After Zhao learned that his daughter faintly had the appearance of a phoenix and was a person of phoenix life, he was ecstatic, while thinking that his daughter was a person of phoenix life and had the appearance of a phoenix, which meant that his daughter had a lot of stumbling blocks on the way to that position. The first to bear the brunt are Nanling Xiao, the prince of Zhennan, and Nanling Mo, the lord of Ren'an County. She secretly thought that as long as the two of them died, the Zhennan Wangfu might fall into the hands of her own children. When the time comes, his daughter will fight for the position of the queen or marry His Royal Highness King Li to instigate His Royal Highness King Li to fight for that position, and he has military power in his hands, just like His Royal Highness King Ping back then, and the current three princes can easily seize that position.

Even if he didn't marry His Royal Highness King Li and entered the palace, the emperor did not make the imperial concubine the queen, which is not justified. There are still two full years to go before the expiration of the three-year filial piety period, and although the fifteen or sixteen-year-old queen is younger, it is not impossible! The little abacus in Zhao's heart crackled, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became, and he even immediately felt that the palace was already his own after returning home! If it weren't for the fact that she was in the temple, she still had a trace of sanity, and she immediately wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.

Mrs. Jiang also heard about this later that day, and after dinner that night, Mama Jin said: "The old body of the phoenix doesn't care, but the Zhao family can't stabilize it so quickly!" ”

Mama Jin replied: "I'm afraid that it has spread all over the capital now, and the slave maid looked coldly at Mama Huang, who was beside the second lady, and quietly went down the mountain before dinner, and the Huai'an Hou Mansion was probably also very happy." ”

The old princess said worriedly: "The tree is a big wind, so in this way, our palace is afraid that it will be on the cusp." Think about it, Mei'er became the county lord and had an in-law with the concubine's family; Although Mo'er married into the royal family, Prince Yun is not conducive to the line, and he does not belong to the whirlpool of right and wrong, and Mo'er can live quietly for a while after marrying; Xuan girl is now out of the phoenix fate, but I am afraid that she will be elected to the palace if she does not enter the palace in the future! ”

Mama Jin didn't dare to talk, she just kept rubbing the old princess's legs in her hands.

That night, Mama Huang entered the Huai'an Hou Mansion and told the master's words to Zhao Mingzhang, the brother of the current Huai'an Hou Zhao. Mama Huang said: "Master Hou, what the second lady means is that the saint has not been established now, although the little lady is still young now, but after the mourning period is over, it is a good year, and I also ask Lord Hou to consider this layer and arrange it." ”

Zhao Mingzhang is not small, and he has also heard a little about his niece's reputation in Tanzhou, and now he has just returned to the capital, if he can gain a firm foothold in the capital, then the future road will be much easier. He pondered for a moment and said, "Ben Hou will arrange it, you can go back first!" Mama Huang stepped back in response.

Two days later, after the blessing was completed, the Zhang family was left in the nunnery, and the old princess ordered a few rough mothers-in-law to watch the Zhang family, so as not to make any noise about her.

Hanxiang Garden in the West Courtyard of the Palace

Zhao was in the warm pavilion in the east by the subordinates to beat her legs and rub her waist, after all, kneeling and praying for blessings for two days also consumed a lot of physical strength. Mama Huang came in, Zhao waved everyone else down, and couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?" ”

"Madam, Lord Hou said that on the 15th day of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, the 15th Poetry Meeting will be held in Beijing, which is organized by the royal family. Every year on that day, all the sons of the literati and ink families will participate in the election of a leader, and the saint will be named the 'Shangyuan Fairy'. The 'Shangyuan Fairy' in the first two years is now the lady concubine. Hou Ye said, you must let the third lady prepare well, strive to win the championship in one fell swoop that day, and become this year's 'Shangyuan Fairy'. At that time, the Hou Ye will arrange for the third lady's 'phoenix life' to be announced on that day, so as to attract the attention of the saint. Mama Huang said in a low voice.

"We don't know about the selection of Shangyuan fairies in Beijing, the new emperor has been on the throne for two or three years, you also know, last year was Qing'er typhoid fever has not been better, the year before last was Mao Er's accidental fall injury should not be moved, I and the children have not been back to Beijing for three years, this Shangyuan Lantern Festival in Beijing is only afraid that the new emperor ascended the throne to hold it, right?!"

"Yes," Mama Huang bowed her head and replied, "So Hou Ye invited the famous female gentleman in Beijing, Gu Nushi, to carefully tease/teach the third lady, this Gu Nushi is the person selected by the Shangyuan Fairy in the first two years, Hou Ye said that she is quite prestigious in Beijing, and many women from the family who did not go to the women's academy of Yunlu Academy specially invited her to come to teach, so that in the future, the in-laws can look up to it!" However, this female teacher Gu is a little arrogant, and the third lady needs to take care of it a lot. ”

"There are less than seven days left, is it too late?" Zhao said worriedly.

"Madam, don't worry, with the intelligence of the third young lady, Master Hou said, it only takes five days to be enough."

"Then when will Female Master Gu come to the palace?"

"Tomorrow will be at two o'clock."

"There is still an hour before dinner, Lily of the Valley, you go and call the third lady, Yuelan Yulan, the two of you go and clean up the east wing of Lingxueju, and then clean up the guest room closest to Lingxueju in the west courtyard of the palace, you must prepare carefully." Zhao commanded. Outside the door, several big maids were busy with their own orders.

"What did my mother call me?" Nan Lingxuan said as she walked into the room. She was a little unhappy, and she was taking a nap on the soft couch when she was suddenly awakened, and she was still a little unhappy in her heart.

Zhao touched her hand lovingly, looked up at Nanling Xuan's bright face, and said: "Xuan'er, you are getting better and better-looking, and when you reach the end of the year, you will definitely be crowned with beauty, and you will be the only one who will be crowned with the supreme throne in the future." ”

"Mother, what are you talking about!" Nan Lingxuan said embarrassedly.

"Xuan'er, we haven't been back to Beijing for the New Year for two years, your uncle said, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in a few days will be hosted by the royal family, there will be a Shangyuan poetry meeting, and there will be a public competition in the most lively place in Beijing, and the woman who wins the championship will be crowned with the title of 'Shangyuan Fairy', and the man will be favored by His Majesty in the spring......"

"But, mixed sex?" Nan Lingxuan asked, "If they are mixed together, my daughter is not very sure." ”

"Your uncle said it was a separate competition, but everyone was considerable. Our palace will be in the first few rows, and your uncle specially invited Gu Nushi, one of the judges of the poetry club, to come into the palace to adjust/teach you, and it will be ...... tomorrow at two o'clock."

"Really?" Nan Lingxuan said happily, "Is it possible that with this Gu female teacher's tutelage/teaching, her daughter must be expected to win the championship?" ”

"Yes, you have to learn by heart." Zhao said with a smile, "At that time, as long as you win the championship, your uncle will make public the fact that you are a phoenix in front of Your Majesty." The mother and daughter whispered in the warm pavilion, and the more Zhao spoke, the happier he became, and even looked forward to the glory that his daughter would bring to him as the mother of a country in the future......

Lingmo Temple

As soon as Nanling Mo arrived at the palace, Mei Qian hurriedly came up to report: "County Lord, Jianqiu is dead." ”

"Dead? Doesn't it make people take a good look at her and sell it out after the year? Nanling Mo was surprised, "When did you die?" ”

"It's the day the county lord just went to Fayun Temple." Mei Qian replied, "Uncle Fu directly swept it with a piece of grass and let people pull it out for burial." ”

"At the current Spring Festival, I'm afraid that it will be thrown in a mass grave." Mei Xi took over the conversation, "County Lord, the fourth young lady has woken up." ”

"Awake? Then I'll go see the fourth sister. After Nanling Mo finished speaking, she asked Mei Xi to take her medicine box and walk towards Shulan Pavilion.

Shulan Court

"Fourth Miss, Aunt Jiang, the county lord has arrived." Rufen came in to report.

This is the first time Nan Lingmo has come to Shulan Pavilion, she has not had much contact with this concubine before, she has only met a few times at the family banquet, but she has not talked, plus Nanling Xiang herself is also relatively cowardly, always hiding behind Concubine Jiang, Nanling Mo has never really paid attention to her.

Nanling Mo walked into Shulan Pavilion, Concubine Jiang Shu hurriedly got up to salute her, she hurriedly said: "Aunt Jiang doesn't have to be polite, it's all her own family, how is the fourth sister today?" ”

Nanling Xiang looked at Nanling Mo with tears in her eyes and cried: "Second sister, Xiang'er hurts so much, I hurt so much." Nanling Mo sat on the edge of the bed, rubbed her hair, picked up a handkerchief and wiped her tears, and patiently coaxed: "Fourth sister, don't worry, second sister will show you your injuries." ”

Nan Lingmo uncovered the wound, this was the first time Concubine Jiang Shu and Nan Lingxiang saw the wound on the knee. Concubine Jiang Shu burst into tears in distress, and Nan Lingxiang was also frightened by this crooked scar, and she was directly stunned for a while. Concubine Jiang Shu said with tears in her eyes: "County Lord, Xiang'er is a girl's family, although this scar is not obvious, but in the future...... So what to do? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, Aunt Jiang and the fourth sister don't worry, there is still more than half of the Yuxuesheng muscle cream that my grandmother gave me last time, and in another seven days, the scar can be applied after it is completely healed, and the fourth sister is young and will be able to recover soon." Nan Lingmo said while giving medicine to Nan Lingxiang, the knee wound recovered quite well, she took out the best Jinchuang medicine and sprinkled it, and did not forget to remind Mei Xi that she must bring the Yuxuesheng muscle cream to Concubine Jiang Shu in the seventh day.

Concubine Jiang Shu and Nan Lingxiang heard that there was a jade snow muscle cream in the palace that could be used, and their hearts were also relieved. Nan Lingmo glanced at Concubine Jiang Shu, and then made a color to Mei Xi, Mei Xi smiled and saluted Concubine Jiang Shu and said: "Aunt Jiang, the slave is a rough doctor, the fourth lady's injury is on the leg, the bone is very important, and the decoction diet should also be taboo, why don't you take the slave maid to see the fourth lady's diet?" ”

Concubine Jiang Shu is a good observer, and immediately called the people in the house out, Nanling Mo saw that there was no one around, so she smiled and asked Nan Lingxiang: "Fourth sister, how did you fall into the pit that day, can you tell my sister?" I heard Rushan say that the big sister invited you to the back mountain to see the fireflies? ”

Nanling Xiang was entangled for a long time before she said slowly: "After dinner that day, the eldest sister said that the fireflies in the Houshan bamboo forest are particularly beautiful, and I thought that my aunt must not have seen these things, so I caught a little and gave it back to my aunt to make her happy." Later......" Nan Lingxiang said while recalling, "The eldest sister and I got separated, and then I didn't know what happened and I fell into the pit......"

"Do you remember when you were separated from your big sister?"

Nan Lingxiang thought for a long time, and shook her head embarrassedly, "I don't remember, by the way, big sister, I heard my aunt say that Rushan is also missing in the bamboo forest......"

"Yes, my grandmother has ordered a good burial." Nan Lingmo didn't tell her the truth, after all, in her two lifetimes, she was only a child at the age of thirteen. She couldn't bear to tell Nan Lingxiang the cruel truth, for fear that she wouldn't be able to stand it, after all, Rushan and Rufen had been with her for seven or eight years, and their relationship was extraordinary.

"Fourth sister, now you can recuperate with peace of mind, and when the weather is warm, you can let Rushan and Ruixiang help you go to the hospital to bask in the sun, my father instructed Dr. Wang, you must be obedient, and you can't drink the decoction of the bones because of the bitterness." Nan Lingmo advised, "Tomorrow, I'll ask my girl to bring you some notebooks, can you look at it to relieve boredom?" ”

"Okay, thank you second sister." Nanling Mo explained a few words and left Shulan Pavilion.