After the rain, the sky is exceptionally clear, and there is a faint fragrance in the air. As soon as the sky was shining, Zong Zhengjin had already gotten up, and after she got dressed, she took a small wooden sword and went to the bamboo forest behind Xixiang Temple.

When she arrived at the bamboo forest, she saw Yi Chu standing in white clothes with her hands in her hands, and it seemed that she had been waiting for a while. Zong Zhengjin hurriedly trotted over and saluted respectfully: "Sir."

Yi Chu nodded and did not answer. Seeing this, Zong Zhengjin took the sword and wanted to practice the basic skills. At this time, Yi Chu suddenly spoke: "From today onwards, I will teach you the Xuantian Sword Technique." As soon as he heard that he was going to learn Xuanji Pavilion's swordsmanship, Zong Zhengjin's eyes lit up instantly, and he finally didn't need to learn the basic skills.

"The sword can protect people, but it can also hurt people, how to choose, it is all up to the person who holds the sword. I will teach you all the swordsmanship of Xuanji Pavilion, how to use it, you can use it at your own discretion. Yi Chu's cold voice sounded in her ears, but Zong Zhengjin listened to it but his heart sank. Did he tell her not to hurt easily? But......

Before she could figure it out, Yi Chu flew and jumped into the bamboo forest, and when she came back, she had an extra bamboo strip in her hand. He said: "What I taught you today is the Xuantian Sword Technique, I will only do it once, you can see clearly." As soon as the words fell, he waved the bamboo strip and started to move, so flowing and flowing, white clothes fluttering, this is practicing swords, it is clearly dancing.

Zong Zhengjin was stunned, this immortal-like him was prohibitive, but he couldn't help but want to get closer. When his last action was frozen, the bamboo leaves in the forest fell one after another, and the scene was really amazingly beautiful.

Seeing that she was a little stunned, Yi Chu frowned slightly and asked, "Do you understand?"

Zong Zhengjin was taken aback, looked up and saw that his face was not good, and hurriedly said, "I understand."

"Well, this is the sword book, I'll give you seven days, and I'll check it in seven days." Yi Chu took out a sword book from his bosom and handed it to her, and Zong Zhengjin hurriedly took it. Hearing him say that she would be examined in seven days, she only felt a lot of pressure, this Yi Chu was very good to her on weekdays, but he was too strict in teaching her martial arts and pushed her too hard.

Seeing Yi Chu's back leave, Zong Zhengjin looked down at the green bamboo leaves all over the ground, sighed lightly, shook the small wooden sword in his hand, and tried to recall Yi Chu's sword style just now......

I don't know how long it took, the sun had risen in the sky, and the sound of sword practice in the bamboo forest had not stopped. Zong Zhengjin was holding a wooden sword, and his small body was wielding moves, which looked decent, but compared to Yi Chu, it was still a heaven and a earth.

"Princess." Zhao Qing's shouts interrupted her and she was forced to stop. Her beautiful little face was flushed, and fine beads of sweat were already forming on her forehead. Looking at Zhao Qing, she asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Qing took out a silk silk and stepped forward to wipe her sweat, and said in a childish voice: "Princess, what you said yesterday seems to have worked, just now Dongping came to report, saying that there is a county order to come to the princess's mansion, and I am waiting for you to summon it."

When Zong Zhengjin heard this, he smiled softly, handed the sword in his hand to Zhao Qing, and asked, "What time is it?"

"It's hour." Zhao Qing took the wooden sword, saw the slightest trace of blood on it, and shouted: "Princess, is your hand injured?" When Zong Zhengjin heard this, he spread out his hands and took a look, and sure enough, his right hand was red, and the skin had broken in a few places, oozing blood beads.

"Oh my God, princess, how is this good? You can't practice swords like this......" Zhao Qing's face was full of worry, and it seemed that she was about to cry in a second.

Zong Zhengjin helplessly persuaded: "How can there be anything that doesn't hurt in this martial arts, it's just a little bit of skin, it's not in the way, you ask someone to find some herbs or something, let me bubble my hands, princess of a country, this hand can't be too rough." The mother once told her that a woman's hands are very important, and no matter what she does, she can't destroy a pair of jade hands. So even if she practiced martial arts, she couldn't let these hands go bad.

"Okay then." Zhao Qing had no other choice, just thinking about whether she could find some ways to maintain the princess's hands.

"Okay, I'll go back to my room to bathe and freshen up, and as for those who come, you can ask someone to prepare refreshments for reception, and I'll go see them at noon." Zong Zhengjin said as he walked back, and Zhao Qing nodded in response to the occasion.

The sun has gradually risen into the sky, and the princess's mansion at this time is really full of people. From the hall to the courtyard, there were officials in official uniforms, some of them anxious, some of them calmly, and some of them sat leisurely on their chairs and ate refreshments. The people of the princess's mansion have never seen such a posture, one by one they are nervous, standing aside to add tea and pour water, just hoping that the princess can come over soon.

In the Xixiang Courtyard, Dongping and Nanxu stood aside, one holding clothes and the other holding jewelry. Zong Zhengjin opened his hands with a leisurely expression, and let Zhao Qing dress for her. When the last jade pendant was tied, the three of them couldn't help but marvel at how noble and beautiful the princess could be.

I saw Zong Zhengjin wearing a peach-colored gold-sprinkled peony pleated skirt, and the cuffs and neckline were embroidered with complex and exquisite auspicious cloud patterns. A bright black hair is not in a bun, only a delicate phoenix crown sits on the top of the hair, and a string of rubies from the phoenix's mouth hangs down to the center of the eyebrows, as long as you move, it will flash like a wave. The whole person looks graceful and luxurious, unattainable. Coupled with that peach-like beauty, Dongfang Huazhen at this time is like a fairy who came out of the painting, which makes people can't take their eyes off.

"Princess, you are so beautiful." Dongping, Nansu couldn't help but marvel, they had never seen such a beautiful girl.

Even Zhao Qing, who was used to seeing her face, couldn't help but praise again: "The princess is so dazzling, I'm afraid your reputation will spread all over the world in a few years."

Zong Zhengjin smiled back at them, looked at the sunlight outside, and said in a childish and majestic voice, "What time is it?"

"Back to the princess, noon has arrived." Dongping replied respectfully.

"Let's go." As soon as Zong Zhengjin raised his hand, Zhao Qing immediately stepped forward to help her, Dongping, and Nanxu followed.

"By the way, sir?" She suddenly remembered Yi Chu, and she didn't know if he would go.

Zhao Qing immediately replied: "Princess, Mr. Yi took Tang Gongzi out of the house early in the morning, and he asked the slave to tell you, everything is up to you." Hearing this, Zong Zhengjin nodded, since Mr. let her solve it by herself, then she should have a good understanding of those officials.

When everyone in the front hall was waiting impatiently, a high-pitched voice resounded through the princess's mansion.

"Princess Jinyang has arrived!" As soon as he heard this, the originally noisy hall immediately fell silent. Everyone looked sideways, only to see a half-grown girl full of luxury walking towards them with elegant steps. Everyone was amazed by her beauty and luxury, and at the same time felt that this beautiful little princess was not like a master who could play tricks, and she should be very good. It wasn't until Zong Zhengjin walked to the throne that everyone reacted and knelt down and saluted: "See Princess Jinyang, the princess is a thousand years old."

"Let's be flat." Her voice was immature, but it carried an inviolable majesty. Zong Zhengjin glanced at the people below slightly, far less than thirty-eight, it seems that there are really people who want to challenge her authority.

"Your Royal Highness Princess Xie." The crowd stood up respectfully.

Zong Zhengjin took a booklet from Zhao Qing's hand, which was a roster of all the officials in Yangzhou. After a cursory glance, she lazily asked, "Where are the six county guards?"

"The lower official is here." Four middle-aged men stepped forward. Seeing that there were only four people, Zong Zhengjin said coldly: "Report your name."

The four of them glanced at each other, and then began to report from the man on the far right: "Xiaguan Bai Zejun County Guard Wu Fan." "Xiao Mingzhi, the county guard of Xiaguan Heyuan County." "Xiaguan Liancheng County guards Du Heng." "Xiaguan Wumang County guards Qin Tong."

Zong Zhengjin nodded, looked at the roster, looked at them again, and then suddenly pointed his finger at Zhang Nianwang, the Yangcheng County Commander in the crowd, and called out coldly: "You, come out." Zhang Nianwang had already dealt with Zong Zhengjin and knew that she was not as easy to bully as she seemed. Hurriedly stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

"Didn't you tell the princess to Yangcheng, the county guard of Qingcheng? That's why they didn't report here today?" Her voice was as cold as ice, and Zhang Nianwang shivered when he heard it.

Before he could think of how to answer, an official next to him couldn't stand it anymore, he looked at Zong Zhengjin with some contempt, and said, "Princess, it's no wonder Lord Zhang, you ......"

"Who are you?" Zong Zhengjin's eyes shot at him like an ice blade, and the official was startled, but after thinking about it, what could an eight-year-old princess who was abandoned by the emperor have anything to be afraid of. He raised his head and responded: "Xiaguan Qingcheng County Ling Lin Gui."

"This princess's name is Zhang Nianwang, what are you talking about, is it in your eyes, can you listen to this princess's words?" Zong Zhengjin slapped the table suddenly, and the tea splashed in an instant, and everyone was so frightened that they hurriedly bowed their heads, no one expected this little princess to have such a big temper.

Then Lin Gui was blinded at once, and then remembered, and hurriedly knelt down to ask for sin: "The princess forgives the sin, the lower official is just ......"

"Go down and give me a quiet stay." Zong Zhengjin didn't bother to look at him, but he didn't want to punish him for this incident.

Lin Gui hurriedly thanked him and retreated, and when everyone saw this scene, they all looked at the little princess again. I thought that an abandoned princess would not dare to do anything to these officials, but I didn't expect that this would be a disadvantage. She doesn't seem to be so weak as she seems.

"You, answer Princess Ben's question." Zong Zhengjin looked at Zhang Nianwang again, she was going to get off the horse today, to let them know that the princess's might was inviolable.

"Back to the princess, the lower officials have already informed them, but ...... But the Qingcheng county guard said that he fell and injured himself a few days ago and couldn't come. The county guard of Nayang City had a high fever in bed early this morning and couldn't get up at all. Princess, this ......"

"You get up first." Zong Zhengjin called him up, then picked up the roster and looked at it. According to the above records, Qingcheng County Shou is insidious and cunning, greedy for wealth and nobility, and most importantly, he is a distant relative of Prime Minister Xu. But when he saw the information of the Yangcheng County Guard, Zong Zhengjin frowned, this Yangcheng County Guard is the chief of the six counties, he is upright, honest and fair, and he is even more approachable to the people, and his reputation in Yangzhou is extremely high. It stands to reason that a person like him shouldn't disrespect the law and not come to see her, is he really sick? Or is he testing himself?

Thinking of this, Zong Zhengjin closed the booklet with a "snap", looked at the group of officials below with cold eyes, and said: "Qingcheng County Shouzong went to Qishan three days ago to play, and returned to Qingcheng County yesterday afternoon, and when he got home, he was still fine, why did he fall and get injured?" Hearing Zong Zhengjin's words, they broke out in a cold sweat on their backs, this little princess actually knew the whereabouts of Liu Junshou well, no, not only Xu Junshou, but also the whereabouts of all the officials in Yangzhou, she probably knew.

"Wu Junshou, why don't you answer Princess Ben's doubts?" Zong Zhengjin suddenly pointed at Wu Fan, who was kneeling.

Wu Fan, who was named, looked panicked, and he replied tremblingly: "Go back...... Back to the princess, perhaps, it really happened to fall ......"

"Ridiculous!" Zong Zhengjin was furious, and everyone was so frightened that they immediately bowed down and pleaded guilty: "The princess is angry."