The words of Duke Mao made the originally warm atmosphere cool down.

Chu Hua immediately turned black and was so arrogant by his father in front of his son-in-law. How could he establish his authority in the future? But Chu Hua couldn't contradict his father in person, so he could only sulk in silence.

Xiao Xudi stood up and saluted, "Grandfather, don't be angry, my father-in-law is also for my own good."

But Duke Mao smiled and said, "Don't be surprised by the prince."

One is intimately called grandfather and the other is accustomed to the prince. Such a clear attitude makes the other people's faces look bad.

The third master stood up and smoothed out: "It's cold outside, let's go into the house first."

"Yes, it's New Year's Eve just arrived today. I think I can't do anything." Chu Yang also said with a smile.

Xiao Xu's expression remained unchanged at all, and he smiled and said, "Sister Lan has already ordered people to prepare everything in advance. He originally thought that he would stay for a while, but he just happened to ask the emperor to go into the palace, so we would not be able to stay any more."

Chu Junlan came out of the inner room at this time and heard Xiao Xu's words, and felt a little surprised. She could see that Xiao Xu seemed to be a little uncomfortable, and did not ask in person, but just smiled and said, "Yes, there is still a lot of things to be done. When I've been busy, I'll come back and bother me."

"What are you talking about? I'll be happy if you come back and stay or not leave." Xu took Chu Junlan's hand and smiled.

Chu Junlan stood with Xiao Xu, and saluted again with Duke Mao, Duke Mao's wife, Chu Hua and other elders, and said goodbye with each other.

After Chu Junlan and Xiao Xu left together, Chu Hua, who had been angry for a while, finally couldn't help but be angry: "What does father mean? It's so good, why do you say this?"

"I'm going to ask you what you mean," Duke Mao sneered, "Who do you think you are, what is the identity of Prince Gong, and what is the relationship with Prince Gong and the emperor? You are an outsider, and you want to give someone advice. What position do you take to wade into the muddy water?"

Seeing that Su Lili was quarreling with a quarrel, Duke Mao Guo hurriedly smiled and persuaded: "Don't calm down, it's the New Year, what are you doing..."

"What are you doing?" Duke Mao looked calm, "The lessons of the Huai'an King's past are right in front of you. How did the Huai'an Prince's Mansion die?"

The whole family's faces became solemn.

Seeing that Duke Mao was serious, his wife hurriedly waved to the women and took them to the back.

Only the Chu family's male man was left in the room, and Duke Mao Guo said, "Did you forget the mansion I asked you to read before? The Huai'an Palace was obviously used. Who is behind the scenes? They blocked people's way, and in the end they ended up like that. Now we are not too late to avoid trouble. Where can you take the initiative to cause trouble like this?"

Although Duke Mao’s words were subtle, the Chu family men understood a little bit. In the end, they could be said to the prince’s mansion, let alone they were just the Duke’s mansion?

Chu Hua frowned, "Prince Gong has always been responsible for his actions. He is not the kind of reckless person who acts recklessly, nor will he gossip in front of the emperor. What his father said is reasonable, but it would be too cold to do that just now."

"Liang Bo? Who is he? No matter what he is, the emperor will not really blame him. What kind of heart do you care about? Besides, even if the emperor really blames him, what does he have to do with us?"

"Father, that's Lan Jie'er's husband, and we are our family..."

"I think you are confused! Chu Junlan is just an adopted daughter, so you really think of her as your own daughter? You are not afraid that she will cause trouble for our family in the end!"

There was silence inside the house again, and everyone was silent.

Although Duke Mao’s words are cold and ruthless, what he said is the truth. If you have trouble, you must naturally ensure that your own safety is the most important thing.

Chu Hua finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "I don't agree with my father's words. Sister Lan is my daughter, Prince Gong is my son-in-law. I think they are a family, and they also think I am a relative. What can't be said between relatives? With such thoughts, my father really pushes people farther and farther away!"

"You! I think you want to piss me to death!" Duke Mao shouted, pointing at Chu Hua's fingers and trembling, "You are now hard with your wings, so you refuse to listen to me!"

Seeing Duke Mao rushed up to beat someone, Chu Feng and Chu Shan hurriedly came forward to stop him, and the whole family began to plead with mercy.

At this time, Chu Junlan and Xiao Xu were sitting in the carriage and slowly heading to Prince Gong's mansion. Chu Junlan smiled and asked, "What's wrong just now? Why did I see that you and Duke Mao were not very right as soon as I came out?

Xiao Xu kissed her forehead, hugged her in his arms, and said slowly: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the emperor invited us to the palace for New Year's Eve. We have to go back in advance to prepare, and my father-in-law is reluctant to leave it."

"Really?" Chu Junlan raised his eyebrows.

Xiao Xu smiled and said, "Of course it's true."

Seeing that he was serious, Chu Junlan could not think of any unpleasantness in the Duke of Mao's Mansion, so he stopped asking.

After returning to Prince Gong’s Mansion, he prepared to wear clothes to enter the palace.

Today's New Year's Eve family banquet, Emperor Jinghong only invited the Cai family and Prince Gong's family. This special treatment made people feel uneasy. Except for the concubines, the entire palace was busy doing big makeup.

Chu Junlan changed into a red bun, with long hair tied up with flying fairy bun, wearing golden silk phoenix feathers, and a white-haired lying rabbit embedded in ruby. She was wearing a light and warm white fox fur, dressed in noble and festive style.

Xiao Xu was still wearing the clothes he walked on a daily basis, but Chu Junlan had combed his hair personally.

Chu Junlan said: "Now that you have arrived in Huaijing, you naturally don't have to work as a clerk in the Crown Army. I still want you to be more relaxed. Who would have thought that the emperor always asks you to accompany you now, which is more time than with me?"

Xiao Xu laughed: "It sounds like he's jealous."

Chu Junlan snorted: "It's not jealous." She is not a person who likes to be clingy, but she always likes to update Xiao Xu together recently, and she feels relieved when she sees him.

It’s just that a man is busy with his career outside, so she can’t always let someone accompany her.

Zi Yan and Zi Yuan had already gone outside and ordered people to prepare a carriage. Princess Zhang, Princess Cai, the young master in the mansion, and Qianjinmen were all dressed up and ready to go out of the mansion to take a carriage.

Chu Junlan and Xiao Xu held hands and arrived at the door. They saw Princess Cai wearing a red waist-pinching cloak with a fire fox-like collar. Chu Junlan was wearing a similar dress with her inadvertently. Before Chu Junlan felt anything, Princess Cai suddenly became unhappy.

"How long does it take to be the princess to come out? We have been waiting for you for a long time."
Chapter completed!