"I'm not cold." Xing Changlin smiled and let Su Yan and Xing Minzhi enter the courtyard, and then walked down the steps to meet Chu Yan: "I bought good wine, you can drink with me later."
"Okay." Chu Yan readily agreed, and stretched out his hand towards the gate of the mansion, "Father-in-law, please."
"Let's be together, together." Although Chu Yan respected him very much, Xing Changlin still couldn't show his father-in-law's spectrum in front of Chu Yan.
Chu Yan had no choice but to enter the mansion with Xing Changlin.
As soon as they entered the door, Su Yan and Chu Yan paid New Year's greetings to Han Shi, and Han Shi immediately gave Su Yan and Chu Yan red seals one by one, and then called them to dinner.
Su Yan had expected this a long time ago. She ate less food in Anjingbo's Mansion before, but now her appetite is whetted by the smell of Jiangnan-style dishes cooked by Han's.
According to the custom, firecrackers have to be lit before every meal during the Chinese New Year period. Before the meal, Xing Changlin led Xing Minzhi out to set off firecrackers.
In the room, Mrs. Han smiled at Chu Yan and said, "Don't look at Han'er who behaves well now. She was very naughty when she was a child. One year during the Chinese New Year, she secretly played with firecrackers and took the jacket I just made for her. It exploded, and the clothes were stained red with blood at that time, I was terrified that time, but fortunately, there was no scar on my body afterwards."
Su Yan blushed when Han said, "Mother, what are you talking about in front of Young Master?"
Chu Yan glanced at Su Yan with a smile in his eyes: "Mother-in-law doesn't care about me."
This sentence made Han's smile even bigger, and Chu Yan kept talking about Su Yan's childhood, many things even Su Yan forgot, but Han said it with relish, and Su Yan felt that her face was so red. There is nowhere to put it.
With the sound of firecrackers outside, Xing Changlin and Xing Minzhi rushed back to the house, Han Shi shut up, Su Yan also heaved a sigh of relief, but Chu Yan still couldn't get enough of what he heard.
The Xing family has never had so many rules, and the Han family did not use maids to serve them. The five of them sat in the same room, eating New Year's dinner like ordinary people.
Fearing that Chu Yan would not be used to Jiangnan dishes, Han specially ordered a few dishes from the restaurant outside and put them in front of Chu Yan.
Whether it's Prince Jing's Mansion or Uncle Anjing's Mansion, Chu Yan really feels that the Xing family is like a family.
At the dinner table, Xing Changlin got drunk after a few glasses of wine, and chatted with Chu Yan about what he had seen and heard in the household department, occasionally accompanied by a few complaints, and Han couldn't stop him from the sidelines.
Chu Yan listened very carefully, occasionally echoing a few words.
Xing Changlin chewed peanuts and Chu Yan muttered: "Those people in the household department don't know how to work hard all day long. They are always intriguing and forming cliques. During this time, it is popular to stand in line. They are privately Discussing which Highness can get the holy will, just like people really think of them."
Chu Yan put down his wine glass: "Which team has more people?"
Xing Changlin sighed: "Then do you still need to ask? Lord Qin, they all said that Lord Qin has received the favor of the sage, and the position of crown prince is almost inseparable from King Qin."
Seeing that Chu Yan's wine glass was empty, Xing Minzhi hurriedly added another glass of wine to Chu Yan. Chu Yan picked up the wine and drank it down before asking again, "Then father-in-law is in the team?"
Xing Changlin blushed and snorted: "I won't stand on any team. If someone targets me then, at worst, I'll go home and open a medical clinic."
Chu Yan smiled, and suddenly said: "I heard that the emperor has already drawn up the imperial decree to make King Qin the crown prince, and it will be issued after the New Year."
Su Yan didn't react when she heard this. Chu Yan and her had already talked about it before.
Xing Changlin knew a little about Chu Yan's work for the seventh prince. He was shocked when he heard what Chu Yan said, but he saw Su Yan calmly said to him: "Father, in the past dynasties, it has often happened that the crown prince was deposed. , it’s nothing more than a crown prince, so you don’t have to take it too seriously.”
Chu Yan looked at Su Yan approvingly: "Yan'er is right." After speaking, Chu Yan told Xing Changlin again: "You can do whatever you are supposed to do in the household department, don't pay attention to others, just stick to your heart."
After Uncle An Jing's incident, 90% of the people in the household department belonged to the Seventh Prince's side, and their team all day long was just an illusion deliberately arranged by the Seventh Prince.
The monarch is still in his prime, and all his subjects have taken refuge in the crown prince. One can imagine what the monarch will think.
The Han family doesn't understand those things in the court, and what is more important to her is her husband and children. Han looked at Xing Minzhi tenderly and asked: "What does Minzhi want to learn when he grows up? Make a wish after Chinese New Year, and your dream will come true in the future."
Xing Minzhi replied without thinking: "Learn to ride a horse and archery, and I will be like my brother-in-law in the future, riding a big horse to become a high-ranking official." After finishing speaking, Xing Minzhi looked at Chu Yan with admiration and envy. .
Su Yan said with a smile: "I didn't expect our Min's ideals to be so lofty."
"What is Yuanda?" Xing Changlin frowned and scolded: "This kid is playing with his eyes all day long, thinking about dancing with swords all day long. It's been almost a year, and he hasn't even memorized a thousand-character prose." , when you were five years old, you read all four books!"
Xing Minzhi was taught by Xing Changlin that he dared not speak, and hid behind Su Yan.
Su Yan protected Xing Minzhi: "Father, don't say a few words, Minzhi is only five years old, and he has never read a book before. You will learn it slowly if you teach him slowly."
Xing Changlin looked at Su Yan helplessly, and said: "Just let him go."
Chu Yan, who had been listening all the time, suddenly said: "Minzhi is not good at reading, but he is good at practicing martial arts. If his father-in-law is willing, he can let him practice martial arts with me."
Xing Minzhi immediately looked at Xing Changlin expectantly, but unexpectedly he said: "Minzhi is still young after all, let's wait for another two years."
Xing Changlin still thinks that reading is better in his heart, but Xing Minzhi pouted in disappointment.
Xing Changlin drank too much, and fell asleep after eating. Xing Minzhi seized the opportunity and pestered Chu Yan to teach him Kung Fu. Han Shi and Su Yan were talking about themselves in the room, and it gradually became dark. up.
Before it was completely dark, Su Yan and Chu Yan returned to Prince Jing's Mansion. Before leaving, Xing Min reluctantly waved to Chu Yan, muttering to let Chu Yan not forget their agreement, Su Yan asked Xing Min Minzhi made an agreement with Chu Yan, Xing Minzhi said that it was a secret between men, and Su Yan sneered.
Because of Xiao Yurong's miscarriage, the red lantern at the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion was taken down. When he got out of the carriage, Chu Yan hugged Su Yanheng. Su Yan was so frightened that he exclaimed, and said in Chu Yan's ear, "What are you doing?" What? There are so many people here."
Su Yan and Chu Yan were close, and she could smell the sandalwood on his body turning into the aroma of wine.
Chu Yan hugged the shy girl in his arms, and raised his voice to order: "Turn around."
Whether the guards around the door or the servants, they all turned their backs immediately.
Chu Yan lowered his head and chuckled in Su Yan's ear: "This way, I won't be able to see."
Chu Yan is usually very stable outside, but today he was obviously a little drunk, so he acted recklessly in front of others.
Su Yan was also willing to indulge him for a while, blushing and buried her head in Chu Yan's arms, urging him to return to the room quickly, deceiving his ears.
Chu Yan carried Su Yan all the way back to Ronghui Garden, feeling the wind blowing under his feet.
As soon as he entered the room, Chu Yan turned his head and closed the door tightly with his foot, without lighting the lamp, he walked directly to the inner room with Su Yan in his arms.