The next day, Cai Qian asked Su Ruan to get up early, because Mrs. Xie had told Su Ruan to dress up well.

After cleaning up, according to the time ordered by Old Madam Xie, Su Ruan asked Cheng'er to push her to Minghui Hall a little earlier.

Who would have expected that the master and servant would go over, but outside Minghui Hall, it was deserted and there was no one in sight.

"Why is there no one?" Cheng'er said in a low voice.

For the sacrificial ceremony, it stands to reason that the people in the house should all come.

The sacrificial rites of the past year were less to the ancestors and more to the gods, and Mrs. Xie explained so solemnly, but why didn't she see anyone outside this Minghui Hall?

Su Ruan also frowned, and said in a low voice: "Did you remember the wrong time?" ”

Cheng'er hurriedly shook her head: "No, the old lady said it once before, and the eldest prince told me again and again yesterday, it's this time, is it possible that we are early?" ”

Su Ruan also felt that it was impossible to remember the wrong time when she heard this, after all, she was also listening when Old Madam Xie talked about it before.

Su Ruan glanced at the closed door of Minghui Hall and said in a low voice, "You push me in first." ”

Cheng'er nodded, and hurriedly pushed Su Ruan forward.

The weight of the four-wheeled vehicle is not light, and it is even more difficult for Cheng'er, who does not know martial arts.

There was a small section of steps outside Minghui Hall, Cheng'er originally thought that there were many people in Minghui Hall, and after coming over, someone helped carry Su Ruan inside, so he didn't call Cai Qian over, but who would have thought that after coming, he didn't see anyone else.

Cheng'er was pushing Su Ruan forward with some waste, making Su Ruan's face flush when she looked at her, and was thinking about simply asking Cheng'er to call the grandmother in the house to come over to help, when the door of Minghuitang was suddenly opened, and Xie Qingheng, who was dressed in brocade, walked out of it.

"Big brother?" Su Ruan looked up in surprise.

Seeing Cheng'er's trembling appearance, Xie Qingheng hurriedly stepped forward to take over the work in her hands, and with a little force, Su Ruan and the others were carried up the steps with the car and stopped in front of Minghui Hall.

"You go down first, I'll push Ruan Ruan in." Xie Qingheng commanded Cheng'er.

Cheng'er glanced at Su Ruan and saw her nodding, then saluted Xie Qingheng and turned to leave.

"The slave and maid will retire first."

After Xie Qingheng saw Cheng'er leaving, he pushed Su Ruan to go inside.

Seeing that he easily pushed her into Minghui Hall, Su Ruan was a little curious: "Big brother, didn't you say that the mansion is going to perform a sacrifice here today, why aren't grandmothers here?" When I was out there just now, I thought I was early. ”

Xie Qingheng chuckled: "It's not early, grandmother, they have already come, just waiting for you inside." ”

Su Ruan felt a little strange when she heard this, she came over in advance according to the time given to her by Old Madam Xie, but how could she listen to Xie Qingheng's tone, and the people in the mansion had arrived, just waiting for her?

She only felt that something was wrong with today's events, it was just a ritual, how could it be so mysterious, as if there was something special.

"Big brother, do you have something else?" Su Ruan asked.

Xie Qingheng pushed her forward, and said when she heard the words, "What's the matter?" ”

Su Ruan hesitated: "Why did you all come so early?" ”

Seeing her puzzled look, Xie Qingheng couldn't help but smile and said, "Who dares to come late for what grandmother ordered?" Seeing Su Ruan frowning, Xie Qingheng said, "Don't think you're an exception, it's my grandmother who said that you are not in good health, so I asked you to come over a little later, and when everyone is ready, you won't delay things after you come." ”

Su Ruan felt more and more strange when he listened to Xie Qingheng's words.

What does it mean not to delay things?

She wanted to ask again, but Xie Qingheng behind her didn't answer her, only said that she would know after she went in, Su Ruan could only press the doubts in her heart, and let Xie Qingheng push her around the outside of Minghui Hall and go inside.

Minghui Hall is the largest main hall of the Xie family, there are three inside and outside, the outer room is separated by the corridor on the side of the ink building, separated by the vermilion lacquer wooden fence, there are a lot of flowers and plants, and the innermost is extended to the East Garden, open a small door to go directly to the back door of the Xie family.

In addition to the front and back two places, the middle one is a very spacious place, enough to accommodate dozens of people, similar to the place where the stage was set up in An Yuanbo's Mansion that day.

When Xie Qingheng pushed Su Ruan inside, there were already many people standing inside.

Hearing the movement in front of the door, those people all looked over in unison, but the people they saw made Su Ruan's eyes widen in surprise.

"Princess Anyang?"

Su Ruan was stunned.

The sacrificial ceremony of the Xie family, how could Princess Anyang come over?

And next to Princess Anyang, there are also the county lord of Chengyang and Ji Nianhua, and even Pei Geng, Ji Zhao, Shen Tangxi, and Shen Fengnian are also there.

Su Ruan's eyes widened, and he turned his head to look at Xie Qingheng beside him: "Big brother, they ......"

How did they come over?

Xie Qingheng lowered his head, met her wide eyes and said with a smile: "Ruan Ruan, have you really forgotten what day it is?" ”

Su Ruan's face was blank: "What day?" ”

Her heart turned sharply, thinking about Xie Qingheng's question.

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, and today is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, so it seems that there is nothing special.

Seeing that her face was full of confusion, obviously she had really forgotten her own birthday, and Chen's eyes were pantothenic.

She still remembered that before Su Xuanmin had an accident, before every Chinese New Year's Eve, Su Ruan pestered her and Su Xuanmin early to ask about the birthday gift, at that time in Jingnan, Su Ruan, as the daughter of Zhizhou, also had three or two good friends.

Every year before the year, those little girls would also send congratulatory gifts to Su Ruan, and the house would also organize a small banquet for her.

But after Su Xuanmin left, Su Ruan never had a birthday.

In the most chaotic two years, she lived a messy life, and she didn't even seem to be able to save her life all the time, and Su Ruan was like a little beast, and it was rare to have a full meal with her, even if she could get some good food a year ago, it was only enough to satisfy her stomach, and how could she celebrate her birthday.

Chen had never wanted to think back to those days before, but when he looked at Su Ruan's dazed appearance at this time, the guilt in his heart surged up like a tide.

With slightly red eyes, she stepped forward and walked to Su Ruan's side, squatted down and whispered:

"Ruan Ruan, today is your birthday."

Su Ruan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

She slowly looked at Chen and found that she was wearing an extraordinarily formal dress, a crimson gown skirt with a combed bun, which suppressed the weak and charming color between her eyebrows and eyes, and Mrs. Xie and Xie Huan and others not far away were also dressed much more formal than usual.

Su Ruan opened his mouth: "My birthday? ”

It seems like she hasn't had a birthday in two lifetimes.

The twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, was it her birthday?