Chapter 471: Prince Fan's Resistance (3)   "Mother, Hanrong is your daughter!"   Prince Fan did not expect his mother to talk about the life and death of her children so calmly.   "Fan'er, you don't understand!" Princess Anyang smiled bitterly, "Some things are not up to you. You should go back. It will snow again if you are late."   "Mother, don't you hate your father?" Prince Fan asked after an unknown amount of time.   Princess Anyang was the only daughter of the Yi family, but was favored by the Anyang King. Princess Anyang did not want to marry, and the Yi family did not agree. In the end, the Anyang King forced the matter to be settled, and the Yi family had no choice but to marry their daughter to the Anyang King.   Not long after Princess Anyang got married, the Yi family suddenly caught fire. The fire engulfed the entire Yi Mansion, and no one escaped. From then on, the Yi family disappeared from Hanshui City.   It had been nearly twenty years since this happened, and many people had forgotten it.   Giving birth to a son and a daughter with an enemy was the greatest shame for Princess Anyang.   However, she was reluctant to hurt her children, because she did not want to be the enemy of King Anyang, so she was willing to come to the temple and be with the ancient Buddha.   "What if I hate him? What if I don't hate him?" Princess Anyang put her hands together and chanted Amitabha, "The past is over, and there is no point in talking about it."   "I'm leaving." Prince Fan wiped his tears and said in a light voice: "After the new year, I will leave Hanshui City. Perhaps, I will never come back in this life. You... take care of yourself!"   After he said that, he turned and left the temple.   Princess Anyang turned around and looked at his back, speechless for a long time.   Her son was not like King Anyang, but more like her. He had no ambition and no aspirations, and he really didn't like King Anyang.   "Amitabha!" She whispered, staring at the night and muttered: "This time, I must be safe!"   She couldn't control her daughter's thoughts, she just hoped that her son could escape from here and live safely.   And she...   She has lived in shame for many years. She owes it to the Yi family and her parents. When the Anyang Palace falls, it will be her turn to pay it back.   ............   When Prince Fan returned to Hanshui City, the sky was already slightly bright. He rode his horse aimlessly on the street. His body was covered with snowflakes, his hair was wet with snow, his face was pale, and he looked a little embarrassed.   He did not go back to the Anyang Palace directly, but waited at the gate of the Xie Mansion.   Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. The gate of the Xie Mansion is decorated with lights and colorful decorations. I think this year must be very lively.   As soon as Mo Yi opened the door, he saw Prince Fan standing outside the door with a horse.   He paused slightly, frowned, and looked at him in confusion.   "What's wrong?"   Seeing him stop suddenly, Xie Cheng was a little puzzled.   Mo Yi moved away, glanced outside, and whispered, "People from the Anyang Palace."   Xie Cheng pushed the door open, and Prince Fan, who had been standing motionless, suddenly looked up.   Seeing Xie Cheng passing him and leaving, he hurried forward to block Xie Cheng's way, "City Lord Xie, wait a moment."   "Something?" Xie Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him, his tone was not very good.   "I came here today to say goodbye."   "Farewell?" Xie Cheng sneered, "Prince Fan can go wherever he wants, there is no need to report to me, I don't remember any friendship between us."   "I know you don't like me, and I don't like you either." Prince Fan said, "I came here today to ask you for a favor."   "Ask me?"   Xie Cheng was surprised. Although Prince Anyang was a poor prince, Prince Fan did not think of himself as a poor prince.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 472 No longer a member of Anyang Palace   Mo Yi walked over and said with sarcasm in his eyes: "The high and mighty Prince Fan would also ask for help?"   Prince Fan said in a cold voice: "From now on, I am no longer a prince, and no longer a member of Anyang Palace."   "No longer a member of Anyang Palace?" Xie Cheng raised an eyebrow, "You broke up with Prince Anyang?"   Prince Fan nodded, "Almost."   "Then why did you come to me?" Xie Cheng said in a cold voice: "You don't want to ask me to persuade Prince Anyang to let you go back and continue to be the prince?"   "No." Prince Fan shook his head, "I came here today to beg you, no matter what happens in the future, please spare my mother and Hanrong's lives."   "Spare their lives?" Xie Cheng frowned, "What do you mean by that?"   "I can't say this now, but I hope you can promise me." He lowered his head and said: "I know that Hanrong did some things in private that were sorry to Miss Tang, but that was just because you love you too much. If she regrets it in the future, please spare her life."   "What if she hasn't repented?" Xie Cheng asked calmly.   "If she hasn't repented..." Prince Fan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Let her do it."   After he said that, he turned around and mounted his horse and quickly left Xie's house.   Mo Yi looked confused, "Master, what does he mean by this?"   Why couldn't he understand?   Xie Cheng smiled faintly, "He is a smart man."   After leaving Anyang Palace, even if something happened in Anyang Palace in the future, he would not be implicated.   Mo Yi shook his head, "I don't quite understand."   "You will understand later." Xie Cheng said, and said calmly, "Where are you going?"   Mo Yi was stunned, "I will go wherever the master goes."   Xie Cheng pondered for a moment, and said calmly, "Then let's go to the ruins."   "Okay!"   Mo Yi went back to get the carriage. When the two arrived at the ruins, they saw Tang Xi, Jiu Yao and Ming Yu sitting under the eaves drinking tea.   The little guys were squatting in the snow with red ears.   When the group saw Mo Yi, they immediately cast pitiful eyes.   Mo Yi smiled, patted Shen Yu's shoulder and said, "Practice well, I went through this in the past."   After hearing this, the group of people instantly retracted their gazes, straightened their bodies, and their eyes became firm.   "Why are you here?" Tang Xi put down the teacup and looked at Xie Cheng with a smile.   "I guessed you would come here." Xie Cheng sat down next to her, picked up her teacup and drank it all.   Tang Xi stared at the teacup and blushed.   Jiuyao picked up an empty cup and was about to pour tea into it, but was glared at by Mingyu.   His hand trembled, and he looked at Mingyu in confusion and asked, "What's wrong with your eyes?"   Mingyu:...   This fool who has no eyes, if the city lord wants a new cup, does he need to do it?   His hand loosened, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into two pieces instantly.   "Oh, it's too cold today, my hands are frozen." After he said that, he took the teacup from Jiuyao's hand and smiled, "Thank you."   "Hey, that's for the city lord, not for you." Jiuyao glared at him angrily.   "Really?" Mingyu took a sip and smiled faintly, "I'm really sorry, you didn't say who you were going to give it to."   Jiuyao snorted coldly and picked up another empty cup. This time, Moyi took it directly and said with a smile: "Thank you, brother Jiuyao, but you don't have to pour it, I can do it myself."   Jiuyao opened his eyes wide and looked at Xie Cheng and complained: "City Lord, look, they took all your teacups!"   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 473 Wonderful Person   A set of tea sets only has five teacups, and the last one was snatched away by Moyi.   Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, the last day of the old year, can't he please the city lord?   Others of his age have children running around, but he is still alone. He wants the city lord to give him a day off so that he can go for a walk on the street and see if he can meet his future wife.   Xie Cheng raised the teacup in his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll use this one."   "If you use this, what about Miss Tang?" Jiuyao asked blankly.   Mingyu closed his eyes and turned his head to look away.   This idiot is so stupid that it's unbearable to look at. Moyi   calmly poured himself a cup of tea, then grabbed a handful of melon seeds and sat aside to crack them slowly.   "She?" Xie Cheng looked at Tang Xi, suddenly curled his lips and smiled, "Of course she will share a cup with me."   Jiuyao blinked and reacted belatedly.   He smiled innocently, "Yeah, that's enough."   Mingyu couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly. This guy has been with him for ten years, how come he hasn't learned any of his eyesight?   What a waste of such a good-looking face. If it were someone else, they would probably have many wives and concubines.   If he didn't dislike being bound, he would have had many wives and concubines long ago.   Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh. It's   good that this idiot can't get a wife. She can still accompany him to drink and relax, which is good.   "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, City Lord, how about letting the children take a day off?" Jiuyao smiled.   "No."   Before Xie Cheng could speak, Mingyu had already refused for him.   "Why?" Jiuyao looked at him dissatisfied.   "They have just started. How can they study well if they relax?" Mingyu said, "I can take a leave, but you can't."   "Why?" Jiuyao snorted, "I don't care. Either we take a leave together, or no one can have a comfortable New Year."   "Then no one can have a comfortable New Year." Xie Cheng said calmly, "Do you have any objections?" "   Whatever the city lord says, it's just that, it's New Year's Day, and we seem to be missing something if we stay here."   Mingyu said, looking at Xie Cheng expectantly.   Xie Cheng said calmly, "I'll ask Moyi to send you a jar of wine tomorrow morning."   Mingyu smiled when she heard it, "How about cutting another ten kilograms of beef?"   "Isn't it illegal to eat beef?" Tang Xi asked curiously.   She has been here for so long, and she hasn't eaten beef yet.   Mingyu said, "Linlang Tavern, the beef there is legal."   "Okay." Xie Cheng nodded, "Let Moyi cut 20 kilograms of beef for you tomorrow, and 10 kilograms more."   Mingyu nodded and smiled, "The city lord is wise!"   "Then... can we invite Miss Lizi from Xinghua Tower to come and drink with us?" Jiuyao said, looking at Xie Cheng expectantly.   Miss Lizi is a singing girl in Xinghua Tower. She only sells her art but not her body. Because of her sweet mouth and good piano skills, she is deeply loved by everyone. Her popularity is not inferior to that of the courtesan in Xinghua Tower.   Xie Cheng said in a light voice, "Do you want me to invite the boss of Xinghua Tower to discuss it with you?"   "Then don't!" Jiuyao looked disgusted, "That old procuress has deeper wrinkles than Zhan Lao's smile lines, and her face is painted like flour. I can't drink when I see her."   Tang Xi chuckled, "Master Jiuyao is really a wonderful person."   Very interesting.   "Hehe, thank you Miss Tang for the compliment!" Jiuyao smiled very proudly.   Mingyu looked at Xie Cheng, whose face suddenly darkened, and couldn't help but wipe the sweat off the face of this fool.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 474 I have to thank Brother Mingyu   "Miss Tang is still smart... Ouch!"   Jiuyao hadn't finished speaking when he fell to the ground, and the teacup in his hand rolled into the snow.   "Mingyu!" Jiuyao gritted his teeth and looked at the culprit.   "Ouch!" Mingyu hurriedly pulled him up and pretended to apologize, "Brother Jiuyao, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! My feet felt numb for a moment, so I stretched them. Are you hurt?"   Tang Xi laughed so hard that her shoulders trembled.   She sat next to Mingyu and could naturally see that he did it on purpose.   Although she didn't know why, she found the reactions of the two very interesting.   "It's so cold today, don't stay outside for too long, let's go back." Xie Cheng said and stood up.   Tang Xi nodded slightly. She came here today to deliver New Year's goods and new clothes to Shen Yu and the others. She was going to leave after delivering the things, but she couldn't resist Jiuyao and Mingyu's enthusiastic retention, so she had no choice but to stay and drink a few cups of tea. She was going   to leave after drinking tea, but Xie Cheng and Mo Yi came again.   "It's time for me to go back too." Tang Xi stood up, looked at Jiuyao and Mingyu and said with a smile: "Then please sit down, gentlemen. We will go back first. We will trouble you two here."   "Won't you sit for a while?" Mingyu asked.   "No." Xie Cheng glanced at Jiuyao coldly, then pulled Tang Xi out.   Tang Xi smiled and waved at them, and turned around after they walked away.   "Brother Jiuyao, you have to thank Brother Mingyu."   Moyi stood up, put the teacup back, threw the remaining melon seeds back into the plate, and patted off the remaining melon seed crumbs in his palm, then strode to catch up with Xie Cheng and Tang Xi.   "What do you mean?" Jiuyao looked at Mingyu in confusion.   So, he was kicked over by Mingyu, and he still had to thank him?   "I'm too lazy to say anything to you." Mingyu snorted coldly, "If you continue to be so heartless, be careful that the city lord will tie you up and send you to the madam of Xinghua Tower one day."   "Ah?" Jiuyao panicked, "I didn't do anything wrong!"   He didn't say anything today, how could he offend the city lord again?   Mingyu said: "It's okay for Miss Tang to praise you, you should at least feel guilty. After all, it was Miss Tang who praised you herself. The city lord can't blame you for being jealous, but you insisted on being complacent. If it weren't for my kick, you would probably be sent to the bed of the madam of Xinghua Tower."   "It's... not that serious?" It's not okay to be complacent when being praised?   Is the city lord soaked in vinegar?   "Take it easy next time. What if one day I'm not here and you are eaten up by the madam of Xinghua Tower, you can blame me for not saving you."   Jiuyao was so scared when he heard this that he hugged himself and said with a horrified face: "Then when Miss Tang comes next time, I'll ask her to stop praising me!" As long as you   keep your innocence, you won't be afraid of not having a beautiful woman.   In order to keep his innocence, he must not let Miss Tang praise him anymore.   Mingyu wanted to laugh, but he held it back.   He patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Jiuyao, when these kids have grown up, I will take you to the capital. The beauties there are much more interesting than Miss Lizi."   "Really?" Jiuyao's eyes lit up, "The songs she sings are better than Miss Lizi's?"   "Of course!" Mingyu nodded and said, "The beauties there are not only proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also beautiful and charming. Their words are as sweet as honey, so sweet."   Jiuyao was suspicious, "Are you kidding me?"   "What are you talking about?" Mingyu glanced at him unhappily, "Why would I lie to you, you fool with no sense? Good intentions are really not rewarded."   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 475 Pretend I didn't say anything   Jiuyao tilted his head and thought about it, and felt that Mingyu was right.   Every time there were beauties and good wine, Mingyu never forgot to bring him along, and she really had never lied to him.   He nodded, "Okay, then you can't sneak away alone, remember to take me with you."   "Of course, I've always taken you with me wherever I go?" Mingyu put his arm around his shoulders and smiled, "How much do you have in your pocket?"   "What?" Jiuyao was puzzled.   "In my pocket!" Mingyu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "How can we go to the capital without silver?"   "You mean money?" Jiuyao took out his purse and emptied it all on the table. A few pieces of silver lay alone on the table.   Mingyu's smile froze and he silently withdrew his hand, "Just   pretend I never told you about going to the capital." "Why?" Jiuyao frowned, "Didn't we agree to go? Why are you saying that?"   Mingyu picked up the few taels of silver on the table and threw it back to him, "The money you have is not enough for the fare out of the city gate."   "Don't you have some?" Jiuyao said, "You make one hundred taels a month, where is your money?"   Mingyu touched his waist bag, coughed lightly, and said guiltily, "Didn't I go out for a few drinks a few days ago? Where is yours?"   They both make one hundred taels a month. He often goes out for drinks, so it's normal for him to have no money. Jiuyao has never been seen going out, so how come he has no money?   "I bought some wine." Jiuyao said, "I went to the Yanhong Tavern several times, and went to listen to Miss Lizi sing. Did you give me tips?"   "Tip...tip?" Mingyu stared at him and said, "How much did you give me?"   "Fifty taels." Jiuyao said, "I only have that little money left, so I can only give you fifty taels."   "Alas..." Mingyu shook his head, "It seems that I have to borrow some from Mr. Lou when the time comes." Jiuyao   swallowed his saliva, "Will he give it to me?"   "Why not?" Mingyu smiled and said, "Mr. Lou has no wife or children, and he doesn't drink wine. A coffin doesn't cost that much money. Besides, when he closes his eyes, can the city lord, as his student, save him the money for a coffin?"   "You're right." Jiuyao nodded, "Then go and borrow it when the time comes."   "Okay." A cunning flashed in Mingyu's eyes.   He can lend it, but I don't know in whose name he will borrow it.   ————   After Tang Xi and Xie Cheng left the ruins, she planned to go back to the Tang Mansion directly, but was stopped by Xie Cheng.   "Let's go to your shop first."   He hadn't seen the girl for two days, and he just wanted to be alone with her for a while.   Although Tang Xi didn't know what he was going to do, she nodded in agreement.   After Mo Yi sent the two to the Tang family's rouge shop, he went shopping somewhere else alone.   There were still people buying New Year's goods on the street, but there were much fewer than in the past few days.   Tang Xi took out the key to open the shop and walked in first.   Xie Cheng followed her in.   Looking at the empty shelves, Tang Xi sighed softly. It seemed that she had to stock up more goods during the New Year.   Xie Cheng took the tea set and went into the small kitchen to wash it. After a while, he came out again with the tea set.   Tang Xi had already lit the small stove. Xie Cheng placed the teapot on the stove, sat down next to her, and said in a low voice: "I heard Kong Yue say that you asked her to go back to Xie Mansion?"   Tang Xi lowered her head, put the charcoal blocks into the charcoal basin with tongs, took out the fire starter and lit the charcoal blocks, and whispered: "The servants in the family used to be rickshaw drivers. Kong Yue has been my rickshaw driver for several months. It's not appropriate for a girl like her to run around."   Kong Yue's skin was very white before, but she has become much darker after following her for a short time.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 476 Oil-Splashed Noodles   Xie Cheng smiled faintly, "Now that she has gone back, she said that she is not used to it. She asked me to persuade you to let her come back to be your driver, your exclusive driver."   "Did she really say that?" Tang Xi chuckled, "I thought that she was very unwilling to be my driver."   "How could that be?" Xie Cheng smiled, "She said that in the past few months as your driver, her internal strength has deepened a lot."   "Internal strength?" Tang Xi raised an eyebrow, "How do you mean that?"   "It's strange." Xie Cheng looked at her and said, "The last time we went to Yanhai Town, from Hanshui City to Beisang City, every time I drank water, I felt that my internal strength has increased a lot. Did you mix some magic medicine into your water?"   During that period, although it was very tiring to travel, and he had been on the road all the time, he basically didn't sleep much, but as long as he drank the water given by Tang Xi, he felt much more energetic.   He had always wanted to ask before, but he was afraid that she would not want to answer, so he never spoke.   He just wanted to tease Tang Xi, but she nodded. "Rather than saying it's mixed, it's better to say that it's a magic medicine."   Xie Cheng was slightly stunned, as if he thought of something, and asked uncertainly: "The water you gave us to drink, couldn't it be the medicine you sold to Sao Huli and the others for 100,000 taels per bottle?"   "You are really worthy of being my City Lord Xie, smart!" Tang Xi smiled and gave him a thumbs up.   "Really?" Xie Cheng chuckled and teased: "If Sao Huli and Chu Tianyou knew that they spent hundreds of thousands to buy such a small thing, but we can drink it as water, would they be so angry that they would run back to ask you to return the money?"   Tang Xi chuckled, "That was in the past. If you want it now, you have to pay for it."   "Is it also 100,000 taels per small bottle?" He raised his eyebrows and asked.   "No." She shook her head.   Xie Cheng smiled, "Is it less?"   "Of course not." She smiled: "As the city lord, I will sell it to you at a higher price."   "Okay." He chuckled.   Being taller than others is also a special treatment.   "Can you give me a bowl of noodles?" He looked at her and asked pitifully.   He hadn't eaten a single grain of rice since morning, and now he was sitting there, and suddenly felt hungry.   Tang Xi chuckled, "I'll cook it for you."   Not long after, a bowl of oil-splashed noodles was brought to Xie Cheng.   "What kind of noodles is this, and why is there no soup?"   Xie Cheng picked up the chopsticks and stirred it, looking at her in confusion and asked.   "Oil-splashed noodles." Tang Xi smiled and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good."   He nodded slightly, picked up the chopsticks to try a bite, and then took a second bite, a third bite, and soon, a large bowl of oil-splashed noodles was finished by him.   There was a light in his deep eyes, and he nodded after a long while and said, "It tastes good, and it tastes good without soup."   Tang Xi reached out to take the bowl, but he moved it away, "I'll wash it, you sit down."   After that, he got up with the bowl and chopsticks and went into the small kitchen.   Tang Xi looked at his back and smiled, then glanced at the teapot on the stove.   At this time, the tea had already boiled, and she hurriedly took it and poured herself a cup.   The aftertaste of the oil-splashed noodles that remained just now was now replaced by the aroma of tea.   It was freezing cold outside, but it was warm inside.   The hot air in the charcoal basin kept coming out. Tang Xi sat next to the charcoal basin, listening to the noise coming from the small kitchen, and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 477 A Heart-broken Tie   When Xie Cheng came out after washing the dishes, he saw the little girl supporting her head with one hand and holding a teacup with the other, staring intently at the red-hot charcoal in the basin.   He smiled faintly, walked lightly, and sat down beside her.   She withdrew her gaze and stared at his handsome face for a long time without saying a word.   "What's wrong?" he asked in a low voice.   Tang Xi said, "I was thinking... what would it feel like if we got married in the future."   Xie Cheng's eyes lit up, and he said with a burning gaze, "That must be a wonderful feeling."   Tang Xi looked at him and curled her lips slightly, then withdrew her gaze.   "Here, give it to you."   Xie Cheng took out a white jade comb from somewhere, on which there were some plum blossoms carved.   Tang Xi took it and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why did you suddenly think of giving me a comb?"   He said, "My grandmother said that giving a comb means tying the knot, so I made one for you."   "You made it?" Tang Xi was surprised, "You can do this?"   He whispered, "I learned it from the master who made combs. Do you like it?"   After looking around, Tang Xi raised her eyes and smiled at him, "I like everything you give me."   "Really?" He raised his eyebrows slightly and teased, "Then how about I give myself to you?"   She said to him in a sneer, "You are originally mine, there is no need for you to give me a gift."   He raised his thin lips, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, gently stroked her black hair and said softly, "Do you like me more, or do you like the things I give you more?"   "Of course I like you more." She leaned on his shoulder, with a sweet smile on her lips.   She lowered her eyes and looked at the comb in her hand, and the smile on her lips faded slightly.   "You said, when Miss Ping'er gave Moyi the comb, did she also want to be together with him?"   "Maybe she just gave it to him casually."   Xie Cheng thought of Moyi's mood during this period, and there was a little more indifference between his brows.   Moyi was younger than him. To him, they were master and servant, and brothers. Therefore, in recent years, he had been more relaxed with Moyi than with others.   After so many years together, this was the first time he saw Moyi so upset.   Sometimes, he seemed to be able to talk and laugh, but his eyes always showed depression unconsciously.   Several times, he saw Moyi staring at the comb in his hand in a daze.   He even saw that he had been to the gate of Xu Ma's courtyard several times.   After Ping'er got married, Xu Ma also left the Xie Mansion, so the courtyard is now empty.   He felt that if Ping'er loved Moyi enough, she would not choose to marry someone else.   Just like now, if he was asked to choose someone else, he would never die.   If he hadn't met the girl, he might have considered it, but after meeting her, all he could think about was the pretty figure in front of him.   "What's the point of saying all this?" Tang Xi sighed.   No one knows what Ping'er is thinking, and what else can be done except to let it go?   I just hope that the former Mo Yi can get over it soon and find another good match.   "I almost forgot about this."   Xie Cheng took out a small red blessing knot from his sleeve, and a string of silk ribbons of the same color was hung under the blessing knot.   Tang Xi took it, looked at it carefully, and asked with a smile: "Did you weave it?"   "No, this is a gift from Fan'er to my aunt." Xie Cheng looked at her with a smile in his starry eyes and said, "She said she weaved it herself."   "Lu Fan?"   Tang Xi thought of Lu Fan, who was still calm under the sword and shadow at that time, and couldn't help but smile slightly, "Thank him for me."   (End of this chapter)

 Chapter 478: Staying Up   All Night On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily.   After the New Year's Eve dinner, it was dark outside.   In the lobby of the Tang Mansion, there were several charcoal basins, and in the middle was a round table with a lot of food on it. Everyone gathered in the middle.   Staying up all night is not a big deal for people like Tang Xi who are used to staying up late, but for others who are used to going to bed early, it is a big problem.   Look, it was just the time of Hai, and everyone started yawning.   Tang Xi grabbed a handful of dried fruits, stuffed them into Mo Linglong's hands, and said with a smile: "Cousin, eat some dried fruits to relieve your sleepiness."   After thanking Mo Linglong, she looked up and looked outside the house and said: "In previous years, I could see the moon when I stayed up all night at home. It seems that there is hardly any sunshine in the winter in Hanshui City."   Since she came to Hanshui City, she has only seen a sunny day once when she first entered the city.   Tang Zheng said with a smile: "It's not often sunny in autumn, let alone in winter."   "Why is it called Hanshui City?" Mo Ziteng said with a smile: "This city is not called for nothing."   Hanshui City is really a Hanshui City.   Tang Zheng said: "However, there is one good thing about Hanshui City, that is, when other places are still hot, it is very cool here."   "I don't know how my parents and uncle and aunt are doing at home." Mo Linglong said with her head propped up.   "With uncle here, are you still worried that they are not living well?" Mo Ziteng said with a smile: "Uncle will not let everyone down."   Mo Xu is a generous person. He is willing to spend money when he can earn it. Therefore, even when the Mo family did not do business, there was always fish and meat on the table.   In Mo Xu's words, that is, making money is originally used to live. If you don't spend so much money and put it in the bank, then what is the purpose of making money?   Of course, this is just his personal idea. According to Mr. Mo's meaning, it is half saving and half spending.   If they followed Mo Xu's idea, and the Mo family was suppressed by Mr. Wang at that time, they had no business to do, and if they didn't save some money, they might not even have enough money to support their coffins.   "You little guys, your spirit is not as good as our two old guys."   Looking at Tang Xiao, Mo Zihao and Mo Zihan, who were pecking at rice like chickens, closing their eyes and opening them, Xia Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.   She dragged a plate of oranges in front of the three children and said with a smile: "Come, eat some fruit, and bear with it. After three o'clock, you can all go back to the room to sleep."   "Grandma, I'm sleepy!" Mo Zihao rubbed his eyes and acted like a spoiled child pitifully.   Mo Ziteng said gloatingly: "I told you not to make trouble during the day, now it's all right, right?" It   hadn't snowed yet during the day, and the three of them were holding firecrackers and setting them off in the snow. They didn't listen to advice, and ran around the yard laughing and laughing, with a bunch of maids and servants chasing them from behind. They were so happy.   It's good now. I have lost all my energy during the day. Now I feel listless, like an eggplant hit by frost.   Tang Xi called housekeeper Ge and whispered a few words in her ear.   Housekeeper Ge nodded, turned around and went out.   After a while, she came in with a basin of water. The water was drawn from the well and used to wash her face. The temperature was just right to refresh her.   "Three gentlemen, I will help you wash your faces."   Tang Jiu was not very old, only about fourteen or fifteen years old, but he was very smart.   He took a handkerchief and dipped it in the well water, and washed Tang Xiao's face first.   As soon as the water touched his face, Tang Xiao shivered from the cold, and most of his sleepiness was dispelled.   "This is good!" He smiled and said to his two cousins, "You won't feel sleepy after washing your face."   Upon hearing this, the two cousins also slid down from the table and chairs and ran over to wash their faces to refresh themselves.   (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 479 Live a Hundred Years in Peace   At the same time, at the Xie Mansion.   "If you can't hold on, go back and rest."   Old Master Xie looked at Old Lady Xie who was yawning and wiping tears, and couldn't help but remind her.   The old lady shook her head, "It's already   three o'clock in the morning. Just bear it a little longer and it will pass. I can hold on." Since Tang Xi cured her tuberculosis, she now feels comfortable all over, and no longer has the pains of the past.   "Great-grandmother, this is for you to eat. You won't be sleepy after eating it."   Lu Fan held an apple and put it in Old Lady Xie's hand, "After eating the apple, great-grandmother will live a hundred years in peace!"   "Oh!" Old Lady Xie smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed, "Our Fan'er is really filial."   "What about great-grandfather?" Old Master Xie said, "Don't you have great-grandfather?"   "Yes!" Lu Fan said, and took another apple and gave it to Old Master Xie, "Great-grandfather can live a hundred years in peace after eating it."   Lu Huai and Xie Ling looked at each other and smiled with relief.   Xie Cheng reached out and pulled Lu Fan over, smiling, "What did you learn in the valley?"   Lu Fan leaned back on his thigh, stretched out his little finger and counted, "Martial arts, sword practice, and reading and writing."   "So hard?" Xie Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Then how is martial arts practice going?"   "Master said I have talent and learn quickly, and mother said my handwriting is much better than uncle's."   Xie Cheng:...   Xie Ling chuckled, "I'm just telling the truth."   "Uncle, I've seen your handwriting, it's really not good-looking." Lu Fan said, "You won't be able to marry a wife like this."   "Who said that?" Xie Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Then who did you give your blessing knot to?"   "Uh..." Lu Fan subconsciously looked at Xie Ling, but Xie Ling smiled and said nothing.   "Then, uncle, why didn't I see my aunt today?" Seeing that his mother didn't help him, Lu Fan hurriedly changed the subject.   Xie Cheng pinched his little face lightly and said, "She is staying up all night in the Tang Mansion."   "Why doesn't she come to the Xie Mansion to stay up all night with us?"   Isn't she my aunt? Shouldn't the aunt be with the uncle? Just like the father and the mother.   Xie Cheng chuckled, "She hasn't married yet. In one or two years, she will be able to stay up with us in the Xie Mansion to celebrate the New Year."   Seeing the smile on his face, several people laughed unconsciously.   Compared with previous years, Xie Cheng this year is indeed much softer, and a smile can often be seen on his face.   "Is the aunt pretty?"   It was too dark that day, and he couldn't see the face of the aunt clearly. He only knew that she was very good at martial arts.   "Pretty!" Xie Cheng smiled, "Prettier than your mother."   "What?" Lu Huai was displeased, "My wife is the prettiest."   "Why?" Xie Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Is it wrong to tell the truth?"   Xie Ling:...   Okay, who told her to say that her brother's handwriting is ugly?   "Anyway, in my opinion, no one can compare to Ling'er!" Lu Huai said, looking at Xie Ling flatteringly.   Xie Ling glared at him and said with a smile: "Miss Tang is indeed prettier than me, but Ah Cheng, your handwriting is indeed uglier than Fan'er's."   Xie Cheng's smile froze, and then he smiled faintly and said: "If I write seriously, it's not bad."   "Oh, so you haven't written seriously in all these years?" Xie Ling raised an eyebrow and asked.   He nodded calmly, "Of course."   Xie Ling chuckled and glanced at him and said: "I don't know who it is. When I was young, I couldn't even hold a pen. Every time I practiced calligraphy, I was slapped on the palm of my hand by Mr. Lou, and I cried loudly."   (End of this chapter)  

Chapter 480: Beaten and Cried

  "No way?" Lu Huai's eyes widened, gossiping: "Were you really beaten and cried when you were a child?"   Xie Cheng looked at him proudly and said nothing.   "Isn't it?" Xie Ling covered her lips and smiled: "My brother is so outstanding, he is good at everything except calligraphy. Old Lou was so worried at that time. He thought of many ways but none of them worked. In a fit of anger, he thought of the method of hitting the palm. Who knew that the man cried several times, but it still didn't work."   Lu Huai laughed happily after hearing this, as if he had caught Xie Cheng's handle.   Xie Cheng looked at Lu Fan who was laughing and said: "Fan'er, pour tea for your father, so that he won't die of laughter." "   Oh!" Lu Fan obediently poured tea for his father and personally handed it to him.   Lu Huai held the teacup in one hand and wiped his tears with the other. The scene of little Xie Cheng kneeling in the snow, stretching out his hands and being beaten by Lou Zhan, and then crying loudly appeared in his mind.   When he thought of the cold-hearted Xie Cheng being beaten and crying, he couldn't stop laughing.   "That's enough." Xie Ling glared at him, "Is it so funny?"   Seeing him laughing like this, Old Lady Xie and Old Master Xie were also a little amused.   Xie Cheng glanced at him sideways, and then asked Old Lady Xie, "Grandmother, I heard from Aunt Jiang that Xixi gave you a return gift two days ago. What did she give you?"   Speaking of this, the old lady hurriedly said, "She gave you a ginseng and a purple ganoderma. I think they are quite old. Let me have a look." After   saying this, Old Lady Xie waved to Aunt Jiang who was chatting with the maids not far away.   Aunt Jiang hurriedly got up and came over, "What do you want, old lady?"   "Go, bring the return gift that Xiaoxi gave me and show it to Acheng."   After Aunt Jiang received the order, she turned around and left. After a while, she was seen hurriedly coming back with two rosewood boxes.   "Old lady, here!"   "I told you to get it, not to run. You are already this old, and you don't know how to walk slowly."   Seeing her panting, the old lady couldn't help but nag.   Knowing that the old lady was concerned about her, Nanny Jiang said with a smile: "It's okay, I am in good health."   The old lady glanced at her and smiled and drove her away: "Okay, go back and have a cup of hot wine to get rid of the cold, don't get yourself sick."   "Hey~"   Nanny Jiang bent over and smiled and went back to her seat.   The maids saw her coming back and hurriedly gave her a cup of hot wine.   The old lady smiled and retracted her gaze, then handed the box to Xie Cheng, "This is it."   The old man took a look at the box and muttered, "This girl, if you give her something, just keep it well, why give her a return gift?"   "Isn't it?" The old lady said, "It's also my fault that I forgot to tell Madam Jiang to tell Xiaoxi."   "I'm lucky, thanks to my grandmother, I got a few boxes of beauty cream." Xie Ling said softly, "This beauty cream is a hundred taels per box. Miss Tang gave several boxes at once, and I feel sorry for her."   "What Miss Tang gave must be something extraordinary." Lu Huai said, looking at the box in Xie Cheng's hand.   Xie Cheng opened the two boxes separately, and when he saw the things in the boxes, his heart couldn't help but jump.   Lu Huai was also shocked. He couldn't wait to pick up the purple Ganoderma lucidum and look at it carefully, and then wondered, "This purple Ganoderma lucidum doesn't look big, but the color is the same as the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum described in the book."   "Thousand-year-old purple Ganoderma lucidum?"   The old man and the old lady were shocked at the same time.   This is hard to come by even in a hundred years, and even harder to see in a thousand years. If there is such a thing, who wouldn't keep it hidden?   (End of this chapter)