A snow came quietly, decorating the solemn scenery of the Qi Palace. The golden glazed tiles, the crimson palace lamps, the cornices, the copper bells, the cloister bridge, or the smooth stone steps are all floating with a layer of light snow. The delicate and lovely snow meets the majestic palace, which is particularly graceful, and the yin and yang are coordinated, feminine and masculine.

This is the first snow since the beginning of winter this year, and it has been falling since midnight, starting with the size of a sesame seed, and gradually gathering to the size of a goose feather. When I opened the door in the morning, the snowflakes were still fluttering.

Shen Yun really woke up very early, and at that time he could hear the bell from the bell tower in the distance urging the courtiers to get up early. She smiled and leaned onto the empty bed beside her, as if there was still his residual warmth there.

He was always light on every time he got up, for fear of waking her up, but she slept very lightly, and every time he got out of bed, she could feel it immediately.

Then he leaned down and kissed her, took her in his arms, and whispered. She was always hazy, and she only knew that he was talking, but she could never remember what he said at the time.

She only remembered that his arms were warm, and she was held by him, and she fell asleep peacefully in a few moments.

She was awake by this time, but she didn't want to move yet.

In the courtyard, the palace maid was already sprinkling and sweeping, and occasionally a few light laughter could be heard.

After lying down for another hour, Liu Er opened the door and brought in a fluttering snowflake, which was steamed by the heat in the room, suddenly turned into colorless water vapor, and disappeared. She hung up several layers of tulle curtains in the temple and stretched out her head to look.

Shen Yunzhen saw her tiptoeing, so she sneered and laughed: "Godmother, I'm already awake." ”

Liu February, with a smile, hung up the curtains on her bed, leaned over and patted her: "Breakfast has been prepared, it's time to get up, right?" ”

Liu Eryue was so close to her that she could feel a chill emanating from her. Shen Yunzhen rubbed her eyes, turned over to look at her again, and didn't mean to get up.

Liu February: "Even the little prince has woken up, are you still lying in bed as a concubine, are you ashamed?" ”

Chengyuan rarely cries at night, sleeps very steadily, naturally, and is full of energy during the day, and gets up early.

"Where's Yoshiko?" She asked.

"Playing in the snow in the garden, with Qingluo with him."

She listened carefully, only to notice the sound of a little boy shouting in the yard, hey, hey, hey, hey!

"Qingluo, Qingluo!" He shouted, "Ha! ”

Immediately, there was a girl's scream in the courtyard, and it was the hearty laughter of the little boy, and several palace maids shouted: "Yoshiko, Yoshiko, run slowly, beware of falling!" ”

Shen Yunzhen smiled and shook her head, Jizi is a slow-burning child, and after spending a long time with them, that playful nature can be gradually released.

"Get up, slave and maid give you a freshness." Liu February reached out to help her.

She suddenly asked: "What about Yangxiu, such a good snowfall, it should be called Yangxiu to play with Jizi." ”

Liu February: "The people of Dingxiang Palace said that the master of Concubine De has not been very comfortable recently, and it seems that she is happy. ”

Shen Yun really looked at her: "Really? ”

Liu nodded in February.

"Then we'll visit her in a moment." She got up, quickly straightened her long hair that hung down from her waist, and put on a thin cloak with a fur neckline.

Liu Eryue's combing technique was extremely gentle, Shen Yunzhen looked at his reflection in the mirror, and suddenly remembered that "the years are quiet, and the present world is stable." The verses come.

Hearing the sound of courtesy music on the side of the Qinzheng Palace, Shen Yunzhen twisted a pinch of rouge, slowly fainted in the palm of his hand, and slapped a thin layer on his face.

"What are you doing over there in the Qinzheng Palace?" She asked.

"Oh, Dong, today is the envoy of the Lu State coming to Beijing, so I specially prepared a welcome ceremony."

"Envoy of the State of Lu?" She turned her head to look at Liu February.

She suddenly remembered what Concubine Su De had said that Lu Guo wanted to end the war in a friendly way. She sat silently in front of the mirror, staring blankly at the person in the mirror, fantasizing about the appearance of Princess Lu Guo.

What kind of woman is she? Is it a delicate and lovely lily? Or a bewitching red rose? Or maybe it's the best of both worlds?

I am afraid that there is no emperor in the world who likes war, and her Jing Pei may be too, but his temper is so resolute that he will never compromise under coercion.

She was in her own breath when she heard the sound of a scattered bell from the bell tower. Liu Eryue gently patted her shoulder: "Does the master want to see the emperor?" ”

She turned her head to look at Liu February: "What? ”

Liu February: "The master forgot? The emperor said in the morning, let the master go for a walk from time to time? ”

She is in a good mood, the palace rules are clear, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the concubines who follow the rules rarely go to the imperial study, as if this is the virtue that the concubine should have. But she is different, she is Shen Yunzhen, if Shen Yunzhen follows the rules, then it is not her.

"Okay." As she spoke, she lifted her eyebrow pencil and traced it slightly on the tip of her eyebrow.

Lü's letter this time was slightly different from the previous one, with more concessions on the interests of diplomatic relations, allowing Daqi merchants to be exempted from paying customs duties in Lü, and they could communicate frequently, and Daqi's ships could travel freely on the canals of Lü. But what remains unchanged is that Lu Guo still wants to marry their eldest princess to Daqi in a beautiful way, and in order to show off the scenery, he also specially presented a gift list this time.

The young man behind the envoy of Lu Guo had a delicate face, but his demeanor was not very dignified, and he couldn't help but lower his eyebrows and look at the emperor frequently. Several times, his gaze collided with the emperor's, and he bowed his head again.

Nan Jingpei didn't want to be friendly with Lu Guo at all, so he didn't have much interest in that gift list.

Out of etiquette, Nan Jingpei still didn't say anything serious, just politely refused. But the young retinue seemed to be unwilling, and must give the gift to the emperor. After the dispersal of the dynasty, the courtiers rushed out, and he ignored the obstruction of the eunuchs, and resolutely chased after the emperor from the way back to the imperial study.

Nan Jingpei looked him up and down, and couldn't guess what tricks he was playing.

Donglai cleared his throat and asked, "Envoy of Lu State, my emperor's words have been said very clearly, what are you still chasing after you?" ”

The envoy didn't speak, but just held the yellow silk in both hands and bowed to Nan Jingpei.

Dong looked at the emperor and asked him, "What are you presenting?" ”

The envoy still did not speak, but respectfully presented the written side to the emperor.

Donglai was silent, what kind of tricks did this Lu Guo play, the envoy who didn't say a word, he still saw it for the first time in his life. The yellow silk is a gift list, which the emperor has clearly rejected in the court.

Donglai was a little indignant, and said sharply: "What's the matter with you, how can the envoys of the Lu State be so rude?" ”

The envoy lowered his head and sobbed slightly.

Listen to the voice, like a woman.

Nan Jingpei was stunned for a moment, glanced at Donglai, and roughly guessed that the person in front of him was probably the eldest princess of the country of Lu who was pretending to be a man and pretending to be an envoy.

He didn't know what to do with it for a while, he hadn't encountered it before, no, he had never heard of such an unbelievable act in his history.

It is already extremely inappropriate for a dignified eldest princess to be married to be married to appear in public disguised as a man, not to mention that she also ran to the emperors of other countries to do such a faux pas.

Nan Jingpei coughed lightly and ordered Donglai in a low voice: "Go find the envoys of the Lu State and bring their people back." ”

He didn't say the word princess, or to save this woman's face, the so-called people are difficult to dismantle, Nan Jingpei is not a person who likes to fall into the well, not to mention that the other party is just a weak woman.

Donglai answered, turned around and was about to leave, but he heard the princess of Lu Guo behind him shouting softly: "Don't." ”

He was stunned, and when he looked back, Princess Lu Guo was already kneeling in front of Nan Jingpei.

Donglai also lost his voice: "Your Majesty, this? ”

"Isn't there something unspeakable?" Nan Jingpei asked softly.

Princess Lu Guo gradually lowered her head and nodded hard.

"Then ......," he hesitated for a moment, and then said to her, "let's go to the imperial study and talk." ”

When the princess heard that the emperor had promised to hear her confession, she wiped her tears with joy and followed the eunuchs with a smile.

When he entered the door, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the dress of this princess of Lu Guo, which looked very thin, no wonder she was snorting all the way, and it seemed that she was frozen.

She followed up with the imperial study and knelt down slightly: "Thank you to His Majesty the Great Qi Emperor Long En for receiving you." ”

She said, sniffling again.

Unheard of, unseen! Nan Jingpei glanced at her sideways and secretly gritted her teeth a few times.

"Serve a bowl of ginger soup to the envoys of Lu State." He casually ordered to come east.

Donglai answered, bowed and withdrew, and then he sat down by the bookcase and asked, "If the princess has anything unspeakable, just say it." ”

"Yes," she bit her lip, and her voice was extremely gentle: "The little girl's name is Jiahui, and the Emperor of Great Qi can call it that." ”

He frowned slightly, under normal circumstances, royal women have never been in the habit of showing people by name, even if they are called, they only call titles. For example, his daughter Princess Yangxiu, whose real name is Qiongyu, but whenever he calls her, he just calls her by the title Yangxiu.

"It's good for the princess to be outspoken." He said.

She was scared again, with a look of little daughter's shyness on her face, and she was not in a hurry to speak at this time. Nan Jingpei turned his back a little embarrassed, only expecting Donglai to come back with ginger soup quickly.

He suddenly heard a whirring sound behind him, and turned to see that the princess was actually undressing. He immediately turned his back and said sharply: "The dignified princess of Lu Kingdom, how can you be so frivolous? ”

He angrily walked around the table and towards the door, but heard a report from the eunuch in the courtyard: "Concubine Chen has arrived." ”

He was stunned for a moment, and he was hugged from behind, and as soon as he broke free, the princess fell to the ground, and her face was full of grievances.

He couldn't get out of the doorway, and he didn't know where to go for a while, when the princess pounced on him and grabbed him by the corner of his clothes.

At this time, there was a knock at the door.

"Wait." He shouted.

He booed her in a low voice, but the princess seemed to have heard a very funny story, and suddenly let go of her hand and laughed aloud.

Damn it! Nan Jingpei looked at the figure outside the door, and felt a chill in her heart.