Autumn and October are the season when chrysanthemums are in full bloom. The garden is full of chrysanthemums of various colors, including purple, yellow, pink, yellow with red, red with purple, and the most rare is the green one.

Yuchen stood beside this chrysanthemum and was fascinated. After a while, Yuchen said to Shi Xiang, "Go, bring me the drawing board." "She hasn't had an animation brush for a long time, but it's rare that she is interested today, and a few maids didn't stop her.

The drawing board is placed, the rice paper is spread out, and the paint is ready. Yuchen brewed it, and then he picked up the pen and began to paint.

Yuchen has a habit of not being disturbed when playing the piano or painting, so the people who serve them retreat to the corner, and only Shi Xiang is beside him to help deliver things.

A gust of wind blew, and the leaves on the trees next to it fell with the wind. A few leaves fell on the rice paper, stained with the pigment on the rice paper. If it's someone else, just take the leaf away and repair it. But Yuchen couldn't tolerate a flaw, and immediately tore the rice paper.

Shi Xiang felt that it was a pity, but she didn't dare to persuade her. You must know that now the paintings of the mother outside have been sold for a thousand taels of silver, and they are still priceless.

Seeing that Yuchen had packed up his drawing board, Shi Xiang hurriedly asked, "Niangniang, don't you want to paint?"

Yuchen snorted, put the brush aside and said, "Don't paint." "A good painting has been ruined, and I'm not in the mood to paint it again.

On the way back, I saw a woman dressed in a snow-blue dress walking over. Seeing Yuchen, the woman gave a blessing and said, "I've seen the concubine." ”

Li Xiuyuan is six years younger than Yuchen, but the whole person looks dull and a little vibrant.

Yuchen smiled and said, "Li Xiuyuan doesn't have to be polite. "Li Xiuyuan is the biological mother of the Seventh Prince, but the Seventh Prince had an illness the year before last, and since then, Li Xiuyuan has been chanting and praying for his son, and he basically doesn't come out on weekdays.

Li Xiuyuan finished saluting and avoided the side to make way for Yuchen.

Yuchen didn't rush to leave, but said with a concerned face: "In the future, when the weather is good, you should come out and walk around more." Don't be stuffy in the house all the time, it's not good for your health. "There is no conflict of interest, and Yuchen doesn't mind showing kindness to Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan said respectfully: "Thank you for your concern." "For Yuchen, she doesn't want to be close.

Seeing this, Yuchen didn't say anything more: "Then Li Xiuyuan, you have a good stroll, and if there is something to do in the palace, go back first." ”

Li Xiuyuan gave a blessing: "Congratulations to the mother." ”

Back in Zhanghua Palace, Yuchen sighed and was angry. Seeing this, Mama Gui asked, "What kind of sigh?"

Yuchen said: "I just saw Li Xiuyuan, and I felt some feelings in my heart. "The women of the harem, once they have no expectations, will age quickly.

For Yan Wushuang's other women, Mama Gui is very guarded, even if this Li Xiuyuan has always been honest and does her duty, she is not at ease. Therefore, she didn't want to talk more about Li Xiuyuan: "Niangniang, the third prince has sent a letter, and the emperor sent someone to send it just now." ”

Yuchen's attention was diverted suddenly, and he said, "Bring it quickly!" Ah Chi's letters are very few, once a month.

Ah Chi only said in the letter that he was very good, and asked Yuchen not to worry about it, there would be no more.

Yuchen put down the letter and said to himself, "This kid doesn't know how to write more." "Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally looked forward to this letter, and only a few words.

Mama Gui smiled and said, "Then next time remind the third prince and let him write more about Tongcheng." ”

Yuchen shook his head and said, "This kid has the same temperament as the emperor." "They're not very talkative.

The sky was getting dark, the moon was hanging in the sky, and I didn't see Yan Wushuang coming. Yuchen sat on the dresser after taking a bath and took the jade peach cream she had prepared herself. He poured a soybean-sized amount of peach paste from the bottle and rubbed it on his hand, and was just about to apply it to his face, when his hand paused.

Yuchen said: "Take that box of rose ointment, take this box of ointment and throw it away." After speaking, Yuchen wiped off the peach paste on his hands with a handkerchief.

Shi Xiang was a little surprised and asked, "Niangniang, is there anything wrong with this cream?"

Yuchen shook his head and said, "No problem, it's just that the taste is not right." "Yuchen has reached the point of nitpicking about these skin care products. If there's even the slightest mistake, she'll throw it away.

Shi Xiang was reluctant to throw it away, but the box of cream that Yuchen gave before hadn't been used up yet, so she gave this box of cream to Shi Xue, who was good friends with her, and it happened within two days.

Looking at Shi Xue, whose face was covered with red rashes, Yuchen asked, "What's wrong?"

"Slaves and maids eat and use the same things as everyone else, and they use the same things as usual. When Shi Xue got up in the morning, she scared Shi Xiang who lived with her. When she looked in the mirror and saw her face like this, she immediately fainted with fright.

The imperial doctor soon came over, and after diagnosing Shi Xuexiang, he said the same thing as Yuchen: "The girl is using something unclean." ”

Mama Gui said on the side: "Think about it carefully, have you used something different from usual in the past two days. ”

Just wanted to say no, but suddenly remembered Yuchen's box of cream, and Shi Xue immediately turned pale: "The rouge gouache I use is the same as usual, except for the cream." After a pause, Shi Xue shuddered and said, "It's a face paste that my mother doesn't use, and Sister Shi Xiang is reluctant to throw it away and leave it for me to use." ”

Yuchen shuddered, the original purpose was her. Fortunately, she was useless, otherwise she would have been disfigured.

A fierce color flashed in Gui Mama's eyes, and she asked, "Where is the ointment?"

Shi Xiang lived in the same room as Shi Xue, and when he heard this, he quickly went to get the ointment.

Mama Gui took the ointment and immediately asked the doctor to come and check it.

Yuchen muttered to himself, "Yuxi, are you so ruthless?" Except for Yuxi, no one else has this means.

A woman's appearance is so important, and she can have her current status because of this face. If she is disfigured, even if the emperor will not abolish her for the sake of Bao Achi, he will snub her.

Mama Gui was startled when she looked at Yuchen's face, and hurriedly helped her sit on the chair and said, "Niangniang, fortunately, I didn't use that cream." "God bless.

Soon, Yuchen calmed down from his anger, frowned and said, "This jade-faced peach cream is only used by me to serve incense and serve snow. "If it was Shi Xiang's hands and feet, she wouldn't be stupid enough to leave it to Shi Xue.

Mama Gui said in a deep voice: "Ordinary people in the dormitory can't enter. "Yuchen's food was very strict with Gui Mama before, especially after knowing that Yuxi wanted to harm her, she was even more cautious.

The Imperial Physician soon came.

Knowing what happened, the doctor didn't dare to take it lightly. I took the balm and began to examine it carefully. But after checking for half a day, no problems were found.

Mama Gui didn't believe that this ointment was fine: "Imperial Doctor Peng, you can check it carefully." "The hair oil, pollen, soap and other things used to serve the snow are all received from the palace, and there is nothing wrong with using them for more than half a month, so I only applied this balm yesterday.

Doctor Peng said with certainty: "There is nothing wrong with this box of cream. After a pause, Imperial Physician Peng asked Yuchen: "Niangniang, I don't know why you abandoned this ointment?"

Yuchen said: "I just think the smell of this ointment is a bit strong. "Yan Wushuang doesn't like particularly strong fragrances, so the balm rouge prepared by Yuchen only has a little light fragrance.

Doctor Peng sniffed it, but didn't think it was very strong. Imperial Physician Peng weighed it in his heart, and then said, "Niangniang, maybe this girl's physique is not suitable to apply peach blossom cream." ”

Yuchen asked, "Are you sure?"

Doctor Peng only affirmed one thing, and that was that there was no problem with this box of cream.

Mama Gui thought about it for a while, found a little palace maid, and asked her to put on this cream. As a result, half a day passed, and the little palace maid had nothing to do. At this point, the congregation was also convinced that the ointment was fine, but Shi Xue was allergic to the ointment.

In the palace, you can't leave people with bad looks, and you can only leave the palace after being allergic to the snow.

Yuchen said to Gui Mama: "Arrange the snow serving." "A maid like this who has been serving closely knows that the master has too many things, and generally will not let it out, and it must be properly arranged to let it out. If it is not used by people with intentions, it may bring about a catastrophe.

There is no need for Yuchen to explain this matter, and Mama Gui will handle it properly.

Yuchen leaned back in the chair, touched the golden finger guard on his nails, and said lightly: "I thought it was Yuxi's hand!"

Mama Gui thought so at first, but she wouldn't respond to Yuchen's words: "Niangniang, Han Yuxi is not so hand-eyed, and can buy people who serve you closely." ”

"I can avoid it now, but what about the future?" even if you retreat to Liaodong, it is not safe.

Speaking of this, Yuchen covered his chest and said, "Mama, I regret it." If I don't do anything to Yun Qihao, for the sake of growing up together since childhood, Yuxi may let me and Abao Achi go if he wins the world in the future. But with this move, she not only broke off the past friendship, but also formed a grudge with Yuxi.

Once the thing has been done, it is useless to regret it. Mama Gui said: "Niangniang, the emperor almost killed Han Yuxi back then, and then almost died in the hands of the emperor a few times. With Han Yuxi's retributive temperament, she will never let go of the emperor and the princes and princesses. ”

Yuchen was silent.

What Yuxi said at the celebration banquet soon spread to the capital. After Yan Wushuang found out, his face was ugly and said, "Han Yuxi is declaring war on me!" Why is the next celebration banquet going to be in the Jinluan Palace, this is obviously provoking him.

Meng Nian was silent and said, "Your Majesty, we should block this news." ”

Yan Wushuang glanced at Meng Nian and said, "Do you think we can block this news?" Although the falcon has not made big moves during this time, he has been making small moves, and he has nothing to spread news like this.

Meng Nian was a little aggrieved and said, "Your Majesty, you can't always go on like this, it's too passive." "It feels like they were led away by Han Yuxi's nose.

After a pause, Meng Nian said, "Your Majesty, the assassination plan we drew up can be implemented now. "Last time, because of martial law in Ho City, I died halfway.

Yan Wushuang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Yes." "He didn't have a good year, and he didn't want Han Yuxi and Yunqing to have a good year.

As Yan Wushuang had expected, the falcon spread Yuxi's words at the celebration banquet. He also added fuel and vinegar to say that Yuxi and Yunqing were going to send troops to conquer the capital next year.

The imperial court used to do a lot of propaganda, saying how fierce and brutal the Northwest Army was, making the common people fear and hate them. Now that the falcon released the news, the already uneasy people were even more panicked. Within two days, there were many incidents of smashing and looting in the capital. The forbidden army went out and killed the troublemakers. But after killing a stubble and popping up a stubble, even if it is patrolling twelve hours a day, similar things still happen in some relatively remote places. This is true inside the city, let alone outside.

When Yan Wushuang heard that the exiles had killed two officers and soldiers, he immediately gave an order to Tie Kui. The beheadings of the homeless people who killed the officers and soldiers were shown to the public. In addition, anyone who dares to make trouble will be killed. Under this iron hand, the displaced people outside the city were temporarily settled.

Tie Kui dragged his tired body back to the house, leaning back in his chair and not wanting to move.

Zhong Shantong was a little unbearable, and said, "Master, go to bed and sleep!!"

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Later, I will enter the palace and return to the outside of the city with Yan Wushuang." Thinking of the homeless people outside the city, Tie Kui was worried.

Zhong Shantong asked, "Master, hasn't the outside of the city stabilized?" He was very worried about the accident at the time, but it was quickly resolved.

Tie Kui looked worried and said, "The current stability is only the surface. It's already October, and the weather is getting colder, and if the displaced people outside the city are not properly resettled, it will surely lead to even greater riots. ”

Zhong Shantong said: "Master, there are still more than 60,000 homeless people outside the city, can the imperial court settle them?" There were more than 100,000 homeless people outside the city at the most, but some of them were resettled by the government to other places. But even if there are only more than 60,000 people, it will not be easy to ensure that they survive this winter.

Tie Kui was in a bad mood when he thought about this: "The treasury has no money, and it is impossible to properly resettle these displaced people, and when there is a riot, I will have to go to quell the rebellion." "Killing these unarmed homeless people is still second to the infamy of the executioner, and the main thing is that the conscience is uneasy.

Zhong Shantong hesitated and said, "Master, why don't you pretend to be sick then?" Yan Wushuang now completely uses his master as a knife.

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Once it is debunked, it will arouse Yan Wushuang's suspicions, and I only hope that King Ming will quickly lead his troops to fight over." "It's harder than ever.

Zhong Shantong said: "Princess Ming has spare strength to help the victims of Hebei, presumably the situation there is much better than that of the imperial court." ”

Tie Kui said: "The situation on Yuxi's side is definitely better than here. It's just that this year just sent troops to the north, and next year it will definitely not send troops to attack the capital. ”

Zhong Shantong said: "Then we have to stay up for two years." "In two years, they can still survive.

Tie Kui said tiredly: "Yes!" It's a pity that in the past two years, I'm afraid it has been extremely difficult.

Zhong Shantong thought for a while and said: "Master, now there are rebellions in Hebei and Shandong, or if you ask for orders to quell the rebellion, maybe Yan Wushuang will agree." ”

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "He won't agree." "And Tie Kui felt that killing those rebels was no different from killing these outcasts. The local rebels are actually ordinary people who can't survive and raise their banners against the imperial court.