Time passed, and half an hour passed in a flash!

Xia Qinglian, who had been closing her eyes and cultivating penance, suddenly opened her eyes, looked at Du Longjiao excitedly and said with a smile: "Childe! Qinglian has already condensed a vast Tiangang qi mass in the dantian! Hehe, it's really good!"

Maybe it was because she was too excited, Xia Qinglian's sudden smile made Du Long lose her mind, this beautiful woman who has always been weak and sad has never shown such a pure smile, that clever and smiling appearance, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a smile that captivates the city and the country, for a young man like Du Long who is just starting to fall in love, the lethality is self-evident!

"Qinglian, you smile so beautifully......" Looking at Xia Qinglian blankly, Du Long couldn't help but murmur.

"Nasty!" was stared at by him, Xia Qinglian suddenly blushed, lowered her head and spit out two affectionate words.

The voice was so soft that Du Long's whole person was about to be melted, and his heart was beating wildly, in order to hide his uncompetitive performance, Du Long hurriedly got up and said, "Qinglian, ...... Now that you have completed the Xuanyin decision, then I will also go back to my room to cultivate! You continue to cultivate here, see you tomorrow!"

Looking at Du Long's slightly embarrassed escape with some consternation, Xia Qinglian suddenly smiled dumbly, looking at the door that was gently closed, with a wisp of soft affection rippling in her beautiful eyes.

Apparently!

This young man who rescued himself from the drunken incense building in blood......

This teenager who gives his family warmth......

This young man who allowed himself to cultivate like a normal person......

This young man who has great pity for himself......

has quietly carved a deep imprint in his once frozen heart!

Even if because of his background, it is impossible to become the wife he is marrying, as long as he can be by his side forever, even if he is a slave and a maid, he has no regrets!

At this moment, Xia Qinglian secretly made a decision in her heart......

The darkness of Chinese New Year's Eve was gradually dispelled by the first rays of sunshine of the new year, and the goose feather snow all night covered the imperial capital with a white blanket, and under the reflection of the sun, the entire imperial capital burst into infinite vitality!

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and all the prefectures and counties of the empire will begin to offer New Year's tribute to the capital, mainly precious specialties and all kinds of rare treasures from all over the country, of course, non-top specialties or treasures do not dare to send them to the capital palace!

From the first day to the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, a steady stream of tributary convoys rushed to the capital from all directions every day, transporting truckloads of treasures into the palace.

Wheel...... Wheel......

On the bustling street, a luxury carriage with Du's badge galloped all the way towards the Zhou Mansion, every New Year's Day, Zhou Ruoxue has to take her son and her husband back to her parents' house to pay New Year's greetings, this year's carriage has one more person, it is Xia Qinglian who has just been accepted as a righteous daughter by Zhou Ruoxue!

On the carriage, Zhou Ruoxue held Xia Qinglian's jade hand and smiled and explained the things to pay attention to, but Du Long looked at the endless stream of tributary convoys outside the car window alone, and the scene of being framed by others flashed in his mind!

In my memory, I was framed by others because of these tribute convoys!

Because he was deceived and gambled and owed huge debts, in order to repay the debts, he was forced to attack the tribute convoy, and finally he was caught, which caused the emperor's anger, and the Du family was raided, etc., not long after the Du family wrecked, those behind the scenes were not afraid to tell the truth in front of their own waste, and they also had a general understanding of the whole process.

Leaning against the window in a daze, Du Long silently thought about the scene of being framed before he was reborn, and was annoyed by his stupid self at that time.

On the carriage, Xia Qinglian peeked at the young man who was leaning against the window in a daze from time to time, with a sad face, and the endless sadness revealed by his deep gaze made her feel extremely shocked in her heart!

Not only was Xia Qinglian shocked and suspicious, but even Du Zhentian and his wife were puzzled, how could they have such a sad look at the age of a stinky boy? !

Just when Zhou Ruoxue couldn't help but want to ask, the carriage stopped abruptly, and the coachman's respectful shout sounded outside the car curtain: "Master, madam!

Holding back the doubts in her heart, Zhou Ruoxue could only get out of the car first, and the guards at the gate of the Zhou Mansion shouted in surprise after seeing her: "Second Miss, it's the Second Miss who has returned to the house with her uncle to pay New Year's greetings, hurry up and go in and report to the master!"

Returning to the Zhou Mansion, for Zhou Ruoxue, it is no different from returning home, almost all the subordinates know her, the former second miss of the Zhou Mansion, and when she meets any servant in the Zhou Mansion along the way, she will send a gold coin to everyone with a smile, and the servants who received the gold coin are all overjoyed and say a good New Year.

Don't underestimate this gold coin, that's half a month's salary for these servants!

Soon the four members of the Du family came to the main living room of the Zhou Mansion, and the second elder of the Zhou family, plus Du Long's three uncles and aunts, as well as five or six children and grandchildren of the third generation of the Zhou Mansion, were all waiting in the hall.

The various clans within the Zhou family live separately, so it is not as complicated as the Du family, there is only one of their descendants in the Zhou Mansion, and only one living room can be filled!

Du Zhentian and his wife took the lead in stepping forward to greet the second elder, and Du Long and Xia Qinglian then stepped forward and knelt down respectfully and said: "Grandson has given New Year's greetings to grandparents and grandmother!

"Okay, okay! My precious grandson is finally coming out!Haha, come, come forward, grandparents will give you New Year's money!" Old man Zhou and the old lady both looked at the pair of beautiful people kneeling in the hall with red faces and smiles, and beckoned with a kind face.

Du Long naturally unceremoniously took Xia Qinglian forward to receive two red envelopes, and then greeted the three uncles and aunts on the left and right, and received six red envelopes each!

Old man Zhou has four children under his knees, Du's mother Zhou Ruoxue ranks second, and the other three are all men, namely Zhou Hai, the boss of the official residence second-grade Ministry of Industry, the third Zhou Ye of the official residence third-grade Taifuqing, and the fourth is the deputy captain of the six-grade city defense army who rescued Du Long and Xia Qinglian from Zuixianglou that night, and the captain Zhou Xu.

The Zhou family has its influence in both the military and political worlds, and is a force that cannot be ignored in the imperial capital!

This New Year's greeting, Du Long can clearly feel the change in the attitude of his uncles towards him, in their eyes, there is less pity in the past, more heartfelt appreciation, obviously Du Long's performance in front of the emperor last night completely conquered these uncles!

The five or six third-generation grandchildren of the Zhou family stepped forward in turn to ask for red envelopes from the second aunt and second uncle, and even the uncle's baby, who was less than three months old, also got two New Year's money from Du Zhentian and his wife!

The whole process was very happy, not at all like the Du family, there are still many contradictions and noises in their own family.

To be honest, Du Long actually prefers to stay in his mother's house, and the children of the three uncles never despise or even slander themselves, they are all very polite to their cousins under the strict guidance of their parents.

Du Long had time to introduce Xia Qinglian to the three representatives of the Zhou family, mainly because they knew each other, and they might not know what they needed to take care of in the future, and their cousins still had some connections in the capital!

"Long'er, you and Qinglian come to grandparents' side together!" Old Man Zhou opened his mouth to greet, and Du Long and Xia Qinglian naturally came to the second elder's side obediently.

Old Madam Zhou gently hugged Xia Qinglian's slender waist, and looked up and down with a sigh in her mouth, she obviously heard that her daughter Ruoxue had accepted a righteous daughter early in the morning, and she naturally wanted to see it clearly when they met for the first time today, her undisguised burning gaze stared at Xia Qinglian's jade face flushed, and the soft appearance of the shy blushing face made the old lady's eyes shine.

"Boy, that's good! Sure enough, it's my old man Zhou's own grandson, this big wife hasn't been found yet, but I booked the little wife first?! Hehe, yes, I see that this girl is as beautiful as a fairy, it's really suitable to be your concubine! The kid has a vision!" Pulling Du Long, Old Man Zhou looked at Xia Qinglian beside the old lady, and secretly stretched out his thumb to Du Long, looking like an old naughty boy.

Du Long has long been accustomed to his grandfather's appearance of joking with himself, and he is not hypocritical, so he nodded proudly at the old man and whispered: "That's, let's be in the golden house at the behest of the princess!

Looking at the obedient grandson around him who has obviously become more confident and mature, Old Man Zhou is not to mention more joy in his heart, last night on Chinese New Year's Eve in the palace alone to face the emperor's questioning, but he was able to do it without being arrogant or humble, although the old man did not see it with his own eyes, this morning he also listened to the description of the three sons!

To be honest, over the years, every time I see my grandson's inferiority complex, the old man panics in his heart!

Although there are many grandchildren in the three generations under his knees, his grandson is so unique, as the so-called scarcity is precious, plus Du Long's temperament is deeply liked by Mr. Zhou, and he is often by his side, so he naturally loves him even more.

"Okay, baby grandson has finally regained his self-confidence back then!" Old Man Zhou whispered to Du Long from time to time, but he was secretly sighing in his heart.