On the third day of December, Yuanyang, there was heavy snow.
Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is blowing, and Yuanyang City is covered in silver.
This is the second winter after the zombie outbreak.
Winter is undoubtedly difficult, especially during the zombie outbreak, which tests the ability of officials at all levels in the Yongwang Mansion to distribute food, firewood and other supplies.
Officials are under great pressure, and ordinary people are also under great pressure to survive.
After winter arrives, ordinary people are still assigned tasks, such as cutting down trees and digging ditches.
At this moment, outside the east gate of Yuanyang, a large number of people were returning, holding various tools in their hands. Apparently they had just returned from work.
"In three days, the young prince will be celebrating his 100th birthday!"
"The prince is kind and his descendants will be blessed!"
"That's natural. The prince is a man who upholds destiny. How can his heirs not be favored by God!"
While everyone was talking, someone heard someone ask: "Your Majesty... Is he not back to the city yet?"
"She probably hasn't come back. I'm afraid she's still in Liyan Mansion right now. I don't know if the prince will be able to come back in three days!"
"For our livelihood, the prince has been running around a lot..."
"yes!"
Beicheng, Prince Yong's Mansion, inner residence.
Xue Baojun was sitting in the side hall of Yongfu Palace. He was wearing a pink jacket and was sitting behind his desk settling accounts.
This time for her son's 100th birthday banquet, she planned to have a good one, and the specifications would be similar to the last full moon banquet.
Hosting a banquet consumes a lot of supplies, so she has to be careful and save where possible.
At this moment, Yuzhu walked in from outside the house and said with a smile: "Mother, don't mention it... that thing called air conditioner is really useful. It feels like warm spring in our house!"
Xue Baoyun smiled lightly, nodded and said: "It's not just warm, I feel a little hot. You can cool it down later!"
"Yes!" Yuzhu replied.
But she did not turn around and leave immediately. Instead, she came to Xue Baoyun's desk and carefully handed over a letter.
"Your Majesty, this is the letter that the prince sent back from Liyan Mansion. It was sent back together with the official document today!"
After taking the letter from Yuzhu, Xue Baoyun opened it and looked at it carefully, his expression suddenly turned ugly.
"Keep everything simple...he said it easily!" Xue Baojun slapped the letter on the table.
It's okay if we don't hold a banquet. What makes Xue Baoyun even more uncomfortable is that this letter was only sent back today.
There were only three days left, and Xue Baoyun had sent out all the invitations. Wouldn't it be embarrassing in front of his ministers to miss the appointment?
"After Hong'er was born, how many times did he come to visit?"
The more he talked, the more angry he became. Xue Baoyun stood up from his chair and said, "I've been out and about for several months. Every time I go out, I don't come back for ten days and a half..."
"He is quite relaxed. He has become a hands-off shopkeeper...but he can't even part with the money and food for Hong'er's centenary banquet!"
Seeing that the princess was getting more and more outrageous, Yuzhu took several steps back and signaled the maids serving in the side hall to step back.
As for Yuzhu, who was a bystander to all this, she could actually understand Xue Baoyun's anger.
What happened today was just an inducement.
Xue Baoyun was really angry because during this period of time, Zhao Yanxun didn't care enough about their mother and son, but cared too much about Lin Jingyu.
"Your Majesty...don't get so angry!" Yuzhu said carefully.
"Are you so angry? If you can get him to look at you one more time, it's worth it!" Xue Baoyun sat back again.
After venting her anger, Xue Baoyun's anger subsided a lot, and she still had to face the problem at hand.
Looking at the list in front of him, Xue Baoyun said: "This banquet will not be held, but I would like to invite someone to chat... Your Majesty will never object!"
"What a great plan, Madam!" Yuzhu immediately flattered her.
Xue Baoyun continued: "In the back garden, on Peach Blossom Island, inviting people to drink tea and enjoy the snow will not cost too much!"
This solution is the best, at least Xue Baoyun will not lose face, but will be a bit shabby.
"If others ask about it then, I will say...it's what the prince meant!"
"That's it, Yuzhu... you go and rearrange it!"
Yuzhu nodded and replied: "I'll go right now, slave!"
After Yuzhu left, Xue Baoyun picked up the letter from the table again, read it again and felt unhappy.
In fact, she is rarely in this situation, so Xue Baoyun is reflecting on herself at this moment and warning herself to control her emotions in the future.
After all, she is not yet seventeen, and some little girls have normal minds.
Besides, when Yuzhu walked out of the side hall, she did not rush to arrange matters, but called together the maids who were on duty just now.
"Did you all hear what the empress just said?" Yuzhu asked with a cold face.
"Listen...I heard it!"
"Did you hear it? If you heard it, you would be killed. I ask you again...did you really hear it?"
After several maids looked at each other, one of them replied: "No... we didn't hear it!"
Hearing this, the other people quickly said that they had not heard it.
"It's fine if you didn't hear it, but if my concubine's words get out, you won't be able to survive... Do you understand?"
All the maids quickly replied: "I understand!"
Yuzhu waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's get going!"
"yes!"
When these maids retired, Yuzhu began to work.
First, she had to find the kitchen and ask them to re-plan the ingredients. The most important thing was to prevent these people from taking kickbacks and put the responsibility on Yongfu Palace.
While Yuzhu was busy here, in the side hall on the east side of Yongfu Palace, Zhou Lanzhi received news from the eunuch.
"Your Majesty, there is a woman outside the Xibian Gate, holding your sign, saying that she has something urgent to do with you!"
Putting down her books, Zhou Lanzhi stood up from the chair and straightened her wrinkled clothes.
The outer robe was cut from fine silk and embroidered with exquisite patterns. Even before the end of the world, Zhou Lanzhi had never worn such expensive clothing.
As soon as she heard the eunuch's report, Zhou Lanzhi knew who was coming, so she walked out of the room, followed by two maids.
After entering the palace, Zhou Lanzhi was given the title of concubine and lived in Xue Baoyun's Yongfu Palace, making the place truly full of people.
If Zhao Yanxun brings another woman back, he will have no choice but to place her with Huang Rongrong and Lin Jingyu.
After walking out of Yongfu Palace, Zhou Lanzhi, accompanied by two maids, arrived at the Xibian Gate.
The Xibian Gate is guarded by palace guards. There is no special entrance and exit sign, so outsiders cannot enter at all.
At this moment, Wang Sanniang was standing outside the west toilet door, walking back and forth with her big belly. The cold weather forced her to find a way to resist it.
Seeing Zhou Lanzhi's arrival, the guards on duty immediately saluted.
Stopping ten meters away from the west gate, Zhou Lanzhi said to the maid on the side: "Go and tell the guards, I will have a few words with Sanniang here to ask them to be accommodating!"
"yes!"
The maid then came to the guard and explained it to him in detail.
To be honest, this was against the rules, but the guard had no choice but to agree.
"After entering, don't go more than two feet, otherwise you will be shot without mercy!" the guard on duty warned sternly.
The guard's words were so murderous that Sanniang was so frightened that she kept saying, "Yes, yes, yes..."
