Li Rong's hand was a little cold. When it touched his skin, he could barely keep his mind clear.
But whether it was the fireworks in the sky or the girl in front of him standing on her tiptoes with her eyes closed, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed for a moment. He felt that everything was just a nightmare, that it never happened. He was only the 20-year-old Pei Wenxuan, and the person in front of him was only the 18-year-old Li Rong.
"Rongrong …"
He didn't know why, but his voice was choked with sobs. He raised his hand and gently held her waist with one hand, afraid that she would slip down. His other hand was placed on the back of her head, allowing her to bear the force that he exerted on her.
With his gentle and lingering playfulness, provocation, and entanglement, Li Rong's breathing became heavier. Her hand lost strength and slid down from his face, circling around his neck. Her whole body leaned on the hand on his waist, and she couldn't help but take a step back.
Pei Wenxuan chased after her movements and moved forward, forcing her to press against the table.
He didn't move too much. He hoped that this kiss would give her affection, not lust. So he used all of his rationality to force himself not to do more. He just wanted to kiss her, and then let her feel the ultimate joy and all the gentleness in the world from that kiss.
In Li Rong's memory, the fireworks that year were very long, one after another.
That kiss was different from the past.
She had indulged herself for many years. In the later years, whether it was occasionally recalling the kiss with Pei Wenxuan when she was young, or the touch with Su Yongqing, it was more of lust and love. She couldn't remember, or rather, she never knew what it felt like to have more love in this kind of thing.
But at this moment, she suddenly understood. The gentleness that fell on her heart like the spring rain softened all of the hard soil. So there was more restraint in her lust, and there was a rush of excitement and uncontrollable joy in it.
No matter how many times, how many years, how old she was, how many hardships she had experienced, in that kiss, she suddenly became a little girl.
She was shy and moved at the same time. When she tried to be brave and chased after him, she was infected by his caring attitude and felt a little nervous and shy.
When the two of them stopped, the fireworks had stopped for a long time. Li Rong sat at the table and looked down at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan's lips were moist, and his face was covered with white flour from her hands. He looked up at her with his handsome eyes, restrained with joy. He looked like a young man in front of his sweetheart.
Li Rong lowered his head and looked at him. The two of them did not say anything. After looking at each other for a long time, Li Rong raised his hand and wiped his face with his sleeve. He smiled and said, "The dust is all on your face."
Pei Wenxuan laughed. "This must be Your Highness' revenge."
Li Rong raised his eyebrows. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and wiped the white dust on Li Rong's face. "You're like a little kitten, and you still want to drag me down."
Li Rong froze. He seemed to have just realized that there was dust on his face. At this moment, Jing Mei's voice sounded from outside. "Your Highness, are the dumplings ready?"
She did not rashly come in. She still understood the rules. Li Rong heard the voice and quickly jumped down from the table. Pei Wenxuan raised his hand and patted the dust for him. Li Rong coughed softly. He was afraid that someone outside would hear the strangeness in his voice. He raised his voice and said, "What's wrong?"
"Your Highness," Jing Mei's voice carried a smile. "Sister Jing Mei made dumplings. She asked if Your Highness needed to be served."
"There's no need." Pei Wenxuan said and turned his head to wash his hands. "You guys eat first. I'll call someone later. You guys can come and serve the dumplings."
As he spoke, Pei Wenxuan put the dumplings plate by plate into the water.
Jing Mei obeyed and did not come in. She turned her head and went outside the courtyard. The servant girls outside pointed to the kitchen and winked at Jing Mei. Jing Mei shook her head and whispered, "Your Highness, the dumplings are ready. Don't be afraid."
They were afraid that these two people lived like princes and made dumplings for an entire afternoon. They were afraid that they would be hungry and lose their temper.
Li Rong curiously watched the dumplings fall into the pot. She supported her chin and looked at the dumplings. "Pei Wenxuan, does your family celebrate the New Year like this?"
"Yes."
Pei Wenxuan smiled and raised his head. "Your Highness?"
Li Rong thought about it. In the past, when she was in the palace, there was no atmosphere for celebrating the New Year. It was nothing more than a family banquet in the palace. The emperor and empress brought the princes and unmarried princesses to eat and drink.
The dishes were all big fish and big meat. They were served one by one. Every year, there would be new dishes. However, every year, she felt that these new dishes were boring.
She liked to eat delicacies and could eat them on weekdays. Those new things often had a little bit of good luck. There was a 'fu' character made of tofu, a phoenix carved from melon skin. They were very beautiful, but they were not delicious.
"It's just like the palace banquets you see on weekdays." Li Rong sighed. "It's very boring."
"Does Your Highness have any New Year's money?"
Pei Wenxuan was curious. Li Rong said carelessly, "Yes, it's all kinds of rewards. It's all sent to the treasury. I don't even remember what it was. Oh, one year, Imperial Mother gave me a pair of Vermillion Bird Buyao. I liked it very much. "
Pei Wenxuan listened and thought about it. Just as he was about to say something, Li Rong raised his hand and pointed at the dumplings in the pot. "Are these dumplings overcooked?"
Pei Wenxuan turned around and saw that the dumplings were cooked and had floated up. Li Rong stared at the dumplings and said worriedly, "This prince saw that some of the dumplings were already rotten. That's fine, but why are there so many of them floating on the water? Is it because they can't be eaten? "
"Your Highness." Pei Wenxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "They're cooked."
"Cooked?" Li Rong was a little surprised. "So this is cooked. I was wondering how you know if the dumplings are cooked or not. So it's like this."
Pei Wenxuan knew that Li Rong was a person who couldn't differentiate between grains and grains. He didn't find it strange. He smiled and called for the servants outside to come in. They took out plate after plate of dumplings and sent them to the dining room.
The other servants of the Princess Residence were cooking in the small kitchen. The dishes had already been prepared. Li Rong and Pei Wenxuan's dumplings were the last to be served. After the dumplings were placed on the table, the two of them went to the dining room. Several tables had been set up in the courtyard outside the dining room. The servants who didn't go back to celebrate the New Year stayed here. Pei Wenxuan turned to look at Li Rong and explained to Li Rong, "This is my order. Is it alright?"
"You've already given the order. How can I not give you face in front of everyone?"
Li Rong said and sat down with Pei Wenxuan. He raised his hand and said to everyone, "Everyone, sit down."
After Li Rong finished speaking, everyone bowed respectfully and then sat down.
This was the first time Li Rong sat with the servants. She was a little unused to it. She couldn't help but look back at Pei Wenxuan. Pei Wenxuan gave her a dumpling and said with a smile, "Your Highness, why don't you say something festive? It can be considered as a New Year's greeting so that everyone won't be nervous. "
Li Rong paused for a moment and hesitated for a while before saying, "Then I wish that everyone's wealth will be rolling in in the coming year. Their families will be in good health. Those of marriageable age will find a good match. Those who are already married will have a child soon and be happy."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Rong softened his tone. Everyone was completely relieved and responded with a smile.
"Let's eat."
Li Rong said and picked up a dumpling from the bowl.
Although everyone was relieved with Li Rong around, they were still a little reserved. When Pei Wenxuan saw this, he called out to everyone, "Everyone, don't be reserved. Drink when you should, eat when you should. Eat when you should, eat when you should. Let's show His Highness what we usually do. If anyone eats a copper coin today, there will be a reward! "
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Rong hissed and a copper coin rolled out of her mouth. She didn't expect that Pei Wenxuan would put a copper coin in the dumplings. This was a folk custom. The palace wouldn't casually put this kind of thing in food. She was unprepared. When she took a bite, she felt that half of her teeth were about to break.
"Pei …"
Li Rong held back her tears and raised her hand to throw her chopsticks in pain. Pei Wenxuan's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He grabbed her hand with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. He said loudly, "It's actually Your Highness who ate a copper coin. Your Highness is very lucky this year!"
After saying that, Pei Wenxuan whispered, "Your Highness, give me some face."
"What face!"
Li Rong pushed him away and covered her mouth angrily, "Why didn't you tell me you put a copper coin in advance? My teeth are about to break!"
"I also didn't expect Your Highness to eat so fiercely. I was just about to say …" Pei Wenxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Li Rong usually looked unruly, but in fact, rules were hidden in the details. For example, when she ate, she chewed slowly. When she slept, she lay flat with her hands on her stomach. Who knew that she was so hungry today that she didn't care about her manners and took a bite.
Li Rong felt that she was in the wrong, but she didn't argue with Pei Wenxuan. She only stretched out her hand to ask for a reward, "Where's the reward?"
Pei Wenxuan laughed and raised his hand to give Li Rong a red envelope from his sleeve.
It was the first time that Li Rong received a red envelope like this, so she felt a little strange. She opened the red envelope in front of everyone and found that there was nothing inside. She shook it and found one tael of silver in her hand.
Looking at the tael of silver, Li Rong thought of her teeth and was dissatisfied, "You have the nerve to give me a red envelope that's only worth one tael of silver?"
"Okay, okay, okay." Pei Wenxuan was afraid of her, so he took out a red envelope that he had hand-drawn with a golden phoenix, "This is yours. It's extra. "
Li Rong saw the beautiful phoenix and was a little moved. She reached out her hand to take it without hesitation. Pei Wenxuan moved the red envelope to the side and said with a smile, "Your Highness, you have to say something nice to take your New Year's money."
"Prince Consort, you must be joking." Jing Lan laughed at the side, "You gave His Highness a red envelope. How can it be called New Year's money?"
"You don't understand." Pei Wenxuan turned to look at Jing Lan, then looked back at Li Rong with a smile, "His Highness is still young. I usually take care of him, just like looking after a younger sister. This New Year's money has to be given."
When everyone heard Pei Wenxuan's words, they burst into laughter. Li Rong raised his eyebrows, "You dare to bring people to laugh at me?"
"I don't dare." Pei Wenxuan hurriedly said, "This is a smile that symbolizes the joy of the New Year. It's definitely not meant to laugh at Your Highness."
"Red envelope." Li Rong was too lazy to talk to him. He didn't want to banter with him in front of the servants. Pei Wenxuan held the red envelope and said with a smile, "Does Your Highness not know how to say nice things?"
"That's right." Li Rong directly raised his hand and said lazily, "So just give me the red envelope."
"If you don't know how to say it, I'll teach you."
As Pei Wenxuan said, he leaned forward and handed the red envelope to Li Rong. At the same time, he put his hand on Li Rong's ear.
"I like you. I want to celebrate the New Year with you every year."
"Your Highness." Pei Wenxuan asked in a very small voice, "Have you learned it?"
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