In the evening, the snow finally stopped.
The sage has already decreed that a sacrifice to Heaven must be offered tomorrow, even if it snows, unless a blizzard or other unavoidable event occurs.
However, there haven't been many blizzards in Sheng'an, so it's better now that the snow has stopped.
It was almost dark, or the snow had just stopped and the sky was gloomy, but the servant still had to hurry up and sweep the snow so that it would be cleaner tomorrow.
After Xie Zhou finished his work, he came to see his wife.
Then I saw his wife shoveling snow.
The snow on the ground wasn't particularly thick because although the snow was heavy, it wasn't cold enough for some of it to melt.
But none of this affected Huan Yue; she shoveled it effortlessly.
The eunuchs were all sweating and had taken off their clothes, but Huan Yue was still a little cold from the cold wind.
This means that it's not too cold, but even after the snow stops and the evening wind picks up, it's still chilly.
Xie Zhou pondered whether he should help his wife.
Huan Yue invited him inside, saying there were already enough people there, and Yan Boxuan was even rolling around on the floor.
Yan Boxuan is already an adult, so he won't roll away, but he still can't do the shoveling of snow.
"Uncle!" Yan Boxuan always greeted him with great enthusiasm.
Xie Zhou looked at him, wondering what he meant by leaving him to shovel snow.
No! Uncle Crown Prince, look at the World Tree he drew! Drawing it on snow is different from drawing it with ink.
Xie Zhou stood aside and watched for a long time. Forgive his poor eyesight, but the child was not yet ready to be discouraged.
Yan Boxuan laughed heartily! He was delighted to see his uncle looking so troubled!
Okay, Xie Zhou didn't praise him against his will. You can't criticize a child, but you have to tell him what is right and what is better.
Princess Yongning worked for a while, but got too tired and stopped.
Yan Boxuan went after his aunt.
Princess Yongning enjoyed the same treatment as Xie Fufu. Although neither she nor Xie Fufu liked to run around, Yan Boxuan always liked her.
Xie Zhou pulled Yan Boxuan back: "The snow is slippery, be careful not to fall. Your aunt is an elder, you know that?"
Yes, yes! Princess Yongning almost fell several times. As an elder, it wouldn't look good if she fell.
Yan Boxuan can change his expression in an instant, and in a flash, he becomes a well-behaved child.
Princess Yongning thought his skill was remarkable; most children couldn't do that.
A palace attendant rushed over and reported to His Highness: "The Ximing Camp saw a flock of large birds gathering at Jinniu Mountain, about fifty li away."
Huan Yue came over and said, "The snow just stopped, right?"
With heavy snow falling, where would you find large birds, or even a flock of them, in the sky?
So Huan Yue found it strange: "These people are all playing with birds?"
The eunuch suspected the Empress was making advances, yet his observation was remarkably insightful.
Xie Zhou said, "Could a real person control this? I will go to my father's place."
Huan Yue waved her hand, "Go ahead, go ahead, that's a big deal." But she added, "It wouldn't be bad to hold the sacrificial ceremony tomorrow."
Xie Zhou nodded.
Whether it's Jinniu Mountain or Jinma Mountain, the location can be controlled. Birds in the sky are hard to control; they'll always come.
After His Highness left, the palace maids had mixed feelings about the bird-playing incident.
Fang Tang came over.
Huan Yue asked her, "What do you want to do?"
Fang Tang was taken aback, then laughed and said, "How would I know? But it must be aimed at Your Majesty."
Huan Yue understood: "The auspiciousness of that stone is gone; does it mean it's about to bring disaster?"
Fang Tang hadn't expected the Empress to think so much, but it was about right: "If those cultivators have nothing else to do, raising birds wouldn't be bad."
Huan Yue nodded: "Some people keep eagles, just like the weak keep a small dog, while the strong keep tigers and leopards; ordinary people keep parrots and thrushes, while the powerful keep eagles or cranes and the like."
Huan Yue's imagination ran wild: "If a flock of cranes came to dance on the snowy plains tomorrow, it would be absolutely beautiful!"
The maidservant tried to wake the lady: "The snow on the Altar of Heaven was swept before the sacrificial ceremony, how can we perform the dance?"
Huan Yue nodded, looking quite regretful.
Fang Tang's imagination ran wild: "Maybe it's for the Empress."
Huan Yue quickly said, "No, I won't be a bird!"
Fang Tang laughed loudly! Everyone else longs for the fate of a phoenix, but Your Highness doesn't care.
Actually, it's good to be ordinary. Why pretend and not know who you are?
Even emperors are human. They weren't afraid of those who plotted rebellion. What they feared was imperial power, not the so-called Son of Heaven.
Outside the Qing'e Palace, the snow had been swept relatively clean.
Seeing that everyone had worked hard, Huan Yue rewarded them with mutton to eat in a couple of days.
She changed her clothes and went to Qiuxiang Courtyard to see the prince.
There were three princes at once, which is quite amazing. Including the crown prince, there were four. That's about half of the emperor's sons.
The three babies, Shiro is already a month old.
Huan Yue came over to take a look and saw that it was being cared for very well.
His mother was even more relieved; she didn't even come to see him after her confinement period ended, as if he wasn't her son.
Shi Lang is now unaware of this issue; is his second sister-in-law his sister-in-law's mother? And so is Di Liangdi.
"Your Majesty~~~" Xie Li, a ball of tears, stood there longingly.
Huan Yue looked at him and said, "That's great!"
Xie Li smiled coquettishly.
Xie Jie chuckled slyly to himself.
Huan Yue saw that they were all doing well and would grow up after the New Year.
They were raised until they were five or six years old, then they were sent out of the pen or into the family. There was also a saying about princes leaving the family. In short, it was a way of sending them away.
Xie Li was unaware of his second sister-in-law's plans; he wanted to be her lifelong love.
Huan Yue was a heartless man; he offered some words of comfort and then left.
Xie Li was feeling a bit down.
Pingxiang was relieved to see that he wasn't crying. Even Shiro wasn't crying, so it was embarrassing for him to be the only one crying.
Besides, everyone treats him very well, so there's no need to be too sensitive about it.
Even Lady Huan doesn't treat her servants like they're not human. If Balang thinks that wet nurses and palace maids are unworthy, then so be it. Everyone should just stay away from him in the future.
Huan Yue returned to Chengen Hall.
Xie Zhou has returned.
Huan Yue thought to himself, "Offering sacrifices to Heaven is the Emperor's business; the Crown Prince shouldn't get too involved."
Xie Zhou whispered in his wife's ear, "Watch me shoot birds tomorrow."
Huan Yue looked at him.
Xie Zhou looked into her bright eyes, but what did that suspicious look mean? Even if he couldn't uproot mountains, he could certainly draw a bow with a draw weight of several stones. Tomorrow, he not only wanted to show it to the soldiers, but also to boost their morale!
More importantly, it was for his wife to see. Xie Zhou said, "Yunyin will protect me."
Huan Yue thought to himself, "She's a part-time healer? Like the kind you play in games. But she's a damage dealer herself, not a healer."
Looking at her appearance, is she really suitable to be a human shield?
Xie Zhou thought it was perfectly acceptable. Besides, there would be many people present during the sacrificial ceremony, and having his wife by his side was the most important guarantee.
Huan Yue asked curiously, "Didn't General Gao surround Yu Shan?"
Xie Zhou said, "Birds should fly from the sky."
Huan Yue nodded. Airspace control is still a difficult issue to manage.
A palace attendant ran up to report: "General Li has surrounded several villages at the foot of Jinniu Mountain. However, it is inconvenient to go up the mountain after the snow."
Huan Yue understood; it was already dark.
Birds can fly in the sky, but people can't escape even if they grow wings.
Once the snow stops and it gets light, we can slowly block it.
We're so close to Sheng'an, how can we let them take up a spot?
Being close to Sheng'an means that resupply and other supplies are convenient.
General Li could flatten Jinniu Mountain without any problem.
Huan Yue said, "Let's also see which ones are still hidden."
Xie Zhou nodded. As long as Yu Shan has a plan, he can rightfully deal with them.
I don't believe a flock of birds can accomplish much.
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