New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

The brilliant fireworks in the sky illuminated the dark night. The stars in the sky seemed to be enjoying the New Year atmosphere as they blinked and looked down.

Xiaoyanzi received a New Year gift, and her face, which should have been happy, was filled with anger, which made Ertai, who gave the gift, feel uneasy.

He scratched his head and asked Xiaoyanzi in confusion, "Xiaoyanzi, don't you like this gift?"

Just at this moment, the sound of fireworks stopped, and Xiaoyanzi heard Ertai's voice clearly. She looked at him angrily, pouting, and wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start. She had to hand the box to Ziwei and let her hold it. She stood on the other side of Qing'er and sulked.

Ertai was even more confused and felt extremely uneasy. He asked Ziwei in a trepidation, "I noticed that Xiaoyanzi's handwriting was not very good, so I found a copybook of a contemporary scholar and gave it to her so that she could practice calligraphy. Doesn't she like it?"

Ziwei and Qing'er looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again. Ziwei explained in a low voice, "Xiaoyanzi thinks you think her handwriting is ugly. It's New Year's Day, and you gave her a copybook to let her practice calligraphy. Not only does it increase her homework, but it also makes her feel that you despise her. Naturally, she is unhappy."

(It’s like your good friend gave you five years of simulated three-year college entrance exams during your vacation, hahahaha.)

As she spoke, Ziwei could not help laughing. Thinking of Xiaoyanzi's handwriting, she felt that it was so realistic that her handwriting looked like her personality, and it seemed like it could fly.

But then again, the gift Ertai gave was really suitable for Xiaoyanzi, it's just that the timing was not right.

Ertai suddenly realized, that's what it was.

After thinking it over in his mind, he realized that his thinking was indeed wrong. Xiaoyanzi was a sensitive person and was afraid that people would dislike her ugly handwriting. She had been upset about this for a long time. He had often heard her muttering about it, so he thought of giving her a copybook of calligraphy. Unexpectedly, this made Xiaoyanzi even more uncomfortable.

Besides, Xiaoyanzi does have a lot of schoolwork during this holiday, and if he gives her a copybook of calligraphy, it will really make it much more difficult for her.

Thinking of this, Ertai walked to Xiaoyanzi with a guilty look on his face and coaxed her, "I'm sorry, Xiaoyanzi, I'm not laughing at you, I just want to make you happy. If you don't like this gift, just take it. I'll prepare another New Year gift for you later. Today is New Year's Eve, I hope you're happy."

It was true that Xiaoyanzi was angry just now, and it was also true that she felt both amused and helpless later. She never expected that this silly child would give her a copybook to practice calligraphy on New Year's Eve. How could she be so embarrassed?

The handwriting of a reborn person is so ugly that it can fly away. If she hadn't tried hard to write her letter more beautifully, I'm afraid that the emperor and father would not be able to recognize it.

When she was writing the letter, the hateful Uncle Duanmu joked that she was writing in some encrypted language because it looked very difficult to him.

Also, when she was in class, Master Ji would always point out her homework, saying that her handwriting was about to fly, which embarrassed her in public. She had thought about practicing calligraphy, but she just couldn't find a suitable copybook. Now...

"Ahem, I don't blame you, I'm not angry with you. I really like that gift, no need to change it. Thank you, Ertai."

After Xiaoyanzi figured it out, she looked at Ertai with a smile and thanked him for his gift.

Ertai tilted his head and asked her in disbelief, "Are you really not angry? If you really like it, I will give you two more next time. I bought a few Confucian calligraphy books from my father before. I will give them to you when the time comes, okay?"

Xiaoyanzi's smile froze, then she nodded hesitantly and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, okay. You go ahead and send it off."

Ertai could see Xiaoyanzi's ugly expression even though he was slow to react. He quickly made amends with a smile, "Hahahaha, I'm just teasing you. Let's watch the fireworks."

Little Swallow nodded, tilted her head to look at the fireworks in the sky, her eyes full of smiles.

Ziwei and Qing'er were watching from the side, their lips couldn't help but smile.

At this time, Benjamin, Erkang, Yongqi, Liu Qing and Liu Hong also came over. Everyone was chattering and looking up at the sky from time to time. Seeing the gorgeous fireworks, they just thought they were really beautiful.

Hongli stood on the high platform, looking at the fireworks blooming in the sky, and glanced at the children gathered together and laughing not far away. His eyes were full of smiles and a hint of relief.

Before Ziwei and the others came back, he had a dream. In the dream, there were two girls, one lively and the other quiet, but they had a very good relationship. There were also four big guards around them. The relationship between them was very good, without any intrigue, but only the kind of high-spiritedness that is unique to people in the martial arts world.

But in his dreams, he could never see their appearance clearly, nor did he know who those people were.

I only occasionally heard that their names were Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei.

When he recognized Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi, he had another dream that night. He felt that the two girls in the dream seemed to be smiling at him and said something, but he didn't hear clearly.

But looking at that expression, it's like he's saying, thank you for finding us?

At that time, Hongli only felt that those dreams were too magical, but the most magical one was the night when Xiaoyanzi was kidnapped.

Because he seemed to have inadvertently heard Xiaoyanzi's thoughts that day, and that night he had a bizarre dream.

In the dream, a young girl accidentally entered the paddock and was shot by Yongqi with an arrow. Because she was holding the token he had left for Yuhe, he treated her as his daughter who was abandoned among the people and made her a princess.

The girl was lively and clever, different from other princesses in the palace. The queen was attracted to her and thought that this daughter was too interesting, so she was quite fond of her. However, the lively Xiaoyanzi was destined to be different from other children in the palace. She could not accept the rules and also had conflicts with the queen.

She also became good friends with Yongqi and the other three, and regarded Yongqi and the others as the four major guards of Shufangzhai, protecting Xiaoyanzi and Xia Ziwei, Xiaoyanzi's sworn sister who came in from outside the palace.

That dream was very long and fragmented, and I only remember the general idea of ​​what happened.

The most important thing is what happened later. It turned out that Xiaoyanzi was not his daughter, but Ziwei was. It turned out that Xiaoyanzi's parents, that is, the Xiao family, were wiped out by someone who forged the imperial edict.

It turns out that Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei had such a story in the imperial palace in their previous life.

At the end of the dream, Xiaoyanzi died in her arms because of saving Ertai. Ziwei later married the man she loved and gave birth to a child, but she died not long after the death of the old Buddha due to a long-standing illness.

After waking up from the dream, Hongli was so frightened that he was sweating all over, and he felt that the dream was too absurd.

However, when he thought about it carefully, the dream was too bizarre, yet too real, which shocked him and filled him with doubts.

If Xiaoyanzi was an orphan in her previous life, then why is the Xiao family doing well in this life?

However, after thinking about it, Hongli was still full of relief. Fortunately, the Xiao family was fine, fortunately, Xiaoyanzi was not an orphan, and fortunately, because of that dream, he remembered Xia Yuhe, who he had forgotten by the Daming Lake, and took them back.

Fortunately, when she took the mother and daughter back, she also killed some Japanese pirates and saved Liu Qing and her family, so that Liu Qing and Liu Hong, the two good friends of Xiaoyanzi in her previous life, did not become orphans.

Fortunately, I knew about the traces of the Japanese pirates in advance, knew that they had been hiding in the Qing Dynasty for a long time, and knew that they had plans. This also changed Xiaoyanzi's fate of being assassinated by the Japanese pirates more than ten years later.

so far so good.

The fate of all this has changed.

Xiaoyanzi, Ziwei, Liu Qingliu Hong, and even Qing'er, their destinies were rewritten.

Qing'er's father and his brother did not die in the frontier while leading troops in the war, and Qing'er did not become an orphan. Instead, she entered the palace and became the favorite granddaughter of the old Buddha. She was brought up in a proper manner, but in the end, she went to Dali with Xiao Jian...

In the sky, fireworks exploded with a bang, bringing Hongli back to his senses. He could hear not only the sound of fireworks, but also the laughter of Xiaoyanzi and the others.

The corners of Hongli's lips curled up slightly, and he felt relieved. In this life, he hoped that these children could grow up safely and happily, and have a smooth and worry-free life.

With a dong, the sound of bells and drums was heard.

The new year has arrived.

The ministers and their families who had not yet left the hall congratulated each other happily, "Happy New Year, Happy New Year."

Xiaoyanzi, Ertai, Ziwei, Erkang, Xiaofeng, Qing'er, Yongqi, Benjamin, Liuqing, Liuhong and the others looked at each other, and then they all shouted in unison, "Happy New Year, everyone! I wish you all a worry-free life, peace and happiness! May the new year be smooth sailing and prosperous, and a prosperous new year!"

It was late at night. After the banquet, the ministers left with their families. Xiao Zhihang and his wife also took Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei back to the Xiao Mansion.

They had already asked the emperor for permission in advance, and the emperor agreed to let them go home for a day to have a reunion dinner, and then return to the palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager and wish her a happy new year.

The children were also separated and taken back by their elders. After all, it was New Year and everyone had to have a reunion dinner with their families.

Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei were sitting in the carriage back to the Xiao Mansion. Xiao Feng sat with them. Looking at his two sisters, he smiled and took out the gifts he had prepared long ago.

"Xiaoyanzi, this is the New Year's gift that your brother prepared for you, along with a New Year's red envelope. I wish you a worry-free life with peace and happiness."

While saying the auspicious words, Xiao Feng took out an exquisite little box and handed it to Xiao Yanzi. There was a bulging red seal on the box, and he looked at her with a smile.

Then he looked at Ziwei and handed her another exquisite box with a red seal on it. He smiled and said, "Ziwei, this is a New Year's gift for you. I wish you peace, good fortune, and everything goes well."

Little Swallow happily took the red seal and the box, put the red seal aside first, opened the box, and saw a small gold lock necklace made of pure gold lying quietly in the box. The pattern on the gold lock was two dancing swallows.

She took it out with a look of surprise, compared it to her neck, and said with a smile, "Brother, I like this gift."

After saying that, he looked at Ziwei's gift. When Ziwei's box was opened, there was also a small gold lock necklace made of pure gold inside, but the pattern was slightly different. There was a cluster of blooming crape myrtle flowers on it, and there were butterflies flying on the crape myrtle flowers. It looked very delicate and beautiful.

Ziwei couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, and looked at Xiao Feng with a smile, "Thank you, brother. I like this gift too."

Seeing that both sisters liked the gifts he gave them, Xiao Feng grinned, "Hey, as long as you like them."

Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei looked at each other and felt warm in their hearts. It felt so good to be cared for by family.

"Look at the red envelope. I don't have much pocket money. Don't think it's too little." Thinking of the red envelope he prepared, Xiao Feng scratched his head in embarrassment.

Xiaoyanzi looked at the red envelope placed beside the quilt. It was bulging with stuff, so it shouldn't be that little, right?

She picked it up doubtfully, and after opening it, she saw dozens of copper coins and a fifty-liang silver note inside.

Xiaoyanzi raised her eyebrows, looked at Xiao Feng and said, "Brother, you still think this is too little? This is already a lot."

After Ziwei opened the red envelope, she saw the fifty taels of silver and some copper coins inside. Thinking of the two gold lock necklaces, she raised her head and asked with a smile, "Brother, are you saving all your pocket money to make gold lock necklaces for us?"

Xiao Feng scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "Yes, it is quite expensive to make two small gold locks. I didn't want to ask my parents for money, so I spent all my pocket money. But I also thought that it's the New Year, and I can't have gifts without lucky money, so I prepared this lucky money in both small and large amounts. I hope my sisters don't think it's too little."

Xiaoyanzi was very touched and sat next to Xiaofeng, her voice choking with sobs, "Brother, you are so nice, how could I dislike you, this is already a lot."

Ziwei carefully put away the gold lock and red seal, and she wanted to keep them well.

"Yes, brother, Xiaoyanzi and I are still so young. We don't need much money, and the emperor and his family have given us a lot of money. We are not short of money. No matter how much this red envelope is, it is a token of our love. We will not despise it."

Xiao Feng was relieved when he saw that his sisters did not despise him. It was because he knew that his sisters were of noble status and very likable that he was worried that they would despise him.

The carriage was moving in the night, swaying towards the direction of the Xiao Mansion. It was late at night and the people were basically asleep. Occasionally, fireworks would be set off, adding a little color to the night.

The three siblings were chatting and laughing in the carriage. Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei received the gifts and were thinking about giving gifts in return to their brother and friends.

It was just that as it was getting dark, the two little kids were so happy today that they hadn't slept much the whole day. In the swaying of the carriage, they fell asleep, one on the left and one on the right, on Xiao Feng's shoulders.

Xiao Feng was caught off guard by the two little heads and hurriedly took them over, fearing that they would bump into the shaft of the cart.

The person driving the carriage was sent by the palace. Nanny Wu was also there. She was specially ordered by Xia Yuhe to take care of the two little princesses. Although Xiaoyanzi and the others had returned home, they still needed someone to serve them.

Hearing that there were fewer voices in the carriage, Nanny Wu lifted the curtain and looked over. She saw that the two little princesses were sleeping in their brother's arms. Her eyes were full of smiles. She quietly lowered the curtain and asked the coachman to be steady.

Half an hour later, Xiao Zhihang and Du Xueying got off the carriage. Seeing that both children were asleep, Xiao Zhihang held Xiaoyanzi and Du Xueying held Ziwei and they returned home. Xiao Feng followed behind, rubbing his sore neck and shoulders. The family looked quite warm.