Early in the morning of the Lantern Festival, the emperor and empress would give lanterns to some high-status clansmen, nobles, aristocratic families and officials to express the joy of the emperor and his ministers.

The Jin Palace also received two palace lanterns. The octagonal lanterns were painted with eight paintings of the monarch and his ministers enjoying each other.

"A king is benevolent, and a king is righteous, and a king is righteous." King Jin's fingers crossed the lampshade.

Jiang Changning raised the corners of his lips. This sentence comes from "Mencius: Li Lou Xia".

If the ruler is benevolent, no one will be unkind; if the ruler is benevolent and righteous, no one will be unkind.

Think about it further, if the king is not virtuous, then why should the ministers be virtuous? If the king is not righteous, then the ministers do not need to be righteous.

King Jin is ambitious and obedient. King Jin should always have the intention to replace him.

Thinking of the lustful and ugly face nowadays, Jiang Changning felt that it would be better for Jin Wang to be the emperor.

In an era when the monarch is supreme, a wise and benevolent monarch is certainly better than a faint and tyrannical monarch.

In addition to the emperor, the queen mother also presented a lantern and a boy holding a fish and a lotus lantern.

The lanterns are exquisitely made and have a good meaning.

It's just that the profound meaning of the lantern given by the Queen Mother is worth recalling and pondering.

She married into the palace in October, and it has been three months now. There has been no good news of pregnancy. In the Queen Mother's view, she has not yet established herself in the palace.

The Queen Mother wanted her to do something, but she couldn't.

Jiang Changning squinted her eyes slightly. She would definitely give birth to a child, but she was only sixteen years old. She didn't want to have trouble with her body so early.

In this era of extremely high death rates during childbirth, she has to take responsibility for herself and her children.

The Queen Mother regarded her as a pawn and only wanted to make the best use of everything, but she was a human being and had her own opinions.

Jiang Changning reached out and touched the boy. She was now Princess Jin, and it would not be easy for the Queen Mother to touch her.

Seeing her touching the boy, King Jin misunderstood and asked, "You want a child?"

Jiang Changning looked up at him. He couldn't tell the truth, so he could only smile.

King Jin took her hand and brought her into the Nuan Pavilion. He said seriously: "Ning Ning, you are still young. You will not consider this matter until you are eighteen years old. Do you understand?"

Jiang Changning bit the corner of his lower lip, "Concubine Mother will be anxious."

"I will go to the concubine and tell you, don't worry." Prince Jin smiled, "Don't worry, there will only be our children in Prince Jin's palace, no one else."

Jiang Changning was surprised. Was King Jin promising her that he would not let other women give birth to his children?

No matter whether King Jin can do it in the future, but now, he should be sincere.

Jiang Changning smiled, "Yong Zhou, thank you."

"Just say thank you verbally?" King Jin expressed dissatisfaction.

Jiang Changning's eyes moved, and he leaned forward and kissed him on the lips.

King Jin stretched out his long arms, hugged her slender waist, pressed her into his arms, and deepened the kiss.

During the festival at noon, Mr. Qiao prepared a sumptuous table of dishes.

Jiang Changning asked the concubine again if she would go to Qingshui Bridge together in the evening.

The concubine smiled and refused, "You go ahead. I remember there is a duck soup seller by the Qingshui Bridge. It tastes very good. Let Brother Yu take you to try it."

"Thank you, concubine, for telling me this good place. I will definitely try it." Jiang Changning said with a genuine smile.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along well with each other, which King Jin is happy to see. His little princess is really lovable, and she has won the mother-in-law's favor so quickly.

Mr. Qiao sat aside and looked at this scene with a pleased smile, seeming to be very happy for them.

Although Jiang Changning was talking to the concubine, he kept paying attention to Mrs. Qiao.

happy?

Shouldn't it be jealousy?

Qiao's unusual behavior made Jiang Changning suspicious.

In the evening, after dinner, the sky was getting dark, and someone came from time to time to report: "Your Majesty, the carriage is ready."

Jiang Changning changed his clothes and came out, "Yong Zhou, is this okay with me?"

King Jin looked at the little princess who was wearing a pink and blue tunic with sleeves. She was as delicate and delicate as the tender flowers on the branches in February.

The couple went out hand in hand and took a carriage to Qingshui Bridge.

Not long after they went out, Mrs. Qiao and Princess Kangren also went out, also heading in the direction of Qingshui Bridge.

From the 13th to the 15th of the first lunar month, during these three days, there is no curfew in the capital, and people can play all night long.

When you turn into Qingshui Street, you can hear all kinds of hawking sounds.

Jiang Changning opened the curtain and looked outside. There were various vendors selling snacks along the street. It was very lively. There were also children running around carrying lanterns. They were carefree and very happy.

Not long after the carriage went forward, it couldn't move forward because there were too many people.

"Ning Ning, let's get off the car and walk over." King Jin said.

"Okay." Jiang Changning got off the carriage with him, and headed for Qingshui Bridge under the protection of the guards without leaving any trace.

The shops on He Street are hung with lanterns of various colors, and some stall owners hang exquisite lanterns and let customers spend a small amount of money to guess lantern riddles.

If you guess correctly, you can take away the lantern. If you guess incorrectly, the money goes to the stall owner.

The couple walked to a stall and asked, "Ning Ning, which one do you like?"

Jiang Changning looked up and pointed at the rabbit holding the moon lantern, "That lantern is quite cute."

King Jin asked the stall owner to take down the lamp, and there was a sign hanging under the lamp with lantern riddles written on it.

Seeing this, Chang Youzhong took out a coin and handed it to the stall owner.

"Outside the garden, you can faintly hear the crow of apes, and you can hear the whistling sound from the small bridge of stars and moon." Jiang Changning pondered for a moment, "Is it the Lantern Festival?"

"Ning Ning is so smart." King Jin praised.

"To Yong Zhou." Jiang Changning smiled.

"As a courtesy, I'll treat Ning Ning to some duck soup."

Fuli duck soup is a delicacy among duck dishes. It uses a variety of ingredients, has a sauce flavor, has a thick and sticky soup, is fragrant and rich, and is rich in nutrients.

Many people in Beijing know that this duck soup is delicious, and it is quite normal to meet people from other provinces in the store.

Prince Deok's son and concubine, the eldest princess Jingduan and her consort Shang Debo, Zheng Limin, Zhongqinbo and his wife, Princess Wenhe's eldest grandson, Zhao Xifang's eldest brother Zhao Yanxue and his wife.

Seeing Zhao Yanxue and his wife, Jiang Changning's eyes moved slightly, everything was ready, all he needed was the east wind.

After eating the duck soup, Mrs. Zhongqin invited a few people to walk along the Qingshui Bridge.

Jiang Changning glanced at King Jin, who hesitated for a moment and nodded.

So Jiang Changning, Princess Jingduan and the others walked out of the store together. A little flower seller came over and said, "Dear ladies, buy a flower. Flowers are suitable for both beauties."

The smile on Jiang Changning's lips deepened a little, the east wind had arrived, "The weather hasn't warmed up yet, and there are such beautiful flowers for sale."

As he spoke, Jiang Changning took out a flower from the basket and asked, "How much does one cost?"

This is to tell the little girl to act according to the plan.

If the plan changes, Jiang Changning will say: "How to sell the flowers?"

"Six copper coins and one flower, I wish my wife good luck and beauty." The little girl said with a smile.

Princess De Wang smiled and said: "This little girl is quite good at talking."

"Just to express this auspiciousness, I bought all the flowers." Jiang Changning bought a basket of flowers.

The little girl happily bowed to Jiang Changning and said, "Thank you, madam. Madam, you are a good person. You will live a long life and everything will go as you wish."
Chapter completed!