Chapter 169: Meeting in the Afternoon

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, there are still five days before the Lantern Festival. In the past few days, the houses have been busy again. The Lantern Festival is also a big festival, and of course the prince and the princess also have to enter the palace to congratulate. Although there is no need to go to other prefectures to pay New Year's greetings, this last day is also particularly important. The prepared feasts should also be prepared one by one and delivered to the provinces on time.

Xiaogong is also busy these days, and his feet don't touch the ground, and the time he can embroider a scarf is simply a handful. Otherwise, maybe give her two more days, and she will be able to finish it ahead of schedule. It's just that at this speed, if she wants to complete this scarf, it will indeed be as she originally predicted, and it will be the fifteenth day at the earliest.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, the crown prince and the crown princess entered the palace in the afternoon. I said hello, I received the reward, and it was time for the dinner to begin. The Lantern Festival is for family reunion and lantern celebration, so the main program is arranged in the evening. Singing, dancing, drinking, feasting, lantern riddles and poems, so lively. By the time the banquet was over and the crown prince and the princess returned to the prince's mansion, it was already early the next morning.

Xiaogong's handkerchief was still short of the last petal, although she was sleepy to death, but after going back, she still held on, and after embroidering the last petal, she fell asleep, and even the quilt was not covered. Fortunately, the crown princess is considerate, and even her room has a fire, otherwise, she must have suffered from the wind chill this time.

The crown prince and the crown princess rested until noon, and Xiao Gong and Xiao Lan were both subordinates, so of course they had to get up earlier than them to prepare. Xiao Gong can't get up, so Xiao Lan is still worried about this kind of thing. If she hadn't come to wake up Xiao Gong, Xiao Gong wouldn't have opened her eyes by herself.

Xiao Gong opened his eyes. found that he fell asleep without even covering the quilt, and he was helpless about his carelessness. But when she saw that she was fine, she didn't take it to heart. Changed clothes. Removed the embroidered handkerchief and put it in his sleeve, and then followed Xiaolan to prepare to serve.

There are a lot of New Year's goods prepared for the New Year's Festival, and there are also rules for the dishes to be eaten during the New Year, so there is no need to cook with a small gong during this time. Moreover, in order to help Luo Zijin take care of the rituals, she didn't have time to cook at all. After serving the crown prince and the crown princess, they got up, and lunch soon came. Eaten. It means that this important year has been counted. The crown prince should also prepare more, and the crown princess also began her work.

On the afternoon of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the prince's mansion finally gradually returned to calm. Of course. The residual heat of the Chinese New Year cannot be so easily receded. At least it will extend to the past month. And there's more to pack up after the year. Everyone has just finished the New Year, and excitement is also a very physical thing. Cleaning up is much slower than usual. Fortunately, the crown prince and the crown princess never cared about this, and everyone was well.

During the New Year, everyone is busy. There are only two people. The most laid-back. They don't have to go around to greet the New Year, they don't have to greet guests, they are really free to do whatever they want. These two people are Murong Shuo and Qiao Zhihan. Murong Shuo was expelled from the house, and he was covered with no ornaments, who did he go to to pay New Year's greetings.

And Qiao Zhihan, although she was not expelled from the house. But she was the daughter of the Sect Master of Lingyun Peak. In order to avoid suspicion, she must also stay in the prince's mansion together. She couldn't leave, though. That doesn't mean her family can't come. In fact, from the first day of the new year to the sixteenth of the past few days, Qiao Zhihan ostensibly went out for a walk. But in fact, she saw her parents who came to the capital to see her.

Of course, Murong Shuo would occasionally accompany her to meet his master. However, in order not to disturb them, and in order not to attract more people's attention, Murong Shuo still stayed in the prince's mansion to read books and drink tea to entertain himself. He doesn't need anyone to serve him, and when everyone is busy and reunited at the moment, he is the only one who is alone.

Although the crown prince was not treated well by the emperor, his brothers also fought with him openly and secretly. But at the very least, when it comes to such a festival, he can also get together with his brothers and sisters according to the rules. Every time at this time, Murong Shuo thought that something was better than nothing. However, in the past five years, Murong Shuo had encountered such a day and it had passed. But for some reason, this year he is particularly sensitive. Even, on the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, I would tell her those words when I saw Xiaogong.

He was alone in the Qingfeng Courtyard, and when he was bored, he saw the pendant hanging next to the bed. He would remember what Gong had said to him that night. And all the things that Xiao Gong said before. He had to admit that he had indeed changed a lot about Xiaogong in the past few days. However, change is change, Murong Shuo will not admit it even if he is killed, he gradually likes her.

Even if it's not the kind of love that men and women like, it's the kind of like that likes a confidant and friend. Murong Shuo really felt that in fact, he had already felt that when he was alone with Xiao Luo, even if he didn't have anything to say to each other, he never felt embarrassed. And Xiao Gong, no matter how many times he sees her, he will never get bored and see her through. Far from being bored, Murong Shuo also felt that the more he saw Xiaogong, the more interested he was in her.

After lunch, after waiting for Luo Zijin to take a nap, Xiao Gong took advantage of the time to sneak to Murong Shuo's Qingfeng Courtyard. Far away, Xiaogong saw the open courtyard door, this time, she only felt that the open courtyard door made her feel very lonely. Also, everyone went to pay New Year's greetings, and he was the only one who stayed here alone. It looks like the door is open freely, but in fact, it is an invisible cage. Thinking of this, Xiao Gong was full of sympathy for Murong Shuo, and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Murong Shuo in the house heard Xiao Gong coming, and he made tea for the first time. As soon as Xiao Gong entered the door, she smelled the fragrance of tea, and immediately felt relaxed and happy, and walked over directly without waiting for Murong Shuo to speak, picked up the teacup that Murong Shuo put in front of her, and tasted it. This time it's different from the last time, but it's all good tea. It's just that Xiao Gong still likes the last time.

"You're really unruly...... What's the matter, isn't the tea good this time?" Murong Shuo shook his head, and when he saw that Xiao Gong didn't seem to like the tea this time, he asked.

"The tea is good tea, but I still like the feeling that the tea gave me last time. It's very free, it's very casual, but it's not too free, it's too casual. This time the tea always felt a little bitter and astringent. I don't know if it's the atmosphere that affects the tea, or if the tea contributes to the loneliness here. It's a good match, but it's better not to indulge in such a world too much. ”

"You came here in such a hurry this time, did you embroider the scarf I wanted?" Murong Shuo knew that Xiao Gong was to the point, but he didn't want to talk to Xiao Gong too much, so he changed the topic and asked.

"Of course, the salute I want is ready, right?" asked Xiao Gong proudly. (To be continued.) )