Chapter 23: Entering the Palace
Gyeongju.
The streets are full of tide and traffic. Unlike Yuzhou City, it is much more lively than Yuzhou City at any time.
Entering the city gate, Su Jin saw Gonggong Li who came to greet him from a distance. He bowed slightly to Su Yi and said, "Master Su, the queen mother has prepared a place for you to live, so you can follow the old slave." β
"There is Father-in-law Lao." Su Yi returned the salute and followed behind Gonggong Li.
Su Wanyue stepped on small steps, looking all the way, full of curiosity about everything in Jingzhou City. It is prosperous here, there are no festivals, and there are a lot of pedestrians on the road. On the streets, you can also see a variety of knick-knacks.
This is a great temptation for her, who rarely goes out. Dongyue supported her, looking a little excited, "Miss, this Jingzhou is really different from Yuzhou, it is much more lively and prosperous here." β
Su Wanyue smiled, and when she raised her eyes, she saw that Su Jin's expression was not moving, and she didn't react to everything around her, and her heart couldn't help but sink. She doesn't know much about her sister, she only knows that she doesn't care much about anything, as if in her eyes, many things are not so important. However, Rao is like this, she came back from Yufu that day, and clearly said that the Nine Princes were not good, but in the blink of an eye, she went out with the Nine Princes almost every day.
Su Wanyue didn't understand why her sister wanted to lie to her. Could it be that as her younger sister, she no longer even has the right to contact the Nine Princes?
When he arrived at the post station, Gonggong Li briefly explained a few words and left. The queen thought very thoughtfully, and in this station, not only was it cleaned up very simply, but also arranged for a lot of maids to come over. Su Jin and Su Wanyue were assigned to a courtyard, while Su Yu was in the courtyard to the west.
After everything was cleaned up, Chunxue hurriedly ran over with interest, took Su Jin's hand and said happily, "Miss, I just saw a lot of things on the street, should we go out for a walk with the master?" β
Su Jin said helplessly, "It's not this time to go out, when it's late, we will definitely enter the palace to see the queen once." β
Chunxue flattened her lips, a little disappointed. It was her first time in Jingzhou, and she really wanted to go out for a walk. However, she also understands that this time she came to Jingzhou, or the queen's matter is the most important.
When it was time for dinner, someone from the palace came. The emperor set up a family banquet and invited Su Yi and Su Jin to enter the palace together. After receiving the order, Su Jin hurriedly instructed Chunxue to groom and dress her, and then picked out a plain dress to put on. Chunxue frowned and said puzzledly, "Miss, why are you still dressed so plainly when you see the queen this time?" β
Su Jin raised her eyebrows and said lightly, "The Queen Mother likes it." β
In her previous life, she always liked gaudy clothes, and every time she arrived at the palace, she had to dress up and show off her flowers. But I didn't know that the Queen Mother had always liked to be plain, and every time she dressed up too ostentatious, the Queen Mother was very unhappy.
So in this life, she must not make such a mistake again.
About half an hour later, the queen sent someone to take them into the palace.
The carriage traveled outside the palace, and Su Jin took Chunxue's hand to get off the carriage. Raising his eyes, looking at the palace built with glazed tiles, his mind sank slightly. It is wide and gorgeous, carved and painted, and how many women have wanted to break their heads to enter this palace that seems to be resplendent but more like a cage.
And she, Su Jin, can not only easily enter the palace in the future, but also be the queen that every woman dreams of. It's kind of ironic when you think about it!
When they arrived at the Cheng'an Palace, there were already palace maids who had laid out the dinner, and the crown prince Nangong Yu and the sixth prince Nangong Yufeng were already waiting on one side. At this time, the queen and the emperor had not yet arrived at the table, and after Su Jin met Nangong Yu and Nangong Yufeng one by one, they also sat at the table. After waiting for a cup of tea in the hall, a eunuch finally shouted, "The emperor and queen have arrivedβ"
Su Jin hurriedly knelt down with the others, and after a while, the footsteps were approaching, and Su Jin caught a glimpse of a bright yellow figure standing in front of him.
"Su Jin." The voice sounds calm and atmospheric. She kept her head down and did not rush to look up. When everyone else was ordered to get up, the queen took her hand and said happily, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I didn't expect you to grow so big." In a few years, she will be a slim and beautiful girl. β
Hearing this, Su Jin slowly raised his hand and bowed slightly to the queen. "The queen is too famous, you are the queen, the most noble woman in the world, who is the woman in the world who can compare to you with dignity and dignity, beautiful and generous?"
The queen smiled and said, "Take a seat first." β
Su Jin nodded and sat down on the right side. When everyone was seated, someone outside shouted, "The Queen Mother has arrived-" Su Jin was depressed for a while, why didn't the Queen Mother come together? It didn't take long for her to kneel twice in a row!
The emperor helped the queen mother to the main seat, and after a while of greetings, the two finally ordered that they could eat.
Su Jin picked up the chopsticks, touched her already hungry stomach, and frowned. After waiting for so long, she was actually a little hungry, but this noble person was on it, and she couldn't even eat to her heart's content, so she could only eat one bite at a time.
However, before he could eat a few bites, the emperor ordered the dancing girl to come up and dance. Seeing that everyone put down their chopsticks, Su Jin also put down the chopsticks very familiarly, and followed those people to watch the dancing girls in the center dance, and dressed up to admire.
After a long time, after singing and dancing, Su Jin was about to eat, and the prince Nangong Yu on one side suddenly said, "I heard rumors earlier that although Miss Jin is still young, she is also generous and generous, and she can vaguely see that she is a beautiful embryo. β
Su Jin lowered his eyes and said with a smile, "The prince praised it." β
Nangong Yu hooked her lips and smiled, looking at her with burning eyes. At a family banquet, Su Jin didn't get anything to eat in the end. After returning to the station, her stomach was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back, and she was very uncomfortable.
When she wailed into her courtyard, a voice came, "I'm afraid I'm hungry when I enter the palace, right?" β
Su Jin turned her head and saw Su Yu walking towards her with a smile, still holding a food box in her hand. He handed it to her and said, "I kept it for you." β
Su Jinwan'er took the food box and said gratefully, "How do you know that I haven't eaten much in the palace?" β
"Guess what." He thought for a while, and then said, "There are too many rules in this palace, I thought about it carefully, and I think you shouldn't dare to eat much, so I left you some food." How's that, I'm good enough? β
"Great!" Su Jin happily gave him a thumbs up, and then found a stone and sat down directly.