Chapter 1005 Hail
Halfway through the banquet, it started snowing.
However, the people were reluctant to leave and still gathered around the long table to eat and drink.
Even though Shengjing was wealthy and few people starved to death in the city, it was still difficult for ordinary people to enjoy such sumptuous food and wine.
It’s a rare opportunity to eat here, and it doesn’t cost any money, so of course I want to eat as much as I can!
But soon the snow particles turned into ice chips.
Moreover, the size of the ice chips continued to grow. At first, they were only the size of a fingernail, and later they gradually evolved into the size of a fist.
It started to hail!
Many people were hit by hail and cried out in pain.
The scene began to become noisy.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mei Guangtao, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, quickly organized people to evacuate the people.
He ran to inform the Emperor and the King of England, suggesting that the banquet be suspended.
Although Luo Yechen felt that this was quite disappointing, he could not allow the people to be injured by hail, so he could only suppress his unhappiness and accept Mei Fuyin's proposal.
Xiao Xixi stood under the eaves.
She looked at the large chunks of hail falling down, damaging many of the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and heard the discussions of the women behind her.
"We haven't seen hail in Shengjing for decades. Why is it suddenly raining hail today?"
"Maybe God is unhappy with something."
"Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, what could God be dissatisfied with?"
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Xiao Xixi turned around and looked at the women.
Most of the female members were wives and daughters of officials in the city, and a few were ladies who had entered the palace.
When those ladies recognized the imperial concubine, their faces changed and they knelt down in panic.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you! Long live the Empress!"
The rest of the women were all shocked.
In a blink of an eye, people were kneeling on the ground, and they all shouted in unison, "Long live the queen!"
Xiao Xixi frowned and said, "It's just a hailstorm, what's the big deal? In previous years, floods, droughts, locust plagues and the like often occurred in various places, why didn't you show such concern?"
These women were usually highly respected, but when they were scolded, they did not even dare to defend themselves. They could only kneel on the ground, trembling, and begging for mercy.
Bu Shengyan just went to deal with other things and just came here.
When she saw people kneeling on the ground, she hurriedly asked what happened.
Xiao Xixi didn't say much. After asking where the emperor was, she went straight to find the emperor.
Seeing that the imperial concubine had no intention of pursuing the matter, Bu Shengyan did not say anything more.
She asked all the female relatives to go home, and today's full moon banquet ended early.
The female members of the family did not dare to ask any more questions, and they all dispersed like birds and beasts as if they had been pardoned.
After Xiao Xixi found Luo Qinghan, they prepared to return to the palace.
Luo Yechen said awkwardly.
"It's still hailing outside, do you want to wait a while before leaving?"
Xiao Xixi raised her eyebrows and smiled: "My Lord, are you worried about our safety?"
Luo Yechen got angry as if someone had stepped on his tail, and roared in anger.
"I won't worry about you guys, don't be so self-righteous!"
Xiao Xixi covered her face and smiled.
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "It suddenly started to hail in the city, and we must come up with a response policy as soon as possible. I cannot stay in the palace for long."
He paused, then slowed down his voice and spoke to Xixi.
"You will stay in the King's Palace for now. After Hail hears, I will come and take you back to the palace myself."
Xiao Xixi was not happy: "I want to go back with you."
Luo Qinghan: "Be good and listen to me."
In the end, Xiao Xixi was left in the King of England's palace.
Luo Qinghan left the palace alone.
When Xiao Xixi sent him out, she suddenly felt a bad feeling in her heart.
She subconsciously grabbed Luo Qinghan's sleeve.
"Wait a moment."
Luo Qinghan stopped and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Xixi wanted him not to return to the palace for the time being and stay in the palace with her, but as the emperor, he must come forward to take charge of the situation at this time, otherwise what should he do with so many people in the city?
She could only change the subject and ask, "Do you have the amulet with you?"
Luo Qinghan nodded: "I brought it."
Xiao Xixi felt a little relieved.
With the amulet on him, his safety should be guaranteed.
Xiao Xixi reminded them, "Be careful on the road. The ground must be very slippery in this weather. Slow down the carriage. Safety comes first."
Luo Qinghan really liked the feeling of being cared for by her, and his eyes became gentle involuntarily.
He rubbed her nose with his slightly cool fingertips and said gently, "I know."
Xiao Xixi loosened her fingers and watched him turn around and walk out, getting farther and farther away.
Not until his back disappeared from her sight did she reluctantly withdraw her gaze and return to the warm house.
Most of the guests in the palace had already left, and the servants were running back and forth, cleaning up the mess.
The little silly boy was lying in the cradle, his two tender little white paws moving around and his black eyes sparkling.
When Xiao Xixi walked to the side of the cradle, the little fool opened his mouth and gave her a toothless smile.
The baby's smile was so healing that Xiao Xixi's worries were somewhat alleviated by his smile.
She couldn't help but laugh too.
Bu Shengyan picked up the child from the bassinet and said to Xiao Xixi.
"My lady, would you like to hug him?"
Xiao Xixi was a little moved.
But she was a little worried that she might not be able to control the strength well.
After all, she had never held such a small baby in her two lifetimes.
Seeing that she wanted to reach out but didn't dare, Bu Shengyan directly stuffed the little fool into her arms.
Xiao Xixi subconsciously stretched out her hands to catch him.
Bu Shengyan reminded: "Put this hand here, yes, hug like this."
After finishing the instruction, she withdrew her hand and looked at the imperial concubine with a smile.
Xiao Xixi held Xiao Hanhan in her arms. She was very nervous at first and held herself tightly against him. She didn't dare to move for fear of dropping him. Later, she gradually got used to the feeling and began to relax.
She looked down at the baby in her arms, and seeing that he was also looking at her, she couldn't help but call out to him.
"Little fool."
The little fool opened his mouth, cried out "ah ah" twice, and then spit out a particularly large bubble of saliva.
Xiao Xixi said in surprise: "He can understand."
Bu Shengyan smiled and said, "Little Hanhan seems to like you very much. Usually, he ignores other people when they call him."
Xiao Xixi held the child and played with him for a while.
The wet nurse came over and reminded her that it was time to feed the baby, so Xiao Xixi handed the baby over.
Bu Shengyan invited the imperial concubine to sit next to her.
The two chatted while drinking tea.
Perhaps because little Hanhan was so cute, Xiao Xixi was quite curious about raising children at this time and couldn't help asking a lot of questions about children.
Bu Shengyan naturally told everything she knew.
In fact, raising a child is a very tiring task. Even with the help of wet nurses and servants to take care of the child, as the child's biological mother, she still can't help but spend a lot of time and energy on the child.
She smiled and said, "Although I am very tired, every time I see the little silly smile, I feel that it is worth it."
(End of this chapter)
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