Wen Xi heard about Gu Changjin's visit to Kunning Palace to meet Queen Qi from Xu Li'er.

Xu Li'er said it accidentally, but she kept it in her mind. After waiting for a long time, she didn't see Aunt Zhu, so she asked quietly: "Why don't you see Aunt Zhu today?"

Xu Li'er said, "Aunt Gui got up yesterday. I fell down at night. Aunt Zhu and Aunt Gui always come here to be friendly. I have been worried all night that I must go to see Aunt Gui this time."

Wen Xi looked out the window again when he heard this. "It's rare for the weather to clear up. Li'er, please push me to the yard to bask in the sun."

Wen Xi came from Daci'en Temple to Kunning Palace, and Xu Li'er accompanied him all the way.

Xu Li'er has a gentle temperament, works well, and is loved by Queen Qi. Wen Xi intends to make friends with her, and now the relationship between the two is getting closer day by day.

Wen Xi heard a lot about Gu Changjin from her mouth. How Gu Changjin vindicated Xu Li'er, how he rescued her, and encouraged her to become a female historian in the palace.

She heard these things over and over again no less than three times.

Here, Xu Li'er heard her say that she wanted to go out to bask in the sun. He quickly agreed, helped her sit on the wooden wheelchair, and went to the yard.

Although Wen Xi is getting better now, he is still weak and weak. He cannot walk for long, and he has to use this wooden wheelchair to go out.

Usually when she came out, she would mostly wander around the side courtyard. Now she would know that Gu Changjin was next door and Aunt Zhu was not there, and her heart couldn't help but be ready to move.

She hadn't seen Gu Changjin for almost two years. If she could see him at today's family dinner, she probably wouldn't be able to say a word. In full view of the public, she couldn't reveal any clues.

"Let's go to the main hall." She said softly: "Stop inside the corner door outside the hall."

The corner door between the main hall and the side hall is usually used by the palace maids, and nobles rarely go there. Enter through the Moon Cave Gate at the front.

Miss Wen will soon be recognized as an adopted daughter by the Queen, and she will be a noble girl. It is somewhat inappropriate to go to the corner gate.

But Xu Li'er didn't hesitate at all, and pushed the wooden wheelchair to the corner door very obediently.

There is a banquet in the palace today, and many people in the Kunning Palace have gone on errands. Except for the two eldest maids and two chamberlains, there is no one else in the corridor of the main palace.

Wenxi stared at the wooden door of the main hall for a moment. He didn't know how long it had passed before he heard a "squeak" and a tall figure stepped across the threshold and walked out from inside.

The sun penetrated the clouds and poured down on the pocket above his head. The man was still the same as in her memory, with eyes as cold as a pool, high brows, slightly pursed thin lips with sharp lines, and a bit of alienation that meant that strangers should not enter. .

But if you look closer, the person in front of you seems to be a little different from before.

Wen Xi didn't know if it was because of the majestic and noble purple tiara, but Wen Xi always felt that Gu Changjin now had an indescribable majesty.

The corner door where she was located was far away, and Wen Xi originally thought that Gu Changjin would not notice the movement on the other side.

But after walking a few steps, the man stopped and looked over.

Wen Xi's heart tightened, and then jumped again. She opened her lips and looked at the man with a little expectancy.

Gu Changjin withdrew his gaze calmly, turned around and walked away.

Wenxi's lips twitched.

She had been accustomed to his coldness since she was a child, and she just got used to it. Seeing him looking at her like a stranger, she felt a little sour in her heart.

Does he know how much she paid for him?

In order to point out the fake cinnabar mole on her shoulder, she endured the pain and asked Grandma An to prick her shoulder with hundreds of needles. She was only six or seven years old at that time.

In order to pretend to be Queen Qi's daughter, he started taking poison when he was nine years old, just to stay in the palace upright and help him get rid of Emperor Jiayou and Queen Qi.

Wen Xi took a deep breath of the cool air, closed and raised his eyelids, and returned to his previous soft and harmless look.

"You said that on the night you were assassinated, His Highness sent you to Songsi Yuan." Wen Xi slowly turned his head, looked at Xu Li'er and said softly: "Then you met the Rong family who lived in Songsi Yuan at that time. A big girl?"

Xu Li'er's hands tightened unconsciously, "I saw it. It was Miss Rong who arranged a place for Li'er that day, and it was Miss Rong who sent Li'er to the carriage the next day. "

Wen Xi." "His Highness and Miss Rong are... in love?"

"Li'er and Miss Rong only have a relationship, and we really don't know much about His Highness and Miss Rong. However," Xu Li'er looked around and hesitated. She said: "I heard from people in the house that His Highness had been staying in the study at that time."

After saying this, she refused to go on.

Wen Xi didn't ask any more questions. She just wanted to say this.

Aunt An also said the same in the letter she sent her. Brother Chang Jin had always slept in a separate room with her, and the two had never even consummated their relationship.

If you really like someone, how could you be so cold to her?

The reason why Brother Chang Jin asked to marry her must be because of his own agenda, she thought.

After Gu Changjin left Kunning Palace, he took the time to return to the East Palace.

Rong Shu knew that there was a banquet in the palace today and thought he would not be able to see him all day.

In the past two days, he led many people to knock peach charms and hang lanterns in Zichen Hall, making the entire Zichen Hall decorated with red and green lights.

At that time, he told her that he could not stay with her this year.

People at that time paid attention to staying up late on New Year's Eve. If you stay up late, you will be safe and have a long life.

Rong Shu still wants to live for tens or even hundreds of years, so she is naturally prepared to stay up until the end of the year, but she doesn't need Gu Changjin to accompany her. There are many people in the Zichen Palace, and it doesn't matter if there are more people or less than him.

So he said: "I have Aunt Zhu and Lan Xuan with me. It doesn't matter if Your Highness doesn't come."

Gu Changjin was knocking on the peach charms, and when he heard this, he glanced at her and said lightly "Hmm".

Zhu Jun told Rong Shu that Gu Changjin would have to stay in the palace all night today, and he would have to go to worship his ancestors early tomorrow morning according to the auspicious time calculated by Qin Tianjian. It would be almost midnight tomorrow to see him again.

I didn't expect him to come back after leaving for only half a day.

"Why is His Highness back?"

Rong Shu came out and paused after his eyes fell on him.

He left early today, and this was the first time she saw him in his royal robes. His complexion is cold white and he is tall. The dark purple crown embroidered with a five-clawed python dragon makes him extremely noble and handsome.

It is rare for ordinary people to be able to control such colorful clothes, but the clothes he wears are particularly suitable and even more eye-catching than the official uniforms he wore before.

"The palace banquet starts in an hour. I'll be back with you for half an hour." Gu Changjin said, "In this way, we can spend this year's New Year's Eve together."

Half an hour is not necessarily enough to go back to the palace from the East Palace.

This man is used to being steady, and just now he was praising him in his mind for being extra solemn in his imperial robes, but he didn't want to be so reckless now.

Rong Shu glanced at the rarely clear sky, thought for a moment, and then whispered softly: "Your Highness, it's best to leave for the palace in a quarter of an hour. You can't ask the emperor and the empress to wait for you."

Gu Changjin's lips curled up . He bent slightly, nodded and said, "I brought Tusu wine. I will go back after eating the wine."

In addition to the New Year, you must eat Tusu wine. Only by eating Tusu wine can you be free from illness and disaster in the coming year.

Last year, the two of them drank Tusu wine together, but that night Rong Shu received a letter from Mu Nijing and decided to discuss the divorce with Gu Changjin, so she took the wine and went to the study to look for him.

What Rong Shu drank that night was both Tusu wine and apology wine.

Gu Changjin also thought of last year's New Year's Eve. He raised the wine jar in his hand and said, "It's up to me to make amends for you this year's Tusu wine."

The dignified Prince of the East Palace came with the wine to give to a girl. Apologize, can the maids of Zichen Palace see this?

Of course it's not possible. As early as when Gu Changjin came in with the wine, Mr. Zhu led the others and retreated in a hurry.

Rong Shu was really confused about the apology he said.

"Why do you want to apologize to me?"

Gu Changjin said: "I will pay you back the apology wine I gave you last year. It's not your fault that I married you, and you never ruined my marriage. You didn't deserve that glass of wine." I need to drink."

He slowly poured a glass of wine, looked at Rong Shu, drank it slowly, and then poured another glass of wine.

Rong Shu hurriedly imitated his last year's appearance, stretched out his finger to hold his cup, and said: "Gu Changjin, I only drank one drink last year."

Gu Changjin continued to pour, the cold liquid was calm and refreshing. His fingertips slipped and fell into the cup.

"This second glass of wine is because I broke my promise about reconciliation. Rong Shu, you know, I can't say goodbye to you."

Gu Changjin picked up the cup again and drank it all in one gulp, then He picked up the wine jar again and filled up another glass.

"The third drink is because I didn't protect you well, so you suffered pain and were wronged."

The man's voice, soaked in wine, gradually became hoarse. He looked at her, his eyes slowly flowing over her like water. eyebrows.

After finishing three glasses of wine, his eyes were still clear.

Rong Shu gently opened his eyes.

Gu Changjin put down his cup and mentioned something else, "There will be fireworks in the palace at night, and someone will take you to the martial arts arena to watch. The place is spacious and the view is excellent."

Rong Shu said "hmm" and looked She looked at him and said, "It's quarter of an hour." This was urging him to leave.

Gu Changjin curled his lips, "Do you have a handkerchief?"

Rong Shu was startled, looked at his hands that were wet when pouring wine, and silently took out the handkerchief from his waist and handed it over.

Gu Changjin did not wipe his hands with the handkerchief. He just said "thank you" softly and left the Zichen Hall.

Rong Shu didn't come back to her senses until he was no longer visible. He hadn't returned the veil to her yet.

She stared blankly at the empty wine cup on the table, lost in thought for a long time.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the drums of Qianqing Palace were beaten, and the family banquet began.

I saw that the throne table under the upright and bright plaque was filled with exquisite and luxurious dishes. There were one hundred and nine dishes on the banquet table, including cold dishes, hot dishes, noodles, soups, etc.

Emperor Jiayou sat in the main seat, with the Queen and the Crown Prince sitting on the left and right seats, followed by Concubine Xing, Prince Shun, Princess Shun, two childless concubines, Crown Prince Huai'an and Wenxi.

Emperor Jiayou glanced at Xiao Huaian who took the initiative to sit at the end, waved his hand and said: "Add a chair next to the prince, and let Huaian sit next to the prince." In

previous family banquets, Xiao Huaian always sat at the end, some Emperor Shi Jiayou wanted to change his position, but he refused.

But this time he only looked at Gu Changjin and did not refuse. He followed Wang Dehai obediently and sat down next to Gu Changjin.

Emperor Jiayou looked at Wen Xi who was sitting in the corner.

This girl had light makeup on her face and was wearing a smoky purple palace dress embroidered with tangled branches and blooming begonia flowers. She was well behaved but also had a touch of heartbreaking weakness.

"Xi'er, sit next to the Queen." Emperor Jiayou smiled softly and said, "You saved the Queen at Da Ci'en Temple. From today on, you are the Queen's adopted daughter and the princess of Qingxi County."

This is Qi The queen had previously negotiated with Emperor Jiayou to grant Wenxi the title of princess in the name of saving her.

As soon as Emperor Jiayou finished speaking, Wen Xi's thin face immediately showed a hint of panic, his almond-shaped eyes slightly opened, and he looked at Queen Qi in confusion.

Queen Qi's eyes softened and she said, "If you still don't want to thank me, why don't you come to me?"

Wen Xi then stood up to thank her. When he sat down next to Queen Qi, his eyes glanced at Gu Changjin who was opposite him very secretly.

Gu Changjin always lowered his eyes and looked calm.

Only Xiao Huaian, who was sitting next to him, saw it. A piece of cloth was exposed from his sleeve, with the word "Zhao" embroidered on it. When the emperor's uncle conferred the title of Princess Qingxi, the prince's fingertips had been rubbing that piece. Character.

Xiao Huaian was very sensitive to the emotions of others, and always felt that the prince seemed to be holding back something.

The family banquet in the imperial city is said to be a family banquet, but it is different from the family banquet in the Xantou common people's home.

Everyone's face seemed to be wearing a mask, quiet and orderly, and the palace people waiting on the side even breathed very lightly.

The sky is getting dark.

The palace people began to remove the meal, and everyone got on sedan chairs and drove them to Donghua Gate.

At this time, dozens of ceremonial music forts had been erected in the inner court of Donghua Gate. When Xu Shi arrived, Emperor Jiayou gave an order, and the Bell and Drum Department immediately played the ceremonial music, and beams of fire flew upward into the sky, like flying stones. Electricity bloomed "rumblingly" in the night.

In previous years, the New Year's Eve fireworks were mostly set off in the hotel, but this year the prince ordered the Ministry of Rites to move the fireworks stage to Donghua Gate.

Others said he was afraid of Emperor Jiayou's hard work and praised him for his filial piety.

Only he knew it, but it was because Donghua Gate was closest to the East Palace. She would have more fun watching the fireworks here.

Rong Shu really enjoyed watching it.

When the fireworks were going off and the salutes were resonating, she sat on the snowy slope of the martial arts arena.

In the past, watching fireworks in Wutong Lane or Qilin East Street always felt far away, but now this magnificent and unusual fireworks seems to be blooming above the head, within reach.

This year's fireworks are a little different from those in previous years.

"What did that firework look like just now?" She couldn't help but pull Lan Xuan over and asked.

Lan Xuan's eyes were staring at the night sky. After hearing this, she smacked her lips and said, "This slave looks like a field mouse with a particularly fluffy tail."

Rong Shu smiled and frowned: "That's not a field mouse. That's not a field mouse." It's a sweeper."

The maids in the East Palace loved to watch the fireworks, and the group returned happily until the last light of fire was completely silent on the horizon.

The Zichen Hall is now hung with smoke cages and gauze lanterns, and everywhere there is a scene of fire, trees and silver flowers, like a sea of ​​light.

After the New Year's Eve celebration was over, Rong Shu had another glass of Tusu wine and lay down on the Babu bed with a moon pillow in his arms.

I don’t know how long I slept, but in my daze, a figure suddenly moved outside.

Rong Shu hurriedly sat up, put on his shoes, and gently opened the cotton curtain.

Looking at the man standing outside, I was a little confused for a moment if I was dazzled.

Lord Zhu said that he would stay in the palace tonight so that he could go to the Ancestral Temple with Emperor Jiayou and Queen Qi without delaying the auspicious time.

How could he appear in Zichen Palace at this time?

"Why are you back?" The words felt familiar as soon as they came out of her mouth. She had asked exactly the same thing the afternoon before.

"I suddenly remembered that I still owe you a glass of apology wine." Gu Changjin was still wearing the dark purple crown, but his voice was hoarse than before, and his eyes looking at her were as dark as the night sea.

After today, Wenxi will take away her identity.

She is clearly the golden one, but because of his own selfishness, he insists on making her remain Rong Shu for the rest of his life. Probably because she is Rong Shu and will be Rong Shu all her life. As Xiao Changjin, he can marry her again.

"Rong Zhaozhao, I still owe you a glass of apology wine." He said again.