On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, every household has hung lanterns, and the streets are filled with the sound of celebration, and the joy of the New Year.

People who work all day are rarely together with their families and relatives, and they all have a good drink.

In the house, although Xin Yan was quiet, he also let everyone have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, and since the morning, the kitchen has been constantly busy, and all kinds of ingredients have been helping inside.

Wei Xiaochun sneaked into the kitchen early and secretly stuffed something into his mouth in the name of supervision.

At night, the past desertion is changed, and there is harmony and liveliness at home at this time.

Before the meal, Xin Yan distributed the prepared red envelopes to everyone present by Wei Xiaochun early.

Everyone smiled and took this red envelope, which was not light, and turned around and said a lot of auspicious words to Xin Yan, which was so lively.

Here is joyful, and over there, Xin Yan was a little surprised to receive Song Ming's red envelope.

Staring at the red envelope, I suddenly felt a little hot, and said, "This is for me?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Xin Yan felt that he was stupid, what are these words, otherwise why is this red envelope in my hand.

"Well, return the favor."

Song Ming raised his hand and raised the red envelope he had just received from Wei Xiaochun.

Xin Yan didn't know what to say, but he didn't push back, he just clutched the red envelope in his hand tightly, and said calmly: "Thank you." ”

The banquet was opened, and everyone began to eat, in order to make others more comfortable, Xin Yan set up another table to prevent them from feeling restrained.

After all, it is uncomfortable to eat with the host's house.

Sure enough, after a few glasses of wine, the people over there were all active.

They all played games and talked about jokes.

On the other hand, Xin Yan's side is much quieter.

On the table, only Wei Xiaochun said a few words of praise from time to time.

"Sister Xin, you haven't seen my brother practice martial arts, my brother has practiced well, and my eldest brother from the north also praises my brother." Fu Xiruo suddenly burst out with a sentence.

Everyone at the table stopped their chopsticks and looked at the two of them.

The air was so still that there was an embarrassment.

Fu Yao sat next to Fu Xiruo and secretly tugged at her sleeve.

This sister speaks amazingly every time. Originally, it was already very inappropriate for him to sit here, but now that she said this, it seemed that he had something to do with Xin Yan.

Since ancient times, men and women have different tables, although today is a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but it is also inappropriate.

After Xin Yan said that he would open another table to eat, Fu Xiruo followed, and even he pulled him over, although he was reluctant in his heart, but after seeing that Jibei and the person named Song Jiu were seated calmly, the last little thought disappeared, Fu Xiruo also said that Xin Yan did not mean to be unwilling, and let them feel free.

In addition to Xin Yan's master and servant, the Fu brothers and sisters, Song Ming and Fu Yanan are left at this table. Needless to say, except for Fu Xiruo, they are all Xin Yan's people, and Jibei can also be regarded as her personal guard, and it is reasonable to sit at a table.

The only thing that was more abrupt was Fu Yao and Song Ming, Fu Yao was forcibly pulled over, and Song Ming did sit down in a grand manner.

During the period of time with Xin Yan, they all knew that Xin Yan could not be said to care about the defense of men and women, and even said that he did not have that awareness, but he was unwilling to have too close contact with others.

This is the most despicable for those big families, especially the stubborn and rigid scholarly families.

Xin Yan himself does not have those conservative and closed thoughts, moreover, today's last day of the year, and with harmony, happily eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it can be regarded as a successful end to the past year.

Although it was a little strange why Fu Xiruo mentioned Fu Yao at this time, she really didn't know Fu Yao's recent situation, she just threw him to Jibei at that time and asked him to train well, and she didn't want him to become a peerless master, she just felt that their future path was not smooth, and it would be good if he could have a little ability to protect himself.

"Really?"

If Fu Xiruo saw Xin Yan's frank eyes, she knew that her brother had not entered her heart at all.

sighed in his heart: Alas, my brother is blind for nothing.

For Fu Yao, he didn't understand the meaning of getting the moon first near the water, so he had to give up.

Suddenly, she felt an unkind gaze, and when she went to explore again, she was nowhere to be found.

Strange, am I too careful?

Song Ming picked up the wine glass, and the cruelty in his eyes was long gone.

Although the atmosphere on the table was a little strange, it did not affect Wei Xiaochun, who had a big appetite, at all.

After swallowing the dumplings in his mouth, he looked at Jibei and said: "It seems to be good, I heard Jibei say it, right?" ”

"Yes, Fu Gongzi's qualifications are indeed good, if he could have been contacted earlier, maybe his achievements would have been good now."

Since Jibei said that, it is true.

"Then congratulations, both of you brothers and sisters are very talented." Xin Yan appreciated.

Fu Xiruo accepted it calmly, Fu Yao was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly excused himself: "It's all taught by the eldest brother of the north." ”

A Chinese New Year's Eve dinner ended in a delicate atmosphere.

After eating, everyone dispersed, and Xin Yan sent the others, except for Wei Xiaochun, who couldn't leave, the two of them were in the hall to keep the New Year.

Seeing that before the child arrived, Wei Xiaochun sat on the chair and dozed off, Xin Yan sighed, picked up the blanket that Wei Xiaochun had prepared for himself and covered her body.

Walked alone to the door and looked at the sky.

She kept thinking that if she hadn't met Song Jiu, she might have forgotten that she was not from this world.

When she first came to this world, she forced herself to forget the past every day, and regarded herself as a person in this world, and regarded herself as a face in this world.

Those painful pasts, she didn't want to remember, and she didn't want to remember.

She thought that God had let her come to this world, maybe he wanted her to start over, but this idea was defeated when she met Song Jiu.

At first, it was because of his similarity that she couldn't ignore him.

Now, because of his similarity, she can't face him calmly.

Her Song Ming has long been dead, and the person in front of her is not the person she once loved with all her heart.

On the other side, Song Ming leaned lightly against the window, his expression gentle.

At this moment, he felt that it was a good decision for her to put some effort into postponing her return to Beijing, and to be able to experience the quiet time with her.

The thought of returning to Beijing to face those dirty intrigues, intrigues, and perfunctory people who want to hate him to death in their hearts, but have a caring face, makes people sickening and tight.

It was only at times like this that he didn't think about the upsetting things.

The joy of the New Year is gradually overshadowed by heavy snowfall, and this year, it seems to be colder than usual.

On this day, Xin Yan received Xu's post as usual, and she was indeed invited to go to the Anhua Temple outside the city to offer incense.

Since the last flower-viewing banquet, Xin Yan gave the flower map, Xu's attitude towards her has become better and better, and from time to time she is invited, visiting the temple fair, and the battle, like treating Xin Yan as her own family, sent her to move into the house.

After declining a few times, I found that it was useless, so I didn't bother to refuse.

Originally, she also had this idea, but it seemed to be too effective.

It's just that after getting along these days, Xin Yan feels that this Mrs. Xu also has a warm and cheerful side. Talking to her was not as unpleasant as I imagined, but rather a sense of closeness.

Xin Yan knows that she is not a person who will show her heart so easily, and she will not trust others easily, and every time she communicates with Xu, she feels that they are not people who have known each other for a long time, but friends who have been together for a long time, which shows that this Mrs. Xu is indeed long-sleeved and good at dancing.

Early in the morning, Xu came over in a carriage and strongly invited Xin Yan to sit in the same carriage with her.

"Today's weather is warmer than the weather of the previous day, how do I feel that you are wearing twice as much as me." Xu Shi looked at Xin Yan's appearance on the third floor and the outer three floors, and couldn't hold back his laughter.

Xin Yan glanced at her, pursed her lips, and looked at the culprit next to her: "Do you think I want to do this, I can only give in under someone's lewd authority." ”

Someone who was lewd and Wei protested: "I don't have it, it's not that you had the wind cold a few days ago, and if you don't pay attention to keeping warm, don't think about incense today." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shi restrained his smile and said worriedly: "Wind cold? But sick? You girl, you don't say a word when you're sick, you won't let you go out if you know it, you weren't okay the last time we met. ”

The words were sincere, Xin Yan knew that her worries were true, and comforted: "Don't listen to Xiaochun's nonsense, it's just that I caught a cold a few days ago, and I have seen a doctor, and it is not so serious, so I didn't tell you." Besides, I was finally able to come out to breathe, so why would I still be stuffy in the house. ”

Xu Shi looked up and down to make sure that there was nothing wrong with her face, so she was relieved, but she still complained in her mouth: "You girl, you don't know that you have to add clothes when it's cold, and such a big person doesn't know how to take care of himself." ”

Speaking of this, I remembered that Xin Yan once said that his parents died early, and there was a little more pity in my heart. Although she also made some use of her for her husband earlier, when she got along these days, she was a little more sincere, and she was interested in this fatherless and motherless child from the bottom of her heart.

Maybe it's because she has nothing to do, so she treats her as her own daughter and pins her on the feelings of a mother.

turned around and wanted to take out the blanket, but Xin Yan hurriedly stopped it, repeatedly reassuring that she was not cold, so she gave up.

Just kidding, I really want her to dress up as a zongzi.

It's scary.

Anhua Temple is not far from the city, not far away, but because of the snow on this day, snow has accumulated on the road, but it is much slower than usual.

Xin Yan and they also enjoyed the scenery outside the city.

"Mrs. Xu, why did you think that you would come to incense at this time?" Wei Xiaochun asked.

In an official family like them, such a thing as incense should be prepared and pick a good day to show their sincerity.

"Hey, I was supposed to come here a year ago, but there were too many things for a while, and I fell behind. It happened to be snowing some time ago, and the carriage couldn't go, so when I think about it today, I simply don't pick the day anymore. ”

"What do you want, madame?" After getting along these days, Xin Yan also has a little understanding of her temperament.

In her heart, the health and safety of her family are the most important, and everything else is secondary.

And I heard that the Xu family will come to incense several times a year, and to be honest, most of the incense money in Anhua Temple is also funded by her.

She really doesn't want to do superficial work to do this, if it is for the safety and health of her family, it is the same for her to set up a Buddhist hall at home, and she really doesn't have to do it every year.

This act is really like a request.

Xu Shi's eyes darkened and said, "Actually, I'm here to ask for a son." ”

Xin Yan understands that the world is harsh on women, and it is also a fatal blow to a woman who is married to a woman but has no children.

There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great. The woman had nothing to do, so she committed one of the seven rules, which was enough to be suspended.

It is rumored that the prefect and his wife are also childhood sweethearts, and they are in love, so this heirless should not be emotionally discordant, then it is a physical reason.

In this era of medical backwardness, many diseases could not be cured at all, and the sick had to struggle in pain to pray to God as a comfort.

"The prefect is ......"

Xu Shi knew what Xin Yan was going to say, and hurriedly said: "My husband didn't say anything, on the contrary, he has been very good to me all these years, even though I can't have children for her, he has no complaints." It's just that the more I feel guilty. ”

sighed and said: "Recently, my mother-in-law also moved the idea of taking a concubine for him, thinking about the past few years, although she didn't say anything, she should also have a grudge against me in her heart, and I have no right to blame her, she has tolerated me for so many years to occupy his son, not letting him have other women, I am already very grateful to her in my heart." Alas, I also know that there is little hope, but it is better than doing nothing. ”

Xin Yan paused, but finally spoke, and said slowly: "You and the prefect should probably go to see the doctor." ”

Xu Shi smiled bitterly, and said with a gloomy expression: "Why not, after a year of marriage, my stomach has not moved, so I went to the doctor, and the doctor said that my body is not easy to get pregnant, even if it is, it is difficult to survive." Although my mother-in-law and he have been comforting me, and the doctor's words are not necessarily accurate, the words of the doctor I found after that are almost the same as those said, and gradually, we all gave up. ”

In the past few years, although my mother-in-law has not said it explicitly, I understand her feelings of wanting to hold her grandson, and it is not easy for my mother-in-law to endure it for so long, so what qualifications does she have to object.

This family, because of her, has never been ridiculed openly and secretly.

"This is also the last time I have pinned my hopes, such as ...... That's what I'm destined to do, and I can't blame others. ”

The atmosphere in the carriage was low, and every time she talked about it, she was always in a bad mood, but now that it has been so long, she can be regarded as adapting, and she doesn't want to be sad with Xin Yan, so she changes the topic.