Half a month before the New Year, Ren Baqian could feel the festive atmosphere everywhere in Lan City.
There was a bustling crowd everywhere, and he could always see many aboriginals bringing mountain products into Lan City to exchange for various supplies. Even in the vicinity of Shihu District and Yiwulu District, there were many people sitting by the roadside with a few things they brought out from the mountains in front of them. There were herbs, baby animals, and even rare treasures.
As a result, there was a sea of people in the vicinity every day, just like a market.
Everyone had a smile on their face.
After all, for most people, the New Year was the most important time of the year.
After hearing about the market, Ren Baqian made two trips to see some strange things in this world.
He even bought some small things that he found interesting, such as a green stone. In the dark, he could see small dots emitting white light on it, like stars.
For example, there was a plant that bloomed every other day with a flower bud at the top. It bloomed on the first day, closed on the second day, and opened again on the third day. It kept blooming and closing like this, which was very interesting.
There was also a kind of animal horn that was said to be able to travel hundreds of kilometers after being blown. However, humans couldn't hear it, and only certain animals could.
In contrast to the liveliness in Lan City, the palace was deserted.
A palace gate separated the inside and the outside world into two different worlds.
The empress didn't seem to care much about the New Year. Everything in the palace was going on as usual, and everyone else was doing their own things without any decorations or preparations.
After all, the empress had always been the only person in the palace, and there was no one to talk to or share with. As a result, such a festival had no meaning other than the New Year to the empress.
However, there was one more person this year, so it was somewhat different.
"Your Majesty, why don't we decorate the palace as well?" Ren Baqian suggested when he saw the empress sitting there watching a television series. When he passed by Beihong District, he saw that many of the mansions of the court officials were being cleaned and decorated.
It was a very strange arrangement. Many bones were drilled into holes, tied with a piece of cloth, and hung on the wall. When the wind blew, there would be whimpering sounds and the sound of bones knocking on the wall.
The entire Beihong District was filled with a quiet breeze.
Every time Ren Baqian passed by these two days, he would shiver and feel that the surrounding air seemed to be a little colder.
How was this a festive occasion? It was like a haunted house. Was this done to scare people? He didn't know who was such a genius to actually think of such a creative New Year decoration.
However, the people in the mansions all looked happy, which made him feel weird.
The empress gently propped her chin with her finger, looked at him, and said indifferently, "Do what you want."
Ren Baqian bade farewell to the empress and returned to Earth. When he came back, he brought along two big bags filled with colorful LED lights and bells.
Now that he had more than 600 Jin of strength, he could carry a lot more things at once. It was several times more than before, and he didn't have to be so restricted every time he carried things.
He first asked people to make a few wooden frames and erected them on both sides of Yangxin Palace hall.
He then called for Qing Yuan and Hong Luan to get busy in Yangxin Palace Hall. They connected the colorful lanterns in the air and hung up the bells.
Even though the task wasn't complicated, they still had to run from both sides. Out of the three of them, two of them stood on the racks while Ren Baqian ran back and forth between the two racks with a roll of lanterns. He handed one end of the lanterns to one of the racks and then pulled it to the other end.
The empress was watching a television series, but she was not in the mood to watch it. From time to time, she would look at the three busy people at the bottom of the stairs in a daze.
It seemed like it had not been lively for a long time.
Or rather, it had never been lively.
Yangxin Palace Hall had always been cold and cheerless. Even when she was young and her father was here, it was the same.
Even she felt that it should be like this.
Therefore, Ren Baqian's busy schedule made her feel novel, interesting, and warm.
The empress did not realize that she had a smile on her face.
It took them half a day to connect the light strips. Ren Baqian plugged them in and the colors of the entire Yangxin Palace Hall began to change. From the moment they entered, the two sides and the top were covered with light strips, emitting colorful rays of light. Furthermore, the rays of light seemed to be flowing.
This kind of light strip only weighed 18 kilograms per 100 meters. Ren Baqian brought a total of 2000 meters and made the entire Yangxin Palace Hall colorful.
Qing Yuan and Hong Luan didn't know what the two of them were doing, but they almost screamed when they saw the scenery. At this moment, Yangxin Palace Hall was no longer cold and cheerless. It was filled with fascinating colors.
Even the empress was pleasantly surprised. She didn't expect that she would be so beautiful and dazzling after finishing it.
Not only that, Ren Baqian also got someone to cut down two trees and placed them near the empress's bed. He then wrapped the light strips around the trees.
"Your Majesty, this is the palace that belongs to you." Ren Baqian wiped the perspiration off his forehead. He had been running back and forth while carrying such a heavy lantern belt. It was quite tiring for him.
However, looking at the colorful Yangxin Palace Hall, which looked like a palace from a fairy tale, he was very satisfied.
The empress was pleasantly surprised and her heart was filled with tenderness. For a moment, she did not know what to say.
After a long time, she said softly, "It's very beautiful. I like it very much!"
Ren Baqian's heart softened when he heard the empress's gentle voice.
This was probably the most romantic thing he had done in his life so far.
"However, I'm afraid the battery pack is not enough. I brought back another set of batteries. Together with the previous four sets of batteries, it can only last for five hours." Ren Baqian felt slightly regretful.
He felt that it was a pity that such a beautiful scenery couldn't be lit up all the time.
Previously, he did not bring too many batteries with him. He prepared a total of four sets of batteries to sustain the empress's use for watching television dramas, table lamps, and charging the walkie-talkie. This time, he brought another set of batteries, which made up for only five sets.
It seemed like he had to bring back a battery with a larger capacity next time.
Following which, Ren Baqian, Qing Yuan, and Hong Luan hung countless silver bells on the light strips. As the breeze blew, the entire Yangxin Palace Hall was filled with the melodious sound of the bells.
This sound was much better than the ghostly wails and howls of the bone whistles in the air above the residences in Beihong District.
Then, the empress listened to the silver bells for an entire night and almost couldn't fall asleep.
It was really too noisy.
She didn't feel it during the day, but it became apparent in the dead of night.
However, the empress still didn't allow anyone to remove the silver bells. The next day, it was as if nothing had happened.
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