I just heard the words of the palace maid, mentioning that the zongzi were going to be sent to the "Yiyuan Palace", and I wanted to come to the royal family banquet to be held there. As soon as he got out of Yuntai Palace, Ruan Jia had a wind under his feet and went straight to the Nayi Yuan Palace.

However, although she has lived in the palace for a long time, most of them are guarding the world of the Luanqing Palace, and she is not familiar with the layout of each palace. Not to mention this huge palace city, the long streets and alleys are densely weaved, and it didn't take long for her to know where she was.

The sun is gradually setting in the west, Ruan Jia looks at the sky and hesitates, if he can't find the Yiyuan Palace, once the rice dumpling banquet starts, I'm afraid it will be too late...... Because he didn't have the rain talisman tooth card to prove the identity of the palace maid, he had just snatched Bai before to bluff the rough palace maid of Yuntai Palace, and he never dared to ask the guards in the palace city for directions at this time. The guards were so shrewd that they would arrest her as an assassin if they saw her suspicious behavior.

Ruan Jia stopped under a palace wall to catch his breath slightly, anxious, and suddenly heard a childish child's voice in his ears: "Which palace are you from?" Why are you sneaking outside my mother's harem? ”

She was slightly stunned, only to see that a little girl in front of her was not enough, but she was dressed very expensively, and she was followed by a big palace maid who was bowing. Ruan Jia pondered, the current queen is pregnant with the emperor's first child, why did such a big girl call her "queen mother"? Since he is not the emperor's child, it must be ...... Ruan Jia made a blessing, and said with a slight smile: "Slave Yuntai Palace Ayuan, please say hello to the fifth eldest princess." ”

In the twenty-fifth year of Jianzhao, the first emperor's concubine Yu once gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, which were the emperor's eleventh son, Jingchun, and the emperor's fifth daughter, Qiyue. This was also the last time the first emperor's concubine gave birth to a child for him, but unfortunately Jing Chun died soon after, leaving only this young daughter. Counting up, the fifth daughter of the emperor is almost about nine years old this year.

"Yuntai Palace?" Qi Yue repeated these words, a pair of ink pupils swirled back and forth under the white mercury-like eyes, and asked crisply, "Since you are from Yuntai Palace, what are you doing here to wander around?" ”

Ruan Jia lowered her eyebrows and said: "Back to the eldest princess, the slave maid has not been in the palace for a long time, and she doesn't know the road in the palace. Originally, I was going to Yiyuan Hall to talk to Concubine Lan, but I didn't want to go the wrong way, and I didn't know that this was where the Queen Mother lived. ”

Qiyue tilted her head and thought about it, and a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes: "My seventh brother has not returned to the palace yet, and the Lan Concubine Niangniang in your mouth must not be in the palace." It just so happens that I'm also going to the Yiyuan Hall to see the excitement, so why don't you go with me first. ”

When Ruan Jia heard this, he was very happy and hurriedly saluted and thanked him.

Qiyue looked quite interested, walking through the palace in front of her, and her feet were fast. In less than half a cup of tea, it can be seen that the field of vision in front of you is gradually broadening, and I think that I have arrived at the main hall area located in the central axis of Miyagi. Ruan Jia lowered her head and followed quickly, thinking that thanks to meeting this eldest princess, she should be able to meet Concubine Lan in time before the dinner.

Qiyue saw that she was silent all the way, and suddenly asked her: "You said earlier that you wanted to bring a message to Concubine Lan, what did you bring?" ”

"This ......" Ruan Jia saw that she was only a nine-year-old child, and she was not necessarily reliable, and besides, this poisonous zongzi was very involved, so it was better not to reveal it to others at will.

Where did Qiyue know what was on her mind, and said unhappily: "What is here and there, this princess is the emperor's own sister, that is, your mother's sister-in-law, is there anything you can't say to me?" ”

Ruan Jia bowed and said: "The eldest princess is too worried, just because the emperor came to Yuntai Palace before and lost a jade pendant, and now the people in the palace have found it, so they asked me to give a message to Niangniang." ”

Qiyue asked, "That's it?" ”

Ruan Jia nodded stiffly and replied, "Yes." ”

Qiyue pursed the corners of her lips and said casually: "Okay, but now I'm tired of walking and want to find a place to rest." ”

The palace maid who had been following beside her whispered, "Where is the eldest princess going to rest?" ”

Qi Yue pointed casually and pointed to the house that was connected to the eaves and ridges of a large hall.

Ruan Jia followed her and walked up the white marble steps in front of the hall, and on the Sumeru seats on both sides of the steps stood pillars carved with cloud dragons and cloud phoenixes. The huge weight of the roof weighed her down, so that with each step, the uneasiness in her heart became more and more aggravated.

Seeing that her steps were sluggish, Qiyue turned around and urged: "You go faster, I said I was tired!" ”

Even if he was skeptical, Ruan Jia didn't dare to say much, so he had to follow quickly. The three of them walked on the high platform under the eaves, and after a while, they arrived at the house that Qiyue pointed to.

"What are you doing standing there, come in and rest for a while." Qiyue saw her stop outside the door and greeted her warmly.

Ruan Jia stepped into the threshold with hesitation.

Qiyue said again: "Come and sit." ”

"Slaves don't dare."

Qiyue got up and pulled her in, pressed her the stool, and said, "Just sit down, don't be polite to me." He pushed her another cup of tea, "Here, drink some water." ”

Ruan Jia took the teacup in horror, and as soon as he lowered his head, he was shocked to find a heavy slap on the back of his head, and he immediately fainted.

Qiyue clapped her hands and laughed: "Haha, I caught the assassin, I caught the assassin." Aunt Huan, go and tell my seventh brother, this time I really caught an assassin! ”

As soon as he heard the word "assassin", the guards under the corridor hurriedly came to inspect it, but they were all chased back by Qiyue.

He Huan smiled: "Yes, yes, the eldest princess is the most capable and can catch assassins." After a while, he said: "But this is the Rende Hall where hundreds of civil and military officials meet the emperor, and the eldest princess is playing here, will it annoy the emperor." ”

Qiyue found a rope and tied up the unconscious Ruan Jia Wuhuada, and said disapprerovitically: "Who said I was joking, this time I really caught the assassin." It's too late for Seventh Brother to reward me, so how can I be angry. You go to the Xihe Hall to guard, and when you see that the seventh brother is back, bring him over quickly! ”

Hehuan was a little embarrassed, and he really couldn't resist the temperament of the eldest princess, so he had to respond.

When the emperor returned to the court, he had just returned to Xihe Hall to remove the heavy sacrificial crown clothes, and he heard that the personal maid of the fifth eldest princess was anxious to see him. Everyone knows that the emperor has always loved this young sister very much, and the chamberlain did not stop him much, so he let Hehuan enter the palace.

When Jing Zhen heard this, he frowned: "Yue'er caught another assassin?" ”

Everyone in the palace was waiting for the emperor to wash and change clothes, and they saw Hehuan kneeling on the ground and said, "Yes, the eldest princess tied the palace maid to the east room of the Rende Palace." ”

Jing Zhen said: "It's nonsense! Is the Rendejeon also a place for you to have fun? Yue'er is young and ignorant, you have always followed her, why don't you know how to persuade her! ”

Hehuan leaned down and trembled uncontrollably: "Slave maid...... The slave maid also felt that the palace maid was a little suspicious...... I didn't dare to say more, for fear that she would hurt the eldest princess......"

"Palace maid?" Jing Zhen raised his eyebrows.

He Huan replied: "If you go back to the emperor, the palace maid claims to be a person from Yuntai Palace. ”

Fang mentioned the words "Yuntai Palace", Jing Zhen brushed off the bronze mirror handed by the chamberlain with one hand, and said in a deep voice: "Take me to take a look." ”

Here Qiyue waited excitedly and anxiously, until she saw the bright yellow shoulder, she jumped up like a monkey and rushed forward: "Seventh brother! Seventh brother! ”

Jing Zhen's eyebrows were tightly locked, and he lowered his shoulders: "What are you messing around again?" ”

Qiyue smiled and said: "This time Yue'er really caught the assassin, Seventh Brother go and take a look, the real assassin!" ”

Jingzhen originally had a stiff face, but this time he suddenly felt funny, and the assassin still said "genuine". I didn't want her to get carried away when I saw it, so I could only bow my head slightly and smile, and follow her to the room.

"Last time, you said that you wanted to catch the assassin, and you called the guards to beat a little eunuch in the queen's palace to the point that he lost half his life, and the little eunuch still can't get out of bed......"

Qiyue smiled and said, "Last time, Yue'er made a mistake...... paused for a moment, and then said: "This time, I didn't let the guards do it, Yue'er caught it herself." Brother, stay away, beware of being injured by the assassins, I can't afford to wait. ”

Jing Zhen held back a smile and said, "I want to see how capable the assassin Yue'er can catch is." ”

Qiyue proudly pushed open the door, she didn't have much force to stun Ruan Jia's palm before. Ruan Jia heard the noise outside at this time and slowly woke up, only to feel a tendon in the back of his head jumping suddenly, and his body was numb for a while.

Jing Zhen asked, "This is the assassin that Yue'er caught?" ”

It turned out that she was regarded as an assassin by the eldest princess, and she also called someone to help. Ruan Jia was in a hurry and wanted to step forward to defend himself, only to find that the whole person was firmly tied to the stool. With a little force, he brought a stool and rolled to the ground like a big dumpling. The clothes of this season were thin, and the hemp rope that tied her body was pulled in such a way that it was almost embedded in the flesh.

Ignoring the pain on her body, she said repeatedly: "The eldest princess has misunderstood, the slave is not an assassin!" ”

Qiyue didn't know when she had an extra silver whip in her hand, and she threw a whip at her with a "bang", and said loudly: "Bold assassin, don't hurry up when you see my seventh brother...... Be executed! She originally learned this line from the play, and she didn't read it smoothly.

Although these five eldest princesses are still young, because they have been practicing martial arts with the palace guards all the year round, this whip is enough to have six or seven points of skill. Ruan Jia snorted coldly in pain, unable to speak for a long time.

Jing Zhen stretched out his hand and grabbed her silver whip: "I haven't investigated it clearly, why do you start beating people again?" ”

"Seventh brother!" Qiyue pursed her pink lips and said, "If she refuses to admit her guilt, this princess will beat her and admit it!" ”

Seventh brother? Ruan Jia settled down, the eldest princess called him Seventh Brother, so isn't this man the saint today? Hurriedly supported his body with his elbows, and desperately crawled towards him: "Your Majesty, the slave is not an assassin." ”

Jing Zhen asked, "Yue'er, you said that she is an assassin, is there any evidence?" ”

Qiyue will tell Ruan Jia about the things one by one, Jingzhen heard that she was related to Concubine Lan, her expression fell silent, and she said solemnly: "I have never lost anything in Yuntai Palace, what this person said is not true." ”

Ruan Jia was painful and anxious, and said with tears: "The slave maid didn't lie, the slave maid was in a hurry to inform Concubine Lan Niangniang, and it was inconvenient to tell the eldest princess, so she made this decision, please ask the emperor to find out!" ”

Speaking of the word "Mingcha", she raised her head, her eyes were slightly rippling, and she looked at the emperor earnestly.

Jingzhen was a little careless at first, just to play with Qiyue. When he saw Ruan Jia's face, he didn't feel that his complexion changed slightly. He rubbed the jade wrench in his hand, and after a long time, he said to the attendant behind him: "Take the fifth eldest princess back to the palace of the concubine." ”

There was no room for argument in his words, and Qiyue reluctantly took the silver whip and left with the chamberlain.

Jing Zhen's eyes were sharp, and he slowly crossed her face as Concubine Xiao Lan, and said coldly: "Who are you, I have never seen you in Yuntai Palace." ”