"My husband will tell you about this in detail tonight." Wen Jing decided to tell Murong Shu about the Wen family curse. He believed in the relationship between him and Shu'er.
This matter always felt like a thorn in his heart. He knew that even if there was no curse, he would definitely fall in love with a wife as good as Shu'er if he met her.
"Well, my husband, you can tell me whenever you want. There's no rush!" Murong Shu felt that it should not be a big deal, and today was the first day of the new year. Nothing was more important than wishing a happy new year.
Murong Shu and Wen Jing went to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady and Prime Minister Wen first. As expected, the old lady gave big red envelopes to the daughters-in-law as she said on New Year's Eve.
Murong Shu also prepared New Year's money for Wen Yu and En En. Wen Yu kowtowed to Murong Shu and Wen Jing obediently. En En watched his brother kowtow and knelt on the cushion and kowtowed in the same way.
The little girl was fat and wore too many clothes, so she couldn't bend down at all when she kowtowed. Her cute appearance made everyone laugh.
After coming out of the old lady's yard, Wen Jing decided to accompany Murong Shu to the general's mansion to pay New Year's greetings. Although Murong Shu was pregnant, he knew that his wife would definitely go.
"Shu'er, go back to the yard and rest for a while. Let's go to the general's mansion to wish your grandmother, father-in-law, and mother-in-law a happy new year." After a whole morning of hard work, Wen Jing was worried that Murong Shu was tired.
"Husband, Shu'er is not tired. Let's go earlier, otherwise grandma and mother will be waiting anxiously." Murong Shu knew everyone in the Mu family. This year was her and Wen Jing's first year of marriage, and the Mu family must be looking forward to their visit.
"I've asked the housekeeper to make arrangements. I'm going to get a cloak for Madam. Otherwise, I'll be scolded by everyone when we get to the general's mansion."
Wen Jing was obviously worried that Murong Shu would feel cold, but he chose to bring up the people in the general's mansion. Murong Shu smiled when she heard that. Although what her husband said was a bit exaggerated, it seemed that her family would really be like that when she thought about it.
"Xiao Tao and I are waiting for my husband here. Please come back soon." Seeing Wen Jing's cautious look, Murong Shu felt that if she went back to the yard with Wen Jing, it would only delay the time for New Year's greetings, so she and Xiao Tao waited there and let Wen Jing go back by himself.
"Xiao Tao, take good care of your young lady. I'll be back soon." Wen Jing said to Xiao Tao who was serving him.
"Don't worry, lord. I will take good care of the young lady." Xiao Tao supported Murong Shu and quickly agreed. Seeing that her lord-in-law cared so much about the young lady, Xiao Tao was very happy.
After hearing Xiao Tao's agreement, Wen Jing turned around and quickly went back to the yard. His clothes had been stained with something when he was worshiping his ancestors just now. In addition to getting a cloak for Murong Shu, he also needed to change his clothes when he returned to the yard.
"Miss, you see, your son-in-law is walking faster than usual and can't leave your side for even a moment." Xiao Tao helped Murong Shu sit down in the small pavilion and joked as she looked at Wen Jing's hurried back.
"Have you prepared the New Year's money?" Murong Shu was not annoyed by being teased, because his little maid was lively and loyal.
"I have prepared it early in the morning. There are only a few people in our general's mansion who can receive New Year's money from you. Are you afraid that I have forgotten?" Xiao Tao said with a smile.
"Of course not. My Xiaotao is the most capable!" The master and servant praised each other.
"I have even prepared Miss Yueyue's things. Although Miss Yueyue has returned to her ancestral home, she is still a lady of our general's mansion."
"I wonder if Yueyue has gone back." Murong Shu knew that Yueyue was an impetuous person and might have already gone to the general's mansion.
"I think Miss Yueyue has already returned home, and maybe she is on her way to pick us up." Xiaotao knew Yueyue very well.
"There are a lot of things going on in Anping Marquis Mansion today, so I didn't think it would happen so quickly." This year is Yueyue's first year to trace her ancestral roots, so I guess Yueyue will be busy.
"That's not necessarily true. Yesterday, I asked An Yi to deliver the news to Miss Yueyue. Knowing that you are pregnant, Miss Yueyue will definitely arrive early today." Xiao Tao saw how much Yueyue cared about Murong Shu.
"So the wound on An Yi's face was caused when he went to Anping Marquis' Mansion to deliver a letter yesterday." Murong Shu's tone was very certain.
"Yes, An Yi originally wanted to secretly climb over the wall to look for Miss Yueyue, but he alerted the guards of Anping Marquis's mansion. It happened that Anping Marquis and Shu Shizi were both in the mansion, and they thought it was some scoundrel who broke into Miss Yueyue's yard. When Miss Yueyue came out, An Yi was beaten by Anping Marquis."
Xiao Tao felt a little guilty when she thought about this. If she hadn't asked An Yi to deliver the letter to Miss Yueyue, An Yi wouldn't have been injured, and the injury was on his face. It was New Year's Day and she was quite embarrassed.
"An Yi is also a brave man. He dares to secretly go to Anping Marquis Mansion." Murong Shu couldn't help but admire An Yi's courage.
"Maybe it was influenced by Miss Yueyue." Because Yueyue liked to climb over the wall, An Yi was influenced.
Murong Shu's mouth twitched when he heard this. This An Yi looked quite smart, but he didn't expect that he was actually a fool.
At this time, Yueyue, who was being discussed by the two, was already at the Mu Mansion.
Yesterday, Yueyue wanted to come over when she heard that her senior sister was pregnant, but something happened at home and she was delayed, so she got up at four o'clock today.
Yesterday, those who were staying up to celebrate the New Year in Anping Marquis' Mansion were woken up by Yueyue before they even had time to warm up their beds. In order to come to Mu Mansion early, Yueyue went to wake them up personally, so today, the people in Anping Marquis' Mansion got up before dawn to worship their ancestors.
Shu Nian asked Shu Cheng in a low voice at that time, "Brother, it's so early, have the ancestors woken up yet?"
Shu Cheng did not answer Shu Nian, but signaled him with his eyes to speak less. His sister felt that the ancestor had woken up, so the ancestor must wake up.
Shu Nian looked at his grandfather, uncle and father who seemed to be still sleepy, and shut his mouth obediently. They were reluctant to scold their sister, but that didn't mean they wouldn't beat him.
Today's Anping Marquis Mansion might be the earliest time that ancestors were worshipped. After kowtowing to grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, second aunt, second uncle, and great uncle and receiving New Year's money, Yueyue hurried to Mu Mansion.
(Explanation: The great uncle is Shu Yan's father. Shu Yan's mother is no longer with us. After Shu Shi disappeared, Shu Yan's father resigned from his official position and went everywhere to look for Shu Shi. No matter how hard it was over the years, he never gave up. Because the place he went to was far, he only came back a few years ago.)
After Yueyue left, the whole family was very reluctant to let her go. The old lady praised her, "Our Yueyue is so energetic that she is not sleepy even when she gets up so early."
Anping Hou: "That's right, don't you see whose child it is?"
Great uncle: "The young lady of our Anping Marquis's Mansion is the best girl in the world."
Shu Shi: "My daughter, you can get up whenever you want."
Shu Yan: "The ancestors must be happy to receive worship so early."
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Shu Nian looked at this and then that, and decided it was better to keep silent. Since everyone had gotten up, Anping Hou and his companions went directly to the palace to see the Queen Mother.