The fifth prince took Xia Miaoyuan's little hand and ran to the palace road.
Xia Miaoyuan looked towards the roadside and saw a pile of fireworks more than two feet high on the ground, with a little eunuch watching beside them.
"You're finally here!" a boy's voice came.
Xia Miaoyuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the seventh prince Xia Chengkang, the one who almost choked to death on the date paste cake this morning.
Next to the Seventh Prince stood an even younger child, holding a thin firework stick. He grinned at Xia Miaoyuan and said, "Xiaojiu! Call me brother! My mother said that if you want to call me brother, call me Eighth Brother now."
Xia Miaoyuan took a closer look and saw that it was the five-year-old eighth prince Xia Chengtai.
[Tsk, what about mynah? How about calling you mynah? ]
The fifth and seventh princes puffed and quickly covered their mouths.
The eighth prince blushed and raised the firework stick awkwardly.
【What’s wrong with these? 】
"Myna!" Although Xia Miaoyuan was very disdainful of the self-righteous little brat like Xiao Ba, she still called him sweetly.
"Miao'er, Fifth Brother will take you to set off firecrackers, okay?"
"Great, great!" Xia Miaoyuan jumped up excitedly.
[Damn it, back when I was a social worker, we weren't allowed to set off fireworks. I haven't done anything like that for ages.]
What does "corporate slave" mean?
The three princes looked at each other in confusion.
Maybe corporate slaves are a kind of job in heaven?
I guess that was the position my sister held when she was a fairy in heaven, just like the official titles in the court.
Thinking of this, the three little boys nodded in admiration.
It’s really awesome. My younger sister was a social animal in heaven back then. I guess her official position is not low, otherwise how could she know so much?
Alas, I didn't expect that fireworks are not allowed in heaven. How pitiful! It seems that the gods in heaven are not having a good time either.
Thinking of this, the three princes couldn't help but fall in love with their sister.
"Xiaojiu, have some of this!" The seventh prince took out a one-foot square fireworks box, placed it on the ground, and handed the fire starter to Xia Miaoyuan.
"No, no, no, that one is not good, it's boring. You should set off this one! This one is louder!" The eighth prince took out a firecracker and handed it to Xia Miaoyuan.
"No, no, Her Royal Highness is still too young. How can we let her light fireworks? It's very dangerous."
At this moment, a boy's voice came over: "Now my stomach feels better."
Xia Miaoyuan looked up and saw that it was the Sixth Prince Xia Chengan.
"You are really a lazy donkey that is willing to pee and poop!" the fifth prince joked.
"Just as we brought the fireworks over, you're already having a stomachache!"
The Sixth Prince scratched his head sheepishly. Seeing Xia Miaoyuan, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "It's Little Nine Sister! Come on, let Sixth Brother hold her."
Xia Miaoyuan opened her two big black eyes and shouted fiercely, "No!"
"Have you washed your hands?"
The other three princes all burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! My sister dislikes you."
The Sixth Prince blushed. He had just finished defecating and had indeed not washed his hands. He hadn't expected his sister to know right away. It was clear that his sister was truly a fairy descended to earth. She was truly divine.
The four princes picked out their favorite styles and placed them on the ground.
Then use a fire stick to light the incense stick, and then use the incense stick to light the fuse of the firecracker.
Nanny Li and Yingxue insisted on not letting Xia Miaoyuan light the firecrackers herself. They picked her up and watched from a safe place.
Although Xia Miaoyuan felt a little disappointed, he thought that after all, he could still watch the fireworks live, which was much better than being a social animal, so he laughed heartily.
"Wow! Great! Great! Great!"
A box of colorful fireworks shot into the sky one by one, and then bloomed, looking particularly beautiful in the dark night sky.
Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but applaud.
It was unknown how long the fireworks lasted, but most of them had already burned out. The eunuch beside Emperor Mingxi came trotting over to report, "The family reunion dinner is ready. Princes and princesses, please hurry over."
The children were still reluctant to leave, but when they saw that it was their father calling them, they did not dare to delay and hurriedly threw the tinderbox to the attendants, got on the sedan chair and left.
The reunion banquet was held in the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace. The emperor, empress, concubines, princes, and Xia Miaoyuan were all present.
Because it is a day for family reunion, Mrs. Liang and her daughter went home first tonight for the reunion. They agreed with the Empress Dowager that she would send someone to pick them up on the first day of the new year.
The reunion dinner is a royal family banquet. Although the dishes are not as good as those of a state banquet, the atmosphere is much more relaxed than that of a state banquet.
After eating for only a short while, the young princes could no longer sit still and began running around and playing in the open space.
Xia Miaoyuan ate too much at noon, so his fighting power dropped a lot during the family dinner. He only ate a few dumplings and some fruits and felt full.
After eating, she ran to the group of children and played with some little brothers.
A stage had already been set up in the courtyard of Shoukang Palace. While the nobles were having their meals, the actors from the Jiaofangsi performed songs and dances.
"This song and dance is still the same old routine. There's nothing new." Concubine Li complained in a low voice to Concubine Lin Zhaoyi beside her.
"Sister, please don't talk nonsense. The emperor will be unhappy if he hears it." Lin Zhaoyi glanced at the emperor and empress worriedly.
At this time, the eunuch in charge of the announcement shouted, "Please invite Master Xiyun to sing for the nobles!"
Xia Miaoyuan was squatting on the ground playing pinball with the little princes. When he heard the words "Master Xiyun", he shuddered all over.
[What? Master Xiyun!]
[The palace banquet actually invited Master Xiyun to perform!] Xia Miaoyuan was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.
"What's wrong with Young Master Xiyun?" Seeing Xia Miaoyuan's intense reaction, the Fifth Prince couldn't help but ask.
"Very handsome!" Xia Miaoyuan could only respond perfunctorily in a baby voice.
At this time, the concubines in front of the table were already talking excitedly.
"They even invited Master Xiyun!"
"I heard he's very handsome!"
"Are you bragging? He's always covering his face. How do you know if he's handsome or not?"
"He is just handsome, just handsome!"
Xia Zhengqi's face turned red and then pale.
These women are really outrageous. They are sitting here and how dare you talk about these things in front of me!
The Empress Dowager listened attentively to the concubines' discussion, and her old eyes suddenly lit up.
"Princess Li, is Young Master Xiyun really that handsome?" the Empress Dowager asked, suppressing her excitement.
Concubine Li shuddered. She had been discussing this in a low voice with her sisters, but she didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would hear it. Could it be that the rigid old woman wanted to punish her?
Concubine Li raised her head and looked at the Empress Dowager stupidly, unsure whether to tell her or not.
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