Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

Before he even walked over, he heard Song Yang say, "Why not set it for New Year's Eve? It's so lively to get married during the New Year."

Xie Yinyin glared at him. "How can we do it on New Year's Eve? Just listen to me and make it the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It's in the middle of the year and a good day according to calculations. It's auspicious and lively."

Song Zhi leaned closer and asked, "What are you deciding?"

Xie Yinyin warmly took her hand and said, "On Ding Chenfeng's wedding day, come on, my child, tell me about your father. How could he get married on New Year's Eve?"

Song Zhi was speechless. "Yeah, how can you get married on New Year's Eve?"

Song Yang fell silent, and Xie Yinyin turned to Cuihua again, "How about you, child, tell me when you think it would be appropriate? You know our family doesn't have those rules and regulations of aristocratic families. We can just do things according to our pleasure."

They might have had some concerns when they were in the capital before, but now the whole world belongs to their family, so what is there to worry about?

Cuihua beside her lowered her head shyly, "I'll just listen to everyone else. It's all up to you."

The more Xie Yinyin looked at Cuihua, the more she liked her. Although she was from the village, she was well-educated, gentle and kind, and was the perfect choice for her daughter-in-law.

After thinking about it, he said seriously, "Then let's do it on the fifteenth day of the lunar year. It's still in time to gather the best embroiderers to make wedding clothes. We have also prepared your mansion, so you can just move in when the time comes."

Cuihua had no objection to this, but just looked at Song Chenfeng inquiringly.

Song Chenfeng smiled and said, "Then let's do it on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

Seeing him agree, everyone smiled knowingly.

Looking past the overlapping figures, he saw A-luan standing in the corridor, smiling at him with sincere eyes and a blessing on her face.

His heart felt like it was pierced by a needle, and in the end he had to pretend to be casual and look away.

This was the first happy event after the founding of the country. Everyone happily participated in the preparations, and Cuihua's dowry was quickly transported back to Lecheng.

With everything going on, the end of the year is approaching soon.

At this time, good news came from Xin Wanyun. All the cities had been integrated and they would be able to return to the court soon.

At this point, the entire Tianqi was completely renamed the Phoenix Kingdom.

Song Zhi specially went to check on the progress of the palace construction, estimating that they would be able to move in after the New Year, and after moving in, they could prepare for Alua's coming-of-age banquet.

It's really a happy event.

However, during this period, Xie Yinyin keenly discovered the awkward atmosphere between Song Chenfeng and A Luan.

It’s not that Aluan is awkward, it’s mainly because Song Chenfeng always likes to stare at Aluan’s back in a daze.

There was even one time when, at Xie Yinyin's forced suggestion, A Luan changed into women's clothing and appeared in front of everyone, his eyes almost popped out.

Cuihua on the side joked, "You look so straight at me, someone who doesn't know me would think you are looking at your sweetheart."

It was originally a careless joke, but who knew that the speaker had no intention and the listener took it seriously. Song Chenfeng reacted strongly and scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense, she is just my sister!"

During their daily interactions, Cuihua already knew the details of the Song family. She thought he was just being concerned about Alua's reputation because they weren't related by blood, so she consoled him, "I was just joking, Song Lang, don't be angry."

It was this time that Xie Yinyin completely confirmed her previous speculation.

In the whole family, Song Yang was the only one who was grinning happily and knew nothing about anything.

So afterwards, Xie Yinyin no longer insisted on having Aluan wear women's clothes, and she took Aluan to handle the wedding with great trepidation.

But when the night was quiet, she couldn't help but hold A Luan in her arms and ask, "A Luan, do you like Brother Chen Feng?"

Ah Luan didn't answer directly, looking away. "He's quite good. Although he used to be a bit hot-tempered and sharp-tongued, he really does accept us and has never played any tricks on us. So I sincerely treat him as my brother."

Xie Yinyin couldn't help but notice that A-luan was avoiding the main point, so she asked seriously, "Are you feeling uncomfortable right now?"

"If I say I'm not feeling well, what will my godmother do?"

For the first time, Aluan looked at Xie Yinyin so stubbornly, her eyes as clear as a spring.

In the dark night, it suddenly became quiet.

It was so quiet that you could hear each other's breathing.

Aluan's eyes dimmed, and just when she thought Xie Yinyin would let her give in for the sake of her current comfortable life, Xie Yinyin's firm voice rang out.

"I will take you back to our border town to continue running our inn. Chen Feng is a good kid, but..."

"Godmother, that's enough."

A-luan smiled, and her eyes, which had been dim, suddenly lit up with light.

"The reason I came to the capital was for my godmother. Other people are not important."

Ah Luan's ambiguous words only made Xie Yinyin feel even more distressed. "If you really have that kind of feelings for Chen Feng, I don't think he would be indifferent to you. Otherwise..."

"Godmother!"

Ah Luan lay in Xie Yinyin's arms, lovingly licking her child. "You know, because of the experiences I had as a child, I will only make unwavering choices, just like you just did."

She doesn't need that kind of wavering love that is hidden behind the scenes and dare not be brought out into the open.

Xie Yinyin didn't expect that Aluan had seen the matter so clearly without her knowing.

She patted A-luan's head and said, "After all, you won't be coming of age until the next year, so there's no rush for these things. Besides, we've benefited from the help of our child, so the man we'll find for you in the future won't be bad."

"Ah."

Alua hummed softly and curled up there like a kitten.

It’s hard to imagine that such a person is the Whirlwind Girl wielding a hammer on the battlefield.

Xie Yinyin's heart was filled with love, and her mind was already starting to think about which young talents of the right age were available.

Because life is going well, it passes especially quickly.

As another heavy snow fell, the Phoenix Army left behind soldiers stationed in various cities and began to officially return to the capital. In order to save hundreds of thousands of troops from traveling, Song Zhi simply gave each of them a reward and let them go home for the New Year.

The people of the seventy-two cities also had a peaceful year under Song Zhi's arrangement.

There will be no more famine and no more swords and guns pointed at compatriots. The Phoenix Kingdom has become completely stable.

At the same time, Song Zhi also formally sent some talented people he had investigated to these cities to take up various positions.

Song Zhi was very pleased to see the empty Yuebai. The food had played the role it was supposed to play. Now, apart from his betrothal gifts and dowry, as well as various things he had collected, there was nothing else in it.

On New Year's Eve, Xin Wanyun brought Xie Ting and others back to Lecheng.

Every household pasted window flowers and hung lanterns, firecrackers sounded everywhere, and the streets were bustling and festive. This time, it was Song Zhihou who was at the city gate.