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Madam Yang naturally knew why Nangong Waner had come to Lord Assistant Minister in the morning to find the goddess' makeup. After finding out that Lord Assistant Minister had already left for the Prince Zhan's Mansion, he was filled with disappointment and helplessness.

Perhaps the young girl was in love.

looked at Lord Assistant Minister somewhat searchingly. Lord Assistant Minister was a very proper official, it was not easy for him to put on a thick skin and think of marrying into the Xiao Residence. Because his clan was low and his family was low, he suffered a bit of humiliation. The Prince Zhan was such a quiet place and such a high ranking sect. Madam Yang was even more uncertain, and would never show face to stop Nangong Waner, since there was nothing wrong with chasing after love.

"Sigh." Madam Yang sighed deeply in his heart, "Let's take things one step at a time. It's better if the old master doesn't know about this matter now, or if he's making a fuss out of it."

Lord Assistant Minister rested for a while and then took advantage of the sun to send the Xiao Mansion the Boxing Ceremony. However, he did not discover that Madam Yang was hiding something from him, so he packed the Boxing Ceremony together with Housekeeper Wang and strolled back to the Xiao Mansion.

When Prince Zhan was thirteen years old, he was able to cultivate using Prince Zhan's body, which was considered as accepting a favor from the host. Immortal Lord, who was the current Prince Zhan, followed the customs of the human world and almost completely followed the rules of Prince Zhan.

The most important one was that the Prince Zhan and the Emperor would stay together with the Empress Dowager every year at the age of thirty.

Of course, in the name of filial piety, Qin Ruxue would also come to the palace to accompany the empress dowager every year to keep watch over her.

However, the current Prince Zhan had never placed Qin Ruxue in his eyes. He could not even remember Qin Ruxue accompanied him and the emperor by the empress dowager's side every year, guarding the year.

This year, the Prince Zhan was very diligent. He entered the palace early in the morning and headed straight for the emperor's chambers. The Prince Zhan had always come and went freely in the palace. The palace attendant was hesitating on whether he should stop them …

The servants in the emperor's chambers watched the Prince Zhan's chilly Qi from afar and were all so scared that they trembled. How could they even think of stopping him, so they kneeled on the ground and said, "This servant greets the Prince Zhan Lord."

Prince Zhan Lord had always been cold. He nodded his head slightly and signalled to them. "Creak!" Prince Zhan opened the door.

Furthermore, it was still early, so naturally, the emperor was still in dreamland. He was having a beautiful dream when he suddenly felt that someone had lifted his quilt, and a cold wind blew in, causing the emperor to shiver as he struggled to open his eyes. It really was Chu Xiuhan, Chu Xiuhan, you think I'm the emperor too?

The emperor dawdled for a while, but still got up in the end. A group of attendants came in and helped the emperor wash up and change his clothes.

Prince Zhan found a chair and waited patiently.

"Chu Xiuhan, do you really have the appearance of a subject? I am the king of a country, yet I was pulled out of bed so early in the morning. " While the Emperor was washing his face and dressing his clothes, he was also ridiculing Prince Zhan with a displeased look.

"You know that you're an emperor, and that you sleep in your own chambers every day. You don't know who will be the successor of this river and mountain." Prince Zhan looked at the emperor indifferently and said.

The emperor was suddenly speechless. He paused for a moment before saying, "Of all the women in this harem, which one was chosen by me? It's all my mother's wish. It's not like you don't know what the ministers are thinking." The Emperor still looked towards the Prince Zhan as if he was wronged at the end.

"It's been hard on you, you've been facing so many girls you don't like all day. If you were to tell this duke what kind of person you like, this king will definitely think of a way to marry you and let you experience the happiness of two lovers."

The emperor was simply in disbelief. The emperor was deeply suspicious that something had gone wrong with his ears. "Could it be that I'm still dreaming right now?" Am I in a dream? " The emperor looked at Chu Xiuhan as he blinked, and could not help but think this.

The Prince Zhan, on the other hand, was impatient. The emperor had been sleepwalking since early morning, putting on his clothes, washing his face and rinsing his mouth before sitting there dried and motionless. The Prince Zhan grabbed him, then dragged him outside. He called the eunuch who sent the message and sent a message early to the empress dowager's chambers.

"Ai, ai, I am the ruler of a country, do I not want face?" The Emperor was very dissatisfied with Prince Zhan's disrespect towards him. He struggled to break free from the Prince Zhan's hands and gently tidied himself up, indicating that he could also walk properly.

The Prince Zhan walked rather quickly, the Emperor followed behind and looked at his back, planning out what was going on, "I keep having the feeling that something is wrong with Chu Xiuhan today."

When the empress dowager heard early in the morning that the Prince Zhan had come with the emperor to eat breakfast with her, she was naturally in a very good mood. She quickly tidied up the mess and even ordered the imperial kitchens to prepare a few more types of breakfast.

"How many years has it been? The three of us haven't eaten breakfast together." The empress dowager's mood was extremely good, as if she were an ordinary commoner with an old mother. When the empress dowager ate breakfast, she gave Prince Zhan a few chopsticks, but she herself did not manage to eat much.

Although Prince Zhan still looked as indifferent as ever on the surface and didn't say anything to reject the Empress Dowager's enthusiasm, he still wouldn't eat it.

Prince Zhan never ate other people's food. The empress dowager and the emperor were both used to it, and the empress dowager had adapted to it over the years. Prince Zhan had never eaten any of the food that the empress dowager picked up.

The empress dowager looked down at the dishes the Prince Zhan placed in her bowl for a while. Although her face didn't show it, she was feeling a little depressed.

"Muhou, you're always so biased. I'm your son by blood. Why are you always giving him food?" The emperor seemed to be jealous of the empress dowager's concern for the Prince Zhan, as he spoke unhappily before devouring all of the dishes in the Prince Zhan's bowl.

"Alright, alright, our emperor should eat more as well." The empress dowager smiled and gave the emperor a few more chopsticks.

According to the old calendar, on the morning of the thirtieth day of the new year, the palace would begin to make decorations for the new year. During the time for breakfast, there would be many people working in the courtyard of the empress dowager's sleeping quarters, hanging lanterns and pasting new year pictures.

Prince Zhan looked out of the window and actually started to like the red color that could be seen everywhere. He turned around and asked the Emperor, "Is there any fireworks in Shangjing Royal Family this year?"

"Of course there are. This can also be considered as our Tian Sheng's tradition." The Emperor said so.

"Alright, then this year, let's set up the fireworks show on the East District's Wandering River." Prince Zhan looked out of the window and said this for no reason.

There was a river that flowed through the east and west districts of Shangjing City. It was called wandering the river, and there were fireworks on the night of New Year's Eve in the imperial household.

In the past few years, the fireworks in the middle of the night were usually performed on the riverbanks in the western part of the city. Naturally, the Qin Clan and his faction mostly stayed nearby, so they could watch the fireworks without going out of the house.

Both the emperor and the empress dowager were surprised that Prince Zhan, who was a dull person, would actually be interested in the display of fireworks. From Prince Zhan's Mansion's perspective, the display of fireworks on the river bank in the east district was indeed better.

Since the Prince Zhan had already spoken, there was no reason for the Emperor not to give him face. With just a single word from the Prince Zhan, the location of this year's New Year's Eve fireworks show in Shangjing City would be changed.

It was just that after the Emperor pondered for a moment, he said, "The vision of the Government Department's Assistant Minister’s Residence s seems to have improved a little this year." The Emperor did not say anything, but only silently pondered for a bit before giving Prince Zhan a meaningful glance.

"Muhou, it has always been a tradition for West District people to show off their fireworks by the riverbanks. In my opinion …" His Majesty had guessed what the Prince Zhan was thinking, and thought that the fireworks display was to make Nangong Waner happy. The Emperor would naturally not let go of such an opportunity to tease him.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, I've heard that the daughter of the prefecture overlord has a perfect appearance. It's just that her temper is a bit too bad, so there's no rush. The imperial harem needs an concubine like her to take care of her …" Prince Zhan also looked back at the Emperor, as if he was very enthusiastic about his suggestions.

The empress dowager was just about to ask the Prince Zhan in detail when the emperor stopped her. "As the saying goes, it's thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, and the tradition can be changed. I think that this year's fireworks show should be set in the east district, don't you think so, empress dowager?"