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Chapter 155 The Five Powers of Imperial Concubine* (5)

"You——" Xiao Guixi was so angry that he was shaking all over and threw his sleeves violently, "The day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, Song Yuesheng, you better take care of yourself!"

He thought that she was hurt again, and as long as she could admit her mistake and stop targeting the deceased Wen Man, he would issue another decree.

She was not allowed to play music in public to preserve her pride. But she became even more aggressive and even said that he collected so many people who looked like Wen Man.

Song Yuesheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off."

Xiao Guixi glared at the man with a gaze as sharp as a sword, as if he wanted to stare a hole in him.

She really knew how to piss him off.

So anxious to get him out of here, huh?

He refused to leave.

I hate her.

Don't just let him be angry.

He paused slightly, his tone revealing a hint of casual exploration.

"I heard that you and Concubine Li and Concubine Liu often enjoy playing mahjong in your spare time. I have nothing to do today and I feel like playing mahjong. Why don't you call them over and play a few games together?"

Song Yuesheng pressed his twitching right eyelid. Why did he still want to play Pai Gow?

She cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know gambling was forbidden in the palace. It was only after my sister, Concubine Li, kindly reminded me that I realized I had made a big mistake. Your Majesty is the emperor. If you take risks, I'm afraid that everyone in the palace will follow suit. The trend of gambling will prevail, which will not benefit the country."

She and Concubine Li don't care about the rules of the game, and winning or losing is not important. What's important is gossiping.

If Xiao Guixi were included, Concubine Li and the others would inevitably become cautious due to the constraints of the imperial power.

A game of cards couldn't be played at all.

Song Yuesheng paused, then continued, "Since the meal has been eaten and the court is about to begin, Your Majesty should focus on official duties."

The implication is that you should go back to where you came from.

In the afternoon, she and Qiao Yue and Qiao Xin will make rabbit lanterns to prepare for the festival the day after tomorrow.

Xiao Guixi was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Why does she speak in a roundabout way?

He suppressed his discomfort and smiled, "I'm just playing around, why are you so nervous? Never mind, I won't play around anymore."

Xiao Guixi turned around and said to the eunuch at the door, "Xiao Fuzi, go find a few people to bring the memorials from the imperial study to me. I want to review them and handle state affairs here today."

Song Yuesheng: ???

Xiao Guixi smiled kindly: "Your Highness, you can do something if you want to. You don't have to wait on me. I just want to enjoy a different view after reviewing the memorials to relieve my fatigue in the court."

Song Yuesheng frowned.

He is determined not to leave.

Never mind, arguing with him is a waste of time.

She bowed her head and replied, "I obey your order. I will make room right away."

Song Yuesheng nodded to Qiao Yue, then turned and left.

The Lantern Festival was a difficult day and she didn't have much free time.

You can't do anything big tomorrow, or you'll be easily picked on.

The main reason why she is so passive now is that she wants to eat rice wine Yuanxiao.

But the weather has warmed up in the past few days, and without a refrigerator, the fermented glutinous rice dumplings can only be stored for one day at most.

After all the exclusions, it can only be today.

Xiao Guixi looked at Song Yuesheng's departing figure, his fingertips pointing at the clothes at his side.

After a moment, he walked out of the hall, called a palace maid, and asked in a low voice: "What has Song Yuesheng been doing these days?"

The young palace maid had never seen such a big scene before, and she was so frightened that she knelt down immediately.

"I...I am a maid in the small kitchen. I only know that the queen has been listening to music in the morning and playing mahjong in the small kitchen with...with Sister Qiaoyue in the afternoon..."

Xiao Guixi snorted.

She was kind-hearted, knowing that concubines in the harem could not leave her palace easily, and actually taught the maids around her how to play Pai Gow.

No wonder she winked at the little maid and left in a hurry just now.

"You keep a close eye on Song Yuesheng. When the game starts, come and report to me."

I've seen it with my own eyes, let's see how she can argue.

The little maid kowtowed immediately and said, "I will obey your order and report my mother's every move to your majesty truthfully without leaving out the slightest thing."

However, Xiao Guixi's plan was wrong.

The little palace maid did not report to him until she finished reviewing the memorials at 2:00 p.m.

Being bribed?

Xiao Guixi pinched his brows and asked the eunuch from Jiangxue Palace to lead him to the small kitchen.

Soon, the two of them arrived in front of the small kitchen.

The laughter and cheers gradually came into Xiao Guixi's ears through the crack in the door.

"My lady, please take care of Qiao Xin. She got flour on my face!"

"Is that so... Then I will also cover the other half of Xiaoqiaoyue's face with flour so that it will be symmetrical."

"Miss!"

Perhaps because they were in front of a kitchen, the smiling voices seemed to carry a sense of everyday life, forming a sharp contrast with the solemnity of the palace.

The one who laughed the loudest came from the powerful Concubine Song.

Xiao Guixi's eyes moved.

He couldn't remember the last time he heard Song Yuesheng laugh so heartily.

He pursed his lips, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Xiao Guixi clenched his fists and then released them.

Whatever.

Let her be happy for now.

At this moment, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

The girl's surprised eyes met his from a distance.

Xiao Guixi was startled and was about to speak when he heard her say.

"What a coincidence. Xiao Guixi, how do you like it?"

Xiao Guixi came back to his senses and noticed that Song Yuesheng was holding an exquisite porcelain bowl in his hand. Steam rose from the bowl, emitting a faint fragrance that drifted in the air.

It’s the Lantern Festival.

Xiao Guixi listened to her words as if possessed by a ghost, took a spoon, scooped up a Yuanxiao, and took a light bite.

A strong aroma of wine surged in like a tide, instantly filling his mouth and even rushing into his nasal cavity.

Xiao Guixi was caught off guard and was choked and coughed repeatedly. He had to hurriedly cover his mouth and nose with his hands.

Is this called Lantern Festival?

Song Yuesheng looked at his expression and asked in confusion: "Is it not delicious?"

She picked up a Yuanxiao with her hand without believing it, and the moment it entered her mouth, she was filled with the smell of alcohol.

Irritating to the mouth.

Song Yuesheng immediately lowered his head and spit into his hands, then turned around and shouted towards the kitchen: "Aunt Ma, you put too much rice wine. Don't put so much when you cook the remaining Yuanxiao later."

"Ok."

"My lady, Qiao Xin is so amazing. I'd better make rabbits with you..."

Qiao Yue's little face was covered with flour, and her clothes were also stained with a lot of flour.

She didn't want to compete with Qiao Xin for the first place in flour anymore.

But when she saw Xiao Guixi, she froze and the bamboo stick in her arms fell to the ground.

Xiao Guixi looked at the bamboo strips and asked tentatively, "Rabbit lantern?"

"Of course, but I forgot how to do it a long time ago. Qiaoyue and Qiaoxin know how to do it. I'll learn from them later."

The original owner could do it, but she couldn’t.

There is no need for her to brag.

Xiao Guixi said coldly: "How can a concubine like you learn from the maids?"

"Then you come." Song Yuesheng retorted.

Qiao Yue and Qiao Xin are hers, and she doesn't like others to slander them.

"Go get the materials."

Xiao Guixi looked at Qiao Yue.

Qiao Yue did not dare to hesitate and hurried back to the kitchen to take out all the remaining ingredients.

……

Song Yuesheng thought Xiao Guixi was just joking, but he didn't expect that he really understood it. After a short while, he had weaved a skeleton with bamboo strips.

"Watch carefully, this step is crucial." Xiao Guixi's voice was low and powerful. He gently picked up a thin bamboo stick and carefully inserted it into the gap of the rabbit lamp frame.

Song Yuesheng slowly moved closer, following Xiao Guixi's hand closely with his eyes, afraid of missing any details.

Xiao Guixi's hands trembled and his heartbeat quickened for no reason.

He pretended to be calm: "Song Yuesheng, your eyes have grown on the bamboo sticks."

"How can you see clearly from such a distance?" Song Yuesheng nudged him with his arm and tilted his head. "Don't worry, I won't go around saying that the emperor of the current dynasty can make folk things like rabbit lanterns."

"Crooked."

Xiao Guixi pushed her head aside, then picked up a piece of thin lantern paper. "The last step is the lantern paper. I don't need to teach you, right? Go do it on the side."

"no problem."

Song Yuesheng took the lantern paper and went aside.

But she was worried about damaging it, so she asked Qiao Yue to help her glue some on.

As the last action was completed, a lifelike rabbit lamp appeared in front of Song Yuesheng.

Her eyes sparkled with joy.

The person in front of him moved Xiao Guixi a little. He almost blurted out: "Why didn't I realize that you like rabbit lanterns so much before?"

"I wasn't Concubine Song before."

The sky was dim at this time, and the light from the rabbit lamp shone on Song Yuesheng's face, as if covered with an invisible veil.

Xiao Guixi's heart suddenly felt a little painful.

Was he wrong to ask her to enter the palace?

He paused and said, "Song Yuesheng, do you have any wish?"

Song Yuesheng thought for a while and said, "I haven't seen Xiaoliu for a long time. Why not let him come to the palace to talk to me tomorrow?"

"It is a taboo for concubines in the harem to make friends with princes and nobles. Song Yuesheng, the day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I asked him to come earlier that day, and you can still talk to him."

Song Yuesheng just smiled and said nothing.

She knew that there was no free lunch in the world, and Xiao Guixi would not suddenly change his personality. He still did not give up playing the Lantern Festival music.