When the banquet was over, the sky was already filled with cold stars.

Yu Jin ignored Concubine Xian's hesitant look and strode out of the palace.

It was bitterly cold outside the palace, just in time for Jiang Zhan to change shifts.

"Second brother Jiang." Yu Jin stood not far away and called out with a smile.

Jiang Zhan hurried over and said helplessly, "Prince, please stop shouting like that outside. It would be bad if our colleagues heard it."

A few days ago, Jiang Zhan learned Yu Jin's true identity from his furious father. He was shocked for three full days before he recovered.

The seventh brother Yu who is on friendly terms with him is a prince?

Well, that's nothing. He has a wide circle of friends and has many friends from all walks of life. Since he can deal with beggars, what does it have to do with him being on good terms with the prince?

However, a prince is thinking about his sister?

Everything else is fine, but this is not.

Jiang Zhan was still very self-aware. In his opinion, although his sister was good in every way, she had broken off the engagement after all. If she married the prince, she could only be a concubine at most.

Don't bully him because he has little education. A concubine is just a concubine. If he is bullied by the wife after marriage, can he break into the palace?

No matter how good your martial arts skills are, it won't work. He has heard about it and it's tantamount to rebellion!

So Jiang Zhan decisively stood on the same front with his father: he could continue to be a good brother, but he absolutely could not be a brother-in-law.

Looking at Jiang Zhan, Yu Jian was extremely angry.

It would be fine if the future father-in-law was confused for a moment, but Jiang Er actually joined in the fun, insulting him and saving him multiple times. This kid must have lost his conscience.

"What's wrong with them hearing this?" No matter how unhappy he was, Yu Jin still had to endure it in order to marry his wife, and he said with a smile.

Jiang Zhan blinked and muttered, "Yes, it's not shameful for me to be familiar with the prince."

"Just call me Seventh Brother."

Jiang Zhan waved his hands hurriedly: "This is really not okay. We don't care. If someone hears this, they will make a fuss about it."

Yu Jin smiled.

"What's wrong?" After working a day's shift, Jiang Zhan felt his hands and feet were stiff. He asked while rubbing his hands.

"I find that Jiang Erdi is more thoughtful than before."

Jiang Zhan smiled and said, "Every failure makes one wiser. No matter how useless I am, I can't always make my father and sister worry about me. By the way, Your Majesty, is it interesting to hold a banquet in the palace?"

Yu Jin raised his head and glanced at the sky.

The winter solstice of that year fell on November 16, and there was a round moon in the sky.

The moon was cold, casting a frosty glow on him, chilling him completely, but his heart was warm.

Yu Jin smiled and said, "Interesting, my father is going to arrange a marriage for me."

"What?" Jiang Zhan suddenly stopped, looked at Yu Jin's expression, and forgot to address him for a moment, "Brother Yu Qi, you are not kidding."

"This is nothing to joke about. I will be nineteen after the Chinese New Year. The palace cannot be without a hostess forever."

Jiang Zhan came back to his senses and clasped his fists: "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

That’s great. Now that Brother Yu Qi has married, I don’t have to worry about my sister falling into the tiger’s mouth.

Yu Jin's face darkened.

He revealed this to Jiang Zhan because he wanted to see what this guy was thinking, but he didn't expect that this guy would show such joy on his face.

He was so mad that he climbed over the wall to find Asi tonight.

Humph, isn’t Jiang Er protecting his precious sister? Yet he insists on having a tryst with Asi!

Having made up his mind, Yu Jin looked at Jiang Zhan's delighted expression and slowly let out a breath.

After the two parted, Jiang Zhan returned to the Dongping Marquis's Mansion.

After being tired for a long time and having barely eaten a bite, Jiang Zhan told Aji to get some food from the kitchen as soon as he returned to the house.

Not long after, Aji came back with a lunch box. He first put out a few side dishes and a pot of liquor, and then brought out a large plate of steaming dumplings.

Jiang Zhan was quite surprised when he saw the dumplings, and couldn't help but smile: "Did they change the chef in the kitchen this year? She's quite thoughtful."

This plate of dumplings has purple, green, and yellow skins. Regardless of how they taste, they are all so colorful that they are pleasing to the eye.

Ah Ji smiled and explained, "Sir, these colorful dumplings were made by the fourth girl, who specially asked the kitchen to leave a plate for you."

Jiang Zhan was immediately moved when he heard this. He picked up a yellow dumpling with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly. His eyes lit up and he said, "This is filled with fish meat. It's delicious!"

I couldn't tell what kind of fish it was, but the fish meat was minced and made into dumplings, and the delicious taste was unforgettable.

"Where are the green ones? Where are the green ones?" Ah Ji kept asking as if the dumplings were more delicious than what he was eating.

Jiang Zhan picked up the green dumpling and ate it, smiling and saying, "It's vegetarian, with black fungus and mung bean sprouts in it."

"The fourth girl is really clever and skillful."

Jiang Zhan glanced at Aji and said, "How can you say what the fourth lady is like?"

His sister is of course very clever and smart. The shoes on his feet were given to him by his fourth sister.

After eating a plate of hot dumplings, Jiang Zhan's heart warmed up.

My fourth sister cares about him so much, I would feel bad if I didn't go to say thank you.

Looking at the sky, it gets dark early in winter. Actually, we have just had dinner and it is still early for bedtime.

Well, let’s go to Haitangju to see fourth sister.

Jiang Zhan made up his mind and went straight to Haitangju without taking Aji.

At this time, the second door was still wide open. The gatekeeper was hiding in a small room to keep warm. Occasionally she glanced outside and saw that it was Jiang Zhan. She hurried out to greet him.

Everyone in the mansion knows what is going on now. The second young master, who has always been a hopeless case, has actually succeeded this time. Who knows, he might even have great luck.

Jiang Zhan waved his hand and walked away quickly.

When Jiang Si heard Aqiao report that the second young master had arrived, he was slightly surprised and hurried out to greet him.

She knew that Yu Qi was a man of his words, so this year's Winter Solstice would most likely be the last one she would celebrate in the Bo's Mansion. That's why she decided to make some dumplings to send to her father, elder sister, and second brother.

Actually, I learned how to make these colorful dumplings when I was in the south.

"Fourth sister, what are you doing outside? It's cold outside."

Jiang Si looked at his brother and said softly, "Second brother, you must be tired from your work. You have to patrol outside in such a cold weather."

Jiang Zhan smiled with his white teeth, and went into the house with Jiang Si and sat down: "I'm not tired. I'm even less tired after eating the dumplings that my fourth sister sent me."

"As long as my second brother likes it, it's fine."

Jiang Zhan looked at his sister and thought she was good no matter how he looked at her. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that Brother Yu Qi, despite being a prince, still had evil intentions.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt sympathy for my good brother.

Such a good sister has nothing to do with Brother Yu Qi.

"What's wrong with second brother?" Jiang Si asked, noticing that Jiang Zhan looked strange.

Jiang Zhan smiled and covered it up: "Nothing. I just thought the dumplings made by my fourth sister were delicious, so I came to say hello to her."

"Then I'll pack some for my second brother later."

Jiang Zhan waved his hands hurriedly: "That's not necessary. If you work too much in the kitchen, your hands will get rough."

After thinking about how reluctant she was to give up the taste of the five-color dumplings, she suggested, "Let your two maids learn how to make them when the time comes."

Ah Man and Ah Qiao rolled their eyes at the same time.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the window.