"I brought some local specialties from my hometown. I'll have Madam Dou deliver them to your respective courtyards later. You can try them all. Also, my brothers hunted a few white foxes this time, so I brought their skins with me. Make a cloak for the four brothers. It's warm and comfortable to wear."

It’s a little too early to make winter clothes in the hot summer.

But white fox fur is rare and the color is suitable. They are still in the mourning period, so it is just right for them to wear this.

So Tai Ge took Fourth Aunt’s hand and said.

"Thank you, Grandma. Brother Tai likes it very much."

The other three brothers followed their elder brother’s lead, but they couldn’t repeat it completely, so they only said half of the words “thank you” and “like”.

Therefore, although no one was invited to a banquet for the three brothers’ birthdays, the house was still lively enough. After all, being able to be a family reunion is more important than anything else.

After the birthday party, the children were sent to bed.

Du Jingyi and Gu Shaoyu personally coaxed them, and the four brothers fell asleep quickly.

Looking at their even breathing and sleeping little faces, the couple held hands together. Although there were no words, they decided to protect this home together and not let the wind and rain erode these lovely and innocent faces.

Spring went and autumn came, and three summers and winters passed.

In the General's Mansion, the flowers in the Xitang Courtyard are in full bloom, making the courtyard even more vibrant.

Du Jingyi, who was sitting under the bright window and drinking tea, had been idle at home for three years, but he had taken good care of himself, with his skin becoming whiter than snow and his hair becoming more like a waterfall.

They had just gotten out of mourning a few days ago, and now they had finally changed into a cute peach-colored crabapple flower dress, the hem of the skirt was also decorated with shiny pearls, which was very beautiful.

"Madam, what should we do? Do we really have to go to the banquet? I'm afraid you'll be exhausted."

Cherry on the side was carefully sorting out the day and time so that she could prepare the gifts and avoid any mistakes.

When she saw the thick stack of posts in front of her, she felt quite a headache.

Skipping June 18th and 19th, and running from June 15th to July 23rd, every family, as long as they were noble and powerful and could still live to see the new dynasty, sent their invitations.

As powerful as the General's Mansion is, it has not participated in the banquets of the aristocratic families in Sui'an City for three years. So after the mourning period is over, who wouldn't send an invitation?

Compared to Cherry's headache, Du Jingyi was more prepared.

During the three years of mourning at home, she was not idle. Anything that happened outside or even in the palace would reach her ears, so she had to attend these banquets.

In early October of the first year of Hongyuan, Concubine Xing gave birth to the seventh prince.

At the same time, the Liangjiang area under the jurisdiction of the Xing family also had a bumper harvest year, contributing 70% of the national treasury revenue in one go. Therefore, even though the master of the harem was the queen, she could not compare with Concubine Xing in the past two years, not to mention Concubine Zhen, who also gave birth to the eighth prince.

Du Jingyi picked up a post at random, and it happened to be from the Li family.

When the imperial concubine selection took place in the autumn of that year, it was just as my eldest sister-in-law Liu had said. The second daughter of the Li family entered the palace and was given the title of imperial concubine, and she became particularly close to the empress.

In another two or three months, she will be ready to give birth to a child, and by then, the title of noble concubine will be a natural progression.

Flowers bloom on two branches, and joy falls on two places.

Concubine Li in the palace is pregnant, and the eldest daughter of the Li family outside the palace, who has already married Ping'er, is also about to give birth to a child.

His mourning period was one year, so after the national mourning in Baidu was over, he got married in August last year. By the end of the year, she was two months pregnant. Now, she is about eight months pregnant and is not far from giving birth.

Du Jingyi was very satisfied with his niece-in-law.

Fortunately, Ping'er insisted on choosing the eldest lady instead of the second lady, so now everyone in the Duke's Mansion is united and peaceful. Unlike this Concubine Li in the palace, she has been in conflict with Concubine Xing again and again, so her favor is sometimes there and sometimes not.

The invitation from the Li family was a birthday invitation.

Lord Li is reaching the age of 50 this year, so naturally he will be given a grand banquet.

Du Jingyi looked at the date, it was the fourth day of July, and said to Yingtao.

"Don't make the mistake of looking at this. As for the gift, you can go to the warehouse and pick one. You need something that can hold its own."

"If the gift is too good, will people think that our General's Mansion has some ulterior motives?"

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

"Don't worry. Even if the gift is not good, people will still talk about it. The eldest lady of the Li family is now Ping'er's wife, so we still have to give her some face. Didn't you see that after Ping'er got married, the smile on the eldest sister-in-law's face has increased a lot more than before? This shows that the daughter-in-law here is a good choice. Since Li treats the eldest sister-in-law and Ping'er with care, we naturally have to show respect to her family in return. So, do as I say, it's okay."

Hearing this, Yingtao nodded and then emphasized a little more in front of the Li family's registration.

She was working diligently, but Du Jingyi's eyes showed other thoughts when he looked at her.

Yingtao is about the same age as Du Jingyi. She is now about 26 or 27 years old. The palace maids have to be sent out to marry when they reach 25, not to mention those who marry outside.

However, because there have been many funerals in recent years, this matter has not been put on the agenda. So now that he has some free time, Du Jingyi thought about this matter, so he paused and asked.

"Cherry, you are not young anymore, do you have a favorite family? It doesn't matter if they are from inside or outside the palace, as long as they are good to you and have a clean family background, tell me and I will make the decision for you!"

Hearing this, Cherry, who was originally concentrating on writing in the booklet, looked up in surprise and said.

"Madam, are you dissatisfied with my age and incompetence? Why do you suddenly want to send me off to marry?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone in this mansion knows that you are my favorite. However, Tai Ge'er and his brothers are all five or six years old now, and you are still single. I am always a little worried, right?"

Hearing this, Cherry smiled.

"If that's the case, then Madam, please calm down. I'm not interested in anyone. I just want to stay in this mansion as an aunt or a nanny, and accompany Madam all the time. However, Danruo and the son of the cook Liu, as well as Lu Ju and the steward Jiang from the second gate, have a good impression of each other. If Madam really wants to find a good way out for us sisters, please make the decision for them first."

"Ah? Why don't I know this?"

"During the mourning period, if anyone makes trouble, wouldn't that bring discredit to the General's Mansion? So they have been suppressing it all the time, but I am careful and have seen it all, so I boldly told Madam that it's not okay, Madam, please call them to ask." (End of this chapter)