The whole city knows we are locked

For people at that time, the Spring Festival is an extremely important festival.

The noble lords in the palace miss Yan Chuyin no matter how much they miss, but they still have to let him stay in the Pingguo Palace for the Spring Festival.Because I want to worship my ancestors!This is a big deal!The population of Pingguo Duke's Mansion has never been considered prosperous, and it can't be compared with Fatty Cao's family.When it came time to worship the ancestors, Yan Chuyin pulled Yan Chuxiang along, and there were only two of them in his life.Fortunately, there are remote support houses to help support the scene. At first glance, it is still a bit lively.

After the second day of the first lunar month, Yan Chuyin was able to enter the palace.

According to the folk saying, married women return to their natal homes on the second day of the first lunar month.Yan Chuyin saw the eldest princess whom she hadn't seen for a long time in the queen's palace.The eldest princess was pregnant and a little older, Yan Chuyin looked at the eldest princess' round belly in awe.The eldest princess was overjoyed, so she called him to her and said, "What's going on with you and Shen Jieyuan?"

"What's going on?" Yan Chuyin asked.He and Shen Yu are on good terms!

"It's just the effort to conceive a child, it seems that many stories have been missed." The eldest princess said.She is a descendant of the empress, and the prince is her brother and the emperor's first daughter. She was completely spoiled, so her personality is not restrained.She has always liked to be lively, and used to go horse racing outside the city with her son-in-law.It was during this period that she became heavier—for a woman, pregnancy is a hard thing—that she reduced the frequency of going out.

With this reduction, I found that I missed a lot of fun.

Yan Chuyin chuckled: "Shen Yu and I... can only be said to be destined by God."

The eldest princess: "..."

Yan Chuyin took out a collection of essays from her sleeve, the one edited by Yan Chuxiang and Cao Zheng, tentatively named "Chu Xu Ji".The book in Yan Chuyin's hand is considered the final draft, and it will be printed in the near future.

"What is this?" the eldest princess asked curiously.

Yan Chuyin said: "Good stuff! To put it simply, it is the reading experience of a group of people. What books they read, what ideas they have, and what progress they have made during this period of time...all are written down and compiled into a collection of essays."

Seeing that the eldest princess had opened the front page, Yan Chuyin said triumphantly, "This preface was written by Shen Yu."

The second princess has been in poor health since she was a child, and her temperament has been quieter. It was only then that she interjected: "Big sister, do you think Yin Nu is biased? I also know this anthology. The inscription on the cover was written by the third brother. I didn't mention a word, just showed off the preface written by Shen Jieyuan..." There was a smile in his tone, which was clearly a joke.

Everyone immediately remembered the rumors about Xie Yuan and Lord Hou who were rumored in the capital, and laughed.

Yan Chuyin: "..."

Pregnant people are short-spirited. The eldest princess read a few pages carefully, her eyes were a little bit stingy, and she said: "Give me a copy later, and I will ask my son-in-law to read it to me." OK.

This is said casually, but it can also be heard that the relationship between the eldest princess and Qian Consort is very good.

Yan Chuyin thought, it's good to have a good relationship!Regarding the fact that the Qian family hid the third son decades ago, I don't know how the emperor's uncle has investigated... Sooner or later, the Qian family will have to pay the price.

The second princess came over and read a few pages. When she saw one of the essays, she liked it very much. She asked a little shyly, "This collection... can anyone contribute?" Then can I?She has been weak since she was a child, and most of the time she can only pass the time by reading books.However, although she has read a lot of books, she does not do serious homework well.

"Anyone can!" Yan Chuyin vaguely saw the second princess's heartbeat, and urged, "However, this anthology of ours has a rule that is not a rule. We suggest that everyone use a pseudonym when submitting articles, and it is best to ask others to read them." The kind where you don’t know your identity or gender. Everyone only judges the level by the article, isn’t it great?”

When the second princess heard this, her heart moved immediately.Use an alias!When she submitted the manuscript secretly, because she used a pseudonym and no one traced the origin of the author, who knew that the manuscript was written by her, even if she was screened out, she would not be ashamed.And if you are lucky enough to be selected, it would be nice to have a secret beauty with your son-in-law at that time!

The eldest princess also felt moved when she heard it.When the thing in her stomach lands later, she will also contribute!With her status, no matter what she does, everyone will give her privileges by default.It's rare to have such a place that doesn't talk about privileges!

Yan Chuyin had a good chat with the married princess cousins, and the prince's cousins ​​didn't follow. The fourth prince came in wrapped in a thick cloak and shouted: "Didn't Yinnu love playing ice at Yuqingchi the most in the past? I waited for you there for a long time..." The pools in the palace are not particularly big, and the Yuqing Pool can barely slip.

Yan Chuyin was dragged away by the fourth prince to Xibing.

As a result, they met the sixth prince on the way.

This was the first time that Yan Chuyin saw the sixth prince since the snake-attracting incident at the Summer Resort.At first glance, he didn't dare to recognize it.Because the sixth prince has lost a lot of weight!The sixth prince's eyes were not big at first, but now it seems that he was too fat before, and the flesh on his face squeezed his eyes; after he lost weight, his eyes appeared bigger.

The sixth prince stared at Yan Chuyin silently.

Yan Chuyin was secretly alert.

The sixth prince suddenly bowed and said, "I'm sorry!"

Yan Chuyin: "!!!"

This completely subverted the two of them's usual way of getting along!It can be heard that the Sixth Prince's apology is sincere.Yan Chuyin panicked and said in a hurry, "It's okay, it's okay!"

The sixth prince felt relieved.He had imagined many scenes when he apologized to Yan Chuyin, imagined Yan Chuyin's high-spirited appearance, and also imagined his unreasonable appearance... But he never thought that Yan Chuyin looked more flustered than him.It seemed that what Momo Hun said was right, in fact, Yan Chuyin didn't have any bad intentions towards him.

But the sixth prince really couldn't say anything softer. He pursed his lips, said sorry again, then suddenly turned around and ran away, leaving Yan Chuyin where he was.Yan Chuyin looked at the fourth prince in a daze: "He is... what does he mean... Let me guess, Xiao Liu is not shy, right?"

The fourth prince was amused by the two younger brothers' way of getting along with each other more and more.

The fourth prince thought to himself, since Xiao Liu has figured it out and Yin Nu doesn’t hold grudges when he sees it, then he, as the older brother, just helps the two younger brothers to round up the situation, so that the younger brothers can make things better in the future. Love each other.The fourth prince said: "It should be... Hey, I just found out that Xiao Liu looks a bit like you after losing weight."

"Where does it look like?" Yan Chuyin asked.

"The eyes are similar!" The fourth prince said with a confident face.

Yan Chuyin believed it immediately, and said with a smile: "This is normal! My eyes are like Uncle Huang. Isn't there a folk saying about my nephew Uncle Xiao? It can be seen that there is a reason for this. Xiao Liu's eyes must have followed Uncle Huang's. "As the emperor's own son, the sixth prince must have inherited many of the emperor's small characteristics more easily than Yan Chuyin.

Yan Chuyin said objectively: "Xiao Liu will look better if she loses weight!"

In the family dinner in the evening, the emperor was very happy. First, he listened to the auspicious words spoken by the juniors one by one. After the juniors finished speaking, he praised them one by one.Looking back on the past year, the prince did a good job, the prince did a particularly good job!The emperor's main point of praise was the crown prince, even the pair of children born to the crown princess and the crown princess, and then began to praise in turn, exaggerating the princess for doing well, boasting that the second prince is doing well, and complimenting the second princess for taking good care of her body It's fine even if you're sick, and I'll praise the third prince for doing well... Of course, Yan Chuyin is the one doing the best!

Apart from the prince, Yan Chuyin was actually the one who received the most praise.

It's really not that the emperor favors him. After counting Yan Chuyin's achievements this year, he can overwhelm many courtiers!Even the seemingly most useless proposal to provide meals during scientific examinations won the court the sincere praise of scholars.Now Qingliu and Wuxun have entered a very rare "sweet period", allowing the emperor to deal with the aristocratic family with peace of mind, thanks to Yan Chuyin's contribution!Not to mention anything else...

Years ago, the arrest of rats in the gutter went so smoothly, the emperor's mood was not to mention how good it was.

Although he is the emperor, he is the master of the world.But he is also human.People will have joy, anger, sorrow and joy.This is another family banquet, the emperor doesn't need to be tense all the time.Therefore, he remembered Yan Chuyin's various contributions in his heart, and naturally he kept praising him in his mouth.The compliment made Yan Chuyin feel embarrassed, he felt that he just did what he should do.

According to the age, the emperor praised the sixth princess and the sixth prince after him.

Looking at the sixth prince who was much calmer than half a year ago, the emperor sincerely praised "you are sensible".The sixth prince was very happy, his face was already filled with joy, and he suppressed it forcibly, so as to maintain a calm look.

The palace was brightly lit, and the family banquet was held until late at night.

Yan Chuyin naturally stayed in the palace.The Empress Dowager wished to keep him until the Lantern Festival.And the princes and princesses already have residences in the palace, so naturally they go back to each palace.The sixth prince drank a little rice wine during the family banquet, and when he returned to the palace, he deliberately took a detour to escape the alcohol. When he came back, he was a bit late, and when he entered the door, he saw the sixth princess waiting for him.

The sixth princess said angrily: "Father has rewarded you, don't you feel very happy?"

The sixth prince was stunned for a moment.

"You are stupid! Do you think your father is sincere in praising you for being sensible?" The sixth princess endured her anger all night, and now she has reached her limit. "If you hadn't apologized to Yan Chuyin during the day, see if father would I will praise you!"

The sixth prince: "..."

It has to be said that what the sixth princess said really hit a certain secret point in the sixth prince's heart.The Sixth Princess didn't think it when she didn't mention it, but now that she heard her say it, the Sixth Prince also had that kind of thought——

Is it because I apologized to Yan Chuyin that Father would praise me?

Is this what the royal father values?

Father has always favored Yan Chuyin...

In the Palace of the Empress Dowager West.

Nanny Hun waited for the Empress Dowager to go to bed.The Queen Mother is the emperor's biological mother, but as a biological mother, the relationship between her and the emperor has never been close.Especially after the emperor ascended the throne, he was almost completely won over by the Eastern Queen Mother.The Empress Dowager Xi has always had a knot in her heart, so that whatever the emperor did, her first reaction was that the emperor wanted to fight against herself.For example, the emperor punished the sixth prince before, and the punishment was a bit heavy. The Empress Dowager gradually thought: Is it because I dote on Xiao Liu too much and the emperor doesn't like it, so I punished Xiao Liu like this?

This is not aimed at Xiaoliu, it is clearly aimed at me!

Today the Emperor praised the Sixth Prince, and the Empress Dowager Xi was also very happy. She held Nanny Hun's hand and said: "Thanks to you for enlightening Xiao Liu these days...you have done a good job. I have thought about it and planned to send you to Xiao Liu officially Six over there."

Momo Hun said softly: "The Sixth Prince was born with intelligence, and the slaves didn't do anything."

The Empress Dowager Xi liked the sense of propriety of Nanny Hun, and she became more determined in her mind.