On New Year's Eve, Li Wei claimed that he was ill and did not go out to public places, so he stayed in the thermal pavilion of Chongqing Palace all day. She was painting a flower-and-bird painting from morning to night. Unfortunately, she was not very satisfied with the first few drafts and wasted several sheets of paper. Finally, she was satisfied with the fifth draft, but she painted extremely slowly, which took most of the day. , and it’s not finished yet.
"Mother, painting is so boring and not fun. I never want to learn this again." This was the third time Shujia came in to see how the progress was.
Li Wei patiently said to her: "Actually, no matter what you do, you have to be able to calm down. If you can't calm down, you can't do anything well. Whether it's painting, playing chess, or studying medicine, you can't do anything well." Be focused and be patient.”
Caizhi came in and taught Shujia some introductory knowledge of medical science, and asked her to memorize Tangtou songs. However, Shujia found it boring to learn those things honestly, so she gave up after less than two months of studying. She also said that studying medicine was boring. , and never picked it up again.
At first, Li Wei thought that children were not yet determined, and the novelty of new things was only a three-minute enthusiasm. What their real hobbies were required constant experimentation, but later she realized that Shujia actually had an impatient temper and was a little impatient. If you don't stop, you can't do anything well. Now she has also changed her education strategy. The first thing she has to give Shujia is to be able to calm down and concentrate on one thing.
Shujia took a look at the content of the painting and smiled: "Mother, your painting is really good. The peacock is very beautiful, the feathers feel real, and the hibiscus flower..."
Li Wei quickly corrected: "It's not hibiscus, it's actually peony. Why do you think it's hibiscus?"
"It's almost the same, so I admit my mistake."
Li Wei thought to herself, "There is a big difference between the two, okay?"
The room was warm and felt very bright with many candles lit. Li Wei asked Shujia to sit on her lap, and she carefully explained to Shujia how to compose the picture, how to match the colors, how to start the pen, etc. Na Shujia listened with great interest at first, but then she felt bored. She sat on Li Wei and twisted her body restlessly. If Li Wei hadn't hugged her, she might have gone down to play long ago.
The mother and daughter were talking about painting under the lamp when the door was pushed open and another little person came in. Li Wei heard the movement and looked up, only to see it was Fu Guang. Only then did she put Shujia down.
"The Emperor is here."
Fu Guang quickly saluted Li Wei.
"The Queen Mother has not shown her face today, so I am here to stay with the Queen Mother. We must at least watch the New Year's Eve together."
Li Wei smiled and said: "What kind of night do you want to stay up? You'd better go to bed later. Tomorrow you have to get up early to accept the congratulations from the officials."
There is nothing better than having children around to arouse enthusiasm, and soon the room was filled with laughter and laughter.
Lan Hui and Qingxiang walked under the window. Lan Hui and Qingxiang said, "It's been so long, and it looks like the weather has finally cleared up after the rain."
Haruka also said: "That's right, it will be the second year after tonight, and we can't bring anything unpleasant to the next year. The Queen Mother has suffered a lot of grievances these days."
Lan Hui said hurriedly: "It's better to talk less about the master's affairs behind his back. Besides, even if there is anything, we servants can't help much, and we don't have to cause trouble for the master."
Qingxiang smiled: "The incident about Sister Wansu is still fresh in my mind. I know it without you having to tell me."
The less you know about these secrets in the palace, the better, otherwise you won’t even know how you died in the end.
Shujia and Fuguang were on good terms, and Fuguang was slightly longer than Shujia. Sometimes Li Wei would think that it might not matter even without her. Fu Guang would definitely take good care of this half-sister, and the two of them would always be in harmony.
The brother and sister were chatting with Li Wei in front of them. Time passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was almost midnight. Shujia obviously couldn't stand it anymore. Her eyelids drooped and she yawned continuously.
When Li Wei saw this, he told Shujia, "Xiaojiu, go to sleep."
Unexpectedly, Shujia reached out to Li Wei and asked for it: "The queen mother hasn't given her any lucky money yet."
Fu Guang laughed at her: "The New Year's money was given to me early on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Sister, if you kowtow to the Queen early tomorrow, the Queen will reward you. Why are you anxious?"
Li smiled and said: "Yeah, let's break up tomorrow. Go to bed first, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well if I try to sleep with the sound of firecrackers soon."
Li Wei asked the nanny to take Shujia down, but Fu Guang remained there. He even went to the bookshelf to pick up a book and sit under the lamp to read. It was a big book and it would take several days to read it. It seemed that he planned to stay up late with his mother.
"It's getting late. Your Majesty, please go back to Hanyuan Palace."
"Mother, it's warm here, and I like to stay here." Fu Guang said, looking up at Li Wei, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't drive me away, I will be quiet and won't disturb you like my sister. "
Li Wei walked over and said gently: "Fool, I'm not afraid of your noise, but I'm worried that if you don't get a good night's sleep, you won't be able to bear it tomorrow. There are several big events tomorrow, right?"
"Well, we need an altar to worship heaven and earth, and we need to open an imperial temple to comfort our ancestors. All the officials can come and congratulate us."
"There are so many arrangements, and they are all laborious. It's better to go to bed early. I don't want to work hard, I will go to bed soon."
Fu Guang said in surprise: "Queen Mother, don't you keep the New Year's Eve?"
"I can't stand it any longer. I won't keep it any longer. Tomorrow the ladies will come in to pay their respects."
After some persuasion by Li Wei, Fu Guang gave up on spending the whole night with his mother, so he said good night and left.
The sedan chair outside has already been waiting.
It was noisy just now when the two little guys were in front of them, but now it is quiet again. Li Wei put the thick book back to its original place. He opened the door and looked up at the sky. The sky was getting darker and darker without even a single star.
The cold wind blew, ruffling the strands of hair around her ears and sticking them to her face. She stretched out her hand to straighten it out.
It will be almost a year since I came back.
The late emperor had just left for a year, and even on such a New Year's Day, there was no big celebration. The palace seemed deserted that night. However, there was the sound of firecrackers in the distance. It was the homes of ordinary people who were busy bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year.
Li Wei stood alone under the palace lantern, listening to the distant sound of firecrackers, and she still missed the countless New Year's Eve spent there.
When I first started working, I was so busy that I couldn't even make it through the year. I would also take turns to appear on the show on New Year's Eve, and all my rest days would be after the Lantern Festival. But the Chinese New Year that impressed her most was when she was with her family. There was the Spring Festival Gala, the delicious New Year's Eve dinner cooked by Liu Chunzhi, the fireworks bought by her eldest brother, and her second brother who always accompanied her, pointing out the way for her when she was confused, and describing her future.
Li Wei looked at the night sky and thought silently in his heart: Second brother, I miss you very much. how are you recently
(End of chapter)