OFFERING CONCUBINES
EPISODE 17 CHENXING IN CHUE LIAN PALACE
Xiao Yi followed His Eminence Yan Yue and Eunuch Chen, followed by the dark-clothed and black-head-bound royal guards to the front of the building surrounded by maple trees and some peach trees in its courtyard.
On top of the door was "Chue Lian Palace"
Eunuch Chen took out the key to the ever-present Chue Lian Palace Door tucked away at his waist. His Highness Yan Yue had only entrusted all of her personal affairs to the eunuch who had nurtured her since she was 5 years old.
when the door was opened it was just a gate, inside which were several small buildings facing each other, while in the middle of all the buildings was a yard with a Rongshu tree sort of banyan with its large and gray trunk, standing in the middle of the yard. Its leafy leaves appear black in the darkness of the night. Underneath it was a round chair and table that was in the shape of an oak.
On both the left and right sides of Chue Lian's palace was a large pot with a hiok tree or jade plant. The small leaves are thick and stacked like a jamrud color when seen during the day, bright green glitter if struck by light, unfortunately in the dimness of the plant it is just like a bunch of rocks.
This plant lives a lot in the Niangxi Region which tends to be warm. Symbolizes luck.
The door of Chue Lian's palace opened, His Majesty stepped in followed by Xiao Yi. While the king's personal bodyguards were always accompanying him wherever he went, Jian Jie and the other 5 took a standing guard at the doorstep.
The interior of the palace was only dimly lit because it only got light from a lantern in the corner of the room.
Eunuch Chen immediately turned on some of the other lanterns that were on the table and some corners of the room, so that the room became brightly lit.
Chu Lian Palace was dominated by green ornaments.even the curtain cloth inside was of green velvet.
The decoration of the room is also from most of the jade combined with ornaments from wood.
A vase on the table with chrysanthemum flowers that are opaque white because they wilt seems to contrast with the beautiful room.
"Grab some wine and some snacks" His Highness Yan Yue said taking off her coat while heading towards a hall in the corner of the room. The hall extends like a leisurely spot covered in thick yellow ivory carpet. Above it is a sitting pad that is on the right left of the short-legged rectangular table that stands tall above the hall.
Eunuch Chen obediently left the room. Now there was only Xiao Yi with His Highness Yan Yue.
"Come, come closer...." His Majesty called Xiao Yi, in a heavy and tired tone.
Xiao Yi approached resignedly, his fear that he felt all the way towards that Chu Lian Palace seemed to evaporate slowly. He was already powerless to dodge whatever was about to happen.
"Sit down!"
Xiao Yi took a seat across the table, waiting.
"This is the first time I've allowed anyone else to enter Chue Lian's palace. You were the first person I brought here. I hope I didn't misjudge your height,"
Xiao Yi listened with an expressionless look on his face, Your Majesty is a person full of surprises. He could not even guess what His Majesty might be thinking and even what would happen to him after a while more.
"Consort Yi..Can I call you by another name?" ask Your Majesty, even though the question is actually just a formality. A king has the right to call anyone with whatever he wants, who can refuse?
"Your Majesty is free to call me by any name" Xiao Yi replied, with a lowered face.
"Can you start tonight talking to me, looking straight at my face?"
"Hamba doesn't dare His Majesty" Xiao Yi replied.
"Lift your face! it's orders!" The volume of His Majesty's voice was slightly raised, forcing Xiao Yi to raise his chin.
His Majesty smiled widely, his usually cold and majestic face, looking bright. His eyes were as dark brown as the color of that willow rod, glittering sharp yet soft.
"So much better" His Majesty said, his eyes sweeping over every part of Xiao Yi's face.
"From today, if we're just the two of you, you should look me in the eye, as we speak!"
His Majesty's gaze was straight starting from the long jet black hair partially coiled, and decorated with hairpins from the lotus carved wood of his gift, then on Xiao Yi's eyes were round clear, clear, her eyes are rounder than most girls. Then his eyebrows are straight with a smooth arch at the end, his nose is crisp and his thin lips are pink. All seemed to be in harmony with the girl's delicate oval face.
"You are so beautiful..." Sighing His Majesty, the first time in many years back, he praised a girl for her beauty. How rare it is to speak from His Majesty's lips.
"I'll call you by the name of Chenxing if I'm with me." said His Majesty.
"Your eyes are, like a chord..The name Chenxing will suit you, do you like it?" ask His Majesty.
Xiao Yi nodded.
Eunuch Chen arrived with two servants, and, carrying wooden trays containing snacks in the form of red and green rice cakes with motifs such as turtle backs and radish cakes baked with some wine jars Juhua Jiu from the fermentation of chrysanthemum flowers. This wine is His Majesty's favorite if relaxing, because it can make him feel calmer.
Eunuch Chen and the two maids immediately came out after putting down the tray they were carrying. Eunuch Che closed the door carefully. The moment Eunuch Chen and Jian in front of the door clashed against each other, as if exchanging questions inwardly,
Has Your Majesty forgotten Miss Jiu Fei?
"Maxing..." His Majesty gestured to pour the wine into the ceramic cup that was on the table.
Xiao Yi poured wine into the cup and gave it to His Majesty, in one gulp the wine was unceremonious in the glass.
"Chenxing, thank you for doing it for me." Say Your Majesty slowly.
"Do what Your Majesty?" now that Xiao Yi was becoming bolder, his head was raised looking directly at those eyes that were secretly attracting his attention.
"Give an offering to the temple of Sunyen." replied His Majesty.
"Oh..." Xiao Yi sighed, while pouring some more wine from the urn.
"Have you seen him, is he all right there?" His Majesty looked up as if asking himself.
"Who does His Majesty mean?" xiao Yi asked in confusion.
His Majesty took out a clothes hanger from the jade green jamrud with the dragon motif from earlier hanging on his waist, the jade was hanging with a yellow silk woven rope whose ends were spun to fray.
Xiao Yi suddenly remembered the monk who had ushered him to the temple grounds earlier, at his waist was poking the same tassel, the same color as the yellow silk on His Majesty's jade.
"He.he...he..." His majesty stroked the tassel with such grim mimicry, his words floating like mist in the air.
"She's fine Your Majesty" Xiao Yi suddenly interrupted, despite appearing hesitant.
His noble face immediately lifted looking straight at Xiao Yi. There was shock on his face.
Does this girl really know what she means? or was he just making up just trying to comfort His Majesty?
"He who has the same hangers that His Majesty holds, I have met him." Xiao Yi said in a bold tone. Now that he was sure, the female monk who was not much adrift of his age with His Majesty was surely Jiu Fei, His Majesty's old lover.
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