The Great Qi Dynasty has two kings with different surnames, one is the Lingnan Wang Xiao clan, covering an area of two Guangxi and Yunnan, the military and political are self-contained, basically a country by themselves, and the other is the Xiang clan of the Western Xia king, whose fief is in Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia, compared with the Lingnan king, the land of the Western Xia is bitter and cold, and most of the army supplies come to the imperial court to resist the countries of the Western Regions, so although the Xiang family is also a king with a different surname, it is not an independent ruler of the Western Xia, and can only control one-third of the power of the Western Xia. Therefore, the relationship between the Western Xia kings and the Great Qi Dynasty was more complicated.

The current queen is the eldest daughter of the previous generation of Western Xia kings, and the current eldest sister of the Western Xia kings.

Empress Xiang was born in Western Xia, and she still has a small amount of alien blood, her figure is much taller than that of the Central Plains women, and her appearance is not the most dignified and beautiful type of the Kyoto Xungui family, but thick eyebrows and big eyes, high nose and deep eyes, I heard that riding and archery kung fu is excellent, and she was originally quite a heroic and sassy noblewoman, but she may have been in the queen's seat for a long time, and her body is becoming more and more powerful, plus her already resolute appearance, when she is not smiling, she is very majestic, and she is a bit of a decisive look.

Empress Xiang sent ten horses of various colors of Shu brocade, ten horses of dark flower fine cotton, eight sets of palace clothes of different colors and textures of the county main grade, six beds of embroidered cotton silk quilts, two boxes of jewelry, and miscellaneous daily necessities. An Jin didn't look at it at all, so she asked the concubine to accept it and sent it to her own small courtyard in the west side hall, where she was placed by a concubine.

These are not enough, Queen Xiang took off a crystal clear bracelet faintly flowing with a faint light from her hand and put it on An Jin, and said: "This is the snow jade that has been tempered by 10,000 years of cold ice on the Snow Mountain in Western Xia, and it was also given to me by my grandmother when I was a child, and I wore it for many years when I was young. It was originally a pair, and the other one is now in the hands of your sister Zhaoyang. ”

Princess Zhaoyang, the only concubine of the emperor's majesty, is also the eldest princess, deeply loved by the emperor, the second son of Guo Xian, the marquis of Shangbaoning, and the nephew of the prince of Shunguo's mansion of Uncle Anjin's family.

An Jin hurriedly said with a little trepidation: "Queen Mother, how dare the courtiers accept such a valuable gift?" ”

Concubine Zhao couldn't laugh on the side, but Queen Xiang smiled: "How can you not dare to bear this?" This thing was originally played with when I was young, and now I see Jin'er, such a pink carving, ice and snow posture, just right for this bracelet. As he spoke, he personally put on Anjian, and after putting it on, he looked sideways at Ruan Anzheng and said with a smile, "I love your sister so much, and I didn't give her away." Sister Zheng, don't be annoyed that I'm biased. ”

Ruan Anzheng hurriedly saluted and said with a smile and respectfully: "The mother is very loving, and the courtiers are grateful, how dare you be disrespectful." Moreover, the queen loves her sister, which is really a blessing for her sister, and it is too late for the courtiers to be happy. ”

Empress Xiang nodded and said with a smile: "Look at this little mouth is sweet, it is really a joy for those who say it." Then he turned his head sideways and said to the daughter-in-law and the third princess who was sitting on the side, "The third daughter-in-law, you have to learn a little, you see that you are all sisters in the family, why are you stupid." ”

The third princess smiled and nodded: "The daughter-in-law often sighs, the world's Lingxiu seems to be concentrated in her aunt's house, I don't know how many people envy her, and the daughter-in-law is dull, that is, the queen mother does not dislike it." ”

When the words of the third princess fell, Empress Xiang's eyebrows flashed with an imperceptible gloomy color, but it was quickly hidden in a gentle and atmospheric smile, if it weren't for An Jin's just taking advantage of Empress Xiang, Ruan Anzheng and the third princess to laugh, looking at her and the three princesses on the side, she would definitely not notice, just like that, she didn't know if she was dazzled.

Ruan Anzheng's body was a little tense when Empress Xiang and the Third Princess were talking, but her face was still unchanged, as if she was shy, and she lowered her head to listen to the jokes of Queen Xiang and the Third Princess.

Empress Xiang laughed with the concubine in the palace for a while, and after a while, seeing that the concubine's face was tired, she asked for her farewell with a very good look, and when she left, she also smiled and told the sisters to go to other halls to talk to the sisters, and if you need anything, you will send the palace maid to come and say, don't restrain Yunyun.

The third princess said at this time: "Queen Mother, my daughter-in-law hasn't seen Sister Zheng for many days, and I miss her very much, and I also let my daughter-in-law stay and talk to Sister Zheng." As he spoke, he glanced at An Jin with a smile and said, "Besides, my daughter-in-law seems to have not seen Sister Jin for many years, and she also wants to make love and affection with Sister Jin, otherwise, Sister Jin may not recognize me as a cousin." ”

Ruan Anzheng lowered his face and did not say anything, but An Jian looked at the third princess a few more times curiously, the most dignified and generous cousin of the Zhao family in the legend, and it is said that the eldest cousin Zhao Minyi is quite similar to his second sister. She only met at her grandfather's house when she first wore it, but when she first came, everyone was a stranger, there were too many things to be familiar with, and I really can't remember it clearly, I only remember that she was dressed extraordinarily gorgeously and graceful and generous.

Looking at Zhao Minyi's eyebrows and eyes at this time, she is indeed somewhat similar to the second sister Ruan Antan, but in An Jin's opinion, her appearance should be more similar to the third sister Ruan Anzhen, the Zhao family who was born has a pair of typical big phoenix eyes, long willow eyebrows, and a bright and moving appearance, but Zhao Minyi's grace and dignity suppressed the bright and beautiful appearance, and her eyes were calm and similar to Ruan Antan.

Empress Xiang smiled and nodded, patted the hand of the third princess and said, "You sisters should talk more, but don't disturb the concubine's rest." ”

Concubine Zhao smiled: "Then don't worry about it, anyway, I don't have anyone here, Sister Zheng'er quickly lead her to your courtyard, and you don't have to come to me again when you leave, it's all a bit abrasive." ”

Everyone laughed when they said this, Empress Xiang said goodbye and left, and the third princess took Ruan Anzheng, who was a little silent, and An Jin, who looked at her with a little curiosity, to the west hall together.

At this time, in the Shunguo Mansion, the old grandfather heard his old wife say that his young grandson Zhao Chengyi wanted to go to Jinhua Academy, and said unhappily: "Nonsense, how could he have such a thought, although there is no shortage of scholars in Jinhua Academy, but there are too many madmen and prodigal sons, which is not conducive to his self-cultivation." I saw that his temperament has become more and more arrogant and unpredictable in the past two years, and he didn't go to the Royal Academy to sharpen his temperament, but went to Jinhua Academy, wouldn't he be mistaken? ”

Mrs. Zhao persuaded: "I don't think Brother Yi is a crazy character, he has more and more ideas, saying that he wants to worship Lin Gu as a teacher, I wonder where he knows Lin Gu." ”

Because of the special identity of the Shunguo Mansion, the education of children has always been low-key and calm, and will not particularly talk about the things of the previous dynasty, what they have learned is just a record in the history books, and more will explain how the ancestral Yellow Emperor and the emperor of the Zhao family Zen throne have a deep brotherly relationship and how to treat the Zhao family well. Only when the eldest son and grandson of each generation reach adulthood, will the head of the family carefully teach the secrets that were not recorded in the history books of the previous dynasty, as well as some of the remnants of the Zhao family.

Although Lin Gu is a descendant of the Lin family, a famous general family of the previous dynasty, but the previous dynasty is a long time, and the Lin family has long been hidden in the mountains and forests for more than a hundred years, and the reputation is not obvious, how does Zhao Chengyi know about Lin Gu and want to worship him as a teacher?

Grandpa Guo frowned and said, "Chengfeng is steady, and he will not say anything to Brother Yi'er." Where did this come out? "Zhao Chengfeng is the eldest grandson of the Shunguo Mansion and the eldest son of the prince. Shun Guogong is worried that the secrets of the family will be snooped on and used by people with intentions.

Mrs. Zhao and Duke Shunguo have been married for many years, seeing that Grandpa Guo's face was solemn, after a little thought, he understood his thoughts, and gently persuaded: "Things may not be so complicated, maybe Brother Yi just learned from where Lin Gu was strong in martial arts, so he had the idea of apprenticeship." You also know that in the past two years, this kid has not known what's wrong, and he has become obsessed with learning martial arts. After a pause, he added, "If you are worried, why don't you call Brother Yi to ask in person." It's just that you have to remember the importance and don't scare the child. ”

Shun Guogong heard the eyebrows in front of him slightly, and when he heard the last sentence of his wife, he shook his head and said: "You are now more and more indulgent with these children, don't you know that jade is not cut, our Zhao family is stepping on the tip of steel, and if you are not careful, it will be the disaster of extermination." ”

Shun Guogong did not summon Zhao Chengyi on the same day, but first asked the housekeeper to ask Zhao Chengyi's recent schedule, and then called Zhao Chengyi's servant to ask first, and then called Zhao Chengyi to the study for questioning after breakfast on the second day.

Zhao Chengyi had already prepared, he knew that after he made that request, his grandfather would definitely ask him for questioning, and he knew that his grandfather had already done some investigation.

Shun Guogong sat in the Taishi's chair and slowly looked at his youngest grandson, he has always paid little attention to other children except for the eldest grandson, and handed them over to Mr. It is precisely because of the ancestral training of the Zhao family that except for the eldest son and grandson, the children of other families only pay attention to character, not talent, and it is appropriate to be mediocre, stable, and filial. He didn't want to have more contact with other children and grandchildren, and he was afraid of seeing the beauty of the good jade buried, so he couldn't help but teach one or two.

At this time, the eleven-year-old boy in front of him was dressed in an extremely unobtrusive light gray muslin coat, and on his feet were a pair of cloth boots of the same color, obviously because he had gotten up early in the morning to exercise, and the boots had shallow marks of being wet with dew, and there was also a small amount of fresh soil on them. The young man is dressed plainly and low-key, but his face is very eye-catching, and at a young age, he is already unusually treacherous and gorgeous. And the young man's slightly raised phoenix eyes unique to the Zhao family were calm, and his eyes were deep and he couldn't see any emotion.

Shun Guogong looked at his face, and his heart suddenly sudden, he usually lives in the mansion, and he mostly lives in seclusion in the mansion, except for his old wife and eldest son and grandson, he rarely sees others. When I saw this child occasionally, I thought that the children of the Zhao family were all outstanding, and there was nothing surprising about him, but I didn't expect him to have such a look, and he actually looked like the emperor in the secret portrait at home.

If such a appearance is seen by someone with a heart, I am afraid that it will be another storm. After all, leaving the portrait of the emperor is not unique to the Zhao family.