He Qingxiao's question made Xin You's eyes tremble slightly, but it was what she expected.
When Mr. He discovers that her method of getting the emperor to proactively investigate Wanyang comes from "Journey to the West", he will definitely doubt Mr. Songling's true identity.
But what does it matter? From the fact that she chose to tell Mr. He about her mother, it turns out that she won the bet.
At least now, Master He is a trustworthy person.
"I don't know. Maybe."
Just as He Qingxiao thought, in Xin You's opinion, it was good for each other to know some things, but admitting them would be troublesome. Sooner or later, the matter of my mother's murder will be exposed in front of that person, and it will be very difficult for Mr. He to be caught in it.
"Then I'll take my leave."
"I send you my congratulations, Sir."
This time He Qingxiao did not refuse and allowed Xin You to send him to the corner door.
There was still snow everywhere, and the weather was a little colder than yesterday, but the man in front of him was not wearing heavy clothes.
"It's not easy to go south in the ice and snow now. Please take care of yourself, Mr. He." Xin You said in a gentle tone.
He Qingxiao's eyes moved, but in the end he just nodded: "There are a lot of things going on in Beijing. If Miss Kou needs help, she can go to Yan Chao. He is quite reliable."
On his trip south this time, he had already checked most of what needed to be checked, mostly to present the things he found in front of the emperor in an open and fair manner. On the contrary, Miss Kou, the lotus garden banquet came into the emperor's sight, and it might attract some people with ulterior motives.
"Okay, if I encounter trouble that cannot be solved, I will go to Yan Fuqianhu."
Xin You watched He Qingxiao riding away, then turned and walked towards Wanqing Residence.
The next day is New Year's Eve, and everyone in Shaoqing's house is busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner and the New Year.
Duan Shaoqing specifically asked Xin You: "Master He won't come again today, will he?"
During the Chinese New Year, Jin Linwei comes to visit again and again. Who can bear this?
"Qingqing doesn't know whether Lord He will come."
Duan Shaoqing glared at his cold-hearted niece, not to mention feeling regretful.
If I had known this day, this trouble should have been solved before this girl got on the line with the person named He!
Duan Shaoqing felt relieved when the whole family gathered at Ruyi Hall for New Year's Eve dinner.
Because Xin You donated 50,000 taels to the Dingbei disaster area, the old lady had always disliked her granddaughter these days, until Xin You attended the banquet in the lotus garden and the palace reward was sent to the Shaoqing Mansion.
"Why didn't Qingqing wear the gold hairpin given by the emperor?" the old lady asked with a smile.
Xin You smiled: "I plan to offer it as a family heirloom."
The old lady hesitated.
There is nothing wrong with this, but it sounds inexplicably harsh, as if he doesn't want to see the gift given by the emperor.
It must be her illusion.
After the reunion dinner, the old lady gave New Year's money to her grandchildren.
New Year's money in ordinary people's homes is mainly for auspiciousness and celebration. Most of them are copper coins strung with red ropes. There are many kinds of money for wealthy people.
In the past few years, the old lady has given her grandchildren auspicious objects made of gold, such as gold fish, gold peanuts, gold gourds, round coins engraved with good luck, etc.
Xin You and others all got a plain purse containing lucky money, and they all thanked the old lady.
Back at Wanqing Residence, Xin You opened her purse and poured it out, pouring out a pile of small gold.
"Girl, this year's lucky money is more than before!" Xiaolian exclaimed.
The little maid's eyes had been opened a long time ago. What surprised her was not the gold, but the old lady's behavior.
Obviously, the girl never gave in when confronting the old lady, and often made the old lady tremble with anger. Why did the old lady give the girl more New Year's money?
This was Xin You's first New Year's Eve in Shaoqing's Mansion. She couldn't compare the new year's money, so she casually grabbed a handful and gave it to Xiaolian.
"Why did the girl give the servant money again?"
"This is lucky money to ward off evil spirits and avoid disaster."
When Xiaolian heard this, she happily accepted it.
Xin You simply asked Xiaolian to call everyone in Wan Qingju and rewarded each person with a handful.
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Jiang Shuang was fine when she went to the bookstore, but Mother Wang and Grandma Li, who stayed behind in Wan Qingju, were just crazy with joy.
Different from the joy in Wan Qingju, Duan Yunhua returned to the boudoir, opened his purse and became cold when he saw it.
They used to be gold, but this year they were replaced by silver. She was obviously engaged to Prince Guchangbo, but her grandmother still despised her because her mother was divorced?
Although Duan Yunling was surprised for a moment, he quickly started counting them carefully.
She knew that she had offended her grandmother, and her father would not sincerely plan for her. No matter how much the money was, it would be her confidence after she accumulated it.
The fourth girl, Duan Yunyan, was still living in the same hospital with her parents. She saw the silverbait in her daughter's purse. After resting, Duan Wenbai asked Zhu, "Is the family a little tense lately?"
He manages some of his family's properties, and his income this year is no worse than in previous years.
"It's not bad, the public accounts are quite comfortable."
After a long silence, Zhu's voice sounded again: "It's hard to talk about the old lady's private account..."
Duan Wenbai was silent for a while and sighed softly: "Go to sleep, I will be busy tomorrow."
On New Year's Eve, the lights of thousands of houses were always on, and the palace was also having New Year's Eve dinner.
If tomorrow's New Year's Day is a feast for the emperor and all officials to celebrate together, tonight's palace banquet is a family banquet.
The concubines and concubines gathered with their children in the Qianqing Palace, and the Queen Mother also showed up. Also attending this family banquet were Princess Zhaoyang and her two children, as well as King Xiu.
As for the other King Qing who was qualified to attend the banquet, he was still in Dingbei at this time.
There were dishes of delicacies on the dining table, but Emperor Xingyuan was a little distracted.
"Is the Emperor worried about Dingbei?" the Queen Mother asked.
Emperor Xingyuan came back to his senses and forced a smile: "Yes...it's the Chinese New Year, and I don't know if the people who were affected by the disaster have a place to live..."
In fact, this was not the reason for his trance.
He had a nightmare last night, in which Xinxin looked coldly at him. He went to hold her hand, but saw blood and tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
He suddenly woke up with a fright. He had a splitting headache and was restless throughout the day.
The Queen Mother comforted her: "Yi'er has not gone to Dingbei. The people will definitely be settled. Don't worry. Come and eat chicken legs."
In the blink of an eye, Emperor Xingyuan saw a large, oily chicken leg fall into his bowl.
Emperor Xingyuan's eyes twitched, and when he met the Queen Mother's loving eyes, he thanked her dryly: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction, and with a quick glance, another chicken drumstick fell into King Xiu's bowl.
Although this child is not favored by her son, he is her eldest grandson after all.
King Xiu hurriedly stood up and thanked him: "Thank you, Grandma Huang."
"Don't be restrained at the family dinner."
King Xiu sat down and stared at the chicken drumsticks with his eyes down. He had a different feeling in his heart: It turned out that when his second brother was away, his grandmother would give him the drumsticks during the Chinese New Year...
Princess Zhaoyang’s eyes were complicated.
I really didn’t expect that the first prince would suffer this year the same way the second prince suffered in previous years.
Perhaps it is because the tastes developed in the early years are difficult to change. Horses, cattle, sheep and deer, although there are countless delicacies at the palace banquet, the Queen Mother still thinks that roasted chicken legs are a good thing.
Originally, after all the rituals of ancestor worship and sacrifice on New Year's Eve, it was okay to eat some soups and refreshing side dishes. You can imagine how the chicken legs that had gone cold by the time of the banquet tasted.
Noticing her daughter's eyes, the Queen Mother casually said, "I'll give you tomorrow's chicken drumsticks."
Princess Zhaoyang: "..."
