There are no airtight walls in the palace, and news from the palace spreads faster than winged birds.

Jian Huaizhen's brothers and sisters were criticized by Princess Luoxue when they came to Changchun. Before the palace, it had passed through the mouths of countless palace maids and eunuchs, and it had been passed on to the ears of Wang Guifei.

Changchun. In front of the palace, there are a pair of copper turtles and copper cranes on the left and right. The east side hall is the Suishou Palace, the west side hall is called the Chengxi Palace, the bright room sets up the throne of the ground screen, and hangs the plaque of "respecting the inner rule". There are curtains on the left and right sides and are separated from the secondary ones. Wang Guifei was sitting upright on the marble armchair, anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Jane brothers and sisters.

Her henchman, the palace maid, Ling Yunrong, comforted: "Don't worry, Father-in-law Fang didn't say that the eldest lady is fine." ”

As he was talking, Jian Huaizhen and Jian Wenying had already walked in. They usually enter the palace often, and they are deeply favored by Wang Guifei, so they are exempted from communication.

"See the noble concubine Niangniang, Niangniang Chitose Chitose Chitose!" Jian Huaizhen and Jian Wenying stepped forward to salute Wang Guifei. Wang Guifei hurriedly helped them and let the two brothers and sisters sit beside her.

After listening to Jian Wenying's story about what happened in Yongxiang (the original name "Yongxiang" was taken by Jian Huaizhen), Wang Guifei pondered for a moment before saying: "Zhen'er's concerns, although they are right, this palace has also heard that this Jiang Shaoheng has a good character. It's just a pity to follow Concubine Ru, otherwise we would be a natural pair. Jian Huaizhen's face was crimson and his eyelids drooped.

She coughed lightly and asked slowly, "Niangniang, you are in a hurry to summon us here, but is there anything wrong?" ”

Wang Guifei sighed, slightly showing a little sadness. She retreated left and right, leaving only Ling Yunrong waiting by her side, and then said slowly: "In recent days, this palace has felt that his body is out of harmony, he is sore and weak, and he has sought countless medical advice, but he can't see it well. I dreamed at night, and I often dreamed of Empress Xianwen (that is, Empress Zhu Di and Empress Xu) and Zhen'er's mother-in-law, Concubine Lian. I'm afraid that time is running out, so I have summoned you to make arrangements first. ”

"The Emperor...... The emperor summoned my father the day before yesterday to discuss the establishment of Niangniang as the queen, Niangniang is blessed and long-lived, Zhen'er still has to rely on Niangniang to take care of her, how can Niangniang say that she doesn't care? For the sake of Zhen'er, the mother must also be good. Jian Huaizhen saw that Wang Guifei's cheekbones were getting higher and higher, and her face was clear, and her heart was inevitably painful. In the past 20 years, if it weren't for Wang Guifei taking care of her from time to time, maybe she would have died in the hands of Concubine Ru.

In the fourth year of Jianwen, Zhu Di led his troops to attack Yingtian City, and a fire in the palace burned countless palace people, and Zhu Yunwen, the emperor of Jianwen, also disappeared in this fire. Emperor Jianwen was rescued by Zhu Di from the concubine Siyao, who was initially accepted by the people. Zhu Di saw that she was weak and delicate, beautiful and flawless, and he was very fond, so he had the heart to accept her as a concubine.

Empress Xu was virtuous, and after knowing Zhu Di's thoughts, she deliberately went to check the classics of the imperial court's women. She found out that the wife of Jian Shihong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was also surnamed Lian, so she summoned Jian Shihong and Mrs. Jian, hoping that Mrs. Jian could recognize Siyao as her sister and give her a new identity, so that she could enter the palace as a concubine in a grand manner.

Mrs. Jane and Si Yao met and found out that Si Yao was her long-lost sister. The sisters recognized each other, hugged their heads and cried. After Zhu Yunwen disappeared, Si Yao originally wanted to die as a martyr, so he went with him. After recognizing her sister, she was grateful to Queen Xu for everything she had done for her, so she promised her to enter the palace as Zhu Di's concubine.

In order to avoid gossip and appease Ji Gang, who had made great contributions in the "Battle of Jingjing", Empress Xu ordered Lian Siyao's maid Zhang Wanru to recognize Ji Gang as her father, change her name to Ji Wanru, and follow Lian Siyao into the palace as a concubine. Queen Xu's move was originally to let Si Yao take care of her in the palace, but who would have thought that Ji Wanru, who was originally dignified and elegant, would immediately reveal her true face after being sealed as a concubine. She soon colluded with Ji Gang and waited for an opportunity to frame Si Yao.

After Si Yao was named Concubine Shu, she was very favored by Zhu Di and loved by Queen Xu, and she soon became pregnant. Zhu Di was overjoyed and made an exception to title her "Imperial Concubine" (1). If the concubine was not angry with her favor, she colluded with Ji Gang and sent someone to transport Shen Hao, a man next door who Si Yao knew well when he was a child, into the palace, and coerced and lured that person to frame Lian Siyao.

For example, the concubine designed to let the emperor break the "adulterous relationship" between Si Yao and Shen Hao, and the emperor was furious, and after ordering someone to hack Shen Hao to death, he wanted to kill Si Yao to vent his anger. Fortunately, thanks to Queen Xu's euphemistic dissuasion, Zhu Di was willing to let her live, sent her into the cold palace, and left her to fend for herself.

Not long after, Zhu Di began to miss Siyao's goodness. After thinking about it, and with the persuasion of Queen Xu, he finally decided to ignore his previous suspicions, and ordered Siyao to drink the fetal pills, get rid of the bead fetus, and move back to Wan'an Palace to start over. At that time, the child in Siyao's womb was already more than three months old. In order to protect the fetus, she would rather die than obey. Zhu Di angrily threw the medicine and left, and never cared about her life or death.

Ru Concubine repeatedly wanted to kill Lian Siyao in the cold palace, but Queen Xu took good care of her, and Ru Concubine never found a chance. In March of the first year of Yongle, Queen Xu went to Mobei to worship the sky, and ordered the virtuous Wang Guifei to take charge of the harem and asked her to take care of Siyao.

In April, Wang Guifei inexplicably had a serious illness and was too busy to take care of herself. Lian Siyao was born prematurely at this time. After Si Yao gave birth, a fire suddenly broke out in the cold palace. Si Yao was powerless after giving birth, so he could only be burned alive in the fire. Her daughter Huaizhen escaped from the fire by her confidant Jiang Yanyun.

Jiang Yanyun held the baby girl and came to Changchun. The palace is looking for the princess. But Wang Guifei was sick and unconscious. Ji Wanru, who has been like a concubine, searched the palace in the name of searching for lost property, wanting to kill Siyao's daughter. Wang Guifei's personal palace maid Ling Surong quietly arranged for someone to send Jiang Yanyun and the little baby girl out of the palace and to Jian Shilang's mansion. After Jiang Yanyun delivered the baby girl safely, he committed suicide.

Not long after, Jian Shilang's wife also gave birth to a baby girl.

After the concubine did not find the baby in the palace, she ordered Ji Gang to send Jinyi guards to search and assassinate outside the palace. Mrs. Jian and Lian Siyao are sisters, and the Shilang Mansion is also the first to bear the brunt, and Ji Gang naturally searches the Shilang Mansion first. Jian Shihong and his wife had no choice but to pretend to be Siyao's daughter, and the old housekeeper Uncle Zhong took it away to lure Ji Gang and Jinyiwei away. Uncle Zhong fell off the cliff, and the real Miss Jane's life and death are unknown.

After Lian Siyao's death, Zhu Di was overwhelmed with grief. In May, Empress Xu returned to the palace, and Wang Guifei's body also improved, and they vigorously investigated the matter, but found nothing. Si Yao's death has become an unsolved case.

When Jian Huaizhen was six years old, he had a strange illness, and the medicine stone was ineffective. Jian Shihong took her to Fengpingju to seek medical treatment from the young female doctor Xianlong Yuping. Long Yuping was helpless, so she asked her master Chu Liuyan (2) for help. Chu Liuyan diagnosed Jian Huaizhen's illness, which was brought out of the womb, and he had to use Changbai Ice Carp as a guide, and use Youtan Xianhua and Tianshan Snow Lotus into medicine to make "Snow Fragrance Pill", which could be cured after taking it for a year.

Changbai Ice Carp and Tianshan Snow Lotus are both extremely precious medicinal materials, and they can finally be found. This Eutanus flower only blooms once in ninety-nine years, so where can I find it?

Chu Liuyan said that Chen Youliang had given her Youtan Xianhua Runfa back then, and she later transferred it to Xu Da's eldest daughter Sijin, that is, Queen Xu. At that time, Empress Xu had passed away for more than a year. Mrs. Jian knew that Wang Guifei had always served Queen Xu respectfully, and she was very trusted by the queen. With a glimmer of hope, he entered the palace and asked to see Wang Guifei, and told Wang Guifei about Jian Huaizhen's identity and what happened before and after.

The Youtan fairy flower, sure enough, is at Wang Guifei's place. She brought the Changbai Ice Carp and the Tianshan Snow Lotus, and handed them to Mrs. Jane together with the Youtan Immortal Flower, saving Jian Huaizhen's life.

Since then, she has often summoned Jian Huaizhen into the palace, and she cherishes her very much, and protects her everywhere, as if she were her own daughter. When Jian Huaizhen grew up, he was very close to her.

(1) Imperial concubine: The Ming Dynasty did have an "imperial concubine", that is, Wan Zhen'er, the concubine of Ming Xianzong. The imperial concubine is above the concubines and is second only to the queen in status.

(2) Chu Liuyan: At the request of some readers, the heroine Chu Liuyan came out to play soy sauce. Yongle is eighteen years old, and she is already in her eighties. But she will always surprise us.