vstars Chapter 522: Hot Springs and Flowers
Chapter 522: Hot Springs and Flowers
Emperor Shenwu took Lan Qingwu to the hot springs to recuperate. A group of palace servants and the Black Feather Guards followed the emperor and empress out of the palace in a grand procession.
In the imperial city, the Crown Prince and Prince Ding were left behind to handle government affairs.
The prince secretly complained about his father, and took his younger brothers, sisters and mother to the hot spring royal villa to relax, leaving himself alone to work hard.
And there was also the Imperial Uncle, Prince Ding. The Crown Prince was speechless when he thought of him. He had clearly agreed readily, "If there is any important mission, I will do my best to fulfill it."
As a result, he disappeared every day after work. Before the Crown Prince could say anything, his uncle, Prince Ding, would confidently say, "Your Highness, this shows that His Majesty thinks highly of you!"
"Your Highness, this is His Majesty training you!"
In the study of Dongde Palace, the Crown Prince raised his head from a pile of memorials. He rubbed his aching wrist and said in a slightly cold voice, "Come here, if there are any more memorials, send them directly to Wenquan Royal Manor!"
The Crown Princess pondered and pondered, and finally understood. This was the Crown Prince clearly telling his father that he couldn't live without him, and the previous dynasty couldn't live without the emperor. "Old man, if you have nothing to do, please come back quickly! There are a lot of memorials waiting for your review!"
If the Crown Princess wasn't enslaved by power, she would still be dignified and intelligent, after all, she came from an aristocratic family. She now spends her days pondering the words and actions of her husband and mother-in-law, and with the Crown Prince's occasional guidance, she is becoming increasingly steady, careful, and thorough in her work. She has consciously and subtly restrained her desire for power, carefully concealing her inner feelings and wholeheartedly following the Crown Prince's wishes, which has helped her avoid making any major mistakes.
Therefore, many years later, when Emperor Shenwu went to the border to look for Lan Qingwu, the well-behaved Crown Princess Wu was smoothly canonized as empress by the new emperor, Emperor Mingzhao!
The prince in Dongde Palace was in dire straits and busy, while the hot spring villa was in a peaceful and tranquil time.
Amidst the curling smoke, Lan Qingwu lay dozing by the hot spring pool. In the corner, flowers and plants grew in profusion, their petals blooming in all colors, and butterflies danced around the warm, spring-like pool.
The beauty took a bath, like a lotus emerging from the water, the water ripples gently, and the hem of Lan Qingwu's white pajamas bloomed like snow-white petals.
Emperor Shenwu stepped into the spring pool and approached Lan Qingwu step by step.
He flicked his fingers and splashed the water on Lan Qingwu's cheek. Lan Qingwu had to open his eyes: "Brother Heng! What are you doing?"
Emperor Shenwu did not answer, but stepped forward and picked up Lan Qingwu horizontally. Lan Qingwu exclaimed and quickly hugged Emperor Shenwu's neck.
Emperor Shenwu walked out of the spring pool step by step, and he went straight to the window holding Lan Qingwu.
Emperor Shenwu ordered that the windows be inlaid with a whole piece of transparent colored glaze. When Lan Qingwu looked out, he saw all kinds of ice sculptures of flowers blooming in the snow.
It was warm as spring inside the house, but outside it was icy and freezing. The ice flowers were colorful under the refraction of sunlight, just like natural colorful ice sculptures.
Outside the glazed windows, flowers are in full bloom, including blooming peonies, graceful roses, fresh and elegant chrysanthemums, etc., which is beautiful beyond words.
Lan Qingwu exclaimed in admiration: "Brother Heng, so beautiful!"
Lan Qingwu was appreciating the beauty of the ice flowers attentively, but Emperor Shenwu's phoenix eyes never left Lan Qingwu for a moment.
The smile on Lan Qingwu's lips spread, and Emperor Shenwu couldn't help but kiss those petal-like lips, whispering softly: "Weak, weak..."
"Do you like it? I'll give you a surprise in a few days!"
The beauty appreciates the scenery, and he appreciates the beauty!
With the smoke curling up and the warm and soft beauty in his arms, Emperor Shenwu was already moved. He carried Lan Qingwu back to the bedroom next door and gently placed her on the bed.
Inside the brocade tent, the man's soft coaxing and the woman's whispered sobs...
With the icy skin and jade bones in his arms, Emperor Shenwu leaned over again and kissed those flower-like lips. Boundless spring blossomed bit by bit under him. Emperor Shenwu looked at the shattered flower-like delicate face under him and gently sucked Lan Qingwu's snow-white earlobe: "Ruo Ruo, you are the most beautiful snow peach blossom!"
"You appreciate the ice flowers, and I will reward you!"
After more than half an hour, Lan Qingwu was carried back to the hot spring by Emperor Shenwu. Lan Qingwu said groggily, "Brother Heng, let's stay here for a while!"
Emperor Shenwu used his arms to spin Lan Qingwu around, hugged him in his arms, and sat him on his lap.
Lan Qingwu regained consciousness and quickly stretched out her snow-white arms to wrap around Emperor Shenwu's neck: "Brother Heng..."
A moment later, Lan Qingwu was already panting, her face flushed with shame. The Emperor Shenwu was intoxicated and said, "She has a delicate and ethereal appearance, a skin as icy as ice, and a body that smells like jade. I can't stop myself from wanting her!"
Lan Qingwu was like a butterfly with broken wings, bewildered and lingering in the arms of Emperor Shenwu, and she no longer had the strength to speak.
When Princess Mingzhu learned that the emperor and empress had gone to the Wenquan Imperial Manor, she took her palace maids and went to her own imperial manor not far away a few days later.
The eldest princess, upon arriving, naturally paid her respects to the Emperor and Empress. Since her fiefdom and fiefdom had been restored, she had naturally resumed the pomp and ceremony of the eldest princess. Inside the Wenquan Imperial Manor, Princess Mingzhu, surrounded by palace servants and eunuchs, slowly approached.
The seventh princess, who was playing in the front yard, was kicking the colorful feather keys one by one. Even in the middle of winter, she was sweating a thin layer.
Ruyan said worriedly, "Little Ancestor, wipe the sweat off your forehead! You'll get sick if you get frozen through!"
The Seventh Princess giggled, but turned a deaf ear to him, wanting only to continue playing.
Looking at the lively Seventh Princess, the eldest princess slowly stopped and said, "I heard that the assassin also encountered the Seventh Princess on the palace road that day, but she was rescued by someone?"
The head maid replied, "Yes, Your Highness the First Princess. A captain of the Black Feather Guard happened to be on duty nearby at the time and rescued Your Highness the Seventh Princess."
"I heard that because of this incident, Guard Chu was rewarded by His Majesty and transferred to the Seventh Princess's side, specifically to protect her safety! Look, my master, that's Guard Chu!"
The eldest princess looked over when she heard what she heard, and saw a tall, dignified young man standing not far from the seventh princess. He had a handsome face and from time to time he glanced around inconspicuously.
The eldest princess immediately recognized her as a descendant of a military family. She sighed softly, "This sister of mine is so lucky! What a pity..."
Unfortunately, her An'er was not so lucky.
The senior palace maid fell silent, took a step back and stopped talking.
Chu Shaoze had already noticed the eldest princess walking slowly towards him. He glanced at the group of palace servants and eunuchs behind the eldest princess and then looked away.
At Ruyan's reminder, the Seventh Princess stopped what she was doing and stepped forward to greet the First Princess. "I hope you are well, Big Sister!"
After the palace maids on both sides paid their respects, Ruyan ignored everything else and took the brocade handkerchief to gently wipe the sweat off the Seventh Princess, and ordered the palace maids to quickly put on a snow-white cloak for the Seventh Princess.
The circle of white fox fur surrounding the Seventh Princess's delicate little face makes her look even more adorable and charming.
The air is filled with faint fragrance, stirring people's hearts under the warm winter sun.