When the hour of Xu arrives and countless fireworks bloom, the sparkling light of the Chunyuan Pond comes into view.

The whole garden was filled with colorful fireworks, which were reflected in the pond water, making the carp in the pond seem to be dyed with color.

On the shore of the lake, there are a mixture of people, intertwined lanterns, and fireworks, accompanied by fireworks burning in the night sky, just like scattered stars.

The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night, and blows down stars like rain.

Looking around, the garden was full of young people from the capital, including young masters and beautiful daughters from certain families.

However, no matter how beautiful those young ladies were, they seemed to be no match for the girl in the pavilion.

The weather was still quite cold on the night of the Lantern Festival. The cold wind from the lake blew on Xiao Ling's face, causing her originally white jade-like smile to turn slightly red.

"Husband, look at those pink lanterns in the lake. They're so beautiful!"

Xiao Ling rubbed her hands in her arms and pointed at the river lanterns in Chunyuan Pond that were swaying in the breeze.

The colors of the river lanterns are very diverse, pink, red, purple, blue, and even green.

Hearing the little empress's excited voice, Chu Yi looked in the direction she pointed.

Chu Yi seemed to have seen a pool of river lanterns like this countless times, but tonight, he inexplicably felt that the lake in front of him was particularly charming.

“It’s really beautiful.”

Chu Yi smiled and nodded. Seeing Xiao Ling rubbing her hands, she pulled her hands into her arms.

Xiao Ling looked at him, and under the still beautiful fireworks around him, he vaguely saw his petite figure in Chu Yi's eyes.

Not knowing what she was thinking about, she couldn't help but lower her head, and her cheeks, which were already red from the cold wind, became even redder.

After a long time, Xiao Ling looked up at Chu Yi, who was still smiling.

After hesitating for a while, she said cautiously:

"You...didn't you tell me something?"

"Hmm?" Chu Yi was a little confused. "No? What does Your Majesty want to hear?"

Xiao Ling tilted his head back in thought. "In this situation, shouldn't you say: No matter how beautiful the scenery before us is, it's not half as beautiful as you, Your Majesty?"

Chu Yi: “…”

Love brain, confirmed!

"Then... no matter how attractive the lights blooming before my eyes may be, I believe they are not half as attractive as you, Your Majesty!"

Since the empress wanted to hear it, Chu Yi did not hesitate to say the words exactly as they were.

Xiao Ling: “…”

"I've already said this before. If you say it again, there will be no surprise at all! Chu thief, are you capable of anything? You're really going to piss me off to death."

Seeing Chu Yi's stupid behavior, she felt so angry that her teeth were itching.

You say you are a Chu thief, but you are after all my Minister of Personnel. Although you don't have to be as particularly knowledgeable about literature as the Minister of Rites, you should at least be able to recite poems and compose couplets, right?

Why don't you just improvise a poem and take this rare opportunity to praise me?

Who knows, maybe when I hear that, I'll be so happy that I'll let you do whatever you want when I get back?

Xiao Ling felt depressed just thinking about it, and he felt so angry that he couldn't vent his anger in his heart.

It was also at this time that Chu Yi took action.

He exerted a little force and pulled the sulking little empress in front of him into his arms without any hesitation.

Then, he gently stroked the golden flower ornaments on the empress's head.

The floral ornaments on her head were set against the backdrop of a pool of river lanterns, but the empress's cheeks were redder than the bright lanterns on the lake.

"Your Majesty, it should be..."

"Once you have seen the sea, all other waters are but puddles; except for Mount Wu, all other clouds are but mounds."

"I am too lazy to look back at the flowers, half because of my cultivation and half because of you..."

The sudden poem dealt a heavy blow to the young empress who was just beginning to fall in love. Xiao Ling was stunned when she heard it, but she quickly realized the meaning of the poem and blushed immediately.

"Chu thief, you are so nice..."

Chu Yi hugged her tighter, letting the whistling cold wind pass by his side.

"Actually... although this poem is elegant, it was not written by me after all. The poet is also a scumbag, and it cannot express my feelings."

Xiao Ling just put her face against his chest, feeling the warmth of her man's body, her face flushed like a peach blossom.

"No, I understand. Matters of the heart lie not in words but in actions. Chu Yi, I can feel your feelings for me."

The two of them embraced each other, and behind them, a pool of river lanterns and the dimming fireworks in the sky were the best witnesses of this place.

That night, someone saw this magical scene.

"There is no beauty that surpasses all others; a beauty that pleases the eyes is a beauty. Her beauty captivates the whole country, and astonishes the whole world."

"What did you say? What about Qianqiu and Tianxiaren?" Others didn't understand what he meant and couldn't help asking.

The talented man pointed towards the pavilion and said, "I'm talking about them."

After saying this, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Wild boars simply can't stomach fine bran..."

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