Chapter 854: Returning to the Palace in Glory
In the suburbs of Beijing, there is Shili Pavilion.
Eunuch Liu stood at the intersection, craning his neck to look into the distance.
Logically speaking, the Empress Dowager should have arrived today...
Eunuch Liu pondered in his mind and glanced behind him.
Behind him is the Empress Dowager's procession.
Palace maids in pink, eunuchs in blue, mighty guards... and the gorgeous phoenix sedan chair.
Despite the large number of personnel, they were well-trained and silent.
Eunuch Liu came to welcome the Empress Dowager back to the palace in her phoenix sedan chair, following the Emperor's order.
I have been waiting here for most of the day and can't help but feel a little anxious.
Eunuch Liu looked up at the sun and unknowingly began to spin in circles.
At the same time, I was wondering why the Empress Dowager, who has always been low-key, suddenly became so high-profile?
You know, the Empress Dowager lived in Tianlong Temple for ten years. When she returned to the palace to celebrate her birthday, she kept a low profile and did not show off.
This time he left the palace in a simple and quiet manner.
Why is your return so grand this time, sending a special message to the emperor and having the ceremonial guards waiting here?
Eunuch Liu was thinking while turning around in circles.
I don’t know how many times I turned around, but finally a group of people came from a distance.
When the group of people got closer and closer, especially the handsome young man riding a tall black horse, with a face like a banished immortal and untainted by the world, came into Eunuch Liu's sight, Eunuch Liu suddenly understood as if he had been enlightened.
It turns out that the Empress Dowager did this for the Third Prince!
Eunuch Liu sighed in his heart that the Empress Dowager had good intentions, and hurried to meet her.
"This old servant pays his respects to the Empress Dowager!" Eunuch Liu knelt beside the carriage and kowtowed.
The palace maids, guards and others behind him also knelt down and shouted.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother!"
For a moment, the ground was covered with a sea of people kneeling.
In this way, the phoenix sedan chair behind it appears even more noble and unparalleled.
Xuanyuan Jin was stunned when he saw Eunuch Liu and others.
Then he dismounted.
Eunuch Liu knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I, an old servant, am here by the Emperor's order to welcome you back to the palace. Please get off the carriage and transfer to the phoenix sedan chair."
The carriage door opened, Xuanyuan Jin stepped forward, and carefully helped the Queen Mother out of the carriage.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Eunuch Liu and the others, a satisfied expression on her face, and said slowly, "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager! May you live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years!"
Eunuch Liu led everyone to get up.
"Grandma, this is..." Xuanyuan Jin frowned and asked.
The Empress Dowager patted Xuanyuan Jin's hand and said, "My grandson is a son of a dragon and a phoenix. When he returns to the palace today, I must let everyone in the capital know!"
The voice was full of support for Xuanyuan Jin.
A feeling of bitterness suddenly surged in Xuanyuan Jin's chest, and his eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red.
When he left Beijing that year, he had only a carriage and a few guards. How desolate it was!
I'm afraid many people think that he will never come back?
Even he himself wanted to die outside.
If I hadn't met Tang Bao...
When Xuanyuan Jin thought of Tang Bao, the longing in his heart grew wildly like the weeds on Phoenix Mountain.
Along with the longing comes a spontaneous sense of pride and firm determination.
In order to protect the little girl who seems smart but is actually kind and silly, he will definitely take back what belongs to him.
He would use the power in his hands to protect the little girl from being bullied or coveted by anyone!
“Da da da…”
A burst of rapid horse hooves sounded from a distance.
"Oh my god! I finally made it!"
Before the horse arrived, Li Er's loud voice came first.
Xuanyuan Jin immediately looked at Li Er, and his first feeling was that something was wrong with Tang Bao.
Li Er galloped up to Xuanyuan Jin and jumped off his horse.
Before he could speak, Xuanyuan Jin asked anxiously, "Did Tang Bao ask you to come? What's wrong with Tang Bao? What happened?"
"My Lord, it was Fuya, no, it was Princess Ford who sent this." Li Er remembered what his wife Sanni had told him and quickly changed his words, saying, "Princess Ford sent this to my Lord."
After saying that, he took off the bag on his back and handed it to Xuanyuan Jin with both hands.
"What is this?" Xuanyuan Jin took the package eagerly.
Li Er wiped the sweat from his hurried journey and said, "These are the clothes that Princess Fude made for you. She said that if you can make it in time, you must change into them before entering the capital."
Xuanyuan Jin: "..."
He untied the bundle, revealing the brocade robe and cloak inside.
Even if they are not unfolded, just by looking at the exposed patterns, one can foresee how luxurious these two clothes are.
"Master, I heard from my wife, oh, my wife heard from her second sister, that the princess stayed up until midnight every night to make clothes for you, and she lost a lot of weight..."
Before Li Er finished speaking, Xuanyuan Jin's nose felt sore and his heart ached.
The Queen Mother walked over slowly.
"Although Fuya is young, she is the most considerate and thorough in her work." The Empress Dowager sighed, "No wonder you love her so much."
"Sister Fuya is so kind to my third brother." Princess Huaning also came over, looked at the clothes in Xuanyuan Jin's hands, and said, "I am almost jealous of my third brother."
Xuanyuan Jin tried hard to suppress the heat in his eyes and said, "She's so young, she's not afraid of hurting her eyes. She stayed up all night, and now all the flesh I worked so hard to grow is gone. And she's the one who worries the most. Is it possible that I don't even have clothes to wear..."
Xuanyuan Jin complained, but his hands were holding the clothes tightly, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch them away.
Princess Huaning couldn't help but find it funny when she saw her brother, who was usually very frugal with words, became nagging when he heard about Tang Bao.
"Third brother, you can't say that. This is all Sister Fuya's gift." Princess Huaning said, "No matter how many clothes you have, they can't be as good as Sister Fuya's. I'm afraid no one in the world can match Sister Fuya's embroidery skills."
"That's exactly what you said," said the Queen Mother. "The clothes have arrived just in time."
After saying this, he looked at Xuanyuan Jin, his face revealing an innate dignity and pride.
"Jin'er, go change into your clothes in the carriage, and grandma should also change into the clothes made by Fu Ya. Today, the two of us, grandparents and grandchildren, will return to the palace in glory!"
Fu Ya used the ancient needlework to embroider a phoenix robe for her. She had originally planned to wear it when there was a grand ceremony in the palace, but now she might as well wear it back to the palace.
Xuanyuan Jin listened to what the Empress Dowager said and nodded heavily.
Since this is what the little girl wants him to do, he will return to the palace with great fanfare today.
He wants to tell everyone that he is back!
Although Xuanyuan Jin rode a horse most of the time, his carriage always followed behind.
Xuanyuan Jin and the Queen Mother each returned to their own carriages to change clothes, and Princess Huaning watched with envy.
Or... when Sister Fu Ya comes to the capital someday, can she also ask Sister Fu Ya to make a dress for her?
Originally, Princess Huaning just thought about it casually, but when the Queen Mother and Xuanyuan Jin changed their clothes and got out of the carriage, this idea suddenly became firm.
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