September 3

That day, the imperial city was suddenly affected by the disaster of Zhurong, at first it was about a bean firefly in front of the father's case, Xu was the father's hand slippery, Xu was the palace people were lazy, and the fire spread in an instant.

What is abnormal is that the people in the palace did not extinguish the fire, and they all screamed and dispersed, and no one cared about the rules of walking in the palace. On the way to the queen mother's dormitory, countless people passed me and crashed into me.

It wasn't the first time I've fallen, but it's the longest I've been on the ground.

In the chaos, a pair of embroidered shoes and a pair of brocade boots stepped on me, and it hurt, but I didn't cry. The queen mother often said that tears are something only cowards have, and I am proud to be a princess of a country. So, I can't cry!

Suddenly, a pair of hands picked me up.

It was an anxious face, with frowning eyebrows, panicked eyes, and scarlet lips flying up and down, as if to say something. I know her, she is the most favored grandmother around the queen mother, in the past, the queen mother trusted her the most, and liked her words the most, but for some reason she was not with the queen mother at this moment.

At the right time, the surroundings were filled with the sorrow and wailing of the palace people, occasionally mixed with the roar of the collapse of the palace, I really couldn't hear what Mama said, I tried to reach out to the queen mother's dormitory to express my intentions, Mama seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then whimpered, and ran to Zhengyang Gate regardless of me.

From the queen mother's dormitory to Zhengyangmen, you will inevitably pass through the small Zhaohua Palace. Zhaohua Hall is uninhabited, and there is no palace person to sprinkle and sweep, after years and months, the weeds inside and outside the hall are overgrown, as if it has been abandoned.

But I know it's not.

There is a Fengyang Pond in the depths of the Zhaohua Palace, and there is a small courtyard called Nanli by the pool, which is taken care of by the father and the emperor himself, twice every ten years, never interrupted. My brother has taken over the management of this small courtyard since he was three years old, and the same was true when I was three years old.

The royal brother said that there was an aunt named Ah Wei who lived in Nan Fence, who was extremely beautiful, but her temperament was a little colder.

The imperial brother said that Nanli's aunt was not always there, but when she met occasionally, she would instruct the imperial brother to do kung fu, and she did not speak much, but she was quite concise, and she always benefited the imperial brother a lot.

The royal brother also said that my milk name Zhen Zhen was given to me by this aunt.

I have been sprinkling and sweeping the southern fence with the imperial brother for three years, and I have eaten the green dates by the Fengyang Pond three times, but I have never seen this aunt. I think she must have been very displeased with me.

On weekdays, I rarely think of such a person, but at this moment, under the pressure of a firelight, I can't think of these things, and in the dark, there is a force that supports me to break free from my mother's arms and stumble in.

Before I could reach the south fence, my grandmother grabbed me.

"The dates in Fengyang Pond are ripe, I want to find some, Mama, don't panic, it won't take long to return."

"The little master is young, and there is quite a distance to go to Fengyang Pond, if you want to eat green dates, you are not in a hurry, and you will go out of the palace with the maid, and you will find it for the little master in the future."

"Since Mama said this, if she finds it for Zhen Zhen at this time, the dates outside are not as good as Fengyang Pond."

Before I could say this, my grandmother was stunned, and smiled slightly: "Since the little master commanded, how can the maid not obey, the little master will go to find a safe place, and the maid will go quickly." ”

Zhaohua Hall is really a place that is easy to forget, the palace people are like this, and so is Zhu Rong.

I stood there for a long time, so long that I forgot that there was still a raging fire burning outside the Zhaohua Palace, and I even began to suspect that everything was my hallucination, but suddenly I heard the bell coming through the night sky, and the same as the bell, and the sentence - Beiyan is dead!

Stepping on the bell, Mama came back late, the corners of her clothes were dripping with water, and her hair was a little messy. She was carrying a skirt in her left hand and a purse in her right hand, looking heavy.

"The servant is fortunate not to be dishonored."

Mama smiled quietly, walked calmly, and the person who was holding me and running away desperately seemed to have nothing to do with her.

Mama committed herself to tie the purse around my waist, and carefully arranged the hem of my skirt, and at the end, she was very pleased to take off the gold ornament of a hundred butterflies and flowers on my head, and put it on my chest together with the double phoenix beads she took out.

"The little master can't bring such dazzling hair accessories at will in the future, but he still has to keep it for a long time, and it is full of the mother's thoughts."

"Mama!" I'm a little lost.

"The little master doesn't need to panic, it's all the duty of a servant." Mama stood up and walked towards the purgatory: "Even if the mother knows, she must be happy." ”

She walked away, her footsteps faded, and even her back was blurred. I stood there for a long time before I realized, Mama...... Let's go?

Momma...... She left me...... Let's go?

The sound of chaotic footsteps is getting closer!

"It's a real royal princess!"

I'll turn back!

The woman was dressed in a fiery red half-arm collared skirt, the hem of the skirt fluttering in the wind, and the dark golden birds could be faintly seen flickering in it. The black hair was hastily tied behind him, flamboyant and wanton, the corners of his lips rose slightly, as if he was born like this, but the indifference in his eyes was always rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Brother Huang is right, she was born extremely beautiful!

"Royal majesty, don't be surprised, your father's set you have learned ten out of ten."

"Auntie!"

As if she heard my call and sighed, the woman sighed slightly: "What are you taking?" ”

"Green dates by the Fengyang Pond."

"What's your name?"

"Luo Wu, her name is Zhen Zhen."

"Beiyan is dead, you still dare to say that your surname is Luo!" She seemed to hear something extremely funny, giggled and laughed, and completely ignored the impact outside the hall: "I'm asking again, what's your name?" ”

"Luo Wu!"

"What?"

"Luo Wu!"

She finally stopped smiling, as if she was thinking about something, but out of nowhere, two people suddenly appeared, one black and one white, a man and a woman, like black and white impermanence, very abrupt.

"The prince has fled, and he has received an arrow in the chest, which is very serious, and his life is in danger."

"Your prince and brother can't live, Xiao Luo, no one has returned to the country, and the surname Luo is a disaster!" The woman frowned, but still asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Luo Wu!" I was stubborn, and I added lightly: "I am also a child of the Luo family, and I am also the lord of this Beiyan!" ”

I only heard a sneer: "Where did you come from, Luo Wu, from today on, you are a green jujube." ”

Lingbao Zhai

Lingbao Zhai in the south of the city is a controversial place.

The jewelry and utensils produced there are sent directly to the palace for the nobles to choose, and occasionally one or two defective items will be placed in the store for sale. Even if it is a defective product, it is hard to find.

No one knows when Lingbao Zhai was opened, as if it suddenly appeared overnight during the turmoil eight years ago, but it seems that it has always been there.

The owner of Lingbao Zhai has never appeared in public, and his identity is extremely mysterious.

Some people say that it was a merchant who fled from the south and settled down in the war.

Some people say that she is the concubine of a big family, and she is not allowed to be kicked out because of her beautiful appearance, but she makes a living with her skills.

Some people also say that the owner of Lingbao Zhai is just a teenage girl, probably a girl from a noble family, in order to make her happy, there is now Lingbao Zhai.

There are a lot of uncertainties in Lingbao Zhai, but one thing is well known, and that is strength!

When the prime minister of the dynasty was named Guo An, his grandson Guo Wei was stubborn, and he had always had the name of a little overlord in Beijing, and he relied on his family to be the favored minister of the new emperor, and he did all kinds of evil.

Lingbao Zhai once produced a pair of extremely delicate mandarin ducks, its body is carved with a whole piece of Nanyang jade, the most ingenious thing is that the two mandarin ducks hollow place can be staggered and put into one, when they approach, there will be a burning feeling, and after the complete coincidence, it is like ice.

The object is no bigger than a thumb, but its carvings are lifelike, and the feathers are clearly visible. Because of its shape, it is named mandarin duck buckle.

Such a masterpiece should have been sent directly to the palace, but Lingbao Zhai directly launched the treasure of the town store, so Guo Wei fell in love with this thing.

He didn't even make a bid, so he wanted to take it away on the grounds that this thing was exquisite and should be paid tribute to His Majesty, but Lingbao Zhai didn't allow it, and Guo Wei directly led people to surround Lingbao Zhai.

No one knows what happened inside, everyone only knows that Guo Wei's blue nose and swollen face were thrown out after a cup of tea, and the revenge that everyone expected did not come, and even the prime minister personally came to apologize the next day.

Since then, no one dares to go to Lingbao Zhai to cause trouble.

Desheng Restaurant

"You know what? The mandarin duck is buckled into the palace! A man in a short shirt broke the news to his companions.

"Why, didn't you say you wanted to be the treasure of the town store?" Another man was suspicious: "You have a mistake in this news!" ”

"This is the news from the palace, yesterday on the queen's birthday, the mandarin duck buckle was filled with congratulatory gifts and entered the palace."

"Is the empress's face bigger than that of the emperor?" It was a scholar in an indigo robe who spoke.

As soon as this statement came out, his companion covered his mouth: "Shhh You don't want to die! Can you say that casually? ”

At this time, it was not yet noon, and there were not many people in the restaurant, and they gathered in the corner in twos and threes, so that no one listened to them. The companion looked around, but no one noticed, so he relented and sat back down.

"You just came to the capital, you don't know, this Qiao family is full of loyalty!"

"The old country will die, and the eldest daughter will enter the palace as the queen, which family's loyal martyrs!" The scholar said disdainfully.

"Hmph, when the Northern Wei Dynasty fell, the middle-aged men of the Qiao family all made the last wall to defend the city, leaving only the old lady who was too old, the eldest daughter Yanran who was not yet in time, and the children who were under the age of one year were left to give them. When the new emperor ascended the throne, he sent people to kidnap young children to deter the loyal martyrs of the previous dynasty. ”

"This ...... Is the compromise of the Qiao family actually to preserve the last bloodline? ”

"Compromise?" The man was disdainful, looked around again, and lowered his voice: "Old lady Qiao didn't say a word, and he was about to shoot his own grandson with a bow, but he was too old to shoot an arrow to death!" ”

The young scholar was speechless, his companion took a sip of tea, and looked around: "The new emperor panicked, sent people to help, and was afraid that the old ministers would rebel, so he forcibly brought Qiao's family and daughter into the palace, that Qiao Yanran was also a fierce person, and he wiped his neck on the day he entered the palace." ”

Later, everyone thought that Qiao Yanran's survival was due to the imperial doctor, but only she knew that someone said in her ear that day, I need your help! It's been so long since Qiao Yanran forgot that she used to have such a title, but the moment she heard it, she knew that she couldn't die!

No matter what the people in the imperial city said, Lingbao Zhai was silent at this time, and the genius shopkeeper in people's mouths was kneeling on the ground at this time.

"Why did you send the mandarin duck buckle to the palace?" Luo Ci looked at the person in front of him with a faint expression, as if he was angry, and he seemed to be just curious.

"Aunt Ah Wei, the queen is a good person!"

I have to admit that Luo Ci has taught Qing Zao very well over the years, and when she is like this, although she is kneeling, her back is still straight, that is, she does not hide herself in front of Luo Ci.

Hearing this answer, Luo Ci smiled faintly and didn't say anything, but he didn't let her get up, and looked at the book in his hand. And at this moment, Yiying walked in, he was still dressed in black, and he was already surprised by the scene in front of him.

"Long time no see, Uncle Black Impermanence!" Qing Zao didn't feel embarrassed, and his face was as usual to say hello, but after listening to Yiying's words, his complexion changed suddenly!