Chapter 2924: Good Days for the Foolish Emperor
At this time, Zhu Feng walked in with his hands behind his back.
When everyone saw him, they hurriedly stood up and saluted. Zhu Feng smiled and said, "It's so cold here, but it's warm here. What are you all doing here?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "When I have nothing to do, I will take my sisters to cut some flowers and decorate the imperial garden."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the bright red flowers cut out by the pairs of white jade-like hands, and said with a smile: "This is good too, it doesn't look so cold."
As he spoke, he looked at the handful of delicate flowers in Nan Yan's hand and said with a smile, "What are you cutting? Plum blossoms?"
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Feng said, "Only the plum blossoms are still in bloom in this place. Why are you cutting them?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "When I came here today, I saw a plum blossom over there that had withered. I wanted to try putting this paper-cut plum blossom on it to see if it could look like the real thing."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng became interested: "This is interesting."
After saying this, he turned back and said to Tinglu: "Go, pick a plum blossom and a dry branch and bring it back."
"yes."
Ting Lu immediately went down after receiving the order. Zhu Feng then walked over and sat next to Nan Yan, then waved to the other concubines: "Sit down, everyone."
It was difficult for people to see him normally, let alone sit and talk like this.
Everyone was flattered and excited and sat back in their seats, not even daring to breathe.
Nan Yan naturally knew this, so she went to talk to Zhu Feng.
Zhu Feng seemed to be in a good mood as well. Although Nan Yan was just talking nonsense, he responded. Concubine Yi and Concubine Li beside him also had the courage to say a few words to her. The atmosphere was very good.
Zhu Feng said, "In a few days, it will be the Lantern Festival. Everyone should go to the Prince's Mansion to take a look. Are you all ready?"
Concubine Yi smiled and said, "The sisters have been waiting for a long time. They want to see what the Prince's Mansion is like. It's just that—"
"Just what?"
"It's just that I don't know what gift to give."
"oh……"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng turned around and glanced at Nan Yan, and he knew that she had told everyone about the prince's engagement. Of course, she had not intended to conceal this matter. Moreover, the emperor had made it so obvious that even if he didn't say it, everyone would have guessed it.
Zhu Feng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "What's the point of giving a gift? It's just an engagement."
“…”
"Everyone, go over and take a look. Give the younger generation a word. It's better than anything else."
“…”
"Besides, he is still a child, and he can't let his mind run wild as soon as he opens a mansion."
Everyone laughed and said, "Yes."
The Imperial Concubine had originally told them this so they could prepare early, lest they be impolite. Regardless of whether the Crown Prince minded or not, the concubines would probably overthink it. The concubines were also worried about the gifts. Giving too much wouldn't be a good idea, as it was only an engagement, after all. Giving too little wouldn't be a good idea either, as this was Zhu Chengxuan's first major event since being crowned Crown Prince, and the scene had to look good.
Now, after hearing the emperor's words, everyone felt relieved.
The gift does not have to be too expensive, and toys cannot be given.
Then things like the Four Treasures of the Study would be the most suitable.
Seeing that everyone seemed to have swallowed a reassurance pill, Nan Yan also laughed. At this moment, Tinglu walked in from outside holding a plum blossom and a dead branch of plum blossom.
Everyone immediately stood up and gathered around.
Let’s not talk about the dead branch, just talk about the plum blossom, which is red and fragrant. After entering the warm room and being smoked by the heat, the fragrance is even more intense, blending into everyone’s clothes and lingering for a long time. The bright red color also brings joy, brightening everyone’s eyes.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "What beautiful plum blossoms."
Tingfu smiled and said, "I knew that the Emperor and the Empresses wanted to enjoy the flowers, so I looked for a long time and found this branch to be the best. I picked it and put it in a vase."
Zhu Feng said, "You know, but why don't you go get the vase?"
"yes."
"Let me think about it. There's a pair of celadon plum vases hidden behind the imperial study. Go get them and fill them with water."
"I understand."
Tingfu went out to run errands again with a smile on his face.
Concubine Yi whispered, "Your Majesty, there's only one plum blossom, what are you doing with a pair of vases?"
Zhu Feng didn't say anything, but just smiled and looked back at Nan Yan. Everyone then saw that next to her hand was a pile of freshly cut red paper plum blossoms.
He immediately smiled and said, "Oh, Madam, there is still one here."
Nan Yan also laughed and turned to Ruo Shui and said, "Go get some embroidery thread and wrap the words I cut out around that dead branch. Let's see if it looks as beautiful as this one."
Ruoshui immediately took the order and went
After a while, the embroidery thread was retrieved. The concubines happened to have nothing to do, so they were busy around the dead branch. Soon, the paper plum blossom cut by Nan Yan was tied to the dead branch. At first glance, it looked like a real plum blossom.
Just at this time, Tinglu also brought the vase.
These are two tall celadon vases, which are best used for placing plum blossoms. After placing two branches of plum blossoms in them, the contrast between the plain celadon and the bright red flowers makes them look more elegant and beautiful.
Lipin said, "I can hardly tell which one is real and which one is fake."
Seeing them marveling at the two bottles of plum blossoms, Zhu Feng just smiled and said, "I'd like to go outside and see how the plum blossoms are blooming in the snow. Imperial Concubine, please accompany me for a walk."
When everyone heard this, they all stood up straight.
Nan Yan glanced at him and just smiled and said, "Yes."
Aunt Tongyun gave her a thick cloak to put on, and Zhu Feng took her out of the warm room.
The remaining concubines looked at the two people's backs with some envy as they left. Lipin said softly, "Ah, the emperor finally spoke to us for a few words, and then he left again."
"Okay,"
Concubine Yi rolled her eyes at her and said, "Look at your plum blossoms, there are so many of them."
On the other side, Zhu Feng took Nan Yan into the Imperial Garden. Although someone had already cleared the snow on the ground, there was still a lot of white snow on the walls along the road, making the whole place look like white snow. After walking for a while, they saw a plum tree emerging on the opposite wall, and one branch even went straight over the wall.
Zhu Feng stopped and looked with his hands behind his back.
Nan Yan stood beside him, looked at the plum blossoms, then turned to look at him.
Even if Zhu Feng didn't look at her, he could still feel her gaze. He said with a half-smile, "Why are you looking at me?"
Nan Yan said: "I think the emperor is in a good mood today."
Zhu Feng turned his head and glanced at her, then said, "I just discovered that being a tyrant is much more comfortable than being a wise ruler."
"Oh? How do you mean?"
"Just now in the warm room, I saw you all so happy, cutting paper and making flowers. I actually thought it wasn't such a bad thing. I could even find a vase to put some flowers in and be happy for a long time. Was that how all those incompetent emperors in the past lived their lives?"
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