know that Sister Yang is dead?"
After saying that, she covered her mouth, her eyes full of apology.
"Look at me, why are you saying all this on such a festive day? Let's eat... let's eat."
At this moment, Wen Li'er's eyes were full of shock.
Yang Xishan...is dead?!
She turned to look at Nanny Qin beside her and asked with her eyes:
When did Yang Xishan die?
Why didn't she hear any news?
She was still a little shocked when she learned that a living person had passed away.
Nanny Qin's expression also looked somewhat ugly.
Originally, she wanted to persuade her master not to show up.
But think about it, today is New Year's Eve after all.
The Crown Princess also arranged for the banquet to be held in their East Hall.
As the master of the East Hall, it would be unacceptable for the master not to show up.
Therefore, Nanny Qin still helped her master to come to the table.
Because there were several other Fengyis present, she was on high alert, worried that someone might cause trouble.
Unexpectedly, she guessed it right.
Feng Fengyi obviously knew that her master didn't know about Yang Xishan's death, so she brought it up on purpose.
And pretending to be innocent is really disgusting!
Just when she was about to find an excuse to get away with it, Feng Yingying spoke again.
"Sister Wen turns a deaf ear to what's happening outside the window, which makes me so envious. You don't know that Sister Yang's death was..." How tragic.
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by another female voice.
"Feng Fengyi, this chef Li's cooking skills are indeed excellent."
"Try this braised fish. The meat is delicious and has few bones."
After saying that, Lin Fujia looked at Zixiu behind her and told her to serve Feng Yingying the food.
Zixiu hurried forward and picked up a large piece of fish for Feng Yingying.
Feng Yingying's mouth twitched.
“I don’t eat fish!”
Upon hearing this, Lin Fujia ordered a few other dishes and asked Zixiu to fill a bowl for Feng Yingying.
The meaning was very clear, they wanted to use food to shut Feng Yingying's mouth.
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