Chapter Seventy-Nine: No Regrets for You and Me
In the blink of an eye, it was September 16, and two days earlier, royal guards had built a nine-story platform in the middle of the square. The surrounding flower farmers also drove the floats from all over the place, and the imperial court also posted a notice that the emperor of this year's flower show will watch it with the people.
At the end of the day, the envoys of the three kingdoms of Jiangnan all wore court clothes and came to the palace, waiting to go to the South Gate Square with His Majesty the Emperor. Yaoling waited for the imperial concubine Chang Ruoli in the side hall as a female dependent, along with the family members of other officials. Among the family members of the hundred officials, she saw Qin Min in full costume, and wanted to go over to say hello, but found that Qin Min was not very enthusiastic about her, so she also restrained her enthusiasm.
"Sister Rongyu. Turning her head, she saw Feng Qiao, dressed in a princess costume, came to her side at some point, followed by two little palace maids.
I was very happy to see Yao Ling, and I was busy calling Yao Ling to her princess's mansion.
The ladies on the side looked at Yaoling's back very strangely, not knowing whose daughter she was. After a while, someone said that it was Jiang Li's princess, and there was a whisper in the originally quiet side hall.
"That is Jiang Li's princess, I heard that on the first day of the Hajj, she got the waist card in the palace. A chubby lady said to the people next to her.
"I heard that she reported her family in the court that she was the future princess of the king of Yanlongning County. A tall lady next to her also said.
There was a quiet laugh from the crowd, "I haven't heard of which prince still has a future princess in the last dynasty." Besides, how can there be a woman who has not been out of the cabinet and runs around the world with her fiancé. The ladies in their costumes muttered and laughed.
Qin Min's face in the crowd was dark and dark, and a few ladies in gorgeous brocade skirts stood next to her, looking at Yaoling's distant back with disdain.
"Hmph, isn't it the princess of the little Jiang Li?" There was a noble lady who snorted with her nose.
"Have you heard, the princes of the Yanlong family are all beautiful men. A young lady dressed in carmine whispered. A look.
"I've also heard about it, especially the Prince Yanlong, who is very similar to our second prince. "
"I heard that King Ningjun is Junyi. A group of noble ladies whispered, without the demeanor of a lady. Qin Min on the side couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly shouted: "There is still no end, see which of you looks like Houmen's daughter." Suddenly, those young ladies stopped talking, and some immediately called a flattering smile at Qin Min. Yes, he looked disdainful, but he didn't dare to argue with Qin Min. Because everyone knows that Qin Min in front of him is very likely to be the future crown princess of Dalong, and it is rumored that the prince has already expressed his love for Qin Min. The voice of discussion was somewhat subdued under Qin Min's slight drink.
It didn't take long for a shrill elongated voice to shout, "The concubine has arrived." ”
The noisy crowd quieted down, and everyone in the hall knelt down in unison.
Walked into Chang Ruoli, dressed in full costume, followed by more than a dozen palace maids, today she has no melancholy in the past, her face is calm and atmospheric, and there is unattainable sacredness and solemnity in her eyes. "Everybody, get up. She said lightly and walked slowly towards the phoenix chair in the main hall.
As soon as he sat down, a little eunuch walked in outside the door and said: "Niangniang, the hour has come, and His Majesty is already waiting in the front hall." ”
Chang Ruoli walked out of the side hall with a light move, and the family members of the hundred officials naturally followed behind according to their ranks.
As soon as I went out, I met Feng Qiao and Yao Ling who came in a hurry.
"I've seen my mother. Feng Qiao hurriedly pretended to be a salute.
"Rong Yu has seen the concubine Niangniang" Yaoling was also busy giving gifts. Chang Ruoli looked at Yaoling, and there was a faint smile in her eyes. "Just follow me," she said lightly. The ladies behind him who heard this sentence secretly showed a trace of surprise on their faces. These noble ladies followed their husbands into the court, but they rarely saw this legendary and extremely beautiful concubine, let alone heard her speak, some people knew the true identity of Chang Ruoli but did not dare to say it. This lady is extremely mysterious and inviolable to the imperial court and to these officials. But now she is so gentle to a princess Jiang Lilai. can't help but make these ladies start to face Yaoling's identity again from their hearts.
At this moment, I am waiting on the majestic main hall with the wind of hundreds of officials, and my heart is like a drum, and I am about to meet my mother. The palms of the hands he held were all sweaty, no matter how calm and calm he was in the past, his heart couldn't calm down at this moment. The moonlight on the side stood indifferently as if nothing had happened. And the wind blue on the main hall swept the face of the wind from time to time with eagle-like eyes.
"The concubine has arrived. The herald eunuch outside the door shouted.
At this time, the sun's rays sprinkled beams of light on the hall through the doors and windows, and the dust and mist under the pillars of light were curling and flying, and the misty cigarettes in the incense burner added to the haze of the hall. Chang Ruoli gently and slowly walked along the pillar of light in the middle of the hundred officials, with a look of indifference and tranquility, at this moment the hall is very quiet, all the people are quietly bent down and standing, the wind and blue on the hall looked at Chang Ruoli who walked in step by step, and his cold face revealed a rare softness.
When she walked in front of Fengzhao, Chang Ruoli paused slightly, and there was a strange light in her eyes. Fengzhao raised his eyes, and a pair of handsome eyes greeted his mother. It's been a long time, it's been a long time since he left his mother, his body trembled slightly, his mother is still so beautiful, the years have not left a trace on her face, and he remembered that his mother hugged her in the middle of the night when she was five years old. Feng Qing in the main hall silently stared at Yiqiqi below, his eyes flashing with an unpredictable light.
"Niangniang, he is the king of Ningjun of Yanlong, my future husband. Suddenly, a lilac figure covered half of the wind light, and she took Feng Zhao's arm with her hand and secretly pinched the wind light. There was a slight pain in his arm, which woke up Fengzhao who was in a trance, and he hurriedly bent down and gave a salute to Chang Ruoli to cover a pair of misty eyes.
Chang Ruoli nodded lightly, and continued to walk towards the top of the main hall, at this time, Feng Qing walked down the hall, came to Chang Ruoli's side, reached out and took her hand, her eyes changed to gloomy and condensed, and her eyes were full of soft warmth and said softly: "Are you ready" Chang Ruoli said softly: "Okay"
"Go to the square. ”
In an instant, the guards standing outside the door and the hundred officials behind them followed Feng Qing and Chang Ruoli towards the square.
Seeing Feng Qing take Chang Ruoli's hand and walk in front of him, Feng Zhao's hands involuntarily clenched into fists, his eyes couldn't help flashing a touch of coldness and ruthlessness, his eyes stared at Feng Qing who passed in front of him without blinking, and suddenly a white figure covered in front of him, he originally thought that Yue Ming was blocked in front of him, raised his head, but saw Feng Ze, the second prince next to Feng Qing, standing in front of him, only to see Feng Ze smiling at him slightly, that smile was like the wind in spring, warm and warm. His mind was slightly trance, the smile was so familiar, as if someone had smiled at him a long time ago. I was slightly stunned.
As soon as you exit the south gate of the palace, there are black crowds of people standing on both sides of the wide road.
"Look, it's the emperor, it's the emperor and the concubine!" The crowd in the square cheered, and the people couldn't suppress their excitement, and they all knelt on the ground.
At this moment, the whole square except for the chrysanthemums that competed for beauty, all the people knelt on the ground, its momentum was huge and amazing, and the wind was shocked. This scene, this scene, is what I vaguely yearn for in my heart. "One day I will take your place, take back my mother, and find my father. Looking at Feng Qing in a dragon robe in front of him, a trace of unnoticed domineering flashed in his eyes.
Feng Qing took Chang Ruoli's hand and said to Xia Linhai next to him: "Order the people to get up." ”
In the middle of the square is a square platform with nine steps. With the platform as a point, the four avenues that cross lead to the southeast and northwest of the square, and on each side of each avenue are five steps and one post, and guards with swords and halberds stand. Except for the avenue leading to the south gate of the palace where the envoys of various countries and civil and military officials stood on the other three avenues and among the flowers, people from all over the country stood on the other three avenues. He is burly and straight, his bearing is proud and outstanding, and the temperament of Chang Ruoli beside him is indifferent, and his beauty is incomparable. At this moment, the huge square was quiet and solemn, and the people were deeply impressed by the temperament of the two.
A pair of guards protected Feng Qing and Chang Ruoli. There was a large table on the platform, and the sky was not very good today, although the sun was high overhead, but there was no trace of temperature, and from time to time a cold north wind blew through it.
Looking at the chrysanthemums blooming in the autumn breeze under his feet, and the civil and military officials who wore full costumes and the people who were pressed by the black, a sense of pride rose from his chest, and he turned his head sideways to see the long glass next to him like a fairy concubine, and the great dragon Tianzi Fengqing couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart.
The square was silent, all the people and the ministers of civil and military affairs were quietly waiting for the emperor's commandment, holding the hand of Chang Ruoli beside him, there were wisps of warmth in Feng Qing's eyes, and he looked at the entire square, after a long time, he said loudly: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been busy with government affairs, and I have no time to accompany my concubine, now the three kingdoms of Jiangnan belong, the Great Dragon Kingdom is rich and the people are strong, today I just brought the concubine, I want to appreciate this beauty with her, it is a gift to my concubine." After saying that, his eyes looked deeply at Chang Ruoli on the side.
The ministers and the people below stared at each other, no one expected that the emperor would say this, originally thought that the emperor would take advantage of the chrysanthemum exhibition to say some words to inspire the people, but he didn't expect the emperor to hold such a grand chrysanthemum exhibition today just to apologize to the concubine. The dignified king of a country actually faced countless people to apologize to the concubine!
After a while, the whole square was boiling, and the people shouted: "I wish the emperor and his mother a blessing and love." He shouted over and over again, and the sound spread from the sea of flowers to the distance layer by layer.
"Our emperor is really a good emperor with affection and intentions, how can there be such an infatuated emperor since ancient times. "People are talking.
Fengzhao in the crowd couldn't help but be stunned, he never thought that Fengqing would have such courage and dare to confess his heart to a woman in the world. "He really loves his mother after all, but there are too many people who love and hurt" sighed in his heart, thinking of his father, who was as gentle as the rising sun. Yaoling next to Fengzhao couldn't help but be infatuated, it was the first time she had seen such an emperor, and in her heart she vaguely felt Fengqing's sincere love for Chang Ruoli.
looked at Feng Qing next to her, a touch of indescribable pain crossed her beautiful eyes, the pain this man gave her was only known to her, but the love he gave her was also hateful. Feng Qing looked at Chang Ruoli beside her affectionately, and said to her in a low voice: "I know, you hate me, but I have no regrets, I have no grudges for you and me." ”
No one noticed the crown prince Fenghe standing in front of the hundred officials, the hatred and pain on his face, the person who the emperor should hold hands with today is his mother, but now, his mother is lying alone in the cold and empty Fengming Palace without temperature, no one cares. The hand couldn't help but clench into a fist in the sleeve. Today's qiē I will ask you to pay back double. Thinking of this, a pair of cold eyes looked at Chang Ruoli on the square platform with raging flames.