OBS Chapter 272: Beautiful Spring
Chapter 272: Beautiful Spring
The spring scenery is beautiful. There are several peach trees in the backyard of Yayan Pavilion, and peach blossoms are in full bloom on the branches.
Princess Yongqing plucked a pink peach blossom and put it in Luo Li's hair bun, smiling proudly and saying, "Sister-in-law, these three peach trees grew from the peach pits I left over from eating when I was naughty a few years ago. The peach blossoms that I planted with my own hands are really beautiful, and they will look even better on you, sister-in-law!"
Luo Li turned around and walked towards Queen Song who was sitting at the small stone table with a model's step. She posed in a charming and attractive way, threw a wink at her mother, and asked proudly, "Mother, which one do you think is prettier, the flower or the person?"
Queen Song, who had been teaching her daughter-in-law the rules for many days but had made no progress, was unknowingly led into a ditch by her daughter-in-law. She smiled with curved eyebrows and repeatedly praised her conceited daughter-in-law: "Flowers are beautiful, but people are more beautiful. People are more beautiful than flowers."
"Empress, Concubine Li has come to Yayan Pavilion." The young eunuch Deguier trotted in to report.
The smile on Queen Song's face disappeared instantly. "Come if you want! Please ask Concubine Li to come here and enjoy the peach blossoms!"
Deguier bowed and accepted the order, then trotted back.
Lady Li Xianfei was dressed in a noble and bright dress. Surrounded by several personal maids and eunuchs, she walked into the small courtyard with an elegant temperament. When she saw Empress Song, she bowed with a dignified, noble and elegant demeanor, and said, "Greetings, Empress Song."
Queen Song's smile did not reach her eyes, and she said calmly: "Concubine Li, there is no need to be polite, please take a seat."
Princess Yongqing took Luo Li forward to greet her. Luo Li walked forward gracefully, with her hands on her waist in a dignified manner, and knelt in a standard posture. She said in a sweet and polite voice: "Greetings, Madam Li Xianfei."
Concubine Li looked the silly princess up and down in surprise, then smiled and said, "It's true that you've changed your outlook after not seeing her for three days! Empress Song has trained her well, and our Princess Qin has learned the court etiquette very well. She is graceful and elegant, and she is worthy of her noble status."
Luo Li smiled lightly and said humbly and politely: "Thank you, Madam Li Xianfei, for your praise. It is all thanks to my mother's hard work and teaching."
Queen Song was also surprised. Was this her silly daughter-in-law who had taught her court etiquette for many days but made no progress and often led me and Yongqing into trouble? Her elegant manners and generous behavior and speech were comparable to those of the daughters of wealthy and powerful families.
Uh... Li'er was originally a daughter of a wealthy and powerful family, but her brain was damaged when she was a child, so she doesn't know etiquette.
Princess Yongqing was not surprised at all. In her mind, any shocking behavior of the emperor's sister-in-law was normal. After paying her respects to Concubine Li Xian, she sat down next to the emperor's sister-in-law in a friendly manner.
Concubine Li Xian thought about the task assigned by the emperor, took a sip of the fragrant tea, and smiled with satisfaction: "Empress Song has trained the Princess of Qin in a good way. In such a short period of time, she has trained her to be so well-behaved and polite, with a measured manner and a dignified and elegant demeanor.
The Emperor asked me to come here today to see if Princess Qin has learned enough about court etiquette, and then she will be allowed to leave the palace and go home to reunite with the Prince of Qin and his wife, who will be returning to the capital tomorrow."
After hearing this, Luo Li jumped up from the stool and shouted in great surprise: "Really! I'm leaving the palace and going home. I can go shopping and eat all kinds of delicious food! Qin Wang Zhao Defang is coming back, and I can enjoy the sweet love of husband and wife and the joy of love every night!..."
“……?” Concubine Li was stunned.
"Alas...!" Queen Song couldn't bear to look at it.
"Imperial sister-in-law!..." Princess Yongqing quickly grabbed Luo Li, who was jumping for joy with excitement.
It's really like putting mud on a wall! The silly princess, who was well-mannered, impressed me for a while, but now she is rude and disrespectful, and even shamelessly speaks inappropriately. She is really a rotten wood that cannot be carved!
Concubine Li Xian laughed so hard that her body shook, her shoulders swayed, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Silly... Princess Qin, you... you really let down the Empress Song who taught you so carefully over the past few days."
Luo Li blinked her eyes, as if she had come to her senses, and quickly bowed to the helpless and depressed Queen Song, "I'm sorry, mother, I forgot everything you taught me when I was happy.
Please don't be angry, mother. After I leave the palace and go home, I will make a few woolen toys and send them to the palace. I guarantee that you and Yongqing will have fun playing with them. I will also make a few snacks and send them to the palace. I guarantee that you and Yongqing will be delighted when you eat them."
Concubine Li and the palace maids she brought with her were all amused by this silly princess who knew how to eat and play.
Queen Song sighed helplessly, "Since the emperor has let you go home, you should pack up your things and leave quickly!"
"Understood!" Luo Li responded crisply, bowed to Queen Song and Concubine Li, pulled Princess Yongqing and ran out, hurried back to the house to pack her things, in case the emperor changed his mind.
Concubine Li looked at the silly princess' back as she ran away happily, smiled and shook her head, then stood up and said goodbye.
As Princess Yong'an was reluctant to leave and Queen Song gave her loving advice, Luo Li responded with a few perfunctory words, then impatiently followed the palace maid Wanting out of the Yayan Pavilion, headed straight for the palace gate, and went home.
Zhao Defang will return to the capital tomorrow, and there will be an antidote for the pain of missing him these days. Luo Li thought happily of the affectionate look on that handsome face, and a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her lips. She did not return to the hot spring villa outside the city, but ordered the coachman and guards sent by the palace to send her, and the carriage drove directly to the Qin Palace. ...
After receiving the transfer order, Qin Wang Zhao Defang immediately set off for Beijing with Mo Yunqi. He galloped all the way, wishing he could fly to the capital. In Ningxin Garden of Qin Wang Mansion, his beloved was waiting for him.
The elite Mo Yun cavalry stayed in the military camp outside the city. After Qin Wang Zhao Defang entered the city gate with his shadow guards, he rode his horse straight to the palace. No matter how anxious Li'er was to see him immediately, he had to go to the palace first to report to the emperor.
In the imperial study room of the palace, the emperor and his minister exchanged a few witty remarks with each other with caution.
The emperor first praised his nephew's contributions, then changed the subject: "Defang, send me a few more of those thunder bombs you used to kill the enemy."
Qin Wang Zhao Defang replied calmly: "The thunder bombs we brought to the front line have all been used up. Tomorrow I will ask Yun Yi to go to the Mo Yun Cavalry Camp to get a few and send them to the palace for His Majesty to review."
"I heard that your uncle Ghost Hand Poison Doctor's medical skills are amazing, and he can even cure some incurable diseases. He cured Wu Ji's congenital disease and Cao Bin's mother's blindness. I will summon him to the palace tomorrow so that I can see with my own eyes what kind of amazing medical skills he has."
"Your Majesty, my uncle-in-law has a strange temper. He insisted on going to the front line with me, saying that he wanted to find some special wounded people to study and treat them. But when he arrived in the capital, he didn't even enter the city gate and disappeared. Your Majesty wants to summon him, but it's not easy to find this person in a short time!" The King of Qin said with some embarrassment.
The emperor's face darkened. "No matter how hard it is to find the person, you can find him, right? Send the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor to the palace within seven days!"
After a moment of silence, King Qin Zhao Defang respectfully accepted the order, "After I leave the palace, I will send people to look for Master Ghost Hand everywhere, and ask him to come to the palace within seven days."
The emperor's expression softened and he waved his hand, "Alright, you must be tired after all the traveling. Go see your mother and Yongqing, then leave the palace and go home to rest!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration and care. I will take my leave now."
Qin Wang Zhao Defang left the imperial study and went to Yayan Pavilion to pay his respects to his mother. He comforted his mother and younger sister, who were in tears, with a gentle voice, and thought of the person in Ningxin Garden of Qin Wang Mansion, and said goodbye anxiously.
"Mother, Yongqing, I have returned safely. You don't have to worry about me anymore. I will come to pay my respects to you another day."
Princess Yongqing looked at her brother with tears in her eyes and complained, "Brother, they say that a man forgets his mother after marrying a wife. You are in a hurry to leave the palace and go home after just a few words. You only have my sister-in-law in your heart, not me and my mother."
The King of Qin smiled awkwardly, and Queen Song wiped away the tears from her eyes with understanding, and said with a smile: "Yongqing, the better the relationship between your brother and sister-in-law is, the happier your mother is. Why are you jealous?
My dear, please leave the palace and return to the palace! Li'er must be getting impatient waiting for you."
"Thank you, mother. I will come to visit you and Yongqing another day." Prince Qin Zhao Defang quickly stood up and said goodbye.
After returning to the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Prince of Qin Zhao Defang went straight to Ning Xin Garden, his heart burning with reverie, was Li'er lying on the big carved bed with a shy and charming look on her face waiting for him?