CHAPTER XX
As both the most calm bystander and the most profound witness, all the details of the whole story were clearly displayed before my eyes......
This is a country that has been forgotten by history, or rather, it has deliberately hidden itself and escaped the great net of history.
Akiki Hibiscus stood indifferently in the middle of the pavilion, his distant gaze drifting far away, as if he wanted to penetrate this distant mountain and fly to the battlefield thousands of miles away. Her hand unconsciously clenched the silk in her hand, she had been gone for several months, why hadn't she come back.
"County Lord!" Suddenly, an attendant walked quickly to the pavilion with a hunched body, and when he saw Akiki Hibiscus, he immediately knelt down and bowed his head and said.
Qiu Mu Hibiscus still looked into the distance, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she said coldly: "What's the matter?" ”
"The emperor invited the county lord to the lotus pond to attend the banquet, all the princes and nobles are in the banquet, the county lord must not go!" The man kept his head down, his body trembled slightly, no one in this palace knew the quirky and violent temper of Qiu Mu Hibiscus, and how many minions had eaten the pain of flesh and skin because of their careless speech.
Qiu Mu Hibiscus is reluctant to go, but the emperor ...... He was the supreme Son of Heaven, and his every word was an indisobedient order, and it would affect the safety of the barracks she loved and the man. She grew up in the barracks since she was a child, and she knew the hardships of the soldiers in the barracks, and she had also witnessed the soldiers starving to death due to insufficient military pay, and she had to put aside her arrogance to please him. It was the only thing she could do.
"I know, I'll go right away when I change my clothes." Akiki Hibiscus didn't look at the man, and walked away.
When the hibiscus arrives at the lotus pond, it is already a place of singing and dancing. During the banquet, everyone was dressed in gorgeous clothes, raised glasses and talked, and greeted each other politely. Qiu Mu Hibiscus did not have any maids to accompany him, and when he came to this pavilion alone, he did not look at others, but walked straight through the crowd without squinting, and came to the middle of the pavilion, and his cold gaze fell directly on the yellow-robed man in the middle of the pavilion. She knelt down lightly and said to the man in the pavilion: "The courtiers are late, and I hope the emperor will forgive her sins." ”
Her voice sounded in the pavilion, and there was an instant silence, and all eyes fell on the beautiful and proud county lord. Her outfit should be the most ordinary, a simple green gauze skirt is rarely decorated, but it just reflects her cold temperament and slender figure, and a goose-yellow belt is tied around her waist, which makes her waist full and gripable. On the hem of the skirt was a long tassel that swayed with her body. The beautiful long hair was only made into a very ordinary bun, and there were no other ornaments except a hosta, which was more beautiful than the jeweled headdresses of those concubines. Clear water out of hibiscus, natural carving. She raised her head slightly, and in an instant the whole world lost its brilliance, and the face was so beautiful that it was too beautiful to look at her, and even the most ordinary outfit could not hide her suffocating beauty.
This was the first time Akiki had attended a gathering of powerful people. Those powerful people who boasted of having seen the world were also dumbfounded when they looked at such a beauty, and they couldn't speak for a long time. I have long heard that the lord of hibiscus is the most beautiful in the world, and today I saw that it really deserved its name, and the rumors that I used to think were vain now only feel that I didn't use enough strength. When encountering such a beauty, words are powerless. No wonder the emperor did not hesitate to violate the rules left by his ancestors for her. Such a beauty is not an exaggeration to please half of the country. King Zhou You smiled at the princes of the beacon fire drama for Bo Bao, and it seemed so reasonable in the eyes of these magnates at this moment. Good things are always worth the price.
The emperor laughed and said, "My wayward little lord is finally here!" Sit down quickly, and sit beside me. ”
"Your Majesty." Akiki Hibiscus bowed slightly, and sat down beside the emperor with an expressionless face. On the other side, the woman in the golden robe straightened up dissatisfiedly, but immediately turned to the emperor with a smile on her face, raised her glass to toast, and said softly: "The county lord is not young now, and it is time to consider the marriage of the county lord." ”
The emperor frowned, not angry, and said, "Are you so anxious to marry my county lord?" ”
"The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine doesn't mean that. The concubines are also planning for the future of the county lord. The woman hung her head, not daring to say anything more.
"That's why you're bothered!" The emperor sneered, "You are by my side, I think it is very an eyesore. It's better to go to Sile Palace to reflect on it. The emperor no longer looked at her, and motioned to his father-in-law to take her away.
Sile Palace, in the most remote place in the entire Yiru City, the concubines who were snubbed by the emperor gathered there. In the end, it's either suicide or madness, and there is no good end.
The woman broke her head and ruined her makeup with tears, and even the ministers around her couldn't help but feel compassion. But the emperor was still unmoved.
There was a dead silence all around, only the father-in-law smiled and said, "Niangniang, please." ”
The concubine was mercilessly dragged away. Losing the emperor's favor is equivalent to losing everything. During the banquet, the other concubines gasped unconsciously, knowing that they would never see this sister again from now on, and they also deeply knew the unshakable status of the county lord.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, carefully anger the dragon body. The following dance was specially arranged by the princess to prepare for the emperor, which is something to see! The queen on the side said with a smile.
A simple platform rises from the lotus pond in front of the pavilion, and a group of women in pink dresses dance lightly, like a weak willow in the wind, or like a peach blossom on the face, and everyone is immersed in the paradise created by this dance. The drinker forgot the mellow aroma of the wine, the talker suddenly lost his hearing and speech, the lotus no longer competed, and the water held his breath for a moment. Only this beauty is filled between heaven and earth, like a dream, like a dream, like a fascination.
"Good! Wonderful! Long Yan Dayue, the atmosphere eased instantly.
At this time, a general knelt in front of the emperor with a glass from the banquet and said, "Thank you for the emperor's care for the soldiers." But at present, the military rations on the battlefield are in an emergency! I beg the emperor to ......"
The emperor showed a trace of displeasure and said, "Didn't I just pay the military salary a few days ago, why is it not enough?" ”
The general choked up a little, knelt down, and said, "The minister begs the emperor to reward some more military rations, and the soldiers ......."
The emperor waved his hand dissatisfiedly, and the pavilion gradually quieted down.
Akiki watched intently at the performance below, seemingly completely oblivious to what was happening next to her. Suddenly, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this dancing courtier girl likes it!" The courtiers have to jump too! ”
"Good! I will leave these dancing girls in your palace and dance with you every day! As long as you like it, even the stars in the sky will be given to you! The emperor gently hugged Qiu Muhibiscus, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.
Qiu Mu Hibiscus broke free of the emperor's hand, stood up, bowed slightly, and smiled smartly: "No! They don't dance well, and the courtiers have to jump. ”
The emperor was happy, his eyes were full of expectation, and said, "Okay! I'd like to see what kind of dance the invincible lord does. ”