Chapter 45

I got branches to use as the hands of the snowman, I couldn't come up with something to use as the eyes and nose. I finally chose a set of Wu Min Jun's clothes, got some beads for the nose and eyes, as well as the Emperor's crown with the beads hanging down, put them all on the snowman.

I looked at the snowman to laughed, said: "Don't you think this looks like you?"

Wu Min Jun scoffed saying: "It really does, dressed like this."

I then took a branch and broke it into two and placed it slanted under the snowman's nose, one side up and the other down -- This is Wu Min Jun's classic expression now matter whether either sneering, forced smiling, smiling stiffly, smiling disdainfully, can all be represented by this.

Wu Min Jun: "..."

"Ha ha ha ha, this is too much like it!"

Hands on my waist, I admired my masterpiece with a self-satisfied face.

Wu Min Jun mumbled: "It's really alike ..."

Then he squatted and began to fiddle with the snow. I stood to look for while and saw that he was not showing any positive result, I felt cold so I went inside the palace to rest, after a little while, Wu Min Jun rushed inside, picked some stuff from the dressing table then left again, I was bewildered, after a while, I heard Wu Min Jun shout to me from outside, his tone full of pride: "Come look!"

I hurry outside to look...I saw it...

And he even painted three red lines with rouge on both sides on the face of the Snowman, which looked like a blushing face, and the mouth was square-shaped with little branches as if it were surprised and blushed.

I ...

I lost, I lost...

Did this also look like me?!

I couldn't help but say: "Wu Min Jun....it's a pity you are an emperor, it not you could go be a figurine craftsman on the street, you know."

Wu Min Jun happily said: "I just happen to be more serious about whatever I do."

I: "..."

I was too lazy to talk to him, I squatted down to see the Snowman, the more I look at it, the funnier it seems, so I ask: "Where is it such a strange Snowman, it is is my first time seeing one square-shaped."

Wu Min Jun lazily said: "If you question me again, I will help you add a sharp angle."

I: "..."

The TaiFu happened to request an audience while we still playing with the snowmen, so I simply asked for him to come here, the TaiFu sees the two snowmen, with a black face said, "Emperor, empress...this..."

I was a little awkward and did not know what to say and so I said: "I and the empress made them, the circular one is me, and the square one is the empress, aren't they like us?"

The TaiFu was too shocked and breathing heavily and could only say, "This, this, this..."

Could only 'this' for a long time and could not come up with anything, Wu Min Jun started to laugh, and suddenly squats and starts to fiddle with the snow. I did not pay attention to him temporarily and asked the TaiFu what he wanted, the TaiFu was made speechless by our action and forgot to mention the proper business he came to me for.

It turned out to be about the upcoming spring festival. The spring festival is the grandest national holiday celebration in Xiqiao. In the evening, the group of ministers and Fumas come to the palace for a feast with the emperor. Even the status difference between the ruler and the ministers is reduced by a lot, the ministers can joke with the emperor and will not be blamed, it is equivalent to the joy of the people, and a time for the emperor to draw the hearts of the people.

However the preparations of the Spring festival can be tedious, the TaiFu came to discuss some of the important details with me. As we were discussing I turned my head to look and saw another snowman in the snow.

I saw Wu Min Jun had made another snowman with a sharp corner, and had removed the black gauze cloth on his eyes and tied it on the head of the snowman as two eyebrows, the eyes still used beads, specially selected big ones, it looks like how it is when the TaiFu raises his eyes, his mouth is branch, he piled dead yellow leaves around it, to make it look like the Taifu's long beard. The funniest part of it is the arms, which were bent at the elbows and made it look like his waist is bent, the TaiFu's usual appearance as he talked is exactly the same.

TaiFu: "..."

I: "..."

"HaHaHa...." I erupted in laughter, Wu Min Jun looked at me and the TaiFu complacently and said: "TaiFu, this is like you."

TaiFu a few words could not say much, eventually managing: "The empress's craftsmanship is very good...this old on....is thankful."

Wu Min Jun also laughed, looked at that three snowmen strange shapes, could not stop laughing.

Dongyuan does not really have snow. Even if there is snow, it will not be enough to pile up to make snowmen in each other's image. Wu Min Jun is first, the grand preceptor is the second victim, I found it a little funny and said to Wu Min Jun: "at the beginning, you did not want to come out, now you're enjoying yourself."

Wu Min Jun hearing my thoughts naturally did not confess to it: "It's not to accompany you..." he said then looked at the TaiFu and said with a smile: "Certainly, it's for the TaiFu ah..."

TaiFu: "..."

TaiFu said: "This old one cannot play, if it was when I was young ...let's not mention it."

I laughed and gave the hand stove in my hand to the TaiFu to let him hold it. The TaiFu was now over 70 years old, that age is already very old. Although his spirit is good, he is still getting weaker by the day. I know that he is working hard for the sake of Xiqiao and will not bear to rest.

Receiving the hand stove, TaiFu felt extremely flattered saying: "Many thanks to the emperor."

I said with a smile: "Consider it apologizing for the empress acting unreasonably."

The TaiFu looked at the snowman with that acute angle, he laughs in spite of trying not.