At the hour of You, the eldest princess and Prince Ning returned from the palace.

Seeing the table full of dishes, Xie Zhixuan chuckled and said to Gu Jingyu, "You've worked hard today."

Gu Jingyu said, "Mother, I just talked a lot, it's not hard. Besides, my sister-in-law helped me a lot today."

Xie Zhixuan chuckled and said to Yun Xiangye, "This is your first time going home for the New Year. If there's anything inconvenient, just let me know."

Yun Xiangye chuckled and said, "Mother, I'm not inconvenienced at all."

Gu Yan carried Nuonuo into the Helan Hall and said to the people in the hall, "Grandma, Dad, Mom."

Madam Gu looked at Gu Yan and Nuonuo in his arms and chuckled softly, "It's been three years since we had a family reunion. This year we finally had one."

Gu Yan said, "I am an unfilial grandson. The first year, Xiangye was pregnant with Nuonuo, and the second year, Nuonuo was too young to return to Chang'an to spend the New Year with my grandmother."

Xie Zhixuan took out a red envelope from the side and handed it to Xiao Nuonuo, saying, "This is the New Year's money that grandma gave you."

Xiao Nuonuo took it with both hands and said softly, "Thank you, grandma."

Xie Zhixuan took out three more red envelopes and gave them to Yun Xiangye: "This is your New Year's gift money, and the other two are to make up for what you lost in the past two years."

When Yun Xiangye received the three red envelopes for the New Year from Xie Zhixuan, there were tears in her eyes. She had not received any red envelopes for the New Year for eight years since her parents passed away.

Yun Xiangye choked up and said, "Thank you, mother."

Xie Zhixuan chuckled and said, "You're welcome. Let's eat."

It has been a long time since Yun Xiangye and his family had a lively New Year's Eve dinner together.

This is the most lively New Year I have had since my parents passed away.

After eating and drinking, little Jingru pulled her parents to go set off firecrackers and fireworks for fun.

Gu Yan also carried Nuonuo out to watch the fireworks outside. Yun Xiangye was afraid that Nuonuo would be scared, so she reached out and covered Nuonuo's ears from behind.

Xiao Jingru took a stick of incense and lit the fireworks in front of her. After a while, the sky was full of fireworks, which was extremely beautiful.

Fireworks are also set off during the New Year in Jiangnan, but last year Nuonuo was young and I didn’t take her out with me. This was the first time Nuonuo saw the dazzling fireworks.

Nuonuo saw the fireworks and exclaimed, "Beautiful."

Xiao Jingru was playing with the small fireworks sticks in her hand again. She handed a lit fireworks stick to Nuonuo and said, "Nuonuo, play with us."

Yun Xiangye took the firework stick from Xiao Jingru and gave it to Nuonuo. Nuonuo giggled while holding the firework stick.

Gu Yan saw that Nuonuo was not afraid of the firework stick in his hand, so he took Nuonuo to play with firecrackers.

Yun Xiangye hadn't played with firecrackers for a long time. Playing with Nuonuo and Gu Yan, she felt like she was back in the carefree days when her parents were still alive.

Yun Xiangye smiled very happily.

Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye under the dazzling fireworks and whispered in her ear, "You look so beautiful when you smile. I've rarely seen you smile since coming to Chang'an."

Yun Xiangye paused for a moment, then smiled. "I'm having a great time here. I wonder if Shuangbai is doing well in Yongxing City? And Sister He... I wonder how her injury is doing. Did she have a good New Year's celebration in the palace?"

Gu Yan chuckled and said, "Your Highness told me yesterday that on Aunt Ye's birthday on the third day of the first lunar month, His Highness will take Aunt Ye out of the palace. You and Aunt Ye can meet outside the palace then."

Yun Xiangye was delighted: "Really?"

Gu Yan smiled softly and said, "How can I lie to you about this? And you don't have to go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, the first day of the new year. You can also see Aunt Ye."