Chapter 21: Yayu City
The turmoil in Yayu City gradually rose, but the Ruian City on the other side was still so calm. Yuyang, who had just finished her etiquette class, returned to her room, and a maid stepped forward to her and said, "Lord Yi, the Lord in charge has just come to spread the word, and you have to attend the court meeting in Yayu City next week." β
"Pilgrimage? Are you saying that I also need to go to Yayu City to meet Your Majesty? β
The maid explained: "It's not to see Your Majesty, it's just a weekly court meeting where all the officials of the internal and external courts are in place, this week is that you have just been promoted to the title so it has not been arranged, and you have to participate next week." β
Yu Yang nodded as if he didn't understand, and then asked her, "Then what do I need to do?" β
"You just got back from etiquette class, right? The courtesy officer of Ryan City will continue to teach you all kinds of etiquette as a hundred officials, and you will have to learn the rules before the next court meeting is five days later. β
"Okay, I got it." Yu Yang responded, walked into the room alone, walked straight to the balcony, poked his head into the empty study of Yu Pavilion, and felt a sense of loss in his heart. Today has just stayed with him for most of the day, but at this time she is already looking forward to meeting him, the night has already fallen, but Yuge is dark, not even a small lamp is on, she lies on the stone railing, blowing the evening breeze of the spring night, staring blankly at the empty rocking chair.
I wanted to tell him something in my stomach, but at this time, I could only look at an empty chair, thinking about where I belonged. Just in a daze on the balcony, it wasn't until late at night that Yuyang understood that he wouldn't show up, and returned to the bedroom in disappointment.
In the next few days, Yuyang was lined up with all kinds of teachings, trying his best to prepare for the court meeting in a few days, and gradually forgot some troubles in his busyness. It's just that every night, she is still waiting on the balcony for the lights next door to turn on, but she can't figure out why there is no news when he made an appointment with her.
Spending the night waiting in the evening breeze or spring rain, tomorrow is the day when Yuyang goes to Yayu City to attend the court meeting, and she is still standing on the balcony tonight.
There was no spring rain tonight, and there was a slight warmth, she still looked at the study that no one had appeared for five days, until she watched the lights at the foot of the mountain gradually dim, she returned to the room, staring blankly at the cyan court dress hanging by the dresser.
She misses everything on Nianping Island, the simple little days with her parents, the lively dress courtyard, her best friend Shu Yu, and the faint salty smell of the sea breeze.
She went back to bed, but couldn't sleep for a long time.
Before dawn on the second day, she was woken up by a team of maids, washed and groomed her according to the rules, changed into court clothes, and led her to the door of An Ming Building, where the driver was already waiting.
Before getting into the car, she looked at another building not far away, in the open space in front of the building, a team of people wearing the same court clothes as her, were talking to each other and got into the car together, she asked the driver: "Are those people like me officials in the Inner Dynasty?" β
"Yes, I-sama."
"Then why is there only me living in An Ming Building, an internal court official?"
"This ...... I don't know very well. β
Yu Yang looked at them in the distance, and it wasn't until they all got into the car and left Ruian City that she got into the car with the help of the maid, straightened the court clothes, and closed the car door.
The car drove out of Ruian City, this is the second time that Yuyang has left Ruian City after coming to the national capital Xunli, unfortunately, she got motion sickness again, she was busy sitting down, closing her eyes and recuperating, for fear that she would delay the important court meeting if she was not in a good state.
The car drove in the direction east of Zhuoli, and after more than 40 minutes, it finally approached the center of power in the country, the royal city of Yayucheng. A petty official like her can't drive into Yayu City, the car stopped in the parking lot not far from the city, Yuyang got out of the car and followed everyone, walking towards the city gate more than ten meters high, she stared blankly at the clear city wall like a white jade carving, and couldn't help but quietly sigh.
In the past few days, I learned about the history of Yayu Castle in etiquette and history classes, and learned that this is a mysterious city that has been built for nearly 2,000 years but still maintains its original appearance - the buildings in Yayu Castle have been protected by the tenth monarch with his life's spiritual power, and they are not afraid of the wind and rain, and they will always maintain a transparent white that represents the sacred majesty of the royal family, and they shine slightly in the sun.
Standing in front of the city gate, there is no end to the left and right, only a towering white spire tower faintly in the distance. On the left and right sides of the city gate are attached a huge relief of divine beasts, with similar expressions and different appearances, standing facing each other, as if to warn the world not to be presumptuous in this solemn place.
Yu Yang was shocked by the majesty of this great god, and cautiously followed the team and walked towards the city gate.
However, just as she was about to step into the city gate, suddenly an overwhelming black curtain rushed towards her from not far away with lightning speed, and before she could react, she could not see anything in front of her in an instant, only pitch black, she looked around in a panic, trying to make people but found that her voice could not make a sound. When she realized the seriousness of the matter, a white shadow rushed from in front of her, pierced her heart and floated out, and in an instant, the white shadow disappeared with a black curtain, and Yu Yang was still under the gate, but he was already kneeling on the ground in pain.
When the white shadow floated in, she only felt that her heart was pierced by a sharp blade, and at this time she covered her heart and knelt on the ground in a cold sweat.
The old official who was passing by saw her suddenly kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly squatted down to ask her how she was doing, she gritted her teeth and persisted, fortunately, the pain gradually disappeared, and after a while, most of it had recovered, but the sweaty head and white lips still made the official look frightened.
"I'm fine, thank you, my lord." Yuyang was finally able to speak, and stood up with the help of the old official, looking into his eyes to show his gratitude. But when he saw Yu Yang's appearance clearly, he was stunned in place, and his shocked expression was difficult to hide, which made Yu Yang feel puzzled.
"My lord? What's wrong with you? Yu Yang had recovered most of the time, and when he saw the frightened look of the person in front of him, he asked nervously.
The old official shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay girl, the first time I saw you, you are ...... The new Interior officials? β
Yu Yang hurriedly saluted and said, "Yes, Xia Guan is Mrs. Qingning's clothing official, may I ask what your lord is called?" β
Seeing that she was about to ask her name, the old official hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head and said, "No, no, the girl is fine, the court meeting is about to start, if the girl is in good health, speed up the pace." β
"Yes!"
Yu Yang responded, walked with the official, and walked towards the square in front of the Ye Gui Hall in Yayu City.
The old official had served in the Inner Dynasty for forty years, and he was all too familiar with the face of Yu Yangβtoo similar to the woman who once protected the entire country by herself.