"Bang!" The first fireworks burst out over Chang'an Avenue at the foot of the imperial city, and the joyful night of the Lantern Festival in the second year of Wude kicked off.

The palace eunuchs and brocade guards set up thrones on the Hongwu Gate, and put all kinds of snacks and sweet soups, as well as fine wine. Zhu Gaoxu brought the queen concubines here, they first enjoyed the fireworks and lights, and then returned to the palace to celebrate. The palace has long been newly furnished, and the concubines and palace maids can guess lantern riddles, do various games, and even gamble, and can also watch songs and dances, shadow shows and other programs.

However, although the lighting scene is beautiful, the best thing is the people.

Every time the fireworks light up the sky, under the colorful light, the gorgeous faces around the emperor will be reflected, each more beautiful than the other, competing for beauty.

The closest person to the emperor's side is, of course, Empress Guo Wei, the emperor and queen stand almost side by side in front, and then the imperial concubine Mu Zhen. Zhu Gaoxu talked and laughed with them from time to time. Miaojin, Yao Ji, Du Qianrui, Li Xianhui, etc. are all a little farther away.

However, when Yao Ji was watching the fireworks and lanterns, she also paid attention to Zhu Gaoxu, and saw Zhu Gaoxu and Miaojin look at each other the most times.

Yao Ji gradually realized that after getting along for a long time, a woman who only has beauty is not necessarily the most favored. Even if she is a stunning beauty who captivates the country and the city, compared to ten years later, I am afraid it will not be so exciting.

Miaojin is of course very beautiful, and the most important thing is that the shape of the waist dolphin is very beautiful, but Yao Ji also feels that she is not under Miaojin, at least her breasts are more beautiful than Miaojin. Therefore, Miaojin has become the most favored person around the saint, and I am afraid it does not rely on beauty.

Zhu Gaoxu generally abided by some rules, and did not snub any of the concubines, and several concubines were often able to get along with him alone and grind their ears and temples; The women of the court approached the emperor frequently or not, only depending on the status. So Miaojin was favored and envied, but it did not cause much resentment.

The queen and the imperial concubine Mu Zhen are the most powerful people in the mother's family and the most noble women in the palace. However, Zhu Gaoxu seems to have a way to make them all believe that they are in a stable situation in the palace. Guo Wei is kind by nature, a little timid and weak; Mu Zhen has the demeanor of a big family, and she is distracted by the Mu family's affairs. And they all have princes, so they turn a blind eye to Miaojin's capture of the Sacred Heart.

Du Qianrui is very satisfied with her current situation because her background is too poor. And Yao Ji also felt that Du Qianrui seemed to be the woman Zhu Gaoxu trusted the most.

Therefore, Yao Ji thinks that she is the most sour concubine, and only hopes that Zhu Gaoxu's favorite person is her.

Yao Ji also read the book "The Life of the King of Han" carefully, and read two versions.

There was a place for printing books in the imperial city, and the books were printed in batches and given to people in the palace and court. However, Yao Ji found that there were traces of additions and deletions in it, which may have been corrected by the eunuchs who were literate and literate, and some passages that were evasive or did not respect the emperor so much were modified. Yao Ji borrowed the original in Miaojin's hand again.

Judging from the content of the book, Miaojin does know Zhu Gaoxu very well, and there is some malicious ridicule between the lines. In contrast, almost all concubines were in awe and deference to the emperor. Miaojin is truly different.

Recently, Miaojin has been "writing books" in the Rouyi Hall again.

Yao Ji knocked on the side and asked the eunuch Wang Gui and the young eunuch Cao Fu, and learned that every time Zhu Gaoxu and Miaojin were in the Rouyi Palace, none of the palace maids and eunuchs were present. However, they didn't do that kind of thing in broad daylight, because the doors and windows were almost always open

Target.

What's more, if Zhu Gaoxu makes love with Miaojin during the day and summons concubines to take turns to sleep at night, he will definitely be discovered. This kind of thing will also be quietly talked about among the concubines.

Yao Ji found the question very carefully: if what Miaojin wrote was a secret that no one could know, why should she write it down? If it is a book to be printed like "The Life of the King of Han", why bother to retreat?

She had a vague intuition, feeling that she had a chance to get closer to Zhu Gaoxu's heart.

Yao Ji is very confident in such an indescribable intuition. At the beginning, she persuaded her brother Yao Fang to go to the Shen family, out of a vague understanding of Zhu Gaoxu, and it turned out that her judgment was correct, Yao Fang had another opportunity in the royal family.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes looked over, with concern in her eyes, and she also smiled with tenderness and joy; After all, it's a festive night. However, Yao Ji was not satisfied, she just wanted a more intimate feeling.

Maybe people like her are more paranoid in their demands, and they really can't be as peaceful and mediocre as everyone's ladies.

…… Unlike the lavish imperial palaces, the private activities are undoubtedly more abundant and exciting.

Those women who are rich and exquisite, they don't go out of the door, but they can linger in the lamp market tonight. In such a customary framework, it is not clear what specific stories will happen, but in short, people will be more open than usual. For example, in festivals such as the Qingming Festival, it is said that some people will take advantage of the spring activities to do some indescribable things in the suburbs.

During the Lantern Festival, even if you can't provoke a woman, you can feast your eyes. "BMW carved cars are full of fragrance", "moth snow willow golden wisps" such scenery will not be less.

However, people are more popular than death, and some people do not need to be teased in the afterlife, and some women come forward by themselves. Xie Jin's son Xie Zhenliang is such a descendant.

Xie Zhenliang has been reading and writing since he was a child, and he has a father who was born as a Jinshi, with a solid family background and a scholarly family; But he didn't need to put his family background, just that white and handsome appearance and elegant manners attracted many women to his lamp shop tonight.

He was dressed in silk and satin, and he was very neatly dressed, and his appearance was not that of a peddler's pawn; But he set up a booth to guess lantern riddles. Since he doesn't look like a person who is trying to make money, some women who appreciate the lanterns naturally think that he is "waiting for the rabbit".

"Listening to Childe's accent, are you from Jiangxi?" A woman dressed in ayara opened her mouth to say hello, and she didn't pay for the lantern, but she stepped forward to talk.

Xie Zhenliang looked absent-minded and nodded, "Yes." ”

The woman praised again: "Jiangxi's political envoy Si Wenyun is prosperous, and the son comes to Beijing to study?" ”

Xie Zhenliang didn't seem to hear it, and still looked at the crowded place on the street.

The woman also turned her head to look, "Childe made an appointment?" ”

Xie Zhenliang finally heard this, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "No." ”

The woman "sneered" and smiled with a handkerchief, as if she had seen through Xie Zhenliang, which made him feel a little nervous.

His lamp shop is a mess, some little ladies and women wander here, giving money or not, Xie Zhenliang doesn't care; He didn't guess right, and he didn't know. Some women took a fancy to a palace lamp and took it away. Others don't even guess the lights, and just look east there

Looking at the west, I was thinking about how to talk to him.

Xie Zhenliang's father was scolded for being morally corrupt and waiting sullenly at home for the result of not knowing the blessings and misfortunes, but Xie Zhenliang ran out to set up a palace lantern stall; Of course, he has very important things, at least things that he thinks are important.

"What's going on with this mystery, can you tell me?" Another woman took the initiative to speak to him.

Xie Zhenliang didn't look at the person who spoke, and said directly: "The little lady guessed right, just pick a favorite lamp." ”

But the girl said, "I can't guess, I just want to know what the mystery means." ”

I don't know how long later, suddenly a little lady wearing a hood came over. Although he couldn't see her face clearly, Xie Zhenliang recognized it at a glance, and his anxious and absent-minded expression was suddenly swept away, and his face showed surprise.

Seeing this, the two women who were talking next to them turned their heads to look at the hooded lady and walked away in a huff.

"Yo, Childe's business here is really good, and they are all little ladies and daughters-in-law." The hooded lady said sarcastically sourly.

Xie Zhenliang was so excited that he couldn't speak very well: "I knew you would come." Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, I always feel that I can meet Miss Hu today. It is 'the body without the wings of the phoenix, and the heart has a clear mind'. ”

After hearing this, Miss Hu spat lightly and scolded him softly: "You know how to open your mouth and talk nonsense." ”

When the surrounding women heard these words, they all walked away with interest.

"Ling Zun ......" Miss Hu's voice was strange, and she wanted to speak and stopped.

Xie Zhenliang said: "No matter how much. ”

At this moment, suddenly there was a wave of scolding from the street, and it seemed that several people were crowded from the dense crowd. Miss Hu glanced back and said in a deep voice: "It's a disaster!" ”

"Come with me." Xie Zhenliang grabbed Miss Hu's slender hand and dropped everything in the stall.

He felt Hu struggling slightly, but he didn't have much strength, so he ran after him as if he was fated. The two of them squeezed forward from the side of the street, and suddenly there was a "clang", which collapsed a stall next to them, and the paper lanterns and glass lamps on it smashed to the ground. The stall owner was furious and almost jumped up from the stool to catch Xie Zhenliang.

Xie Zhenliang hurriedly said: "The place next to it is mine, it's all for you!" ”

The two escaped with difficulty for a while, and Xie Zhenliang saw an alley next to him, so he dragged Hu Shi to hide inside. The two of them held hands and ran hard along the alley, and many houses hung red lanterns at the door tonight, and there would be a burst of fireworks in the sky from time to time, so they could finally see the road clearly.

They fled for a long time in a panic, turned in many directions, and finally stopped. There was no one around, only the gasping sound of the two of them.

Xie Zhenliang suddenly slapped his head and said, "What should you do when you go back, will you be punished?" ”

Hu Shi asked rhetorically: "Do you like the new and hate the old?" Will you change your mind as the days go by? ”

Xie Zhenliang was so anxious that his face turned red, and he stretched out his hand to the sky with his palm and said: "Xie swears to the sky that there will never be two hearts!" ”

There were a few explosions in the air, and the surroundings suddenly lit up, and several fireworks bloomed in the night sky, showing a brilliant brilliance at once.

.。 Writing Chinese Network M.