Chapter 165 The New Year’s money is here!
Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the children got up before it was fully light.
The entire Gu Mansion and the Princess Mansion were shrouded in a festive atmosphere.
Gu Jingshu, Gu Jingyao and Gu Yunlang were particularly happy. Last year, they received a lot of New Year's money when they visited Qinjia Village for New Year's greetings.
This year, several people had discussed it early on and decided that they would not only pay New Year's greetings to the people in the Gu Mansion, but also to the Qin Family.
The servants who served them changed their clothes early in the morning.
These new clothes were made for them by Gu's mother herself.
The red cotton-padded jacket is embroidered with auspicious patterns, symbolizing peace and happiness in the coming year.
You must eat breakfast on the first day of the Lunar New Year before you can go to pay New Year’s greetings.
New Year greetings are generally based on the order of seniority, with people bowing to their elders in turn.
After accepting the children’s blessings, the elders will give the children the red envelopes prepared in advance.
The red envelope contains brand new copper coins, symbolizing good fortune in the coming year.
Only after paying New Year’s greetings to the elders at home can you go to pay New Year’s greetings to relatives and neighbors.
Gu Mansion.
Old Madam Gu sat on the main seat with a smile on her face. First, the eldest princess, Gu Ting, Gu Shi, and Gu's mother came to wish her a happy new year.
This was the first time that Mrs. Gu paid New Year's greetings to the old lady. As her mother-in-law, the old lady specially gave her a big red envelope.
After everyone finished paying their respects, it was Gu Jinghuai and Qin Zhizhi who came. Since they were already married, they naturally had to line up before their younger siblings.
After they first paid New Year's greetings to their grandmother and received red envelopes, they continued to pay New Year's greetings to their uncle, aunt, parents.
Although Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai were not newlyweds, they were the new granddaughters-in-law of the Gu family, so the elders gave them red envelopes.
After the two of them finished their New Year greetings, Gu Yunfei brought her younger brothers and sisters to pay New Year's greetings.
The elders naturally treated everyone equally and gave them big red envelopes.
Even Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai, as the eldest brother and sister-in-law, prepared New Year's money for their younger siblings.
The children were very happy to receive the New Year's money, and the old lady was delighted to see it.
After greeting their family members, the children started clamoring to go to Qin's house.
As a result, before he even left the house, Crown Prince Zhao Yan arrived.
"Brother Yan, did you receive your New Year's money?"
As soon as he saw his cousin the prince, Gu Yunlang began to show off his New Year's money.
Zhao Yan felt a little envious. His father gave him a box of books early in the morning, and his mother gave him a set of clothes, but no one gave him any New Year's money.
"Yan'er wishes the old lady, aunt, and uncle a happy new year. I wish the old lady a long and healthy life, and I wish my aunt and uncle a happy new year. I also wish my second uncle and second aunt good health."
Although Zhao Yan is the crown prince, she truly respects the Gu family.
"Good boy, get up quickly, this is for you."
The old lady personally handed the New Year's money to Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yan was extremely happy.
The eldest princess and others quickly gave him the New Year's money. The Gu family loved Zhao Yan as much as their own child.
Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jinghuai also gave Zhao Yan New Year's money.
Seeing that his cousin also received New Year's money, Gu Yunlang was even happier.
"Brother Yan, let's go give New Year's greetings to Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin. There are also New Year's money for them."
When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard that there would be New Year's money, he happily followed Gu Yunlang to the Qin family.
Of course, Qin Zhizhi, Gu Jinghuai and Gu Yunfei also joined them.
The Qin family had finished breakfast and were waiting for them. Mrs. Qin knew that they would definitely come, so she had already prepared the New Year's money.
However, when they saw Crown Prince Zhao Yan, the Qin family was still surprised.
On the first day of the new year, the number of families to whom His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally visited to wish him a happy new year could probably be counted on one’s fingers.
The Qin family was about to bow when the prince stopped them. "No need to be so polite, A Yan is just a junior today."
When the Qin family heard what the prince said and saw Qin Zhizhi nod, they warmly welcomed Zhao Yan into the house.
The elders of the Qin family gave Zhao Yan New Year's money, the same amount as their own children.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was extremely happy to receive so much New Year's money.
Because he had eaten the strawberries Qin Zhizhi gave him yesterday, Zhao Yan liked them very much and quietly asked Qin Zhizhi if she had any more.
Qin Zhizhi smiled and said, "There are still some in the greenhouse. I'll pick some for you to take back when you return to the palace."
"Thank you, Sister Zhizhi. Shall we go pick them now?" Zhao Yan wanted to pick them immediately when he heard there were some in the greenhouse.
"If you don't eat the strawberries right after picking them, they'll go bad. That's why I asked my aunt to tell Her Majesty the Queen yesterday that the strawberries should be eaten the same day."
After hearing what Qin Zhizhi said, Zhao Yan finally understood why his mother had distributed the strawberries to the ministers who came to the banquet yesterday.
"Well, I'll pick them when I return to the palace."
Zhao Yan had other arrangements, so he naturally wouldn't return to the palace so early.
"Of course you can. You finally get out of the palace, so of course you have to go back later."
Qin Zhizhi knew Zhao Yan well, so she guessed that he would not return to the palace so early.
"Sister Zhizhi is still good to me." The prince was extremely arrogant at this moment. It turned out that Sister Zhizhi understood him the best.
"Sister Zhizhi, I have to go to my grandparents' house soon. Let's go out and play together when I come back."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to go to his grandfather's house to pay New Year's greetings, so he will only have time to play with Qin Zhizhi and the others in the afternoon.
"Are you going now? Your brother Jinghuai and the others are going out too, you two should go out together."
Qin Zhizhi thought of her husband and elder brother. Her second brother was going to the Chang Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to Master Chang, so she thought they might be on their way.
"Brother Jinghuai, which house are you going to?" the prince asked curiously.
"Chang family, wish the Master a happy new year."
"The Chang family? But is it Chang Shun, the husband of Master Lin's youngest daughter?"
The prince was confused at first, then realized that the husband's surname of Lin Taifu's youngest daughter was Chang.
Gu Jinghuai, Qin Qingyuan and others were not aware of this. They only knew that he was their teacher, and had no idea about the teacher's wife's family background.
"That's right." It was Gu Yunfei who answered Zhao Yan's question. She was well aware of the relationships between the aristocratic families in Beijing.
"That's quite convenient. The Chang family, the Lin family, and my grandparents' family are all on the same street."
The prince originally felt a little lonely going to pay New Year's greetings alone, but now he is full of anticipation.
Gu Jinghuai and the others did not expect such a coincidence.
"Since we're all on the same street, why not go empty-handed? Take some fresh fruits and vegetables from the greenhouse."
Qin Zhizhi felt that it would be a bad idea to go to the door empty-handed, so she just wanted to see the things in the greenhouse for fun.
"Sister Zhizhi, can you give me some more? I want to give some to the Master as well."
The prince felt that he should go and pay New Year's greetings to the Grand Tutor.
"Of course, please wait a moment. Grandpa, Daddy, Uncle, and Third Uncle, please come with me to the greenhouse."
Qin Zhizhi called a few people to the greenhouse to move things. In fact, there were not enough things in the greenhouse, so she had to rely on exchanges with Wanwan.
After they got on the carriage, Zhao Yan looked at the strawberries, candied cherry tomatoes, and vegetables in the carriage and was still a little confused.
Sister Zhizhi is so generous. She gave every family a basket of everything. It’s so luxurious.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt a little painful watching this, but Gu Jinghuai and the others wanted to laugh.
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