The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 84 New Year’s Eve

Nangong Qinghe did not reply, so Jiang Li put the matter behind her. Her life now was so comfortable!

Aunt Lian prepared delicious food for her in different ways every day, and then dressed her up beautifully. She would ride Xiaohong, take Chengfeng, and go for a ride in the suburbs with Xie Changan.

I almost forgot that I am still a minor noble who has been banished to the cold palace.

The New Year was approaching, and the East Depot no longer went to other people's homes to eavesdrop. Instead, it was responsible for the capital's public security together with the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Five Cities Military Department, and they were on duty on the streets in two shifts day and night.

Jiang Li is a secret guard, so he naturally works at night.

When it was her turn to be on duty, Xie Changan always accompanied her. The two of them treated the duty as a date, which earned them a lot of contempt from the secret guards.

Yin Shiyi couldn't stand it any longer: "Xiao Shiliu, that's enough. You show off your affection every day. How are we singles going to celebrate the New Year?"

Jiang Li chuckled: "Eleventh brother, hurry up and find a wife so that you can celebrate the New Year. Where is the girl who gave you the lotus purse?"

Yin Shiyi's face fell: "We broke up."

Jiang Li gloated: "You deserve it, you are so unfaithful, and your wallet is filled with money one after another!"

Yin Shiyi said with a playful smile: "Do you have any other junior sisters as cute as you on Penglai Island? Please introduce them to me."

Before he could finish his words, he was beaten up by Xie Changan.

Yin Shiyi ran away in disgrace, and Yin Shier laughed loudly: "Brother Shiyi, why do you always remember to eat but not to be beaten?"

The happy days passed quickly and New Year’s Eve was soon here.

Jiang Li also did not forget her friends in the cold palace, and asked Yin Jiu to send a lot of delicious food to her rat army and cat guards, enough to last until the end of her vacation.

Aunt Lian couldn't handle it all by herself, so she hired a few maids and servants to live in the house. However, only Aunt Lian could enter the inner courtyard where Jiang Li lived.

There's no way. The girl has too many secrets, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Anyway, this girl is not at home all day long, so there is no need to give her a personal maid.

She never went in or out through the main door, but climbed over the wall so smoothly. Which maid could follow her?

Therefore, the servants in the family only knew that their daughter was the owner of Longmen Trading Company, but few had seen her true face.

On New Year's Eve, Aunt Lian began to direct the servants in the house to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner early in the morning. Jiang Li said that Governor Liao had to be on duty in the palace, and Lord Xie was alone anyway, so they might as well celebrate the New Year together.

And Yinjiu has also said he would come. It will be more lively when there are more people.

Aunt Lian had no choice. Her daughter was always hanging out with Lord Xie every day. As long as the two of them didn't go beyond the norm, she could only turn a blind eye and let them celebrate the New Year together.

The New Year's Eve dinner was set up in the inner courtyard, while Manager Liu and the family servants had a separate meal in the outer courtyard.

Jiang Li asked Aunt Lian to give everyone a big red envelope. The servants were very happy. The boss was indeed very rich!

When Yin Jiu followed Xie Changan to Jiang's house, he also widened his eyes in surprise.

Xiao Shiliu’s new house is so beautifully decorated!

In addition, during the Chinese New Year, lights and decorations are hung everywhere. The long corridors are hung with a lot of glazed lanterns, which shine brightly and show a low-key luxury everywhere.

When he saw Jiang Li, he was stunned for a long time.

Aunt Lian dressed her up particularly exquisitely today, wearing a bright red brocade jacket embroidered with exquisite flower and bird patterns, and a circle of golden cloud patterns cleverly embroidered on the collar and cuffs.

She paired it with a white skirt with red flower and bird patterns embroidered on the hem. The hem of her skirt was covered with a circle of gold-woven skirt sash, which contrasted with the cloud pattern on the cuffs, making her every move seem like a gleam of light.

The girl had an exquisite bun with a gold hairpin inlaid with gems in her hair. On her wrist she wore a jade bracelet given to her by Xie Changan. With her face as bright as the moon, Yin Jiu thought he had seen a fairy from the sky.

Jiang Li ran to Xie Changan with a beaming face and turned around, "Brother Changan, does it look good?"

Xie Changan was also stunned for a moment, and after a while he said, "It looks good."

He almost wanted to throw Yinjiu out the door. Such a beautiful little cat slave, only he could look at her!

Yin Jiu was so jealous, these two people only had eyes for each other and couldn't see him at all!

"Little Sixteen!" Yin Jiu called her, sounding quite aggrieved.

Jiang Li saw him then and said happily: "Brother Yinjiu, you are here! Come in, I will show you my flower garden!"

She skipped and led the way, taking Xie Changan and Yin Jiu into the flower garden.

The flower garden is as warm as spring, and all kinds of flowers are blooming particularly beautifully, with rich fragrance, which is refreshing.

What made Yinjiu particularly jealous was the hot spring pool deep in the flowers!

Staying in this fairy cave-like place, soaking in hot springs, and drinking fine wine, it is simply a fairy-like life!

"Let's make tea and stay up here tonight." Jiang Li said with a smile.

At this time, Aunt Lian came to invite them to take their seats.

Xie Changan and Yinjiu paid their respects to Aunt Lian respectively.

Aunt Lian had long known that Yin Jiu was a young eunuch. When she heard that he took special care of Jiang Li in the palace, she bowed to Yin Jiu and said, "My daughter is very much taken care of by the young eunuch."

Yin Jiu hurriedly returned the gift: "I dare not accept the gift from my aunt, just treat me as your own nephew."

Manager Liu summoned the chief chefs of Longmen Restaurant and Longmen Boat Banquet to his home today. The two chefs were ready to show off their skills in front of their boss. They used all their skills like in a competition and prepared a large table of delicacies from land and sea, which made Yinjiu, who had seen all kinds of palace banquets, amazed.

If he were the sixteenth child, he would not want to return to the palace either.

Jiang Li also donated his newly brewed plum blossom wine. He dried the plum blossom petals in the shade, put them in a jar, added white wine and rock sugar, and sealed it. It can be drunk in more than ten days.

Then serve it in a glass cup and place a blooming white plum blossom on top, the fragrance is intoxicating.

Xie Changan took a sip, it tasted a bit like fruit wine, sweet at first, with the fragrance of plum blossoms. After swallowing it, he could only feel the fragrance lingering on his teeth and cheeks. He couldn't help but praise, "Not bad! It's sweet and refreshing, suitable for you little girls to drink."

Aunt Lian stared at Jiang Li: "You can only drink one cup, we still have to stay up tonight."

Her little cat slave has a low alcohol tolerance and is greedy, so she has to keep an eye on him.

Jiang Li pouted: "If you don't let me drink, I won't make plum wine for you next time."

Xie Changan smiled and said, "Aren't we going to set off fireworks tonight?"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up, and he stopped asking to drink.

Aunt Lian rolled her eyes at her. Girls are really extroverted. One word from Lord Xie is more effective than ten words from her!

Yin Jiu picked up the wine glass and said sincerely: "Boss, Xiao Shiliu, I wish you two can get married soon and live together till old age!"

As an "eyewitness" of the couple, he watched how they met, got to know each other, and fell in love. He sincerely hoped that they could overcome all difficulties, achieve a happy marriage, and become a happy couple.

Xie Changan smiled, Yin Jiu really said the most pleasing words he had ever heard in his life.

He raised his glass to thank Yin Jiu: "Thank you for your good words. I will definitely receive a red envelope from you in the future."

Jiang Li also blushed and said, "Brother Yinjiu, thank you."

She was truly grateful to Yinjiu. Without his silent support and help, she and Xie Changan would not be where they are today.

Especially since they dragged him, an innocent man, into this matter and made him risk his life to help them conceal their affair and do things secretly. This favor is really too much to owe to him and I can only find a chance to repay him in the future.