Chu Xingchen finished praising Zhou without saying a word. When she looked up again, she found that they had already started... a dumpling-making competition.
Shen Cangzhu and Xiao Wang all caught up with Zhou Buyan at the same time. Even Lingzhou was still a little ugly, but he was much better than before.
"You are making rapid progress, come on, we will wrap it up in a while, I will send some to the Queen Mother, and you will send some to the outside of the palace, so that... my lord, madam, sister-in-law, they can all taste your craftsmanship. This should be your first time. Let’s cook once, right?”
Shen Cangzhu and the others were stunned for a moment when they heard this. They didn't expect that the concubine thought of it for them.
"My father and my brother have indeed never eaten..." Lingzhou said in a low voice.
"My grandfather, father, and mother must be very happy. Thank you, Your Highness." Shen Cangzhu could imagine how happy her mother would be.
Even Xiao Wang thanked him. His wife didn't have the nerve to eat it, but his mother could eat it.
"There's nothing to be thankful for." They couldn't go back to their parents' home in the second year of junior high school, so she felt sorry for them.
They took care of everything more and more, and the atmosphere was warm and a little dull.
Chu Xingchen hurriedly asked Wan Dong to take out the small gold ingots he prepared, "I'll wrap one in a dumpling. If you eat it, it means you will be lucky for the whole year. I won't mark it. It depends on which of us is the lucky one."
Unexpectedly, when eating, Chu Xingchen ate the small gold ingot first.
"Why did I eat it first!"
"On behalf of His Highness, you will be very lucky this year. Congratulations to Your Highness."
Chu Xingchen was happy but a little embarrassed, "It will definitely be your turn next time!"
Chu Xingchen took a bite of fish, which is essential for the Chinese New Year. After all, fish should be eaten every year if there is fish. After eating, he continued to eat dumplings.
As a result, she bit another small gold ingot and asked, "What's going on? Why are there two of them?"
Shen Cangzhu and the other three began to look strange, including Zhou Buyan who looked like an invisible man.
In the end, Chu Xingchen ate four gold ingots in a row. In addition to the one she bagged, there were also the ones from the three of them.
Worried that Chu Xingchen wouldn't be able to eat the gold ingot, Zhou Buyan used his sharp eyes to put the gold ingot wrapped by Chu Xingchen into Chu Xingchen's bowl.
As for the other three, Shen Cangzhu Lingzhou and Xiao Wang were afraid that Chu Xingchen would not be able to eat them, so they specially made one in private and marked it specially for Chu Xingchen.
Unexpectedly, they all thought of it together, and Chu Xingchen ate four.
Chu Xingchen's teeth were almost chipped.
Looking at the four small gold ingots, Chu Xingchen couldn't laugh or cry, "There are so many, it would be great if we each had one, but they were all given to me."
After eating dumplings, it was time to watch the New Year's Eve. The games we had played before were brought out again. We made a lot of jokes and almost got into a fight. We didn't stop until we couldn't play any more.
After being bored and dozing off, Chu Xingchen secretly knitted several stitches while he was changing clothes.
With her efforts, the gift she promised to Lingzhou was knitted for him on the first day of the new year. She controlled her bad taste and did not choose green.
And she was ready for Xiao Wang. Instead of hats and clothes, she learned how to tie the knot from Late Winter, and paired it with a white jade pendant, which was very cute.
As soon as he got the gift, Lingzhou immediately put on his hat, wishing that the whole world could see it. Not to mention it looked really good and it was not against the rules.
Xiao Wang was a little more reserved, but quickly put on the white jade bag given by Chu Xingchen.
Shen Cangzhu wore a scarf and looked at them with cold eyes. It was not until Chu Xingchen gave her a jade crown that her expression softened.
His jade crown was smashed before, but she didn't expect that she would still remember it.
Of course Chu Xingchen remembered it. She would never forget such a shameful thing in her life.
Thirty family members gather together to watch the New Year's Eve. The palace banquet is only held on the first day of the Lunar New Year. This year's palace banquet is especially lively.
In the past, the adults and ladies, who had always been polite, tried their best to say a few words to Chu Xingchen.
However, just a few months later, Chu Xingchen's presence at the palace banquet was completely different, and the way he looked at Chu Xingchen had completely changed.
Xu Dandan also entered the palace as a family member. She originally wanted to say hello to Chu Xingchen, but she didn't squeeze in for a long time.
After coming out of the palace banquet, I couldn't help but mutter, "Isn't it just a newspaper? Is it that important?"
Mr. Xu shook his head, "This is not just a newspaper."
There is no doubt that the hot topic of the palace banquet has become the newspaper. Because of the newspaper, the princess's prestige and influence are getting bigger and bigger. It has become a fact that cannot be ignored.
Seeing the confusion on his daughter's face, Mr. Xu said, "Dandan, if your name can appear in the newspaper, no matter what article you write, dad can agree to any request you have."
"Really?" Xu Dandan's eyes lit up, "Dad, this is what you said, and you are not allowed to go back on it in the future."
"No regrets, no regrets." Mr. Xu said funnyly. He had nothing to regret, because this was simply impossible.
He stroked his beard and looked out the window. The sky in Dachu had changed.
The sky in Dachu has indeed changed. Xie's family members felt this the most, and Xie Ziqing who secretly ran home felt even more deeply.
In the past, the Xie family was always the liveliest during the New Year. Dr. Xie Ru was famous all over the world, and students from the Confucian school always came to visit and give gifts during the New Year and festivals, including many court officials.
The Xie family is low-key, but during the New Year and festivals, it is always crowded and lively.
But this year, the Xie family was extremely quiet. Although some people came to visit and give gifts, it was not even the slightest bit worse than in previous years.
People who came here in the past have gone to other places to visit.
However, in just the past ten days, the Xie family's status has plummeted, and they even received a lot of criticism because of that Xuhuaigu article.
Regardless of his face, Dr. Xie Ru personally requested to publish the article but was rejected, and then fell ill.
The outside is bustling and bustling, but this year the Xie family is deserted. If this continues, not only will this year be bad, but every year will be bad.
Xie Ziqing's return did not make the atmosphere in the Xie family much better, and he even received a lot of cold treatment.
This was impossible before, but now it is different from the past.
Xie Ziqing fled back to Zixiaoguan, compiled a letter, and sent it to the East Palace after sorting it out.
Chu Xingchen received it when he returned to the East Palace after the banquet. When he opened it, he found that it was a plea and threat letter from Xie Ziqing.
"Your Highness, all your mistakes are my fault. Please don't involve yourself in insulting your family. If you still attack them in the Da Chu Newspaper, I will not sit back and wait to be killed."
"Shen Xiaoling and the others don't know that we have already consummated our marriage. Now you are using your innocence to deceive and seduce them, letting them have hope that the next generation of princes will be their descendants, and making several families work for you. If they knew that you had already
If you are not clear, you will definitely arouse public anger. Your Highness, you should be smart enough to stop, otherwise they will know the truth."
Xie Ziqing threatened Chu Xingchen, even though Chu Xingchen kicked him out of the palace and never looked for him again, which made him see her ruthlessness.
However, except for him, Chu Xingchen was still unwilling to consummate the marriage with them. He felt that he could not forget him. Shen Cangzhu and the others were just using them, otherwise they would spend the night in Mingxuan Palace and still not consummate the marriage.
He knew all the news in the palace and knew how to threaten Chu Xingchen.
Xie Ziqing knew Chu Xingchen consciously, and after sending the letter, he confidently waited for Chu Xingchen to compromise. Chu Xingchen didn't let him wait long and quickly replied to the letter.
"I knew it..." Xie Ziqing opened the letter while wondering whether to let him return to the palace or compromise and stop targeting the Xie family.
After just one glance, Xie Ziqing froze because Chu Xingchen's reply only had two words; Haha.
"Haha?" Xie Ziqing looked at the letter paper, trying to see what else there was, but all he could see was these two words.
"What do you mean?" Why does she look so angry? Why is she so confident?
Chu Xingchen knew very well the lethality of the word "hehe", so he put it in the back of his mind as soon as he said it.
She focused on the New Year's gifts. Shen Cangzhu, Xiao Wang and Ling Zhou all had them. It was Zhou Buyan's turn.