It's another spring, and the most talked-about thing in the imperial capital is that two days ago, the second princess in the palace who was deeply favored was over fifteen years old, and most of them gave a ceremony.

Emperor Chu canonized the second princess as Princess Zhaoyue, and for hundreds of years since the founding of the Zhao Dynasty, there are only three princesses who can contain the country name in the title.

Princess Zhaoyue was only fifteen years old, and she didn't even make a promise, but she still held a grand ceremony. In the imperial capital, the emperor's relatives and nobles, the clan gathered together, the eldest princess of Yongshou was the guest, and Emperor Chu gave the empress dowager the hairpipe, hairpin, and hairpin crown that she had used.

When it comes to the old example of Zhao, generally princesses will not set their titles until they get married.

Now Princess Zhaoyue's sister, the eldest princess Xiao Lu, has never been allowed to be anyone, but she has not been titled yet.

After participating in Xiao Xuan's ceremony, Concubine Chen returned to her Yuxiu Palace and cried one after another.

The words of grumbling and complaining in her mouth were said again and again like a wheel.

The meaning of the words is nothing more than complaining that his appearance and family background are not as good as Concubine Liuhuang, and he obviously entered the palace several years earlier than Concubine Liuhuang. complained that he was not favored by Emperor Chu, and he did not give birth to a brother for Xiao Lu who could be relied on in the early years. He also said that Emperor Chu was too partial, obviously Xiao Xuan was his sister and had such a noble title, but Xiao Lu, a sister, had not been titled.

Xiao Lu sat on the side and listened to the numbness of her scalp, and just wanted to get up and leave, Concubine Chen grabbed Xiao Lu's hand, and a string of tears burst out of her eyes. Xiao Lu was in front of the palace maids and chamberlains, no matter how impatient she was, she couldn't directly break Concubine Chen's hand.

Seeing that Xiao Lu was not struggling, Concubine Chen continued to cry bitterly.

said that Xiao Lu is already eighteen years old, and he has not decided on a candidate for the horse yet.

"Mother, it's okay." Xiao Lu was really helpless, so she opened her mouth to interrupt Concubine Chen's words. "I've heard you say these words all these years, and my ears are about to become calloused, and my mother is always complaining like this, what's the use?"

"Woo.....oooooo After all, I'm useless. Concubine Chen was stunned for a moment when she heard Xiao Lu's words, and the tears in her eyes swirled in her eyes and fell. Because of my uselessness as a concubine, I dragged you down. ”

"Mother, how can you talk so well, you turned back again." Xiao Lu was choked by Concubine Chen's words. "It's said that you complain in the palace all day long, and it's useless. And my marriage, don't go to the queen mother or the emperor to talk about it. I always have my own plans in mind, and my mother doesn't have to worry about me anymore. ”

After that, Xiao Lu didn't give Concubine Chen a chance to take over the conversation, so she pulled out her hand and turned around and went out.

Concubine Chen was stunned, and then cried nonstop.

In Xiao Xuan's own hall, the table was full of gifts. The princes, the princes, the concubines, the side concubines, etc., all sent gifts, and the palace of the eldest princess of Yongshou, the mansion of King Xian, and the mansion of Liguo outside the palace also gave gifts. Xiao Xuanyuan's aunt in the Saibei Mu Palace's house had sent someone to send a heavy gift a few months earlier, and she arrived at the concubine just in time for Xiao Xuan and Lu Li.

"Dan Tangerine, you can write down these gifts in a while, and then put them in the warehouse." Xiao Xuan has been opening gifts for the past two days, and she is about to open them softly.

"Yes, Princess."

Xiao Xuan had a lot of precious jewelry on the dressing table, Xiao Xuan lazily lay on the dressing table, and twisted a delicately made three-winged warbler feather hairpin in his hand to play.

Because Xiao Xuan likes to eat sweets, Emperor Chu will order the people in the imperial kitchen to specially make snacks that Xiao Xuan likes to eat every day, and send someone to deliver them while they are hot, changing the tricks every day.

Today's dim sum was delivered, and it was Lulin who picked it up.

When Lu Lin came over with snacks, he happened to look at Xiao Xuan lying on his stomach in a daze, and he looked a little unhappy.

"Princess, here comes the refreshment." Lu Lin put the snack on the table and stepped forward to ask curiously. "What's the matter, isn't the princess happy?"

"Nothing." Xiao Xuan straightened up and put down the hairpin in his hand. "It's just that I'm a little bored in the palace."

Because Xiao Xuan was getting older, Emperor Chu was not worried about her safety, so he rarely let her out of the palace to play.

Originally, during the period when King Yujun was raised in Yihua Palace, she could spend a lot of time playing with King Yujun every day.

But a year ago, the eldest princess took King Yujun back to her side to raise. That's okay, the left and right are in the palace, and Xiao Xuan still goes to find King Yujun every now and then. The sixth princess Zhao also gave birth to a son and a daughter after marriage, and Xiao Xuan will go over every three or five days to have a look.

But a few years ago, Emperor Chu ordered all the married princes to go out of the palace to build a mansion.

There were so many fewer people in the palace, and it suddenly seemed a lot empty. In addition, Emperor Chu has not entered any new concubines in the harem in recent years, and the harem is much quieter.

"Your Majesty isn't all for the safety of the princess." Seeing that Xiao Xuan's mood was not high, Lu Lin hurriedly turned around and brought the snacks on the table to Xiao Xuan. "Princess, let's have some snacks, the slave and maid see that today is a new trick."

"Hey, I don't want to go anywhere else, but I just want to go to the eldest brother and sixth brother's house to see my brother and sister." Xiao Xuan dispensably twisted a piece of dim sum and took a bite. The unexpected taste was very good, and after eating a few pieces in a row, the rubbing gradually eased down. "After the eldest brother and the sixth brother moved out, I haven't seen Brother Yu and them for a long time. Recently, I have spoken to my father several times, but he will not allow me to leave the palace. ”

"Didn't it be for the office owner's courtesy?" Lu Lin looked at Xiao Xuan and calmed down, and said with a smile. "Besides, the slave maid has heard people say, recently I don't know where to fight a group of people in the imperial capital, what is the name of the Red Lotus Sect, and they are preaching everywhere. Because of these people, there have been a lot of troubles in the imperial capital recently. I heard that the mansions of several princes are under martial law, and they must be strictly inspected whether they enter or leave the city gate. ”

"Ah, has this happened lately?" Xiao Xuan was surprised, so he pulled Lu Lin and asked. "What's that.... Red Lotus Sect, what is the origin? ”

"Where can the slave and maid speak clearly, the slave and maid are just listening to the words of those servants who go out of the palace to buy." Seeing that Xiao Xuan was interested in this matter, Lu Lin hurriedly searched his stomach and thought about what he had learned from others. "I heard that the people who came here all spoke with the accent of the south, and claimed that as long as they believed in their Red Lotus Sect, they would be able to avoid all diseases. There are quite a few people in the imperial capital who believe it, even if they are seriously ill, they don't want to go to the hospital to see a doctor. Instead, they sold their property, saying that they were paying tribute to the sect leader, and if the church leader accepted the money, he would be able to protect them. At first, some people were cured, but later it is said that some people were so sick that they didn't want to take medicine, so they died. ”

"Really?" Xiao Xuan said in surprise. "Where is there such a good thing, if there is such a good thing, then all the doctors in the world will lose their jobs."

"Isn't it, most of the people who believe in them are poor and sick." Green Forest said with a sigh. "However, because of the death of their families, some people went to trouble those Red Lotus Sectists, but they disappeared without a trace, and lived on the streets of inexplicable corpses after two or three days. His Majesty was furious and ordered Jing Zhaoyin to detain all the Red Lotus Cultists, but when Jing Zhaoyin personally led the officials of the Yamen to find the shelter of the Red Lotus Cultists, all those disciples were gone. ”

"All gone?" Xiao Xuan heard it and asked excitedly. "Did you get the news in advance and run away?"

"It shouldn't be, the four gates of the imperial capital have not seen them enter or leave, but the officials have only to open every inch of land in the imperial capital to find it." Green Forest shook his head. "I can't find anyone."

"Well, what about then?"

"There's no later, and I'm not busy with your ceremonies these two days." Lu Lin said with a smile. "I don't have time to listen to people talk about this anymore."

"Haven't you been busy lately?" Xiao Xuan seemed to be addicted to listening, and ordered Lu Lindao. "You go and inquire about the follow-up, and if you find out something, come back and talk to me."

"Okay, slave gets it."

In the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion, Sister Chu stayed in the courtyard of the Duansu County Lord, sitting at the desk with a brush and looking at the red seriously and carefully.

Lord Duansu sat on a chair next to the desk, embroidering flowers, and from time to time he would get up and walk to the table to see how Sister Chu was depicting.

"Mother." After finishing the last one easily, Sister Chu carefully checked all the schoolwork for today, and then put down the brush in her hand with a sigh of relief, jumped off the chair, and ran to the Duansu County Lord to hug her and be coquettish.

"Oops, watch out for the needle." Lord Duansu didn't pay attention, and when Sister Chu pounced over, she hurriedly handed over the things in her hand to the maid on the side. "Done?"

"Yes, it's all done with my mother." Sister Chu leaned on the Duansu County Lord, said coquettishly, and raised her hand to show the Duansu County Lord. "Mother, my fingers are a little red and swollen."

"Well, yes." Lord Duansu took her hand and looked at it, it was indeed a long time to write today, and he turned around and instructed the maid to bring hot water to Sister Chu'er to soak her hands. "Mother will give you a good rub later."

"Thank you, Mother." Sister Chu didn't see her brother for a day today, and now that her homework is finished, she thinks about her brother. "Where did my brother go today, he disappeared early in the morning, and he hasn't come back yet."

"Your brother went out to visit friends." Lord Duansu held Sister Chu'er's right hand and gently kneaded her fingers. "Said he would come back before dinner."

Duan Shaolan really rushed over before dinner, and brought back some food for Sister Chu as usual.

"Your father's mansion has something to do today, so let's have dinner for the three of us first." Lord Duansu looked at Duan Shaolan and couldn't help but instruct him. "Brother Lan, I heard that there has been a lot of unrest in the imperial capital recently, so for your safety, you should go out less these days, and take your sister to study."

"Yes, Mother." Duan Shaolan had always listened to the words of the county lord of Duansu, so he naturally responded.