With the sound of firecrackers a year old, the spring breeze sent warmth to Tusu.

Thousands of families always exchange new peaches for old ones.

"Boom——" the New Year's bell rang, amidst laughter and crackling firecrackers, the Ming Dynasty ushered in the fifth year of Tianshun, and all the people rejoiced and the whole country celebrated.

Although, New Year's Eve is to watch the year until dawn, however, the Queen Mother Sun is too old to stand staying up late.Tan Yunxian was pregnant, even though the dangerous period had passed, he still had to be cautious, so after the New Year's bell rang, Zhu Qizhen took Tan Yunxian, Zhu Jianshen and Queen Mother Sun to say goodbye.

Sitting in the carriage back to the Qianqing Palace, Tan Yunxian still did not forget to sit under the window, raise the curtains, and look up at the colorful and ever-changing fireworks blooming in the night sky.

Just as he was enjoying watching, he suddenly felt his waist tighten, and his whole body was sent into a warm embrace.His lazy words came from his ears: "Aren't you tired with your neck up?"

Turning her head to look at him for a moment, Tan Yunxian shook her head with a smile and said, "Not tired!" The rather childish words made Zhu Qizhen laugh out loud.He laughed heartily and happily, and from his smiling eyes, Tan Yunxian saw the tide of pampering and love.When he smiled, there were some signs of aging in the corners of his eyes, but in Tan Yunxian's view, he was more and more handsome and charming as a mature man.

For a moment, she almost forgot about the fireworks outside the window, and stared fixedly at Zhu Qizhen without blinking her eyes.Zhu Qizhen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes. With a sense of complacency, he laughed and said, "Miss Tan, isn't your master very handsome and charming? See, I'm fascinated by you?"

The corners of Tan Yunxian's mouth raised, he nodded vigorously and said "hmm" with a smile.

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen laughed even harder.He stretched out his arms, pulled Tan Yunxian into his arms, leaned over his head and kissed her heavily on the cheek, rubbed his ears with her, and made the air in the car ambiguous and shy.

Leaning close to her ear, Zhu Qizhen said: "Yunxian, after a few years when the imperial court is completely stable, I will abdicate and take you and the child back to Xitang, and we will live the lives of ordinary people. Tell me, okay?"

Tan Yunxian crouched in his arms, turned his face to look at him with a smile and said, "Okay!"

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "At that time, my father-in-law will retire, and our family will move to Xitang to settle down. We will buy a few more maids to serve my grandmother and father-in-law. We are still young, so we can continue to run the medical clinic and help the world with the pot. Hmm——in this case , the house in your clinic has to be expanded!"

Tan Yunxian opened his eyes wide in surprise, looked at Zhu Qizhen in disbelief and asked: "You, you say me, you in the medical center I was in Xitang, you still keep it for me?"

"Why, isn't it good?" Zhu Qizhen asked with raised eyes.

Tan Yunxian smiled sweetly and said: "Yuanbao treats me well!" After finishing speaking, he wrapped his arms around his neck, moved his lips together, and kissed his cheeks with green stubble.

Zhu Qizhen smiled triumphantly, put his arms around her and said, "Before we left, I told the county magistrate of Xitang to take care of your Tan's Medical Center for us and not to rent it to anyone!"

"My ingot is more and more far-sighted!" Tan Yunxian raised his face and smiled.

"Of course, don't look at who I am!"

"Well, you are my Qi Zhen and my ingot!"

In the early morning of the second day of the first lunar month, Zhu Qizhen had someone prepare excellent gifts, and brought Tan Yunxian to Tan's house in Xinglin Hutong, Shichahai, in a carriage.

As soon as you get off the bus, you can see the banners pasted on the vermilion lacquer gate and the couplets on both sides.The couplet on the right reads "One family of Heshun has Baifu" and the couplet on the left is "Ping An is worth a thousand gold". The horizontal inscription on the lintel reads "Vientiane Renewal." Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "This Spring Festival couplet is well written! "

"When you look at the handwriting, you know it's from your father!" Tan Yunxian said.

Zhu Qizhen turned his face and said with a smile: "I said, why does this font look so familiar!" After finishing speaking, he took his wife up the steps, raised his hand and knocked on the animal ring pressed on the vermilion lacquered gate a few times.

On the second knock, there was a crisp voice from inside asking, "Who is it?"

Tan Yunxian shouted at the top of his voice: "Father, grandma, we are the ones who are back!"

There was only an "ah" from the person inside the door, and then the footsteps approached.

With a sound of "creak", a head in a bun with long horns poked out from the crack of the door.When the owner of this head saw them standing at the door, he couldn't help opening his round eyes wide, his childish little face was full of surprise, and he was stunned for a long time before he said such an unworldly sentence Saying: "It's my aunt and uncle who are back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt pain in "Ouch" and rubbed his head lightly.But an old male voice could be heard yelling: "What nonsense are you talking about? What aunts and aunts? It's our current Long Live Lord and Empress Empress who are here! Hurry up and report to the old lady!"

As the man said, he had already knelt down on his knees and respectfully saluted the couple.Zhu Qizhen took a step forward, bent down and pulled him up from the cold ground, he said with a smile: "Don't blame that child, she is right! I am the son-in-law of the Tan family, your son-in-law! "

While talking, Tan Gang and the girl supported the elderly Mrs. Tan, walked around the vestibule corridor, and came to the courtyard to welcome the emperor and empress.Tan Gang was wearing a red official robe with a round collar embroidered with lions on the patch, and a black gauze hat with curved ears.Mrs. Tan is in the grand attire of a first-class imperial lady, wearing a cloud shoulder embroidered with a di bird, tied with a metal mother-in-law buckle, and wearing a nine-tailed di crown.

Seeing Zhu Qizhen and Tan Yunxian in this attire, the mother and son couldn't laugh or cry, and sighed endlessly.Before they knelt down, Zhu Qizhen had already grabbed their hands and shouted: "Father-in-law, grandmother, son-in-law and his wife came back to celebrate the New Year with the two elders. It's not the emperor's empress who is lucky to be in the official residence of the minister. Yes, you don't have to!"

"Yes, father, grandma! I hope that you will just treat us as the daughter and son-in-law of Huimen as usual. We can be more comfortable together and don't have to pay attention to etiquette. Okay?"

Zhu Qizhen greatly agreed: "Yunxian is right, this is not the palace, but the Tan family!"

Tan Gang still frowned and looked at the emperor worriedly: "Your Majesty..." Zhu Qizhen sighed, "It's been so many years, what kind of person am I, don't my father-in-law still know?"

Taking a deep look at Zhu Qizhen, a warm current surged in Tan Gang's heart, running through his limbs and bones, which made him feel a lot of emotion, and he couldn't help but think of Zhu Qiyu.The same son-in-law, the same emperor.Ever since Zhu Qiyu became the emperor, he never called him "father-in-law" affectionately, and every time they met, he always put on the emperor's airs.But the current emperor is exactly the opposite.When he was not a son-in-law, he respectfully called him General Tan.Even though he loved Yunxian so deeply and had such a good relationship with Yunxian, he never called him father-in-law with honey on his lips.

Now, after officially marrying Yunxian, he called out to his father-in-law, sincerely treating his relative as a relative and elder, this kind of sincerity is by no means comparable to that of Zhu Qiyu.

A sage is a sage, what he said hits the nail on the head, his words are eloquent, and he is very benevolent!

With a sigh, Tan Gang raised his face and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is a man, and I am clear about it. However, although we are sons-in-law, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers in the end, and there is no difference between superiority and inferiority. This will be passed on to the public. Your Majesty, both Yunxian and the Tan family are not good."

"This is in our own home, who are we afraid of? Father-in-law, you don't have to worry about it so much. Our family should be happy during the New Year, and respect and etiquette will only make people feel reserved."

Tan Yunxian came over and said to his father with a smile: "Yes, father, this is in our own home, so don't worry that it will spread to the outside world! You see, Qi Zhen and I are wearing ordinary people's clothes today. Except My family, who would know that we are the emperor and empress? We even kept it from the queen mother, and only said that we were going to visit Mrs. Jingci."

"But, the people who follow you..." Tan Gang looked out the door apprehensively, and finally, his eyes focused on Ding Xiang, the maid standing behind Zhu Qizhen.Tan Yunxian hurriedly explained: "Ding Xiang is our confidant, and he will never tell it! Father, don't worry!"

At this time, Mrs. Tan said: "Stop standing in the yard, go into the house!"

Tan Gang patted his head, blamed himself, and invited Zhu Qizhen and Tan Yunxian to the main hall of the mansion.Zhu Qizhen winked, and Ding Xiang brought a mat in front of the main seat.

"Your Majesty, what are you going to..." Tan Gang's mother and son looked at Zhu Qizhen in amazement, not knowing what he was going to do, but seeing Zhu Qizhen kneeling on the mat, he folded his hands and asked Tan The old lady made a big gift of the younger generation: "The grandson-in-law has paid New Year's greetings to grandma. May your old man live longer than Nanshan, be blessed like the East China Sea, and have a happy new year." Then, he stood up and made a ninety-degree salute to Tan Gang: "Father-in-law My lord, my son-in-law, I wish you a prosperous and prosperous New Year."

His shocking behavior really scared Tan's mother and son into a cold sweat in the cold winter months, help him up help him at a loss.Ding Xiang, the female officer who was standing aside and supporting Tan Yunxian, also opened her eyes wide in shock, and her mouth was so wide open that she could stuff an ostrich egg.

Looking at the two old people, Zhu Qizhen said: "Grandmother and father-in-law don't need to be surprised, and don't need to panic. In the Tan family, I am not the emperor, but Yunxian's husband, your son-in-law and grandson-in-law Zheng Qi."

Seeing and hearing this, Tan Yunxian was filled with happiness in his heart, she finally saw him right.In this world, there is only Zhu Qizhen, her ingot, Zheng Qi is her beloved Tan Yunxian.Letting go of Lilac's support, Tan Yunxian blessed his father and grandmother.She lightly patted Ding Xiang on the shoulder, and whispered: "Scared silly? Hehe, Lord Long Live is always different from the previous emperors, isn't he?"

"Well, what your mother said is true." Tan Yunxian nodded in satisfaction, walked up to her grandmother, took her arm affectionately and said coquettishly: "Does grandmother have a red envelope for Xian'er?"

Old Mrs. Tan patted the back of her hand lightly, smiled and gave her a sideways glance and said, "Bad girl, seeing your husband perform such a big ceremony and not persuading her, have you forgotten that he is the emperor?"

Tan Yunxian lowered her voice and said: "I only know that he is my ingot!" As she spoke, she smiled mischievously and winked at her grandmother.Mrs. Tan gave her a loving look, took out two bulging red envelopes from the wide sleeves of her beanie and gave them to her, and said with a low laugh, "Remember to give Yuanbao one!"

"Of course I won't forget, I'll give it to him in a while! Kowtowing can't be done in vain, right?"

"Damn girl, your words are becoming more and more unruly! Is this also the case in front of the mother-in-law in the palace?"

"How dare you! Besides, I can't let Yuanbao be caught in the middle." When Tan Yunxian said this, his eyes kept looking at Zhu Qizhen who was talking to his father, and his heart seemed to be mixed with honey.

In Youshi, everyone reunited and had a New Year's Eve dinner without restraint.Tan Gang is the general guarding the Xuanwu Gate in the capital. He has the duty to lead troops to guard the gate and protect the public security of the capital.Holidays are only half a day off, and after lunch, they have to leave home and go to work, leading Xuanwu soldiers to patrol the capital.

Because Tan Gang is the head of the state, Zhu Qizhen conveniently gave him this privilege, which is not considered a privilege, and allowed him to accompany his old man to have dinner before leaving home to take office.Therefore, after dinner, Tan Gang put on his military uniform and helmet, bid farewell to his mother, daughter, and emperor's son-in-law, and left home.

Mrs. Tan is over eighty years old because of her good maintenance.However, people are old after all, and their energy is not as good as before.After chatting with Zhu Qizhen and his granddaughter, Ding Xiang for a while, he also said that he was too tired to stay up late.Tan Yunxian then ordered the maid who was sitting beside her: "Ding Xiang, the old lady is tired, please help the old lady go back to her room to rest first."

Ding Xiang naturally understood what she meant, she smiled consonantly and left her seat and said "Yes"

At this time, only Zhu Qizhen and Tan Yunxian were left at the dining table.

Zhu Qizhen stretched out his hands carelessly, and picked up two pieces of flax cakes from the central plate, one for Tan Yunxian, and the other for himself.While eating, he said to Tan Yunxian: "Take the Yuquan wine, let's go to the backyard to watch the fireworks!" Chewing the flax cake, the cheeks on both sides bulged, and the words became vague, full of childishness.

Tan Yunxian smiled happily, and simply said "Okay!" After that, she put the rest of the dishes into the red pocket-like food box, picked up the exquisitely shaped small white porcelain bottle containing Yuquan fine wine, and then Following Zhu Qizhen, they opened the back door and walked out.

I don't know when, it snowed heavily outside the house, and it was rustling one after another, like a celestial maiden sprinkled flowers on the world, and it was extremely festive to correspond with the broken firecrackers on the ground.In the distance, there are still endless sounds of firecrackers and children's laughter.

The backyard of the Tan family, Zhu Qizhen, Tan Yunxian, and the New Year's Eve dinner in the food box, Yuquan Noodles... everything is so familiar, so familiar that both of them sighed and were filled with emotion.

Counting, 13 years have passed from the last day of the 14th year of Orthodoxy to the second day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of today's Shun. In 14 years, Yu Zhu Qizhen and Tan.Yunxian, a couple who agree in love but are conscientious, have to bear their responsibilities, and have to wrong themselves. For the fateful mandarin ducks who have gone through hardships and reborn, 14 years is really too long, it seems like a long time has passed lifetime.

Tan Yunxian is pregnant, it is not appropriate to dance with him easily like 13 years ago.Zhu Qizhen abducted back to the house and took out a bamboo armchair, let his wife sit in it, and sat on the steps to chat with her while eating vegetables.Tan Yunxian had a loving smile on his face, watching him like he did 14 years ago, drinking Yuquan wine while eating the New Year's Eve dinner she made by herself.She couldn't help laughing playfully and said: "This wine is cold, I'll go back and warm it up for you, Mr. Zheng?"

Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "No, Grandpa has a hot stomach, so he likes to drink cold wine!" As he spoke, he picked up the wine bottle and pointed it to his mouth to pour it into his intestines, but was stopped by Tan Yunxian.What I saw in my eyes was her blushing and coquettish appearance, and what I heard in my ears were also her words of reproach: "You, I'm just kidding with you, you are really... After all, you are almost forty. , can't drink cold wine!"

"Why, Yunxian thinks I'm old?"

Tan Yunxian anxiously defended: "How can it be, people... anyway, you can't drink cold wine, have you forgotten that you had frostbite when you were in Wala?"

Zhu Qizhen laughed, and exposed her mercilessly, saying: "A heartache is a heartache. Where are there so many awkward people? They are all husband and wife. Why are you embarrassed with me?"

Sitting in an armchair with his head bowed and his mouth pouted, he didn't say a word.Obviously, he was shy by his sharp and open words.I don't know if it's shyness or coldness, but her face was flushed red, which made Zhu Qizhen's heart tremble, he stood up involuntarily, bent down and kissed her bright red lips.Unexpectedly, Tan Yunxian, who was still shy just now, suddenly raised his head, wrapped his arms around his neck and said, "How about your husband dancing a sword for your concubine?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled and simply said "Yes".Straightened up and took a few steps, Zhu Qizhen pulled out the sword at his waist, like on New Year's Eve 14 years ago, to let her appreciate his sword skills.

His sword skills are very good, he dances vigorously, and the sword flowers are like snow.

In the end, Tan Yunxian found out that he actually used his long sword to draw three words in the snow, which was their secret address, transliterated from Chinese to Korean—Zakia, which means Husband.She couldn't help reading it, but it was also at the normal speed of Korean - Kajia.

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