C370 Start of New Year

In the rear hall of the palace, Yuwen Di was so anxious that he had to change his clothes to prepare for today's ceremony.

Eunuch Ming did not mind, he smiled and said to Yuwen Di: "Your majesty, you have truly destroyed this servant. Even if you lent this servant your courage, this servant would not dare to tease you. It's just that it's not too late today, so your majesty, you can rest assured. "

"If we delay official matters, we will settle our debts with you in the future!" As Yuwen Di spoke to the Eunuch Ming, he sat by the side of the bronze mirror, ready to comb his hair.

Eunuch Ming walked over. Just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, he heard a knock on the door.

The servant standing outside the hall said in a low voice, "Seventh Prince, Thirteenth Princess and Young Prince Mu have come outside the hall to greet the Emperor."

Yuwen Di was sitting in the Side of table, and upon hearing the news from outside, he could not help but laugh and say, "Seventh Prince and Thirteen did not interact much in the past, how did these children manage to get together today?"

Eunuch Ming did not feel that anything was amiss. He smiled and said to the Emperor: "Today is New Year's Day, all the princes and princesses of the palace are rushing over to pay their respects to the Emperor. Perhaps we met each other on the way. Furthermore, Thirteenth Princess and the Seventh Prince are siblings after all. Naturally, their relationship would be a bit closer. "

Hearing Eunuch Ming's words, Yuwen Di did not think too much and lightly nodded, then said to the palace maid outside the hall: "Let Thirteenth Princess and the rest wait inside the hall for a while. I will be there shortly. "

Yuwen Di was combing his hair and crowning it in the rear hall. After waiting for around half an hour, Yuwen Di finally walked out of the back hall and sat on the main hall with the support of the Eunuch Ming.

Upon seeing this, Duan Yunfei and the others all rushed over, bowed to Yuwen Di and said: "The new year begins!

Yuwen Di sat on the Dragon Throne, and when he saw the brimming with energy and vitality on their faces, he immediately became happy.

"You're all good kids, hurry up and get up." Yuwen Di waved his hand at them, signalling them to stand up.

Hearing Yuwen Di's words, Duan Yunfei stood up, took a step forward, and asked Yuwen Di with a smile: "Father, did you rest well yesterday?"

Yuwen Di smiled and nodded, "Yesterday, I drank wine and had fun with you children, so naturally, I felt happy in my heart, and even slept a lot better. On the other hand, the three of you have important matters to attend to, so you didn't have a good rest yesterday either. "

"It is this son's honour to be able to share his worries with royal father. It is not hard at all, so royal father does not need to be like this." Hearing Yuwen Di's words, the Seventh Prince hurriedly went forward and paid his respects to Yuwen Di.

However, Duan Yunfei disapproved. She raised her head, looked at Yuwen Di, and said: "royal father, this son had always been at the banquet with royal father yesterday. But the combined and heavy responsibility of Seventh Prince and Young Prince Mu is truly too arduous, royal father cannot treat them unfairly. "

"Yun Fei, you …" The Seventh Prince, who was standing behind Duan Yunfei, panicked a little when she heard Duan Yunfei. He quickly opened her mouth to stop her.

Duan Yunfei turned and looked at him, signalling him not to speak.

"Of course, all of you are all good kids, royal father will remember all of you." Yuwen Di smiled at Duan Yunfei, not forgetting to jab lightly on her forehead.

While the two of them were speaking, the empress and Princess Eleven walked into the hall.

The Empress glanced at Duan Yun, but didn't have the slightest intention to speak to her. Instead, she directly walked towards Yuwen Di, bowed to him, and said with a face full of smiles, "I wish Your Majesty good luck and well-being."

The Seventh Prince stood to the side and waited for the Empress to pay his respects to Yuwen Di. He also quickly bent down and said, "At the beginning of the new year, I wish the Empress the best of health and health."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to tug on Duan Yunfei's sleeve, and looked at her. Duan Yunfei had no other choice but to imitate the Seventh Prince and give a bow to the Empress.

Who knew that the empress still didn't have the slightest reaction. She didn't even turn her head around as she sat down beside the emperor with the support of the palace maid.

When Yuwen Di saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel dissatisfied. He coughed lightly, then looked at the Empress and expressionlessly said, "Empress, the children are standing here waiting to salute you. Their waists are sore, did you not see that?"

Yuwen Di's tone was flat, and there was not the slightest hint of anger or joy contained within, but the Queen still could not help but tremble a little.

The Empress frowned slightly, and then turned her head to look at the people of her highness. She forced out a smile, and waved at Duan Yunfei and the Seventh Prince. I was wondering who it was, when it turns out that Seventh Prince and Thirteenth Princess have already arrived. I have not seen you two at all. Please do not take offense. "

"You …" Looking at the empress's expression, Duan Yunfei was beyond furious. She was just about to argue with the Queen when Mu Chuyang and the Seventh Prince, who were standing by her side, suddenly pulled on Duan Yunfei's arm. The two of them tightly held onto Duan Yunfei's arm, and even if Duan Yunfei wanted to struggle free, he had no strength to move.

Facing the empress's humiliation, the seventh prince was much more composed. He stepped forward and smiled lightly, bowing slightly as he said, "Empress is too courteous. You're an elder, so even if you don't see us juniors, there won't be much of a problem."

As they were talking in the palace, Yuwen Di, who was seated on the dragon throne had an ugly expression on his face. However, he still sat in the main hall as steady as Mt. Tai, not saying a single word.

The New Year's Ceremony was about to begin. This was the annual Rites of Heavenly Worship, and what he prayed for was the smooth sailing of the Jin Country during the coming year. This matter was related to the people. As the emperor, he naturally would not let anything go wrong with the ceremony. Seeing them standing there and not giving in to their words, Yuwen Di showed an indifferent expression and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

The number of people in the palace became more and more, all of the various concubines and ministers had rushed over to pay their respects to Yuwen Di. Seeing that there were more and more people in the room, Mu Chuyang and the Seventh Prince hurriedly walked forward and bowed to Yuwen Di.

Mu Chuyang laughed blandly, bent down and said to Yuwen Di: Your majesty, now that all of the court officials have come to pay their respects, we have matters to prepare, and will be leaving first. If you have any matters, feel free to greet us.

"Alright, since that's the case, you all should hurry up and go down to prepare." After Yuwen Di heard this, he nodded towards them, indicating for them to go down.