Zhuang Changyuan's reward, Zhuang Siyan didn't think about it, but soon after, she received another gift.

It is also from the bookmaker, but it has a different meaning for her.

11th lunar month.

For the Dasheng Dynasty, this is the real midwinter season.

The weather is already cold and frozen, and those concubines usually don't come out to hang around, anyway, there is nothing for them to do with the emperor now, so it is better to warm up in the palace for a while.

But Ling Tiancheng still got up every day on the fifth watch to go to the court, but several old ministers in the court were absent because the weather was too cold.

Or maybe it's because of Zhuang Changyuan.

Because most of those who are absent are usually not dealing with him.

Zhuang Changyuan is less than fifty years old, and he is very well maintained, and if you look at it from his face alone, he is about forty years old.

He is slightly fat, but he is very tall, and when he wears an official uniform, he can't show his fat at all.

The facial features are also considered Zhou Zheng, when he was young, he should also be regarded as a beautiful man, and he became a big official at a young age, so he married a woman from a yard.

Of course, I also gave birth to a lot of children.

Zhuang Siyan is only one of his many children, and he is still the least favored one, because her mother is just an ordinary peasant family, so she followed Zhuang Changyuan and came by selling herself to bury her father.

Zhuang Changyuan casually threw a piece of silver and asked her for life.

A woman who has no power, no power and no means, you can imagine how difficult it has been in a place like the Prime Minister's Mansion.

So not long after the original owner Zhuang Siyan was born, the woman died.

In Zhuangfu, the death of a concubine is a common thing, and no one will care.

However, she left behind a daughter.

The original owner Zhuang Siyan is different from her mother, probably inheriting Zhuang Changyuan in IQ and EQ, so she has been very scheming since she was a child.

Among the many children, it was not easy for her to stand out, but it attracted the attention of Ling Tiancheng, who was temporarily living in their house at that time.

So Zhuang Changyuan later looked at her differently.

It is not an exaggeration to say that a woman in this era is an object, a pawn for her father to climb the elite, and a tool for her husband's family to give birth to the next generation.

A daughter has been raised, if she can't marry a good family and can't have children, this life will be more painful than death.

After the original owner Zhuang Siyan successfully attracted Ling Tiancheng's attention, Zhuang Changyuan felt that this daughter was extraordinary, and he also focused more on her.

At that time, Ling Tiancheng was still a waste prince, and he had no effect, otherwise he would not have stayed in his mansion.

Although he was a prince at that time, he was responsible for educating the princes.

But the other princes were all raised in the palace, and only he was kicked out, which shows how much the emperor hated him at that time.

Therefore, Zhuang Changyuan was not optimistic about his future, and secretly led another powerful son to the door.

Fortunately, the original owner Zhuang Siyan and this son hit it off at first sight, and the two got better and better, and finally reached the point of talking about marriage.

It was at this time that Ling Tiancheng was recruited back to the palace, and as soon as he went back, he was reused.

After successfully completing a few things, he was crowned king, built his own mansion, and then the emperor's various marriages, and then married the daughters of many powerful people.

His position was also raised again and again, and finally became the head of all the princes, and even Concubine An Guifei, who was very favored at that time, recognized him as a son, which was regarded as a correct name for Ling Tiancheng.

At this time, Zhuang Changyuan was in a very awkward position.

The marriage contract with the son surnamed Jia has been completed, if he does not marry Zhuang Siyan, then he will become the one who destroys the marriage, and the power of the Jia family in the court is not lost to him at all.

Once this feud is settled, unless Ling Tiancheng really becomes the emperor, his life will not be easy for Zhuang Changyuan, and the Jia family will find an opportunity to take revenge on him.

But he could also see that when Ling Tiancheng lived in his mansion, he was very fond of Zhuang Siyan, and if he married her to the palace, it would undoubtedly be more powerful than climbing to the Jia family himself.

Zhuang Changyuan was uncertain about his plan, but there was an accident in the court.

The emperor's condition worsened, and overnight, he collapsed.

At the same time, Ling Tiancheng was supported by everyone and directly boarded the emperor's dragon chair.

Things are so fast that even the parties concerned haven't seen it clearly, the world has changed greatly, and the throne has been moved.

Zhuang Changyuan went to the court again, and looked at the young man sitting on the dragon chair, who was once humble and helpless to live in his own house, and his heart was really full of feelings.

He began to plan to send Zhuang Siyan to the palace.

It's just that this daughter, who has always been smart, seems to be fascinated at this time, only good with Jia Gongzi, no matter what Zhuang Changyuan says, she is unwilling to enter the palace, and uses this as a threat, if Zhuang Changyuan forces her again, she will die.

This incident has dragged on for more than two years, and Zhuang Changyuan's position in the DPRK and China is in danger day by day because of this incident.

In the end, he was caught by Ling Tiancheng and wanted to sentence him to a crime of treason.

However, Zhuang Xiang is Zhuang Xiang, who has been an official in the court for many years, and the relationship is complicated and the connections are intertwined.

Before Ling Tiancheng could do this, he had already learned the news, and wept bitterly and told Zhuang Siyan about it.

said bluntly: "Now that my father is Xiangye, the Jia family is naturally willing to admit this family business, but if the emperor really does it and accuses me of treason, then our family will die, so how can Gongzi Jia marry you?" ”

He burst into tears, and he really moved Zhuang Siyan, quickly divorced the Jia family, and directly sent her to the palace, becoming Ling Tiancheng's talent.

Although Ling Tiancheng still did it to him later, it was only a few months before Zhuang Changyuan stood on top of the court again.

Thinking about it, I still admire myself a little, if it wasn't for the iron-blooded wrist at that time, sending my daughter to the palace, let alone returning here, it is difficult to say whether I can keep my head on the neck.

Zhuang Changyuan's face unconsciously smiled, and he shook his head when he looked at the vacant seat of Master Jia, who had taken sick leave because he was dissatisfied with him.

The children have no fate, and it is no wonder that he is not surprised.

Today, there are many events to be discussed in the court, and Zhuang Changyuan mainly listens, but he is very concerned about the birthday of the Empress Dowager An.

However, Ling Tiancheng's attitude towards this matter was casual: "The birthday of the Queen Mother is arranged by the Ministry of Rites every year, and this year is fine." ”

All the ministers nodded yes and did not say much.

However, after the dispersal of the court, they still asked each other how to spend the Queen Mother's birthday this year.

Ling Tiancheng said that it was the same as in previous years, but it was actually different, because this year, Empress Dowager An is fifty years old.

According to the saying, more than half a hundred years old is an integer, even in the people's homes, which is different from the usual longevity.

Although Empress Dowager An looks very tender, and it is not a forty-year-old person to say that she is a forty-year-old, but the etiquette that should be there is no less.

When the ministers were thinking about what gift to give to the Empress Dowager An, Zhuang Changyuan had already quietly asked people to prepare one and send it to the palace.

It's not for Empress Dowager An, but for Zhuang Siyan.

Zhuang Siyan was sitting in the side hall of the Xuan Hall at that time, and the cold weather really made people not interested in doing anything.

Now that Zhuang Changyuan is also back, according to common sense, he should be in peace for a while at this time.

But Zhuang Siyan always felt that this old man Zhuang was extraordinary, so he wondered how to meet him.

The concubine who entered the palace wanted to meet her parents again, it was a dream.

No matter who it is, how prominent the family background is, and when she enters the palace, she is the emperor's woman, and foreign men can't see each other, unless they have great merit, such as giving birth to a son to the emperor, so that their own mother can come over to meet.

This is already a supreme favor, and it has to be the kind of extremely favored concubine to get.

So when Zhuang Siyan discussed with Lan Xin to see Zhuang Changyuan, the little girl's face changed color.

"Miss, although the lord is in the court at Nanchen Gate, you must not go to see him, it is a place where courtiers come and go, if someone sees you running there as a concubine, you will be imprisoned in the cold palace."

Zhuang Siyan glanced at her: "Cold Palace? Haven't I ever been locked up? Isn't it scary? Besides, if I change my clothes and put on makeup, maybe even Old Man Zhuang won't know me, what if others see me? ”

She hadn't told Lan Xin that she had been to Nanchen Gate many times, and she had even been out of the palace.

Regarding the agreement with Ling Tiancheng and the agreement between the two people, Zhuang Siyan hid it from Lan Xin.

The master and servant were talking about this, and a eunuch came in from outside, saying that the dealer had sent a gift to the lady in the palace.

Zhuang Siyan's eyes immediately widened: "Isn't it?" Give me a gift? This is possible. ”

She didn't wait for Lan Xin, she rushed down from her seat directly and ran towards the door of the Xuan Palace.

Because of Ling Tiancheng's order, the other palace people couldn't even step into the door of the Xuan Palace, so they lined up in two lines at this time and stood at the door.

Everyone was holding one thing in their hands, gold and silver jewelry, precious jewels, and they were all quite valuable.

The leading eunuch said: "Niangniang, Master Zhuang said, it will be the Queen Mother's birthday in a few days, you can keep these gifts for the time being, and choose some suitable ones." ”

Zhuang Siyan muttered: What does Empress Dowager An care about me on her birthday? Why should you give me a gift?

But the things are all at the door, and there is no reason to return them, so he happily replied: "Okay, okay, don't pick, I can use it for safekeeping, you go back and say thank you to Lord Zhuang!" ”

As he spoke, the palace people who had already waved their hands to collect the things one by one and move back to the side hall.

She retreated from the palace and looked at the boxes of things on the table, her eyes slowly narrowed.

I didn't rush to open it to check it, but I just touched my chin with my hand and walked in front of the box, admiring it as if I was more interested in it.

For a moment, Zhuang Siyan's gaze finally stayed on a special box.

This one was larger than the others, and the others were all carved, and this one had nothing, but the wood was good, and you could smell the fragrance from it from afar.

Zhuang Siyan looked at it for a while, and then gently opened the lid of the box with his hand.

A turquoise light almost blinded her eyes.

In the box lies a jasper ruyi lying quietly.

It is more than a foot long, and the whole body is turquoise, and it is a fine jade at a glance.

Just such a piece of jade, even if it is not carved at all, it is a sky-high price, but now it has been made into Ruyi.

The lines on it, the polished corners, and everything that can be seen with the naked eye, there is nothing that people don't like.

Zhuang Siyan's eyes were straight, and he couldn't take his eyes off for a long time.

But she also knew very well in her heart that she was afraid that Old Man Zhuang was not so kind, and would give herself this kind of thing, right?