Old Mrs. Gu was not in the mansion, and the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet in the General's Mansion was not so restrained, and the banquet was set up in the main hall, Gu Qing took the two-room couple, Gu Mingzhu Gu Mingyu and Gu Mingli also sat down on the table, except for Luo who stayed in the side courtyard, the masters of the mansion also arrived.

It's just that the atmosphere is still a little stiff.

Gu Qing sat on the upper seat with an unsmiling appearance, and there was no joy on his face. Gu Mingzhu sat next to him, but she looked calm, this family banquet was just a must-come for Gu Mingzhu, and she didn't plan to pretend to be happy, so she treated it indifferently.

Mao Shi had a smile on his face, and while instructing the servants to serve the food, he was talking to Gu Mingzhu and Gu Mingyu, and finally the atmosphere was not so embarrassing.

Gu Yuan beside her looked depressed, sitting on the couch with his neck bent and eating wine, and from time to time he looked at Mao's face, very timid.

I can't complain about him like this, since Mrs. Gu left, the middle feed of the Gu Mansion has completely fallen into the hands of the Mao family, the Mao family is no longer tied up hands and feet like before, and ordered to go down, no one is allowed to give him a copper plate, his food is in the yard, and he can't touch a child when he wants to go out to eat a banquet, and he can't touch a child all over his body, so he has to stay in the yard every day.

Gu Mingyu sat on the couch, talking to Mao, without the previous reckless impulse, following Gu Mingzhu in the Manna Hall for these days, she finally faded a little green and became more calm.

Only Gu Mingli kept her head down, quietly ate a few bites, and sat on the couch like a puppet, without the slightest anger. After Liu's left, Mao's changed the maids and grandmothers around her, she could only go to Luo's kowtow every day to do embroidery work in the yard, she had to do the embroidery of the dowry before the March greeting, without the few maids that Liu's gave her, she could only do it by herself.

The Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, which was supposed to be jubilant, was barely completed in the conversation between the Mao family and the Gu Mingzhu sisters.

Waiting for the maid to accept the banquet, Gu Mingzhu took a sip of tea soup, put it down and said: "Princess Anping is going to go out of the palace to watch the opera in a while, and the mother instructed me and Mingyu to accompany her, so I won't stay in the house for a long time." ”

Gu Qing glanced at her and nodded silently, now he doesn't know what to say to his daughters, maybe it's really as Mingzhu said, he may be a competent son, but he has never been a competent father, he has just selfishly made his life peaceful all these years, but he has never thought for a moment about being left behind in Chang'an.

He slowly stood up, slightly bent and walked out, the night outside that was already lively seemed to be a silent sigh at this moment, making him even more lonely.

Gu Mingzhu glanced at his back as he walked away, he didn't look moved, he just called Gu Mingyu, said a few words to Mao, and got up and left.

Compared with the slightly deserted General's Mansion, the Chang'an Street Market is already lively, full of the joy of the New Year.

The carriage passed all the way, and the courtyards of the houses in the alleys were already lit, and the firelight reflected the red inside and outside the walls, as if it were daytime, and from time to time there was the sound of firecrackers crackling, and the screams and laughter of children.

Gu Mingyu opened the curtain, looked at the passing households, and smiled softly: "Big sister, it's really Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Placed in the mansion, such a restrained and somewhat embarrassing atmosphere, people do not feel happy at all, and the Chinese New Year's Eve in Gu Mingyu's memory is very different, this year has undergone many changes, and she is no longer the little lady who is simply looking forward to the New Year.

Gu Mingzhu chuckled: "Yes, you are a year older after the New Year's Festival." ”

Although it sounded like an ordinary sentence, Gu Mingzhu knew that after this New Year, the edict in the palace would come down, and Gu Mingyu would be given marriage to King Xian, at that time, I was afraid that she would not have the opportunity to come and go so freely to watch the drama.

The carriage stopped at the corner of the street, and the market was full of people who came out to see the drive, and the crowd was already full of people, and the carriage couldn't get in, so Gu Mingzhu and Gu Mingyu got out of the car, and walked to the street with their personal servants and a dozen servants with big shoulders and round waists, opened a way out of the crowd, and walked forward.

Princess Anping had long heard about the Chinese New Year's Eve exorcism, and had been looking forward to it for a long time, and she made an appointment with Gu Mingzhu to meet at the Anyi Gate, fortunately, it was not far from the Changle Fang of the General's Mansion, otherwise it would take a lot of effort to walk through such a crowded crowd.

There is no curfew in Chang'an on Chinese New Year's Eve, every household wants to get a touch of joy, see the excitement, the market is full of people who come out to see the exorcism, the Langjun in new robes are smiling and giving salutes, all kinds of noodles are pinned around their waists, the ladies are also brightly dressed, wearing the most precious and fashionable velvet rings on their heads, holding the noodles in their hands and laughing and making trouble, and the children are playing with candy people, chasing and squeezing through the crowd.

With the escort of those servants, Gu Mingzhu and Gu Mingyu walked quite smoothly, not far from Anyi Gate, they saw Princess Anping wearing a rose and purple satin beard and a felt hat crookedly, she saw their eyes shining from a distance, and jumped and greeted with a smile: "Mingzhu, Mingzhu, here, I'm here......"

Gu Mingzhu and Gu Mingyu hurriedly walked over, looked at her and laughed: "This dress really looks like a little lady who came to Chang'an to watch and drive the maid to hang out." ”

Princess Anping turned around proudly, winked and smiled: "How is it, how is it, is it good-looking?" But I've been preparing for a long time, so I'm going to take a good look today. ”

Gu Mingzhu smiled and nodded: "Let's go, it's time to come after a while, let's go and take a look." ”

Princess Anping was already impatient, and said happily: "Hurry up, hurry up, I'll see it very lively." ”

The three of them, under the protection of the servants, walked towards the depths of the market, and in a moment the caravan was about to come from that side.

But before she took two steps, Princess Anping was attracted by the hawkers who hung noodles on the side of the road, and pulled Gu Mingzhu to go over and take a look.

Walking up to the front and looking at the colorful and different noodles, she couldn't let go of her hand, picked up this and took a look, picked up that and looked at it, looked at each of them and liked them, and couldn't raise her head to be novel: "Mingzhu, look, these noodles are so beautiful, all of them are interesting." ”

The hawker is also a discerning person, and he is busy praising his goods: "This little lady is a rich and noble family at a glance, so that I can see that my noodles are good, you can see that this is the most popular appearance in Chang'an, monsters, fairies, women, women and boys, you may as well pick which one you like." ”

He praised the lotus flower on his tongue, and Princess Anping couldn't give it up, blinking at Gu Mingzhu with dark round eyes.

Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh and instructed Ah Bi: "Buy a few noodles." ”

and Gu Mingyu, who was quiet on the side, smiled and said: "Since you came to see the exorcism, don't be restrained, you also loved these in previous years, and this year you will also pick one, and we will go to the lively and lively in a while, sing and sing the words to drive the nutribution, and ask for good luck." ”

Gu Mingyu was still a little lady after all, and with a smile on her face, she also went up to pick it up.

Gu Mingzhu herself also took a look at the pick, after these few lives and deaths, she no longer looked like a lady who had not been out of the cabinet, and she had already faded into these things.

It's just that she suddenly saw a face, a round-headed and round-brained chubby girl, smiling with crooked eyebrows and eyes, and her mouth curved like a crescent moon, and then lined with the two lumps of rouge on her cheeks, which was really cute.

This noodle is really inconspicuous in the pick, it can't compare to those scary monsters, or colorful immortals, it is very ordinary, but Gu Mingzhu just couldn't let it go, so he simply bought it and tied it around his waist, and then walked forward with Anping and Gu Mingyu.