Liu Mingzhi took off his cloak, took out Liu Zhi'an and his wife from his arms, and placed the red envelope given by Qi Run and his wife on Qi Yun's dressing table.
"Yun'er."
Qi Yun was about to walk towards the closet in the corner when she heard her husband's greeting. She paused slightly on her lotus feet and looked back at Liu Mingzhi with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hey, husband, what's wrong?"
Seeing the doubtful look on the beautiful lady's pretty face, Mr. Liu picked up the pot and poured a cup of tea, smiled lightly and sat on the round stool next to her.
"Yun'er, Baoyu will most likely bring Tong'er to visit today to pay New Year greetings. Don't forget to prepare a red envelope for Tong'er.
By the way, there are also Dahai, Dajiang and others who will probably bring their families to pay New Year greetings, so don’t forget to prepare a few red envelopes for them."
After hearing her husband's explanation, Qi Yun smiled, raised her sleeves and said with a smile: "Husband, you don't need to explain, I have already prepared it.
Don't forget, in previous years it was my concubines and sisters who entertained the guests.
Husband, if you can think of something, how could my sisters not prepare in advance?"
When Liu Mingzhi heard that Qi Yun was already ready, he chuckled and nodded.
"Okay, okay, since you are ready, madam, I won't say any more, husband.
Yun'er, prepare some formal clothes for your husband."
"Hey, I'll get it from the closet for you right now."
Qi Yunlian walked slowly to the closet, and as soon as she opened the closet door, she suddenly turned back to look at the man sitting on the stool, sipping tea.
"By the way, husband."
Liu Mingzhi sipped the tea leaves at the corner of his mouth and looked at Qi Yun with puzzled eyes.
"Yun'er, what's wrong?"
"Husband, I just prepared a red envelope for this girl Tong'er in advance, but I haven't put the New Year's money in it yet."
Liu Mingzhi understood Qi Yun's meaning almost without thinking.
"Yun'er, do you want to ask your husband how much lucky money you should give to this girl Tong'er?"
Seeing that her husband had guessed what she was thinking, Qi Yun smiled and nodded her head hurriedly.
"Yeah, yeah, husband, you are so smart, you guessed my concubine's difficulty right away.
Husband, please tell me how big a red envelope I should give to Tong'er girl."
As Qi Yun spoke, she took out an exquisite black robe from the closet and walked slowly towards Liu Mingzhi.
Liu Mingzhi frowned and thought for a moment, raised his eyes and looked at Qi Yun and said softly: "Yun'er, just prepare a hundred taels of silver notes."
When Qi Yun heard Liu Mingzhi turn around, she stopped beside her husband with her robe in hand, pursed her lips and frowned slightly.
"Husband, Tong'er girl is the future daughter-in-law of our Liu family after all. Isn't the New Year's gift of only one hundred taels of silver a little short?
Husband, please stand up, I will help you change your clothes."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, put the tea cup on the dressing table, stood up and opened his arms.
"Yun'er, how much money do you think we should prepare?"
Hearing Liu Mingzhi's question, Qi Yun undressed him and said softly: "Husband, after all, this is the first time that Tong'er girl has come to pay us New Year greetings.
It is naturally inappropriate to prepare too little, but it is also inappropriate to prepare too much.
One hundred taels of silver notes, I feel that it is indeed a little short.
I think we should prepare a red envelope of one thousand taels of silver for this girl."
Liu Mingzhi thought for a moment, smiled and nodded.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you, madam. One thousand taels is enough."
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
After Liu Mingzhi changed into his formal clothes under Qi Yun's service, he casually picked up the cigarette pouch and wine bag on the dressing table.
One is pinned to the waist and the other is hung around the waist.
After Qi Yun put on a ring for Young Master Liu, she turned around and walked towards the closet again.
"Husband, please wait a moment while I change into a formal dress."
"Okay, my husband is waiting for you."
Under Liu Mingzhi's gaze, Qi Yun took off her clothes and carefully took out a goose-yellow dress from the closet to try on.
"Husband, how does this dress look for me?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the clothes in Qi Yun's hands and said with a smile: "Yes, Yun'er, after you put on these clothes, you will be more beautiful than Sister Ya, Lian'er, Qing Shi and the other sisters."
Young Master Liu knew a woman's character well. Looking at the clothes Qi Yun carefully selected, he praised them without hesitation.
Hearing her husband's compliments, Qi Yun nodded with a bright smile, and immediately walked towards the bedside mirror with the goose-yellow clothes in her hand.
"Husband, I will change my clothes right now."
Seeing this, Liu Dashu immediately stood up and stuck behind the beauty.
"Good lady, I will help you change your clothes for your husband."
It was almost time for a cup of tea.
Young Master Liu slowly helped the beauty change the clothes in her hands.
As for what kind of charming things happened during the change of clothes, it is naturally self-evident.
Qi Yun finished tying the ribbon around her waist while panting, rolled her eyes seductively at Young Master Liu who was smiling playfully, and walked out of the room with a blushing face.
"You stinky husband, what are you doing so stupidly? Hurry up and go to the main hall."
"Okay, here it comes."
Young Master Liu threw the Yuanyang bellyband that still had the warm fragrance in his hand on the bed, and followed Qi Yun with a smile.
After the couple closed the door, they walked straight towards the main hall, talking and laughing all the way.
By the time the couple returned to the courtyard outside the main hall, Qi Yun's slightly hot and crimson face had already returned to normal.
Qi Yun stopped and turned to look at her husband who was walking side by side with her.
"Husband."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Qi Yun gave Young Master Liu a roll of her eyes with sultry eyes, raised her jade hand and caressed her cheek a few times.
"Husband, is my face not red anymore?"
"Hehehe, it's not popular anymore. It's already stopped being popular."
Hearing her husband's smiling words, Qi Yun let out a long breath.
"Husband, according to what we just discussed, I will go and tell the sisters and children first, and you can rush to the main hall first."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded: "Okay, I will go to the living room and wait for you first."
Qi Yun nodded her head a few times with a smile on her face, and walked straight to the main hall with swaying steps.
Watching the beautiful woman walk into the hall, Young Master Liu raised his hand to catch a few pieces of flying snow, then turned and walked out of the courtyard.
Young Master Liu walked all the way to the living room in the front yard. After lighting a pot of tobacco, he stood in the hall outside and waited silently.
Young Master Liu had just smoked half of a pot of shredded tobacco when Qi Yun, the Queen, the Third Princess, Huang Lingyi and their sisters had already arrived.
"Husband."
"Husband."
"Daddy."
"Boy, see you daddy."
Young Master Liu happily waved his hands to the ladies and a large group of children, and finally set his sights on Liu Zhian and Madam Liu.
"Old man, mother, why are you here too?"
Mrs. Liu took out a red envelope directly from her sleeve and walked towards Young Master Liu with kind eyes.
"Zhi'er, why did your mother and father come here?"
Mrs. Liu knew very well that even if she didn't say it out loud, her eldest son would understand what she meant by taking out this red envelope.
Sure enough, there is nothing better than a mother who knows a son.
As soon as she took out the red envelope from her sleeve, Mr. Liu already knew what she was thinking.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the red envelope in Mrs. Liu's hand, chuckled and shook his head.
"Mother, you are a little too impatient. Baoyu may not bring Tong'er to our house to pay New Year's greetings."
Mrs. Qi stopped, turned around with a smile and looked in the direction of the mansion door.
"You brat, it's not up to you whether you come or not."
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when Xiao Wu hurried over.
"Young Master, the eldest lady has brought all her family members to pay New Year's greetings."
Young Master Liu's eyes lit up, he glanced back at Liu Zhi'an who was smiling, and waved his hand with a smile.
"Please."
When Xiao Wu heard Master Liu's instructions, he scratched his head in confusion.
"Master, little one...little one..."
Liu Dashan saw Xiao Wu hesitate to speak, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"There's no need to hesitate. If you have anything to say, tell me quickly."
"Yes, yes, young master, the eldest lady asked the younger one to tell you that you should go to the mansion in person to welcome her.
Otherwise, she would go back home directly."
Young Master Liu looked slightly startled. After he realized what he was doing, he sighed helplessly.
"Hey, where is my young master's aunt now?"
"Back to the young master, the eldest lady is currently chatting with Uncle Liu Yuan at the gate of the mansion."
Young Master Liu turned his head to look at Liu Zhi'an, raised his hand to shake the snow on his cloak, and set off directly towards the door of the mansion.
"Old man, you go and sit in the living room first, while I go to greet your good sister."
Liu Zhi'an looked at the eldest son's retreating back and looked at Mrs. Liu happily.
"lady."
"Hey, sir?"
"You take Yun, Lian'er, Xuan'er and the others to the living room to prepare tea. I'll wait in the yard for a while."
"Yes, I know."
Young Master Liu braved the wind and snow before he could reach the door of the mansion. He saw his aunt Liu Ying from a distance, talking and laughing about something with Liu Yuan.
Behind Liu Ying stood her three cousins and a large group of their family members.
"aunt."
When Liu Ying heard Young Master Liu's figure, her eyes lit up, and she quickly stood up and rushed towards Young Master Liu.
"Oh, Xiao Mingming, you miss your sister so much."
When Young Master Liu heard his aunt Liu Ying calling him the same name as before, he immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Oh, aunt, my dear, I am already in my early forties now.
Isn’t it a bit inappropriate that you still call the child Xiao Mingming?”
Liu Ying stopped with a smile and stared at Young Master Liu up and down.
"Oh? Really? Is it inappropriate to call Xiao Mingming anymore?"
Young Master Liu nodded hurriedly: "Aunt, do you need to say this? My nephew is already as old as me, do you think Xiao Mingming is suitable?"
"Oh~"
Liu Ying made a long note, walked up to Young Master Liu with a smile, and nudged his arm with her elbow playfully.
"So, Xiao Mingming, you have become very big now? How about we go to your room together, and my sister can help you check it carefully alone?"
Sister, if I see with my own eyes that you are really big, little Mingming, sister, I will definitely not call you little Mingming again in the future.
Let’s speak with facts, Xiao Mingming, what do you think?”
Liu Ying's words can be described as quite wild.
Young Master Liu heard Liu Ying's wild words and saw the narrowed look in her eyes. The corner of her mouth twitched a few times and she quickly waved her hand.
"Okay, okay, my nephew is convinced. Isn't it okay if my nephew is convinced?
My good aunt, you'd better continue to call me young master and little Mingming.
As long as you are happy, you can just call me Xiao Mingming and I will accept it."
"No, no, no, sister, I'm still very curious, are you now Little Mingming, or have you become Big Mingming!"
As soon as Liu Ying finished speaking, she grabbed Young Master Liu's wrist and pulled him towards the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion.
Young Master Liu hurriedly broke away from Liu Ying's hand and took a few steps back with an aggrieved expression.
"Auntie, my nephew is wrong. My nephew is wrong. Auntie, please forgive me."
When Liu Ying saw Young Master Liu begging for mercy, she pretended to be unhappy and rolled her eyes.
"Dexing, Xiao Mingming, my sister gave you a chance, but you didn't use it."
Young Master Liu pretended not to hear Liu Ying's teasing words and walked quickly towards Yun Dahai, Yun Dajiang, Yun Dahe and his three brothers.
"The sea, the river, the river, you are here."
When the three Yun Dahai brothers saw Young Master Liu approaching, they immediately took their respective family members and bowed to make a grand ceremony.
"My younger brother Yun Dahai."
"My younger brother Yun Dajiang."
"My younger brother Yun Dahe."
"See you, cousin. I wish you a happy new year."
"No gifts, no gifts."
"Thank you, cousin."
In fact, the direct relationship between Mr. Liu and brothers Yun Dahai and Yun Dajiang is very complicated.
After all, Liu Mingzhi is a few years older than the three brothers and is their cousin.
But according to Yun Xiaoxi's aspect, Yun Xiaoxi is the youngest sister in their family and the only apple in their Yun family's eye.
The youngest sister married the oldest cousin.
Young Master Liu, this cousin, has become the son-in-law of their Yun family and the brother-in-law of their three brothers.
However, the three Yun Dahai brothers have never regarded their cousin, Young Master Liu, as their brother-in-law.
On the one hand, the reason is that Young Master Liu is now the king, and the three brothers are ministers.
On the other hand, it was because Young Master Liu was their eldest cousin from the beginning.
Therefore, no matter whether Young Master Liu and Sister Yun Xiaoxi are a couple or not, the three brothers' names for Young Master Liu have never changed.
In terms of titles, the three brothers have never cared about it.
The eldest cousin, the little sister, they can talk about their own affairs.
"Auntie, the old man is waiting for you in the main hall. Let's go over."
"Okay, lead the way."
As soon as Liu Ying finished speaking, she spread her arms and hugged Young Master Liu's arms.