PDLP Chapter 245: Recorded at the Turning Point of History
Chapter 245: Recorded at the Turning Point of History
Autumn leaves fall, winter snow comes, spring leaves unfold, and cicadas sing in midsummer.
A year passed, and with doubts, the day of the competition passed in the passing of seconds.
Xingzhou, Yun County
Today is not a good day, nor is it a good atmosphere for a birthday.
A month and a half ago, Emperor Gao Wen led his personal guards and ministers southward. After stopping and starting many times, the team finally arrived in Xingzhou five days ago.
Emperor Gaowen and his two concubines moved into Prince Yongle's Palace. For a moment, officials from all levels of Xingzhou were on high alert to prepare for the emperor's outing.
In the fields, Emperor Gao Wen, wearing a conspicuous yellow robe, was smiling at Wen Jiu, who was standing beside him with his head lowered. The crow's feet at the corners of his eyes showed that he was no longer young.
"Jiu'er, you have made great contributions to me, Chu Wen, over the past two years. Today is your birthday. Do you have any requests? Tell me, and I will satisfy you."
Qiao Shinian sat next to Wen Jiu, lowered her head and glanced at Emperor Gao Wen out of the corner of her eye. She did not have the slightest favorable impression of this emperor.
Wen Jiu looked up at Emperor Gao Wen, thought for a moment and said, "These are what I should do. During the two years in Xingzhou, I have learned a lot.
I am also happy and satisfied that I can feed the people."
He did not forget the image he established in front of his father before leaving the capital.
"Thank you, father, for tolerating my recklessness. I understand that I have behaved inappropriately in the past two years and have done many things that have caused gossip. If you hadn't always believed in me and tolerated my immaturity, I would not have achieved what I have today." His hidden meaning was very obvious. This was the result of the hard work of both him and Emperor Gao Wen.
After finishing speaking, Wen Jiu stood up, raised his wine glass and bowed his head to Emperor Gao Wen: "Father, you have worked hard for Chu Wen, and compared to you, I am like a firefly to the bright moon.
Wen Jiu will work harder for Chu Wen's development in the future, and I ask my father and the adults who are traveling with me to be witnesses!"
The ministers who were suddenly called out by Wen Jiu all faked smiles and waited for Emperor Gao Wen's reaction so that they could echo him.
There were only two concubines accompanying Emperor Gao Wen on this trip, and both of them were people Qiao Shinian knew.
Murong, who was promoted to Royal Concubine Rong, and Shunpin, with whom she had a contact two years ago.
Mu Rong's eyes were always on Qiao Shinian. For some reason, Qiao Shinian felt very uncomfortable with Mu Rong's gaze.
The little princess Wen Qing'an was accompanying Shunpin. The baby in the cradle back then was now over two years old and was becoming very noisy. The wet nurse behind her was carefully serving her.
"Good! I am very pleased that my son has such determination! You are worthy of being my Prince Chu Wen!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers behind Emperor Gao Wen echoed the emperor's words, praising Wen Jiu for his promising young age and saying things like Chu would be better off with Wen Jiu.
After a young eunuch quickly walked up to Eunuch Gao and whispered something in a low voice, Eunuch Gao hurriedly approached Emperor Gao Wen and whispered something in a low voice.
After hearing this, Emperor Gao Wen smiled and looked at Qiao Shinian: "Miss Qiao, the result of the competition is out. This time, you women won the horseback archery competition."
Qiao Shinian put down his wine glass, also surprised by this: "Really? I wonder if Your Majesty is optimistic about the remaining two women's competitions?"
Seeing Qiao Shinian's indifferent reply, Shunpin couldn't help but look at her twice more. In her impression, this woman who followed Prince Yongle was very strange. She came to congratulate her on the birth of the little princess, but after entering the room, she didn't look at Xiao Nineteen too much, but was very concerned about her health.
It was not until she was leaving that she went to the wet nurse and gently touched Little Nineteen's hand.
"I really don't know. I wonder if Miss Qiao is confident of winning the next two games?"
Emperor Gao Wen's attitude towards Qiao Shinian made the ministers breathe a sigh of relief. They wondered why the emperor treated a woman like this. Could it be that he was attracted to an unmarried woman of advanced age?
"Of course, I have great confidence in my teammates." Qiao Shinian replied.
Emperor Gao Wen laughed: "Then let's wait and see the results!"
Director Zhao, who was sitting far away, felt a little uncomfortable. He knew that Qiao Shinian was coming with great force this time. If he let those women win by chance this time, he would lose face.
What's more, this time is different from the last time. This time the emperor is present. If he loses...
He didn't dare to think about whether he could bear it if Emperor Gao Wen blamed him later. Perhaps after today, the Zhao family would be in decline.