……

After the feast.

It's three o'clock in the night.

The entire Taiji Palace has fallen asleep.

A black shadow, but silently, flashed into the Manna Hall and entered the still brightly lit dormitory of the young slaves.

"Lord Wang."

The one who came was Liu'er, who had not been seen for a long time.

When the slave saw that he had come here late at night and knew what he meant, he sighed in his heart and said:

"Father, he ...... Summoned Sister Xingwu? ”

"Yes...... It's just that the two of them are playing chess and talking in the palace, but nothing else. After playing chess for a while, he quietly went back to the Taiji Hall to criticize and sparse, but left the prince in the Yanjia Hall and made some appearances. ”

The slave's clenched fist was only slightly loosened at this moment, and he said, "What about Ryan?" ”

"Brother Rui is talking with the prince at the moment, and he can't leave, so he came to report Liu'er."

The young slave nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work." Go! If the prince also leaves, then the others will report it! ”

"Yes."

Liu'er left, and not long after, a small palace person from Yanjia Hall came to report that the prince of Dao had left Yanjia Hall and quietly went to Taiji Palace.

The slave nodded in understanding. And he went down with them.

It's just that in my heart, I can't bear the contradictions:

In the end, is it right for him to behave like this?

……

The next day, the bow.

In the end, the Tang Dynasty team led by Prince Chengqian won ten times in a row, shocking the world.

Later, there was a circus bow, and all the countries presented their own strange arts. Among them, the Turks are good at riding and shooting, and they are even better. However, because of his arrogance after the victory, he actually provoked Taizong, so Taizong's talented Wu Mei Niang tried to do it on his behalf, Mei Niang rode a horse with flowers, ran wildly on the spot, and shot with a bow from Taizong.

Everyone was shocked. However, Taizong's magic skills even shot down the flower on Mei Niang's lips with an arrow. Draw the nations of the field into submission.

Seeing this, the Turkic prince praised Mei Niang's talent and color, courage and wisdom, Taizong Dayue, and gave Mei Niang's study room to wait for pen and ink, but he did not avoid the honor of outside.

When the concubines heard this, they were jealous and hateful. Only Xu Hui and Su Qin are celebrated.

When the young slave heard this, he was gloomy. Wei De'an carefully soothed it.

……

At the end of May of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the domestic court meeting ended.

In June of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Taizong edict:

The prince is a good man, filial piety and benevolence, friendly and loving ministers, and a great weapon. Therefore, it is specially allowed to set up the Chongxian Museum, which should be systematic, and all of them are more than the Hongwen Museum of the Province under the door. However, there are classes and examinations, and they are all admitted to the Hongwen Museum.

……

Recently, the weather in Chang'an was hot, and Taizong issued an edict as early as April, ordering the move to Jiucheng Palace to escape the heat.

Then because of the domestic court, it failed to make the trip after all. Now that everything has been decided, there is nothing else, and the palace is up and down, and the palace is moved to the palace to escape the summer.

Entering the Jiucheng Palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs arranged the concubines and princes as follows.

The princes and kings, since the new prince's courtyard on the east side of the Jiucheng Palace, the kings take the palace to stay. Among them, the crown prince is in the center.

In the halls on the west side, Taizong still brought the Jin Wangzhi and Jinyang princesses who had already served the Yuan to live in the Great Treasure Palace.

In addition, Taizong personally ordered the Yanfu Hall on the west side of the Great Treasure Palace, and lived with Yuan Zhaoyuan and Wu Xu, still headed by Yuan Zhaoyuan.

The residences of the rest of the concubines are as follows:

Guifei Wei, living in Danxiao Palace.

Concubine Yang, living in the Imperial Palace.

Virtuous Concubine Yan, living in Yong'an Palace.

Concubine Yin, living in Xianheng Palace.

In addition, because Yuan Zhaoyuan is the main owner of the first hall with the second-grade concubine, the Zhaorong Wei, who is also the second-grade concubine, lives in the Paiyun Palace.

Later, there was a beauty Xiao Shi, because of his friendship with Zhaorong, so ** Paiyun Palace.

After that, the palace woman of the Cui family begged for the virtuous concubine Yan's **, and was approved.

In addition, the new beauty Zheng family, because she is related to the Yang family of the concubine, so the concubine asks for it, and she is allowed to go to the ** Imperial Palace.

……

That night, Taizong feasted the concubines and princes on the West Sea in the palace. Later, the fortunate beauty Zheng was in the Imperial Palace.

……

It's night, Yanfu Temple.

Mei Niang couldn't sleep, got up, came to the courtyard again, and looked at the stars in the sky.

"Can't sleep again?"

Behind him, Xu Hui's voice sounded.

When he turned his head to look, it was Xu Hui, who hugged his shirt and draped it with him, and said:

"This Jiucheng Palace is not as cold as Taiji Palace, sitting like this, not afraid of freezing?"

Mei Niang didn't say a word, she just pulled Xu Hui over, put her clothes on her together, and looked at the sky.

"What are you thinking?"

Xu Hui said softly.

"I'm wondering, why the hell is Your Majesty...... I don't want to summon me, but I spend the night in our temple again and again, and I want to put on the appearance that I have been fortunate for everyone to see? ”

Xu Hui also smiled faintly:

"I don't understand either...... Probably, Your Majesty wants to protect you? When I first entered the palace, I also heard some rumors that ......"

After thinking about it, she still hesitated.

Mei Niang was very calm, and said: "It was said that I would not have entered the palace, but His Majesty took pity on my family background, and because of the daughter of a meritorious hero, he summoned me to the palace to protect me for my father, yes or no?" ”

Xu Hui saw that she was sad, so she said softly:

"Your Majesty is also kind......"

"He really has a good intention...... Mei Niang lowered her eyelashes, and suddenly raised them again: "Indeed...... It's really a good intention. But this kindness, Hui'er, made me feel overwhelmed and made me feel ...... If I still hold on to a heart to leave, I will let him down...... Saddened...... Hui'er, you say, am I in love with Your Majesty? ”

Mei Niang turned her head and looked at Xu Hui.

When Xu Hui heard this, she felt a slight tug in her heart, looked at her carefully, and found that her eyes were calm, so she smiled and said, "You...... I'm afraid that I think about it too much, I look at you, but I don't have the slightest intention of falling in love with Your Majesty. It's more like ...... Messed up for his good to you. ”

"Hmph......" Mei Niang smiled lightly and said, "You still understand me...... I'm really messed up right now, Your Majesty's thoughts, I can't figure it out, I can't guess it, what does he want to do? I can't figure it out......"

Xu Hui smiled: "Your Majesty's thoughts, how can you and I guess through them?" Don't guess! lest your majesty really want to be happy with you, and you will retreat again. ”

Mei Niang was speechless, only smiled lightly, and then remembered something again:

"By the way, the new Zheng Meiren who entered the palace, have you ever seen it?"

"I went to Concubine Shu's place yesterday to deliver something, but I also met, what's wrong?"

"What do you think, how is she?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, what do you think of her?"

"It's okay, right? Looking at the lady concubine is a person all the way, quiet and gentle. Indeed, it looks like someone His Majesty will love. ”

"Really...... So, is her family background good? Why did you seal the beauty as soon as you entered the palace? ”

"It is said that yes. is the daughter of the Zheng family in Chang'an, the Zheng family, but a relative of the previous dynasty, now has military merits...... With her appearance and family background, it seems that she is wronged to be a beauty. I heard that if it weren't for the fact that the fourth concubine had been the master for many years, and the eldest grandson was persuaded by them, I was afraid that as soon as she entered the palace, she would be an unsealed concubine. ”

Mei Niang frowned: "Who said this?" ”

"Seemingly...... It seems that her personal maid Xiaohuan said it that day in the garden for her master. ”

Mei Niang smiled indifferently: "Sure enough...... This woman's intentions are not shallow...... Hui'er, tomorrow you will tell Su Qin early in the morning to tell her to be careful, I am afraid that such characters will enter the palace with a heart. Don't bump into this person. You know what? ”

When Xu Hui heard this, he was moved: "You...... Treat me and Qin'er like children...... Okay, it's all up to you, it's not enough? ”

As he spoke, he smiled and snuggled in Mei Niang's arms.

Mei Niang looked at the starry sky, but smiled indifferently, never thought that on the second day, the first person to provoke this Zheng family and get a beating would be herself.

The next day, the Great Treasure Hall.

The young slave was in the hall, walking around anxiously, and De'an next to him persuaded and persuaded, but he just didn't listen, only looked out.

"Lord Wang, you better sit down and rest! The princess and Aunt Hua are gone, and I don't think there will be anything else. ”

"You still say!? This king hasn't asked you how you look at Sister Wu! Why did Sister Wu get beaten when she came back from the morning and up?! ”

The childish slave, who has always been gentle, was so angry that he was so loud that he was angry, which shows that he was not lightly angry.

De'an finally felt guilty, so he told the slave what had happened: "Sister Wu brought some things this morning and went to see that Zheng Meiren alone, saying that she was a newcomer and had to be befriended." Who knew that there was a light powder in those things, and I don't know who did it, and it turned out to be poisonous. What's even more strange is that the Zheng family seems to have been on guard for a long time, when Sister Wu took something, she asked someone to be in front of Wei Guifei, Yang Shufei, Yin De, Yan Xian, and Wei Zhaorong, who were present at the same time, and checked it, and the result can be imagined, Sister Wu was killed by Wei Zhaorong in court, pulled down the palace prison, and was interrogated. Those people are not our people, and they beat Sister Wu to death as soon as they came up. ”

The young slave was furious when she heard this, and said coldly: "It's not just a prison, I'm afraid that the entire Jiucheng Palace is her Wei family!"

De'an understood what he meant, and exclaimed, "What does the prince mean ......"

"It was my negligence, and I thought she had repented after these months...... But I didn't expect her to stand still in order to plan for the future! ”

"My brother is right, now in this ninety percent palace, I'm afraid that there are people from her Wei family everywhere."

A beautiful voice came from outside the hall, wasn't it peaceful?

When the young slave saw her and Hua Yan coming in, she hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

An Ning's face was gloomy, but after all, he shook his head, took the tea sent by De'an next to him, and pecked lightly before saying, "Although Sister Wu is injured, it is not as good as her life." I think it's for us. But brother, An Ning doesn't understand, since he takes care of us, why do you want to hurt Sister Wu?! ”

The young slave was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "They take care of us, but they don't take care of it completely, plus Sister Wu and Xu Cairen, Yuan Zhaoyuan has been in the limelight too much recently...... They need to choose one of the three of them to suppress it. Make a show for the other concubines, especially the other two. ”

"But why is it Sister Wu! Yuan Zhaoyuan is high, they can't move, I still understand, but there is also Xu Cairen! Why don't you start with Xu Cairen? ”

Because they know very well that Sister Wu seems to be favored but is not fortunate enough to be with her body, and she is not worthy of her name, and Xu Cairen is indeed favored by her father...... They are afraid of their father. ”

"But Sister Wu also has you! We're ...... to her too."

The young slave smiled coldly, and only said after a while: "What's the use of me?" I'm just a powerless and powerless prince who only has the favor of my father. They are doing this to Sister Wu again and again, isn't it also because I have no power?

An Ning, think about it, I have been in the court since Yuanfu, but can I still say a word before the eldest brother, the third brother and the fourth brother? Even Li Chen, the king of Shu, can make an excerpt...... But I can only be treated as a child by my father and uncle...... Now, the grace brought to me by this child's identity can't even keep Sister Wu......"