sbdcsierra Chapter 1013 As long as Nangong Xuanyu is always His Majesty (81 reward value added)
Chapter 1013 As long as Nangong Xuanyu is always His Majesty (81 reward value added)
Shen Zhinian then blinked at Nangong Xuanyu and revealed an extremely charming smile: "Your Majesty's kindness is worth more than ten thousand pieces of gold to me!"
"This fireworks display is the most beautiful scene I have ever seen in my life! Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking me to heart!"
When Shen Zhinian said this, his slightly upturned fox eyes looked at Nangong Xuanyu affectionately.
It seemed as if in this life, her eyes and heart could only accommodate him.
However, Nangong Xuanyu still could not forget that while other people's first reaction to the fireworks show was admiration and amazement, this woman was worried that there would be a fire in the palace.
He actually felt a little itchy when he heard those touching words being said now.
Nian Nian, ah Nian Nian... Is she sincere or just pretending?
Nangong Xuanyu didn't want to go into details and took Shen Zhinian into his arms: "Mid-Autumn Festival is the night of family reunion. On this day every year in the future, I hope Nian Nian can accompany me."
Shen Zhinian gently leaned her head on Nangong Xuanyu's shoulder and said softly, "Of course I will accompany Your Majesty for the rest of my life!"
As long as... Nangong Xuanyu will always be His Majesty.
No matter how brilliant the fireworks are, they will eventually come to an end.
This grand fireworks show slowly came to an end amid the exclamations of the crowd.
At this point, the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is almost over, with only the final reward session remaining.
Nangong Xuanyu took Shen Zhinian back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Everyone returned and took their seats one by one.
According to past practice, the emperor would bestow Mid-Autumn Festival rewards after the palace banquet.
The prince presented a jade rabbit ornament, three inches high, with a rabbit holding an osmanthus branch and ten pieces of silk.
However... Prince Jin committed a serious crime of disrespect tonight and was driven back to Prince Jin's Mansion long ago, so naturally there would be no reward.
The minister presented an enamel moon rabbit snuff bottle and a printed copy of the "Mid-Autumn Festival Imperial Poetry Collection".
The concubines were given gold and jade Chang'e hairpins, osmanthus incense, etc.
Everyone stood up and thanked him: "...Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
The concubines all knew that on such a day, His Majesty would definitely stay at the palace of Concubine Chen. It would be useless for them to fight for it, so they might as well celebrate the festival properly.
Seeing Nangong Xuanyu holding Shen Zhinian's hand and about to leave, Duke Dingguo suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request!"
Nangong Xuanyu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Speak."
Duke Dingguo said with concern, "I heard that the Queen Mother's health has been getting worse since autumn. During this Mid-Autumn Festival, I am really worried about the Queen Mother."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to visit you at the Cining Palace!"
Hearing this, the eldest princess hurriedly left Concubine Zhuang's arms, walked to the side of Duke Dingguo, looked at Nangong Xuanyu and said, "Father, Yun'er hasn't visited the Royal Grandmother for a long time. I want to go to the Cining Palace to see her!"
After moving to Changchun Palace to live with Concubine Zhuang's mother, she wanted to go to Cining Palace to visit her grandmother several times.
But both the Emperor and Concubine Zhuang said that the Empress was ill and needed to rest, and asked her to be sensible and not disturb her.
The eldest princess never went to the Cining Palace again.
When she heard her grandfather mention her grandmother today, she felt very worried and wanted to go and eat mooncakes with her.
The Great Zhou ruled the world with filial piety. Empress Dowager Liu's health was deteriorating, and Duke Dingguo was her biological brother. Nangong Xuanyu would naturally not refuse this small request in public.
Then he gave Concubine Zhuang a look.
Concubine Zhuang immediately understood what His Majesty meant.
Your Majesty allows the eldest princess to visit the Empress Dowager, but she must not be allowed to stay overnight in the Cining Palace.
After all, it's no secret that His Majesty and the Queen Mother are not on good terms with each other, so naturally he doesn't want the eldest princess to get close to her.
Duke Dingguo thanked him and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After this episode, Nangong Xuanyu took Shen Zhinian's hand and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Everyone knelt down and saluted: "Farewell, Your Majesty!"
"Farewell, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine!"
After tonight's palace banquet, many things that people talked about came out.
One is that the dignified Prince of Jin could not distinguish between fish eyes and pearls, and presented counterfeits to Your Majesty, for which he was punished.
It was the Imperial Concubine Chen who had a keen eye and recognized that the painting "Fishing Alone on a Cold River" was a copycat. Her ability to appreciate ancient paintings was even better than that of many cabinet ministers and university scholars. She was truly as capable as any man!
And then there is this unprecedented fireworks display tonight!
However... the most talked-about poem is still the one written by Gu Jinxiao.
Although Minister Gu did not admit that he had a crush on someone and only said that the poem was written casually, anyone who is well-read in poetry knows that poetry best represents the emotions in the writer's heart.
Lord Gu denied it flatly, but they didn't believe it!
For a time, many people in the capital were wondering who the woman was that Minister Gu loved so much.
There are even many people who are secretly paying attention to Gu Jinxiao, wondering if he has any contact with any noble lady?
However, upon closer inspection, they discovered that... Lord Gu no longer had any contact with the noble lady, and he never even looked at any woman more than once.
As time went on, no one noticed anything wrong and they began to believe his words.
It turns out that Lord Gu really wrote a poem casually. They thought the iron tree was about to bloom...
The most disappointed person was none other than Mrs. Gu.
Her son was good in everything. He abandoned the protection of his family, took the imperial examination at a young age, and won the top spot in the imperial examination!
Now he is the Minister of Personnel, and he is favored by the emperor and has a bright future!
The only bad thing is that he is not interested in women.
If this goes on, when will she be able to hold her grandson?
Originally, after hearing about the poem her son wrote at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Mrs. Gu thought that the Gu family would finally have a daughter-in-law. But who knew... in the end, it was all in vain.
"Ugh……"
Mrs. Gu sighed deeply.
Her requirements for a daughter-in-law had long been lowered to just having to be a female and alive.
But even so, the son still failed to bring back a wife.
Mrs. Gu sat by the window, stroking her chin in distress.
Are her demands still too high?
How about... not being restricted by gender, as long as they're alive?
……
Cining Palace.
Queen Mother Liu lay on the bed, looking increasingly weak, as if all her energy had been drained away.
Hearing the noise outside, she opened her eyes dazedly and asked weakly, "W-what...what's that noise outside?"
Nanny Yuan stood by the bed and said respectfully, "Empress Dowager, today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and there are fireworks being set off in the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
How could Empress Dowager Liu be in the mood to celebrate the festival now?
Perhaps because her illness was getting worse, her brain was working much slower than before.
After a long while, Empress Dowager Liu said, "There will be a palace banquet on Mid-Autumn Festival... After my brother enters the palace, he will definitely come to see me."
"You guys, get ready..."