As it approached midnight, Emperor Mian and the Empress Dowager led everyone towards Anyuan Gate.
Anyuan Gate is the main gate of the entire imperial city, and the city tower is also the highest place in the entire palace. Standing on the city tower, you can overlook the entire imperial city.
On both sides stood a row of imperial guards, each of them solemn and indifferent, creating a solemn and murderous atmosphere that was intimidating.
When the group reached Anyuan Gate, the guard leader Lin Fang came over and saluted respectfully, saying, "Your Majesty!"
"Well, are you ready?"
Emperor Mian nodded and asked.
"Your Majesty, everything is ready." Lin Fang bowed and replied.
Emperor Mian nodded and glanced at the people standing beside him. There were many concubines tonight, and in order to ensure everyone's safety, he specially asked Lin Fang to dispatch a hundred guards to be stationed outside the palace to prevent any accidents.
Eunuch Wang also stood up at this time and said, "Your Majesty, it's almost time, we should go upstairs."
"good."
Di Mian responded, turned to look at Gu Xiaoqiao beside him, reached out and took her hand, and slowly walked up to the city wall.
A group of people marched onto the city wall in a mighty procession. A cold wind blew in, making people's robes flutter in the wind. Emperor Mian subconsciously wrapped his cloak around Gu Xiaoqiao.
"Your Majesty, we are honored to be here!"
On the city wall, Minister of Rites Liu Chuanzhi and Director of the Imperial Observatory Yang Su were the first to kneel down, followed by several other officials.
"Everyone, please stand."
Emperor Mian glanced around and said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Several people responded, stood up one by one, and saluted the empress dowager and the concubines in the harem.
Emperor Mian stood in the middle of the tower, with the Empress Dowager on his left and the Queen on his right. Concubine Liang stood next to the Empress Dowager and Gu Xiaoqiao stood next to the Queen.
Originally, Di Mian wanted Gu Xiaoqiao to stand by his side, but she refused.
In Dayuan, the hierarchy of concubines has always been strict. Even if she is the only one in the entire harem who is pregnant with the dragon fetus, she cannot stand next to the emperor's crown unscrupulously. This is a great disrespect to the queen.
She didn't want to be criticized, nor did she want to embarrass Emperor Mian.
Standing on the city wall, you can see the whole Kyoto, and all you see is prosperity.
Outside the imperial city, there was a team of soldiers standing guard and patrolling every twenty meters, and no outsiders were allowed to approach.
Even though it was so late, the streets were still busy with cars and people.
In the streets, all kinds of vendors are shouting and hawking their wares. There are restaurants, teahouses, tea stalls, tea shops and restaurants. The variety of stalls is dazzling and has everything you can imagine.
There are also various performances on the streets, and children in thick clothes are jumping and playing around.
Behind all this peace lies prosperity and wealth, which is also the scene that every emperor wants to see most.
"Now the people live and work in peace and contentment, all thanks to the emperor's good governance."
Minister of Rites Liu Chuanzhi was the first to start praising him, and the others followed suit, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and highly respected..."
After a while of patting the dragon's fart, the bell of midnight officially rang. Almost at the same moment, a sky full of fireworks rose and bloomed in the dark night sky.
Dazzling and beautiful.
Emperor Mian stood on the city wall, his hands behind his back, his dark eyes staring at the fireworks in the night sky without blinking, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. His expression was completely different from his usual demeanor in the court.
At this time, Gu Xiaoqiao couldn't help but be attracted by the gorgeous fireworks and was fascinated by them.
The streets outside the imperial city seemed even more lively. On the street closest to the palace gate, a little girl pointed to the sky and clapped her hands excitedly, "Daddy, look! Fireworks!"
"Daddy, I want to lift it up and see it."
The man bent down and rubbed her head, saying lovingly, "Okay, Daddy will lift you up high."
After saying that, he stretched out his arms and lifted her up high, making her giggle.
Seeing this scene, Gu Xiaoqiao also curled up the corners of her lips and subconsciously touched her belly.
If it was a girl, he would probably do the same, but this baby is an active little boy, which will be a headache.
"Are you so fascinated by it?"
Di Mian's deep and mellow voice suddenly sounded in his ears, startling Gu Xiaoqiao.
She glared at him coquettishly and said, "Your Majesty, why is there no sound when you walk? You scared me to death."
Emperor Mian smiled and held her in his arms, "You were so engrossed in watching that I've been standing next to you for quite a while."
"No way!" Gu Xiaoqiao hummed, snuggled into his arms, and continued to look at the night sky.
And at this moment, fireworks bloomed again in the sky, which was extremely beautiful.
She couldn't help but look up, her eyes shining like stars.
This picture is so beautiful!
Although Emperor Mian has a reputation for cruelty, one has to admit that he is a qualified emperor.
He has always been in favor of war, but when he first took office, most of the Queen Mother's party were in favor of peace, and would rather send princesses of marriageable age to marry in barbarian lands than continue fighting.
During the first three years of his reign, he executed many ministers with ruthless means and quickly purged a group of old stubborn people, thus gradually gaining the right to speak.
Facts proved that he did have this ability. During his six years in power, he forced the enemy countries that were eyeing him covetously to retreat hundreds of miles, and also recovered the lost territories occupied by the enemy during the reign of the previous emperor.
Apart from his brutal temper, Emperor Mian was indeed a competent king in other aspects.
But when he thought that he only had fifty years to live, Gu Xiaoqiao felt a little regretful and couldn't help but sigh.
"What are you thinking about?"
Di Mian lowered his head close to her ear and asked softly.
"I was thinking..."
Manager Wang looked at the two people who were full of affection and felt a lot of emotions in his heart.
He originally thought that their emperor was a man who had no interest in women, but now it seems that he was wrong, extremely wrong.
I think about Concubine Gu every day. I miss her so much if I can't see her for half a day. I wish we could be together forever.
well…
I don't know whether this emperor is good or bad...
"Your Majesty, it's one o'clock in the morning."
Manager Wang reminded from behind that although he didn't want to disturb the two of them, the lighting of lanterns and praying for blessings could not be delayed.
"Okay!" Di Mian lowered his head and kissed Gu Xiaoqiao on the forehead, then took her hand and walked behind him.
"Bring the blessing lamp here."
"Yes." Manager Wang quickly ordered someone to bring the prayer lamps that had been prepared in advance, while another person held a tray with pens and ink.
Emperor Mian took the bright yellow Kongming lantern with a picture of mountains and rivers on it, then picked up a brush, dipped it in gold powder ink, and wrote a prayer on the Kongming lantern.
The mountains and rivers will last forever, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe.
These eight big characters are written in a sonorous and powerful manner.
After writing his blessing speech, he released the blessing lantern into the air and watched it slowly rise in the night sky until it disappeared in the sky full of fireworks.
"May our country of Dayuan prosper forever!" Emperor Mian said loudly.
Seeing this, the others quickly followed suit and shouted, "May our Great Abyss nation prosper and endure forever!"
The sound shook the sky.
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