The fire in the palace added a bit of sadness to this new year.

Weiyuan Hou Mansion, Rongshou Hall.

After hearing the news, the old lady's body softened and she almost fainted, which frightened Grandma Lian so much.

"Old lady, don't scare me." Nanny Lian looked at the dazed old lady and suddenly panicked.

The old lady was shocked and couldn't help but shed tears: "I was the one who harmed that child... If I hadn't brought her to Beijing, she would never have met the emperor, let alone entered the palace." The old lady still remembered.

At that time, when she was in the countryside, she lived a lonely life, thanks to having the caring Wei Xin'er by her side.

She brought her to the capital, hoping that she would have a good home. Who knew it would end like this? If she had known it earlier, if she had known it earlier, she would never have brought her to the capital anyway.

"Old lady, you can't think like that. You were doing it for Miss Xin'er's good at that time." Aunt Lian comforted her softly. During this period, Weiyuan Hou Mansion seemed to have a bad year, and unfortunate things happened one after another.

Maybe I should go to the temple to pray to get rid of bad luck.

"Old lady, Madam is here." came the girl's report.

The door curtain was lifted, blowing in a gust of cold wind, and Liu Qianqian was seen walking from outside, followed by the nanny holding a fat baby in her arms.

The old lady pressed her eyes and asked, "But for Xin'er's sake?"

Liu Qianqian nodded, and whispered a few times in the old lady's ear. The old lady's gloomy eyes suddenly brightened up, and she sighed repeatedly: "This is good, this is good, I want this with all my heart."

Crushed."

"Grandma, I have hung up the white cloth outside. Now that Empress Zhaorong has passed away, we will not be able to survive this year." In the end, the emperor restored Wei Xin'er's position, and Wei Xin'er was sent out by Marquis Weiyuan.

, it’s time for their family to put on a show, as the general is in such a mess now, it’s better to just close the door and thank guests.

After hearing this, the old lady couldn't help but nod her head and said: "What you said makes sense. Your Majesty is seriously ill and the court is unstable. We can avoid it if we can."

Seeing that his great-grandmother and mother were only talking and not paying attention to him, little Pangdun began to babble in anger for a moment. Little Pangdun is now eleven months old. Although he can't speak yet, he can already recognize people. Liu

Qianqian would come to the Rongshou Hall every morning with Little Fatty in her arms to pay her respects to the old lady. Little Fatty also recognized this kind great-grandmother, and held up her hands to ask the old lady to hug her.

Being interrupted by Little Fatty, the serious atmosphere in the room suddenly dispersed a lot.

The old lady smiled, clapped her hands at the little fat man and said, "Don't you guys miss your great-grandmother?"

"Yay yah yah" was the response. The old lady hugged him over, and Brother Tuan jumped happily in her arms.

"Both girls from our Wei family are like this. We don't know when we will see each other again." The old lady couldn't help but sigh.

Liu Qianqian also sighed. No one can predict the fate of life. Even they did not expect that they would sigh when they would see each other again. After a while, their family would be reunited in the northwest.

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It almost always snows in winter in the northwest. Qingluan is not used to the cold here, so he hides in the house almost all day long, arranging various tasks in the house and arranging various New Year matters. This busy New Year

Then it passed.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first Lantern Festival in Yuancheng.

Previously, when the Beirong people pressed the border, the border defense area on the northwest border was extremely nervous. Now that the Beirong people have withdrawn, brothers Wen Renmeng and Wen Renxiao were quarreling over the throne.

Obviously, they did not have the energy to attack Daxia again in a short period of time, and the civilian defenders of Yuancheng also put their hearts back in their stomachs.

Therefore, Bingxi, a traditional activity in Yuancheng proposed by Governor Wu, was also put on the agenda.

Because most of the rivers and lakes in Yuancheng are covered with thick ice in the winter, everyone from the dignitaries to the common people in Yuancheng know about this activity. Later, ice play became another traditional activity of the Lantern Festival in addition to ice lantern viewing.

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However, this year is a little different. In order to celebrate Beirong's retreat, Governor Wu made this event extra grand. He even discussed with Guan Jue to let the northwest defenders participate.

The team is a unit, and people who are good at skating are selected to form a team to compete. The winner will naturally be rewarded.

Even Shangguan Jue had to say that Wu Xiao was a man who was good at maneuvering the camp. The Northwest Army spent most of their time training hard on weekdays. It was rare to take advantage of the holidays to relax, and even several generals under his command expressed their desire to do so.

By personally leading the team to participate, Shangguan would definitely not spoil everyone's interest.

Qingluan straightened Shangguan Jue's clothes, then took the cloak from Xia Zhi's hand and put it on for him: "Put on your knee pads. It's so cold outside. If your knees are frozen, you will suffer in the future.

"It's not just her who can't adapt to the weather here, even Shangguan Jue may not be able to bear the winter here. But she can still hide in the house and not go out, but Shangguan Jue can't hide.

Shangguan Jue grabbed Qingluan's hand, then reached out and patted his knee and said, "I've already dressed it up. You can wait for me at home. In the evening, I asked Little Fan to prepare ice lanterns, and we'll enjoy the lanterns in the house."

It was a pity for Qingluan to miss such a large-scale event. After all, it seemed that all the officials in Yuancheng would go, but for her, the wind and frost outside were like a knife. Going out would mean suffering, so she might as well

Imagine such an event in your mind.

"Okay, go ahead." Qingluan patted Shangguan Jue.

Shangguan Jue then turned around and walked out.

The location for ice play is located on Moon Lake in Yuancheng. In December, the water in Moon Lake will freeze into ice, which is more than a foot thick. It will not slowly melt until February of next year.

.There is a high platform for warming tents on the east side, which was prepared for the families of Yuancheng’s high-ranking officials and military commanders.

The west, south, and north sides were open to ordinary people. When Shangguan Jue arrived, those three sides were already full of people. Wu Xiao even asked him to borrow troops to maintain order at the scene. From this point of view,

The all-rounded Governor Wu is quite experienced.

Shangguan Jue jumped off his horse. The soldiers who were guarding him had already come up to lead the horse.

After handing over the reins to the visitor, Little Fanzi folded his hands and let out a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect it to be quite lively here. Master Wu is quite capable of doing things."

"It's not easy for him to secure the position of governor of Yuancheng." A light smile flashed across Shangguan Jue's face, but he kept scolding his mother in his heart. The weather was really cold. Fortunately, his Aluan didn't come out to suffer.

This pain.

When Wu Xiao and others saw Shangguan Jue's figure on the high platform, they all came down to greet him. After some pleasantries, they entered the greenhouse.

On the other side, Mrs. Wu said to Wu Ruoshui beside her: "Did you see that the man in black clothes next to my father is the Crown Prince of Qin? He is indeed a member of the royal family, but his magnanimity is unmatched by others.

of."

Wu Ruoshui looked sideways. Even though there were so many people, the first thing that caught his eye was the prince who came to Beijing, with his innate nobility and high-ranking courage.

Even the noble Wu Ruoshui blushed slightly.

Mrs. Wu had been paying attention to her daughter's expression. When she lowered her eyes, she knew it was done, and the smile on her face became brighter.

"Look, that's the Crown Prince of Qin, the great hero who forced Wen Ren to retreat violently."

"Wow, this Prince Qin's son is really good-looking."

These straightforward compliments were heard endlessly, and Wu Ruoshui couldn't help but frown, realizing that the sounds were coming from the warm sheds of several generals, and sneered in his heart, they were indeed vulgar people, without the slightest reserve of a girl.

"Your Highness, Bingxi has been in Yuancheng for a long time..." Wu Xiao narrowed his small eyes and enthusiastically introduced the history of Bingxi to Shangguan Jue.

Shangguan Jue listened attentively on his face, but he kept muttering in his heart, no matter how good-looking this thing is, does it look good to his own wife? Rather than blowing the cold wind here, it would be better to go home and sleep on the big hot kang to hug his own wife for comfort.

So cool.

"Master Wu, everyone is here, it's time to start." When Wu Xiao finished speaking, Shangguan Jue urged.

"Yes, yes, it's time to start." With a smile on his face, Wu Xiao glanced at the person next to him. The person waved a small flag, and the drums began to beat.

The drum beater's heart was shaken, and Shangguan Jue's face became a little more interested. Then there were hundreds of soldiers wearing uniforms holding blue flags with Yu written on them, and they moved neatly.

Come up.

Shangguan Jue narrowed his eyes slightly. These were the soldiers under General Yu. The tall and thick man leading the team was General Yu. It was quite interesting.

Wu Xiao saw that Shangguan Jue seemed to be interested and said: "General Yu grew up in the northwest and has been proficient in this art since he was a child. This time he has promised to take the leader back."

Shangguan Jue smiled and answered. Over there, General Yu led the soldiers to change their ranks, waving the flags in their hands and making noises. Along with the neat roars, the entire atmosphere on Moon Lake was heated up.

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Shangguan Jue's originally leaning body suddenly sat upright. Those people were wearing special skates. To move freely on this slippery ice, you had to rely on your body's balance. Bingxi, as a northwest man,

Almost most people can play traditional activities, and it is not impossible to apply this to the battlefield.

The soldiers underneath were nimble and unambiguous in their hand movements. I just didn't know if the Beirong people were good at this. Shangguan Jue's expression at this moment was of great joy in Wu Xiao's eyes.
Chapter completed!