Chapter 29 New Year's Eve
The farce ended abruptly when the emperor ordered the prince's power of regent to be taken back and confined him to the prince's mansion.
When the news reached Zhao Fangye's ears, he just smiled sarcastically.
Even though the prince committed such a serious mistake, the emperor still dealt with him so lightly.
Zhao Fangye had already anticipated this result, not to mention that Zhao Jingsuo was the emperor's favorite son. Now the only ones who can inherit the throne are Zhao Jingshuo and myself.
As for other princes who could pose a threat to the crown prince, they had been murdered by Concubine Xiao before they were born. The emperor now has few offspring, and Concubine Xiao has contributed to this.
The emperor has always disliked Zhao Fangye. Even though the prince had made a serious mistake, he was now punished. This undoubtedly boosted Zhao Fangye's prestige.
The last thing the emperor wanted to see was Zhao Fangye inheriting the throne.
The emperor's mild punishment was just an attempt to restrain Zhao Fangye. However, the prince's incident this time should have given the emperor a big shock.
After all, his favorite son was so stupid and incompetent that he even squandered the national treasury.
At this moment, the palace was filled with joy.
The Ning Wang Mansion, which never celebrated the New Year, finally welcomed the New Year because of Song Huaixi's arrival.
Wang Bole happily directed the servants in the mansion to work around, and the entire Ning Wang Mansion was filled with a lively atmosphere.
Song Huaixi was woken up by the noise outside early in the morning. He rubbed his eyes and sat up with some dissatisfaction: "It's so noisy..."
A deep and smiling voice came: "New Year, you are still so sleepy."
"Zhao Fangye..." Song Huaixi saw him after his vision cleared and reached out to him: "Hold me."
Zhao Fangye came over, sat beside the bed and held him in his arms. Song Huaixi, who was still sleepy, was very clingy.
However, Zhao Fangye didn't hate him, and even enjoyed his dependence.
Normally, Song Huaixi would sleep until noon.
It's indeed a little early today.
"Little lazy cat, aren't you awake yet?" Zhao Fangye stretched out his hand to fiddle with his drooping eyelashes, and said with a smile: "Get up, do you want to go set off firecrackers together?"
Song Huaixi opened and closed her eyes sleepily, holding Zhao Fangye tightly.
He was mumbling something but I didn't know what he was saying. She was wearing a thin apricot-colored nightgown and snuggled into his arms.
Zhao Fangye was helpless. The entire palace was waiting for him to light the New Year's firecrackers, but he was tripped by Song Huaixi here.
It looked like Song Huaixi had no intention of waking up, and was about to take a nap in his arms.
Zhao Fangye was also happy to indulge him. She bent down and gently kissed his eyelids, reached out to cover him with the quilt, and slowly stroked his back.
"Go to sleep. I'll stay with you."
Leaning on the head of the bed, holding Song Huaixi in his arms. Looking at his sleeping face.
It's the same if the first firecracker of the New Year is set off later.
After all, there were no such customs in previous years, and he did not celebrate the Spring Festival in previous years.
Uncle Wang and everyone else stood at the gate of the palace, waiting for the prince and princess to set off firecrackers for good luck. They looked into the yard frequently but did not see Zhao Fangye and Song Huaixi.
Nanny Zhang stood aside and waited for a moment, then understood what was going on. At this time, Song Huaixi probably hasn't woken up yet.
Hurrying back to the yard, he opened the door. Zhao Fangye hugged Song Huaixi and leaned on the bed to read a book. The person in his arms snuggled tightly in his arms, breathing deeply and sleeping peacefully.
Just as Nanny Zhang was about to speak, she noticed Zhao Fangye's gaze looking at her and put her finger on her lips.
Now Nanny Zhang understood and immediately turned around and went out to close the door. He returned to the main gate and told everyone, "Everyone go away. The prince and princess won't be here for a while."
Everyone was puzzled: "Why is this happening? Today is New Year and setting off firecrackers can drive away bad luck and bring good luck for the coming year."
Nanny Zhang looked at everyone and confessed, "The princess hasn't woken up yet."
The expressions on everyone's faces changed, and they looked at each other, and after a moment they understood.
They all smiled, the prince really loved his princess. I can't even bear to get up a few moments earlier.
It's true that things are different after getting married. He is no longer the cold and unkind prince of the past.
Everyone dispersed and went to deal with other matters.
Finally, when the sun was high in the sky, Song Huaixi woke up rubbing his eyes.
Zhao Fangye reached out and ruffled the hair on his forehead: "Awake?"
After stretching herself, Song Huaixi turned around and hugged his neck, saying coquettishly, "Zhao Fangye, it's New Year's Day."
"Yeah." Zhao Fangye reached out and touched his messy head: "Get up quickly, you are still lying in bed during the New Year."
"Hehehe." Song Huaixi hugged him and looked at his handsome face. Smirk at him.
Zhao Fangye was infected by his smile and his mouth corners slightly curved. His slender fingers touched his cheek and his voice was low: "What are you laughing at?"
"Zhao Fangye, this is the first year we spend together."
Song Huaixi stretched out a finger and gestured in front of him, his eyes sparkling as if there were gorgeous fireworks hidden in them.
In an instant, Zhao Fangye's heart began beating violently. Suddenly I understood the meaning of bondage. Perhaps it is only at times like these that festivals emerge that carry these emotions.
During the long days when Song Huaixi was not with him, he had no worries about anything. Of course, the Spring Festival is optional.
And now he wants to celebrate every holiday with Song Huaixi.
"Yes, Huaixi." Zhao Fangye pulled his fingers over and placed them on his lips and kissed them softly: "We will celebrate many more festivals together in the future."
"Great! We can eat lots of delicious food. There are lots of delicious food during the holidays!"
When the topic of the festival was brought up, Song Huaixi became visibly excited. I didn't realize the deeper meaning in Zhao Fangye's words.
Zhao Fangye knew that he would not think too deeply about it, so he gently rubbed his cheek with his fingers: "Little greedy cat, get up quickly. Uncle Wang is making you something delicious."
Today is New Year's Day, and Song Huaixi is dressed particularly festively. The bright red jacket made his skin look as white as cream. Her features are picturesque. A pair of clear and bright eyes looked around.
The palace was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere, and it was full of joy. Song Huaixi pulled Zhao Fangye to the gate of the courtyard and pointed at the door and said, "Zhao Fangye, we have to put up Spring Festival couplets during the New Year. Let's put up Spring Festival couplets."
Seeing that he was interested, Zhao Fangye immediately asked someone to bring paste and other things for the Spring Festival couplets. Song Huaixi personally applied paste on the Spring Festival couplets and handed them to Zhao Fangye.
Song Huaixi stood there supervising, "Please stick it on properly! Don't stick it crooked! If you stick it crooked, you will lose your good fortune."
Seeing his serious look, Zhao Fangye raised the corner of his lips and said teasingly: "Got it, little supervisor."
After pasting the couplet, Song Huaixi admired the fruits of his labor with satisfaction. The little wolf ran to his feet and circled around him, barking at the couplet.
Song Huaixi picked it up and touched its ears: "Little wolf, it's New Year! You have bones to eat."
The puppy kept wagging its tail and wanted to lick Song Huaixi's face.
But Zhao Fangye grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and pulled him out and put him on the ground. He reached out and took Song Huaixi's hand and walked towards the door: "Let's light the firecrackers."
Uncle Wang took out the firecrackers he had prepared early in the morning, hung them on a bamboo pole and waited for the two to light them.
Zhao Fangye took the fire handed over by the servant and held Song Huaixi's hand and was about to light the firecrackers.
But they saw a carriage slowly approaching in the distance, and the two men stopped what they were doing. The prime minister got out of the carriage and snorted coldly at the intimacy between the two.
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