svetikya Chapter 121: Blacksmithing
Chapter 121: Blacksmithing
The stage below was the one where Xia Mu had challenged General Zhao before, and they were very familiar with it.
At this time, there were many figures walking on the dark platform. They were surprised to find that there were people on it.
Before they could be surprised, a fire lit up in the corner of the platform. It was the molten iron they had prepared. Several shirtless men lined up to get the molten iron.
He put the molten iron into the wooden hammer with its groove, and quickly ran to the wooden frame specially built for performing iron flower making. He hit the hammer in his left hand with the hammer held tightly in his right hand.
The molten iron in the hammer in his left hand slammed into the sky and turned into tiny particles in the air, like stars.
A flower bursting forth in the darkness is gorgeous, and only that one bright spot of light allows people to appreciate its beauty even more.
"Wow, it looks so good!"
Xia Wei exclaimed, the iron flowers reflected in his eyes were so gorgeous that even Xia Qingqing was fascinated by them.
Sure enough, no matter when, beautiful things can be passed down.
Wouldn’t they be even more surprised if I could make the fireworks myself in the future?
This thought became even stronger in my mind.
When the other concubines came in, they saw the scene of the iron sparks bursting out. They even forgot to walk and just stared blankly at the iron sparks in front of them.
"I haven't seen iron flowers for a long time. I almost forgot they are so beautiful."
Concubine Lin's eyes were moist. She and the Queen were the first to marry Xia Xuan, who was still a prince at the time. They stayed in the harem all day long and had no chance to go out. This way, they could not go out during the New Year, let alone watch these shows.
After hearing what Concubine Lin said, the Queen lowered her eyes with some feeling. Yes, everyone thinks that the Queen is very noble, but only when sitting in this position does one know how difficult this position is.
When Xia Qingqing heard that the Queen was sad, she held the Queen's hand with her own little hand. The Queen looked to the side with emotion, and what she saw was Xia Qingqing's sweet smile.
She felt relieved because she had such a lovely daughter. No matter how difficult it was, she would try to find a good future for her.
He gently stroked Xia Qingqing's little face and spoke softly.
"Nannan's iron flower making today is really beautiful."
Xia Qingqing was so praised that she almost smiled to her heart's content.
"There's more to come. Doesn't mother want everyone to praise her?"
When the queen heard what came next, she was shocked. How could such a young boy have so many ideas?
"Mom, you are so pretty. You must praise your daughter."
She used to be a planner when she was in college. Even if she only knew the basics, it was enough.
Seeing everyone's fascinated faces and exclamations of amazement, she was sure that if they had cell phones at that moment, they would definitely take out their phones to take pictures.
The iron flower performance took 30 minutes (for the sake of convenience, we use modern time). They carried the props down, and some people brought the props up, but it was so dark that they couldn't tell what it was.
At this time, the concubines came up, and several people, led by Concubine Shu, bowed one after another.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty, I have met several princes and princesses."
"Why are you coming so slowly?" Xia Xuan couldn't help but ask.
The concubines of lower rank behind her were so weak in the knees that they didn't know how to argue. Didn't they agree to come here voluntarily? Why were they blaming her now?
If they hadn't heard that the emperor was coming, they wouldn't have come. It would be good if they could get the emperor to look at them with more respect.
They have been in the palace for quite some time, but they are still virgins. They are afraid of being laughed at if they tell others about it. Now only those who are the fourth concubine and above have children, while others do not.
This made everyone else extremely anxious. The emperor was not a lustful man. He was either in the imperial study or in a side hall every day and had never thought of visiting the harem.
Hearing the reproach from the emperor's mouth, Concubine Shu took the lead and bowed slowly, then spoke.
"We sisters and others thought it would arrive at this time, and we went to the Queen's bedroom to join her. When we got there, we found out that it had already started. We hurried here and watched the iron flowers at the door for a while before catching up."
"Yes, the iron flower show is really beautiful. We all watched it so much that we hurried up here after it was over."
Seeing that it was excusable, Xia Xuan didn't want to blame him.
"In that case, please step down."
Just a few simple words were enough to calm the emperor's anger. The concubines behind him were so impressed that they followed him and sat down in the back.
They stopped in front of a group of seats and didn't know where to sit. Even Concubine Shu was a little confused because this seat was different from the previous ones.
Behind the emperor is the prince, so who is sitting behind the prince?
They looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Now the stage was preparing, which was also equivalent to a break time. Xia Xuan saw them still standing out of the corner of his eye and asked with a frown.
"What are you still standing here for? Do you want me to treat you?"
Although Xia Qingqing repeatedly emphasized to him that this was voluntary, it was bad enough that they were late, but they were also standing there. Were they dissatisfied with their seats?
The concubines who were almost calming down were almost taken away by this roar. They were frightened to the point of tears.
Finally, Concubine Wan stepped forward softly and said, "Your Majesty, we, the concubines, don't know how to sit in this position."
The voice is gentle, like a feather soothing your heart, making it impossible to feel angry.
This seat was arranged by Xia Qingqing. Although he also felt that this seat was different from the previous one, this was his own daughter sitting there after all, so it was right even if it was wrong.
Xia Qingqing heard the voice, stuck her head out, looked at Concubine Wan, and said with a smile.
"There are no requirements for this seat. Just sit anywhere you want. No need to be polite. Just sit there. If there is an empty seat, sit wherever you want."
As soon as Xia Qingqing said this, the expressions on their faces became even more confused. They were hesitant. What did it mean to sit casually? After all, they couldn't sit above the emperor, right?
They didn't quite understand what Xia Qingqing meant, but Shufei was the first to move. Since they could sit anywhere, she walked straight towards Xia Qingqing and sat next to her.
After sitting down, he did not forget to smile at Xia Qingqing.
Being so friendly to her, she smiled politely in return.
When Concubine Wan saw that Concubine Shu was already seated, she was stunned for a moment and sat down next to Concubine Lin. Concubine De sat next to Concubine Wan, just in front of her son.