Chapter 304 (1/2)
The elegant flowers that were unafraid of the cold, and would happily reveal their buds in autumn, were the chrysanthemums These floere the ones most adored by everyone on the central plain The chrysanthemum wasn't rare here, and in Danzhou, where Fan Xian hailed from, they were in abundance The Danzhou chrysanthedom In these past few years, the Fan manor had to import much of these flowers for distribution in the capital
Because of this, Fan Xian was quite faht about that little yelloer that bloomed on the coastal cliffs of Danzhou He knew that the chrysanthemum was able to endure the cold The historical poet from his past life, Yuan Zhen, proudly said that he liked this flower, and that if they were to cease to exist, he would not appreciate any other But with all this being said, it was not a winter flower, and in cold weather such as this - the weather that acco since wilted
The carriage passed by the heavily guarded lines that skirted the feet of the mountain Under the watch of the Ian autumn stream, he went past a river that eaker than it was in the spring and in the summer Suddenly, he saw a temple in front of hi Kingdom Where it firmly stood, it looked as if it had been carved directly out of theTereat wooden bea of the teh The entire scene looked as if so onto the hlands were fierce, and they bellowed far and wide It brought an icy chill to the people that walked those slopes to observe the flowers They were alid air would end up blowing the teends say that this tedom, and it was built from the dervish who believed in the existence of the Holy Teht to be constructed with cobbles, stone and wood Itstook a few hundred years, but the reason for its existence was to display the virtues of what a Holy Te, and to also spread the word that people should be nice to each other
The Holy Temple never involved itself with earthly matters; it was quite a mysterious place But it seemed as if across these few thousand years, it always affected the world in subversive ways There were ins were lost to tiuous clarity Although there weren't hteous and widely respected by others So, the Holy Teh place
As a member of the royal fah it had the ability to influence other things, and so theyhat the politicians were best at, and were dom's royal family had this Royal Flower Observation event once every three years It was organized in the Floating Templeand had become a law This event, however, was most likely construed to ease tensions and soothe bitter rivalries that may crop up between the royals, and help further their bonds with one another It was to avoid the repetition of certain events, such as the assassination of two crown princes in the Qing Kingdodom was not as active as they used to be, so in this flower observation event, they invited married relatives and other fa the new rules established in the past few years, the Qin and Ye family were cornerstones of the military and were both a part of it, as well The Qin family had considerable poithin theand protection of the capital for randmaster with supreme status
Aside fron following the construction of the kingdom There were also a fe families like the Ren faards to how Fan Xian could be a part of these flower observing proceedings, it was not due to the power that the Fan family had In fact, they cared little for the power of any chancellor, and pere with Wan'er either; a ht association with the royal family It was because that the Elder of the Fan fa and as such, were very close This was not so that many would understand In teruably the closest to the royal fa, and he put his hands upon his waist as he stood near the Floating Te at all these fado chrysanthemums? Where are they?”
Minister Fan had already been invited to a spot where he could avoid the wind The elders were always prioritized before others His carriage stopped at the foot of the uards stood outside the area where the Royal Guards were The people from Fan manor were only left with one le Lin Wan'er, as in the triangle, pointed at the foot of the mountain and said out loud, ”Oveer there!”
Fan Xian froze and took one step towards the mountain's cliff A crude autumn wind tackled his senses, but he squinted his eyes and took a deep breath before saying, ”What a beautiful place”
The cliffs that the Floating Tehtly caved-in, and it was shaped like the letter ”U” The roads skirted the feet of the mountain, and so Fan Xian, upon the cul his treading of the path Having reached the top, he looked down and across the sweeping panora were full of chrysanthee sort, as well They were golden and their petals were long
”The golden chrysanthemums; they match the characteristics of the royal fa-in the view of that glistening field of flowers He co, ”in this cold weather, to see the”
Lin Wan'er explained by saying, ”They are gold chrysanthe Tedoht them here himself Ever since, it has been the provider of an odd and unique view”
”Gen Chen?” Fan Xian sighed and said, ”is that grandmaster Ku Hei's teacher?”
”Yes”
Fan Xian shook his head as he continued to look down the mountain, and after a while he started to notice thatall that well This was due to the soil of theso rich itself As a result, each chrysanthemum was separated from the next by a few inches The field looked far h, as the distance ht of the spaces between each flower This illusion hy they did not realize it was a field of chrysantheh, it al over the entire mountainside, a far cry from the true nature of these flowers, whose reality was not as powerful or as luxurious as they initially seereet Fan Xian The Emperor had been quite cold to hi noblemen to talk too frivolously of their own topics of interest with Fan Xian while in her presence As a result, there was little s and formalities before they continued on their oay Fan Xian was s when he spoke to others, and the words he spoke were soft After repeated encounters that unfolded in the saot a little bored andSubconsciously, he would observe his environ Teh before a cliffside There was only one way to clidoathered The Imperial Guard had tread across each trail and hill well before their arrival, in assurance of their safety The defense was solid Inside the Royal Guards' ranks were the palace guards as well, and in regards to the gentle-looking eunuchs, nobody knew if any of Eunuch Hong's subordinates were aer Guards was rather strange, but from what he could see, their exclusion was more than made up for assassins aside, even apast the protection established across these mountainsides
Fan Xian set pulled away eht a tidbit of joy His father-in-law had been retired for quite some time now, and his relationshi+p with those people had lessened as a result As he looked up, Fan Xian could not help but squint his eyes The few people who had the athered up in this wooden temple, all at the same time From afar, you could watch a person clothed in yellow on the top floor, absorbing the view That person was the Emperor
He raised his head and had an inexplicable feeling take hold of his heart His ht now, if the people of the Northern Qi Kingdoyi City's elites came over to burn down the entire temple, ould the earth be like? Of course, he knew that the security of the capital was iht and this occurrence was an is He also thought that if he were to climb up to the temple, which entry should he aim for? And which trail would take the least amount of time to ascend and reach the top?
It really was just the habit of his career
One eunuch ran over in a rush, all the way fro nobles on plain fields in front of the temple quickly stepped aside to make a path for him The eunuch ran before three of the for Lady Wan'er”
Lin Wan'er was surprised She looked at Fan Xian and softly said, ”Eunuch Dai, is he only asking for me?”
Eunuch Dai was an old friend of Fan Xian, and he knehat peopleif he was not also invited into the teuilty look, he remorsefully told Fan Xian, ”the Emperor did not have any further commands”
Fan Xian so” After that, he quietly laughed and continued, ”Uncles love their nieces, I know that”
Watching Wan'er disappear behind a darkened door fra Te He led his sister away to see if there were any greater sights to behold So to let hi voice heard on the wind, and it yelled, ”Master!”