Chapter 67: Summer
Chapter 67: Summer
Midsummer is approaching, and the chirping of cicadas and the heat are getting stronger.
The palace is isolated by a large formation, so it is naturally not uncomfortably hot, and the climate is always maintained at a suitable level.
Bai Nanming sat under the pavilion, looking at the glazed tiles that looked even darker and more greasy under the sunlight, his eyes still clear and peaceful.
Like the first drop of dew in the morning.
There were footsteps coming from behind her.
The one who came was the lady.
Bai Nanming stood up, nodded to her, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work these days."
“It’s really hard.”
The queen nodded and said, "I have taken care of everything that was my responsibility. Now it's your turn."
Bai Nanming hummed softly.
Then she thought for a while, changed the subject slightly, and asked, "Do you need me to explain to you about Bai Langxing?"
That night, the emperor did not meet his son in the end because he was busy with something more important.
Bai Langxing knew nothing about this and naturally thought that it was the obstruction of the Empress who now held great power, otherwise why would his father not want to see him?
Although he suppressed his anger with great willpower and did not lose his composure and make a big fuss, it is said that he did not sleep all night after returning to his mansion, and stared at his mother's portrait all night, with a particularly creepy aura.
The Empress was once again blamed for this.
Everyone assumed that it was her work, and no one cared whether she did it or not.
"No need."
The queen smiled and said, "It's just the nature of a child. If you go over and explain, he will think that you are being suppressed by me."
Bai Nanming did not insist and said, "Then do you want me to take care of Lin Wanyi?"
When the queen heard her daughter's name, she was silent for a moment and said, "It's up to you."
"I see."
Bai Nanming's voice was still so faint.
The queen withdrew her gaze from the distance and fixed her eyes on the eldest princess. She suddenly looked at her very seriously.
This was somewhat puzzling, since they had met more than once before, so why did they have to look at each other so closely at this moment?
In the eyes of the queen, the princess in a green dress had delicate features, but she was far from being extremely beautiful, just ordinary.
There is no trace of time on her body. Judging from her appearance alone, one might even think she is a young girl.
However, she did not have the youthful beauty that a young girl should have, and was as quiet as an empty mountain after a rain.
It's a very reassuring feeling.
The empress retracted her gaze and suddenly said, "This year's summer festival is a rare big year. Many elders from the Taoist and Buddhist sects have come down the mountain in person. There are also several people in the delegations of various countries who are worthy of attention. It seems that many evil demons and heretics have also come. The capital of the gods will be even more lively next time."
——Nowadays, many aristocratic families would send their younger generations to a certain sect through the summer festival, in order to make the relationship between the two sides closer, which has a bit of the flavor of marriage.
To put it in ordinary people's words, the summer festival is more like a grand blind date in the eyes of these dignitaries.
Bai Nanming sighed and said, "That's really not a coincidence."
The queen said, "Yes, there are some."
At this point, Eunuch Cao, who was waiting outside, walked into the pavilion and whispered a reminder that the time was up.
As His Majesty the Emperor rarely personally intervenes in state affairs and the Empress is in charge of reviewing memorials and handling state affairs, naturally she has less and less time.
Not to mention that many people in the court had opinions about her and did not want to see her governing the country as the queen. They used various means, either overtly or covertly, to make things difficult for her and make her even busier.
The queen's expression remained calm, indicating that she already knew. Bai Nanming looked at her and suddenly said, "I need to trouble you with something."
The queen didn't ask what it was about and agreed directly.
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As time passes silently, summer officially arrives on earth.
The Summer Festival is approaching, and the Divine Capital not only welcomes candidates from all states and counties of the Qin Dynasty, but the countries that have long surrendered have also sent their own envoys and young talents to participate in this world's first-class event.
People living in the capital, the best place in the world, feel deeply proud and even proud of this.
This kind of pride and arrogance is not about looking down on others, nor is it about looking down on outsiders by calling them country bumpkins coming to the city, but rather a kind of enthusiasm that is filled with strong self-confidence.
They especially like to chat with people, especially those young people who come from various countries, telling them about the customs and culture of the capital and which scenery is more interesting.
Whenever these young people couldn't help but change the subject and curiously asked about this year's summer festival, and inevitably mentioned certain names, the residents of Shendu would often nod calmly and say lightly that they were actually there when that happened, and then enjoy the young people's eyes full of expectation and surprise, and talk about the incident again in a calm and composed manner.
The thing that most outsiders are curious about is undoubtedly the bloody incident on Long Street.
When the people of Shendu talked about this matter, they were so proud that they did not hide anything. They could not help but tell the truth, and even sneered and scolded those powerful people for being stupid. Then they began to escalate it to a major national event, and directly and sharply commented on the national policies set by the court in recent years. Their words were harsh, sarcastic and mocking, which shocked the young people of various countries. They wondered, are you some great person who is hiding in the city?
Otherwise, why did the bailiff sitting next to him turn a blind eye to this, as if he heard nothing?
These young people could not figure out that the yamen runners pretended not to hear them because they heard the same words over and over again every day.
Anyway, the bigwigs in the court are scolded every day and have long been accustomed to being scolded. So what if they are scolded a few more times by the people?
As long as you don't curse in front of me, nothing will happen.
This shows the open-mindedness of the people of Daqin.
In a certain restaurant, guests sitting in the lobby were arguing fiercely, and the focus of the topic was Gu Zhuo.
These people were discussing the battle that took place by Baima Lake, the truth of which remains unknown to this day.
Now that the Sky Patrol Bureau refused to investigate Gu Zhuo, and the representatives of various sects and forces in the Divine Capital could not produce any evidence and had no choice but to remain silent, people were even more enthusiastic in discussing that battle.
"Anyone with a little common sense knows that there must be something wrong with Gu Zhuo. Otherwise, how could he defeat His Highness Lang Xing?"
"Haha, what you said is really interesting. It seems that I am weak and therefore I am right, right?"
"Don't be so unreasonable. Why do you think he won?"
"How ridiculous! A hundred years ago, the Demon Lord was recognized as the best in the world. Didn't Your Majesty win by defeating the strong with the weak?"
"Can this be the same thing? Is Gu Zhuo qualified to be compared with His Majesty?"
"That's really the case. Now the evil heretics who rebelled from the Tiandao Sect and called themselves the Tianming Sect also think that your Majesty's victory is very problematic. It seems that your identity is very problematic."
"Bullshit! Are you looking for a fight?"
Seeing that the two people were arguing more and more fiercely and were arguing about an extremely sensitive topic, the people around them hurriedly tried to smooth things over so that the situation would not get out of control.
Those outsiders who came from various countries were naturally deeply disappointed and sighed several times in succession.
The second floor of the restaurant.
Gu Zhuo didn't even glance at the dispute downstairs and calmly dealt with the dishes on the table.
For some reason, he seemed to be in a bad mood.
It turns out that I can't stay up late to write... Yesterday I wrote a 4,000-word draft in a state of confusion, and not a single sentence of it was useful. I can only say that I'm glad I didn't publish it, otherwise I would have a headache.
All in all, I'm very sorry for breaking my promise, and I will try my best to update three times today.
(End of this chapter)