The Xia Dynasty lasted for 500 years, and counting the ancient period before the Xia Dynasty, the imperial capital lasted for thousands of years. The place where the dragon qi gathers, a place where the phoenix nirvana, the vicissitudes of life, things are people, and every brick and tile that has been precipitated has endless stories.

Xia Sanniang misses the time when she once lived in the capital. When I was young, I was carefree, and my parents and brothers were responsible for the big things outside, and what I heard in my ears were some pleasant words.

After all, who would call a person who is born with a loss in her body to worry about something that is useless if she knows it?

At that time, in Xia Sanniang's eyes, the Xia Dynasty was safe, and the emperor and queen governed the inside and outside, she didn't have to worry about anything, she didn't have to think about anything, she was just happy every day, and it was done. She still remembered that on the wall of her boudoir, the nine-tailed golden-winged phoenix totem was shining brightly even at night.

As a result, the subsequent upheaval caught her off guard, the family was once defeated, and she also became a grain of sand that escaped in a hurry and could only hide in the cracks of the ground. The Great Shang soldiers invaded the imperial capital and changed the dynasty, and almost all the people and things related to the royal family of the Xia Dynasty were not spared.

touched the scene, Xia Sanniang came to the capital, but she didn't go out much, a big reason is that every time she looks at the old street scene, the scar in her heart has to be uncovered once.

Or the eldest son said it a hundred times and thousands of times, but she couldn't help it, so she could only come out.

Wang Dagou also knew that his mother had a noble background, and she had never looked down on those who were really poor at the bottom. Their Wang family is just temporarily living in Qianshi Village.

However, in the past two decades, she has been playing a fisherman woman well. So far, when the villagers in Qianshi Village mention her, they still think that she is just colder and do not doubt her identity.

"The mother finally agreed to come out, and the son can rest assured." If you don't move around like that, you will be sick even if you are not sick.

Xia Sanniang looked at her eldest son with her loving eyes, with a pride and smile on her face that she didn't have when facing her younger son: "Isn't it just a Dragon Boat Festival, let's spend it at home by ourselves, isn't it good, why come out and squeeze around with this group of people."

The streets of the capital have both changes and constants.

It's like a festival when it's lively, the alleys are empty and the city is full of people, and it will never change.

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Every family has to go out to play, and in this matter, there is no distinction between high and low. Those noble lords of the family are also actively involved in this. Everyone wears a knot to ward off evil spirits, drinks yellow soup to remove poison, and every few steps walked, there is a calamus.

A slightly meandering moat runs through the city roughly divides the capital into two halves, and there is an endless stream of tourists and boats and goods on weekdays.

This man-made inland river, which is connected to the Tianlong Grand Canal, has a much longer history than the Tianlong Grand Canal. The Xia Dynasty prospered and died because of it.

This waterway, which carried the Shang Dynasty's army from the Water Gate to the city decades ago, is now used as the main venue for the competition every year during the Dragon Boat Festival.

At one end of the city, countless participating ships are ready to go, and the men who don't know how many people are bare, with their thick and dark arms, are majestic, high-spirited, all panting, and smiling.

There is no end to a river with no end to the scenic avenue of two rows of embankments along the river. Every few steps there is a verdant tree, swaying in the wind, providing shelter and shade.

On the observation deck, the flow of people is crowded and crowded. But those who have powerful families in the family don't have to worry about not having a good place to sit. Tents of different colors are scattered one after another, and they are all proof of identity.

Lin Qiantan followed Chu Jiang and went to a place occupied by the Chu family on the shore. Chu Jian and his wife and Jiang Zhiyue were all there, and they had been waiting for them for a while.

Lin Qiantan only thought that she couldn't see the Jiang aunt's nephew's unwelcome to her, so she came to Chu and sat down. Chu gradually saw his extraordinarily beautiful niece, and his eyes were full of smiles.

The continuation of the Chu family's bloodline depends on her.

Chu gradually sighed. Look at the son he cultivated single-handedly, he is proud in his heart, and his heart is flesh and blood, although he is not his own, but his feelings are not fake.

A talented and beautiful unmarried couple, Chu gradually felt very relieved.

Lin Qiantan was not surprised to see the Jiang family's cousin. However, to Lin Qiantan's surprise, the Chu family and the people of the Yan State Mansion put together a small tent, and the two families enjoyed together.

Chu Jiang seemed to know that she was puzzled: "We have few families, so Yan Guogong took the initiative to invite us together, and there are always more people."

After Chu Jiang finished speaking, he raised his head.

Of course, Lin Qiantan saw Wang Shanya smiling at her kindly. She saved Wang Yuanzhao's life in the Mulan paddock. Since then, Wang Shanya has always had some vague care for her, and Lin Qiantan has kept it in mind.

The Wang family is next door to the Chu family......

Lin Qiantan of the Chu family is familiar with her, but the people of the Wang family have not had much contact with Lin Qiantan. Wang Shanya also has a lot of children, but only one of the fourth young ladies Wang Tingyu and Lin Qiantan have gotten along a little.

People of the same generation always get together, Lin Qiantan joined the people who were still talking enthusiastically before she came just now, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was colder all of a sudden. Lin Qiantan couldn't help but wonder if Jiang Zhiyue had said something to ruin her reputation.

Wang Tingyu was not afraid of Lin Qiantan's embarrassment, and spoke out when there was no one around Lin Qiantan. She said: "Miss Jiang just said that at the Yin family's plum appreciation party that day, the two of you swim in the lake, you are fine, she fell into the water."

Not a word is lying, but to the ears of people who don't know much, there is something strange about it, full of hints and guidance.

Lin Qiantan smiled: "Thank you for reminding me." She didn't care much, though.

Jiang Zhiyue's provocation is like an ignorant hairy child, and Lin Qiantan is too lazy to care. Compared with Lin Bixiang, Jiang Zhiyue is much simpler.

It's noisy outside, and even if you stay in a tent that can be soundproofed, you can feel your ears be deafened. The game hasn't started yet, and it's so lively.

This was also the last time Emperor Tianlong presided over a major event before he set out on the expedition.

Emperor Tianlong enjoyed with the people, and had already set up a terrace in the most eye-catching position of the track to come to the scene in person. The emperors are here, and it's no wonder that everyone is so enthusiastic.

Speaking of which, the place where Lin Qiantan is located is not too far from Emperor Tianlong.

When the Son of Heaven arrived, people like Chu Jian and Wang Shanya, who had posts in the court, more or less had to show up. Lin Qiantan was just thinking about it, when the two elders over there stood up and walked towards the terrace.

As soon as Chu gradually left, Lin Qiantan planned to take a look outside the tent. As a result, she didn't move yet, but the Duchess of Yan Guo moved first.

That's Zhang Yan's aunt.

Wang Shanya had other women outside, and the son born to this woman ran back, and he squeezed in and became the second son of the Wang family.

Her husband is here, and she gives her husband some face in front of outsiders. As soon as her husband left, she was a little lacking in interest.

When she went out, the Wang family present was more or less embarrassed. At this moment, the people of the Chu family are still there.

Jiang Ningniang seemed to be very understanding. It's just that in the Chu family, her position is the opposite of the Zhang family.

Looking at her son, who looks more and more like someone, Jiang Ningniang is not only weak in heart. In contrast, Chu gradually has really done his best for her, the red apricot.

Jiang Zhiyue couldn't understand why her aunt suddenly compromised like an avalanche on her cousin's marriage. How could Jiang Ningniang tell her these major things involving face.

Lin Qiantan is clear about Chu Jiang's possible life experience. After all, after the Chu family once died, that rumor spread too much.

Only Chu Jiang himself, the client, knows nothing about his life experience. For him, he himself thought that he was Chu Yan's own son, and he never doubted it.

*

From where they were, they could see that Emperor Tianlong's chariot was coming in the distance. In the middle of a group of royal guards lined up, a bright yellow color was clearly visible.

It can also be clearly seen that the arrival of Emperor Tianlong undoubtedly caused a lot of movement in the crowd. Everyone moved when they heard the wind and admired the emperor.

So even if it's just for others to see, the people in the tent have to go out. I saw that the crowd outside was a little flustered for a while, and some royal guards stopped the crowd and controlled the aisle to make it spacious to ensure that the emperor could pass smoothly.

Emperor Tianlong was too accustomed to being watched by thousands of eyes, and in the crowd of black and oppressive, even if someone stared at him, his eyes were full of murderous intent, he would not find out.

When Lin Qiantan went out with the others, she didn't see Zhang Yingru who had already walked outside just now. Zhang Yingru didn't know where she went, and no one saw her for a while.

Emperor Tianlong ascended the high platform set up to watch the game today, and the courtiers who had been waiting for him all bowed their heads.

The Emperor walked to the front where he could be watched by the people below, and said something similar to the opening remarks, which immediately pushed the atmosphere higher.

Chu Jiang carefully escorted Lin Qiantan's side to prevent others from bumping into her, Lin Qiantan felt his thoughtfulness, and her heart was moved.

What kind of political drama was staged on the high platform where the emperor was, Lin Qiantan could only glance at it from a distance through the crowd and judge from the actions of the people above. Emperor Tianlong is about to set off soon, and presumably the different forces in the court also have their own wonders.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival, the dragon boat race is also a tradition of the Chinese people in the Central Plains, and the dragon boat race in the imperial capital has a long history.

When the time came, the river boiled. When the game began, no one went to see the Tianlong Emperor on the high platform.

Most of the participants in the dragon boat race are some prestigious families. Lin Qiantan could see that many families she was familiar with had sent strong men from the family to form teams to compete in the same field. There are even some masters who have personally ended up.

Among them is the team of the Yin family.

Yin Huai will appear on the bow of the boat to compete in person Lin Qiantan is not surprised, Yin Huai does not look very good, in fact, he took off his clothes, and the hard places on his body are all hard.

Lin Qiantan suddenly felt a little regretful, she couldn't see with her own eyes how Lin Bixiang reacted when she saw Yin Huai.

Anyway, Lin Bixiang and he also conceived a child. Seeing the former lover who turned against him, I don't know what Lin Bixiang's mood is.

However, Yin Huai at this time in his previous life was already dead.

At that time, Dong Yong gradually took the place of Yin Huai's original position, and was reused by Yin tenacity, and on many occasions, he had the opportunity to show his face. For example, at the time of Emperor Tianlong's birthday banquet.

As for now, Dong Yong is gone. Dong Yin's lost his son and struggled to survive, Lin Qiantan went to visit her mother-in-law in her previous life for the last time, Dong Yin's head was white at the age of about forty.

Look at the river again.

The Yin family is sharp in the center of the court, and his family's fleet is not far behind. None of the contenders are his family's rivals. Or, even if he can fight for it, he has the intention to give face to the Yin family and does not show his head.

The Yin family took the lead, advanced all the way, and won the whole game very beautifully. The waves on the river covered the waves, and the cheering and shouting continued.

Originally, the Yin family was like this, which made people look sideways, but when Yin Huai came up to meet the emperor, the face like a pig's head made people look at it, and it was really admirable.

Only then did everyone remember that Yin Huai had been beaten.

Although the injuries on his body have healed a lot, the marks of the beating can still be seen.

Emperor Tianlong also seemed to have heard that Yin Huai was beaten by the people of the Wang family and the Chen family, and he was amused, but on the surface, he pretended to be very concerned.

The people of the Wang family have been used by him, and he feels a pity in his heart, he has also heard of the girl of the Chen family who does not like red clothes and loves arms-there have never been women in the army, and he does not dare to use women to enter the army rashly. The lessons of the previous Emperor Xia, he still remembers.

It's just a matter of using a woman to do some civilian work, and the army ...... After all, it's still a man's world.

Chen Jingrou didn't have any special feelings as this party, she just recognized that it was a person from the Yin family, and she deliberately doubled her strength that day, Yin Huai, this person, should be beaten.

Guang Ningbo was afraid that his daughter would recognize him, so he blocked Chen Jingrou behind......

Lin Bixiang also saw Yin Huai from afar, and she even had the intention of swallowing him alive. is also romantic, his reputation has been ruined, and he has become unchaste and self-loving, not only does the other party have nothing at all, but can also invite favor in front of everyone, and the future is also good.

I'm not happy—

The dragon boat race went on for several rounds, and Yin Huai now stood out and was rewarded by Emperor Tianlong, who seemed to like him very much, and said that he wanted him to follow him on the expedition.

Lin Qiantan didn't need to check this matter to know that Yin Huai's face at that time should not be easy to see.

Yin Huai is in charge of the capital, and it is also an important position in the defense of the capital, he originally rushed to the purpose of brushing up his favorability in front of the emperor, but he didn't make money by stealing chickens, and he didn't earn it, but he lost his original money.

Yin Huai is not stupid.

How can anyone lose a watermelon and pick up sesame seeds.

If he followed Emperor Tianlong, of course, his position in the capital would be vacant for others.

When the matter reached Lin Qiantan's ears, it had been a while, and Yin Huai had already retreated. I just don't know who Emperor Tianlong will call to fill the position of Yin Huai under the pretext of taking the position of Yin Huai.

Now for Emperor Tianlong, the biggest threat in the court is not the Dongping County Palace, which has troubled him for many years, but the Yin family. Yan Shao is the tiger, and the Yin family is the wolf.

And the son of the Yin family is in charge of the defense of the capital, which makes Emperor Tianlong feel at ease.

I simply took it with me and went north.

There were many races on the river, but the dragon boat race didn't end there.

As the winner, the Yin family also has to compete with the royal fleet.

Of course, the people of the Yin family did not dare to win.

But the onlookers didn't care about that. After Yin Huai went down, he went to prepare for a match with the emperor's guards.

Lin Qiantan stood on the shore and saw that from the starting point, two huge dragon boats were ejected like arrows from the string, but the golden dragon boat pressed the cyan dragon boat behind it that was still very powerful just now.

On the terrace, all the monarchs and ministers also watched carefully.

Yin Ren sat there as if he was really enjoying some interesting game. The corners of his lips are slightly hooked, looking down. As if he really didn't know, the emperor was suppressing him by doing this.

Lin Qiantan also felt that regardless of Yin Huai's character, his ability was indeed there, and Yin Tenacity put him in the position of city defense, of course, he had his considerations.

The city defense, as the name suggests, is responsible for the security of the capital. In the event of an emergency, whether the gates are open or closed depends on who the leader is loyal to.

Emperor Tianlong took advantage of the opportunity of the dragon boat race to raise and lower the Yin Huai, which can be regarded as a warning to the Yin family.

Emperor Tianlong's move, the layman looks at the excitement, the expert looks at the doorway, and the power of the Yin family has become the next target of Emperor Tianlong.

There were whispers from the children of the Wang family in her ears, and Lin Qiantan didn't need to listen to it to know that she must be talking about something over there. Chu Jiang had just gone out of the emperor and walked around and came back from the emperor.

The Golden Dragon has undoubtedly won. The people in the tent paid attention to the game, but it didn't mean that they forgot that Zhang Yingru went out and didn't come back.

Zhang Yingruo sent someone back to inform her that she was going to see her mother's house. But everyone in the Wang family remembers her. Zheng Guogong's mansion is now embarrassed, and the people of the Wang family are unwilling to associate with them, so they were not called, so they followed Zhang Yingru to have a look.

*

Zhang Yingru went out when Wang Shanya left, but she didn't come back until the last game was over.

She came in, with a look on her face that couldn't hide her panic, and everyone looked strange, but they didn't ask in person.

She looked preoccupied, and no one needed to tell her, and Wang Shanya, who came back later, could also see it. Of course, Wang Shanya also subconsciously felt curious, but she didn't pay attention to it for a while, and just wanted to go back later and try to ask.

Wang Shanya and Chu Yan are also old neighbors, the river is lively, Emperor Tianlong went back to the palace, of course they came back with each other. I was even discussing where to go for a drink later. They also beckoned their wives and juniors together, and among all of them, only Zhang Yingru did not give face.

Zhang Yingru has been like this for the past six months, Wang Shanya is not surprised, so she doesn't pay attention to it. Zhang Yingru also parted ways with the army and went to the house by herself, which revealed her true emotions.

The mother-in-law next to her was also very puzzled by her sudden performance, and Zhang Yingru did not explain.

There are some things that people can explain.

The mother-in-law only thought that she was in a bad mood, so she took tea from the cabinet in the car and got a pot for her......

"Master, this tea was specially given to you by the master...... "The old Kunlun's tea, the entire Wang family got so much, and Wang Shanya gave it all to Zhang Yingru.

Zhang Yingru then put down the little thing in her heart, and her attention was really shifted to Wang Shanya as she wished - she saw Wang Shanya leave before, so she went to Zhang's house to see her mother's family. also because he thought about the embarrassment of the Zhang family, so he didn't call his children.

As a result, when the nursing home in the house escorted her to Zhang's house, she inadvertently saw a familiar person in the crowd that she thought she had forgotten.

Of course, the Zheng Guogong Mansion had a glorious time, and when the Zhang family was powerful and famous, it can be counted from the time of the previous dynasty.

When Zhang Yingru was young, she entered the palace of the Xia Dynasty at that time. Just now, she suddenly seemed to have an illusion, feeling that she seemed to have seen the third princess Xiao Chen who hanged herself back then.

Memories are like a flood, gushing out all at once, and they can't be closed. The third princess of the Xia Dynasty is a person who makes her heart palpitate.

The first of the five golden flowers of Great Xia, because her body has been weak since childhood, her appearance is not widely known......

Her attention was diverted by her mother-in-law at a very timely time, thinking of her husband, she snorted coldly, and the unhappiness in her heart could not be dispersed after all.

The mother-in-law has also been with the master for most of her life, and seeing that she can't listen to any good words she hears, she has to say it for the first time: "... Good young lady, listen to Mama's advice, don't be tough, my uncle is enough to keep his voice down......"

Isn't it just a woman in the outer room and an illegitimate son, what can it affect?

If she said that she was uncomfortable and made a fuss when the matter first came out, it would have been half a year, and it was thanks to Wang Shanya's good temper, allowing her wife to shake her face and lower her face, and she also coaxed her gently.

If you want her to say, Zhang Yingru is spoiled.

Zhang Yingru didn't know that Wang Shanya really didn't have anything to say to her.

She also knows that with the current situation of her Zhang family, Wang Shanya still treats her as before, because she has gone too far, and because she is greedy in her heart.

Zhang Yingru suppressed the uneasiness about Xiao Chen in her heart, lifted the curtain of the car in front of her, and said: "I also know what you said, but the evil fire in my heart can't go down......"

The mother-in-law sighed and said, "In my opinion, there is really nothing bad about this second son now, and you also respect the master." Look at him, look at Hang'er Langdang, when will he be frivolous when he comes to us? As for that woman, we don't care who she is, whether she looks round or flat, anyway, Grandpa Guo doesn't like her now, don't let her enter the door, what are you afraid of? ”

Mama said, Zhang Yingru glanced back, and Wang Dagou's mother and son happened to pass by outside the window. Zhang Yingru turned her head and didn't see them.