Chapter 68 (1/1)
At this s welled up in Wanyan Xu's heart, and he sighed faintly Wanyan Shuo had sharp ears, on picking up his Ih, he quickly caate and ier, Concubine Yin and the rest noticed the pair of the so peculiarly, they were inevitable curious The hall was set s all along its walls, so glancing in the same direction, the crowd could see what it was that had arrested the attention of Wanyan Xu and his son When they saw the lonely figure in the snow, they were similarly stumped
At the moment, the weather was bitterly cold; a thick rounds as far as the eye could see, see two large buckets of water; his body was laden down, his legs were already unsound, therefore he could only slowly and deliberately take each step as hethe stone path His clothes were thin and worn, unable to provide ainst the cold Fortunately, due to his fored to practice iously and he could deploy his inner force to help in resisting the chill If it wasn't so, he would have been frozen to death
But the stone steps were narrow; covered with a layer of snow and ice, they were quite hazardous After a moment of inattention, they say Su Yi's foot slip on the slippery ground, and he tuave an alarmed cry, and hurriedly covered her mouth to muffle the sound but it was too late Everyone looked towards Su Yi again, and saw that after being jostled, half of the water had spilled out from both of the buckets In the cold weather, the water fore quantity of water had also spilled onto Su Yi’s clothes, and now, they were sirab hold of the buckets, and ed to steady hied leg, he could not ain and in a blink of an eye, he had taken a few hly spilled
Wanyan Xu couldn't bear to see any his eyes Because he was fighting back hot tears, he eyes soon turned red and slightly swollen The Eer was by nature compassionate and merciful, when she saw this scene, her heart couldn't help but be distressed Although the Eer hated Su Yi for what he had done, she could not help but to take pity on him when she saw this scene
She glanced towards her son and sighed: “I wonder he still feels that this is worth his trouble? He could have been an honoured Empress, but instead he has to suffer a hard life now” So saying, she called over her personal o and help him up This is a cold day, we should not ht, he should have been executed In any case, he was a general with great strength of character, he should have preferred death over suffering this kind of hu an object of pity It makes one's heart uncomfortable to look at him now”
Wanyan Xu had nothing to say Intellectually speaking, he had to admit that his Mother Empress was correct But eht of Su Yi dying Seeing that Xiao Chu was about to depart froer, he said with a smile: “Mother Empress, what did you think of the two tunes you have just heard?”
The Eer nodded and said: “Naturally, they were considered good Although they can't be said to have the power to transport one to Heaven, such a degree of skill is rare” Contrary to her expectations, Wanyan Xu smiled and said: “Naturally, these two tunes we just heard can be considered rare However, your child knows of a person who can be said to have achieved perfection when it co the flute Truly, a person with such superlative skill comes by only a few times in history”
The Ely: “Oh, there is such a person? Quickly call that person here and let me [1] listen to his music I can be considered to have heard ood as you say Letexperience today” With that, she reproached Wanyan Xu, saying: “I can see that Imperial Son does not haveto the flute, why did you not send such a virtuoso to play for me sooner?”
Wanyan Xu said: “Your child would never dare to not keep Mother Empress in my heart It is actually because I [2] too have only heard hi the autumn of last year Mother Empress knows that your child does not pay et them quickly as time passes I am only reminded of that incident today because I heard these tunes But Empress Mother, it is quite difficult to send for this person”
The Eave a “humph” and said: “What do you mean that it's difficult to send for hiraces? A people who practice the arts, there will be some that are aloof and proud but they should not look down on the usted with the she furrowed her brows and frowned Wanyan Xu hurried to clarify, saying: “Reporting to Mother E, it's just that he's now he's now been condemned as a criminal, your child is afraid that Mother E, he looked out at theagain and saw that Su Yi had finally regained his feet afterhis way back down the stairs with great caution but going back doas even more difficult for hiround again Then, he seeet down in a sitting position and proceeded to manoeuvre himself down the steps that way Fortunately the buckets were already empty and no water will spill out
Froer already understood In her heart, she understood that her son was saddened when he saw Su Yi suffering and specifically wished to have him come over to the hall to warm up However, he could not say this out loud; instead he was using his skills with the flute as a cover to achieve that airee, she hesitated, thinking: No matter what, Su Yi is a traitor of the state no can he be permitted to be in the presence of the Emperor just because I wish to listen to the flute It would not look good in front of these concubines But if she did not allow it, her son would not have a way out of this e situation, and furthermore she felt that both of them were to be pitied Unable to make up her mind, she pondered in silence
Wanyan Shuo had also understood his father's intentions at once His own heart was also churning with emotion but because of the presence of his Imperial Grand to suppress his feelings, he suddenly saw an opportunity So Pretending to be oblivious to his Imperial Father's plan, he said: “Ah, there is person like that? Quickly send for hied Wanyan Xu: “I Sister Xiao Chu to fetch that person here since she's on the way out I'”
The Erandson, in the end, she could not bear to gainsay hi: “No matter who that person is, there is no reason why I cannot see him My Imperial Son, tell Xiao Chu who that person is and she can send for that person when she goes out” With that said, she addressed the concubines, saying: “We can take the opportunity and broaden our knowledge and experience”
Wanyan Xu was overjoyed at this unexpected turn of events and pro to her, after which she left to carry out her orders By this ti had been reduced to the same state as him and were filled with ier was curious, wondering how good a flutist a general could be For a ti looks at the door with ierness, they had lost all interest in the victuals After a long time, they finally heard Xiao Chu's voice at the door, saying: “Reporting to the Eer and the Eht forth the slave Su Yi for an audience” The E him in” At once, everybody's eyes were fixed upon the curtains hanging above the doorway