After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 81: You have hidden a lot from me

At the end of December, the Forbidden City is covered with white snow.

In the solemn white, there are red walls and green tiles, as well as blooming bright red plum blossoms.

Concubine Hua stood under the plum blossoms, her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with coldness, alienation and sadness.

Prince Guo could not help but stare in amazement. The Concubine Hua in front of him seemed to be another Concubine Hua, a Concubine Hua he had never seen before.

"You are so good, Prince Guo, you actually hid here!" The sound of snow being stepped on came from behind, and the emperor shouted at the tall back of Prince Guo with a little anger.

Prince Guo was startled and quickly turned his gaze away from Concubine Hua.

He turned around and bowed to the emperor who was walking over. "Greetings, brother. I have been a little playful. I hope you can forgive me!"

The emperor took a few quick steps, and when he came to Prince Guo, he patted him on the shoulder heavily, "Old Seventeen, I still envy your carefree and unrestrained nature!"

"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays respects to His Majesty!" Hua Fei had never expected that the Emperor would arrive so suddenly, so she hurriedly took a few steps forward and saluted the Emperor.

The emperor's attention was always on Prince Guo, and he didn't notice for a moment that Concubine Hua was nearby.

"Hua Fei, you are here too! Why aren't you staying indoors to warm yourself by the fire on this cold, snowy day?"

"I think today's snow is very beautiful. I thought of the line in Xie Daoyun's "Ode to Snow" by Liu Yiqing of the Northern and Southern Dynasties: 'What does the falling white snow look like? It is almost like salt being sprinkled in the air, but not as good as willow catkins rising in the wind.' So I walked here."

The emperor pondered for a moment, and murmured, "What does the falling snow look like? It's like salt being sprinkled in the air, but not as good as catkins blowing in the wind." He looked up at the snowflakes fluttering in the sky, and curled his lips slightly, "It's indeed such a beautiful scene, you have to be there to experience it."

The emperor looked at Concubine Hua with surprise and approval in his eyes.

"I didn't expect that Concubine Hua would be so interested!"

Prince Guo also said: "When a man has not seen you for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes. I have finally seen the elegance of Concubine Hua!"

Hua Fei bowed to the Emperor and Prince Guo in turn, "Your Majesty and Prince, are you making fun of me for being boring in the past?"

When Concubine Hua said this, her face showed three parts of anger, three parts of shyness, and four parts of charm. The emperor couldn't help but feel his heart fluttering when he saw her.

"That's not what I meant!"

Prince Guo bowed and said, "Neither does this prince."

Hua Fei snorted softly and returned to her usual arrogance.

"Your Majesty! You have to make the decision for me!"

The emperor laughed and reached out to hold Hua Fei's shoulders, "Okay, okay, I will punish Old Seventeen for you. I will think about how to punish him."

The emperor saw the plum blossoms blooming on the tree, pointed at them, turned around and said to Prince Guo: "Go pick a beautiful plum blossom and give it to Concubine Hua to apologize."

Prince Guo smiled and bowed, "Yes, my Royal Brother."

Prince Guo was tall. He walked under the plum tree and saw a bunch of plum blossoms blooming above his head. He raised his long arm and broke off a small branch full of plum blossoms. He walked up to Concubine Hua and presented it respectfully with both hands.

"This prince apologizes to the emperor's sister-in-law."

Hua Fei quickly returned the greeting, "Your Majesty, your words are too polite. I was just joking with the Emperor."

Prince Guo also smiled and said, "Please accept it, sister-in-law."

The emperor was in a good mood and pointed with his big hand, "Since I asked Old Seventeen to pick it for you, just take it!"

Hua Fei bowed to Prince Guo again, "I thank Prince Guo."

After receiving the bunch of plum blossoms, Concubine Hua saw that it was a whole branch and said, "Prince Guo actually broke off a whole branch."

Prince Guo explained with a smile, "If you only take one flower, you can only keep it for one or two days at most. But if you take a whole branch, you can take a delicate bottle, put water in it, put it in, and take good care of it. It can be kept for seven days or even longer!"

Hua Fei smiled and said, "Prince Guo is the one who understands this the best."

The emperor smiled and looked at Prince Guo, "That's why I said that I envy Old Seventeen's carefree and unrestrained life!"

Prince Guo quickly bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you don't blame me for being distracted by pleasure. You are kind. I am incompetent. Without your ability, I can only be an idle prince with no worries about food and clothing. However, you are more capable than me. As the saying goes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Only someone as wise and brave as you can shoulder the responsibility of the world."

The emperor was delighted by these words. He pointed at Prince Guo and said to Concubine Hua: "Look, Concubine Hua, this old Seventeenth really knows how to talk!"

Hua Fei leaned on the emperor and said, "I think what Prince Guo said is right. The emperor is wise and brave, so he has to worry about it. It has been snowing for so long, the emperor should go back to the house, don't catch a cold, otherwise I will be sad."

Prince Guo said with a smile: "I really envy my brother for having such a considerate sister-in-law like Concubine Hua!"

Speaking of this, the emperor changed his tone to that of an elder and reproached, "Don't envy me. You are not young anymore. It's time for you to marry a woman to take care of you!"

Prince Guo smiled and shook his head, "I haven't had enough of this carefree life yet!"

The emperor pointed at Prince Guo and said, "You, it's time to accept it."

As the afternoon progressed, the snow fell heavier. The emperor and Prince Guo returned to the Yangxin Palace and played chess while warming themselves by the fire. Concubine Hua was about to return to the Yangxin Palace, but was pulled there by the emperor.

"I am playing chess with Old Seventeen. If you have nothing to do, you can read a book or practice calligraphy."

Hua Fei replied "yes" and asked the emperor for pen, ink, paper and inkstone to copy the Buddhist scriptures.

After the game was over, Prince Guo was heard saying, "I am not as good as you, I admit defeat!"

The emperor was in a good mood and said with a smile: "You were careless just now!"

Prince Guo bowed and was about to get up to say goodbye. Seeing Concubine Hua practicing calligraphy beside the desk, he walked over and looked over. He couldn't help but curl his lips, "Slender Gold Style was created by Emperor Huizong of Song. It is very unique in the history of calligraphy. Its thin and hard strokes, as well as its movement and tension, all have obvious traces of pen movement. It can be said to be a combination of hardness and softness, yet also unrestrained and chic. I didn't expect that Concubine Hua could write Slender Gold Style so well!"

Hearing the praise from Prince Guo, the Emperor could not help but stand up and look at the Buddhist scriptures copied by Concubine Hua. After taking a look, he also praised: "Concubine Hua, is it that I have never understood you, or that you have concealed a lot from me? I have known you for many years, but I didn't know that you have mastered the exquisite calligraphy of Emperor Huizong of Song!"

When Concubine Hua heard the praises from Prince Guo and the Emperor, she curled her lips slightly.

"I was lazy before, and I just got the hang of it recently, so I just wanted to practice calligraphy. After looking around, I found that Song Huizong's thin gold style is my favorite, so I started to practice calligraphy. I am not very knowledgeable, and I don't know how my handwriting is, I just practiced writing according to the style of the calligraphy. I also ask Prince Guo and the emperor not to laugh at me for showing off my skills in front of experts."