Chapter 222: The Emperor
Here, the first impression for Stardust is that Princess Celestia loves plants and is extremely extravagant.
After crossing the bridge, several of the people leading the way became cautious and walked very slowly, for fear that the footsteps would disturb the people in front.
I saw a tall woman standing on an empty platform in front of me, wearing a big red gauze skirt, and her black hair casually draped over her shoulders, like rags.
There are no ornaments on her clothes, they are very simple, all red, but they give people a sense of nobility, elegance and simplicity.
The temperament exuded by her body seemed to be able to blend in with her surroundings, and her slender hands gently pinched some fish food and sprinkled it into the lake little by little to feed.
Li Xingchen lightly hooked the corners of his lips.
This eldest sister is really well maintained.
is clearly about forty years old, and at this moment, she is in her early twenties.
Li Xingchen walked over, "Eldest sister, did you send someone to falsely pass on the emperor's message?" β
The eldest princess turned around slowly, her delicate and flawless face, carving a small number of traces of time.
Although the youth is not there, he is naturally beautiful, and the absence of powder also reveals the royal extravagance.
The scheming glint in her eyes flashed, and her voice was gentle.
"You are Li Xingchen, the third emperor brother of this palace." There is a kind smile on his face, and he waits for the smile to reach the bottom of his eyes.
"Eldest princess, in terms of blood, you are my sister, I don't know what you want to pretend to be the emperor's old man?"
Dugu Ling and Yuan Wanshan looked at the eldest princess vigilantly, this woman gave them a feeling of extreme danger.
The eldest princess nodded slightly, turned around and pointed ahead, Li Xingchen looked, there was a two-story small building hidden in the bamboo forest.
"Our beloved father lives there."
Li Xingchen's heart sank suddenly.
It was dusk now, and the setting sun shone through the branches and leaves on the small building, which looked extremely desolate.
I am afraid that there was a coup d'Γ©tat at the palace, as previously suspected.
Li Xingchen thought it was funny, but he felt pathetic.
thought that he Li Zhen was smart, but in his later years, he became more and more confused.
"Come on."
The three of them followed the princess onto a path paved with stone slabs, and all kinds of precious flowers and plants were still planted on both sides.
After passing through the path, there were more than a dozen soldiers standing on the periphery of the small building.
What surprised the three of them the most was that there were actually a few chickens in the outer and inner circles, and they all rushed to run over when they saw the eldest princess.
Princess Celestia smiled, grabbed a handful of grain from the plate on the side and threw it out, and the chicks ran frantically towards the grain.
In this scene, the three people watching looked at each other.
She imprisoned the emperor and raised chickens in the place where she was imprisoned, is it to cultivate the emperor's sentiments?
Li Xingchen suddenly remembered Li Zhen's words before leaving Guawa.
Li Zhen said that the eldest princess is naturally good, and all this she shows now comes from her kind intentions.
Love for nature is a form of expression of kindness, not only limited to grass and trees, but also includes all kinds of small lives, just like the chicken in front of you.
After being forced by Li Zhen to make peace, she could only use ruthlessness and decisiveness as a disguise to suppress these kindnesses in her heart.
After all, he is a poor man.
"Do you want to go in? Look at our father. β
Li Xingchen scoffed.
"Didn't you send someone to wait outside the palace for so long, just to let me come and see him?"
"Come in! Eat first. Princess Celestia patted the dust off her hands and walked into the side hall.
The hall was brightly lit, and there were ten low tables on either side, each with a futon under the low table, and four of the tables were prepared with wine and food.
There are no big fish and meat, they are all light and delicate side dishes.
Yuan Wanshan frowned.
"That's it? Shouldn't it be big fish and big meat? β
The eldest princess smiled slightly, "Come on, I have to follow my rules." β
The maidservant on the side was also dissatisfied and complained, "My Empress Wu invited you over for dinner, and you still pick and choose?" β
The eldest princess wrinkled her eyebrows, and her tone was cold, "Bi'er, shut up." β
"The queen forgives her sins, and the slave knows her mistakes."
The four of them were seated as hosts and guests.
Li Xingchen drank a glass of sake, and the eldest princess smiled and asked, "I don't know what Sandi generally likes to eat?" Next time, if you have a chance to eat together, this palace will order someone to prepare your favorite food. β
"Won't the emperor come to eat?" Li Xingchen replied indifferently, and his tone was full of indifference.
"Father, there will be someone to send it up, after all, my father is old and always walks around, which is not good for his legs and feet. As a child, it is natural to consider his body, and try not to let him move if he can. β
Dugu Ling sneered, "It's the first time I've heard someone imprison his father, and he still finds such a nice excuse, admire and admire." β
The eldest princess looked up, didn't say anything, and began to eat slowly.
She ate very little and slowly, and drank a little wine after a little fruit and vegetables.
Li Xingchen and the three of them just watched him eat, and he didn't have any appetite at all.
After the meal was withdrawn, she asked the servant to serve the pastry again, and then spoke again, "Third Emperor Brother, first of all, this palace came to you to inform you that my father has abdicated, and he is now the Emperor."
Secondly, you don't know when you will return half of the city you took from Great Wei? β
Yuan Wanshan slapped the table angrily.
"You are a girl, and in a few words, you want our brothers to give up the city that we have built with blood? How do you think it's so beautiful? Who gives you the capital? β
Dugu Ling was also angry, "Have you figured out the situation?" Our city lord and your so-called Emperor Taishang have long since severed the father-son relationship.
For the sake of blood kinship, it's okay to come and take a look at him, but you dare to talk about it, and let us return the city we built with blood to you? Where did the face come from? β
Instead of being annoyed, Princess Celestia laughed.
"So now the new emperor of Great Wei is the crown prince?" Li Xingchen asked coldly.
The eldest princess shook her head, "It's just a temporary throne, and now that he has just taken the top, how many civil and military uniforms can the Manchu Dynasty have?"
The eldest brother of this palace, this palace is clear, he is mediocre, less than half of his father, let him sit in the Great Wei Jiangshan, this palace is not at ease. β
Li Xingchen didn't speak.
Since she didn't want to support the crown prince, and imprisoned the emperor Lao'er, and even sent someone to bring him here with a false message, did she want to make herself the new emperor of the Great Wei?
Scold!
Li Xingchen sneered in his heart.
He really wanted to be emperor, but he didn't accept anyone's threats.
What's more, with his strength, it is easy to sit on the throne.
The reason why the fighting stopped after capturing half of the city was because the people needed to recuperate, and many internal things needed to be improved and dealt with.
"Third brother, what do you think about the country?" Princess Celestia asked.
"The foundation of a country is home, and only when there is a family can there be a country, and only when there is a country can there be a home, and the two are indistinguishable."
Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.
"For the country to be strong, first of all, the people must live and work in peace and contentment, so as to meet the standard of a rich country and a strong people."