The two hidden guards took the elixir and solemnly promised that they would give the little prince the medicine on time.
Within a month, he will definitely be brought back safely.
Su Qingluo smiled gratifiedly, suppressed the unspeakable reluctance, comforted the little prince, and persuaded him to return to the palace to spend the New Year with his parents.
The little prince was attached to his young lady, and also missed his biological parents. He cried and cried in her arms for a long time before reluctantly leaving Woniu Village with the two guards.
Before the New Year's Eve, I went back to the palace and met my mother and father who had been separated for a year.
The Empress was overjoyed to see her youngest son raised white and tender in the countryside, and his complexion improved a lot.
Seeing him walking towards him happily like a toddler without anyone's support, he even cried with joy.
Immediately ordered to reward Su Hu's family.
Because the little prince's medical treatment in Woniu Village is a top secret and cannot be known by outsiders.
Therefore, the reward from the capital city was not sent to Woniu Village with great fanfare, but to the Su family's house in Mingshui County.
Su Ziqin knelt down on behalf of his parents to thank the emperor, accepted the imperial decree, accepted the reward, and respectfully sent the two imperial court ladies who came to deliver the decree to leave.
The 16-year-old girl was always modest and courteous, neither humble nor overbearing, and was unanimously appreciated by the two female officials.
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On New Year's Eve, every house in Woniu Village is brightly lit, lively and full of laughter.
Su Hu's house was extremely lively. The New Year's Eve dinner started, and all seven big tile-roofed houses were full of people.
The living room for entertaining guests is filled with tables.
Already prepared appetizers, cooked pastries, melon seeds and candies are put on the table first.
The villagers grabbed a handful of melon seeds, ate candies, chatted beamingly, and their tanned faces were filled with joyful and festive smiles.
The smell of meat was overflowing in the kitchen. Four pots and stoves were placed side by side. Four large iron pots with a diameter of two meters were filled with stewed meat bones and different side dishes.
The two daughters-in-law of the village chief's family were also busy in their own kitchen. They steamed dozens of baskets of steamed buns with cabbage and meat in two large pots, 30 in each basket, enough for the whole village to eat.
When the food and drink were served, the old village chief took the lead in raising his glass to express his gratitude to Su Hu and his wife, congratulating Su Zixuan on the top of the high school rankings, and bringing unprecedented glory to Woniu Village.
The villagers were excited and agreed in unison. The drinking men got up one after another and toasted Su Hu with their wine glasses.
Su Hu blushed, raised his wine glass to thank him, and drank it with his head raised.
The villagers applauded loudly. Driven by the first glass of wine, the atmosphere suddenly heated up.
The men were drinking and punching, the women were enjoying the food with their children, and the noise of laughing and joking was endless.
"Crackling..."
Halfway through the banquet, the children had their fill first, set off fireworks on the bank of the river, set off firecrackers, and happily chased and played.
Su Zixuan, Su Qingluo, and Wang Meng, together with the children in the village, wrapped in thick cotton clothes, braved the cold night of deep winter, lit fireworks, set off firecrackers, and played wantonly.
When the bell rang, the villagers, who were full of wine and food, went home one after another contentedly. The children are also under the restraint of the adults, and they return home unsatisfied.
Su Zixuan and Wang Meng took on the important tasks of tidying up the tables and chairs, washing pots and dishes, and cleaning the courtyard very sensiblely.
Su Qingluo clung to Li Xiu'e's side obediently, massaging her shoulders, waist and legs to relieve her fatigue from the day.
Li Xiu'e squinted her eyes comfortably. After the massage, her whole body felt comfortable. The feeling of soreness and strain in her shoulders disappeared, and her spirit was better than usual. She was so happy that she hugged her sweetheart's intimate little padded jacket, and she was reluctant to let go.