Lin Wan replied with a serious expression, "Son, you're wrong. That Taoist priest was definitely not talking nonsense."
Qin Ze scratched his head and laughed, "The key is that he didn't say anything, Mom."
Didn't you press him to ask what kind of heavenly secret couldn't be revealed?
Lin Wan nodded and said, "I asked, but the Taoist priest kept shaking his head, and his expression was particularly strange."
"But he didn't say nothing; he said something else."
"What did you say?" Qin Ze didn't believe it, but he still asked with a smile.
Lin Wan suddenly smiled and said, "He said that when you grow up, if you get married, you must find a woman with a full lower lip and large earlobes to be your wife. He said that women with such features are good for their husbands and children. If you meet one, you must marry her."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze chuckled and said, "So that's why you were so eager to bring Zi Sheng and me together?"
Lin Wan nodded, but then shook her head: "Yes and no."
"Even if I forced Zisheng to marry you, it wouldn't work."
Qin Ze laughed and said, "It seems this old Taoist priest has some skill."
Lin Wan immediately said, "It's more than just a few skills; he also spoke with absolute certainty about the first child this lady gave birth to..."
At this point, Lin Wan became suspenseful.
Qin Ze asked, puzzled, "Tell me, Mother."
Lin Wan looked at her grandson, and before she knew it, the little boy had closed his eyes and fallen asleep.
Qin Ze followed his mother's gaze to his son and immediately joked, "Your story is so interesting, look, your grandson has fallen asleep listening to it."
Lin Wan suddenly stood up and whispered in Qin Ze's ear:
"Son, that Taoist priest said..."
"Your first child is destined to be an emperor."
Although the voice was soft, Qin Ze's expression changed instantly upon hearing it. He looked at his solemn mother with a complicated expression, unable to tell whether she was telling a story or implying that she should raise him as the future emperor.
So, with a slightly stiff smile, he asked, "Mother, is this...is this for real?"
Lin Wan remained solemn and said:
"Son, I know you don't quite believe it."
“But Mother didn’t tell a single lie, nor did she embellish it; that’s exactly what the Taoist priest said.”
“Back then, these words were a capital offense, and I didn’t even dare to say them to your father. So many years have passed, and I’m only telling you today.”
Qin Ze scratched his head, unsure of what to say in response.
Lin Wan continued, "Before leaving, the Taoist priest left a message."
“He said he would come to our house again in the future to examine the bones and fortunes of each of your children. It seems that he was right again. Now you have two sons and a daughter. But the Taoist priest did not say when he would come. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I have never seen him again.”
"Whether it's true or not, we'll have to wait and see if he comes back in the future."
After saying this, Qin Ze was unwilling to directly refute his mother's words, so he could only go along with it and say, "Alright, let's see if we're destined to be together."
Just then, a palace maid's voice came from outside the door:
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, and all civil and military officials have arrived at the Golden Palace to offer their congratulations."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wan immediately stood up and said, "Go, son."
Qin Ze agreed, immediately placed his son in Lin Wan's arms, and got up to leave.
——
Then, in the evening, Qin Ze received congratulations from the ministers in the Golden Palace, while Zhang Li, the head of all officials, was so overjoyed that he wept tears of joy.
Following closely behind, the first celebration for the birth of the dragon's offspring unfolded in full swing, with lanterns and decorations everywhere inside and outside the imperial city, and bright red lanterns illuminating almost every corner.
For this reason, even after dark, the imperial city remained brightly lit. Outside the imperial city, the good news and the imperial edict of grace had already begun to spread throughout Jinling in the afternoon. By nightfall, most of Jinling knew about the matter, which made everyone overjoyed.
Every household gradually lit lanterns and hung them under the eaves to celebrate this joyous occasion.
Thus, even at midnight, the entire city of Jinling remained bustling with activity. Jinling had no curfew, and on this joyous night, the scene was as grand as a New Year celebration.
Tonight in Nanjing, cars flow like water and horses like dragons, shops line both sides of the street, banners flutter in the night wind, and the high-hanging red lanterns illuminate the faces of people walking through the streets, all with the same joyful expression.
It is a scene of willows and painted bridges, wind-blown curtains and emerald screens, where hundreds of thousands of households, regardless of rank or social status, raise their cups and toast together in celebration.
If it weren't for the concern that setting off fireworks would disturb the newly born emperor, Nanjing would probably have been filled with fireworks and firecrackers all night long.
However, in the long history and culture of Yan Kingdom, there have never been only ways to celebrate, such as setting off fireworks.
At this moment, atop the imperial city, in front of the Golden Palace.
The ministers were all in the banquet hall of the Hall of Preserving Harmony, while Qin Ze and his mother Lin Wan had come here and were now gazing at the myriad lights of the city in the distance.
"It's really lively," Qin Ze remarked.
After saying that, Lin Wan pursed her lips and said, "Last year during the Spring Festival, you were overseas. On New Year's Eve, it was much more lively than it is today."
Hearing this, Qin Ze turned to look at his mother, stepped forward, took her hand, and said gently:
"I'll be able to spend this year with you."
"Our family is reunited to celebrate the New Year together," Qin Ze chuckled.
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