The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 54 She is thin-skinned

Xue Qingyin followed King Xuan out of the harem and came to the front palace.

Along the way, the security on the road became much stricter.

The atmosphere was so solemn and harsh that Xue Qingyin felt that this was not called elopement.

They were going to sell her.

They walked on the road like this, and no soldiers cast a surprised look.

It is possible that she dared not look up.

Xue Qingyin's mind was full of messy thoughts.

King Xuan stopped and said, "That is the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

Xue Qingyin also stopped and looked.

Not far away is a huge two-story palace with long steps in front of the palace, magnificent and noble.

Without getting close, you can already feel that it is like a ferocious beast, giving people an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"Father likes to feast and meet ministers here." King Xuan said in passing, and then looked in another direction, "That is the Qingsi Palace."

The Qingsi Palace looks even larger, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony is far inferior to it.

However, the outer walls and tiles of Qingsi Palace are brightly colored, which makes it look less depressing.

"That's where we are going." King Xuan said.

Xue Qingyin asked in confusion: "Will hiding be useful?"

She felt that the logic was not quite right.

After all, if the emperor really wanted to issue an order to assign her to King Wei, then her presence or absence would not affect the result at all!

"Not hiding."

What is that?

Xue Qingyin looked at him.

But His Royal Highness Xuan was very frugal with words, and had no intention of explaining to her in detail.

Fortunately, Xue Qingyin has always been at ease.

She followed King Xuan into Qingsi Palace.

Once inside, she found that it was even more spacious.

The bookcase at the entrance was built high, as if it reached the sky.

In front of her were the nine-linked rings, chessboards and other objects hanging on the wall.

In addition, there were places for playing polo, archery, pitching pots, and swinging.

Xue Qingyin realized that this was a place for leisure and entertainment!

The discomfort of walking over, and the displeasure of being pointed out to the King of Wei, were all diluted in an instant, and turned into a strong interest in the various new things in front of her.

Xue Qingyin asked: "Can I play?"

King Xuan nodded slightly: "Of course you can."

There were a few palace servants guarding the Qingsi Palace, and they hurriedly saluted when they saw King Xuan.

Seeing Xue Qingyin rushing to the quiver, the palace servants did not dare to stop her.

Xue Qingyin picked a bow at random and pulled it.

... It couldn't be pulled open.

She chose and chose, and finally chose the smallest one. This one is good, it can be pulled.

She shot a few arrows in a mess.

Although no arrow hit the target, Xue Qingyin was having a lot of fun, and she thought to herself that she would ask the horse farm to arrange it when she returned.

While thinking, Xue Qingyin lowered her head to draw arrows.

King Xuan held the back of her hand: "Stop playing."

"Hmm?"

"If you don't want your hand to hurt tomorrow."

When Xue Qingyin heard this, she immediately dropped the bow and arrow.

She almost forgot...If you haven't played these before, it's easy to strain the muscles of your shoulders and arms.

"Then let's play something easier." Xue Qingyin said listlessly.

She turned around and finally walked to the side of the swing, pointing weakly and said: "It seems that I am only suitable for this."

When King Xuan heard this, the corners of his mouth seemed to pull up.

Xue Qingyin sat on it and kicked her legs by herself, and the swing began to swing.

It was still a little short of the meaning of fun.

Xue Qingyin smacked her lips and felt dull.

At this time, a sound of footsteps suddenly approached.

"Someone is coming." Xue Qingyin stood up without thinking, and then looked at King Xuan's face, trying to tell who was coming from his expression.

The next moment, Xue Qingyin's doubts were well answered.

"I heard Xiu Wen say that you were in Qingsi Palace. Why did you suddenly think of coming here?" The man's tone was brisk, completely different from the tone in Furong Garden that day.

Xue Qingyin was startled.

It was the emperor!

The voice of King Xuan sounded in her ears: "Don't move."

Xue Qingyin really didn't move.

The emperor's footsteps also stopped abruptly.

An unspeakable atmosphere of silence suddenly spread.

Xue Qingyin couldn't help but tilt her head and look curiously.

This look...

She saw the figures of her and King Xuan reflected on the cloth screen not far away.

The two figures overlapped, as if hugging each other.

It happened that the screen was embroidered with another picture of mandarin ducks hugging each other.

The emperor's voice sounded again, and he said lightly: "King Xuan." There was no anger in his voice.

King Xuan responded and turned to walk out to greet.

Xue Qingyin was left behind the screen, not knowing whether she should bow and salute, and was a little scared.

After all, she was facing the imperial power.

Whose calves would not tremble?

Emperor Liang De said indifferently: "I wonder which girl she is? Why doesn't she dare to come out to see me?"

Prince Xuan said: "She is shy."

Emperor Liang De was silent.

Xue Qingyin always felt that the silence at this moment was probably the emperor silently digesting the anger in his heart.

After the silence, Emperor Liang De suddenly sighed and said: "I have never seen you behave like this. Well, even if we don't meet, you should tell me which girl she is. Otherwise, if I accidentally point her to someone else, what should I do?"

Xue Qingyin heard this, her heart instantly rose to her throat.

Was he asking my name so that he could punish me?

Prince Xuan was still not in a hurry and said, "Ms. Xue."

Emperor Liang De was not surprised at all. He said in a low voice, "I know."

Prince Xuan bowed slightly and said, "Father, I'm sorry for your trouble."

Emperor Liang De laughed angrily, "It's not easy to get such a sentence from you." After that, he restrained his expression and said, "You still have to come to the palace banquet after an incense stick."

Prince Xuan agreed.

Emperor Liang De didn't even look at Xue Qingyin behind the screen, and turned away again.

That's it? It's over?

No other questions? Not even asking the reason?

Xue Qingyin blinked, and it didn't feel real for a while.

Prince Xuan was still standing outside the screen.

Xue Qingyin moved over carefully. When Prince Xuan turned around, he saw her head sticking out from behind the screen.

So cute.

"Are you still playing?" Prince Xuan asked her.

Xue Qingyin thought, anyway, King Xuan looked as if he was as still as a mountain. He was tall and could support the sky if it fell. Why should she panic?

So she nodded readily: "Play."

King Xuan ordered people to take down the backgammon on the wall: "Play this?"

Xue Qingyin was afraid of playing with him last time.

She said: "Let's roll the dice to see the size. Just bet... eight taels of silver."

King Xuan: "... eight taels?"

With her temper, why not bet more?

Xue Qingyin saw what he was thinking and said confidently: "What if I lose? I will be heartbroken if it exceeds eight taels. If I win, eight taels is not much, but it's money falling from the sky, I will be happy with any amount."

King Xuan: "..."

But there is some truth in what Xue Qingyin said.

King Xuan played dice with her for a while.

In the end, Xue Qingyin won sixteen taels, and she stood up and said she didn't want to play anymore.

"Why? You have already won. If you continue playing, you will get more if you win, and you will only lose part of what you won if you lose." King Xuan raised his eyes and said.

"People should stop when they are ahead." Xue Qingyin narrowed her eyes happily, "I am very content."

King Xuan then stood up: "Let's go to the palace banquet."

Xue Qingyin took two steps, but her face fell: "Still going?"

King Xuan seemed to have a smile on his face, he said: "How about sitting over there?"

Xue Qingyin agreed.

Several strong men carried the familiar small sedan chair to the front of Qingsi Palace.

After Xue Qingyin sat on it, she realized... "What about His Highness?" She asked.

She was sitting alone, and those who didn't know her thought she was more noble than King Xuan.

"This king doesn't like this thing."

"Oh, okay."

Xue Qingyin sat comfortably, not afraid at all.

On the other side, when Xue Qinghe found that Xue Qingyin was gone, it had been a while.

She couldn't help but feel flustered and tightly grasped Qiu Xin's hand.

A strange palace maid came to take them in.

Xue Qinghe couldn't help asking: "Where did my sister, Miss Xue, go?"

The palace maid smiled and said: "This is not the girl's business."

Xue Qinghe had to shut up.

After the palace maid led them to the palace banquet and sat down, Qiu Xin whispered: "You look down on others."

What? Is she, Xue Qingyin, the only one who is noble? They all deserve to be bullied?

Qiu Xin was muttering, and when she looked up, she found Xue Qingyin coming in.

"Did the Miss have a private meeting with His Royal Highness Xuan Wang?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

"How can it be nonsense? You saw it just now, so intimate..." Qiu Xin's chest was choked with anger.

That's the King Xuan!

She spat, "You dare to do this without the permission of your parents or the matchmaker... You really don't care about your dignity! Who knows which girl the emperor will choose for King Xuan."

This is unacceptable.

The eunuch raised his voice and dragged out the last word, saying, "The emperor is here!"

Everyone in the palace was suddenly terrified and knelt on the ground.