On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, early in the morning before Ye Zao even got up, the Imperial Household Department had delivered all kinds of ice lanterns and ice sculptures.
They were uniformly covered with black cloth and carried into the Jinyu Pavilion in wooden boxes.
No one dared to wake Ye Zao since she had not yet risen.
An official from the Imperial Household Department nodded and bowed to Xiao Tingzi, saying, "Eunuch He, please look, here are thirty-six lanterns, all flower designs. There are also twelve ice sculptures."
"Oh, such exquisite craftsmanship!" Xiao Tingzi lifted a curtain and saw a pair of lifelike geese.
"Thank you for the compliment, Eunuch. They are indeed experts at this," the official laughed.
"Alright, wait here," Xiao Tingzi smiled and turned away.
The official thought he was going to report the delivery.
However, he did not enter the main hall. Instead, he went somewhere else and returned with a pouch of money.
