Chapter 160 Revisiting the Old Place
After three rounds of wine, Emperor Jingxuan personally lit a perpetual lamp for Yun Wan.
In Da Qi, the ever-bright lamp is also known as the longevity lamp. On the birthday of the birthday person, the lamp is lit and placed in the prayer hall. Fragrant oil is added every day to ensure that it will not go out until the birthday of the following year, when a new lamp is relit to ensure longevity and blessings.
Seeing this scene, many people's eyes turned red, some were jealous and some were emotional.
Children are always restless, and the attraction of a party to them is only the initial excitement. As the adults enjoy the singing and dancing and chat with each other, they start to get restless.
Pei Qian was the first one who couldn't sit still. He pulled Asui and the third prince off the stools and moved back and forth between the huge banquet tables.
During the meal, the women wanted to feed Asui, but he politely refused.
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Seeing with her own eyes the favor the emperor showed to Yun Wan, and then looking at her expressionless face, Lin Xiu's eyes welled up in tears.
She wanted to wipe away her tears secretly but was afraid that someone would see her and it would have a bad influence on Yun Wan, so she held it back.
However, she could not see the emperor's appearance clearly because of the curtain, but from the voice she knew he was a middle-aged man. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Lin Xiu felt a sense of familiarity.
While she was in a daze, she felt a push beside her leg.
"I'm sorry, ma'am. I accidentally bumped into you. I didn't mean to do that. Please forgive me."
The adults' table was a little too high for Asui, and he could only see pairs of legs, so he couldn't find the way back for a while.
He walked around the banquet hall and finally fell on someone in a daze.
After standing firmly, Asui quickly apologized.
Lin Xiu straightened the child in front of her and was so surprised when she saw his face clearly: "Little Asui?"
Ah Sui raised his head and looked at the strange woman in front of him with doubt, "Do you recognize me?"
Lin Xiu nodded, her brows raised with joy, and said, "Of course I recognize you. I'm your aunt!"
Her voice softened unconsciously, and she spoke each word softly, fearing to scare the child in front of her.
"Uncle, aunt? Aunt from Yangzhou?"
Asui's eyes widened and he stuttered in surprise.
He couldn't believe that he actually met his aunt.
Lin Xiu nodded and reached out to touch his head, but was avoided.
She was stunned.
Just when she thought Ah Sui was rejecting her, Ah Sui took two steps back, lowered his head and carefully straightened his collar, hem, and cuffs, then bowed to her with his hands crossed:
"Hello, Auntie. I'm honored to meet you, Chang Sui."
Seeing his serious and mature look, Lin Xiu burst out laughing.
Afraid that the child would be embarrassed, she quickly held back her anger and reached out to pull Asui toward her, praising him, "Good boy, such a good boy, just like your mother."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red again and tears flashed in her eyes.
If only my husband were still alive.
Suddenly, she felt a soft touch on her face, and she lowered her head to meet a pair of clear eyes.
Ah Sui stood on tiptoe and touched her cheek, and said with a guilty look, "I'm sorry, Auntie. Did I hurt you just now?"
So she cried.
Lin Xiu hurriedly shook her head and explained with a tearful smile, "No, my aunt is happy. She is very happy to finally see our little Asui."
An idea flashed in Asui's mind, "crying with joy?"
"Yes! I cried for joy. Asui is so smart." Lin Xiu touched his head lovingly with a kind look, as if she couldn't get enough of looking at him.
"Why are you alone? Where are the palace servants around you?"
Ah Sui said obediently, "My friends went outside to play in the snow. I didn't want to go, so I didn't go. I didn't let the palace maids follow me."
Hearing about playing in the snow, Lin Xiu pulled up his hand to check it and said seriously, "It's right not to go. Playing in the snow in such cold weather can easily catch a cold and freeze your hands."
Especially since the hall is warmed by the floor heating, it is very easy to catch a cold and get sick when the cold wind blows outside.
Lin Xiu patiently instructed: "If Asui likes snow lions, next time, Auntie can ask your uncle to make a few for you. He is skillful and cold-resistant, so he will definitely make one that will satisfy you."
Ah Sui took out the jade buckle from his neck and said, "I really like the peace buckle my uncle gave me, and the shoes my aunt made, look at them."
He lowered his head and tugged at the hem of his clothes, revealing a pair of exquisite winter shoes. He raised his toes slightly and said, "I'm wearing them today!"
Lin Xiu was so touched that her heart softened. "As long as you like it, good boy, auntie will make it for you every day from now on, okay?"
"No." Asui shook his head decisively, "Embroidery hurts the eyes, and Asui doesn't want my aunt's eyes to be damaged."
He was obviously still a tiny little kid, but he cared about the adults seriously. Lin Xiu's face flushed with excitement.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and never let my eyes get damaged. I still have to watch little Asui grow up!"
Touching his little face gently, she said with emotion: "You and your mother look so much alike, like you were carved from the same mold."
But why did she look strangely familiar?
It seems... a bit like the name of Awan's personal bodyguard that day, Wei or something?
Halfway through the banquet, Emperor Jingxuan and Yun Wan led the guests to the city wall to watch a grand fireworks show.
Fireworks are brilliant and fleeting, but they are a great visual feast.
Emperor Jingxuan put his arm around her waist and whispered, "Madam, make a wish."
Yun Wan turned her head to meet his hopeful gaze and smiled.
When she closed her eyes and made a wish, people were also stopping below the city wall, looking up to admire this rare fireworks display.
There is a curfew in the capital, but it was postponed for an hour today.
The palace servants were ordered to prepare several bags of candied grains, dried fruits and fruits for distribution. Everyone who saw one could get a portion, and no one could get a small handful, to bring people good fortune and nobility.
Among the guests at the banquet, not too far away, Lin Xiu wiped his eyes and looked in the direction of Emperor Jingxuan again. Then he lowered his head to look at Asui, whom he was holding, and his heart was shocked.
Oh my God, this is impossible?
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After the fireworks ended, Yun Wan and Emperor Jingxuan never returned to Chenxi Palace.
In the snow-covered bamboo forest, hidden and quiet, in the deep double-story attic, the sweet chirping of orioles can be heard.
The faint candlelight danced in the air, the light and shadow were soft and blurred, casting a vivid picture on the bamboo window.
Hot sweat slid down the man's outline and dripped onto Yun Wan's snow-white and flawless skin.
Emperor Jingxuan pinched her waist and asked in a low, pleasant voice, "Madam, how are you feeling today?"
The fragrance in the house lingered and filled the air. The scent was so charming that Yun Wan was forced to breathe deeply, like a fish out of water.
Hearing this, she bit her lower lip and spoke with difficulty: "Not bad."
Emperor Jingxuan was dissatisfied: "Just okay?"
He was extremely excited and enthusiastic.
This is where he and his wife first met, and it has extraordinary significance.
Emperor Jingxuan had ordered people to clean the bamboo house inside and out early on, and now he could finally take his wife to revisit the old place.
This place is quiet and no one has ever set foot here. Feeling her emotions, Emperor Jingxuan worked even harder.
"Which time do you like better, Madam, compared to five years ago?"
Exhausted Yun Wan:............
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