The breeze sends flowing water, and the bright yellow leans on the deep red.

Late autumn is the most gorgeous time of the year.

The Maple Pavilion is the residence of the widowed princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The eldest princess is three years older than the current Emperor of the Great Zhou, young and widowed, and devoted to the Tao.

Emperor Zhou deeply felt that it was not easy for the eldest sister to give half of Qixia Mountain to the eldest princess as a place of cultivation.

Enjoy the maple pavilion by the mountains and rivers, the scenery is excellent. Ginkgo biloba is planted all over the pavilion, and the yellow leaves and red maples echo each other in autumn, and the beauty is magnificent.

The eldest princess is happy and quiet, and there are guards guarding the periphery, but the scenery here is good but cannot be appreciated by outsiders. It is only in autumn every year that the prince and the princess come to play by visiting the imperial aunt.

The warm sun is sprinkled all over, the yellow leaves on both sides of the gate of the Maple Pavilion are connected, and the three red characters of the Maple Pavilion on the door are particularly eye-catching.

The dark red door opened only one gap. From time to time, a little girl with a pair of sideburns poked her head out of the crack in the door and looked at the mountain road leading to the east and west sides of the mountain.

The little girl's eyes were bright but full of anxiety, and it was not until the two dark red luxury carriages gradually became clear in her line of sight that the little girl's eyes shone back into the door.

The two carriages, one east and one west, stopped on the mountain road far from the gate of the Maple Pavilion.

The little eunuch in Tsing Yi put his black pedals in front of the car, and the two young men wearing thick black gold silk boots and wearing a red brocade robe with a dark red jade belt around their waists got out of the carriage almost at the same time.

The two teenagers saw each other when they got out of the car, and both seemed surprised. The two of them glanced at each other, then moved their eyes to the main entrance of the Maple Appreciation Pavilion and walked over.

One of these two teenagers is Zhou Shuo, the seventh prince of the Great Zhou, and the other is Zhou Xuan, the ninth prince. The two were born only one month apart, and the same jade tree is as beautiful as a crown of jade. The Seven Princes are gentle, the Nine Princes are indifferent, the two have always been at odds, and they rarely appear together.

When the two of them reached the door, they saw a crack open in the dark red door, and a girl in a snow-white cloak jumped out.

"Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother!" The girl's eyes were full of anxiety and she suppressed her voice and shouted, "Sister Li is gone!" ”

"Where did she go?" The Seventh Prince, Zhou Shuo, was full of concern.

"Which Sister Li?" Nine Emperor Prince Zhou Xuan's face was like cold frost, "Didn't you say that my aunt was looking for me?" ”

"Brother Jiu!" The girl stomped her feet anxiously, "Sister Li is Li Yuyan!" Li Xiangguo's only pearl in the palm of the country for three generations. ”

"You're getting married next month! Don't say you don't know her! Yesterday she heard the news of your return and disappeared! We searched all night and couldn't find it. That's why I called both of you......"

I don't know if I heard the name Li Yuyan or heard that I was going to get married next month, a trace of irritability flashed on Zhou Xuan's indifferent face, and he frowned and glanced at Zhou Can and pushed the door into the Fengfeng Pavilion.

"What the hell is going on with the sixth sister?" Zhou Shuo looked at Zhou Can with concern on his face.

The Great Zhou Emperor had many concubines and children, with a total of eleven princes and six princesses.

As the only sixth princess to be married in the royal family, Zhou Can has been favored in the past two years.

The sixth princess lost her mother since she was a child, and she was raised by the mother of the seventh prince, and the relationship between the two was much closer than that of other brothers and sisters.

"Look! What a look at him! Zhou Can pouted at Zhou Xuan's back, "We were all good, but because he was coming back, everything was messed up!" ”

"First the third brother, the fourth brother and the fifth brother were punished, and then Sister Li was given marriage. The person Sister Li likes is obviously Brother Qi, and I am ready to ask my father to marry the two of you, but he is back. ”

"He doesn't want this marriage, why doesn't he find his father to make it clear! Sister Li, who was harmed, was short. I finally survived, but I got a soul loss disorder, and I was originally recuperating here. Knowing the news of his return, he said goodbye. ”

"Sister Li almost died, that time the Li family made trouble in front of my father, if I knew that Sister Li was gone, I don't know what it would be like to make trouble......."

"That's it!" Zhou Shuo patted Zhou Can on the shoulder, "You can't say that about your ninth brother, how dare he resist the marriage given by his father!" Walk! Go in and say! ”

A month ago, the Great Zhou Emperor married Li Xiangguo's granddaughter Li Yuyan to the ninth prince Zhou Xuan.

Hearing the news of the marriage, Li Yuyan hung her neck that night to protest. Although the person was rescued, Li Yuyan looked sluggish after being rescued, didn't know anyone, and didn't remember anything.

Zhou Can, the sixth princess who was good friends with Li Yuyan, accompanied Li Yuyan to the Fengfeng Pavilion to recuperate, and she personally accompanied and took care of her. The Li family didn't make any more trouble. The Li family came to visit every three days until Li Yuyan and the Nine Emperors got married.

The two were about to enter the door when they heard the sound of horses' hooves rushing through.

"It's Li Weizhi!" Zhou Can hurriedly grabbed Zhou Shuo's sleeve, "Seventh brother, today happens to be the day of visitation, what should I do!" The Li family counts Li Weizhi's temper stinks! I don't even give face to this princess! If only he knew that Sister Li was gone......."

"Don't be afraid!" Zhou Shuo comforted, "There is Seventh Brother here." Let's think about it......"

Under a large ginkgo tree in the backyard of the Maple Pavilion, Zhou Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged, took the tea handed by the maid.

The eldest princess Zhou Yu, who was sitting opposite Zhou Xuan, was in her forties, wearing a white burlap robe, with her hair in a high bun and a white hosta inserted into it.

Years of widowhood made the eldest princess have the usual indifference on her face, and only when she faced Zhou Xuan did her eyes have a little warmth: "It's been three years, you have grown up, and you are more like your mother when she was young....."

Zhou Xuan held the teacup and chased the rising heat: "My aunt hasn't changed at all, she is still so young......"

Seeing Zhou Xuan's eyes flickering, the eldest princess comforted: "Your aunt has heard about your affairs in Korea, the law of the jungle is the trend of the times, and it is a matter of time before South Korea will destroy the country, you don't have to blame yourself." ”

"My nephew didn't blame himself, he just ......" Zhou Xuan glanced up at the eldest princess, and her deep eyes couldn't see the bottom, "It's just that my heart hurts...... When my uncle left, was my aunt also distressed? ”

Hearing Zhou Xuan mention the late princess of the horse, she raised her head slightly, her eyes chased after a falling ginkgo leaf, and her lips trembled slightly: "It's not just the ...... back then."

"It's my nephew's fault!" Zhou Xuan hurriedly put down the teacup and said respectfully, "If you only care about your own sadness and don't choose what to say, please punish your aunt!" ”

"It's fine!" The eldest princess smiled faintly, "Deal with the current matter first, and then talk to you in detail." Listen! It is the sound of horses' hooves, the unique hoof sound of the Li family's iron horse. ”

"Last time, because of Li Yuyan's hanging, the Li family has already demonstrated to your father. In the end, my aunt came forward to appease the Li family. Now that Li Yuyan is gone, I am afraid that the Li family will be in trouble again if they find out. ”

Li Xiangguo can be said to be the first powerful family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Xiangguo Li Jiyuan has three sons, one martial and two Wen, all of whom hold important positions in the court.

The eldest son, Li Linchuan, was the first fierce general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was responsible for the defense of Jinling City with 100,000 iron cavalry. Li Weizhi is the eldest son of Li Linchuan, serving as a deputy general in the Black Armor Iron Cavalry Army, responsible for the garrison of the west gate of Jinling.

Li Yuyan is the youngest daughter of Li Linchuan and the only girl in the three generations of the Li family. There is only one girl among more than a dozen boys in the third generation of the Li family, and the extent to which the Li family cherishes her can be imagined.

"Auntie is tired." Zhou Xuan put down the teacup, "My nephew heard about this on the way." ”

"Since Li Yuyan doesn't want this family business, why didn't he say it when his father gave him the marriage! With the Li family's love for her, how could they force her. When I learned the news of the marriage in Korea, I sent a letter to my father to disagree with this family matter, but my father said that the holy decree had been made, and there was no reason to withdraw it. Auntie, why did you say that my father wanted to mess with mandarin ducks! ”

"You! has been smart since childhood, how can he not see through the stakes of this. The eldest princess sighed helplessly, "The Li family has heavy troops, and if your prince brother wants to do a good job of this prince, he naturally wants the Li family to support him wholeheartedly." The crown prince and your second brother have been married for many years, and your father can only let you marry Li Yuyan. ”

"Who made you and the prince the same mother? Your mother died, and your father never dared to establish a queen in order to protect the crown prince's position. ”

"Over the years, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, Concubine Liu Guifei, and even Yu Meiren, who recently gave birth to a prince, is not eyeing any of them."

"Not to mention anything else, just your third brother is a powerful person in the Xuandehou Mansion with his mother concubine Liu Guifei and Xuandehou's mansion, and his uncle Xuandehou has won the Chu State with merit, and he has always wanted to suppress your prince and brother. In the past two years, he has been openly and secretly attracting other princes and courtiers for his use, and the crown prince is difficult...... Didn't you go to South Korea to help your prince's brother? ”

"Now that South Korea is attached, it can be regarded as a game for your prince brother."

"If you marry Li Yuyan, then the Li family will naturally support the prince wholeheartedly. With the support of the Li family's iron cavalry, your third brother will not dare to touch your prince brother no matter how thoughtful he is. ”

"You don't know how much effort your third brother and Concubine Liu Guifei have put in to win over the Li family in the past two years. Fortunately, Li Xiangguo only has your father in his heart. ”

"Your prince's brother is benevolent by nature and is a good prince. Back then, as soon as your mother died, Concubine Liu and the Liu family wanted the position of queen. It's your father who hasn't agreed. ”

"Your mother is only virtuous and virtuous, and the Feng family is also a great achievement, but several of your uncles have died in battle, and you have experienced the pain of losing a son and a daughter on rent, and the remaining orphans and widows are just struggling to support the family."

"Your queen mother died because she gave birth to you, your second brother has been weak and sick since he was a child, if you don't help the prince, who can help him?"

Hearing the eldest princess mention that the queen mother died because she gave birth to him, Zhou Xuan's eyes darkened and her head lowered.

"My aunt knows that you are bitter in your heart, but a man should marry a woman. Your father is not wrong to do so. ”

"Although Li Yuyan is said to be the pearl of Xiangguofu, there are some things that she can't decide."

"It's been three years since you left, and the situation between the DPRK and China is also changing rapidly. You should also know that there are no fathers and sons and no brothers in the heavenly family, and now that the forces of all parties are intertwined, if you don't agree to this family business, some people want this family business......"

"I ......." Zhou Xuan glanced up at the eldest princess, tears flashed in her eyes, "Her bones are not cold, how can I get married......"