In the blink of an eye, New Year's Eve comes quietly, and when you look up, a ray of morning sunshine pours weakly through the mist on the pavilions and palaces, smearing the gentle and hazy light, and gently turning the snow on the tile eaves little by little.

melt silently

Accompanied by the rustling sound, the chamberlains and maids in the corridors were sweeping the corridors carefully, and the palace servants in the corridors were busy coming and going. Although there was no time to talk leisurely, everyone's face showed an unconcealable festival.

Festive.

After Chen hour, Li Sui got up and changed into new clothes under the service of Nian Nu and Yu Nu. He wore a silver sage leather shirt with half-arm narrow sleeves and a half-arm narrow-sleeve enamel pattern of peony and gold on his upper body.

Dishu brocade waist silk skirt, covered with a shawl of the same color, with high hair

The hair was pulled up into a girlish bun, decorated only with a begonia beaded gemstone hairpin, and the pink dimples were smudged with the fashionable pomegranate (rouge name) with the fingertips. It was printed in front of the makeup mirror like a delicate flower after the rain.

, making all the maids behind him sigh slightly.

In this room, Queen Yang, who is sitting in front of the dressing table and being dressed by a maid, still has her back straight and dignified, her figure is motionless, her only pair of eyes is staring at herself in the mirror, slightly in a trance, as if she has seen

What, it’s like I haven’t seen anything at all.

At this moment, Empress Yang looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in the mirror. Her features seemed to be the same as before, but only she knew that she had lost something silently.

The freedom, happiness of girlhood, and the child she never got to see.

From the moment she entered the Sixth House, under Aye's instructions, Aniang's reminder, and her husband's expectations, she has been working hard to change her past of inviting female companions to ride horses and shoot arrows without any scruples.

She lives in the boudoir and strives to regulate her every move according to the standards of a virtuous queen in the eyes of courtiers and the world.

Because she knew very well that the moment the late emperor passed away and entrusted the country, the conflict between the Yang family and the late emperor completely transformed into the conflict between the Yang family and the emperor.

She could see the faint hatred towards the Yang family in the fearful eyes of the royal family and old ministers, so she tried her best to reconcile it with her own strength.

She didn't want those people to look down upon her, and she didn't want them to think that a queen born in the Yang family was doomed to be domineering and rude, trying to threaten the imperial power.

Now one year after another, when she saw those people looking at her with sincere respect, she thought she had done it, but now that she thinks about it, everything seems like a joke.

Everyone respected her for her generosity and kindness, but only she knew that her heart would not stop hurting when she pushed her husband to other palaces with her own hands and persuaded her to get wet with rain and dew.

Is there any woman in this world who doesn’t want to be accompanied by someone beside her every day, and who is willing to share her husband with others?

She worked hard to achieve everything, but in the end, it was her father who personally pushed her to the royal family who abandoned her as a pawn.

Nowadays, every time she recalls those carefree days before getting married, she can't help but feel chilly. Perhaps from the beginning, Aye's kindness to her and his exclusive love for her were all to marry her into the royal family and to build a bridge for herself.

paving.

Based on his calculations, he couldn't predict that as the Yang family grew more prosperous, he would definitely be plotting and suspicious of the emperor.

Perhaps at that time, she had become, in her father's eyes, the Yang family's retreat, or even their future.

In the past, King Qi was removed, but now her children are removed. Perhaps even her and Shiro's first child was the father's trick.

The emperor has no children, but his powerful ministers become more powerful.

There is almost no need to guess what Aye wants.

On his way to power, she has never been his daughter. If everything goes as he wants, how will he arrange for her as the former queen.

Deposed?

Become a princess of the new dynasty?

Or was he just like A Yu, silently eliminated by him?

Thinking of this, Queen Yang opened her lips lightly. Such a curve was too complicated.

No one knows whether it is irony, powerlessness, or the desolation after hard work.

Every time she thought about this, she felt that she could no longer think about it. Because it would make her feel that the relationship between father and daughter in the past twenty years, and their life in the past twenty years, had been a disgraceful joke.

The world envied her background, her status, and everything she had, but no one could know what she had lost, or the pain she had never truly felt.

"The New Year is coming, and I'm here to ask for some lucky money from my sister."

Hearing the footsteps outside the curtain, Queen Yang came to her senses silently, suppressing the feeling in her heart. She turned her head and saw Li Sui walking in.

"Come on, it's been prepared for a long time, Jiamo——"

While talking, Li Sui was already approaching, and Jiamo also smiled and handed over the money wrapped in gold and red paper. Li Sui smiled and motioned for Nian Nu to take it, then crossed his hands and bowed: "Thank you, sister.

, Ah Man also wishes my sister that she will have this day every year, and that she will have this day every year."

While talking, Li Sui also took out the wrapped silver coins from his sleeve and handed it to Queen Yang. Seeing Queen Yang's surprised look, he explained with a smile: "It contains the New Year's money that I gave to my sister, and also

Sister, please keep the peace and auspicious charm that my mother gave me to my sister."

Seeing the sparkling light in Li Sui's eyes, Queen Yang felt warm in her heart. Knowing that this was Chen's wish, she no longer refused and took it with her own hands.

"Are you going to stay with your aunt today?"

Hearing Queen Yang's question, Li Sui nodded and said, "I'll go early in the morning, but it's not too late to have breakfast with my sister before going."

Hearing Li Sui's words, Queen Yang nodded with a smile, turned her head and said, "Let's go, let's go have a meal first."

After the meal and bidding farewell to Queen Yang, Li Sui walked out of the Li Zheng Hall under the escort of Jia Mo.

"Now that my sister is out of her confinement period, I will leave the palace soon. She will have to meet the concubine inside and outside. There are many people and you must accompany me. You must not leave me alone, let alone Concubine Shu.

Yue Zhaoyi or the suspicious person next to me met with my sister alone, everything will be done until I come back."

Hearing Li Sui's low voice, Jiamo nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, Princess, your servants will never leave His Highness."

Seeing Jiamo's serious expression, Li Sui reluctantly let go of his heart, got on the warm sedan and headed out of the palace.

"Princess Princess——"

After leaving the inner palace, he heard the voice of Niannu outside the warm sedan chair. Li Sui walked out slowly and saw Li Zhangzheng, who was wearing a heavy brocade robe with an empty green Baoxiang pattern, waiting beside the carriage and horse with his hands behind his hands. At this moment, he looked at

Her elegant face showed undisguised pampering and joy.

She remembered that this color was her favorite color in the past.

"Aye——"

Li Sui smiled and stepped forward to bow. Li Zhang carefully looked at the daughter in front of him and praised her: "The dress looks good today. Your mother-in-law will definitely like it."

"But why have I lost some weight—"

Sensing the worry in his father's eyes, Li Sui smiled and stepped forward, holding Li Zhang's hand and walking towards the carriage and horse, saying: "Everyone says I'm fat, but you say I'm thin. I don't know what to do."

Who did you listen to?"

"This is how my daughter's family is. What's so good about being as thin as a gust of wind? I don't want our Aman to be blown away by the wind before the start of the spring horse racing."

Hearing Li Zhang's deliberately funny words, Li Sui smiled in a rare relaxed manner, and then pretended to be helpless and said: "Okay, okay, let's go to Grandma's house later, and I want to ask Chun Niang to cook more delicious food for us -"

As soon as the words came out, Li Sui suddenly remembered something and stopped talking. When he looked up, he saw that Li Zhang's eyes were slightly stiff. Although he laughed with her in an instant, Li Sui knew that he had forgotten. He had forgotten that every New Year's Eve in the past.

When visiting Aniang, Aniang would only sit at the same table with her for a reunion dinner, but would never give Aye this opportunity.

As if aware of Li Sui's thoughts, Li Zhang said with a smile: "Okay, your mother should wait, let's go up earlier."

"Well, I will accompany you in a car and let Nian Nu and Yu Nu get ready together."

Seeing his father's lonely figure, Li Sui didn't want him to be alone anymore, so he got into Li Zhang's carriage and the father and daughter went away together.

Listening to the sound of the carriage moving forward slowly, Li Sui lowered his head to pour a cup of hot tea for himself and Li Zhang. When he raised his head, he met a pair of careful eyes.

"Aye, why are you looking at me like this?"

As he spoke, Li Sui couldn't help but caressed his face, and saw Li Zhang smile meaningfully but full of exclamation: "Ah Ye is thinking that by this time next year, you will accompany me to see your mother-in-law.

But we, Aman, are not the only ones."

Hearing the implications of his father's words, Li Sui pursed his lips and smiled, then reached out and handed the tea to Li Zhang.

"Your mother-in-law, even if she doesn't say anything, her heart will be happy for you and for you."

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Li Sui looked back seriously and said, "What about Aye? Is Aye happy?"

"joy."

Li Zhang smiled unabashedly and said in a very serious tone: "Of course Aye is happy."

Looking at the tea handed to him by his daughter, Li Zhang took it happily, but felt warm and worried in his heart.

I just hope that their Aman can be happy and safe, not like him, not like them.

When father and daughter came to the courtyard of the eldest princess Chen in Qinghe, they saw that everything in the courtyard had not changed, but there was only a little more joy.

"The Duke of the country, the princess——"

As soon as Eharu, who was waiting in the corridor, saw the father and daughter entering, his eyes immediately filled with uncontrollable joy, and he quickened his steps and stepped forward to bow.

"Where's grandma? Are you up yet?"

Hearing Li Sui's question, Huichun smiled and said: "I know that the princess is coming. The immortal master got up early in the morning, and today's scripture reading should be finished."

While he was talking, the software in the main room was suddenly opened, and Mrs. Chen, dressed as usual in Taoist uniform without any decoration, walked out. When she saw Li Sui in the courtyard, her face as bright as the autumn moon showed a faint smile.

"Aman."

Hearing Mrs. Chen's soft call, Li Sui stepped forward and bowed to Mrs. Chen. Then Ms. Chen held her hand and said softly: "It's okay, my hands are not cold. It's cold outside. Be careful of the wind chill if you stand for a long time."

, come into the house quickly."

While speaking, Mrs. Chen was already pulling her towards the house. Thinking of her father in the courtyard, Li Sui glanced sideways at her father behind him with some hesitation. She couldn't help but want to say something to Mrs. Chen, but she saw

His father smiled at him calmly and gently, as if he had seen her intention, and instead shook his head to signal to her in a consoling way.

Li Sui knew in his heart that his father must have wanted to stay alone in the side room and wait silently as before.

But he didn't know whether he was just waiting for her to go home together, or whether he was waiting for his mother's possible change of heart.

"Huichun, please invite the Duke to come in. It's cold and cold, so you should treat guests well."

Just as Li Sui was thinking, Chen's voice suddenly sounded in her ears, which shocked Li Sui. She knew very well the meaning behind Chen's seemingly polite and even cold words.

My mother, who had moved into Yuqing Temple in her previous life and had never left the mountain in her entire life, let alone sat with her father, was suddenly relieved?
Chapter completed!