The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The New Year celebrations in the Marquis’ Mansion cannot be too lively.

During the mourning period, people do not post Spring Festival couplets, set off firecrackers, or go out to pay New Year's greetings. No one is allowed to wear too bright clothes.

Shi Chengyi and his wife took their children, as well as their aunt Dingxiang and concubine Shi Zhiyu, back to the Marquis's Mansion.

When they arrived, everyone from the other rooms was already there.

Yu Sujun looked around and frowned, "Hey, isn't Sister Chujun coming today?"

Wei Cailing sighed, "Mother said that she is divorced and shouldn't come to the Marquis' Mansion for the New Year reunion. No matter how much she persuades her, she won't come."

The mistress of the third room, You Wanshuang, said, "How can that be possible? If Sister Chu Jun doesn't come, what's the point of celebrating the New Year?"

Yu Sujun glanced at You Wanshuang and said angrily, "Why are you calling Chujun sister?"

You Wanshuang smiled, "Sister-in-law, you can shout, but I can't?"

Yu Sujun raised her chin and said, "Sister Chujun and I have always been close. We have been together since we were little."

You Wanshuang was angry with her and whispered, "Sister Chu Jun has been very close to me this year."

Wang Kexiang, the mistress of the fourth house, also came over and said, "How close is she? Sister Chujun came to our house in person yesterday to bring food to Mian'er. Hehe, Mian'er really likes her."

Yu Sujun was very angry, "So you all got together with Sister Chujun behind my back?"

Wang Kexiang also spoke sourly, "What's so strange about us being together? Hey, it's strange that all the concubines in the second room are together with Sister Chu Jun! Tsk, I've never seen those concubines stick to the mistress before. Now she's not the mistress anymore, but they're getting closer. You haven't seen how passionate they are!"

Yu Sujun was so upset that she was heartbroken. "How did you know?"

Wang Kexiang boasted openly, "We were together yesterday."

Yu Sujun gritted her teeth and lifted her sleeves, "You guys are trying to snatch Sister Chujun from me while I'm busy at home, right?"

You Wanshuang and Wang Kexiang bowed together, "Sister-in-law is here, we dare not, hahahaha..."

Yu Sujun couldn't hold it back and laughed, "Tsk! It's been less than a year and you two have become much more lively. Before, I couldn't even feel your presence in the mansion. Come on, let's go and invite Sister Chujun and Sister Yaosheng. What's the point of the New Year's reunion without them?"

The three daughters-in-law whispered to each other, "Anyway, the annoying second uncle is not at home, so it won't be awkward at all."

So, the wives in the several rooms laughed and made a fuss, and dragged Tang Chujun and Yao Sheng back to the Marquis' Mansion.

This is the advantage of living close by, it’s just a few steps away.

Yu Sujun clapped her hands and asked in front of everyone, "Sister Chujun, are you and I the best friends in the world?" After asking, she looked at You Wanshuang and Wang Kexiang who were laughing.

Tang Chujun looked at her helplessly, "You are so old, why are you still making such a fuss?"

"You have to ask clearly no matter how old you are!" Yu Sujun refused, "You don't know, my third and fourth sister-in-law both scolded me! I can't swallow this!"

You Wanshuang begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I was wrong. Hehe, Sister-in-law and Sister Chujun are the best, none of us can surpass you."

Wang Kexiang also smiled and shook Yu Sujun, "No way, no way! No way at all!"

Yu Sujun then smiled warmly, took one hand of Tang Chujun and the other of Yao Sheng, and led You Wanshuang and Wang Kexiang into Zhengqing Garden.

There was no longer the melancholy between her brows and eyes as when she was with her husband, only the innocence and naivety that she had when she was young and competing for favor.

Even Shi Chengyi who was far away was stunned. Only then did he truly believe that Yu Sujun's earlier calmness was not due to any strong emotions.

For a moment, he couldn't tell what he felt. It seemed that his wife didn't care about him as much as he thought.

After this realization, he felt a little confused.

"Brother?" Shi Chengyun asked, "Isn't that right?"

"Ah?" Shi Chengyi didn't hear Shi Chengyun's question clearly.

Shi Chengyun repeated the question again. Shi Chengyi frowned and answered, but he couldn't help but look at his wife Yu Sujun again.

He recalled the lies he had said in a fit of rage: "You admitted it! You just didn't realize that she was your biological daughter!"

At the same time, I also remembered that once he punished Anxin to copy scriptures when he did something wrong. It was a summer day.

The weather was hot, so Shi Chengyi removed all the ice plates in order to teach Shi Anxin a lesson.

When he turned around, he saw Yu Sujun quietly fanning her daughter.

The wind from the fan lifted up the hair on my daughter's forehead.

The daughter raised her head and smiled at Yu Sujun with curved eyebrows.

Yu Sujun reached out and poked her forehead, "Stop laughing, copy quickly, and I'll give you some rock sugar bayberry after you finish copying."

"Mom, I want to eat now."

"No, you have to finish copying before you eat."

"Mom, but I want to eat it now. My mouth is watering."

Yu Sujun quietly had someone bring a bowl of sugared bayberries and hid it under the table. She fed her daughter one bayberry every once in a while, and then another bayberry every once in a while.

Shi Chengyi looked helpless and yelled, "You just spoil her!"

Yu Sujun smiled and said, "She's my daughter, if I don't spoil her, who else can?"

Scenes from the past flashed through my mind, and the blurry pictures suddenly became unusually vivid because of the earlier sentence: "You just didn't realize that she was your biological daughter."

Shi Chengyi's eyes became moist, his throat choked, and even his fingers felt numb.

My heart aches.

Regret filled his every limb, and he felt that the rift between him and his wife could no longer be filled by him saying "There is no one else in my heart but you".

In an instant, a feeling of powerlessness surged in my heart.

Wherever I looked, I saw several women chatting, and they were laughing at something they were talking about.

The lady also patted the fourth brother's wife, and the fourth brother's wife hid behind Tang Chujun.

In the entire mansion, only Tang Chujun and Yao Sheng were dressed in bright and festive clothes. Everyone else was dressed plainly because of the mourning period.

It was also at this moment that Shi Cheng Yifu realized the truth: Emperor Mingde was the one who carried Tang Chujun to Baoguo Temple.

No wonder Shi Anxia repeatedly reminded him that Emperor Mingde and Tang Chujun were destined to be together. After explaining it to him, she did not tell him why the two were destined to be together.

turn out to be! So that’s it!

In an instant, Shi Chengyi truly felt that a corner of his heart had collapsed.

Dust and smoke were everywhere, covering up the traces of time. The bright colors in sight slowly faded, until the face with a beautiful smile fell into his eyes and also dissipated into smoke.

It turns out that not only are they not destined to be together, they are also not destined to be together.

The obsession of these years was nothing but a wrong journey.

When one color fades, another color becomes extremely dazzling.

She wore an elegant smoke-colored double-breasted jacket with loose cuffs, paired with a lake blue silk skirt, the body of which was embroidered with a lotus pattern in delicate silver thread.

Her hair was like a waterfall, tied into a simple bun at the back of her head, dotted with a few freshly picked wintersweet flowers.

Shi Chengyi's eyes met Yu Sujun's, and she turned away from him.

As he dodged, the smile on his face obviously fell by half.

Shi Chengyi felt that this year would probably be difficult.