Seeing that Jiang Changning had been unable to afford it, King Jin became curious and asked: "Princess, what cards do you have in your hand? Why can't you afford it?"

"I won't tell you." Jiang Changning clenched the cards in his hand.

The cards were so bad that Jiang Changning played two single cards and had no chance to play again, so he lost of course.

"Princess, please tell me a joke." King Jin smiled.

Jiang Changning first offered a cup of tea to the concubine, "Concubine, if what my daughter-in-law said is not funny, could you please give me a smile?"

"That's funny, my mother-in-law has a red envelope." The concubine said with a smile.

Jiang Changning thought for a while, then picked a joke he could tell and said: "Once upon a time, there was a stingy man who invited his friends to dinner. The servant asked him if he wanted to drink wine, but he was too embarrassed to speak directly and said: There is a mountain outside the door, and there is a waterside at the Youshi hour.

He said: One stroke and one stroke, night after night. The consciousness is that there are many people and there is no wine..."

Her cards were good and bad, and she lost and won. This simple gameplay made it a bit fun.

At midnight, the bell rang, signaling the arrival of the new year.

The maid brought the dumplings in, and Mrs. Qiao diligently brought the bowl and placed it in front of the concubine, "Concubine, this is with plain filling."

"Who is a vegetarian during the Chinese New Year?" the concubine said displeasedly.

Mr. Qiao was dumbfounded. Last year, the concubine said that meat fillings were greasy and she wanted vegetarian fillings. This year, she thought vegetarian fillings were not good. Why is this old lady so difficult to serve?

Just at this time, Fu Cui came in carrying a food box.

Jiang Changning didn't like vegetarian dumplings. Knowing that Qiao asked the dining room to prepare vegetarian dumplings, he asked Lady Cui to prepare meat dumplings and shrimp dumplings.

"Mother, get two of the same meat dumplings and shrimp dumplings, have a try." Jiang Changning scooped the dumplings from the big bowl into a small bowl and placed them in front of the concubine.

The dumplings are not big, small, and crystal clear. You can see the fillings inside. The meat filling is not bad, and the shrimps are faintly visible. They feel delicious just by looking at them.

The appearance was so good that the concubine had an appetite and took a bite. The meat was juicy and tasted great. "These dumplings are really exquisitely made. Which chef made them?"

"This was made by a cook brought in by my daughter-in-law. She is best at making home-cooked dishes." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

"Home-cooked food is rare." The concubine ate another shrimp dumpling, "I gave her a big red envelope as a reward."

"I'll thank my mother for the reward on her behalf." Jiang Changning bowed and said.

King Jin also didn't touch the vegetarian dumplings. He scooped out four meat dumplings and two shrimp dumplings from a small bowl and ate them.

The only ones who eat vegetarian dumplings are Qiao’s mother and daughter.

Princess Kangren ate her dumplings quietly, while Mrs. Qiao glared at Jiang Changning several times with resentful eyes.

Jiang Changning didn't care and ate the dumplings calmly.

Prince Jin's brows wrinkled and relaxed, relaxed and wrinkled again.

After eating the dumplings, I rinsed my mouth.

Chang Youzhong came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the table of heaven and earth has been set."

The maid brought cloaks and helped the masters put them on.

Walking to the courtyard, King Jin followed the rules and began the ceremony to receive the gods.

The burning pine and cypress branches made a creaking sound.

After celebrating the new year, a burst of fireworks was set off.

The concubine said: "Let's all go back to the courtyard and have a good rest. We have to go to the palace tomorrow morning."

"Concubine, your daughter-in-law and I will take you back to the courtyard." King Jin said with a smile.

"No need, aren't there enough servants? You should take your wife back to the courtyard quickly. She yawned several times secretly. I guess she has never stayed up all night like this before and she can't bear it anymore."

When the concubine is determined to be nice to others, she is quite considerate.

There is another reason why the concubine is like this.

It was what Mr. Qiao did today that made her disgusted. She deliberately promoted Jiang Changning and slapped Mr. Qiao in the face, which did not reflect how much she liked Jiang Changning, her little daughter-in-law.

Seeing that Jiang Changning was in dire straits, King Jin obeyed the concubine's words. After the concubine got on the sedan chair, he half-hugged Jiang Changning and got on the sedan chair, "Hold it carefully and don't disturb the princess."

Seeing the couple leaving so intimately, the jealousy in Qiao's eyes was so strong that it almost turned into reality.

"Mother, concubine." Princess Kangren looked at Mrs. Qiao who was exuding a violent aura and called timidly.

Qiao glanced at her and said, "What are you shouting for? Go back to the yard."

Mother and daughter each got on the sedan chair and went back to their respective courtyards.

I got up so early in the morning, didn't take a nap at noon, and stayed up late at night to celebrate the New Year.

Jiang Changning was so sleepy that she could even fall asleep while walking. Before she arrived at Ruyi Courtyard, she had already fallen asleep in Prince Jin's arms.

"Ningning." King Jin called softly.

Jiang Changning slept soundly, his face was pink and pink, his air was less cold and more charming.

King Jin couldn't bear to part with him, so he picked him up and carried him to the room, carefully placed him on the bed, ordered his maid to bring him warm water, wiped Jiang Changning's face with his own hands, and loosened his hair.

After serving the little princess, King Jin came out to wash up.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I have to go to the palace to pay my respects.

After sleeping for more than an hour, the couple was awakened.

Jiang Changning held her head with one hand and half-closed her eyes. Fortunately, it was just the two days of the Chinese New Year. If this happened every day, she would really collapse.

As Princess Jin, she not only wore the phoenix crown yesterday, but Jiang Changning wore another phoenix crown today.

This is done by pinching thin gold wire into a pattern and welding it to a gold sheet, forming a circle to make a crown. The pinched pattern is inlaid with gems, and the periphery of the base is embellished with fine small gold beads.

Although there are no dragons and phoenixes on this phoenix crown, the level of exquisiteness is comparable to the one yesterday, and the weight is also the same.

When I went out, there was snow in the sky.

"I promised to take you to walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms, but I never went. Ning Ning, are you angry?" King Jin asked.

Jiang Changning took the oil-paper umbrella with red plum blossoms on the white background from the maid. There was a mutton-fat white jade plaque engraved with safe entry and exit hanging from the umbrella.

"It won't be too late for the snow to fall this winter. There's nothing to be angry about." Jiang Changning had long forgotten what he once said about walking in the snow to look for plum blossoms.

King Jin smiled, "Well, we have a long way to go."

When they arrived at Yimen, Mrs. Qiao and Princess Kangren had arrived.

"Happy New Year Kangren." Jiang Changning said with a genuine smile.

"Happy New Year to my uncle, Happy New Year to my aunt. My niece wishes my uncle and aunt a happy New Year. I wish you happiness and peace every year." Princess Kangren bowed her knees and saluted.

"Good boy." Jiang Changning gave her a red envelope, "I also wish you peace and happiness."

"Thank you, aunt."

In just a few words, the concubine was here.

The family got on the carriage and went to the palace.

Snowflakes were falling from the sky, and the snow on the road became deeper.

"Spring begins on the eighth day of the lunar month, and it's snowing so heavily." Jiang Changning opened a corner of the curtain and looked outside.

"It snows in winter and snows in spring, and there are fewer mosquitoes in summer." King Jin said with a smile.

"Is there such a thing?" Jiang Changning heard this for the first time.

"Yes, this is a farmer's proverb." King Jin coaxed his little princess without any guilt.

After chatting for a while, they arrived at the palace gate, got off the carriage, and changed their steps to drive away.

When you arrive at Fushou Palace, please ask the doorkeeper to inform you inside.

The emperor and the queen took the eldest prince and sat beside the queen mother.
Chapter completed!