"Who arranged it?"

Xin Nian was also puzzled and turned around to ask Xinghua: "Why did the mansion invite another theater troupe?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yunxiang walked in from the door, nodded and said: "My aunt is right, it is the Chinese New Year troupe. Grandma said that she has invited her back again, and they will sing for a long time during the Lantern Festival tomorrow. After dinner,

I want to listen to the Liangzhe opera again, and then accompany the ancestors and the concubine to the garden to enjoy the lanterns."

"My ancestors don't seem to like listening to this troupe very much, right?"

Xin Nian raised his eyebrows, and had a bad premonition in his heart: She was not overly cautious, but now that Gu Changting was not at home, she couldn't be fooled by Liao Jiaru.

"My ancestor didn't say he liked it very much, nor did he say he didn't like it. Isn't it grandma who decides on all these things at home?"

Gu Yunxiang gave a bitter smile, and Xin Nian realized that her face was not very good, so he asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? But you feel uncomfortable?"

"No."

Gu Yunxiang shook his head, thought about it and pulled Xin Nian aside, lowered his head and whispered: "The concubine just sent someone... to find my mother, saying... that she wanted to... promise... to me...

… "

"The princess wants to marry you?"

The first thought that came to Xin Nian's mind was: The weasel was sending a New Year greeting to the rooster, which was not a good intention.

"Auntie." Gu Yunxiang looked up at her, with tears already in the corners of his eyes: "The concubine wants to marry me off. Isn't that just a matter of words? Where does the marriage talk come from?"

Xin Nian nodded and asked after a while: "Whose family is it?"

"I overheard it in the corridor, but I didn't hear it clearly. It seemed like... Young Master Sun from the third room of Duke Chengguo's mansion..."

"Young Master Sun from the third room of the Chengguo Palace?" Xin Nian frowned: "This... I have never heard of him at all. What kind of person is he? Is his character unreliable? What about his conduct?"

"Like my aunt, I never leave the house. How can I know?" Gu Yunxiang finally shed tears and choked up: "It's just...since the concubine mentioned it, there is probably no room for my mother and I to refuse this marriage. I

...I really can't bear to leave my aunt. Thanks to you, my mother and I have only had a good life for a few days..."

"Third sister, don't worry." Xin Nian interrupted her with a smile: "The prince's palace and the Duke's palace are going to get married, how can they be scrawled? It doesn't take a year and a half to make it happen? What's more, although you are a concubine, what does the prince do?

As the head of the family, there is no reason why I should marry you off without asking him. When the prince comes back, I will ask him to inquire about the details of this young master Sun. Duke Cheng Guo is also a veteran of two dynasties. He is indeed a good person. This is true.

A happy marriage."

Gu Yunxiang shook his head and said sadly: "The concubine hates us mother and daughter to the core, how can she give me a happy marriage? The eldest sister is her biological daughter, and now we are still separated by two places. How about me?"

"Sister, didn't you move away later? Besides, even if the concubine doesn't want to see you, she has no reason to push you into the fire pit. She always has to think about the prince, right?"

Gu Yunxiang was still pessimistic, shaking his head and saying: "Brother Wang didn't even say a few words to me, how could he care about me? If he had cared about me at all, our previous situation wouldn't be like that.

.”

"You didn't take care of me before, but now you have me?" Xin Nian took Gu Yunxiang's hand: "Don't worry, Gu Changting is not a cold-blooded person. If the third-bedroom Master Sun is of bad character, even if he doesn't have much brother-sister affection for you.

, I will never allow you to jump into the fire pit. Don't be sad. You and Aunt Qin just need to keep calm now. You can deal with whatever the concubine says for the time being. Wait for the prince to come back and he will make the decision for you.

"

"Okay." Gu Yunxiang looked at Xin Nian earnestly and choked out: "My whole life... I will completely depend on my aunt. Don't forget to tell Brother Wang."

"Don't worry. We have been together for such a long time, but you still don't know that I am a nosy and nosy person?"

Xin Nian hugged Gu Yunxiang and comforted her until she finally stopped crying and panicking. However, if the matter was not resolved for a day, the sister would not be able to feel completely at ease. However, she had no choice but to wait for Gu Changting to come back.

The next day was the Lantern Festival. Early in the morning, Xin Nian washed up and dressed up, and then took Gu Yunxiang and Liu Zai Yaya to Shouning Palace to pay their respects.

Although Gu Changting was not in the house due to official business, looking at

In the large hall, a large family of children and family members were surrounded by pearls, chatting and laughing. It really gave off an atmosphere of wealth and reunion, and the old lady was still in a very happy mood.

The ladies chatted for a while, and then the wife from the kitchen came over to deliver glutinous rice balls. Concubine Liao smiled and said: "Just in time, everyone didn't have breakfast, so they ate a bowl of glutinous rice balls at the ancestor's place. It was hot enough to keep out the cold. This

It also means reunion.”

Xin Nian held the bowls and handed out glutinous rice balls one by one, and heard Liao laugh and say: "This is just a cushion. The real reunion dinner has to wait until the evening. After eating, we can listen to the Liangzhe opera, and then we can go to the garden to watch the lanterns."

Already."

"Yes, yes, it just so happens that the weather is good. It's a rare cloudless sunny day like today. After watching the lanterns, the moon should come out, and we can still enjoy the moon."

Aunt Feng hurriedly agreed, taking the glutinous rice dumplings from Xin Nian's hand, she smiled and said: "Sister Feng is a good suggestion, but the weather is cold now. After watching the lanterns in the garden, I also want to admire the moon. How about that?"

Aren’t they all freezing? Let’s just leave it at that, our ancestors and concubine can’t stand it.”

Aunt Feng said hurriedly: "There are many pavilions and pavilions in the garden. Can't we just find a place to go in and light a charcoal pot? Or is my sister afraid that we will have late-night snacks and burden the kitchen?"

Xin Nian smiled and spat at her: "You think I'm so stingy? Besides, why should I feel bad? There are so many people in the kitchen, and they can't even provide midnight snacks during the Lantern Festival, so they still have the nerve to continue.

What? I'm afraid that you might do bad things with good intentions. Don't stir up the interest of the ancestors and the concubines. You've really been staying out for a long time. If you catch a cold, it's not fun. Since you are so thoughtful, what can I say? Let's take a look.

Ancestor and concubine, are you willing to help me?"

Everyone laughed. Concubine Liao shook her head and said, "I think Aunt Xin is right. When the moon is full every month, if you want to enjoy the moon, you don't have to go out on the Lantern Festival and get cold in the cold winter."

Liao laughed and said, "Even so, other full moon times are not as interesting as the Lantern Festival."

Xin Niandao: "Isn't there another Mid-Autumn Festival? The Mid-Autumn Festival is the best time to enjoy the moon. It's neither cold nor hot, and the sweet-scented osmanthus blooms just right in the garden."

Everyone chatted and laughed happily as they ate the dumplings and Yuanxiao. They all praised the delicious taste. After finishing a bowl, the old lady asked: "The dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse have a unique taste. I should make more of them."

Xin Nian hurriedly said: "Yes. I just said it was Sanniang's nonsense. How can there be glutinous rice balls with shepherd's purse and meat fillings? Wouldn't they be dumplings? She said that this is the way of eating in Lingnan. Unexpectedly, she still eats it.
Chapter completed!