At the New Year's Eve banquet, Gao Xiyue asked her father Gao Bin to bring in the large fireworks made in Jiangnan.

Above the blue sky of the Forbidden City, fireworks were like stars and rain, as if thousands of pear trees were blossoming overnight.

At this time in the Taiji Hall, Empress Dowager Nianhulu was feeling proud of her next creative idea.

Seeing that their youngest daughter Lingxi is about to reach marriageable age, the Mongolian princes of Khorchin are also preparing to marry a Qing princess. After a year or two, they will definitely choose one between Jingse and Lingxi to marry far away in Mongolia.

The Queen Mother wants to keep her only daughter and will never let Lingxi repeat the mistakes of Longyue, so she must arrange someone who can speak in the harem.

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes, Bai Ruiji was hugging Jingyu and laughing, Lu Muping was eating a plate of cakes, none of them was a powerful figure, and none of them had the Emperor in their eyes.

The Queen Mother forced out a kind smile, turned to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, it is already autumn, and it is too inappropriate to watch the Taoyao song in the audience. Let's change the song and dance. I will introduce you to a new singer."

The emperor ate the cake in his hand, hiding his displeasure. The empress dowager had too many spies, one Bai Ruiji, one Lu Muping, and now another one was to be planted. The harem was almost becoming like the empress dowager's.

Since the Queen Mother wanted to arrange it, he would accept it, but whether it could be effective or not would depend on his intention.

The emperor nodded and said:

"It's up to the Empress Dowager to make the arrangements. I will naturally listen to you."

Fujia clapped his hands, and saw a woman in blue covering her face with a fan, floating up to the hall. She waved her sleeves lightly and fanned herself gently, revealing a face as calm as a chrysanthemum.

"Thin fog and thick clouds make the day long and sad, fragrant agarwood melts the golden beast. It's the Double Ninth Festival again, the jade pillow and gauze cabinet are chilled in the middle of the night~"

The clear voice carries a hint of charm and tenderness that makes people unable to look away.

Lu Muping snorted coldly. "It's just a little girl's trick. Her singing is not lively at all."

Suddenly he remembered that this was someone introduced by the Queen Mother and that he was also the Queen Mother's man, so he quickly took another piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

The emperor was indeed attracted by Yihuan, and Yihuan stopped singing and dancing and looked at the emperor with fiery passion in her eyes.

"She walks lightly on the water, sings and recites poems. It is indeed fresh and meaningful, and she is very creative. She is worthy of being recommended by the Empress Dowager."

The empress dowager was slightly pleased that Hongli was just like his father in that he liked those with talents, and she had indeed made the right choice.

"Your humble servant Yihuan wishes the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Queen good health."

The emperor drank a sip of wine with satisfaction and said: "Why do you only sing lyrics tonight instead of singing and dancing?"

Yi Huan looked at the emperor passionately, "I have heard that the emperor loves to know Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese poetry, I think you will feel like you have found a soulmate."

These words touched the heart of the emperor. Aisin-Gioro Hongli was most proud of two things in his life. One was the rare calligraphy and paintings in his treasure house, and he stamped his own private seal on each of them.

Another thing is the poems I wrote! Since ancient times, people have said that Li Bai and Du Fu’s poems are good, but the poems I wrote are more than theirs combined, which shows that I have surpassed Li Bai and Du Fu.

He, Aisin-Gioro Hongli, is the leader in both civil and military affairs of the Qing Dynasty!

The emperor exclaimed: "The person chosen by the Empress Dowager is indeed beautiful. I wonder what her background is like."

Yi Huan proudly replied, "I am the daughter of the Minister Nalan Yongshou. My great-grandfather is Nalan Mingzhu, and my great-uncle is Nalan Rongruo."

After hearing this, the emperor became even more proud. Even Nalan Rongruo's great-niece was impressed by his poems, which showed that he was indeed well-versed in literature.

Although the people in the hall had some complaints, they all knew that Yi Huan could not be stopped from entering the palace tonight.

Especially when Jin Yuyan was reborn, she couldn't help but feel relieved when she thought that in her previous life, she had called Taizu Nurhaci's name in public and had not been punished.

She wondered again, why did she say that in her previous life? Could it be the cause of her disease?

Yes, she had done another bad thing for Ruyi. She was a tribute girl from the Yu family, and the only people this Manchu noblewoman could threaten were Manchu noblewomen. Wasn’t that what Ruyi was thinking?

She was looking forward to Ruyi's reaction when she knew that Yehenara had entered the palace. Ruyi had always been proud of the Ulanara clan. Now that the head of the Ulanara clan, Yehenara Yihuan, had entered the palace, how would Ruyi react?

After the emperor's thoughts were resolved, he happily said to Yi Huan, "Your words really make me happy. I will make you my Shu Guiren and you can accompany me in the palace in the future."

Fu Cha Langya also stood up and said generously: "Sister Yihuan is of noble status. I will have Chengqian Palace cleaned up for Sister Yihuan to live in. I wonder what the Empress Dowager and the Emperor think."

The Queen Mother said with satisfaction: "Queen, your arrangement is very good."

Gao Xiyue also stood up happily: "Your Majesty, today the newlyweds are singing and dancing, and I have also prepared a big firework. Let's go out and take a look."

Everyone went out together and stood at the gate of Taiji Hall. They saw a colorful sky above. Gao Xiyue proudly introduced:

"Your Majesty, that one is the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, the Iron Tree Blossoming, that one is a House Full of Gold and Jade, and the most unique one is Yang Guifei Viewing Peonies!"

There was rarely such a bustle in the palace, and everyone looked up and watched happily.

At this time, Ruyi in the cold palace was holding a bottle of arsenic, which she had asked Ling Yunche to bring in with great difficulty. As long as the amount was controlled, it would not endanger her life.

Ruyi said resolutely: "You must face death first, Rong Pei, I will mix it into today's meal, you eat it and see what the result is."

Rong Pei looked at her master in surprise. What if she couldn't control the quantity?

Ruyi brought the food to Rong Pei's mouth and asked her to eat it quickly. Seeing that Rong Pei was just rolling around with her hands covering her stomach in pain, Ruyi reduced the amount for herself and ate it as well.

Outside the cold palace, A Ruo stood by Ruyi's courtyard wall. Today, everyone in the palace was happy, but she was alone. She was still angry because she framed Ruyi for burning paper money last time, but Ruyi dodged it.

Today, she wanted to burn Ruyi to death. She poured the soybean oil she brought from the imperial kitchen into Ruyi's yard, and threw it in with a candle in her hand.

"Hahahahaha, Ulanala Ruyi, today we will settle this matter. Father doesn't have to avenge me anymore. It was you who killed your father, and you killed yourself."

Ruyi never thought that when she fainted from pretending to be poisoned, the cold palace was actually on fire.

The fire was like a snake's tongue, licking the air. When the emperor and the empress dowager in the Taiji Hall hurried to the cold palace, the cage that trapped countless women had turned into ruins.

The only women Ling Yunche rescued were Ruyi and Rong Pei.

The imperial physician has come to diagnose that Ruyi and Rong Pei were not only burned, but also poisoned by arsenic.

The emperor walked forward and looked at the woman he hadn't seen for four years, and he was filled with anger.

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