Chapter 12: Reward

In less than two days, my illness was cured, and in the past two days, the queen and Ziye Zichu have come to see me, Zuo just brought some gifts, asked about my condition and told my grandmother to take good care of me and so on.

I sometimes even suspect that they didn't really come to see me, but just as a matter of routine, because they didn't even say a word to me, and I don't know if all the people in the palace visit the sick like that.

When I was in good health, I had to get up at the end of the day to freshen up and get ready, and go to the queen's palace to say goodbye. The weather was fine today, and the queen seemed to be in a good mood, and she suggested that everyone go to the Imperial Garden.

The rhododendrons in the royal garden are all blooming, pink, white, yellow, and purple, clusters of contending for beauty, when you look closely, the heart of the flower is pink, the edge is white, and the fresh petals are still with water droplets, it really looks like a shy girl.

In the distance, the white pear blossoms are also blooming, the birds are singing happily in the branches, and the fragrance is all over the ground when the breeze blows. I bask in this brilliant sunshine and walk in the bright sea of flowers, and I just feel very beautiful.

The queen said to everyone: "You should go out for a walk more, don't let down the spring in the garden," "Yes, yes, some concubines echoed," the song and swallow language in the imperial garden are so lively.

"Spring is the season of flowers, and if it were a few months from now, the garden would not be so lively," said the queen, holding a peony and sniffing it.

"The peonies, peonies, and rhododendrons in the spring are defeated, and in the summer, there are lotus, Lingxiao, and jasmine to replace them, and the flowers bloom all year round in the imperial garden, but there is no one that can bloom undefeated!" It was Concubine Ping who said this.

The queen glanced back at her, the corners of her mouth hooked up a sneer, and everyone was silent in amusement, "Could it be that Concubine Ping thinks that flowers like Ling Xiao and Jasmine can also be compared to peonies?" ”

"Queen Mother......" Ziye stepped forward and was about to say something, when he saw his father in a bright yellow dragon robe coming here, and everyone was busy saluting him.

"Excuse me" The father smiled: "The weather is very good today, thinking that the flowers in the imperial garden are blooming, but I didn't expect all the concubines to be here," "The concubines also thought that the flowers in the imperial garden were blooming, so they took them here to enjoy the flowers," the queen said.

"It just so happens that there are a lot of new things coming to the tribute this year," he said to the virtuous man beside him: "Go and pick some to move to this imperial garden, and prepare some wine, vegetables, tea and fruits."

Then I saw a few palace maids holding a few long sandalwood boxes, and two guards carried a large box over, and when the box was opened, the dazzling gems really blinded people's eyes.

"Whatever you like, you can choose," my father said, and glanced at me and Qingli again. I just think all kinds of jewelry are very good-looking, and I don't know what to choose.

There was a very small square box, and there were only two purple-red beads in it, which were the size of a baby's fist, transparent throughout, and had a warm and shiny surface, which was very different from the others.

In order to show her generosity, the queen naturally let others pick first. When the concubines saw these two beads, their eyes lit up and they seemed to want it very much, but in the end they all picked out other jewelry and jewelry.

But Concubine Ping picked one, she looked at the queen provocatively, and anyone could see that Concubine Ping wanted to suppress the queen's thoughts, but the queen didn't care at all, "Since my sister likes it, I'll give it to my sister," the queen said, with a look of great disdain for this bead.

Concubine Ping's face was very ugly.

"Qingli, Qingluan, my father specially left two pieces for you," my father looked at us dotingly, and then asked my father-in-law to take them out, which were two silver fat powder boxes.

Qing Li didn't seem to be very tempted when she saw the jewels just now, but when she saw this fat powder box, she smiled and said, "I know that my father loves me the most," she took it happily and looked at me with disdain.

I took it, but I didn't think it was anything special.

Zhang Jieyu stepped forward and said to her father: "The emperor really loves the two princesses, this "peach blossom makeup" is a specialty of Jiangnan, and two boxes of tribute are paid every year," she looked at me again and said: "It is said that this rouge is made with a special pollen, and only one of these flowers lives in thousands of plants, so it is very precious!" ”

So that's the case, and it must be very precious!

"Father, my son wants this!" It was Zixuan's immature and excited voice, and everyone's eyes shifted to him, it turned out that he had found a novel gadget in the big box.

It looked like a gold box with an uneven shape and a strange shape, but when Zi Xuan flicked the switch on the back, the box changed into a different shape, one moment an eagle, another a frog.

Zixuan is at the age of playfulness, so he naturally likes novelty very much. In fact, I have seen this thing in the juggling troupe outside the palace before, it is called Linglong Baibao, but that one is wooden, and this one is all gold, and it is inlaid with many precious stones.

"If you like it, it's yours," said the Father, with a look of pampering.

Zi Ye and Zi Chu didn't pick their favorite items for a long time, until a pair of bows and crossbows appeared in front of them.

Zi Ye took the bow and crossbow in his hand, and then pulled the bow and tried it, he felt very satisfied, and said to his father with a fist: "This bow and crossbow is very good, and the son is ......." Before he could finish speaking, Zi Chu snatched it away.

"Father, the son is also very fond of this bow and crossbow," Zi Chu also asked his father for it, and his father was a little embarrassed, but he quickly thought of an idea and said to the two: "Since ancient times, the good bow is matched with heroes, and whoever can get it depends on your ability."

"It's just an ordinary bow and crossbow, what's there to grab," Qing Li muttered to himself as she played with the fat powder in her hand. At first glance, this bow is really nothing special, but the more I look at it, the more I feel that the texture, tenacity and tension of the bowstring are not comparable to ordinary bows and crossbows.

My father took us to the school grounds, there were hundreds of soldiers lined up in a neat formation, and when they saw my father coming, they immediately knelt down and saluted: "See the emperor", "Excuse me," my father said, and then sat on the viewing platform, and we also followed, and a guard commander with red tassels and gold armor came to pay respects.

Could it be that the father wants Ziye and Zi Chu to have a competition?

"Zi Ye, Zi Chu, since you all want this bow and crossbow, let's see whose archery skills can match it!" The two looked at each other and then stood aside.

"Ziye, just come first," Father said.

I saw Ziye pick up the bow and crossbow presented, and then the war drums sounded, which was originally just a small competition, but as soon as the war drums beat, there was a feeling of life and death.

Zi Ye raised his hand, pulled the bowstring, and stared at the target intently. The beat of the drum became more and more intense, and my heart beat faster and faster.

I didn't even see him shoot it, the arrow was already in the bull's-eye, barely off.

Everyone applauded, I looked at Concubine Ping, her nervous pretty face showed a relaxed smile, but the queen on the side looked serious, and my father also showed approval.

This arrow added a lot of pressure to Zi Chuping, and because it hit the bull's-eye, he could only have a draw with Zi Ye at most.