The year passed in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, the snow disappeared, and the second princess Gao Jinlan and the concubine Deng Chang led 20,000 troops to the frontier to garrison.

The good thing to say is to guard the border, and to say the bad thing is to exile in disguise. It's just that the poor second princess has been pampered by a daughter's family since she was a child, and she will have to eat the cold wind of the frontier from now on.

When Jinshu Shen Zhizhang and Wu Xiang went to the city gate to see her off, the second princess couldn't get off the carriage, and only Deng Chang, who was dressed in iron armor, explained with a smile: "The second princess is not feeling well today, and she can't see the princess and the county lord." ”

Wu Xiang nodded, glanced at Jinshu and said with a smile: "Second cousin-in-law, you have to take care of my second cousin." The snow is gone, the road is long, you should be careful all the way. ”

"Yes." Deng Chang pretended to be relaxed and grinned: "I have been in the military camp all the year round, and it is trivial to walk a road." He paused and looked around quickly, only then scratched his head and said with some emotion: "In today's situation, you can still send us without suspicion, this friendship, Deng has written it down." ”

"What are you talking about? We are also brothers who have struggled side by side together! Shen Zhizhang smiled and said, "Brother Deng, come here, I have a few words to say to you." ”

The two men walked to the side with their shoulders on their shoulders and spoke, and Jin Shu looked at the only rose-colored carriage in the line, the curtain of which was closed and did not show a single gap. She couldn't help but sigh: "She's still the proud second princess." ”

Wu Xiang also understood in his heart that any physical discomfort was just an excuse. She just didn't want others to see how down she looked.

"What the hell are you going to tell me?" Looking at Shen Zhizhang's serious and stable appearance, Deng Chang was puzzled and deliberately quipped: "You are not serious!" The human appearance made me a little uncomfortable. ”

"Brother Deng!" Shen Zhizhang couldn't cry or laugh, raised his hand to say something and stopped wanting to go back, but finally endured it and said: "Time is running out, I'll make a long story short, you just have a number in your heart." ”

"Well, I'll listen."

"Brother Zheng can't come out to see you off, and he is not suitable to show up in this kind of scene, he has a few words for me to convey to you." Shen Zhizhang took another step closer and said in a low voice: "Second Highness, this matter really has nothing to do with the crown prince. There is something strange about this matter, when he and the prince investigated the case, many witnesses and physical evidence were not smooth, but if it weren't for these ironclad evidence, the prince would not have testified against His Royal Highness. If this matter is really not the work of His Royal Highness II, I am afraid that someone behind the scenes wants to get rid of him through the hands of the prince. Please be more careful and prepare in advance. ”

"This ......" Deng Chang's eyes widened, his face couldn't be believed, he was full of anger and looked like a matter of course: "Isn't it the crown prince who took advantage of the fire to rob...... This ......"

Shen Zhizhang hurriedly interrupted his righteous indignation: "I don't know whether your grievances are right or wrong. However, since Zheng Wenke dares me to bring you a message, he must be completely sure. My words have been brought, the mountains and rivers are far away, Brother Deng be careful! ”

"Okay then...... I know. Deng Chang nodded and stopped asking.

After the military division took advantage of the bad luck, the banner was unfurled, the sound of the horn urged the horses to move forward, and a team of chariots and horses went out of the city in the distance, and gradually disappeared in the smoke and dust raised.

The second princess left.

Jin Shu felt a little inexplicably lost in his heart, and he couldn't say why, but he suddenly felt that this evil feudal society was indeed unfair to women. No matter what status they have, they are just victims of men's fights. Glory comes from men and ends with men. It's Gao Jinlan today, who knows who it will be tomorrow?

As soon as the second princess left, the third princess was the most alive in the capital.

Xu is no longer singing against her, the third princess is happy all day long, and every other three or five days, she will call friends to go to the house to eat tea and drink wine and hold a small meeting for women. Guo's mansion is full of laughter and guests.

But seeing that Guo Mingli, the youngest son of the Guo family, is about to take the Spring Festival exam, he needs to rest and make the final sprint. The sound of silk and bamboo on the third princess's side was endless all night, and the already stressful candidates also suffered insomnia all night. Later, I heard that her mother-in-law He went to the queen to sue her, and the next day the third princess immediately moved out of Guo's mansion to live in her own princess's mansion.

A few days after the third princess moved out, a pianist named Xue Mingyuan lived in the princess's mansion. I heard that the violinist was very good-looking, and he was quite loved by the third princess, so he always asked him to play the piano and accompany him. After going back and forth, there were rumors in the capital that Manager Guo had made a new green hat.

So the headache that the queen hasn't had for a long time has committed again.

"I heard that the queen has had another headache recently?" The old queen lifted her eyelids and glanced at the emperor.

The emperor nodded, stretched out his robe and said helplessly: "Yes, isn't this just spring?" The weather is still cold, the queen catches a cold, and the old problem is committed again. ”

"Since the queen is sick and has to recuperate, I'm afraid she doesn't have the energy to take care of the affairs of the harem, right?" The old queen mother turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and asked, "What do you say?" ”

"That's what the Queen Mother said." The emperor followed the queen mother's words and said: "Originally, the Qi family (De Guifei) could help the queen when she was here, but now it is better to ......" He thought for a while and said: "Why don't you let Concubine Ning try?" ”

The old queen mother turned the hand of the Buddha bead for a moment, and then raised her eyelids to look at him: "Hmph! She can't even teach her daughter well, except for crying when she talks a lot, what else does she have the ability to do? ”

Emperor:......

"That's what the Queen Mother said."

"According to the mourning family, it is better to let Concubine Zhen come. Anyway, the fourth princess is married, and she has nothing to do now. That kid has always had a seven-trick heart, and he can do it with some exercise. ”

"Then according to what my mother said, let Concubine Zhen come." The emperor took a step back.

"What's going on with that Yuwen Nan?" The Queen Mother slowly straightened up, changed her posture, leaned back on the soft cushion and asked, "I heard that the Northern Night Kingdom took her back again?" ”

"Yes. After the second child had an accident, Yuwenqiao let them reconcile. The emperor also had a headache when he mentioned this: "Since they have separated, it is normal for them to return to China." ”

"We've offended the Northern Night Country a lot this time." The Queen Mother sighed and said, "The original Yuwenbai, now Yuwennan." I'm afraid that in the future, the exchanges between the two countries will not be so easy. ”

"I'm worried about that, too. One or two of them, we are all ...... Offended. The emperor rubbed his head: "It was originally a country of in-laws, but now it is going to become an enemy." ”

"Their second prince Yuwenqiao is still unmarried?" The Queen Mother asked suddenly.

"Yes!" The emperor suddenly thought of something: "This is an opportunity, Yue'er has not yet married, it is better to ......"

"The fifth princess is pampered and refuses to suffer, I'm afraid she can't afford the heavy responsibility of being a relative." The Queen Mother gave the emperor a dissatisfied and disgusted look: "The emperor is too anxious." ”

"Yes, what the queen mother said is that her son is anxious." The emperor admitted that sending the princess out at this juncture was clearly to curry favor with the Northern Night Kingdom and make them angry. How can you send Gao Jinyue out?

"But sending a clan girl seems to be contemptuous again." The old queen mother stared at the Buddha beads in her hand for a long time, and finally sighed: "If only the sixth child was not married now." The child followed her mother, who was generous and docile, and it was reassuring to go. You see, isn't Shen Zhizhang as well-behaved as a cat now? ”

When it came to this, the emperor was stunned for a moment before putting the sixth child in the queen mother's mouth with a gentle and amiable face. His biggest impression of this kid is the scene when he answered the questions in the North Night Exam, as for the personality...... Thinking about it, she can make Shen Zhizhang's prodigal son turn back, it seems that she is indeed a little stronger than the fifth princess.

"Yes, it's a pity that she's already married." The emperor was a little regretful: "I knew that I would have kept her first." asked Yue'er to marry Shen Zhizhang, and she and Concubine Ning's mother and daughter also met often. ”

Looking at the emperor's attitude, saying that the sixth princess was like talking about an outsider. is obviously all daughters, one is "her" who doesn't care, and the other is "Yue'er" who keeps talking.

Hearing it for a while, the Queen Mother felt a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but sigh with a smile: "Didn't we just fancy this point to let her marry Shen Zhizhang, if the fifth princess married in the past, maybe Concubine Ning and the queen have a headache together." Speaking of which, in the end, we owe this child. ”

The emperor choked, remembering how the sixth princess married into the Shen family in the first place, and also felt that his cheeks were a little hot: "What the queen mother said is true, but now Shen Zhizhang is also motivated, and I heard that he will also take the exam next month." The sixth child can be regarded as bitter and sweet. ”

"It's not easy for that kid of the Shen family, let's take a look at his creation first! If it doesn't work, at least let him try it, don't embarrass the sixth too much. The Queen Mother opened her mouth to persuade her, planning to open a back door for him.

"Hmm...... This ......" The emperor didn't respond, but couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This time, the chief examiner of the Ministry of Rites has been appointed, and it is the well-known fair people Wei Qinghe and Wu Shiyan. I'm afraid this move will make those two old men chatter endlessly. ”

Forget one Wei Qinghe, there is also a Wu Shiyan! It was he who ordered the exam to be fair and just, but he couldn't slap himself in the face right away!

The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly, patted her knees, and sighed leisurely: "Then forget it, each according to his ability." The Son of Heaven Chrysostom said that it is not good to take the lead in breaking the rules. ”

At the beginning of spring in March, the spring is still shallow, and the long-awaited examination kicked off vigorously in the capital.