Chapter 497: The Beginning of the Sacrificial Ceremony
"What did you just come in and say?" Mu Yungu pushed the book to the front side, and said in a mellow voice. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Xiaomei stood at the door, her eyes were level, she had been with Mu Yungu for a while, and she knew a lot about him, not that he did it on purpose, but because he had such a temperament, no matter what he did, he would be engrossed, and he could hardly hear any other sounds.
"Gonggong Hai came over to spread the word before, and asked the slave maid to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he would leave tomorrow." Xiaomei's voice is extraordinarily steady.
His eyes condensed slightly, Mu Yungu nodded, took a sip of tea, answered, and then picked up the book again and began to read.
In the study, silence returned.
Except for the burning candle that made a "crackling" sound from time to time, there was no other sound.
After about a quarter of an hour's effort, Yu Guang saw Mu Yungu pick up the tea cup again and take a sip, Xiaomei's voice sounded shallowly, and fell in this huge study, with a slight echo: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the slave maid put a keel in the tea, which is a thing to calm the nerves and help sleep." ”
At this point, there was no further talk, Xiaomei understood that at this point, Mu Yungu must have understood what he meant.
Hearing this, Mu Yungu held the teacup for a moment, his eyes first looked at Xiaomei, and then fell on the teacup, smiled shallowly, picked up the teacup, and drank it all.
Xiaomei's afterglow kept looking in the direction of Mu Yungu, and when she saw him drink all the tea, her footsteps did not stop, she walked to the desk, and put away the empty tea cup: "Slave maid go and clean up the bed." ”
With that, he picked up the saucer and stepped back.
"Xiaomei." As soon as the woman turned around, Mu Yungu got up, grabbed her arm, and called her out.
The hand holding the saucer shook without the slightest fluster, Xiaomei turned around and looked at Mu Yungu.
"In the future, stop calling yourself a slave." took the saucer and put it on the table, grabbed Xiaomei's hands, and Mu Yungu's expression was full of tenderness.
Xiaomei's eyes were exceptionally clear, and she raised her head to look at Mu Yungu, the man's calloused hand touched her, and her heart involuntarily beat a little faster.
Every time he met Xiaomei's clear eyes, Mu Yungu's smile would always be stronger, and he hugged Xiaomei in his arms with both hands.
The woman was actually still a child, not tall, and her head was right on Mu Yungu's chest.
"After tomorrow, you will be the crown princess of this Ting Yuan."
The woman's head was nestled in the man's arms, her eyes blinked a lot, and she didn't have much idea of the title of crown princess.
After a moment of silence, Xiaomei raised her head slightly, her voice was still calm, but there was obviously a hint of expectation: "After becoming the crown princess, can you go to see my mother?" Since she returned to Kyoto, she has stayed in this palace all day long, staying in this east palace, and has no chance to leave the palace at all.
evoked a helpless smile, Mu Yungu's voice was very warm and mellow, revealing a deep sense of security: "It's okay." When the time comes, I will accompany you. ”
Mu Yungu never thought that everything he had planned would come to naught at the sacrificial ceremony.
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On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, Ting Yuan's Chinese New Year's Eve.
The land of Tingyuan is pale.
Everywhere was covered in snow, white and dazed, and bitterly cold.
The sky was faintly bright, and the cold was oppressive.
The altar in the southeast corner of Kyoto has long been surrounded by guards, and the palace maids and eunuchs who come and go are constantly sending things to be prepared to the altar, and the entire high platform, except for the footsteps on the snow, is silent.
A man who looked like the leader of the guards hurriedly ran from a distance, looked at the palace maids and eunuchs who walked in front of him one by one, and then looked at the high sacrificial platform, and on his eyebrows, anger instantly rose, and his voice sounded high, echoing under this empty sacrificial platform:
"What are you eating?! Today's sacrificial ceremony, you didn't even clear the snow on the steps?! ”
The voice was particularly loud, which made the steps of the palace maids and eunuchs who were delivering things to the top pause for a moment, but they moved in an instant. No one wants to be caught by this leader.
When the words fell, although the voice was loud, no one responded to him, and the leader's anger was even stronger, and he said sharply to one of the guards closest to him: "What are you still doing in a daze?!" Don't move yet?! ”
The guard's gaze flickered for a moment, he looked at the angry leader, hesitated for a moment, and just wanted to leave. I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, and when I turned my eyes again, I saw the leader's retracted foot: "A group of rice buckets!! Can't I even hear what I'm talking about?! Yes!!! ”
At the moment when the guard hesitated, the leader actually kicked the guard in the lower abdomen.
"Sun Xingmin, you dare to move my people!" Without waiting for the vicious leader to speak again, an exceptionally mellow voice sounded from a distance, accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps on the snow, Li Li was dressed in armor and strode towards Sun Xingmin.
Hearing someone call his name, Sun Xingmin's foot that was about to kick out was instantly retracted, turned his head, looked at the person who came, and sneered on his lips, his eyes were full of disdain for Li Li: "Who did I think it was?" It turned out to be you Li Li. ”
After a moment's pause, he watched Li Li walk towards him, and added with great contempt: "I said, why do these soldiers have no vision at all?" It turned out that you were taught by such a person, so it's no wonder. ”
While Sun Xingmin was speaking, Li Li's steps had stopped in front of him, and his tall figure was more than a head taller than Sun Xingmin. Between the thick eyebrows and big eyes, Li Li's anger was already very obvious, if it was placed in the past, he would definitely teach this person a lesson, but now, he is not alone, he is the commander of the palace gate, and everything must be taken into account by his own people.
Sun Xingmin is the commander of the guards in the front hall of the palace, and if he is based on his status, he is actually the same as Li Li. But in this palace, there are unwritten rules, and the people on duty in the palace are a little higher than the people at the palace gate.
Seeing Li Li's big grasp tighten and loosen, loosen and clench, Sun Xingmin's villain's face became more and more obvious, and he was particularly provocative: "What, you still want to beat me?" ”
The guards who were kicked by Sun Xingmin had already knelt on the ground in pain, but they gritted their teeth and held on without saying a word.
Li Li was concerned about his soldiers, frowned, and ordered to another guard: "Take him down to have a look." ”
The guard received the order, and soon set out, trying to help the kicked guard down.