At twilight, the wisps of the sunset glow returned, and it seemed that the entire Jiankang Palace City was not very quiet and peaceful.

Concubine Xie fell asleep for a while today, and then got up to make up, and the palace maid hurriedly entered the hall and said: "Niangniang, the granddaughter of Mrs. Yu is here, saying that she has something important to ask to see her mother." ”

"Yu Zizhao? Why is she here," Concubine Xie said casually, seemingly with some contempt.

He Nushi knelt behind her, combing her hair, and when she heard this, she smiled with her pointedly: "Niangniang, you forgot, this morning, the people in the Listening Hall said that His Majesty gave marriage to the Marquis of Xichang County and pointed out Yu Niangzi to him." ”

"Oh~" Concubine Xie deliberately dragged out the last note, and between her words, she looked like she was gloating about watching the show, and said, "I see." ”

He Nushi waved his hand to the palace maid and said, "I went back to her, and I said that Niangniang was unwell today and it was inconvenient to see her, so please let her go back." ”

Just as Gong E was about to go out, Concubine Xie said: "Eh~ It's okay to see her, and let her wait in the main hall." ”

"Yes," Gong E retreated to the main hall, when Yu Zizhao was standing in the hall waiting, Gong E replied: "Niang Niang is dressing up, please wait a while." ”

As soon as the words fell, Xie Guifei was helped out by He Nushi, she smiled kindly, and said, "Why is Zizhao here?" ”

Xie Guifei walked to the seat in the hall and sat down, when she looked at Yu Zizhao with her eyes, she was still very kind, but Yu Zizhao had a bitter face, and when she saw her, she knelt down with a "poof", and called out sadly and resentfully: "Niangniang!" ”

"Eh, Zizhao, what are you doing!" Concubine Xie pretended to be nervous, and hurriedly raised her hands to help her up, but her buttocks never left the stool under her, but half of her body leaned forward, frowned and said, "Hurry up, hurry up." ”

Yu Zizhao didn't get up, but said pitifully: "Niangniang, Zizhao is here to ask you for something." ”

When Concubine Xie heard this, she pretended to hesitate and hesitate, she slowly withdrew her hand, sat up straight, and spoke for a long time: "You shouldn't be here for the marriage, right?" ”

Yu Zizhao didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "Niangniang, Zizhao doesn't want to marry the Marquis of Xichang County!" Even though Yu Yuangui tried every means to persuade her, she still couldn't get through the hurdle in her heart, so she quickly thought of a way to withdraw from her family.

"Oh?" Concubine Xie had expected what Yu Zizhao was doing here, but she pretended to be surprised and surprised, and she asked, "Why is this?" Isn't Xichang County Hou quite good? ”

"Niangniang," Yu Zizhao called out coquettishly, knelt on the ground and replaced his feet with his knees, approached Xie Guifei's knees, and said: "Zizhao's grandfather is loyal to His Royal Highness the King of Linchuan, Zizhao naturally can't hold back, then the Marquis of Xichang County is an outsider after all, he has never surrendered to His Royal Highness the King of Linchuan, if Zizhao marries him, the road to His Royal Highness's succession is not beneficial!" ”

Concubine Xie showed a hypocritical smile and said, "Good boy, you think about Guang'er everywhere, but if you marry the Marquis of Xichang County, you can also win him over." ”

"Niangniang's words are wrong, that Xichang County Marquis is just a false title, and there is no real power in his hands, such a person, Niangniang, what do you think is the use of Zizhao pulling him over?" Yu Zizhao said the truth, and Concubine Xie said sarcastically: "I didn't expect Zizhao to be a boudoir woman, and you also have a deep understanding of court affairs, and this palace really underestimated you in the past." ”

Yu Zizhao didn't seem to hear the meaning of Concubine Xie's words, and said modestly: "Niangniang has a good reputation, Zizhao only knows a little about the political affairs of the court. ”

Xie Guifei heard Yu Zizhao say this, and laughed again in her heart, she was obviously sarcastic about Yu Zizhao's vain talk about political affairs, but she didn't expect Yu Zizhao not to defend herself, but humbly acquiesced, it seems that she still shouldn't look down on her.

"That'...... What did your grandfather say? Concubine Xie picked up the tea cup on the side and took a sip.

Yu Zizhao thought secretly in her heart, she also knew that Concubine Xie was now trying to test whether her grandfather was loyal to the King of Linchuan, so she replied: "Daddy has always been afraid of things, even if he wants to refuse this family business, but in the end, the emperor's order cannot be violated, and now ...... I'm thinking about countermeasures now. ”

Concubine Xie was very satisfied when she heard this, she then took another sip of tea, and then said: "You also know that the emperor's order cannot be violated, what is the use of coming to the palace this time?" ”

"I ......" Yu Zizhao originally thought that in order to win over her grandfather, Concubine Xie would inevitably think of refusing to marry her on her behalf, but she didn't expect Concubine Xie to stand by and watch.

"Zi Zhao, this marriage is your Majesty's decision, Your Majesty's golden mouth, this palace is also lacking in skills, your marriage with the Marquis of Xichang County, presumably it is a foregone conclusion," Xie Guifei said directly, Yu Zizhao simply didn't count on her, so he said: "In this matter, Zizhao didn't want Niangniang to be involved, so he just asked Niangniang for a small favor." ”

Concubine Xie was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Yu Zizhao came to her today, not to beg her to ask His Majesty to take back her order, she asked, "Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

Yu Zizhao said: "Zizhao wants to see Your Majesty." ”

Concubine Xie was silent for a long time, and then looked at He Nushi who was standing on the side and asked, "Shaoyan, is Your Majesty still in the Shiqian Hall now?" ”

He Nushi pondered: "The county lord of Hengyang has entered the palace, and he is now walking with His Majesty in Hualin Garden." ”

When Concubine Xie heard this, she was obviously not very happy, she was silent for a while, and then she stood up and walked out without saying a word.

At that time, in Hualin Park, Xie Zheng accompanied Xiao Daocheng to walk around the garden, and had already stopped, and the internal supervisor first prepared feather arrows and bronze pots, which were placed by the Kunming Pond in the park.

Xie Zheng followed Xiao Daocheng and walked here, and saw two bronze pots placed by the pool, and a waiter standing on the left and right sides, both holding a tube of feather arrows in his arms, Xie Zheng immediately understood, it turned out that Xiao Daocheng called her to visit Hualin Garden was fake, and it was true to compete with her to throw pots!

"It's ...... Pitcher? Xie Zheng asked casually, Xiao Daocheng immediately walked to the chamberlain and took a feather arrow, threw it into the bronze pot impartially, and then said to Xie Zheng complacently: "That day I asked you if you could throw a pot, and you said that you are not proficient, and today I will teach you." ”

Xie Zheng didn't reply in a hurry, but also walked to another chamberlain, took out two feather arrows, and threw them into the pot in front of him quickly and steadily, and then bowed to Xiao Daocheng very proudly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Weichen is ugly." ”

Xiao Daocheng was already stunned, looked at Xie Zheng with a stunned head, and said, "Didn't you say that you are not proficient?" ”

Xie Zheng put down his hand and replied with a smile: "I was not proficient, but last time I was summoned by His Majesty, when I mentioned the pot throwing game, Weichen was afraid that his skills would make His Majesty unhappy, so after he went back, he asked the Marquis of Yongxiu County for advice." ”

Xiao Daocheng listened to this, smiled awkwardly, raised his hand and stroked his few beards, only thinking secretly in his heart, if he had known that Xie Zheng was so talented in pitching pot games, he would not have mentioned it to her in the first place......

"I'll just say, Xiao Xie you are eighteen kinds of martial arts, proficient in everything, how can such a simple game as throwing a pot stump you," Xiao Daocheng said, put down his hand again, and secretly waved at the inner servants, signaling them to remove the bronze pot and feather arrows, and then he sneered and said to Xie Zheng: "Since you are already so proficient, I guess I don't need to teach you anymore." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen's skills are clumsy, and the right move is just an axe, and in the future, Weichen will ask His Majesty for advice, and there will be more than a cow's hair."

Xie Zheng is smart and dexterous, knows how to advance and retreat, knows humility, knows when to be public, when to be clever, and it is precisely with such a sleek temperament that he can please Xiao Daocheng.

Xiao Daocheng was originally uncomfortable in his heart, but now he was really coaxed by her to be happy again, so he stopped talking to her about throwing pots, and then he seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked: "By the way, Xiao Xie, I heard you mention the Marquis of Yongxiu County, and now you are temporarily living in his house?" ”

Xie Zheng was suspicious in her heart, why did Xiao Daocheng care about this matter, she responded: "Yes." ”

"How about I give you a mansion?" Xiao Daocheng mentioned this matter, and it was by no means unintentional.

"Your Majesty's kindness, Weichen understands, but in this mansion, Weichen will never dare to bear it."

"Oh?" Xiao Daocheng asked tentatively: "That...... Do you not want the Reward Mansion, or do you not want to move out of the Hou Mansion? ”

When Xie Zheng heard this, he finally saw through Xiao Daocheng's thoughts, it turned out that he was testing her relationship with Huan Ling, she smiled: "It's not that I refuse Your Majesty's reward, it's really that Weichen likes to be lively and doesn't want to live alone." ”

In her words, she did not mention Huan Ling, which can be said to clear up the so-called ambiguity between her and Huan Ling.

Xiao Daocheng asked suspiciously: "Then you ...... with Huanling?"

Xie Zheng didn't think about it, and replied without hesitation: "The Marquis of Yongxiu County and Weichen are commensurate with brother and sister, and Weichen has never crossed the rules with him. ”

"You are not young anymore, it is time to care about lifelong events," Xiao Daocheng was secretly worried, he was still worried about what Xie Zheng would do if he made a private agreement with Huan Ling for life, Huan Ling was always a first-class prince, and the power in his hands was not small, but now he was finally relieved.

Xie Zheng smiled and didn't say anything, just quietly stood by the lake with Xiao Daocheng, at that time, Xie Guifei also led Yu Zizhao to Hualin Garden, but she was far away from Xiao Daocheng, and the group stood behind the rockery, Xie Guifei looked at Xiao Daocheng and whispered to Yu Zizhao: "Your Majesty is there, you go." ”

Yu Zizhao owed to Xie Guifei, so she mustered up the courage to walk to Xiao Daocheng, she walked to the side behind Xiao Daocheng, bowed, and said in a straight and round manner: "Courtiers Yu Zizhao, please give your majesty peace." ”

At this time, Xiao Daocheng hadn't noticed her approaching, so he was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, turned around and looked at the girl who was about fifteen or sixteen years old in front of him, and asked in surprise: "Yu Zizhao?" You are the little granddaughter of the Taifu family? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's the courtier," Yu Zizhao was still hunched over, and he was quite apprehensive when he answered.

Xie Zheng also looked at Yu Zizhao suspiciously, thinking in his heart that she had accompanied Xiao Daocheng to walk in the garden for a long time, but she hadn't heard Xiao Daocheng mention the matter of summoning Yu Zizhao.

Then I heard Xiao Daocheng say: "I don't seem to have summoned you." ”

Yu Zizhao thought for a while and replied: "The courtiers entered the palace to accompany the noble concubine this time, and because they had nothing to do, they had the courage to walk around in Hualin Garden, but they didn't want to meet Your Majesty here, so they hurriedly stepped forward to salute." ”

Xie Zheng was suspicious in his heart, imagine that Yu Yuangui, the old fox has always been very stingy, how could he not remember the enmity of Xie Guigui's mother and son when he donated food last time? How could he instigate his granddaughter to curry favor with Concubine Xie today? She glanced in the direction where Yu Zi Zhao Shi had come, and sure enough, she saw the corner of the skirt of the gorgeous dress exposed behind the rockery not far away.

"Get up," Xiao Daocheng raised his hand, he was not as concerned about the marriage as Yu Zizhao expected, and said with concern: "Your grandfather went back in the morning, did he tell you about my marriage?" ”

Marriage? Xie Zheng was slightly stunned, she secretly glanced at Xiao Daocheng, and couldn't help laughing, why does Xiao Daocheng always like to give marriage to others!

Yu Zizhao straightened up, and immediately knelt on his knees again when he heard the words, without saying a word.

"What do you mean by that?" After Xiao Daocheng finished asking, he already knew in his heart that this Yu Zizhao was not unintentionally coming here to meet him, but specially came here to ask for a meeting for the marriage.

"The matter of giving marriage, the courtiers have the courage to beg His Majesty to take back their lives!" Yu Zizhao said it, and he couldn't afford to kowtow.

Xiao Daocheng stopped smiling, he said with a straight face: "I Jinkou Yuyan, how can you say that if you take back your life, you will take back your life!" ”

Yu Zizhao was silent, Xiao Daocheng remembered Yu Yuangui's attitude in the morning, so he said: "In the morning, when your grandfather promised this family business, he was not simple, and now you, the main master, are still running to ask me to take back my life, it seems that your Yingchuan Yu family does not look down on my nephew." ”

"No!" Yu Zizhao finally raised her head and looked at Xiao Daocheng, and she immediately defended: "The Marquis of Xichang County is very good, but the courtiers are untalented and virtuous, and they are not worthy of him." ”

Xiao Daocheng sneered: "Your grandfather said the same thing. ”

Since Yu Zizhao dared to come to see Xiao Daocheng, he naturally had already thought of his words, so he pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, in fact, ...... In fact, courtiers often dream that they are ...... It is the reincarnation of Luanniao, in this life because of the Guanyin Bodhisattva, need to do good deeds in the world to accumulate virtue, two years ago Jiangzhou flood, tens of thousands of corpses, the courtiers have sworn in front of the Bodhisattva, to chant for the dead people, three years of filial piety, and now ...... It's still a year before ...... turn."

Xiao Daocheng firmly believes in Buddhism, and hates the Jiangzhou flood two years ago, Yu Zizhao grasped these two points and expressed his compassion, which really made Xiao Daocheng speechless.

Yu Zizhao in order to ensure that she can ascend to the main position in the back court in the future, and boasted that she is the reincarnation of the phoenix, which is the reincarnation of the phoenix, and will ascend to the throne in the future.

Luan Niao reincarnated, credible or not, however, for the dead people to keep filial piety, Xiao Daocheng has nothing to say, he said: "I have promised the Marquis of Xichang County to give him a marriage, you said that you can't marry, do you have to let me break my trust?" ”

Yu Zizhao heard that Xiao Daocheng had clearly promised to take back his life, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but he heard him ask and promised Xiao Luan to marry, so he then said: "The courtier has a confidant sister, called Qiwei, sixteen years old, born in the Lu clan of Wu County, is the daughter of Si Nongqing Lu Envoy, dignified, elegant and quiet, and the Marquis of Xichang County is inevitably matched, I don't know what Your Majesty wants?" ”

Lu Qiwei? Xiao Daocheng thought about it carefully, he had some impressions of this name, and he had seen it on the roster before.

Xiao Daocheng still needed to think about it, so he waved his hand at Yu Zizhao, and said impatiently: "That's it, you go down." ”

"Yes, the courtiers are retiring," Yu Zizhao was very happy and hurriedly retreated.

Xie Zheng watched her go away, not very suspicious, but after all, it was not good to ask too much, then Yu Zizhao and Sister Lu Qiwei were just irrelevant outsiders to her.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also retired," Xie Zheng owed, Xiao Daocheng didn't say anything, only waved her hand, and she left with the jade branch.

At that time, Xie Guifei was standing behind the rockery, and she also turned around and walked back, she seemed to say casually: "This Yu Zizhao, say that she is smart, sometimes stupid to death, say that she is stupid, sometimes clever, I really don't know how to say that she is good." ”

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