Volume 1 Ling Yuan's Old Things and New Plans Chapter 69 The incense lamp is blazing on the night, and the moon is full of love (autobiography).

"History of the Han Dynasty" records: In 341 AD, at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, the spring forest was transferred, the forest branches were sandwiched, and three major events occurred in Chang'an, the imperial capital!

The first thing is that Yulin Zhonglang will Lu Ling stand in the feather forest, step on the spring, travel all over the landscape, from Zhangwu City, Zhangwu County, Bozhou, trek thousands of miles, and brought me to Chang'an, Gyeonggi.

On the day I was born, my grandmother named me a Ling, which means the king's edict!

I can have today's fruit, I guess my grandmother spent more than a day!

I looked at the prosperity of Chang'an City, and silent sorrow surged in my heart.

I don't need my grandmother to say more, I know very well why I came and why I came, it is nothing more than to please the Son of Heaven, win over the courtiers, expand contacts, help my second brother Gongsun Ba, revitalize the family, and continue the prestige of the Gongsun family.

I don't think I have that much ability, but since I'm here, I have to try hard, at the very least, so that my Gongsun family has enough financial and manpower to renovate the old mansion well.

My grandmother treated me very well, but she never asked me if I wanted to come, or if I would like to come.

After all, in the eyes of the grandmother who has supported the grandson's family for more than 40 years, the children's private feelings are simply not worth mentioning in the face of family revival, not only our three sisters and brothers, if the family needs, the grandmother will sacrifice anyone, including herself, for the sake of the family.

Sitting in the incense cart, I looked at the bamboo slip in my hand, and couldn't help but smile slightly, which happened to be written: Vote for me with a peach, and repay it with a plum. - "The Book of Songs, Daya, Suppression"

I stroked the green silk and sighed slightly: Hey, I don't know if my wishful thinking peach can be exchanged for the plum promised by my grandmother!

Near Chang'an, five hundred Hu cavalry did not enter the city with him, Lu Ling only led more than ten guards to slowly enter from the north gate of the kitchen gate, passed through Zhuque Street, and went straight to the Changqiu Palace. I, the eldest daughter of the grandson of Zhangwu Gong, who came from the special edict, did not cause many ripples in Gyeonggi, which is full of dignitaries and nobles, after all, this young envoy with a rank of 400 stones is too inappropriate in Chang'an City, where officials and nobles are everywhere.

The law of selecting women in the harem of the Han Dynasty is strict, and there is a saying in the "Han Law Inner Palace Chapter": The wife and concubine of the Son of Heaven are practiced according to the 12 laws. One is to behave and groom, and all are legal; the second is that the eyes are clear and fresh, and the eyebrows are curled; the third is to stretch the bun and hair, and encircle the hands with six plates; Fourth, holding the sun, the texture is greasy and clean; Five for the front and back of the regulation, build fat carved jade; the sixth is the breast milky hair, and the aromatic gas is sprayed; Seven is the umbilicus half an inch Xu Zhu; Eight is the grave in the secret place, and the fire is ready to vomit; Nine is the flesh and feet, and the skin and feet are decorated with flesh; Ten is from upside down to the bottom, seven feet one inch; Eleven is shin tarsal Fengyan, and the bottom is flat and fingered; Twelve is the breeze vibrating flute, and the quiet sound can be heard.

Although I am good-looking, I am far from meeting the requirements of the law of choosing a woman.

However, Taichang Temple did not inspect me according to the regulations, and no one in the harem greeted me, so a carriage pulled me, so I drove into the harem silently and silently, and under the leadership of two guards, I came to the residence that had been prepared for me, Chunlingju.

"Hanlu Inner Palace Chapter" clearly ordered: below the queen, the inner palace is set to the fourteenth rank. First-order Zhaoyi, two; second-order Jieyu, four people; third-order Jing'e, eight people; Fourth-order Ronghua, 16 people; fifth-order beauties, twenty-four; Eight sons of the sixth order, thirty-two people; Seventh-order Chongyi, forty people; Seven sons of the eighth order, forty-eight people; ninth-order beloved, fifty-six; tenth-order envoys, sixty-four; eleventh-order young envoys, seventy-two; 12th order facial features, 80 people; Thirteenth order, eighty-eight people; Fourteenth Order Night, ninety-six.

Although it is not a beautiful 3,000, all of them add up, and the harem of the Son of Heaven can barely catch up with a captain.

Thinking of this, I smiled slightly wryly: There are countless beauties in the harem, how many people can meet the Son of Heaven to please the Sacred Heart?

I was silent because I had a stutter; I was silent, and I read all the books; I was well-read, so I knew a lot about the rules and secrets of the Han court.

From childhood to adulthood, although I don't go out of the door and don't enter, but from the Han law and the wild history, I know that after the unification of the country, Emperor Xiaoren, Emperor Shenwu, and the current emperor are all virtuous monarchs who work hard and specialize in the government. Such a majestic emperor naturally does not linger too much in the harem, and the love of children in these harems is just a means for him to check and balance power and a habitat for a while.

I also understand: with a shallow foundation and a low status like me, don't say that I am fortunate to be honored by the Son of Heaven, and it seems far away when I see each other. If there is no adventure, in my life, I may have to watch the years fall in Chunlingju, and the fragrance is like a shuttle!

Late day, curling spring breeze, after a short rest in Chunlingju, it is close to the sunset.

Yun Mo and Wen Yuan, two maids of the same age as me, were already waiting in Chunling's residence when I came.

I slept in a daze, sitting lazily in front of the window, holding my chin, watching the red sun climb down the high wall of the courtyard little by little, little by little, and the two maids took advantage of this time to prepare soup and food, standing behind me, quietly waiting for my call.

"Master, you are so beautiful, especially your eyebrows, like the stars in the sky." While serving me to eat, Yun Mo said with a slight compliment.

"Thanks... Thank you! This was the first thing I said after I came to Chunlingju.

"Master, you?" Wen Yuan stared at me.

"Mouth... Stutter. For these two words, my face is not red and my heart is not beating, I am very indifferent.

The room was embarrassed for a while, and Yun Mo and Wen Yuan stood silent, seemingly apologetic.

Although I am in a very low mood, what I should do is what must be done, Yun Mo and Wen Yuan are my internal servants, no matter what the reason or who is sent to serve me, I must give everything I have and hold the two firmly in the palm of my hand.

So, I flicked my temples and took a bite of side dishes, "Pen, ink!" ”

Wen Yuan hurriedly walked into the west chamber, and after a while, the yellow paper and the deer pen were all placed on the table. I put down the dishes and chopsticks, rolled up my sleeves and held the pen, and wrote down the twelve characters in one go: 'Servants follow the master, one is honored, and one is lost'.

After the two of them saw it, they were very frightened, knelt down together, and Yun Mo said resignedly, "Don't think too much about the master, my sisters and sisters just entered the palace when they were old a month ago, and they can learn the etiquette of the harem, so they were called here, and they will definitely be of one heart and one mind with the master. ”

After that, the two of them lay their heads on the ground, motionless, Wen Yuan was obviously a little trembling, and I felt melancholy in my heart: I am duckweed, without roots and foundations, where can I convict you!

"One, get up and eat!" I stumbled four words, and then returned to the banquet, and the two of them looked up at me in a daze, as if there was a difference between master and slave.

"It's okay, eat!" I don't care, people shouldn't have too much prestige if they are slight, and the trick of attracting people's hearts should be learned from the first emperor Liu Bei.

I sat on my knees, slowly arranging the meal, and quietly waiting for the two of them.

"Thank you, master!" Yun Mo and Wen Yuan saw that I was sincere, so they quickly got up.

One of the two put the words neatly on the table, and the other went to the east chamber to get the dishes and chopsticks.

Before Wen Yuan returned from the East Chamber, a thick "good word" spit out from a man's mouth.

I looked up and saw that the man was probably over the middle of the year, with white hair on his sideburns, thick eyebrows without wrinkles, big eyes, a delicate goose face, a straight nose and broad shoulders, and a black and red brocade shirt.

When I saw this person, I felt like I was in a different world, and whispered to myself, "This demeanor, this appearance, really looks like my younger brother of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion!" ”

Then, I laughed self-deprecatingly, Gongsun Ling, Gongsun Ling, you must be homesick, so that you begin to hallucinate, and when you see a man, you will think of your godbrother who is thousands of miles away.

It was also Yun Mo who had just entered the court, she pinched the corners of her clothes, hesitated, and said this sentence timidly, "You, who are you?" How dare you walk around the harem at will? ”

I looked at Yun Mo's behavior, I didn't know the world, I didn't recognize the palace people, I didn't recognize the cowardice, it didn't look like it was deliberate, it seems that the two of them told the truth just now.

I moved my gaze to this sudden "distinguished guest", although I was a newcomer, but not dull, my grandmother's advice and what I learned in the Scripture Pavilion are not difficult to guess.