The Great Zhou Emperor holds a birthday feast once a year, and all the princes from all over the world come to Hojing to celebrate together, which can be regarded as a slightly extremely important event in this year!

Congratulatory gifts dedicated to Emperor Zhou Ming, those gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, needless to say.

Speaking of rare treasures alone, there are exquisite gluttonous patterns sent by the Jin Kingdom, exuding a dazzling copper-yellow light, and everyone praises it.

Qin presented a sharp bronze sword, and the surface of the sword body has been finely filed and polished, so it is extremely smooth and bright, and can penetrate more than a dozen layers of silk at a time.

The dragon pattern jade ring offered by Qi Guojin is the same on both sides, engraved with two dragon patterns. The sangyong chases each other between the vortex lines and the cloud pattern, and the beauty of the carving is breathtaking.

There are also treasures of the Shang Dynasty collected by the vassal states. The semicircular carving of the jade cow, the cow's body sits back, leads the neck to look forward, the mouth is slightly open, the expression seems to be afraid and curious, the lower lip is perforated, the sharp horns are bent back, the body is fat, and it seems to be a buffalo calf.

There is also a round carving of the jade owl, the jade is translucent, and the wings on the front of the body are nearly square, which should be the posture of spreading its wings and swooping towards the prey.

This bronze platform is based on the city wall, the platform is dozens of zhang high, majestic and lofty, and its height is like a mountain. The stone walls are full of elaborate carvings by skilled craftsmen, and they are full of gold and jade objects sent by the princes, which are even more brilliant in the reflection of the sunset.

Emperor Ming of Zhou was overjoyed, and talked with the princes very happily, with beautiful wine, and was drunk with joy.

In the evening, he was already exhausted, and finally walked down the Tongyao platform with his mother, Mrs. Cai, and walked in the direction of Zhaohua Palace.

"Ruolan, my small treasury has always been kept by you, remember to pick some good treasures and send them to the eldest princess for me." He Xuan whispered, his eyes flowing, full of pity.

"No, don't worry, princess." Ruolan said a word, and gently changed clothes and bathed Hexuan.

"What I told you to do, can you do it?" He Xuan reclined in the spacious and comfortable gold and copper bathtub, his fingers flicking the petals in the soup, and asked in a soft tone.

Ruolan, the little girl who was waiting on the side, nodded steadily, and said respectfully: "According to the princess's instructions, the slave maid checked all the palace people who were sent to Zhaohua Hall in the past year, including the palace maids and eunuchs around Mrs. Cai and the fourth prince. ”

She looked at He Xuan's closed eyes and recuperated, and said slowly: "The two sisters, Caixia and Caitang, were sent to our palace together a few years ago, and they are not very old, and they do this kind of rough work in the yard on weekdays. ”

"Aunt Jinqiu is an old man in the palace, and it was assigned to our palace by Empress Dowager Jiang about two years ago, saying that she was helping Mrs. Cai take care of Zhaohua Palace."

"Oh?" After being reborn, He Xuan couldn't remember the ins and outs of this person for a long time, so he snorted lightly.

Ruolan explained: "Well, it is said that she was the palace maid next to the former emperor's Chen Meiren, and later because Chen Meiren did not come out, she followed the martyrdom of the former emperor." As for that Jinqiu, she was accepted and retained by Empress Dowager Jiang. ”

"In this way, Jinqiu is the eyeliner sent by the Empress Dowager Jiang, and she can't be moved. However, you let the palace maid beside Jinqiu be a little sober, and if there is any abnormality, report it to me. He Xuan slowly stirred the soup and gently wiped the jade neck with a fine towel.

"No. There is also a guy named Cuilan, who works as an errand in the cooking room and does rough work. Ruolan continued.

He Xuan chuckled in his heart, immediately opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Ruolan, and said, "Who?" ”

"Cuilan." Ruolan repeated with some puzzlement, and added: "The jade jade, the orchid of the orchid." ”

"She's in Zhaohua Palace? You have to find a way to get her away! He Xuan said coldly, and turned his head back.

"Princess, why is that?" Ruolan was quite puzzled, the princess has always been so kind, why did she want to drive away a helpless little palace maid?

"Because she is Empress Zhao's person." He Xuan said as if talking to himself, his eyes were full of emptiness, and his thoughts drifted to the banquet on his twenty-fifth birthday. She will never forget this man's betrayal.

"Princess, you say, she is Empress Zhao's person?"

Ruolan's small voice dragged He Xuan back from her thoughts, and she snorted lightly and said, "Hmm." ”

"That... If we send that guy away for no reason, will it arouse Empress Zhao's suspicion? Ruolan said slowly while thinking. In fact, Ruolan didn't understand how the princess learned that Cuilan was Empress Zhao's person, but she believed everything the princess said.

"Ruolan, you are really a thoughtful person, it is really right to keep you by my side." He Xuan looked at Ruolan, his eyes full of appreciation.

Hearing such praise, Ruolan was a little embarrassed and lowered her head.

He Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, then send one or two capable people to keep an eye on her, and come to report to me every day." ”

"No, princess. Several others didn't have any problems. Ruolan lowered her head and replied, slowly walked behind He Xuan, took the clean fine cloth towel next to her and carefully wiped He Xuan's upper body.

He Xuan closed his eyes and slowly pondered the scene of his near death on Suzaku Street that day.

If it wasn't an accident, who would know about her sunrise palace?

There is no way to investigate such an accident, and there is no real evidence, and He Xuan can only secretly guess in his heart. In this Great Zhou Palace, he Xuan is a dignified princess, and there is no enmity with anyone.

If there is really anyone who can't get used to her, it is Empress Zhao. She has already sabotaged Empress Zhao's conspiracy in the harem twice, once on the day of Xu Jieyu's birthday, Concubine Lian, and the other time when Zhao Ruier fell into the water and slipped on the tire. Could it be that Empress Zhao can't hold back anymore and wants to get rid of her and then hurry?

Thinking about it this way, He Xuan has several speculations. Empress Zhao sent a fine work to monitor her every move, so that she could get the news of her trip that day in time. The second speculation is Zhao Lin. Zhao Lin is Empress Zhao's favorite nephew, and he can always meet him in the palace, and it is very likely that the other party followed her on Empress Zhao's orders.

Because of this, when He Xuan returned to the palace yesterday, he instructed Ruolan to check all the palace maids and eunuchs who had come recently, just in case. I didn't expect to really find Cuilan, the palace maid who framed her in the last life at a critical juncture. As for Zhao Lin, she didn't have any way at the moment, so she had to be more careful from now on.

"By the way, Meng Meng can settle down?" He Xuan asked suddenly.

"Well, Qing'er found a bird stand and hung it in the corridor at the entrance of your temple. I guess at this moment, she is teasing Meng Meng! As soon as Ruolan heard Meng Meng, the corners of her mouth rose, and she said with a smile: "Princess, this Meng Meng is really beautiful and enviable, and the slave and maid look at it, and the phoenix can compare with it." ”

He Xuan chuckled lightly and said: "The elephant of the phoenix, the queen of the Hongqianlin, the stork and the mandarin cheeks, the dragon and the turtle's back, the swallow and the chicken peck, and the five colors are ready to be lifted." This is just a legend of the ancients, who has really seen it. According to your words, Meng Meng is the most beautiful one among the living birds! ”【1】