Chapter 164: Fireworks All Over Beijing Presented to You
In Fenghe Palace.
After Queen Cui drank the medicine, she moved to the small kitchen.
Zhiwu advised her, "I will personally watch them make the soup. Your Majesty, please go and rest."
Empress Cui shook her head slightly: "I will come in person."
Zhiwu looked at the determination on her face. Although she felt distressed, she stopped trying to persuade her and rolled up her sleeves to help.
The ginseng chicken soup had to be simmered slowly over low heat, which was the most time-consuming process, and Queen Cui watched over it closely.
After it was cooked, he put it into a lunch box and took people to Wangjing Tower.
Liang Yao was waiting downstairs. Seeing Empress Cui, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Empress."
Empress Cui raised her hand to let him stand up, saying, "Please inform Chief Steward Liang."
Liang Yao entered the building.
He came out after a while, looking a little embarrassed, "The emperor said that he will not see anyone today."
Queen Cui nodded.
There was no disappointment on his face.
She signaled the palace servant to pass the food box over, "Please ask Chief Steward Liang to present it to the Emperor."
Liang Yao naturally agreed.
Queen Cui stood in front of the building for a while before letting Zhiwu support her and leave.
Zhiwu glanced at Empress Cui's calm expression and lowered her voice, "It's like this every year. Why does Your Majesty have to come every year?"
Empress Cui paused and sighed, "The Emperor still harbors a grudge about what happened back then, and he can't get over it. As the Empress, I naturally have to come."
Zhiwu said, "The Emperor won't even see the Empress. I'm afraid the Emperor needs to come to terms with this matter. Perhaps things will get better in five or ten years."
Empress Cui looked back at the tightly closed palace door and sighed, "Perhaps I will never be able to open this door in my lifetime."
If it were back then.
I wish she hadn't said that.
That sentence and Minghui are her regrets in this life.
After taking a deep look at Wangjing Tower, she said to Zhiwu, "Let's go back to the palace. It's New Year's Eve and there are still many things to deal with."
*
This side.
Chengming Palace.
Concubine Song took Tuantuan with her until dusk fell before leaving.
Watching the sky slowly darken.
Pei Tingyue asked someone to change her clothes.
Today is the anniversary of the late emperor's death. She couldn't wear anything too bright during the day, so she only wore a light blue palace dress. At night, she could wear whatever she wanted without any restrictions.
The same goes for the palace maids. They wear plain clothes during the day and then wear festive clothes at night to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Pei Tingyue changed into the Changchun-colored palace dress with twined branches pattern and put on some beautiful makeup. Today, she also followed the palace custom and put a flower ornament on her forehead.
Dressed like this, she looks very charming and seductive.
I happened to have a newly made cloak of the same color, with a circle of white fox fur on it, which was very warm to wear.
Pei Tingyue finished dressing, held the small enamel and gold-plated hand warmer, walked out of the hall, and got into the sedan chair.
The sedan chair was slowly carried by people.
Pei Tingyue felt like she had been sitting for a long time. When she lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, she saw that they were almost leaving the palace. Why did the emperor ask her to stay here?
The sedan finally stopped in front of the city wall.
Pei Tingyue waited for the palace servants to lift the curtain of the sedan chair to support her, but what she got was a big hand with distinct joints.
She handed over her hand and was led out of the sedan chair.
She tilted her head and looked at Xie Chen.
The man's brows were relaxed, and there was a faint smile at the corners of his lips. He didn't look sad at all.
Pei Tingyue felt relieved.
It would be boring to spend her birthday in a depressed mood, so I might as well forget it.
"Why did the Emperor meet here?"
Xie Chen didn't elaborate, only saying, "Of course it's for Tingyue's birthday."
Pei Tingyue glanced at him and didn't ask any more questions.
I just followed him up the city wall carefully.
Once I got up there, I was speechless because the view was so beautiful.
The streets of the capital were hung with lanterns, making it seem as bright as day.
Zhuque Street was bustling with activity, filled with laughter and people walking in groups of two or three, shopping, watching acrobatics, or going to restaurants.
You can even see children playing at the doorstep.
Completely different from the rigidity and dullness of the palace.
Pei Tingyue stood on the city wall, taking it all in, her eyebrows curved.
“It’s so lively!”
Xie Chen gently stroked her excited eyebrows and responded.
"I know you like it, so I brought you to see it."
Pei Tingyue stood on tiptoe and hooked her arms around his neck, wanting to kiss him on the lips.
Just a little bit more.
She suddenly heard a noise coming from far away.
Just about to turn around to look.
Someone pinched her chin and leaned over to kiss her.
Separate as soon as you touch.
The man said, "Don't give up halfway."
Pei Tingyue raised his eyebrows, glanced at Xie Chen with a smile, then turned and looked up at the sky.
Flames burst into the sky above Kyoto.
Colorful and beautiful.
Gorgeous and brilliant.
Above the night sky, thousands of lights flowed, blooming with brilliant light, even covering the bright moon in the sky.
It's so beautiful.
Pei Tingyue's eyes sparkled as he pointed at the night sky and asked, "Did the Emperor prepare this?"
Xie Chen hugged her from behind, kissed her temples with a smile, and said, "All the fireworks in the capital are for you."
Pei Tingyue was just about to express his gratitude.
But then I heard this person say, "I wish you and I could have this day every year."
Pei Tingyue held his hand back and hooked his palm.
"good."
As soon as the fireworks were set off, the crowd in Kyoto seemed to stand still, all looking up at the fireworks, and afterwards the volume of laughter and chatter doubled.
Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "It seems that everyone likes watching fireworks."
Xie Chen hummed, without giving her any explanation, "It's too cold. Let's wait a little longer, and I'll take you back to Chengming Palace."
"good."
Among the six palaces in the east and west.
When the concubines heard the noise or the laughter of the young palace maids, they hurried out to check.
The senior concubines were shocked when they saw the fireworks.
Empress Cui stood in the courtyard and looked at it for a while, then suddenly said, "I remember that today is Pei Zhaoyi's birthday?"
Zhi Wu looked up at the night sky and said in shock, "Yes, it's Pei Zhaoyi's birthday. I didn't expect that the emperor would break the Xining Dynasty's custom of not setting off fireworks on New Year's Eve for her."
Empress Cui was silent for a while, then said, "The Emperor is moved."
This was something she had never done.
Zhi Wu also sighed with emotion: "I never thought that in just half a year, Pei Zhaoyi would go from being a chess piece that could be used at any time to suddenly becoming the person in the emperor's heart."
That beautiful face appeared in front of Queen Cui.
"If it's her, I'll be very happy. After many years, I might be able to make a deal with her."
*
Xie Chen took Pei Tingyue back to Chengming Palace.
He first gave rewards to the palace servants.
"Today is the New Year's Day. Everyone in Chengming Palace will receive a three-month monthly allowance, plus another three months for Pei Zhaoyi's birthday."
The first thing he asked for was half a year's monthly salary.
All the palace ladies were delighted.
Even Liang Yao had a look of joy on his brow.
After giving the reward, Xie Chen pulled Pei Tingyue into the inner bedroom and asked her to sit in front of the dressing table.
Then he opened the dressing box, put something in Pei Tingyue's hair, and kissed her on the forehead.
"My Tingyue must always be free from worries."
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