Yes, New Year's Eve is in three days, and she doesn't have much time to practice.
Lu Jinyue took a deep breath and sat up on the bed.
The sky was dark and there was a cold wind howling, which was very scary.
It looks like it's going to snow again tonight.
Lu Jinyue cheered up and went to the music hall to practice dancing. After everyone reviewed the music score several times, some parts were still a bit messy, but there was nothing wrong with Lu Jinyue's dance.
Aunt Xu was very satisfied when she saw her devoted look. With her, their Silesi would definitely have a good New Year this year.
When Lu Jinyue brought Baozhen out of Si Le Si, heavy snow began to fall from the dark sky again.
The cold wind blew snowflakes into her collar, making her shiver all over.
The suede boots made a squeaking sound as they stepped on the snow. There was a thick layer of snow accumulated in the corners of the wall, making them look round and cute.
She couldn't help but reach out and poke, making a hole in the snow pile about a finger deep.
"It's snowing again. It looks like it will continue to snow until midnight." Baozhen said worriedly.
"Yes." Lu Jinyue took over the conversation, "Is Baohuan feeling better? Has the medicine run out?"
"She is well now and will be able to come and serve you in two days," Baozhen replied.
The medicine was miraculous. Baohuan did not develop a high fever the night she used it, and the wound stopped bleeding the next day.
The vermilion five-bead original sheep-horn palace lantern emitted a dim light, illuminating the picture of flying fairies painted on the silk gauze lamp surface. When the cold wind blew, the candlelight swayed.
It was already night, but Shen Yunxiao had not returned yet.
Lu Jinyue didn't worry too much about him. After washing up with Baozhen's help, she went to bed.
There was a silver charcoal fire lit in the bedroom, which was warm and made people drowsy. Lu Jinyue wanted to talk to him about clearing the toxins from his body, but she couldn't resist the sleepiness and finally fell asleep.
When Shen Yunxiao came back, he was emitting cold air all over his body. He took off his half-wet gray fox fur and got into the warm bed, making Lu Jinyue shiver with cold.
"Chen Yunxiao, you're going to freeze me to death!" Lu Jinyue was in a daze, her brain a little frozen.
Shen Yunxiao's face was gloomy, and he didn't respond to her. He just fell asleep holding her.
When Lu Jinyue reacted, she found that Shen Yunxiao had fallen asleep with his head resting on her shoulder.
He still had his coat on, which was covered with a thin layer of frost, and even his hair was covered with a thin layer of snow.
Where on earth had he been to get himself into this state?
Lu Jinyue called Baozhen to help him take off his outer clothes and trousers, and wiped his face and hands. Only then did she realize that his hands were covered in blood.
Lu Jinyue's heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable feeling filled her heart.
She took the handkerchief and carefully wiped the palm of his hand. Only after she wiped it all did she realize that it was not his blood.
He was not injured.
When everything was packed up, it was already midnight and Lu Jinyue fell asleep again.
Three days passed in a flash, and finally it was New Year's Eve.
The palace was decorated with lights and decorations, but only the necessary ones were placed, with no window grilles or bright red.
Ministers from the court came into the palace in groups of three or four with their families. Among them were many unmarried men and women, and men and women sat at separate tables.
"Sister, you have to be well behaved later. Not everyone can be our emperor." Hua Wuyang whispered in Hua Xuening's ear.
Although it was a caring word, it sounded a bit annoying for some reason.
"Go away and enjoy your meal." Hua Xue Ning rolled her eyes at her brother and followed her mother to the table.
"I mean well." Shen Yunxiao is his good brother. How could he not know his good brother's temper?
Hua Wuyang scratched his head and followed his father to the table with a depressed look on his face.
He obviously means well, so why does my sister still argue with him?
The palace banquet was held in a side hall of the Zixiao Palace. A screen was set up in the middle to separate the men's and women's sides, and an open space was left at the top for singing and dancing performances.
After a long time, under the chanting of Eunuch Ma, Shen Yunxiao, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a golden crown with a blue dragon spitting pearls on his head, walked slowly into the hall.
The whispers suddenly disappeared, and the ministers and their families came out and knelt to pay their respects to Emperor Shen Yunxiao.
"No need to be polite, just stand up. Today is the New Year's Eve banquet, so there's no need to be too restrained." Although Shen Yunxiao was smiling, the smile did not reach his eyes.
People won't really be able to eat freely.
Just before the meeting, Lu Jinyue said that she had a stomachache. He was kind enough to let her stay in the palace to recuperate.
Although it was New Year's Eve, the only sound at the table was the clinking of chopsticks. No one was talking and the atmosphere was quite depressing.
It was not until the singing and dancing began that everyone gradually started talking.
When Chen Yunxiao came out, Hua Xuening's eyes would linger on him from time to time, and the affection in her eyes needed no explanation.
Hua's mother looked surprised, "Ning'er, did you hear what I just said?"
"What?" Hua Xue Ning blinked and looked at her mother in confusion.
"Mother asked you to go back to your grandparents' house on the second day of the junior high school. Your grandmother misses you." Hua's mother put a piece of chicken into her bowl in a bad mood.
"I'm not going. I want to stay at home." It was the second day of the New Year and she didn't want to run around.
Hua's mother will be pissed off to death by her daughter sooner or later. As the daughter of a military family, it would be fine if she was straightforward, but her thoughts were too obvious.
Is their emperor so easy to get along with?
Hua's mother didn't dare to say this out loud, for fear of bringing about fatal disaster.
The singing and dancing continued, and Shen Yunxiao was eating without appetite. Only Hua Wuyang wished him a happy new year from afar. When he raised his glass, Hua's father glared at him.
Chen Yunxiao smiled and raised his glass, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, and the whole world is celebrating. I wish all of you wealth and prosperity, longevity and health, a peaceful New Year, and everlasting happiness."
After a glass of wine, everyone dared not disobey.
"I know that you, my dear ministers, may be suspicious of me, but I am the one who has received the Mandate of Heaven, and I am the ruler of the world. From now on, my dear ministers, please think carefully before you speak."
Shen Yunxiao's gaze swept solemnly over the people sitting below, with a slight smile on his lips.
Everyone felt that today was stretching out so long. Why didn't the singing and dancing stop? Why hadn't the banquet ended yet?
Just when everyone was having a great time, all the lights went out.
"What's wrong! Why is there suddenly no light? Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor quickly!" Eunuch Ma reacted the fastest and used his hunched and old body to block Shen Yunxiao.
Everyone thought something chaotic had happened, so they all stood up and made a huge noise.
In just a moment, all the candles were lit again, and when everyone noticed, a new round of singing and dancing had already begun in the open space in the middle.
"It turns out that they just changed the repertoire. I thought there was an assassin!" Hua Wuyang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The sword on his body was confiscated before entering the palace. If there really was an assassin, there would probably be a fight.
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