After retiring from the imperial court, it was time to prepare for the New Year, and the six dragon balls were finally gathered together on New Year's Eve.
Modern children had their winter vacation early, but they had to wait for Qixi, who was filming a movie, and two elderly people and their uncle to come back for the New Year, so they postponed their visit until New Year's Eve.
Lao Wu also made a plan to let the prince continue to supervise the country when the dynasty starts in the next year. He will not abdicate. He only said that he would move to Meizhuang to live with the Supreme Emperor, mainly to recuperate from illness.
He would wait for two or three years and then abdicate naturally depending on the situation. He thought carefully and always wanted the courtiers and the people of the Northern Tang Dynasty to slowly accept this matter.
Three years are enough for Bao'er to achieve good results. When the civil and military officials and the people see it, they will not be shaken.
So this year, he also made a lot of arrangements.
The one who is most reluctant to part with her is naturally her daughter. Now that she has her own career, it is impossible for her to follow her into modern times.
Lao Wu felt very sad because he didn't have much time to spend with his daughter. When he comes back in three years, she will get married.
This is what troubles him the most.
Many things can be reconciled if you think about it in your heart and calm down, but this is the only thing that, after thinking about it, I always feel that I can't forgive my daughter.
During the family reunion dinner, he let his daughter sit next to his grandmother. He watched her take good care of her grandmother, act coquettishly, and tell jokes to make them happy. Because she drank some fruit wine, her cheeks turned red, and she looked very much like her.
A small red apple.
Lao Yuan knew what was on his mind and whispered in his ear, "Since the day my daughter was born, she has been your daughter for life. I will not break up with you just because I leave her temporarily or she gets married in the future."
Female relations.”
I have to say that Lao Yuan is quite good at comforting people now. He smiled, covered Lao Yuan's hand and said, "You are right."
There were a lot of people at the reunion dinner. You had one drink and I had one, and a few of them got drunk very quickly.
The third and fourth children did not come back to celebrate the New Year this year. They originally wanted to come back, but the fifth child told them not to go back. He has been "sick" these days. It is estimated that the people in the Northern Desert also know about it, and there is no guarantee that he will take advantage of the New Year Festival to give to Beitang.
Find something unpleasant.
Moreover, after the new year, he will temporarily retire to recuperate, so he must take care of himself during this period.
Tonight, almost everyone from Prince Su's Mansion was present, and the Supreme Emperor and the others could finally drink, but not much. After quitting for a while, I found that it was okay to drink occasionally, but too much was really unbearable.
Moreover, they did not stay with them until the end. They left after the banquet was over. Yuan Qingling had already prepared it and took the food box back for them.
The old men in black accompanied them out of the palace and back home, and went straight to their room in Yi Meiyuan.
The door opened, and Master Lao Hui came over with an aggrieved look on his face, "The New Year's Eve dinner must be lively, right? Is there a barbecue? I feel so lonely here alone."
"It's not lively at all. They talk casually and talk about ordinary things. It's all kid stuff. It's nothing nice. I'm almost asleep." The Supreme Emperor helped him over, and Xiaoyao Gong took out the food from the food box.
The food is still warm.
"Then it's a good thing I didn't go." Master Hui Zong was as happy as an old child when he saw the delicious food, "Didn't you drink?"
"Drink a little. You know how stingy Lao Wu is. There are also ministers invited to this dinner. How can you be willing to give good wine? Nowadays, our drinking limit is only so much. We can't just drink cheap stuff."
"It has nothing to do with Lao Wu. The wine in the palace is not good to begin with. It has been bad since Emperor Xian."
Master Hui Zong sat down to eat. It didn't taste like the cold dishes made in the imperial dining room. He raised his head and asked, "It's so delicious? Isn't it the imperial dining room? Did you pack it for me outside?"
"No, the queen specially asked someone to cook it for you alone. Knowing that you can't go to the palace to have a family reunion dinner, she thought of letting you eat a more delicious meal."
Mr. Hui Zong put down his chopsticks and looked aggrieved, as if he was about to cry. "The queen is really nice. I know they are going back there, so I can't bear to leave."
"What's the reluctance to do? You can go with me if you want."
Master Hui Zong shook his head, "No, Gu still wants to stay here. Anyway, here your brother Wei and Luo Man will visit Gu when they have free time. Over there, they won't see each other once in three years."
"Okay, don't go." The Supreme Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. Although he said that, he really didn't want him to go because he wouldn't have to cause trouble to Little Lao Yuan.
"Are you going?" Master Hui Zong raised his head and asked.
"We won't go for now. When they settle down, we can go there for a walk."
The Supreme Emperor felt that they should be allowed to enjoy the world of two people, just like all the unburdened couples over there, they could go wherever they wanted and live however they wanted.
In the past, when Lao Wu passed away, he was always thinking about the imperial court. Now that he has put aside his heavy burden, the mountain pressing on his shoulders will no longer make him breathless.
The Supreme Emperor is all too aware of this feeling of being weighed down by a heavy burden.
However, I still feel a bit sad about farewell, as if I am saying goodbye to a glorious era. I didn't feel so sad when I retired.