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Chapter 4738 4741 [Little Transparent]

After the palace celebration, the Jia family returned to Ningguo Mansion to worship their ancestors.

Afterwards, they returned to Rongqing Hall, and the Jia family members bowed in turn, distributed New Year's money, purses, gold and silver ingots, and set up a reunion banquet.

After a while of excitement, Grandmother Jia went into the inner room to change out of her court dress, and then everyone dispersed and went back to their respective places.

After returning to the room, Xichun pestered Xiang Nan to listen to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

"Don't be in a hurry. Go get some sleep first and talk about it after you wake up." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"No, second brother, just say it." Xichun said while hugging Xiang Nan's arm.

"Then I'll tell you first, and you're not allowed to interrupt me when I tell them later." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Xichun is a pitiful person. She is the younger sister of Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion, and also the legitimate daughter of Ningguo Mansion.

But her father Jia Jing was obsessed with Taoism and never took care of his daughter since she was born. Her mother died early. Although Jia Zhen was her brother, they were too far apart in age and had nothing in common.

Besides, Jia Zhen was not a person who cared about family affection. He wanted to occupy his own son's wife, so what about his own sister? Therefore, she was raised in Rongguo Mansion by Jia's mother since she was a child.

Although she was treated the same as Sanchun, Xichun had no father or mother and was not liked by her eldest brother, so she lacked love from childhood to adulthood, which also led to her lonely, perverse, and cold character.

For this reason, Xiang Nan couldn't refuse her, so he let her lie on his bed and continued to tell her stories, from the martial arts competition to the night break-in to the palace.

Although Xichun listened attentively, she was still young after all and had stayed up all night, so she didn't have the energy to do anything. She fell asleep while listening without realizing it.

"Take good care of her." Xiang Nan instructed Xiren upon seeing this.

Xiren nodded.

"Second brother, don't go~" Xichun grabbed Xiang Nan's hand in her sleep and muttered to herself, "I want to hear a story."

"Okay, I won't leave~" Xiang Nan said with a smile when he saw this.

……

Xichun slept until dusk. During this time, Tanchun, Yingchun, Daiyu and Baochai had all woken up and wanted to invite Xiang Nan and Xichun to dinner, but Xiang Nan politely declined.

So when Xichun woke up and saw that it was getting dark, she thought she had woken up before she fell asleep, "Second brother, what time is it now? Did I just fall asleep?"

"Fourth Miss, you have slept all day." Xiren smiled when she saw this.

"Yes, it's already half past five in the afternoon." Tanchun also laughed, "You slept all day and didn't have lunch. And second brother has been with you the whole time, so he didn't eat either."

When Xichun heard this, she felt shy and touched at the same time, "Second brother, I'm sorry."

She had never been so clingy before, and no one had ever let her cling all day.

"It's okay, as long as you sleep well." Xiang Nan smiled, "You must be hungry after sleeping all day. Let's go and eat."

Xichun nodded, then went back to her room to change her clothes. After washing up, she went to Rongqing Hall to have dinner with Lady Jia.

After dinner, Xiang Nan continued to tell everyone the story of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, starting from the martial arts competition in the capital of the Jin Dynasty to the martial arts competition on Peach Blossom Island. Everyone was delighted and praised the story highly.

"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, what a great skill."

"The Nine Yin Manual is the best in the world." "The old man is so innocent and naive in his childhood, which is really interesting."

Sanchun, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and others all listened with great interest.

"Second brother, were there really such people hundreds of years ago?" Xichun asked curiously, "It sounds like it's true."

"Yes, those knights are so great, they roam the world, doing justice without any scruples." Tanchun said enviously. She also wanted to learn good martial arts and go out to roam the world.

"My favorite character is the Beggar of the North, Hong Qigong. He is not only a martial arts master, but also heroic and unrestrained, with a strong sense of the Wei and Jin dynasties' style. On the other hand, the Evil of the East, Huang Yaoshi, only pursues high standards and ends up falling behind," Lin Daiyu commented.

"Brother Bao, these knights do not work, and have no fame or salary. How do they make a living?" Xue Baochai asked curiously.

……

In the following days, there was a constant flow of guests visiting the Jia Mansion.

Not to mention the four kings and eight dukes in the city, the Shi family, the Wang family and other old friends, even the old friends who lived far away came to congratulate. Because everyone can see that the Jia family now has a fairy, a queen, a king and a duke, and no matter the power or status, it is unmatched, second only to the royal family. Who wouldn't want to hug such a rough man? !

Therefore, even those who had never interacted with each other before would come to visit during the festival. After all, during the Spring Festival, people who smile at you are not to be hit, and there is no reason to chase guests away.

Once you are a stranger, you will become familiar with each other the second time. After frequent exchanges, they will naturally become friends. Therefore, people who come to the Jia Mansion to pay New Year's greetings have not stopped until the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Grandmother Jia never received outside visitors, and only played in the inner house with Aunt Xue, Xiang Nan, Sanchun, Daiyu, Baochai, etc. The same was true for Xiang Nan, who basically did not receive outside visitors except for a few old friends such as the four kings and eight dukes, the Wang family, and the Shi family.

As for Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng, they were invited to New Year's banquets so many times that they couldn't remember them all.

This also shows how pitiful Aunt Xue is.

Mingming was also born in an official family, and married to the daughter of Ziwei Sheren. But during the Spring Festival, Mrs. Wang and Feng Jieer were too busy to handle everything. They were invited to dinner every day, and they couldn't refuse it.

However, she was not invited and could only stay in the inner house to talk with Lady Jia.

This shows that she is basically a nobody in the aristocratic social circle. It is also because of this that the Xue family has never been able to gain a foothold in the capital.

When Xue Pan wanted to get married, no one from the four kings, eight dukes, Shi or Wang families was willing to marry him. Xue Baochai was older than Yingchun, Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun, and all three of them had married, but no one came to propose to Xue Baochai.

……

After the Lantern Festival on the 15th, the Jia family closed the ancestral hall on the 17th.

On that day, Aunt Xue invited us to a New Year's dinner. On the 18th, Gan Xin, the new chief steward from last year, invited us to a New Year's dinner. On the 19th, Yang Qing, the new chief steward from Ningguo Mansion, invited us to a New Year's dinner. Then, several stewards were invited one after another...

Some of Jia's mothers went, some did not. Some were in a good mood and waited until everyone had left before returning, while others were bored and came after half a day or so.

Xiang Nan was the same, always accompanying the old ancestor. He went wherever the old ancestor said to go, left when he said to leave, and stayed when he said to stay.

It wasn't until the first month of the year that things finally calmed down.

Xiang Nan also planned to help Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng take good care of themselves so that they could have a big fat boy this year.

"Put everything else aside for now. This matter is the most important." Xiang Nan said to Jia Lian.

"I don't have the time to relax. I have to be busy with my parents' visit soon." Jia Lian spread his hands.

Last year, the emperor made Yuanchun the empress, and in order to please Xiang Nan, he allowed Yuanchun to visit her parents. Therefore, since Yuanchun's wedding, the Jia family began to build a villa for her to visit her parents.

Jia Zheng never cared about worldly affairs, so the construction of the garden was handed over to Jia Zhen and Jia Lian. They were like project managers, and they had to keep an eye on the construction every day, so they had no time to have children.