Zong Yue had just come out of seclusion, and there were still things to deal with in the courtyard, so he returned to Baicaotang first. Gu Qingyan took Baili Mo all the way to the kitchen and warehouse to confirm that everything prepared was in order.

After reporting to Xu Shaolin, they went back to their respective houses. Back at Jingxinyuan, Gu Qingyan called Beiming to ask about the personnel on duty during the New Year period.

Beiming reported everything one by one. Gu Qingyan nodded with satisfaction and let Beiming go down.

Calling Su Xin, Gu Qingyan wanted to change her hairstyle before going to her mother's house. Su Xin helped Gu Qingyan take off the mask and gave her the bun she had simply pulled up in the morning.

She selected some side comb decorations, gave Gu Qingyan a new cross bun, and picked out two low-key veils and a plain mask for Gu Qingyan to choose from.

Gu Qingyan raised her hand and ran her fingertips across the mask, feeling a bit cool. She looked at the veil, thinking about something, and asked Su Xin: "Do you still have the flower?"

She couldn't help remembering that she hadn't used flower buds in many years. She had kept the beautiful flower buds that had been sent to her, but she didn't know where she had kept them.

When Su Xin heard that Gu Qingyan took the initiative to ask for flowers, she remembered that Gu Qingyan had met them in person the day before, and she smiled knowingly.

"It's stored in the west wing. Let's go get it now."

Gu Qingyan nodded and Su Xin trotted out.

After a while, she carried a tray and walked to Gu Qingyan's side. Gu Qingyan's flower necklaces include regular eyebrow flower blossoms and concealing flower blossoms specially made according to the shape of her scars.

Gu Qingyan couldn't make a choice, so she let Su Xin make the decision. Su Xin chose a large pattern and began to draw from the right side of Gu Qingyan's forehead, hoping that the floating feathers would gently fall on Gu Qingyan's face.

The injured Su Xin on her right cheek covered the scar with falling petals. The color of the petals was not as red as usual, but it was just enough for people to see without looking too much.

Gu Qingyan looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction, thanked Su Xin, and as soon as she went out, she flew to the other courtyard with Qinggong.

"Father, mother." As soon as they entered the gate of the other courtyard, Gu Qingyan called and entered the house. Gu Ningzheng and Xing Ming didn't know what to talk about, but they were chatting happily.

Seeing Gu Qingyan coming to them very quickly: "Dad, third master."

"What are you doing, kid?" Gu Ning finished her words and Gu Qingyan looked up.

Their eyes met, Gu Ning and Xing Ming blinked at the same time. If they saw it correctly, Gu Qingyan today was different from usual.

Smiling and tilting her head towards Gu Ning and Xing Ming, Gu Qingyan asked, "Where is my mother?"

Gu Ning pointed to the inner room, and Gu Qingyan bowed, walked around the two of them, and went to the inner room.

The two of them were left looking at Gu Qingyan's back and then at each other.

"If I'm not mistaken, this girl Yan'er is not wearing a mask today," Xing Ming said.

Gu Ning responded: "Well, that's true."

The two gentlemen in the outer room were not the only ones who were surprised. The moment Yun Luan in the inner room heard her daughter's voice and didn't turn around, she was also slightly stunned, but she quickly regained her composure.

After all, she had more time to see Gu Qingyan's original appearance than others.

When Qianhuayu came over, she was also surprised. She didn't say anything else and praised: "It's still so beautiful."

Gu Qingyan hadn't spoken yet, so Yun Luan took Gu Qingyan's hand and patted it gently, looking at her lovingly while answering Qianhuayu's words for her.

"You don't even know who gave birth to her."

Gu Qingyan agreed: "That's right." After saying that, she leaned towards Yun Luan and leaned on Yun Luan's shoulder, coquettishly.

The four adults also kept silent about the mask. They just thought that Gu Qingyan was still dressed as usual today, and they invariably acted like Su Xin Beiming and the others, protecting the psychological barrier that Gu Qingyan was unwilling to break through before.

As the sun was about to set, Gu Qingyan saw new buds sprouting from the winter jasmine flowers in the yard and said, "It looks like the flowers will bloom early this year."

Yun Luan said: "Isn't it? With the good care taken by your third master and your father, the flowers and plants in this courtyard are already showing signs of spring."

"So, girl, the magnolia and begonia in your yard are probably going to be around soon." Gu Ning said.

Gu Qingyan doesn't like pink things, and the same goes for plants and flowers. There is not a single peach blossom in her courtyard that is the most famous in Peach Blossom Stream. Instead, there are magnolias and begonias that have bloomed beautifully in previous years.

Gu Qingyan said: "I think so. Big brother has arranged for someone to take care of you."

Gu Qingyan thought it would be nice to wait for the flowers to bloom, break off the branches, and arrange flowers in the house to create a landscape.

After chatting for a while, someone from the front came to send a message, asking the master, his wife, and the fourth girl to have a meal. These people went to the terrace conservatory together.

Along the way, whoever passed by Gu Qingyan smiled slightly when they saw that the fourth girl today was different from the past.

Just like that, they were watched all the way into Nuange. Xu Shaolin, Zong Yue, and Baili Mo were already waiting there. When they saw a few people coming, they stepped forward to greet them: "Master, Madam."

"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother." Gu Qingyan still had a harmless expression, which made the flowers on her face look even more delicate.

The three of them were slightly startled, and then returned to normal when they saw Qianhuayu and the others nodding towards them.

Today, Japan is like a family banquet. There are not many rules and everything is casual and natural.

Gu Qingyan shouldn't have touched the wine, but smelling the aroma of the wine, she always felt that it would be unsatisfactory if she didn't take a sip or two.

So while Zong Yue was talking to others, Gu Qingyan quietly poured a glass for herself and took a sip. She instantly felt refreshed. When she glanced sideways, no one noticed, and she couldn't help but feel a little proud in her heart.

Wine is a thing that is fine if you don’t touch it, but if you don’t enjoy it as much as you do, you will always think about it.

Gu Qingyan was half-to-six full now. The small wine glass was within easy reach, and her restless hands began to move again.

When she got the chance, she quickly took another sip. Before she was discovered, Gu Qingyan smiled happily to herself.

"What are you doing?" But he didn't want his happy expression to be caught by Baili Mo when he turned around.

Baili Mo looked over and saw that the wine glass in Gu Qingyan's hand had not yet been put down, and he instantly understood the meaning of the expression just now.

She looked at Gu Qingyan slyly and smiled maliciously: "Little girl, you are drinking secretly behind your back."

Baili Mo spoke softly, just for Gu Qingyan to hear. Gu Qingyan felt guilty and put her index finger on her lips to signal Baili Mo to stop talking.

"Shh... don't let the second brother know." Otherwise, even if your ears are not red, you will be tortured and go crazy.

Gu Qingyan did not want to be talked about by Zong Yue from this year to next year as she stayed awake tonight. This was not a good sign.

Baili Mo also knew that these two sips were not too disturbing, so he just told Gu Qingyan not to drink too much.

Gu Qingyan nodded vigorously, and now Baili Mo was covering her up, so she was finally satisfied.

Baili Mo smiled helplessly. Fortunately, he knew that Gu Qingyan was measured. If she had no sense of control, he would not compromise so easily.

They were talking, laughing, and having fun. The dinner was originally peaceful, but suddenly someone came to report that Eunuch Guo, who was sent by the palace to deliver gifts, was here.

Everyone had no choice but to stand up to greet him. After hearing this, Gu Qingyan's expression changed. The moment Eunuch Guo came in, she moved behind Baili Mo, hiding half of her body and the other half of her face.

Xu Shaolin saw Gu Qingyan's little movement and naturally knew what it meant. He also took a step forward and stood with Baili Mo on the left and right in front of Gu Qingyan.

"Everyone in Peach Blossom Stream receives the gift."

As soon as Eunuch Guo shouted, everyone just knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists to listen to the order.

I could only hear Eunuch Guo thinking one by one about the things sent to me from the palace this year, such as gold, silk, jade, precious herbs, and a wide variety of them.

The group of people thanked each other and stood up. Eunuch Guo did seem to have something to say. He glanced at Gu Qingyan who was behind him and wondered whether he should call the emperor out.

Yun Luan said: "What else can I do, father-in-law?"

Eunuch Guo bowed respectfully to Yunluan, and then said: "Go back to Dachang Diji, the emperor has something else to give to Qinrui Diji."

"Qing Yan has been feeling unwell these days. I collected whatever my father-in-law has for you," Yun Luan said.

"This..." Eunuch Guo was in trouble for a moment. If someone else said it, he could have said something else, but Yun Luan's words still had weight after all, so he could only agree.

He waved his hand to the little father-in-law behind him to carry the brocade box and brought it to Yun Luan. He opened the brocade box and found something familiar to Yun Luan. It was the token of Emperor Gu Qing Yan Qin Rui.

When she left the palace, she returned both her and Gu Qingyan's tokens to the palace. After all these years, Gu Qingyan's tokens have returned.

Thinking about it, if they take out the Tianji Token themselves, they will have less worries. In order for Gu Qingyan to facilitate their work in the future, there is nothing wrong with taking out the Emperor Ji Token.

Yun Luan signaled Xu Shaolin to take the token from Gu Qingyan and handed it to Gu Qingyan.

Holding the token, Gu Qingyan sneered in her heart, but still said: "Thank you, Eunuch Guo." This was considered a thank you.

Xu Shaolin didn't want this man to stay here and disturb the atmosphere, so he said: "There is some wine in the valley. My father-in-law and his party will rest in the valley tonight. Someone will take my father-in-law out of the valley tomorrow."

"Thank you so much, Master, I'll take my leave."

Eunuch Guo, it's too late today and he can't leave.

After seeing Eunuch Guo off, everyone returned to the banquet. Gu Qingyan put away the token and continued talking about the previous topic, so as not to let this little episode disturb her interest in drinking secretly.

Different from Peach Blossom Stream, the family banquet in the palace is said to be free of restraint, but it is not the most comfortable. Sitting in the banquet, Prince Yu suddenly felt envious of Gu Qingyan.

He had returned to the imperial capital two days ago. When he entered the palace, he invited An to meet the emperor. He talked about the recent events in Peach Blossom Stream, took out the Tianji Ling, and repeated Yun Luan's words to the emperor.

"Go to the imperial mausoleum, Eunuch Kang is there," the emperor said.

"good."

After leaving the palace, King Yu went to the imperial mausoleum first, where he met Eunuch Kang whom he had not seen for many years.

Time makes people grow old. A few years ago, he was a high-spirited general manager of the inner palace. Now he is an old man in his fifties, with a few more strands of white hair on his temples.

King Yu took out the Tianji Ling and asked about what happened back then, and got confirmation from Eunuch Kang.

"That year, in order to clear Futu, the secret guards under the Tianji Order lost a lot, and there have been no new ones since then."

When Eunuch Kang recalled the past, he no longer had any troubles in his heart.

Time is like this, it will slowly settle over the years, turning the past into a calm and peaceful one.

"In the year when the late emperor passed away, the eldest emperor Ji and Gu Erye came back quietly." This is something that even the emperor did not know.

"That year, at this altar, he used the Tianji Order for the last time to summon all the remaining secret guards. In front of the great emperor Ji, in front of the commander of the Huanglin army, and in front of the old slave, Gu Erye personally abolished

He used the martial arts of a group of secret guards and dismissed them from then on."

"What!" King Yu didn't know that the Tianji Order was already an empty shell. No wonder Yun Luan would say that it was no longer needed, something like that.

"Yes, we all feel that we can't bear it, but in order to have less scruples, we can only be cruel and abandon our martial arts. At least we can save our lives."

Eunuch Kang's words had been weighing on Prince Yu's heart that day. He changed his explanation and told the emperor, finally making them all let go of their fear of the Tianji Order.
Chapter completed!