Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1976 - 1984: Millennium Festival (Part 4)

However, when they saw the Empress Dowager, the previous obscene ideas evaporated instantly, for they were all self-aware people. Upon beholding the Empress Dowager, more beautiful than a heavenly fairy, they realized their appearance was merely a small contrast to the Empress Dowager.

Some only came to their senses after seeing the Empress Dowager, realizing why the Emperor has devoted himself solely to her for more than ten years. In this world, truly no other woman can compare in beauty to the Empress Dowager!

Arguably, the Empress Dowager is a thirty-year-old person, and there should be signs of aging by now. However, time seems especially fond of her. At thirty, she still resembles a maiden of eighteen or nineteen years. On her body, there’s both the purity of youth and the charm of maturity, both of which are killer attributes to capture a man’s heart. No wonder the Emperor is utterly devoted to her.

When they observed the interactions between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, as well as her ability to manage affairs and her graceful aura, they were genuinely convinced and impressed.

The Empress Dowager is generous and kind but not the type who only has a soft heart and an easy-going manner. She balances gentleness and firmness, acts decisively, thinks actively, and excels in managing affairs, often assisting the Emperor with court politics, offering ideas and reviewing memorials, and managing state affairs.

It is no surprise that such a perfect Empress Dowager is the sole beloved of the Imperial Harem!

With such a woman, the Emperor would certainly not seek other women. If they were in the Emperor’s place, they would also only cherish the Empress Dowager alone, for given the choice between plain rice and brown rice, most people would prefer to eat plain rice all their lives rather than eat brown rice even once. Especially since tasting brown rice once means one can never taste plain rice again!

June 17th is Cai Wei’s thirtieth birthday. In the previous more than ten years, Cai Wei had never held a grand birthday celebration, but thirty is a full lifecycle, and as the ancient people say, thirty marks independence. Therefore, under the insistence of Nangong Yi, Jin’er, and Yu’er, Cai Wei’s thirtieth birthday was grandly celebrated.

For Cai Wei’s Millennium Festival, Nangong Yi not only decreed a general amnesty but also exempted all the people from Qingyun Town, her hometown, from one year of corvée tax. The people of Qingyun Town cheerfully spread the news, raising their hands in gratitude, celebrating that a Golden Phoenix has flown out from their hometown. A year’s exemption from tax is not a small matter. The Empress Dowager not only brought glory and color to her hometown but also provided such a significant economic benefit. How could people not feel grateful?

Cai Wei’s Millennium Festival banquet was held at the Waterside Pavilion, attended not only by all royal family members but also by her family members.

Now Jin’er and Yu’er are both handsome young men of sixteen years old. Jin’er has been appointed The Prince, with a promise to Wed Meng slave County Princess Tuoba Qingcheng as the Crown Princess. The wedding will take place next year. Yu’er has been titled Prince Fu, betrothed to Xianbei Empire’s legitimate Princess Helan Min as Prince Fu’s consort, also marrying next year.

Bright Pearls is also engaged although Nangong Yi is extremely unwilling; however, a good girl is afraid of a persistent suitor. Over the years, Chao’er has exhausted every tactic to pursue Bright Pearls, even imitating Nangong Yi’s past by solemnly promising the people that, besides the Crown Princess, he would not marry another woman in this lifetime!

Such a profound promise moved Bright Pearls, who eventually responded to his feelings and secretly admired the young prince for his perseverance. After confiding in her imperial mother, she was promised to Wanyan Chao as the Crown Princess, with the wedding set for the year after next!

Before their engagement, the Great Khan of Liaodan, Saknu, had previously sought Bright Pearls’ hand in marriage for his eldest son. But Nangong Yi and Cai Wei didn’t even consider and directly rejected. That eldest son greatly resembles his father, having a fondness for women and a strong sexual appetite. Despite being only in his teens, he already has eight or nine concubines.