I was practicing my bow in the yard when I saw Xiaotao walking out with a basket of cakes. "Where's Xiaotao going?"
"Go to Concubine Wang!" she agreed.
Wang Cairen? Why didn't I know they had any connection before? Xiao Tao continued to explain, "Oh, that's right. I just heard from my sisters yesterday that a few days ago, the emperor replaced Wang Cairen's former maid, Aman, with Xiaofeng for 'not taking good care of her'!"
I nodded and continued to draw the bow. As for why I only drew the empty string, it was of course because arrows as sharp weapons could not be brought into the harem.
Song Heng has been increasingly busy lately. Due to tensions with the Kingdom of Liudan to the east, envoys from the Kingdom of Qixia to the north have been invited to discuss a joint war. While these envoys are called envoys, they will actually be Qixia's Fifth Prince Duan Xiao and Princess Shengyang Duan Sheng.
These two people also help to push forward the plot of the male and female protagonists. In fact, it is mainly Duan Sheng. The book sets that Song Heng had been to Qixia when he was still a prince. At that time, Princess Shengyang fell in love with the outstanding temperament of Song Heng at first sight. This is why Princess Shengyang also came to discuss the war this time.
Duan Xiao is described in the book as "an unruly prince and general, a dashing young man," a man of both military and literary talents, and a beloved prince of the Qixia Kingdom. He and the heroine don't interact much in the book, except for the fact that Prime Minister Hua later suggests a marriage between him and Princess Rushuang, further fueling the relationship between the two protagonists.
The days passed slowly, the peach blossoms faded and the lotus flowers bloomed, and the palace had almost arranged the relevant matters to welcome the visiting envoys.
"My lady, my lady, the fireflies are ready!" One day Xiao Cui ran towards me excitedly.
"Fireflies? What fireflies?" I was confused.
"My lady, I knew you wouldn't remember!" Xiao Cui said proudly, "Didn't you say last summer that you would invite the emperor to come watch fireflies together at Moon Watching Tower next year?"
Oh my god! I was so focused on the distant plot that I forgot about the nearby one! Yes, the book says that the original owner meticulously prepared a "Summer Night Firefly Party." That night, under the guise of moon-viewing, the emperor would be invited to the Moon-Watching Tower. Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao would secretly release a large bag of fireflies downstairs. Gazing down from above, it looked like a starry sky, a dazzling glow.
I truly admire the original owner's ability to create romance, but unfortunately, she lacks the aura of the heroine. That day, the heroine happened to have made lotus cakes and wanted to ask the emperor to taste them, so she went from the Yangxin Palace to the Moon Viewing Tower. As she saw twinkling fireflies downstairs, she couldn't contain her girlish joy and staged a dreamlike scene of "a light silk fan catching fireflies" right under the noses of the emperor and the original owner.
The outcome is unknown, the male protagonist is even more moved, and the second female protagonist just wants to go crazy. I really feel sorry for the original owner at this point. Thinking of this, I decided to stick with the original plot, because this plot is harmless to everyone and can also help the male and female protagonists' relationship heat up. Except that I will receive a simple compliment from the emperor and a turning back: "Mu Meiren, the fireflies are beautiful. The weather is cold, go to bed early."
When I thought of this, I suddenly realized one thing. I have now jumped out of the plot and become Mu Jieyu, so the title of this sentence will have to be changed later.
That night, I sent for Song Heng to the Yangxin Palace, while Xiaotao and Xiaocui and I went to the Moon Watching Tower. Standing alone atop this tower, it suddenly dawned on me that the emperor's words, "It's getting cold," weren't just a perfunctory comment; they were the truth.
The cold wind made me, a fool who was still wearing the pleated hibiscus gauze dress I wore during the day, shiver, but I didn't dare to leave now. If he came later and I missed the date, not to mention promoting the relationship between the hero and heroine, it would be a question whether I could keep my head.
I must ask Princess Rushuang to make me some more cakes tomorrow to compensate me! Just as I was thinking about it, I heard steady footsteps behind me. They came so fast. I was glad that I didn't slip away.
"Why are you in such a good mood today? You even invited me to enjoy the moon." Whenever he uttered a question, it would become a plain statement.
I vaguely remember that the original text did not say this, but I couldn't care less. Now that he was here, Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao in the dark were about to start releasing fireflies, so I had to quickly pull him to the railing.
The book roughly describes what the original owner did at this moment: "When Mu Chenshuang saw Song Heng coming, she turned around charmingly, smiled gently, stepped forward and took Song Heng's arm, and her delicate voice seemed to melt people: Your Majesty, come quickly~" Don't ask me why I remember it so clearly, the answer is that I am also a hen.
Determined to perform perfectly without making any mistakes, I cleared my throat and began to imitate the original owner. I turned around, smiled, and noticed that he was wearing a long black cape over his pure white robe - how could he be so smart? I was so jealous!
He looked down at me, and I snapped out of my trance and tried to pull his arm. But his arm was hidden beneath his cloak. How could I pull it? Put my hand inside the cloak? That would be vulgar! Lift the cloak to pull it? That would also be vulgar! Forget it, I'd just pull it through the cloak.
I made up my mind and walked forward. Since I couldn't hold his hand because of the cloak, I grabbed him with both hands by the cloak and called out as sweetly as I could, "Your Majesty, come quickly~"
I felt his whole body stiffen for a moment, and I knew he would shake me off without leaving a trace in the next second, but he still gave me some face and walked to the railing.
As expected, he gently broke free from my hand, but the next second he stretched his arm out of his cloak: "It will be more comfortable to hold it this way."
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I froze in my tracks. Seeing that I hadn't moved, he naturally put his arm around my shoulders and walked forward: "Chen Shuang, do you want me to go to the railing?"
After he finished speaking, I was already dumbfounded and was led to the railing. He turned to look at me and said, "It's nice to see you without the syrup every now and then."
I really felt like I was struck by lightning. His eyes, which seemed as black as pitch black before, were now reflecting the moonlight. His calm tone and the sound like the collision of jade were particularly moving.
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