Peach Blossom Land On Longyin Island Chapter 65
byEvil people will be punished by evil people
It was the first time An Ran heard Dao An Xiaoyu speak in such a tone. It was not a threat not to marry him, nor a plea to get married to him, but a willful and willful determination that was somewhere between coquettishness and mischief, as if his grandmother would cry and make trouble if his grandmother didn’t agree to him, until the royal grandmother agreed to him.
It was rare for An Xiaoyu to be so impulsive, and An Ran couldn’t help but be startled.Not only An Ran, but also the Queen Mother also made a slight gesture, and then glared at An Xiaoyu as if she had no choice but to surrender: “You are so old, but you are still like a child.”
This means consent.An Xiaoyu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and quickly poured a cup of tea, but instead of handing it to the Queen Mother, he handed it to An Ran. The intention was obvious, asking him to serve tea.
An Ran smiled, took the cup of tea, held it in both hands and bent down to hand it to the Queen Mother respectfully.But the Queen Mother just looked at the two of them and still didn’t answer.
“Grandma Huang.” An Xiaoyu called, the dissatisfaction and urging in his tone obvious.The Queen Mother glared at An Xiaoyu again, picked up the tea cup and put it on the table. Seeing An Xiaoyu’s usually calm face, her cheeks bulging slightly, the Queen Mother said angrily: “The door is still open, what tea do you want to drink?”
It turns out they are a pair of awkward grandparents.An Ran thought in her mind and couldn’t help but smile: “Then wait until the day we get married, and then I will serve tea to my grandmother.”
The Queen Mother also gave An Ran a roll of her eyes, then glanced at her father-in-law who was waiting on the side, and said, “Bring it in.”
The father-in-law snorted and retreated. After a while, he led five palace maids in carrying silver trays. On the five silver trays were placed a pair of Hetian jade dragon and phoenix pendants; a gold necklace engraved with complex patterns;A copper dagger; a set of unfolded ebony acupuncture kits inlaid with gold, with nine shining thin gold needles inserted into the bright yellow satin; and finally a long black sword made of an unknown material, shining with a faint cold light, with a huge ruby inlaid on the hilt.
As soon as the sword appeared, Antu couldn’t take his eyes away and followed the palace maid into the inner hall.Four palace maids stood in a team on the left side.Antu couldn’t restrain his novelty and excitement, pointed at the long sword, and asked excitedly: “Grandma Huang, can I touch it? It’s so handsome.”
This majestic queen mother showed a smile to several people for the first time. Although it was shallow, she was much kinder.The father-in-law next to him also smiled and said: “This is a gift prepared by the Queen Mother for the young ladies. This sword made of black iron is prepared for Young Master Antu.”
“Give it to me?!” An Tu looked at the Queen Mother with bright eyes. Seeing that the Queen Mother nodded slightly, he exclaimed with joy: “Thank you, Grandma Huang!” He shouted, hugged the Queen Mother quickly, and ran to get the sword in an instant.
An Linmian and An Mai also arrived in front of several people. An Linmian went to get the dagger, and An Mai stroked the nine golden needles. His mood was more stable than Antu’s, and he smiled and thanked the Queen Mother.
The pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants were for An Ran, An Ran could tell, but what was the gold necklace that the second palace maid was wearing for?You wouldn’t let him wear a big thick gold collar, right?
Seeing the doubts in An Ran’s heart, the father-in-law explained with a smile: “This necklace is a gift from the Queen Mother to An Xiaojin.”
“Xiao Jin also?!” An Ran was really surprised now.
The Queen Mother glanced at An Xiaoyu and said in a helpless tone: “If you prepare one less, this grandson of the Ai family will cause trouble for the Ai family again. He is already a grown-up man, and his temper is still that of a child. If he doesn’t get his way, he will ignore anyone. He will move back to the East Palace for the Ai family today. As a prince, he will move out of the East Palace when he is unhappy. What does it look like?”
An Xiaoyu felt embarrassed, blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: “Grandma, stop talking.”
The Queen Mother mocked: “You dare not let others tell you if you dare to do it?”
An Ran deeply agreed, nodded and said: “Indeed. Whenever he doesn’t go his way, he will resort to cold violence. It’s so irritating!”
“I didn’t do this to you.” An Xiaoyu argued for herself.
“Ha,” An Ran sneered, “What? You lost your memory again? Do you need me to remind you? Braised mermaid, stewed tortoise soup.”
An Xiaoyu’s face turned redder, he hesitated for a long time, and said, “I… just that once.”
“And Xiaomei.”
“That… doesn’t count. You lied to me first!”
“Haha.” An Ran looked at An Xiaoyu with a sneer.An Xiaoyu’s momentum suddenly plummeted, and he said in a low voice: “It doesn’t matter what happened before, I will do it well in the future.”
“Chang Dehai, tell me what this is called?” the Queen Mother said, casting a sidelong glance at her father-in-law Chang Dehai.Chang Dehai immediately held up his hands and said with a smile: “Back to the Queen Mother, I have heard a folk saying, which is quite appropriate to describe Your Highness and the Crown Princess.”
“Oh?” The Queen Mother asked with a smile on her face, “What is it?”
Chang Dehai said with a smile on his face: “Brine and some tofu, one thing will be reduced.”
Hearing this, the Queen Mother gently shook her head and said, “The Ai family thinks another saying is more appropriate.”
Chang Dehai cooperated: “I am stupid, I don’t know what the Queen Mother said?”
The Queen Mother looked down at An Xiaoyu and An Ran, and said leisurely: “Evil people will have their way, but there are people who can cure this lawless grandson of the Ai family. Come and give me a seat.”
The palace maid stepped back after hearing the sound, and Anmai stepped forward and said with a charming smile: “Grandma Huang, before I came here, Aunt Ye specifically asked this junior to check her pulse when they see Grandma Huang. Is it convenient now?”
After a while, the palace maids carried four chairs in twos and twos, but they hesitated not knowing where to put them.Originally, the chairs given by the Queen Mother were to be placed on both sides, but at this time, An Mai was sitting opposite the Queen Mother, diagnosing the Queen Mother’s pulse. An Ran, An Xiaoyu, An Linmian, and An Tu were all standing in front of the chair in a semicircle surrounding the two people. The maids could not make up their minds for a moment as to whether the stools should be placed on both sides or behind several people.
“Just put it here.” Chang Dehai pointed to where several people were standing and ordered.
Several palace maids then placed the chairs behind An Ran and others one after another. They were not polite and sat down immediately when they saw the chairs, still staring at An Mai with their heads stretched out.
After a moment, An Mai retracted his hand, looked at An Ran, and said, “Just like Aunt Ye guessed, it was excessive worry and worry that hurt her mind and energy.”
Although An Ran would follow An’s mother to see doctors in the village, he was just a helper and knew nothing about medical treatment. He could only ask: “Is it serious? Mom has prescribed a prescription, can it be used?”
An Mai smiled lightly and said: “Grandma Huang is already over seventy, which is nothing at our age, but the physiques of Jin people are not as good as those in the village. Although Aunt Ye’s prescription is mainly for recuperation, it is still a little more intense. I will write another prescription to Grandma Huang, twice a day, and take care of it slowly.” After that, An Mai looked at Chang Dehai and said, “Uncle Chang, do you have a pen, ink, paper and inkstone?”
Chang Dehai said quickly: “Yes, yes, I will send it to you right now.” After saying that, he motioned to a palace maid to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.Not long after, the palace maid came in with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on a silver tray. Chang Dehai placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the low table on the floor and polished the ink himself.
While Anmai was writing the prescription, the Queen Mother waved her hands to the maids waiting in the room and said, “You all can go down.”
“Yes.” The maids replied, bowed and left.
The Queen Mother slowly raised her head to look at An Xiaoyu. After the brief smile on her face disappeared, she became a little more majestic: “Qian’er, the Ai family wants to ask you, how did you fall into the sea?”
An Xiaoyu lowered his eyelids and said: “My grandson lacked strategy and failed to see through the Japanese pirates’ treacherous plan, so he fell into an ambush…”
Hearing this, An Ran slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at An Xiaoyu.
Anger suddenly rose on the Queen Mother’s face, and she scolded: “It’s already this time, and you’re still covering up for him!”
This rebuke was filled with so much anger that not only An Ran, An Linmian, and An Tu were frightened, but An Mai’s pen tip, which was writing the prescription, also trembled. Only Chang Dehai, who was grinding ink, didn’t seem to hear it, still lowering his head and grinding ink slowly and carefully in circles.An Xiaoyu lowered his head and looked at the floor tiles without saying anything.
An Ran was shocked to realize that he had lost his voice. Not only did An Xiaoyu fail to tell the imperial grandmother the truth about his fall into the sea, he even wanted to conceal the truth.
An Ran opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
After a long time, An Xiaoyu whispered: “He is… my father after all.”
“Has he ever regarded you as his son?” the Queen Mother slapped the table angrily.The temperature in the hall suddenly dropped a lot. An Linmian, An Mai, and An Tu opened their eyes wide and looked at each other in shock without speaking.
There was silence in the hall. Chang Dehai handed the Queen Mother a cup of tea and said warmly: “Your Majesty, the holy body is the most important thing. The imperial doctor said that the most important thing to nourish the body is to nourish the heart. It is not appropriate to get angry.”
The Queen Mother suppressed her anger and said coldly: “When you fell into the sea, Aijia happened to go to Nan’an Temple to pray for blessings. When Aijia heard the news, he had immediately killed all the accompanying soldiers for improper guarding. At that time, Aijia had suspicions, but did not dare to think that it was really him who did it! He has been very obedient for all these years, and it is because of Aijia’s carelessness. As the saying goes, a tiger’s poison cannot eat its seeds, but he is so vicious that he wants to kill you.”
“Huang, Grandma Huang…” At this time, An Linmian spoke slowly, with a look of fear and disbelief on her face, “W-what do you mean? Uncle Lu did it when An Xiaoyu fell into the sea?”
There was another moment of silence.But there was no need for anyone to answer. An Linmian, An Mai, and An Tu obviously understood something and silently shut their mouths.After a long time, An Xiaoyu said: “Father… must have known the content of the emperor’s grandfather’s edict.”
The Queen Mother grabbed the tea cup with her hand a little harder, and the veins on the wrinkled back of her hand became more obvious: “He is going to kill you, do you still want to give up the throne to him?”
An Xiaoyu lowered his eyes and looked at An Ran. An Ran looked at An Xiaoyu for a long time and said softly: “Do what you want.”
But An Xiaoyu remained silent.
The Queen Mother suppressed her emotions and said: “Since he already knows, there is no need to hide it anymore. Without further delay, the late emperor’s edict will be read to the Ai family tomorrow morning. There is no doubt about the succession.”
An Xiaoyu slowly raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother, with hesitation on his face: “Father…” The Queen Mother looked at An Xiaoyu displeasedly: “You still want to plead for him?”
An Xiaoyu knelt down and said: “My grandson only begs my grandmother to spare my father’s life.” The Queen Mother stared at An Xiaoyu who was kneeling on the ground with a heavy gaze. For a long time, she said in a deep voice: “How can you control the country and the country if you are kind-hearted and soft-handed?”
Chang Dehai said at the right time: “Your Highness is kind to the people and loves things, which is a blessing to the people of our dynasty. In the future, Your Highness will surely become a wise king who loves the people like a son.”
With one word, the Queen Mother’s anger gradually subsided, and her majestic voice regained a hint of kindness: “Get up. The Ai family still needs to discuss matters with Mr. Xu Ge. You should go back first and concentrate on preparing for your marriage.”
When a group of people came out of the palace, they happened to meet Mr. Xu Ge who followed a eunuch into the palace to meet the Queen Mother.Mr. Xu Ge was the purple-robed and white-haired official who had previously stood at the head of the hundred officials. When he saw An Xiaoyu, Mr. Xu Ge stopped and said, “Old minister, see you, Your Highness.”
“Excuse me, Mr. Xu Ge.” An Xiaoyu helped him weakly. Because of what happened just now, An Xiaoyu didn’t look too good.Mr. Xu Ge first looked at An Xiaoyu, then at An Ran, then glanced at An Linmian, An Mai, and An Tu, and finally his eyes fell on An Xiaoyu. He said respectfully: “Have you heard that the Queen Mother has already nodded?”
An Xiaoyu nodded slightly: “Yes, the Imperial Grandmother agreed.” Mr. Xu Ge also nodded slightly. After a moment of silence, he bowed his hands and said: “Then I will first congratulate Your Highness. The Queen Mother is still waiting for me to see you, so I will take my leave first.”
Mr. Xu Ge looked to be in his sixties or seventies. He walked with a slightly hunched body. An Ran looked at Mr. Xu Ge’s old back and asked doubtfully: “That’s it? Why don’t you say a few more words?”
He was prepared to be attacked by a group of people, but things went surprisingly smoothly.
An Ran once again carefully thought about whether there was any precedent for an emperor to marry a man in the history of his world. An Xiaoyu noticed An Ran’s doubts and answered: “There is no other way but to accept it. They firmly believe that I am responsible for the national destiny of the Jin Kingdom. They cannot abolish me, but they also want me to stay in the Jin Kingdom. This concession must always be made.”
“Brother Xiaoyu,” Antu suddenly interrupted, “I’ve been meaning to ask for a long time, what does it mean that you are carrying the fate of the Kingdom of Jin?”
An Linmian and An Mai also looked at him with confused expressions. An Xiaoyu explained to them and led them out of the palace.
After listening to the explanation, Antu suddenly realized: “That’s it, Brother Xiaoyu, it turns out that you are the Dragon King Statue of the Jin Kingdom.”
“….”
“I didn’t expect you Jin people to be quite superstitious.” An Tu added with a click of his tongue.
Several people arrived at the gate of the palace and got on the carriage. An Xiaoyu explained: “Eunuch Si Tian is a very mysterious person. It is said that he has lived for more than a hundred years, knows the secrets of heaven, and has predicted many major events in the Kingdom of Jin. Therefore, both the government and the public have great respect for this eunuch.”
“Well…” An Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, “Can we meet?”
After he finished speaking, An Xiaoyu shook his head: “The prisoner travels around the world all year round and is rarely in Beijing. The last time I saw him was before the death of the emperor’s grandfather, which means it has been fourteen or five years.”
“That’s it.” An Ran felt a little regretful, and An Xiaoyu said again: “If you want to see me, I will send someone to look for you. Now…” An Xiaoyu paused and said, “We can’t go back for a while…”
Hearing the apology in An Xiaoyu’s words, An Ran shrugged and smiled: “I haven’t had enough fun yet. I will bring my father and mother Su Su over to play in a while. There are so many fun things in the capital, Su Su will definitely not miss Shu.”
Hearing this, An Xiaoyu also smiled and nodded: “Okay, we will go back to pick up my parents and Su Su after the wedding is completed.”