Chapter 138 Ice Sculptures
When Wang Dequan returned to Chengqian Palace, he saw the emperor sitting alone in the hall, as if he was asleep.
"Your Majesty..."
He walked over carefully: "What are you doing..."
Emperor Xuanwu slapped the table and asked him: "Has the snow stopped?"
"It should stop soon."
Wang Dequan replied truthfully: "I have already warned Empress Jiang Zhaoyi that she will not be so harsh on Concubine Li Gui."
"The snow will stop soon..."
He completely ignored Wang Dequan's last words and stood up and said: "Ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send all the craftsmen in the palace who can carve to the gate of Hexi Palace, quickly."
What is the emperor trying to do?
Warm Pavilion -
Empress Zhu drank the plum blossom wine warmed by the palace maids, and her whole body warmed up.
A young palace maid came in from outside. The chill she brought with her as she walked by showed how cold it was outside.
She whispered a few words into Concubine Liang's ear, and Concubine Liang couldn't help but laugh out loud: "That's really strange."
The young palace maid quietly withdrew, and Empress Zhu looked at her with a smile: "What strange thing did Concubine Liang encounter? Tell us all about it."
"It's Li Guipin..."
She leaned back in her chair, and acted like Li Guipin when she was favored: "Didn't we invite Jiang Zhaoyi and Li Guipin from Xihe Palace to come today? Jiang Zhaoyi has been unsociable since she was released from the cold palace, so it's normal for her to refuse. Li Guipin also declined on the grounds of being unwell, guess what happened?"
She covered her mouth and laughed: "She...ran to the gate of Hexi Palace and ran into the emperor."
That was really a desperate move, and she did anything stupid.
Who in the harem didn't know that the emperor was obsessed with Zhenpin?
How could he be seduced by Li Guipin at the gate of Zhenpin's palace?
If the emperor really went, wouldn't he be deliberately making things difficult for Zhenpin? What forgiveness are you asking for? Just live with Concubine Li!
"Oh! When I think of Concubine Li, I almost forgot what she was like. The last time I saw her in Yu Garden, I thought she was a maid in some palace!"
"With her rampant behavior, I have long felt that she will lose favor one day." "
Although she is now a concubine, I think she is far less dignified than Concubine Zhen. She has fallen to this point. It's really a matter of time." However,
when it comes to Concubine Zhen, they are not happy.
The emperor doesn't just not give face to Concubine Li?
The women in the harem are not as important as Concubine Zhen.
Li Guipin misjudged the situation and thought that the emperor still had feelings for her. She thought that if she took the initiative, something would happen between her and the emperor.
They just realized faster than Li Guipin that no one could compete with Zhenpin in terms of snatching people.
When everyone was using Li Guipin as a raft and making fun of her, Jiang Xinyue just woke up from her nap.
"Duk-duk-duk..."
The tinkling sound came along with the sound of chiseling, disturbing the peace.
"What's going on outside?"
The hot pot for lunch was spicy. Jiang Xinyue felt very happy after occasionally indulging herself in this way.
So she slept a little longer and a little deeply during this nap.
Xi Que came in from outside with her hands waving, her eyes full of surprise: "My queen, please come out and have a look, you are so beautiful!"
Nanny Xiang and Nanny Li helped Jiang Xinyue change her clothes, wrapping her tightly from neck to ankles. She was wearing a white cheongsam and cotton pants, as well as a white fox fur cape that reached the ground. She looked like a cute white rabbit.
When she opened the door, she saw a world of white snow. She walked through the corridor and came to the front hall. She opened the hollow carved wooden door of the flower hall and looked up. It seemed like she had come to the ice and snow city of Harbin in the future.
Outside the high palace wall, an ice bridge extended in and landed inside the palace wall of Hexi Palace.
People who looked like craftsmen kept walking across the high ice bridge. There were already many craftsmen working in the courtyard.
As if all the snow in the capital had been collected, a snowy landscape was built in the courtyard.
There were rockery, flowers, trees... and even little figures carved according to Magpie and Frost, Jiangchuan and Xiaoxuanzi. They were stepped on everywhere in the courtyard. The carving craftsmanship was so superb that it was comparable to the wax statue museums of later generations. It was very lifelike. There was
also a statue of the emperor and Jiang Xinyue in the center. The two statues were holding hands, close to each other, and smiling very happily.
From Jiang Xinyue's feet to the gate of Hexi Palace, a layer of red carpet was laid to guide her forward.
Nanny Li smiled and said, "The Emperor was afraid that your feet might slip, so he asked the old servants to lay the ice. Your Majesty, go and have a look!"
At the end of the red carpet was the statue of Emperor Xuanwu and her.
It was almost as tall as her prototype, and it looked magical. Jiang Xinyue happily took the hand of Magpie and walked towards the ice sculpture step by step.
"Dangdangdang..."
As she got closer, she could see a tall craftsman chiseling something on the ground.
"You..."
The back was too familiar. Jiang Xinyue was about to talk to him, but the man suddenly stood up. The tall figure was full of oppression, and she took two steps back in fear.
"Be careful!"
Emperor Xuanwu threw down the ice-chiseling tools and reached out to hold her waist. Because his fingers were cold, he did not dare to open his palm to touch her, but clenched his fist and used his wrist to bear her weight.
"Your Majesty?"
Jiang Xinyue showed a surprised expression at first, then frowned immediately and pushed Emperor Xuanwu away angrily: "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
A sky full of fiery red plum blossom petals fell from the sky, the extreme combination of white and red, romantic and passionate.
Emperor Xuanwu came forward aggrievedly. Wang Dequan knew that the emperor was going to use a big move, and hurriedly asked all the palace servants who were watching the excitement to leave.
The emperor's weakness was not something they could bear to see.
It has been more than two months, and if Concubine Zhen no longer forgives the emperor, their days in Chengqian Palace will really be unbearable.
Now, Concubine Zhen has been promoted to one of the two people that Chengqian Palace cannot afford to offend the most, one of whom is the emperor himself.
Two young eunuchs under Tang Shiliang made fun of the situation and opened a bet on how long it would take for Concubine Zhen to forgive the emperor and reopen the gate of Hexi Palace.
Most people bet within three days, but after Wang Dequan scolded the young eunuch who opened the bet, he quietly paid ten gold coins from Tang Shiliang and bet within three months.
Those who bet within three days had already lost, and only a few smart and courageous people thought of taking a small risk for a big gain, and went the other way and bet within three months.
Thinking of the odds, Wang Dequan couldn't help humming a song.
Emperor Xuanwu walked towards Jiang Xinyue with firm steps. Her figure under the tent was rounder than before, but not fat. Instead, it added a bit of snow-white loveliness to her beauty.
"My beloved, I know I was wrong. Can you forgive me this time?"