Chapter 136: The Emperor Summons
The man didn't know whether he knew it intentionally or unintentionally, and said this in front of everyone in the flower hall.
The eldest princess remained silent and asked, "At this hour, the emperor has just come down from the early court...... Do you want to ask about the resettlement of refugees? ”
"Exactly."
The eldest princess said, "Let us change our clothes, you can wait first." ”
The man hesitated for a moment, then smiled, "Yes, eldest princess." ”
The eldest princess came out of the flower hall surrounded by the maids, and said to Xue Jinyi and the king of Chu, "You two should also go and clean up." She deliberately gave a meaningful look to King Chu.
The king of Chu responded: "Yes, grandmother." ”
Two moments later, Xue Jinyi waited in front of the door of the hanging flowers, and when she saw the eldest princess coming, she was looking at them from a distance, which made her nervously look at the dresses and accessories on her body.
And the king of Chu put on a dark robe again, a dark green round-necked robe, a dark silver cloud pattern, and a few ordinary jade stones inlaid on the pitch-black strap, and he didn't even wear a jade pendant sachet, just standing in front of her in such a dark and heavy way, like a big mountain.
To be honest, if it weren't for his good looks, King Chu would not have been eye-catching at all if he piled up people like this.
Xue Jinyi thought about it, but didn't think that the King of Chu was wearing something wrong.
And the clothes of her and the King of Chu, one bright and one dark, complement each other.
The eldest princess came to them, nodded and smiled, "Very good." Let's go. ”
The carriage was already waiting at the gate of the hanging flowers, and after the eldest princess got into the carriage, she leaned on the cushion and asked, "What do you think the emperor summoned us for?" ”
Xue Jinyi and King Chu glanced at each other and let him speak.
The king of Chu said: "The prince lost his honor." ”
The eldest princess nodded, "Empress Cai will never admit it, and she will definitely find someone to say that he framed the prince, so that the emperor will not blame the prince." ”
She straightened her big-sleeved shirt with a cold smile on her lips.
"Empress Cai will not miss any opportunity, the prince did not go to Lantian County, we are also the beneficiary, through her mouth, the emperor will ask no matter what."
"We see, Grandmother." The king of Chu responded.
The eldest princess smiled comfortingly at Xue Jinyi, "It's just a formality, don't be too nervous." ”
"Auntie, Jinyi knows." Xue Jinyi's face was relaxed and calm.
"You guys, I'm relieved." The eldest princess smiled deeply, "I'm just waiting to see Queen Cai make a joke." ”
The carriage passed through one palace gate and stopped in front of the second palace gate, and the noble princess also got off the car and walked.
The eldest princess gave Xue Jinyi a look.
Xue Jinyi immediately stepped forward to hold her arm, smiled gently, and the two walked forward like their own ancestors and grandchildren, and the King of Chu left them half a step behind them.
Everyone in the palace saluted the eldest princess, and at the same time, curious eyes swept over her.
At this time, the emperor was looking at a book of poems in the Liangyi Palace, and it seemed that there was no state affairs to work on, and he was very leisurely.
Xue Jinyi let go of the eldest princess's hand, saluted respectfully, and then heard the emperor cordially call "aunt", and then asked the inner attendant to help the eldest princess sit down, and then asked her and the king of Chu to get up.
During this period, she could feel the emperor's gaze passing over her and the King of Chu several times.
"Auntie, the resettlement of refugees should have been a matter for me and the officials, but you have to do it." The king of a country said politely, "It's really a shame for my nephew." ”
"Ah Sheng, you have a lot of opportunities every day, you are responsible for national affairs, my aunt feels sorry for you, as a descendant of the Puyang clan, it is also appropriate to share some of it for you." The eldest princess smiled, as if ordinary people were chatting at home, and even the title of the emperor was as intimate as other people's homes.
The aunt and nephew laughed very kindly.
The emperor asked again: "Auntie, it has been a while since the refugees were resettled, have you encountered any troubles?" I'm not good at being this hands-off shopkeeper, everything annoys my aunt. ”
The eldest princess smiled and knew the rules of Xue Jinyi and King Chu, "Sure enough, as Master Yonghua and Qin Tian calculated, Xuan'er and Jinyi are really a match made in heaven, with the assistance of the two of them, as well as the manpower sent by the various yamen, it didn't bother me anything......
Xue Jinyi hung her head slightly, looking well-behaved and supple.
Seeing the emperor again this time, she didn't take another peek at the throne.
The purpose of entering the palace was different twice, and this time she had to be extremely careful.
If it weren't for the corner of her eye glancing at the corner of King Chu's robe, she wouldn't even feel that there was a big living person standing beside her.
Xue Jinyi listened to the eldest princess speak, and found that the emperor's gaze returned to them, that kind of gaze was not a little better than the previous King of Chu's eyes to see people, and it can even be said that the emperor's eyes were even colder, more like a machine that can emit colorless light in the eyes of modern movies, and can scan people's thoughts.
Such a gaze also brought huge pressure, Xue Jinyi silently recited "It's better to be socialist" in her heart, and took out her housekeeping skills as an actor, slightly revealing the nervousness brought about by the emperor's majesty.
Although she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Weiguo, she was notorious in the past, and in the eyes of everyone, she was a crazy and wild stinky girl who didn't know how to be polite, no matter how she was enlightened by the Bodhisattva, she was also a girl, and she looked too calm in front of the king of a country, but it aroused suspicion.
“…… Xuan'er has been going back and forth between the capital and Lantian County, and he is also a descendant of the Puyang family. As for Jinyi, she accidentally broke her leg and foot a few days ago, and she has been recuperating at home, but she is not very honest, I asked the maid to press her at home, and today the doctor relented and allowed her to go out," the eldest princess continued with a smile: "No, I was ready to go to Lantian County with Xuan'er early in the morning." ”
"Oh?" The emperor's tone seemed to be full of interest, "What has Xuan'er done these days?" ”
The king of Chu told the emperor what he had done, and his tone was calm like a pool of stagnant water, while Xue Jinyi sounded more like an emotionless robot.
Originally, the emperor and the eldest princess were like a family, but the king of Chu seemed very abrupt.
She turned her head slightly, as if she was listening carefully to the King of Chu.
“…… The son is dull and stupid, and everything he does is guided by his aunt and grandmother and officials, but fortunately nothing goes wrong. "It's coming, the king of Chu "modestly" added such a sentence.
"I heard that both the city and Lantian County have praised you," the emperor lowered his eyes and turned the page of the poetry collection, "Is Xuan'er happy?" ”
Xue Jinyi "chuckled" in her heart, what did she mean by this......
Doesn't the emperor want the king of Chu to have a good name outside?