The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

On New Year's Eve, outside the Yangxin Palace, Minglang used her inner strength to make the falling snowflakes dance briefly around her body. The puppy watched beside her, his eyes wide open.

"I think the colors of the outer courtyard of the Hall of Mental Cultivation are a bit dull. Tomorrow I'll have someone bring in a few pots of red plum blossoms from the plum garden. That would make it look more festive."

Liang Chongyue and her mother looked out the window at Minglang and the puppy playing happily outside. The cold snowflakes did not dampen their enthusiasm at all, but seemed to add to their happiness.

"I will obey my mother."

Liang Chongyue continued to read the book with fascination until Yun Ling whispered in his ear:

"Your Majesty, in a quarter of an hour it will be next year."

Liang Chongyue put down the book in his hand and instructed Yun Ling:

"Go call Minglang and the puppy back. They've been playing for so long, it's time for them to have enough fun."

When Minglang and the puppy came back, Minglang rubbed his frozen face to avoid being seen and scolded by the Queen Mother.

From the moment the puppy entered the Yangxin Palace, it was detained at the door to wipe its feet. Each palace servant wiped each of its four paws to ensure that they were not dirty before it could enter the inner hall.

It has snowed heavily these days, and the system has long been accustomed to it. It stands there obediently, lifting its feet when told to and lowering its head when told to. It's just that it has just run around like crazy for a while and is now a little hungry again.

"Mother Queen, Grandmother Queen."

Yunling had already brought the Tusu wine. Liang Chongyue first took a cup and placed it in front of his mother, then he and Minglang each took a cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"After drinking this Tusu wine, Daxia will surely prosper and flourish next year."

Minglang drank the Tu Su wine, and the spicy aroma of the wine filled his mouth. In a short while, his body also warmed up.

Putting down the wine glass, Minglang bowed respectfully to his mother and grandmother.

"I wish the Queen Mother and the Queen Grandmother peace and success in everything."

"I just hope that you are all well, and I will be well too."

Having important people around is the most important thing to Xiang Huayue.

The crackling sound of the charcoal fire in the inner hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and the faint sound of wind and snow outside the window seemed a little too quiet. The warmth of the Tusu wine flowed through every limb, dispelling the fatigue of the old year and melting some invisible walls.

Minglang was not good at drinking and had rarely drunk in the past. Tu Su wine was quite potent. Looking at her slightly red cheeks, Liang Chongyue ordered someone to bring some fruits that would help people stop drinking.

Minglang was helped by the palace servants to sit on a chair and eat fruits one after another.

She was conscious, but she felt a little hot and the scene in front of her eyes was a little blurry. The Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager looked at her and smiled, as if everything had returned to her childhood. It seemed that the Queen Mother's smiling eyes had lost their former majesty, as if she was looking at a child.

The pressure from the past disappeared at this moment. The Queen Mother was no longer the insurmountable mountain, but more like a silent but reliable mountain.

Just as the warmth and tranquility reached their peak, time seemed to slow down at this moment—

"Boom-"

A deep and long sound, as if coming from the sky, suddenly penetrated the wind and snow and was clearly heard in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

“A new year has begun.”

Liang Chongyue looked up out the window and saw the Wanxiang Bell, the second tallest bell in the palace, being rung, heralding the change of a year. The bell rang majestically and solemnly, carrying the power to cleanse the soul. Before the first bell had ceased, the second bell started.

"Boom-"

The continuous sound of bells was like a huge, invisible ripple, spreading from the imperial palace to the entire capital, announcing the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year.

The bell rings nine times in total, symbolizing the completion of reincarnation and the beginning of a new year.

When the last lingering sound, like the low hum of a giant dragon, echoed slowly in the wind and snow and finally merged into the silence, the Hall of Mental Cultivation seemed to be injected with new breath.

"The old year has passed, and the new year has arrived. Minglang, have you heard it?"

Minglang realized that her mother was going to say something to her, so she suppressed the frivolity in her heart, stood up from her chair, tried her best to keep her head clear, and listened attentively to what her mother was going to say next.

"I heard it."

Liang Chongyue knew what she was thinking when he saw her like that. He exchanged a glance with his mother, took out a red envelope that he had prepared long ago from behind his back and handed it forward.

"In the past, you would ask for New Year's money as soon as the bell rang. Why are you waiting for me to ask for it this year?"

The bright red envelope in the Queen Mother's hand flashed, making Mingliang's eyes warm. There had been a lot of things happening in the past two months before the New Year. She felt that she was growing up, and she and the Queen Mother were no longer just mother and daughter, but also monarch and subject, so she forgot about this matter.

"Your Majesty, I bow to thank you for your grace! May your Majesty have a happy new year:

The dragon is healthy, like the evergreen pine and cypress, proud of the frost and snow, and has a lifespan as long as the sky.

The Holy Heart is bright, sees through the universe, is discerning, and will always hold the key.

The majesty of the world is unparalleled, the vast lands are in submission, the nine regions are at peace, and the country is forever secure."

Minglang had just finished speaking when she looked up when another red envelope was handed to her. Following the pair of fair hands, she looked up and saw the Empress Dowager smiling lovingly, motioning her to take it quickly.

"My granddaughter bows to thank the Empress for her kindness! I wish the Empress a happy new year:

May the Empress Dowager be blessed with longevity and health, and may her daughter be radiant and happy every day. In the new year, I pray that the country will always be prosperous and the palace will always be harmonious."

After Minglang accepted the two red envelopes, Aunt Chunchan and Yunling came out from the outer hall, each holding a plate of red envelopes, which were to be distributed to the palace maids serving in the Yangxin Palace.

Everyone wishes for good luck and fortune in the New Year. The system has a red envelope strung together with a red string hanging around its neck, looking more festive than anyone else.

Immersed in the joy of receiving red envelopes, the system completely forgot about eating.

It sticks here for a while, then sticks there for a while. The palace maids in the Yangxin Palace have watched the puppy grow up. No one will refuse the puppies of a fat dog with small eyes. When Liang Chongyue turned his head, there were several more red seals on the system's neck.

Liang Chongyue looked helpless and could only signal Yunling to keep an eye on it and make up for any palace maid who gave too much later.

"Chongyue."

Liang Chongyue turned her head when she heard her mother's call, and a huge red seal was waiting for her behind her.

No one would be unhappy to receive a red envelope from an elder. Liang Chongyue said a few auspicious words, took the red envelope given by his mother and squeezed it in his hand. It was not small and felt to be more than the two given by Minglang combined.

"My Queen Mother loves me, and I love her, too."

Liang Chongyue took out six red envelopes from behind him that were obviously not made in the palace.

Today, Liang Chongyue stayed in the Yangxin Palace. She did not wear a loose dragon robe, and even her hair was tied up with a jade hairpin.

These seven red envelopes were bigger than each other and could not be put into the sleeves, so they had to be put behind them early.

"That day, when Queen Mother and Minglang returned from the Duke's Mansion, my grandparents wrapped these red envelopes but forgot to give them to the Queen Mother. They were delivered to the palace yesterday, and I asked you to give them to Queen Mother today."

Liang Chongyue gave the two largest ones to his mother. As for the remaining four, two were for Minglang and two were for the puppies.

"My uncles didn't give me any red envelopes. I guess they will be brought into the palace at dawn."