After that, Huo Yanzhi still found an excuse and taught the steward of Huangzhuang a good lesson.

The steward was inexplicable, and he thought that he had neglected Zhiwei somewhere, and was blown a "pillow wind", so he became more enthusiastic after waiting for Zhiwei.

Zhi Wei was even more inexplicable than the steward, not only wondering the real reason why the emperor was angry because of that book, but also feeling confused about the emperor's unpredictable attitude and the strange points of Manager Zhao.

That day, she still found an opportunity to ask the emperor about her doubts.

Sure enough, His Majesty did not hesitate to tell her that the war in northern Xinjiang was rekindled and she urgently needed the support of the imperial court, so Song Zhige followed the army to northern Xinjiang to serve the country.

However, there is something about the excerpt, no matter how she knocks on the side, His Majesty is unmoved, and he looks unaware.

Zhi Wei thought that maybe the fold was not handed over at all, and it was never seen by His Majesty. Therefore, she no longer needs to doubt and worry that her brother was sent to the frontier because he angered the emperor.

When the brother and sister met, in addition to hugging and crying, of course, they also exchanged big and small things over the years.

Zhiwei didn't have anything to say here, and in just a few words, she brushed aside all the hardships of being a slave and maid over the years. In her opinion, Song Zhige and Su's self-made experience over the years can be called legendary, which makes her sigh with emotion, and she only hates that she couldn't participate in it and witness it with her own eyes.

Song Zhige said that if it weren't for her bold move of "selling herself" back then, her mother would not have made such a determination, let alone the capital to start from scratch, he might have died of illness in that cold winter. Therefore, at least more than half of the Song family's huge industry now belongs to her, and she will be given a dowry in the future.

Before parting, Song Zhige also told Zhiwei all the industries in Beijing, asked her to remember the address of Song's house, and said that he had sent a letter to his mother, and it was estimated that he would be able to enter Beijing in a short time, and he would only have the opportunity to reunite with his family one day.

As a result, Zhi Wei didn't wait for the emperor's grace, didn't wait for her mother and the Song house, but only waited for the bad news that her brother went to the battlefield again.

Originally, she still suspected that the emperor had ulterior motives for her, but at this moment, Zhiwei suddenly didn't dare to be sure.

Although she has little experience, she has also heard some stories, and knows that normal people like a person and want to please the other party and win the other party's joy, like Hongying treats Mr. Jia like this.

However, if the emperor really wanted her, how could he be so busy sending her brother who had just left the battlefield out again?

The commanders and generals of the DPRK and China are rare, but can the little generals of the fifth grade be missing Song Zhige?

Zhiwei knew that she was not right to think like this, but she just couldn't worry about her brother An Wei, and even faintly turned this anxiety into a faint resentment towards the emperor.

If Madame Qin knew her thoughts, she would definitely be upset for the emperor.

Because, Song Zhige will be named to go on the expedition, which is indispensable for her and her good husband to "add fuel to the fire".

Since the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, Qin Zhongguang has met Song Zhige, a junior general, in private, and appreciated him even more after a deep talk. So, when the war in northern Xinjiang broke out again, he recommended Song Zhige without avoiding his relatives.

Huo Yanzhi is optimistic about Song Zhige, a rising star, and also wants him to sharpen one or two more, accumulate more experience and credit, and replace those deep-rooted veterans in the future. But he also had some regrets for his talents, seeing that Song Zhige had just finished his long journey in South Vietnam and returned to the capital, and because of Zhiwei, he wanted him to take a break and then go out to brush up on his military exploits.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Qin Zhongguang said it, there were still many people in the court who echoed it, including a few civil officials.

In the end, even Song Zhige himself stepped forward and expressed his loyalty.

The trend of the times, Huo Yanzhi could only agree with kindness, but then called Song Zhige and several other named generals to go to the imperial study to talk, looking very important.

There was a lot of discussion among the military attachés, and many people felt that Song Zhige was too young and too popular, but he was afraid that his mentality would be easily unbalanced and he would suffer losses on the battlefield, and he also advised the commander surnamed Jiang to admonish him a lot, don't let him go astray, Yunyun.

Qin Zhongguang listened to these sour words, and only smiled, and there was some doubt in his heart.

His good father-in-law who served in the military department disagreed with him politically, and when Weng and his son-in-law basically did not agree on anything, and a few years ago, they would quarrel in public from time to time over ordnance matters, how could he suddenly take the initiative to echo himself today?

It's weird!

Qin Zhongguang didn't think much about it, and he didn't know that after the end of the day, his good father-in-law sent someone to send a short note to his good lady with only "The matter is finished".

The snow-white letter paper was slowly flattened, but the creases on it were criss-crossed, and it was obvious that the owner had opened it several times, but he was very uneasy.

"Madame is reading the young master's letter again, the wind blows at night and I don't sleep, and I have a headache when I get up tomorrow!"

Siluo spoke playfully, but her hand was extremely nimble as she pulled the letter away from Su's face.

"Good lady, you can recite it backwards, so don't look at it. This precious letter is still put away by the slaves and maids, and the three pillars of fragrance are offered every day. ”

Su Shi slapped her with a gesture, and sighed faintly: "It would be nice if only he was still in Jiangnan at this time." Zhige's letter was written at the beginning of the month, and it has only now been delivered to me. When we return to the capital, it will be at least winter. I don't know if the waterway can be walked, in case it freezes, I'm afraid I won't have to delay until the fast moon......"

Siluo disagreed: "Madame, this is a mess of concern, even if the waterway can't go, do we still lack that little bit of carriage and horse fare?" As long as you don't encounter the green forest heroes blocking the road and robbing it......"

Su Shi glared at her angrily: "This girl, she can't say something good in her mouth." ”

As a result, I was really told by the little girl Siluo.

Before they left Shu County, they met a mountain bandit with a meaty face in the mountains.

On the outskirts of the capital, Zhiwei has been waiting for her mother's arrival.

The elder brother must have informed her mother of her whereabouts, even if her mother could not enter the imperial village due to her identity, she could intercede with the steward and let herself go out for a quarter of an hour or two. Even if she really can't be accommodating, or if the emperor asks her to return to the palace on a whim one day, so that she can't see each other, she can always leave a letter or something to pass on one or two to make a thought.

But she waited until the end of winter when her brother left Beijing, and she didn't wait for anyone to come to her door to ask to see her.

However, the emperor came back and forth a few times, and even once, he brought all the bits and pieces she left in the Qiande Palace, including the pot of thorny golden tigers.

Zhiwei's psychological pressure was even greater, and she couldn't live anymore, so she finally thought of a compromise method, moved out of the west wing of Heshan Residence, lived in a small room on the side, and forced Jiangxue and others to move a room for her.

Huo Yanzhi didn't know about her private tossing, and he had never set foot in the West Wing, every time he came over, he just read a book silently, and from time to time let her read a paragraph to help her sleep.

Sometimes, Zhi Wei saw that the emperor was asleep and was ready to retreat, but as soon as she stopped, the emperor opened his eyes again, and accused her of being lazy with an expressionless face, and she could only silently accept the fact that she was an emotionless reading machine.

Sometimes, the emperor would suddenly test her on the content of the book, or chat with her, and the tone would even be a little lazy and casual.

Whenever this happens, Zhiwei is extremely nervous.

For example, on this day, the emperor listened to her read a book related to water control, and suddenly asked her: "Are all the women in Jiangnan as proficient in water control as you?" ”

Zhi Wei could only stammering to defend the Jiangnan women, lest she ruin their good reputation as gentle and lovely.

The emperor didn't stop in time, and continued to ask curiously: "Then how did you learn?" Could it be that Song Zhige taught you? ”

Zhi Wei saw that the emperor was quite interested in talking, and it was not good to be cold, so she could only answer honestly.

"The slave and maid did not know how to drink water before entering the palace, and the mother said that it was only learned by boys, so the slave and maid were not allowed to learn. My brother was not in good health when he was young, and he never went into the water, but the slave and maid don't know if he will ...... now."

Huo Yanzhi was even more curious when he heard this: "Listening to what you say, your water trick was actually learned in the palace?" What's going on? ”

It's no wonder that he made a fuss, he can only say that the inner court with strict palace rules and the water that is almost exclusive to boys are not touched at all, let alone collected on a little girl.

Zhi Wei's expression darkened: "Concubine Kang is a southerner, and her water skills are exquisite. When the weather was good, she once took a few slaves and maids to secretly go to the most remote pool in the imperial garden to play in the water, and the slaves and maids were also taught by her......"

Huo Yanzhi thought that her expression was gloomy because she remembered the old lord Concubine Kang who died of illness, so she was a little embarrassed.

He racked his brains to say a good word for Concubine Kang: "Concubine Kang is indeed very lively, and I even ate the sweet cake she gave me once when I was young." It's a pity ......"

It's a pity that the first emperor liked the coquettish interpreter Yuan Guifei, not the smug Concubine Kang who dared to take the palace maid to the water.

Zhi Wei smiled lightly, and her bright smile flashed in her mind, as well as her self-talk in no one's place.

"What is the emperor? Isn't it just a common cucumber! It's not uncommon for the old lady to slap him! When the welfare of the concubine is so good, as long as no one comes to frame her, it's not bad to just eat and wait for death~"

It is undeniable that these rebellious words caused a great shock in her heart at the age of eleven or twelve. However, in the years that followed Concubine Kang, Zhiwei did watch her live a very happy life, and slowly understood her way of doing things, and gradually recognized it.

Compared with Concubine Kang, the other concubines were too tired, but in the end, they couldn't live much better than Concubine Kang, and even many people died in front of Concubine Kang, which can be said to be very ironic.

In these days when she doubted the emperor's mind and worried about her future, Zhi Wei even thought that if the emperor really wanted to incorporate her into the harem, she would not be able to refuse, after all, she was afraid that the emperor would be angered and drag down her mother and brother. However, she can learn Concubine Kang's philosophy of life, so she lives her own life behind closed doors and ignores others.

But she soon remembered her original intention of learning to make water, not to please Concubine Kang, but for the sake of the little girl in the depths of her memory, and herself.

The girl with the rustic name, because her face was like a full moon and her complexion was white, she was given the elegant name of Qiuyue.

Qiu Yue is Zhiwei's first friend in the palace, and she may be the only friend who is really close to her. But she didn't survive the second year of entering the palace, and drowned in a very shallow pool, a pool where it was almost impossible to drown people.

Qiu Yue did not die from drowning, but because, unfortunately, she happened to pass by at that time, and she became a victim of the battle between the high-ranking people.

And the so-called high-ranking ones are actually a few show girls to be selected, and they are not even concubines!

Zhi Wei watched Qiu Yue's swollen body being dragged to be buried, watching some of the show girls lose the election, some of them were in high school, and watching the two people in high school be promoted, favored, and fall out of favor, as if watching an absurd and bizarre drama.

When the first emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the concubines entered the palace one after another, the past history repeatedly, and those open and secret fighting methods were used tirelessly, and there was no novelty at all.

Can such a court accommodate the second Concubine Kang?

Can the queen, the concubine, and the virtuous concubine tolerate her?