Ten days later, Xiao Shao led 100,000 Jinyi guards to Tianjin. Together, there are also the old general Zhao and the three sons of the Zhao family, but the Zhao family army is going to Xirong, and the Xirong people have been in trouble at the border recently, and it is inevitable that they will have other thoughts. The emperor's mind is elusive, the emperor's intention to send the Zhao family to Lu at this time is unknown, the Zhao family now only has Zhao Yi, Zhao Yulong and Zhao Feizhou, and they can't set off any storms, but the three of them are weak in the end, if someone falls into the well for the Zhao family at this juncture, the Zhao family is afraid that it will be anxious.

However, no one dared to disobey the emperor's will, and the Zhao family was loyal and courageous, and there was no reason to refuse. On the same day, he went out of the city with the Jinyi Wei led by Xiao Shao.

King Jin Ying took command of the expedition, but there was still a fiancée waiting to be married in the house. According to the customs of the Great Jin Dynasty, the husband of an unmarried woman goes on an expedition, and the woman can live in the house of her future husband. The Queen Mother took pity on the lord of Hong'an, so she gave a decree to allow the lord of Hong'an to live in the palace of King Jinying.

And Shangshufu, the maiden home of the lord of Hong'an, has suffered several accidents one after another. First of all, Jiang Shangshu accidentally injured his aunt, and the aunt hurt her body at all, and soon went. Later, the second lady who was lost was found, and she was taken away by thieves, and the second lady committed suicide in order to protect her innocence. A generation of beauties died of incense, although Jiang Susu's reputation was not very good when she was alive, but death can forgive everything, and people are always extra tolerant of beauties.

The most shocking thing is that the eldest lady of the Jiang family has been ill for a long time and finally died. And the eldest lady Xia's maiden family didn't wait three months before sending another distant cousin - Jiang Mansion ushered in a new lady.

Originally, people thought that after the death of Mrs. Jiang, the last contact between the Jiang family and the Xia family would be broken, but they never thought that the Xia family personally sent a new lady over. The marriage between the Xia family and the Jiang family was maintained, and many people who watched the excitement suddenly pounced.

However, although the relationship between Xia Yan and the Jiang family has not broken down, Jiang Shangshu has also been criticized by the world, especially the excerpts of the impeachment of the imperial history flew to the emperor's desk one by one, and every word was to accuse Mrs. Jiang of marrying a newcomer before her bones died, which is really not the practice of a long-term lover.

For so many years, the Jiang family has stood tall in the imperial court, and its reputation among the people is honest and honest, but now, it has been corrupted little by little, and now Jiang Quan's practice of marrying a new lady has finally lost even the most good reputation. Since then, when people mention Shangshufu, they are no longer the honest and honest Qingliu nobles, but just a faint minister who is restless in the house.

These changes are infiltrating the environment bit by bit, and it doesn't seem to attract people's attention, and it seems that even the owner's family doesn't realize it, but the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed in the anthill, and all the seemingly inadvertent little things will lead to a series of events at the end, and now, it's just the beginning.

If there is anything to be happy about in the capital, it is that the former harem pattern has now been completely disrupted, the position of the three concubines is vacant, and a new batch of show girls are gradually promoted, and a few people are now hot.

These three people are Wang Lian'er, the youngest lady of the Hanlin family, Mu Xirou, the concubine of the Yingwu Houfu Shangfang, and Jiang Dan, the fourth lady of the Jiang family.

When the foundation of the emperor is not stable, the favored woman is more or less related to the powerful position behind it, representing the power of a certain house. When the emperor's great cause has been accomplished, and nothing can shake his country and status, he will no longer favor those women with prominent families. On the contrary, the emperor will choose those women who have no foundation or even background as their pets, because they are weak and helpless, and they can only survive in the palace by relying on the emperor's favor. Since ancient times, emperors have been suspicious, and only such a woman is completely harmless, so she will not have a different mind.

These people are either just an empty shelf with no real power, or they are just little concubines and are not valued by the family. So for the emperor, it is the kind of person who is not threatened. And these three people really stand out among the many show girls. Wang Lian'er is the most poetic and picturesque, is the emperor's interpretation flower, and has a gentle and graceful personality, like a beautiful woman holding an umbrella in the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, which is somewhat similar to the original Chen Guifei.

Mu Xirou's appearance is the best, just like the orchid blooming in the valley, but her temperament is too cold, and she is the same cold to the emperor. But it was this cold and indifferent appearance that made the emperor most interested, and she was the famous cold beauty in the palace now.

Among the three of them, Jiang Dan's appearance is the most outstanding, and his temperament is not like a gentle explanation. At the beginning, her encounter with the emperor was a bit of a coincidence, she prayed to the moon in the courtyard at night in the moonlight, praying for the safety and smoothness of her family, and her words were simple. The emperor is accustomed to seeing all kinds of beauties, but now he rarely sees such a simple and innocent woman, and he actually concealed his identity and talked with her all night, and felt more and more that this woman was pure, and on the second day he taught someone to send her the holy decree of promotion.

Now these three people have jumped from a small show girl to a four-grade beauty, which is indeed a step to the sky for a concubine. At the moment, Wang Lian'er is the most favored, the emperor is most interested in Mu Xirou, Jiang Dan was not summoned by the emperor after being promoted, but she did not feel discouraged at all, and she was still very happy. The subordinates in Jiang Dan's palace were anxious, hoping that their master could be favored, and persuaded her to think of seeing the emperor again, so as not to be robbed of favor, but Jiang Dan only did the unknown, and he was still busy with his own affairs every day.

On this day, Jiang Dan was enjoying the flowers in the garden of the palace, Xu was tired of seeing, so she walked to the pavilion and sat down to rest, she seemed to feel a little tired, and suddenly became interested, so she asked the next person to pick up some fallen flowers here and save them, and then see if they could collect some morning dew, and turn back to make their own flower wine. Xu felt that it was not satisfactory to watch the palace people do it themselves, so he simply stood up with his skirt and followed into the palace people.

She was looking for joy to herself, but she didn't notice that on the other side of the garden, a man was standing at a distance, watching her movements closely.

Jiang Chao lowered his head and said to Xuan Li, who was standing in front of him: "Your Highness has thought about it, is it really her?" He hesitated a little: "Your Highness, if you change your choice, Jiang Dan is really ......." It's too risky to use her. ”

Xuanli narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "Oh? You say adventure, what do you think of her? ”

Jiang Chao thought about it, as if he was trying his best to recall things related to Jiang Dan, but his relationship with this fourth sister was also very weak, and he couldn't come up with anything. After a while, he shook his head and said, "My fourth sister is from a concubine, and she has been raised by the first lady since she was a child, and her temperament is also very cowardly. On weekdays, even if she talks loudly in the house, she will be scared, which is really useless. After a pause, he added: "And it's not very smart, how could His Highness choose her to be our person?" ”

Xuanli shook his head: "Jiang Chao, do you know why you have been by my side for so long, why you still can't reach a better position repeatedly, why can't you firmly grasp every opportunity I give you?" Apostasy gives others an advantage? ”

Jiang Chao's heart froze, and he said, "Ask Your Highness for advice!" ”

"You are ruthless enough, and you have the means to do things, but unfortunately, you are too conceited." Xuanli shook his head: "You never observe the people around you seriously, so much so that you underestimate them. For example, you are now underestimating the Jiang Dan in front of you. ”

"Your Highness, my subordinates don't understand." Jiang Chao said: "Even if my fourth sister enters the palace and becomes a beauty, it is just my father's luck in it and her own luck." But she has no ambition, didn't Your Highness say that people without ambition are useless? I, the fourth sister, obviously got the emperor's will to be promoted, but I didn't know how to fight for it myself, and wasted a good time, so that now among the three beauties, Wang Lian'er and Mu Xirou are more favored than her. ”

Xuanli shook his head: "That's what's wrong with you." You only saw Jiang Shangshu send Jiang Dan into the palace, but you didn't see how much Jiang Dan did in it? Do you think that the encounter between Jiang Dan and his father is really just a coincidence, as others say, and Jiang Dan is lucky? ”

Jiang Chao didn't speak, he didn't have no doubts, but Jiang Dan was so useless in his heart, so useless that he couldn't have any doubts about her at all. With Jiang Dan's temperament and skill, how can he calculate the king of a country?

"Look, that's yours." Xuanli sighed: "I think, Jiang Shangshu is quite good at raising his daughter, and the eldest lady and the fourth lady of the Jiang family are really one in a million." He glanced at Jiang Chao with a smile: "You, the fourth sister, are a poisonous snake, I'm afraid you know how to endure and lie dormant better than you." Look—" He nodded toward Jiang Dan.

Jiang Chao followed his gaze, only to see Jiang Dan laughing with the palace maids, looking at the shelf of a beauty in the palace, there was no shelf, his heart moved, and he saw a bright yellow figure slowly walking behind Jiang Dan.

None other than the emperor.

The emperor was just passing by the garden today, but he heard the woman's laughter from afar, and the sound was as crisp as a silver bell, and when he heard it, he seemed to be infected by the happiness in it. As soon as his mind moved, he deliberately walked around to see who it was.

I was a little stunned at this look, and I saw a woman standing in the palace maid, holding a flower basket in one hand, and a complete begonia that had just fallen from the branch in the other, with a shallow smile on her face, and a pair of eyes laughing like a crescent moon, shiny and cute. She was dressed in a peach-colored embroidered skirt and an emerald gown, which was bright and compelling, and had a unique charm of youth. Her appearance can only be regarded as delicate, but her every move seems to have a unique delicateness, which is delicate but not artificial, natural and full of vitality. Even among the palace maids, people can notice her at a glance.

The emperor stepped forward and said, "What's your name?" ”

The woman seemed to be startled, turned around, and blushed the moment she saw the emperor, she must have been laughing for a long time, and some shiny beads of sweat oozed from her forehead, which really looked very cute. She lowered her head, seemed a little at a loss and flustered, paused, and then said, "Concubine..." The concubine called Jiang Dan. ”

"It's you—" The Emperor recognized her face as she spoke, "You were the one who talked to me all night." ”

The emperor has a lot of opportunities, there are too many beauties he has seen on weekdays, there are countless people who are unique in color and art, and there are seventy-two concubines in the palace in three palaces and six courtyards, which one is not the best to pick out. Yes, it is difficult for anyone to leave a mark in his heart. And that night, the simple girl was just a glimpse in the emperor's heart, he promoted her rank but also forgot about this person, and today we met at a glance, but it gave him a sense of surprise. If the emperor wants not to pay attention to Jiang Dan at this time, it is very difficult. If the previous one was just a preliminaries, then Jiang Dan now has left a unique impression among the emperors. This impression is completely different from Wang Meiren and Mu Meiren. The emperor, who is accustomed to seeing the Yuhua and the Ice Beauty, will begin to be fresh in this delicate vitality at this moment.

He smiled and said, "Get up and walk with me." ”

In the distance, Xuan Li raised his eyebrows: "Did you see it?" This is your fourth sister's means. ”

Jiang Chao stared at Jiang Dan in disbelief who was walking side by side with the emperor in the distance, just at that moment, she was smiling so cute and cute, even he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it. This fourth sister only has one expression in the house, that is, horror and timidity. But he was so confused that he almost thought that it was not the same Jiang Dan he saw on weekdays.

"It's not that she doesn't fight for it, she is brewing." Xuanli smiled and said: "She is good at hibernation, and she won't do everything that can't be perfect." Look at it, this Jiang Meiren will soon be favored. ”

"But," Jiang Chao suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, "How could she cooperate with us?" ”

"She has ambition in her eyes," Xuan Li said: "Ambitious people will not be small." Jiang Chao, when you have time, you can walk around with your fourth sister more. She's going to be tempted because she wants to be in a higher position. And we also need someone who can speak in front of our father. ”

When Chen Guifei was there, he was invincible. Because as long as Chen Guifei blows the pillow wind, the emperor will pity him a little in his heart. But now that the concubine has lost power, it is impossible for the remaining queen and concubine Xian to say good things for him, and the emperor's attitude towards him is becoming more and more estranged.

"Yes, Your Highness." Jiang Chao lowered his head: "King Jin Ying and Zhao Guang have been on the road for more than two months, and now they should both be on the battlefield." The spies from the front came to report yesterday that the battle situation has been brought under control, and if it goes on like this...... he didn't say anything, the more smooth the battle situation ahead, the more unfavorable it will be for them. They can't hand over this great feat to King Jinying. Xiao Shao has almost made it clear now that he will not stand on their side, such a person cannot be used, only destruction.

"Don't worry," Xuan Li said lightly: "They can't win this battle, they will lose, what should they pay attention to?" A certain murderous aura flashed in his eyes, and he stroked his cuffs: "Inform Xia Cheng that you can do it." ”

"Your Highness?" Jiang Chao was taken aback: "So fast? ”

"Long nights and dreams." Xuanli sneered.

……

In King Jinying's mansion, Jiang Ruan was sitting in Xiao Shao's study reading a book.

I came to live in Jinying Mansion for two months, and the people here changed their methods to make her live comfortably, and she lived too comfortably, and she almost unconsciously got used to life here. In the past two or two months, she went back to the house to criticize Xia Yan and Jiang Susu for filial piety and hemp, and also met the new wife of Jiang Mansion, Xia Wei, a smiling tiger beauty. But now she doesn't live in Jiang's mansion, and these things have nothing to do with her.

Xiao Shao's study is like a treasure, with all kinds of books. Jiang Ruan's longest stay was Xiao Shao's study, she had read Xiao Shao's notes, and the more she looked at it, the more she was suffocated, and some clues gradually surfaced about the things that she had been suspicious of. But she didn't continue to speculate, everyone has their own secrets, and Xiao Shao also has them. Now what she cares more about is the war in the Tianjin Kingdom.

At this time in her previous life, she was in the midst of a bitter battle in the palace, and she didn't pay too much attention to the war in the Tianjin Kingdom. In the letters written to Jiang Xinzhi, she was already able to recall all the things that could help Jiang Xinzhi. For the rest, she's just powerless.

But one thing that is certain now is that Xuanli will definitely do it at this time. Now that the Zhao family is weak, and Xiao Shao is not in Beijing, with Xuanli's temperament of taking advantage of people's danger, he will definitely not let go of this good time. The pattern of the imperial court is at a sensitive time, and the slightest move will lead to earth-shaking changes. What Xuanli was going to do, she could probably guess a thing or two.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the guard guarding the door outside: "Hey, fourth son, the young lady is inside." ”

A slightly low male voice said, "It's okay, I'll just go in and have a look." ”

The door creaked open, and Jiang Ruan quietly looked at the visitor. Someone came suddenly, Ben was also a little curious about the rumored young lady, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw a young girl sitting in front of the desk, looking at her quietly against the light. Her appearance was a little unreal by the sunlight, only a pair of eyes were clear and wise, as if there was some kind of mockery of reality, looking at him calmly and indifferently.

was a little overwhelmed by those eyes, and the person who came touched his nose and coughed: "Third sister-in-law?" I'm Qi Si, and the third brother called me here. ”

Jiang Ruan's eyes flashed, and he also looked at the person opposite. This is also a young man in his twenties, dressed in a purple embroidered lotus robe, and he is also handsome and handsome, but I don't know what Lu Dao is doing for Lu Dao, but he has a beard on his mouth and chin. It's like a beautiful boy who has been destroyed by someone, and it's a little abrupt. However, he has a gentle smile, long eyes, and a bit of peach blossom eyes, but there is no frivolity in his eyes, and he is a dignified appearance.

This is Xiao Shao's fellow brother Qi Feng, ranked fourth, and learned the imperial court power technique in Canaan Mountain. It's a pity that this ability is well learned, but it can't be easily realistic, and he has been secretly helping Xiao Shao to assist Jinyiwei all these years. Now Xiao Shao recalled him back to Beijing, which was an accident.

Qi Si took a serious look at Jiang Ruan, and suddenly smiled: "The third sister-in-law is really the national color and natural fragrance, originally I thought that the third brother recalled Xia Wu and I to Beijing to protect the third sister-in-law, is it a bit too fussy, but now it seems that it is the blessing of the fourth brother." ”