In the middle palace, Fan Ji received a good news and a bad news within a day.

The sheep began to look like a magpie first, and came to report the good news excitedly: "Niangniang is very happy, Zhaogong has agreed to the marriage, and will send someone to Niangniang's brother to ask for marriage soon!" ”

Fanji was also overjoyed, his face swept away the gloom of many days, and said repeatedly: "Great, my son is also blessed!" Having a lover like Zhao Gongzi as a husband is also a blessing that my niece has cultivated for several generations! ”

"Congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang!" The palace maids who were full of inner servants also kowtowed like pounding garlic. Fanji ordered to go down, everyone was rewarded, and it was even more joyful.

But before he could receive the reward, bad news came - Ji Jiang will enter the palace tomorrow.

The sheep handed over the dowry list presented by the palace order, with a look of indignation: "Niangniang, this is too much!" She Ji Jiang is just here to be a concubine, she can't be a second concubine, how could she bring two concubines into the palace? At present, the mother only brought a concubine sister to marry, but she was good, not only brought a concubine sister, but also brought a Ju country woman. What does that mean? What is not transgression? ”

"It's not you or not, it's up to me." Fanji said lightly: "If the king says that it is not trespassing, it is not trespassing. It's just that it's all expected, what's so angry? How can this compare to that year? Back then, the king was just an ordinary son, and it was not good for me to bring many maids and maids to marry. Now it's different, Ji Jiang should bring two concubines to marry. Why bother with these subtleties? Teach people to look down on it! ”

"Yes, the mother is taught!"

"It's better to notify my brother and uncle as soon as possible, make preparations, and make an appointment with the summoner to get married as soon as possible!" As long as Ji Hu's crown prince position is solid, she is not afraid of how many Ji Jiang there are.

The winter in the Weihe Valley was unusually cold, and the day after Ji Jiang came, it was also the day she entered the palace, when a heavy snow suddenly fell on the pickaxe capital. This snow came by coincidence, if it had fallen earlier, or Ji Jiang would have had to delay on the road for a few more days.

The main hall of the middle palace is the place where the king and his wife of Zhou held palace banquets and entertained close relatives. Generally speaking, it is also the place where the new concubines enter the palace for the first time. The queen must attend, and as for the king of Zhou, whether he attends or not depends on his mood. About Ji Xie was in a good mood when he saw Ruixue coming early in the morning, and he came to the middle palace to see his new second concubine.

Ji Jiang is about sixteen years old, and he is in the best years of a woman. Dressed in a light-colored embroidered peony brocade skirt with gold filigree, and a cloak in pink silver squirrel skin, a red gold hairpin diagonally inserted into the fallen horse bun, the beads on the tassel hanging down to the ear. On the white goose egg face, a pair of bright big eyes are shining.

What a beauty! Fan Ji looked at Ji Xie coldly, and clearly saw a ray of amazement in his eyes. Meng Jiang next to him is about a little younger, fourteen or fifteen years old, and he is also beautiful and lovely; Ju Ying has a round face, a gentle and lovely style. As for the appearance of the three of them, Ji Jiang is still better.

In the cold winter season, the snow is falling, and the pickaxe gold royal city is covered in silver, and it looks particularly solemn and graceful against the background of the egg-white sky. If you ask any one in the palace at this time, where is the warmest? People will first recommend the Qiuliao Palace where Ji Jiang is located.

The new second concubine seems to be very favored. Throughout the winter, Ji Xie, the king of Zhouyi, spent almost all of his time with Ji Jiang except for going to the court and dealing with state affairs. Not to mention other concubines, even the queen Fanji rarely sees his face.

At the beginning of the winter snow, I passed by the Imperial Garden, and I didn't expect that the plum trees in it had already bloomed. The crimson color is the red plum, and the white background against the ice and snow is very delicate and moving. Looking at the white plum on the other side, there are also some flowers, but they are not conspicuous.

Fanji wanted to go back to the palace, but when he saw the plum blossoms, he suddenly came to enjoy the fun, and walked step by step to the depths of the plum forest. The sheep was afraid that she would be cold, so she persuaded: "If the mother likes it, it is better to break a few branches back and insert them in the mustache, it is the same." ”

Fan Ji shook his head: "They are blooming in this garden, why do they want to accompany me to be confined in the deep room of the cold palace?" ”

She stretched out her hand and stroked the petals of the white plum, which were whiter than snow, and there was a wisp of cyan in them. I can't help but think that in the past, in the prince's mansion, I also enjoyed the winter plum with Ji Xie. At that time, under the white plum tree, Ji Xie personally picked a white plum and inserted it on her sideburns------

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the laughter of a man and a woman from the depths of Merlin:

"Cousin, look at this scarlet plum blossom is so beautiful! Would you like to break a branch with me? ”

"Good! This red plum is the most flattering cousin, the scarlet brocade robe you are wearing today. ”

You don't need to look at it to know that the only people in the entire palace who can be commensurate with each other as cousins are Ji Jiang and Ji Xie. Fanji's fingers twisting the petals became cold, and they all went on! The love between husband and wife has long been a thing of the past, and now things are wrong, and they are just making people laugh.

She turned around and whispered, "Go back to the palace!" ”

The voice inside was obviously heard by the sheep concubine, and she said angrily: "Niangniang, you are the master of the harem, why should you avoid her Ji Jiang?" If you want to avoid it, she will avoid it? According to me, Niangniang, you are too good-tempered, so used to her not knowing the height of the sky, and she dares to go up or down to the king------"

Fanji stopped, yes! Why? She is the queen, even if she is not on good terms with the king of Zhou, she has to take on the responsibility of training the palace concubines, how can she blindly escape? Thinking of this, she cleared her throat, and there was silence in Merlin at first, and then there was a sound of footsteps from far and near.

Seeing Fanji, Ji Xie was stunned at first, a little embarrassed, and then returned to normal, and greeted politely but warmly: "It turned out to be the queen!" What's the matter with finding a lonely? ”

Fan Ji made a salute: "Originally, I was going to go to the dormitory to find the king, but I didn't want to meet here." As he spoke, he glanced at Ji Jiang on the side. The latter is indeed a scarlet coat, which is very eye-catching in this snow-white world.

"What's the Queen's business?" Ji Xie was very surprised, seeing that Fanji looked at Ji Jiang, it seemed that she wanted to avoid her, and hurriedly said: "My cousin is not an outsider, the queen can just say anything directly." ”

Fan Ji couldn't bear to look at Ji Jiang with a smug face, and only said to King Zhou Yi: "It was for Hu'er's studies." ”

"Haven't you already appointed the eldest father of the prince as the master? Gu saw that Hu Er practiced archery and martial arts with him very carefully, and Gong Yu also gave him advice wholeheartedly. How? Are they at odds? ”

"No, it's not." Fan Ji shook his head: "The so-called martial arts, as the prince of the Great Zhou, it is not enough to practice martial arts. What's more, Hu Er is stubborn, and he needs a learned person to guide him and learn the way of a sage to govern the country. ”

Ji Xie nodded: "Does the queen have a suitable candidate for a young master?" ”

Fan Ji Ji said: "The concubine Bao Ju summoned the prince to summon Bohu, although he is old and crowned, but he is knowledgeable, and his wisdom is extraordinary, he will be able to guide the prince to practice the way of civil and martial arts, and he will be good at herding all the people in the future, and create immortal achievements for my Great Zhou." ”

Ji Xie hesitated a little: "Is he too young?" Will it work? ”

"King, although Zhao Bohu is young, he is the son of the Zhao clan after all, and he is the important secretary of the royal family and the pillar of the country. Appointing him as a young master is also a plan for a rainy day, for the future! ”

Ji Xie thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay, then officially give your life after the change!" ”

"King Xie!"

Fan Ji thanked her and turned to leave, Ji Xie looked at her back thoughtfully. There was reluctance and confusion in his eyes, and Ji Jiang saw all this, and he also had all kinds of tastes in his heart.

According to the rules, the new king must wait until the first day of the second year before the official change of the yuan. Therefore, the first year of King Yi of Zhou should be counted from the first day of 865 BC.

Three days after the change of the Yuan sacrifice to the temple, the main hall of the East Palace held a ceremony to summon Bohu as the prince and young master. King Zhou Yi gave a tin vessel engraved with "Ordered Golden Text", and gave a place in Wang Tian on the outskirts of Haojing, and summoned Bohu to bow three times and bow nine times to thank him.

Next, it should be the turn of the crown prince Ji Hu to bow to the teacher. But this seven-year-old boy was extremely naughty, so he tilted his head and asked Zhao Bohu: "I heard that you can't ride a fierce horse and can't pull the bowstring, what ability do you have to be my master?" ”

Fan Ji on the stairs couldn't sit still, and scolded: "Hu'er, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Zhao Bohu was not angry, but smiled slightly, bowed deeply to the king and queen of Zhou, and said: "King Meng and the queen are wrongly in love, and they are appointed as young masters." The minister knows that he is shallow in learning, but he is willing to do his best. The prince said that the minister was unfamiliar with the shooting, and there was indeed such a thing. I just want to ask rhetorically, the prince is the prince, do you know what the king is? ”

Xiao Ji Hu's face turned red, and he looked at his father who was high above and said, "My father is the king, and I will be the king in the future." Why do you ask? ”

Zhao Bohu raised his sleeves and looked very solemn: "The so-called king needs to think far-reaching, look far away, and see the end of the sky; It also needs to be broad-minded and able to tolerate all living beings in the world. Does the prince have such vision and mind? ”

Ji Hu originally thought that the person in front of him, who didn't even have a beard, must be useless except for being good-looking. I didn't expect to be asked, and Zhao Bohu's words were sonorous and very beautiful, and he was stunned for a while. King Zhou Yi looked interesting, and relieved his son: "Zimu said that he laughed, the prince Fang is young, where does he have any vision and mind, he needs the guidance and teaching of Mr. ”

"No!" Zhao Bohu deeply said: "The king is not born, and he needs to learn lessons and lessons from the experience of his predecessors in governing the world in order to achieve his achievements." The minister has something to solve the prince's doubts! ”

He took a bamboo slip from his sleeve, held it above his head and said, "The title of this book is "Yin Jian". Taken from the story of the rule of the thirty-one kings of the 17th Dynasty of the Yin Shang Dynasty from Chengtang to Wu Geng, and then to Zixuan, it can be simplified and simplified, and the principle of governing the country can be introduced with the prince. ”

"Oh?" Ji Xie was very interested and instructed the temple man Jia: "Present it to Gu and have a look." ”

After only a few glances, King Zhou Yi was so attracted that he completely forgot that this was above the apprenticeship ceremony. Fanji had no choice but to poke him, Ji Xie woke up like a dream, and praised again and again: "Good books, good books, I didn't expect Zimu to have such talent." How about this book first with Lonely? ”

"Absolutely. The minister can dictate for the prince. ”

"You don't have to, you don't have to, I'll send someone back to the East Palace after reading it."

"Cousin——, cousin—" A woman's crisp cry came from outside the main hall, and King Zhou Yi's face changed.