"That's more like it!
Oh, right, didn't you say Princess Jiahe was your younger sister?
At the Palace Banquet that day, I noticed her family wasn't seated with the imperial family. That means she isn't a member of the imperial family, so why did you say she was your sister?"
"Oh, that! We were traveling away from home at the time, so we called each other brother and sister for convenience."
"I see. Then tell me about Princess Jiahe!"
"All right..."
Chen Yixiao then picked out what he could share, saying nothing at all about her inner voice or Guagua.
Meanwhile, once the banquet ended, the emperor immediately dispatched several teams to investigate marriages between close relatives.
This was a major matter concerning the nation. There could be no room for carelessness!
The emperor had been startled when he heard about the dangers of marriages between close relatives.
Princess Jiahe had never been wrong before, so this was probably true as well.
Still, the emperor wanted to send people to investigate further and see the results before deciding!
Back at the Song residence, Madam Song followed the tradition of previous years, gathering all the servants in the courtyard to hand out New Year bonuses.
The bonuses were distributed according to each person's contributions to the household over the past year. Different contributions meant different bonuses.
Everyone had been looking forward to the bonuses for a long time.
Without saying much, Madam Song had the steward hand out their bonuses one by one.
Delighted smiles appeared on everyone's faces...
That evening, they had hot pot and barbecue. The masters shared one table, while several more were set up for the servants...
After dinner, Song Yaoyao and the others sat together to play poker...
Song Yaoyao was so hopeless at it that