[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

However, Chen Xincheng, a co-prefect of the Shuntian Mansion, knew that he had offended both the emperor and He Shen, and his official career was in the dark, so he immediately racked his brains to find ways to make it up.

He originally thought that Hongli would praise him greatly if he kept the government's accounts tight, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating. He lay down on his side in a sluggish way, and let his wife, Li Shi, beat his legs for him.

Li Shi's proficient technique did not bring Chen Xincheng's appreciation, but instead, he repeatedly lamented.

"Master, what are you worrying about?" Shi Li asked softly, her hands kept moving.

Chen Xincheng sighed: "You don't understand, it's hard to guess what the emperor is thinking. He Shen, the only one who can count on him, is now sick in bed, and I accidentally offended him, sir."

Upon hearing this, Li frowned and said: "Then what should I do, the master must take advantage of the time when the Long Live Lord is here, and seize the opportunity to restore the holy family."

Chen Xincheng said dejectedly: "Who says it's not, but although Shengjia is still in Zhuozhou, the emperor has long since not used me to accompany him, as if he has completely forgotten about me."

Li Shi thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "My lord, the emperor doesn't see you, you can take the initiative to meet the saint."

Chen Xincheng was stunned, looked at Li Shi suspiciously, and said eagerly: "Why don't I want to find a reason to face the saint, what's your opinion, madam?"

"Although I can't figure out what the emperor is thinking, I heard that the ten princesses who are accompanying me this time are the emperor's favorite daughter. If we can make this Gege happy and praise the master in front of the emperor, Long Live Lord will naturally agree. Take a high look at the master."

Chen Xincheng's eyes lit up suddenly: "Yes, this person's words are really useful, but what do these ten characters like?"

Seeing that Chen Xin agreed with her opinion, Mrs. Li covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Shi Gege is a daughter's family. I don't understand her thoughts, but I can vaguely guess how much gold branches and jade leaves are like Shi Gege. I haven't seen any rare treasures, but some novelty and fun things can arouse her interest the most."

Chen Xincheng didn't collapse on the bed anymore, he took Li Shi's hand graciously: "Ma'am must have a countermeasure."

Li Shi smiled and pushed him: "Master, have you ever heard of: Bingxi?"

Chen Xincheng pondered for a moment: "You mean..."

Li Shi said softly: "Now in the palace, there is not even a trace of green, only the pool of ice is left, only ice play can have fun."

Li's so-called ice skating is what is called ice skating in modern times. The ancients also had skills in skating, such as golden rooster independence, white crane spreading its wings, ape hugging peaches, all kinds of tricks are no worse than modern people.

Seeing Chen Xincheng's pensive expression, Mrs. Li continued to explain: "Master, you can search for ice-playing experts from the people and practice some juggling on the ice. You can also set some prizes for ice-playing players to learn from each other. When the practice matures , and invited the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the attendants to watch the ceremony."

Chen Xin continued: "If the ice-playing team is done well, it will win a lot of applause. Even if it fails, it will win the emperor and the queen mother a smile. My wife is really smart."

Hearing his wife's words, Chen Xincheng seized the time to search for ice-playing masters among the people. Among them, those with the most outstanding skills were in charge of rehearsing and teaching. He Shen's illness just left him time to prepare. Naturally, rehearsing a set of movements is not a difficult task. It only took four or five days to rehearse the prototype of the performance. Once everyone is familiar with the movements, they can perform in front of the imperial court.

On this day, He Shen was concentrating on practicing calligraphy in the room, when suddenly there was a knock on the door: "Master He, Master Chen sent the younger one to ask, can you attend the ice play meeting in the palace in two days?"

He Shen paused, frowned and asked, "I don't know what Mr. Chen refers to?"

"Master Chen Xincheng." The servant outside the door responded respectfully.

He Shen's brows frowned even tighter. After experiencing the accounting incident, he no longer had any hope for Chen Xincheng's IQ.

Seeing that Heshen didn't answer for a while, the servant said again: "Master Chen said that the emperor, queen mother, elder brothers, Gege, and all the important members of the entourage will be invited that day. Please also show your face."

He Shen sighed, and replied helplessly: "He is already in good health, and he will definitely attend that day."

The servant got his assurance, and happily went back to report.

Two days later, the Ice Play Conference was held as scheduled, and He Shen came to the agreed place, and saw that the pavilion in the center of the lake had already been decorated with lights and festoons, with tables, tables, melons, fruits and delicacies, and there were curtains to shelter from the wind. Chen Xincheng really put his mind to it.

The view from the central position is excellent, the seat is still empty at the moment, Hongli and others have not yet arrived, but Hai Lancha, Ji Yun and others have already taken their seats. Chen Xincheng, who was smiling in front of Ji Xiaolan, saw He Shen in a blink of an eye. Then he hurried out to greet him: "My lord, I'm busy with miscellaneous tasks today, so I'm so negligent, please don't mind my lord."

As the saying goes: If you reach out and don't hit the smiling face, Chen Xincheng lowered his posture like this, and He Shen is not easy to put on airs, so he can only respond with a smile: "Mr. Take a rest in the pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xincheng said hastily: "It's the lower officials who are careless, please ask your lord."

He Shen took his seat for a while, and Hongli's imperial driver arrived. Hongli first helped the queen mother into the seat, and then walked to the center to take a seat. Sitting next to the empress dowager, Chen Xincheng gave a high five when everyone was seated.

On the originally calm ice surface outside the pavilion, two rows of ice players slid in from all around. The two leaders gave an order, and the whole team moved in unison.

He Shen was just watching absently at first, but when the man on the ice made the first move, he fixed his gaze.The golden rooster independent movement, as the name suggests, raises both hands forward and above the head, the weight of the whole body is supported by only one leg, and the other leg is lifted upwards.

Even though it was on a smooth ice surface, all the skating players remained motionless, as if they were being pinned. He Shen did not expect to see such a difficult figure skating performance in ancient times, and immediately became interested. It doesn't show on the face.

Except for the initial golden rooster independence, Bingxi lined up to complete several tricks one after another. Hongli was fine. He had seen Bingxi perform at the Taiye Pool in the palace before, but Shi Gege and other juniors were overjoyed. She was so excited Di said to the queen mother: "Look, grandma, they are so powerful, the ice is so slippery, how did they do it."

The queen mother also nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, okay, Youdao is the hidden dragon and crouching tiger among the people, and the Ai family can see it today."

Seeing the enthusiastic response from the crowd, Chen Xincheng secretly rejoiced, and then quietly glanced at the emperor, seeing that his face was not happy, and Chen Xincheng's heart tightened when he saw his expressionless expression.

He tried to calm himself down, clapped his hands again, and the two rows of people who were standing still began to move. Chen Xincheng pointed to a big red colored ball hanging a little far away from the ice surface, and took out a black bow from the tray. Then handed the arrow to Hai Lancha.

"I have heard for a long time that Mr. Hai's martial arts are outstanding, and he has the ability to pierce Yang with a hundred steps. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to learn it today?"

Hai Lancha was stunned, seeing that the Queen Mother and Hongli were looking over, and Shigege was staring at him with great interest, so he picked up the bow and arrow, and said loudly: "Tell me, how do you play?"

Chen Xincheng clapped his hands again, and the ice-players slid around in circles, three layers in and out, and everyone in the pavilion was dazzled. What Hai Lancha had to do was not to be disturbed by the ice-players, and put the ice-players in the distance. Color balls shot down with arrows.

After warming up for a while, Hai Lancha concentrated on drawing the bow and setting the arrow. When there was a gap in the human wall in front of him, he resolutely shot an arrow. It was as if the arrow had eyes, and it passed through accurately. The human wall directly broke the red silk hanging the colored balls, and the lost colored balls fell to the ground, picked up by the guards and handed over to Hongli.

Chen Xincheng was the first to applaud and said: "Master Hai has superb archery skills, I admire you."

There was bursts of applause from all the Bingxiers, and the Empress Dowager laughed and said, "It's been a long time since it was so lively. The last time I saw Bingxi was at the Taiye Pond in the palace."

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Hongli replied with a light smile: "If the Empress Dowager likes it, I will order people to select Bingxi capable people to enter the palace for training. How about holding the Bingxi ceremony in the three-ninth season?"

The Empress Dowager laughed even more heartily when she heard the words: "Okay, okay, the emperor has a heart."

He Shen took a sip of tea silently, different from the high-spirited appearance of everyone, apart from the shock at the beginning, He Shen has calmed down at this moment.It has to be said that Chen Xincheng's move is much more clever than in the past. After the ice play meeting, the top winners and those who perform well should be rewarded for their merits. Regarding the accounts matter, although the insiders knew it tacitly, there was no clear evidence after all, let alone mention it rashly at this moment, it spoiled everyone's interest, so even Hongli couldn't hold his fault.

He Shen looked at Hongli's tightly pursed lips from behind, not showing much joy, and then turned his head to look in Ji Xiaolan's direction, and the two eyes met.

He Shen winked at Ji Xiaolan, Ji Yun nodded slightly, with a secret smile on his face, pointed at Hongli with his hand hidden in his sleeve, and shook his head again.

Just when everyone was praising Hai Lancha one after another, He Shen suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Hai has just shown a unique skill, and this servant also wants to practice one or two to add to the fun."

Hongli was surprised for a moment, then frowned and said: "Aiqing's body hasn't recovered yet..."

He Shen looked at Hongli with shining eyes, and said with a smile: "I have been training for a long time, and my body has already recovered." He blinked at Hongli as he spoke.

Hongli frowned even tighter, and said in a deep voice, "I don't know what Aiqing wants to practice?"

He Shen said calmly: "If Lord Chen can find the skates that this servant wears together, then this servant will go to the ice in person to play on the ice. I wonder if Master Chen is willing to help this servant?"