I'm not a GL for this heroine

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Perhaps it was because the auspicious days were approaching, the previous solemn atmosphere was completely gone in the entire palace, and even the usually stern-faced female officer seemed very approachable these days.

A group of little maids in thick pink cotton dresses helped each other, each carrying two or three big red lanterns, running around the palace passage.

The lanterns were too big, and some young court ladies could only hold one at a time, holding the round and bright red lanterns in their arms, they ran like a small ball on fire.

Sitting by the window, Mang Ke looked at the busy servants outside, and couldn't help asking: "Hasn't the lantern already been hung up? What is this for?"

While helping Mangke braid her hair, Xiaolu said, "A few days ago, the lanterns were hung for use, but today, the lanterns for hanging are hung."

"The lantern?"

"Hee hee~"

Xiaolu said with a mysterious face: "Your Majesty told us that we can't answer whatever your Majesty asks today, so don't make things difficult for us~"

Seeing Xiaolu's mysterious face, Manke had no choice but to knock her on the head and reprimand her.

After dressing up, Mangke took out the red envelopes he had prepared yesterday, and distributed some to the servants in the palace one by one. Occasionally, there were a few servants in the palace who were familiar with him, and Mangke would not be stingy.

So much so that when it was almost noon, there were many court ladies and eunuchs who came here to line up at the door, planning to receive red envelopes.

After sending out about a hundred of them, there was really no pocket money left, and the group of talents withdrew one after another.

"What is your Majesty doing today?" Mang Ke asked curiously, "Doesn't she rest during the Chinese New Year?"

"There are so many things during the Chinese New Year." Xiaolu looked outside the palace wall, and said to Mang Ke: "There is a New Year's banquet in the palace today, I guess His Majesty is busy, but she told me that she will definitely come to accompany you tonight, Don't worry about it!"

Mang Ke glared at the little girl, although she did miss Xun Huanyun very much, but it's not good to be punctured like this.

Logically speaking, the New Year banquet also requires the queen to go, but Mang Ke really doesn't like that kind of occasion, and because of his clumsy mouth, he is afraid of saying the wrong thing, so Xun Huanyun kindly asked her to rest in the palace and give out red envelopes. New Years Eve.

After dinner in the afternoon, the maids in the palace trimmed the flowers and plants as usual. Xiaolu, as a court lady who is so close to the queen, definitely doesn't need to do hard work, she just needs to come over occasionally to stare at it.

Because of the Spring Festival today, she even came to hang up the Spring Festival couplets written by Mang Ke in person.

"The empress's handwriting looks weird."

The little maids at the side surrounded Xiaolu and said, "I seem to understand these words, but I don't seem to understand them."

"What do you know?" Little Green said proudly, "Our empress, like Your Majesty, both write this type of handwriting. The two of them must have very high literary accomplishments to write such beautiful characters."

The little maids don't understand, but those words really look pretty.

"Sister Xiaolu, sister Xiaolu, how do you read this couplet, please teach us!"

"Hey, listen up!"

"Um!!!!!"

"The one here is called 'Tian Zeng Sui Yue Ren Fat', and the one here is called 'Fu Man Qian Kun Zhu Man Men'!"

"Um????"

The little maid next to her hurriedly stopped Xiao Lu and said, "Wrong, wrong! Those are the words that the empress is chanting, not written."

Xiaolu glanced back at her, and the little maid said: "The first couplet of this couplet is 'The sky grows, the years increase and the people live longer', the second couplet is 'Spring is full of heaven and earth, and the world is full of blessings', and the horizontal inscription is 'All heaven and earth celebrate together'."

"Aren't they all about the same?"

"It's a lot worse, sister!!!"

Just as the young maids were chattering about which couplet sounded better, they saw a person walking outside the palace path.

"Is the Empress here?" The maid said, "I am a maid from Ecui Palace. I have something to bring to the Empress."

"A message?"

Xiaolu stared at the familiar palace maid for a while, and then said to her: "I see, come with me."

Walking into the hall, Xiaolu said to her: "You pure concubine, why don't you come to our place recently? Didn't she run around every day? I haven't seen her for a few days. I really miss her a little bit."

But the maid from Ecui Palace said: "The concubine Chun has not been in a good mood recently, and it seems that something is bothering her."

"What is it?"

"I don't know. Every time she talks to us, we can't understand it. Even if we understand it, we will forget it when we turn around. I guess it's not something that us court ladies can understand."

"It's really hard to guess what a lady's mind is. Our Queen's lady will occasionally say something weird, but she is still a very good person."

"Well, so does our mother."

When the two little girls were chatting about their masters, they saw Mangke had already changed his clothes and came out.

When she saw the familiar maidservant in front of her, she felt a 'thump' in her heart, as if she had a bad premonition...

"The Queen Mother."

The court lady saluted and stood up, and said to Mang Ke: "The concubine Chun said that she held a feast at Ecui Palace tonight, and wanted to invite the empress to be a guest."

Before Mangke could speak, Xiaolu asked inexplicably, "Why did your mother hold the banquet alone, and didn't you join the queen mother and the imperial concubine?"

"Our mother said that she doesn't like the queen mother and the others, so she wants to be alone with the queen mother."

"But it can't." Xiaolu said: "Our mother-in-law wants to watch the lanterns with His Majesty in the evening, so I can't go to Ecui Palace."

Mangke was stunned for a moment, then interjected and asked, "Lantern?"

Xiaolu knew that she had slipped up, so she tapped her head and told the truth: "Your Majesty arranged a lantern show for you today, so you can't go anywhere tonight. She told us to keep an eye on you. Who will invite you?" It’s impossible to go.”

No wonder I was clinging to myself so early in the morning, because I was afraid that I would be cut off halfway.

Mang Ke said to the court lady: "You heard it too, I have an appointment today, please help me to say sorry to Sister Chun'er."

The lady-in-waiting seemed to have expected this ending, she bowed and turned to leave.

Xiaolu watched the maid leave, and then looked at the melancholy on Manke's face, she didn't know what happened, but she felt Manke's displeasure, took her hand and said: "Ma'am, Mrs. Don't show such an expression during the holidays, you can see that you were happy when we were in the cold palace, why are you unhappy every day when you come out of the cold palace?"

Mang Ke looked at Xiao Lu's serious expression, and couldn't help laughing: "You're right, you didn't feel sad in the cold palace, so you should be happier when you come out."

What's more, she has already found someone she likes, and after careful calculation, there is nothing to regret.

Time passed little by little until night fell and the lights came on.

The sky is also very face-saving today. It has been gloomy for several days, but it also cleared up tonight.

Xun Huanyun sent someone to pick up Manke, and the group headed towards the night.

There were lanterns and festoons on the side of the palace road, and every palace was covered with red lanterns, and some court ladies and eunuchs were also walking around with lanterns, which did not mean that it was cold in winter at all.

It was the towering city wall again, Mangke lifted the curtain and took a look, the surroundings were quiet.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you up there," the female officer who came to greet Manke said to her, "Your Majesty, go up quickly."

Mang Ke looked up, only to feel that his heart was beating inexplicably fast.

He clearly knew who was waiting for him above, but his mind was full of guesses.

Does Xun Huanyun invite himself to look at the lamp?

Has Xun Huanyun been waiting on it for a long time?

What if Xun Huanyun is not there, what if he is still on it?

The messy thoughts in her head made Mangke a little flustered, and she finally understood what it was like to look at her hometown.

Obviously looking forward to it, but more scared than anyone else.

Afraid of the sudden shattering of dreams.

I am also afraid that I will never have the opportunity to go back to that moment again.

Climbing up the steps, Mang Ke climbed up the city wall easily because of the experience of coming up for the first time.

The black stone wall looked stronger at night, and Xun Huanyun was standing at the position yesterday and looked back at Mangke. When the two looked at each other, Mangke could still see the smile in her eyes.

Without speaking, Xun Huanyun just waved at her, and Mangke obediently walked to her side.

As soon as the cold wind blew, it went straight into people's necks, Mang Ke couldn't help shivering, and then he reacted and asked, "What are you doing here late at night?"

Xun Huanyun couldn't help stretching out his hand to pick up Manke's face, then held her head with both hands and looked at her down the city wall.

Chang'an City during the day and Chang'an City at night seem to be two cities, how prosperous the day is, and how beautiful the night is.

"The time is almost up."

Xun Huanyun said softly to Mangke, then hugged him in his arms and said with a smile, "It's time to start putting the lights on."

Just when Mangke was wondering, he saw some things floating up in the distance, and they flew towards the sky with twinkling lights.

Gradually, the sporadic flames turned into two or three, and then four or five.

Layer upon layer, patchwork.

That's a flying lantern!

Mangke was a little dumbfounded, she had never seen so many lights flying together, like fireflies, but more gorgeous than fireflies!

"Thousands of lights."

Xun Canyun held her in his arms, pressed his forehead against Manke's, looked at her and said, "Do you like it?"

Mangke's heart was beating non-stop, and he couldn't help clicking and clicking, and focused on the lamp floating in the air.

The lights are red everywhere, and the entire imperial capital has turned into a beautiful ocean.

The wind gradually became less whistling in my ears.

Mangke moved his hands slightly, but finally hugged her back.

Tens of thousands of lights, thousands of lights.

Maybe this is the best New Year's greeting.

"do you know?"

Xun Huanyun smelled the smell of Manke's hair, and sighed softly: "How much I like you, I'm so glad you can leave here."

Mang Ke was shocked.

Xun Huanyun said softly: "Go back with Jiang Chun'er, your world is over there."