Chapter 287 New Year's Eve - The Eighth Year of Zhenguan!

Although I've played it a few times before, I still really like seeing the three little princesses with fireworks.

Xiao Ruoying brought out a few small stools and let the three little princesses sit by the glass door to watch the fireworks outside.

I didn't go out; it's just too cold now.

It doesn't matter if you watch it at home.

Before they even started eating, Li Yuan and Li Shimin had already begun drinking.

People can accept the alcohol content of baijiu now, but they just can't drink much.

Li Ke found Li Shimin and said, "Father, I want to go back."

The villa was filled with joy and harmony, and Princess Yuzhang and Xiao Ruoying also helped out with several palace maids.

Since it was New Year's Eve dinner, everyone ate together.

Xiao Ran, Li Shimin, and others sat at one table, while the rest sat at another.

Food was not a rare commodity in this era, so the dishes on both tables were the same, almost identical.

If there's anything different, it's that the palace maids didn't drink baijiu (Chinese liquor), they only drank various beverages.

There are far fewer formalities here, but the food is better than in the Tang Dynasty.

So after spending time in the villa, I didn't want to go back. It was much more comfortable than the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace.

Xiao Ran turned on the TV, even though it was impossible, just to get a feel for the atmosphere.

Actually, the only ones who don't watch are Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying; Li Shimin, Li Yuan, Empress Zhangsun, and others still enjoy watching.

"Dinner's ready!" Li Lizhi called out.

The three little princesses who were sitting at the door watching the fireworks ran back with their dog.

"Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, so let's eat meat together. Prepare it in advance and add more meat," Xiao Ran said with a smile.

"Mmm-hmm~" The little princess went to get the dog bowl.

The two little princesses also helped carry other things.

The three little princesses have always been very attentive to feeding the dog.

In the hearts of the three little girls, he was a friend, a very good friend.

Children are innocent and don't consciously distinguish between people and dogs.

"It's time for dinner again~" The little princess patted the dog.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The dog then started eating.

"Alright, Sizi, Second Sister, Seventeen, let's go eat too." Xiao Ran led the three little princesses back to the dining table.

Li Yuan and the others also took their seats.

The seats for Xiao Ran and the three little princesses were now empty.

Li Lizhi looked at Yu Shu and the others, "Let's all eat together!"

"It's Your Highness!"

The palace maids were quite happy and enjoyed the atmosphere.

Xiao Ruoying brought over bibs and tied them on the three little princesses.

Princess Yuzhang picked up a drink and poured it for the group.

Li Shimin raised his wine cup, "Come on, have a drink first!"

The table is a bit too big; it's unlikely we'll be able to clink glasses.

That's enough to get the gist of it.

"Cheers!" The little princess also picked up her own little cup.

The tableware for the three little princesses is for children only, and the cups are also small.

"Haha, cheers!" Li Yuan said with a smile.

The food at home has always been good, so the New Year's Eve dinner only had a few more dishes than usual.

But there were more people than usual.

The little princess has remained true to her original aspirations.

"These dishes look really good." Empress Xiao was the last to arrive, and she had never seen many of the dishes before.

"The food here is indeed better," Li Yuan said with a smile.

The palace maids at the next table were also speaking softly, deliberately keeping their voices down, but it was clear that the atmosphere was relaxed and lively.

After dinner, everyone wanted to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Several palace maids brought over the snacks that had been prepared earlier.

Xiao Ran prepared red envelopes, as Li Shimin and the others were not short of money, which served to liven up the atmosphere.

It was mainly for the three little princesses, as well as Princess Xiao Ruoying and Princess Yuzhang.

Other palace maids also had them.

However, half of the palace maids' money was Tang Dynasty paper money.

As Xiao Ran mentioned before, palace maids could pay their wages in the local currency. Although they preferred living in modern times, their families were in the Tang Dynasty.

There's no problem with giving paper money to the Tang Dynasty.

"Yu Shu, Xiang Cao, these are your red envelopes."

Several palace maids quickly accepted the gifts, saying, "Thank you, young master!"

"Grandpa~ Congratulations on your fortune~ I want a red envelope~" The little princess took the initiative to find Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was truly unprepared.

"Oh dear, Grandpa doesn't have any either, does he?"

Xiao Ran took out a bag of red envelopes. "I prepared these, Your Majesty. Please use them."

Li Shimin wanted to find a way to back down, but Xiao Ran insisted on arguing.

"Grandpa doesn't carry any money with him!" Li Shimin accepted the red envelope.

“I brought some; Your Majesty can borrow them.” Xiao Ran pulled out a stack of Tang Dynasty banknotes.

The others laughed too.

"You brat, are you doing this on purpose?!" Li Shimin said irritably.

There were many good things here, and Li Shimin felt that he didn't need to prepare anything himself, so he didn't prepare anything.

The little princess had more savings than Li Shimin.

"Hehe~ Grandpa~ I want a red envelope~"

Seeing Li Shimin start filling red envelopes, the little princess quickly went over to him.

As an emperor, one would feel embarrassed to give too little.

Now that they have three little princesses, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and the others should also have some.

There were other palace maids as well.

Empress Zhangsun helped with the distribution, and Li Shimin received tens of thousands of strings of cash, which made him feel a little pained.

Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang gave their personal maids red envelopes, and others also received some, but not as much as their personal maids.

A group of palace maids received a lot of lucky money.

"This is interesting!" Li Shimin said, sipping his tea and watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Xiao Ran noticed that the others were also watching with great interest.

"Isn't this pretty?" Xiao Ran said, half asleep while holding the little princess.

Aside from Xiao Ran, Xiao Ruoying, and the three little princesses, everyone else enjoys watching.

"That's quite interesting!" Princess Yuzhang said with a smile.

A group of palace maids watched with great interest.

"The previous ones were interesting, but the current ones are too boring and not good." Xiao Ran saw that the little princess had fallen asleep. "I'll take Sizi to bed."

Princess Yuzhang and Li Lizhi also took the two little princesses to rest.

I don't know why, but Xiao Ran found it very interesting to play with fireworks in the Tang Dynasty, but he doesn't want to do it in modern times.

They're releasing it over there too, but none of them have gone over yet.

The fireworks were given to others.

I had intended to go, but Li Shimin, Li Yuan, Empress Xiao, and the others got so engrossed in watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Later it was discovered that Princess Yuzhang, Li Lizhi, was in a similar situation.

Everyone enjoys watching the Spring Festival Gala, so we didn't go to Datang to join in the fun.

Everything has been arranged over there.

Li Zhi was a little older, and he stared intently at the television.

I don't seem to want to sleep.

After putting the three little princesses to sleep, Xiao Ran and the others returned to the hall and sat down.

Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying found it boring.

Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang played cards with the brother and sister.

Li Ke and Li Tai also took a day off, skipping their studies and having a great time.

The Spring Festival Gala ended as the song "Unforgettable Tonight" played on the television.

Xiao Ran felt a sudden sense of relief.

Suddenly there were even more fireworks outside, because the new year had arrived.

"Why is it suddenly even more lively?" Li Chengqian looked outside.

“It’s the new year, we just celebrated the New Year,” Xiao Ruoying said with a smile.

"A new year," Li Shimin murmured to himself.

The Tang Dynasty also ushered in the eighth year of Zhenguan!

(End of this chapter)

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