Jinling City, the capital of the Tang Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River.

The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, the Jinling Imperial Prefecture "The unique environmental location and extraordinary feng shui environment of this place have been discovered and used as early as the Warring States Period. For example, in 333 B.C., King Xiong Shang of Chuwei built Jinlingyi in Stone City, and the name of Jinling originated from this.

During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Emperor Wu Sun Quan built the capital here, Jinling rose from then on, after that, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern Dynasties of Song, Qi, Liang, Chen all built the capital here one after another, before the Southern Tang Dynasty, it had the name of "the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties".

Of course, Jinling also has a "buried gold" saying, according to legend, the name of Jinling is because Qin Shi Huang buried gold in Jinling Gang to town the king's spirit, that is, "buried gold mausoleum", so the name Jinling.

The past is gone, the legend is gone, and now Jinling is prosperous, full of traffic, singing and dancing, full of glamorous sounds.

The Imperial Palace, the Hall of Shaking Light.

This is the dormitory after the Great Zhou Dynasty, the main hall is spacious, magnificent and elegant, carved beams and painted buildings, the layout is exquisite, between the outer Xuan and the inner room, there is an eight-foot glazed screen, put a lamp stand of flower branches on both sides, and place a delicate glazed lamp on it.

On the bed in the inner room, the curtains on both sides are raised, and there is a jade figure leaning on the couch, the green silk is like a dai, lazily and loosely scattered on the pillow and neck, shining with luster, the bun pulled up in the plain day, graceful and luxurious, there is no combing at this time, and there is also a poignant beauty in the mess.

She held a scroll in her hand and looked at it nonchalantly, coughing a few times from time to time, as if she was not in good health.

This woman is Li Yu's queen Zhou Ehuang, twenty-eight years old this year, originally a face that fell into the city, but because of the aggravation of her condition after the spring, she became a little haggard, she should have been a plump woman, but she has been slender and thin.

In the past ten years, there is "the first talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River" is known as Zhou Ehuang, she is familiar with history books, proficient in music and rhythm, picking drama and chess, is wonderful, especially the work of the pipa, once played the pipa for Yuanzong to celebrate his birthday, Yuanzong was deeply admired, rewarded with a burning groove pipa, and gave his son Li Yu a marriage, hand-picked daughter-in-law, a stunner with beauty and talent.

But today's Emperor E is frail and sickly, and has lost his bright and beautiful appearance, which makes people feel pitiful.

"Sister, are you awake?"

Emperor E heard a crisp voice like a yellow bird, and the corners of his mouth smiled faintly, knowing that it was his little sister who came.

"Jiamin, I'm awake."

The bead curtain was opened, and a pretty and delicate girl in a green shirt walked in, with a melon seed face, about fourteen or fifteen years old, bright eyes and bright teeth, and a delicate ** person, like a cardamom tip February flower, blooming arbitrarily in the youthful Shaoguang, so lively and smart.

"Sister, are you better?" Zhou Jiamin is the sister of Emperor E, with a difference of fourteen years, and when they get together, they are simply sisters of big and small beauties.

Emperor E shook his head lightly and said: "It's still the same, since last year, I was sick in the autumn, and I didn't get better after a winter, and I thought it would be cured after the beginning of spring, but I found that the root disease was stubborn, and it didn't get better for a while." ”

Zhou Jiamin was upset for her sister, and said angrily: "Then the imperial doctor in the palace is useless, it was just a cold at the beginning, why hasn't it been cured?" ”

Emperor E was very sensible, looked at it plainly, and said: "The imperial doctor is just a clever Langzhong, many diseases, Langzhong can only do his best, but he can't really rejuvenate with his hands, unless there is really a miracle doctor like Bian Que and Hua Tuo, who can cure most diseases." ”

Zhou Jiamin nodded, pursed his lips and said aggrievedly: "I just hope that my sister will recover soon, so that she can go out with me to play, Jinling's delicacy is really good, not weaker than our hometown in Yangzhou, the palace is beautiful, and the scenery outside the palace is also beautiful. ”

After listening to this, a trace of envy surged in her heart, youth is good, she has also bloomed her beauty since she was fourteen or fifteen years old, talented, interesting, innocent, and free, but today, she can only lie in bed and can't go out of the ground, which is equivalent to captivity, which is embarrassing.

"Have you been playing in the palace lately?" Empress E asked with concern.

"It's very good, sometimes the emperor's brother-in-law will also play with me, his poetry is really good, better than those new talents, if the emperor's brother-in-law participates in the imperial examination, he will definitely be the first leader!" When Zhou Jiamin said Li Yu, he was still very excited.

Emperor E nodded, how talented her husband is, it can be said that the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, writing and filling in the lyrics are the best in the Jiangnan Tang Kingdom, no one can come out for the time being, and he can marry such a husband, he is fortunate to be favored and honored, and this life is also worth it.

"Jiamin, I'm fourteen years old this year, and I'm about to reach the age of leaving the cabinet, what kind of husband do you plan to look for?" Emperor E looked at the beautiful and lovely little sister and couldn't help but ask jokingly.

Zhou Jiamin is also very talented, but he is not scheming, pure and flawless, and he is even more defenseless against his sister, and said with a smile: "Jiamin wants to find a husband, he must be able to write and martial arts, and his literature can crown the world, and his talent is unmatched; Wu Neng Dingguo Anbang is a real hero. ”

Emperor E shook his head and said: "How can there be such a young and handsome young man with all-round talents in civil and military affairs for you to choose from, you still have to lower some standards, and in two years, you can choose Ruyi Langjun from the new science and technology scholars." ”

Zhou Jiamin shook his head and said: "My husband, at least he can't be inferior to his sister, otherwise Wen is like the emperor's brother-in-law, and his power is not as good as the emperor's brother-in-law, how faceless!" ”

Seeing the little sister's heart of comparison, Emperor E couldn't help but chuckle and said: "That's difficult, aside from your imperial brother-in-law's imperial position, his poetry talent alone is difficult to find in our Tang Kingdom." ”

"Well, that's true, alas, distressed!" Zhou Jiamin's frowning and distressed look made her sister Empress feel extremely cute, and she laughed a few more times, feeling a lot more optimistic.

Of course, at this time, Zhou Jiamin came to the palace in the spring, and she had just lived for more than ten days, and there was no selfish relationship between her and Li Yu, and when her sister pried her corner one day, she might not be able to laugh.

After chatting for a while, Emperor E was a little tired and wanted to lie down for a while, Zhou Jiamin obediently covered her sister with a quilt, and then walked out of the Shaking Light Palace.

"Where to play, by the way, go to the emperor's brother-in-law and see if he has written new words!"

In the heart of this girl, in this world, there is no man who writes better words than her brother-in-law, she is the first to see the pen and writing, and regards such things as a kind of glory and luck.

Zhou Jiamin walked with light steps, like a cheerful lark, walked through the golden and brilliant heavy corridor, and walked towards Li Yu's imperial study-Chengxin Hall.

At this time, Li Yu was in the study, meeting Xu Kai, the secretary of the provincial school who returned from Runzhou, holding a copy of "Yixuan Poetry Collection" in his hand and reading it repeatedly, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and when he turned to the back, he was stunned and a little suspicious of life.