vrcanaries Chapter 1012: Are You Allergic to Romance?
Chapter 1012: Are You Allergic to Romance?
Before Gu Jinxiao could say anything, Princess Qingyang came over with a wine glass in hand and said with a smile, "Third sister, you are here. I have been looking for you for a while."
Princess Yun'an frowned.
Wasn’t Qingyang playing tossing pot with Concubine Chen just now? When did he come looking for her?
However, in front of Gu Jinxiao, Princess Yun An couldn't expose the other party, so she could only ask: "What do you want from me?"
Princess Qingyang smiled and said, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight. I want to go and see it with my third sister."
At this point, Princess Qingyang looked at Gu Jinxiao with a smile: "Minister Gu, can you come with us?"
Compared to Princess Yun'an's direct invitation to Gu Jinxiao, Princess Qingyang's words were much more tactful.
Although Princess Yun'an was somewhat unhappy, she said nothing in the end.
As long as Minister Gu is willing to accompany them to watch the moon, it doesn't matter if Qingyang is around.
Gu Jinxiao said indifferently: "I will not disturb the two princesses' pleasure."
Even though Princess Yun'an and Princess Qingyang were disappointed, they couldn't bring themselves to pester the man. They just looked at each other and left together.
The palace servants have already cut the mooncakes for the masters to eat.
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Shen Zhinian and asked in confusion: "Why doesn't Nian Nian eat?"
Shen Zhinian said: "I don't like the ones with five-nut fillings."
However, the mooncakes for the concubines were all filled with five nuts, but the flower patterns printed on them were different to show the difference in status.
Nangong Xuanyu smiled and said to Li Changde: "Cut a piece of the reunion cake in front of me and give it to Concubine Chen."
The reunion cake specially prepared for the emperor weighed ten kilograms and was made by eight imperial chefs. Of course, one person could not finish it.
Normally, after the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the emperor would give the remaining reunion cakes to his ministers and their families as a token of his favor.
"Yes."
Li Changde took the cut reunion cake and handed it to Shen Zhinian respectfully.
She took a sip and raised the corners of her lips.
It is worthy of being a reunion cake specially made for the emperor. It tastes much better than the mooncakes with five-nut fillings.
Some concubines looked at this scene with envy on their faces.
They are of noble status and have tasted all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. What they are jealous of is naturally not the reunion cake, but the unique favor from His Majesty!
Every time there was something going on, His Majesty always put Concubine Chen first and never thought about them...
However, there were strict rules about what people of different ranks could use at the palace banquet. Without His Majesty's special permission, if they exceeded the rules, they would be violating palace rules.
Soon, Xiao Huizi ran in quietly from outside and said with a happy face: "Your Majesty, the fireworks show is about to begin. Your Majesty and the ladies, please move outside to watch!"
Nangong Xuanyu stood up, extended a hand towards Shen Zhinian, and looked at her tenderly.
Shen Zhinian also stood up and placed her slender fingers on his palm.
The emperor and his concubine walked out hand in hand.
The other concubines and ministers followed respectfully behind him.
The emperor was dressed in a dragon robe, looking mighty and majestic.
Concubine Chen was wearing a gorgeous palace dress and was extremely beautiful.
The two of them standing together look like a perfect couple!
At this moment, some people sighed that His Majesty and Concubine Chen were really a perfect match!
Some people quietly revealed jealous looks.
"boom--!!!"
With a loud bang, a beam of red-gold flame suddenly rose from the white marble steps in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The tongue of fire leaped up to a height of nine feet like a swimming dragon. When it exploded in the night sky, the golden bells hanging from the eaves rang in unison due to the shaking of the air waves.
“BOOM!!! BOOM——!!!”
Soon, two more beams of fireworks shot up into the sky from both sides of the Taihe Gate.
The red pillar of fire split into phoenix tail feathers in midair, each feather wrapped in fine gold foil. The blue-green beam of fire turned into a dragon's body, with dragon scales made of layers of emerald sparks.
When the dragon head and the phoenix head touched each other in the night sky, thousands of stars fell like a rainstorm, it was a beautiful sight!
"Wow……"
Many people looked at this scene with astonishment.
In the past Mid-Autumn Festivals, the palace would also set off fireworks, but none of them were as beautiful as tonight.
Everyone couldn't help but recall that the last time they saw such beautiful fireworks was on Concubine Chen's birthday last year.
The crisp sound of the fireworks exploding startled the golden carps in the pond of the Imperial Garden, causing them to jump out of the water. The light of their scales and the sparks falling from the sky shattered into thousands of silver flowers on the water's surface!
Another burst of fireworks rose into the sky, and the ashes fell into the Taiye Lake like broken jade, startling a white-scaled fish that was holding the moonlight in its mouth.
At this moment, no matter what everyone was thinking, all their attention was attracted by this beautiful scene.
"It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful!"
The eldest princess pulled the corner of Concubine Zhuang's clothes and said excitedly: "Mother, look, these fireworks are really beautiful! Yun'er has never seen such beautiful fireworks!"
Concubine Zhuang actually bent over, picked up the eldest princess, and looked at her with a smile: "Every Mid-Autumn Festival from now on, mother will watch the fireworks with you."
The eldest princess put her arms around Concubine Zhuang's neck and inhaled the scent of sandalwood on her body lovingly.
The feeling of being loved by my mother... is so good.
It’s a pity that Sister Xiyan is no longer with us. Otherwise, she would definitely be very happy to see such beautiful fireworks.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Shen Zhinian.
To this day, she still doesn't understand why Empress Chen is so cruel...
Nangong Xuanyu held Shen Zhinian's hand, and the look in his eyes when he looked at her seemed to crush thousands of stars: "Today's fireworks show was carefully prepared by the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Do you like it, Nian Nian?"
Shen Zhinian's heart was filled with alarm bells!
Everyone was paying attention to how beautiful this unprecedented fireworks display was. But she was thinking that it was autumn now, the weather was dry, and a small spark could cause a fire.
What if a spark falls into a remote corner and starts a fire without anyone knowing?
She was in charge of the six palaces, and if a fire broke out in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, she would be held responsible.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhinian looked at Nangong Xuanyu with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is wide, so there is no need to worry about fire. But with so many fireworks exploding at the same time, if sparks fall to other places in the palace..."
Nangong Xuanyu: “…”
Before this, he always thought that Nian Nian would be happy and moved when she saw the fireworks show that was carefully prepared for her.
But in reality... what Nian Nian was thinking about was something related to safety?
Nangong Xuanyu couldn't help but think of what Jiang Wange had once said to him.
So...is Nian Nian allergic to romance?
He was silent for a while, then said helplessly: "I have already ordered the imperial guards to patrol the palace, Nian Nian does not need to worry about this matter."
Hearing this, Shen Zhinian felt relieved.
Since Nangong Xuanyu had already arranged the patrol, it wouldn't be her fault even if there was a fire.