readsfreenovel Chapter 114 Summer Vacation
Chapter 114 Summer Vacation
The palace began to prepare for the summer vacation, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other places were busy.
In a corner of the palace, Shen Bihe, a palace maid, was staring blankly out the window at the busy figures of the palace maids and eunuchs. Her mood fell into a slump again. "When can I leave this Chuxiu Palace? When can I follow the six palace maids to Miaoling Palace to escape the summer heat? When... can I see His Majesty? Your Majesty..."
There was endless emotion and melancholy on Shen Gongren's face.
A few days later, an endless stream of convoys headed towards Miaoling Palace.
After riding in a carriage for several days, Lan Qingwu finally stepped into the Miaoling Palace.
Lan Qingwu was arranged to live in Jingyou Pavilion, the emperor lived in Qingliang Palace, Empress Dowager Li lived in Quanhe Pavilion, the three concubines lived in Baifu Pavilion, Baishou Pavilion, and Bailu Pavilion respectively, and Concubine Wen lived in Baichang Pavilion.
All the accompanying civil and military officials were arranged one by one.
At this time, Emperor Shenwu was summoning civil and military officials in the Qinzheng Hall.
Leng Qujing knelt and saluted as he reported Zhou Qizheng's affairs: "Your Majesty, it was my incompetence. Although I have removed many of the obstacles from the Deer King, he still managed to escape from the imperial city. I am sending people to track him down. Once he is captured, he will be executed!"
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The Shenwu Emperor's phoenix eyes were cold and stern: "Continue to arrest!"
Zhou Qizhen, you must not stay here any longer!
It was late at night when Lan Qingwu met Emperor Shenwu. She woke up in a daze and found herself in the arms of Emperor Shenwu.
Lan Qingwu hugged the Emperor Shenwu back and tried to open his eyes: "Brother Heng, are you busy so late? You must be very tired!"
Emperor Shenwu looked at Lan Qingwu who was half asleep and said softly, "Go to sleep quickly. I will accompany you."
With the emperor's company and love, Lan Qingwu spent a few peaceful and comfortable days in Jingyou Pavilion.
On this day, Lan Qingwu was reading various letters on the chaise longue in the main hall of Jingyou Pavilion. When Emperor Shenwu entered the hall, he saw Lan Qingwu's mouth corners raised.
Emperor Shenwu's expression couldn't help but relax.
Lan Qingwu saw the Emperor Shenwu and quickly stood up to pay his respects. The Emperor Shenwu embraced Lan Qingwu and sat down on the chaise longue together. "What are you looking at?"
"It's a letter from Ruo Ruo." Lan Qingwu held up the letter in his hand.
The Shenwu Emperor had a smile on his face, but when he caught sight of a name, the smile faded. He stretched out his bony fingers and gently grasped a piece of letter. His tone was clear but puzzled, "Whose letter is this? Lan...Tree Man?"
Lan Qingwu was a little surprised by Emperor Shenwu's reaction, but he didn't think much about it: "Yes, it's the weak cousin."
Emperor Shenwu narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly. Lan Shuren, whose original name was Wang Shuren, was the talented man who was adopted by the elder of the Lan family's side branch.
Emperor Shenwu casually put down the letter, picked up Lan Qingwu and walked towards the bedroom: "Don't worry about the letter, just stay with me first..."
The letter from Lan Shuren gently fell to the ground.
Lan Qingwu felt a little worried. Ever since she knew about Master Zhiyan's advice, she had been vaguely worried about the condition of Emperor Shenwu. On the surface, the emperor did not have any big reaction, but Lan Qingwu could feel the brutality hidden in Emperor Shenwu's heart. The emperor paid more attention to herself and kept a closer eye on her.
If one day I...will the Emperor Shenwu release the beast hidden in his heart?
On this day, Liang Guipin's maid Lu Mo came to Jingyou Pavilion to pay a visit to Lan Qingwu.
Lan Qingwu asked Lu Mo to stand up: "Is there anything wrong, Your Majesty?"
Lu Mo replied respectfully, "Our queen would like to invite Concubine Yi to go to the Ruyi Tree to pray for blessings tomorrow. To go to the Ruyi Tree to pray for blessings, five people are required to surround the Ruyi Tree together and stand at the five corners of the Ruyi Ring. We already have four masters - our queen, Concubine Wen, Concubine Li, and Concubine Han. We are still short of one, so our queen thought of Concubine Yi and would like to invite her."
Lan Qingwu turned his gaze gently to Ruping, who nodded almost imperceptibly.
Lan Qingwu smiled slightly and said, "Thank you very much, your queen. Tomorrow I will go to the Ruyi Tree to pray for blessings."
Lu Mo was satisfied and went back to report.
Ruhan asked curiously, "What is the Ruyi Ring of the Ruyi Tree?"
Ru Ping replied, "It's a thousand-year-old tree. Surrounding the tree is a stone platform for praying. An emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty personally named the tree the Ruyi Tree. The stone platform surrounding the tree is called the Ruyi Ring. Five people can stand at the five corners of the Ruyi Ring and pray for their loved ones. Afterwards, they can write down their wishes and hang them on the Ruyi Tree."
Like a sparrow jumping up and down: "Sounds so interesting!"
Lan Qingwu also became interested. She wanted to meet Gao Lanyan and the Lan family, but it was not something she could see whenever she wanted. She was just thinking about what to do out of boredom. Since Concubine Liang had invited her, she couldn't refuse every time. It was a good opportunity for her to go and see the Ruyi Tree.
At 9:00 PM the next day, Lan Qingwu was dressed up by Ru Ping and Ru Han, and then went to Ruyi Tree to meet up with everyone.
Arriving at the Ruyi Tree, Lan Qingwu spotted a tall, lush ginkgo tree. Over a thousand years old, it stood over fifty meters tall, with a diameter of five meters and a trunk circumference of nine meters. Its shade covered an area of approximately six hundred square meters, requiring six or seven people to hug it.
Lan Qingwu looked up at the maidenhair tree with admiration in her eyes. She walked around the tree and carefully admired this thousand-year-old tree.
In a short while, the other four concubines arrived at the Ruyi Tree one after another. The five of them greeted each other.
Concubine Wen still looked elegant and well-educated, but a closer look revealed a hint of coldness in her almond-shaped eyes.
Liang Guipin looked at Lan Qingwu and said with a sweet smile, "Sister Yipin, you are such a skilled servant. Look at how you have dressed me up. Seeing me makes me feel so refreshed in this hot and humid weather. No wonder Concubine Shuixia is so obsessed with you and wants to ask you for me."
Concubine Wen only glanced at Lan Qingwu and felt even more uncomfortable. Concubine Li raised her eyes slightly and looked at Lan Qingwu. She saw that Lan Qingwu was wearing a light bean green palace dress. The hem of her skirt was like a snow-white lotus, with a silver-gray star-like crescent faintly emerging on it. Her hair was fixed with a green gem hair crown, and the same five-petal green gem was hanging on her forehead. She was like a crescent reflected in the lake, clear, cool and mysterious.
Lan Qingwu bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your praise."
Noble Lady Han chuckled and said, "Speaking of Noble Lady Shuixia, she also wanted to come to Ruyi Terrace today, but Sister Liang refused, saying that the prayer tree only recognizes people from Dasheng."
Concubine Liang just smiled without saying anything, and Concubine Li raised her eyebrows slightly.
Wenpin said calmly, "Aren't we going to pray for blessings? Let's get started. I hope all the sisters can get what they want. Anyway, I am only praying for the third princess."
Concubine Liang frowned slightly. This Concubine Wen was too... Isn't it obvious that she was mocking them, the concubines without princes or princesses?
Lan Qingwu remained silent, Concubine Han lowered her head slightly, but Concubine Li's expression did not look good.
Liang Guipin reached out and adjusted her hairpin: "Then let's begin!"