concubine on top

Chapter 61 Uneasy

The time for the envoy to enter the capital was just right, and after two days of recuperation at the post house, he dragged a lot of gifts into the palace to face the saint.

Most of these gifts are local products of Beishuo, most of which are horses and sheep.In order to show sincerity, the horses selected are all good horses, tall and strong, and the sheep are also fat sheep, which are delicious and have a small smell. The sheep are also so hungry that nothing but fur is skin, and they look like a nest of refugees fleeing famine.

The envoys of Beishuo walked all the way, and there were many good things in their eyes. Looking at these dirty things again, they also felt that they were out of place with the palace with colorful paintings, red walls and colorful flowers. Embarrassed, but seeing one or two of the eunuchs who received the gift covering their mouths and giggling, they felt slighted and were very upset, their faces sank involuntarily.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xiao Fuzi arrived, punished the two impatient ones, and then showed a smiling face that could not find fault, and led them to another palace without being humble.

The hall is deep and wide, and through two Linghua gates with three intersections and six bowls, the envoys were stopped in front of a silk screen, waiting for the transmission.

Through the thin and thin screen, a tall and straight figure in bright yellow can be vaguely seen, sitting by the desk and reading a book.The eunuch walked over, bowed and whispered a few words, Ming Huang's figure remained motionless, as if he had confessed something softly, the maid at the side turned and left through the side door, and the eunuch leading the way withdrew from it, gave the envoy his waist, and sent him Bring it in.

The envoy walked around the screen and found that the hall was extremely quiet, the guards were all staring and motionless, and the only thing that could be heard was the sound of dripping water.Everything was grand in silence, causing the envoy to step on the floor tiles involuntarily and lightly.

Stopping at the designated place, the envoy saluted upwards and exchanged polite greetings with the little emperor.

During this period, the envoy quietly looked at the person seated, and found that although the person was young, with a face between a teenager and a young man, his complexion had obviously seen the sun, and his face had always been emotionless. The voice is clear and calm, and the tone is calm - I don't know if it is a hard bone or a soft persimmon, but it is different from the rumors, and it is definitely not a lazy boy.

After a while, the little emperor 'inadvertently' mentioned: "I heard that there is honey incense paper in the congratulatory gift, but is it the kind used by the princess for letters?"

Princess Ling has become the wife of King Beishuo Khan, and she can only be called Princess Wang to the outside world.As soon as the title is spoken, there is already a difference between closeness and estrangement.

"Exactly." In order to save the lost face just now, the envoy hurriedly said, "The honey scented paper is made from the bark and leaves of the honey scented tree. Qing Dynasty, on weekdays, it was dedicated to the princes and dukes to write important letters and official documents sent far away, and this time I have presented a total of [-] pieces, I hope you like it."

After that, he also mentioned that precious treasures will be presented at the birthday banquet, please wait and see.

"Very good, King Khan has a heart." The little emperor boasted reservedly, and with a wave of his hand, the maid who had left earlier came back at this moment, holding tea and auspicious clothes and walking towards the envoy, "The envoy is in the palace first. Rest for a while, and drink more fine wine at the birthday banquet."

The envoy drank tea, thanked the saint for his grace, and withdrew.As soon as the people left, the little emperor immediately lay down on the large dragon chair: "Finally gone... talking around like this is more tiring than going to court..."

"But the emperor was very imposing just now!" Xiao Fuzi leaned over and fed him a small brown sugar bun with a jade chopstick, "The imperial concubine will definitely praise you when she sees it."

of course!I learned that look from him. "The little emperor laughed, chewing the steamed bun happily, chewing out a mouthful of sweetness, but his expression gradually became unfathomable just now, and he also sat up.

Xiao Fuzi was surprised and said: "How much time can I have now, the emperor is not lying down?"

"Don't lie down anymore, it's a habit." The little emperor shook his robe, "Just give me a hammer on your shoulders, and then call someone to bring some honey scented paper that went into the warehouse."

He swallowed the last bit of sweetness in his mouth, and his hands hidden in his wide sleeves were slightly clenched into fists, trembling like dragonfly wings in the wind.

Not to relax, not to please, not to let anyone down, but to let the loved ones live a safe life in the future, without having to be in fear every day - human life is like a silk, hanging in the palm, how can it not tremble?

The honey scented paper was delivered to the desk, and the little emperor stretched out his hand to caress the light brown paper. The caviar-like texture was slightly rough and rubbed against his palm. It felt the same as the letter sent by the emperor's sister. Drops of water, when it dries completely, the paper is just slightly condensed water stains.

Opening the past letters and reading them page by page, the little emperor found that one of the short letters also had such traces, presumably it was a tear of homesickness.

Sending someone to bring the new discovery to Concubine An, the little emperor shook his head, but his brows did not relax.

It is still necessary to continue digging for news about Huang Jie. This evidence is too old and not enough to make people really feel at ease.

For this reason, he made a lot of calculations, how to steal the words from Bei Shuo's population, and let the secret guards keep an eye on all suspicious people who had contact with the envoy...etc.

In the anxiety and busyness, time flies by, the sky turns dark, and the birthday banquet is about to begin.

Several copper lamps in the hall were lit together, illuminating the whole hall like daytime.The male and female guests sat separately, leaving a spacious aisle in the middle, and the birthday presents presented would be placed in the center one by one, and everyone present could witness the elegant demeanor of those treasures.

To be on the safe side, the little emperor sat at the top, far away from the crowd of people below. Looking around, the bright red and purple auspicious clothes and flowers gradually became charming, as if festive. Standing up on the spot, you can beat the gongs and drums.

After carefully identifying it for a while, he finally found Shen Yanchuan's seat. The person in the seat was wearing a peach-red floral auspicious suit with a wide robe and large sleeves, and a ring. He happened to be looking in his direction as well, and he winked when his eyes met. He turned his head back again.

The originally serious little emperor couldn't help laughing, buried his head and lowered his voice and said to the little Fuzi: "I really can't see Commander Hu holding his concubine's face... But that mask is good, it can cover his big and small eyes."

Xiao Fuzi also secretly laughed: "It has nothing to do with the mask! I asked him just now, and he said that it is enough to keep both eyes wide open."

The little emperor couldn't hold back his laughter, so he pretended to cough and covered his mouth and nose with fists.However, after laughing for a while, he stopped without warning, and his eyes darkened as they drooped.

Since that night when Shen Yanchuan said to get rid of the dark ghost for him, Shen Yanchuan evaporated and disappeared like water vapor, leaving only a note asking people to pretend to be him and walk in front of people.In order not to waste manpower, the little emperor chose Hu Qian nearby.

Although Hu Qian was tall and big, he was not around, hiding in loose clothes to play the role of Shen Yanchuan, as long as he kept silent and just imitated his posture and demeanor, he was quite resembling.But no matter how many times he looked at him, even at first glance, the little emperor felt that he was Hu Qian, not Shen Yanchuan.

Because Hu Qian couldn't give him a sense of peace of mind.