Chapter 12 This message is only for you
Ji Qingwu hid behind the screen, not daring to breathe heavily.
Shixi also knew that the Fifth Miss's appearance was not suitable for meeting people at this moment, let alone meeting the Emperor.
She replied, "Her Majesty, the Fifth Miss is changing her clothes."
Shixi didn't say where he changed his clothes, so it couldn't be considered as deceiving the emperor.
Emperor Wu Su's gaze wandered vaguely to the golden nanmu screen of the Eight Treasures Poetry Screen.
There was a hint of disappointment in the Queen Mother's eyes.
However, thinking that Ji Qingwu was a young widow who had given birth to a child, even if she was good-looking and had a good temper, she was just a pretty widow, and it would be useless to show her face in front of the emperor.
"In that case, such heroic behavior should be rewarded." The Queen Mother tried her best to call out for her niece: "Your Majesty, what kind of reward should be given?"
This is to ask for a reward for the fifth young lady of the Ji family.
Emperor Wu Su's expression was no longer as stern as before, and he said slowly, "Just admire the screen."
Ji Qingwu behind the screen suddenly looked up.
Obviously, the nanmu screen was not light-transmissive, but she felt that the emperor's gaze could penetrate her and see her naked.
The emperor said he wanted to reward her with a screen.
Could it be the one in front of her?
She thought with tears in her eyes, wouldn't she have to appear in front of everyone in this miserable state later?
Emperor Wu Su glanced at the screen in the hall and said, "Silla presented a set of small items as tribute yesterday. It is a screen carved on a walnut with four scenes of spring, summer, autumn and winter. I will give this set of walnut screens to Miss Ji Wu."
The empress dowager nodded with satisfaction. In fact, it didn't matter what the reward was. The important thing was to let everyone in the court know that the Ji family had received a reward from the emperor and why they received the reward.
Ji Qingwu's forehead was covered with sweat, luckily it was not the one in front of her.
She was so nervous that her ears were a little tinnitus. She took a moment to catch her breath and realized that there was no sound outside. Did everyone leave?
She was just about to relax her body and move her numb feet.
Suddenly, he noticed a pair of black satin court boots in front of him, and the hem of his robe was embroidered with golden dragon patterns.
Ji Qingwu almost suffocated and fell to her knees with a thud.
"I, the slave, the common people, pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!" She tried several self-proclaimed names before she got it right.
Her voice was panting, and because of nervousness, it was very thin, and in the ears of Emperor Wu Su, it was so delicate that it trembled...
The woman only had her outer robe draped over her body, her inner garment was soaked and stuck to her body, and the outline of her undergarment could be seen through, which looked like a pattern of carp playing with lotus.
The kneeling posture on the ground outlines her slender waist and plump buttocks, and her skin is so tender that it looks like water.
Ji Qingwu didn't dare to look up.
It was as if the man above her head had stared two holes in her back, and just when she thought she was going to be pierced through by that gaze.
A childish voice was heard.
"Father, she was the one who saved me."
Yuan Heng trotted to Ji Qingwu.
The emperor asked in a deep voice: "Why are you back?"
Just now, Emperor Wu Su ordered everyone to leave the hall.
Yuan Heng was too embarrassed to say that he was worried about Ji Qingwu, so he clumsily changed the subject and said, "Father, I have something to ask you. There is an article in the Imperial College class today that I don't quite understand."
The emperor looked at the two people, one big and one small, in front of him.
The big one was like an ostrich, with its head buried and its thin waist trembling.
The small one is like an immature falcon. Even before it has fully grown wings, it knows how to protect people.
Yuan Heng's dark eyes rolled around as he suggested, "Father, let's go to Qianyuan Palace. After all, this is where the Royal Grandmother lives."
This sentence awakened Emperor Wu Su.
This is the Cining Palace.
The person in front of him was the fifth daughter of the Ji family, and she appeared here in disheveled clothes.
Emperor Wu Su looked at him with sneer. The empress dowager's actions showed that she was becoming more and more fearless of him. She even brought her niece, who had just returned home, to him in a roundabout way. She was a new widow who had to observe mourning for her husband.
It’s no wonder that the emperor was overthinking; it was simply because the empress dowager had made too many stupid moves before.
Yuan Heng was afraid when he saw his father's face darken. Under normal circumstances, he would have been smart enough to keep silent.
But seeing that Ji Qingwu beside him looked even more frightened than him, his little body unconsciously straightened up, and he made up his mind that he had to protect her.
So, Yuan Heng plucked up the courage to speak, his jade-colored face full of determination.
"Father, I have done something wrong and I am willing to be punished!"
Emperor Wu Su looked down at him without any surprise.
"What's wrong with that?"
Yuan Heng said word by word, "I know I can't hide it from my father. I knew there was a trap and I stepped on the moss and fell into the water on purpose. My father taught me how to swim and I'm not worried about any danger. I just wanted to test how many people in the palace have bad intentions towards me."
Ji Qingwu stared at the blue bricks and stones in front of him in shock.
Is this the child who grew up in the palace?
The little guy actually included everyone in his calculations! The people who intended to harm him, Concubine Wei, the Queen Mother, and this poor brave woman.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. God have mercy on her, she is just a little ant passing by.
Ji Qingwu felt a chill on the back of his neck. Was it appropriate for her to listen to such a private topic?
Apparently, the emperor also felt that this matter was not suitable to be discussed in the side hall of the Cining Palace, so he walked away with a grim look on his face.
Yuan Heng let out a breath, looked at Ji Qingwu reluctantly, and then hurriedly walked behind the emperor with his little carrot legs.
Wait until the footsteps of the two people fade away.
Ji Qingwu stood up and felt that his inner clothes were even wetter and his back was sweating a lot.
Even before she had the chance to see the Emperor, she had already fully felt the majesty of the emperor. This palace was really not a place for human beings to stay. She was determined to stay away from this place in the future.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Ji Qingwu quickly changed his clothes and went to another side hall to look for Qiao. As soon as the women of the Ji family returned home, the rewards from the palace arrived.
Li Yuzong ordered his eunuch Xiao Dongzi to bring it over.
The brocade box made of pear wood contains four egg-sized walnuts when opened. From the front, you can see moist walnuts, but when you pick it up, you will find a different world on the other side, with scenes of the four seasons carved into them. The scenery is lifelike and detailed.
Ji Qingwu bowed and took it: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
Chunhua, the maidservant beside Qiao, blocked the way with a handkerchief and handed the young eunuch a bulging purse.
Xiao Dongzi raised his hand and stepped back, smiling and said, "Miss Ji Wu, the emperor has other rewards."
Are there any other rewards?
Ji Qingwu raised his eyebrows, he really didn't know what it could be, but the little eunuch had nothing else in his hand.
Xiao Dongzi said mysteriously, "Miss Ji Wu, please step forward. The emperor said that this oral order is only for you to hear."
Could it be that he had heard the royal secrets and was warning her with these words of rebuke?
Since that was what he said, Ji Qingwu had no choice but to move closer, and the other female members of the Ji family wisely stepped back.
The young eunuch carefully covered his lips with his hand and whispered in her ear.
No one knew what was said, but everyone saw that Ji Qingwu's eyes fluctuated violently, like waves suddenly appearing on the surface of the water.
She confirmed in surprise: "Eunuch, did His Majesty really say that?!"
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