Hibiscus Garden was the largest royal garden in the capital aside from the Imperial Palace. Ever since His Majesty ascended to the throne, he had spent more time in Hibiscus Garden than in the Imperial Palace.
The Eldest Princess, who had been promoted from assistant to head the government, also lived in Hibiscus Garden. Apart from the morning court session that was held every seven days in the Legislative Hall, for the past two years, most of the memorials submitted by the various departments of the court were also sent to Hibiscus Garden.
After the renovation of Hibiscus Garden, a few new palaces were built and the palace complex was expanded. His Majesty, the Empress and Imperial Consort, the Empress Dowager, the Eldest Princess, and Princess Shouning all lived there.
In the past two years, Hibiscus Garden seemed to be replacing the Imperial Palace.
The officials were now used to not clashing with His Majesty on such matters. His Majesty lived wherever he liked. Even when His Majesty brought the Empress Dowager and Imperial Consort Yan over, no censor said anything, and no official from the Ministry of Rites said it was inappropriate. Ever since the matter of the Gyeong Of Silla came to an end, Prime Minister Qin retired, and Prime Minister Shen retired from the court. All the big shots in the court were promoted by His Majesty and Eldest Princess. The relationship between the emperor and his officials was particularly harmonious.
Hibiscus Garden, Xiaoling Palace.
Xiaoling Palace was the residence of Imperial Consort Yan. The Imperial Consort Yan mentioned here was not the current Emperor's consort. The current Emperor only had two consorts, the Empress and Imperial Consort Yan. Imperial Consort Yan was the former Emperor's consort and the only one other than the Empress who did not have to live in a fixed residence in the Imperial Palace.
By the window of the small pavilion, heavy snow was falling outside. The fire in the room was burning brightly without a trace of cold air. Imperial Consort Yan leaned against the window, holding a scroll in her hand. At some point, she looked down and saw a girl stumbling over from afar.
A palace maid walked over slowly and said softly, "Imperial Consort, the Princess is back."
"I saw her." Imperial Consort Yan nodded. The girl had already gone upstairs. The palace maid hurriedly took the snow-stained robe. The girl took off her shoes, jumped onto the bed, and burrowed under the covers. She rubbed her little hands vigorously, and her delicate little face was red from the cold.
Concubine Yan put down the scroll and held her two small hands in her hands. She asked, "It's snowing heavily. What are you doing out so early in the morning? Did you fall just now?"
Her hand was held by her mother. She said with a smile, "The plum blossoms in Furong Garden are in full bloom. They're even more beautiful than those in Cold Mountain Temple. I'll accompany you to take a look in the afternoon …"
Yan Fei touched her hair and said, "Tell me, what's the matter? Why did you come back in such a hurry?"
The girl lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Brother and sister are going to Shuzhou. They are going to patrol in disguise …"
"Go if you want to." Concubine Yan patted her head and said with a smile.
"But …"
"No buts …" Concubine Yan shook her head and said, "The capital is so small. I have to go out and see more scenery and meet the people I want to meet …"
"Then, then I'll make arrangements for the Academy and the Association first!" The girl hurriedly lifted the blanket and jumped off the bed. She put on her shoes and quickly disappeared into the small building.
Concubine Yan leaned against the window and watched as the figure hurriedly ran into the snow and quickly disappeared.
She picked up the scroll again and thought for a moment. Then, she picked up the brush and added a few words at the back before putting the scroll down.
She opened the window, and the wind blew in from outside, blowing the scroll she had placed in front of the window.
The cover of the book was blown open, revealing a few small and graceful words.
Mandarin Duck Handkerchief …
The cold wind swept in a few snowflakes. She stretched out a hand, and a snowflake landed on her palm. A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she slowly clenched her fist. The snowflakes melted, but she seemed to be clenching something tightly.
In the Gyeong Of Silla residence, Li Yi tightened his clothes. It was already past the New Year, but the weather was getting colder and colder. The gray sky with snowflakes made it hard for people to breathe, as if their hearts were being clenched tightly.
He was so envious of Ruyi and Ruyi. When could he be like them and not be affected by the cold and heat …
He walked outside and saw Yang Fu playing a role-playing game with Fat Tiger and the others.
The current Yang Fu no longer had the airs of a prince and could already mingle with them.
Fat Tiger looked at Yang Fu, who was lying on the ground, and laughed loudly. "Haha, Monkey Sun, no matter how powerful you are, you can't escape from the palms of Buddha Gautama!"
Yang Fu's face was filled with grief and indignation as he shouted, "Jade Emperor, Gautama, I, Old Sun, was deceived by you. I was deceived by you …"
…
There were brothels in the village that didn't charge money. They would go to the theater when they had time, and their favorite was "Journey to the West." To children, this show would never go out of style. Even the three-year-old Li Duan could watch it with relish.
Over the past few months, he no longer had many restrictions on Yang Fu.
A leopard could not change its spots. Li Yi couldn't guarantee that Yang Fu had turned over a new leaf and awakened some strange overlord attribute that could make the people submit to him with a stomp of his feet, make the emperor of the Wu Kingdom bow down to him, give up the throne, and cut off his own head …
However, his arrogant and willful personality was nowhere to be seen, and he was no longer as annoying as before.
Li Yi felt that his mission had been completed, and he could report to Yangliuqing now.
This period of time could be considered the most stable period of his life in Shu Zhou.
The various reforms in Shuzhou had passed the most difficult stage, and what followed was a long period of development. With Chen Chong keeping an eye on everything, there wouldn't be any problems.
The Land of Chaos had also officially changed its surname to Liu, and it was also in a stable stage of development. Wang Wei was leading a group of people to roll up their sleeves and start construction. All they needed was time.
Drunk Mo's due date was the end of February, and there was less than half a month left. With Ruoqing and Ruyi by her side, she had been in a good mood. Ever since she started practicing martial arts, her physique had become much stronger than before. With a professional delivery team, she didn't have to worry too much.
Fang walked in from outside. Li Yi looked at him, but before he could speak, Fang shook his head and said, "No."
He meant that there was no letter from him.
Li Xuan hadn't replied to him for almost three months.
Not only Li Xuan, but MIngzhu and Shouning also didn't reply. The letters he sent out were like stones sinking into the ocean, and there was no reply.
No reply, right? He wouldn't write any letters this month either. He would reply when he received his letter. Who's afraid of who …
"Mister."
When Li Yi was sitting in the courtyard in a daze, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.
This voice was too familiar, so familiar that he could recognize it with his bones. However, he hadn't heard this voice for a long time.
Yang Fu wouldn't call him that. In the entire Shuzhou, in the entire Jing Kingdom, no one else would call him that.
Li Yi raised his head and looked at the girl standing at the door, looking at him in a daze. He suddenly stood up.
Because he used too much strength, the stone chair he was sitting on was directly overturned by him.
He looked at the girl, turned around, and picked up the stone chair. He sighed and sat down again.
He had been looking forward to their reply for the past two days. He had actually been hallucinating. How could he be in Shu Zhou? How could he see Shou Ning in King Jing's Imperial Residence?
"Mister."
Crack.
Li Yi broke the armrest of the stone chair.
He stood up in disbelief and said, "Shouning, you, how could you …"
The girl ran over, but stopped halfway. Her eyes were full of tears, but there was a smile on her face. She said, "I missed you, mister, so I came to see you …"
When she ran over, Li Yi clearly saw the excitement in her eyes. He didn't know why she stopped …
He thought for a moment and stretched out his arms.
The girl was startled, and then she rushed forward. Li Yi was knocked back a few steps by her.
"Mister, I'm so happy …" She hung on his body like a koala, holding his neck. He didn't know whether she was crying or laughing. He could only hear her vague murmurs.
Li Xuan walked in quickly from the door. He looked at Li Yi and laughed, "You didn't expect this, did you?"
Shouning hurriedly got down from him, wiped her tears, and stood aside in a very ladylike manner.
As Li Xuan walked over, he stretched out his arms and said, "Long time no see …"
Li Yi brushed past him and walked to the door. He said in surprise, "Where's MIngzhu? Why didn't MIngzhu come?"
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