Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan returned to Mo Yuxuan with the empress dowager's reward.

The next day the emperor's reward arrived.

The rewards are given according to what is written on the list.

The emperor rewarded Shen Wan with a set of luxurious headdresses, a pair of mutton-fat jade bracelets, a box of oriental pearls, four pieces of Yun brocade, and four pieces of Shu brocade.

Xie Jingyan was rewarded with a set of four treasures of the study and two calligraphy and paintings.

Doctor Tao was rewarded with 100 taels of gold, 50 acres of fertile land, a box of precious medicinal herbs, and 10 pieces of silk and satin.

The rewards given to the Prince of Yanping, Tang Ze, Yun Qi and others were the same, a set of four treasures of the study and a jade pendant.

However, what made Shen Wan happy was not the many rewards from the emperor. After all, the empress dowager gave her more. What made her happy was that the empress dowager was still depressed. Even though the empress dowager had used the golden medal of immunity from death to clear Xie Jingyin of the charge of murdering the eldest prince, the emperor still demoted Xie Jingyin from Prince of Jin to Prince of a county, and gave him the title of Jin'an. He also took back the fiefdom and estate given to Xie Jingyin.

That is to say, from then on, Xie Jingyin was just a prince without a fiefdom. Fortunately, the Queen Mother and Duke Mao did not add insult to injury, otherwise Xie Jingyin would not have been simply demoted.

……

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was Princess Huyang’s birthday.

Princess Huyang had no intention of holding a birthday banquet, so she specially asked the emperor for permission to hold a lantern festival outside the palace. Princess Huyang was the emperor's biological sister, and the emperor always responded to Princess Huyang's requests, so he agreed without hesitation to such a small matter.

Normally, there are only a few lantern festivals in a year, so everyone is happy that there is one more. We hope Princess Huyang can do the same every year.

Kyoto became lively two years ago, with many people selling lanterns on the streets.

Shen Wan has been more than seven months pregnant and had no plans to go out to the lantern festival. In addition, the emperor had specifically instructed her not to do so, so even if she had the courage, she would not dare to let Xie Jingyan accompany her to the streets.

It's just that I don't know whether this gentleman is doting on his wife or rebelling. The emperor didn't allow him to take Shen Wan out of the house to visit the lantern festival, so he simply held the lantern festival in Prince Ling's mansion.

Especially Moyuxuan, which was decorated with lights and lanterns of various styles hung in the corridors and on the trees, making the night as bright as day.

There were not only lanterns, but also several tables filled with various snacks. The maids no longer went out of the house to view the lanterns, but crowded into Mo Yuxuan, turning the quiet and elegant courtyard into a market. It was so noisy and lively.

On the corridor, Shen Wan watched the maids and servants playing. Xie Jingyan put his arm around her waist and said, "When the baby is born, on the full moon day, I will ask for permission to hold a lantern festival outside the palace to liven it up. Then I will take you out to play."

Shen Wan said, "The child is only one month old, it's not convenient to take him out."

"Don't take him," Xie Jingyan said.

"..."

If the little prince, who is still pulling the umbilical cord in the belly, heard this, his heart would definitely turn cold.

He wasn't even born yet, but his parents were already planning on going out to play without him.

Parents are true love, children are accidents.

Although the lantern festival in the palace was also very lively, it was certainly not as lively as the one outside the palace. However, it was a thoughtful gesture. Shen Wan was deeply touched, but Xie Jingyan did not feel very good. He sneezed countless times throughout the night, and Chen Feng was worried that he would catch a cold, so he wanted to ask Doctor Tao for him.

Xie Jingyan was greeted by a group of his good brothers. The Prince of Yanping and others were accompanying their wives or future wives to visit the lantern festival. When they heard that Shen Wan was pregnant and couldn't come out to visit the lantern festival, a certain master arranged a small one for her in his mansion, he suddenly felt the pressure coming on.

When Prince Ling dotes on his princess, he doesn't care about anyone else's life or death.

Especially for those brothers who have a good relationship with each other, it is said that birds of a feather flock together, and those who are close to vermilion will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. Then, their wives and parents-in-law have high hopes for them, and they think they can do it too.

There is a saying that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Can't learn.

I really can’t learn.

The mere thought of having morning sickness for their wives made them act cautiously in front of their father-in-law. Fortunately, their father-in-law himself couldn't do it, which made them feel a little more justified.

None of them had not been asked by their parents to learn from Prince Ling. Under their parents' tireless requests, they chose someone who had the hope of surpassing Prince Ling.

Against my own father.

Both Xiliang and Donglie knew that Prince Ling was confronting the Emperor.

It was their own parents who asked them to study under Prince Ling, so there's nothing to say about it, right?

As for how many beatings he received behind his back, it was a family disgrace that should not be made public.

Although Princess Huyang did not hold a birthday celebration, the emperor still gave her many birthday gifts. Princess Huyang picked out a large Dong pearl and a Duan inkstone as prizes for the literary and martial arts competition. Especially since the Autumn Examination was just a few days away, many students came on stage to show off their literary talents and compete for the Duan inkstone.

As for Dadongzhu, it is a regular feature of the annual Lantern Festival, where people climb high platforms to grab lanterns.

On the elevated platform, the Prince of Yanping, Tang Ze and Lu Cheng were fighting for the pearl. They didn't take the big Dong pearl seriously, they just wanted to show off their skills in front of their wives and sweethearts. Before going on stage, they agreed that whoever grabbed the big Dong pearl would treat everyone.

Cheng Yi and Xu Ji were there, and even Yun Qi went up to join in the fun, but Du Chengan was not there.

The Lantern Festival was held by his own mother to help him find a wife. If he couldn't find someone to accompany him for the rest of his life, his mother would definitely be very disappointed.

Today is his mother's birthday and he doesn't want to disappoint her.

Besides, those prizes were set by his mother, so it would not be appropriate for him to snatch them. More importantly, he knew himself well. Although his martial arts had improved a lot in the past few months, he was still no match for Tang Ze and the others. If he went up to snatch them, he would not be showing off, but making a fool of himself.

Du Cheng'an took a few servants and ran around the Lantern Festival, and successfully lost all the servants.

He walked aimlessly and finally arrived at the place where he had held the meat-bun eating competition at the Lantern Festival last time. This time, the owner of the shop did not hold the meat-bun eating competition. There were only a few lanterns hung in front of the door, and it looked much quieter.

I don't know what happened to that boy...

The young man didn't look like he came from a well-off family. He left without saying a few words last time, and he wanted to give him some banknotes.

Du Cheng'an walked forward, still feeling extremely ashamed when he thought about what Tang Ze and the others had taught him about how the Prince of Yanping could find a wife.

I didn't even have the courage to stretch out my arms; my face turned red just thinking about it.

Seeing the time passing by little by little, Du Cheng'an made up his mind, chose a place with few people, and opened his arms.

His eyes were closed.

Suddenly, a voice came from right in front of him.

"What are you doing? Are you absorbing the essence of the lantern?"

The voice is familiar.

It’s that boy!

When Du Cheng'an opened his eyes, he saw the young man standing in front of him, looking at him strangely.

Du Cheng'an was about to reply when two grown boys over there started chasing each other and accidentally bumped into a young boy, pushing him directly into Du Cheng'an's arms.

Du Cheng'an subconsciously hugged the boy.

juvenile,"……"

Du Chengan, "..."

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