In the great Liaojiang River, Emperor Yelu Rongma worked hard all his life in the world, and Empress Xiao created a prosperous era with blood, tears and boundless years. Since the broken wrist of the Empress Dowager Shu Luping's reputation has been passed down to future generations, on this grassland, the women of the Xiao family are no longer ordinary.

In the middle of the 10th century AD, the imperial power in the capital of Liaoshang changed hands repeatedly, and now it is in the hands of Emperor Yelujing. However, since his accession to the throne, he has been mediocre, drunk and sleepy every day, taking pleasure in killing palace people, and ignoring the government and politics, so that the court program is disordered, and everyone in the court is panicked; Heavy taxation was exorbitant, and the people suffered unspeakably under such rule. The people are absent, mourning is everywhere, riots are everywhere, although they have been repeatedly suppressed, and the persecuted people can now see only one way, rebellion. Although it is not the atrocity of the first emperor in the past, it is more than that.

Among the Khitan nobles, wine and meat are happy, singing and dancing are leveled, the palace is rich and luxurious, the market is lively, and the seemingly calm Shangjing City has already been turbulent and surging, just waiting for the opportunity.

Sixteen years after the calendar, summer, the afternoon sky is cloudless, but the scorching sun hangs high, the cicadas chirp bursts, the tone drags on for a long time, and the noise is endless, which adds a bit of irritability to this sultry afternoon. The willow branches on both sides of the road hung low, as if they were also tired, and they did not want to swing their graceful posture as usual.

Xiao Mansion, in addition to the mansions of the princes in the capital, is the most luxurious and prominent.

"Yanyan, are you done dressing up? Don't miss the time to enter the palace. Xiao Siwen, who had passed the age of not being confused, had a sonorous voice that sounded outside Xiao Xuan's door. He held his wife and stood outside Xiao Xuan's door, he was dressed in a dark brown court robe, a milky white jade belt around his waist, and a pair of dark black official boots inlaid with jade to show his wealth, his sideburns were neat, slightly vicissitudes but not majestic, but at this time his eyebrows and eyes were smiling.

Mrs. Xiao is over 40 years old, and even though she is a mother of three children, her face is still the same, her bearing is extraordinary, and her innate royal demeanor has not diminished in the slightest.

The door was gently pushed open, and the maidservant Ayu saw the old lady come in, bowed her chin and put her hands in front of her abdomen, and took a few steps back.

"Father, mother." The voice was as clear as a gurgling stream, and Xiao Xuan jumped into Mrs. Xiao's arms, raising her immature face, and there was a smile between her eyebrows.

Xiao Siwen's smiling eyes were full of doting, and Xiao Siwen, who had never been smiling, also smiled lovingly when she saw her little daughter, and reached out to brush Xiao Sui's slightly messy hair. Mrs. Xiao straightened Xiao Xuan's body and said softly; "Yanyan, let my mother see if you are dressed neatly."

Xiao Siwen and Mrs. Xiao saw their thirteen-year-old youngest daughter Xiao Xuan, her little face without powder, extremely pure, she blinked her smart eyes, and her curled eyelashes were moving. Her hair was jet black, her bun was pulled, and a few strands of green silk were scattered from her temples. Dressed in a lake-blue robe embroidered with butterflies, wearing a light blue dress inside, and wearing a colorful flower and butterfly bracelet given to her by Mrs. Xiao on her wrist, she doesn't know how handsome she looks.

The Xiao family and his wife love this well-behaved little daughter the most, and they have favored her since the day she was born, and even Xiao Xuan's small characters are used by Mrs. Xiao's original title of "Princess of Yanguo".

Xiao Siwen looked at Xiao Sui and hugged her into her arms, Mrs. Xiao covered her lips and smiled, and then asked Xiao Sui, "Didn't you tell Shuangshuang that you were going to enter the palace today?" Where's your second sister? ”

Xiao Xuan restrained her smile, frowned, pursed her mouth, and said in a low voice: "Second sister, I... How would I know... She..."

"Needless to say, I know that Shuangshuang slipped out of the door again, don't wait for her, don't miss the palace banquet, the emperor is not a good person." Xiao Siwen said in a deep voice, and then ordered his subordinates to prepare a carriage, and the family of three rushed to Shangjing Palace City.

In the gorgeous carriage of the Xiao family, Xiao Xuan could not suppress the excitement of leaving the palace and entering the palace, and kept asking Mrs. Xiao about the scene of living in the palace when she was a princess, and what Mrs. Xiao told her was the endless luxury and all kinds of constraints in the palace.

Xiao Sui didn't have a trace of envy, he didn't care, and said in a childish voice, "If you lose your freedom, the grassland doesn't belong to you, the sky doesn't belong to you, and you can't even help yourself, what do you want such a rich and powerful person to do!" ”

After that, he opened the curtain, full of curiosity about the street market outside, and a hot air outside the window invaded Xiao Xuan's face, Xiao Xuan hurriedly lowered the curtain, and moved closer to the ice cube tray used to dissipate heat in the car, staring at the plate, playing with the ice cube with his little hand, and his expression was focused.

How could Xiao Xuan, who was looking forward to a lifetime of freedom, know that this huge imperial city was her destination the day after tomorrow, love here, hate here, and spend countless days and nights to seek a splendid country for her beloved.

A trace of surprise flashed on Mrs. Xiao Siwen's face, more of a surprise, the two glanced at each other, Xiao Siwen's generous palm patted the back of Mrs. Xiao's hand, looking at the little Xiao Sui, full of approval. Mrs. Xiao lowered her head and chuckled, what does such a young child know, but it's just a child's words!

When the carriage arrived at the gate of Donghua Gate, the sun was setting, and the heat in the day dissipated a lot. In the distance, the red glow is boundless, smearing most of the sky, and the breeze blows, blowing and trembling the willow branches, bringing a trace of coolness.

Xiao Xuan stretched her waist, closed her eyes slightly, the corners of her lips rose, letting the breeze caress her face, she lowered her body and pulled the corners of her wrinkled skirt, and raised her eyes to see that the palace gate was crowded, which was a little more lively than the market.

Xiao Xuan looked at several middle-aged men wearing the same official robes as his father in the distance, and Mrs. Xiao patted Xiao Xuan's back and said in a low voice: "Be calm, these are your father's colleagues in the court." With that, Mrs. Xiao took Xiao Sui's hand with a decent and generous smile and stood beside Xiao Siwen.

The middle-aged men walked up to Xiao Siwen and bowed, "Xiaguan to meet Lord Xiao and the princess." Xiao Siwen helped the few people in front of him, and Mrs. Xiao smiled and nodded, and then gave Xiao Sui a look.

Xiao Xuan immediately understood, stepped forward, put his hands lightly in front of his abdomen, smiled slightly, and respectfully saluted several officials, "Xiao Xuan has seen his uncle and uncle, and I wish my uncle and uncle good health." After seeing the salute, he returned to Mrs. Xiao's side, and behaved generously and decently.

The officials saw that Xiao Sui was young and behaved politely, and it was also to flatter Xiao Siwen and Mrs. Xiao Sui, and praised Xiao Sui repeatedly, whether the praise was worthy of the name or exaggerated, Xiao Sui smiled and said nothing, just listened. Xiao Siwen was also happy, for fear of missing the time of the palace banquet, after a few words of greeting with the minister, he entered the palace gate with his wife and daughter.

Stepping into the palace gate, I saw a line of waiters in light gray palace robes bowing their heads and bowing their waists to greet them, and the waiters standing at the front of the team were wearing dark gray robes with blue-gray and silver-edged belts around their waists. The palace banquet was held in the palace tent, and the slaves came to welcome the adults into the tent. ”

Now Xiao Xuan understands a little, this person should be a talkative steward in the inner servant. Xiao Sui no longer looked at the attendants, only looked at the scenery in the palace, thinking about what was fun.

At this time, Mrs. Xiao dragged Xiao Xuan's arm and walked forward, Xiao Xuan didn't react for a while, and staggered forward a few steps before catching up with Mrs. Xiao. Mrs. Xiao's strength was a little stronger, and Xiao Xuan looked at her mother with some pain, her eyes resentful. Mrs. Xiao looked ahead, her face was calm, her voice was very small, but the words fell on Xiao Xuan's ears, "How did I tell you in the carriage, the palace is not the Xiao Mansion, put away your child's heart, you have to remember that you are the daughter of the Xiao family." ”

Xiao Xuan glared at her mother and pursed her lips with a reluctant expression.

Following her mother's meaning, Xiao Sui no longer looked around blatantly, but looking at the palace that was much more beautiful than Xiao's Mansion, she still couldn't hide her surprise, and couldn't help but take a few more looks.

When the waiter led the three members of the Xiao family to enter the palace tent through the corridor, a rich and elegant fragrance of flowers attracted Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan smelled the fragrance of flowers, but only saw the surrounding lush trees.

Xiao Xuan frowned slightly, broke away from Mrs. Xiao's hand, covered her lower abdomen with both hands, and bent her body slightly, pretending to have abdominal pain. Her voice trembled slightly, "Mother, I have abdominal pain." ”

Mrs. Xiao's eyes were slightly gloomy, staring at Xiao Xuan, as if she was distinguishing the truth of Xiao Xuan's move. Xiao Siwen said in a deep voice, "How is this good?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Xuan said repeatedly, "Father, leave a chamberlain to accompany me to the thatched house, and I will arrive later, and there will be a chamberlain who will not be lost." ”

The head of the chamberlain hurriedly ordered a small attendant to follow Xiao Xuan, Mrs. Xiao looked incredulous, bent down slightly, and whispered to Xiao Xuan's ear, "Yanyan, this is the palace, don't mess around, mother and believe you this time." After that, he left with Xiao Siwen and his party.

When Xiao Yu saw them walking away, he no longer pretended to be in pain, got up with his hands on his hips, and raised a smug smile. The little chamberlain stood aside respectfully and said, "Girl, the servant will take you to the thatched house, here." ”

Xiao Sui stopped him, "Little brother, I don't like to use the paper made in the palace, there is paper on the carriage of the Xiao Mansion, I bother you to run away, my mother is the princess of Yanguo in the palace, I naturally know where the thatched house is, you go and get it." ”

Xiao Xuan took advantage of the fact that he didn't look up, so he pointed in a random direction and said that it was a thatched house. The little chamberlain hesitated slightly, but after being pushed by Xiao Xuan, he trotted out of the palace gate.