After time travel, I became a talented lady

Seeing the great victory at the border and the peace and harmony in the harem, the emperor could no longer stay there. He disguised himself and took his old friend, Eunuch Debao, out for a stroll.

As he grew older, he gradually lost interest in women and went straight to the opera house to listen to operas.

As usual, Zhu Chenggong vacated the best second-floor stands for him.

The new emperor avenged the previous humiliation and defeated the enemy, and everyone was in a good mood. The opera theater has recently been running a series of big plays, all of which are good plays that hope to make the country strong and the people rich, such as "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", "The Song Family Army", "Loyalty to the Country", etc. A group of fans sang along, and the atmosphere was very lively.

After listening to "Yue Guan Shan", the emperor could not help but be moved. Look, this vast country is picturesque, and these millions of people are loyal and brave.

"Mr. Zhu Cheng, this piece of music is soul-stirring and awakening. Is it a new composition of the opera? How come I have never heard of it before?"

The retired emperor looked at Zhu Chenggong. This old fellow had a proud look on his face and a smile that was mysterious and indescribably stunning.

"Yes, this is the piece of music that was just composed. We are waiting for you to come and perform it. If you think it is good, then it is really very good~"

Eunuch Debao understood what he meant and ordered his servant to give him a reward.

The emperor nodded and asked, "Who wrote this?" He was full of emotion, and every word was thought-provoking.

Zhu Chenggong stroked his newly grown scholar's beard and smiled, "Of course it's Liu Bai again!"

The emperor was very interested. Liu Bai was always mysterious and yet always radiant, which made him want to make friends with him. At this moment, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, so he was very interested. "Go and summon this man to see me. If he is pleasing to me, even if he fails to pass the exam, I can grant him a birthright."

Zhu Chenggong laughed and said, "No need. I have already thanked the emperor for his kindness on her behalf. She is indifferent to fame and fortune and does not want the world to know about it. She just wants to live her own quiet life~"

"Oh~ This person is so noble and ambitious. He is very similar to you and me. When I was young, my dream was to row a small boat and wander around the world~"

Zhu Chenggong was stunned, and turned to look at Debao. Debao smiled naively, "The emperor has been free recently, so he asked me to buy him a lot of folk books. He has been particularly obsessed with "Swordsman" recently."

The emperor smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, "What a world full of heroic spirit this is! I just read the storybook and I remembered that scene unconsciously. Oh, how can Liu Bai have such a smart mind? Since you know this person, you must recommend him to Zeng. You know me. I respect the wise and humble, and I will definitely not harm the talented people~"

Then he picked up a pair of chopsticks, lighted a glass of wine, and sang to himself.

"The mountains and rivers are smiling, the mist and rain are far away,

After the waves have washed away everything, how much do we know about this mundane world?

The breeze laughs, as if it were lonely.

There is still a glimmer of pride left in the evening glow.”

Zhu Chenggong had a strange smile on his face. "She is always like this, with wonderful ideas that are beyond our expectations, and yet we have to applaud her~"

When Eunuch Debao saw this, he couldn't help but feel sad. He was secretly amazed. Why is Zhu Chenggong so handsome but still single? Is he gay? He secretly glanced at the emperor again and saw that this ancestor squinted his eyes and stared at the actor on the stage, not paying any attention to the strangeness around him.

Well, well, if the emperor finds out, he will be upset. Let's keep this pure friendship for a while.

In the harem, Princess Wen Hui was disheartened and staggered into the cold palace for the first time.

"You finally come to see me. What's the matter? Have you encountered some difficulties? Ha..." Lin's dry and withered fingers formed a comb and combed the hair around her face. She slowly held the door sill and walked out of the dim and lonely house step by step.

Princess Wenhui saw with her own eyes that her nails, which were once inlaid with gems and looked white and pink, were actually filled with black dirt.

Wen Hui felt a little nauseous and a little sad.

She used to be so dignified and graceful, her every shape and gesture had to be flawless, and even her clothes were not allowed to have a single wrinkle. But now she is not even as good as the maids who cleaned the palace.

Lin's face showed a sneer, and she finally stepped out of the palace. The sun outside was so bright and shining that it made her eyes tear up. "Go ahead, thank you for thinking of me and thinking highly of me." She slowly moved to the yard. It was summer, and the yard was overgrown with weeds and mosquitoes. Lin sat on the stone bench without caring, and smiled at the old woman who was sweeping the floor, "You can go out. The princess has something to tell me."

The old woman took a look at Princess Wenhui's gorgeous clothes and retreated awkwardly.

Wen Hui stammered for a long time before she managed to say, "The emperor has ordered me to go to Tata grassland to marry a princess, but I don't want to."

Lin paused in her scratching motion, raised her eyelids slightly, glanced at Wen Hui, and answered irrelevantly, "Have you seen your brother?"

Princess Wen Hui was stunned, her hands and feet were uneasy, "No, no, the clan office has ordered that no visit is allowed, I, can't go in."

Lin's eyes were filled with sneer, and she lifted her sleeves, "What's wrong with a marriage? You'll have fine clothes and delicious food, and you'll have servants to call your own. When you go there, you'll be the chief's wife. The chief is old, and if you're more capable, the entire Tata tribe will be yours. Isn't that great?"

Princess Wen Hui was immediately flustered, the blood rushed to her head, and she screamed in a shrill voice, "No, I don't want it. You're already an old man. It sounds nice, why don't you just marry him?!"

As soon as he shouted, he realized something was wrong and quickly bit his tongue!

“Ha! Ha!” Lin sneered repeatedly, “The Emperor really dotes on you. Even after something like that happened, you are still carefree. Your brain has not improved at all!”

Princess Wen Hui's face flushed. She saw the contempt and disgust in Lin's eyes and felt very humiliated. But now no one was willing to help her. She had to hide the resentment she had accumulated since she was a child. Her throat choked and her eyes were red. "Mother, I, I don't want to go to marry. The border is desolate and I don't want to go."

Lin stroked her arm and slowly pulled her cotton shirt closer. There were lush vegetation and silence all around. This cold palace was freezing cold even in summer.

"I have a favor with Dr. Lu from the Imperial Hospital. You can go and have a try. The rest is up to you."

Wen Hui was stunned and asked anxiously, "How can a royal doctor like him help me? I don't want to marry a foreign prince, but I also don't want to escape from the palace and suffer~"

She also thought that Lin could name a general or a minister who could speak to the new emperor and plead for her.

Lin was speechless for a long time after being blocked by her. Could she really have given birth to such a stupid person?

She was really fed up with this daughter who was as stupid as a pig. Her second and third sons were all detained. She hoped that they would have a smooth second half of their lives. The emperor was kind and since he did not kill them in the beginning, they could save their lives in this life as long as nothing happened.

But she really couldn't accept it!

She thought about it for a while, but finally made up her mind, "Just tell him this, whether he will help you or not depends on your luck. Since you don't want to marry, but want to enjoy the dignity of a princess, then someone else will have to go for you."

Wen Hui was stunned, and her heart was filled with ecstasy, but she calmed down in a moment, "How could Emperor Yuanwu be willing to let Pengcheng marry in place of her? They are siblings, how could he help me to harm her?!"

Lin was so choked that she lost her temper. She didn't bother to pay attention to her. She glanced leisurely at the paint-chipped door knocker and walked slowly back to her room.

She always felt like there was an evil wind blowing from somewhere, blowing so hard that her back was trembling.

Wen Hui had no choice but to return to the palace as her face turned red and she cursed a few words angrily.

She tossed and turned at night. On the one hand, she couldn't stand the arrogant look of Princess Pengcheng. She wanted to kidnap Princess Pengcheng and make her marry that old man. She wanted to make her suffer and eventually die of depression. No, it would be best if she could neither die nor live well!

On the other hand, the plan failed. Princess Pengcheng looked proud and said, "Sister is so stupid. The world belongs to my brother. Even if you try to be a substitute, what can you do? It's just a matter of death! I advise you to take care of yourself." Emperor Yuanwu led his troops to capture her. She was escorted to a barbarian country to marry. She didn't even have an attic. She lived in a large tent all day long. The wind and sand were so strong that her skin was cracked. She also had to eat bloody sheep bones!

"Ah!!! Ah!!! Ah!!! I don't want it!" Wen Hui screamed and sat up, covered in cold sweat!

She doesn't want to marry!

On the second day, Yikun Palace summoned Dr. Lu from the Imperial Hospital to see the patient.

Queen Xia naturally knew all of this.

The sky was high and the clouds were light that day, and Lord Xia hurried into the palace.

The old lady dismissed the palace maids and went to see Queen Xia. "My son, the emperor hasn't written for some time. Your grandfather received a secret letter. The emperor encountered a sandstorm in Hoop Head Ridge and his whereabouts are unknown. The news was blocked at the moment. I only gave the secret letter to your grandfather. Let your grandfather make the decision."

Queen Xia stood up in shock, disregarding the etiquette, "How could it be?! How could my grandfather have received the letter when my father hadn't? It's impossible. I don't believe it."

"The secret letter came secretly. Your grandfather said that it had the emperor's private seal. This is indeed true. As for now, he asked me to come to the palace to tell you so you can be prepared!" As he said this, he took out a stack of letter papers from his small clothes tremblingly.

Queen Xia's eyebrows were raised, and her beautiful face was full of disbelief. She read the letter very calmly, and she was even more confused. The handwriting was indeed the emperor's handwriting, and the private seal was also real, but why didn't he send it directly to the palace? Why did he send it to her grandfather? !

"I don't believe it! Before the emperor left, he told me to wait for him calmly. He just heard about the great victory a while ago. How could it be so sudden? Mother, you should tell grandfather to be careful of fraud. No matter what, I believe that the emperor is safe and sound. If, if that day really comes, it must be the emperor who personally wrote the edict to pass on the throne to my son!"

There was an unprecedented determination on her face, the emperor was not around, but as a mother, she was strong enough to support the harem!

The wife of the old man was also a little scared, "Is it because of Concubine Fei?! The second and third princes committed the crime of treason, but they were not beheaded. Your grandfather asked you to protect yourself and the little prince. He will plan the affairs of the previous dynasty."

Queen Xia was startled and tightly grasped the hand of the old lady. "What are you planning? There is no news from the emperor, which means everything is safe. Why should we plan? Besides, the second and third princes were demoted to commoners and imprisoned in the clan residence. There has never been a saying that they can be re-appointed as crown princes in the past dynasties. How can there be an heir? Grandmother, please listen to me. The emperor is a lucky man. Please advise grandfather to think twice before acting and don't fall into the trap."

The old lady was shocked, "What do you mean?!"

Queen Xia calmed down, thought about it carefully, and felt more confident. "Grandmother, do you remember the rebellion of Concubine Lin? When the emperor was still the crown prince, he was already in charge of the government and had a plan. Yong'an Town released a smoke screen to make Lin think that there was an opportunity, but who knew that the crown prince had already set up a trap and was waiting for Lin to fall into it. In my granddaughter's opinion, the emperor would not disappear for no reason, and grandfather should not act impulsively. It is best to let the emperor summon the cabinet to see whether this matter is true or not."

"Absolutely not! Wouldn't that announce to the world that the emperor is missing? If someone were to do something desperate, Renzong is a weak person. What would you orphans and widows do?"

"So what's Grandfather's plan? Gather his former subordinates and students? Not to mention that Grandfather has been retired for so many years, and he has experienced three prime ministers in the meantime. The loyalty of his followers needs to be tested. Moreover, if court officials gather together, it will easily lead to chaos!"

The old lady was at a loss and had to leave the palace in a hurry.