Part 1: Intertwined Time and Space Chapter 4: Trip to Li Country
Chapter 287: Entering the Palace (3)
The car stopped outside the palace gate.
Manager An came over and said, "Princess, it's time to get out of the car. We can't take the carriage in front of here, but the Holy Lord has prepared a soft sedan. We can see it when we enter the palace gate."
Yue Qing nodded and helped Yue Chi get out of the carriage.
He raised his head and looked at the large and majestic palace gate. From outside the door, he could see a building as tall as the treasure gathering tower.
Following Manager An into the palace gate, there was a wide and long corridor, wide enough for three or four carriages to walk side by side, but too long to tell how far ahead there was. Yue Qing glanced at the walls on both sides. They were not made of wood or bricks, but of metal. Every once in a while there would be carvings of some beasts. Yue Qing didn’t recognize whether they were dragons or not, it didn’t look like them. But Yue Qing has seen this pattern before. There is this pattern in the very large underground palace at the altar of the villa.
He raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was blocked by high walls. The group of them seemed to be squeezed at the bottom of a well. Although the road was very wide, the high walls on both sides made Yue Qing feel suffocated.
Yue Qing lowered her head and looked around again. There were palace guards standing on both sides. She kept looking straight ahead. Seeing that they were motionless, the weapons in their hands gave off a cold light. Yue Qing believes that if there is any unrest along this long road, then these soldiers will definitely solve them on this long road.
Manager An turned back and glanced at Yue Qing: "Princess, when we enter the palace later, we can't just look around like this."
Yue Qing came back to her senses and looked at him: "Huh? Why? Manager An, I came into the palace out of curiosity and wanted to see what it was like. Why are you not allowed to see me coming in?"
Manager An hurriedly said: "You can't say that. You can't be curious about the royal family's affairs. When it's time to look at it, you will naturally let it be looked at."
Yue Qing refused, "Huh, you asked me to come, but you still have to control my eyes so that I don't look around. I didn't see anything shameful. By the way, it's a rule in the palace not to look around. Yesterday's imperial edict Didn’t you say that? I came here expecting not to abide by any palace rules. Right, Mr. Xue." Yue Qing asked Mo Xue behind her.
Mo Xue smiled and said, "Miss, you understand well."
"Did you see, Mr. An, our husband has said this. If the palace has any objections, let the emperor discuss it with our husband."
Manager An stopped talking.
Yue Chi said with a smile: "Miss, please don't be angry with Manager An. The manager also reminded me in kind. Don't be offended, manager. Miss was also curious when she was in the villa, otherwise she wouldn't be taken around Xibao City." Sended."
Mr. An said: "Hey, Master Yue is right, and this old slave is also a kind reminder."
Yue Qing nodded: "Yeah, I understand, thank you, Manager An."
"Hey, it's good that you know. Here we are, look, that's the soft sedan chair prepared by the emperor for the princess. For the rest of the way, the princess only needs to sit in the soft sedan chair. Princess, princess?"
Manager An said that when no one answered, he looked back and saw Yue Qing looking around again with an excited face, and quickly called her.
"Ah?" Yue Qing came to her senses and grabbed his clothes and said, "Manager An, this palace is really big, much bigger than our villa. It's so grand."
Manager An smiled and said: "Where are we now? There's still a long way to go. Princess, hurry up and get in the sedan. There's still a long way to go."
"No, I want to walk and take a look. Just ask them to follow me. When I get tired of walking, I will sit on it." Yue Qing strode towards the nearest palace as she said that.
Manager An quickly chased after her, "Princess, you can't run around, we won't go here."
Yue Qing pointed to the main hall in front and said, "Can't we go there? I want to go there and have a look."
"What's there to see? It's just a door."
"The door? The door is so big."
"Yes, that's just a door. After passing there, there is the Yizheng Hall in front. We won't go there today. The emperor is not at the Yizheng Hall, but is waiting for the princess in Feiluan Hall."
"Oh, okay. Then Mr. An, please lead the way."
"Hey, this way, princess, go this way."
Yue Qing nodded, walked in the direction he pointed, and Manager An quickly followed.
"Princess, you can't run around in the palace, but remember."
"Oh, it's also a rule."
"Hey, even though you don't have to abide by it, if you accidentally meet someone who doesn't know, it would be bad to come up and reprimand him."
"Isn't Mr. An here? You can explain it to me then."
Manager An choked for a moment and was about to speak when he saw Yue Qing walking towards a square flag. Before he could stop it, he saw her grabbing the cloth strip on the flag and swinging it twice.
The Imperial Guard standing next to her turned to look at her, but did not take action.
"Hey, Princess, you can't be so pushy."
Yue Qing was stunned, still holding the piece of cloth in her hand, "Why?"
Manager An sighed, and Mo Xue stepped forward to rescue him and said, "This is a ceremonial flag, which represents the royal family of the Li Kingdom. It also represents the majesty of the royal family in this palace."
Yue Qing put down her hand, "But I see there are many here, why are there so many of the same flags?"
Mo Xue said: "Because this is Li Palace, and ministers and foreign envoys often pass by here."
"Oh I got it."
Manager An got angry and said: "Princess, please don't do this kind of thing again, it will scare this old slave to death."
Yue Qing waved her hands and said, "Isn't it a crime to be ignorant? I don't understand this."
"Hey, let's go quickly."
"Yeah." Yue Qing nodded and walked quickly towards the front steps. Climbing up the steps, you will find a cascading railing walkway with a forest of stone pillars. You can't see the end at a glance, and you don't know where it leads.
"It's so spectacular. How many stones did it cost? Xue Zhi, Mr. Xue, look, Li Palace is so spectacular, much more spectacular than ours."
Mo Xue nodded: "Indeed."
Yue Chi smiled and said: "Miss, this is the palace of a great country, and the villa cannot be compared with the country."
Yue Qing looked around, "I feel like I won't be able to find Bei if I go deeper."
Mr. An said: "My good princess, let's hurry up. The emperor is still waiting. If we continue like this, when will we get to Feiluan Hall? This is just a walkway, and there are still big things inside. Well, Fei Luan Hall is also very spectacular, we can go there and have a look."
Yue Qing nodded: "Well, it's indeed too big. Manager An, I won't run around anymore, so I'd better take a sedan chair."
"Hey, you guys, why don't you hurry up and come here? You're so bad, you have no cleverness at all." Manager An scolded the people carrying the soft sedan.
Those people came forward immediately.
Yue Chi helped Yue Qing get on the soft sedan.
Manager An felt relieved and walked forward with him.
Yue Qing sat on the sedan chair and looked at the huge palace, "It's spectacular, but there is a little bit of green, and there are no particularly big trees. If the weather gets hot, there won't even be a place to enjoy the shade."
Manager An started to get angry again and said: "Oh, Princess, you can't comment at will in this palace. This is not allowed to be said."
"I'm telling the truth."
Mo Xue said: "This is not a place for people to live. The design is mainly majestic. Once the lady enters the harem, she will not think so."
"Oh, that's it. No wonder. There are many women in the harem, so the environment needs to be comfortable and elegant. There are many men in the front palace, so you need to show your strength of steel, right?"
"My lady understands it well, but it's not called Qian Palace, it's called Qian Chao."
"oh oh."
"The design of the palace pays attention to Feng Shui, just like the palace of Li State, the vestibule here..."
Seeing Yueqing's interest, Mo Xue began to tell her about the structure and architectural features of the palace. Yueqing listened with interest. There was no further trouble.
After wandering around for a while, they finally arrived at Feiluan Hall, and the soft sedan stopped outside the hall.
Fei Luan Palace is not small, but it is not very big compared to the several palaces Yue Qing and the others passed by. It is about the same size as Yue Qing's Qingyue Nuan Pavilion. It's only two stories high, but it occupies a very large area.
Mo Xue said: "Feiluan Hall is the place where Li Kingdom specially receives foreign envoys. Banquets for guests are also held here."
Yue Qing nodded and looked at the palace in front of her.
Manager An shook his sleeves, held an orchid and pointed: "Princess, we are here."
Someone sang at the entrance of the palace: "Princess Shun'an has arrived, and all the tribes of Moxue Villa have arrived."
At the same time, ritual music started. Manager An took them into the main hall.
Yue Qing walked in with her head held high and there were many people sitting in the hall. Yueqing had no time to pay attention to these people. Her eyes were focused on the person sitting in the highest seat directly in front of her. The legendary emperor.
Li Huang is a middle-aged man with a square appearance and a majestic expression. He is wearing a dragon robe exclusive to the emperor and is sitting there upright. Jian Yueqing looked directly at herself, with no emotion or anger in her deep eyes.
After Yue Qing finished looking around, she looked around and found that not only she was looking at others, but most people were also looking at herself. Moreover, she also met several familiar people. Looking back at Mo Xue and the others, he saw that everyone had serious expressions on their faces, as if they were the only ones enjoying themselves, so they immediately straightened their expressions and became serious.
The little eunuch began to introduce them and read out the gift lists they had brought. After Mo Xue and Yue Chi led everyone to salute, Emperor Li arranged for everyone to sit down.
Just listen to Li Huang say: "Shun'an, how are you living in Li country?"
Yue Qing reacted for a long time before remembering that she was calling herself: "Huh? Oh, that's good. Your Majesty, you called me Shun'an, but I didn't even react. People usually call me Princess or Miss."
Emperor Li smiled and said, "Really? Shun'an is a title bestowed by me. This is the first time I've heard of someone who doesn't remember the title."
"Remember, I'm just not used to it. Your Majesty, you'd better not call me by my title."
There were whispers in the hall.
Li Huang said patiently: "Oh, what should I call you?"
Yue Qing curled her hair a little, tilted her head and said seriously: "The princess is also a relative of the emperor, so I am the emperor's junior. The emperor can just call me by my name, just Yuqing."
Li Huang said with satisfaction: "Well, that's the truth. Yu Qing is right."
Yue Qing nodded: "This is the right way. It seems cordial, otherwise Yuqing would not dare to talk to the emperor's uncle."
Emperor Li laughed: "I have long heard that Yu Qing is straightforward, cute and naughty. It turns out that she is really good when we meet her today."
There was another murmur in the hall.
Li Huang continued: "I heard that Yu Qing is very curious about everything in Li Palace. I wonder how you feel after walking all the way?"
