On the way back to Ning Huan Palace, Zhaoyun remembered what the three princes had asked for, and he didn't feel funny, so he said to Bai Zhi: "Bai Zhi, you have been in the palace for a long time, have the three princes always been like this?" Bai Zhi pursed her lips and smiled, and then said: "When Jieyu first entered the palace, it was inevitable that she didn't know the temperament of the three princes, but we, the palace maids, knew it. Although the three princes read through poetry and books, and read the six arts, they are also an informal person, often think of something and say it, regardless of whether people like it or not, we palace maids are often ridiculed by the three princes, not long ago, the three princes also joked about the slave maid, saying that one of his attendants looks good, and people are also loyal, so they want to match the slave and the attendant, the slave and the maid are very ashamed to hear this, but the three princes laughed to themselves. It's really annoying and funny, I think the third prince is deliberately making fun of you, Jieyu just ignore him. ”

After a long time, Zhaoyun was bored, so he asked Bai Zhi about the affairs of the palace, and learned that Zhong Lingxuan, not far from the Ning Huan Palace, lived an auspicious Jieyu, although her appearance was not good, but she was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, proficient in everything, poetry and songs, and knew everything. And the temperament is elegant, dignified and generous, the emperor once praised it as "the whole world is unbelievable, and it is unique for thousands of years". Zhaoyun secretly thought in his heart, there are such talented women in the palace, I must be ambitious and noble, and I will definitely go to visit tomorrow.

Early the next morning, the queen sent a message and asked Zhaoyun to go to the Chengyuan Hall to perform the canonization ceremony. Zhaoyun's face was still good, but Bai Zhi, green poplar, and Zijuan were very happy, and the three girls hurriedly dressed up for Zhaoyun. After finishing the dress, Zhaoyun deliberately looked at his clothes in the mirror because of the canonization, and saw that there was nothing wrong, so he was supported by Bai Zhi, and the green poplar and purple juan followed closely behind him, and walked towards the Chengyuan Palace.

In the Chengyuan Palace, the emperor sat on the main seat in a bright yellow dragon robe, and the queen wore a golden phoenix crown and sat on the emperor's side in a vermilion veil. There are also three red rosewood seats on both sides, which sit Concubine Jin, Concubine Ming, and Concubine Ping.

Zhaoyun entered the hall, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The concubine sees the emperor, the queen, the emperor is blessed with Jin'an, and the queen is auspicious." ”

The emperor saw Zhaoyun dressed in a pure purple brocade dress, with a pleated skirt and swaying to the ground; Three thousand green silk with a seven-tailed auspicious cloud pattern phoenix hairpin pulled up, a few strings of white jade tassels obliquely decorated on the bun, bright light moon bell on the ear, and purple jade crystal on the waist, only feel bright and beautiful. As far as the eye could see, I saw Zhaoyun's hands slender and his wrists like snow, and he couldn't help but praise: "I heard that General Xia has a daughter, who is smart and beautiful, and has a very high talent, who knows hundreds of poems at the age of three, and can write essays at the age of eight. ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he raised his head and said: "The emperor has praised it, there are many beauties in the harem, the concubines are mediocre, and their talents are shallow, but they are just unknown to everyone." ”

Concubine Jin looked at Zhaoyun and couldn't help laughing: "My sister is peerless, why should she be arrogant." ”

The queen smiled gently: "Without further ado, let's go ahead with the canonization ceremony, after the canonization, your sisters will have time to gossip." ”

Liu Chongmao took a step forward, unfolded the holy decree, and said: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, the eldest daughter of the hussar general, Xia's Zhaoyun, seventeen years old, born in a family, famous and beautiful, quick thinking, and outstanding virtue. Blessed by heaven, comforted by my heart, especially on March 26, 21st year of Wude, the book was Jieyu, and she was given to live in the Ninghuan Palace, and she admired this. ”

Zhaoyun took the holy decree, knelt down and bowed his head, "Thank you, Lord Longen." Then he knelt three times and bowed nine times to the emperor and the queen, and listened to the queen teach some words of harmony and sincerity, and then finished the ceremony.

After the emperor waited for the canonization ceremony to end, he gave Zhaoyun a seat, and when he saw Bai Zhi helping Zhaoyun sit down, he asked with a smile: "Xia Jieyu is familiar with poetry and books, I will test you, I don't know how much Xia Jieyu knows about "Luo Shen Fu"?" ”

Zhaoyun replied gently: "During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Zhi heard that the god of Luoshui, named Concubine Mi, was grateful to Song Yu for the goddess of the king of Chu, so he made this endowment. ”

The emperor said with a smile: "Yes, how many good sentences does Jieyu remember?" ”

Zhaoyun thought for a while, and said with a shallow smile: "The concubine originally read "Luo Shen Fu", and the emperor suddenly asked, but the concubine couldn't think too much for a while, and only remembered the sixteen characters of 'Soaring like a frightening Hong, graceful like a dragon, glorious autumn chrysanthemum, Huamao Chunsong', it was really a clumsy sacrifice in front of the emperor." ”

The emperor laughed out loud when he heard this, and said for a while: "I think these sixteen words are very appropriate to describe Jieyu." ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he hurriedly stood up, lowered his head and said: "The emperor has praised it falsely, and the concubines are inferior to one or two of them. ”

The emperor smiled faintly and said: "Jieyu is too modest, since Jieyu has forgotten the following words, why don't I make up for it?" After saying this, the emperor didn't wait for Zhaoyun to reply, so he recited softly to himself: "Soaring like a frightening Hong, graceful like a dragon, glorious autumn chrysanthemum, Huamao spring pine." The hair is like the moon covered by light clouds, and the fluttering is like the snow of the flowing wind. Looking at it from afar, it is as bright as the sun rising in the morning glow. Forced to observe it, the scorching waves appeared. Thick fiber is heartfelt, and the fit is shortened. If the shoulders are cut, the waist is as plain. Stretch the neck of the show, Hao such as the dew, the fragrance is not added, the lead Huafu Yu. The clouds are elegant, the eyebrows are trimmed, the lips are long, and the teeth are fresh. Bright eyes are good, Jing assists in inheriting power, beautiful posture, and quiet and leisurely. ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he smiled and said: "The emperor is knowledgeable from the past and the present, and the concubines are only shallow in their studies, which is really embarrassing. ”

The emperor stroked his palms and smiled: "I read "Luo Shen Fu" when I was a teenager, and I thought that such a stunning beauty, I am afraid that there are few women and one or two in the world. ”

When everyone heard this, others were okay, and Concubine Duping mocked: "In the past, when the concubines were concubines, the emperor once praised the concubines for being beautiful in the world, and the crown was overwhelming, and no one in the world could match it. The concubine was puzzled, in the emperor's heart, who is better than Sister Xia or the concubine? ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he hurriedly leaned over and saluted Concubine Ping, and said: "Sister Ping's sister is beautiful and beautiful, as gorgeous as a peach and plum, how can her sister be compared, the emperor is just joking about concubines." ”

Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help laughing and said: "Ping'er, you are too serious, in my heart, you and Xia Jieyu are both peerless beauties, you are in the concubine position, you should be self-controlled, Xia Jieyu has just entered the palace, you have to compare with the beauty, you really have no concubine temperament at all, and you are not afraid of making people laugh." ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and when Concubine Ping saw this scene, Xu felt ashamed, but she blushed, hung her head silently, and didn't say a word.

The queen smiled gently: "Since the canonization of the palace concubine, the emperor will reward a treasure, and now that Xia Jieyu has been sealed, can the emperor have a reward?" ”

The emperor smiled when she heard this: "Xia Jieyu, as the daughter of Jiangmen, must have seen many antique treasures, jewels and jade, if you give these mundane things, it will inevitably be too ordinary." Yesterday, when Han'er came to ask me for peace, she said that she met Xia Jieyu by chance in the Yujing Garden, and learned that Xia Jieyu liked calligraphy and painting very much, and also had high praise for Wang Ximeng's "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains". I thought to myself, since Jieyu has noble ambitions, why don't I give her a famous painting? ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he hurriedly thanked him and said: "Thank you to the emperor, I don't know who the emperor is talking about making famous paintings?" ”

The emperor asked rhetorically: "Jieyu knows "Luo Shen Fu", so she must also know the masterpiece of "Luo Shen Fu", right?" ”

Zhaoyun smiled slightly: "This volume of masterpieces concubines have heard of it, according to legend, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a painter named Gu Kaizhi, after he read "Luo Shen Fu", he was deeply touched, so he closed the door and carefully depicted it for many days, and became this masterpiece. ”

The emperor praised: "Xia Jieyu is really good at calligraphy and painting, every time I ask each other, Jieyu can answer with me, she is really worthy of the title of a talented woman." If you talk about appearance, Ping'er and you have their own merits, but when it comes to learning, you are a few points better than Ping'er. ”

When Concubine Ping heard this, she said sourly: "What the emperor said is that Sister Xia has both peerless appearance and amazing talent, and it seems that the concubines are more and more stupid. ”

The emperor listened to Concubine Ping's sour words, smiled at it, and did not answer. He also said to everyone: "The affairs of the previous dynasty are complicated, since the canonization ceremony is over, I will also go to the former dynasty to deal with political affairs, so you should each disperse." ”

After everyone saluted the emperor, they went out of the Chengyuan Palace. Zhaoyun walked no more than ten steps forward, and suddenly heard someone behind him stop him, Zhaoyun looked back, but it was Concubine Ping.