My Princess Has Been Reborn

Yuanqiu Xiu of Liang State is fifty miles away from the eastern outskirts of the capital.If you set off early in the morning when offering sacrifices to heaven, you can usually rush back to the capital before dark, and there is no hindrance.

Only the winter solstice to worship the sky is still a bit tormenting, not to mention, the weather is very terrible.

Everyone set off early in the morning and arrived at Yuanqiu around noon. After a short rest and filling their stomachs, the auspicious time calculated by Si Tian's surveillance arrived.The emperor led his ministers to the square in front of the altar, and then began to sacrifice to heaven under the auspices of Taichang Temple.

The altar is so high that only the emperor can climb to the top. In addition, the minister of Taichang Temple who presides over the sacrificial ceremony, and the rest of the clan and officials are only under the high platform.After the sacrificial ceremony began, the officials were led by the emperor to bow three times and kowtow nine times, while the ministers of Taichang Temple recited sacrificial texts and offered sacrifices...

The entire ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven was lengthy and cumbersome, lasting nearly two hours.Standing or praying for two hours in such a cold winter wind, not to mention some veterans can't bear it, even the young and strong people feel almost exhausted after tossing - every sacrifice to the sky is a toss, but such a toss is huge. Most people are still happy, because it also represents a kind of value and recognition.

Like Qi Yang, as a princess, she is not qualified to accompany her to offer sacrifices to heaven, and there has never been a precedent for a princess to accompany her for a few days.But this time the emperor brought her and the son-in-law, the status of the two in the hearts of the ministers will be different.

But knowing the benefits of this trip, after the two-hour ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, it is still enough to toss.

As a son-in-law, Lu Qipei has been following Qi Yang's side, seeing Qi Yang's face flushed from the cold, he couldn't help feeling distressed.So when the ceremony official announced the end of the ceremony, she quickly reached out to touch Qi Yang's face, and asked, "Is Ah Ning froze?"

When the slender fingers touched the skin, it felt cool to the bone, and only then did Lu Qipei realize that his hands were also freezing cold.

She was a little at a loss, and wanted to take her hand back, but was held back by Qi Yang.The little princess looked at her with a smile, and didn't dislike the coldness of her hand at all. She held her hand directly, as if she wanted to keep warm with her: "It's a bit cold, Ah Pei's hand should be warmer."

Lu Qipei pursed his lips when he heard the words, his eyes sparkled.The hands of the two are actually equally cold, but after holding each other, with the body temperature of the other person, they always feel warmer than before, so their hearts also warm up with the warmth of the hands.

Several princes passed by the two of them, their eyes were disdainful, but before they could say anything, Qi Yang pulled Lu Qipei and left.

Qi Yang took her son-in-law to meet the emperor who had just come down from the high platform, she let go of the son-in-law to touch the emperor's hand, and said worriedly: "It's cold today, and my son-in-law is freezing cold standing under the stage, and the wind on the high platform is even greater. , Father, be careful, don't catch a cold."

It was the other person who didn't dare to act like this with the emperor. The eyes of the princes in the distance widened, but the emperor was not seen angry because of Qi Yang's arrogance.On the contrary, his concern for his daughter was very beneficial, and a smile appeared on his majestic face: "It's like this every winter solstice festival, don't worry, the emperor, but it's your first time here, so you're less prepared."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Jian had already handed over two hand stoves from the side.The emperor took it with his own hands, and handed another one to Qi Yang: "Seeing that your face is flushed from the cold, remember to drink a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold."

Qi Yang took the warm stove with a smile, nodded his head in response to his instructions, and thanked the emperor.

Zhang Jian was quite winking at the side, and seeing that the son-in-law was still accompanying him, he handed over a hand stove.In the end, she was pushed away by Qi Yang, and she took her hand stove to use with Lu Qipei, and the young couple looked very intimate holding hands.

The emperor was a little blindsided, and once again felt a toothache and stomach distension, and waved him away.

Qi Yang didn't stay for long, and after a few words of concern, he took Lu Qipei and left.The two held the same hand stove to keep warm, and gradually drifted away, their backs showing intimacy and sweetness.

The emperor was a little relieved that the two of them had a strong relationship, and when he came back to think about it, he laughed and cursed: "This girl came here specially to ask me for a hand stove, right?!" Turning his head, he left the old father behind , walked so simply.

Zhang Jian knew that the emperor's words were a joke, so he also smiled at ease and said: "Your Majesty is worrying too much. Your Highness is naturally concerned about your health before you come to ask." After a slight pause, he said: "It must be a way to ask for a hand stove."

The emperor smiled and shook his head, and left with the stove in his hand.

It was only half an afternoon after the end of the sacrifice to heaven. According to the usual practice, everyone had a rest before returning to Beijing.

However, this time it seemed to be different. After the sacrifice to heaven, the emperor ordered ginger soup to be boiled for the officials to drive away the cold, and no one informed them to leave for Beijing later.When all the ministers had rested and recuperated, they were asked to ask, and only then did they learn that the emperor had been blowing cold wind on the altar for a long time, and now he was feeling a little cold, so he might not be able to return to Beijing today.

This is not a big deal, although there are few people who worship the heavens and spend the night in the Circular Mound, there is also a palace near the Circular Mound.The palace is not big, and because the emperor seldom settles down, it is a bit crude, but it is enough to house these clan courtiers.

All the ministers followed the emperor to the palace, and they were settled soon, but there were some doubts in their hearts.

"I saw that the emperor was well before, why did he suddenly catch a cold and feel unwell?" The princes were especially puzzled.Obviously, the emperor performed a fatherly and loving daughter filial piety with Qi Yang under the altar before. At that time, he looked energetic, why did he fall ill now? !

But seeking to see the emperor was fruitless, and everyone's doubts could only be suppressed.

Qi Yang took another sip of ginger soup: "Sure enough, the winter solstice is still too cold, so drink more ginger soup to drive away the cold." She put the bowl to Lu Qipei's lips, coaxing: "This bowl tastes good , Ah Pei also drink more."

Lu Qipei wanted to avoid it in disgust. She didn't like ginger and garlic very much, and she couldn't drink ginger soup.She was forced by Qi Yang to drink a bowl before, and also sweated from the cold, but now Qi Yang drinks ginger soup as tea, she really can't afford it.

It's a pity that before Lu Qipei could dodge, the soup bowl was already on her lips.Reluctantly took a sip, the taste was really different.This bowl has added sugar, which is spicy and sweet. It doesn't have a taste, but it's not as exciting as before.

Qi Yang looked at Lu Qipei's face full of disgust and just wanted to laugh. Lu Qipei doted on her but was helpless, so he had no choice but to change the subject: "Your Majesty has a cold and is not feeling well. Why don't Your Highness go and have a look now?"

Speaking of this, Qi Yang was rather careless: "Father is fine, why should I join in the fun?"

When the news first came out, Qi Yang was still a little surprised and worried, but when she got to the palace, all her worries were put down.There is no other reason, the preparations for this palace that has been unoccupied all year round are too complete, not only the residence of His Majesty has been arranged, but even the officials have been properly arranged.This kind of arrangement can't be completed in a short while, there are few people in the palace, and it may not be enough to clean up temporarily.

Since the emperor had already made arrangements, the discomfort of catching a cold was naturally an excuse.Moreover, she had already met the emperor before, so if she didn't go to the emperor at this time, she wouldn't feel that she was disrespectful and neglectful, and it was easy to understand that she had seen through.

The facts were as Qi Yang expected, the emperor stayed for his own purpose, but he was impatient with pretending to be sick.He didn't see the begging of several princes and important ministers, and finally the important ministers withdrew, and the princes stood guard at the door, outwardly filial, and he didn't seem to be moved in the slightest.

But at night, Qi Yang was rewarded with a table of wine and food by the emperor.

A mutton hot pot, some side dishes that are rare in winter, and a small pot of imperial wine.

They are not precious foods, but they are just suitable for the winter solstice, making people feel warm after seeing them.

Qi Yang stared at the hot pot for a while, and couldn't help sighing: "Today's winter solstice, father must be lonely eating alone. If it wasn't for a few royal brothers blocking the door, he would be happy if you and I eat this hot pot with him .”

In the past, when the crown prince was in Beijing, the siblings would go to the Xuanshi Hall to accompany the emperor during festivals.Even though the prince is already married and has a wife and children, he has never been alienated from the emperor because of his small family.Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the emperor never suppressed his fears in the face of the young and powerful prince, and he maintained his balance in addition to maintaining it.

Qi Yang was a little emotional when he said that, but Lu Qipei felt a little slander in his heart - seeing how the emperor drove them away today, it seemed that he didn't want to have dinner with them, it's almost as good as Qi Yang went alone.

But then again, those princes are really pitiful in comparison, they don't feel like their own...

But after all, Qi Yang is not so eager to spend time with his old father as the newly married Yaner can be alone with his son-in-law.After only saying one sentence with emotion, Qi Yang happily pulled Lu Qipei to his seat.

Glancing at the jug, Qi Yang was a little moved, but thinking about the reason why the emperor stayed in the palace today, he was afraid that drinking would cause trouble.In the end, she could only regretfully put away the unopened pot of imperial wine: "I don't know what happened in the past two days, so I won't drink this wine, save it for next time."

Lu Qipei doesn't quite understand Qi Yang's regret, Her Royal Highness shouldn't be short of a pot of royal bar?But she didn't ask too much, she nodded obediently, but said: "Your Majesty and everyone are in the palace, if something happens, they should be in the capital."

The emperor had his own plans and would not easily put himself in danger.What's more, he even took Qi Yang with him on this trip, obviously not to drag her into danger on purpose, but rather to take care of her nearby.Then even if something happens, it won't happen to the palace, but to the capital where the emperor and important ministers are separated. I wonder if it will be as peaceful as before?

Qi Yang naturally also thought of the key point, and had some doubts, but at this time he somehow didn't want to talk about it.She lifted a piece of mutton into Lu Qipei's bowl with her chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Mutton is warm in nature, eat more during the winter solstice to keep out the cold, and you can try the cooking skills of the imperial chef."

Of course Lu Qipei didn't refuse, and after using it, he also served vegetables with Qi Yang, and the two took good care of each other.

Eating hot pot in winter is already hot, not to mention the charcoal fire in the room is full of warmth.

After a while, fine sweat broke out on the foreheads of the two of them.

Qi Yang took a sip of tea, then turned to look at Lu Qipei.Seeing that her jade-like face was stained with light crimson at this moment, it added a third color under the flickering lights, reminding her of her drunken appearance...

In fact, it was time to take out the pot of imperial wine and drink it.