After only a year out of the palace, Sizhen looked at the glazed tiles of Cining Palace, and only felt that the palace was like snow in winter, even colder, and even the carved fence and jade masonry looked extraordinarily cold, as if broken ice was scattered, with a cold halo.

Walking into the Dongnuan Pavilion of Cining Palace, she breathed a sigh of relief, saluted like a ceremony, squatted and half-knelt under the queen mother's phoenix couch, quietly looked at the dignified and gorgeous beautiful woman on the couch, and said softly: "Ah Zhen asks the queen mother, and the queen mother has a long life." ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and the corners of her eyes were moist, and she said continuously: "Zhen girl, get up quickly, come to the mourning family, and let the mourning family take a good look at you." ”

Sizhen got up obediently, first greeted the queen and the others, and then walked over, sat on the brocade next to the queen mother's phoenix couch, looked at the queen mother and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the queen mother, Ah Zhen didn't suffer anything when she went out, you see, everything is fine." ”

The Queen Mother took a closer look, then nodded and said, "It's just that you've lost some weight, look at your little face, it's all pointed." ”

Sizhen said with a smile: "It's not thin, it's that I've grown tall, so I look thin, and the queen mother doesn't have to worry." Queen Mother, Ah Zhen is blessed by you this time, and she can see it for a long time when she goes out. There are eighteen monsters in Yunnan, which is particularly ridiculous, you can't imagine that they are carrying dolls on their backs to worship the church......"

Concubine Duan Shun covered her mouth and said in surprise: "There is still such a rule, do men there like to marry women with oil bottles?" ”

"It's not a drag oil bottle, that kid is a man's." Sizhen shook her head and explained: "The custom of trying to marry ethnic minorities over there, only the woman can hold a wedding with the man if she has a child, probably because the population is relatively small, so that you can guarantee that you can marry a woman who is IKEA and a man, but people outside don't understand, so it is passed on to worship with a doll on her back." ”

Hearing her say something interesting, the queen asked curiously, "What is the second monster?" ”

Now this queen Borzigit Ronghui, who was born in the same year as Sizhen, is two months younger than her, and is not yet fourteen, but fortunately, the Mongolian woman is tall, and she doesn't look too small, but her round face is still a little childish.

Compared with her predecessor queen, Meng Guqing's brightness, Ronghui's appearance can only be regarded as dignified and generous, but fortunately, her personality is not as strong as Meng Guqing, so although she has not been blessed since entering the palace, she is still a kind and smiling Mimi, and because of her young age, she is particularly interested in peers like Sizhen.

Sizhen saw the longing in the queen's eyes, so she smiled and continued: "The second strange thing is the sunrise in the east and the rain in the west, Yunnan is a plateau, ten miles of different days, often it is pouring rain here, and it is still a bright day over there, which is suitable for drying quilts." ”

“…… The fourth blame is that the eggs are tied to sell, because the place is on the side, the trade is inconvenient, the goods are usually carried by people and horses, and it is very inconvenient to buy and sell the eggs if they are fragile, so the clever people wrap the eggs in grass and tie them into strings, which is convenient and safe. "Sizhen gave the eighteen monsters of Yunnan to everyone one by one.

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"Sixteen monsters are brought by the doll out of the man, the girls over there have a very high status, at home, they are all the world of aunts and grandmothers, and there is a Mosuo tribe, the practice of marriage, is a woman, you can have ......" Sizhen suddenly realized her gaffe, covered her mouth and looked at the Queen Mother, whose face had changed and changed, and quietly stuck out her tongue and said: "That custom, in our opinion, is of course the most uncivilized, but there are few Mosuo people, and there is no way." ”

The Queen Mother saw that Sizhen had rounded up her words, and she was worried that her reprimand, which was originally just about customs, would cause others to speculate more, so she didn't speak, but snorted softly.

The queen innocently asked: "If you get married, what if you have children?" ”

The atmosphere in the warm pavilion cooled down for a while.

Sizhen said vaguely: "If a child is born, it will be raised by the biological mother and her brother." ”

Only then did the queen understand, and she blushed and spat out: "What a barbarian, such a custom, the identity of the child's father is not known at all......"

Feeling that she didn't speak very well on this topic, Sizhen hurriedly said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, Ah Zhen has improved a lot of chess skills when she goes out this time, why don't you let Ah Zhen accompany you to play chess?" ”

"Just your stinky chess basket, dare you say that you are diligent?" The Queen Mother glanced at her with disgust, turned back to Concubine Ke and the others and said, "You are not allowed to remind her when you play chess for a while." ”

Except for Concubine Ke, all the concubines present were full of concubines, and they had no experience in the Go game played by the Han people, so it was naturally impossible to mention Sizhen.

However, the queen said with great interest: "My aunt also loves to play Go now, Ah Zhen, you are free, you can go and play two games with her." ”

Sizhen didn't see Concubine Jing today, and she was a little strange in her heart, but after listening to the queen's words, she knew a little in her heart, Concubine Jing was the queen in the past, and she was the aunt of the queen now, if she wanted to come over to ask the queen mother for peace, she had to give the concubine to the queen, which was really difficult for the woman with a strong temperament.

I'm afraid that I love to play Go, and it's also because of the loneliness in the deep palace, and I have to cultivate a hobby that I have to cultivate.

She has always liked Concubine Jing, who is beautiful and straightforward, and nodded immediately: "Okay, Ah Zhen will follow the instructions of the queen mother and go to see Concubine Jing in a while." ”

The Queen Mother sighed, touched Sizhen's head and said: "Concubine Jing is sick now, and she is fasting and reciting Buddha, she doesn't like to see people, if you go, open more to untie her, and let her come out for a walk, although her body is not good, but she is always alone in the house, and it is not a problem." ”

As soon as Concubine Duanshun said: "According to the concubine, Concubine Jing is a heart disease......" was forced back by the queen mother with a cold glance.

"The queen is still young, you have to watch everything in the palace for her, think more for her, don't let the mourning family know that you bully her young, and use her as a Qiao one by one, otherwise, no matter who it is, the mourning family will never spare her." The Queen Mother said lightly.

Although the tone is not heavy, the meaning of the words is clear, no one is allowed to speak ill of Concubine Jing in front of the queen and provoke the relationship between their aunts and nephews.

But Sizhen has already understood from Concubine Duanshun's words, Concubine Jing is afraid that she still hopes that the emperor can understand, can know her heart for him, and sooner or later restore her posteriority, after all, she is his wife, the original wife, just waited and waited, did not wait for the emperor to understand, but waited for the will of the new queen.

As soon as the new queen entered the door, Concubine Jing fell ill, and stayed quietly and lonely in the Yongshou Palace, and really became Concubine Jing.

At this time, Sizhen was a little lucky, she never picked out the emperor's affection, nor did she let go, if she loved, it was hard to guarantee that one day she would not become Concubine Jing, or the queen, or one of the concubines Duanshun.

Happy for a man, sad for a man, for a man, and regard other women in the world as enemies.

That's horrible!

She couldn't help but shudder, took the chessboard brought by the palace maid and interrupted her thoughts: "Queen Mother, it's still Ah Zhen who holds the sunspot, go first......"

The Queen Mother laughed: "Yo, just now I boasted that my chess skills have increased greatly, so this is exposed." Okay, the mourning family still lets you have three sons, you go first. ”

Sizhen smiled and picked up a black jade chess piece and put it on the chessboard.

At the beginning, the Queen Mother was still a little unconcerned, and her expression became solemn as she went down, and sometimes she had to think for a while before she put the white jade chess pieces on the chessboard.

Sizhen is still the same as before, smiling without thinking, and puts down a chess piece as if playing.

In the past ten months after leaving the palace, she often played chess with Sun Yanling, and her chess skills have improved a lot.

What the Queen Mother learned, after all, is a game of being a boudoir in the palace, which is completely different from Sun Yanling's routine of treating Go as a battlefield training.

It was going down, and the Queen Mother vaguely felt that the chessboard was murderous, and she couldn't help but be competitive, and concentrated on fighting against Sizhen.

After all, she is the queen mother, and it is impossible for Sizhen to kill her without leaving a piece of armor, but she is just cleverly expanding her own territory, and she must revitalize the sunspots.

Except for Concubine Ke, everyone else saw that the sunspots of the four chastities were surrounded by the queen mother's white sons, and they looked like they were about to be wiped out.

Concubine Duan Shun sighed again and again: "Jiang is still old and spicy, and the queen's chess skills are really improving, but I'm afraid that the emperor will come, and it can't be compared." ”

"I can't compare to anything?" As he was speaking, he heard the voice of Fulin coming in.

Concubine Duanshun was surprised and delighted, since the queen was established, the emperor and the queen mother were angry, and even went to Cining Palace to ask for peace, not to mention talking to them, the concubines, listening to this voice today, it is in a good mood.

Glancing at Sizhen, who got up to greet each other, Concubine Duanshun thought: I just don't know who the emperor will protect if this person is against Prince Xiang Fujin?

A smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and Ying Yingfu went down: "The concubine asks the emperor for peace, and the emperor is blessed with gold-"

After Fulin asked the queen mother to say goodbye, and raised her hand to let them get up, Concubine Duanshun covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "A few concubines, I am watching the queen mother and Zhen Gege play chess, the queen mother is showing her power today, Zhen Gege is about to lose, and the concubine said that the queen mother's current chess skills are only afraid that the emperor can't compare." ”

Fu Lin glanced at the chessboard, and when he saw it, he smiled and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, do you still have sunspots in your chess skills?" It's too much of a virgin girl's advantage, no wonder she wants to lose, and you won't let the queen mother let it go. ”

Concubine Duanshun didn't understand for a while, and said with a smile: "The emperor is confused, doesn't this game of chess say that the black son is respectful, of course, Zhen Gege is the black child, and the queen mother is the white child...... You see, the queen mother's white son has surrounded the black son, and victory is in sight. ”

Fu Lin glanced at the chessboard and looked at the Queen Mother in surprise: "Queen Mother, are you holding a white son?" ”

The Queen Mother nodded and laughed: "They don't understand, they think that the virgin girl is going to lose to the mourning family, Concubine Ke, tell them, how many ambushes are hidden in that white man?" ”