Early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ben Mao walked out of the door and saw a small pink flag hanging on a small building on the street opposite Liu's Mansion from a distance.

This is exactly the meeting signal that Li Xuan and I agreed to meet.

Ben Mao came to the banyan tree outside the back door along the roof, and saw that Li Xuan's carriage was already waiting there.

"What's the matter with me?" Ben asked, jumping into the carriage.

"The queen mother sent a decree to let me enter the palace this morning." Li Xuan said with a smile. ”

"Which queen mother?"

"Naturally, it's Queen Zhou."

"Oh." Ben licked his paws and asked, "What is he looking for you for?" ”

"I don't know, but it's very important, Queen Zhou hasn't received us juniors in the New Year for many years."

"You're all so annoyed, out of sight and out of mind." I said, "So what are you looking for me to do?" ”

"That's... Queen Zhou said, let you go with you. ”

"What?" Ben Mao stopped in surprise: "Why? ”

"I don't know, but she likes you." Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's to talk to you?" By the way, give me something or something. ”

"Are you so casual with your royal rewards?" Ben Cat asked suspiciously, "Wouldn't it be a bad thing?" ”

"How can you?" Li Xuan smiled and said, "Yan'er, you are too cautious. You change your clothes, I'll wait for you in the afternoon. ”

Li Xuan said and jumped out of the car, standing under the car and waiting. When I had changed my clothes, I whistled and called me Shirakira and set off for the palace.

"It always feels a little wrong." I said, "Isn't Queen Zhou indifferent by nature? Why are you so concerned about me? ”

"Did you have breakfast?" Li Xuan looked at him left and right.

I took the pastry handed over by Li Xuan and ate it.

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I entered the palace with Li Xuan, and the palace in the New Year is much more beautiful than the last time.

Exquisite sky lanterns and longevity lanterns are hung everywhere, and couplets, door gods, and palace mottos are pasted on the door.

The palace maids and eunuchs also wore bright red palace clothes, coming and going with joy on their eyebrows, and it is estimated that they have received many New Year's rewards from nobles.

Not long after walking, I heard the crackling sound of firecrackers.

"Don't be afraid, Yan'er." Li Xuan said with a smile: "In this palace, from the twenty-seventh year to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, firecrackers must be set off every morning, noon and evening to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. ”

"I'm not afraid." I gave him a blank look: "Where does Empress Zhou live?" How far is it? ”

"Changqiu Palace, if Yan'er is tired, rest for a while before leaving." Li Xuan said.

"Take a break? Where to rest, there is no place to sit. ”

"That's... I'm carrying Yan'er on my back? “

"Alright, you." I pushed Li Xuan and said, "How dare I let His Royal Highness the Prince carry it." ”

Li Xuan smiled and pretended to be pushed out by me, and crashed back.

The two were arguing when they suddenly heard a woman's voice.

"Yo, what kind of girl is this, who is making such a fuss in the palace?"

The cat looked up and saw that a very charming-looking lady was sitting on a sedan chair and talking.

"The minister sees Empress Zheng, and the queen is extremely happy." Li Xuan saluted.

"The little girl sees Empress Zheng, and I wish the queen a thousand blessings." I followed suit.

"Hmph." Empress Zheng said with a displeased face: "Li Xuan, did you come to the palace to find the emperor?" ”

"Back to the queen's mother, the minister brought his cousin to see Queen Zhou." Li Xuan said.

"See Empress Zhou? Take her? ”

"Yes."

Empress Zheng looked me up and down and said, "Are you cousin Li Xuan?" ”

"Yes."

"Want to enter the palace?"

"Yes. Well? ”

"This palace advises you to die as soon as possible, what can you do if you enter the palace with your bean sprouts-like appearance." Empress Zheng sneered: "I don't know how to die." ”

Empress Zheng waved her hand after speaking, and the eunuch beside her hurriedly lifted the sedan chair and walked forward.

"Queen Mother, Yan'er just came to visit Queen Zhou." Li Xuan shouted dissatisfiedly: "She won't enter the palace." ”

"Hmph."

When Empress Zheng's palanquin went farther and farther, I turned my head to look at Li Xuan.

"Is this Empress Zheng sick?" I said, "Your face is convulsed, and laughing is worse than crying." ”

"Hahaha." Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "You are the only one who dares to say that, but..."

Li Xuan looked at the absence of anyone around him, and then said: "This Empress Zheng is jealous of Empress Zhou, that day and night banquet, Empress Zhou specially came to talk to you, and she transferred her anger to you." ”

"So... It's just sick. I said dissatisfiedly, "Let's go!" Compared to this, I miss Empress Zheng. ”

"Okay."

The two of us walked along the palace wall towards Empress Zhou's Changqiu Palace.