And so, Empress Xue began taking the medicine given to her by Grandma Xiao.
After entering August, Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu were reprimanded by the emperor for several days and were also sent out.
Lu Zheng went to Chuyun again, while Xue Qianyu went to the front line of Shashen.
This time, Gu Xin wasn't as reluctant to part as she had been the previous times. After all, she had too much to do. Her family had gained a great-grandmother and two younger brothers, and her aunt and fourth aunt were also expecting to have more children this month.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor, holding a newspaper, called to Gu Xin: "Little Xin, come here and tell me what this article about the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala means?"
Gu Xin had just finished her morning exercise and was covered in sweat. She wiped her forehead and ran over: "Uncle Ye, this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala is probably similar to the Lantern Festival. I'm announcing it in the newspaper. Just be there on time to watch, it's free. Let's all enjoy the moon together, Kuncheng people."
The emperor frowned and said, "The lantern festival is just for strolling around and watching the artisans. But you have the word 'evening' in your name, so I feel like there's a lot more to it than meets the eye! Along the way, at every dock we've stopped at, people have been talking about the festival in Kuncheng. Is it like they say, with song and dance performances and prize quizzes?"
Gu Xin nodded: "Yes, that's right. Considering the large number of people, we prepared three stages this time. Luckily, Aunt Hua has a lot of people, so we can put together three troupes. Uncle Ye, don't ask me anymore, I won't tell you even if you do, I can't tell you in advance. However, I can give you some advance notice, the performances on all three stages are the same, there's a song I really like, Dad said it's a poem by a poet he knows, very fitting for the occasion. My dad watched it and said it won't rain on Mid-Autumn Festival night, I think so too!"
Gu Nian ran over: "Uncle Ye, go ask my dad! If you keep holding Xin Xin and not letting her wipe her sweat, she'll catch a cold and Grandma will scold you."
After saying that, he pulled Gu Xin away.
Emperor: Only when I'm taking care of my family do I feel like I'm not the emperor! Gu Nian, that brat, is always undermining me.
Then the emperor actually went to find Gu Shouxin. Gu Shouxin ate breakfast and then went to work. He said to the emperor, "Either you find someone to do things for me first, or you can find someone else to play with."
The emperor wouldn't allow it; he wanted to groom Gu Shouxin and have him return to the capital to help him in the future.
So, after the emperor finished his meal, he wanted to invite the empress to go for a stroll. However, the empress had already made plans to play mahjong with Lady Xue, Princess Kang, and Lady Zhang, and was unavailable.
The emperor went to see the Empress Dowager again, but the old lady had gone with her son and daughter-in-law to the livestock farm.
The emperor was furious.
Then she took Grandpa Fu out shopping.
He went to the Peng family and asked Peng Erlang to take him to the North and West Camps to watch the training.
This was his first time in Kuncheng. When he saw the Goddess Mountain opposite the water camp, he was struck by a thought and asked Peng Erlang, "Peng Xiaoer, is the Goddess Kingdom just over that mountain? How long does it usually take to go there and back?"
Without much thought, Peng Erlang truthfully replied, "Sir, it takes two hours to travel from this dock to the mountain pass. I've never been there before, so I don't know what it's like there."
The emperor stroked his chin: "Peng Xiaoer, I heard that only people from the Great Zhou who need Lord Gu's stamp can travel to the Goddess Kingdom. Do you have that document?"
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