In the huge square, hundreds of people around came and went, and the noise was still there, but these voices could not reach Chu Qianhuang's ears.

She stared blankly at the white-clothed monk's handsome and noble face, and her thoughts were confused.

As far as she knew, Uhagaru had a cat, a black cat with snow-white hooves.

In the next few years, both Northern Qi and Southern Hao will face drastic changes.

Gu Jue, the king of Chen, is just in his last years, and he won't last long;

And Uhagaru will also usher in the bleakest and darkest years of his life.

When he returns to Nanhao from Daqi, he will be deposed by Emperor Nanhao, hunted down, and even wanted by Nanhao, spurned by the people of the world, and in the face of all betrayals, he will fall from the top of the nine clouds to the dust.

For the next few years, he would live like a mouse in the gutter, and he would take the black cat with him for the years when no one knew about it.

It is said that the black cat was brought back from the Great Qi mission, and it was just a crippled cat.

It wasn't until later that he returned to the vulgar and ascended to the supreme position of Nan Hao, and after many years, he laid down the Great Qi and unified the Central Plains, and the old black cat was still kept by his side and was respected as a holy cat.

Chu Qianhuang's heart was surging, and she had to guess that the kitten they were talking about at the moment was the black cat in her dream.

Chu Qianhuang looked at Jialou and Chu Qianchen back and forth, and heard Chu Qianchen, who had his back to him, speak: "Moon Shadow...... I named it Moon Shadow. It's still small, and its legs and feet are recovering well, and it will be able to walk in a few days, but if you want to jump up and down, you still have to raise it for another twenty days. ”

Chu Qianchen specially arranged a little maid to take care of the little black cat, when the kitten first arrived at the Hou Mansion in early June, because of the broken leg, so wilted, now it is already alive and well, more and more naughty day by day, if it wasn't for someone watching, it would have already gone to the house to uncover the tiles.

Speaking of the little milk cat he raised, the smile on the corner of Chu Qianchen's lips became even stronger, his eyes were bright, and the appearance of it obediently curled up into a black charcoal ball in the basket came to his mind.

Although raising a cat is not in her plan, it is not bad to raise a ball that feels good, when reading a book, playing chess, and occasionally masturbating.

For some reason, Chu Qianhuang had an inexplicable feeling of being excluded, obviously Wuhe Jialou didn't know her at all......

Chu Qianhuang's hand clutched the handkerchief tightly, and she began to think back to the things in her dream again, and a feeling of suffocation enveloped her......

She stopped, as if she was being pulled by an invisible force, she walked towards Evil Chu Qianchen and Jialou, and called, "Second sister! ”

Chu Qianhuang interrupted their conversation with a smile, with a bright smile and kind words on his delicate and beautiful face.

She saluted Jialou, followed her, and said to Chu Qianchen casually: "Second sister, the third princess and the county lord of Changning have already entered. ”

"Then I won't bother the girl." Jialu gave another one-handed Buddha salutation and retired first.

Chu Qianhuang clutched his handkerchief, tried to suppress it, and didn't look at the back of Jialou leaving.

"Big sister, let's go." Chu Qianchen looked at Chu Qianhuang with a smile, and the kind of eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts made her heart feel excited.

Chu Qianchen only glanced at her, and then chased after An Le and Chang Ning and the noble girls, Chu Qianhuang took a step slower, and soon followed.

Seeing that Chu Qianchen didn't look back, Chu Qianhuang quickly looked back at the back of Jialou who was fading away.

All kinds of men, women, and children wandered idly around, but the figure as white as snow stood out among those underworld beings, and made everyone else a foil.

He is like a god and Buddha in the heavens, untainted by the dust and fireworks of the world, and beyond the mortal dust.

Chu Qianhuang stared at him for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, and his eyes revealed a hint of fanaticism that he was determined to win.

She continued to walk, unhurriedly, and after a while, her expression returned to calm.

A group of noble ladies quickly sat down in the stands, they sat in the front row, and the martial arts test scene below was clearly included in everyone's eyes.

Halfway through the hour, the martial arts test for the youth group under the age of 15 began.

The emperor has not yet arrived, so there are not many people in the stands now, and most of the spectators who come to watch are the relatives and friends of the young man and some Fanbang people who came to see the excitement.

The first match is a matchup.

Both sides can play with a weapon such as a knife, sword, gun, hammer, etc. In the time of a stick of incense, the opponent who knocks the opponent out of the ring wins, and advances to the next competition; If you can't tell the winner, it's a tie.

No, this is the first duel, and they saw a familiar face.

"It's Peng Zhongshen!"

Chang Ning pointed to a blue-clothed young man who appeared with a sword and said excitedly, his voice slightly raised by three points.

Chu Qianchen also looked at the blue-clothed young man in the field, she also recognized the other party, this was the second son of Jing'an Hou.

She also had a relationship with him in Yunting Pavilion.

Peng Zhongshen raised his eyes and looked at the surrounding stands for half a circle, his gaze stopped in the direction of a group of them, and smiled.

An Le tilted his head strangely and said, "I remember that he is not good at using knives?" ”

Chang Ning glanced at Chu Qianhuang meaningfully, and said with a smile: "How can you dance with a sword!" ”

Young Mu Ai, Peng Zhongshen's thoughts about Chu Qianhuang can't be hidden from the eyes of those who have a heart, he also wants to show his face in front of the emperor when he participates in the martial arts test this time, hoping to impress Chu Qianhuang with this.

It's a pity, his intentions are estimated to be in vain, and Chu Qianhuang is afraid that he won't look down on Peng Zhongshen.

Whenever he thought of the dispute between the three sisters of the Chu family in the Yunting Pavilion that day, Chang Ning felt that Chu Qianhuang was not a simple person.

Since that day, Chang Ning has deliberately stayed away from Chu Qianhuang.

Chu Qianhuang pursed his lips and smiled, but he didn't say anything.

The other nobles couldn't help laughing, and teased Peng Zhongshen a few words playfully, completely ignoring the turbulent tide between Chang Ning and Chu Qianhuang.

With a loud gong sound below, the competition began.

Everyone's attention was also focused on the ring.

High in the ring, Peng Zhongshen and another fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy in Xuanyi looked at each other with a smile.

The two men were about two feet apart, one holding a sword and the other holding a spear.

Both of them released a sense of oppression, heroic and sharp.

An atmosphere of saber-rattling silently permeated between the gazes.

"Please advise!" Peng Zhongshen said casually.

Before the words fell, the long sword had already been pulled out of the scabbard, and he stepped forward with a soft drink, the long sword in his hand cut through the air, and slashed towards the young man in Xuanyi.

The silver sword shone dazzlingly in the light of the bright sun, and the robe also flew with the hunt, quite a kind of sword walking dragon, graceful and graceful.

"Zheng!"

Without hesitation, the young man in Xuanyi slashed his spear horizontally, blocking Peng Zhongshen's sword like lightning and thunder, and between the collisions, sparks shot out and the murderous aura was soaring, making the surrounding air cold.

The hearts of those spectators couldn't help but rise, and they all held their breath and watched intently.

Immediately afterwards, Peng Zhongshen swung several swords in a row, one sword was faster than the other, one sword was more ruthless than the other, the sword light was Huohuo, just look at the silver sword light so fast that it almost turned into a piece of phantom......

The young man in Xuanyi dealt with it calmly, a spear danced vigorously, and the crisp sound of swords and guns slammed was endless, intensifying......

Chu Qianchen watched intently, and didn't notice at all that an old woman in a rust-colored gown walked towards her and stopped beside her.

It was the other party who called out "Second Miss Chu", and Chu Qianchen withdrew his gaze from the ring and looked at her.

Some of the nobles sitting around also saw the old woman, and some recognized her and talked privately with each other.

Like a pebble falling into the lake, there were ripples on the water, and more and more people looked at the old woman.

The old lady gave Chu Qianchen a blessing for a few weeks, and said with a smile: "The slave maid is ordered by the Queen Mother to invite the second girl of Chu to go to Shouning Palace to speak. ”

"Dare to ask what Mama is called?" Chu Qianchen's eyes flashed, and the corners of his lips curled into a light smile.

Today's queen mother is the mother of Gu Jue, the king of Chen.

The Queen Mother is the daughter of the Yin family, the successor of the first emperor and the stepmother of the present. After the death of the first emperor, she, the queen, was rightfully enshrined as the queen mother.

For the emperor, the existence of the Empress Dowager Yin is also a must, and it is a bargaining chip used by the emperor to control King Chen.

Chu Qianchen knew that the reason why the prince would leave the north and return to Beijing this time was also because of the Empress Dowager Yin, although the prince knew that he would return to the capital and would inevitably be subject to the emperor, but he still had to come back.

In his previous life, Chu Qianchen had never seen Empress Dowager Yin.

The old lady politely replied, "The slave's surname is He." ”

"I'm tired of Mama He leading the way."

Chu Qianchen got up and said with a smile. For this Mama He, in her previous life, she only heard of her name and knew that she was a confidant of the Empress Dowager Yin.

Chu Qianhuang looked at the backs of them leaving, and the corners of his lips hooked with a smile.

Under the guidance of Mama He, they walked to the west side of the palace.

On the way to Shouning Palace, Mama He looked at Chu Qianchen quietly as she walked.

Over the years, the Queen Mother has also been heartbroken for King Chen's marriage, and she has already selected a few suitable famous and noble girls, just waiting for the opportunity to let King Chen see her, but she didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly issue an order to marry King Chen, referring to a concubine.

Mama He sighed in her heart, the Queen Mother had also ordered her to inquire about the second girl of Chu, and the news she heard made the Queen Mother both a little disappointed and take it for granted.

The emperor chose a concubine to be the princess of King Chen, and Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by.

In this complicated state of mind, Mama He led Chu Qianchen to Shouning Palace.

Compared with the splendid Fengluan Palace, Shouning Palace is much more elegant, and those palace people are all low-eyed, and the silence around them is abnormal.

Walk up the white marble steps, cross the high threshold, and then pass through the main hall and a side hall to the Empress Dowager Yin's bedroom.

"Second Miss Chu, please come here." Mama He led Chu Qianchen in.

In the dormitory, a strong smell of medicine came to the nostrils, mixed with the fragrance of ambergris, and the fragrance was fragrant.

The tip of Chu Qianchen's nose moved, and he habitually analyzed the herbs contained in this smell.

"See the Queen Mother." Chu Qianchen walked to the stepping bed against the wall, and respectfully bowed to the Empress Dowager Yin.

On the bed, there sat a beautiful woman in her forties, with a thick pillow behind her, the woman's green silk was already mixed with silver threads, her hair was neatly combed into a round bun, and a pair of mutton fat white jade squares were obliquely inserted.

Her skin is fair, her slightly sallow face shows obvious sickness and a little old, her figure is very thin, and Gu Jue's shadow can be vaguely seen from her beautiful facial features.

Chu Qianchen also knew that the Empress Dowager Yin had been sick for many years, and one of the purposes for her to enter the palace for the longevity banquet today was also to have the opportunity to meet the Empress Dowager.

Everyone knows that the emperor pinched the Empress Dowager Yin to restrain Gu Jue, but it is natural for the emperor to "support" the Empress Dowager, and no one can find fault with it, Gu Jue is impossible to take the Empress Dowager out of the palace.

Moreover, Gu Jue is an adult prince, and it is inconvenient to enter the harem on weekdays, so there are not many opportunities to meet with Empress Dowager Yin.

In the last life, after the death of Empress Dowager Yin, the prince was overly grieved, and his injuries became a little more serious.

Chu Qianchen was looking at the Empress Dowager Yin, and the Empress Dowager Yin was also looking at Chu Qianchen, from head to toe, and from bottom to top, her eyes stopped at her pair of beautiful and clear phoenix eyes.

This concubine of Yongding Marquis is as rumored, she is very beautiful, and she is a rare beauty embryo.

Although she is a concubine, she has a clear gaze and an elegant bearing...... It doesn't seem to be the cowardly mediocrity as rumored. When she walked and saluted, her demeanor was smooth and graceful, as if measured with a ruler, and there was no mistake.

This girl's rules are that she has learned well, and she has not shown timidity in the palace, but ......

Empress Dowager Yin slowly picked up a white porcelain embossed teacup, and her lowered eyelashes blocked the flickering light.

But—

She didn't believe that the emperor would really point out anything good to Gu Jue.

"Good boy, get up, give me a seat." Empress Dowager Yin's voice was soft and tactful, and the next moment, a palace maid neatly moved a chair and placed it on the side of the bed.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." Chu Qianchen was not polite and sat down elegantly.

She was still looking at the Empress Dowager Yin without a trace, but at this moment, she was looking at the other party's complexion.

Judging from the "hope", the Empress Dowager Yin is not terminally ill now, so why shouldn't she die of illness in just a few months......

Chu Qianchen's heart moved, his expression was a little more solemn, and he glanced around again.

In the dormitory, in addition to Mama He, there are three palace maids and an inner attendant.

Empress Dowager Yin barely cheered up and asked, "The mourning family remembers that your name is Qianchen, and you will be about to turn fourteen years old, right?" ”

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Yin was not very happy.

This girl is only fourteen years old, the emperor deliberately found a young girl's home, it is clear that she has bad intentions, she has to wait two years for a round house at this age, and she has to wait at least another two years for pregnancy and childbirth.

The emperor obviously didn't want to leave Gu Jue behind......

Thinking about it, Empress Dowager Yin's chest was filled with breath.

Chu Qianchen also knew that the Queen Mother was definitely dissatisfied with herself, after all, she was deliberately humiliated by the emperor by the emperor, but she was worried that Shouning Palace had the emperor's eyeliner, and it was inconvenient to explain anything.

She could only reply in a proper manner: "Niangniang remembers, the courtiers will be fourteen in August." ”

Empress Dowager Yin asked a second question: "Qianchen, what do you usually like to do?" ”

Chu Qianchen still used the usual set of rhetoric to deal with Chu Guifei, and said vaguely: "I like to read the book on weekdays and be a female celebrity." ”

When Empress Dowager Yin heard this, her expression suddenly became very subtle.

No matter how well ordinary girls learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, at least they know how to speak beautifully on the scene, and no one can put a book that they like to read.

Empress Dowager Yin patiently asked again: "Have you ever learned to be a housekeeper?" ”

After Chu Qianchen married into the Chenwang Mansion, she was the rightful housewife of the palace, so she couldn't ask her son to worry about the backyard for her, right?

Chu Qianchen replied softly: "The courtier's daughter has studied with her eldest sister for a few days with her mother-in-law, and she has only read a few account books. ”

Reading the account book is the entrance to the housekeeper, that is, what she said "a few days" is really just a few days. Empress Dowager Yin was even more disappointed in her heart.

Knowing that the emperor would not point out any good family affairs to Gu Jue, but Chu Qianchen really didn't have anything to do with it except for this face, too, she was just a concubine, how could the Yongding Marquis Mansion teach a concubine like the eldest daughter!

Ay!

Empress Dowager Yin said to herself in her heart, it's just that, honest people also have the benefits of honest people, this girl has clear eyes, but she is not a treacherous character.

Empress Dowager Yin recalled the last time she saw Gu Jue.

After Gu Jue returned to Beijing, she only saw him twice.

Although Gu Jue never mentioned his old injuries to her during the two short meetings, the Empress Dowager Yin vaguely knew that there was something wrong with her son.

The emperor is not a good thing, but since this Xuanjing Dao Master can calculate Gu Jue's illness, maybe he really has a bit of Taoism, and Chu Qianchen's eight characters may really be able to prosper Gu Jue.

For Empress Dowager Yin, as long as she can save Gu Jue, she is willing to try any way, if Chong Xi is useful, if this Chu Qianchen can really let her son survive, she will also regard her as a pearl in her palm.

"Come here!" Empress Dowager Yin beckoned to Chu Qianchen with a complicated expression.

Chu Qianchen had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and he was still worried that he would not have a chance to get close to Empress Dowager Yin, so he was happy.

Her smile suddenly became very sweet, and a pair of pear vortices appeared on her lips, which was amiable to watch, and even the Empress Dowager Yin was stunned when she looked at it, and said in her heart: Anyway, this appearance should also be able to enter her son's eyes.

Empress Dowager Yin took a jewelry box from Mama He and stuffed it to Chu Qianchen, "This is a gift from the mourning family to you, take it for fun." ”

Seeing her future daughter-in-law for the first time, Empress Dowager Yin naturally couldn't be shabby, so as not to lose her son's face.

She carefully selected a lot of jewelry for Chu Qianchen. On the one hand, she also thought that Chu Qianchen was a concubine, and I was afraid that she would not be able to get a decent dowry, and this family affair Yongding Marquis Mansion should also be unwilling, and she might not know how to be harsh on this girl in terms of dowry.

If this girl's dowry is too shabby, it will be her son's person who loses it!

Chu Qianchen hurriedly took over the jewelry, and his movements were almost a little impatient, and Mama He couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling that this concubine was a concubine, and she still couldn't get on the stage.

I couldn't see it from Mama He's point of view, but Empress Dowager Yin could clearly feel Chu Qianchen's three fingers on the pulse between her right wrist, and the girl's fingertips were as warm as warm jade.

For Chu Qianchen's gesture, Empress Dowager Yin couldn't be clearer, and the doctors in the Tai Hospital all probed her pulse like this.

Empress Dowager Yin looked at Chu Qianchen in disbelief.

Chu Qianchen only felt that Empress Dowager Yin's wrist was cold, frowned slightly, and soon, she let go of the hand that probed the pulse, and naturally accepted the meeting gift given by Empress Dowager Yin, and smiled again, with a bright smile.

Chu Qianchen held the jewelry box and thanked him with a smile.

Empress Dowager Yin subconsciously touched her right wrist, and the slight warmth of the tentacle told her that everything in Fang Cai was not her hallucination.

When she looked at Chu Qianchen again, her eyes were a little scrutinizing and a little guessing.

But then she felt that she was thinking too much, that this was just a little girl of fourteen.

At this time, a palace maid carried a wooden tray into the dormitory, on which was placed a pink porcelain enamel soup cup with a plum orchid bamboo pattern, and the wisps of white gas rose up, and a smell of medicine wafted over.

The tip of Chu Qianchen's nose moved again, and his eyes flashed slightly.

Mama He came over and asked, "Queen Mother, do you want to drink ginseng tea now?" ”

Empress Dowager Yin looked at the pot leak at the bedside, it was her usual time to drink ginseng tea, so she nodded.

Chu Qianchen casually put the jewelry box to the side, very attentively and actively went to serve the soup cup on the tray, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the courtiers are here to serve you." ”

She secretly said in her heart: If you are really sleepy, someone will send a pillow, and her luck is really good.