Green-clad youth

  As New Year's approaches, people in the palace are also getting busier and busier.

  When moving into Chenghuan Hall, it had already been thoroughly cleaned, so there was no large-scale cleaning in other palaces.

  Also because Han Xi Tong didn't like being served by so many people, so besides Rong Er, there were only two palace maids and two small eunuchs who specialized in cleaning the hygiene of Cheng Huan Hall.

  After all, Chenghuan Hall occupies a large area of land, and Han Xi doesn't want to exhaust Rong Er.

  And these four palace maids, namely Biyu and Xier, were newly appointed young palace maids, only thirteen or fourteen years old. Both had small faces that were very pleasing to the eye, and they were also sisters. As soon as Han Xi Tong saw them, she liked them and took them into her own palace.

  Two young eunuchs were Xiao Huazi and Xiao Rongzi, who were also newly entered into the palace as young eunuchs, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

  Because Han Xi Tong dislikes the people in the palace being too formal and respectful, losing their true nature, so she specially chose these few new entrants to the palace.

  Although the four palace people had already been taught the palace etiquette by eunuchs and palace maids before entering the palace, after Han Xi Tong's re-education, everyone knew that Han Xi Tong was easy-going and not like other masters of the palace.

  Plus they were still young, soon they all became close with Han Xi Tong.

  Apart from keeping those palace rules in front of outsiders, inside the Chenghuan Hall, everyone was like friends, chatting and laughing, having a great time!

  At this moment, because it's approaching the Lunar New Year, these palace people can't go home for the holiday, so they're collectively in the Chenghuan Hall cutting out couplets and hanging up spring couplets, making the Chenghuan Hall full of festive atmosphere, with a strong New Year's flavor.

  Recently, Xiang Xiao Ran and others have also become regulars at Chenghuan Hall.

  As soon as they have time, they keep drilling into Chenghuan Hall.

  However, it is said that the empress who had been in retreat on Baiyun Mountain for many years has returned. Everyone went to pay their respects to the empress and later was summoned by her to keep her company and chat with her.

  As for this queen, Han Xi Tong had never seen her before.

  It is said that the queen once had a young prince, but he died shortly after birth. Later, she was also unable to give birth again.

  However, the Queen's family was very powerful, her father being the Guardian General of the Tianxuan Dynasty, with countless merits, so she managed to keep her position as Queen.

  However, it is also said that the queen is kind and approachable, and the management of the harem is also in order. In this regard, Jing Huang is very satisfied with the queen.

  Recently, after the Queen Mother returned to the palace, she invited many ministers' wives and children to gather in the palace, chatting about family matters and other things. The daughters of these ministers also occasionally performed some piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting in the Queen Mother's palace, earning her high praise.

  However, the people in the palace all knew that on the surface, the empress was inviting those ladies and young misses to gather at her place, but in reality, this was also a way for Xuan Huang to let his own son choose some women he liked from among these noble ladies as concubines.

  After all, Jing Huang was also anxious, his sons were not young anymore, yet they had never established a crown prince and princess, and one by one, as if enchanted, their eyes only had one woman in mind, how could this be!?

  So, Jinghuang thought and came up with a plan to let the empress think of a way. Let's see if she can use this method to "rein in" these "bewitched" sons of hers and find a good girl for them.

  The greatest hope is also that our own children will not lose their harmony. After all, they are all close brothers and sisters, no need to create a rift because of one woman!

  While Xiang and Xiao Ran naturally knew their father's thoughts, even if they didn't want to care about it, however, they didn't want to offend the Empress Dowager.

  The queen is the mistress of the harem and has always been kind to them, making her a good elder.

  So during this period of time, Xing Xiao Ran and his brothers also frequently visited the Empress in Fengyang Palace.

  Han Xi didn't feel anything about it, he just felt that with fewer people around, things were much more peaceful.

  It's not her who said that every time those few brothers gather at her place, it's always noisy and chaotic, making her ears not clear either.

  It's rare for the queen to host a banquet today, it seems their journey of getting along hasn't ended yet!

  At this moment, Han Xi was cutting out the word "Fu" with You Er and others, while Bi Yu and Xi Er were responsible for hanging spring couplets around them, busy as can be!

  Inside Xinghuan Hall, it was originally a place where envoys and princesses from various countries stayed when they came to pay their respects, so the interior is naturally extremely luxurious.

  Inside were several stoves, making the room warm and cozy, in stark contrast to the freezing cold outside.

  The warm and fragrant interior has a glossy green brick floor, on which is laid a beautiful floral needlepoint rug.

  Purple floor curtains are drawn aside on both sides, and on the wall hangs a valuable ink painting with an ancient charm.

  Against the wall is a round table, and under the round table is a thermos.

  Now, Han Xi Tong and several others squeezed around the round table, chatting and laughing while cutting out paper cutouts and writing spring couplets.

  But just as everyone was laughing and making merry, Biyu and Xier, who were originally hanging spring couplets in the outer corridor, suddenly cried out 'Ah yo ah yo'.

  Han Xi Tong heard this and looked puzzled on her face. Afraid that something might happen, she immediately got up, put on her boots and walked towards the corridor.

  The younger brother saw it and naturally followed suit.

  As Han Xi Tong pushed open the intricately carved wooden door and walked out, she was swept by the cold wind and couldn't help but shiver.

  It's still very cold now, with snowflakes all over the ground, decorating the whole world as if it were a silver-clad world.

  In addition to the garden outside Chonghuan Hall, many winter plums were also planted.

  The plum blossoms are in full bloom, with red, pink and white hues complementing each other. The fragrance of the plums wafts through the air, bringing a refreshing scent.

  Making the entire Chenghuan Hall as beautiful as a fairyland.

  If it weren't for the ghostly cries of Biyu and Xier.

  Han Xi Tong walked into the corridor, only to see Bi Yu Xi Er, two little maids, each holding a spring couplet in one hand and covering their forehead or arm with the other. The two round little faces were both showing painful expressions.

  Han Xi's eyes widened in surprise.

  "What's wrong with you guys?"

  "Girl, you can come out now, it's all over!"

  Upon hearing Han Xi Tong's words, Bi Yu and Xi Er were even more shocked.

  Seeing the two of them making a big fuss over nothing, Han Xi's beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed. She asked.

  "What's going on? Tell me slowly!"

  Upon hearing Han Xi Tong's words, Bi Yu and Xi Er hastily ran towards him, their faces filled with panic and fear, saying in unison.

  "Miss, this place is haunted! How scary!"

  "It's true, it's true! It was so scary! That ghost hit us and it hurt so much! Waaahhh..."

  Bi Yu and Xi Er were only thirteen or fourteen years old, when they encountered something, they naturally panicked, and cried loudly.

  Seeing the two like this, Han Xi immediately stepped forward to comfort them.

  "Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in this world! What's going on, you guys tell me slowly."

  After hearing Han Xi Tong's comfort, Bi Yu and Xi Er both calmed down a lot and immediately told the events that had just occurred in detail.

  It turned out that Biyu and Xier listened to Han Xi's words, went to the corridor to hang spring couplets. Who knew, they didn't even hang one spring couplet, after turning around, it would fall down.

  At first they thought they had never been hanged before, so they continued to pick up and hang them.

  Who knew, once or twice was fine, but after four or five times in a row, they were puzzled, thinking it was someone's prank, but there was no one around.

  However, later on, they suddenly felt a wave of pain on their bodies, as if they had been hit by something. But since there was no one around, they couldn't help but think of that filthy thing.

  After all, the imperial palace is a place where people are eaten without spitting out bones, and there have been too many deaths. The number of palace maids who were murdered or died unjustly is also countless, and such "things" have been passed down through generations, naturally not few...

  The more they thought about it, the more afraid they became, but the pain on their bodies never appeared, as if there was a ghost playing tricks on them until Han Hui-tae showed up.

  Han Xi Tong listened to Bi Yu and Xi Er's conversation, then pulled up Xi Er's sleeve and saw that her originally snow-white arm had some red marks on it, and there were also some snowflakes on the sleeve, clearly showing that she had been hit by a snowball.

  At this, Han Xi's beautiful eyes swept lightly towards the outside of Chenghuan Hall, and although her gaze seemed casual, the sharp wisdom that shot out from her eyes made people unable to underestimate her!

  Until then, Han Xi's gaze stopped at a corner of the plum blossom forest, and he suddenly hooked his lips into a smile.

  "Hmph, you can pretend to be mysterious and intimidating, but when it comes to bullying someone I care about, I won't let you get away with it!"

  Han Xi's eyes narrowed slightly as she let out a cold hum, and with the tip of her foot, she jumped out of the corridor and flew towards the plum blossom forest.

  Today, Han Xi Tong wore a snow-white long dress, with fox fur embroidered at the collar and cuffs. The fluffy fox hair made her small face even more delicate and white.

  That head of raven-black long hair was even more so, with her flying leap, it rose up in a smooth and perfect arc behind her, setting off her figure as if she were a soaring swan, or a swimming dragon.

  Also watching from the side, Biyu Xi'er and the others were shocked, their eyes wide with wonder, their mouths agape, and their eyes filled with unhidden admiration.

  Clasping hands together in reverence, exclaiming in awe and adoration.

  "Heavens! The maiden's skillful hands can actually fly!"

  Even the little boy on the right couldn't help but look at him in astonishment.

  Compared to the three little girls, Han Xi Tong on the other side leaped forward and instantly became as agile as a swallow, darting freely through the plum blossom forest.

  In his hand, he swiftly plucked a plum blossom from the plum tree, and with a burst of internal energy, the originally beautiful plum blossom instantly transformed into an invisible sharp weapon, shooting rapidly towards a certain location in the plum forest!

  In an instant, a pale blue figure suddenly leapt out of the plum blossom forest and was exposed to everyone's sight.

  Everyone saw this and immediately stared at him, and it was actually a handsome young man!