Li Wenshan was extremely distressed and slapped his head, bowing to everyone around him.
Li Xia pulled Li Dong towards the direction of Luyi Station, "Sister, let's go this way, it's best here."
Just now, at the corner of the warm pavilion, a small and slanted corner jutted out into a secluded spot, seemingly separate yet not quite isolated from the rest of the pavilion. The view outside was excellent, making it an ideal place to escape the commotion. She and her sister hid there, quietly watching the fireworks display, which was perfect.
"Ah Xia is really good at finding scenic spots." Gu Liu bent down and gave Li Xia a thumbs up.
Li Xia ignored him and pulled Li Dong towards the corner.
Li Dong was pressed by Li Xia, sitting on the wide armchair with a pile of brocade cushions in the corner, Li Xia stood in front of her, both hands leaning against the window looking out, Su Ye stood behind the chair, not long after, the fireworks at the lake shore and on the lake surface began.
The first round of fireworks lit up almost the entire night sky in front of them with a dazzling array of colors.
Li Dong suddenly stood up, leaning against the window with his upper body, staring wide-eyed and holding his breath, this fireworks display was as beautiful as a dream.
Li Xia looked up at her sister and Su Ye, who were both staring with their eyes wide open and mouths agape.
It was the first time she saw such a magnificent fireworks display, it was her sister's and her own New Year's Eve that year. Everyone in the mansion went to watch the lanterns and fireworks, she wanted to go too, so her sister secretly took her there. She was overjoyed, but they returned too late, her sister was punished by being forced to kneel for a whole night, catching a chill that led to a high fever that wouldn't subside.
If she hadn't dragged her sister to watch the fireworks that year, perhaps her sister wouldn't have died halfway...
Li Xia leaned her chin against the windowsill, raised her head and threw back a chest full of miserable pain.
Li Dong looked out of the window at the fireworks, so beautiful and colorful, more brilliant than her entire life.
Fireworks burst one after another, colorful and resplendent, each one showcasing the prosperity of a great empire. Li Xia's chin fell down, her teeth biting onto the tangerine wood windowsill, watching the fireworks in a trance.
These are all fireworks that are released in the palace every year. They say it's new products, but to her, there is no novelty at all.
She has watched fireworks for many years and has been disgusted with them for many years.
In the past, whenever it was time to set off fireworks, something would inevitably happen in the palace. Later on, those who were destined to die did so, and even those who weren't supposed to die also died, and nothing happened in the palace anymore. Even later, among those sitting high up watching the fireworks, there was only her and her son left, but she had long since grown tired of this fleeting moment of splendor.
However, today's fireworks seem different from the previous ones. Li Xia heard Li Dong and Su Ye's low exclamations of surprise behind her, and nodded, these fireworks in Jiangnan are filled with festive atmosphere.
Li Wenshan brought over two plates of dim sum and placed them on the table, "Dong Jie try this crispy honey cake, it's much better than what you buy outside. Last time we bought some at home, I saw you ate several, and there's also these crab shell yellow cakes, which are your favorite."
Li Xia glanced at the sticky honey and the crab shell yellow that would crumble with just a touch, and gave her fifth brother a sideways glance. She was so angry that she almost hummed out loud. The sticky honey was still okay, but this crab shell yellow was really unappetizing to eat. He let his sister eat this, wasn't he making things difficult for his sister? This fifth brother, sigh!
Li Wenshan put down two plates of dim sum, pulled over a chair and sat down. Lu Yi walked over, stopped five or six steps away, beckoned with his hand for Li Xia to come over. Li Xia saw that her fifth brother was sitting next to her sister, so she slipped out from the side.
Lu Yi squatted in front of Li Xia, pointing to the west side of the warm pavilion, sitting on a low stool facing the smoke and fire, fiddling with a folding fan, looking bored, "The king brought you some new flavors of sugar, do you want to go try them?"
Li Xia turned her head and glanced at Dong Jie, Lu Yi followed her gaze and smiled, asking: "Sister, what do you like to eat?"
Li Xia thought for a moment, then leaned in close to Lu Yi and whispered: "Sister likes to eat sponge cake the most, also loves snail noodles, best is orange flavor, and also ginger plum."
Lu Yi smiled and nodded, "A Xia really loves her sister the most. What kind of soup does her sister like to drink? Does A Xia know?"
Coconut wine.
Lu Yi's eyes widened slightly, and Li Xia stretched out an arm to wrap around Lu Yi's neck. "Do you know why I knew that sister likes to drink coconut wine the most?"
"Why?" Lu Yi was very cooperative.
"When we were in Jiangning Prefecture, my sister would always ask me: 'A Xia, do you want to drink coconut wine?' Or she would ask Liu Ge, 'Lan Ge'er, do you think you want to drink coconut wine?'"
Lu Yi wanted to laugh but quickly restrained himself, nodding continuously. "A Xia is indeed clever, Gu family's sixth brother also loves drinking coconut wine the most. I'll have someone bring over your sister's favorite pastries."
"Thank you." Li Xia said solemnly.
Lu Yi nodded, his hand quietly pointing towards King Qin, Li Xia nodded.
Lu Yi watched Li Xia walk a few steps ahead, then stood up, retreated to the door, instructed the servant boy, and slowly walked over to stand beside Li Wenshan, about five or six steps away, smiling as he listened to the conversation between the brother and sister.
Li Xia walked to the low bed, looked at Qin Wang who seemed not to have seen her, stretched out her hand and pulled his sleeve, looked at Qin Wang who was looking back at her, patted the low bed, indicating that he should carry her up.
The King of Qin glared at her, reluctantly stretching out one hand. Jin Cuyan, who was sitting in the chair beside the low couch, stood up and, together with the King of Qin, each grabbed one of Li Xia's arms and lifted her up.
Li Xia got onto the couch, kicked off her shoes, and first crawled to the side of the low table, moving one box at a time of fruit juice candies in different colors next to Qin Wang, then sat down, carefully smoothing out her skirt, shifting slightly to get comfortable, hesitated for a moment between several boxes, chose the pale green one, picked it up and first presented it to Qin Wang.
The King of Qin gazed at her with unblinking eyes as she kicked off her shoes, moved the sugar, and carefully smoothed out her skirt. He watched until she brought over a small box, smiled while switching hands to hold the folding fan, and stretched out his hand to take the sugar, "All for you."
Li Xia didn't see Qin Wang's outstretched hand, and hearing his words meant he wasn't going to eat, so she picked up the box and handed it over to Jin Xun.
The king of Qin stretched out one hand to the box above, but the box ran away and he stood there stupidly.
Jin Zheyan looked at King Qin's hand suspended in mid-air, his face dull and stupid, while stifling a laugh, he reached out to grab a piece of candy.
Li Xia put the box on her lap, Qin Wang glared at Jin Qianyan fiercely. The hand that had been suspended in mid-air continued to stretch forward, pinched a grain of sugar from the box on Li Xia's lap and put it into his mouth, then stretched out again and pinched another one.
Li Xia didn't notice him pinch a few grains and ate sugar while intently watching the fireworks.
"Axia, did you have fun playing in Jiangning Prefecture?" Qin Wang ate a few more grains of sugar, took the box from Li Xia's leg and replaced it with another flavored box, continuing to eat.
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