I see. Zhang Man'er is naturally not easy to stop, so he says, "that's troublesome, father-in-law."
With that, he asked his servants to call Xue Hong and Xue wan to come over. At the same time, he prayed secretly in his heart. Fortunately, Xue Wan learned her manners for a few days, which came in handy.
When they heard that they were going to enter the palace, their performances were different. Xue Hong was still calm and calm.
Xue Wan was a little excited. She had seen the little Royal Garden in Princess nine's house, and she was looking forward to the big Royal Garden in the palace.
"Hong'er, Wan'er, in the palace is no better than at home. We must abide by the rules and make everything known."
"Yes, mother." The two children spoke in unison.
"All right, get in the car." Zhang Man'er helps Xue wan to get on the bus, while Xue Hong goes up with his toes.
"Mother, let's go." The carriage drove slowly, and the two children waved to Zhang Man'er.
All the way, Xue Wan was chattering, Xue Hong was leaning in the car, very calm.
Mr. Liu told them about the rules of the palace, such as how to kneel down to the emperor, how to greet the concubines and so on.
An hour later, the carriage entered the palace gate and stopped in the palace.
Mr. Liu got out of the carriage first, and then guided the two children to get off.
When the Grand Palace is seen, there is a sense of security under the layers of glazed tiles.
Every road, every palace gate, there are a lot of guards of the Imperial Guard, really let people tense heartstrings, dare not be presumptuous.
"This way, please."
When the two children nodded, Xue Hong's steps were steady and calm, while Xue Wan was a little reluctant to let go. But with her brother, she seemed to have a sense of strength again. After a while, she adapted to the serious atmosphere.
Inside the main hall, it is resplendent and resplendent. Several pillars are very eye-catching. The outer layer is glittering with gold, like a layer of gold paint. The five clawed Golden Dragon hovering on it is lifelike.
Jade paving, across the cloth shoes on top, you can feel the cool step by step.
The emperor and the queen in the hall were chatting. When they heard Mr. Liu's message, they immediately waved and said, "let them in."
"Xue Hong, see the emperor, the queen. Long live the emperor, long live the queen."
"Xue Wan, see the emperor, the queen. Long live the emperor, long live the queen."
The two children salute at the same time in the same pace, even in the same voice.
The emperor looked at the joy, raised his hand and said, "get up. There's no need to be polite. Come to me."
The emperor, who was usually very dignified, was very kind and waved to the two children.
"Thank you, Emperor." The two children got up and came over very politely.
The emperor and the queen looked at each other and nodded with satisfaction: "yes, yes, this general Xue's child is really unusual."
But the emperor's heart was dismayed to hear that they called themselves grass people.
It seems that general Xue didn't want to be an official in the imperial court, but he cultivated a pillar of the country. The emperor was relieved when he thought about it.
The queen then sighed: "yes, it was just the full moon at that time, and our palace had held them. Now they are all so old. Look how good these two children are. General Xue is blessed."
The boy is handsome, calm and intelligent, better than her son. The queen wishes this was her own child.
Look at the girl again. She looks beautiful and smart. The cunning of her eyelashes is the same as Zhang Man'er.
After a simple greeting, the emperor asked, "Xue Hong, the palace examination is about to take place. How are you doing?"
Xue Hong said, "when I go back to the emperor, the grass people have been preparing."
The emperor laughed: "well, well, the answer is clever. By the way, my sons want to compete with you. You and your sister will stay in the palace for a few days
Xue Hong was slightly surprised, but the emperor's order could not be disobeyed, so he had to respectfully say, "yes, Emperor."
The queen also said, "Xue Wan can have a good visit to the Imperial Palace these days and get to know the princesses. You are of the same age. You can play together."
Xue Wan said, "yes, Queen."
Next, the emperor ordered Mr. Liu to take his two children around the palace.
The imperial palace is very big. If you want to go around every corner, you may not be able to walk all day.
After an hour, Xue Wan felt tired. Xue Hong couldn't speak all the way, while Xue Wan kept asking questions.
"Mr. Liu, do you think the emperor has such a daughter-in-law
She had heard that there were 3000 concubines in the emperor's back palace, and thought it was a joke. But along the way, she was surprised to see many palaces and concubines.
Some concubines are young, and some are about her age.
So many beautiful girls, around a middle-aged uncle of the emperor, are you tired or not.
Xue Wan thought, why can't these girls think about it? Her mother was clever, so she caught her father and was spoiled by him all her life.
"Cough, Miss Xue, please be careful in your words and deeds. You must not discuss the emperor's private affairs." Liu Gong is just.
"How many children does the emperor have?" Xue Wan asked again.
Mr. Liu replied, "the emperor has 28 children, 12 princes and 16 princesses."
Xue Wan whispered in her heart that she had 3000 concubines before she gave birth to so many children. It seems that a large number is not necessarily good?
I heard from Mr. Liu that sometimes those concubines who were neglected did not see the emperor for several years.
"That's pathetic." Xue Wan whispered, what's the meaning of living? He was trapped in this luxurious cage every day and was not free at all.
As they walked along, Mr. Liu introduced from time to time: "this is the palace of the little masters. Your room is in the last row of the small palace. These days, please don't walk around with Mr. Xue and miss Xue, so as not to bump into the noble by mistake. Of course, the royal garden is free to walk around. "
With that, Mr. Liu led them into the small palace, which was specially used for entertaining guests.
Although it is a small palace, the sparrow is small and has all five internal organs.
In addition to the main hall, side hall, three bedroom hall, but also with a small garden, fish pond and so on.
There were two maids in the palace and one eunuch to call.
After Mr. Liu's orders, Xue Wan looked at the pink bedchamber, which was also paved with jade. In summer, she could walk on it barefoot and reach the bed of red sandalwood. The red curtain was embroidered with many red roses.
Several wooden tables, imperial concubine's couch and screen were placed in the right place.
There are all kinds of tea on the table, and a few pots of flowers on the windowsill.
Everywhere is full of luxury, Xue Wan can not help but sigh: "this is too luxurious."
No wonder everyone wants to come in, but it's better to live in a place like this. As a result, long-term residence loses its freedom. It's not like death.
"Does Wan'er like it very much?" Xue Hong looked at his sister's golden eyes and asked with a frown.
As soon as he entered the palace, he faintly felt that this trip was unusual. They all said that accompanying the emperor was like accompanying a tiger. He didn't dare to relax until he understood the emperor's intention.