blogombal Chapter 1642 What can be done?
Chapter 1642 What can be done?
It must be said that even if this horse is not an auspicious omen, it is indeed very special. As soon as this horse is brought out, it can attract everyone's attention.
Moreover, its luster is indeed dazzling, shimmering with silver light under the moon. If it were to run, it would not only be as fast as lightning, but its luster would likely resemble a silver ribbon.
Not only the men, but also the women, all seemed very likable to them.
Whether you can ride a horse or not, everyone who sees such a magnificent horse thinks it must be very expensive and wants to own it.
The emperor felt his blood boil as he looked at the horse.
"To be honest, I even want to ride this horse now and gallop around in the gentle night breeze."
He looked eager to try.
Consort Yu, who was standing nearby, quickly said, "Your Majesty, even if you want to ride a horse, you have to wait until daytime. It's so late at night and you can't see clearly. I'll be worried."
The Fifth Princess chimed in, "Yes, Father, no matter how beautiful or majestic a horse is, it's not worth the risk for you. You are the most important person to me and Mother."
The Emperor looked at the mother and daughter and felt that their eyes said: We absolutely cannot live without your trust and affection.
He felt a warm glow in his heart, and a sense of "I am very important" welled up from the bottom of his heart.
This feeling made him feel a little giddy.
He likes this feeling, likes being seen as someone's support and only one, likes the people around him to feel that they can't do without him.
At this moment, the Emperor's affection for Consort Yu and the Fifth Princess grew even stronger.
Zhou Shiyue glanced at them.
he mused.
It seems that Consort Yu and the Fifth Princess have completely grasped the Emperor's lifeline.
They knew the Emperor too well; in fact, they knew him no less than he did.
The Emperor Emeritus patted Zhou Shiyue on the shoulder. Zhou Shiyue looked up at him and, unsurprisingly, saw that his father was also looking at Consort Yu and her daughter.
The Emperor Emeritus patted him lightly as a reminder to Zhou Shiyue to keep an eye on Consort Yu.
Zhou Shiyue didn't say anything.
"Little Fifth Princess," the Emperor said affectionately to her, "when we bring this horse to the palace, I'll entrust it to your care, how about that?"
The Emperor's words did not mean that the Fifth Princess should personally feed the horse; it was simply a sign of his high regard for it.
The fifth princess was indeed pleasantly surprised and immediately said excitedly, "Really? Father, of course I'm willing, but I'm afraid I won't be able to take good care of this horse."
Prime Minister Shen and his entourage originally thought that the horse would be sent to the stables in the royal villa.
Similar things have happened before, but they were Akhal-Teke horses. Since the palace couldn't keep horses, the Akhal-Teke horses would be sent to the royal villas.
There are specially built stables there, and there are also people who feed the horses.
If this horse were to be given the title of an auspicious omen, it would be far more important than the Akhal-Teke horse.
Taking care of the Fifth Princess was tantamount to tacitly allowing her to ride on the horse occasionally.
This prestige was bestowed upon her by the Emperor.
Everyone couldn't help but glance at the Fifth Princess.
Neither of them are naive or innocent. They could all see that Consort Yu and the Fifth Princess were not simple either. After all, they had been living in seclusion behind closed palace doors for more than ten years. Once they came out of seclusion, they were able to gain the Emperor's favor in just one month. They must have some cunning.
The emperor may not be unaware of this either.
But since Xiao Wu is a princess, not a prince, the mother and daughter can only compete for his favor and a good marriage in the future. What else can they do?
The Emperor was still willing to give them this much favor.
"Of course I will send two horse grooms to help you. How could I possibly let you feed the horses yourself?"
"Then I thank Your Majesty in advance!"
The fifth princess was very excited and hugged the emperor's arm, appearing very affectionate.
She glanced around, wrinkled her nose, and with a childlike tone, deliberately lowered her voice to ask the Emperor, "Father, can I go and show off to Xiao Liu and make her jealous?"
Normally, one wouldn't dare to say something like that so openly in front of the emperor.
After all, as a princess, one must at least appear to love and live in harmony with others.
But now the Fifth Princess has spoken so bluntly, indicating that she wants to provoke the Sixth Princess and hurt her feelings. She is very arrogant and sounds very childish. The Emperor laughed out loud when he heard this.
"Why are you always trying to show off in front of your sister? Did she offend you before?"
The Fifth Princess nodded and said, "Yes, Sixth Princess used to be so naughty. She always came to me to brag about how much Father Emperor doted on her. Now that Father Emperor dotes on me too, I want to show off to her back. Father Emperor, is that alright?"
Upon hearing the Fifth Princess's words, the Emperor laughed uncontrollably again.
He said to the Fifth Princess, "Then you must be careful to keep things in check. It's fine for you two sisters to have a little tiff, but don't let it really turn into a feud."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly not make things difficult for you."
The Emperor was in a good mood.
The retired emperor shook his head and sighed.
"Ah Yue, Xiao Wu is looking at this, something seems a bit off..."
He couldn't quite describe it accurately at the moment.
Zhou Shiyue tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, then looked away from the Fifth Princess.
He didn't say anything because the investigation into the Fifth Princess hasn't yielded a final result yet.
If all the evidence cannot be presented, bringing this up now will only shock the Emperor Emeritus and affect his mood, so it's better to keep quiet for now.
By this time, the officials and women had already seen the horse and were being led away by the Imperial Guards, leaving a circle in the middle with only one person standing there leading the horse.
An official from the Imperial Observatory stepped forward and said to the Emperor, “Your Majesty, the time is almost here. You can see that the moon is now in the center of the sky, and its light is at its brightest.”
The emperor looked up and saw that the moonlight was indeed bright.
The moonlight shone down, and it seemed that the spot where the horse was was the brightest.
What he didn't know was that this location had indeed been carefully calculated. It wasn't just the moonlight, but also the shimmering light on the lake and the bright lanterns hanging in the windows of the surrounding restaurants and teahouses. There was a secret behind the lanterns; all the light was shining in this direction.
So to the naked eye, it does indeed appear as if all the light is concentrated on the horse, making its location seem as if it were suddenly bathed in light.
Lin Rong had already glanced around and roughly figured out some of the secrets. He looked at Prince Jin and saw that Prince Jin's expression was calm, so he guessed that Prince Jing should also understand the mystery.
Since the prince didn't instruct them to do anything, Lin Rong calmed down and waited to see what would happen.
In the distance, a painted boat was quietly and gently rocking on the lake, as if it were slowly drifting this way.
On the other side of the bank, there was a row of willow trees, and a few people were peeking out from behind them.