I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

Zhao Xi thought Changsheng was not there, and she didn't know that Shen's grandparents were there. She believed that Shen Rong had no blood relationship with the Gong family and was unfamiliar with them. Although the two children were Shen Rong's multi-blood relatives, they were only a few years old and had no one to rely on. Shen Rong had no support from her natal family, so it was not wrong to say that she was alone.

Shen Rong waved her hands hurriedly, "Young Master has already paid for the consultation, so he doesn't owe me anything. Besides, I live in Beijing with my family, so you don't have to worry about me."

Zhao Xi frowned, staring at Shen Rong's face with a dark gaze, "It's just a few ounces of silver. In Madam's eyes, is my life only worth that little bit of silver?"

Shen Rong knew that this person must be someone important since he could appear at the banquet.

The one thousand taels of silver as a thank-you was an astronomical sum for her when she was in Taohua Village, but in the eyes of these nobles in the capital, it was really not worth mentioning.

For this reason, she naturally couldn't say that someone's life was only worth one thousand and two taels of silver.

It's just... Shen Rong didn't quite understand. The matter had already been settled in cash, and now that person was bringing up the past again, Shen Rong felt ashamed to accept his favor.

"Life is precious, and it certainly cannot be measured by money..." Shen Rong felt that the other person's eyes made her feel a little uncomfortable, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Zhao Xi looked at the other person's head and sighed silently.

He thought for a moment and took out a jade pendant from his sleeve. "If anything happens, take this jade pendant to Zhao's Antique Shop on Qingping Street for help."

After saying this, without waiting for Shen Rong's reaction, he stuffed the Qilin jade pendant into Shen Rong's hand without any question.

Shen Rong was startled. She felt the jade pendant was very hot. "Sir, this is against the rules."

She was a married woman and accepted a jade pendant from a man other than her husband. If this were to get out, who knows what kind of rumors would spread!

Shen Rong raised her head and was about to return the word, but she saw the other party turn around and leave without giving her any chance at all.

Shen Rong was about to chase after him with the jade pendant in her hand, but suddenly a Pingping voice came from behind her.

"Mom, where are you?" Pingping came out and didn't see her mother. She became anxious and started shouting.

Shen Rong then realized that she had walked to a corner while strolling. She was afraid that the child would wait anxiously and come looking for her, so she did not even bother to return the jade pendant and hurried back.

After Zhao Xi walked a distance, he noticed movement behind him. He paused, but finally couldn't help but stop and look back.

When he turned around, he saw Shen Rong leading a little boy into the main hall in front.

Zhao Xi stood there, and the guards hiding in the dark came out and reminded the emperor that it was getting late.

Zhao Xi had no choice but to return to the Qianqing Palace where he had hosted a banquet for all the ministers.

Shen Rong and Pingping returned to the banquet and sat for a while. The banquet finally came to an end.

The most honorable Empress Dowager was the first to leave at the banquet, followed by the Empress and concubines of higher ranks in the harem.

In short, there were no shortsighted people looking for trouble during the whole banquet, and there were no talented women who showed up to perform their talents for fame. All the singing and dancing at the banquet were performed by dancers and singers.

After the most distinguished women of Dayong left, the banquet was considered to be completely over. It was said that there would be fireworks in the palace at night, but it would not be the turn of the ministers' families to stay and watch. Those who were qualified to watch the fireworks were either royal relatives who had won the emperor's favor or concubines in the palace. After the banquet, the ministers left the palace with their families and went home.

Seeing that everyone was starting to leave the hall, Shen Rong followed the crowd and took Ping Ping with her. When they were leaving the hall, with a eunuch leading the way for her, Shen Rong turned around and gave a purse filled with silver to the palace maid who had been guarding her.

The maid felt the contents of the purse, and the fatigue on her face disappeared. She smiled at Shen Rong and solemnly accepted the purse. "Madam, just follow this eunuch out of the palace. Madam and young master, take care."

The young eunuch who came to the side to assist looked at the scene in front of him with a look of being used to it.

No matter what you do in the palace, you will be rewarded, even if it is just leading the way.

Shen Rong followed the young eunuch out of the palace.

This young eunuch was a little different from the eunuch who had come to pick up Shen Rong into the palace. He was very talkative, and was extremely enthusiastic, attentive, and thoughtful. He reminded Shen Rong several times to be careful of the road she was walking on.

Shen Rong, who had seldom been to the palace, thought that the eunuch was so warm and thoughtful because he saw her thanking the palace maid just now, which made her feel a little sad.

This little eunuch was called Xiao Lizi. He looked to be about seven or eight years old. He was very smart but very thin.

If it were in their countryside, a child this age would be carefree and have fun in the village, but unfortunately...

Before leaving the palace, Shen Rong gave Xiao Lizi a green purse. These were all prepared before entering the palace, including some silver notes of twenty taels and fifty taels for rewarding the palace servants.

Shen Rong gave fifty taels.

Although it was a lot, Shen Rong thought that it was only once a year and she tried not to offend anyone.

By the time they got on the carriage and left the palace, it was already night. Pingping was very tired from the day's work, and he fell asleep after sitting in the carriage for a short while.

When Shen Rong returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was already the beginning of the hour of Hai.

The lady was still ill, and had already fallen asleep with the help of Nanny Hua.

The servants in the mansion were still waiting for their master Shen Rong to give everyone red envelopes. Therefore, although there was only one master, Chen, in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion at this time, the lights were brightly on.

After the mother and son returned to the mansion, it became more and more lively.

Shen Rong was wearing a heavy imperial robe today. She was very tired from kneeling and kowtowing. After returning to the yard, she left Pingping to Qiuxia's care. With the help of Chunxing, Shen Rong changed into light clothes and gathered the servants in the mansion together to give out New Year's red envelopes.

When the servants heard that they were finally paid, they were immediately cheered up.

They have been waiting in the mansion for so long just for this moment!

"Another year has come, and now I will give everyone red envelopes. Don't worry, everyone will get one."

As soon as Shen Rong finished speaking, cheers and discussions were heard from the crowd.

"I wonder how much reward money I can get this year?" The person who asked this in a low voice was an old woman who was also an elder in the mansion.

“I don’t know if it’s more or less than last year?”

"It's hard to say. We know the situation in our mansion..."

In the past, the mansion only gave them three or five copper coins as a reward during the New Year. Of course, it was not because the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion was stingy and unwilling to give more, but because they really had no money.

It wasn’t until last year’s New Year that the red envelopes looked better. This year, the economy in the mansion is better than last year, but the mansion’s male owner…

Therefore, everyone is inevitably a little nervous.

After distributing the New Year's bonus, most of the servants packed up and returned to the courtyards of their respective homes in the back streets, leaving only a few servants in the mansion to guard the night.

The mansion fell silent for a moment.