The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 54 New Year's Eve ([-])

No matter how indifferent Emperor Yuan Qi was, the palace still had to celebrate the New Year.

Therefore, compared with the solemn and quiet past, today's imperial city is a little more lively.

Yun Ruochen walked slowly behind his father, and from time to time, several teams of maids and servants walked by, all busy with many things.Red lanterns with the word "Fu" were hung on the corridors of the inner palace and all the gates of the palace, and cigarettes were burning in every animal stove, and the air was filled with the scent of incense candles and food.

She remembered that Prince Jing said that the palace would start preparations for the New Year after offering sacrifices to the stove, burning incense wood every day until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.On New Year's Eve, the palace will set up incense wood piles, burn incense carts one by one, set off fireworks, fireworks, and drum music all night, which is called "keeping the year".

When Prince Jing talked about these things, his expression was gentle, perhaps because he remembered his past court years.

At that time, he was still young, and his mother and concubine Hu were still alive.Although this cowardly mother and concubine can't protect him, there are always moments of warmth.

He said that because the emperor does not want to meet the princes face to face, they all celebrate the new year with their mothers and concubines.Concubine Hu Xian was also from a small family, and every New Year's Eve, she would personally make the number one scholar dumplings in her palace for him to eat.

"Mufei's dumplings, the skin is very thin, and the filling is made of minced meat mixed with chopped fungus. It tastes very springy. The best thing to drink is the soup, which contains a lot of seaweed, Shrimp, delicious..."

Prince Jing is not a talkative person, but that day he babbled to Yun Ruochen for a long time.

Maybe Hu Xianfei's dumplings are not so delicious.King Jing is the prince anyway, even if he is not welcomed by the emperor, the living expenses are high-end, so there is no shortage of food and drink.

What he misses is only the glimpse of his mother who died young in his heart.

At that time, Yun Ruochen held his father's hand and listened to him quietly, trying to piece together the appearance of her biological grandmother with the fragments of his words.

Concubine Hu Xian must be a very gentle and beautiful woman, because although she did not educate Prince Jing to be a qualified heir to the emperor, she used her meager strength to plant the seeds of warmth in his heart.

A bowl of dumplings made by herself contains all the maternal love of Concubine Hu Xian.

Yun Ruochen imagined that concubine who had passed away many years ago. It is said that she died of an unexpected cold.Who knows if it was an accident, there are too many accidents in the deep palace.

Her beautiful and short youth just disappeared in the dark red palace wall, like a magnolia flower blooming and falling in the mountain dock.

"The Meditation Hall is here." The servant's sharp voice woke her up from her contemplation.

Yun Ruochen withdrew his slightly melancholy thoughts and stopped.

According to the rules, after their family entered the palace, they had to congratulate the elders in the palace first.

This was a new experience for Prince Jing, who hadn't celebrated the New Year in the palace for a long time.However, with the guidance of the servant, there is no danger of going wrong—at least on the surface.

Emperor Yuan Qi lived in the Jingxin Hall for a long time. At this time, he was not wearing the grand gown for receiving the court greetings on the day, but an improved Taoist robe.Yun Ruochen said, very nice and kind...

"Grandpa Huang, Chen'er is very happy to see you are refreshed again."

After kneeling and saluting with the adults, Yun Ruochen leaned close to the old emperor with a smile all over her face, and continued her great cause of flattery and cuteness.

What is integrity, how much is the lower limit worth?To please the old emperor, their whole family will have a good life.

Yun Ruochen has always agreed that "one who understands current affairs is a hero", and even more agrees that "a man who is cute but not sold is not a hero".

"Really?"

Emperor Yuan Qi looked calm, but there was a smile in his eyes. "You little girl is trying to pretend to be good again."

"Where is it?" Yun Ruochen puffed up his cheeks: "I am really happy for Grandpa Huang. It's a cold day, and the water outside has turned into ice. Look at Chen'er dressed like a cotton ball... But Grandpa Huang, you I’m only wearing a single robe, so I’m not afraid of the cold at all, it’s amazing.”

"Hahaha...how could you say it so coldly?"

Emperor Yuan Qi laughed heartily, not only Prince Jing and Concubine Huang were shocked by this, but even the personal servants around him looked sideways.

Zhang Yuan, Emperor Yuan Qi's favorite eunuch, looked at Yun Ruochen in a different way.If he was just admiring the favor of the little princess before, now he truly admires it.

This girl is so smart, she can even flatter her at such a high level, she has reached the master level of "walking on the snow without a trace, moistening things silently"!
Others also praised the emperor for his hale and hearty spirit, but their speeches were all straightforward, at most they were nice to hear.But the little princess is not like that.

She was going round and round to praise the emperor for his success in cultivating the Tao and his magical powers, that's why she is not afraid of the cold in heavy snow.But she said it with such an innocent look, it seemed so sincere, from the bottom of her heart...

Too strong.

Zhang Yuan, who thought he could sit firmly on the throne of master in the world of flattery, immediately had the urge to kneel down to be a teacher for the little princess.What a talent!
Under the strange eyes of everyone, the old and the young have already chatted very familiarly.Yun Ruochen brought up the topic very naturally, always making the old emperor interested in picking up what she had to say, and unknowingly pulled her to sit on his couch and start chatting.

King Jing and Concubine Huang were also given seats by His Majesty the emperor who "loves the house and the black", and they sat silently on the side as the background board.Prince Jing didn't mind the emperor's father ignoring him at all. In fact, if he was allowed to talk to the old emperor, he would be as big as a duck.

What are you talking about...can you say "the weather is good today, father, what do you think?"...

When Cheng Wang's family was introduced into the inner hall of Jingxin Hall by the servants, what they saw was this beautiful scene of "family happiness".

This made King Cheng, who had spent most of the day mentally building himself, almost have a heart attack on the spot...

Yun Ruochen looked at Prince Cheng's family coldly.

Compared with the mid-autumn festival, the originally rich Cheng Wang was much more haggard, and looked older than his elder brother Jing Wang—there was only a month's difference between the two brothers.

Concubine Cheng, Zhang Shi, is a very ordinary woman in her thirties, with light eyebrows and eyes, and no matter how luxurious her clothes are, she can't show the temperament of a real lady.The side concubine Tong Shi is bright and charming, holding a little boy by the hand, that is Yun Wei, the concubine son of King Cheng.

Ok?
Yun Ruochen couldn't help being a little surprised to see her cousin Yun Baoling standing at the end with her head bowed, with a sallow look on her carefully groomed face.

That domineering little girl has become so listless in only half a year, and her mental state is so bad.

Suddenly, Yun Baoling raised his head, stared at Yun Ruochen firmly, then turned his eyes away again.

Although it was only for a short moment, the resentment, resentment, unwillingness, and jealousy in those eyes... completely fell into Yun Ruochen's eyes.

"Why does she hate me so much?"

Yun Ruochen was a little puzzled.

Yes, she beat Yun Baoling, but it's impossible for Yun Baoling to know that she was the one who caused him to fall from Chonghua Palace?After much deliberation, Yun Ruochen couldn't think of a reason for Yun Baoling's resentment towards him.

Yun Ruochen, who has always been very majestic, how could he understand Yun Baoling's distorted psychology?

From Yun Baoling's point of view, Yun Ruochen had a better life than himself, so he must hate her!
"Why, why..."

"Why is she doted on by everyone? Prince Jing dotes on her, and the emperor also dotes on her. Am I not better than her? Why does the emperor never look at me... even my father..."

Yun Baoling's hands were tightly clenched in the sleeves, and the pointed nails dug into the flesh.

In the fluffy hemp, straight without support.

The white sand is in Nirvana, and it is black with it.

In the dark and terrifying depths of the palace, Concubine Hu Xian used her tender maternal love to protect the good thoughts in Prince Jing's heart.

King Cheng, whose eyes are blinded by interests, only sees the supreme throne, and everything is no longer important to him, and can be discarded like a shoe——

If this daughter gives him a long face, she can be pampered; if she doesn't live up to it, she will be clean after death, so why bother her eyes.

So, he only watered out the flower of evil in Yun Baoling's heart.

　1. Some readers are urging updates in the book review area. I promised to see if I can add updates as much as possible tonight, but the result is... the concubine can't do it!The code word is too slow... 2. The plot of New Year's Eve will be a climax, and it needs to be paved slowly, don't rush. 3. Yun Baoling is not a small player, and the role of the scene is quite heavy.Okok good night.

　　
　
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