"Okay, you decide."

Mrs. Du did not force it. As long as her daughter and grandchildren stayed, she would do anything. However, it was not easy to find a good house, so when she returned, she would ask the housekeeper to ask around.

If the He family really wanted to come, they wouldn't be caught off guard.

If they don't come, then it doesn't matter if the Du family buys the house. They can just leave it for the children to live in in the future.

However, these thoughts just flashed through her mind and she didn't say them out loud. She just happily shared the Laba porridge with the children and looked forward to the arrival of the new year.

After Laba Festival, the festive atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger.

The whole city of Sui'an is filled with joy, and there are more and more people on the streets. Everyone is rushing to stock up on New Year's goods before the end of the year so that they can have a more comfortable year ahead.

In Osmanthus Alley, the third and fifth rooms of the Duke's Mansion are no exception.

Ever since Ping'er succeeded the Duke's position, he would have people send all the preparations to Guihua Lane according to etiquette during festivals, so the people from the third and fifth rooms would still maintain a certain connection with the Duke's Mansion over the years.

Among them, the one who lived the most prosperously was Shang Sanlang's family.

He is a man of great ambition and he took advantage of every opportunity to climb up during the three years of mourning for Gu Shaoyu. Now he has become a Yuwenlang in the Ministry of Rites, which is considered a great honor for the third branch of the family.

Sanlang's wife was also not idle. While taking care of all the household affairs, she also bought two shops with the help of Du Jingyi to do business. Although it could not compare with the Du family, there was still a surplus of four or five thousand taels at the end of the year, so their life was not as tight as before.

For this year's New Year gift, she chose a warm and sunny day and went to the general's mansion.

In Xitang Courtyard, Du Jingyi looked at Sanlang's wife, whose breasts were becoming plump day by day, and said politely.

"Third sister-in-law must have had a good life in the past few years. I think she is much happier than before."

Sanlang's wife was not afraid of others saying that she was fat. In her opinion, being a little fat was good as it made her look blessed, so she replied with a smile.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sister-in-law. I don't like to move when the weather is cold, and I eat more than in spring and summer, so last year's winter clothes are no longer enough. Look, this set is all new. Your third brother even teased me, saying that I might have new clothes to wear next year."

Du Jingyi covered his handkerchief and smiled, then said.

"It's a good thing to have new clothes to wear. I got some good fabrics a few days ago, which are perfect for cutting new clothes. You can take them back later. There are many things to do during the new year. I was planning to send someone to deliver the things to you in two days, but since you are here today, I will be lazy and ask them to load the things for you to take back. As usual, the things that should be sent to the fifth room are also prepared in it. Please help me make the trip."

"It's not a bother, it's not a bother. Why would a family say this? Our neighbors live next door, and it's only a few steps away."

She now has a good relationship with Du Jingyi, so Du Jingyi is still happy to listen to her.

After drinking two cups of tea, Sanlang's wife came forward with a rather mysterious expression, and then said.

"Second uncle's case has been sentenced. He was convicted of murder, so he was exiled three thousand miles to the southwest. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back after this trip."

The second uncle mentioned by Sanlang's wife is the eldest son of the fifth room, Shang Yuding.

All these years, he thought he could get away with it, but in the end he paid the price for his vicious behavior. Mrs. Guo, who was forced to death by him, can finally rest in peace in the afterlife.

"Was it Qi Niang who did it?"

"It's probably true. Otherwise, how could such an old account be brought up?"

"How is she doing now? Do you have any news?"

Sanlang's wife shook her head when she heard this and said calmly.

"Ever since she changed her name and entered the Min Palace, I haven't seen her again. But I noticed that there weren't many funerals in the Min Palace, so she must be living happily there."

Sanlang's wife didn't know much about Shang Qinnan's affairs.

She only knew that Qi Niang changed her name and escaped to enter the Min Palace, but the Fifth House had not lived very comfortably in recent years, so she guessed that Qi Niang's relationship with the Fifth House was completely severed.

But Du Jingyi knew that after she changed her name, she used the name Ling Xinlan, so if she asked people to pay attention to the people in the Ling family, she would naturally be able to find out something. This was actually simple.

Sometimes, a couple is just a couple.

Although they were hundreds of miles apart, the two of them simultaneously focused their attention on Prince Min's Palace.

Since the death of the late emperor, the Prince of Min's Palace has become much quieter than before.

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

But even so, they are still being targeted by Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi, which means that their good days will not last long. And Shang Qinnan happens to be the key to breaking this chess game.

Ling family.

Shang Qinnan had no idea that she had been targeted and was lying in the arms of Prince Min and complaining.

"Your Highness, please think of a way and let me leave here as soon as possible. I haven't seen Brother Yu for a long time, and I don't know if he misses me as his mother."

"Yes, of course I do. But he caught a cold a few days ago and is still taking medicine, so I can't bring him out to show you this time. Wait a little longer. Father will die soon. By then, I will be the master of Prince Min's Mansion, and it will be easy for me to take you back!"

Upon hearing this, Shang Qinnan hurriedly moved closer to his arms, looking like a little bird, which made the Prince of Min very distracted.

It was really her blessing in her previous life. No one in the prince's harem had been able to give birth to a child for more than ten years. Originally, she entered the palace because Princess Min wanted to force her to give birth to a child.

Unexpectedly, she had served the old prince for a long time without getting pregnant, but after serving the prince for a few times, she actually got pregnant. This was not some trick of switching the baby, but the prince's child in real life. So Princess Min was so happy that she immediately used the method of faking her death to send her out of Prince Min's Mansion.

She was raised in the Ling family, and after ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a boy.

The child cannot be without a name or status, so the Crown Prince's wife pretended to be pregnant and gave birth to the child. Now this child is the apple of the eye in the eyes of Princess Min and the Crown Prince's wife, so it is not easy to bring him out.

Shang Qinnan might think about it, but she wouldn't really make a fuss.

After all, she was once a servant of the old Prince Min. If someone caught her and made a fuss about it, it would not be the Prince Min's Mansion that would be in trouble, but a dispensable little person like her. (End of this chapter)