dognovel Chapter 264 Small Bow
Chapter 264 Small Bow
Suzaku Hall.
The morning light shines through the bamboo forest, casting mottled shadows.
The cool breeze blew gently, the bamboo leaves rustled, and the air was filled with the fragrance of bamboo.
Concubine Hui Meng Xinghe sat at the stone table under the bamboo forest, holding a comb and gently combing the panda cub's hair. The panda cub was concentrating on chewing a tender bamboo shoot, enjoying Meng Xinghe's actions as if they were common.
The fourth prince Qin Mingyun went to school in the imperial academy and has been much more well-behaved and sensible recently. She is alone in the Suzaku Palace, surrounded by servants and even pandas. She is not lonely but rather very comfortable.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yu sent someone to deliver a few exquisite little bows, saying that they are for His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." Huai Xu was followed by a eunuch from the Suzaku Palace, who was holding a box of medium size in his hands.
Concubine Hui Meng Xinghe put down the comb, waved her hand, and asked the palace servant to take the panda away.
"Concubine Yu? Why so sudden? You're being too attentive for no reason, cough cough!" Meng Xinghe stopped talking abruptly. She stood up as if nothing had happened, reached out to open the box held by the eunuch, picked up a luxurious and beautiful little bow, looked at it carefully, and put it back.
"What do I have with her? Friendship?" Meng Xinghe paused, then joked, "Or does she have some kind of friendship with the Fourth Prince? It's not a festival, why did she suddenly send a gift to Ming Yun?"
"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. His Highness the Fourth Prince is still young, so it's better. When His Highness the Fourth Prince grows up, you can no longer speak so freely and make up stories about him and the imperial concubine."
"It's nothing. Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. Aunt Huaixu, thank you for your reminder." Meng Xinghe hugged Huaixu's arm and said affectionately.
After saying that, Meng Xinghe let go of Huai Xu's arm, instructed the eunuch holding the box to put the box on the table, and then waved his hand for him to leave.
"I am only an acquaintance of Yupin and Mingyun. Previously, Mingyun instigated the first and third princes to steal her lion cat. I wasted my time to apologize. It's good enough that we didn't have any grudges. With the support of the Grand Princess of Jin, does she still need to give gifts to please me?"
Meng Xinghe took out several small bows, handed one to Huai Xu, and took one himself, flipping through them and looking at them again and again.
"Could it be poisoned?"
"Your Highness, you forgot that the marriage between your brother, Master Meng Xingye, and the Princess of Qi was arranged by the Grand Princess of Jin. Concubine Yu must have received instructions from the Grand Princess of Jin to establish a good relationship with you."
"The beginning of next month will be the day when Xingye and the Princess of Qi will get married. From the time His Majesty grants the marriage to the time they get married, the time is too tight."
"But Madam is right. The things delivered should indeed be carefully checked several times."
"Aunt Huaixu, please go to the storehouse and pick out a few return gifts for me. I will personally deliver them to Concubine Yu later."
"Yes, ma'am."
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After preparing the return gift, Meng Xinghe had lunch alone and took a nap for fifteen minutes. Then she washed and dressed herself, and lay in front of the window for a long time to enjoy the cool breeze blowing through the bamboo forest. Then she got up and walked slowly towards Hanzhang Palace.
She is very familiar with the road from Zhuque Palace to Hanzhang Palace.
The flowers are the same every year, but the people are different.
Deserve it.
Looking at the three words "Hanzhang Palace" and thinking of Lu Xinyin, Meng Xinghe couldn't help but clench his fists.
The eunuch at the gate of Hanzhang Palace saw Meng Xinghe and said earnestly:
"Greetings, Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui, our Concubine Yu said that if you come here today, you don't need to go in and report, please just go in directly."
"Lead the way."
The sounds of stringed instruments and orchestras in Hanzhang Hall were intermittent, as if they were interrupted and started again again.
"Sister Yupin is in such a refined mood. Are you listening to music and watching dance?"
Meng Xinghe entered the Hanzhang Palace and saw Yu Sheyue sitting at the top, with a group of court musicians playing accompaniment and several dancers dancing gracefully. Upon closer inspection, he saw that their foreheads and backs were covered with sweat, and their collars were soaked with sweat.
Yu Sheyue relaxed her pursed lips and waved her hand to send away the musicians and geishas.
"I greet Concubine Hui, and wish you the best of luck."
"Sister Yupin, please stand up. I am sorry to bother you."
"Don't bother me. I'm already welcoming you. How can I be so angry while listening to music and watching dance? If it weren't for the Majesty, I would have been so angry that I would have overturned the table. It's already stuffy and hot..."
"Empress Hui, let's go sit outside. The cool breeze under the crabapple tree these days is much more comfortable than being stuffy in the palace."
"The guest does as the host does."
"I am not here to listen to music or enjoy dancing. The mourning ceremony for the Queen Mother will be held next month. I can't dance myself, so I thought of calling some dancers to choreograph a dance for Your Majesty. Who knew I overestimated myself?
I haven't finished mourning yet this month, and I'm afraid of being accused of enjoying music during the mourning period, so I'm tossing and turning in the hall with the doors and windows closed. The weather is getting hotter, and there are too many people in the hall, and there's no ventilation. The more I toss and turn, the angrier I get."
"Has Sister Yupin had lunch yet?"
"If Concubine Hui hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. I am indeed a little hungry now. Aunt Shuangxu, please ask someone to bring some cakes and make a pot of black tea. I wonder if Concubine Hui is used to drinking black tea?"
"I have no knowledge of tea. I always drink all tea unless it is poisonous. If Sister Yupin doesn't mind that I have wasted your good tea, I will accept any tea you offer."
"Empress Hui is joking."
"I have prepared some gifts, and would like to ask my sister Yupin to pass them on to Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess of Jin. I will never forget the Grand Princess of Jin's life-saving grace to my brother. If you have any difficulties, feel free to come to Suzaku Palace to find me. I will definitely not refuse anything I can do."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Your Majesty never intended to kill Mr. Meng. The marriage was granted by Your Majesty. How can it be called a life-saving grace? I just acted as a matchmaker, but I have earned such a big favor from Your Majesty. I feel guilty."
Yu Sheyue smiled and said.
"Your Highness, Fourth Prince, have you seen the small bows I sent you? Those exquisite small bows were sent by my grandmother, saying that they were for my future children to use. But my children are nowhere to be found now. I don't know how many years it will take for my children to be able to use them. They will soon be damaged if left unused.
The Fourth Prince, the daughter of Concubine Hui, is clever and cute. If my future child can be as smart as the Fourth Prince, I will wake up with laughter in my dreams. I just happened to hear His Majesty mention adding martial arts lessons to the princes, so I sent these small bows to the Suzaku Palace. I hope Concubine Hui will not dislike them. "