Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, the old year departs; the spring breeze brings warmth to the New Year's wine. The sun shines brightly on every door and window; new peachwood charms replace the old. — (Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi)
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign. In my previous life, too many earth-shattering things happened in this year, and I almost died several times. Will I be able to get through this twenty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign safely in this life?
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The Flower Festival is a Chinese festival celebrating flowers. On this day, unmarried young women would go to the Flower Goddess Temple to worship the Flower Goddess, eat flower cakes with their friends, and play flower-themed games.
Since the Song Dynasty, the Flower Festival has been a major folk festival and one of China's important traditional festivals.
Of course, married women can also participate if they wish, and pray together to be as vibrant and beautiful as flowers.
Therefore, Xiao Yanzi, Xia Ziwei, and Qing'er, accompanied by their respective partners, headed together to the Flower Goddess Temple.
At this time, Qing'er was almost five months pregnant, Xiao Yanzi was over four months pregnant, and Xia Ziwei was still the same Xia Ziwei.
When they came out, they traveled without any obstacles. When they arrived at the Flower Goddess Temple, Yongqi, Erkang, Xiaojian and others helped their respective partners off the carriage, protected the young ladies together and sent them into the Flower Goddess Temple.
After accompanying them to worship the Flower Goddess, we found a less crowded place to rest for a while.
"Esteemed patrons, these are flower cakes made by our Flower Goddess Temple. Please accept them."
After accepting the pastries and expressing his gratitude, Xiao Jian inspected the flower cakes where the monks could not see him.
After Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi, who both had medical skills, examined the cake and determined that it was safe, Xiaoyanzi and Qing'er dared to eat it.
"Sister-in-law, Ziwei, this flower cake tastes pretty good."
Qing'er echoed Xiao Yanzi's words, "Indeed, it's quite good. This cook is quite skilled."
As soon as the two men praised them, Yongqi and Xiaojian's faces visibly darkened.
Xiao Yanzi and Qing'er naturally noticed the change in the two men's demeanor and quickly pulled their respective husbands to comfort them.
"Benjamin, I think we should leave. This isn't a good place for us."
Fu Ertai looked utterly dejected. These two single guys must have come out here just to be fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), right?
"Alright." Although he felt they should stay behind to protect them, the scene before them was really not suitable for outsiders to see, so they withdrew.
However, they hadn't gone too far; at least they could still be seen, which ensured that if there was any danger, they could get there in time.
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"My dear husband, don't be upset. No matter how good their cooking is, it can't compare to yours." Xiao Yanzi sat on the chair, hooking her arm around Yongqi's and swaying it from side to side.
Yongqi didn't speak, but instead lifted her chin and kissed her lips until Xiaoyanzi was a little out of breath, then Yongqi released her...
Although he didn't speak, Xiao Yanzi could already see what Yongqi meant from his eyes: "If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, I would really like to deal with you right now."
A casual compliment would cause her back to ache. Xiao Yanzi suffered, but she didn't say anything. She reached out and hugged Yongqi, snuggling into his arms. "After I give birth and recover, I will definitely make you happy."
But how could that be? How could he ever be satisfied? He'll never be content!
"You said it yourself, I'm waiting for you to feed me." Yongqi tilted his head and whispered in her ear, even giving her a light bite, which almost made Xiaoyanzi cry out.
"How annoying!" Xiao Yanzi glared at Yongqi, indicating that she was a little angry.
However, in Yongqi's eyes, Xiaoyanzi was seducing him again.
"Let's go somewhere else." Yongqi took Xiaoyanzi's hand and found a quiet corner surrounded by trees, perfect for a date.
He pressed Xiao Yanzi against the wall and kissed her without hurting the child until Xiao Yanzi's legs went weak and she needed his strength to stand up. Only then did he stop.
"You bad person, how can you have no self-control at all..." He's in heat anytime, anywhere. If others knew this, they probably wouldn't believe that this is their wise and mighty Fifth Prince.
Yongqi, his large hand slipping inside her clothes, whispered in her ear, "You need to know, your attraction to me is definitely more than just a little bit..."
Just kidding, he finally got to have a legitimate and official status, why would he need to make his own hammer?
If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Yanzi's body couldn't take it, he would have loved to stay with her all the time and explore more places to unlock more maps.
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After Qing'er noticed that Xiao Jian was acting strangely, she reached out to comfort him, but he pulled her into a guest room in the temple.
Qing'er sat on the edge of the bed, and Xiao Jian knelt between her legs. This position reminded Qing'er of certain scenes from before, and she couldn't help but tremble. "Xiao Jian, don't do this!"
This is a temple, you know. Is it really appropriate to do that kind of thing in a temple?
But who is Xiao Jian? Why would he care about these things?
His hands moved up from Qing'er's ankles, and Qing'er's breathing became more rapid, "Xiao Jian..."
...
"Xiao Jian, I won't praise anyone else anymore. You're the best in the whole world, the most amazing, the greatest. Please forgive me..."
...
An hour later, Xiao Jian led Qing'er out of the room and escorted her back to the carriage.
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Xia Ziwei was already waiting for them in the carriage. Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi were the last to arrive and join them, and that's when the unexpected happened.
When the assassins attacked, the guards immediately surrounded the carriage. Voltaire Benjamin stood on the outermost side, intending to ask them who had sent them, but unexpectedly, they attacked directly, heading towards the women in the carriage.
"Yongqierkangertai, protect them."
The women on the train were their lives; they absolutely could not afford to have any accidents happen to them.
Accompanying them was Xiao Meng, who knew martial arts and had been brought along by Xiao Yanzi.
Because too many accidents could happen on a carriage, those who had already boarded got off one after another. Xiaomeng and her group surrounded them, while Yongqi and his group formed the outer defensive line.
Who exactly are you?
"Dead people don't need to know that much." One group held off Yongqi and Erkang, while another group headed straight for Xiaoyanzi and the others.
“Master, step back. With me, Xiao Meng, here today, I will never let them hurt you.”
Xiao Meng was focused on dealing with the enemies in front of her when a hidden arrow flew towards Xiao Yanzi, but no one noticed it immediately.
During the fight, Xiao Meng spotted the arrow. Without thinking, she lunged forward and shielded Xiao Yanzi from the arrow, falling to the ground in the process. "Xiao Meng!"
Upon seeing that someone was injured, the assassin immediately retreated.
Yongqi and the others were also quite worried and all gathered around. Xiaoyanzi anxiously grabbed Yongqi's hand, "Yongqi, go back quickly and let Physician Chang save her, quick!"
At this point, Xiao Yanzi naturally understood what Qing'er felt back then. However, the person who saved Qing'er was a self-directed and self-acted actor. Now, what about this play?
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