The song "Mo Yu'er" immediately pushed the atmosphere to a climax.
No one was reserved anymore, and no one treated Fu Xiaoguan as the emperor above everyone else anymore.
At least now, he is their friend.
"Your talent is truly alive. I offer you a toast. How many times do we meet in this world? This is fate!"
"Well said, a hundred years of cultivation lead to the sharing of a boat, a thousand years of cultivation lead to the sharing of a pillow... At least we are in the same boat. This is the fate cultivated over a hundred years. Cheers!"
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In the blink of an eye, Fu Xiaoguan had finished eight cups of wine and was a little tipsy. He sat down and quickly ate two chopsticks of food. "Everyone, take it easy for this one. We'll go to Liuyun Tower for the second round of drinks later!"
"Hahahaha, I won't go home until I'm drunk!"
"Yes, yes, it's been a while since I've had such a good time drinking. Come on, let's drink together!"
For a moment, cheers from all directions shook the sky.
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Liuyun Terrace, Liuyun Tower, and Tianyin Pavilion.
The door of Room No. 2 opened quietly, and a woman with a flushed face walked out.
She stood in the corridor, looked at the bustling lobby below, walked to the end of the corridor on the second floor, and went out through the side door.
The cold wind brought heavy snow in her face. She shivered, tightened her clothes, and stood under the lanterns on the eaves, staring blankly at the goose-feather-like snow that was reflected red by the lanterns - this was the snow in Jinling, as beautiful as the falling cherry blossoms in the Far East.
Where will he be?
He was the emperor, so naturally he was in the deep palace. I guess he was warming himself by the fire and chatting with his wives.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye, and I'm afraid he has forgotten me.
Then forget it!
But why can't I forget him?
She is Fujiwara no Kiso!
She came to Guanyun City again, quietly, in order to see how the business was in Guanyun City.
She returned to the Far East and introduced canned food.
She opened a canning workshop in Ezo, and the canned fish and shrimp produced were sold to Guanyun City via flights between the two places.
I heard from the shopkeeper in Guanyun City that the sales of canned food are very good, and now they are even shipped to all parts of Daxia via the Yangtze River.
It’s just that the production capacity is too low, and this thing is now in complete shortage of supply.
She needed to come and see for herself. As the head shopkeeper had said, people from other regions of Daxia really liked the canned fish and shrimp. She decided to set off back to Ezo tomorrow. She had to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the scale of the canning workshop.
Today, Far East Road is much more prosperous than it was a year ago.
Since the opening of shipping between the two places, trade between the two places has been extremely frequent. The goods of Daxia have entered the Far East Road, which has opened the eyes of the people of the Far East Road.
Similarly, goods from the Far East also entered the other regions of Daxia, allowing the people in other regions to see the novelty.
In terms of agriculture, last year's rice harvest was extremely good, and the sweet potato output was even more astonishing. In just one year, the Far East no longer had to worry about food.
Business became more active, and merchants from the Far East also entered the heartland of Daxia in large numbers.
All this was accomplished under the guidance of his policies.
The prosperity of Far East Road today is closely related to him.
He is a man of great talent, but unfortunately, there is no place for me by his side.
Today, she invited merchants from the Far East Road to the Tianyin Pavilion in Liuyun Tower, carrying out her father's wishes. As the governor of the Far East Road, her father needed the merchants' full support.
My father also asked me to go to the palace to see him. What did I want to see?
Last year I was in Guanyun City, but he never came to see me. His meaning was clear to me. If I went to see him again, I would only add to his troubles.
I drank a little too much tonight and thought I could forget him, but unexpectedly I missed him even more... What sin have I committed!
Fujiwara no Kiyo looked up at the dark night sky and took a deep breath. The drunkenness subsided a little. She turned around and walked back to Liuyun Tower. When she reached the door of Tianyin Pavilion, she was suddenly startled.
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Fu Xiaoguan was wearing a green robe, and no one in the room recognized him as the current emperor of Daxia.
He led Yan Xiwen and the others straight through the lobby and up to the second floor!
But Fujiwara no Kiso recognized him—the kind that would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!
Fujiwara Noriaki's pupils shrank and she was suddenly startled. She swallowed and asked, "Why is he here?"
He brought with him a group of young men of the same age as him... I guess they were all officials of Daxia.
Is he going to entertain these young people here?
He must be in the number one Tianyun Pavilion. No wonder Meng Xi didn't come out to entertain guests tonight.
As footsteps were heard, Fu Xiaoguan and his party went up to the second floor. After some struggle, Fujiwara Kisho finally turned around, pushed open the door of Tianyin Pavilion and walked in.
She closed the door, thinking she had shut out her thoughts, but unexpectedly the thoughts grew stronger and stronger.
Fu Xiaoguan didn't know that there was a Fujiwara no Kiyoshi next door with whom he had a romantic affair. He brought his group into Tianyun Pavilion under the guidance of Miss Mengxi.
The door closed, locking out the laughter and joy in the room.
When the food and wine were served, Miss Mengxi's piano music started playing, and she was still singing the lyrics of "Lang Tao Sha, Drinking Wine to the East Wind" written by Fu Xiaoguan.
"Let's drink to the east wind and be at ease together.
Willows hang down along the purple path to the east.
We always walked hand in hand and wandered through the fragrant flowers.
The pain of separation is so quick, and the regret is endless."
The flowers are more blooming this year than they were last year.
It’s a pity that the flowers will be even better next year, but who will share them with me?
This was a song that suited the occasion. When Miss Mengxi finished singing it, she won applause from the whole audience.
She stood up, filled everyone's glasses with wine, and poured herself a glass.
She bowed gracefully and spoke slowly, "Your Majesty, I apologize for my rudeness. I would like to borrow your wine to toast everyone. Is that okay?"
"Just be respectful."
"I thank your Majesty... I also ask your Majesty and all the gentlemen to raise their glasses. I thank you all for your support!"
After drinking a glass of wine together, Yan Xiwen smiled and watched intently.
"What are you laughing at?" Qin Mowen asked in a low voice.
"There's going to be some fun."
As expected, Miss Mengxi picked up the bottle again and filled Fu Xiaoguan's glass with wine, then filled her own, saying slowly, "Your Majesty may have forgotten that I received a poem from you called 'No Desire' back in Xianqingju. With that poem, I returned to Liuyuntai and once again became the top performer in Liuyun Tower."
"During these years in Liuyun Tower, I have only sung the poems Your Majesty wrote. Whenever I sing, I think of Your Majesty. Today, Your Majesty has finally come. I would like to offer you three cups of wine, okay?"
What can be done?
You can't give in to alcohol!
Even though Fu Xiaoguan felt that he was already 70% drunk, since the young woman was so looking forward to it, he naturally could not refuse her kindness.
"Okay! I'll have three drinks with the girl!"
After three cups of wine, Fu Xiaoguan felt increasingly dizzy. However, he noticed that Miss Mengxi's eyes seemed to be getting brighter and brighter. Then he heard Miss Mengxi say expectantly, "I dare to ask Your Majesty to write another poem for me."
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