above the court
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" "My lieutenants, you all have come together. Today, there will be a great event that you all will have to attend to." The Emperor sat on the throne and asked as usual.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble subject has a plan." The ministers standing below slowly spoke to the emperor with strained faces.
"Oh, what's the matter with a beloved official?" The Emperor was very curious about how peaceful things had been recently. Why would there be any other matters? Could it be that he had overlooked something?
Everyone was extremely curious as to what the crown prince had done to make the emperor so happy!
"What happy things did the emperor come here for to make him so happy?" the other ministers asked.
"It's a good thing, it's a good thing. My son Xuanyuan Qingtian is on his way to Luoshui City to relieve the disaster and was received as a reward from the citizens. The emperor was very happy that his son was rewarded by the commoners. It seemed that he did not choose the wrong crown prince. The rewards the citizens gave Xuanyuan Qingtian were also rewards to themselves, to the people of the world. "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty." The ministers congratulated him.
"Reporting to Your Highness, His Highness' letter to the people, the imperial court has already passed your officials to the emperor. The emperor is so happy to wait for His Highness to return and properly reward you." Your subordinate congratulates the crown prince in advance. " Xuanyuan Qingtian's underling said to Xuanyuan Qingtian while bowing with both hands.
"Very good. Wait until all of the crown prince's residence receive rewards, haha …" Xuanyuan Qingtian was overjoyed. A small matter could make his royal father so happy. If he had known earlier, he would have done it already.
"Prepare the horse and ride home." Xuanyuan Qingtian could not wait to return to the capital to report.
"Your Highness, the horses are ready. When do we set off?" Xuanyuan Qingtian's subordinates already knew that Xuanyuan Qingtian wanted to return home, so they prepared their horses in advance. Xuanyuan Qingtian hadn't stayed here for long and he already couldn't take it anymore. Anyone could guess that Xuanyuan Qingtian wanted to return to the manor as soon as possible.
"Could it be that you are a worm in my stomach?" Xuanyuan Qingtian teased his subordinates. Xuanyuan Qingtian thought that he could finally leave this damned place. He didn't want to take any more actions if he could just stay here for a little longer.
When Xuanyuan Qingtian and the others arrived at a certain place, Xuanyuan Qingtian told his subordinates that he wanted to rest here for the night, and told his subordinates to make the necessary arrangements. His subordinates saw that the sky was getting darker. If they continued on their way, they might encounter something along the way. Moreover, the crown prince was so noble that even if they blamed him, they wouldn't be able to handle it.
That person asked around and found out that there was a government official who had been staying here all this time without making any news. He didn't want to form a clique, so he had never had the chance to be promoted.
"Crown Prince, you're not far from here. Do you want us …" Xuanyuan Qingtian's underling said that he wanted to go before he finished speaking. Xuanyuan Qingtian had not had a proper rest these few days while he was treating the insect plague. At this moment, it was as if he was quickly finding a place to rest.
"Sir Qin, please make some preparations. When the crown prince comes to the residence to rest for the night, please make some preparations." Xuanyuan Qingtian's subordinates informed Qin Hai's residence.
Qin Hai was surprised to find that Xuanyuan Qingtian had returned to his own residence to rest before replying, "I'm afraid that the Crown Prince's presence here doesn't make the palace as comfortable as his own. I hope that Your Highness does not dislike it. " Qin Hai was very polite.
Soon after, Xuanyuan Qingtian arrived at Qin Hai's residence just as before. Qin Hai's residence was not as bustling as the other prefectural residences. However, it also seemed to be very alluring and had a scholarly feel to it.
Qin Hai brought along the people from the First Palace and waited at the door for Xuanyuan Qingtian to get it. Xuanyuan Qingtian quickly arrived at Qin Hai's residence. When he saw Xuanyuan Qingtian, he immediately brought everyone within the residence to kneel down and welcome him.
When Xuanyuan Qingtian saw that there was no reaction, he only said in a bland voice, "It's been hard on Palace Chief Qin. There's no need to be so courteous, get up." After Qin Hai heard what Xuanyuan Qingtian had to say, he called the servants away.
"Your subordinate has already prepared some wine for the crown prince. I hope that you won't mind." Qin Hai said very carefully, afraid that he would offend Xuanyuan Qingtian. He was not a coward who feared death but did not want to implicate the servants of the mansion.
"Sir Qin, thank you for your hard work. I won't forget you when I return to the crown prince's mansion." Xuanyuan Qingtian pretended to want to promote Qin Hai, but when Xuanyuan Qingtian thought about it, he realized that Qin Hai was not on Xuanyuan Zhan's side.
"Your Highness, please." Qin Hai led the way for Xuanyuan Qingtian and brought him to the Phoenix Hall where Xuanyuan Qingtian sat down. After everything was prepared, Qin Hai told his servant a few things, and his servant left.
After a while, in the hall below, a bright yellow light appeared. It looked very good at night, Xuanyuan Qingtian's subordinates had long been captivated by the beautiful scenery, but Xuanyuan Qingtian was not moved by it. Right at this moment, a boat came in from the distance and the melody of a zither rang out. The person supporting the zither was dressed in a blue flowing light that overflowed with color, with a face that was wearing a veil, and with her slender hands supporting Qin Lie, after they got closer to the pavilion, the woman stopped dancing on her zither. Under the light of the stars, the lady appeared very dazzling. The woman danced gracefully on the boat. After a while, she descended from the sky like a fairy descending to the mortal world.
"Hurry up and pay respects to the crown prince." Qin Hai said to the lady. Xuanyuan Qingtian was curious to hear Qin Hai say this so he asked: "Sir Qin, do you recognize this woman?" Xuanyuan Qingtian thought that if Qin Hai knew her, it would be better for him to ask for her from him.
Xuanyuan Qingtian stood up and looked at her in shock. Just at this moment, when he was about to collapse backwards, Xuanyuan Qingtian grabbed onto her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace. The woman looked at Xuanyuan Qingtian bashfully.
He was still carrying the girl in his arms, but after hearing Qin Hai's cough, he released her and said: "Are you alright?"
"My daughter Qin Yue, thanks Your Highness the Crown Prince. This daughter is fine, thank you Your Highness for saving my life." After Qin Yue finished speaking, she changed her direction and walked towards Qin Hai.
"Why are you so careless? Why did you almost scare the Crown Prince?" Qin Hai reprimanded Qin Yue severely, and Xuanyuan Qingtian immediately said: "There's no major problem, I really like Yue'er's performance. Sir Qin need not scold Yue'er so harshly, you should reward her even more. " Hearing what Xuanyuan Qingtian had said, Qin Yue couldn't help but smile at him, this smile was so beautiful that it could cause countries to collapse, causing Xuanyuan Qingtian to be even more infatuated with him.
After dinner, Xuanyuan Qingtian's subordinate said, "Should I go and inform the Lord Prefect?" He completely understood what Xuanyuan Qingtian meant. Xuanyuan Qingtian only nodded without saying anything.
"Sir Qin, my crown prince intends to accept your daughter. Do you have any objections?" Sir Qin, my crown prince intends to accept your daughter. Xuanyuan Qingtian's man said proudly.
Of course, Qin Hai understood what the crown prince meant and said, "This is great, this is my daughter's good fortune. I will tell my daughter to rest assured, Crown Prince. "
The next day, Xuanyuan Qingtian took Qin Yue away, and upon returning to the crown prince's residence, Feng Jiaojiao heard that the crown prince had returned today, and ran to the entrance to prepare for him. Who would have thought that the crown prince would immediately say to Feng Jiaojiao, "Bring her to the Eastern Palace Clan to take good care of her. Do not bully her or else ask about her."
Feng Jiaojiao said with a face full of resentment: "His Highness the Crown Prince's East Palace is the place where the Crown Prince's consort and future secondary wife live, so it was very inappropriate for this girl to come here just now."
"What's wrong with her? I'll give her the title of secondary wife tomorrow." Xuanyuan Qingtian said as he had not given Feng Jiaojiao any face. So what if the crown prince said something to Feng Jiaojiao?
Qin Yue, who was at the side, said after hearing this: "Your Highness, don't make things difficult for this sister. I don't need to be a side concubine, as long as I can stay by Your Highness's side I would be very happy."
The more Qin Yue acted like this, the more Feng Jiaojiao felt disgusted in her heart. She thought to herself that this woman was too scheming, acting so delicate in front of the crown prince, and she might even suffer a loss to her in the future.
The next day, Xuanyuan Qingtian returned to report, and the emperor asked: "This time, we have received the praises of the citizens, and they have presented us with ten thousand books. Whatever rewards you want, royal father will agree to tell you. "
However, Xuanyuan Qingtian unexpectedly said: "This ten thousand scholars does not know about this, and I do not want any rewards either. As the crown prince, this matter is nothing much, and this son is helping royal father with his troubles. So this son does not need any rewards."
The Emperor became even happier when he heard Xuanyuan Qingtian's words. The other ministers praised, "It is really a blessing to have this crown prince in My Xiao Country. My Xiao Country Tianxing, your Majesty. " People in the court, such as the Crown Prince, were praising him.
After that, Xuanyuan Qingtian went to visit Yan Fei, and when Yan Fei heard that his son had received praise from most of the people in the imperial court, he became extremely happy and said to Xuanyuan Qingtian: "Now Crown Prince, you have won over a lot of people's hearts, you must at this time chase after Xuanyuan, and beat him up."
Xuanyuan Qingtian nodded his head to show that he understood.