On the way back, Xie An also met someone who had found an earring to find her Aimo. Aimo couldn't help but wonder when she saw Xie An alone: "Just now, the maid next to Miss Ruan came to look for me, saying that you were in the pavilion with their girl, but she said that she had an important errand and could not accompany the slave and maid to come, so she only pointed the direction to the slave and maid, and the slave and maid circled a few times, but did not see the pavilion she said." ”

Xie An also knew that this was Ruan Xiu's deliberate arrangement to delay Aimo, so that she could have more time to convince her.

"I'm fine, come back. It should have been opened by now, don't let the grandmother wait. ”

The two of them walked along the main road, and happened to meet a man dressed as a maid, so they asked for directions, and the man led them back to the flower hall.

The eldest grandmother didn't ask anything when she saw Xie Anyi coming back, the two had a feast and returned to Xie's mansion.

Time flew by, and it was the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

Early in the morning, Xie An also got up. Ai Yan found a long red gold silk jacket and put it on her, with a dark silk pleated satin skirt and a gray squirrel skin cloak on the bottom. She combed her long hair into a bun and wore a white mink rabbit. This lying rabbit was left by Xie An's biological mother Qian, which is very precious, and only during this kind of festival Xie An also has the opportunity to wear it.

After grooming and dressing up, Xie An also looked at himself in the bronze mirror and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. This is really beautiful, with fair skin, a slap face, and especially a pair of apricot eyes, which makes her look well-behaved and intelligent. Xie An also remembered Mama Zhou's teachings, and everyone smiled without showing their teeth, so they made a grimace at the bronze mirror, and then stood up and took Aimo to say hello to the eldest lady.

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The dragon in the flower hall in the courtyard of the big lady has already burned hot, she is a southerner, afraid of the cold, and burns the charcoal stove early in winter. The eldest lady wore a big red jacket and a big red dress as always, with a red gold and phoenix hairpin on her head, and sat on the main seat. The eldest grandmother Liu sat under her, and next to her sat a five- or six-year-old girl with a hanging hair, who was the eldest lady's youngest daughter, Xie Anhua, the tenth sister. Behind the eldest lady stood several women in their twenties dressed in bright colors, although they looked different, but they were all as beautiful as flowers, and they were the aunts in the backyard of the eldest lady.

Xie An also greeted the eldest wife, said a few auspicious words, and greeted the eldest grandmother and the tenth sister respectively, so he sat on the chair obediently, looking at his nose and heart.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was noon, and the eldest lady left everyone for lunch, and sent Xie An back. said that it was to keep the New Year at night, so that she could squint and sleep.

Xie An also has a habit of resting, and she didn't wake her up after sleeping for a long time today. When she woke up, she freshened up, and then took the two maids to the eldest lady's yard.

When the lamp was in hand, the old man and father and son, who had been staying in the study outside, came.

Xie An also had the opportunity to meet his legendary uncle. Xie Zhishu looked to be about forty years old, just like a modern middle-aged man, with a big belly. I have to say that the genes of the Xie family are still good, although the eldest man is out of shape, but the bearded face still looks very handsome.

The eldest lady was very attentive when she saw the eldest master, with a smile on her face, and she looked petty and flattering. But the eldest man has a feeling of respect for her, although it is not rude to gesture, but there is no such enthusiasm, as if this qiē is just polite.

Xie An also gave the eldest lord a salute, and after a while, the eldest lord spoke: "Sure enough, as Mrs. said, I haven't seen each other for a few days, and the seventh sister has really grown up." This selection is a good opportunity for the Xie family to shine on the lintel, and you must take advantage of it. ”

"Yes." Xie An also rolled his eyes countless times in his heart, but replied respectfully.

Xie Anbang greeted Xie Anbang again, and Xie Anbang smiled and nodded.

"Let's have a seat." Master Xie said.

Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the family pays attention to reunion, and the tradition of the Xie family is to sit in the same house and not sit at the same table. Fortunately, there were not many masters of Xie Mansion in the capital, so Mrs. Xie arranged for her mother-in-law to set up two tables, Master Xie and Xie Anbang sat at the table outside, and the rest of the ladies sat inside.

"Rumeng, come here to help me make vegetables." The eldest lord who had just sat down said in the direction of standing behind the eldest lady.

"Yes." The aunt named Rumeng wore a pink jacket and a yellow pleated skirt. After hearing the eldest master's command, he walked to his side with small steps, looked at the eldest master with affection and said, "Slave to serve the master." ”

The eldest lady in the red dress on the side was very angry and endured it, but she supported the aunts behind her to be more diligent.

The meal was eaten until late in the evening. After dinner, the eldest lord took Xie Anbang to the outer study, and the ladies accompanied the eldest lady to stay in the flower hall. The eldest lady took the eldest grandmother and the other two aunts to play the leaf card, and Xie An didn't know either, so she took the red rope and played with the tenth sister. When I was tired, I ate some melons and fruits, and finally got through it, accompanied by the sound of firecrackers outside, the juniors all got up to pay tribute to Mrs. Xie.

It is customary to put the New Year's money under the pillow on the 30th night of the current dynasty, and you can only take it out when you get up in the morning on the first day of the new year. The eldest lady gave each of them a bag containing a special copper coin, and instructed each girl to pass it, and then let everyone go back.

This is Xie Anyi's first Chinese New Year's Eve night without a Spring Festival party and no New Year's greeting phone messages, and she feels extremely bored in her heart, and she can't wait to go back to sleep immediately.

When she arrived at Hanmei Courtyard, the maids and women came to her again to pay her New Year's greetings and said auspicious words, and Xie An also asked Ai Yan to reward everyone, so he took Ai Mo to the inner room.

Although the inner room was lit with candles, it was a little dim, but Xie An still noticed that something was wrong. She put her index finger to her lips to signal Aimo not to make a sound, and walked over lightly, and sure enough, the person was sitting on her shelf bed!

Aimo wanted to call someone, but first, he knew that the person was in a high position, and second, this matter really damaged Xie An's reputation, so he couldn't help but keep silent, just waiting for Xie An's instructions.

Xie An also glared at Xiao Xiaohan, and whispered in Aimo's ear: "You go out and tell Ai Yan to go back to sleep, you don't have to wait, you are on duty at night." ”

Aimo glanced at Xiao Xiaohan with some unease, but nodded and went out.

"Prince of the courtesy, I didn't expect that there would be a habit of visiting the boudoir at night and sitting on the woman's boudoir." As soon as Aimo went out, Xie An also began to sneer.

Xie An was also impatient, and those beautiful behaviors were all pretended by her to save her life, since she was rude to Prince Li but had nothing to do, she seemed to have forgotten the disparity between the two and became presumptuous.

Xiao Xiaohan really didn't get angry this time, but talked about other topics: "On the day of selection, don't wear red." He thought about it again and added, "It's good to wear cyan." ”