On the way, the King of Jin told Jiang Changning about Princess Yiya's plan, "They want to push you into the lake and let Zheng Mingzhu rescue you and show you kindness."
The weather is so cold, even if Zheng Mingzhu rescued her from the lake in time, she would still get cold!
If Zheng Mingzhu hadn't rescued her in time, she would have died!
Jiang Changning took a deep breath and calmed down his anger. "She used such an extreme method to do me a favor. How do you want me to repay her?"
"Zhou Duxin." King Jin said a name.
Jiang Changning was dumbfounded, and it took him a while to find his voice, "Does it need to be so roundabout?"
"It's useless to go directly, we can only take a roundabout way." said the King of Jin.
"It's no use trying to be roundabout." Jiang Changning sneered. It's true that the Zhou family were her old servants, but she would not force Zhou Duxin to marry Zheng Mingzhu. "Princess Yi Ya is really a kind mother."
"I don't intend to let this matter go." Prince Jin made it clear that he wanted to deal with the Zheng family.
Jiang Changning smiled, "Should I thank you, Your Majesty, for seeking justice for me?"
"Just a verbal thank you?" Prince Jin came closer to her.
Jiang Changning gave him a sweet kiss as he wished, "Today is New Year's Eve, we have to stay up all night."
Prince Jin stretched out his long arms, hugged her and whispered in her ear: "We can use another method to celebrate the New Year."
Jiang Changning blushed, "I don't want it."
"Ningning, we haven't been intimate for several days. Can you just obey me today?" Prince Jin began to pester her.
"No." Jiang Changning shook her head. Tomorrow was the first day of the new year, and although she didn't have to go out, she didn't want to lie in bed until almost lunchtime.
Prince Jin would not give up until he achieved his goal, and he used all kinds of provocative tactics to force Jiang Changning to agree to his request.
When the carriage entered the mansion, the couple almost couldn't get off the carriage. Chang Youzhong urged them three times outside, "Your Majesty, Princess, please get off the carriage."
"Your Highness, I'm drunk." Jiang Changning had no choice but to lie. She couldn't afford to lose face.
"I'm not drunk." Prince Jin defended.
"Drunk people always say they are not drunk." Jiang Changning wanted to put the blame of being drunk on Prince Jin's head.
"Okay, as the princess wishes, I'm drunk." Prince Jin fell into her arms.
With the help of Chang Youzhong, Jiang Changning struggled to help the "drunk" Prince of Jin down from the carriage.
The concubine saw this and frowned slightly, "Those officials must have forced him to drink."
Jiang Changning lowered his head guiltily, not daring to respond.
The concubine continued, "Help him back to his room, let him drink a bowl of sobering tea, and rest for a while, and then we can have dinner at Rong Huitang later."
"Yes, mother." Jiang Changning responded obediently.
The concubine got on the sedan chair and left first.
Chang Youzhong asked his servants to bring a double sedan chair, "Princess, please help the prince to sit together."
Jiang Changning glanced at him and thought, what a good servant of King Jin, he thought about what his master thought and what his master cared about.
The corners of King Jin's mouth slightly raised as he pretended to be drunk.
Jiang Changning helped Prince Jin get on the sedan chair and deliberately teased him, "Prince, you better sit tight. If you fall down and get disfigured, you won't be handsome anymore."
"If I'm not handsome anymore, will the princess dislike it?"
"Yes."
King Jin pursed his lips and said nothing. Jiang Changning glanced at him and asked, "Are you angry?"
King Jin said nothing. Jiang Changning blinked and asked, "Are you really angry?"
The Prince of Jin remained silent. Jiang Changning pouted, "Your Highness is so stingy."
As soon as the stingy Prince Jin entered the room, he grabbed Jiang Changning, who was trying to shake him off, held him in his arms and started to bite him, scaring the servants who were following behind him so much that they lowered their heads and retreated.
While chewing, he asked, "Your Majesty is stingy, is Your Majesty stingy?"
"Who is stingy?" King Jin asked.
"I, I'm stingy."
"I'll spare you for now." King Jin said, panting.
We have to go to Rong Huitang to have the New Year's Eve dinner soon, so there is no way to execute him on the spot.
"Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, I have to get up early." Jiang Changning sought a suspended sentence.
Prince Jin kissed her heavily on the lips and said, "Princess Jin, I owe you too much debt and it's hard to pay it back."
"Then, Lord Jin, can you please show some mercy and forgive the debt?"
"Princess Jin should just pay back the debt slowly, and forget about forgiving the debt."
The couple flirted for a while, changed their clothes, and went to Rong Huitang to have the New Year's Eve dinner, holding Xiao Ming, who had eaten half a bowl of soft rice and a bowl of chicken jade soup.
The Concubine Dowager, Yan Yinyao and her daughter, and Princess Kang Ren had already arrived. When the Concubine Dowager saw Xiao Ming, she smiled so hard that her teeth showed, "My dear grandson, my dear grandson."
"Grandma." Xiao Ming called clearly.
The concubine happily agreed and asked Jiang Changning to put Xiao Ming to sit next to her.
Xiao Ming is already full. He was only two months old last year, but he is one year old this year and can attend the meeting.
His chubby little hands were shaking the small sandwhin, making a rustling sound, and he was laughing happily.
They ate without talking and finished the New Year's Eve dinner quietly. The maid came up to clear away the leftovers and served tea and snacks again.
Yan Yinyao said, "I saw a joke in a book a few days ago. I'll tell it to make you laugh and ask for a reward."
"If the joke is funny, there will be a generous reward. If it is not funny, you will be punished by eating bitter melon wine." The concubine said jokingly.
"It must be funny, it has to be funny." Yan Yinyao doesn't like eating bitter melon wine.
Jiang Changning smiled slyly and said, "In order to let you eat bitter melon wine, even if it's funny, I will endure it."
"Cousin, it's New Year's Day, please let me go. I will never forget your kindness." Yan Yinyao clasped his hands and begged for mercy.
"Hey, little girl, how did you offend your cousin's wife again? Let your cousin's wife be your nest at this time?" The concubine asked with a smile.
Yan Yinyao chuckled, "I told you a joke. A father and his son were carrying a jar of wine, but it broke because the road was slippery. The father was furious, and the son fell to the ground and drank. He looked up and asked his father: 'Are you waiting for something to go with the wine?'"
The joke wasn't very funny, but a few people still laughed in support. The concubine even commented, "He is really a heavy drinker!"
Princess Kangren was the oldest of the three children. By midnight, she was extremely tired. After Prince Jin took over, everyone ate dumplings and went back to the courtyard to rest.
After handing Xiao Ming to the wet nurse, Jiang Changning washed up and went to bed. When Prince Jin went to bed, she tried hard to pretend that she was already asleep.
"Are you really asleep?" Prince Jin pinched her nose.
Jiang Changning didn't move, and King Jin held her in his arms, "I won't bother you today, just sleep peacefully."
She had to carry such a heavy phoenix crown all day, and he was not an inconsiderate beast. How could he let her continue to work hard at this time
The next day was the first day of the first lunar month.
The nurse taught Xiao Ming to wish the King of Jin and Jiang Changning a happy new year, but the auspicious words were too long and he was too young to say them in full. "Wish you to your father and mother. May every year be a happy new year."
"Happiness every year, happiness every year, my dear child." Jiang Changning picked him up and kissed him deeply on his rosy face.
Then, the couple held Xiao Ming and went to pay New Year's greetings to the concubine.
The concubine gave Xiao Ming a big red envelope. Jiang Changning took a look at it secretly and found ten silver notes worth one thousand taels inside.
"Mother is so generous!" Jiang Changning exclaimed.
(End of this chapter)