47
Yuan Yu rushed back to Dongyuan shortly after sending the lanterns. I stayed with him for a while, but he still insisted on leaving, but before he left, he kept telling me that since Empress Xi was in a bad mood recently, I should accommodate her. Yes, I really want to bury Yuan Yu's head in the snow.
After Yuan Yu left, it was time to welcome the Spring Festival. The celebration of the Spring Festival was held at night, but the whole country was on holiday that day, and the emperor naturally didn’t have to go to court early. Not long after the snow melted, another snow came, and the snow was quite heavy, which really made me feel baffled.
Mr. Wumin was not very surprised, he said that this is usually the last snowfall, it looks like a lot, but the snow can't be too thick, it will be almost the same today and the next day, maybe the sun will rise again in the next day.
I'm not as good as Mr. Wumin knowing anything about Xiyang Kingdom, I can only express my understanding, but it's fine if it snows, so there will be more things to do during the Spring Festival banquet at night.
The matter of Yuan Yu made me very unhappy, but after Yuan Yu left, Mr. Wumin seemed to be okay again, laughing with me as usual, not seeing the laziness and perfunctory that day, I thought about it, and thought it might be Yuan Yu. Yu would remind him of the experience of being forced to kiss, so it made him very unhappy.
I told Mr. Wumin about this matter, and Mr. Wumin only smiled at me mysteriously, which made me shudder.
But actually I do remember that there is a word in this world called jealousy.
However, Lord Wumin is jealous, this is really unimaginable, especially the other two people, one is Yuan Yu and the other is me.
I really dare not think about it.
During the day to welcome the Spring Festival, Mr. Wumin and I both had nothing to do, and the snow hadn't completely piled up, so it was not very convenient to build a snowman. Besides, after the last time, Mr. Wumin lost interest, no matter how hard I forced it, it was useless.
Mr. Wumin invented a game. The two of us sat facing each other. One of us thought about a thing or a person, and then the other asked questions. See who can guess, the person who guesses can make the person who is guessed do one thing.
I thought about it and agreed, Mr. Wumin will start first.
"Is that a person?"
"Yes."
"Is it a man?"
"no."
"Is it a woman?"
"no."
"..."
I paused and said, "A eunuch in the palace?"
"no."
I was even more puzzled, and said, "I don't know that person?"
"no."
Someone I know who is neither male nor female and who is not a eunuch? !
Where did I know this person... I was puzzled and said: "I admit defeat... how can there be such a person?"
Lord Wumin said indifferently: "Aren't we right in front of us?"
I:"… "
I said: "How can you say that, you are a man and I am a woman, isn't this a certainty?"
Lord Wumin pointed at me and said: "But this body is male, but inside it is a female. My body is female, but I am a male. Who can tell me what gender it is?"
After finishing speaking, he raised his eyebrows at me: "Princess Changyi, how precious are you?"
I:"… "
What Mr. Wumin said was so reasonable, I couldn't refute it at all, I could only say: "Okay then, what do you want me to do?"
Mr. Wumin lazily lay down on the bed, with his back to me: "Rub my shoulders for me."
I said: "You can ask the servants to help you..."
Resigned to his fate, he reached out to help him rub his shoulders, I thought, I also want to think of something that he can't guess.
After a while, Mr. Wumin said it was all right, so I met him face to face again, and this time Mr. Wumin was the one to guess.
"Is that a human?"
"no."
"Is that an animal?"
"… Yes."
"Oh, my mount Heimu."
"..."
"How did you guess it!" I broke down a little bit, "This is too fast!"
Mr. Wumin said lightly: "It's too simple, I asked you earlier, you will definitely pick something else, since it is an animal, you know even less animals, only my mount Hei Mu - too easy to guess. "
I was speechless and said, "Okay, what do you want me to do?"
Lord Wumin lazily lay down on the bed, and said, "Beat my legs for me."
Resigned to my fate, I stretched out my hand to help Mr. Wumin beat his leg. After hammering for a while, Mr. Wumin agreed, so I asked him, "Is it a human?"
Monarch Wumin said: "It doesn't count."
Doesn't count? !
I tremblingly said: "Then... is it a ghost?"
Monarch Wumin said: "No."
"... Isn't it a ghost or a ghost?"
"no."
"Is it an animal?"
"no."
"Flowers and trees?"
"no."
"Fish, insects, birds and beasts?"
"no."
I was speechless: "It's nothing, what is that?"
Lord Wumin said: "Are you admitting defeat again?"
I thought about it, and said, "That thing, uh, is it alive and alive?"
Monarch Wumin said: "Yes."
Then I really couldn't guess it, I said: "I admit defeat, what is it?"
Lord Wumin smiled and said, "It's the child in Pingyang's stomach."
I:"… "
This is too tricky! Who would want it...
I said: "Tell me, do you want me to hammer there for you this time?"
I really hope he lets me hammer his head.
But Lord Wumin said: "Follow me outside first."
Puzzled, I followed him outside, Mr. Wumin looked left and right, finally found a place, and said, "Dig a hole here."
I said angrily: "Let me dig a hole with bare hands?!"
Lord Wumin said: "Of course not with bare hands... You just find something to dig, and then cover it with grass and snow."
There was still heavy snow falling in the sky, and I couldn't get angry and said, "Even if we dig now, it will be covered with snow in a while."
Mr. Wumin said thoughtfully: "That way is also... Well, go get some water and dig a small hole first."
Willing to admit defeat, I could only resign myself to my fate and secretly found a shovel, dug out a small but deep hole, and then brought some water from the lotus pond here. Yes, I finally saw that I was very tired, so I came to help... I really don't know why he did this...
48
After finishing this, I was very tired, thinking that I would have to spend the night with the ministers crazy all night, so I had to go back to the room to catch up on sleep, Mr. Wumin was also a little tired, so he followed me, the two of them slept until the sky was dark, It was almost time for dinner.
The maids and eunuchs have already been busy outside, putting their things into the Yingchun Hall where the exercises are held. Speaking of this Yingchun Hall, it is quite luxurious, and it is only used during the Spring Festival and the emperor’s wedding, but because it has to accommodate many people, it is very It is magnificent and magnificent, and one can tell at a glance that it must have cost a lot of manpower and material resources.
The ministers came one after another, bringing their wives, children and family members with them. According to Mr. Wumin, for the ministers and the emperor to welcome the Spring Festival, it was also a way for the emperor to see the festivals of the ministers’ daughters, and even for the sons and daughters of various families. Seeing it right, it's a hidden role, but after Liu Ya's incident last time, I'm afraid no one will dare to "seduce" me this time, so I secretly heave a sigh of relief.
When the time comes, Mr. Wumin and I will be the first to enter and sit on the top--the special feature of the Yingchun Hall is that, at other times, the emperor would sit on a higher step to show the difference between the king and his subjects , indicating that the king is superior, but this time everyone is sitting on an equal footing, except that the emperor and the queen sit at the top.
Pingyang and Lu Shui also came, and they sat next to us, and the grand master was on the other side.
The ground is covered with a thick red carpet, and on the edge is a gold-plated unicorn incense beast. The mouth of the incense beast emits a faint smoke, like the mist vacated from the fairyland. On the four corners of the banquet, there are white jade-like talc censers, which are also gently breathing smoke.
The entire Yingchun Hall is surrounded by fragrance.
In the beginning, the singers and dancers came up and stepped on the green brocade dance feast, holding the huge ears of wheat that were carefully selected as soon as they were received and kept to this day, dancing to dance music, wishing good weather and abundant crops for the coming year, and the prosperity of the people. Hunger is not cold, and the people live in peace and health.
Singers and dancers are all graceful, like human-shaped spirit snakes, dancing gracefully, with one muscle and one face, extremely beautiful, and a pair of turbulent hands, like the most exquisite machinery, according to the prescribed angle, doing extremely graceful Actions. Occasionally, two dancers looked at me, looking at me secretly, like the light and shadow of candlelight cast on the white jade, even if I was a woman, I would sigh for it, secretly glanced at Mr. Wumin, but saw that his expression was calm, With a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he drank tea and watched the dance.
The atmosphere in the Yingchun Palace heated up little by little during the song and dance. Although Mr. Wumin still looked a little unkind, but now I am the emperor. Although everyone is also taboo about the empress, the main thing is to see the emperor's face. Get bolder a little bit, and the whole Yingchun Palace is full of staggered cups of wine, fragrant clouds and shadows on the temples, and the sound of laughter and clinking glasses continues.
The grand master was a veteran of the three dynasties, and I respected him the first time I drank wine, saying: "The grand master has devoted all his heart and soul to Xiyang, and the emperor and queen have learned from each other. It is a great fortune for Xiyang and mine to have a grand master."
The hall was full of applause, but the Grand Master actually wet his eyes, drank the wine proudly, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Cough..."
The female relative beside him hurriedly patted his back for help, it turned out that he drank too fast and choked.
I couldn't laugh or cry, the grand master said awkwardly: "I'm old now, in the past... hey, I won't mention it."
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere became better and better.
For the second cup, I respect He Qin: "General He has conquered the north and the west for me, and settled the country and the country. He is really a loyal minister and good general!"
He Qin also raised his glass excitedly, and then drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, in exchange for applause from all the halls.
I toasted everything I could, and in the end the glass of wine was handed to Lord Wumin: "The last glass of wine is to the queen."
Without saying anything, I drank the wine directly, Mr. Wumin smiled, and drank the wine in the glass, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He looked at me and smiled, I think I probably know why those dancers winked at us and gave us a look, he didn't respond at all, because even if he is in my body now, those eyes are still his own , the brilliance flows, if the eyes of those dancers are the light of candles, then the eyes of Mr. Wumin can probably be regarded as the faint moonlight, how can a mere candle compete with the sun and the moon
I was a little embarrassed by my own thoughts, so I could only lower my head and take another sip of wine.
After singing and dancing, it’s time to eat. All kinds of food are served plate by plate according to the rules. Fragrance.
After eating for a while, everyone started to order wine. Since I was not well-educated, I said I would not participate. The Empress "goes out" on my behalf today. All the courtiers refused to agree at first, but when they saw Lord Wumin going into battle, they all agreed to accept it.
Lord Wumin went into battle, so naturally he didn't say that this person was really perverted, he looked like he was ignorant, but his martial arts were high, his culture was also high, he wrote poems and recited them correctly, and quoted from many sources, it was easy to use at his fingertips. In short, there was never a drink.
But originally, if she didn't match up, I would come to drink, so I was a little dissatisfied, and told him secretly that he didn't have to be so competitive, he could lose a game or two, and I was very willing to come to drink.
Lord Wumin gave me a supercilious look.
After the meal, it was a bit late. Although there was a bright moon in the sky, compared with the snow that covered the whole palace, the moonlight seemed thinner. Palace lanterns were lit throughout the Xiyang Palace, and the orange light cast on the white There was a hint of warmth on the snowy ground.
After eating 10,000 yuan, the floating lanterns will be released, and the servants will take out the floating lanterns, and then light them up. I took the lantern that Yuan Yu sent me, and lit it up, and the scent of pine is emitted from the surroundings. You don’t like the scent , frowned, but still pinched his nose and lit his own floating lamp. It was a hexagonal floating lamp with glass hanging from the corners. Crisp and pleasant sound.
After the floating lanterns are released in the palace, folks can also start flying floating lanterns, so we saw our own floating lanterns flying higher and higher, while countless lanterns outside the palace began to slowly rise in the dark blue sky. , Countless lights gathered in this night sky, like countless small moons, lighting up the somewhat icy cold night together.
The snow gradually became smaller and almost invisible. Everyone carried a stove in one hand and a lantern in the other, and walked in the palace, except the harem which is a forbidden area (actually it is not counted now, after all, I don’t have a concubine, and the only queen is still by my side. As for those princesses, they have already come out to play together), there are also too private places such as the emperor's and queen's palaces that cannot be visited, and the rest can basically walk around. Of course, it is best to follow the emperor-this is what I think everyone follows I, the conclusions drawn.
Needless to say, Lord Wumin has always been by my side. He is the queen, so even if he moves freely, he still has to follow the emperor. In this way, those chattering princesses also follow Lord Wumin. Anyway, everyone follows me.
I walked into an open place, the surrounding vegetation was withered, only the snow was rolling, and a few plum blossoms bloomed in the corner of the wall. Because the sky was already dark and it was not clear, even with a lantern, I couldn’t see very clearly. I looked up and looked at the sky. Lantern, in a happy mood, so he put down the lantern with a smile, pretending to be serious: "I don't know if you all know a game."
Everyone looked puzzled, but Mr. Wumin's mouth twitched, and he whispered in my ear: "You better not be too out of line..."
I ignored him and said, "This game is—"
I bowed down, grabbed a handful of snow, and threw it directly on Mr. Wumin's face: "Snowball fight!"
The snow on Mr. Wumin's face fell off little by little, and a part remained on his face: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Everyone was silent for a while, and then burst into violent laughter: "Hahahahaha..."
Without further ado, Mr. Wumin grabbed a handful of snow and threw it on my head without hesitation. I turned around and ran, but when I turned my head, a handful of snow was thrown directly on my face. Laughter: "Hahaha, Brother Huang, let you bully Sister-in-law Huang!"
I:"… "
Lord Wumin laughed arrogantly: "Pingyang, well done! It's not in vain for your sister-in-law that I treat you so well on weekdays!"
Me: "..." Shameless...
Lu Shui said from the side: "Pingyang, don't do this!"
I am relieved that Lu rate is still very good.
Lu Shui continued: "You are pregnant, how can you touch those cold things?"
I:"… "
Woohoo, I'm so pissed off...
I grabbed Xue, but Gu Nian Pingyang was pregnant, so I didn't dare to do it, so I threw it at the nagging Lu Shi, who trembled.
Ping Yang turned his back to me, didn't see that I threw the snow into Lu Biao's clothes, saw him trembling, so he asked puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Lu led the way: "Your brother... seems to have thrown me with snow."
Pingyang screamed, and I laughed out loud. It seems that throwing away Lu Shuai is more effective than throwing away Pingyang himself.
Smiling happily, a ball of snow was thrown into my mouth without any mistakes. I was so scared that I hurriedly spat it out. When I saw that it was Lord Wumin, he looked at me and smiled softly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will pick it from the branch. The ones that come down, although dirty, are cleaner than the ones on the ground, hahahaha."
I:"… "
The emperor, queen and princess son-in-law took the lead in throwing it, and the others also let go of their courage to play. The grand master stood beside him, dumbfounding: "What is it, what is it!"
After all, he turned around and went to the corner to be alone.
At the same time, four or five groups of snow were thrown at the Grand Master at the same time.
Grand Master: "..."
The grand master roared: "Who?!"
Everyone laughed, and the grand master rolled up his sleeves and joined the battle, saying: "I'm old now! At the beginning... uh, I won't mention it!"
Then he decisively picked up the snow, threw it at whomever he saw, and retaliated against the public.
Liu Ya walked towards me timidly, Mr. Wumin was at the side, she caught a glimpse of it with the tip of her eyes, so she threw a snowball at her without hesitation, the snowball rolled into her clothes, Liu Ya screamed, saying :"Who?!"
Then when she turned around, she saw Mr. Wumin who was smiling cheaply, holding a snowball in his hand.
Mr. Wumin was not soft at all, and the ball of snowball in his hand was precisely thrown into Liu Ya's face.
Liu Ya: "..."
Lord Wumin sneered and said, "Come and chase me."
After finishing speaking, she turned around and ran away. Seeing that everyone was so happy today, Liu Ya simply screamed "Stop!!!" Then she started to chase after the two of them with her hands in her arms. After turning a corner, Liu Ya chased in a straight line, and then decisively fell into the puddle prepared by Mr. Wumin and I in the afternoon.
"Ah--!!!" Liu Ya burst into screams, but was drowned in everyone's laughter.
Lord Wumin laughed loudly, pulled her up, and asked the maid at the side to take her to change clothes and drink ginger tea--Jun Wumin had already prepared it, and he also said: "Hurry up, I'll wait for you." You~"
The angry Liu Ya's face turned red.
I hid behind and couldn't help laughing.
During that almost all-night carnival to welcome the Spring Festival, the entire palace was illuminated by palace lanterns in a warm orange color, and there were floating lanterns of the same orange color floating in the sky. There were more and more floating lights, almost covering the sky above the palace, like a burning fire. The same bright and beautiful, the laughter outside the palace seems to break through the thick palace wall and spread between us.
Since I was born sixteen years ago and nearly seventeen years ago, maybe it was too little experience, maybe it was too hard before, but no matter how I think about it, I feel that this is probably the best winter I have ever spent, just like this Dongyuan country. Like goose feathers like heavy snow, it flutters and covers me in a calm and non-committal manner, making my heart soft and transparent like cottony snow.
Everyone was tired from playing, so they resigned one after another. Weary and satisfied, we returned to our mansion. Mr. Wumin and I were also very tired. We both laughed and waited for the ministers to go back, and the palace became quiet again in an instant. .
The fine and dense snow fell little by little, without making a sound, Mr. Wumin and I looked at each other in the dark but orange-colored night, surrounded by the messy but lovely snow.
The floating lamp replaced the moon, and the soft light spread unevenly on the snow around us. At this moment, the ice and fire seemed to blend together, long and gentle.
Lord Wumin and I kissed in the empty palace.
The brilliance flows behind him, and the falling snow turns white.