On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, according to the rules of the Tianxiang royal family, all unmarried clan relatives must enter the palace to have a reunion dinner, keep the year, and return home only after the time of having a child.

King Anle was not invited, but because of the new loss of his wife, the emperor sympathized with him and was desolate at home, so he specially invited him to the palace for a reunion banquet.

Although Ding Guoguo was not a royal family, the emperor personally invited her, and she entered the palace with Nangong Li.

It was supposed to be a festive and lively reunion day, but because the prince was deposed and the five sons died tragically, it seemed a little cold and bleak. It wasn't until after three rounds of drinking that the hall, which was originally unusually quiet, gradually became lively.

The emperor seemed to be in a good mood today, leaning back in the soft chair, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, watching everyone laugh.

I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, Ding Guoguo was arranged to sit next to Concubine Xue again. She tried her best to ignore the scent of begonia flowers that she brought with her every time she picked up vegetables. She frowned slightly, and the scent on her body seemed to become a little heavier.

Nangong Li's seat was not far from her, and every time he met his eyes, he gave her a smile, which made Ding Guoguo feel very heartwarming, and even the fragrance on Zhuo Ya's body became pleasant. Thinking of his oath last night, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled.

He said that he would love her only from now on, and that he would never die until he died.

"Divine Doctor Ding, what makes you so happy that you keep laughing?"

Her sleeves were gently pulled, and Ding Guoguo looked at Zhuoya with a smile, "What?" “

The corners of Zhuoya's mouth curved, and she smiled lightly, "It's nothing." “

Ding Guoguo was in a good mood at this time, and he didn't care, turned his head and continued to look for Nangong Li's gaze. He was turning his head to speak to the Six Kings sitting beside him, when he felt her gaze, turned his head, and smiled toothy at her. She was about to respond, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Zhuoya beside her showing a delicate smile. Her heart moved, and she buried her head in eating vegetables.

When the banquet was almost over, the emperor ordered someone to send a handkerchief for everyone to wipe their faces and sober up, and wait for the fireworks when the time came.

After a while, as the New Year's bell rang, a bunch of fire dragons rose into the sky, and the fire dragon flew into the sky and bloomed, leaving behind the four big characters of Guotai and Min'an.

The four words of Guotai and Min'an have not disappeared, and the four words of life and prosperity have risen to the sky. As soon as the end of the life expectancy, brilliant fireworks burst into the sky.

Ding Guoguo has watched many fireworks shows, but he still has to admire the ingenuity of the ancients, the fireworks seem to have life in their hands, and they are gorgeous to the extreme. She looked at the fireworks with a smile on her face, and suddenly felt that her hand was being held, and she looked down in surprise to see that it was the eleventh prince squeezing around her.

When the eleventh prince saw her looking at him, he smiled brightly at her.

Ding Guoguo reached out and touched his face, clenched his hand, and looked up to see the fireworks.

"Guoguo." The Eleventh Prince tugged at her hand, and when she looked down at him again, he whispered in her ear, "Happy New Year." ”

Ding Guoguo touched his head lovingly, and said with a smile, "Happy New Year." ”

"I have a gift for you. Wait a minute, I'll go first, you look for me outside the hall. After the eleventh prince finished speaking, he let go of her hand and squeezed towards the door.

The people who were originally sitting in the hall were all crowded at the door at this time, looking up at the fireworks in the sky. Ding Guoguo swept around, and seeing that no one paid attention to her, she followed behind the eleventh prince and walked out of the hall.

"Here you go." The Eleventh Prince waited for her to walk in front of him, and took out a square box wrapped in red paper and handed it to her like a trick.

"What is it?" Ding Guoguo checked it, it was very light, and he didn't know what was inside. She asked, and she was about to tear it down.

The eleventh prince held her hand and said with a smile, "I'll tear it down when you go back." ”

"Okay." Ding Guoguo nodded, "But I didn't prepare a gift for you." If you have anything you want, I'll make it up to you next time. ”

The eleventh prince shook his head, looked at her with sparkling eyes, and said with a smile, "I don't lack anything, and I don't have anything in particular." ”

"Thank you then." Ding Guoguo reached out and patted his face gently, and said with a smile, "You've grown a lot taller." ”

The eleventh prince's face darkened, and he said sullenly, "Yes, I will be fifteen after the New Year." ”

At the age of fifteen, he will be crowned king and leave the palace. Ding Guoguo sighed in his heart, pulled him to sit down on the low stone next to him, and said with a smile, "When you leave the palace, it will be much more convenient for us to meet." ”

The eleventh prince nodded, putting away his sadness, "Well, when I leave the palace, I can go to play with you every day." When he said this, his face suddenly darkened again, "But Seventh Brother, will he agree to let me go to you every day?" ”

Ding Guoguo shrugged indifferently, "We are friends, and he doesn't care if we meet each other." ”

"Yes." The eleventh prince buried his head, kicked the pebble at his feet, and said in a low voice, "I'm so scared in my heart, I'm afraid that I will be like the twelfth and fourteenth brothers... He pursed his lips and swallowed the words that followed.

Ding Guoguo felt in his heart, this child has always been sensitive. She didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only put her arms around his shoulders. Those thoughts that she deliberately ignored were churning in her mind at this time. In the battle for the throne, it seems that the six kings who have benefited the most at present, but the person who can promote the formation of all this will be Nangong Li? If it was, could she still take his vows seriously? Once he sits on the throne, when the situation is forced to do so, can he still guard her alone? She sighed in her heart, if she really had to face that situation one day, then she would have to walk away.

"Guoguo."

The sleeves of her clothes were pulled, Ding Guoguo came back to her senses, looked at the eleventh prince who was looking at her, she barely pulled out a smile, and asked softly, "What?" “

"You don't have to worry about me, I'll try to keep myself alive. I have to be strong so I can protect you. The eleventh prince looked serious.

Ding Guoguo's heart was moved, this child said that he wanted to protect her, she really made a reliable friend. She reached out and rubbed his head, and said with a smile, "Well, you have to grow up quickly, protect yourself, and protect me." “

"Yes." The Eleventh Prince nodded heavily, "I will definitely try to grow up quickly." “

The childish words made her laugh for a while, and Ding Guoguo smiled and imprinted a kiss on his forehead. What a stupid child, just like Ning'er. Ning'er, I don't know if he's okay now.

The two whispered another conversation, and then returned to the hall one after the other.

At this time, the fireworks have been set off, and when eating the rice balls, the emperor and the empress sent a red envelope to each person. Ding Guoguo secretly opened it and looked at it, it turned out to be two thousand taels of silver tickets, she couldn't help but think that if she came to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor every year, then she would have no worries about food and clothing in her life.