Xia Tian responded and went back first.
As for what Liu and Wang Po said, she didn't care.
Anyway, her principle is that if someone doesn't make her life easy, she won't make it easy for them either.
In the next three days, whenever Liu assigned her a task, she would find a bunch of problems for her and sow discord among them, making Liu and her subordinates extremely annoyed!
On the fourth day, the maids in charge could no longer wait and jointly denounced the Crown Prince's wife, saying that she was deliberately picking on them and asking Liu to take charge of them.
Liu was so annoyed that she could only ask Xia Tian to stop worrying about these things and do what he had to do!
Xia Tian was not convinced and wanted to ask the old lady to judge the matter. Liu persuaded her in every possible way and even gave her a set of fine ruby head ornaments, saying that she had worked hard during this period and she didn't need her help in the future. Only then did she send her away.
Xia Tian then reluctantly accepted the things and left unwillingly.
Seeing that she had finally gotten rid of this plague god, Liu breathed a sigh of relief. If she continued to do this, the people below would definitely not listen to her orders.
Moreover, these people she was causing trouble for were all her own people. I don’t know how that dead girl knew about it?
Liu not only lost a set of fine headwear, but also found herself with a bunch of problems, which gave her a headache.
I was so angry at myself for a while that I asked Doctor Cao to prescribe some medicine for me, and I was able to hold on.
Here, Xia Tian took the headgear given by Liu and hummed a song all the way back to Jinglan Garden.
The Chinese New Year is just over ten days away, so she sent the prepared New Year gifts to Shopkeeper Xiao, Shopkeeper Bai and others.
He prepared the annual gifts for the crown prince and other princes and princesses and brought them directly with him when he went to class.
Before she could give it to them, the New Year gifts from the crown prince, the little princes and princesses arrived.
She was quite surprised when Marquis Wu'an sent someone to inform her.
I didn't expect that the crown prince and the princes and princesses would give me New Year gifts.
Looking at the pile of things, including brocade, jewelry, four treasures of the study, snacks and so on, she guessed that these were prepared by the Empress and the Imperial Concubines.
Otherwise, those kids wouldn’t know what New Year gifts to prepare.
When the eunuch beside the prince presented it to her, he specifically emphasized that it was for her, making others envious.
She gave her father-in-law two big purses before sending him away with a smile on her face.
After moving the things back to Jinglan Garden, Xia Tian took out the New Year gifts she had prepared and added some more. Then she personally drew a cartoon for each prince and princess before she was satisfied.
What she didn't expect was that Yi Mochen actually sent someone to deliver a New Year's gift.
She said she wanted to thank her for taking the trouble to go to Pingyang City to paint a portrait of her grandmother.
She knew that he wanted to make friends with the Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, so he sent gifts. She told the old lady about it and prepared the corresponding return gifts according to the rules.
By the way, he also sent over two painted portraits of Mr. Yi and the five-year-old child.
Yi Mochen has been in the capital for some time. At the end of the year, the shops in the capital also need to settle accounts, so he is also planning to return to Pingyang City when the year is almost over.
Unexpectedly, I received two finished portraits before leaving, and I was ready to set off back in a good mood.
After giving out all the New Year gifts in the summer, I have nothing to do. If I have time, I will go to the porridge stall. If I don’t want to go, I will paint in Jinglan Garden.
Ningxiang and Ningxue are helping with the preparations for the New Year, so she doesn't have to worry about it. Liu doesn't ask her to do anything anymore. Uncle Gu is there at the restaurant, so she is just waiting for the New Year.
It’s just that Chen Nian has been getting busier and busier recently because there are more and more refugees outside the city and she can’t handle them all.
The emperor ordered people to make arrangements in the nearby villages first, and he has been helping with this matter.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Nian came back and said that the emperor was going to Mount Lingxiao to offer sacrifices to the heavens on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, praying for good weather, peace and prosperity in the coming year!
Let him go with you!
"Brother Shen, where is Lingxiao Mountain?" Xia Tian asked curiously. In ancient times, emperors had to offer sacrifices to heaven at the slightest sign of trouble, otherwise they would not be able to live well for years.
"Lingxiao Mountain is about seven or eight days' journey from the capital, so it's not too far."
Chen Nian guessed that the emperor was disturbed by the refugees' affairs, so he thought of going to Lingxiao Mountain to offer sacrifices to the sky, so as to pray to God to bless Da Gan to be safe and sound.
The situation in the south has not been optimistic recently, and those refugees who have been able to escape and come to the capital are considered lucky.
There were also many people who did not flee the famine and relied on government disaster relief. People were dying every day, and there were incidents of the disaster relief grain allocated by the Ministry of Households being robbed by refugees along the way.
During this period, the emperor had been unable to sleep and had no other choice but to think of offering sacrifices to heaven.
"Oh! Then you must be careful on the road." Xia Tian reminded. Although the security measures are very strict when the emperor travels, people on TV often encounter those who are desperate and want to assassinate the emperor.
Especially now that there are refugees everywhere, the roads are probably going to be even more unsafe!
"Well, I'll pay attention, don't worry!" Shen Nian held Xia Tian's hand and said softly.
“How about you talk to the emperor and ask him to take me with you!” Xia Tian approached Shen Nian, “If anything happens, I can help. Although I can’t go into battle to kill the enemy, I can save people at the critical moment!”
The main reason was that she was bored staying in the capital every day, and had to face Liu's annoying face. It would be better for her to go out for a walk and relax.
Xia Tian finished speaking and looked at Shen Nian expectantly.
Shen Nian rubbed her head in amusement, “You can’t bring your family with you to this heaven sacrifice, but I can talk to the emperor and see if he agrees.”
"I knew that Brother Shen was the best." Xia Tian happily hugged Shen Nian's neck and kissed him on the cheek.
Shen Nian took advantage of the situation and kissed him.
The next day, which was New Year's Eve, Chen Nian went to see the emperor and told him to bring Xia Tian along.
The emperor was a little surprised, thinking that he was reluctant to be separated from his wife, so he wanted to take her with him.
Thinking that offering sacrifices to heaven was a serious matter, the emperor wanted to refuse, but after Shen Nian gave the reason, the emperor agreed.
When she came back in the evening, Shen Nian told her that the emperor agreed to let her go with him. She was so happy that she couldn't wait to pack her things.
After being happy for a while, he remembered to ask, "Brother Shen, how did you convince the emperor to take me with him?"
Although she really wanted to go, she also knew that it would not be so easy to accomplish. After all, offering sacrifices to heaven has always been a man's job, and even the queen could not go along.
"Because the Emperor wanted to take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with him, I told him that I knew some medical skills so that I could help take care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The Emperor probably thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also liked summer. Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was too young and needed maids to serve him, so he asked her to come with him. Besides, if she knew some medical skills, it would be convenient for her to take care of the Crown Prince.
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