When Su Lijin returned to the flower boat, it was peaceful and there was even a hint of floral fragrance in the air.
The previous smell of blood strangely disappeared.
She was completely unaware and asked in surprise, "Why is it so fragrant? And there are so many flowers."
Xiao Shengxing sat upright behind the table, his eyes sweeping over her. Seeing that she was safe and sound, his dark eyes remained still as he feigned ignorance. "I guess the people below put it up here to follow the custom of the Flower Festival."
Su Lijin said "Oh" and didn't ask any questions. Instead, she pretended that she had never left and sat next to Xiao Shengxing.
She had said before that she was going to the stern. The flower boat was very large, and if Xiao Shengxing asked, she could easily find an excuse.
Fireworks were set off in the sky again. Watching the fireworks from the flower boat, it seemed as if the fireworks exploded right in front of my eyes, so close.
Looking at the beautiful fireworks up close, Su Lijin swept away her previous depression, with a hint of joy between her eyebrows.
"The lake is so beautiful. The lights on the shore look like moons on the lake. It's so beautiful that it makes you dizzy."
Su Lijin spoke in a cheerful tone, her smile was like fireworks, and she looked very pretty, as if she was a girl waiting to be married, with a clear heart and pure eyes.
Seeing her smile so innocently, Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes moved slightly, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch that smile.
"What's wrong with you?" Su Lijin was stunned as she looked at the fingers touching her lips.
Xiao Shengxing curled his lips: "I think the Queen's smile is as bright as fireworks, it makes me dizzy."
He suddenly said a sweet word to her, and Su Lijin's face turned red, and the atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.
"Your Majesty, you haven't bought a lantern yet. Please buy me one quickly so that we can celebrate the Flower Festival in its entirety."
Su Lijin quickly changed the subject.
Xiao Shengxing raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands.
The secret guard immediately took out two exquisite lanterns and placed them in front of the two men.
Su Lijin looked at the lotus lantern and the rabbit lantern and opened her mouth in surprise: "Your Majesty, have you prepared it a long time ago?"
Picking up the rabbit lantern, Xiao Shengxing placed it in her hand: "I said I would make preparations. How could I possibly disappoint the Queen?"
Looking at the lifelike rabbit lantern, the candlelight inside illuminated it beautifully, and she felt an inexplicable sweet feeling in her heart.
It turns out that Xiao Shengxing was really prepared...
"Come on, how about we light lanterns together?" Xiao Shengxing held the lotus lantern and looked at her sideways.
"Okay, let's play it together."
Smiling and nodding, Su Lijin was in a good mood. She squatted beside the boat with him and gently placed the lantern into the water.
The current carried the lanterns away from the flower boat, and the two lanterns swayed, making the water surface even more beautiful.
The atmosphere was so sweet that Su Lijin didn't even notice that the corners of her mouth were grinning from beginning to end.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has given her instructions."
The secret guard suddenly came out to report.
Su Lijin was stunned: "The Queen Mother is here to give an oral order at this time?"
Xiao Shengxing asked, "What did the Queen Mother say?"
The secret guard replied, "The Queen Mother is throwing a tantrum in the palace. She refuses to eat and insists... insists on seeing the Emperor."
Hearing this, Su Lijin looked at Xiao Shengxing and saw him sigh slightly.
She felt somewhat helpless, but thinking that Xiao Shengxing was still not free, she said sympathetically, "It's alright, Your Majesty. The Flower Festival is almost over. Let's go back together."
Xiao Shengxing felt a little apologetic: "I was a little rushed back to the palace this time, and it's still so early."
Su Lijin pulled him aside and said, "There's always a next time. What's there to be afraid of? It'll be the same if you come back next time."
Hearing her say this, Xiao Shengxing nodded, then let the flower boat dock and return to the palace.
On the other side, the Queen Mother sat in the palace with a stern face, listening to the eunuch's report.
"You said they also went to see the Flower Festival and take a boat ride on the lake?"
When the empress dowager heard about the lake cruise, she felt a surge of energy and blood flow to her lungs, and her expression became even uglier.
The eunuch glanced at her expression and nodded, "The Emperor went there early with the Empress. I heard that the flower boat they had today was the most magnificent and largest one on the lake."
"The largest flower boat?" asked the Queen Mother.
The eunuch nodded and said, "The Emperor has put a lot of thought into the Empress. I heard that the flowers and lanterns on that boat are all made of the finest and most fragrant flowers that were offered as tribute."
"The Queen is such a big shot!"
The Queen Mother slammed the table, feeling even more uncomfortable.
Thinking about how Su Lijin had bewitched the emperor to such an extent, she became even more furious.
"The Queen is good at coaxing the Emperor and finding ways to foster affection." The Queen Mother snorted.
At this time, the eunuch's voice came from outside.
"The Emperor and Empress have arrived."
Following the eunuch's voice, the empress dowager saw Xiao Shengxing and Su Lijin come in together.
She glanced at the emperor who looked happy, and seeing that the queen was also in a good mood, she felt unhappy.
"Your Majesty, if I hadn't let you come back, you would have long forgotten me, your mother."
Listening to the Queen Mother's complaints, Xiao Shengxing and Su Lijin exchanged glances, then stepped forward to comfort her, "Mother, how could I possibly forget you?"
"Yes, Queen Mother, the Emperor is always thinking about you, so he has rushed back." Su Lijin spoke up.
The Queen Mother didn't even look at her, and sighed to the Emperor: "I raised you from childhood, but I didn't expect that once you grew up, you had someone else in your heart and didn't even pay much attention to me, your mother. If I hadn't asked you, you wouldn't have come to see me today during the Flower Festival."
She looked at Xiao Shengxing secretly, but her expression was deliberately made to look like a loving mother's sorrow.
This was deliberately playing the emotional card to let Xiao Shengxing coax her.
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