The mother only had one child, so who was the foolish child in the portrait?

Ah-hao wouldn't lie to herself.

The mother indeed only had one child.

That means that her mother's refusal to come looking for her doesn't mean she's forgotten her, which is good.

The little zombie instantly revived with full health.

As for the foolish child in the portrait, we can find his mother and ask her about it later.

Seeing Murong Yue cheer up again, Ahao was happy too.

"Your Majesty, tomorrow is the Lunar New Year. Should we follow the same arrangements as in previous years?" Ahao asked.

Murong Yue propped her head up with one hand. "What arrangements were made in previous years?"

It seems His Majesty has forgotten again.

Ah Hao sighed silently, "In previous years, you would first review the memorials, then go to the Imperial Garden to watch the fireworks, and then have the New Year's banquet."

"one person?"

Murong Yue vaguely remembered that the New Year was always very lively.

Why is she all alone?

But then she smiled and said, "As long as Ah Hao is here, that's fine."

His Majesty...

Ah Hao felt a surge of heartache again.

As soon as midnight passed, the sounds of fireworks booming and whooshing echoed throughout the capital, and the cheers and lively voices of people drifted through the palace walls into the palace.

Inside the Lingxi Palace, Xiao Yuanshuang and Xiao Yuanche were unable to leave.

They were unable to contact the army brought by the Yue Kingdom.

"This is outrageous! When has the festival ever been so quiet for His Highness!"

"Bring Murong Anle to me."

Xiao Yuanche was so bored he was going crazy.

Turning to look at Xiao Yuanshuang, who was calmly drinking tea, she was furious. "How can you still be in the mood to drink tea?"

Xiao Yuanshuang put down her teacup and looked outside the hall. Lingxi Palace was located on the edge of the palace, and occasionally one could see the fleeting fireworks outside from a corner of the palace wall.

"Second brother, what's the use of your rage now?"

She knew from a young age that in times like these, she should wait quietly.

Waiting for an opportunity.

Lai Qingguo is asking for 300,000 taels of silver for disaster relief; this gimmick is almost exhausted.

Before the arrival of Yue's grain, if Xiao Yuanche cannot win over the Empress of Qing, he will not be able to climb the social ladder to a certain high-ranking official in Qing.

The two could only slink back to the Yue Kingdom in disgrace.

No.

This absolutely cannot be done.

She herself wanted to become an empress and ascend the throne.

But it's too difficult for a woman to be an emperor.

Even Murong Yue only passed the throne to Murong Gan because he only had one child.

Yes! We can't just give up like this.

She must find a powerful man to help her ascend the throne.

Her expression remained unchanged, but in her mind she was quickly calculating how to capture Li Xuanji, or someone else, within the limited time available.

"Your Highnesses are in high spirits. May you enjoy the New Year."

Murong Anle's loud voice came from outside the main hall.

"I'm so sorry, the Ministry of Rites has been so busy that I've only just managed to find the time now."

"I've delivered the New Year's gifts and the New Year's feast."

“These things concern the diplomatic relations between our two countries. The city is not peaceful today, so it is not appropriate to entrust them to others. I am tied up with trivial matters today and have no choice but to arrive late. Please forgive me, Your Highnesses.”

Murong Anle, that old fox, laid out every possible point of rebuttal openly.

How important the New Year's banquet is to the Spring Festival!

You said you were busy, so why didn't you have someone else deliver it?

Murong Anle: What if you get poisoned halfway through and die?

Why didn't you make arrangements in advance?

The New Year's Eve dinner is naturally tonight, so what's the point of sending it in advance?

Besides, didn't I already say I was busy? I came straight here without even going home after I finished.

Isn't that enough?

Faced with his smiling face, Xiao Yuanche couldn't contain his resentment and wanted to punch the old man to death.

"Hmph, I was just looking for you. You delivered it yourself..."

Xiao Yuanshuang immediately stood up and blocked his way, interrupting him, and bowed to Murong Anle.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir."

"It is the New Year holiday, and my brother and I should pay our respects to His Majesty. Please make the arrangements, sir."

What's wrong with beating up this old geezer, Xiao Yuanche?

They have fewer and fewer opportunities to see the person in charge now, so of course they are seizing the opportunity to get down to business.

Murong Anle's mind raced. Even in his condition, Xiao Yuanshuang was still smiling and going to pay her respects to His Majesty.

And it wasn't asking for his opinion, it was directly ordering him around.

That's something else.

"It is already late at night, and His Majesty is on holiday and does not summon any of his subjects. Please forgive us."

Subordinate? ? ? ?

Xiao Yuanshuang was also taken aback. She was a princess of Yue Kingdom. Who was a subject of your Qing Kingdom?

"There are three days left until His Majesty goes to court. By then, the grain from Yue Kingdom will be almost ready to arrive. Your Highnesses may go to court directly."

Go go go!

What a load of crap!

Who wants to serve in your Qing Kingdom's court?

Xiao Yuanshuang quickly found the loophole in Murong Anle's words, "That's not appropriate. We are envoys from Yue Kingdom, and it's not suitable for us to attend the Qing Kingdom's court assembly."

When they first arrived, they wanted to pay their respects to the Empress at the court assembly, but Murong Anle used this excuse to refuse.

A palace banquet was arranged directly for that evening.

Now, the boomerang has been returned to the other party.

Murong Anle raised an eyebrow, secretly pleased. "In that case, when the Yue Kingdom delivers its grain, we can simply hand it over to the delegation leader."

The Yue delegation included not only the brother and sister, but also a high-ranking official.

However, the delegation leader was merely a mascot, or rather, a scapegoat.

If anything goes wrong on this mission, it will be the fault of the mission leader.

If they achieve something and everything goes smoothly, then it's because the brother and sister are amazing.

Xiao Yuanshuang said herself that it was not appropriate for her to attend the Qing Kingdom's court assembly, so she should go find the delegation leader.

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