Chapter 50: Entering the Palace
I remember that the first time I entered the palace was in a hazy and gloomy weather. During the spring season, dense fog should be rare. The white expanse in front of you separates people from each other with a thin film, and only when you get close can you see the true face of each other.
Shen Yu told me that today is the birthday of the virtuous concubine in the palace, so I asked me to disguise myself as his entourage and blend into the palace with him. He also told me that the palace is no better than the outside, don't listen, look around, wander around, and don't make loud noises in the palace.
Along the way, he kept nagging in my ear, and finally I just covered my ears and stared out the window.
To be honest, the armor I was wearing was really heavy, especially my shoulders and back, which had been numb from the pressure. If it weren't for the excitement of seeing Sisi, I'm afraid I wouldn't have lasted long.
The carriage jolted violently, and I followed it, and just as I felt my bones fall apart, the palace finally arrived.
"Remember what I just told you." Before getting out of the car, Shen Yu nagged again.
When I got out of the car, the fog finally cleared most of it. I gave him a blank look, jumped off, then turned around and helped him down again. As soon as the guards at the gate of the palace saw Shen Yu, they immediately greeted him warmly: "Hello General Shen!" ”
Shen Yu nodded lightly and walked in without squinting. I lowered my head for fear of being recognized. After walking a few steps, I felt that I had never entered the palace, and no one would know me, and it was the first time for me to come to the ancient emperor, wouldn't it be a pity not to enjoy the beautiful scenery? So I held my head high again and walked in a row with Shen Yu.
"Go back to the back!" Sure enough, before I had time to enjoy the surrounding scenery at this second, I heard Shen Yu's hateful voice in the next second.
I glanced at him and said, "What are you afraid of, no one here knows me!" ”
He also glanced at me and said, "Do you believe that General Ben will send you back to the General's Mansion now?" ”
Count you ruthless! I silently said a word in my heart, and had to obediently retreat behind him. Although I walked behind him, my eyes still peeked around, and the emperor's scenery was not much different from that of a modern park, nothing more than some exquisite pavilions, which were far from the palace if compared to the palace.
I thought about it, and my mind went from the scenery to the person, and I don't know how that person is doing now. I must be singing every night, so I guess I'm not happy.
I bit my lip, thinking about the drunken life of the King of Ease, and my heart was unhappy for a while. Suddenly I realized that something was wrong, I was obviously looking at the palace scenery, how did I think of the Xiaoyao Palace?
I quickly pulled my thoughts back, and my eyes began to look around again, but the handsome smile still lingered in my mind.
After I followed Shen Yu for a while, Shen Yu suddenly stopped, causing me to almost bump into it when I was in a trance.
"General Shen!"
"Lord Zhu!"
There were two greetings in my ears, and I looked up, and the person was Master Zhu, the secretary of the military department, and I saw that he was dressed in civilian clothes today, and his face was full of cheerful smiles. While he was talking to Shen Yu, his eyes were looking in my direction again. I quickly lowered my head and hid my body behind Shen Yu again, trying not to let him find out.
"General Shen, how are you doing?" I saw that the pair of white shoes and black shoes moved half a step to the left, and I also followed him to move a small half step to the right, using Shen Yu's tall body to block me.
"It's okay, it's okay, my lord?" Shen Yu laughed with him, but there was a trace of impatience in his tone.
"Everything is fine, let the general bother." Master Zhu responded, and at the same time, his feet moved to the left a little. I knew he must have spotted me, and I didn't want to hide anymore, so I just stood there and let him see enough.
"General Shen, Weichen remembers that the general is a person who likes to be alone, how is it today?" I felt two inquiring eyes scan back and forth over me.
"That's the case, General Ben has been feeling cold recently, and it's good to have someone around to take care of him, cough cough." Shen Yu probably didn't want him to see my identity, he deliberately blocked Lord Zhu's gaze, and coughed twice by the way, as if he really had a cold.
"I see, the general should take good care of his health. Weichen heard that today is not only the birthday of Concubine Xian, but also the families of all the ministers of the court. Seeing that Shen Yu intended to help me cover up, I dared to secretly raise my head and glance at it, and I saw that Master Zhu really didn't look at it anymore, but turned the conversation to Shen Yu's head.
Shen Yu pretended to be surprised at first, and then agreed to his wishes. The two exchanged a few more words, and Master Zhu said goodbye to him.
After Master Zhu left, I straightened my waist, patted him on the shoulder from behind and said, "It turns out that today is still a blind date banquet~ General Shen, you are also a big boss, you have to behave well today~"
Shen Yu didn't turn his head, he looked in the direction where Master Zhu left for a while before I continued to follow him, and I don't know how much he listened to what I just said.
Skirting the Imperial Garden and walking through a few long corridors covered with green vines, I faintly heard a noisy human voice coming from not far away. Shen Yu stopped, he turned around and said, "The front is the Huayue Palace, and the emperor will come today, try not to let him find out your identity." ”
I nodded, and asked him for a handkerchief to cover my mouth and nose. Because I know that the emperor is not easy to mess with at all, so it's better to avoid it as much as possible.
After seeing that I was disguised, Shen Yu raised his feet again and walked forward. The farther you get to the front, the louder the voices become. When he was about to reach the entrance of the temple, a very fragrant smell wafted out of it.
The moment I stepped into the palace gate, I was almost stunned, there was a pink world in front of me, the peach blossoms that bloomed just right fell with the wind, and even the palace ladies standing on both sides were stained with a faint fragrance of peach blossoms.
I've only seen so many peach blossoms on TV, but now that I've seen the real thing, I'm inevitably excited. I ran to a peach tree and stood under the tree and looked at it carefully, completely ignoring the strange stares cast by the palace ladies around me.
Just when I was intoxicated by the sea of flowers, I suddenly received a shudder on the head, and I immediately yelled, "Which bastard did it?" When I looked back, I saw Shen Yu standing behind me very dissatisfied, his eyes staring at me all the time.
I suddenly remembered what he told me, and he smiled at him, and before the smile could be withdrawn, I heard a shrill voice shouting: "The emperor has arrived!" ”