RPAGF Chapter 315 Meeting the Emperor
Chapter 315 Meeting the Emperor
As for the second thing, Shen Qionghua knew it the moment the news came back without Luo Xiyao telling her.
No, the whole capital should know about it.
Because the emperor was very angry.
The reason was that on the fifth day after the imperial grain and grass left the capital, heavy snow fell in the north.
The roads were slippery and difficult to travel on due to the snow. The team transporting grain and fodder, which was originally expected to arrive in ten days but was delayed by one or two days at most due to weather reasons, was stalled.
Ten days passed and they had only traveled half the distance.
At this rate, it would take at least another ten days to reach the border, and even longer due to the increasingly severe weather.
But the soldiers at the border could not hold out that long and would run out of food in five days at most.
If the soldiers at the border are out of food, how can they have the strength to go to the battlefield if they are not full?
If the soldiers of the State of Chen take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack, our army will be defeated.
Logically speaking, Prince An had nothing to do with the incident and it was the weather that caused the trouble, but he still incurred the emperor's wrath.
It is said that after the morning court session ended, Prince An knelt outside the Taiji Hall in a single layer of clothes and apologized to the emperor.
It has been snowing lightly in the capital these days, and the weather is freezing cold. Concubine Zhou, feeling sorry for her son, ran to the Taiji Hall to plead for mercy, but the emperor refused to see her.
Concubine Zhou had no choice but to stand beside the Taiji Hall and accompany Prince An.
However, the emperor in the Taiji Hall didn't care about these things at all. He was so anxious about the food and fodder that he had several blisters on the corners of his mouth and was in a bad mood.
Li Shunquan saw it all, but did not dare to persuade him at all. He could only add some chrysanthemums to the emperor's tea.
The tea was finished in one gulp. Li Shunquan lowered his head and put away the teacup, then pushed it out quietly.
As soon as he came out, a young eunuch bumped into his back.
"You! You want to die. What kind of day is it today and you are still so clumsy? Do you want to live?" Li Shunquan lowered his voice and said with gritted teeth, while reaching out to hit the brim of the eunuch's hat.
"Ouch, ouch, Grandpa Li, please be gentle. I have something important to tell you." The young eunuch dodged and begged for mercy.
"No matter what, you can't offend the emperor!" Li Shunquan said, but he still withdrew his hand, stood with his hands behind his back, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
The young eunuch took a few steps forward and whispered into Li Shunquan's ear.
But within a few breaths, Li Shunquan's eyes lit up.
He looked at Prince An who was kneeling in the snow outside with sympathy. Concubine Zhou was still standing under the eaves not far away, looking at Prince An with a distressed expression, as if Prince An had suffered some great crime.
He sighed, "In this palace, it's always the case that either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind. One side will always win. What's yours will eventually be yours, and what's not yours will be useless even if you force it."
He waved his hand at the young eunuch and said, "Alright, I understand. Wait here. I'll go and ask the Emperor for permission."
As he said this, he stuffed the tray in his hand into the young eunuch's hand and went back into the inner hall.
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The cold wind howled, stinging my skin.
Snowflakes fluttered down and landed in every corner of the palace. Even the dry branches were dyed with a fluffy white. The entire palace seemed to be covered in white.
When Shen Qionghua followed the young eunuch and approached the Taiji Hall, the first thing she saw was Xie Qian'an kneeling in the snow.
He was still dressed in moon-white clothes, and against the backdrop of the snowy scene, he seemed to blend into the snowflakes.
Glancing sideways, he saw Concubine Zhou, dressed elegantly and beautifully, with a look of distress on her face, under the eaves.
I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. It was really a big trick of self-torture.
Xie Qian'an and Concubine Zhou naturally also saw Shen Qionghua.
It was because the entire Taiji Hall was too quiet today because of the food issue. The sudden sound of footsteps and her dress that was obviously different from that of the palace maids and concubines immediately drew people's attention to her.
Concubine Zhou narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and a strange look flashed across Xie Qian'an's eyes.
The same question popped up in everyone's mind: Why is she here?
Seeing the two people's expressions suddenly tense, Shen Qionghua curled her lips slightly and leaned over to bow to them, "Good luck to the Royal Concubine, and good luck to His Royal Highness Prince An."
Shen Qionghua must follow the proper etiquette in the palace, and naturally she will not be caught by anyone because of this.
However, she performed the ceremony but stood up before either of them could speak and looked directly at the young eunuch standing in front of her.
Asked: "Father-in-law, are you waiting here?"
The young eunuch nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, my lady. I will report this to Chief Steward Li."
As the young eunuch spoke, he quietly entered the inner hall.
With the eunuch's words, Concubine Zhou knew that Shen Qionghua was here to see the emperor. She could not complain about her rudeness just now, so she could only turn a blind eye and let it go.
On the other hand, Xie Qian'an, who was kneeling on the ground, frowned tightly, his eyes falling on Shen Qionghua from time to time, but because they were in the Taiji Hall, he did not speak in the end.
After a while, Li Shunquan came out.