The Shen family's twelfth lunar month this year was deserted.

It was originally the best time for the New Year gifts of relatives and friends, but the Shen family's recent affairs made the whole capital look at the word "shen house" on the two gates of Chongxianfang and dared not move forward.

Zhu Lie was very angry and insisted on pulling Liu Li to the door, but was blocked by Ouyang Shimei: "I don't care about that."

Liu Li privately advised her: "If you don't even go, what's your father-in-law and mother-in-law? You might as well wait and see. Don't avoid suspicion, but to see clearly."

Zhu Lie refused to listen, and Liu Li threatened her: "Then I will tell my mother that my grandmother is in poor health this year, so I will go to the temple to fast for a few days."

Zhu Lie was timid in a flash and blushed and refused to let her husband go out. After all, he still didn't go to the Shen family.

Chen Zhuo naturally enjoys quietness and rushes to spend her money.

She is small in action and does a good job of keeping confidentiality. Except for Zhu Lie and other three friends, no one outside knows about it, including Chen Xinming.

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The war in the northwest was in full swing, and Qin still went unknown.

However, everyone seemed to have become accustomed to the elusiveness of His Highness of the Wing King, and no one else took him to make an article about unknown things, guessing life and death.

The biggest news at the end of this year was that Duke Su fell ill.

The old Duke of the country fought for most of his life, and he was older and suffered a lot of pain. At first, no one took it seriously, but gradually he began to have high fever all day long, sore all over his body, and almost unconscious. Then he hurriedly invited the imperial physician to see him.

Doctor Mei immediately scolded the family generals who were caring for the mansion: "My husband is a bruises, he can't eat wine, and he can't stand the seafood. Do you even serve him fish and shrimp, are you looking for death?"

The family members became embarrassed.

Duke Su loved drinking and eating shrimp all his life. Without these two things, it would be better to take his life.

Doctor Mei kept the medicine with a stern face and said, "How can you make the old man live in peace for this New Year? You can do it yourself!"

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New Year’s Eve Banquet.

Emperor Jianming invited all the relatives and nobles who could come, and then asked the empress dowager if she wanted to come and have fun.

In previous years, the empress dowager refused to come out because she was afraid that the unclear Queen Shao would steal the limelight and would lose the emperor's face. But this year, the empress dowager thought about it and nodded in agreement. She also asked Madam Lin to find out the black Fengfei Nine Heavens Court Clothes that she didn't wear easily, dressed up and went gracefully.

Linde Hall is already big enough, but this year Emperor Jianming called too many people, and it was still full of people.

The Empress Dowager sat on her head and smiled: "I am full of talents in the Qin Dynasty, and the Ai family is happy to see it."

Looking at Chen Xinyan who was sitting aside, he said in surprise: "Chen Qing is here too?"

Chen Xinyan was obviously thinner, with haggard face and eyes full of spirit. He sat in the third position of the civil officials, with Song Wangzhi who was just joking with Zhu Xiang, and Wang Jihua, the Minister of Justice, with a stiff expression.

Hearing the Queen Mother’s question, Chen Xinyan stood up, crossed his hands and replied with a smile: “Yes.”

Wasn't you locked up in Jixian Hall? You were released again at this time...

The Empress Dowager looked at him, but she didn't see Luo and Shen Zhuo. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Ci'ai smiled and waved to him: "You come and talk. I'm deaf now, you are far away, I can't hear it."

Chen Xinyan hurriedly walked to Danbao and hesitated for a moment, but saw that the empress dowager still smiled and nodded, so he had to lift his robe and climb up the imperial stairs, standing next to the empress dowager's seat and answer.

"You are the only one who is busy? There is no one or two people who can use it to secretly come in to help you?" The empress dowager asked in a low voice, but she didn't care about half of the circle.

Chen Xinyan paused slightly and bowed with a smile: "Some of the manager Lu have a few subordinates who can be used, and there are also a few capable editors in Jixian Hall, who can help."

The Empress Dowager sighed and looked at him: "Thank you for your hard work." As she said that, she raised her chin and signaled Madam Lin to bring a cup of wine to Chen Xinyan.

Chen Xinyan lowered his head, stretched out his hands and held the wine, and drank it all in one go.

"I feel wronged."

The Empress Dowager looked at the Grand Secretary of Jixian Palace with obvious red eyes and felt very sad. She turned to look at Emperor Jianming and said angrily: "For the New Year, I won't let others go home to take a look!"

Emperor Jianming looked at his mother pacifying his ministers with a smile. He laughed and shook his head: "There is no way, I can't live without him."

Queen Shao sat on the other side, trying her best to keep her ears on her ears, but still couldn't hear them. She simply smiled and interrupted: "What are your Majesty talking about with her mother? Damn it's Lord Shen's family affairs? If I want me to say that it's all gossip, why should I pay attention to them? I'm so busy in the northwest, so it's better to let Lord Shen go back to the Ministry of Revenue to do the job."

Emperor Jianming glanced at her without saying a word.

The Empress Dowager's first experience in her life, and for the first time agreed with the Queen's statement: "The Queen is very saying. The Emperor should measure it."

measure?!

After finally knocking Chen Xinyan down to Fanchen, would he still let him soar again through this battle in the northwest?

Zhu Xiang gritted his teeth and scolded the Queen, the reckless idiot, in his heart, and hurriedly raised his glass to interrupt: "This winter is auspicious snow, and a good harvest will come. May my Qin Dynasty be in good weather and prosperity, and the country and the people will be safe. I will live for Your Majesty."

Emperor Jianming drank it all with a smile.

But he didn't say a word about going home.

Chen Xinyan returned to the seat silently, looking sad.

One person is facing the corner, but the seat is not happy.

The people in the hall gradually calmed down with a little laugh.

Chen Xinyan simply stood up and bowed to Emperor Jianming to the ground: "I suddenly remembered that there was an omission in writing. I was afraid that I would forget it, so I wanted to resign and return to Jixian Palace."

Seeing Emperor Jianming nodding indifferently, and then smiling with the queen and clinking glasses to drink, Chen Xinyan turned around quietly, and his big sleeves swayed away.

The Empress Dowager sat on her head and seemed to be unhappy. She looked at the table and suddenly settled on Qin Yitong. She sneered and asked, "I heard that the daughter of Mr. Qin went to her ancestral home to get married. Is the Ai family likely to drink a wedding wine?"

Qin Yitong's hand holding the cup shook, and a smile that was even worse than crying came out on her face: "The little girl was infected with a bad disease when she returned, and she is still treating her..."

The Queen Mother snorted and said lightly: "It's a good New Year, bad luck..."

I saw Mu Yue again in a blink of an eye and asked directly: "Mu Changshi's daughter heard that she is now a lady for Erlang? Erlang's wife is about to give birth, but she is still in good health now?"

Queen Shao's face froze and hurriedly replied: "It's pretty good, it's fine. Now I can eat and fall asleep..."

The Queen Mother frowned: "You can't eat too much, it will be difficult to give birth if it is too plump." She turned to Mu Yue, "Let your daughter take a walk with the princess every day for at least half an hour."

Mu Yue gritted his teeth and lowered his head to agree.

The empress dowager's eyes slipped away again. She saw Duke Tai Shao Gui, snorted, turned her eyes, and saw Shao Shunying again. Her eyebrows were slightly relaxed, and she asked with a smile: "Shunying, where is your wife? Today is a good day, why didn't she come with her?"

Shao Shunying's face turned red: "With Ru Hui's body, I don't really want her to go out..."
Chapter completed!