Chapter 342 Longevity and Eternal Peace
On the soft couch in the hall, the two of them snuggled up to each other.
Yun Qin leaned on Huo Jinchi's shoulder, listening to his strong heartbeat. Although she still couldn't say that she trusted him, she still believed in his heartache at the moment.
Of course, we must seize this opportunity.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you."
"What is it?" Even if you asked a hundred things, let alone one, Hawking Chi wouldn't even blink.
"I want to meet Kong." A hint of coldness flashed across Yun Qin's eyes again.
However, Huo Jinchi did not want her to go to a place like a private prison, and said, "She is very stubborn. I have sent people to test her attitude, but she still refuses to say anything. If we are not careful, she will seek death. I don't want you to see her."
"Your Majesty, are you unwilling to agree to my request?" Yun Qin avoided the main point.
"I don't want you to get involved in that kind of place." Huo Jinchi said helplessly.
Yun Qin snorted softly, "Then will the emperor agree or not?"
"Okay, okay, I'll agree to your request." Huo Jinchi's tone was full of indulgence. "But first, tell me what you saw her do?"
"Of course, I'd ask her about the old lady." Yun Qin's voice was as cold as jade.
She was originally very patient and felt that some things did not need to be rushed and that it was more interesting to wait for the fish to bite the hook on their own.
But Concubine De repeatedly touched her bottom line, which made her really lose her patience.
Even Bodhisattvas have the angry look of Vajra, let alone she is just a mortal!
Seeing that she didn't want to talk any more, Huo Jinchi didn't ask any more questions and stroked her hair gently. "Whatever you want to do, just do it, but you must promise me that you won't hurt yourself."
"I am not made of clay."
Huo Jinchi sighed again, "How do you know you're not? In my heart, you are made of glass."
The sudden corny words made Yun Qin feel like sitting on pins and needles.
Oops, now it's time for him to seize the opportunity and perform on the spot...
Hawking Chi didn't notice the change in her expression. He suddenly reached out and pushed open the window behind the collapse.
I don't know when the wind started outside. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is already a hint of autumn wind.
There are two ginkgo trees in the yard, all golden. As the autumn wind blows, a few fallen leaves are blown into the corridor, and one falls on the windowsill.
Huo Jinchi reached out and picked it up, placed it in front of him and looked at it carefully. When he raised his eyes, he saw Yun Qin looking at the fallen leaves in his hand with a look of disgust.
He couldn't help but smile, and gently turned the petiole with his fingers, and asked, "Xi Zhaoyi, don't you know the meaning of ginkgo?"
Yunqin didn't know why the topic suddenly turned to this and why she was suddenly "interrogated".
"Meaning?" She paused. "Ginkgo trees can stand for a thousand years, so they represent longevity."
Huo Jinchi nodded and asked, "I specifically let you live in Yanning Palace. Why? Don't you understand?"
Yun Qin's brows moved slightly, and she had a vague understanding in her heart.
Huo Jinchi knew that he couldn't say half the truth to her, so he continued, "I just hope you can live a long and peaceful life. Everything else is unimportant."
Looking at his almost sincere eyes, Yun Qin wanted to look away, but it was as if she was sucked away and she couldn't look away for a long time.
This was probably the most absurd way of confessing love that Yun Qin had ever heard.
Others might say, "My love will last as long as the ginkgo tree," but his, "I hope you live a hundred years," has a sense of comic absurdity.
Looking at the ginkgo tree, I'm afraid no one would associate it with longevity.
Aren’t these words meant for the elderly?
How old is she...
But amidst all the nonsense, these were actually the most truthful words Yun Qin had ever heard.
It actually sounds quite nice.
Perhaps it was because of the unstable environment in the palace that the meaning of "long life and eternal peace" was more important, and it was also a more powerful promise from an emperor than eternal favor.
Huo Jinchi didn't care whether she would respond or not. Seeing her speechless look, he chuckled and gently touched her nose with the leaf in his hand.
"Now you know why I didn't let you cut down the two trees, right?" At this point, he couldn't help but smile, "These are two 200-year-old ginkgo trees. Only someone as bold as you would dare to cut them down one by one."
Yun Qin looked at his smiling eyes, lowered her head, leaned on his shoulder, and said in a muffled voice: "Why does the emperor love to hold grudges so much? I will not bother with you anymore, so the emperor should not bother with me anymore."
Huo Jinchi stroked the back of her head and snorted, "You are really good at turning the tables."
Yun Qin, who was leaning on her shoulder, also laughed, and then sighed softly.
Huo Jinchi immediately turned his head and asked her, "What's wrong?"
Yun Qin reached out and touched her belly, "Your Majesty, I am hungry..."
"I haven't had breakfast yet." Huo Jinchi frowned.
“Aren’t you waiting for the emperor to come?” Yun Qin threw the pot away.
Huo Jinchi chuckled, "What a coincidence, I didn't eat it either."
Yun Qin finally raised her head, her cheeks still slightly red, and looked at him curiously, "What is the reason, Your Majesty?"
Huo Jinchi then told the story of how he had refuted the memorial from the court officials in the palace today and how the Grand Tutor had come to him to express his gratitude.
"They really did attack the Grand Tutor." Yun Qin's eyes flickered. "Although I don't know how the Grand Tutor is as an official, I can see that he is very dedicated in teaching the eldest prince. Just look at the eldest prince. The difference between the way he looked before he went to the palace and now is simply like heaven and earth."
She curled her lips slightly and continued, "Seeing him take the eldest prince to a high place to see the distant horizon, and seeing him make a bow himself, it is clear that he is not a pedantic and old-fashioned person, and he knows how to teach students in accordance with their aptitude."
Huo Jinchi looked at her and nodded, "You are always very good at judging people. I value his ability to teach students, so I let him teach the eldest prince."
"As for the way to be an official." He paused and continued, "All officials in the court form cliques, even wise ministers and generals are not immune. The Grand Tutor has students all over the world, so naturally there are close and distant ones. Before they impeach others, they should first check whether their own butts are clean or not!"
Yun Qin tilted her head slightly and looked at him without saying anything.
Huo Jinchi put away the sharpness in his brows and said with a smile: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing." Yun Qin curled her lips, "I just think that no matter how powerful a wise minister or general is, he needs to meet an enlightened monarch like the emperor to benefit the country and the people."
Huo Jinchi couldn't hold back his smile and tapped her nose, "You're the best at flattering me."
"I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. Your Majesty, how can you be so rude?"
"Yes, I can't tell good from bad." Huo Jinchi tapped her belly again, "Before you continue to blame me, you should fill your stomach first."
Then he shouted, "Someone come!"