Zhixin returned to the palace full of joy, turning around and turning, it was still the original path, the original palace, but she felt a little sad.

It turned out that the first emperor Sima Yan was a relatively lascivious emperor, and there were more than 10,000 palace people in his harem, including 5,000 concubines who were transported back from the Wu Kingdom in Jiangnan. But after Sima Yan's death, most of these palace people were dismissed. The Yaksha Empress Jia Nanfeng is not as generous as the former Empress Yang Zhi, how can she allow her husband to enjoy the blessings like the first emperor? The old people were dismissed, but there was no follow-up to fill in, and the palace was of course deserted. In addition, after Sima Zhen ascended the throne and entered the Middle Palace, he also moved all the cadres from the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace. The tall and majestic palace is either idle or has changed owners, so Zhixin has a sense of being wrong.

Princess Yong'an had been expectantly greeting her, and when she saw Zhixin coming with Chunlan and Peony, she hurriedly stepped forward to hold Zhixin's hand, laughed and joked: "You, a woman who is not a small boss, since you have gone out, and there is a good family to ask for, don't you hurry up and get married, and enjoy the happiness of 'the son is home, and it is appropriate for his family', but he came back again, haven't you been surrounded by the palace wall?" ”

When Zhixin heard this, she also joked: "If I really 'Yiqi Room', I'm afraid the princess will be sad!" ”

"What do I feel sad, although we are masters and apprentices, we will eventually disperse. Besides, my father is dead, how long can I stay in the palace? ”

"It's not that sad." Chunlan pursed her lips and smiled, "Does the princess know who is asking my doctor for marriage?" It's the Shi Gongzi you admire! ”

"Is him again?" Princess Yong'an's face turned red. Although she hopes that Zhixin will have a good home, although Shi Biyu has nothing to do with her, but somehow, she is a little unwilling. Now she felt that she had made the right decision to help Zhixin return to the palace. But he said against his will, "What does this have to do with me?" ”

Back to the original lower place, there were several palace maids who helped Chunlan and Peony set up bed tents and lay out the box cage makeup and so on. Everything was cleaned up, Princess Yongan took Zhixin's hand and said, "It's rare that you're here, how about I pick up the wind for you today?" ”

"It's only a few steps away, so you don't have to." Zhixin declined.

"Why not? I've been bored for months. I'll send someone to ask for a delicacies. I haven't seen him much since the festival. ”

Since Empress Dowager Yang was imprisoned in Kim Yong City, Xiao Mo is now only responsible for the food of Emperor Sima Zhen and Empress Jia Nanfeng. With a third of her workload reduced, she certainly felt more relaxed, and when she received the princess's summons, she rushed over in a short time. Seeing Zhixin, he smiled and said, "Dr. Xin, you're back again, now it's okay, the princess won't be so lonely." "I was a little embarrassed when I suddenly remembered the fight for wine on the day of the Shangsi Festival. Zhixin also lowered her head.

The palace maid set up three small food tables, three mats, and put some wine and food on it. Princess Yong'an was in the center, and asked the two of them to sit opposite each other, and when she listened to her words, she suddenly said to them, "Why do you still call me a princess?" ”

Xiao Mo and Zhixin glanced at each other, and said incomprehensibly: "Do you have to add your title 'Yong'an'?" Princess, you're a little tsundere. ”

Princess Yong'an was laughed at by these two: "'Yong'an' is just a title, in front of you, how can I be so vain?" The two of you talk to me, how convenient and how to come, regardless of etiquette. Not only can 'Yong'an' be omitted, but it doesn't hurt to call 'you' and 'I' like this. Only the word 'princess' can no longer be called. ”

Xiao Mo was surprised: "I have heard in the palace that some princes, princesses and other members of the royal family have committed crimes and may be deprived of their titles and titles, but after all, they are still the children of the emperor, and I have never heard that even the titles of 'prince' and 'princess' are also deprived together." For example, if you commit a crime, the fief of Yong'an Yi may be taken back by the emperor, and the word 'Yong'an' may be deprived, but the word 'princess' can never be deprived? Isn't it the emperor's daughter if she commits a crime? ”

Princess Yongan laughed and said, "That's the problem. The emperor's daughter is called a princess. But now the emperor is no longer my father, but my brother, so you should call me the eldest princess. ”

Zhixin suddenly realized: "Yes." It's time to change your tune. This is really not the eldest princess's hypocrisy. There are a lot of people in the court, if you shout indiscriminately, wouldn't it be a mess of seniority? Now the princess should be your niece. ”

Xiao Mo nagged to himself: "You were a princess when the emperor was alive, and when your imperial brother ascended the throne, you were promoted to the eldest princess, so when your nephew becomes the emperor one day, what should you call it?" ”

"Of course, there is also a title, called the eldest princess. However, although the title seems to be more respectful, how good it is to be a princess, covered by her own parents; If it really comes time for the imperial brother and imperial nephew to be the emperor, who really takes the eldest princess and eldest princess seriously? A generation of new people replaces the old, and we, the sisters of the eldest princess generation, have not been here for long. Speaking of which, the eldest princess of Yong'an was very sad.

Of course, Zhixin understands that although Queen Jia will not embarrass them now, it is impossible to be treated well. It's like himself, he is so favored in Shifu, if the old lady is gone one day, what is he worth?

was thinking about it, and suddenly heard Xiao Mo comforting: "What's there to worry about, it's just to marry someone earlier." This matter is on me, I know a lot of princes in Luoyang City, so I will be a little careful when the time comes, and help you find a good one, what's so difficult? ”

Zhixin chuckled when she heard this: "Why pay attention to others. Has Zhen Yu Ling forgotten the object of the eldest princess's admiration? ”

Xiao Mo comprehended: "Oh, I know, I know." Speaking of which, our eldest princess didn't admire it in vain. When the water was flowing, Shi Gongzi's wine stopped in front of the eldest princess, which can be regarded as God's favor for her. ”

Originally, the eldest princess of Yong'an had been happy for many days because of her fate with Shi Biyu in the flow of water, but today she felt very uncomfortable when she learned that the Shi family had courted Zhixin for the second time. "Who said they were going to get married? I kindly invited you to drink, but you made a joke of me, and each of you was fined a large one. ”

Remembering the desolation he had just seen, after a few glasses of wine, the topic naturally talked about the incident that happened in the palace when Jia Nanfeng killed the Yang family. Xiao Mo and the eldest princess of Yong'an told Zhixin about the serious situation that day, what martial law in the whole city, shouting that it would kill the sky. At first, Zhixin thought that their words were exaggerated, but when she heard that they had captured and killed 3,000 people that night, she couldn't help but sigh.

On the second day, of course, I had to go to meet Queen Jia Nanfeng first. He waited outside the palace gate for a long time, but he was not summoned. The eldest princess of Yong'an pulled Zhixin to leave, and Zhixin hurriedly broke free and said: "Since you are here, the queen has not been summoned yet, how can you leave casually?" Beware of being punished for disrespect. ”

"Don't worry, it won't. At this time, the palace gate was closed, and eighty percent of them were inside. Let's wait until we're out of the Jade Leaf Pavilion. ”

Zhixin didn't understand: "Is there someone inside?" Who else can there be in the queen's bedroom besides the emperor? ”

"You've been out of the palace for a few months, and you may not have heard any scandals. Let me tell you - this royal sister-in-law of mine likes beautiful men. ”

"Huh?!" Zhixin was really taken aback, "How come?" She is the queen of the world, how is it possible? ”

Yongan hurriedly pulled Zhixin out of the distance, and then said: "In fact, they are all legends in the palace, and no one has seen them, but it is not impossible." There is no shadow of this matter, and no one dares to talk nonsense. ”

When the two of them arrived at the Jade Leaf Pavilion, several princesses, eldest princesses, and concubines who had already received the news were waiting in the pavilion. Zhixin greeted them one by one. Among these people, there are many new faces, and there are also some acquaintances. Among them, there was a gentle and dignified middle-aged concubine, and the eldest princess of Yong'an shouted happily: "Sister-in-law Xie, I heard that you have been back for a long time, why haven't you been there?" ”

"Uh...... With my identity, I don't dare to accept the title of 'imperial sister-in-law'. ”

This person is Xie Jiu, the biological mother of the current prince Sima Shu. Sima Shu was named the king of Guangling earlier, and because he was suppressed by Jia Nanfeng in the palace, Xie Jiu simply went out of the palace to follow his son to the Guangling fief. Now that Sima Shu has been canonized as the crown prince, of course, he can't stay in the fiefdom, but must live in the East Palace Prince's Mansion and cultivate as a prince every day. Xie Jiu was the first talented person in Sima Yan's palace, because Sima Yan was afraid that his son Sima Zhen would not understand the bed, so he sent him to the East Palace, and because of Jia Nanfeng's jealousy, he was driven back to the West Palace. Now that his son has become the crown prince, it should be said that he has come to the bitter end, but who knows that he was only promoted to Shuyuan, compared with titles such as concubine and concubine, the difference in status is not a little bit. The arrogant Jia Nanfeng did not allow Xie Jiu to meet his son Sima Shu. Arrange her in another place, neither can see her son, let alone get close to the emperor, this kind of day is even more depressing than entering a cold palace.

But she didn't like to casually tell others about her situation, so she smiled politely and said, "There are so many things happening in the palace, and I don't want to come out." ”

Jia Nanfeng bullied Xie Jiu, Zhixin had heard about it before, of course she could understand Xie Jiu's suffering, so she was more enthusiastic than others: "Your Royal Highness Shuyuan, since you are interested in the Book of Songs, please come often when you have time to chat to relieve your boredom." ”

Xie Jiu was flattered when he heard this title: "Dr. Xin is serious, what am I, don't call me 'Your Highness', don't dare to be it." If you like it, just call me Shuyuan. ”

Zhixin nodded with a smile and said, "It's okay." ”

Since the death of Emperor Wu and the accession of the crown prince to the abolition of Empress Dowager Yang, the replacement of the old people in the harem, and the fact that he was expelled from the palace for several months, and then returned here, facing the full Jade Leaf Pavilion, Zhixin didn't know where to start for a while.

The eldest princess of Yong'an looked around and said, "Today's Jade Leaf Pavilion is like a folk academy, sending away a batch and a new batch coming. Since there are so many newcomers, and the previous talk has been interrupted for several months, I think it is better to start from the first article, so that it can be more comprehensive, so as to avoid a hammer in the east and a bar in the west, which sounds easy to confuse. ”

Everyone agreed. So let's start with the first article "Guan Ju". Zhixin's lecture on the "Book of Songs" is famous, both thorough and innovative, and not as rigid as those old rotten Confucians outside, so it is more suitable for girls to listen. These newcomers who have received this charm are fascinated by it, and even those who come by the daily guests such as the eldest princess of Yong'an are also relishing and never getting tired of listening to it.

After finishing the poem that day, he followed the eldest princess of Yong'an back to Queen Jia's bedroom, and the palace door had been opened at this time. Two people waited outside the door, and soon someone came to summon them. Walking in, the eldest princess of Yong'an first saluted Queen Jia and introduced: "Your Royal Highness, this is the doctor of the Book of Poetry of the Jade Leaf Pavilion. ”

Zhixin fell on her stomach and bowed.

Jia Nanfeng had heard that Zhixin was outstanding, and he had learned from people, and he happened to see it today. So he ordered: "Get up." ”

Zhixin slowly stood up and stood aside, but she still looked at her nose and nose, and did not dare to raise her eyes.

"You're the daughter of the stone servant."

"Exactly."

"What's your name?"

Zhixin is not an emotionless person, Queen Yang has just been deposed and is not dead, how can she bear not to hide a little for her? "Please forgive the queen, because the name of the concubine has offended the queen mother, so I don't dare to say it."

A cold laugh: "In the palace today, there is only me, the queen, how can there be any queen mother?" The queen mother has become a concubine, what else do you avoid? But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

"Uh...... Shi Zhixin. Zhixin paused, and in desperation, she had to say her name.

At this time, Jia Nanfeng was satisfied, nodded and said, "Well, Shi Zhixin." What a Peugeot beauty! She looked Zhixin up and down again, and asked, "I heard that you are very proficient in "Mao's Poems", right?" ”

"I know a little bit about it."

"Oh, then let me ask you, there are a lot of beauties in "Mao's Poems......"

"There are too many to mention, such as, 'skin is like clotted fat, hands are like soft wattles', 'there is a beautiful person, graceful as Qingyang', 'Zhan is like a person, and Bang Zhiyuan is also'......" Before Zhixin could say, the eldest princess of Yong'an showed off first.

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