Nangong Jiu moved his little butt proudly, and his non-existent little tail lifted up into the sky.
[Hehehe... Once those people shut up and stop gossiping, everything will fall into place.]
Nangong Yunxue realized later that Jiuer wanted her to present the birthday gift in public and taught her how to say it. This was her plan.
His face suddenly turned red all the way to his ears.
He secretly glanced in Liu Hao's direction and happened to meet Liu Hao's smiling eyes.
He quickly lowered his head and pretended to tidy up Nangong Jiu's clothes. There were some things that he couldn't and didn't dare to think about.
Next, each family presented birthday gifts. Nangong Jiu was not interested in watching and his attention was completely focused on the dishes.
[It smells so good! Let me try it.]
"No, you're too young to eat it!"
[Just try it, or maybe drink some soup.] Nangong Jiu frantically moved his hands.
"Jiuer, you really can't eat it!"
Zhou Yuyao took Nangong Jiu with a smile: "Jiu'er, do you want to eat? Come, wish your second aunt a happy new year, and your second aunt will give you some."
When Nangong Jiu heard that there was a chance, he hurriedly held Xiao Pang's hands and bowed continuously.
"Haha..." Zhou Yuyao happily picked up the chopsticks, dipped a little vegetable juice in them, and put them on Nangong Jiu's little mouth.
“Eat!”
Nangong Jiu didn't care whether he was feeling suffocated or not, and licked it with his tongue.
Finally tasted the oil.
"Does it smell good?" Zhou Yuyao teased Nangong Jiu.
Nangong Jiu took advantage of her inattention and reached out to grab the dishes on the table.
This made Zhou Yuyao so flustered that she even dropped her chopsticks on the ground.
He pretended to complain: "Xiao Jiuer, you have no moral principles and are trying to sneak attack."
Chu Ruoyan smiled and reminded: "Be careful, don't let her get too close. It's New Year's Day, it's not good to break things in the palace."
This time, Nangong Jiu refused to take it anymore and twisted his body even harder to move forward.
Empress Chen, who was standing above, happened to see this scene and called the palace maids over to give them some instructions.
Soon, the palace servant came with a tray containing two sliced fruits and a wet towel that was still steaming.
After thanking her, Nangong Yunxue wiped Nangong Jiu's hands and put the fruit in her hands.
"Eat it for fun, but be careful not to choke!"
Nangong Jiu finally calmed down and started chewing the fruit in his hand with a humming sound.
When the banquet was coming to an end, Empress Chen helped the Queen Mother out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, followed by Emperor Dongling and the Liu Hao brothers.
Side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Empress Chen looked at everyone and said, "Jiu'er said that this is not easy to come by, so let's eat it quickly to prevent others from coveting it.
Each person gets a peach and a cup of nectar, and everyone can enjoy it."
As he spoke, he poured a cup for each of them, and they picked it up and drank it.
After drinking a cup, you will feel that the nectar you drank has flowed to every part of your body, and your whole body will feel warm.
Emperor Dong Ling exclaimed: "What a good thing!"
Empress Chen shook the pot and poured it all out, barely filling a cup.
He looked at Nanny Chen and Eunuch Wei, took two cups and split them in half.
"You two have been so loyal and dedicated to us your whole lives. I'll give you half a cup each."
"Thank you, my lady!"
Nanny Chen and Eunuch Wei knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Get up and drink it. Even though it's not much, I believe it will be good for your health..."
Less than half an hour later, the family of five came out of the side hall, looking radiant.
Nanny Chen and Eunuch Wei, who were following behind, drank half a cup of fine wine and ate half a peach each given by the master. Their illnesses disappeared and their backs straightened up.
After the emperor and empress left, the banquet soon ended and everyone was busy returning home to celebrate the New Year.
Nangong Honglie and his family returned to the general's mansion happily. They set up fruits, tea and snacks in the flower hall of the main courtyard, and the whole family sat around the table.
Nangong Yunxue held Nangong Jiu in her arms, while Xiao Wang carried something covered with red silk as they walked into the flower hall.
The same scene made the whole family excited and they all gathered forward.
"We have a share too!"
Nangong Yunxue smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have saved some for you this morning. We will eat it together as a family when we are on night watch."
Zhou Yuyao brought the cup.
[Children can’t drink this!] Nangong Jiu reminded.
Nangong Yunxue quickly relayed, "Just divide this among the adults. Zhi'er and the others are too young to drink."
"Okay, nine cups then."
Xu Feiyan lined up the cups in a row, and Zhou Yuyao held the kettle, filling the cups of the four elders first, and then pouring the rest evenly into the five cups.
It was served to a few elders first, and then the rest of the people took up a cup, clinked their glasses lightly, and drank it down with their heads tilted back.
After drinking it, the old man closed his eyes and felt it for a while, then clapped his hands in praise.
"It's truly worthy of being something from the immortals. The nectar I drank seemed to flow throughout my body, making me feel warm all over."
The whole family shared the peaches in this way, and even Nangong Jiu got two small pieces.
After eating the peaches, the old man and the old lady stood up and walked around the flower hall with a swagger, completely losing their previous old look.
Kunning Palace.
After coming out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Dongling and his family of four moved to the Kunning Palace.
Sat down in the main hall of Kunning Palace.
Emperor Dongling looked at Empress Chen, Liu Hao, and Liu Xuan one by one and said, "Tonight, let's learn from the common people and stay up to celebrate the New Year!"
“I’m usually too busy to sit down and chat like we are now.
Today, let's take this opportunity to speak freely."
Empress Chen smiled and asked Liu Hao: "What have you been busy with these past ten days since you moved back to the Prince's Mansion?"
"I have hired craftsmen to renovate some areas of the mansion."
"Your Prince's Mansion has barely been lived in since it was built. Why does it need renovation?"
"I think that the place where I live regularly should be cleaned up according to my own ideas so that I can live more comfortably."
Emperor Dongling looked at Empress Chen and took over the conversation: "Hao'er, you are almost twenty-three years old, and there is not even a woman in your mansion. What are you going to do?"
"Father, Queen Mother, you have always known my thoughts, and they have never changed."
Queen Chen sighed softly.
"Whatever you want!
Before, the Queen Mother had also been conflicted.
Xue'er's situation is obvious. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for people of some status to accept it, let alone you being a prince?
But over the past month, my mother has figured it out. Without Jiuer, we would have lost our lives, so what's the point of talking about whether we are suitable or not?
Xue'er is a good child. The most important thing is to cherish the present moment."
"Thank you, mother, for your help!" Liu Hao thanked her happily.
Emperor Dong Ling said regretfully, "When you arrested Xue Lin and her son, you refused me, and I knew what you were thinking."
Liu Hao smiled and thanked him, then turned and patted Liu Xuan: "Old Fifth is becoming more and more methodical in his work, and has unique insights. In time, he will become Father's right-hand man."
Liu Xuan shook his head: "Brother, you are now strong and healthy, and it is time to take on your responsibilities. I still want to go out and play for a few more years."
"No, I promised Jiuer that I would take them mother and daughter to see around."
"When did it happen? How come I don't know?"
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