Vol 2 Chapter 209 (2/2)
The e along But he couldn’t go against his , ”When did you return to the capital?”
Haitang shi+fted her cold gaze away from Fan Xian’s face and saluted the emperor ”Your Majesty, I returned yesterday Master is worried that there have been too many evildoers in the capital lately, so he sent me to the palace”
Fan Xian s was referring to hiether in the palace made Fan Xian remember an already-unfamiliar Chinese idiom, a remnant of his previous life: the fortune of thedeemed ”divine”, the Qi nobles who lived in it truly were fortunate
Tall trees extended over the black palace structure They looked like aloof yet attentive woreen branches peeked out from the corners or rested weakly on the rooftiles Flowers stretched out lazily on the ground, as if looking up at those delicate branches in conte everywhere The entleness too beautiful to be absorbed all at once
The various palace halls were divided into many levels, all of which were built into the side of a n The trio proceeded onhile being served by a group of eunuchs Together they walked around the long ay next to the mountain creek and went up to the second level Only now did Fan Xian start to calm down and carefully observe the scenery He couldn’t help but be awed In ter a palace into the side of athe clear water flowing past and the surrounding scenery, Fan Xian was able to understand exactly why people chose this location o to build the palace
It was simply too beautiful for words
Unfortunately, Fan Xian was not a citizen of Qi, and therefore ithout the fortune of the ly beautiful wo him, as the man from Qi had All he had were His Majesty the eest martial artist in recent tiround like a dog
The emperor wore a black outercoat Around his waist was a belt etup had an ancient look With his hands behind his back, the e he was the one who forced Fan Xian to stay behind
Fan Xian cautiously followed the e He and the girl had quite a bit of history While Fan Xian believed she wouldn’t do anything rash in the palace, he still felt nervous
Haitang, however, did not look at Fan Xian at all She was acting as if she had never met hi re and s e He pointed ahead at a pavilion and gently tapped his finger
In a flash, a mob of eunuchs rushed over, tidied up the pavilion, wiped the seats clean, lit so into the pavilion, theup the faint moisture from the stream The emperor stood next to the handrail, his hands behind his back, and said quietly, ”Patting the handrail, the forest flowers blow againststartles and disperses the floating cloud”
Fan Xian responded, ”That ell composed”
The eazed at Fan Xian Aall the people who have flattered me, you are the first one to do so in such a casual manner”
Eether, ”I did not ood that you show proper etiquette, as long you don't let it stifle you” The e at Haitang, he grinned ”Why so formal today? Normally you don't coetables in the garden Well, I suppose it’s good that you agreed to come to the palace today and enjoy the scenery” The ehtly ”I always think this palace is too beautiful, to the point where I don’t want to venture outside of it”
That sentence sounded like it had another naled by the eaze, Fan Xian sat down and slowly sipped his tea, wondering why exactly this young e was also holding a cup of tea She sat on the handrail at the edge of the pavilion, gazing at the floater, lost in thought
”Fan Xian, what do you think of the palace scenery?”
Fan Xian was mildly startled How iving it soht, he replied, ”The palace is in the mountain, the mountain has trees, there are trees in the palace; a refreshi+ngly beautiful arrange is the fact that the s seem to blend into thethe randeur of the palace is not taking away from the beauty of the mountain It creates a sense of unity between Heaven and hu but the utmost admiration for the palace”
”Eh?”
Without intending to, what Fan Xian said seemed to have shocked the emperor of Northern Qi