After receiving her letter, Lingzhou and Yan Jin also returned to Feng'an City in advance, as did Shen Cangzhu, Lu Qiu, Xu Yue, Qing Dynasty and Winter Six, as well as Xia Zhi and Be cautious.
Over the years, everyone has gone their separate ways and it is rare to get together.
Feng'an City was extremely lively on this day. When everyone heard that they were celebrating their birthdays, they all volunteered to celebrate Chu Xingchen and Zhou Buyan.
The Red Mansion arranged many programs, and people with caution in speech and conduct even arranged the Kongming Lantern.
It recreated the lively scene that Xiao Wang had prepared for Chu Xingchen, where the palace was filled with wind and the city was filled with Kongming lanterns.
Except for fireworks, which is a special way of celebrating, there are others.
On this day, the people of Feng'an City were very happy, and Chu Xingchen was also very happy.
He shouted and rolled up his sleeves to play mahjong with Ling Zhou and the others.
After a lively day, the two of them ate longevity noodles made by Xiao Bingkui himself at night.
They gave each other longevity food in the morning and another longevity food in the evening, but both of them enjoyed it very much.
It was rare for Xiao Bingbing to see them and he kept talking to them a lot.
"Mother Queen, there are fewer and fewer war horses in Beidi now, more and more cattle and sheep are raised, and no one has come to harass us this year."
Chu Xingchen nodded: "That's good."
Xirong and Beidi were very wary as Chu became more and more powerful and did not dare to attack aggressively, but there would still be friction.
Chu Xingchen didn't have time to fight before, he was too busy developing.
But she couldn't just leave them alone. She had some ideas, and Xiaobing also came up with the idea of a peaceful evolution plan.
Fighting is not good at all. It is better to nip the dispute in the cradle without spending a single soldier.
Beidi Xirong and others have always coveted Dachu, and they were greedy for Dachu's supplies, so Dachu cooperated with them.
Buy wool, beef jerky, and mutton. The standard of living has improved, and the population of Dachu has increased, which can be fully digested.
Buy wool to knit sweaters and exchange tea, salt and grain with them.
After going back and forth, everyone can have a full meal with the wool beef jerky.
Who still cares about raising horses?
These plans were just paved the way before and were implemented after Xiao Bingbing took over, with good results.
Chu Xingchen looked at the little ice cube and was very pleased.
Xiao Bingkui told Chu Xingchen about another matter: "Mother, the number of women in the court is increasing now, but the first one to inherit the title was only at the beginning of this year."
Although women can serve as officials in the court, more and more people have their children with the woman's surname, and more and more women are even the head of the family and inherit the family.
But the old noble families still stubbornly refused to make any changes, especially the inheritance of titles by men.
But this phenomenon has also been broken.
Women can also inherit the title, they just need to drop one level.
Some people scolded and some objected, but this is how the first woman inherited the title.
If you cannot give birth to a son, instead of adopting someone else's child, you might as well let your own child inherit the title.
Although she is a girl, even though she has to be demoted, she is still her own flesh and blood.
After starting, two more appeared one after another, which was a good sign.
They felt satisfied, and the royal family also felt that it was okay. Without the bloody blade, it was a disguised reduction of nobility.
When Xiao Bingcubi mentioned this matter, he also complained: "Mother Queen, you don't know that when this matter was implemented, some people said that you would be the one to make the decision."
"I received their letter, but I didn't care."
"Of course I know what the Queen Mother means. When you come back this time, Queen Mother, don't leave. Just stay in the palace."
Xiao Bingcube said this several times, but was always rejected, not this time.
"Okay, if you always say that, we'll stay a little longer."
Xiao Bingcubi was happy now, but unfortunately Chu Xingchen fell asleep while talking.
"Why did the Queen Mother fall asleep like this?" Xiao Bingcube knew a little about the physical conditions of Chu Xingchen and Zhou Buyan, but he didn't know how serious they were.
The main reason is that there is no treatment, and telling Xiaobingcube will only make her more troubled, and she will have to beg them to come back.
They didn't want to come back at that time, so they hid it if they could.
Zhou Buyan looked at Xiao Bingcube and explained, "She is tired. You also know that your mother is not in good health right now."
Just when Xiao Bingcube wanted to show concern, Zhou Buyan said: "I've seen the imperial doctor a long time ago, but it's useless. Don't disturb your mother. Let's go quickly."
The little ice cube was driven away so ruthlessly.
Chu Xingchen fell asleep right away and slept until the next day.
When she woke up, she saw Xiao Bingcubi standing in front of the bed with an air of fear, and Zhou Buyan was staring at her from the side. Xiao Bingcubi was a little speechless, but his eyes were full of worry. After all, he was scared.
Chu Xingchen laughed: "I'm afraid your mother is dead. Alas, your father and I are really not in good health right now and will die one day."
"Just be filial to us while we are still alive, lest you regret it later."
Little Ice Cube: "..."
Her mood was very complicated, but she couldn't help but follow them.
Bring tea and pour water, and ask about the cold and warmth.
Chu Xingchen and Zhou Buyan just enjoyed it and gave her this opportunity to show off.
The days that followed were very lively, with friends gathering together, drinking tea and playing mahjong.
It’s the Chinese New Year in a blink of an eye, and it’s Little Ice Cube’s birthday.
Chu Xingchen and Zhou Buyan worked together to create a long life, and Ling Zhou and the others gave them gifts.
Xiao Bingcube's birthday is the beginning of spring, but this year is a cold year, and it is still cold after the beginning of spring.
On the other hand, the plum blossoms in Feiyu Palace, where Lingzhou once lived, are in perfect bloom.
Lingzhou also thought of the plum blossoms in the palace and entered the palace early in the morning with wine and Yan brocade.
"Your Majesty, Zhou Buyan, let's go see the plum blossoms."
"good."
Xiao Bingkui was busy preparing for them and sending them to Feiyu Hall.
Lingzhou then directed his grandson to shoot sparrows and roast sparrows for them, and also made them dance swords, which was very lively.
Eating roasted sparrow, drinking wine, and watching the energetic young man dancing his sword.
For a moment, it felt like I was back in my youth.
As I get older, I just like to reminisce about the past: "I remember back then, when I danced with the sword, His Majesty was so shocked that he was stunned."
Listening to Lingzhou's bragging, Yan Jin looked down upon him and was shocked as to why the gods didn't accept you.
Zhou Buyan haha, even though Lingzhou's children and grandchildren were all in the room, he still put his arms around Chu Xingchen's shoulders domineeringly and declared his sovereignty.
Your Majesty is his!
They were chatting lively, and Lingzhou's two grandsons secretly listened to their past events and found them very interesting.
The fuss continued into the afternoon. Yan Jin left with Ling Zhou, who was so happy that he got drunk. Chu Xingchen and Zhou Buyan sat there for a while longer.
After the excitement left, only silence remained.
Maybe it was too quiet, but snow started to fall from the sky.
"It's snowing."
"yes."
Chu Xingchen reached out to pick up the snow: "Why don't you feel cold at all?"
"It's not cold when it snows, it's cold when it melts."
"The snow fell at the perfect time, and it matches the plum blossoms perfectly."