When the official ship arrived in Bianjing, it was already the New Year's Eve of Huangyou's third year.

The Bianhe River is shrouded in a cold mist, with lights and shadows rippling on the water and fragrance on the boat. Because it is New Year's Eve, there is no sight of the white sails competing for the crossing in the past, and the dock is rarely clean.

Xin Yi listened to the sound of the ship docking and looked at the bright lights of Bianjing City in the distance, feeling as if he was returning home after a long absence.

The Imperial City's troops have already been waiting on the pier, ready.

As soon as the ship approached, a group of imperial guards rushed up and liberated the prisoners.

After Xin Yi got off the boat, he said goodbye to Fu Jiuqu and hired a donkey cart to pick up the child from the eldest princess's house.

Fu Jiuqu was busy with He Xu's case, so he probably couldn't take care of her. He was particularly talkative today. Not only did he ask Sun Huai to accompany her back home to report that her mother was safe, but he also specifically asked Sun Huai to give her three envelopes of silver, saying it was for the child. New Year's money.

Xin Yi thanked him happily and chatted and laughed with Sun Huai all the way to the eldest princess' mansion.

It was the Chinese New Year, so she was embarrassed to go empty-handed, so she bought some fruit cores and carried them when passing by Panlou. She went to Fu'an Yuan first, and Zhou Yiliu took the three children to the waterside pavilion to see the plum blossoms. Xinyi paid homage to the eldest princess. Say what you mean.

"The children have been making trouble in the house for the past few days. I'm sorry for bothering you, Your Highness."

She offered the things.

Of course, these fruit snacks were not as exquisite as those in the eldest princess's house. The stewardess of Fu'an Yuan glanced at them, took them, and stuffed them into the girls' hands, gesturing for them to take them down with her eyes.

Seeing her expression and movements, Xin Yi smiled and didn't say much.

Zhao Yuqing frowned slightly, "Did Pan Lou buy the happy group?"

Xin Yi saluted, "Yes. The daughter-in-law didn't know His Highness's preferences. She saw many people queuing up to buy this dumpling in the feudal building, so she bought some..."

After a pause, she said slightly apologetically: "On New Year's Eve, the daughter of the common people came to pick up people at home. I feel very ashamed. I know that the eldest princess's house lacks everything and she has a filial heart, but she doesn't have any gifts. It's ridiculous."

The smile on Zhao Yuqing's face faded, "Mrs. Zhang is a thoughtful person. I have eaten that happy dumpling in my early years. It is said to have originated from Tianzhu and was introduced to China along with Buddhist scriptures in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, my mother found it interesting and made it with her own hands. Make dough, knead it, mix it with sugar and honey... roll it into small balls, stamp it with flowers, and apply sesame oil. It looks very pleasant and makes me hungry. I wanted to get it as soon as I got out of the cage, and I almost burned my hands... "

Recalling the passing of her mother, the eldest princess seemed a little sentimental.

After a pause, she sighed with a smile, "I haven't used sweets very much in these years, so this old lady asked the girl to take them. But on this day, what could be more to my liking than the happy group?"

Zhao Yuqing was gentle and kind, and saved Xin Yi's troubles. She also explained the behavior of the mother-in-law and the girl, so that Xin Yi would not think that they were dissing her things.

Xin Yi really liked this eldest princess, who looked slightly blessed and relieved.

"As long as the eldest princess likes it."

Zhao Yuqing smiled slightly.

"I happen to be a little hungry, bring it to me to try."

The woman glanced at Xin Yi and quickly brought the joyful ball up. The girl cleaned her hands after serving the eldest princess, then slowly picked up one and observed it on her fingertips for a moment.

"The color of this happy ball is so pleasing to look at. Hmm... it's sweet and sizzling, with the taste of honey."

She took a bite and her eyes suddenly opened.

This time there was no politeness at all, but sincere praise. After using one, she used another one. If the mother-in-law hadn't stepped forward to stop her and said that the imperial doctor told her to use less sweets, the eldest princess would probably have gone to get the third one.

"This happy dumpling still tastes like the one I ate when I was a kid. It's exactly the same as what my mother made..."

The eldest princess's joy was beyond words, and when she looked at Xin Yi, her eyes were even softer.

"Mrs. Zhang has just returned to Bianjing and she doesn't think she has time to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Xingyue, go and pack some of the five-spice dishes, Pepsi, steamed buns, chicken, duck, fish, etc. prepared in our house.

Take it back to Mrs. Zhang."

Xin Yi was slightly startled.

This is really opportunistic.

She bought it knowing that the eldest princess had such a story about a happy group. How could she have the nerve to take so many things back? She ate and took them, what a mess.

Xin Yi waved her hands repeatedly, "Princess, I have already prepared the New Year's goods before I left. I have something to eat at home, so don't bother, no need..."

The eldest princess looked at her angrily and insisted.

It's possible that she doesn't take things and refuses to accept favors, which means she has an opinion about her.

"How can it be the same?" Zhao Yuqing said half angrily and half strangely: "What you prepare is yours, and what I give you is my heart. You can't refuse it."

In the etiquette of Song people, giving food is a normal thing.

Especially those given by the eldest princess are even more valuable.

Xin Yi had no choice but to thank him.

Zhou Yiliu got the news and came over with the three little ones. Before he even entered the door, he heard that the eldest princess was going to reward Madam Zhang with something again. He paused in his steps, sighed slightly in his heart, and then came in with a smile.

San Nian ran the fastest, "Mother..."

Before the voice fell, the little girl had already thrown herself into Xin Yi's arms, swishing up with her legs like a monkey.

"You are finally back, mother, I miss you so much."

Xin Yi was almost unable to stand after being hit by her, and had to pick her up.

"Are you obedient to the eldest princess?"

"Yes. Sanbao is obedient." Third Nian kissed Xin Yi on the face, then turned to look at First Nian and Second Nian, and said with a smile: "I made a bet with the eldest brother and the second brother that my mother will definitely come back to celebrate the New Year with us.

, they said no. Mom, if I win, I know that Mom will definitely come back."

Sannian's voice was brisk and his words were fast, which made the eldest princess laugh.

When everyone in the room saw this, they all started laughing.

There was constant laughter and laughter for a while.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Er Nian seemed a bit shy and not as enthusiastic as Third Nian. He walked towards Xin Yi, stuck out his tongue, and rubbed against her side like a puppy, feeling embarrassed.

But his first thought was steady, and he saluted her uprightly, "Mother."

Xin Yi was slightly startled and praised with a smile.

"So good. It seems that you have learned a lot of rules from your aunt."

She put her three thoughts on the ground and saluted Zhou Yiliu to express her gratitude.

"It's been hard work these past few days, Mrs. Zhou."

Zhou Yiliu smiled and shook his head, "Ms. Zhang, please be polite. This is what an aunt like me should do. The children are very sensible."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Zhou Yiliu asked: "Is Madam Zhang's trip going well?"

Xin Yi nodded and saw that the eldest princess also looked over. Knowing that they were worried about Fu Jiuqu, he comforted him and said: "The prince has handled a major case during this trip. He has returned to the Imperial City Department and has to go to the palace to see him."

The official will not be able to return home until later."

She said it naturally because she was familiar with Fu Jiuqu's itinerary.

Zhou Yiliu felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

How come she, an outsider, has now become a close relative of the county king?

The eldest princess didn't think much about it, and sighed, "People who are celebrating the New Year are also very busy. This child is really annoying!"

Zhou Yiliu smiled and said: "The eldest princess was still talking about the prince yesterday, fearing that he would not be able to come back in time to celebrate the New Year. Now that we are back, we can finally have a reunion dinner together. The eldest princess should be happy."

Zhao Yuqing was amused by her talk, nodded, and asked with a smile about Fu Jiuqu's injury and their trip to Shouzhou.

Xin Yi all answered one by one.

What can be said is said, but what cannot be said is vague.

After a few people chatted for a while, Xingyue prepared the reward for the eldest princess.

On New Year's Eve, it was inconvenient for Xin Yi to stay for a long time, so he took his three children and left the house.

As usual, Zhou Yi and Liu reluctantly sent him outside the house.

Xin Yi carried the three children into the car and said, "Mrs. Zhou, please go back. It's cold outside."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yiliu's words made Zhou Yiliu sad and his eyes turned red.

"You three, please be obedient and your aunt will come to pick you up after the New Year."

The children saw her sad and nodded sensibly.

Zhou Yiliu took out a smoky red embroidered purse from his sleeve, took out three red paper packets, and stuffed them into the children one by one.

"Take the New Year's money given by your aunt."

The child glanced at Xin Yi and saw that she was smiling but not answering, so he happily took it.

…

It was at this time that Fu Jiuqu came back from riding a horse.

He led Cheng Cang and Duan Sui in a hurry, with solemn expressions on their faces.

After taking a group of prisoners to the Imperial City Prison, Fu Jiuqu went to the palace to see him. During this trip to Shouzhou, he finally returned home after Chen Liu and Yongqiu. He had also solved such a shocking case. He was the first to find him.

The person he wants to answer is the current Zhao Guan family.

On the New Year's Day, the courtiers were not in court, and Zhao Guan's family was also on vacation. Fu Jiuqu went straight to Funing Hall. Zhang Guifei left in front, and he came in behind, creating a time lag.

When Zhao Guan's family heard about Yongqiu's incident, they were so angry that they slammed the table and immediately asked the internal prison to pass the order to let Zhang Yaozhuo enter the palace to see him. However, Fu Jiuqu stopped him.

Firstly, it takes time to try the case. It is the Chinese New Year and everything is inconvenient. Secondly, since this matter is such a big deal, Zhang Yaozhuo must have known about it for a long time. Instead of going to raise an army to investigate the crime, we just want to see how he can plead guilty for his son-in-law.

Third, seeing how much the Zhao family loved Concubine Zhang, Fu Jiuqu thought it would be better to help the emperor's uncle figure out how to coax the beauty first, and then touch Zhang Yaozhuo's son-in-law.

After such a delay, the uncle and nephew talked for a long time before Fu Jiuqu took his leave.

As soon as he left the palace, he hurried back to the house, and happened to catch up with Xin Yi leaving.

Fu Jiuqu didn't seem to see Zhou Yiliu. After she handed out the New Year's money to her children, she came over and called Xin Yi.
Chapter completed!