Chapter 44: Interview
Walking in Taichu Palace, you will see straight roads paved with white marble under your feet. The noon sunshine shines down, reflecting beautiful brilliance.
Qingyan looked at the pavilions, towers, pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings around him, and couldn't help but sigh that if Jinling was the most luxurious crown in Nan Zhao, then Taichu Palace would be the most magnificent gem in the crown.
The imperial edict that was one hour ago was naturally summoned Qingyan to come to the palace to meet him. Although the lady was unhappy, she still ordered the maids to help Qingyan bathe in incense. After half an hour, she followed Eunuch Liu out of the palace.
"Your Highness, the family knows that you have entered this Taichu Palace for the first time, but we should go faster. Don't let Your Majesty wait for a long time."
He quickly walked to his side and said, "Eunuch Liu, I just entered the palace and didn't even sit on the hot side. Why did Your Majesty summon me to the palace? But what's the point?"
Eunuch Liu looked back and smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Zajia has served Your Majesty in this deep palace for decades. Do you understand the Zajia meant."
Hearing this, Qingyan suddenly remembered the instructions of his grandmother before leaving, and then leaned over to Eunuch Liu and handed over a few silver notes from his arms. "I naturally know what Eunuch Liu means, but my father-in-law also knows that I have been wandering around for years and have no idea about the many rules in the palace, so I hope my father-in-law will remind you one or two."
Yu Guang glanced at the amount on the silver bill, and Eunuch Liu was even more happy, and took the silver bill without any trace and said with a smile: "Criminal, the family of the zodiac will never dare to take your face, so your kindness is worthy of receiving it."
He looked around and whispered: "Actually, the rules in the palace are like the stars in the sky, and there are countless, but these rules are basically aimed at us slaves. You respect your identity, so you don't pay much attention to it. Just remember not to anger Long Yan and everything will be fine."
Don't anger Long Yan? This is too broad. Qingyan said in confusion: "Dadfather-in-law, of course I know the truth that the holy heart is hard to measure, but I have never seen Your Majesty, so..."
Eunuch Liu shook the whisk in his hand, with a mysterious expression, "Criminal, you don't know. When Your Majesty learned that you suddenly returned to Jinling, he was very happy. He ordered the family to personally send an order to summon you into the palace. So even if you have any inappropriate rules today, I think Your Majesty will not blame you."
While speaking, he had already arrived in front of a side hall. Eunuch Liu had a dress and shouted sharply: "Side by side, the Prince Zhao Qingyan, comes to see him!"
After quickly checking if there was anything wrong with him, Qingyan followed Eunuch Liu to cross the threshold.
When I entered the hall, I saw an old man sitting in the front position. This man was in a peaceful expression. If he were not wearing a black round neckline dragon robe, it would be no different from an ordinary old man.
Qing Yan naturally knew that this person was Zhao Lingzong, the second emperor of the Southern Zhao Dynasty, and then solemnly bowed down, "I will meet your Majesty. My emperor has great power and will live forever."
Emperor Zhao Ling smiled and said, "No need to be polite, hurry up and calm down." After Qingyan got up, he said, "Sit down and let me have a good look. Come and give me a seat."
After sitting down, Qingyan felt the emperor's strange look and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, is the villain's clothes inappropriate?"
"If what I know is right, your name is Qingyan, this year's 19, right?"
Qingyan nodded and said respectfully: "Report to Your Majesty, the villain's name is indeed Qingyan. Although he knows that he is nineteen years old, he does not know the specific birth date and horoscope."
The emperor pondered for a moment, and suddenly his face turned abrupt, "Qingyan responded to the order."
Although I didn't understand why the emperor's face was faster than reading a book, Qingyan still knelt on the ground.
Eunuch Liu stood beside the emperor and opened an imperial edict and said loudly: "The Emperor of Heaven, the God of Houtu, and the King of Zhao Xuance, and the country is prosperous and prosperous, so that the country can enjoy the rest of its life. However, the heaven is jealous of the talents and cannot stand in time. Fortunately, God is kind to find his son, and he will be the king of his father when he is crowned. He is willing to live in the Zhao family and be pacified in all the seas. He will respect this."
"Your Highness, your prince, why don't you get the order quickly."
Eunuch Liu's reminder came to his ears, and Qingyan recovered, "The villain thanked Your Majesty."
"Qingyan, now you can't call yourself a villain anymore, and from now on, you will be Xuan Ce's only successor, and on some occasions, you must put your surname before your name." The emperor pointed to the chair beside him.
Qingyan knew the emperor's intentions, and after sitting down, he said respectfully: "I know the pros and cons of it, your majesty, don't worry."
The emperor has restored his previous appearance as a kind old man, "After that, I and Xuan Ce are cousins, then you are my nephew. You must not lose the royal tradition before others as an emperor."
This made Qingyan involuntarily remember what Master Ye said to him.
[Your destiny is not even rich or noble enough to describe. There is only one word that can be described, that is, the emperor, king and prince.]
"Ahem..."
A slight cough woke Qingyan up, then looked at Eunuch Liu with gratitude, and then apologized: "Your Majesty, I'm a little lost just now, I hope Your Majesty will atone for your sins."
The emperor waved his hand, "It's okay, I know that you just arrived in Jinling, and my butt was pulled over by me before it was even warm. I guess the old lady was a little unhappy." She shook her head and sighed, "Well, I won't stay with you today. After you get familiar with Jinling for a while, I will summon you, Eunuch Liu, and send the prince out of the palace."
After Qingyan bid farewell to the emperor, he followed Eunuch Liu out of the side hall.
The emperor sat in the chair for a long time and never got up.
"Beifu Huangqi..."
Of course, Qingyan and Eunuch Liu did not hear the emperor's murmuring. At this time, the latter slowed down and came to Qingyan to bow, "Congratulations to the prince here. A year later, you will be the real master of the royal palace side by side."
Qing Yan asked in confusion: "Eunuch Liu, although his father is missing, no one knows whether he is alive or dead yet. Why did Your Majesty decide to let me inherit the title?"
How could you tell that Eunuch Liu quickly grabbed Qingyan's arm and forgot to go around with caution, "I said, "Your Highness, you are really unaware of it. Who in Nanzhao dares to guess the holy intentions in this Taichu Palace? If you want to say anything, you can say enough to return to the royal palace. I believe that no matter what you say, you will never be able to pass on the royal palace. But there is no guarantee that the miscellaneous family here can be."
Seeing that Eunuch Liu was so cautious, Qing Yan knew that what he said was very reasonable, and then thanked him: "Thank you, my father-in-law, for your reminder, otherwise you would have caused trouble."
Fortunately, there was no one around at this time, so Eunuch Liu continued to lead the way, "What did Your Highness the Prince say? You will be a pillar of our Nanzhao in the future. You will need your attention in the future, so don't talk about whether you want to thank me."
After leaving Tongji Gate, which is officially out of the territory of Taichu Palace, Bai Yi was waiting by a carriage.
"General Bai, according to the words of grandpa and grandmother, did you follow your father when you were young?" Qingyan lifted up the curtain of the lathe and asked Bai Yi.
Bai Yi smiled when he heard this, "Young Master, Bai Yi has been following the prince since he was four years old, and it has been more than 30 years since now."
Qing Yan couldn't help but feel respectful. A proud and arrogant person like his uncle also said behind his back that Bai Yi's skills were not much weaker than him, and that night he even saw the red-faced gun.
Although he has had many years of friendship with his father, if he wants to leave the palace and seek another goal with Bai Yi's ability, he will definitely have a better future than this small guard commander.
"General Bai, since Ling'er calls you Uncle Bai, then Qingyan will do the same in the future." After saying that, without waiting for Bai Yi to refuse, Qingyan put down the curtain of the car and said, "Uncle Bai, after a few days, you have to talk about your father's past. In Peach Blossom Valley, the grandfather and the others only talk about the mother's past, but they rarely mention it to the father. This is always itchy in their hearts."
When he returned to the palace, Qing Yan informed the Grandmaster of the Taichu Palace, and then put the imperial edict on the table and asked: "Grandma, although the father has never heard from him, why did Your Majesty so urgently ask me to inherit the title? What is the purpose?"
The lady just smiled faintly and said, "Qingyan, no matter what your Majesty meant, you should follow the holy will. In the past few days, you should first get to know the royal palace with Ling'er and have a good rest to restore your energy."
Qingyan had to give up when he heard this. Although he was suspicious, he was still one year away from his own and Guan. Then he asked again: "Grandma, when Lao Zhang picked me up, he just probably decided that I was not as long as the full month, so I still don't know the specific birthday. Look..."
The lady smiled significantly and said with emotion: "The old Zhang head in your mouth is the great benefactor of my palace. You should thank him carefully. Unfortunately, he is no longer alive. I will definitely build a big cemetery for him in the future." She looked at Qingyan again, "Your grandmother remembers your birthday clearly. You were born before the eighth day of the ninth lunar month of the fifth year of Tianzheng. After half a cup of tea, Ling'er also came to this world."
After truly knowing his birthday, Qingyan was happy and a little nervous. It was the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month. Calculate the day, it will be less than a year before he can win.
Maybe I was a little excited today, and I was old, so the lady clearly showed fatigue.
Seeing this, Qingyan winked at Zhao Ling'er and said, "Grandmother, the yard in my grandson used to be different from the royal mansion, so my grandson wants to have a good time now. What do you think?"
The lady who saw everything knew her feelings and smiled kindly: "Okay, okay, grandmother is a little tired, so let Ling'er take you to take a walk, she is very familiar."
After leaving the main hall, the two strolled on the path of the royal palace. Listening to Zhao Linger's introduction, Qing Yan realized that the royal palace was bigger than he thought.
The entire royal palace is divided into front hall, middle hall, bedroom yard, left and right inner palace, study room, garden, boudoir, housekeeper yard, maid yard, school martial arts field, racecourse, etc. The overall layout is very particular, with beautiful carvings, winding paths and lush branches and leaves.
When he walked to a courtyard, Zhao Ling'er stopped and looked and stopped talking. Qingyan's eyes also fell on the yard. He saw that the yard was simple and unpretentious and had nothing outstanding, but a withered peach tree in the courtyard made Qingyan understand who the owner of the yard was.
"Ling'er, is this..."
"Well, this is the yard of the father and mother. Although I have never lived in these years, my grandmother and I will come to sit in my spare time." Turning his head, he asked, "Brother, do you want to go in and have a look?"
Qingyan shook his head, "Why do you have to worry about people when you see things? After I settle down, I will try my best to find them."
Chapter completed!