They traveled together in a carriage.
As soon as the car curtain was put down, Yu Linglong slapped his hand away and said angrily in a low voice, "Stop teasing me from now on!"
Prince Xu's face returned to sternness, and he said, "If it weren't for this, the news that Princess Xu will fall out of favor tomorrow will be spread everywhere. Is this the result you want?"
Yu Linglong was at a loss for words, she looked at Xu Wang with a little annoyance in her eyes: "You did it on purpose!"
Xu Wang stretched out his hand to smooth the fur on her ermine hat, and sighed: "You always think of me so badly."
Yu Linglong snorted heavily, turned her face away and ignored him.
Suddenly, his warm hand grasped hers, and his low but firm voice sounded in the narrow carriage: "Linglong, one day, you will understand my feelings for you. Even if you are a piece of ice, I will still put You warm up!"
Yu Linglong wanted to withdraw her hand, but he held it tightly. On his face was a fortitude and determination that she had never seen before, as if he was making the most important oath between heaven and earth.
Seeing his serious expression, Yu Linglong's heart ached for no reason.
There used to be a person who spoke sweet words to her and promised each other, but what happened later? He killed her with his own hands!
She can no longer allow herself to accept a person, she cannot be hurt twice by the same sharp sword!
Resolutely withdrew her hand, Yu Linglong said coldly: "If you say such things again, get out of the car immediately!"
King Xu pursed his thin lips, and said, "Okay, I won't say any more."
Immediately afterwards, he added another sentence: "I will show you!"
Yu Linglong kept a cold face, as if she didn't hear it at all.
I was speechless all the way.
The carriage glistened and carried them slowly into the palace gate.
King Xu raised the curtain and said softly, "This is the palace."
His voice was full of complicated emotions, like sighs, nostalgia, and resentment.
Yu Linglong remembered what Liu's mother had said, and couldn't help but remain silent.
She can understand Xu Wang's emotions, this is the place where he was born and where he lived for seven years, it is not surprising that he has feelings for this place.
But it was also this place that caused him to lose his mother and at the same time his asylum. It was also in this place that the emperor personally sent the young him to the Shangyuan Kingdom.
There are too many pasts on his body, but he uses two different masks to bury all his thoughts. When others see him, he is chic, suave, dandy, and a romantic prince who is greedy for pleasure, but in front of her, he may reveal a little bit of his true nature, noble, cold, resolute, domineering, and full of mysterious power. .
For a moment, she was suddenly curious, what kind of past did he have that honed him into what he is now? How did he, who was only twenty years old, become the leader of a man in black with strong martial arts and tough heart
Countless questions lingered in her mind, but she did not ask any questions after all.
She knew that if she asked, he would tell her, but she didn't want to ask.
Some things, once she knew the answer, she would have no choice but to fall.
131 Meeting Ceremony
Before seeing the emperor, Yu Linglong's image of the ancient emperor was always a noble man in a bright yellow dragon robe sitting high on a dragon chair, but when she really saw the emperor, she was really shocked I was greatly surprised.
There is a faint fragrance of aloes in the Palace of Mercy, smelling it in the nose, making people feel at ease gradually. The palace is not as spacious and tall as Yu Linglong imagined, it is only a little wider than ordinary houses. The water-milled bluestone The paved floor is spotlessly cleaned, the tables, chairs and screens are all carved from a set of high-quality red sandalwood. There are not many ingenious and exquisite decorations in the room, but if you look carefully, you can find the tea set on the table. The vases containing flowers are all high-quality antiques. If they were in ordinary people's homes, these things might be stored away and they would be reluctant to take them out, but in this palace, they are just used as ordinary utensils.
Yu Linglong only had time to take a look at it for a while, and Xu Wang pulled her to kneel on the brocade mattress set up by the maid, and said: "My sons and servants see father, grandmother, and queen."
Yu Linglong was pulled by him, so she knelt on the ground reluctantly. Before she could say anything, she heard an elderly voice above her head: "Get up quickly, there is no need to be polite."
King Xu pulled Yu Linglong to stand up, and Yu Linglong looked up at the three people above.
The empress dowager should be sitting in the middle seat. She looks about seventy years old. She is wearing a pair-breasted palace dress with ocher red ink and crane pattern brocade, with a Yaotai bun on her head and two pairs of Laisi Shuangluan holds the longevity fruit golden hairpin, the hair color at the temples is more white than black, and there is a faint look of calmness and prestige on his benevolent face.
There was a man sitting beside the Queen Mother, and besides King Xu, the only man in the palace, so Yu Linglong immediately concluded that this man was the Emperor, although the appearance of this Emperor was quite different from what she expected.
The emperor was about fifty years old, and he was only wearing an ordinary dark blue brocade robe. There was no iconic five-clawed golden dragon pattern on the clothes, and there was not even a single decoration on his body, only a ring of emerald green emerald around his thumb. Pulling his fingers, faintly revealing his extraordinary identity.
There was a slight smile on his face, and he looked at the queen mother with respect, not at all the majesty Yu Linglong imagined. If she saw such a man on the street, Yu Linglong might just treat him as a Ordinary rich man.
Yu Linglong's gaze landed on the last person, and this, of course, was the queen.
Empress Gan obviously took care of herself very well. She looked like a woman in her thirties at the age of forty. Deep purple embroidered peony embroidered gold brocade double-breasted palace dress, wearing red jade drop pearls and phoenix head golden steps on the head, luan bun spreads clouds, crescent eyebrows sweeping the moon, a pair of red phoenix eyes are slightly raised, looking deeply at Yu Linglong, There was a bit of imperceptible coldness in his gaze.
Seeing Yu Linglong raising her eyes to meet her gaze, Empress Gan calmly withdrew the sharpness in her eyes, as if the sizing just now was just Yu Linglong's illusion.
The Queen Mother waved to her with a smile, and said, "My good boy, come up quickly and let the imperial grandmother have a look."
Xu Wang's big hand slightly tightened Yu Linglong's hand, as if signaling her not to panic, and then let go.
Yu Linglong walked over to the Queen Mother, her figure was tall and straight, her demeanor was detached, she didn't feel any stage fright at all, the skirt at her feet was stable and she showed the etiquette of a lady.
Seeing her being so graceful, Empress Gan's eyes flashed with surprise, and then she lowered her eyes, as if focusing on the teacup in her hand.
The Empress Dowager seemed to like her very much, she stretched out her hand and pulled Yu Linglong over, squinted her eyes and looked at her for a long time, before she smiled and said: "You really are a neat child, I heard your surname is Yu?"
Yu Linglong replied, "Yes, my son's name is Linglong."
Although the empress dowager felt somewhat similar to Mrs. Yulao, she was keenly aware of the difference. Mrs. Yulao loved and protected her sincerely. But I can feel the alienation and politeness behind this smile.
The Queen Mother nodded and said with a smile, "What a nice name."
Empress Gan who was at the side suddenly said, "Are you the daughter of the fourth-rank Xiaoqi general Yupeng?"
Yu Linglong said, "Yes."
After blowing on the tea leaves, Empress Gan asked casually, "I heard you are a concubine?"
Yu Linglong lowered her eyes, but she didn't show any timidity or panic, she still replied: "Yes."
Empress Gan took a sip of her tea noncommittally, and said nothing more.
The Empress Dowager at the side smiled and said, she didn't seem to care about Yu Linglong's status as a concubine, and said: "It seems that the education is very good, did you grow up next to Madam?"
Yu Linglong said: "No, Erchen grew up outside with his aunt since childhood, and only entered the mansion last year."
A short sentence reveals a lot of information, Xu Wang, who was talking to the emperor at the side, couldn't help but look back at her when he heard this sentence.
Yu Linglong's expression didn't change, and she didn't intend to continue talking, as if this was a perfectly normal thing.
All the people here are smart people, so they naturally know the meaning behind Yu Linglong's words. It is conceivable how difficult the two livelihoods are.
The queen mother smiled faintly, and changed the subject without leaving a trace: "No wonder Linglong looks fresh and simple, and she really cares about Aijia."
After saying that, she ordered the maid: "Go and get the things Aijia prepared for Linglong."
The maid brought up an enamel-inlaid gold box, and the Empress Dowager said: "This is the Western music box that I paid tribute to earlier. It is a rare thing. I reward you."
When Yu Linglong heard that it was a music box, she was speechless, it was just a music box, and it was made so grand.
Seeing this exquisite workmanship, Yu Linglong couldn't help being a little surprised.
Just looking at the enamel gold box, it is already worth a lot of money. After opening the music box, a bird with golden light rose up inside, singing chirping, very pleasant to the ear.
The feathers on this little bird are colorful and brilliant, and they are made entirely of gold foil filigree, inlaid with gemstones of various colors, such as jasper, crystal, emerald, cat's eye, agate, all gemstones that are rare in ordinary times, but at this moment on the little bird's body. There are nearly a hundred of them, which make the bird's body shine brightly, making people unable to open their eyes.
Yu Linglong lowered her eyes and said, "Thank you for the reward, Grandmother."
She is not someone who has never seen the world, but this gift is so precious that even she has hardly seen it before.