You can't blame him.
The subordinates Qin Zhao brought with him were still feeding the horses in the backyard, and the other monks were at the front door to welcome the emperor. In the huge main hall, only Qin Zhao was still sitting calmly, which was particularly eye-catching.
"Commander Yang, calm down and stop yelling." The little emperor's voice rang out, his attitude very patient. "We are here to avoid the snow and will leave soon. Please don't disturb other pilgrims."
He had just walked onto the stone steps outside the hall, his attention completely focused on Commander Yang, so he didn't notice what the man inside the hall looked like.
Commander Yang was very dissatisfied: "But Your Majesty, this man is disrespectful to you——"
Qin Zhao gently placed the teacup in his hand on the small table. The bottom of the cup touched the table, making a slight sound.
This voice just happened to interrupt Commander Yang's words.
Qin Zhao stood up and took half a step outside. It was this half step that finally made the little emperor notice the man in simple clothes and with a pungent herbal smell.
After just one glance, the color on Qi Xuan's face suddenly faded.
Under the gaze of the current emperor, Qin Zhao lifted his clothes and knelt straight down in front of him.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Qin Zhao's voice was clear, and his words echoed in the empty hall. They were very light, but seemed to carry infinite meaning.
The little emperor did not respond.
His face was pale as he stared at the man in front of him. His lips moved but he didn't say a word.
Qin Zhao didn't say anything else. He just lowered his head, knelt quietly in front of the little emperor, and waited quietly.
The atmosphere in front of the hall became somewhat solemn.
The civil officials who followed the emperor walked to the front of the hall.
They encountered a snowstorm in a valley not far from the temple. The sudden snowstorm blocked the path, forcing the convoy to the ancestral temple to be cut off. Most of the convoy, including the Empress Dowager's phoenix sedan, had already made it through the valley. The only ones left, aside from the current emperor and his personal guards, were a few civil officials at the rear of the procession.
Now, most of the remaining people were clearing roadblocks in the valley, and only Commander Yang escorted the emperor and several others to the temple to avoid the snow.
Deng Tianyou was walking among the civil officials and recognized Qin Zhao kneeling before the emperor at a glance.
This...what is going on?
Is he dazzled?
Deng Tianyou had been tossing and turning for days over the plans for this ancestral worship ceremony, daily strategizing various possible scenarios. After the failure at the teahouse and the snowstorm, he had already lost hope and felt that this plan was likely to fail.
But who can tell him why he happened to meet the emperor and the prince just because he came to avoid the snow?
Not to mention that they didn't dare to plan it this way in advance, I'm afraid they didn't even dare to write it this way in the storybook!
Deng Tianyou didn't know how to react, but fortunately, he wasn't needed to do anything right now. The Regent hadn't appeared in the capital for six years, and the officials who had been close to him had long since been transferred or executed. Of all those present, only Deng Tianyou and the Emperor recognized this face.
But the little emperor seemed to have forgotten that Deng Tianyou was present. He took a deep breath and tried to move forward, but his legs were so weak that he almost rolled down the stone steps.
Commander Yang was quick to move and rushed out to steady him.
"I'm fine... I'm fine..." The little emperor's voice was hoarse. He closed his eyes and whispered, "I'm just tired. Abbot, please take me to the guesthouse."
He didn't look at Qin Zhao again, nor did he even enter the hall. He walked directly around the hall and went to the inner courtyard.
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Around noon, the wind and snow in the mountains finally subsided.
Qin Zhao walked through the temple corridor and came to the heavily guarded inner courtyard. As soon as he walked outside the courtyard, he was stopped by someone.
It was still the Commander Yang from before.
"Why are you here again?" Commander Yang asked unhappily, "The emperor is resting inside, what are you doing here?"
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