Indulge in the national teacher

In a heavy snow that swept across the entire capital, the new year of Yuan Ce's first year finally arrived.

On this day, Gu Fang doesn't have to "show his face" like the Shangyuan Festival and the day of sacrifice. He only needs to watch the candles in the ancestral hall to ensure that they are extinguished before the first day of Yuance's second year.

For this task, Gu Fang readily accepted.

But His Majesty the Emperor is not in such a good mood like Gu Fang.

With a straight face, he looked coldly at the royal family members at the table.

Those clan members who were "fortunate" to come to the palace to celebrate the New Year with His Majesty the Emperor trembled below, not daring to look at Lian Zong's expression.

Some of them were purely afraid of His Majesty the Emperor, and some were because they were too close to the deposed prince. Although they survived the previous court turmoil, they still had sympathies.

When this kind of people saw Lian Zong's not-so-good-looking face, they thought that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to attack them on New Year's Eve.

It's a pity that only His Royal Highness King Qinyang, who was yawning boredly there, knew that his imperial brother didn't care much about the affairs of the court.

His Majesty the Emperor is now thinking of having the New Year's Eve dinner with Gu Fang.

If it weren't for this ancestor's rule, and Lian Zong needed to show his care for his clan through the New Year's Eve party, he would have left long ago.

But looking at the situation in the main hall where everyone can't eat, Lian Heng thought to himself, it's better to cancel this gathering.

When it was Haishi, Lian Zong was really impatient to deal with those clan relatives.He simply said a few words of blessing and mutual encouragement to the clan members, and announced the end of this year's gathering.

The clan members let out a sigh of relief, they stood up swiftly, bowed respectfully to Lian Zongsan, and then slowly exited the hall while shouting "Long live my emperor".

When the clan members were no longer in sight, Lian Zong shook his clothes and stood up.He couldn't wait to say to Zhang Pu: "Let's go to the National Teacher Tower."

The head of internal affairs comprehended and ordered the little palace people to bring food boxes for keeping warm, and then he himself held the lamp for His Majesty the emperor in front of Lian Zong.

Although the palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons for the New Year, the red lanterns hanging on the wall were not enough to illuminate the entire frozen road.But because of this, Gu Fang easily found the brightest point in the palace that was moving towards the National Teacher Tower.

Huge snowflakes were still falling from the night sky.

Gu Fang stretched out his hand, caught a piece of cold snowflakes, and watched the snowflakes melt little by little in his hands.

It's a pity that no matter how cold the snow flower is, there is still no way to cool down Gu Fang's fiery heart.

"Let's go, they're here." Gu Fang said to Hei Tuanzi with a smile.

"Okay~" Hei Tuanzi happily followed Gu Fang to the ancestral hall.

In order to prepare for this New Year's Eve dinner, Gu placed a round table in the center of the ancestral hall with the help of Emperor Kaiyuan and the others.Around the round table are six round chairs.

The very simple arrangement made Gu Fang indescribably moved.

New Year's Eve dinner.

Gu Fang thought with emotion, how many New Years did he spend in the freezing darkness?

Emperor Kaiyuan, who had been waiting in the ancestral hall early, saw Gu Fang coming, and asked him, "Zonger, are they here?"

"Your Majesty is here." Gu Fang replied, "His Royal Highness Qinyang said earlier that he was worried about the cats in the mansion, so he went back to feed the cats first."

"Don't wait for him." Emperor Kaiyuan raised his beard, as if he was very dissatisfied with Lian Heng's actions.

Prince Jin and Prince Yan both laughed in good temper.They sat on the round chairs emptily, looking forward to today's New Year's Eve dinner.

Not long after, His Majesty the Emperor appeared in the National Teacher Tower.

As soon as Lian Zong entered the National Teacher Tower, he walked towards Gu Fang.He just wanted to hold Gu Fang in his arms, but when he opened his hands, he suddenly found the snowflakes and cold air remaining on his body.

His Majesty the Emperor quickly took off his coat, handed it to Zhang Pu, and then hugged Gu Fang into his arms.

"Think of me." Lian Zong muttered.

Gu Fang glanced at it, but he didn't dislike His Majesty's nasty behavior when he came up.

Zhang Pu didn't want the two masters to be so leisurely.He first gave Lian Zong's coat to a small palace man for him to handle, and then he brought the palace men carrying food boxes to the ancestral hall, and carefully placed the dishes in the food box on the table one by one.

The little palace people who came with Zhang Pu this time were all taught by Zhang Pu himself, and they are absolutely loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, so Zhang Pu is also at ease leading them to do some things related to privacy and privacy.

When Gu Fang and Lian Zong came to the ancestral hall slowly, Zhang Pu just arranged the dishes.

"Well done." With his arms around his sweetheart's waist, His Majesty the Emperor praised Zhang Pu with a satisfied face, and then let Zhang Pu go down.

Just as Gu Fang and Lian Zong sat down, they heard a cold snort.They all looked at the place where the sound came out, and it turned out that Emperor Kaiyuan was humming while blowing his beard and staring.

"Happy Chinese New Year, ancestor." Lian Zong greeted the ancestors with a smile on his face.

Emperor Kaiyuan's face looked better now.

"Now we'll have to wait." Prince Jin quickly smoothed things over with a smile.Prince Yan was also helping Lian Zong with good words.

For a while, the atmosphere in the ancestral hall was excellent.

Gu Fang looked at all this with a gentle smile on his lips, he only felt that his whole body was warm and satisfied now.

If only it was like this every year.

Just as Gu Fang was thinking this way, he heard His Majesty the Emperor say to him in a tacit understanding: "Every year has today, and every year has today."

After all, Lian Zong hugged the back of Gu Fang's head, then reached out and tapped Gu Fang's forehead affectionately.

"Why are you in a daze?" His Majesty's voice sounded full of indulgence.

"Nothing?" Gu Fang held Lian Zong's finger on his forehead, smiled and shook his head.

They waited for about a quarter of an hour, and Lian Heng came to the National Teacher Tower in a snowstorm.

"It's going to kill me from the cold." Prince Qinyang shivered as soon as he entered.

"Let you come with me." Lian Zong said helplessly.

"That can't be done, I have a lot of babies waiting to be fed." Speaking of the kittens in his house, Lian Heng had a fascinated smile on his face.

Before Lian Zong and Gu Fang could react, Hei Tuanzi yelled around Lian Heng: "Hey, how are my friends?"

Poor thing, His Royal Highness Qinyang Wang, who couldn't see the black group, just felt a sudden cold wind under his feet, and his whole body was uncomfortable.He asked tremblingly, "I, why do I feel, feel that there is something behind me?"

I saw Gu Fang with a serious face, and said to Lian Heng righteously: "Well, there is a ghost behind it."

"What?" Lian Heng jumped up in fright.But the next moment he saw the eyes of his imperial brother who disliked him.

Only then did Lian Heng belatedly realize that he was in the imperial ancestral hall, how could there be a ghost behind him?

If there are ghosts, some are the ancestors of their Lian clan.

Lian Hao slapped the table angrily, and just wanted to argue with Gu Fang, but was defeated by the fierce gaze cast on him by his imperial brother.

His Royal Highness King Qinyang could only sit down aggrieved, and then said to the ancestral hall which was empty in his eyes: "Old ancestors, you have seen that the emperor bullied me."

"Lian Heng." Lian Zong, who couldn't stand his stupid younger brother playing tricks, stopped Lian Heng from continuing to act stupidly, then turned to Emperor Kaiyuan and said, "It's really inconvenient for Heng'er not to see the ancestors. There is a way?"

"It's not difficult, let Heng'er go to the barracks to practice, and his physique will improve. Once his physique improves, he can accept the inheritance." Emperor Kaiyuan said.

Lian Heng didn't dare to disturb Lian Zong talking to their ancestors of the Lian family, so he could only wink at Gu Fang, hoping that his sister-in-law would reveal something to him.

Gu Fang glanced at Lian Heng, then suddenly got a bad intention, and deliberately threatened Lian Heng: "Your Majesty is discussing with Master to throw you to the border."

Unexpectedly, Lian Heng was stunned for a while, and then said excitedly: "Okay! I've wanted to go for a long time."

Now it was Gu Fang's turn to be speechless.Fortunately, Lian Zong and Emperor Kaiyuan had already negotiated at this time, and Gu Fang would no longer be silent with Lian Heng.

After hearing his silly brother's longing for the border, for the first time, Lian Zong didn't object and reprimand Lian Heng at the first time. Instead, he seriously considered whether this matter was feasible.

But these are all things for later. It is still the New Year, and eating the New Year's Eve dinner is the most important thing.

Gu Fang and Lianzong ate most of the dishes on the table.Emperor Kaiyuan, Prince Jin, and Prince Yan looked at them kindly from the sidelines.Of course, they were not idle either, Gu Fang had prepared a lot of joss sticks for them.

Finally, Lian Zong stood up.He raised his wine glass, first said some auspicious words to Emperor Kaiyuan and other ancestors, and then said a few words of encouragement to Lian Heng.In the end, he looked at Gu Fang with a full expression, and said to him: "Fang'er, knowing you is the greatest luck in my life."

His Majesty the Emperor is so smooth when he speaks nice words.Speak elatedly to everyone sitting here.

It's just that Heituanzi was not happy, it jumped up and down and shouted: "What about me? What about me?"

"Mo'er is a good helper." Lian Zong smiled.

Only then did the black group calm down.It lay beside Gu Fang, humming softly and acting like a baby.

Gu Fang touched Hei Tuanzi while looking at Lian Zong and everyone.In his eyes, it reflected everyone's sincerity towards him.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Lian Heng walked back home slowly with his stomach in his hands.Emperor Kaiyuan and other ancestors and Hei Tuanzi also drifted unsteadily into the corner of the ancestral hall, drowsy.

Only Gu Fang and Lian Zong went to the observatory to watch the stars hand in hand, although there were no stars to see today.All they saw were countless flakes of snow, and a dark night sky that looked like a mouth that could swallow everything.

But even so, there is only warmth and affection between Gu Fang and Lian Zong.

"When the matter in the north is over, let's hold the Empress Dowager Ceremony, shall we?"