Chapter 260: The Leopard Makes a Move
After the dance, the woman collapsed directly into Emperor Tianlong's arms, panting again and again.
The crowd, who had been silent for a long time, applauded in hindsight and praised the woman's exquisite dancing skills.
is indeed exquisite, even on par with Shen Jia's dancing skills, no wonder Prince Hongcheng's face is so ugly. It's just that this plum blossom snow dance is ethereal, but it is interpreted by people with some unknowable purpose, and it loses some meaning.
"Good! Good! Good! "Emperor Tianlong came out with three good words in a row. People will know that this is the dragon's heart and will be rewarded.
"Belle is exempt from super tribute for three years!" Emperor Tianlong said, and directly hugged the woman and walked towards the emperor's account.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!" Bai Xun hurriedly knelt down, overjoyed.
He also learned by chance that Emperor Tianlong liked to watch women dance, so he did what he liked, but he didn't expect to get such a big reward.
Everyone was stunned by Emperor Tianlong's reward, exempting him from paying tribute for three years? This is a reward that can only be obtained by a country that has made meritorious contributions to the country's society!
It's just that the Son of Heaven is full of words, and everyone knows that once he says it, there is no room to go back, so they all know each other and don't plan to say anything.
Hua Xiyan finally opened his eyes, and finally knew why Ning Xuan couldn't bear to take out 200,000 taels of gold to buy Shen Jia, so he danced at Emperor Tianlong's birthday banquet.
I'm afraid that when Shen Jia comes out, Emperor Tianlong will be happy, and all the prince's previous mistakes will disappear.
But with this woman in front today, Shen Jia's dance is afraid that she will have to waste more thoughts.
As if he felt that this reward was not enough, Emperor Tianlong turned around and asked the beautiful woman leaning beside him, "How about being my Zhaoyi?" ”
The woman nodded timidly, her face full of delicate redness: "Listen to the emperor." ”
Emperor Tianlong laughed loudly: "Then it's decided, title...... Let's use the word 'plum'! ”
"Your Majesty!" Empress Li exclaimed in surprise and stood up directly, "The emperor thinks twice!" ”
Generally, which one doesn't start with a promise? Don't look at what kind of humble background this foreign woman is, she was Zhaoyi from the beginning? This limelight is about to overshadow her back then!
The woman seemed to be shocked by the majesty of Empress Li's mother of the country, and couldn't help but shrink into Emperor Tianlong's arms, and her little face was about to cry for a while.
"The queen has lost her temper!" Emperor Tianlong's eyes narrowed, and a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes, "Sit down." ”
Emperor Tianlong has always been a dictator who is self-respecting, and it is useless to persuade anyone to make up his mind, Empress Li only feels that today's matter is really aggrieved, and wants to find an excuse to leave the table, but because of his good upbringing, he has to sit down indignantly and express his dissatisfaction sideways.
Emperor Tianlong didn't care what Empress Li thought at all, and directly asked the chamberlain beside him to take the newly promoted Mei Zhaoyi down, and when she left, she didn't know what she said in her ear, causing the red glow on Mei Zhaoyi's face to spread to the depths of her neck.
"I really like this gift, haha!"
"Congratulations to the emperor!" The civil and military officials and the people of the world all raised their glasses and congratulated Emperor Tianlong in unison.
"Good, good!" Emperor Tianlong laughed twice again and said to Bai Xun, "Now you might as well bring that golden leopard up, let's enjoy it together!" ”
The words of the Son of Heaven fell, and after a while, someone came over carrying a huge iron cage.
The leopard is majestic and majestic, with yellow and black spots, and a pair of eyes that seem to have no pupil, but exude a terrifying fierce light, and now it is opening a pair of bloody mouths to look at the people around him, exposing the two sharp teeth under him unabashedly in front of people.
Some timid women had already stopped looking at it, but the bold ones were quite interested, staring at this rare thing carefully.
The leopard is not uncommon, and it is rare to see such a large one.
The cage was put down, and the leopard paced a few steps in the cage before feeling bored, and lay down directly, very docile.
Emperor Tianlong asked with interest, "Is this leopard domesticated?" ”
"Yes, so it erases a lot of the original wildness, and it won't hurt anyone." Bai Xun replied.
"Since it won't hurt anyone, let's let it out, it's so boring to lock it up."
Emperor Tianlong's words frightened a large number of people, and in an instant, exclamations resounded one after another in several tents. It's so big that you have to release something, what if you have a beast nature at that time?
Bai Xun released the leopard according to Emperor Tianlong's instructions, and patted the leopard's head as if to say something.
"Are you afraid?" Hua Xiyan turned his head and asked Ning Xi softly.
"I can see more fiercely than it, what is there to be afraid of?" Ning Xi replied disapprerovingly, turning his head to look at Hua Xiyan's face that was too calm compared to the other ladies, and couldn't help but be surprised, "You're not afraid?" ”
"Don't be afraid." Hua Xiyan spit out two words in a clear voice, picked up the glass cup in front of him and took a sip.
Ning Xi looked at Hua Xiyan as calm as he was pretending, and couldn't help but pout: "You woman...... I really don't know what you're afraid of......"
Hua Xiyan hooked his lips and chuckled, not intending to answer.
Bai Xun was still holding the leopard, but then directly released the chain in his hand to let the leopard move independently. The leopard paced with a lazy step, like a noblewoman, wandering around in this world.
The leopard walked to a tent and sniffed lightly at the delicacies on the table, and the young lady, who was eating with her head down, looked up and saw a huge and hideous beast face in front of her, and immediately turned pale with fright, and fainted with a cry of surprise.
The leopard went to another tent, and only sniffed casually, and did not do anything harmful, so people were relieved, and even some people picked up the meat on the table and threw it outside, and the leopard enjoyed it happily.
When the leopard walked to the emperor's account, Emperor Tianlong smiled brightly, and even reached out and patted the leopard's head.
"The white prince, this leopard is really good!"
"Where. This is this beast who feels the majesty of His Majesty the Emperor and does not dare to be presumptuous. Bai Xun blatantly patted his ass.
Emperor Tianlong was obviously extremely interested in these words, and his words were full of pleasure: "It's just that it's not good to be too docile, and it's not good to lose your nature." ”
"It's just a little. The fierceness of this beast is still there. If His Majesty the Emperor wants to see tigers and leopards fight, it will be very exciting. ”
"It's a wonderful picture, but I can't see it today. You also saw so many beautiful women in this hall, it's not good to be scared. ”
"The Shengtian woman is delicate and beautiful, and she is better than my Belle woman, and every time the courtiers look at it, they feel that they have blasphemed the beauty, but now they don't dare to be abrupt."
Hua Xiyan can see that this Bai Xun is a modest person, and he has been complimented constantly from the beginning, and it is a blatant compliment, which is much more modest and modest than the original low-key and modest gentleness.
Emperor Tianlong heard Bai Xun's voice, so he also pushed the boat down the river and said, "I heard that Prince Bai has not married a wife yet?" Since the white prince has a lot of appreciation for the Shengtian woman, why don't you choose a princess among the ladies here? ”
Belle is small, but it's a country. The princess of the dignified prince naturally can't just stuff one. Most of the women here are noble people, but if they are worthy of Prince Belle, they are also worthy of it.
The ladies present are discolored, and they all bow their heads for fear that they will be chosen, not to mention that the white prince's appearance is too ordinary, he is not a lover in his heart, or Belle is so high and far away, who wants to marry alone?
"Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor's great grace, the courtiers are welcome!" Bai Xun made a big salute to Emperor Tianlong, and his heart was full of joy.
Emperor Tianlong made a "please" gesture to Bai Xun, and then teased the leopard in front of him. He has become accustomed to the awe of civil and military officials and the admiration of all the people in the world, and now only by taming this brave creature of nature can he find the supreme majesty of being the Ninth Five-Year Honor.
Bai Xun walked slowly in front of each tent, and the women in each tent were eager to lower their heads to their chests, for fear that they would be unfortunate enough to be looked at, while the men looked at Bai Xun with pleading faces, begging him to leave a way for his sisters to live.
Finally, Bai Xun walked around and returned to the imperial account.
Emperor Tianlong was feeding a plate of pork ribs to the leopard, and raised his eyes to glance at Bai Xun: "Picked?" ”
"Yes." Bai Xun replied, "The women present are all beautiful and unparalleled, needless to say. But when it comes to the nature of the heart, it is still more inclined to be gentle. His Majesty the Emperor should know that Belle is so straightforward, if it is a woman who is too delicate in the past, I am afraid it is not suitable, so the courtiers must choose a brave and upright woman, so that they can be my crown princess! ”
Listening to Bai Xun's words, Hua Xiyan's eyelids jumped suddenly, and suddenly a bad premonition came to his mind.
Even Ning Xi's hand trembled obviously, he could see clearly that all the women were looking down to hide their shyness, only the person next to him did not have the slightest scruples, and even looked at the leopard with admiration!
"So the candidate for the crown prince is ......" Emperor Tianlong finally withdrew his hand from teasing the leopard and asked Bai Xun with a smile.
The courtyard fell silent again, lonely and silent, and the slight sound of the drizzle falling became very obvious, like a hammer hitting people's hearts.
Who's the unlucky one? Everyone's hearts are really looking forward to it and apprehensive.
"Princess Shushen, can you pour a glass of wine for Qi?" Yun Qi's elegant voice suddenly sounded in the silent night, like a piece of gravel falling on the surface of a calm lake, and in an instant, it stopped Bai Xun's newly raised arm with unstoppable ripples.
Princess Shushen looked at Yun Qi, who hadn't said a word to herself at the beginning, in surprise, nodded happily, hurriedly picked up the wine jug on the side, leaned forward and slowly filled the glass cup with sake.
She carried a branch of glazed eight treasures of gold on her head, and with her leaning movement, it just happened to be reflected in a beam of light, and the dazzling light was refracted in an instant, and the people who looked at the tent only felt a thorn in front of them, and they all involuntarily raised their hands to cover it.
At this moment, a roar that resounded through the sky suddenly sounded, and the porcelain plate and jade on the desk shook loudly. When people opened their eyes, they were all stunned by the scene before them.
I saw the leopard lying on the ground, showing a kneeling posture, and then suddenly used its feet to exert force, and jumped high with the force of lightning, and pounced forward.
It is the direction of the royal account!