The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

Jun Xiaochen didn't say anything. After reviewing two more memorials, he raised his eyes and spoke lightly:

"No, just ask the kitchen to prepare a meal according to her taste that day.

This prince will be going to the palace that day and will not be returning home for dinner."

Wei Dong was stunned and became anxious:

"Master, you have been so busy recently, you can take a rest at home during the New Year.

I believe the Emperor will not blame you."

The urgency in Wei Dong's words was too obvious. Jun Xiaochen's eyes darkened slightly and he reprimanded coldly:

"Go down."

Wei Dong was stunned, then horrified, and quickly knelt down to apologize:

"Master, please forgive me."

He was so anxious to reconcile Miss Xu with his master that he forgot that his master hated someone who interfered with his decision-making the most.

The master didn't punish him today, probably because of Miss Xu.

Wei Dong was filled with hesitation and dared not say anything.

Jun Xiaochen stared at him, said nothing more, and lowered his head to continue handling government affairs.

Two days passed in a flash, and finally it was New Year's Eve.

Xu Junjun was in the palace, listening to the noisy and bustling sounds outside. She frowned, changed her dress and put on a cloak, and happily led a few personal guards out of the palace to play.

This time, it was just a pure outing, and there was no consideration of meeting Chen Liu and the others, so Xu Junjun had an especially free and easy time. She bought candies and pastries, jade hairpins and jewelry that she liked on the street, and even a few strings of candied haws from the street, and gave one string each to several personal guards so that they could eat too.

The guards looked at each other in bewilderment, as they really couldn't bear to eat with their master in public. They just waited for a few strings of candied haws to be put in each person's hand, and prepared to deal with them after returning home.

Xu Junjun didn't make things difficult for them. She bought the food and they could eat if they wanted to, and not eat if they didn't want to.

As time went on, the guards held more and more things in their hands.

Finally, when Xu Junjun placed a beautiful jade teapot on the guard's arms, it almost crushed the things piled in front of him.

Seeing that the things he bought had buried the heads of several guards, Xu Junjun simply went back home and asked the maids in the house to distribute the things he bought before leaving the house again.

Today, she was like a kite that had been released, wandering around the streets of the imperial capital all day long.

Xu Junjun moved through the crowd with light steps, like a fluttering butterfly, causing the guards following behind her to feel their scalps tense, fearing that they would lose her.

On New Year's Eve, the entire Tianqi Imperial City was lit up all night.

At night, there are various performances on the streets.

Beautiful and enchanting singers sing and dance on the high platform, wandering performers perform fire-breathing performances, and there are various activities such as guessing lantern riddles to win good luck.

Xu Junjun was in high spirits. She would go to join in the fun wherever she saw something lively. She even asked her personal guard to play the pot-throwing game for her and won a carp lantern. She held it in her hands happily, looking around curiously, and finally patted the personal guard's shoulder vigorously, praising his great skills.

He slapped the man until his face turned red, then he let him go with a smile and went to fiddle with the beautiful tail of the carp lantern.

The group walked and stopped from time to time. Xu Junjun found that someone was performing iron flower making in front of him. Just as he was about to squeeze over to watch the fun, a familiar young man's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Sister Xu!"

The boy's voice was full of excitement and curiosity, filled with joy.

Xu Junjun was stunned. When she turned around, she suddenly saw two people, one big and one small, standing side by side.

When he met those familiar amber eyes that were shining with a dark light, Xu Junjun's face changed slightly. He looked away and looked at the young man in brocade clothes beside him.

The boy's eyes were bright as stars, full of joy, as if it was the first time he saw such a lively and novel street scene. Even the look he gave Xu Junjun was filled with incomparable excitement.

"Little Emperor..."

Realizing that he was not in the palace at the moment, Xu Junjun shouted two words and immediately changed his words:

"Why did you come out?"

The little emperor affectionately pulled down one side of Jun Xiaochen's robe and said with a smile:

“I haven’t seen the grand scenery of the imperial capital for many years, so I begged my uncle to take me out.

I didn't expect to run into Sister Xu here. Shall the three of us go shopping together?"

As the little emperor spoke, without waiting for Xu Junjun to refuse, he pulled Jun Xiaochen forward two steps and stood with Xu Junjun.

Xu Junjun didn't want to travel with Jun Xiaochen. She hesitated for a moment and was about to find an excuse to escape when someone gently pulled her sleeve.

Xu Junjun lowered her head and met the little emperor's expectant eyes:

"Sister Xu, please take me to see the iron flower making over there. I have never seen it before."

Five years ago, the little emperor was only a child of six or seven years old. He was raised in the palace every day and taught by a literary teacher. He had no chance to go out of the palace to play.

Later, he was picked out by Jun Xiaochen and pushed onto the throne. He was trapped in the high walls of the Imperial Palace and had no chance to see the splendor of the outside world.

Now, after finally begging Jun Xiaochen to take him out of the palace, he was eager to take the two of them out to play all night without returning to the palace.

Xu Junjun's heart softened when she saw his bright eyes. She gritted her teeth and hardened her heart, holding the little emperor and protecting him as he pushed through the crowd.

"Okay, today I'll take you to explore the entire Imperial City Night City. When you're happy, we'll go back."

A brilliant smile blossomed on the little emperor's face. He held Xu Junjun's hand tightly, and squeezed in with her like a close brother and sister, enjoying the feeling of being cared for.

Several guards stood behind them, watching the two people fighting for a spot with ordinary people, and all looked at Jun Xiaochen:

"Master, do you want us to clear the way for Miss Xu and the others?"

The young man's status was too noble, and there were so many people here that several guards didn't even dare to address him. They could only look at Jun Xiaochen and wait for his instructions.

Jun Xiaochen glanced at the two people holding hands in front of him and said calmly:

"Don't disturb their fun, just follow and protect the good guys."

"I obey my orders."

Several personal guards responded in unison, quickly disappeared from the spot, and quietly sneaked into the crowd, protecting the little emperor and Xu Junjun.

As the craftsman hammered, sparks burst out, like silver flowers and fire trees blooming in the black sky, arousing cheers and applause.

The little emperor also cheered and clapped his hands together with Xu Junjun until they turned red.

Surrounded by the surging crowd and the noise, Xu Junjun formed a trumpet shape with his hands and shouted a few times along with the cheering people. He turned back to look at the little emperor and said loudly:

"How about this? Isn't the iron flower beautiful?"

The little emperor nodded and responded loudly:

"It's beautiful, Sister Xu, I want to see it again."

Xu Junjun laughed heartily, took the boy who was a head shorter than her in her arms and led him out of the crowd, saying with a smile:

“There are so many fun things to do on this street. What’s the point of just staring at one place?

Come on, I'll take you to see other fun things."

The little emperor nodded repeatedly, with a gleam in his eyes, and ran forward with Xu Junjun, even forgetting Jun Xiaochen behind him.

Seeing the two people turning a corner and disappearing from his sight, Jun Xiaochen pressed his brow and quickly followed with the rest of the people.