Chapter 39a: Incurred Jealousy
When it comes to the country of West Chu, who could be in a position to converse on a somewhat personal level with Prince of Chu, Nalan Ye. Besides His Majesty bringing forward such a topic, only the Crown Prince, Nangong Qing would do so.
The two people"s ages were similar. One was scholarly, while the other was military. Even though their personalities were totally different, they were actually able to form a friendship in a crazy way. This was also due to Nalan Ye finding Nangong Qing to be pleasing to the eyes. Otherwise, based on his temperament, not many people could come close to him.
Facing Nangong Qing"s slightly teasing tone, Nalan Ye coldly swept him with glare. "What do you think?"
"If you"re not looking at the second Miss Luo, is it possible that you"re looking at the eldest Miss Luo?" The smiling expression within Nangong Qing"s eyes quickly disappeared. He couldn"t help but tease this old friend of his who ordinarily liked to display a face as rigid as a board. "This won"t do. The eldest Miss Luo is already married and is Fifth Younger Brother"s minor concubine. Oh, it seems she"s already with child and has been promoted to a side consort. But Ye, you must not fall for her……"
He only felt an ice-cold gaze sweeping over him. Nangong Qing shivered from head to toe and was no longer able to continue speaking.
Nalan Ye only presented him with a view of his back, since he already walked in front of him, not taking the crown prince, Nangong Qing, seriously at all. The latter laughed bitterly. Even he was at a loss when faced with Nalan Ye, even though he was already a crown prince. His ident.i.ty was incomparably respectable, but each and every one of those brothers of his was not easy to deal with. He still had to depend on Nalan Ye and certainly could not allow him to be s.n.a.t.c.hed away by those brothers.
Promptly following the other, Nangong Qing uttered. "Ye, where are you doing? Wait for me."
Besides going to find Luo Qing Luan, what else would Nalan Ye be doing?
He originally thought that this Flower Bestowment Feast was awfully boring, but the empress had spoken. He more or less needed to give her face. By happy coincidence, he actually met Luo Qing Luan again, this little wild cat. Nalan Ye immediately perked up.
That la.s.s had the pregnant Fifth Prince Side Consort, her own sister no less, pushed into the rose bushes, while she herself strutted swaggeringly away. As expected, she had quite the temper. If he didn"t go up and take a look, wouldn"t he be missing such an amusing show?
Having been followed at a distance, Luo Qing Shuang wasn"t aware at all that she had already fallen into Nalan Ye"s line of sight.
This rear garden was so big, filled with every kind of blooming flowers and magnificent scenery. The fragrance of a mult.i.tude of flowers even floated in the air. There was a different scent in each area. She had merely walked for a moment before seeing all kinds of chrysanthemums, sweet and fragrant laurel trees, and a crab-apple forest as bright red as a blazing fire.
This truly deserved to be the imperial palace"s garden. Compared to the garden within the General"s Mansion, it"s more magnificent by at least ten times.
Today was Her Highness the Empress" Flower Bestowment Festival, so the palace maids knew that there would be more young ladies from the n.o.bility, government officials, and regional lords visiting than usual. Even though Luo Qing Luan was by herself, she was dressed in immaculate white, serene and exquisite beyond compare, with a flawless carriage. Not only did no one dare to obstruct her, those who saw her coming even greeted her courteously continually.
Luo Qing Luan was originally engrossed with her stroll, but she encountered four or five groups of aristocratic young ladies in a row, each and every one of whom sneered at her with cool gazes. Although they didn"t step forward to approach nor humiliate her, every one of them looked at her from afar. The ridicule and disdain in their expressions along with their envy very quickly caused her to lose interest in continuing her stroll.
Vaguely somewhere in front of her, there seemed to be the sound of cheerful music approaching, floating and scattering in the air. It sounded pretty good. Luo Qing Luan smiled and walked towards the direction of the sound of the music.
After pa.s.sing through a walkway of smooth limestone and following along a path lined with thousands of longevity pines growing neatly on both sides, Luo Qing Luan very quickly saw in front of her, a rock garden which appeared to have been set up with numerous light and airy curtains. In her eyes, the scene was like a brocade of luxuriant flowers with every color under the sun. In the surroundings, countless numbers of eunuchs and palace maids were even standing in service. Seated in the position at center and front was a poised and n.o.ble young woman. Luo Qing Luan couldn"t help but wonder. Was it possible that she had arrived at the location of Her Highness the Empress" Flower Bestowment Festival?
Then this was truly coincidental. She"d arrived without requiring anyone to lead the way. In any case, she came to attend the Flower Bestowment Festival anyway, and Luo Qing Luan was also a little bit tired, so she approached softly and found an empty seat by the side to sit down. Seeing the fruits and pastries spread on the table top, she also didn"t hold back and grabbed some to sample. She ate as she listened to a young girl of about sixteen years old strumming the zither at the center of the garden.
The music from the zither was like creek water burbling, not bad. Luo Qing Luan finally relaxed as she ate and listened to the music.
Once the tune ended, the young lady playing the zither stood up slowly and complacently as she faced towards Empress w.a.n.g sitting at center wearing a phoenix crest and curtsied. The empress lifted her hand and smiled as she glanced left and right. "You may rise."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Empress w.a.n.g was probably about thirty years old, but she took good care of herself and looked to be no different than a young woman. Her skin was as fair and soft as water. A pair of phoenix shaped eyes smiled gently. On her wrist was the purest, clearest jade bracelet inlaid with pearls and fine threads of gold, making her look even more dignified, grand, refined, and n.o.ble.
Smiling faintly, she faced that young girl and said. "You"re indeed the granddaughter of Wen Changde, the Director of the Board of Rites?"
Once the young girl heard, she bowed her head and looked down, replying softly. "Responding to Your Highness the Empress, your servant is Wenwan. My grandfather is precisely Wen Changde, the Director of the Board of Rites.?
"You truly deserve to be his granddaughter. As expected, you played "Autumn Geese of Pinghu County" quite well. Listening makes a person carefree and relaxed, as if the weather became somewhat more cool and refreshing."
As she said this, Empress w.a.n.g suddenly thought of something. Her originally smiling face became somewhat emotional as she sighed and continued. "It"s a pity. I remembered that in the past, Elder Sister mentioned that Madam Luo from the General"s Mansion was quite the zither player. Her music was truly the sounds of nature, difficult to encounter in the human world. I never had the chance to hear it, yet Madam Luo already……"
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