After walking around the yamen and familiarizing herself with the situation there, Hu Xiao finally walked towards her own room.
The mayor was someone who knew how to enjoy himself. As he looked around the yamen, he saw many low-key, reserved decorations and a small piece of equipment that was worth several cities. Haha, it was just a small mayor.
"Empress, tomorrow will be the day of your sacrifice. His Majesty has ordered this servant to inform you of tomorrow’s ceremony."
Hu Xiao had yet to settle down, but the palace maid nanny who served him had already arrived.
Sacrifice to the heavens? Hu Xiao nodded, and finally remembered something important.
He had a headache from the traditional Chinese etiquette, so he had no choice but to listen carefully.
After the mama finished her speech and left, Hu Xiao lay down on the bed as if she was alive.
"Zhi Lan, why do I have to go with you to Heaven’s Sacrifice Realm? Can’t I walk around in this Liuzhou City for a bit?"
Hu Xiao wailed. Why is it that the Southern Patrol is so different from what I imagined, other than rushing on the road, I would either pass the time on the horse carriages or pass the time at the relay stations. Such torture, it is better for me to stay at the Queen’s place!
Furthermore, in the current imperial palace, there was not a single person who dared to go against him. Basically, all of the people that he hated already had their Southern Patrol up, so if Hu Xiao was still considered a little overlord in the imperial palace, it would be unknown how carefree and happy she would be.
"Empress, don’t forget that you are the Empress. If you don’t go with His Majesty, then in the entire East Court, who else would have the qualifications to go with him?"
Zhi Lan rolled her eyes at these words. Even if it was in the past, Imperial Consort Xue would only bring Imperial Consort Xue to stay at the yamen, and would not bring Imperial Consort Xue along to perform the Heaven’s Sacrifice ceremony. Since Hu Xiao was here today, she had to go with him this time.
"Alright, alright, I got it. Zhi Lan, you don’t need to say anymore."
Hu Xiao’s weak and lifeless appearance caused Zhi Lan to worry for a bit. She was worried that Hu Xiao would not cause trouble like before when she was going to sacrifice the heavens tomorrow.
Seeing that Hu Xiao was looking as if she wished to die, Zhi Lan stopped speaking, and only hoped that Hu Xiao would not meet with any mishaps tomorrow.
"Esteemed Empress, tonight, the City Lord arranged a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Tavern, inviting esteemed Empress to attend."
Hu Xiao nodded her head, she was also here personally by the Emperor, the local officials would usually set up a feast, and since she was living in someone else’s house, she would naturally go to the banquet, but she had to rest first.
Hu Xiao rolled on the bed, feeling extremely happy, Zhi Lan saw that Hu Xiao had already agreed to go to the feast, upon seeing Hu Xiao’s expression, she did not disturb him anymore, and turned to leave, closing the door behind him and standing guard outside.
There was no need for the Imperial Palace to guard this place, so naturally, the empress’s door needed someone to guard it.
Hu Xiao laid down the entire time when the banquet started, and only then did she call Zhi Lan over to help him wash.
The dark red gauze covering Hu Xiao’s body made her look alluring and alluring.
Qin Shuo’s eyes lit up when he saw Hu Xiao, as expected of the number one beauty in South Yue, with his figure, he immediately summoned Hu Xiao to his side and sat down.
"Does mama know of the ceremony tomorrow?"
Seeing that Hu Xiao was seated by her side, Qin Shuo asked. Although the mama had already reported this to him, Qin Shuo still wanted to ask her about it himself.
"I’ve already known everything. Your Majesty, don’t worry. Your concubine will definitely not disappoint you tomorrow."
Hu Xiao secretly yawned, she had originally thought that the City Lord would arrange some interesting things to watch, since the layout of the palace was extremely good, but now, she was greatly disappointed. It was just a dance song and a sword, seeing the several dancers leisurely walking over, Hu Xiao could not bear it any longer.
Looking at the courtiers who were so engrossed with this kind of gentleness, he sneered in his heart. Even with her beauty and the intoxicating scent of cosmetic powder, she was still able to make these people fall in love with her. Heh, what a joke.
As he talked about how beautiful a woman was, he also indulged in her beauty.
Before staying for long, Hu Xiao was already no longer in the mood to stay.
"Your Majesty, chenqie feels unwell and wishes to leave first."
Qin Shuo naturally saw that Hu Xiao had been unable to stay there for a long time, and agreed upon seeing Hu Xiao like this. No matter how uncomfortable her body was, it would all be a lie, she just wanted to leave.
Seeing that Qin Shuo had agreed to his decision, Hu Xiao immediately left.
Returning to his room to change his clothes, Qin Shuo was currently at the banquet and naturally did not care about her, but just now, Hu Xiao did not believe that Qin Shuo could not understand the meaning behind his words.
"Empress, are you going out?"
Zhi Lan asked in shock when she saw Hu Xiao skillfully changing into the man’s clothes.
So Hu Xiao was resting during the day, and then going out for a stroll at night?
"En, are you coming with me?"
Zhi Lan nodded her head and followed behind Hu Xiao, ready to leave together with him.
Liuzhou was originally the most bustling city on the road, and it was even more prosperous than the capital. Today’s Liuzhou was exceptionally bustling with noise and excitement.
"Uncle, what’s the matter today?" "Why is it so lively?"
Hu Xiao followed the crowd and squeezed onto the bridge, and couldn’t help but ask her uncle who was beside him.
That old uncle was also a talkative person, and now that Hu Xiao was asking him, she did not stingy talk about everything she knew.
It turned out that the time his Majesty sacrificed to the heavens was basically during these few days of the year. As a result, every place looked up at Qin Shuo’s dignified appearance, and people who wanted to catch a glimpse of His Majesty’s graceful bearing would all rush to the Liuzhou City in these few days. Moreover, there were many interesting things happening in the past few days within the Liuzhou City, such as the lanterns and banquets.
"So it’s like that, thank you uncle."
The bustling scene looked extremely joyous. Looking at the citizens who were surrounding him and feeling extremely happy, this simple and pure happiness made Hu Xiao forget all her troubles for a moment.
"Sigh, don’t go, young master, you’ll have something better to look forward to in a moment. This man is riding a raft in the river while he’s passing through this area, the women all have an embroidered ball in their hands. If you take a fancy to that man and throw the embroidered ball to that man, then today you will have many marriages because of it."
The old uncle saw that Hu Xiao had come and left and anxiously said.
Hearing this, Hu Xiao indeed stopped in her tracks, if it was as what the old uncle had said, it would be extremely lively. She had never seen such a large matchmaking scene, so Hu Xiao was extremely interested in this.
Sure enough, after a while, Hu Xiao saw that a man was slowly approaching from the river downstream. The lady on the shore looked at the men in the river and prepared to throw the embroidered ball at the man when she saw that he was about to close his eyes.
After watching the show for a while, Hu Xiao left. Compared to Qin Shuo, these men’s values were still too low.
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