Today, the sky is clear, and the flowers in the imperial garden are blooming, as if to welcome the return of Princess Jinyang, they are even more gorgeous than usual. Dongfang Hua and his entourage walked slowly towards Shulan Palace while enjoying the scenery. It was the first time for Dongping to come to the palace, and they were full of curiosity about everything in the palace, and even these flowers they thought were much more beautiful than the ones outside.

But just as they were lingering, a discordant voice came into their ears, "Yo, who does this princess think it is?" It turned out to be Princess Jinyang who won the battle and returned to the palace. When everyone heard the voice, they saw a woman in a pink palace dress walking towards this side surrounded by the palace maids, her beautiful face full of disdain and ridicule.

As soon as Zong Zhengjin saw that face, he knew her identity, Zong Zhengyu, the daughter of the imperial concubine Xu. The concubine who occupies himself is the master of the harem, and she is favored by the emperor, so she is arrogant and domineering, and she doesn't take anyone in her eyes. After the eldest princess Zong Zhengyan got married, she became the only princess in the palace, and she was even more lawless, after learning that Dongfang Hua was about to return to the court, she was ten thousand unwilling.

Zhao Qing motioned to Dongping, and Nan Xu saluted her respectfully: "Meet the third princess, the princess is a thousand years old!" Zong Zhengyu snorted coldly, after seeing Zong Zhengjin's face, she was very jealous in her heart, obviously she was the first beauty in the royal capital, this Zong Zhengjin should not come back! Although the palace maid behind her looked down on the princess Jinyang, she couldn't fail to abide by the palace rules, so she also bowed to Zongzheng Jin.

Zong Zhengjin really didn't want to compete with this woman as soon as he came back, so he was ready to bypass her directly, but he didn't want to be stopped by Zong Zhengyu, so he only heard her sneer: "Zong Zhengjin, don't think that you can regain your father's favor when you return to the palace, this princess tells you that you will never be able to compare to me."

In the face of her provocation, Zong Zhengjin raised his lips and sneered, looked at her with cold eyes, and asked arrogantly, "What qualifications do you have to compare with me?"

"You, you are presumptuous, you dare to talk to me like this?" Zong Zhengyu was angry, and he raised his hand and wanted to hit her, but Zong Zhengjin grabbed his arm. Zong Zhengjin has learned martial arts, and this strength is naturally a little bigger, and the painful Zong Zhengyu screams.

Zong Zhengjin's cold voice sounded in her ears: "This palace is the princess of Jinyang, from the first grade, and you are just a princess without a title, in front of me, you will always bow your head, if you continue to mess around, this palace doesn't mind abolishing you, you know, this palace has just come down from the battlefield." After saying that, he viciously pushed her away.

"You, Zong Zhengjin, don't be complacent, I won't let you go! Woo woo...... "Zong Zhengyu didn't know whether he was frightened or angry, so he cried out of shape.

Zong Zhengjin didn't bother to pay attention to her, and was about to turn around and leave, but he heard a familiar voice coming over, "Yi Chu has seen the two princesses. ”

Looking up, Yi Chu was dressed in a cyan robe standing among the flowers, with that peerless face, he looked like a fairy who came out of the painting, which made people feel remarkable.

As soon as Zong Zhengyu saw Yi Chu, he immediately stopped crying, straightened his clothes, and then walked towards him with an elegant gait, and asked in an unusually gentle voice; "Yi Guoshi, why are you here?" The face is full of the delicate appearance of the daughter's family.

"I ...... Just passing by. Being asked by her like this, Yi Chu had to casually make up a reason, and his gaze looked past Zong Zhengyu to Zong Zhengjin behind her.

But Zong Zhengyu thought he was looking at him, and said happily: "That's right, it's better to let this princess take a walk with you." Her heart snickered, in fact, when she saw Yi Chu for the first time, she fell in love with this arrogant and stunning man, and now she can have such a good opportunity to get close to him, how can she miss it?

Yi Chu was stunned for a moment, thinking about how to refuse. And Zong Zhengjin was already angry when he saw him and Zong Zhengyu like this. In Yangzhou, except for himself, he has never been so close to any woman, could it be that when he returned to the royal capital, he also changed? Yi Chu, who has always been arrogant and cold, is also willing to approach those women?

Thinking of this, Zong Zhengjin smiled coldly and said to Mo He: "Let's go." After saying that, he turned around and left. Yi Chu looked at her departing back, frowned slightly, and was about to catch up, but was stopped by Zong Zhengyu, she tugged at his sleeve, and said coquettishly: "Yi Guoshi, can you?"

Yi Chu was disgusted, flicked his sleeves and shook off her hand, seeing that Zong Zhengjin had already gone away, his brows furrowed even harder, and he said coldly: "Princess, I still have something to do, so I will leave first." Then he turned around and left quickly.

Yi Chu left here, Zong Zhengjin also ran away over there, Zong Zhengyu looked at the spring in the garden, and stomped her feet in anger, she must go and tell her mother concubine and let her mother punish Dongfang Hua.

Zong Zhengjin looked at the still elegant Shulan Palace in front of him, his heart was complicated, every corner of this palace was full of memories of her and her mother: Mother, Ahua is back!

"Slaves and maids welcome Princess Jinyang!" Twelve palace maids and eight eunuchs knelt down in unison to greet her, they were the palace people given to her by her father, plus a few people brought by herself, it was enough.

"Princess, do you want to go and rest first, leave it to the slaves here." Zhao Qing stepped forward to persuade, looking at the princess's tired appearance, thinking that she was tired.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you." Zong Zhengjin was really tired, as soon as she returned to Shulan Palace, she felt home, the tight string in her head was loosened, all the grievances and fears came to her heart, and she just wanted to sleep well now.

After waiting for Zong Zhengjin to sleep, Zhao Qing and the others arranged for people to take care of Shulan Palace. And Shen Yunlong stayed outside the palace because of her special status, and King Min came forward, and she temporarily lived in King Min's mansion with Tang Yi.

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Around the end of the evening, Zong Zhengjin woke up leisurely. "Princess, just now the emperor sent someone to spread the word, saying that he was afraid that you would be tired, and the dust washing banquet would be held tomorrow night, but the emperor would come over to accompany you for dinner in the evening." Zhao Qing reported the situation while grooming her.

Dongfang Hua nodded, according to her father's temperament, she had expected him to come soon. Suddenly, she asked again: "I didn't go to see the Queen Mother and others when I came back this time, is it not polite?" Although she didn't want to see those women, she was an elder after all, and if this spread out, she couldn't be said to be unfilial!

"Princess, don't worry, the emperor has already decreed that you have worked hard all the way, and I will talk about it tomorrow." Nan Xu on the side replied happily, as soon as she entered the palace, she knew that her princess's status in the emperor's heart was not ordinary, and she thought that there must be a secret in going to Yangzhou back then.

"Oh." Since there is a purpose, then she is also happy. "You go to inform the dining room and arrange dinner, don't you say that your father will come in the evening?"

"Yes." After inserting the brocade hairpin for her, Zhao Qing took Nan Su out to make arrangements, and at this time, Dongping walked in, his face was a little serious.

"Princess, one of the guards gave me this note, saying it was for you." Dongping handed over the note, Zong Zhengjin opened it, and a trace of surprise quickly flashed in his eyes. It turned out to be Yi Chu's words, and he said that he would meet in the Yanyu Pavilion tonight. What does he mean by that? Why meet yourself?

Zong Zhengjin was flustered in his heart, and his face changed, Dongping was also panicked when he saw her like this, and hurriedly asked, "Princess, what's wrong?" Is there anything wrong with this note?"

Zong Zhengjin shook his head lightly and said in a deep voice; "Don't tell anyone about it, not even Zhao Qingnan."

“...... Yes!" She didn't understand why the princess did this, but she nodded in agreement.

After Dongping left, Zong Zhengjin burned the note, she must be cautious in her life in the palace, and her relationship with Yi Chu should not be known to the people in the palace for the time being.

Around the time of Shen, Zong Zhenghao's Long Yuan finally arrived at Shulan Palace.

"The son visits his father." Zong Zhengjin knelt down respectfully and saluted, looking at the beautiful and noble daughter in front of him, Zong Zhenghao sighed in his heart, after all, he had been separated for nine years, and his little daughter who loved to be coquettish and obedient to him back then is now becoming more and more estranged from himself.

"Get up quickly," he said, helping her up, and taking her little hand into the main hall, where the table was already covered with wine and food.

"In the past few years, I have wronged you!" Zong Zhenghao sighed deeply, and his eyes were full of guilt when he looked at her. Seeing him like this, Zong Zhengjin didn't have anything to complain about, she smiled lightly and said: "Erchen knows that my father is for my good, and if I hadn't gone to Yangzhou, I wouldn't have today's achievements, so my father doesn't have to feel guilty."

"Okay, it's my father who thinks too much, come, eat." Zong Zhenghao was very happy when he saw that she could think like this, and he sandwiched a lot of dishes for her in a row. The palace people on the side were secretly surprised, even the emperor's favorite three princesses did not let the emperor personally pick up the dishes, but as soon as this Jinyang princess came back, she was treated so highly, it seems that this harem is about to change!

Zong Zhenghao waved his hand, Gong Li nodded knowingly, beckoned to the palace people, and led them to retreat, and Zhao Qing and the others also retreated under Zong Zhengjin's signal. After waiting for his father and daughter to be left in the hall, Zong Zhenghao put down the jade chopstick, and Zong Zhengjin knew that he probably had something to say, so he also put down the jade chopstick and looked up at him.

Zong Zhenghao looked at her for a while before asking, "Do you know why I sent you to Yangzhou?"

"To punish me, but also to protect me." How could Zong Zhengjin not know.

"Yes, then do you know why I sent Guo Shi Yi with you?"

"I don't know!" In fact, she also had some doubts about this, could it be because Yi Chu was the eldest disciple of Xuanji Pavilion, so she sent him to her side?

"Actually, it's not that I sent him, he was ordered by his master to protect you." For Xuan Jizi's arrangement, Zong Zhenghao is still very pleased.

"The last life of the former head of Xuanji Pavilion?" Zong Zhengjin was taken aback, it turned out that Yi Chu came to help him because of his master's order, he has been teaching himself in Yangzhou for the past few years, protecting himself, is it forced by his master's order? And involuntary? Thinking of this, Zong Zhengjin's heart suddenly seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't breathe.

Seeing that her face was a little pale, Zong Zhenghao hurriedly asked, "Ah Jin, what's wrong with you?"

Being called by him like this, Zong Zhengjin immediately came back to her senses from her thoughts, she shook her head lightly, and asked in a deep voice, "What is he ordered by his teacher?" Why did the former head of Xuanji Pavilion want Yi Chu to help him?

"You don't need to know this, as long as you listen to Yi Chu's words carefully, I believe in my father, the national teacher is very trustworthy." Zong Zhenghao said earnestly, Zong Zhengjin was stunned, trustworthy? Of course she trusted him. Listen to him? What words? Are those words? What does the father want to say?

"Father, is the court still the Xu family dominant?"

When she asked this, Zong Zhenghao sighed lightly and said; "Alas! My father is old, I can't fight them, Ah Jin, my father can only rely on you, you must clean up the court in the future. Zong Zheng Jin Hao's half-light and half-serious words made Zong Zhengjin a little confused about his thoughts, what did his father mean by this?

A thought flashed through her head, so fast that she didn't have time to catch it. She didn't pay much attention to it, and in a blink of an eye she thought of another thing, and she asked, "Father, have you rarely been to the harem in recent years?" According to the secret agent, her father has not been to the harem much since three years ago, neither accepting concubines nor being promoted, but the harem is much calmer.

I didn't expect her to ask about this, Zong Zhenghao was stunned and said, "I don't go to the harem, those women are still more peaceful." Since Shen Shulan's death, he didn't want to pay attention to those women in the harem, and in the past few years, on the grounds of physical discomfort, he has been living in the Longfu Palace, but he has been a lot cleaner.

Zong Zhengjin didn't think so, she smiled and persuaded; "Father, let's go to the harem."

"Why?" I don't understand why she said that.

"You haven't been in the harem for a few years, if you suddenly favor the concubine again, what will happen to the harem?"

"I'm probably going to get restless." Zong Zhenghao smiled helplessly, those women can toss the most.

"Yes, the palace concubines are competing for favor, and the harem is in chaos, so the previous dynasty will follow, and it is not impossible for the Xu family to have something wrong at that time?" Zong Zhengjin's cold eyes were full of calculations, once she caught the handle of the Xu family, she would definitely make them doomed.

"Okay, that's a good idea." Zong Zhenghao smiled and nodded, but suddenly he was a little embarrassed, he said, "But I don't want to spoil those women!"

"I didn't let my father really favor you, you just need to go to the palace of the concubine to sit down, or stay in bed!" Zong Zhengjin was not stupid enough to let him really spoil the palace concubine and let himself have a few more younger brothers and sisters to add to the blockage.

Knowing what she meant, Zong Zhenghao immediately agreed and said with a smile; "Okay, let's do it, Ah Jin is really smart."

"Thank you for your father's praise!" Zong Zhengjin smiled and bowed, and then picked up a few dishes for him, and the father and daughter ate for a while before Zong Zhenghao went back in a happy mood. However, Zong Zhengjin faded his smile and returned to his usual coldness on his face.