After the marriage, my husband's family listened to my voice and turned the tide

Shang Tingli was stunned by what he heard.

He Zhiying explained to her that when Ke Yu went to Nanwu, her first priority was not to look for her uncle, but to do her own things. Although there was no result in the end, she also knew that her uncle had indeed lived in Nanwu for a long time.

Shang Tingli felt quite complicated after listening to this, and at the same time he still had no idea about the matter.

But she didn't dwell on it too much. She just waited for the final result. If her father was really the eldest master of the He family, she would be happy. If not, it didn't matter.

In winter, it gets darker and brighter, and time passes faster.

It rained and snowed for three days in a row, until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, when the heavy rain and snow finally stopped. The government began to get busy again, cleaning up the heavy snow and preparing for the New Year.

On New Year’s Eve, after hanging up lanterns and pasting New Year decorations, the whole palace seemed to be brand new and was filled with joy.

Shang Tingli stayed in Ronghua Hall during the day. After having dinner in the dining hall, he went out shopping with Ke Yishang and several of her sisters.

There are night markets in Tianzhao Kingdom. The curfew usually starts at 11:00 p.m., but most of the time the curfew is lifted during festivals.

Today is New Year's Eve. For the next half month, there will be no curfew in the capital city.

The sky was gradually getting darker at Youshi, and it would be completely dark at Xushi. It took a quarter of an hour to get from Prince Ren's palace to the street by carriage.

As we walked out, we could see red lanterns hung on the roadside, with faint lights in between.

"Sister-in-law, how about we go and guess riddles later?" Ke Yishang asked with a smile, pulling down the curtains.

Shang Tingli nodded and said, "Okay."

"Can we go watch the circus first? I want to see that." Conanjia asked.

When they went out, only the four, five, and six young ladies followed Shang Tingli and Ke Yishang. The two young ladies in front were older than the prince Ke Xin, and had already married and followed their husbands to take office. The younger young ladies were only six or seven years old, and they needed to be taken care of. Shang Tingli didn't want to be so bold as to bring all the younger sisters out.

Fourth Miss Ke Xianyue said, "How about buying some rouge and powder first? Then you can use the new things to dress up beautifully tomorrow."

Fifth Miss Ke Zhenyue said, "Why don't we go to the food stalls first? I want to eat some crispy crystal mullet!"

The two were twins, but their personalities were poles apart. Ke Xianyue loved dressing up, while Ke Zhenyue preferred eating.

Ke Xianyue pulled the corner of her mouth and glared at Ke Zhenyue: "We just came out from dinner, and you're thinking about eating again. Can you eat enough?"

Ke Zhenyue patted her chest and said proudly, "Of course!" She might not be good at other things, but her appetite was good.

Ke Xianyue: “…”

She eats so much, but she hasn't gained any weight!

The remaining three people couldn't help laughing. Shang Tingli smiled and said, "Don't argue. Let's just go shopping. First, let's go to the rouge shop and let Xianyue pick out some powder. Then we'll go to the food place for a while, then go watch the acrobatics, and then guess the lantern riddles. What do you think?"

Everyone agreed.

"No." Ke Yishang suddenly spoke.

Shang Tingli looked confused.

Ke Yishang said: "Sister-in-law, where do you want to go? You didn't say."

After she said this, everyone reacted. Conanjia agreed, "Yes, sister-in-law, where do you want to go shopping?"

Shang Tingli smiled indifferently: "I can go anywhere, there's nothing special I want to go."

She had visited the New Year's Eve market in Beijing five times. Except for the first time when she felt it was new, the rest were just a comfort.

Perhaps it was out of sentimentality that she still missed the New Year's Eve night market in Nanwu.

The sisters didn't say anything else.

They followed the route Shang Tingli had told them, and the carriage stopped in front of a rouge shop. The streets were filled with people and cars. After getting off the carriage, Shang Tingli led the sisters into the rouge shop.

The shop was almost packed with people, but luckily it was a three-story shop. When we went up to the third floor, there were fewer people and we could walk smoothly.

With the help of her sister-in-law and sisters, Ke Xianyue quickly made her selection.

After all, the rouge and powder were so charming that Shang Tingli and Ke Yishang couldn't help but buy a few boxes. Seeing this, Ke Zhenyue and Ke Nanjia also picked two boxes.

After finishing the selection, Shang Tingli directly called Gan Tang to pay the bill and bought everyone's things at once. He also asked the two sisters who only bought two boxes: "Don't Nanjia and Zhenyue need to pick two more boxes?"

When they heard that she wanted to pay the bill, the sisters shook their heads in unison and vied to buy for themselves.

Shang Tingli said, "I am your sister-in-law, you have to listen to me."

She has always loved money, but she is never stingy when it comes to spending money, and she is generous even to her own people.

Ke Yichang was helpless: "That's a deal, I'll treat my sister-in-law to a delicious meal later."

Shang Tingli agreed casually: "No problem."

The remaining three refused to let her pay and insisted on paying for themselves. But she shut them up with one sentence: "I will also give you a red envelope tomorrow. If you really insist, how about treating it as a red envelope prepared for you in advance?"

The three of them looked at each other, all hesitant.

"I cannot refuse a gift from an elder." Shang Tingli smiled playfully, "Gan Tang has already paid for it."

Three sisters: “…”

Why does it sound weird? Maybe it's because I never thought this sentence would come from my sister-in-law's mouth.

After leaving the Rouge Shop, no one got on the carriage. The crowd was so busy that it was better to walk. When we walked to the food stalls, we had almost finished our food. Now, smelling the delicious food, we felt hungry again.

Next, no matter what Shang Tingli wanted to eat, people would rush to pay for it.

Shang Tingli: “…”

Forget it, let them be.

Shang Tingli burst out laughing.

It was because they were of better temperament and not as troublesome as other sisters that she thought of buying things for them. Otherwise, she really didn't want to be the scapegoat.

After having our meal, we went to watch a circus.

When they arrived at the place, the crowd formed a big circle and it looked very crowded. It took a lot of effort for Shang Tingli to lead them to the front.

They were performing the torch dance, which made Conanjia clap her hands and cheer.

After watching for about quarter of an hour, Conan Jia felt a little unsatisfied, but she also knew it was time to stop and move on to the next place.

She was the first to suggest leaving.

She had made up her mind, and Shang Tingli let her do as she pleased. He winked at Gan Tang, and after Gan Tang threw a five-liang silver ingot into the plate, he walked out of the crowd.

The stage for guessing lantern riddles was set up at the intersection of four streets. The venue was very wide and open on all sides. No matter where you stood, you could have a clear view of the stage.

The stall owner walked around the stage, holding a gong and drum in his hand, and knocked it, saying, "Hey, guess the riddles and win the lanterns--"

"Five cents to try it out."

"Ten cents to show off your skills."

"Twenty cents for a chance to win the grand prize!"

"Of course, there are prizes for guessing correctly, not only lanterns, but also other prizes! Fellow villagers, don't miss it if you pass by--"

Ke Yichang was eager to try, and turned her head to ask her sisters what they meant: "Sisters, do you want to go on stage? Together?"

Conanjia said: "Of course I have to accompany Third Sister."

"If you want to play, go for the big prize. Let's go." Shang Tingli said as he motioned for Gan Tang to pay. "Gan Tang, go pay according to the number of people."

Once on the stage, listen to the stall owner explain the rules in detail.

"The five-cent ones are here, the ten-cent ones are over there, and the twenty-cent ones are over there." The stall owner explained the areas.

Shang Tingli looked at the stalls one by one as the stall owner pointed. The area was clearly divided. The place where the puzzles were presented on the stage was divided into three sides. There were big words written on each side, which were five cents, ten cents and twenty cents respectively.

The prizes were easily distinguished, all hung at the top of each area, so you could see what prizes there were by looking up. However, the lanterns were placed in another place, so you could also see them at a glance.

The rules are even simpler.

In the 5-cent area, you only need to answer five puzzles in a row to take away any prize. Similarly, in the 10-cent area, you need to answer ten puzzles in a row, and in the 20-cent area, you need to answer 20 puzzles in a row. If you get one of the puzzles wrong, you will have to leave the venue with regret. Of course, if you pay more money to start over, that is also possible.

To ensure fairness, you need to tear off the questions you know the answers to and bring them to the front to answer, so that the stall owner can show them to the audience.

The stall owner was quite understanding: "Girls can also communicate with each other, and we will also accept the answers obtained after discussion."

This shows his confidence.

After hearing the rules clearly, Shang Tingli took everyone straight to the "Twenty Cents" area.

Ke Zhenyue suddenly woke up: "There are five of us, and we have to guess a hundred questions in total. How long will it take for us to finish?"

"..."

Several people looked at each other.

Shang Tingli said, "Let's guess first. See if there are any prizes that you particularly like. If you only like one or two, just take those one or two."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, sister-in-law."

Everyone responded in unison.

Ke Yichang pointed at a conspicuous jade flute hanging on the wall and said, "I want the purple jade flute."

"Okay." Shang Tingli said, "Does anyone want anything else?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Shang Tingli nodded, looked at the place where the lanterns were placed not far away, pointed at one of them and said, "First, help Lingyun get the jade flute, and then help me win the flower basket lantern."

The sisters said in unison: "Okay."

After discussing it, they went to look at the riddles in front of them.

Ke Zhenyue read out the riddle: "What kind of fire is without smoke? Guess a bug."

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Ke Yichang said, "Fifth sister, tear it off."

Ke Zhenyue said "Oh" and tore off the question.

Ke Yishang then whispered, "The answer is firefly." She usually loves to study riddles, and now there are rarely any questions that can stump her.

Conanjia exclaimed: "Third sister is so amazing, I haven't thought of that yet."

Ke Yichang smiled modestly: "It is as bright as a flame but without smoke, and it is also a bug, so it can only be a firefly."

He guessed the riddles very fluently and Ke Zhenyue already had several questions in his hands.

"The Peacock Flies Southeast - guess a word." Shang Tingli said as he read the title.

"Cousin, I'm afraid you can't even guess this?"

A familiar yet disgusting voice came from behind him. Shang Tingli frowned and turned around, and saw Yu Lanxi standing not far away with Zhou Jingyu's arm around her.

Seeing that she and several young ladies from Prince Ren's mansion were looking over there together, the two of them bowed to them.

Shang Tingli almost wanted to sigh that the ghost was still lingering around, and it was true that enemies would always meet on a narrow road.

After she took the question off and handed it to Ke Zhenyue, she chuckled to Yu Lanxi, "Mrs. Ji is not as broad-minded as before." After that, she said with some annoyance, "Look at me, I sit in a well and look at the sky all day long, how can I know how big the sky is?"

Before Yu Lanxi could respond, Shang Tingli spoke to Zhou Jingyu, "I haven't seen Miss Zhou San for a long time. How could three months have passed in the blink of an eye?"

The smile on her face was as bright as the sun, but her words were as cold as this winter day.

First, he scolded Yu Lanxi for being a frog in the well, and second, he criticized Zhou Jingyu for being confined to her house for three months.

Zhou Jingyu was angry and speechless. She was still under house arrest, and it was her mother who pleaded with her father on her behalf, using the excuse that the whole family should have a happy New Year, and only then did her father release her.

How could she have imagined that she would run into the culprit who had put her under house arrest just after meeting Yu Lanxi here?

"You're so sharp-tongued." Yu Lanxi cursed with gritted teeth, "Just wait and see, my husband will be promoted this time for merit."

She snorted coldly and took Zhou Jingyu's arm to the "Ten Cents" area.

Shang Tingli pulled the corner of her mouth in an indescribable manner. She wondered if Yu Lanxi was not smart enough. She knew she couldn't win the argument but still insisted on provoking her and even left such an... unintelligent remark.

She couldn't help but hold her forehead and sighed again, saying that living a second life really couldn't help one grow smarter. She saw that Yu Lanxi was even dumber than in her previous life.

Ke Xianyue said speechlessly: "Whether her husband has made achievements or not and whether he has been promoted or not, what does it have to do with us? Why should I tell my sister-in-law about it?" Could it be that her sister-in-law, the first-rank prince's consort, is afraid that this person will become a royal lady?

It's a joke.

Shang Tingli smiled and shook his head.

She thought that Yu Lanxi probably believed that Ji Zhang would be promoted again. After all, at this time in the previous life, although there was no unrest in Shabei, Ji Zhang, who had been stationed in Hezhou, which bordered Nanyue, was indeed promoted at this time, and became a third-rank general of Yunhui.

This time, she felt that Ji Zhang was not that lucky. With the Fourth Prince around, he would definitely be promoted, but at most he would only be promoted to the Fourth Rank, and more likely he would only be restored to the Fifth Rank. Not to mention the Crown Prince, even the Second Prince was not a pushover.

After guessing forty questions and winning the purple jade flute and flower basket lantern, it was already midnight. Shang Tingli led his sisters back home. The road was still crowded, and it was only half an hour after they returned to the mansion.

When I came out of the shower, I heard a "bang" as if something exploded, followed by a "bang bang bang" sound.

It's midnight and the fireworks are setting off.

Shang Tingli hurried out of the room, and Fang Zhi chased after him with a bell in her hand, "Princess, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Come out quickly, it's time to set off fireworks!"

Shang Tingli was very excited and danced like a child.

Fang Zhi put a bell on her, and she and Gan Tang stood behind her, looking up at the sky with her.

Accompanied by the sounds of "swoosh-bang", fireworks bloomed in the dark night. The instantaneous beauty was colorful and the night sky was filled with fireworks, illuminating the entire sky and the faces under the eaves.

The master, his servant and his three companions all had smiles on their faces.

Gan Tang said: "The New Year atmosphere gets better every year, but the fireworks are as beautiful as ever."

Fang Zhi smiled: "It's your mentality that has changed."

Shang Tingli walked to the stone pier and sat down, leaning on the table with his hands on his chin, still looking up at the fireworks, but his thoughts drifted away unconsciously.

She had seen the fireworks at the border, and she thought they were more beautiful than those in Shangjing and Nanwu.