Chapter Seventy-One: Twilight
The capital of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty. Twilight, the Imperial Palace.
Yuan Hongyi sat by the window, his face was full of irritability, he was dressed in a fiery red embroidered dark bottom robe, covered with a layer of gold silk dragon pattern gauze, and his extremely beautiful face was plated with a faint gold by the sunlight penetrating through the window.
The woman at the mahogany table behind him had a fair face, apricot eyes and peach cheeks, a shallow baby fat under her cheeks, and red lips pursed slightly. The delicate bud-colored maid dress is wrapped around the delicate body, and she is concentrating on fighting with the grapes in her hand.
The shallot-white fingers peeled off the skins of the grapes, and a slender tool with two sharp ends dug out the seeds of the grapes, and then the tender flesh was placed on a white jade plate next to it.
The woman's fingers were dexterous, and after a while, the white jade plate was piled up with a hill of pulp, she took out a lotus root pink handkerchief, carefully wiped the juice between her fingers, and handed the white jade plate over with a turn of the pink buttocks.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, eat some grapes!" The woman's voice was glutinous, and it made people tremble when she heard it.
Yuan Hongyi is a master who will not pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, he still has an irritable face, his eyes are looking directly at the palace covered with golden glazed tiles outside the window, and he does not pay attention to the woman's meaning at all.
"It's so annoying, I think about it every day, I think it all the time, my head is about to explode." He got up, slammed the half-open carved window shut, and sat back again.
The window seemed to compete with him, and it popped out of the window frame again, still ajar.
The woman behind Yuan Hongyi sat steadily, not affected by the angry Crown Prince at all. She smiled, got up and stood by the window, and glanced deeply at the palace next to her.
Since the eldest princess returned from the "Jingxin Temple", she has been living in the "Moon Viewing Platform" near the bedroom of the emperor and His Royal Highness.
The eldest princess has a resolute temperament, she had a childhood sweetheart when she was young, and she was promised a marriage contract, but she was promised to others by the emperor.
The moon platform has now become a Buddhist temple, and the eldest princess has invited dozens of monks and sisters to come in and live with her on the pretext of praying for the emperor's blessing. The incense in the temple is constantly burning every day, and reciting scriptures is a compulsory course every day, and you can hear the complex and incomprehensible incantations from a long distance, which is really a headache.
The woman closed the window lightly, and then walked up to Yuan Hongyi with a smile on her face, her white and tender fingertips twisted up a clear flesh, and handed it to his mouth without saying anything.
"Why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bother with these trivial things, come on, eat a grape and have a sweet mouth."
Yuan Hongyi didn't put on a stand at this time, he opened his mouth and took the grape, he swallowed it with a "grunt", and his frowning brows finally stretched a little.
"Yes, it's sweet." He said with a smile in his eyes.
There was not a single grape left in the white jade plate that he ate, and the woman kept looking at it with a smile, "This grape was specially ordered by the queen mother to bring it to you." ”
When Yuan Hongyi heard this, his body couldn't help but pause, and he said lukewarmly: "You don't need to say good things to the queen mother here." ”
When he mentioned his mother, he was angry, wasn't it his aunt who came back to visit his father, as for making people panic, he summoned him back in a hurry? I don't know which talkative minister poured the matter of Beixin to the queen mother, and he was severely reprimanded by the queen mother for this matter.
The yin owl's eyes showed unwillingness, and it looked a little childish at this time.
"Knock, knock, knock." The slow and heavy bells rang through the palace, and the incantation-like scripture was finally recited.
The woman's face was overjoyed, and she reopened the window, and a cool breeze blew in.
"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, today's prayers are over." She looked at Yuan Hongyi, her eyes curved into crescent moons.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so good-looking, even if he is angry, his face is still extremely beautiful.
A high-pitched announcement broke the silence in the hall, "The queen has arrived." ”
After learning about Suosuo's footsteps, Shen Yueyan appeared at the entrance of the hall surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids.
Like the stars holding the moon, Shen Yueyan wore a gold brocade phoenix robe, and a huge phoenix behind her spread her wings and wanted to fly, under a closer look, the phoenix's feathers were embroidered with distinct roots, and after looking at it for a long time, it seemed that the phoenix was going to fly out of the robe in the next second.
She has a slender figure, a good face, and a beautiful mole in the corner of her eye is plain and charming, but her eyes are resolute and domineering, which makes people dare not look directly.
Look at the phoenix crown on the head, all kinds of jewels are inlaid on it, reflecting dazzling light from time to time, it is really complex and gorgeous, dazzling and luxurious.
She slowly walked to Yuan Hongyi, and with a wave of her golden wide sleeves, she also sat down at the mahogany Eight Immortals table.
"What, are the grapes from Liu'er delicious?" Shen Yueyan's red lips opened lightly, and her eyes looked at Yuan Hongyi gently.
"Hui Niangniang, Your Highness has eaten it all." Yuan Hongyi was silent, but Liu'er, who was standing behind, replied like an invitation.
"Hehe, that's good. I think I'm in a good mood today. Then she waved her hand, and the palace maids and eunuchs all bowed and withdrew from the hall.
"I want you to talk more." Listening to Shen Yueyan's chuckle, Yuan Hongyi was obviously a little annoyed, and complained to Liu'er in a low voice.
Liu'er was not annoyed, and she also retreated after being blessed.
"Yi'er, are you still angry after your mother?" She asked softly, and couldn't help but reach out and pull the broken hair in front of Yuan Hongyi's eyes behind her ears.
Yuan Hongyi dodged slightly, but finally did not dodge, and let the woman's tender hand caress his face.
"Last time in Beixin, you were reckless, if something goes wrong, what should you do if you want the queen mother? There is only you by the side of the queen mother. She sighed slightly, a hint of exhaustion on her face.
"Although there are many ministers who have defected to our side, but Bijin is not willing, and it is very tiring for my mother to support this huge court alone, Yi'er, can you promise your mother that you will not be so willful anymore?"
Shen Yueyan said earnestly, her tired face making her seem to be several years older.
When Yuan Hongyi heard this, his heart was slightly sour, from childhood to adulthood, she and the queen mother depended on each other, and watched the queen mother step by step to her current position in this dangerous palace, how could he not know the sinister and hard work.
His stubborn shoulders finally softened, and he turned his head to look at the woman in front of him. The phoenix crown that symbolized the pinnacle weighed heavily on her head, like the heavy shackles and pressure on her body, but she still held her head up strongly, using her thin shoulders and body to cut through thorns and thorns for him, the so-called prince, and plan the road under her feet.
Yuan Hongyi finally hid the yin owl's eyes, and said a little awkwardly: "I know, don't read it in pieces, don't you think that the scripture has not been read long enough?" ”
Shen Yueyan also laughed "poof", she poked Yuan Hongyi's forehead dotingly, "You, you're so stubborn." ”