In the autumn of 779 B.C., Zhou and Di celebrated together, and everyone knew the king's major events, although this experience could not be explained in a few words, but the celebration of seven days, the food and the people, and the balance of the king, this kind of thing was the most pleasant. It was like staying at home with a paycheck, and being lazy in bed but having something to eat, which was almost unimaginable at the time.

Ji Huan sat in the luxurious carriage, nervous, listening to the hustle and bustle of the street outside, and couldn't help but secretly lift the corner of the curtain, ho! There is no such pomp in Baocheng during the Chinese New Year, the people are watching on the road, the street vendors are not doing their business, the small bench is moved, and they sit there and look curiously. The houses and restaurants beside the road are lined up, the mansion is pale, and it seems to have been deliberately planned. Ji Huan only felt dizzy in her head, maybe she was frightened by the noise, or she was just getting in touch with a new environment, or the feeling of being uprooted from her hometown came to her heart, she put down the curtain and didn't dare to look at it again, holding her head and trying to block everything from the outside world.

Lowered his head to look at the gorgeous skirt on his body, but he didn't think that the heavy colored crown on his head fell at his feet with a bang, and rolled out, Ji Huan was startled, and hurriedly went to pounce, but he didn't pounce, only to see the colorful crown roll straight out of the saddle, and you can hear the crisp "ding" sound of it smashing on the ground outside.

The people on both sides of the road were stunned when they saw the colorful crown rolling out, and the noisy voice gradually weakened.

"This ...... What's going on? ”

"The phoenix crown has fallen out!"

"Huh?! How did it fall out? ”

I don't know who heard the news, so I asked quietly: "It can't be that the robbed concubine of Baoguo committed suicide, right?!" I heard that I agreed to marry in order to keep Baocheng......"

I don't know which loud voice it is, "What?!" The concubine committed suicide?!! ”

More and more people began to whisper, and then they didn't shy away from speaking out at all. Once they find that their voices are in tune with their own, people become unscrupulous.

"Qi Zhou, what's the noise outside?" Ji Gongyan frowned, what's going on? Suddenly quiet and suddenly began to buzz, is it really so shameful for me to find a beloved confidant to be a concubine? It's just that I'm a little younger......

"Hey." The person outside the seat of the car answered, and listened with his ears sideways, and this concentration was very hard to hear.

"Your Majesty...... Praise...... Your concubine seems to be ...... Committed suicide? ”

"Huh?!"

Ji Gongyan was taken aback, his mouth opened strangely wide, he flew out of the carriage, strode to the rear car, and the long procession of carriages and horses was directly forced to stop on the bustling Yuanwu Street.

"Hi Huan! Hello!! Opened the curtain fiercely, and saw Ji Huan sitting timidly in the seat, looking like a thief.

Ji Huan felt that he had caused a big disaster, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to squeak, and looked at the person in front of him tremblingly. I saw Ji Gongyan panting, beads of sweat dripping down his head, and there were tears in his eyes.

"I was wrong, I was wrong......" Ji Huan was so frightened that his mouth was a little unfavorable, is this color crown so valuable...... Or is there something to say?

Ji Gongyan ignored Ji Huan's apology, pulled it, checked his wrists, looked at his neck again, and there was no blood at the corner of his mouth.

"What good did you do?" asked coldly with a gloomy face.

Ji Huan's little face turned pale with fright, "I...... It...... The ...... it fell on its own."

raised his head and looked at Ji Huan's little head, the braided green silk was messed up a little, hanging down from the corner of his forehead, and the phoenix crown was nowhere to be found.

It turned out that the thing had fallen out......

"Wait." Leaving a word, he hurriedly turned around and went out. After a while, Ji Gongyan came in again with the colorful crown in his hand, buckled the crown on Ji Huan's head at once, and pressed it hard, and Ji Huan didn't dare to come out when she was sitting in a precarious position.

"Don't always jump up and down like a wild monkey who doesn't know etiquette."

Ji Huan was originally very scared, but when she heard this, she instantly became angry, "You are the wild monkey!" You're all ...... I said it was going to roll down on its own! ”

"Oh? Is this phoenix crown long-legged? ”

"I didn't ...... Eh!! What are you doing! ”

With an exclamation, he came back to his senses and was already held in his arms by Ji Gongyan.

"I'm still so stubborn when I arrive in the capital, it seems that I need to train well."

strode steadily, and walked to his carriage with Ji Huan in his arms.

Ji Huan was very scared, she was afraid of life, so she "walked the street" in front of everyone's eyes, looking at the faces of the people who were stunned.

"I ...... I read that right...... The Son of Heaven is holding that concubine?? ”

"That's right...... This Baoguo woman is really beautifully born, as if she is a fairy descending from heaven...... Could it be said that the land and water support people? ”

Ji Huan heard all of them in her ears, her ears turned red, and she hurriedly buried her little face in Ji Gongyan's arms.

After such a moment of panic, he was stuffed into Ji Gongyan's carriage.

“？？？” Ji Huan frowned and stared at Ji Gongyan, who was sitting opposite, her head full of question marks.

"And say I'm not decent, so you're decent?"

"I am the Son of Heaven and your husband, what's wrong?"

Ji Huan gritted his silver teeth and stepped on Ji Gongyan viciously. "Don't think I don't know, your harem was full in the first year of your reign, if it weren't for the etiquette restrictions, I'm afraid your harem would have to be built on the street. So many old women who are like wolves and tigers who are alone in the empty boudoir have heard about today's events, and I am afraid that they will tear me alive! ”

"Yo, there is such a big vinegar smell before I enter the palace, it seems that my little Zitong has a deep affection for me." Ji Gongyan still has the smile that makes people want to slap when they see it, and she is embarrassed in Ji Huan's eyes.

"Don't talk about those useless things, you say! Isn't it the idea? What a trick to borrow a knife to kill! ”

"I didn't have any ideas, but I was afraid that you, the monkey, would make a lot of trouble in the carriage by yourself, and just now I thought that my concubine, who didn't enter the palace, committed suicide."

"Suicide? If I had that courage, I wouldn't have to live with your ......" Ji Huan reacted as soon as he spoke, covering his mouth with his little hands, and coughed a few times to cover up, for fear that he would see through his heart, knowing that he didn't have the confidence to break the boat.

Ji Gongyan looked at the little person in front of him making small movements, which was extremely cute. "A little kid, if you think so much, I won't let you do anything to yourself." couldn't help but reach out and rub Xi Huan's little face. "I'm going to make you feel like you're in heaven."

Ji Huan didn't move, silently bearing the big hand on his face.

Heaven...... Sounds awkward...... Is he threatening me......

I don't know how long it took, the carriage stopped, Xi Huan was confused and was pulled by Ji Gongyan, all the way into the East Palace, the avenue is wide, the floor tiles are white, and there are high walls around it. The palace maids on both sides bent their waists deeply, unable to distinguish their faces, and the gilded characters on the top of their heads: "Council Palace". The door was open, and you could see that many palace people were busy inside, and two long banquets were arranged, and there was the main seat in front of it.

Ji Huan panicked, "Hey! Your Highness, this is the Hall of Parliament! Why is there a feast here? ”

"Because this is the most spacious room, there's no better place to welcome you."

Ji Huan's face turned red, the first time he heard this person's sweet mouth, it turned out that he didn't just scold and beat people......

"But...... Isn't that gossip? Even the queen was only in the Yixin Hall in the side hall......"

"Ouch, so you've been secretly getting to know me, huh? Even this thing is known. Ji Gongyan secretly took advantage of it again, and was speechless.

Ji Huan was a little annoyed, obviously it was almost a thing known to the world, why did it become a "secret understanding" when he came to me? I'm afraid that the skin is not half thicker than the palace wall, is he usually this virtuous? ?

"Your harem has long been full, and now I have one more, and you still use the council hall to set up a banquet...... I can really see it...... You're just intent on letting those 121 women work together to kill me!! ”

Ji Gongyan shook his head, "No one dares, you have too much prejudice against the harem." They are very nice and kind to everyone. ”

“…… I'm afraid I'm just kind to you......"

Shen Shi was fed, only to listen to the crisp voice erected outside the hall: "The time has come, please enter the palace for a banquet!" ”

Immediately afterwards, a group of courtiers dressed in fine clothes poured into the palace.

Ji Huan subconsciously wanted to avoid the path on the side of the hall, but was stopped by Ji Gongyan.

"You...... What are you stopping me from doing? ”

"Where are you going?"

"Just go away, I can't go to the palace, I still know this bit of palace etiquette...... How? Do you still want the concubine to sit there and have a banquet in a grand manner? ”

The strength on Ji Huan's arm did not decrease by half.

"You're right."

I couldn't help but say that I dragged it over and pressed it on the main seat. Ji Huan was taken aback, isn't this going to break the etiquette! In front of the Manchu civil and military! But he couldn't break free from his clutches, and was pressed on a small case.

This action frightened the officials who came to the banquet, and they were all stunned. Ji Huan was stared at by so many eyes, her heart was furious, and she stiffly pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, but she didn't know what to do other than that.

Ji Gongyan sat down next to him with satisfaction, "Please sit down." ”

"Today's banquet is not only to praise the concubine, but also to reward the three years of hard work of the Qingqing family, to give talents, please list the waste, carry on the past and forge ahead into the future, and assist one person to set the country Huai'an." Anyway, lift the bottle and drink it all.

"My king is so humble, and the ministers dare not be the same." All the ministers raised their glasses, and said on their lips, but secretly said: "My king clearly has a banquet for this woman......"

After drinking the first brew, Ji Gongyan cleared his throat again: "Concubine Yu, she should be willing to be married, it is not easy to come by, you are the descendant of Queen Yu, and you are a relative of the country, today I will give the position of 'Mrs.', above the nine concubines, and reward the name of 'Concubine Bao', and the other three ladies." ”

At this time, even Ji Huan almost scared his jaw off, and the "Rite" demanded that there are one hundred and twenty-one people in the harem of the Zhou royal family, and there are three ladies under the queen, and there are nine concubines under the three ladies, twenty-seven women under the nine concubines, and eighty-one royal wives. Even if she is a direct descendant of King Dayu, according to common sense, she is at most among the nine concubines, and it is impossible to be the first to be the first of the nine concubines, what does Ji Gongyan have in her head? ! Come up and give the position of wife, is it higher than the status of others? Isn't that just about to be on an equal footing with the Jiang clan after Shen?

Here Xi Huan was thinking nonsense, and the officials of the palace came to the front court with a thick bamboo slip, and a row of palace maids followed closely with all kinds of things.

"Concubine Bao is in Gengxu, and I will give a golden dog on the glass seat."

"The golden life of the hairpin, give two pure golden hairpins."

"From the West Bao long distance, give a pair of Cinderella to the clouds."

"The dowry is drunk with praise, and two jade gourds are given."

"There is the color of sinking fish and falling geese, and fifty horses of cloud brocade are given."

"Fifty stars and satin."

"Fifty splendid silk horses."

"Two pieces of Liaoyuan skirts."

"Two snowshirts."

"With a chivalrous and tender heart, I will give Moyuan a lone eagle suit, a ripple sword, and a Tianguan mound waist card."

"He is famous for his ability to sing and dance, a martial immortal skirt, a pair of dancing shoes, and a 'drinking moon' of Qi Boxiang, the daughter of Qi Boxiang, the daughter of the former Qi country."

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The work of a cup of tea passed, and before it was finished, Ji Huan looked at the boxes and plates piled up in front of him, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Not to mention the quality, just the quantity, it is already very amazing, I have never heard of any concubine in the past dynasties who can smash such a large reward just after entering the palace, although the reasons for the reward are a bit far-fetched......

The officials below were also stunned and unanimously came to the conclusion:

"This concubine is amazing!"

"You are a lady, and you are given wings to the palace as a residence."

The little official of the Shufu wiped the sweat on his forehead, but the report was finished, and the first time he reported a reward could be tired like this, his voice was almost dumb.

"Today, due to the banquet, I am worried that I will miss the joy of your banquet, so I will only read out half of the gift list."

Hey, this is still the result of not reading it, and Xi Huan suddenly knows what it is like to be an upstart, once in hell, but when he wakes up in heaven. And Ji Huan also knows that he is not a perfect person, and has certain shortcomings, this shortcoming is that it is easy to be attracted by "good-looking, fun" things, especially the lone eagle suit, who knows what is hidden behind this sugar-coated cannonball......

But in order to maintain his image of Bingqing Yujie not being moved by glory and wealth, Ji Huan wiped the corners of his mouth silently, and indifferently pinched the chopsticks and picked up the small leaf orchid cake on the plate and put it in his mouth. Ji Gongyan, who was waiting to admire Ji Huan's surprised expression, couldn't sit still, doesn't this little girl like to be rewarded? Or is it too much appetite and too little?

Ji Gongyan, who had lost his wishful thinking, quickly thought about what went wrong.

His eyes fell on Ji Huan's small mouth, he didn't show his teeth, and a piece of cake could be chewed twenty-seven times before it could enter his stomach, and he did have the appearance of a lady.

Suddenly, it dawned on her, could it be that she was only interested in eating?! That's easy to do, and now it's in mind.

"Ahem, please continue the banquet, and then presided over by Duke Xu, Concubine Bao has just arrived, the road is tiring, the water and soil are not adapted, the widow will go to settle down first, look at Haihan."

After that, he took Ji Huan's hand and hurried out of the hall, leaving only the many courtiers behind him to look at each other.

"I may not know enough about Concubine Ai's interests, if you don't want to tell me, I can only guess, it may take some time."

Ji Huan listened, his mind full of questions, it turned out that he was guessing what I liked...... But if you say that you like this and like that, you always feel that it's not good, it's better to keep this image and let him guess, which can be regarded as a disguised outlet of evil anger.

The two of them followed closely behind the subordinates and the guards, and walked to the outside of the Wing Zhen Palace. The maids inside waited respectfully outside the palace as if they had known their itinerary for a long time.

Ji Huan looked at it, but remembered Ji Fu, it was too similar, touching the scene, there was more sadness out of thin air, thinking about his father and mother, and wishing for him, but now he has become a loner......

"From today on, this is Concubine Bao's bedroom, so you can serve well, and you are not allowed to slack off for half a minute."

"Comply."

Ji Gongyan took off the heavy phoenix crown, handed it to Ji Huan, and took the opportunity to touch her head.

"This crown, I'll hand it over to you for safekeeping, it's very significant, don't lose it."

Ji Huan nodded, and walked to the palace with the colored crown. Ji Gongyan hesitated, but still asked, "You...... Can you smile at me again......"

"I said, smile at your face again, I'll have your last name." With a word, he walked through the door without looking back.

"Eh, how is that...... I was ...... in the woods."

I didn't listen to Ji Gongyan at all.

Walking into the brightly lit front hall, Ji Huan sighed, found a chair and sat down, put the colorful crown on the high platform beside him, and closed his eyes on his knees without saying a word.

I really want to take another look at the mansion, I don't know if there will be a chance to go home in this life.

The people in the palace looked at the little concubine in front of them with a sad look, and they didn't feel a sense of pity in their hearts, but they didn't know how to get along with her.

A bold palace maid stepped forward and asked softly, "Is the Lord unwell?" Do you want us to go to the hospital and get some medicine for you? ”

Ji Huan opened her eyes, thinking that she had seen Zhu Cheng in tears, she hurriedly jumped down and hugged the palace maid, choked up and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Maid...... The slave maid was named Rongxin...... "I was suddenly hugged by my master, and I was at a loss for a while. Rong Xin entered the palace after playing the eleventh, and followed the above ceremonial women to learn this and that, first in the health mansion, and later was transferred to the Qingyuan mansion to be a girl for a woman, which she knew how much she suffered. There are nine women living in Qingyuan Mansion, who don't like each other all day long, they can't enjoy fighting, and they have to pick up their subordinates to bully, as if they can get any benefits, and they have to vent to the bottom when they are angry, and they let you do heavy work and tiredness lightly, and if you are ruthless, you can even be slapped with your right foot in the door. The slavery system of the Great Zhou is like this, like breaking your hands and feet, not to mention resisting, if you want to move a nest, you don't even say it, just this kind of day, Rong Xin has passed eight years.

looked at Ji Huan in front of him, his little head was buried in his arms, and his shoulders twitched a few times, which made people frightened, and reminded Rong Xin of herself when she first entered the palace, and she was also like a young rabbit surrounded by darkness, afraid of the high wall in front of her, and afraid of the future in the future.

Observing words and emotions is a compulsory course, but all the maidservants and servants who can serve the concubines or above are veterans who have come over the battle. Rong Xin immediately judged the conclusion: this little doll is different from those women who seem to have a resentful soul possessed on their bodies, it is an empty white paper, not stained with the ink stains of intrigue, and it is also like a pool of clear spring water, and it is empty.

couldn't help but reach out and touch Xi Huan's head, although she knew that as a maidservant, this practice was disrespectful, but her intuition told her that it was absolutely fine.

At this touch, something happened, and Ji Huan's tears couldn't stop, crying like a child who fell hard.

The waiters next to him hated themselves for not being angry, and they didn't go up for the first time, and now the fools can see that Rong Xin is running this time, and he should be a particularly good master to serve.

One night to dawn. Ji Huan woke up on a soft bed, with a hot towel on his head, and when he opened his eyes, he could see the turquoise curtains, and his body was soft and had no strength at all.

"Little master, are you awake?" Rong Xin on the side asked softly.

"I ......"

"Grunt......" As soon as Ji Huan said a word, her stomach screamed uncontrollably.

"This is the pure-hearted lotus seed porridge boiled by the slave maid, and it is still warm." Rong Xin brought a small bowl, and when she opened it, it was steaming, and a fragrance came to her nose.

Ji Huan tried hard to prop up his arms and wanted to get up, but he stumbled back into place.

"The master has been crying for too long, for half an hour, and then he fainted, and now he has no strength in his body, don't get up, please let the slave feed you?"

Rong Xin, who was smiling in front of her, was comfortable to look at with her goose egg face, but there were heavy dark circles under her eyes, and she really guarded herself all night, Ji Huan felt a little guilty, but her heart was warm. After thinking about it, he still opened his small mouth "ah", and let Rong Xin blow the porridge in the cold spoon, and feed it spoonful by spoonful.

It turns out that there are also such good people in the palace. The naïve Ji Huan listened to the earnest teaching of her mother Bao Yuan for thirteen years, and has always been clear, and she can't feel that people are good to you that you deserve it, even if your identity is different. This sentiment is different from the sophistication of human feelings, one expensive and one cheap is friendship, one rich and one poor friendship is present, there are so many confidants in a lifetime to have no regrets, even if the identity is very different, treat others at the same level, so that there can be a deep level of communication, otherwise Zhu Cheng will not be so good with himself.

Rong Xin looked at Ji Huan, who was staring at her closely, and guessed her thoughts.

"Pity such a cute little doll, she has entered the temple all the way, alas." Thinking like this, the more I looked at Ji Huan, the more I felt pity.

"Squeak."

The sound of a door being slammed.

Ji Gongyan looked at the two people in front of him with some doubts, waiting to be fed on the bed with his mouth open, his eyes were blue and blue, and there were tear stains, Rong Xin over there was frightened by his own entry into the house, holding the spoon in a daze, and the dark circles under his eyes were clear at a glance.

"What happened to these two last night......" approached in confusion.

Ji Huan closed his eyes and opened his mouth to wait for the next spoonful, but he didn't move for a long time, and when he opened his eyes, a big face was so close.

"Ahhhh!!h ……………… cough cough cough ...... Ahem............"

Ji Huan was so frightened that she coughed because she was weak.

"Why did Concubine Bao suddenly get sick?" Ji Gongyan asked Rong Xin with a cold face, Rong Xin stood up in fright, and was about to answer, but Ji Huan coughed and took the first step: "Cough...... Don't scare my friends! Ahem...... I was out in the wind last night...... Ahem"

"Friends...... Friend? "Think for a moment," the wind doesn't look like that. Ji Gongyan stretched out his index finger and touched Xi Huan's blue circles, not minding the title of "friend".

"Your Majesty...... The little lord of her, because she missed her hometown and cried all night, all because I didn't persuade the little lord...... "Rong Xin listened to it in her ears and remembered it in her heart.

"Oh...... I don't blame you, after all, it's the first time to leave home, and it's normal for people to ......" Ji Gong Yan smiled.

"That'...... I'm here to comfort you tonight. ”

Ji Huan's eyes widened in horror.

"Ahem...... Get lost!!!! ”