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Soon, it’s New Year’s Eve again.

The Li family has an additional Min Shulan this year, making it even more lively.

The New Year's Eve dinner, in order to take care of Min Shulan, can be said to have all kinds of sour, sweet, spicy and salty, with both northern and southern flavors.

I can't help it. As a pregnant woman, sometimes the taste is very strange, and you might suddenly want to eat something.

Li Xiao still remembers that one time Li Dashan brought back some smelly fruits from Zhuangzi. He wanted to tease Li Qingzhu, but they were eaten by Min Shulan, and then he ate five of them in one go!

Fortunately, the fruit is indeed edible, and there are no problems except for the smelly spots.

According to the Li family's practice, Li Dashan, the head of the family, spoke before the meal, summarizing the changes in the family over the past year and making expectations for the coming year.

After all, Li Dashan has been in Beijing for more than a year, and now he can be said to be "quick and witty", and his words can bring up the atmosphere.

The laughter in the main hall spread outside the hall and even further.

At this time, in the imperial city and the palace, the New Year's Eve banquet was also going on.

At the grand banquet in the palace, only those of third rank and above were allowed to attend, but even so, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was filled with people and people drinking and drinking.

At this time, the emperor and the queen mother had not arrived yet. The princes, many officials and members of the clan naturally took the time to "communicate" and "exchange feelings". The lively atmosphere was no less than that of a market during a special festival.

While everyone was talking and laughing, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded.

"The Emperor is here, the Queen Mother is here!"

The main hall, which was noisy a second ago, suddenly seemed to have clicked the mute button.

Everyone quickly returned to their positions, and when they saw the heavy curtains of the main hall being lifted, they knelt down in unison and shouted loudly in greeting.

The emperor slowly entered from outside the curtain, supporting the queen mother by his side, followed by the fourth concubine and a group of palace people.

Everyone knelt respectfully, and it was not until the emperor's majestic voice sounded that everyone stood up, that everyone dared to stand up and take their seats.

It was also at this time that someone with sharp eyes discovered that the emperor and the queen mother seemed to be wearing something different today.

What's the difference?

Oh, by the way, he is wearing too little, and for the rare occasion, the emperor is not wearing bright yellow!
You know, for formal occasions like this, even if the emperor is not wearing a dragon robe, he will definitely wear bright yellow.

But today, it was obviously just a dark red top with an ordinary color!
Looking at the Queen Mother again, in previous years at palace banquets, the Queen Mother would always wear a thick coat, but today, isn’t her outfit a bit sparse?
Although they also knew that down jackets were popular this winter, anyone with a discerning eye could see that what the Emperor and Queen Mother were wearing were not those vests and outer linings!

Not right!

An old lady from the clan who had a good relationship with the Queen Mother saw that the Queen Mother was wearing thin clothes, so she whispered with concern: "The Queen Mother, I see that you are wearing thin clothes, can you ask someone to add more clothes?"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother laughed and said, "No, no, no, it's from the Minghao family. You don't know that what the Ai family is wearing is a down jacket specially made by Liu Ning. She also wears a down vest underneath. Now, her whole body is feeling warm. Damn, there’s no need to add any more clothes!”

"This girl is such a lovely girl. It saves the Ai family from having to be wrapped into a ball during this winter, which makes it much lighter!"

The old lady asked quietly, but the queen mother's answer was not quiet.

After everyone reacted for a moment, they understood that the Liu Ning girl in the Queen Mother's words was the fiancée of the fourth son of Prince Xiaoyao, the head of Liu Ning County.

"Hmph, he is quite a pleaser." More than one female family member complained softly in the prince's seat.

Seeing that the Queen Mother brought up the topic, the Emperor also said cheerfully: "What the Queen Mother said is that I feel warm and comfortable here." As he spoke, he looked at Ouyang Yiyun in the seat below with a smile and said: "Xiao Yun, this girl from this family deserves a reward. Let's take her to the palace with her tomorrow morning!"

When the emperor finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.

It stands to reason that on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, people from the royal family and clan would enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor and the queen mother.

As the future daughter-in-law of the palace, Li Xiao is naturally qualified to enter the palace after marrying into the palace, but hasn't she yet entered the palace?

As the emperor's personally appointed county head, he can naturally come to the palace to have an audience during the first month of the lunar month, but it's not the first day of the lunar month either!

In short, this is a great gift for Li Xiao.

Ouyang Yiyun naturally knew this, so when the emperor finished speaking, he respectfully thanked Li Xiao on behalf of him!

Li Xiao, who was having New Year's Eve dinner at home, didn't know yet that he had become a hot topic in Beijing circles.

After the lively New Year’s Eve dinner, it’s still time to set off firecrackers.

The sound of firecrackers crackled one after another, and under the red light, everything was as beautiful as a picture scroll.

Li Xiao received the news from Ouyang Yiyun when the fireworks were going off in the imperial city.

Li Xiao was filled with mixed emotions when he learned that he would enter the palace early the next morning.

The happy thing is that the emperor likes it, and the Li family will get better and better in the capital. The sad thing is that I have to get up early tomorrow, it's so cold...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after staying up late to watch the New Year's Eve, Li Xiao got up early again.

When she got on Ouyang Yiyun's carriage, she was still confused.

Ouyang Yiyun felt a little distressed, touched Li Xiao's cheek, and then gently pressed her head on his shoulder.

"Keep your eyes open for a while, and I'll call you when you get there." As if he was afraid of scaring Li Xiao, his voice was soft and unreasonable.

When Li Xiao heard this, he didn't show any pretense. He moved his head, found a comfortable position, and quickly fell asleep.

The clatter of horse hooves, accompanied by the sound of wheels and the rocking of the carriage, gave Li Xiao a good sleep.

After waking up again, within half a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped.

When Li Xiao and Ouyang Yiyun got out of the car, other people in the palace had been waiting in front of the palace gate for a while.

After greeting everyone generously, Li Xiao entered the palace with the royal family.

The royal family's New Year's greetings are actually not much different from those of ordinary people. The difference may lie in the complexity of palace rules and etiquette.

Li Xiao followed Ouyang Yiyun and paid New Year's greetings to everyone in the palace, including the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and received two big red envelopes and many rewards.

Li Xiao met the fourth concubine when she was paying New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother. Then, because the Queen Mother gave her red envelopes and rewards, the four concubines had no choice but to give red envelopes to each of them.

Therefore, when Li Xiao walked around the palace, he left with a full harvest.

After the first month of the year, time seems to fly extremely fast.

Because at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, the Queen Mother and the Emperor, the two most noble people in the calendar, acted as mobile advertisements for Li Xiao, so starting from the third day of the first lunar month, many people began to inquire about the down jacket. (End of chapter)