855 Year Ceremony, this year is very lively

Feng Qingchen didn't know whether the Ninth Prince had figured it out or not, because the Ninth Prince thought about it for a long time, but finally left without saying anything, leaving Feng Qingchen to ponder for a long time, but couldn't figure out what the Ninth Prince meant.

Well, if you can’t figure it out, just stop thinking about it. Most people can’t guess what the Ninth Prince is thinking. Feng Qingchen doesn’t want to ruin her good mood, so she just assumes that the Ninth Prince has figured it out.

It is easy to fall in love but hard to get along with each other. No matter how deep the relationship is, if it is not well-coordinated, it will eventually wear out. Feng Qingchen stated his position and the Ninth Prince also expressed his dissatisfaction. Then they continued to coordinate and tried not to find a balance point so that the two of them could go further.

Of course, Feng Qingchen would never back down on things that she shouldn't back down on. No matter when or where, she firmly believed that women should be financially independent. Only with financial independence can she avoid becoming a useless woman and not worrying about a man and being abandoned every day. Even the Ninth Prince could not deprive her of her right to financial independence.

The Ninth Prince has taken over Wang Jinling's affairs, so Feng Qingchen has nothing to worry about. Xiling Tianyu is also recovering from his injuries, but he is afraid that he will not be able to leave before the New Year.

Xiling Tianyu was very happy to hear this, and immediately said that he would spend the New Year with Feng Qingchen in Feng Mansion. He then wrote a sincere letter to tell Emperor Dongling that he was injured and needed to recuperate in Feng Mansion, and he would not attend Dongling's New Year's Eve banquet.

"Dear sister, I hope you like the gift your brother has given you." Xiling Tianyu gracefully put his seal on the gift and handed it to the subordinate standing beside him. The smile on his face looked very friendly, but the subordinate felt cold sweat dripping down his face.

Every time Xiling Tianyu showed an elegant and friendly smile, it meant that someone was about to be in big trouble. This time, it went without saying that it was Princess Yaohua.

As a woman despised by the Dongling royal family and without a brother to look up to, one can imagine how miserable Princess Yaohua would be at the Dongling New Year's Eve banquet.

The Ninth Prince was too disdainful to embarrass Yaohua in front of him in the palace, but Nanling Jinxing didn't care. If it weren't for the difference between men and women and the fact that Princess Yaohua had been hiding in the villa and not coming out, he would have gone to avenge Feng Qingchen long ago.

As the prince of Nanling, he cannot interfere in the internal affairs of Dongling. He cannot protect Sun Sixing, but he can at least deal with a princess of Xiling.

Of course, lying to Princess Yaohua was not the worst thing. The worst thing was that after New Year's Eve, Yaohua would receive news that her mother had an accident in a few days. If Xiling Tianyu's speculation was correct, Concubine Yu's position as concubine might be unstable, and this would be a catastrophe for Yaohua.

A son's status is determined by his mother's. Concubine Yu's family background was poor to begin with, and after this incident, her status will be lowered. By then, neither Dongling nor Xiling will take Princess Yaohua too seriously.

The Ninth Prince would certainly not embarrass Yaohua in person, but what he did could cause Yaohua to be in an embarrassing situation of being bullied for the rest of her life.

Feng Qingchen didn't know much about what was going on in Xiling, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care at this time. As the year was coming to an end, she just wanted to have a peaceful year. She had no interest in caring about those cats and dogs. If there was anything, she could deal with it after the New Year.

Although she is spending the New Year alone this year, it is of special significance to Feng Qingchen. This is her first New Year in Dongling, and it is also the first time that the Feng Mansion is open for New Year celebrations after the passing of General Feng and Madam Feng.

The so-called "open door for the New Year" means that this year the Feng Mansion will send New Year gifts to other families, and those families will also send New Year gifts to the Feng Mansion. They will communicate with each other in a friendly manner, build relationships with each other, and make friends everywhere so that they can help each other in the future when there is something.

In the past few years, the end of the year was the most difficult time for Feng Qingchen. Everyone was happily arranging new year gifts and preparing new year dinners, but Feng Qingchen and the little maid could only hide in the Feng Mansion, not daring to go out or see anyone.

They couldn't afford to prepare New Year gifts, and no one would give them New Year gifts. Even if they came to the door with gifts, no one would welcome them or allow them into the house.

Birds of a feather flock together. In the past, Feng Qingchen could not fit into the aristocratic circle at all. Although Feng Qingchen has not fully integrated into the aristocratic circle now, she is profitable and powerful. She is on good terms with the Cui, Wang, and Xie families, as well as the Duke of Ningguo and several marquisates.

When Yun Xiao revealed intentionally or unintentionally that the pregnancy-preserving medicine taken by Imperial Concubine Xie was provided by Feng Qingchen, countless people tried every means to make friends with Feng Qingchen.

Therefore, this year's Feng Mansion is very different. At this time, every family in every mansion is looking forward to Feng Qingchen's visit to deliver New Year gifts. What's more, no matter how familiar they are with Feng Qingchen, they have already prepared heavy New Year gifts for Feng Qingchen, just hoping that Feng Qingchen will return a few boxes of pregnancy-protecting medicine to them as New Year gifts.

Which family doesn't need pregnancy-preserving drugs? Even if there is no pregnant woman in the family, it is very face-saving to give them away to others, so Feng Qingchen is extremely busy.

Since the Little New Year, there has been a constant stream of carriages outside the Feng Mansion, and large boxes of New Year gifts have been brought into the Feng Mansion in an endless stream. This lively scene fully demonstrates that the Feng Mansion has finally gained a certain status in the hearts of each family, and is no longer the Feng Mansion that was completely ignored and no one even mentioned in the past.

Of course, even if these powerful people wanted to befriend Feng Qingchen, they would not lower their status and come to the door in person to give gifts. What's more, the Feng Mansion is headed by women, and it is not easy for those grown men to come, and it is not convenient for women to go out. Most of these families send their prestigious maids to the Feng Mansion to give gifts. This at least makes Feng Qingchen feel relieved, and she doesn't have to smile to a group of ladies every day.

Even so, Feng Qingchen was busy checking the gift list, preparing return gifts, and registering the gift list for reference next year. Faced with this pile of trivial matters, Feng Qingchen was in a headache. There was nothing to refer to in the Feng Mansion, so he had to rely on himself this year. Although the housekeeper was proficient in these things, Feng Qingchen had to make decisions on some matters.

For example, Yuwen Yuanhua, who was far away in the frontier, sent Feng Qingchen a New Year gift that was not heavy but very practical. When Feng Qingchen returned the gift, of course he had to return a New Year gift that was also not very valuable but had to be practical for Yuwen Yuanhua. The housekeeper could make suggestions on these gifts, but the final decision was only made by Feng Qingchen.

Interpersonal relationships are often exchanged through annual gifts. Lower-ranking officials should show respect to higher-ranking officials, and lower-ranking officials should give gifts to higher-ranking officials early on, and only then can peers interact with each other.

Although New Year gifts do end up being sent back and forth, you must be careful not to return the gifts sent by the Li family to Li's relatives' homes. If people find out, it will be extremely rude and they will think that you are dissatisfied with their New Year gifts.

In the past few days, the old housekeeper asked Feng Qingchen for instructions and reminded her of the things to pay attention to when giving and returning gifts. Although Feng Qingchen was impatient, she knew that this was something she had to learn. If she wanted to support the Feng Mansion, she had to learn how to get along with others. She couldn't be arrogant and live only in her own world, cutting off contact with outsiders.

Madam diplomacy is something that cannot be underestimated, and the power of pillow talk cannot be underestimated. Although she may not have the opportunity to help the Ninth Uncle with madam diplomacy, she must learn it first. So even if she doesn't like it, she has to listen patiently and clumsily draft a list of return gifts.

Feng Qingchen stayed in the warehouse for the whole day these days, but she only checked the gift list these days. As for the return gift, Feng Qingchen had no idea. Just when Feng Qingchen was having a headache, Su Wenqing's arrival saved her...