mesbooks Chapter 123 Hanhui Building
Chapter 123 Hanhui Building
"I'm so happy today. This is the happiest birthday I've ever had."
Xiyu turned around and threw herself into the man's arms with confidence.
She was absolutely sure that the other party would be able to catch it steadily.
Yinzhen carefully held her in his arms, put one arm around her waist, and with the other hand he brushed away the loose hair on her forehead and kissed her between the eyebrows.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
There was a sound from the shore, and Xiyu subconsciously turned around to look.
Someone was setting off fireworks on the shore, exploding brilliant colors in the night sky.
The moment the fireworks burst, the entire night sky was decorated with a dreamlike glow. The light was projected onto the lake, making the waves sparkle, as if millions of stars were dancing on the lake.
The moonlight sprinkled on the lake, floating gently like a silver ribbon, and complemented by the brilliant light of the fireworks.
People along the lakeside stopped to watch this unexpected fireworks display, and exclamations of surprise rang out one after another.
"Wow!"
Looking at this scene, Xiyu sighed in a low voice.
This was the first time she had seen such a beautiful scenery.
She didn't know that this scene had been frozen in her memory, so much so that many years later, she was still asking someone to recreate the scene.
Xiyu pulled the man's sleeve, very excited. When she looked down again, she found that he was holding a brocade box with hollow carvings.
"what is this?"
She couldn't help but ask, Yinzhen picked the person up from the bow of the boat and then handed the box directly to her.
"open to take a look."
Xiyu opened it as she was told, and inside was a very beautiful bracelet, or rather a bracelet.
It is a design that is half bracelet and half bangle.
The left half is a solid platinum bracelet engraved with some Manchu words symbolizing peace; the right half is made of many tiny beads of different shapes, with a few small butterfly tassels hanging from them.
The pure white beads feel cool to the touch, and begin to dissipate from the fingertips, bringing coolness to the body.
In this era, platinum, also known as white gold, is a very rare metal and its value is a hundred times that of gold.
But the most important thing is the words carved on it. If you touch it carefully with your fingertips, you will find that the marks are smooth and will not accidentally scratch your wrist.
The words carved on it looked very familiar. Thinking of the tiny scars on Yinzhen's fingers during this period, Xiyu's vision became increasingly blurred, and mist accumulated in her eyes.
Until finally, my eyes could no longer hold so many tears and they dripped directly onto the back of my hands.
"Why are you crying? Don't you like it?"
Yinzhen lowered his head slightly and wiped the tears from her face with his fingertips, with a hint of heartache in his tone.
"It's not that I don't like it, it's that I like it too much."
Xiyu took off the bracelet directly and put it on her wrist.
This hand has always been wearing a silver bracelet with snake pattern, which is the one that Qi Xi transformed into.
Later, Qi Xi lost her spiritual power, and she never brought anything else with her, but her fingers always unconsciously touched her wrist, as she always felt that this place was empty.
Now, it’s full again.
Xiyu rested her head on the man's neck and sobbed softly.
"We are about to leave, and the preparations for this birthday are too hasty..."
"It's not rushed, it's already very good, I like it very much."
"Today I had delicious snacks, bought a lot of beautiful and exquisite gold and silver jewelry, had longevity noodles, cruised the lake to enjoy the night view, watched the fireworks, and even had the bracelet you carved yourself. I like everything very much."
She murmured softly, her eyes falling on his scabbed fingers, and she couldn't help but feel pain in her heart.
Xiyu grasped the man's calloused fingers, brought them to her lips and placed a light kiss on them, then lingered around until she kissed every scar.
Yinzhen felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to pull out his fingers, but failed after trying. He could only let her express her love with a kiss.
Faced with such passionate love from the young lady, his heart was beating wildly, his brows were slightly frowned, and he was a little at a loss.
In the dead of night, the carriage slowly drove along the palace road.
Inside the car, Xiyu was sleeping soundly on the man's legs, just like when she went out early in the morning.
The two of them returned quietly to the East Third Building. The courtyard was extremely quiet. Only Gao Wuyong and Chun Shi, who had received the news in advance, were waiting at the door.
"Master, the hot water is ready."
Yinzhen held the little wife in his arms, nodded slightly, and walked directly towards Danruoju. After putting the little wife on the bed and covering her with a quilt, he got up and went to the warm room next door.
Before returning, he had anticipated that the young concubine would fall asleep on the way, so before returning, he specially asked her to wash up, remove her makeup, and take off her pearl hairpins and earrings.
After washing up, he returned to the bed with a cool body. He carefully moved the little concubine's body and helped her change to a comfortable position that would not press on her stomach.
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May 22nd was the day to set out for the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat, and it was also the day that everyone in the palace had been looking forward to for a long time.
As early as the day before, everyone's luggage had been loaded onto one carriage after another.
The Old Summer Palace was not far from the palace, and a long dragon-like procession, although moving very slowly, arrived just before dusk.
Xiyu and Yinzhen were assigned to Hanhui Tower.
In fact, people come to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat, but the Old Summer Palace mentioned here is divided into three places of different sizes, namely the Old Summer Palace, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden.
The Old Summer Palace was where Kangxi lived with the Empress Dowager, concubines, and unmarried princes and princesses.
Changchun Garden was allocated to the married princes, while some ministers with high positions and who had been favored could live in Qichun Garden with their families.
Qichun Garden is located slightly off the beaten track. Although it is adjacent to the other two gardens, they are not connected to each other. When attending court every day, one could only go around it once, entering and exiting through the main gate.
Hanhui Tower is located in an independent courtyard. The tallest building in the courtyard is a two-story bamboo building. On both sides of the building are where the servants live.
The courtyard has a pleasant scenery with lush bamboos. Through the green bamboo leaves, you can see mottled sunlight falling on the ground, forming colorful light and shadows.
When the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves make a rustling sound, as if it is nature's lullaby.
There are some flowers and plants planted in the yard. The pink or yellow flowers sway in the breeze, emitting a faint fragrance, and set off the green shadows of bamboo.
In the corner of the yard there was a small stone table with a few chessboards with endgame pieces on it, and next to it was a small teapot with a fragrant tea flavor.
After entering Changchun Garden, I felt that my body temperature had dropped a lot. The temperature was pleasant and the scenery was pleasant, which was quite different from the palace.
Especially when seeing such a beautiful scene, Xiyu couldn't help but quicken his pace and walk inside.
Chun Shi and Nanny Su, who were following behind her, both looked nervous and followed her closely.
"This place is really beautiful. It would be great if the palace where we live also had a place like this."
Hearing this, Yinzhen smiled without saying anything and walked slowly into the yard.