The moon hung obliquely on the canopy of the cold night, but the moonlight was extremely dim, and the dark color of the night had obscured the starlight, and the clear light that used to shine through the lattice of the lattice could be sprinkled in, but today there was not a single stream of silver light. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Someone came by moonlight, but at this time Zhang Zhaohua was still talking to Gao Chi.

"Change the white silk underwear," Zhang Zhaohua saw that there were only two sets of underwear, and said: "I came out just to save some things and bring a few fewer clothes, but I didn't expect that I really couldn't save it, in this palace, there is only a place to sleep and eat, there is no place to wash clothes, my set of yarn underwear has been worn for three days, and it smells." ”

"The sacrifice will be held tomorrow," Gao Chi was also changing his clothes: "I will go back after the sacrifice, you should stay for a few days." ”

"I just think it's strange," Zhang Zhaohua muttered, "It's said that it's a fasting and bathing palace, why isn't there a place to bathe?"

"Xiangzong Temple is to bathe and change clothes in the afternoon four days before the main festival, and the outer room is located. The next day begins and fasts for three days. Gao Chi said: "This is the rule, it is said to be fasting, that is, to endure not taking a bath for three days." ”

Now the place where they are located is the Zhai Palace next to the Jongmyo Temple, according to the "Family Rites", the four generations should be sacrificed at four o'clock, the ancestors should be sacrificed at the winter solstice, the ancestors should be sacrificed at the spring equinox, the autumn festival will be sacrificed to you, and festivals such as Shangyuan, Duanyang, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chongjiu should also be sacrificed. Now they have to perform the rite of offering sacrifices to their ancestors on the vernal equinox, bathing four days in advance, and eating fast in the palace for the next three days, not drinking alcohol, not eating meat, not asking about illness, not mourning, not listening to music, ignoring the name of the punishment, concentrating on fasting, and after the three days of fasting, they will perform sacrifices.

Zhang Zhaohua asked Han Dong to help her take off the earrings, and said, "Let's do the sacrifice at our own house, what are the prisoners doing here, are they asking to come?"

"I don't know," Gao Chi said: "They can watch it if they want to, and it's not impossible to watch the ceremony." ”

While he was talking, the palace maid who was keeping vigil outside came in and said, "The prince, the princess, Aunt Zhanmei is here." ”

Zhang Zhaohua was a little surprised, it was already night at this time, could it be that the princess's cough was committed again-she hurriedly said, "Please come in." When Zhan Mei came in and saluted, Zhang Zhaohua smiled and said, "Aunt Zhan Mei, it's so late, is there any order from my mother?"

"It's the princess, please come over. "Zhan Mei Dao.

Zhang Zhaohua raised his eyebrows and said, "Let me change my clothes and go." ”

After that, she followed Zhan Mei to the princess's palace, but saw that under the dim candlelight, King Yan was also sitting on the chair, she was taken aback, and hurriedly saluted: "Father, mother called the daughter-in-law, I don't know what to order?"

"It's nothing," said the princess with a smile, "but your father has something to tell you." ”

"Father, please say," Zhang Zhaohua couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart: "The son-in-law must do her best." As she spoke, she wondered what it was to summon her in the middle of the night, and to shut down the other people's secret conversations.

"I heard that you have a jade gui," Yan Wang said, "Why is there the word Fengtian on it?"

Zhang Zhaohua didn't expect King Yan to ask about this, and he didn't dare to hide it for two seconds: "It's all the rashness of the son-in-law, when I met on the second day of the wedding, I fell Yugui in front of the Fengtian Palace, and the prince was afraid of blaming him, so he covered it up for me in front of the emperor, saying that this Yugui could not bear the weight of the word Fengtian, and the emperor was not angry but happy, and gave the son-in-law Xingui, which was engraved with the word 'Fengtian'. ”

King Yan nodded and said: "You are a blessed one, since only the emperor's Dagui has the word 'Fengtian', and the rest of the sons and princes do not have such two words." ”

Zhang Zhaohua didn't know what he meant, so he listened silently.

"Tomorrow's sacrifice, you are dressed in a ceremonial dress and holding Da Gui in your hand," Yan Wang's voice became even lowered: "After the ceremony, there will be a tribute to the priest holding a plate, you have to put your Yugui on the plate, face up, this thing will not be returned to you later, and after the whole ceremony is completed, you don't have to look for it, it will naturally be returned to you after returning to the palace." ”

"Yes. Zhang Zhaohua's mouth responded, but his mind was running rapidly, wondering why King Yan was interested in her Yugui, and why he took her Yugui away at the time of the temple sacrifice-

In the flash of light, she suddenly understood, which made her let out a slight "ah", and said, "Is my father going to show someone?"

This time it was Yan Wang's turn to "huh" meaninglessly, as if he was surprised that she reacted so quickly and guessed so correctly: "What do you know?"

"If the daughter-in-law didn't guess wrong," Zhang Zhaohua was also slowly sorting out his thoughts: "The prisoner surnamed Zhang should not be the emperor's person, although the son-in-law doesn't know who the person behind him is, but she knows that after this person returns to Beijing, she will definitely show the people behind him all the truth in our house." My father asked me for Yugui because whether it was the queen, the crown princess or the princess, the jade gui had never been engraved according to the system, and the son-in-law's jade gui was given the word by the emperor, and those who did not know it would definitely think that this was a great transgression, so they could not wait to show the emperor, and they would definitely be reprimanded by the emperor——"

Zhang Zhaohua paused for a moment, and she suddenly thought of a better way.

"Father," Zhang Zhaohua gritted his teeth and said, "There is a pair of eyes staring at the couch, how can you sleep peacefully, if there is only one chance, why not do it more thoroughly." ”

"What do you want?" King Yan's eyes were in the dim room, but they were shining more and more, but in these eyes, there was a light of condensation and scrutiny-being stared at by such eyes, Zhang Zhaohua couldn't help but sweat on his head.

She encouraged herself in her heart, and finally could raise her head and meet King Yan's gaze: "Father, if this prisoner surnamed Zhang sees my Yugui and he reports this matter, although the emperor will reprimand him, he will also think that he is reporting according to the truth, because the son-in-law's Yugui is indeed engraved, and the emperor will think that he is not hidden, and he is a frank and loyal person." ”

"But what if he said another thing at the same time in addition to Yugui's matter," Zhang Zhaohua said: "For example, if the son-in-law wears illegal clothes and wears an illegal crown and hat - I don't know if the emperor will believe him after listening to what he said, and will he think that he is reporting according to the truth, or is he framing adultery?"

Quietly in the room, Zhang Zhaohua also began to tremble in his legs and stomach after finishing speaking, feeling that he was too dangerous, and actually said such a thing in front of King Yan, who would reign in the world in the future!

How will King Yan think of himself - Zhang Zhaohua didn't know how many thoughts he had in an instant, and he was really getting more and more frightened, and when she couldn't wait for King Yan and the princess to make a sound, she only felt that her legs were no longer stable.

"You have a lot of thoughts," King Yan finally said, "I can see it too." ”

Zhang Zhaohua lowered his head and snorted, not knowing what to say.

"But if you can say this today, it can be seen that you really don't regard yourself as an outsider," King Yan laughed: "It's also good for you to be like this, your heart is towards your own people, and you can also protect your own people." ”

Zhang Zhaohua was like hearing the amnesty, and after hearing King Yan's words to let her go back, he ran away as if he was holding his tail.

But Princess Xu looked at her and couldn't help laughing: "I originally thought that Gao Chi was benevolent and gentle, and he had to choose a more powerful girl to match him, so that he could dominate the house-now the daughter-in-law chosen by the emperor is what I think in my heart, isn't this a match made in heaven, and we won't be happy in the future." ”

King Yan also laughed, raising his hand to skim Xu's sideburns, "A match made in heaven, I think I'm talking about us." ”

Xu's eyes overflowed with the brilliance of happiness.