With tears in her eyes, Si Jinyun kowtowed three times to Si Junshan, then turned and left the private room.
She didn't even go back to the Si Mansion to get some personal belongings, but went straight to the small house with two courtyards on Rongxing Street.
As she expected, Zhou Lin and Zhang died in their own yard.
It is said that the fire broke out while making lunch and no one survived.
Si Jinyun knew that they were burned to death.
She sat in front of a simple dressing mirror, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and asked:
“They clearly knew my plan, yet they played along with me for such a long time.
Tell me, am I ridiculous?"
Lianxiang, who was standing beside her, lowered her eyes and said:
"Miss just trusts others too much."
She paused slightly and said hesitantly:
"Miss, how about I go back to the Si Mansion?
I didn’t bring the ointment, your face…”
Si Jinyun stroked her dry and flaky face and said with a smile:
"There's only a little bit of the ointment left, and it'll be gone in just two or three days.
Forget it, I am now a broken and withered woman, why should I care about this face?
I lost in the end, but I don’t know who I lost to…”
Soon, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
After this day, the New Year is truly over.
A palace banquet was also held in the palace. Si Jinxing took a short break for lunch and then set off for the palace with Si Jinyi.
The two sisters met He Zhaoyue and Lei Qianyin at the palace gate.
This was the first time Si Jinxing saw He Zhaoyue after the He and Lan families married, and she couldn't help but smile:
"Future sister-in-law, please give me your guidance!"
When He Zhaoyue heard this, her face turned red!
She scolded shyly, "Say that again!"
The four of them chatted and laughed as they walked towards the palace, but they met Liu Fangying in a corridor.
Si Jinxing recognized the woman at a glance. She took two steps forward and said with a smile:
"Thank you for standing up and speaking for me last time in Wanfu Palace."
Liu Fangying pursed her lips and smiled slightly, but shook her head slightly, glancing at the people behind Si Jinxing.
Seeing this, Si Jinxing knew that she had something to say, so he extended his hand and asked Liu Fangying to step forward a few steps, and asked:
"Miss, do you have something to tell me?"
Liu Fangying looked at the Anping County Master who was shining like the morning sun in front of her, with a little more worry in her eyes, and whispered:
"County Lady, please be careful at the banquet tonight."
Si Jinxing was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he said:
"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Liu. I will be careful."
She didn't know what the intentions of this young lady from the Liu family were. Could it be that she was in collusion with Liu Yangfeng, with one playing the bad guy and the other playing the good guy?
Otherwise, there is no reason!
She is a member of the Liu family. Even if she doesn't get along with Liu Fangzhi, there's no reason for her to help her, right?
Si Jinxing thought this in her heart, but did not show it on her face, and continued:
"Shall we go to Wanfu Palace together and pay our respects to the Empress Dowager?"
Liu Fangying asked hesitantly, "County Lady, could you do me a favor?"
Si Jinxing turned her head to look at her, only to see that her willow-shaped eyebrows were slightly furrowed, giving people a feeling of pity.
She nodded and smiled, "Miss Liu, let's hear it."
She was still thinking that Miss Liu was quite enthusiastic and it turned out that she had something to ask of her!
Liu Fangying didn't know what Si Jinxing was thinking, so she just said in a lower voice:
“If my grandfather or father asks the county lady to treat me in the future, please refuse them no matter what.
Fangying is extremely grateful to the County Lord!"
As she spoke, she knelt down and bowed deeply to Si Jinxing.
Si Jinxing was surprised for a moment. Is this the help she wanted her to do?
She looked at Liu Fangzhi, but saw that she didn't want to say anything more, so it was not a good idea to delve into it further.
Like the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, the female members of the family first came to the Empress Dowager's Wanfu Palace to pay their respects and kowtow, and then moved around freely.
Because today is the Lantern Festival, all kinds of lanterns have already been hung outside the Fuhe Hall.
There is even a puzzle on the lantern. If you can answer it correctly, you can take it away.
After the palace banquet ended early, Emperor Chongde brought a group of people out of the palace.
Concubine Luo, who was standing aside, said:
"Your Majesty, I know you are worried about the war.
But today is also a holiday, so we must not let down the arrangements made by the Queen.
You see, when those young ladies and gentlemen are having the most fun, you are also happy."
Emperor Chongde nodded and said, "What's your idea?"
Concubine Luo thought for a moment and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, how about we have a battle?
Three people form a group, and whichever group guesses the most riddles will win a prize?"
Empress Cao knew that the emperor had been worried about the war and food supplies recently, and did not want to upset him, so she just glanced at Concubine Luo and ignored her.
Emperor Chongde adopted Concubine Luo's proposal. Eunuch Zhang agreed on the rules of the competition and said that each of the three winners would be rewarded with a jade pendant!
The whole audience was boiling!
Regardless of gender, it is a rare opportunity to be able to show up in front of the emperor!
What's more, there are prizes to be won!
The women came first in the first round, and everyone started to form their own teams.
Si Jinxing didn't want to participate at first, but heard He Zhaoyue say that she wanted to win a jade pendant and give it to Lan Qichen.
She had no choice but to sacrifice her life to accompany the gentleman!
In the end, Si Jinxing, He Zhaoyue, and Si Jinyi formed a team and started guessing riddles!
All upside down, it's tears.
A tiny piece of land is just dust.
Four nights, it was Luo.
The soul drifts east and west, it is the wind and clouds.
.......
These riddles are not difficult for Si Jinxing.
In a short while, the three of them had answered more than twenty riddles.
Just answer all the questions for the last row of lanterns to win the game!
However, just as Si Jinyi was looking through a lantern, a black cat suddenly pounced towards them!
The black cat missed its target and bumped into the lantern stand, causing a row of lanterns to fall to the ground!
In a flash, several figures rushed over here!
Upon seeing this, Emperor Chongde immediately shouted, "Hurry up and save them!"
For a moment, outside the Fuhe Hall, there were exclamations, crying, shouting, the crackling of burning firewood, the sound of splashing water...it was completely noisy!
Heat wave is coming!
Si Jinxing staggered forward, but was picked up by the waist and jumped out of the fire circle!
After she stood firm, she saw Qi Nanyuan looking at her and said:
"Is the Imperial Aunt all right?"
Si Jinxing didn't bother to reply and looked around!
Did He Zhaoyue and Si Jinyi escape?
She glanced casually and saw her eldest cousin protecting He Zhaoyue behind him, carefully helping her wipe off the dust on her face.
What a huge handful of dog food!
Si Jinxing hurriedly looked for Si Jinyi again, but saw the little girl standing next to Qi Nancheng, pulling at the corner of his clothes and refusing to let go.
......She ate too much!
Seeing that both of them were fine, Si Jinxing was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly her head was shocked!
Just now, when the lantern stand fell down, someone pushed her from behind, so she was not hit by the stand!
She was shocked to realize that the person who pushed her was Liu Fangying!
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