Chapter 70: Forcing the Monk to Return to Customs
The ladies waited in the side hall and heard the footsteps coming one after another in the main hall.
After a while, the footsteps gradually thinned out, and everyone was almost there.
Dozens of people gathered in the hall, but the hall was surprisingly quiet.
The eunuchs' voices resounded throughout the hall: "Salute ......"
Needless to say, it must be Emperor Qingyuan who arrived in the palace and everyone greeted him.
Although the ladies in the side hall did not see anyone, they also got up and saluted.
The hall was silent for a long time, and the voice of Emperor Qingyuan came from the main hall: "Lone today to invite you to a banquet for Aiqing, one is for the birthday of Han Guifei, she has worked hard for Lone to take care of family affairs, so she set up a lone banquet to reward the concubine." Second, Lingji is pregnant with the emperor's heir, and the lonely old man has invited everyone to congratulate him. β
As soon as these words came out, the ministers bowed again: "Congratulations to the king for his happy son......"
Emperor Qingyuan swept away the previous unhappiness: "You love Qing Ping. β
Which is more important, just based on Emperor Qingyuan's words, it can be judged that the child in Lingji's belly is always more important than Han Shuyun.
At the order, all the people got up and took their seats.
Wang Fuling didn't see him, but only heard Emperor Qingyuan talking with the courtiers in the palace.
At this time, the voice of Grand Duke Han sounded in the hall: "Today's concubine's birthday, the Han family prepares a gift, and the minister deliberately stays at this time to present it, hoping that the concubine will smile." β
Everyone only had the pregnant Lingji in their eyes, and they completely forgot that this was a birthday banquet for Han Shuyun
Others can't remember, but Han Dagong firmly remembers that when he saw that everyone didn't take Han Shuyun in their eyes, he simply used gifts to set the record straight, so that they could recognize who was the right corner today.
Emperor Qingyuan was reminded by him that Han Shuyun remembered again, and he nodded to Han Dagong: "Submit it..."
The Grand Duke presented the gifts prepared by the Han family: "Your Excellency, please take a look." β
The eunuch got off the high platform, took the box in the hand of the grand duke, and presented it to Emperor Qingyuan with both hands.
Emperor Qingyuan wouldn't touch these things, he pushed it in front of Han Shuyun: "You take a look." β
Han Shuyun didn't dare to be interested in these objects, she picked up one at random, heavy, probably jewelry and the like. She put it down and moved on to something else.
The box she was holding in her hand was strange, so light that it felt like it was empty.
Out of curiosity, Han Shuyun opened it to see what was inside.
The moment the box opened, Han Shuyun was stunned.
A well-bloomed hibiscus flower lies quietly in the box, with dew on its petals.
Han Shuyun reached out and picked up the flower branch, held it in her hand, and couldn't put it down.
"Hibiscusβ" a smile appeared on her lips, and the person who prepared this gift could be described as painstaking.
Since people have worked hard, she pushes the boat along the river and borrows flowers.
"Your Majesty, what do you think this is?" Han Shuyun reversed her previous stereotyped appearance, and playfully and happily presented a treasure to Emperor Qingyuan.
Emperor Qingyuan had no intention of glancing at it, but after seeing this thing clearly, he came back to his senses: "This is... Hibiscus flowers? β
Han Shuyun smiled and nodded: "Your Excellency knows, the concubine loves this hibiscus flower the most, just as ...... before."
Speaking of the past, those memories of the past gradually came to his mind.
Han Shuyun was in her prime, and she tried her best to break a hibiscus on a branch.
He appeared at that time, folded one for her, and handed it to Han Shuyun, Han Shuyun's ignorant and innocent appearance made him excited.
Looking at this hibiscus, Emperor Qingyuan found the throbbing feeling of the year for a moment. But for just a moment, because as long as he thought of his past with Han Shuyun, there was always the shadow of another person interspersed with it.
That man was Wang Fuling, his wife of the chaff, who had accompanied him through the most difficult times.
Thinking of this, he put the hibiscus back in the box, and felt some tenderness for Han Shuyun: "The hibiscus is still the original one, and it can't be changed." β
It turned out that Emperor Qingyuan would also appease people, but he had never appeased Wang Fuling at the beginning.
It's not that he is unwilling, but he is afraid to face it, and he also knows that Wang Fuling disdains.
Her eyes, her cynicism, would suffocate him.
Han Shuyun didn't know that Emperor Qingyuan had thought so much, all she could see was that he had softened a lot on the surface.
She knew that her husband was not a ruthless person, and their friendship for so many years would not be gone.
Thinking of this, Han Shuyun looked at this hibiscus more and more pleasing to her eyes, and she simply put it on the table.
Hibiscus is her favorite, half because she really loves it, and half because Hibiscus Hua has brought her Ruyi Langjun.
And Emperor Qingyuan looked at the flower but felt a little uncomfortable, he didn't want to sweep away Han Shuyun's excitement, but he was always unwilling to take a second look.
The Grand Duke didn't know that there would be a hibiscus flower in this box, and everyone had prepared the same in previous years. He didn't expect there to be an exception, and clinker had an exception this year.
Fortunately, the king didn't mind, and Han Shuyun was also happy, otherwise he would be to blame.
Han Shuyun was happy in her heart, and her speech was soft: "Han Gong has a heart, and I like these things very much." β
"It's good if the mother likes it......"
Now that the gift has been delivered, Grand Duke Han bowed down and retreated.
After this stubble, Emperor Qingyuan invited a dancing girl to cheer up. The ladies in the side hall can only hear the sound of silk and bamboo wind music, and cannot see the posture of the dancing girl in the palace.
Halfway through the dance and music, everyone in the main hall was looking at it, but Emperor Qingyuan interrupted everyone's Yaxing.
"You! Step forward and let Lone take a good look. β
Everyone else was silent, and the voice of the dancing girl who was as thin as a mosquito was not so quiet: "Slave obeys the order......"
After a moment of silence, Emperor Qingyuan seemed to take a closer look at the dancing girl, and he asked again: "If Lone gives you a marriage, can you agree?" β
The dancing girl was very worried in her heart, thinking that the king had taken a fancy to her, but she didn't expect the king to say such a sentence.
She didn't agree, she didn't agree, she was stunned and silent for a long time.
Emperor Qingyuan lost patience: "Since you don't speak, you will nod your head." β
Saying that, he turned to ask Xuan Ye, who was sitting under the high platform, and said: "Master, Lone has found a beautiful lady for you, why don't you return to the vulgar and stay in the palace with Lone." β
No one expected that Emperor Qingyuan would suddenly come out like this, and he was stunned.
The dancing girl was even more embarrassed, how could the monk ask for her? Isn't this nonsense?
Xuan Ye put down the chopsticks in his hand and said very seriously: "The poor monk is a person in the Buddhist sect, and he has seven emotions and six desires. β
Emperor Qingyuan frowned and thought for a moment, and then said amazingly: "Isn't the master too little?" If so, Lone will reward you with all these dancing girls! What do you think, Master? β
As soon as these words came out, the dancers couldn't help but be worried.
The king is crazy, and he wants to send so many women to the monk in one go.
The dancers expected that Xuan Ye would never agree, and the stone in their hearts had already been put down.
But who didn't expect that Xuan Ye responded with one word after pondering for a moment: "Good ......"