Chapter 197 New Year's Eve Banquet
In a blink of an eye, New Year's Eve is here.
This year, it is the largest New Year's Eve banquet held in the history of Tianqi.
In the past, due to limited space, only officials above the fifth rank were allowed to attend with their families. But this year, Emperor Luo was happy and allowed all civil and military officials to attend the banquet.
First of all, Luo Fangjin and his men were eliminated.
Secondly, the silver and money seized from the confiscation of property filled his treasury to the brim, so at least in recent years, he did not have to worry about silver and money.
Thirdly, the garbage in the court has been almost cleared out. Although the civil and military officials all have their own little thoughts, generally speaking, as long as they are wholeheartedly thinking about Tianqi, other things are harmless.
Fourthly, the entire palace, and even the concubines in the harem who had cheated on him were basically cleared out.
For the first time in history, his palace and court were so clean.
Although Tianqi is currently facing provocation from the Dayang Kingdom, it doesn’t matter. There is a mighty general guarding the border, so there will be no problems for the time being.
Besides, after New Year’s Eve tonight, on the first day of the new year, my brother-in-law and the prince will lead the army to the border on time.
They have trained the Wolf Fang Army for more than half a year, and it is time for them to become famous.
What surprised him most was that the Queen had developed a bomb with extremely strong destructive power.
On the battlefield, with the help of bombs, not only can the enemy be blown to pieces, but the casualties of soldiers can also be minimized.
The Queen has done a great job, and he wants to reward her greatly, but...
Emperor Luo felt conflicted and melancholy. He glanced at the officials and their families who were drinking in the palace, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
After thinking for a while, he raised the wine glass in front of him and drank it all, then he mustered up the courage to look at the queen who had to sit with him in order to maintain the royal family's dignity.
"Um, Queen, you..."
Before she could finish her words, the Queen interrupted her coldly, saying, "Your Majesty, you already know my feelings very well. It is hard to mend a broken mirror. Please don't say anything that offends me."
Emperor Luo looked embarrassed, touched his nose awkwardly, and hurriedly explained.
"Well, Queen, you misunderstood. I know myself and I know you want to draw a line between us. Don't worry, I said long ago that I will respect any decision you make, and I will never go back on my word."
The Queen was slightly surprised. She looked at Emperor Luo's expression with her beautiful cold eyes and saw that he looked sincere and was not lying.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to say?"
She and he no longer had anything to say to each other.
She was even too lazy to maintain the superficial relationship. If it weren't for her two sons, she would never have come to the palace to attend the New Year's Eve banquet.
Seeing the Queen's resistance, Emperor Luo sighed deeply in his heart.
The current situation is not the Queen's fault, it's all his fault. He is so obsessed that he wants to have the best of both worlds, but he is so blind that he can't tell who is real and who is fake.
"Empress, you have made great contributions in developing the bomb. I want to reward you greatly. Is there anything you want or any request you have?"
Emperor Luo was afraid that the Queen would refuse, so he hurriedly said, "Queen, please don't refuse yet. It's not easy for you to live outside the palace now. You can think about the Crown Prince and Xiao Wu instead of yourself, right?"
"In short, as long as you ask for something, I will definitely agree to it if I can do it."
The queen chuckled and looked tenderly at the crown prince and the fifth prince who were vying for favor around Luo Ranran, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Your Majesty, I don't have any requests. My only request is that the prince and his brother be safe and healthy, and have a smooth life."
Emperor Luo frowned, "Queen, you..."
"Your Majesty, please don't say more. I don't want to hear it." The Queen interrupted Emperor Luo again, "Besides, I developed the bomb not for you, but for Tianqi."
Emperor Luo: “…”
Well, he wasn't being overly sentimental.
Emperor Luo opened his mouth, trying to argue, "Queen, are you really not going to consider it?"
The queen frowned and refused bluntly: "Don't consider it. I eat well and sleep well now. I have two filial sons and a sweet baby who acts cute in front of me from time to time. I am already very satisfied."
Also, her younger sister and her mother treated her very well, and she was really content.
Emperor Luo: “…”
He actually brought this upon himself. Now he has ended up in this lonely situation. It is really all his own fault.
Never mind, since the queen doesn’t want to make any requests, he can only take care of her more in other ways.
The Queen Mother, who was sitting not far away, saw every move of the Emperor and the Queen. She had mixed feelings in her heart, which eventually turned into a sigh.
On the other side, Luo Ranran, the little babe, had her belly bulged into a round ball under the care of her brothers and sisters.
She couldn't help but burp.
The prince rubbed her little head lovingly, "Sister, are you full?"
The little boy smiled and nodded, looking very cute. "Yes, Prince brother, Ranran is full and feels a little uncomfortable. Let's go out and play~"
[Hurry up, let’s go set off the fireworks~~]
The little ones' eyes lit up and were full of interest.
My sister had said a long time ago that she would take them to set off colorful fireworks and hand-held firework sticks on New Year's Eve.
They had been waiting for a long time, and finally it was time to set off the fireworks.
The fifth prince took the crown prince's hand and urged him, "Brother, let's go quickly. Don't waste time. Oh, by the way, let's get the third and fourth brothers out to play with us."
The fourth prince was fine, he was just severely beaten by Concubine De and walked with a limp.
All the civil and military officials and their families were present at tonight's New Year's Eve dinner. However, since there were too many people and he didn't want to embarrass himself, he did not attend the dinner.
As for the third brother.
Today, her mother was beaten to death.
Although he felt heartbroken and ashamed towards his mother, his mother was the one who gave birth to him and raised him, so it was inevitable that she would be sad and upset.
In addition, Li Guchi's family's intention to rebel made him feel embarrassed and tormented. He did not dare to face the civil and military officials and his father, and just wanted to hide in the prince's residence.
I guess he is crying secretly now.
Fortunately, with the company of the fourth brother, the two of them comforted each other and did not feel lonely.
Without waiting for the prince to speak, Luo Ranran nodded her head immediately, "Yes, yes, let's go find the third and fourth brothers and ask them to set off fireworks with us."
The prince smiled helplessly.
After saying hello to Princess Qingyang and her husband, the eldest princess, and Luo Fanghao and his wife, he led the little ones out of the hall.
"Hey, wait a moment." Luo Ranran stopped and waved to Ji Linran, who was sitting obediently behind the Chief Censor.
"Sister Ji, come quickly, I will take you out to play."
Ji Linran was delighted.
Her butt was almost numb from sitting so much that she wanted to stand up immediately. If she had not been forcibly brought into the palace by her parents, she would not have wanted to attend the New Year's Eve banquet at all.
She didn't like the strict hierarchy and rules of the palace from the bottom of her heart. She would rather be free in her own yard and do whatever she wanted.
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