mtl008 Chapter 336: Autumn of the Clouds
Chapter 336: Autumn of the Clouds
Emperor Shenwu watched Lan Qingwu's black hair drying in his hands bit by bit, and asked nonchalantly, "How is it? Do you like the jewelry today?"
Lan Qingwu recalled the feeling of the jade pendant warm and smooth in his palm, and said softly, "I like it! Brother Heng, it's so beautiful!"
The Shenwu Emperor couldn't help but feel happier: "As long as you like it! It's nothing. I will naturally give you the best!"
Emperor Shenwu threw away the towel in his hand and turned Lan Qingwu over from his arms: "I raised the weak one, so of course I have to take good care of him!"
Lan Qingwu looked at the Shenwu Emperor with a pair of sparkling eyes full of affection: "Then I will wear it for Brother Heng to see tomorrow!"
"Okay! Then I'll wait!"
Emperor Shenwu carried Lan Qingwu onto the bed. With a wave of his long arm, the luxurious water-red bed curtains fell down.
When the clouds stopped and the rain stopped, Lan Qingwu breathed lightly. Emperor Shenwu stroked Lan Qingwu's snow-white back again and again: "In a few days, I will take you and the children to Miaoling Palace to escape the summer heat. This time, we will go together for a few days, and let Concubine Jiang and the others catch up later."
Lan Qingwu certainly had no objection. She leaned into the arms of Emperor Shenwu and closed her eyes drowsily.
The next day, in Qianzheng Hall, Emperor Shenwu was reviewing memorials at his desk. After a moment, he put down his red brush and asked, "Where is the Sixth Prince?"
Li Xiang hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has left the palace."
Emperor Shenwu: "Well, let the Sixth Prince go to Qianzheng Hall after he returns."
After returning to the palace, the Sixth Prince went to the Qianzheng Hall first. He was almost fourteen years old, with a slender figure, sword-like eyebrows and phoenix-like eyes. He looked noble and cold when he was silent. Only his cheeks still had some youthful spirit, but his outline looked very much like Emperor Shenwu.
The Sixth Prince walked into the Qianzheng Palace and saluted the Emperor Shenwu: "Your son greets your father!"
Emperor Shenwu waved his hand and said, "Get up, where did the emperor go?"
The Sixth Prince replied: "Father, I went to Qingciyuan first, and then went to the suburbs to check out the fields, so I returned to the palace a little late."
Emperor Shenwu asked curiously, "Oh? Is there anything going on?"
The Sixth Prince then expressed some of his confusion and asked, "Father, the more I learn, the more I feel I know so little, and the more questions I have."
Emperor Shenwu had a faint smile on his lips. It was normal to not understand a lot. "Then I will help my son solve his doubts!"
Next, Emperor Shenwu spent a long time explaining in detail to the Sixth Prince the military, politics, fields, and agriculture.
Emperor Shenwu was extremely cautious in cultivating a qualified and outstanding crown prince for the Dasheng Dynasty, and this future crown prince never disappointed Emperor Shenwu from beginning to end.
Since childhood, the Sixth Prince had been around various places: besides the Emperor Shenwu's side, he also spent time in the streets, at Qingciyuan, and in the military camps outside the city. At the Imperial Academy, he was surrounded by a group of students from aristocratic families who accompanied him in his studies. Of course, these were only public affairs; naturally, there were also many other princes who accompanied him in their studies.
Lan Qingwu and Emperor Shenwu arrived at Miaoling Palace a few days in advance.
In the past two years, Emperor Shenwu ordered the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, and the Imperial Household Department to build a Lotus Pavilion not far from the Qingliang Palace. The most eye-catching feature of the Lotus Pavilion is the newly built lotus pond.
In the lotus pond, there is a lotus platform made up of white jade steps. Under the layers of white jade steps are clusters of summer blooming lotuses. When the evening breeze blows, the fragrance of the lotus flowers in the pond sways gracefully, creating a beautiful and beautiful scene.
Lan Qingwu ascended the lotus platform step by step. She was dressed in a turquoise brocade palace dress, pure and delicate, like a glazed peony whose stamens gradually opened, revealing all her grace. A palm-width, snow-white belt cinched her slender waist, accentuating her graceful and slender figure. Step by step, she reached the center of the lotus platform.
The center of the lotus platform is oval in shape and is surrounded by a lotus pond.
Lan Qingwu finally stood on the center of the lotus platform, dancing gracefully towards the lotus fragrance in the pond. Her skirt fluttered, and layer after layer of silver-white lotus flowers on her skirt also bloomed. Her black hair danced, and her hair followed Lan Qingwu's constantly spinning dance moves. She was like a lotus petal blooming on the lotus platform. The breeze stopped, butterflies flew over, and the fragrance of lotus flowers in the pond seemed even more intense.
Emperor Shenwu was watching intently in a pavilion not far away. Beside him were the Sixth Prince, the Seventh Prince and the Seventh Princess. The tiny Seventh Princess was held by her wet nurse, and she also stared with wide eyes without blinking at her mother's extraordinary dance.
Finally, the fluttering skirt stopped, and Lan Qingwu's black hair spread out, reaching her waist and hips. She turned her face slightly, and her black hair and snow-white face looked extremely black and extremely white. She was extremely beautiful and her temperament was pure and elegant.
Emperor Shenwu walked over from the pavilion, clapping his hands lightly. "This dance should only be performed on the pond, and this flower should only be held in the palm of your hand!"
Lan Qingwu smiled and bowed to the Shenwu Emperor on the lotus platform. The Shenwu Emperor walked up to the lotus platform and took Lan Qingwu's hand: "Perform the Lotus Dance on the Lotus Pond and Lotus Platform. Your graceful dance moves are so stunning that no one can match them!"
Lan Qingwu said, "As long as Brother Heng likes it!"
Emperor Shenwu looked at Lan Qingwu tenderly and couldn't help but gently cupped her cheeks: "Of course I like you, Ruoruo. Tomorrow I will take you to do something."
Lan Qingwu was both expectant and curious, but she held back secretly, believing that she would definitely like the surprise that Emperor Shenwu mentioned.
Every year at this time, Lan Qingwu was at his most relaxed and comfortable, simply because it was just the five of them together. Although it was only a short ten-day period, Lan Qingwu always cherished this time. The Emperor Shenwu naturally noticed Lan Qingwu's relaxed and comfortable state of mind, and this subtle change sometimes made him sigh softly from the depths of his heart. This little woman!
Of course, the Emperor Shenwu prepared a surprise for Lan Qingwu! The Cloud Swing! The Emperor Shenwu repaired the Cloud Swing.
Legend has it that this was the Cloud Swing built by the Human Emperor for Empress Zhaoyan. When Empress Zhaoyan returned from her calamity, her spirit was fragmented, and she only recognized the Human Emperor. She pestered him constantly, and to cheer him up, the Human Emperor constructed a cloud swing several hundred meters high between two cloud-teng trees. The two would ride the wind and clouds, swinging back and forth in each other's arms.
Lan Qingwu looked at the high-hanging cloud swing and was a little stunned: "Brother Heng, it's so high!"
The Emperor Shenwu raised one of his sword-like eyebrows slightly and extended his palm towards Lan Qingwu, "How about it? Are you willing to follow me on this cloud swing?"
Lan Qingwu calmed down and looked at the Shenwu Emperor with sparkling eyes: "Weiweiwei - I am willing!"
Yes, she was willing! She also believed in the Divine Martial Emperor! She dared and was willing to ride on this cloud swing with the Divine Martial Emperor!
If you have an invitation, I will definitely respond.