Aunt Feng and Aunt Qiu both laughed tacitly. Aunt Qiu said: "Grandma is still thinking carefully and carefully. In this way, nothing will go wrong. Let's just wait and see Sister Xin lose her composure in surprise."

Aunt Feng also nodded and smiled: "If Sister Xin is sensible, she should come over and kowtow to grandma later to thank you for your perfect heart."

Mrs. Liao imagined how Xin Nian would lose her composure when she saw this person, and she felt extremely happy in her heart, but she said hypocritically: "My sister, why do I want her to kowtow? I will thank God that she will stop going against me in the future."

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"She is a concubine after all. She used some hard-to-get tactics and thought she could capture the prince's heart? Let me tell you, let's dream. After seeing Nian, will the prince still be willing to pay attention to her? At that time, she still doesn't know how to advance or retreat.

, no need for grandma to take action, sister Qiu and I took care of her."

Aunt Feng puffed out her chest and looked quite heroic. Liao glanced at her sideways, the smile on her lips deepened, and she nodded and said, "Okay, I also hope that she will stick to her duties in the future. This person,

You just can't force it. You are destined to be humble, so just be trampled into the mud obediently. Why should you keep that arrogant heart? It will only make you miserable."

Aunt Feng and Aunt Qiu both had their eyes shining, thinking that after Xin Nian fell out of favor, he could step on her and trample her severely. For a moment, she felt happy and they all agreed: "Grandma is right, people are like

If you have to accept your fate and your status is low, you should look up to the strong and be trampled on."

After the words fell, the three of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing happily.

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"Du Sanniang is really capable. After Laba, the kitchen is the busiest day of the year. It's difficult for her to arrange it properly. She also keeps all the ingredients in good order when going out to buy and from Zhuangzi."

"That's not the case. I checked the account carefully and found that there was not even a deficit. If this happened in the past, how could I dare to think about it?"

Xin Nian smiled slightly, took out his hand from the fox fur sleeve, gently touched a plum tree by the road, and said in a deep voice: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish. There are so many people in the kitchen, dragons and snakes are mixed together, it is impossible that there will be no fish."

It’s a bit of a deficit, but she can do it so that you can’t find it out. This is her intention.”

After speaking, he touched a plum blossom with his finger and flicked the snow off it. He walked a few steps further and watched it carefully for a while. Fang smiled and said, "Plum blossoms are most beautiful when they are sparse. There are so many hundred-year-old trees in the plum garden, although they are thick.

The branches are knotted and have different postures, but thousands of flowers are blooming, like clouds and clouds, but it loses a bit of artistic conception. It is not as good as this one, which blooms randomly on the roadside, stretching freely, with sparse branches slanting, under a closer look

, the beauty of the mood is unparalleled."

"My aunt is still good at both civil and military skills, but this slave can't tell."

Xinghua smiled and stepped forward to take a closer look. Suddenly she heard a burst of music in the wind, and there seemed to be a faint singing voice. She couldn't help but wonder: "Whose family has already started singing in operas before this year has passed?"

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Xin Nian also turned to look in the direction where the music was coming from, listened carefully for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is our home."

"Our family?" Xinghua said in surprise, "But it's less than the first anniversary of the death of the old prince. Even if it's the Chinese New Year, it's okay to have a family banquet, but singing is not allowed."

Xin Nian glanced at Xinghua: "According to the rules, this is indeed the case, but have you forgotten your ancestors? There is no principle of parents observing filial piety for their children, so you can still listen to a few plays, as long as you choose the ones that are elegantly sung.

Just a few paragraphs are enough, don’t even think about lively scenes.”

"That's it." Xinghua suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "This is probably the invited troupe rehearsing. Speaking of which, other palaces have their own theater troupes and kabuki, but our palace does not."

Xin Nian stepped forward and said calmly: "I heard that Aunt Qin was a dancer in the palace before. After the old prince took her in, all the opera troupes and singing and dancing troupes in the palace were dismissed within two years."

Xinghua smiled and whispered into Xin Nian's ear: "Our concubine pretends to be virtuous and generous on weekdays, but in fact she is just jealous."

Xin Nian frowned slightly and murmured to himself: "It's okay if you're just jealous. I'm afraid that you're too narrow-minded and vicious to tolerate others."

Xinghua nodded slightly: thinking that the concubine and the Liao family were from the same clan and had a close relationship. Although her master had a prince,

Grandpa loves her, but there is no help in the backyard. Aunt Gu, who has fallen out of favor a long time ago, is good if she doesn't hold her back, so how can she help? Yin sighed and became depressed.

After a young year, Gu Changting returned home with several boys, and there was a lot of joy and laughter in the house.

When these pampered young men came back from the military camp, some were excited and some were complaining. They chatted non-stop in front of the old concubine, concubine Liao and several female relatives. The atmosphere was very harmonious and happy.

The old man likes to be surrounded by his children and grandchildren, talking and laughing, but the adults don't care about it. They are all very busy, even the neglected Aunt Gu, who hugs Xin Nian's lap and helps with the work all day long. Although she is a little tired, she looks...

Looking at the rich things distributed in her courtyard, and thinking about the respectful faces of the people, Aunt Gu was so happy that she smiled happily every day.

Finally, on New Year's Eve, after the reunion dinner, the whole family went to the back building of Yin'an Hall. At that time, a high stage had been set up in the building, and the old concubine and concubine Liao were installed in the middle.

Gu Changting sat next to them. Next to him was Mrs. Liao. Several aunts were sitting in the back row with their children.

Hearing the sound of gongs and drums, the old concubine turned around and smiled at Xin Nian: "Let Liu Zai and Yaya come and sit here. It will be lively with them accompanying me."

Xin Nian hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Ancestor, don't just think about the fun. How can these two monkeys sit down? They will not delay our ancestors from listening to the show."

The old lady laughed and said, "What kind of show have I never heard of? Tonight is just a chance to invite them over so that we, the grandparents, can talk and it will be more lively."

Xin Nian smiled and said, "Okay, it's rare for my ancestors to be considerate of me and allow me to watch the show in peace."

After saying this, Mr. Liao joined in and said with a smile: "Ancestor, don't just care about Sister Xin. You also care about me. I also want to watch the show quietly."

The old concubine glanced at her and said with a smile: "Your aunt is here, why come to see me?"

Concubine Liao hurriedly smiled and said: "It's all our ancestors who pampered them all day long, and each of them made an extravagant effort. Just ask Yujiang Yufan to come to my place, and I'll watch over it for you."

After saying that, I heard Xin Nian say again: "Children like to watch plays, and they can see them clearly next to the ancestors and concubines. I told you, why not let the young masters and girls go to the front. The ancestors and concubines can't take care of them.
Chapter completed!