People have always stayed up on New Year's Eve.
Yunchu and Chu Yi left the palace respectively, entered the gates of the two courtyards, and then met in Yunchu's Nuan Pavilion.
"Mother!"
The two children ran in, kicked off their shoes, and threw themselves into Yun Chu's arms.
"Didn't I perform particularly well!"
Chu Hongyu looked like he was begging for praise.
Yun Chu pressed the snow bag that had been prepared on his eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Yu is great, Chang Sheng is also great, don't cry like this in the future."
My eyes are swollen from crying, and they will probably be even more swollen tomorrow.
She carefully used snow bags to reduce swelling in the eyes of the two children.
After almost a while, she took out two big red envelopes from her sleeves and handed them over: "This is the New Year's money given to you by my mother. I hope you two will be safe all year round."
"Thank you, mother!"
The two little guys said in unison and accepted the new year's money very happily.
It was already late when they came back from the palace. Before midnight, the two children's eyelids drooped and they fell asleep leaning on Yun Chu.
Yunchu looked at Chu Yi who was sitting next to him and said softly: "Let's take the child back to the room."
Chu Yi nodded, and each of them held a child. Yun Chu walked in front, and Chu Yi followed behind. They walked into Yun Chu's bedroom one after another.
This is Chu Yi’s second time here.
The first time was when Yun Chu's mother suddenly visited. He was forced to enter Yun Chu's boudoir and only dared to take a brief glance.
This time...he didn't dare to look any further, but found that he had thought too much.
Because this bedroom is completely different from before.
There are children's snacks on the table, two children's dolls on the bed, quilts and pillows that the two children are accustomed to using, and a rattle and slingshot on the dressing table...
This is a woman's boudoir.
It was clearly a bedroom for a mother and her child.
For some reason, at this moment, an unspeakable sourness appeared in Chu Yi's heart.
Children bring not only happiness and happiness to Yunchu.
It seemed that it also caused her to lose her original Yun Chu, turning her from herself into a mother.
Of course, she should like this change.
But... life should not only be about the happiness brought by children.
Chu Yi watched silently as Yun Chu carefully covered the two children with quilts and pulled down the bed curtains.
He whispered: "Brother Yu is already five years old. It's time to have a separate yard."
Yun Chu opened his lips.
She had just been reunited with her children, and the feeling of regaining them made her particularly doting on her two children, and she was willing to pamper and pamper them unconditionally.
But she also knew that the children would eventually grow up.
She said slowly: "Okay, then, let Brother Yu live in his own yard after winter passes."
Maybe the room was too cramped, and Yun Chu felt a little warm for no reason.
She raised her head and met a pair of burning eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
Before she could avert her eyes, Chu Yi turned his head and put his fist to his lips and said, "Let's go out and talk."
In such a small space, he always has some inexplicable thoughts.
He told himself that he could no longer be rude to her.
Five years ago, he made a fatal mistake by taking her at the wrong time.
Now, he will soon be able to marry her.
He wanted to give her the most perfect wedding night, making her forget the pain caused by that night five years ago...
The two walked out of the inner room.
The candle made a puffing sound, which was particularly obvious in this silent night.
Yun Chu raised his head and looked at the man in front of him.
Originally, there might have been concerns about the differences between men and women, but now that the marriage has been decided, the people in front of them are the people they will spend their lives with in the future, and they are a family.
She curved her lips and said with a smile: "When I was a child, my parents and eldest brother always stayed up until dawn. How about you, did you stay up like this?"
Chu Yi took advantage of the situation and sat down on the couch. After taking a sip of tea, he slowly said: "The New Year's Eve palace banquet broke up before midnight. We princes stayed with our respective mothers and concubines... Later, when we became adults, we were crowned kings and moved out of the palace. There’s no such thing as staying up late.”
Yun Chu raised his head: "Then do you know why you have to stay up late?"
Chu Yi vaguely remembered that the master had talked about this matter when he was very young, but he thought it was not important, so he forgot about it.
He had enough time to calm down and said, "Then Chu'er, tell me about it."
"It is said that long ago, there was a ferocious monster named Nian..."
Yun Chu's voice slowly flowed into Chu Yi's heart like gurgling water.
It's snowing outside.
Crystal snowflakes fell.
Suddenly there are fireworks blooming.
All kinds of brilliance flashed in Yunchu's eyes.
She was watching the fireworks.
And he was looking at her.
A night of silence.
Probably because he had formed a habit, even after staying up for most of the night, Yun Chu still woke up at the right time.
It was the Chinese New Year, so she gave herself a holiday so she didn't have to get up to practice martial arts.
However, the two children need to go to the palace to pay New Year greetings to their elders on this day.
Yun Chu gently woke up the two children, put on clothes, washed themselves, applied windproof oil on their faces, and then sent them to the other side of the doorway.
"Chu'er, Happy New Year!"
Chu Yi looked at her with a smile on his face, and then gave her a New Year gift.
Yunchu opened it, revealing a pair of exquisite-looking earrings.
"I also wish you a Happy New Year." Yun Chu accepted the gift, "Thank you for your gift, I like it very much."
"Father, is it only a gift from mother? Where's mine and Chang Sheng's?" Chu Hongyu stretched out her hand, "We want it too!"
Chu Yi coughed: "This is the key to the warehouse. You can choose whatever you like."
The little guy turned around and asked Yun Chu: "Mom, what do you like? I'll pick it out for you."
The little girl followed: "My gift is also given to my mother."
Chu Yi: "..."
"Okay, it's getting late, let's get into the palace quickly."
Yunchu smiled and waved to the two children.
At the beginning of the new year, she gave red envelopes to all the servants in the courtyard for a holiday, and then she brought gifts and prepared to go to the Yun family to pay New Year greetings.
Just as she was about to go out, she saw a figure slowly approaching at the entrance to the alley.
She recognized it from far away. It was Xie Shi'an.
Xie Shian came to see her not once or twice, and he seemed to be pestering her endlessly.
Originally, she just wanted to coexist peacefully with Xie Shi'an, and not to offend each other, and not to have any grudges in the next life.
However, Xie Shi'an obviously didn't think so.
"Mother."
Just as she was thinking about it, Xie Shian had already approached and bowed to her.
"My son is here, wishing his mother a happy new year."
Yun Chu pursed his lips: "Do you think it's appropriate for you to still call me mother?"
Xie Shi'an smiled bitterly: "I heard that the emperor planned to marry my mother to Prince Pingxi last night. My mother will soon become Princess Pingxi and someone else's wife. I really shouldn't call my mother like this anymore... I just didn't expect that my father would Less than half a year after her death, her body was still cold, and my mother was about to remarry..."
Yunchu smiled: "Brother An, are you blaming me?"
Xie Shian lowered his head: "I don't dare."
"Why don't you dare?" Yun Chu shook his head, "I wanted to be a widow for your father for the rest of my life. It was you who drove me out of the Xie family. It was you who forced me to leave the Xie family and made me a widow. , became a divorcee again... Now, I am given a marriage again, no matter who the other party is, it is not what I want... Oh, why am I telling you this, no, you don't understand, you don't understand anything, you and Your father Xie Jingyu is just as selfish, and you are all cold-blooded monsters..."
Xie Shian's fingers clenched tightly.
This was the first time he heard someone call him selfish and cold-blooded.
Moreover, the person who spoke about him was his aunt who he had always respected and respected...
