"Xuanyuan Zhi." She tried to call him.

The man didn't respond, but the kiss intensified. , you bastard. With a flick of her wrist, the silver needle had already pierced into his lower abdomen. Then, he casually pushed him away.

She did not dare to sleep. She opened her eyes until dawn. When Xuanyuan Zhi woke up, he was first stupefied. Yesterday was his mother's day of sacrifice, so he drank for a long time alone. In the end, when he didn't even know what had happened, he came to the Blue Luan Courtyard.

Seeing him look over, Chu Qingyao blushed. She didn't know how much he remembered about last night. Xuanyuan Zhi got up from the bed as if nothing had happened, "Today is New Year's Day, there's a feast in the palace tonight, when I come back, I'll accompany you to keep watch over the year."

It seems like he doesn't remember anything. Chu Qingyao's heart relaxed.

Because today was the new year, Chu Qingyao closed the shop early and let everyone go home to celebrate. After Qing Yi settled Uncle Li down, he returned to the Duke Palace. "Mistress, New Year's Day is a great opportunity." Qing Yi had a face full of smiles. It was really good to be able to celebrate New Year with his master.

"Great Guilty." Chu Qingyao took out a silver note that she had prepared a long time ago and stuffed it into her hands, "This is for you."

Qing Yi smiled as he kept it, "Is Mistress going to the palace tonight?"

"Mn, you and Hong Tan can make dumplings at home. Wait for me to come back and cook them together." It was the new year, so everyone was going to be very lively.

Qing Yi called out to Hong Tan, and the two went to help the wangfei choose her clothes to wear for the night. When the lights were on, Xuanyuan Zhi entered the Blue Luan Courtyard and asked, "Where's your master?"

"My prince, master is changing his clothes."

Xuanyuan Zhi sat in the outer room for a while, waiting for Chu Qingyao to appear in front of him. She was elegantly dressed in a pink-white dress. Her hair, which she often let loose, was tied up in a simple bun today, and a fine jade hairpin made her look ethereal. With a single glance, he was no longer able to move away.

Seeing him staring at her, Chu Qingyao's face turned red.

"Let's go!" Xuanyuan Zhi retracted his eyebrows and walked out first.

As the two of them got into the carriage, Chu Qingyao discovered that Xuanyuan Zhi was dressed in purple today. Compared to the black-clothed man, he looked less somber and more noble. His eyes were calm, his features handsome, and he carried a faintly discernible Long Yanxiang on his body.

He never seemed to use spices.

The family banquet was set at Changle Palace, and by the time the two of them arrived, the others would already be there. Third Prince and Seventh Prince walked over, side by side, and bowed towards Xuanyuan Zhi. "Che Er greets Fourteenth Imperial Uncle, Fourteenth imperial aunt."

"Let's rise!" It's a family banquet today, so there's no need for formalities. " Xuanyuan Zhi said calmly.

Chu Qingyao looked around, but did not see any sign of Princess Xi Wei. She was perplexed. The poison in her body had already been solved, so why didn't she come?

After that, he followed Xuanyuan Zhi to their seats and sat down. Sixth royal uncle said with an intoxicated expression, "Fourteen, you and your sister-in-law are here.

Xuanyuan Zhi's eyes were indifferent, "If there's a lack of wine in your Sixth Imperial brother's residence, then Fourteen will gift you a few jars of wine some other day."

Chu Qingyao suddenly felt that there was something wrong with her gaze. She looked over and saw the cold look in the crown prince's eyes. She looked away in disdain. She liked it when the crown prince didn't like her and couldn't get rid of her attitude.

Xuanyuan Zhileng looked at the crown prince and was so shocked that he quickly shifted his gaze away, pretending to admire the palace maids beside him.

Before long, the empress accompanied the empress dowager out of her room. After kneeling down, everyone sat back down. The empress dowager glanced at the crowd and asked unhappily, "Empress, why isn't Princess Xi Wei here yet?"

"Mother, Xi Wei..."

"What happened to Xi Wei?" Her Majesty put back the food she had picked up.

"Xi Wei has always been depressed, but before the banquet, Chenqie personally went to Blue Hall to call her. She said that she was not feeling well, so she did not come." The Queen looked at Chu Qingyao, "According to chenqie, after the feast, Prince Zhi's Concubine should be allowed to go to Blue Hall to check if there is any poison in Xi Wei's body that has yet to be cured."

Xuanyuan Zhi's face changed, he was only preparing for the feast that would be held today, he would return shortly after. The empress's words were obviously to stir up trouble. There were so many imperial physicians in the palace. How could they not know that Xi Wei's poison had not been resolved?

The empress dowager's gaze was sharp as she looked at Chu Qingyao. "Prince Zhi's Concubine, tell me the truth, are you able to cure the poison in the princess's body?"

Chu Qingyao wanted to get up and reply, but was held back by Xuanyuan Zhi. She could only sit and say, "Empress Dowager, the first-rate beauty that Princess Xi Wei was shot with, I, your concubine, have completely cured it, there definitely won't be any more poison."

The empress dowager snorted and looked at the crowd, feigning surprise. "Eat!" Why are you all looking at the Wailing Home? Today is New Year's Eve, so you must eat this meal together happily so that you can have some good fortune in the coming year. "

The Sixth royal uncle took the lead and said, "The Queen Mother is right, the new year will definitely be rich. He stood up and raised his wine cup, bowing towards the emperor. "Royal brother, the Six royal brother pays his respects to you."

"Don't worry, six royal brother. With me here, Tian Qiong will definitely make good use of the rain and wind, and will have a prosperous nation."

Chu Qingyao laughed coldly in her heart! Your Majesty, do you think you're some sort of deity? And you can get through the rain and the wind, you are really not afraid of the wind flashing tongue.

Sixth Imperial Uncle sat down, and the emperor's gaze fell over. He was waiting for King Zhi to give him a toast. Chu Qingyao stole a glance at Xuanyuan Zhi and saw that he had taken the wine pot from the table and was filling it up for her. "The emperor straightened his back as he thought of how to refuse Xuanyuan Zhi's toast.

By the time Xuanyuan Zhi put down the wine pot, he had already let go of his wine cup, and was about to blurt out the words that he had thought of. Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Zhi's actions were out of his expectations, he just raised the wine that he had just poured, and raised his head gracefully, the wine slid down his throat and into his mouth, and even licked his lips after drinking it, clearly not drinking enough.

The emperor's face immediately turned green. Xuanyuan Zhi, you dare to ruin our reputation like this! I can't do anything about you, but can't I do anything to Chu Qingyao?

Seeing that he was about to get angry, the crown prince was overjoyed. He wanted nothing more than for royal father to kill roasting king and see how he would fix Chu Qingyao's life without the protection of the roasting king. A woman he didn't want would never be better than him.

Seventh Prince raised his wine cup to smooth things over for the Emperor. "Imperial Father, this son wishes you good luck and prosperity for my Tianchong, for generations to come."

"Seventh Prince, thank you." The Emperor took a sip, feeling the anger in his heart lessen. With the Seventh Prince taking the lead, the other princes followed suit and toasted their royal father.

The last person to stand up and toast was Crown Prince Xuanyuan Rui. He first glanced at roasting king in dissatisfaction, then said coldly, "This son respects royal father, I wish royal father good luck and good health."

The crown prince's words pleased the emperor. As long as he was alive, the throne would always be his. No matter how powerful the roasting king was, it was still an official. He raised his glass with a smile, "The crown prince's performance this year is impressive. Continue to work hard next year."

"This son thanks royal father." Receiving the royal father's acknowledgement, the crown prince was so excited that his face was flushed red.

The emperor looked at Xuanyuan Zhi again. Seeing that he still did not have the intention to stand up, he became infuriated, and was trying to figure out how to make things difficult for Chu Qingyao. The empress dowager had already spoken. "Today is a family banquet for our Xuanyuan family, all the princes and Sixth royal uncle s have already toasted to the emperor, all only missing roasting king. Why not the roasting king also toast to your royal brother?

When Her Majesty spoke, the Emperor immediately put on airs.

Xuanyuan Zhi stood up, the emperor was waiting for him to speak, so he could ruthlessly humiliate him. However, she heard him say, "Imperial Mother, your son is not feeling well, and can no longer drink. Why don't you wait until next year to pay respect to your Imperial Brother?"

Her Majesty opened her mouth. This was completely beyond her expectations. Before she could react, the empress was already angered. "roasting king, I saw that you've been drinking, why can't you drink when it's your turn to toast the emperor? "You're obviously disrespecting the emperor!"

Xuanyuan Zhi sneered in his heart, "It's only because this king has been drinking that I can't drink anymore."

"roasting king!" The emperor was finally angry. "You're provoking my dignity."

Xuanyuan Zhi suddenly laughed, "Chendi is always thinking of Tian Qiong, and taking royal brother as the priority in everything. Royal brother pressing down on Chendi like this is simply because he is afraid that his throne will be unsteady. Chendi has always been speaking of this day, and this king has never been interested in that position. royal brother and Chendi are better off alone. "

"How dare you!" The Emperor slammed his wine cup and Xuanyuan Zhi had already stood up, "There are matters in Chendi's Palace, let's go first." Before Chu Qingyao could even react, she was dragged out of the Changle Palace.

Along the way, Chu Qingyao was on tenterhooks, afraid that the Emperor would send someone to chase them. She only hugged him after they entered the Prince Zhi's Mansion, "Xuanyuan Zhi, you're scaring me to death. Are you crazy?"

Wasn't he worried about the consequences of angering the Emperor?

Xuanyuan Zhi rubbed her head, "With this king here, what are you afraid of?" He had already received the news that the Falcon Kingdom was repeatedly sending troops, and would probably attack the Tian Qiong at any time. In this year's snowstorm, more than half of Falcon Kingdom's cattle were frozen to death. Those people had nothing to wrap themselves around, they would definitely attack the northern region.

At this moment, the Emperor didn't dare to touch him at all.

"Xuanyuan Zhi, he's the emperor. He holds the authority of your life and death, I won't allow you to provoke him again!" Chu Qingyao angrily pushed him away.

Xuanyuan Zhi rubbed her head, "It's New Year's Eve today, let's have a nice chat."

Chu Qingyao felt a wave of powerlessness, and walked back dejectedly. Behind her, were Xuanyuan Zhi's retreating footsteps, could it be that he was going to accompany Aunt Mian and Su Ruyi? Deep disappointment welled up in his heart. Today was supposed to be a reunion day. If it wasn't for the banquet at the palace, she probably wouldn't have been able to see him tonight.

He walked into the Blue Luan Courtyard in low spirits. Seeing that the small courtyard was lit up by the red lanterns hanging from the ceiling, he felt quite happy. Qing Yi and Hong Tan were in the courtyard making a pile of snowmen. The snowmen had almost been piled up.

"Mistress, you're back?" Qing Yi was the first to see her, he threw down his shovel and ran over.

"Esteemed wangfei, this servant didn't expect you to come back so early. I'll immediately go inside to boil some water." Hong Tan looked at the door, but could not see anything. He could not help but feel disappointed.

"The snowmen are pretty good. We'll go in after they're done." Chu Qingyao's mood immediately rose. With Hong Tan and Qing Yi around, she was not alone.

Hong Tan ran to the kitchen and took out the carrot for the snowman's nose. Qing Yi took out two buttons from the house for his eyes, Hong Tan thought for a while and then took out a piece of red radish for the snowman's head as mouth.

Qing Yi clapped his hands, "It's a success." Hong Tan circled the snowman a few times, "Princess, look at how beautiful the snowman is." Chu Qingyao took off her scarf from her neck and wrapped it around the snowman's neck. Looking at the light purple silk scarf fluttering in the night wind, her eyes widened as she smiled. No matter which time and place, the snowmen that everyone made would be the same.

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