Maybe I was really frightened by Xiao Ziling's "ugly face", maybe I felt that such an ugly woman couldn't pose a threat to myself, or maybe I really sympathized with the fate of this seemingly saltless woman who was destined to be left out in the cold. Since that little prank, those women really haven't bothered Xiao Ziling again.

After being quiet for a while, Zi Ling gradually felt bored.

Here, there is no computer and TV, no movies, and no way to watch her favorite Korean dramas and "Everyday Upward". Zi Ling really didn't know how to pass this long time.

There's no piano to play here, but there should always be a guzheng, right? She called the jade slave and asked, "Do you have a guzheng here?" ”

Yunu nodded and said, "Zheng, of course!" It's just that...... Miss, you've never played that, have you? "I see, no wonder Ziling has never seen a zither in the Xiangfu before.

The jade slave went to the music workshop to ask for a zither, and Xiao Ziling played it when he had nothing to do, and practiced a little rusty fingering by the way.

In the evening of this day, she played "Night Rain in the Banana Window" in the Lake Center Pavilion. （1）

The sky is pure and the water is clear, the sunset is golden, and the melodious sound of the piano is like a fragrance of flowers in the air, which gradually spreads.

Meng Hongyu was reviewing the music in the imperial study, and when he heard the melodious sound of the piano, he unconsciously stopped the pen in his hand, slowly paced to the window, and quietly listened to the sound of the piano that seemed to have a magical power.

At first, he thought it was the sound of "her", but after listening carefully, he realized that it was not "her", because "she" was playing the guqin, and this pleasant sound was the guzheng. Perhaps, it is the palace or the pianist in the workshop......

He never imagined that this wonderful sound of the piano came from the hand of his "ugly concubine".

So, Xiao Ziling played the guzheng like this, practiced calligraphy, and read books to pass the time.

Practicing words? After a few days, she knew what hard work was, holding a brush in her hand, her hands kept trembling, and her words were written like a group of earthworms. But as soon as she thought that she might live here for the rest of her life, she gritted her teeth and insisted on practicing, and gradually wrote beautifully over time.

Reading? There are many books in the imperial study, but they are all obscure ancient texts, but fortunately, I graduated from the Chinese department, and the more I read it, the better I became, and gradually I found fun in the books.

Recently, she thought about practicing martial arts again, and she thought that if she went out of the palace one day, she would definitely take a book to wander the world, visit the mountains to find immortals, and travel to the mountains and rivers. If she practices a one-and-a-half-move, she can not only strengthen her body, but also protect herself when she goes to "walk the world" in the future.

couldn't stand her prayers, Xiaoru helped her find the guards of Yongle Palace and fight.

Zhan Zhan is a 1.8-meter-tall man, with a handsome face as cold as frost, unsmiling, with a stiff expression, and he is a killer instead of a bodyguard. If he wears a pair of sunglasses and a long trench coat, then he can go to Hong Kong to make a movie.

It's a bit cold, but he's still cool. The eyebrows are thick and thick, the eyes are bright, the lips are thin, the hair is thick, and the skin is a nice bronzer. If in modern times, it must be a big handsome guy.

So, Zi Ling couldn't help but look at him twice, and looked at him seriously, as if she had never seen him before.

Really! She really forgot about him! In her eyes, he was just a stranger.

She looked at it generously, which made Zhan Zhan gradually feel uneasy. So, he took the liberty to speak: "I don't know what Concubine Xiao asked to come to the lowly post to advise?" ”

Xiao Ziling realized his gaffe at this time, and he didn't realize that his face was red and his ears were red, and he was busy sitting upright, making the appearance of a "concubine": "I asked you to come because I have something to ask for, I wonder if Brother Zhan is willing to help?" ”

"Please ask the mother to do it, as long as the lowly job can be done, it must be done for the mother."

"Can Brother Zhan...... Teach me martial arts? ”

When he heard her say that she wanted to practice martial arts, Zhan Zhan's jaw almost dropped, but seeing that her face was serious, it didn't seem to be a joke, and he suddenly became worried again.

"Niangniang's safety is responsible for her own humble duties, why should Niangniang go to practice and suffer that hardship? Besides, Niangniang, you are a golden branch and jade leaf, in case there are three long and two short, even if you have three heads, it is not enough to cut off, and I hope that Niangniang you will not be embarrassed by the lowly position. ”

"I've been frail and sickly since I was a child, and I just practiced martial arts to keep fit. Besides, I don't want to trouble Brother Zhan in everything, although Brother Zhan can protect me, he can't stay by my side all the time. If something happens to me in the dormitory or in the shower, should Brother Zhan be responsible? After speaking, Xiao Ziling had to admire his sharp teeth. When she said that, he should have agreed, right?

"This ,...... Since the mother insists, then the humble position will teach the mother some basic moves. ”

Zhan Zhan knew that he could not resist his master as a slave, so it was better to be perfunctory than to make her angry with his quick tongue for a while.

In this way, Xiao Ziling followed Zhan Zhan and began to learn martial arts in style.

Although learning martial arts was tiring, Xiao Ziling gritted his teeth and persevered, taking kung fu as exercise. Before the crossing, she would run the treadmill every morning, and here, without any sports facilities, she hadn't exercised for a long time. Now it's okay, when Zi Ling has nothing to do in the morning, he will practice the exercises, so he should exercise his body.

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In the imperial study, Meng Hongyu listened to the report of his personal guard Lu Yao with a calm face, and gradually frowned as he listened.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, as if asking this most reliable subordinate, and as if he were talking to himself:

"You say, what kind of woman is this Xiao Ziling? I thought she was rude and willful and domineering, so I waited for her to fight for favor and cause trouble for Prime Minister Xiao Cheng, but who knew that she would be able to stand still. A few days ago, she played a little trick and scared a few Zhaorong, and now she is practicing martial arts again, what does she want to do? You can't be trying to assassinate me, are you? ”

Lu Yao said: "Your Majesty, Zhan Zhan said that Concubine Xiao Niangniang's martial arts training is just to strengthen her body, and she knows that Concubine Niangniang has indeed been weak and sick since she was a child. According to his humble position, even if Lord Xiao is really ambitious, he will definitely not be stupid enough to let his daughter assassinate the emperor. ”

That's right, with the power of the Xiao family leaning towards the government and the opposition, and there are millions of male soldiers in their hands, if they really have the ambition to usurp the throne, why borrow the hand of a woman? And that woman is still the baby daughter of the Xiao family?

Besides, in the palace, Xiao Ziling is in his hands......

"Lu Yao, you continue to keep an eye on her, if there is anything, you must report it to me in time."

"Obey the order!"

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Concentrate:

(1) Night rain in the banana window: The representative repertoire of the Hakka Zheng School, which is said to have originated in the Song Dynasty, depicts the wanderer living in a foreign country listening to the sound of the rain hitting the banana in the quiet night, which triggers infinite longing for his hometown.