On the first day of the following year, as soon as the sky brightened, the maids and servants outside began to get busy. Although Yu Jiao had gone to bed late the night before to celebrate the New Year, she woke up very early.
After Yu Jiao woke up, she looked at the sky outside through the curtains, looking a little dazed.
For no reason, she dreamed of her senior brother Fu Chuan again, as if she had returned to the original world. It was also New Year's Eve in the dream. Fu Chuan had cooked a sumptuous meal, and there was a gentle smile on his young and handsome face, waiting for her to come home.
After the New Year countdown bell rang, heavy snow suddenly fell outside the window. She pulled her senior brother out to see the snow, and the two walked in the snow for a long time.
When Yu Jiao turned around, her senior brother suddenly disappeared.
She kept searching and searching, staggering on the snow, and shouting Fu Chuan's name loudly, but she couldn't find him.
Yu Jiao didn’t know what this dream meant. She thought that maybe it was the lively New Year festival that made her miss her senior brother even more.
Yu Jiao wrapped the bedding tighter. After a while, she heard Jianjia's voice outside the room, asking her if she was awake. Yu Jiao answered, and Jianjia brought in hot water and helped her wash up.
"Someone from the branch family of Pingliang Prefecture has come. Madam has sent someone to pass on a message, asking the young lady to go to the front hall to meet the guest after breakfast." Jianjia said while she was dressing Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao has been in the mansion for such a long time, but has never heard of anyone from the Liu family's side branches.
"My father's hometown is Pingliang Prefecture?" Yu Jiao didn't even know where Pingliang Prefecture was.
Jianjia smiled and said, "Yes, our master was born in Pingliang Prefecture, Liangzhou. The young lady must have never been to Liangzhou. It is very close to the desert. Beyond the desert is the Arctic Icefield, which is quite far from Kyoto. I heard that the Arctic Icefield is very beautiful. The Yuquan Snow Mountain is frozen all year round. The icebergs are crystal clear and there are often rare wild animals. Many merchants will go there to try their luck and catch new and exotic wild animals to bring back and sell."
Yu Jiao also felt a little longing after hearing this. In her previous life, she and her senior brother had agreed to go see the glacier, but they were unable to do so because the man was no longer with us.
"Why didn't the people from the side branches move to the capital?" Liangzhou should be located on the border. Liu Yu had already been promoted to the position of Second Assistant Minister in the capital, so it was only natural that the side branches of Pingliang Prefecture would come and seek refuge.
Jianjia helped her put her hair into a bun and said, "I don't know either, but every New Year, people from the Pingliang branch would come to the mansion, and the master treats those who come from his hometown very closely."
Or maybe Jianjia is a very smart person, she knows very well that what Yu Jiao wants to ask is the relationship between the Liu family and the people from the side branches in her hometown.
Yu Jiao nodded. Today was New Year's Day, so she did not dress plainly as usual. Instead, she chose a light red brocade satin jacket with long sleeves that Madam Liu had made for her from the closet. She wore a gold hairpin and pearl earrings. The pink and white pearl earrings made her neck look slender and her skin look fair and smooth.
Perhaps it was the good climate and soil of Kyoto that nurtured her, Yu Jiao's skin had become more delicate and delicate these days, and her facial features had grown a little. She was born with a pretty face and a charming aura, with a pair of watery and clear almond-shaped eyes. With such bright clothes, she looked very bright and attractive, like the first clear day after snow or the sky after rain, pure and charming.
After breakfast, before Liu Yu could send anyone over, Liu Yaoyu came and took Yu Jiao to the front hall.
While walking on the road, Liu Yaoyu couldn't help but pinch Yu Jiao's pink face, "Third sister, you should wear brighter clothes in the future. You will look beautiful in this way."
Yu Jiao had gotten used to Liu Yaoyu's frequent affectionate "touching her feet". She smiled and asked about the Liu family's side branch, "Who are the people who came from my hometown?"
"This year, my second uncle and my third aunt's cousin came." Liu Yaoyu said, "I have long wanted to meet my third aunt's cousin. I heard that his personality is somewhat similar to that of Young Marquis Gu, and he is a bit out of tune."
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