Yin Jixuan glared at him: "Now don't care about these things that men and women love, let's think about how to get me out first, if it really finds out that it is related to me, I will take off a layer of skin if I don't die!" ”

"This prince doesn't have to worry, I have already arranged for someone, and I will turn myself in tomorrow, and Dali Temple will not embarrass the prince at that time."

After hearing this, Yin Jixuan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and asked Zhan Zhan to leave first.

It took several days to get rid of Zhan everywhere, and it took several days for the things on Yin Jixuan's body to be completely washed away. It happened to be almost the New Year, and the imperial city was full of lights, and it was lively.

The Chu family is the busiest time of the year recently, and the debts owed by others to the Chu family during this year will generally be paid off in these few days, and those that have not been repaid will also be settled, and the shops that cooperate with the Chu family will also come over to share the money, and there are all kinds of miscellaneous things. However, Chu Yaocen also helped together today, Chu Chengguan and Chu Linyuan were a lot easier, and at the same time, they also saw Chu Yaocen's strength.

Until the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after the Chu family sent off the last guest, they also welcomed a long-lost relative, Chu Yaocen's grandmother, the old lady of the Chu family, the Zhou family.

The place where Zhou went to worship the Buddha was very far away, and the old man couldn't stand the bumps, so he had to hurry slowly, usually for a month. Zhou comes back every year for the New Year, and goes out during the Lantern Festival, if there is nothing special, they generally come back to the New Year of the second year.

In the evening, everyone in the Chu family came out and stood on both sides of the gate to welcome the Zhou family back, and the He family also came. These days when He was grounded, she was really reflecting on herself deeply, reflecting on why she was defeated at the hands of a little girl, and the final result of reflection was that she was too anxious, and this kind of thing had to be done slowly.

And now Zhou's return may be a very good opportunity. Because she knew that as long as the Chu family had this old lady, the real person in power would not be Chu Chengguan, but her. And she doesn't like Qingdi, a woman who loves to be in the limelight, and she will think that she is not serious. He Shi made a plan, and the smile on his face couldn't hold back.

Zhou got out of the carriage, and Qingdi, who was standing at the innermost, looked up at her, and saw that she was full of white hair, slightly chubby, and unsmiling, which seemed to be a little serious. Zhou also saw Qingdi at a glance, and looked at her for a moment, and Qingdi immediately lowered his head.

Zhou didn't ask anything, nor did he say anything, so he took the hand of his subordinate and went in.

The Chu family had already prepared a large table for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and after the old lady sat down, everyone was seated according to their generation. There are rules at the Chu family's dinner table, the elders don't move the chopsticks, and the others are absolutely not allowed to move.

Zhou didn't seem hungry and didn't plan to start eating right now. She glanced at Qingdi, then at Chu Yaocen, and said, "In the past year, Chengguan has written several letters to me, saying that our Chu family has changed a lot. First of all, Yao Cen married his daughter-in-law, and then Yao Cen's illness was cured, and then Yao Cen also took over some of the Chu family's business, isn't that so? ”

Chu Yaocen nodded with a smile and said, "Grandma, Yaocen used to worry about you too much, but fortunately, now that you are better, you can take some responsibility." ”

"Hmm." Zhou nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Qingdi again and asked, "How old are you?" In the Chu family, are you still used to it? ”

Qingdi knew that when Chu Chengguan wrote to her, he must have reported good news and not bad news, and he definitely didn't say anything about the matter between her and the He family, as for her poisoning, the child is gone, these things, presumably this old lady doesn't know. Qingdi replied with a smile: "Grandma, I will be eighteen years old after the New Year, I have a very good life, my father-in-law and mother-in-law treat me like my own daughter, my eldest brother and sister-in-law are also very good to me, Yao Cen loves me even more, I am very fortunate to be able to marry into the Chu family." ”

"Well, yes, yes." Zhou nodded with a smile again, and Qingdi realized that she was not as serious and kind as when she first saw her.

Then, Zhou asked Chu Linyuan again, "Linyuan, have you grown this year?" ”

This question is not easy for Chu Linyuan to answer, Chu Chengguan hurriedly took over and said: "Lin Yuan has always been capable and steady, since the second half of this year, there have been Qingdi and Yao Cen to help Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan is becoming more and more like a master." ”

Zhou smiled and bent his eyes, nodded and said, "Okay, okay, you should also throw your hands to the two good sons and eat fasting and chanting Buddha with me." ”

"Haha, mother, I can do it for a few more years now, and in a few years, I will hand over everything in my hands to Lin Yuan and Yao Cen." Chu Chengguan said with a smile.

When He heard this, he was a little unhappy. It seems that Chu Chengguan is planning to give Chu Yaocen a piece of the pie, but why? Chu Yaocen is obviously the son of a concubine, how can someone divide the family property and count the concubine?

But now that the Zhou family is also there, the He family dares to be angry and dare not speak, and he has to make a smiling face.

"Is the first snow okay?" Zhou looked at Duanmu again, "Do you have any plans to give Lin Yuan another child?" Let's give birth to a girl again, this child is coming to the door, it is a good thing to come in pairs. ”

Duanmu smiled dignified and said: "Grandma, Chuxue has had a good year, if you give birth to a daughter, Lin Yuan has been busy, and after Yao Cen takes over more things, Lin Yuan is free, and you can consider giving birth to a girl again." And Yaocen already has a girl there. ”

"Well, that's good," Zhou nodded, nodded and looked at Qingdi: "But your daughter, after all, is adopted, you still have to give birth to yourself, and it's best to have a boy for the first child, you know?" ”

Qingdi nodded hurriedly: "Well, Yao Cen and I will work hard." ”

Zhou nodded, and saw Li Huan staring at the food on the side, saliva about to flow out, reached out and pinched his little face, and asked, "My precious great-grandson, do you miss grandma?" ”

"I miss grandma! Grandma, I've missed you so much all year. ”

"Haha......" Zhou laughed happily a few times and said, "Then you are not happy to see Grandma Tai now?" ”

Chu Lihuan nodded, pouting his little face, and said, "Although I am very happy, if Grandma Tai can let Lihuan eat that lion's head now, Lihuan will be even happier." ”

"Haha, eat, eat." Zhou picked up the chopsticks, "Look at me, this is so happy, I forgot to eat, hungry our baby Huanhuan, it really makes grandma feel distressed." ”

As the Zhou family ate the first dish, the Chu family's Chinese New Year's Eve meal began happily.

After eating, everyone in the Chu family went to the lake to set off fireworks. The fireworks set off by the Chu family every year are second only to the fireworks in the palace in terms of quantity, but the patterns are better than the fireworks in the palace. The people in the imperial city also like to finish the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, walk to the door, and watch the fireworks in the imperial palace, the fireworks of the Chu family, and the fireworks on the mansions of various ministers and kings, shining on the imperial city, as if it were daytime.

In order to take care of Zhou, who is not very dexterous in his legs and feet, everyone walks very slowly. It turned out that Qingdi was walking beside Zhou, and He saw it, and hurriedly squeezed between her and Zhou, and supported Zhou. Qingdi glanced at her helplessly, this mother-in-law is really a little family....... She had no choice but to return to Chu Yaocen and walk with Chu Yaocen.

When Zhou saw He, he began to ask her again: "How have you been doing this year?" Have you grown? ”

He Shi smiled faintly and said, "Mother-in-law, I can't say that I have grown up, but at least I will keep the Chu family in order, so that my husband can go out and work hard with confidence, isn't this the responsibility of being a daughter-in-law?" I remember that you gave me this sentence. ”

"Well, that's good." Zhou nodded.

"But ah, I recently encountered a troublesome matter, I don't know what to do, I want to ask my mother-in-law for advice."

"Oh? What's the matter, you say. ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal," He smiled slightly, and then said: "It's Qingdi, I found that Qingdi is not very interested in the housekeeper's affairs, and he is not willing to follow Chuxue to take care of the back house with me...... Of course, I'm not saying that the green flute is bad, I just think it's not good...... Mother-in-law, what do you think should be done? ”

"Oh? This little girl, still likes to go out and show her face? Zhou seemed to be a little incredulous, because after all, Qingdi looked so well-behaved.

He nodded: "Yes, she also went to the medicine hall and the wine shop to teach others to make wine, and in the end, His Majesty knew about it, and asked her to go to the palace on an errand!" ”

"How can such a thing happen?" Zhou looked surprised.

He Shi was happy in her heart, what she wanted was such an effect, she just wanted to express how watery Yang Hua Qingdi was, she didn't abide by women's morals, and she wanted to go out every day, and now she was alone in the palace, Chu Yaocen couldn't see her, maybe she would do something.

Zhou thought for a long time, nodded, and said: "Sure enough, the times are different, and there are quite a few girls who come out to show their faces now, but there are still very few people who can be like Qingdi, so that the emperor knows the name." Yes, it seems that my Chu family has obtained a good daughter-in-law. ”

He was stunned, hey? Why is it different from the good reaction? Shouldn't you be on her side and talk about the green flute with her?

"But didn't my mother-in-law say that the most important thing for us to be women is to support us in the back? This ...... who ran to the front and showed his face."

"Oh, you don't understand what I'm saying, I mean, as long as you can help men, you can do anything. You are suitable for managing the family house in the back, and Qingdi is suitable for going out to do business, both of which are useful people, which is very good. ”

He Shi frowned quickly, and then hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, my mother-in-law is right, I wrote it down." ”

"Hmm." Zhou also nodded.

After everyone arrived at the lake, Chu Chengguan ordered his subordinates to set off fireworks, and everyone went to the bridge to stand, looking up at the sky.

The imperial city is now very cold, but the Chu family is still like spring all year round, because there are charcoal basins on the side of the road, and they wear the warmest clothes.

After the first fireworks exploded in mid-air, the Chu family immediately became like daylight. At this time, the man guarding the door suddenly ran in and said to Chu Chengguan: "Master, there is a woman with a child outside who asks to see you." ”