Reborn to be replaced, remarried to the royal palace to raise children and train husband

If Zheng Dinglian failed to fulfill his promise, she would be able to protect her heart from harm in time.

Seeing her so calm, Fu Yu was anxious but couldn't find the right words to comfort her.

Princess Duan did not notice the subtle movements of Gu Qinlan and her servant. She was immersed in laughter and joy, directing the maids to set up the tables and chairs, intending to take Liang, Gu Qinlan and Zheng Huiyi to enjoy the fun of playing mahjong together.

Time passed as they played cards. Half an hour had passed, but Princess Duan and Zheng Huiyi had not won a single game, which made Princess Duan angry. Finally, she angrily threw the cards on the table.

"Forget it, forget it. I don't want to play anymore. You two uncle and nephew are really bullied. Huiyi and I are completely suppressed by you. We are all human beings. How come you are so smart?"

In fact, Princess Duan was not really angry. She was more depressed because of her consecutive losses.

Zheng Huiyi rolled her eyes and suggested, "Mother, since we can't win, why don't we ask my brother to come over? He has a very smart mind."

Princess Duan's eyes gleamed with light: "Yes, why didn't I think of that. Ding Lian, come here quickly and take Huiyi's place. If we work together, I don't believe we can't beat these uncle and nephew!"

Zheng Huiyi quickly gave up her seat.

Princess Duan originally thought that with the addition of her extremely smart son, she would be able to achieve a major reversal and catch Liang and Gu Qinlan off guard. However, she ended up losing even more miserably!

When Zheng Huiyi was on the field, Princess Duan still had a chance to play a few cards. But as soon as Zheng Dinglian took over, she lost even the chance to play a card!

When she had to take out the silver again, Princess Duan asked doubtfully, "Why do I feel like you are intentionally helping your wife?"

Zheng Dinglian was calm and composed, and his tone revealed his surprise: "I didn't expect my mother to have some realization. This is really unexpected."

A burst of cheerful laughter suddenly echoed in the air. Everyone had already seen through Zheng Dinglian's strategy. Not only did he show leniency to Gu Qinlan, he also cleverly suppressed Princess Duan, preventing her from using her card skills.

Princess Duan finally understood the mystery. She widened her eyes in anger and scolded, "Well, you are so filial! What benefit do you get from framing me? Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Zheng Dinglian responded seriously: "Since the money has entered my wife's pocket, it is still mine. But if my mother's money does not pass through my hands, it no longer belongs to me."

The laughter around surged like a tide, but Princess Duan was heartbroken and complained that she had raised a useless son who forgot his mother's kindness after he got married.

Amidst laughter and joy, time passed quietly until night fell and midnight arrived.

The children in the family could no longer resist the sleepiness and fell asleep in the warm attic. But before going to bed, they reminded their nanny to wake them up at midnight so that they could ask the elders for lucky money.

When the clock struck midnight, the children were awakened as usual. They usually could not wake up even under thunder, but today was an exception. As soon as the maids called them, they opened their eyes, and after a moment of confusion, they ran to kowtow to their elders in high spirits, looking forward to the arrival of lucky money.

After the younger generations had asked for their New Year's money, Zheng Huiyi took Gu Qinlan and the cousins ​​from the Jiang family to kowtow before Princess Duan.

Princess Duan had already prepared lucky money, and she distributed a portion to each child who kowtowed. After the kowtows were over, everyone turned to Liang and once again received the joy of lucky money.

Amid the auspicious words, everyone said goodbye to each other and returned to their homes.

Gu Qinlan felt exhausted. The snowflakes falling from the sky made the ground look unusually funny. She had to force herself to stay awake.

At this moment, Zheng Dinglian walked up to her, half squatted down, and said affectionately: "Come, let me carry you back." His actions were full of love and care, adding a touch of warmth to this cold night.

After a brief hesitation, Gu Qinlan obediently lay on his back.

After all, they had already crossed the line of physical intimacy, and everyone in the mansion was used to it. To her, those red tapes were nothing more than constraints that made her lose interest.

In order to get rid of the disturbance of the maid, Gu Qinlan stretched out her hand to Fu Yu, and Fu Yu immediately handed her the oil-paper umbrella.

Gu Qinlan held up an umbrella and Zheng Dinglian carried her on his back, and the two slowly walked towards their residence.

In the distance, Princess Duan looked at them, shook her head helplessly, and felt secretly regretful in her heart. If her son had not been injured, perhaps in the autumn, the family would be able to welcome the laughter and joy of new life.

New Year's Day.

After having breakfast, Gu Qinlan began to dress up carefully.

Today, she will accompany Zheng Dinglian into the palace to attend the grand palace banquet.

The emperor's annual custom is to invite officials of the third rank and above and their families. Zheng Dinglian is now a third rank official, so naturally he is among them.

Fu Yu and the other maids seemed extremely nervous. This was their first time setting foot in the imperial palace. Although a maid from the palace had come to teach them court etiquette a few days ago, they were still worried that they would make mistakes and bring inconvenience to their master.

However, Gu Qinlan acted calm and composed, as if everything was under control. She comforted them and said, "Don't be too nervous. Just follow me closely. There will be a lot of people at the palace banquet. As long as you don't make any big mistakes, no one will notice you."

Fu Yu asked curiously, "Madam, how can you be so calm?"

Gu Qinlan smiled and replied, "Of course I was a little nervous, but on second thought, there's actually not much to be nervous about. The rank of a prince is not the highest, and I don't think my seat at the palace banquet will be too close to the front. Those prominent figures may not notice me, so I'm not that nervous."

In fact, she didn't feel nervous at all. After all, in her previous life, she had stepped into the palace and attended palace banquets more than once, and she was familiar with all the procedures.

After hearing what she said, the maids felt that it made sense and the tension in their hearts gradually dissipated.

After everything was ready, Gu Qinlan went to the front hall.

The other members of the Zheng family had been waiting there for a long time.

They will also attend this grand palace banquet together.

This marked the first time in nearly thirty years that the Zheng family had made a presence at a palace banquet.

The three of them were clearly nervous. Zheng Huiyi even looked a little pale. She was so worried that she wanted to back out. "Sister-in-law, I'd better not go. I'm worried that I'll bring shame to the family."

Her retreat was contagious, and Princess Duan also felt like retreating: "I don't really want to go..."

However, Zheng Huaiyu had an unwavering demeanor, and his eyes swept over them firmly: "Grandmother, aunt, if you don't go, it will be a real shame! Our Zheng family has not been involved in a palace banquet for decades. This opportunity can be said to be exchanged for the lives of grandfather and father. If you don't attend, wouldn't it make their sacrifice worthless."