It is bound to be boring for two people to celebrate the festival together. It is more lively when there are more people chattering.

If Doukou and others knew that in the eyes of the prince they were only responsible for chattering, they would probably be unwilling to stay in the house.

After getting the prince's consent, Fuling was overjoyed. She jumped out of the house like a little leopard and hurried to the ear room to call for help.

"Bring some more tea and fruit!" Xu Zhao shouted from behind, not knowing whether Fuling heard him or not.

Doukou calmly went to pick up the playing cards she had put away in the morning. No one knew that she was also very excited at the moment.

Fuling brought the remaining maids into the first floor of the main house, and the house suddenly became lively. Xu Zhao, Shen Yu's family, Doukou, Fuling, Nanxing and Zhu Yu were together, and they were divided into groups of two, with three groups competing and taking turns.

As for the remaining three people who were not as active as before, they sat together, cutting red paper with scissors, occasionally taking a bite of an orange, and talking about what had happened in the past year.

The new year arrives with the sound of cards.

Doukou and Nanxing put down their playing cards and led the other four to suddenly salute, "I wish the prince and Miss Xu a peaceful new year and everlasting happiness!"

"Reward!" Shen Yu was so happy to see such a thoughtful maid that he rewarded her directly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Miss Xu!"

Several maids stood up, said goodbye, and skipped out of the main room, not continuing the unfinished card game.

Before Xu Zhao could call anyone back to continue, the cards in his hand were taken away by Shen Yu. He threw the cards casually on the table and said that the maid would come to clean them up after dawn.

He took out a brocade box and pushed it in front of Xu Zhao. "This is the white jade mandarin duck jade pendant that His Majesty gave me today. How about you and I each wear one?"

After Xu Zhao took it, he opened it, took out one of them at random, and tied it directly around Shen Yu's waist. Then he took out another one and tied it around his own waist, showing his attitude again.

"I like it very much." She smiled faintly at Shen Yu.

She played with the jade pendant around her waist, which was delicate and smooth, and stroked the mandarin duck pattern on it.

Although later studies have shown that mandarin ducks are not loyal birds, in ancient times, they were indeed a symbol of love.

After midnight, the New Year's Eve celebration was over. Shen Yu saw that Xu Zhao was already yawning several times due to sleepiness, so he did not bother him any more. "It's getting late, you should get some rest. I'll take a few days off and then take you for a walk."

During the New Year of Yue Kingdom, in order to allow court officials to have a good rest, all officials can get a seven-day rest and can not go to court until the eighth day of the first lunar month.

"I heard that Yueguo will go to the temple to worship Buddha and burn incense on the second day of the Lunar New Year. The Royal Concubine asked me to go with her. Why don't we go together?"

"Okay, I'll be ready by then. You just need to dress warmly." Shen Yu touched Xu Zhao's hand, which was no longer as cold as before, so he reminded him, "Remember to take the medicine. I feel your hand is warmer now than before."

"understood!"

It's true that the imperial physician is a master of traditional Chinese medicine. After taking a few doses of medicine, she clearly felt that her body was much warmer than usual.

After she goes back, she must go and get some more!

Xu Zhao yawned, she was so sleepy that she pushed Shen Yu's back and pushed him out of the main room.

The candles in the bedroom on the second floor were still on. After blowing out the candles on the first floor, she quickly went to the second floor, took off her clothes, blew out the candles, quickly lay down in bed, and fell asleep.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Yu visited relatives and friends. However, Shen Yu had been at the border for many years and had basically no friends in the imperial city. As for his relatives, the oldest one was Emperor Showa, but he had already met him yesterday, so he didn't bother him. As for the others, he had rarely visited them over the years, so naturally he didn't have any contact with them.

The palace of Prince Anding was quiet. Shen Yu thought that there was nothing to do in the palace today, so he gave the servants who lived in the imperial city a day off and let them go home to reunite with their families. This day passed quickly.

On the second day of the first lunar month, because the two masters were going to Baoguo Temple to burn incense, the mansion began to pack up early, prepare breakfast for the journey, and prepare some offerings.

There is a rumor that the birthday of the Moon Goddess is on the second day of the first lunar month. Many temples in the imperial city are dedicated to the Moon Goddess, so on this day, all the people in the Moon Kingdom will go to the temples to pray and burn incense, hoping that the Moon Goddess will bless them with peace and smoothness in the whole year.

Then the temples on this day are destined to be the busiest in the entire year, with large numbers of people flocking into the temples, which can easily cause congestion and stampedes.

Because a stampede occurred one year in which many civilians were injured, His Majesty was furious. Every year since then, the Street Department has arranged people to maintain order in major temples.

If they encountered troublemakers, they would be directly arrested and thrown into the government jail. By the time they were released, the year would have already passed. This would be a loss, so the people were willing to wait in line honestly and calmly, even if they had to wait a little longer.

The Baoguo Temple that Su Yao invited Xu Zhao to visit this time was only open to the royal family, officials of the fifth rank and above, and their families on that day. Compared to other temples, there were slightly fewer people.

Xu Zhao and the imperial concubine agreed to meet at the gate of Baoguo Temple at the beginning of the Si hour.

Baoguo Temple is the most popular temple in the imperial city and the surrounding area. Because it receives royal family members and officials of all ranks on certain special days, the temple is built in a more magnificent style than ordinary temples.

Even the road leading up the mountain to the temple was built to be exceptionally wide and smooth, making it convenient for horse-drawn carriages to go up the mountain.

However, Baoguo Temple was some distance away from Xingdaofang where the Anding Palace was located. The two of them had already boarded the carriage at noon and rushed to Baoguo Temple.

When we arrived outside the temple, the air on the mountain was fresh and we could hear the faint Buddhist chanting. It was the hour of Si and the sound of "dong dong dong" came from the temple. Hearing it, we instantly felt all the fatigue from riding in the carriage disappear.

The timing was just right. Shen Yu took Xu Zhao's hand and got off the carriage. Not far away, the imperial concubine's carriage happened to stop on the side.

The head maid in the carriage lifted the curtain and walked out first. Seeing Xu Zhao and Prince Anding, she said to the people in the carriage, "Your Majesty, Prince Anding and Miss Xu have arrived."

The senior palace maid stretched her hand inside, and a white hand quickly rested on her hand. Su Yao stuck her head out and quickly got off the carriage.

Shen Yu and Xu Zhao stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."

"No need to be so polite, Zhaoxi, let's go in."

Su Yao was surprised that Shen Yu came with her this time. It seemed that he was still worried about her.

As soon as the abbot of Baoguo Temple received the news that the imperial concubine was coming, he sent a young monk to receive her. Su Yao and Xu Zhao went straight to the Moon God Temple in Baoguo Temple, and they happened to meet the young monk who came to receive her on the way.

The imperial concubine would come to Baoguo Temple every year to burn incense and pray for blessings. The monks in the temple all remembered her face to avoid offending the noble lady.

"I am Mingde, the monk, and I am honored to greet the Imperial Concubine," the monk, Mingde, said with a Buddhist greeting. "Please follow me, benefactors."

Mingde led everyone to the Moon Temple.

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