allonlinenovel Chapter 267 Not High-Class
Chapter 267 Not High-Class
The carriage started moving not long after they arrived. It was just getting light. Jia Hu remembered his grandfather saying that this place was a bit far from Mount Tai, which explained why they had to set off so early.
Jia Zhen looked at his older brother, feeling incredibly bored that he couldn't speak. Jia Hu, seeing his younger brother's furrowed brow, smiled and pinched his cheek, then took out a Rubik's Cube and handed it to him.
Jia Zhen's eyes lit up, and she took it. Having a Rubik's Cube could also help pass the time.
Apart from the sounds of the carriages and the guards riding horses outside, there was no other sound in the entire convoy, as if the whole city had quieted down. Jia Hu felt the carriage speeding up and knew that they had left the city. There was nothing else to do along the way, so Jia Hu closed his eyes to rest.
Jia Hu initially just wanted to close his eyes and rest, but unexpectedly he fell asleep. When Jia Hu opened his eyes again, he felt that the carriage was moving at a slight angle and was moving much slower.
The guy thought they must be climbing a mountain, so they should be almost there. Jia Hu perked up; they were moving really fast, they had already started climbing.
Jia Zhen, on the other hand, seemed quite energetic and wasn't playing with the Rubik's Cube. She was resting her chin on her hand, lost in thought.
If the official hadn't said something about avoiding disturbing the gods and being against etiquette, he really wanted to open the window and look outside. He wondered if there was still such a rule when he went down the mountain after the ceremony. Otherwise, he had only reached the top of Mount Tai and hadn't seen any of the scenery along the way.
Jia Hu thought this way and always followed it. The ministers who could accompany him naturally also followed the rules and sat in the carriage, but some people just didn't follow the rules.
"Seventh Prince, this is improper. Please close the curtain."
The official in charge of ceremonies was also quite helpless; this gentleman really dared not say anything more.
"Who do you think you are, daring to tell this prince what to do! Get out of my way and stop getting in my way."
The Seventh Prince scoffed. He had been in a bad mood these past few days, and because of the Fengshan ceremony, he couldn't go out. He had long been unable to control his temper. He had only wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the mountains and get some fresh air, but someone came to spoil his fun.
The official in charge of ceremonies was so frightened by the Seventh Prince's fierce gaze that he almost dropped the reins. He was just a scholar with the title of official in charge of ceremonies, and he was always treated with courtesy wherever he went. How could he bear the Seventh Prince's gaze?
The chief eunuch beside the seventh prince saw the situation and knew that things couldn't be allowed to escalate. The emperor was in the imperial carriage in front, and it would be bad if he heard the commotion and found out about it.
The head eunuch smiled at the official in charge of ceremonies and said:
"My lord, His Highness the Seventh Prince simply felt that the carriage was stuffy and needed some fresh air."
Someone offered a way out, and the master of ceremonies quickly said:
"In that case, I'll go and take a look elsewhere."
"Sir, walk slowly."
"Hmph! He's such a low-class thing, why would you talk to him like that?"
The Seventh Prince snorted coldly.
The chief eunuch could only smile and say:
"Your Majesty, that's not what I'm after. I just thought it's better to avoid trouble, since His Majesty is still sitting in front."
The mention of the Emperor softened the Seventh Prince's expression slightly. He looked ahead and saw that everyone was following the rules and no one had opened the carriage window. He looked back and saw the same thing, which made him even more disdainful.
A bunch of cowardly people, too afraid to even open their car windows, are just going to disregard some rule that seems to have popped up out of nowhere. Let's see who can do anything about it.
The head eunuch breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that his master had stopped throwing a tantrum.