On the first day of entering the palace, Ying'e, the concubines to be elected, were placed in the side hall of Changqiu Palace in accordance with the will of Empress Dowager Hu. Changqiu Palace is located in the south corner of the palace, facing the Xuanguang Palace, from the position of the Jiafu Hall where the Empress Dowager Hu Xianzhen lived. And the Changqiu Palace in the "Hanshu Hundred Officials and Ministers Table" Yan Shigu Note: "When the autumn is harvested, the elders are eternal and righteous, so they think it is the queen's official name." As the name suggests, it should be the queen's bedroom for the past dynasties, implying that the queen knows the etiquette and is virtuous. The building of Changqiu Palace is carved with phoenixes everywhere, and the golden arches and eaves show the dignity and majesty of the mother in the world. However, the vegetation in this palace has no gorgeous color, just like the book in the main hall of the Changqiu Palace: the long pavilion is thick in autumn, and the prosperous scenery is quiet everywhere. All because the people who once lived in this palace do not like the flowers and willows, the three steps and one scene are mainly based on the mountain stone and green pine, and the detailed places are decorated with autumn begonias and chrysanthemums, and there are few flowers in spring and summer. It is precisely in this midsummer season that only green and verdant, it is difficult to find delicate flowers, but it looks more fresh and noble.

There is a pond in the courtyard, which is drawn from the water of the moat, and there are hundreds of big red koi in it, and on the fence by the pond sit two seven or eight-year-old girls, although they are young, but their eyes are bright and bright, and their behavior shows that they are of extraordinary origin. The two girls should know each other, sitting in one place eating melon seeds, bowing their heads and whispering, some of the accompanying palace maids played fans for them, and some held melons and fruits and tea, waiting aside.

A god wearing a pale pink gauze skirt, embroidered with peach blossoms on the placket, and covered with a pothos and onion coat said mysteriously, "Do you know who lived in this Changqiu Palace before?" ”

The other was wearing a goose yellow gauze skirt and a pearl on his head, and nodded with a wobble and said, "I know it, my aunt told me." This was once the sleeping palace of Emperor Xuanwu in the queen, and the queen was buried soon after giving birth, and was called Empress Xuanwushun, and the noble concubine Gao Ying was soon named the queen. At that time, it was rumored in the palace that the queen Yu died of an accident and was poisoned by Gao Ying, so the resentful spirit never left the palace, and Emperor Xuanwu also performed a night trial of the soul with the current queen mother in order to find out the truth, but Gao Ying's uncle Gao Zhao was in a high position, although he found out the truth, he could only do nothing, and killed a concubine surnamed Yang casually. ”

The girl in the pink skirt looked left and right, put her fingers to her lips and made a silent appearance, "Shhh, be quiet, don't be heard by others, although your aunt and my aunt are concubines, but who dares to violate the taboo of the queen mother." When I entered the palace, my aunt repeatedly told me not to talk about the affairs of the former palace, because the queen mother was wronged and did not want to remember the beginning. ”

The girl in the goose yellow dress nodded, "Well, it's not, my aunt also said that the palace is different from our family, and we must always be cautious everywhere, and if we accidentally make a mistake, even the family will be implicated." I might as well find a man outside, with my Langya Wang family, how can I also be the choice of the main room, but I just came here to be small. ”

The girl in pink gently scraped the nose of the child in the goose yellow dress with her fingers, and smiled back and forth, "Shame, how old are you, and you are still a man, if your aunt Mrs. Guihua knows that she will not tear your mouth." According to you, my mother's Sima family is also a descendant of the side branch of the Jin Dynasty royal family, but it's okay, why didn't I think of this?"

The girl in the goose yellow skirt blushed at what she said, and slapped her lightly, "Let's not make fun of each other, this is not very good to be a queen, but I don't know that the name of Changqiu is said to have originated from a woman named Changqiu during the Chu period. Although the current queen mother has not been a queen, she is favored by the first emperor and specially built a palace. It can be seen that being a queen may not be good, who knows whose creation will be in the future, how can we compare to that Pan Waipi, I don't see her nose every day I can't wait to go to the sky. ”

The girl in the pink skirt saw that the more she talked, the more taboo she made, and when she looked up, she suddenly saw Ying'e walking and enjoying the scenery and they were only fifty steps away, and she didn't know if she heard it, so she hurriedly pulled down the girl in goose yellow clothes and asked her to stop talking, and glanced at Ying'e's direction, "Don't say it, someone is coming." ”

And Ying'e, who had just walked through the corridor with Sai Xuan, happened to hear this, she wanted to turn around and walk away, but she had already been seen by the two girls, and the two girls didn't know how much she had heard, and they looked at her in unison, she felt that if she avoided leaving at this time, it would cause them to be suspicious. Ying'e remembered her mother's parting advice, and there was no enemy in the palace, she walked to them with a smile on her face, and pretended to salute the two girls without knowing anything, "Hello, my name is Erzhu Ying'e, I am ten years old this year, I first came to Luoyang, I don't know what the two sisters are called." ”

The girl in pink was stunned for a moment, and quickly gave a slight salute generously, "Hello sister." Seeing the girl in goose yellow standing stunned, pulling her sleeves, inertia made her bend down, the girl in pink said, "My name is Gao Yuanyi, nine years old this year, her name is Wang Miaoyan, eight years old this year, seeing that the weather is good today, I came out for a walk, but I happened to meet my sister." ”

Wang Miaoyan saw that Gao Yuanyi had finished introducing herself, and muttered a little unhappily, "People won't say it themselves, but they want you to be fast." ”

Ying'e smiled and said nothing, but seeing that Gao Yuanyi had everyone's beautiful demeanor, she was not annoyed, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "You, you are used to being petty, if you haven't been with you since childhood, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand your mouth." However, why do I prefer your mouth, Amitabha, is it a bad fate? ”

Wang Miaoyan couldn't help but be amused by her, seeing that Ying'e was also laughing, the three of them seemed to be closer, she asked tentatively, "Sister Yuan and I just joked here, if Sister Ying hears something, don't laugh at my sister's boring." ”

Ying'e knew that they were worried that she had heard something she shouldn't have heard, but she didn't know how to answer for a while, but Sai Wan said a lot, "We young ladies didn't hear what the two nobles said or how to laugh at them." ”

Gao Yuanyi and Wang Miaoyan were a little unhappy with Ying'e's ignorance and restraint, so they glanced at each other and said, "Yesterday I taught the etiquette taught by Mama, my sister is not familiar with it, and I still need to practice more, so I won't disturb my sister to see the scenery and say goodbye." ”

Ying'e was annoyed by Sai Xuan's sentence and didn't know how to deal with it, seeing that they were leaving, she said Wan Fu Mu to send them away, and after the two of them walked away, she blamed Sai Xuan, "I don't usually see you talk much, but today I talk too much, I'm afraid I will offend these two." ”

Seeing that Ying'e was angry, Sai Wan immediately put on a smile, "Miss, the slave is stupid and can't speak, but she can't let them misunderstand Miss, so she has more words." ”

Seeing her say this, Ying'e shook her head and said in a fierce voice, "That's it, let's explain it later, but it's better not to hear it." I tell you, don't talk nonsense about what you have just heard. ”

Sai Wan suddenly felt aggrieved, "Miss, the slave maid has just arrived, she doesn't know anyone, and she follows Miss all day long, but who can I talk to?" How can you tell others that the young lady can't trust the slave? ”

Ying'e saw that she was wronged, and felt that she shouldn't speak to her in such a tone, so she comforted her instead, "I'm in a hurry, but it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that the words I heard spread out, and it will be a big deal. ”

As the two were talking, a noble woman was holding the hand of a palace maid, and she walked towards them enchantingly, only to see that she was wearing a big red long smoke veil, with a white cloud and mist silk inside, and a water hibiscus embroidered on her chest, and her black hair was lazily coiled on one side, and a gold peacock was swayed obliquely. Although he looks the same age as them, his behavior is like an adult.

Ying'e frantically searched in her mind for the general situation of the selected person that her father told her, Gao Yuanyi and Wang Miaoyan had just met, Hu Fanyi and Hu Mingxiang, the two nieces of the Empress Dowager Hu, because Hu Fanyi was the queen's candidate, and Hu Mingxiang was married into the palace in order to be Hu Fanyi's companion, so the two lived in Jiafu Hall with the Queen Mother, and were taught by the Queen Mother's confidant Aunt Yuling. Fan Yang Lu Daoyue's daughter Lu Lingyuan is a scholarly family, she likes to be quiet, although she was a glimpse when she first came, she was dressed in elegant and plain clothes, and she looked quiet and decent. Yu Yuanyi's niece Zhang Jin, Boling Cui Xiaofen's daughter Cui Jingyue, Longxi Li Zhan's daughter Li Ruhan, and Qinghe Princess Luo Yiyun's niece Zheng Ziwen, although they didn't have time to meet, they didn't dare to dress up so ostentatious, and they knew in their hearts that this was the most favored Pan Wailian of the emperor today. She is the niece of Jiangyang Wang Yuanyi, and that Zhang Jin is slightly inferior in appearance, and Yuan Yi bet all his bets on Pan Wailian's body, so all the offerings are the best in Changqiu Palace.

Ying'e smiled lightly, stepped forward, and saluted Pan Wailian, "Erzhu Ying'e greets Sister Pan." ”

Pan Waipian saw Ying'e salute her, stopped, looked up and down, and saw that Ying'e's appearance and temperament were outstanding, and secretly thought that this person would compete with her for favor in the future, so she was a little more vigilant, snorted lightly, and said disdainfully, "Who do you call sister, you and I haven't known each other so well, right, so rude, you must be the Hu man?" ”

Ying'e heard her call herself Hu Ren, and she didn't have any respect, so she was angry, but she didn't show it, and said softly, "Yes, the people's daughter is the daughter of General Pingbei, and she is also the people of Great Wei." ”

Pan Wai turned her eyes, she approached Ying'e, and whispered in her ear, "This Great Wei people are divided into three, six, and nine ranks, but I'm not here to tell you which one you should be in." Speaking of this, she distanced herself from Ying'e again, and changed her words, "By the way, what were those two little girls talking about here just now, why did they disperse when they saw me coming?" ”

Ying'e was originally a bold person, listening to her look down on herself again and four times, although she didn't argue, she was really unhappy in her heart, "They are all famous families, and I think they are also first-class and second-class people in Dawei, because they know that they are not familiar with etiquette and education, and they go back to practice more, but how can they leave because they see you." If you meet with them, according to the official character of the family, I don't know who should avoid it. After speaking, he ignored Pan Wailian's face changed, and said to Sai Xuan, "It's time for Sai Wan to let you have ice mare's milk tea when she goes out, I've been out for so long, I'm also hot, go back." He turned around and walked away, ignoring Pan Wai behind him.

Pan Wailian pointed at Ying'e and said angrily to the palace maid beside her, "Zixin, she dares to be unreasonable to me, you go and slap her mouth for me." ”

The palace maid who was called Zixin said softly, "Miss, bear with me for the time being, after the emperor canonizes her, her taste will be below you, how can you punish it at that time?" If it starts now, it will not be good if the Queen Mother knows about it. Isn't the emperor waiting for the young lady to go to play in the imperial garden at this time? The young lady told the emperor about her humiliation, and the emperor must be disgusted with her, isn't it better than beating her now? It's really not cost-effective to be angry with the young lady's body. ”

After listening to Zi Xin's words, Pan Wailian calmed down, reached out and broke off a green branch and threw it on the ground, stomped it a few times with his foot, and spat on the ground in the direction where Ying'e was far away, "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, don't plant it in my hands, then you will know the fate of offending me." Zixin, it's time for the emperor to be in a hurry, let's go. ”

Zi Xin looked at the backs of Ying'e's master and servant, secretly wondered, and said with a flattering smile, "Miss is fine like this, and the prince should rest assured." ”