"Really, you are so thoughtful." Xinghua looked at Xin Nian with great interest: "Auntie, how about we go over and join in the fun? Even if we buy seven or eight girls, grandma will have nothing to say about the situation in our yard.

Now here it is."

Xin Nian didn't know what she was thinking. Xinghua called twice before she came back to her senses. She raised her eyebrows and said softly: "It's time to go to grandma's place, but we don't need to join in the fun. Maybe, I will go

Maybe it’s a disappointment.”

"ah?"

Xinghua and Jinzhen were stunned, but Xin Nian didn't say much. He turned around and took off the cloak from the hanger, shook it out and put it on herself. Xinghua hurried over to help her tie the belt, while wondering: "Where are you going, aunt?"

"Go to the study, ask for permission from the prince, and see if they have finished their exams. You don't need to follow me. I can just go there by myself. I haven't given birth to anyone who can feed me in this house."

"Hi! Auntie is joking again."

Xinghua stamped her feet, but when she saw Xin Nian's rare smile, she felt relieved: the princess had been gone for so many days, and her aunt's former energy was finally back.

When he came to the study room, he had already finished his homework. Xin Nian saw Gu Changting looking unhappy and couldn't help but be surprised and said: "What? Didn't Liu Zai learn well? Then you don't have to be impatient, the child is still young..."

"No, Liu Zi is very good, even better than when I was a child." Gu Changting handed a letter on the table to Xin Nian: "A letter from my eldest sister. My brother-in-law also passed away due to illness a few days ago."

"Ah?"

Is it a day? Why are these one after another... If it doesn’t work, Your Majesty, let’s invite the eminent monk to come over and perform a ritual ceremony.”

Gu Changting smiled bitterly: "Are you confused? Although that is my brother-in-law, they are from the Anguo Duke's mansion. What does it have to do with our family? Besides, I have never believed in these monks and Taoists. When did my ancestors and mother have this

Let’s talk about your thoughts later.”

Xin Nian sat down opposite Gu Changting. When Liu Zai came over, she hugged her son and took out a silk to wipe his face. She said, "It's too hot in this room. Since there is an earth dragon, we can put that

Remove the pots of charcoal fire, otherwise even though it is warm now, if you go out and let the wind blow, you may catch a cold."

Gu Changting quickly said: "You are right." He asked people to remove several pots of burning charcoal fire.

Then I heard Xin Nian sigh: "The eldest sister is also a hard-working person. I just hope that after experiencing this blow, she will not be too depressed. Yes, have you sent someone over?"

"It's been sent away." Gu Changting rubbed his temples: "I haven't told my mother the news I just got, so I don't know how sad she will be."

Xin Nian remained silent and thought to himself: Could this be retribution? It's just too undeserved. One person should take responsibility for what he did. It was the concubine who killed the princess, so she shouldn't have to repay her son-in-law and daughter.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Gu Changting ask: "Nian Nian, you came here just to see how Liu Zai's homework is going?"

"No." Xin Nian shook his head: "I have been busy with my sister's funeral these days. Now that everything is over, I see that the manpower in our courtyard is really not enough, so I came here to discuss an idea with you."

Gu Changting said with a smile: "Come on, come on, don't act like you're being offended now. If you don't have enough people, just add more. If you don't have it in the house, you'll buy it from outside. Why do you still need to discuss this with me? Could it be that Jiaru is making things difficult for you?"

"

"How come? Don't accuse grandma wrongly." Xin Nian said with a smile: "I was thinking that once my sister goes, her courtyard will be empty, and there won't be too many people there, so I might as well send a few over here.

When it comes to serving in the hospital, I like them to follow their elder sister and work steadily. In a year or two, Liu Zai and Yaya should have two more stable people around them. Why not let them help me take care of the little girls? How can I add them then?

It’s enough to reduce it.”

"This is even better. They will probably be willing to follow you."

Gu Changting nodded and praised his kindness. Xin Nian said with a smile: "Just agree. I'm afraid that if I leave them rashly, people will say that I am frivolous. How can an aunt be worthy of being served by the princess?"

"How can there be such a saying? Let me tell you, if Feng Rongquan knows someone, she will be happy. She has always been kind and gentle. If she knows that her girls have

If you take care of her, she will be happy."

"Yes." Xin Nian nodded: "I will never let my sister down."

After coming out of the study, Xin Nian looked around and then went to Princess Qin's yard.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, dark clouds covered the sky, and the yard was covered with old trees and dead vines, making it look even more deserted and desolate.

An old woman was sitting on the stone pier, her eyes were a little dull, her gray hair and shabby cotton jacket were rustling in the wind. When she saw Xin Nian, she didn't know how to salute and didn't even get up.

"What's wrong with Mother Hu?" Xin Nian frowned, feeling something was wrong: "Also, where are the people in the yard? Where have they gone?"

After calling twice, Mother Hu came back to her senses. When she saw her, she quickly stood up. When Xin Nian asked where everyone had gone, she replied blankly: "Everyone has packed their things. Grandma sent someone over and said

Once the princess dies, we will no longer be members of the palace. We will be sold out and asked to pack our things, and Ren Yazi will come to pick them up tomorrow morning."

Xin Nian sneered and said, "I guessed it right. Grandma is a grandma after all. She won't give up until she gets things done."

After saying that, he asked: "Will everyone in this courtyard be sold?"

"No. Sister-in-law Chen, Sister Lin, and two girls, Shuangyun Shuangxi, have all been assigned to work elsewhere."

"Just a few of them? Everyone else will be sold? No one else will be left behind?"

Xin Nian knew that the few who were left behind were the spies placed here by Concubine Liao and Mrs. Liao, but based on his judgment, one or even two people should be left behind.

"Oh, Aunt Fang and Ling'er in the small kitchen were called by the concubine the day before yesterday. They said that the snacks they made are good and they will be kept in the concubine's courtyard from now on. They are lucky. With their craftsmanship, they can serve well.

Errand."

"This is it."

Xin Nian's eyes turned red, and a feeling of sadness and anger surged into her heart. She clenched her fists tightly for a long time, then breathed slowly and loosened her fingers one by one, nodded and repeated in a deep voice: "This is it."

"Auntie."

Mother Hu looked at Xin Nian blankly, then saw her waving her hand and saying: "It's nothing. It's cold outside. You can go and sit in the concierge. Don't worry, I have everything under control and I won't let you be sold out."

"Auntie."
Chapter completed!