Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

The next day was New Year’s Eve.

The Ning Prince's Mansion was decorated with lights and full of joy.

Early in the morning, Shen Wantang asked the chief steward to distribute red envelopes to all the servants, and also distributed snacks from Zuixianlou and materials from Jinxiuge.

Throughout the whole day, there was an endless stream of people coming to Wutong Garden to express their gratitude.

It was not until the evening that Wutong Garden became quiet.

Shen Wantang changed into a festive pomegranate red moonlit skirt and took her maid and nanny to the main courtyard to have the New Year's Eve dinner.

Not long after she arrived, Prince Ning and Princess Ning also arrived.

After a while, Xiao Qingyuan also arrived. He did not come alone, he also brought Chu Yanluo and Huayi.

When Prince Ning saw that he had brought both of them with him, his face darkened. No matter what festival it was, he would never bring his concubine to eat with Princess Ning, for fear of making his wife unhappy.

However, his son had no such awareness at all, and he wanted to scold Xiao Qingyuan immediately.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, Princess Ning pressed his hand and said, "It's New Year's Day, we should be more friendly. Everyone is here, we can have dinner."

Prince Ning barely suppressed his anger and said, "I will listen to my wife. Let's eat!"

As he spoke, he took out a big red envelope and handed it to Shen Wantang: "Tang'er, since you got married, you have been managing the mundane affairs of the palace and keeping the family in order. I heard from the butler that this year's surplus has doubled compared to previous years. This is all thanks to you. Here, this is a red envelope specially prepared for you."

Shen Wantang took it with both hands and thanked him with a smile: "Thank you, father. I wish you a safe, happy and prosperous new year!"

Princess Ning also took out a red envelope and handed it to Shen Wantang. She looked kind and said, "Tang'er, you have worked hard these days. Here, this is from your mother. Take it."

Shen Wantang took the heavy red envelope and said with a smile: "Thank you, mother. I wish you a happy new year with longevity and health, and all goes well!"

Princess Ning said cheerfully: "Okay, okay, sit down quickly, eat and drink."

Shen Wantang sat down readily and started eating after Prince Ning and Princess Ning started eating.

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned pale: "Father, Mother, I have received red envelopes every year in the past, why not this year? Why does Shen Wantang have them but I don't?"

Prince Ning looked at him coldly and wanted to scold him, but he was concerned about his wife's feelings. He was afraid that a quarrel would make her miserable for years, so he could only swallow his words.

Princess Ning said calmly, "I see that you didn't care about these things in previous years. If I gave them to you, you would just give them to others. I didn't prepare any for you this year. You have always looked down on vulgar things like gold and silver, so I guess you don't care about these things, right?"

Xiao Qingyuan said in a muffled voice: "How can the New Year's red envelope be treated like ordinary gold and silver items? I just want to pray for good luck."

"A harmonious and happy family with filial and sensible children is the greatest blessing."

Princess Ning said as she found a dish that tasted very good, so she told the maid who was serving the dishes: "This rouge goose breast is good, let the Crown Prince's Consort try it."

The maid picked up the rouge goose breast and placed it on the plate in front of Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang ate it and nodded: "It's really delicious!"

Then, the three of them started eating without saying anything else.

The rule of not talking while eating naturally also exists in Prince Ning’s Mansion.

Xiao Qingyuan felt depressed and uncomfortable when he saw that he was being ignored. He had originally wanted to bring Chu Yanluo and Huayi to have the New Year's Eve dinner together, but he didn't expect that there was no seat for them at all, and there were only four sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Seeing that Chu Yanluo and Huayi could only stand aside and watch them eat, he felt very uncomfortable.

He looked at Shen Wantang angrily, thinking that she was deliberately embarrassing Chu Yanluo and Huayi. What would it matter if he added two more sets of bowls and chopsticks and two more stools? Anyway, there was no way to finish such a large table of seaweed.

Shen Wantang didn't notice Xiao Qingyuan's angry look at all. She was enjoying the sumptuous meal.

The New Year’s Eve dinner is the highlight. She personally selects the dishes and personally checks the quality of the dishes, so every dish she makes naturally suits her taste.

While they were eating, there was a sudden cry from outside: "Father, Mother, Huo Yunzhou is a liar! You have to make the decision for your daughter!"

There was a sudden shock in the room, and everyone looked towards the door in amazement.

The next moment, Xiao Qingxi ran in crying.

Princess Ning was startled. She stood up quickly and said, "Xi'er, what happened? Why did you come back instead of spending the New Year at your husband's house? What happened?"

Xiao Qingxi wanted to complain, but when she saw Xiao Qingyuan, she immediately rushed up and grabbed his collar: "Xiao Qingyuan, you dare to betray me! I want to sever our brother-sister relationship, and don't ever want me to tell you any secrets again!"

Xiao Qingyuan vaguely guessed the reason in his heart, but he just pretended to know nothing and said with a stiff upper lip: "Qingxi, it's New Year's Day, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I betray you?"

"You dare not admit it?!"

Xiao Qingxi's eyes were swollen like peaches. She was furious and her voice was particularly sharp: "Huo Yunzhou has already admitted it. It was you who told him that I was pregnant! It was also you who gave him the idea to pretend to give up taking a concubine and coax me back! It was also you who taught him to keep Lin Rouxin as a concubine!"

Xiao Qingyuan was furious. He shouted, "I didn't! I only told him that you were pregnant. I didn't teach him to pretend to take a concubine, let alone keep a mistress! Huo Yunzhou is simply not a human being. This was clearly his own idea, but he pushed all the responsibility onto me! And you actually believed it?!"

Xiao Qingxi burst into tears: "It was you! It was you who told him that I was pregnant! Xiao Qingyuan, you teamed up with Huo Yunzhou to harm your own sister, you are not a human being!"

Princess Ning was also in disbelief: "Qingyuan, was it really you who told Huo Yunzhou that your sister was pregnant? Didn't you promise your sister that you would never tell her that she was pregnant? How could you go back on your word? How could you reveal the secret without telling your sister?"

Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a long time before saying, "I am doing this for Qingxi's own good. What good is there for her to quarrel with Huo Yunzhou every day? Are you really going to let her divorce Huo Yunzhou while she is pregnant?"

Prince Ning angrily rebuked him: "Stop making excuses for me! If you really want your sister's best interests at heart, you should side with her without asking why!"

Xiao Qingyuan said quickly: "I said this just for Qingxi's sake! I thought that if I told him about her pregnancy, Huo Yunzhou would definitely give up on taking a concubine. I didn't expect that he would come up with the bad idea of ​​pretending to give up on taking a concubine but actually keeping a mistress!"

"Besides, taking a concubine isn't really a big deal. Why does Qingxi have to make such a fuss that it can't be resolved?"

"Father and mother don't care about her. She is lawless and spoiled by her family. She came back to make trouble during the New Year. I don't blame Huo Yunzhou for wanting to take a concubine. What man can stand her?"