Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Preparations for the New Year gifts began. This time, Guoguo prepared them herself: wine, tea, snacks, and fruit. The snacks were baked in her own residence. The fruit was grown by Guoguo in her space. Guoguo purchased the wine and tea, paying a high price—just a bottle of Maotai costs a hundred thousand yuan. There were all sorts of fruit, candies, and tea. Ten pounds of candies and tea per box, ten pounds of snacks packed in ten boxes, a case of six bottles of wine, and two large baskets of fruit—no more. A large cart of food was delivered to each family all day before the entire process was complete. That evening, Yeheng and Guoguo went to the palace to present the emperor's gifts. Of course, Guoguo gave a lot: a large tank of spiritual spring water, placed in the emperor's own bedroom in the imperial study. [Has anyone ever seen a large water tank in the emperor's bedroom?] The outside was covered with paintings. Xiaodong boiled the water and made tea himself, and only the eunuch Xiao Mazi knew about it. Guoguo brought out a lot of fine wine and told him to drink less every day. There were also several baskets of fruit. There was also rice, both white and yellow flour, and millet. A large trench coat and leather boots. The two went to the palace of the retired emperor again. As soon as Guoguo entered the palace, she shouted loudly: "Mom, Godfather. Guoguo brought you some things." Lu Xi said: "Sit down, sit down. Let's talk. Guoguo, I heard that you are so busy that you can't see anyone most of the time." Guoguo smiled and said, "I have a lot of things to do. I came to see my parents." Ye Heng brought in a lot of things, such as fruit candies, milk candies, chocolate candies, and wine. There were so many boxes that filled up the hall. The retired emperor was happy to see it. Guoguo said again, "Godfather, drink less every day. It has a high alcohol content." The retired emperor said: "Okay, listen to my daughter." His father told her in a dream that he should hold on to this thigh tightly. The Chai family came to repay them. It is the lucky star of Dayan. Now the retired emperor has no objection at all. He holds Guoguo's thigh tightly and sees the things Guoguo gave him. The retired emperor has never seen anything before. He kept everything in the palace for the two of them to enjoy. Lu Xi often cooked for the two of them, sometimes calling their son over and the three of them would share. Lu Xi had learned to cook home-cooked meals from the Chai family in Taohua Village, and over time, her cooking had become delicious. It was mainly because the water Guo Guo brought was delicious, so they shared it with the two of them. He kept anything Guo Guo brought for himself. There weren't many people in the palace, just a few eunuchs and women, mostly protected by secret guards.

After they sat for a while, Ye Heng and Guo Guo left. Lu Xi was reluctant to let her go, so Guo Guo told her to come often in the future, or let Lu Xi live in Chai Mansion. Lu Xi thought it was okay and decided to go after the New Year.

After the carriage left the palace, Guoguo and Yeheng were walking down the road when they suddenly thought of getting off the carriage and taking a walk. "Brother Ye, let's go for a walk." Yeheng looked at the lights of the countless houses, of course, the tiny glimmers of light cast by lanterns hung upside down.

The two of them walked and talked leisurely, enjoying their brief time together. They watched the people rushing home to make a living, coming and going, entering thousands of homes. As the crowds dwindled and it got late, Ye Heng and Guo Guo finally returned to the mansion.

The two of them arrived at the main hall where the whole family was, talking around the children. The adults were talking in low voices. After Ye Heng entered the room, he took off his cloak and hung it on the rack behind the door, and then helped Guoguo hang it up again. Guoguo walked to the children's carriage to look at her own child. She took a stool and sat next to the carriage. Huangbao rubbed against his mother, and Guoguo picked up her son. "Miss mother!" Huangbao nodded. Guoguo looked at the group and said, "Mom misses you too. Did you go to school today?" "Mom, Huangbao went to listen to the teacher's lecture. Today, he talked about how human nature is good at the beginning. He also talked about etiquette, which the adults listened to, and how to stand and sit properly. He asked us to learn. He especially talked about what to say and how to act according to the etiquette in the palace. Huangbao learned it all."

"Okay, Huangbao, you are still young, just listen to one lesson every day. You don't have to learn all of them." "Okay, baby gets it." Ye Heng stood up and picked up his son, "Daddy, come and hold him." The four little ones fell asleep in the stroller. Later, when it was getting late, Guoguo covered the children with quilts, and Qinqi helped Guoguo push the children into Guoguo's room.

Guoguo asked everyone to go back and rest. There were secret guards guarding the entire Chai Mansion, so all the servants didn't need to keep watch.