Chapter 174 The Principle of Equivalence
As the night deepened, the moon appeared and disappeared among the ginkgo trees.
Suddenly there was a sound of running water in the hall, followed by a half-sound of groaning, which was blocked by something.
Yun Qin finally surfaced in the mist, took a deep breath, and then let out a cry. She stretched out her hands to push away the wet chest that was approaching her.
"Your Majesty, please go out and let the palace maid come."
She spoke incoherently, but there was a seductive tremor in her voice.
Leng Bai's fingers grasped her wrist, and a faint smile came from the mist, "Did I not serve you well?"
Before Yun Qin could answer, she was pulled back into the mist. After a long time, she was finally carried out of the purification room.
Huo Jinchi wiped Yun Qin's wet hair with a piece of cotton cloth and whispered, "I was afraid you wouldn't get used to it, so I arranged it according to the Tongming Palace. It turned out to be the right thing to do."
Yun Qin's eyelids twitched, but she didn't close her eyes.
She didn't want to look at him now.
This person is so annoying!
Hawking Chi smiled and gently combed her long hair with his fingertips.
It had been three days. It was the longest time since he last saw her.
Although he didn't care about some things, when he saw her, his heart was overwhelmed and he could hardly control himself.
Looking back, it's such a shame that these three days were wasted.
However, Hawking Chi had to restrain himself because he had promised to protect her.
He sighed softly and whispered, "I'll pick you up at the palace banquet tomorrow."
This sounded like an order to Yun Qin.
Appearing at the palace banquet with the emperor is a special honor for the queen. Since it is given to her, she must dress up well tomorrow to be worthy of this occasion.
She closed her eyes slightly, leaned on Huo Jinchi's shoulder, and said obediently: "I will wait for the emperor to come."
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The next morning.
Xu An brought a lot of things, and especially placed a set of head ornaments in front of Yun Qin.
"This was selected by the Emperor himself and sent to me." Xu An said with a smile, "Promise to take a look and see if it's pleasing to your eyes."
A set of gold and silver hairpins inlaid with kingfisher feathers, amber pearls, and red and blue sapphires, very gorgeous.
Yun Qin naturally liked it. She picked up a pair of butterfly hairpins with kingfisher feathers and said to Rong Xin with a smile, "They are really beautiful. Wear this set of jewelry to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet today."
Rong Xin responded: "Yes."
After Xu An received the reward and left, Yun Qin's eyes dimmed. She glanced at the things on the table and the low table, and stroked the emerald feathers on the hairpin with her fingers.
I have worked hard for three days to copy scriptures, so of course my hard work cannot be in vain.
She has too little, so if she gives something, she must get something in return. This is the principle of equivalence.
Ever since Yunqin started copying Buddhist scriptures, Tingchun was assigned to serve her at night.
Compared to Danxue's introverted beauty, Tingchun is a young girl with a straightforward voice. She will tell the emperor what she wants him to know without Danxue's explicit instructions.
really……
Yunqin took out two gold hairpins from the jewelry box and handed them to Rongxin, "A reward for Danxue and Tingchun."
"yes."
Rong Xin lowered her eyes and took a look. The gold hairpin had no patterns on it, but it was the palace people's favorite reward because it was decent and not eye-catching.
They are lucky to follow such a good master like Aqin.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
The concubines arrived early and sat together to talk about this.
After a while, someone noticed that the seat that Xi had agreed to sit in remained empty.
I couldn't help but think, she was putting on airs in front of the Empress, so why would she put on airs at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet?
"The Emperor has arrived!"
With a loud shout, everyone realized how wrong they were, because anyone with eyes could see that the person following the emperor was Xi Danying.
Compared to the day when she was in front of the Queen, she was obviously dressed up today.
The gold-sprinkled silk skirt, the fragrant cloud gauze shawl, and the hair adorned with pearls and jade shone so brightly that it seemed as if the entire hall had become several degrees brighter.
I originally thought that she looked most beautiful in plain clothes, which could make others look like ordinary women. But I didn't expect that when she was dressed up, she would make everyone else pale in comparison.
Several palace concubines who imitated Yun Qin's previous makeup almost tore the handkerchiefs in their hands into pieces when they saw this.
However, the honor of her attending the banquet with the emperor was truly enviable.
Even Shen Danying, who had always been indifferent, couldn't help but look sideways, and had a real sense of Yun Qin's current status.
Yun Qin, who was following behind the emperor, ignored the looks from these people.
He followed behind Hawking Chi all the way and finally sat on the stool beside him.
After she sat down, she glanced at everyone in the hall and saw Concubine De on the same side and below her.
And the child held by her nurse behind her.
The eldest prince.
As she expected, Concubine De insisted that the eldest prince show up at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.
Not only Yun Qin, but everyone else in the hall also looked at the child with curiosity and inquiry.
But the eldest prince seemed to have fallen asleep in his wet nurse's arms. He didn't move or make any sound.
"Why did he bring it?" Huo Jinchi naturally noticed it and frowned slightly.
Concubine De smiled calmly and gently as always, "The eldest prince has been thinking about the Royal Grandmother's birthday and wanted to wish her a happy birthday in person. I was pestered so much that I brought him here."
"It's good for him to walk around more often. Your mother hasn't seen the eldest prince for a long time." Huo Jinchi nodded and looked at the eldest prince in his nurse's arms. "Is he asleep?"
"When the weather gets cold, I feel a little sleepy."
As Concubine De said this, she turned around and wanted to wake up the eldest prince, but was stopped by Huo Jinchi.
"The birthday banquet hasn't started yet, let him sleep."
"Yes." Concubine De responded softly, and her eyes fell on Yunqin, "This is Sister Xi, right? She is truly a national beauty. I haven't even wished the emperor to marry this beauty yet."
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Defei." Yun Qin stood up and saluted.
"No need to be polite." Concubine De smiled, took off a bracelet from her hand and handed it to her, "Because of the eldest prince, I often can't go to pay my respects to the Empress, but this is my first time meeting you, so I still have to make up for this meeting gift."
Yun Qin didn't answer it, but looked at Huo Jinchi's expression.
Seeing her like this, the smile on Concubine De's face faded slightly.
After he nodded, Yun Qin reached out to take it and said softly, "Thank you, Her Majesty Defei, for the gift."
Yun Qin sneered in her heart.
She just looked at Hawking's expression on purpose.
Things like meeting gifts are given by the principal wife to the concubine. What right does Defei have to give them? But she dares to give them. Naturally, she is not afraid of making the empress angry.
But if Yunqin dares to accept it, she will be in big trouble.
Maybe there will be rumors that she is on good terms with Concubine De and is trying to curry favor with her.
Defei gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, and was the one who could pose the greatest threat to the empress's position.
The Queen's sudden change of attitude is a good thing for Yun Qin, as she doesn't want to ignite the war again.
That's why Yun Qin looked at Huo Jinchi's expression to see if he wanted to take it himself.
Yun Qin sat down again and gently stroked the bracelet in her hand.
The stuff is nice, but it's a pity that it's too versatile.