si-mexico Chapter 625 It felt like a winnowing basket was weighing down my neck.
Chapter 625 It felt like a winnowing basket was weighing down my neck.
Pink Dumpling is none other than the long-lost daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei and his wife.
The Prince of Zhenbei watched as his beloved daughter smiled at his wife, his heart pounding. He wanted to hug his daughter, but he was afraid of scaring her.
Finally, suppressing his excitement, he smiled and thanked the little girl, "Okay, thank you for reminding us, our little housekeeper. We'll remember and make sure to take our medicine tonight."
"Okay, don't forget!" Gu Xiaolu tilted her head, turned around, and skipped off to play with her older brothers and sisters.
As the Prince of Zhenbei watched his daughter's retreating figure, his eyes welled up with tears again.
Princess Zhenbei held her husband's hand, "Brother Pei, give the children some more time."
The Prince of Zhenbei nodded, "Alright, alright, no rush. Once the person is found, there's no need to rush."
Princess Zhenbei nodded. "Chang'er will teach the children very well."
The Prince of Zhenbei just nodded. The children are now well-behaved, do well in their studies, and are humble and polite in their dealings with others. His worries are unnecessary.
Thinking of something, the Princess of Zhenbei asked him again, "What did the people in the capital say to you about my faked death and departure from the capital?"
It makes me angry just thinking about it; it's like the person sitting on the dragon throne has a winnowing basket on their neck.
He feigned condolences on the surface, but then turned around and said that the vast Zhenbei Prince's Mansion could not be without a mistress to manage it.
It was also said that the Empress's niece was beautiful and intelligent, and a master of household management.
She acted like a madam, as if she wanted to wave her hand and bring the army to the city gates, take the man to the ancestral temple, and ask the ancestors whether remarrying after a recent death was in accordance with ancestral rites.
Fortunately, the entire plan had been discussed with him. Otherwise, if he had really wanted to storm the capital and go to the Taiji Hall to ask if this was how the person took care of the families of meritorious officials, even to the point of losing their lives.
However, he dared not say these things to his wife, fearing that it would be a bad thing if he got angry.
He shook his head and said, "That guy is just like that, what good things could he possibly say? We gave up on him a long time ago. All these years, we've only put up with him because of the little bit of favor the late emperor showed us."
"But this kind of affection is the most fragile and will eventually run out. When that happens, no matter what we do, we will have no regrets."
Princess Zhenbei nodded. At least during the previous emperor's reign, the Pei and Huo families were treated equally well.
They remembered the late emperor's kindness, and their tolerance towards that person was their way of repaying that kindness.
Seeing that his wife was not interested, the Prince of Zhenbei smiled at her again and continued mixing the horse feed.
This whole ordeal took another half an hour.
When Lin Chang'er and her group returned home, someone came to ask when they would go to the beach to watch the fireworks.
Yes, fireworks are now considered a local specialty. Originally, Lin Chang'er thought that the situation in the north was not good, so she would not hold a fireworks show.
But her father said that if they didn't take a break during the Lunar New Year, there would be no festive atmosphere.
So they had already prepared the fireworks needed for New Year's Eve before they even headed north.
Lin Chang'er had also notified the village well in advance and invited several wealthy families from the county town.
The uncles, aunts, and grandparents in the village also invited relatives from the neighborhood, so this year, many married women brought their families back home to celebrate the New Year.
After all these years, their Linshui Village has finally made something of itself.
Lin Chang'er had also prepared guest rooms early on. Although those wealthy families all had carriages and horses, the rainy weather still affected the road conditions.
Unfortunately, it started to drizzle, but it didn't matter, as the rain wasn't heavy.
But the fireworks show was definitely scheduled for the transition between the hours of Zi and Chou. Lin Chang'er had estimated two quarters of an hour, but it was only just past Xu hour, and some uncles and aunts were already getting impatient.
Lin Chang'er was both amused and exasperated. "It's still early, Auntie. You should go home and spend some quality time with your son, daughter, grandson, and granddaughter. We'll have a gong to signal when it's time to head to the beach."