Zhixin's Jade Leaf Pavilion is full every day. In addition to the princesses, there are too many boring concubines. These women can't touch the emperor's side all year round. Although there were clever concubines in the early stage who used bamboo leaves and salt to keep the emperor who rode a sheep cart to patrol the harem, but everyone couldn't follow suit, and in the end it had little effect. Instead of working hard to be a resentful woman in the deep palace, it is better to go to the school hall to listen to the joy of poetry. Zhixin naturally doesn't treat them as students, just as a group of distinguished spectators and observers, and doesn't make any requirements, so they are happy and happy.

Among this group of concubines, there was one person who was very special. Her name is Xie Jiu, she was born in a poor family, and her father slaughtered sheep as a business. Although she was born in a poor family, she has outstanding appearance, Qinghui has a beautiful appearance, so she has the opportunity to be elected to the palace and become a talented person of Emperor Sima Yan. Later, the crown prince Sima Zhen wanted to accept the crown princess. Before accepting the concubine, Sima Yan considered that his son was young and dull, and he was afraid that he would not understand the matter of male and female beds, so he sent his Xie Cairen to the East Palace Prince's Mansion to teach the prince to sleep. After Sima Zhen learned about the bed, he married the crown princess Jia Nanfeng. Jia Nanfeng was ruthless and jealous, and the East Palace couldn't tolerate Xie Cairen at all, so she returned to Sima Yan's Middle Palace in desperation, but she was already pregnant when she came back. It wasn't until this child was three or four years old that Sima Zhen knew that he had such a son, and this child was Sima Yan's grandson Sima Shu.

Fortunately, Sima Shu has been very smart since he was a child, and Sima Yan likes him very much, saying that he has the demeanor of the ancestor Sima Yi. When he was five or six years old, he spoke better than his stupid father. This also gave Sima Yan a little comfort in his heart. Sima Yan has no illusions about his stupid son Sima Zhen, the successor he personally ordained, and can even be said to be completely disappointed. He pinned all his hopes on his clever grandson, and often said to his ministers, "Here is my family." He is already seen as the next generation of the next generation of the throne. Sima Yan also heard that Guangling had the spirit of the Son of Heaven, so he named this grandson the King of Guangling, in order to respond to the spirit of the Son of Heaven and prepare for taking over the throne in the future.

Xie Cairen's identity in the harem has become nondescript, and he is neither the emperor's concubine nor the prince's concubine. She is more miserable than other concubines, although other concubines can't get the emperor's people, but they can see the emperor's face every day. And because of her special status, not only Sima Yan can no longer get close to her, but even the prince, the father of her child, can't see each other, and only depends on his own child. So she often comes to the Jade Leaf Pavilion to pass the boredom.

Zhixin and Princess Seventeen are very sympathetic to Xie Jiu's fate, but some people not only do not sympathize with her, but often slander her behind her back.

For a few days, Xie Jiu didn't come. The museum opened today, and Zhixin asked the seventeenth princess: "Why didn't Xie Cairen come?" ”

The seventeenth princess didn't know, she asked Princess Xingyang: "What did sister-in-law Xie Cairen do, and my nephew, I haven't seen it for many days." ”

Princess Xingyang shook her head. At this time, the two concubines next to him heard it, and the beautiful concubine among them snorted and said, "Where are you sure it's your nephew?" Whether that child is your nephew or your brother, who can tell! ”

Because Xie Jiu was originally a talented person of Sima Yan and was given to the crown prince Sima Zhen, the palace has been discussing a lot in private whether her child is Sima Yan's or Sima Zhen's. Sima Shu is also more than ten years old, and over the years, of course, the seventeenth princess has heard a lot of such rumors, but she still believes in Xie Jiu.

"He is the son of our royal brother, and of course our nephew."

Another Jieyu also sneered and said: "This cheap woman, the back and forth of the East Palace and the West Palace, who knows if it is the emperor's seed or the prince's seed?" ”

When the seventeenth princess heard such a shameful word, she could not reply.

"Ugh." The beauty said, "I was pampered by father and son...... This kind of woman really has a face, if it were me, would she still have a face? ”

"How noble can a person from a humble background count on? Her father was originally a sheep butcher, even if he entered the palace, the essence could not be changed, could the local chicken become a phoenix? Jieyu said disdainfully.

The seventeenth princess was about to refute a few words, when she suddenly heard someone say sharply: "Don't insult people from poor families like this." ”

It was Zhixin who spoke. She had never participated in discussing these scandals in the palace, but she couldn't bear it because she listened to the two concubines talk too badly.

The two concubines and several princesses were taken aback, they didn't know why this daughter from the most noble family was so excited and so supportive.

"There is nothing wrong with being from a poor family, and there is nothing wrong with people who are born from a poor family. It's the same woman, why do you slander people so much? Because of her humble background, her father was just a sheep butcher, and she was not valued by the emperor, so she was given the crown prince of the East Palace; is also because there is no prominent family to rely on, and is not allowed by the crown princess, so he is squeezed back to the West Palace. She was pushed around like a piece of clothing, enduring humiliation over and over again. Why is it she and not you who endure this humiliation? She's no worse than anyone else, just because you're from a nobler background than her, that's all! ”

Princess Yingchuan walked in from outside and said to the two Jieyu and the beauty: "No one should look down on people, it is not certain who is expensive and who is cheap in the future!" Do you know that my nephew has always been deeply loved by my father, and now he has been sealed to Guangling, which is said to have the spirit of the Son of Heaven, and has become the king of Guangling. In the future, he is really going to ascend the throne and inherit the unification, Xie Cairen's natural mother is more expensive than his son, and it will be too late for you to tie the knot! ”

When the two concubines heard this, they looked at each other in surprise, and then bowed their heads and said nothing. Seeing this scene, everyone stopped arguing, and the seventeenth princess took the opportunity to say: "We are all here to have fun, instead of chewing the root of our tongue here, it is better to listen to Dr. Xin's poems to be happy, don't you say?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded yes. Sure enough, as Zhixin began to teach the Book of Songs, these golden branches and jade leaves gradually blended in, forgetting their respective prejudices for the time being.

In the evening, Zhixin and the seventeenth princess went back. When passing by the concubines' bedrooms, I saw the emperor riding a sheep cart, wandering freely between the various palace gates. Finally, the sheep cart stopped in front of a palace gate, Sima Yan was slowly getting out of the car, and a beautiful concubine approached with a smile and greeted the emperor in.

Although Zhixin didn't see the emperor often, compared with when he first entered the palace, it was obvious that the emperor's every move became slower and harder, proving that his body had deteriorated under the consumption of thousands of beauties.

Thinking of Xie Cairen, compared with worrying about the emperor's health, Zhixin sighed even more for these five thousand Dongwu beauties: these people are all from the daughters of a poor family in Dongwu, and many of them were forced to enter the palace, but they did not have any name after entering the palace. Now that they have left their hometown and come to Luoyang, in order to attract the emperor, they racked their brains and fought openly and secretly. But after just one night of pampering, the vast majority of them were left behind forever. When they are girls, they may not have a crush like Brother Yan, although they live in the sacred palace, although they have fine clothes and food, but they have to die alone, how can they stay with their sweethearts for life? Thinking of this, Shu Yan kept churning in her heart.

After a long journey along the way, I returned to my accommodation and gradually calmed down. But she found that the seventeenth princess also looked sullen.

"What's wrong with you, princess?"

The seventeenth princess does not have these experiences of Zhixin, but she also has her own thoughts. When she heard that her nephew Sima Shu had been named the King of Guangling, she was happy for Xie Jiu at the same time, but she also felt a sense of loss in her heart.

"Dr. Xin, I feel like my life is too bitter." She said depressedly.

Zhixin was amused by the words of the seventeenth princess: "The princess is really a big joke. You are the real golden branches and jade leaves, you have endless glory and wealth, where does the saying of life and suffering come from? ”

"I heard Sister Yingchuan say, a few days ago, my father and the emperor were knighted, for example, my imperial brothers Sima Wei, Sima Yun, Sima Yi, and Sima Ying were respectively named the King of Chu, the King of Huainan, the King of Changsha, and the King of Chengdu. You say, did my father forget me? ”

"How can you forget your daughter, I think Your Majesty should think that you are still young, and maybe you are not in a hurry to be knighted."

"Young? Hmph, my nephew Sima Shu is younger, and he is still my junior, isn't he still crowned king? And I, as his aunt, am still a white one!

"Speaking of King Guangling, although he is young, he is the eldest grandson of His Majesty, and it is not easy for others to compare with him."

Although Zhixin persuaded the seventeenth princess like this, she was also upset for her in her heart. Indeed, such a princess Bai Ding is really faceless in front of her brothers and sisters. Although she sympathized with her, Zhixin couldn't think of any way to help her in this matter.

This year, a lot of happy events happened in Dajin.

First, a new temple was built. Taimiao is a place dedicated to the royal ancestors and ancestors, highly valued by the emperors of the past dynasties, its importance is second only to the sacrifice of heaven and earth, and such an important ceremony as the pro-cultivation of silkworms, compared with it, it is much inferior. After the completion of the temple, the gods were moved to the new temple to worship, and the world was amnesty.

Immediately afterwards, the Liaodong Xianbei Shan who had disturbed the border for many years came to ask for surrender. Previously, although Murong Diao was defeated by the border guards of the Great Jin Dynasty, he did not change his mind, and after the Great Jin army withdrew, he still sent troops from time to time to harass the soldiers and civilians of the Great Jin border passes. However, what made him feel timid was that the prestige and strength of Dajin had increased day by day over the years, and he probably felt a great sense of oppression against such a strong neighbor. With this, he obediently took the initiative to end the hostile relationship between his tribe and the Great Jin Dynasty and bowed down to the Great Jin.

Later, there were 11 requests from the Dongyi Kingdom to be attached; Hulu 100,000 people came and surrendered; In the faraway places beyond Dongyi and Xirong, more than 50 new countries have been added to pay tribute; Shanshan, Qiuzi, Yanqi and other countries sent their respective princes to serve in the court.

Of course, it is impossible for a country to have only happy events in any year. This year, there were also some things that didn't go so well. For example, the Hanzhang Hall where Sima Yan lived, the fire in the Hanzhang Palace, the earthquake in a certain county, the water in a certain county, and so on; However, such small things are nothing compared to those great national celebrations.

Blessing in the Great Jin, the world is prosperous. The national strength is strong, and the four seas are subdued. This inevitably made Sima Yan flutter. Therefore, he decided to hold a grand ceremony on the day of the winter solstice.

Some people died, but not completely......