After hearing Luo Yuan mention this, Mao Ran was filled with emotion and said this.

"Okay, bring back a few jars, and I'll fight your guards some other day to see if you young brats have improved!"

Hearing this, Luo Yuan's desire to fight rose strongly.

"Fourth Madam is a man of her words. The brothers are all waiting to see what she has to say."

"When did I ever lie? Wait!"

"yes!"

Luo Yuan happily poured wine for his fourth aunt and toasted himself with a smile.

This attracted everyone's attention. Seeing this, Mrs. Xing couldn't help but interrupt.

"Okay, I know you like to drink, so let's drink some other time. With such delicious food on the table, you're toasting back and forth with your glasses. Be careful not to hurt your stomach and waste it."

When she spoke, Luo Yuan scratched his head and said with a chuckle.

"Mrs. Xing is right. I will withdraw now."

Old Madam Gu laughed out loud a few times and then picked up the chopsticks.

Seeing her start, everyone naturally started to eat.

Dan Ruo put a lot of effort into preparing today's meal.

This dish was made after careful discussion with the two cooks who were "poached" from the Du family.

There are both Jinling dishes and Cezhou flavors, and even a lot of delicious dishes from other places, so this table can be said to be a collection of specialties from all over the world.

Even Du Jingyi didn't usually eat so many new styles, so he used more today.

With her children and grandchildren by her side, the smile on Mrs. Gu’s face never faded.

By the time most of the dishes on the table were eaten, the New Year’s Eve dinner was finally almost finished.

After three rounds of drinking, Luo Yuan drank more vigorously and his face showed signs of drunkenness.

Because his skin color was originally dark, it looked even more interesting with a hint of red in the black. Du Jingyi was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so he said to Yingtao.

"Go find Butler He and ask the servant to take Lieutenant General Luo back to rest first, and send some more hangover soup over, as I'm afraid everyone in the Royal Guards will need it."

On New Year's Eve, not only the masters celebrate the festival, but also their servants and guards.

There was no shortage of food and drinks, so Du Jingyi knew that there were probably quite a few drunk people lying in the room where the royal guards were.

Cherry nodded, but didn't bother to argue with Luo Yuan about the past.

He hurried out to find Butler He.

He and Nanny Dou were supposed to dine with everyone in the flower hall today, but they were both very rule-abiding people and refused to sit at the same table with their master no matter what.

Although Luo Yuan was Shang Ji's close follower, he was also a prestigious deputy general in the army, so there was naturally nothing wrong with him sitting at the same table with them.

Therefore, the two of them arranged to have the New Year's Eve dinner with the servants in a house not far away.

After Yingtao explained her purpose, Butler He smiled and replied.

"Don't worry, Miss Cherry. I will arrange this matter."

"Thank you for your hard work, Steward He."

“As you should.”

Then, Cherry wrapped her cloak tightly around herself and returned to the flower hall.

On New Year’s Eve, staying up all night is essential.

But this year is different, because Du Jingyi is pregnant and naturally cannot stay up late, so the etiquette of staying up late on New Year's Eve was performed in advance.

Pay respects to elders and receive New Year’s gifts.

This is a rule that every household has.

Therefore, after the flower hall was tidied up, no one moved. Old Madam Gu sat high up, looking so amiable.

There were quite a few thick red envelopes on the table next to us, and one could tell at a glance that they were prepared for staying up all night to celebrate the New Year.

Xing Zhao's mouth can speak, and at this moment it's as if it were covered with honey.

"Grandmother, just watch me. I will knock my head loudly and hard. I have to get the thickest one!"

He didn't hide anything and made everyone laugh with just one sentence.

Mrs. Xing, as always, loved to sabotage him and started talking.

"Don't worry, even if you kowtow from tonight to tomorrow morning, the most generous gift will be for the baby in Liu Lang's wife's belly, so don't dream and take it easy."

Xing Zhao didn't care, but although Shang Zhiping was smiling, there was a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.

In terms of seniority, the child in his and Du Jingyi's belly is the youngest.

But whether in the Duke's Mansion in the past or in the General's Mansion now, he would never be the most dazzling among his peers.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Therefore, the feeling of inferiority came over me again in an instant.

Although his life in the general's mansion was much better than before, the habits he had developed over the years were still not so easy to change.

He acted very low-key, but Madam Gu still noticed it.

So he waved to Shang Zhiping, motioning him to come forward.

"What Yunqing said is not right. Whether it's the one in Shaoyu's wife's belly or Ping'er, they are both my great-grandchildren. Therefore, I have to take the oldest one."

Mrs. Xing knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly tried to make amends.

"Look at me, I am getting more confused as I get older. Ping'er is with our brat every day, so I almost forgot that they are of different generations."

Just one sentence relieved the little knot in Shang Zhiping's heart.

So, he said it very considerately and obediently.

"Great-grandmother, Ping'er is already fourteen years old, so it doesn't matter if he takes less red envelopes. But Sixth Aunt's baby boy is not born yet, so it's appropriate to give him more."

Everyone present praised the child in their hearts after hearing this.

It's a good thing that he knows how to be considerate of others at a young age, doesn't put his elders in a difficult position, and cares about his younger siblings.

Liu was also relieved, but she now preferred to let her son handle things on his own, so even though the words were on her lips, she swallowed them back in the end.

The scene was quite touching for a while, but it was Xue Niang who interrupted it in the end.

"Grandma, are we going to kowtow here? My granddaughter is still waiting to get the New Year's money."

The witty words made everyone laugh.

Then, led by the third and fourth aunts, everyone knelt down in order of seniority.

Kowtow to Madam Gu, say auspicious words, and then get a red envelope.

The older the person, the less it is; the younger the person, the thicker it is.

Boys have less and girls have thicker.

Therefore, the eldest sister-in-law Liu, Du Jingyi, Gu Xiaolang and Xue Niang got about the same amount, but Shang Ji and Xing Zhao got slightly less.

Seeing this, Xing Zhao became jealous and said a few words.

"They say that my great grandmother favors her daughters. I didn't believe it before, but now it seems to be true. Hey, in my next life, I must be reborn as a daughter of the Gu family. Look at how they favor one over the other. I'm the one who's at a disadvantage!"

He has always been a good talker, so the atmosphere was naturally lively with all the talk and laughter.