The six daughters of the Yunxiang family wanted to join the palace of the six counties as side concubines after the eldest daughter Du Yan got married, and they came down on the third day. It is said that on the day the holy decree came down, Xiao Wenqing, the sixth prince, spent a night in the study and kept writing a petition to the emperor, saying that he was framed.

After receiving the petition, the emperor was furious and even broke a cup for it.

"On my Cuifeng Mountain, how can anyone dare to frame my prince! Liuzi is questioning my old minister, or questioning me! ”

As I said before, the princes who are favored by the emperor always take turns.

Du Yan and the ladies of several other families were standing by the lotus pond to enjoy the flowers. It's early summer, and the flowers in the lotus pond are not yet fully blooming, and there are many budding flower bones. The ladies of your family gathered together, and the fragrant wind by the lotus pond was bursting, and it was not lively for a while.

"The Nine Emperors have arrived! Ten princesses have arrived! The Twelve Princes have arrived! The eunuch's shrill voice rang out, and the ladies knelt down and saluted.

"Welcome to His Royal Highness the Nine Emperors, His Royal Highness the Tenth Princess, His Royal Highness the Twelfth Prince, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose."

Du Yan also knelt on the ground with the young ladies, and behind her were her two maids, Xiaolu and Lily.

The three who came, she had some intersections in her previous life, but in the end there was no good end.

The Ninth Prince Xiao Huaiyan, the Tenth Princess Xiao Ruoyan, and the Twelfth Prince Xiao Chunyan. If you count the princesses and princes who have not been born after that, this emperor has a total of fifteen princes and eleven princesses, and the strength of these harem ladies to give birth to children is also unprecedented.

It's just a pity that after Xiao Wenqing ascended the throne, these princes and princesses were almost slaughtered by him. Even those queen concubines were forced to commit suicide one by one, and finally named the late Xiao Wenqing's biological mother, Xigong Niangniang, as the queen mother.

At that time, all the rights were concentrated on Xiao Wenqing alone. No one can compete with him, and the princesses who left their lives were all sent out to kiss, and in the end, whether they were dead or alive, Du Yan didn't know.

"Let's be flat." That Xiao Huaiyan raised his chin. Xiao Huaiyan is the second son of Concubine Su in the palace, and Concubine Su's first son is Xiao Yechen who was sent out of the palace. These two people are brothers.

Du Yan got up with the ladies. In front of the royal family and nobles, all the ladies seemed to be in full bloom, releasing their beauty to the fullest.

Xiao Ruoyan followed behind the two princes, looking at the young ladies in front of her with a pair of big eyes. Because of her weak body, she has been raised in the deep palace since she was a child, and she is the daughter of Concubine Mu. When the first emperor was there, Concubine Mu was the last concubine he married into the palace, originally just a nobleman, but when the first emperor was sick, she was pregnant with a dragon descendant and was named a concubine. As a result, the first emperor died three months later, and Concubine Mu became Concubine Mu while still pregnant with a child. Counting it up, this Xiao Ruoyan should be the emperor's youngest sister. And his own mother is a concubine, there is no such thing as competing for favor, but she is the most favored princess in the palace.

Starting with Xiao Ruoyan is probably a good idea. Du Yan secretly thought about how to come up with a foolproof plan.

At present, Du Huanyue is named the side concubine of the king of the six counties, and Du Juan'er is not so easy to solve. I've only been here for a few days, take my time.

It's just that Concubine Mu was also a person who said a few words for herself in her previous life, and Du Yan would never hurt Xiao Ruoyan unless she had to.

If it's good to her, she's naturally a thousand times better to go back. If it's not good, she will pay it back twice!

"What did you all say here just now, everyone in the palace heard your voice, and you smiled beautifully." Xiao Ruoyan looked at the young ladies in front of her, obviously suffocated in the palace.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Tenth, we were just talking about rouge incense powder!" Xie Sui'an, the eldest daughter of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, stepped up first, "I just said, the maple trees on this Cuifeng Mountain are really fragrant, if they can be made into incense powder, it must be excellent." ”

Cuifeng Mountain is a quiet place for the royal family, and the maple trees here are planted for the royal family, and even a maple leaf cannot be taken away without the permission of the emperor.

"Maple trees can also make incense powder?" is also a woman, Xiao Ruoyan showed great interest in incense powder.

"Princess, it's not a tree to make incense, it's a leaf to make incense." Xie Sui'an saw that Xiao Ruoyan was interested in her words, and continued to say, "If you can get a piece of this fragrant leaf and put it in the room, I'm afraid the whole house will be fragrant!" ”

Hearing that they began to discuss the rouge gouache used by these women, the two princes had a harmonious stomach and were not interested, so they informed them and left.

"Oh? Does it really smell so good? Xiao Ruoyan waved her hand, "Then when the maple leaves fall, this palace will tell the imperial brother that you are allowed to come and take these leaves." ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, the courtiers have something to say." Xie Sui'an was about to continue to say something, but was preempted by another voice on the side, and when he turned his head a little annoyed, he saw Du Yan's calm eyes.

"You are?" Xiao Ruoyan was quickly attracted by Du Yan's attention.

"The courtier is the eldest daughter of the Du family, named Du Yan. Let Her Royal Highness the princess know the name and surname of the courtier, and the courtier's daughter is fortunate to have three lives. Du Yan folded her sleeves and saluted Xiao Ruoyan, "Please forgive the courtiers for taking the liberty of the courtiers, the maple trees on this Cuifeng Mountain are extremely peculiar, the leaves are red in autumn, and when they fall, they are not fragrant, and only when they are still green are they fragrant." It's just a green maple leaf, which has a lot of sap in it, which is really not suitable for making incense powder. The courtiers dared to ask the princess for a branch and the maple leaf on it, thinking that if they could be made into incense candles and lit, they would also be full of fragrance. ”

Xiao Ruoyan looked at the woman in front of her with interest, and suddenly spoke, but the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth.

"You are Du Yan? In the early years, I heard your sister say that your mother has died? ”

Everyone present was stunned. No one in the city knew that Yunxiang's eldest lady died of a serious illness a few years ago, leaving only one daughter, Du Yan. Xiao Ruoyan talked about this at this time, but it really made people feel sorry.

But that Du Yan is still neither humble nor arrogant.

"Yes, the courtier's current death due to a serious illness a few years ago, but the courtier's daughter believes that it was the destiny of heaven that took my mother back. Since Heaven has taken my mother back, it only proves that my mother is not fit to stay in this world, maybe she was called back by God, and she should go somewhere. ”

This statement obviously greatly pleased Xiao Ruoyan. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Du Yan in front of her.

"It's the first time I've heard of this kind of statement, and I've heard your sister say that your mother has been in a state of collapse since she died, and now it seems that she has really figured it out. This palace admires you very much, and this fragrant maple tree on your left hand side was given to you by this palace, and even the leaves on it are yours. ”

As soon as these words came out, they shocked everyone. The maple tree on Cuifeng Mountain was actually given to a woman who had no official position, which made many people unconvinced.

Especially Xie Sui'an, it was obvious that she opened her mouth first, just to let this Du Yan cut off her beard!

"The courtiers don't dare, the princess is so kind of heaven, and the courtiers really can't afford it." Du Yan arched her hand, "The courtiers don't dare to covet the royal fragrant maple, as long as the princess gives the courtiers a few leaves, the courtiers will be satisfied." ”

"You're really a novelty, don't want trees, you want leaves." Xiao Ruoyan looked her up and down, and then instructed her subordinates, "Jade, pick a basket of fresh fragrant maple leaves in a while, and send them to Yunxiang's residence, just say that it is a gift from the palace to the eldest lady of the Du family, and she is familiar at first sight, a small gift, to show your heart." ”

"Du Yan, thank Your Highness, Your Royal Highness the Princess, Chitose Chitose Chitose." Du Yan knelt on the ground and made a big salute.

At night, the maple leaf was sent to the courtyard where Du Chuanlin lived, and it was the palace maid Jade next to Xiao Ruoyan who came to send the maple leaf.

"My princess said that this basket of maple leaves was given to Du Yan, the eldest lady of the Du family, saying that she was familiar with the eldest lady at first sight, and invited the eldest lady to go to Ziting Garden tomorrow." Jade left a sentence and a maple leaf and left, leaving Du Chuanlin in vain for a while the second monk was confused.

How did Xiao Ruoyan get involved with Du Yan? He couldn't figure it out for a moment. But as a princess, she took the initiative to invite, and Du Yan naturally had no reason not to go.

Thinking of this, Du Chuanlin called his subordinates and asked them to send the maple leaves to Du Yan's room.

"Tell the eldest lady that you must be on time for the appointment tomorrow."