When Dongfang Ruoxue saw this, a strange look flashed in her eyes, but An Qingran didn't think too much about it.
"This is too expensive." She looked at Dongfang Jin and smiled bitterly.
Dongfang Jin smiled calmly: "Your birthday should be grand."
An Qingran took it and turned around to hand it to Rendong. It was the first time that Rendong saw such a good thing, so she was naturally overjoyed and took a few more glances. Fortunately, the gift from the prince suppressed the gift from King Kang, otherwise, she would feel uncomfortable.
There were so many guests that many of them took note of this moment. Only they themselves knew what they were thinking.
After Lian Jinyu knew about this, the expression on her face was very complicated. But An Zhongtao didn't think about anything and was only concerned with greeting the guests.
Lian Jinyu sighed. Because An Mingchen needed someone to take care of her, she went back to the house. She was worried about her daughter. It was not that she was sensitive, but everything that had happened was hinting at something. What she least wanted her daughter to do was to enter the royal family, and now, the signs of open and secret struggles had already appeared.
Two days later.
An Qingran was checking her gifts. She gave most of the gold, silver and silk items to her mother, but kept the two pieces of clothing. As for the night pearl, she was hesitant. Although it was given to her by King Kang, her hatred for him had not diminished in the slightest. It was just that the night pearl was truly a priceless treasure, and pearls and jade were innocent. After thinking about it, she sent it to the storehouse of the general's mansion, and let her mother keep it. As for her, she could do whatever she wanted with it.
The grand occasion of An Qingran's birthday soon spread throughout the capital. Everyone knew that the Crown Prince and the Prince were fighting secretly, and that Prince Kang might also be interested in her.
It's quite new that this family has many girls who like it.
How come all the new things happened in the General's Mansion? Including the newborn little prince, who was also a legend. It was unknown what kind of luck the daughter of the An family would have in the future.
How could An Qingran not understand that she was not really thirteen years old.
But she could only watch everything happening in front of her coldly.
Life goes on.
The old lady was angry again. The doctor in the mansion said that she had internal congestion, and An Zhongtao didn't understand the reason.
What was it that was bothering her? Was it An Zhongyuan's matter? Or something else?
When he asked, the old lady said she was fine and that the doctor was talking nonsense.
An Qingran and Lian Jinyu vaguely guessed something.
Shen Biyun has been serving the old lady.
She was also upset.
Ever since Qin Yaozu made it clear to her last time that he didn't want to leave the General's Mansion and didn't want her to get married, she didn't dare to make an appointment with her cousin again. She decided to settle down for a while first.
The old lady kept urging her to work harder: "You are also an experienced person, but you don't hurry up."
"I don't know how Yaozu got the news, he has been pestering me." Shen Biyun said helplessly.
"I think it's because of the gossips of the servants. You should be careful. Besides, does it have to be in your own room? The general's mansion is so big." The old lady sighed and said, "These children, I just have high hopes for you. You can become my right-hand man in the future..."
"I will, aunt." Shen Biyun made up her mind secretly when she said this. Her aunt said so, and her cousin didn't seem to reject her, so she really should work harder.
After the old lady's urging, Shen Biyun quickened her pace.
Auspicious snow fell everywhere, and the sky and the earth were the same color.
Whether people like it or not, the new year has finally arrived.
The general's mansion was decorated with lights and colors. Unlike the outside world, the mistress was in charge, a little boy was born, and the old lady and An Zhongyuan's family had arrived. At least on the surface, it was very lively.
On New Year's Eve, people offered sacrifices to gods and burned bonfires. In the flames that reached the sky, everyone had smiling faces. Chen Biyun stood next to An Zhongtao, while Lian Jinyu stood on the other side of An Zhongtao. Lian Jinrong looked at them and said something to An Mingxuan, who then ran away. After a while, a series of ghostly howlings were heard. An Mingxuan and Qin Yaozu fought and rolled in snow and mud. Chen Biyun and Lian Jinrong immediately stepped forward to stop them, and the others naturally stepped forward to pull the two children apart.
An Zhongtao shouted at An Mingxuan: "What are you talking about? Why are you bullying Tan Yaozu?"
"Father, I didn't bully him, he was the one who bullied me. He kept bullying me, saying that one day he would bully me and that he wanted to manage the general's mansion." An Mingxuan was so angry that his face turned red, as if what he said was true.
An Qingran stood by and watched coldly. She usually didn't think highly of her younger brother An Mingxuan, but she never thought that he would play an unimaginable and important role in the battle to protect the general's mansion.
This New Year's Eve ended with the farce of the two children. In the first month of the year, officials visited each other, relatives gathered, colleagues invited each other, and friends had banquets. In short, An Zhongtao was very busy, and Shen Biyun did not find a chance.
An Qingran sighed, it has been a year since her rebirth, and so many things have happened in this year. Fortunately, she managed to survive it all. The most important thing at the moment is Shen Biyun.
Releasing Lian Jinrong has shown initial results, but I don’t know if I can stop her ambition.
On New Year's Eve, after An Mingxuan said that Qin Yaozu had ambitions, Shen Biyun went back and asked him if he had ever said such a thing. Qin Yaozu swore that he had never said that and his face turned purple with anger. Shen Biyun felt that things were not that simple and knew that someone had started a counterattack behind her back about her wanting to return the money to the general in the general's mansion.
An Mingxuan's instigator cannot contact Lian Jinrong now because the child is not being raised by her side.
Shen Biyun felt that she should end the battle quickly, so on the morning of the first day of February, she went to the front garden in a gorgeous manner and stopped in front of the study room: "Cousin, do you still remember the customs of your hometown?"
An Zhongtao looked at his bright and charming cousin standing in front of his door early in the morning. He couldn't help but think for a moment, then smiled: "Yes, today is the ice-breaking day..."
There is a custom in their hometown that on the first day of February, people go to the river to get ice to welcome early spring.
In fact, the ice at this time is no longer solid. Only the ice on the shore is taken. After it is brought back, it is turned into ice and poured on the flowers and trees to represent good luck.
But there is no such custom in the capital.
The two people left the city happily.
Lian Jinrong looked at the back of the carriage, she gritted her teeth and her face looked extremely ugly.
An Qingran also got the news. She sat in Xiwu Courtyard with an ugly expression on her face. She didn't know whether she should blame her father's love or Shen Biyun's frivolous persistence.
In fact, if it was her father who was firm in his attitude, Shen Biyun would not have harbored any illusions.
However, she still couldn't let such a scheming woman who threatened her mother's status into the house.
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