The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

At this moment, Jingxue saw a person sitting with the Li family. Because Li Huan's official position was not very high, their seats were almost near the palace gate.

Jingxue didn't pay much attention to the crowd, but she guessed that this person was Li Jun, the original owner's uncle.

Seeing him reminded Jingxue of what An'an had said. She wondered if Li Jun knew that An'an and Yingying were still alive. Should she find an opportunity to test him?

However, he didn't seem to be part of the New Year's atmosphere, and there was a faint sadness between his brows.

Seeing Qin Jing leave, Jingxue figured the banquet was almost over, so she used her powers to go out and check.

Outside the Mingyang Hall was a square, much smaller than the square in front of the Qingyang Hall where officials held court, but there was still space to set up fireworks.

Sure enough, many eunuchs were arranging boxes of fireworks according to their positions, and there were also several temporary tall wooden frames with many fireworks hanging from them.

Jingxue found an uninhabited palace within a 500-meter radius and summoned 1000 drones with her consciousness. Of course, she could also control the five remote controllers with her consciousness.

Soon, the banquet ended, and the court officials and their families left the main hall in an orderly fashion and stood on the steps in front of the hall.

The delegation members stood to the left of Jingxue and Ye Muchen, with the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager in the middle, and the royal relatives standing to the right.

Seeing that everything was ready in the square, the Emperor said, "Let's begin!"

Jingxue had never seen ancient fireworks before, and she was quite looking forward to it!

At Qin Jing's command, the fireworks were lit.

Golden streaks of fire shot swiftly into the sky like serpents, instantly shattering the silence of the night. Then, fireworks burst in the sky, like cranes spreading their wings, flames rising, or flowers blooming, their colorful light scattering in all directions, illuminating the entire palace sky as bright as day.

Wow! It's so beautiful!

There were cheers from children and exclamations of surprise from adults in the crowd, but in Jingxue's eyes, this was the most common fireworks display in modern times.

When the fireworks on those racks started pouring down like water, the gasps of amazement grew even louder.

Ye Muchen stood beside Jingxue and saw her calm demeanor. He felt fortunate that he hadn't specially lit the fire for her; otherwise, there wouldn't have been a trace of surprise on Jingxue's face.

The fireworks display lasted for about fifteen minutes. The last set of fireworks was launched from the ground, but the ministers and royal relatives still seemed a little reluctant to stop.

Suddenly, many scattered points of light appeared in the distant night sky, like scattered stars.

"What's that?" someone with sharp eyes exclaimed.

"Yes! There are more and more of them, look!"

In the blink of an eye, the light transformed into a majestic eagle, its outstretched wings seemingly capable of piercing the night sky. Sharp eyes, precisely projected by bright LED lights, eagles looked down upon the earth from the heavens. Their lifelike appearance drew gasps of amazement from the crowd, and children jumped for joy, pointing at the sky and shouting, "Look! A giant eagle!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to it, and for a moment no one thought about how this thing had appeared.

Before the amazement could subside, the swarm of drones took to the air once more.

This time, a dynamic scene unfolds: an ancient sailing ship cuts through the waves, its sails billowing, and with the "blowing" of the sea breeze, the waves simulated by the drone rise and fall, as the sailing ship bravely sails in this virtual ocean.

Jingxue pursed her lips after hearing this.

Ye Muchen glanced at Jingxue, wondering if she was the one who did this.

As the waves receded in the night sky, a majestic and powerful dragon gradually appeared in the heavens. It coiled and twisted, and every scale on its body emitted a cold metallic luster, shining brightly in the darkness, as if it had just broken out of the deep sea abyss that had been sleeping for thousands of years, carrying endless majesty and mysterious power.

The dragon's head was held high, its whiskers fluttering, as if it were stretching its body in the clouds, surveying the prosperous land beneath its feet.

The National Preceptor of Wulin was deeply astonished by this sight. A true dragon had descended?

At this moment, the giant dragon meandered forward, circling the sky above the palace three times before gradually transforming its tail into eight large characters: "Dragon Soars in a Prosperous Age, the Nation is Peaceful and the People are Prosperous!"

"Good! Heaven blesses Bei Ye!" Emperor Ye Muming exclaimed excitedly.

The ministers all knelt down and shouted "Long live the Emperor!" three times.

"My esteemed subjects, rise!"

By the time people stood up again, the night sky had returned to calm.

Everyone present, except for Jingxue, was still immersed in the shock of what had just happened, but someone spoiled the mood.

A child in the crowd shouted, "I want to see fireworks and the giant dragon!"

An elderly woman next to the child scolded, "What are you looking at? Those are all fake!"

The ministers and their families were already preparing to leave the palace, and this shout sounded particularly jarring in the crowd.

All eyes were drawn to the grandmother and grandson. Seeing An Wenguang beside them, they knew that this was his mother and son, as his wife was not present because she was in postpartum confinement.

Just as the emperor was in high spirits, this family poured cold water on him, saying that the so-called "prosperous age of dragons and peace and prosperity" was obviously a lie.

Who would be happy to hear that!

Besides, there were foreign envoys present!

The Emperor recalled the words of the retired Emperor. Originally, there was no reason to punish An Wenguang, but this time, his family members had offered their heads.

An Wenguang knew the emperor was angry, so he pulled his mother and son down to kneel.

"Your Majesty, my mother did not mean it, and the child is ignorant. Please do not blame her!"

The emperor's face was grim. "Minister An's family has behaved improperly before the emperor. They shall go home and await the imperial decree of punishment!"

Upon hearing this, An Wenguang nearly collapsed onto the steps, utterly speechless with grief!

He desperately wished someone could intercede for him, but no one could. He dared not say anything more, lest he incur the emperor's wrath and his entire family lose their heads. He could only return to his residence and make further plans.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!" he said in a trembling voice.

"The palace banquet is over, everyone go back to your residences!" After saying this, the Emperor flicked his sleeves and returned to the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Because Ye Muchen was going to the East Palace with Jingxue that night, he arranged for Li Guangxing and the Li family to return to their residence to rest for a few days. Just as he was preparing to take Gao Chi back to greet the Cangbei delegation,

The divine physician Baili came before him and Jingxue, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus knows that you are temporarily staying in the East Palace and has sent you some clean clothes."

Ye Muchen was surprised that his father was so thoughtful, ordering Gao Chi to take the package.

"Your Highness, I have been entrusted by the Emperor Emeritus to deliver a New Year's gift to you. Please open it and take a look!"

After speaking, Doctor Baili handed over a brocade box. Jingxue didn't think much of it and took it, opening the box. A strange fragrance wafted out, and Jingxue unconsciously took a breath. Inside the box was a dried snow lotus.