Killer Pretty Queen

Chapter 373 New Year's Day Ceremony

It was already late at night, and the entire Prince's Mansion was shrouded in silence. Xiao Li tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, so she got out of bed, put on a cloak, opened the door and went out.Qin Jian had already gone back to sleep, and Xiao Li didn't want to wake her up.A man walked out of his courtyard with a lantern.

Unknowingly, Xiao Li came to the gate of Huangfu Haotian's courtyard, a little surprised, a little hesitant, not knowing whether to go to Huangfu Haotian, but only hesitated, Xiao Li turned around and prepared to go back to sleep.Even if you can't sleep, it's good to lie in bed and count sheep.

As soon as Xiao Li turned around, she was startled by the sudden appearance of Qingfeng.

"Can you stop coming out to scare people without anyone noticing?" Xiao Li complained softly while patting her chest.

"Damn the lowly position, please forgive me." Qingfeng stood aside with her head down, waiting for Xiao Li's punishment.

"Don't be so scary next time." Xiao Li glared at Qingfeng, and said angrily, "It's so late, why don't you go to rest."

"The prince hasn't rested yet, and his humble position doesn't dare to rest." Qingfeng replied respectfully.But it may be very late, and the sound of the breeze is not very loud.

"Has the prince not rested yet?" Xiao Li asked in surprise.Subconsciously stretched his head to look inside the courtyard, and found that the light in the study room was still on, "Is the imperial court busy recently?"

Qingfeng remained silent and did not speak.

Facing Qingfeng's reticent personality, sometimes Xiao Li really wished to pry Qingfeng's secrets away and let Qingfeng say a few more words.

"If you don't tell me, I'll go in and ask the prince himself." Xiao Li made a gesture to go to Huangfu Haotian.

"Crown Princess, please stay." Qingfeng stopped immediately, hesitated for a while and replied honestly: "The empress proposed to the emperor that the prince be in charge of this year's Lantern Festival celebration. The emperor, queen and ministers are all watching the Lantern Festival celebration that the prince is in charge of."

"Qingfeng, you talk too much." I don't know when Huangfu Haotian appeared in front of Xiao Li and Qingfeng, Huangfu Haotian was a little displeased with Qingfeng's talkativeness.

"I asked Qingfeng to say it, don't blame him." Xiao Li looked at Huangfu Haotian's tired expression through the faint moonlight, feeling a little distressed.

With Xiao Li's support, Huangfu Haotian didn't blame Qingfeng too much, but instead put all his attention on Xiao Li: "It's so late, why haven't you rested? It's cold at night, why don't you wear more clothes?" The boss blamed him, but Huangfu Haotian still thoughtfully held Xiao Li's hand to help Xiao Li keep warm.

"I can't sleep, so I just walk around. If you don't tell me I haven't felt it yet, if you say that, I am indeed a little cold." Xiao Li smiled slightly at Huangfu Haotian.

The cold war of the past few days has quietly eased.

"Qingfeng, go and rest first, I don't need you to guard here." After Huangfu Haotian said to Qingfeng, he took Xiao Li's hand and returned to his room.

"Do you have any thoughts about the Lantern Festival celebration?" After entering the room, Xiao Li broke free from Huangfu Haotian's hand and came to the desk, looking at the things Huangfu Haotian wrote on the paper, then turned around and asked.

"Thoughts?" Huangfu Haotian was a little puzzled about the meaning of Xiao Li's words. "The Lantern Festival celebration is nothing more than a day when the emperor leads the royal family and ministers to have fun together. In previous years, opera troupes were invited to sing operas, and there were some song and dance performances."

"Isn't that the same as National Day?" Xiao Li muttered softly.

"A Li, what are you talking about?" Huangfu Haotian asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing. I feel very boring hearing you say that. What's more, those who participate every year." Xiao Li said with some disapproval, "Why don't you let the people of the whole country see through this Lantern Festival celebration? Under the rule of the father, what kind of life people in the whole country live, let everyone see how magnificent our country is, and how heroic our soldiers are."

Xiao Li talked about the military parade and activities of the National Day, but didn't pay much attention to it. Listening to Xiao Li's words, Huangfu Haotian fell into deep thought. Huangfu Haotian never thought that the Lantern Festival celebration could be so meaningful.

"Wow, I'm sleepy all of a sudden. I'm going back to sleep first. Think about it slowly. But don't be too late, go to bed early." Looking at Huangfu Haotian's expression, Xiao Li already knew it, and hit With a yawn, he turned and walked outside.

"The daughter of the people, Li Saijun, is for the crown prince, and the princess concubine pays her respects." Li Saijun was led by his servants to kneel down in front of Huangfu Haotian and Xiao Li to pay his respects.

"Get up and give me a seat." Xiao Li glanced at Huangfu Haotian inadvertently, and then said to Li Saijun with a smile: "The prince is in charge of this year's Lantern Festival celebration, so we need to arrange singing and dancing performances. Everyone knows that Miss Saijun is Liufang Pavilion The top card, the dance skills are all over the capital, so this time the prince and I, Miss Saijun, came here to ask Miss Saijun for something."

"Ministers don't dare to bear the burden, so please call Minnv Saijun." Li Saijun said respectfully: "Did the crown prince and princess concubine invite Saijun to enter the palace to perform a dance?"

"Saijun is really smart." A flash of admiration for Li Saijun flashed in Xiao Li's eyes. "Mr. Sai is in charge of the dancers and candidates, so the crown prince and Bengong can rest assured."

Li Saijun glanced at Huangfu Haotian, Huangfu Haotian's eyes kept falling on Xiao Li's body, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, which made Li Saijun a little bitter, but on the surface Li Saijun was still smiling. "Minnv must live up to the high hopes of the prince and princess."

After being busy for a long time, I finally waited for the day of the Lantern Festival.This is a national event.Not only the emperor's harem, concubines, princes, princesses and courtiers were present, but also envoys from various countries were present. There were many people participating, and the scene was very spectacular.

The seats of the emperor and queen are in the middle, with the prince and concubines on both sides, followed by the prince and princess, ministers, and some foreign envoys. In the middle of everyone is a large stage with a red carpet. The musical instruments to be played have been placed on both sides, and the side of the stage is covered with lanterns and flowers. When the lights are lit at night, it must be very bright, magnificent and beautiful.

"Are you nervous?" Xiao Li sat beside Huangfu Haotian and asked in a low voice.

This is the first time the two have participated in a palace celebration together since they got married.It was also the first time Huangfu Haotian prepared such a large-scale event.If the preparations for the celebration fail, it will directly affect the affirmation of Huangfu Haotian's ability by the emperor and ministers.

Huangfu Haotian shook his head, and asked Xiao Li: "Are you nervous?"

"I believe in you." Xiao Li said to Huangfu Haotian with a smile, looking at Huangfu Haotian firmly.Huangfu Haotian's dedication to this celebration was seen by Xiao Li, no matter whether this celebration was successful or not, in Xiao Li's heart, this was already a successful celebration.

Hearing what Xiao Li said, Huangfu Haotian was overjoyed, even if there was a little nervousness in his heart, it would disappear because of Xiao Li's belief.Huangfu Haotian knew that he was no longer alone at this moment, with Xiao Li's support and company, Huangfu Haotian stopped worrying about other things and only thought about today's celebration.

"Long live my emperor." Accompanied by the queen and other concubines, the emperor walked towards the dragon chair with steady steps, and everyone present immediately knelt down to greet the emperor.

"Please come." After the emperor asked everyone to get up, he looked at the scene of the Lantern Festival celebration. The style was a little different from the previous ones. It seemed that there was something more, but the emperor couldn't tell, so he turned around and sat down on the dragon chair.

After everyone greeted the emperor, the celebration officially began.

When Huangfu Haotian was about to get up, Xiao Li suddenly took Huangfu Haotian's hand, and quietly handed Huangfu Haotian a brochure, "When those dancers come out, you pass this brochure to father. Your Majesty, just let your father speak to those dancers according to the booklet." Seeing Huangfu Haotian's firm expression, Xiao Li smiled slightly, and pushed Huangfu Haotian: "It has been prepared for a long time."

Although he didn't know Xiao Li's hard work, Huangfu Haotian still nodded at Xiao Li, strode to the emperor's side, and shouted to the stage in front of him: "The annual Lantern Festival celebration in Daling Dynasty has officially started. The first program is a dance performed by dancers invited to Liufang Pavilion."

As soon as Huangfu Haotian's words fell, the scene was quiet. Everyone was waiting for those beautiful dancers to appear. The dances performed are unique and eye-catching.Just when everyone was curious, a group of women came to the stage one after another and stood up in an orderly manner.

Not only those who watched the performance were puzzled, but even Huangfu Haotian, who was arranged this time, was also surprised for a moment. These women who should have been wearing beautiful costumes and makeup to perform dances for everyone are now wearing men's clothes , Everyone holds different things in their hands. Some are holding big banners, some are holding shields, some are holding spears, and some are holding swords. Everyone stands in a heroic and orderly manner.

"Prince, what kind of dance is this?" The emperor couldn't help but asked Huangfu Haotian curiously. "What are they holding, are they going to dance with them?"

Huangfu Haotian immediately came back to his senses, took out the brochure that Xiao Li quietly gave him and handed it over, "Father, please call out according to the content in the brochure."

The emperor took the notebook in confusion, and opened it under everyone's curious gaze. Everyone didn't know what was written in the notebook, but soon everyone saw the smile and satisfaction from the emperor's expression.

The emperor closed the booklet, stood up, looked around the audience, and shouted loudly: "My country is peaceful and the people are safe in Daling Dynasty, the weather is good, the country is strong and horses are strong, and the soldiers are brave and good at fighting. Now let everyone see the glory of our Daling Dynasty!" The military parade." The emperor paused for a deep breath, and shouted with the most majestic momentum: "The military parade, begin."

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the heroines on the stage who were disguised as men danced the things in their hands and started to perform. Although they were all a group of women, they performed every move and every gesture very well. Hidden in their soft bodies The explosive power is completely different from the dances I usually watch, and the people watching can't help applauding.

Huangfu Haotian saw that everyone had satisfied expressions on their faces, especially the emperor who was seriously watching the military parade on the stage, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, returned to his seat and quietly held Xiao Li's hand. "When did you know I changed the show?"

There is no doubt, Huangfu Haotian asked with certainty, only Xiao Li would do such unexpected things.

"Don't I know you yet?"

Huangfu Haotian smiled triumphantly, and whispered to Xiao Li in a low voice, "Originally, Saijun was planning to dance, but I thought it was nothing new, that time I heard you said National Day, so I quietly asked Miss Saijun to dance." Change the dance, you see, isn't the effect of such a surprise performance better."