After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

The 142nd year of Dayu Kingdom, New Year's Eve.

The Misty Tower in Wangjing City was packed with people.

The heavy snow kept falling, but no one dared to move. They all stood straight, staring at the fireworks stand opposite.

Everyone was standing like wooden sticks, except Zheng Yan and Zhao Fangping, who were sitting around the charcoal stove. There were two eunuchs beside them, doing their duty and holding umbrellas for them, so that not a single snowflake fell on them.

I stood by the railing of the balcony holding the heater in my hands. On my left stood a row of guards holding spears, and on my right stood Gongsun Ning.

The cloak on my head was covered with snow and was a little wet. It felt cold and heavy pressing on my head. Even though I was holding the heater in my hands, I still felt cold and my whole body was shaking involuntarily.

Gongsun Ning saw that I was shaking violently and stretched out his hand, but after thinking for a moment, he put it down again.

I looked at his lowered hand, and without hesitation, I reached out my own hand and shook the snow off my cloak.

I looked at Gongsun Ning and asked, "Have you ever loved someone?"

Gongsun Ning's face changed when he heard this. He glanced at the guards beside him warily and said, "The fireworks are about to start. Don't talk nonsense."

I smiled and said, “I loved it.”

Gongsun Ning's face turned pale when he heard this. Before he could say anything, I immediately said, "In a dream."

I could clearly hear him breathe a sigh of relief.

I lowered my head, kicked the snow at my feet, and said, "Actually, I really hope this is a dream and I won't remember anything when I wake up."

Gongsun Ning pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

At this moment, a loud drumbeat sounded, and everyone looked towards the sacrificial platform in the center of the building.

Song Tianming, the director of the Imperial Observatory, stood on the high platform holding the document announcing the emperor and the earth, knelt down towards Zheng Yan, and shouted, "Your Majesty, please read the sacrifice to heaven."

Zheng Yan shook his robe, stood up, and strode towards the altar.

I have to say that Zheng Yan's body, which came from years of martial arts training, is perfect.

He is strong and slender, with two long legs that make him look like the wind when he walks; coupled with his cool and charming face, he is simply the dream lover of all women.

Zheng Yan took the sacrificial text from Song Tianming, opened it neatly, and read it aloud.

Zheng Yan's voice was low and rhythmic, and it sounded very pleasant.

After the sacrificial text was read, everyone knelt down together, bowed three times to the sky, and then shouted together: "May God bless our Great Yu country and bring eternal peace and prosperity. Long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty!"

Following Zheng Yan's voice, "My dear ministers, please stand up!"

Suddenly there was another loud drumbeat, and there was a sudden "bang" from the fireworks stand opposite, and a light yellow firework exploded in the night sky.

To be honest, due to limited production technology, ancient fireworks were not as colorful as modern ones. They were either red or yellow.

But the people surrounding the city walls were still as excited as if they had gone crazy and kept screaming.

I looked sideways at the city wall, which was crowded with people.

If I jump down, I'm afraid I won't die, but I will crush a group of people.

I was just pondering when Gongsun Ning suddenly pulled me and said in a low voice, "What do you want to do?"

I staggered because of the pull, and my legs, which were numb from the cold, became uncontrollable, and I fell on Gongsun Ning.

Gongsun Ning was so scared that he pushed me, and I lost my balance and sat down on the snow.

The clothes on my body were too heavy and the ground was slippery, so I struggled for a long time but couldn't get up. At this moment, someone pulled my arm and I finally stood up.

I looked up and it was Zheng Yan!

Zheng Yan frowned and looked at me, his face darkening. He said in dissatisfaction, "You fell to the ground just because you were watching fireworks? Do you think you are a three-year-old kid?"

I brushed the snow off my body and said nothing.

At this time, Zhao Fangping came over in small steps, supported by the palace maids. Her belly was already very bulging, and it was estimated that she would give birth in a few days.

Zheng Yan quickly reached out to help her.

Zhao Fangping glanced at me. Half of my gray cloak was covered with mud and the top had fallen off, making me look a little disheveled.

She frowned and said, "Sister, tonight is New Year's Eve. His Majesty has specially arranged a fireworks display on the fireworks tower to pray for peace and prosperity in the coming year. At this moment of celebration, you have made yourself so embarrassed. Are you trying to embarrass His Majesty?"

Zhao Fangping always speaks so gently and appropriately, but to me, every word he says is like a sharp arrow that pierces me to pieces.

I looked at Zheng Yan's hand supporting Zhao Fangping, and then looked at the fireworks still blooming not far away.

This picture is so beautiful!

I wanted to laugh, but it was too cold and my face was stiff, so I couldn't laugh!

I didn't know where the heater in my hand had fallen. I was shaking more and more violently, and even my tongue was not working properly.

I said, "I, I do wish I had this ability, but unfortunately, I don't have it. Also, in this situation, you shouldn't call me sister. You should call me Concubine Shu."

Zhao Fangping and Zheng Yan's faces both turned dark.

Zhao Fangping looked at me with such anger that his teeth were about to break, but he could only hold it back, and his face looked even more distorted than mine.

Seeing that I was really cold, Zheng Yan took off his cloak and was about to put it on me.

Zhao Fangping said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, I am cold."

Zheng Yan's hand holding the cloak paused, and finally, the long sable cloak was draped over Zhao Fangping.

I gathered my wet and dirty gray fox cloak together and said nothing.

Zheng Yan looked at the fireworks still being set off across the street and said to me, "Go back to the palace early after it's over. You don't have to attend the palace banquet."

After Zheng Yan finished speaking, he supported Zhao Fangping and turned to leave.

I understand that he did this for my own good, as he was afraid that I would catch a cold so he wanted me to return to the palace early.

These were obviously words of concern, but Gongsun Ning's face turned pale as he heard them, and he murmured, "Your Majesty doesn't even allow you to attend the palace banquet, so that doesn't mean, doesn't mean..."

Gongsun Ning trembled for a long time and couldn't utter the second half of the sentence.

I looked at him and said, "You think too much. Just because I blocked that arrow for him, he wouldn't send me to the cold palace, let alone."

I didn't say any more.

"What's more?" Gongsun Ning couldn't help asking.

"Besides, he really likes me." I smiled.

Because of my stiff face, Gongsun Ning thought my smile was a sneer. His face turned even paler and he looked around vigilantly, fearing that I would talk nonsense and bring about a fatal disaster.

The fireworks soon finished, and the officials of all ranks on the balcony followed Zheng Yan and prepared to leave.

My brother Zhao Jinping squeezed out of the crowd and trotted towards me.

He was already in his twenties and a second-rank official in the court, but he ran like a child.