On the wedding night, the villain husband cried and his eyes turned red

When the winter moon comes, the grass is turning green.

Jian is a prickly pear without ears.

Jia is a newly born reed.

The two go hand in hand, forming the two characters Jian and Jia in the Book of Songs.

This is a love poem known to everyone in Wanhua Kingdom. At this time every year, a poetry party will be held in the homes of unmarried men, and all the well-matched women of the right age will be invited.

It looks like a poetry meeting, but it's actually a blind date.

Xu Shihuan had just spent a few days in the simple two-point-one-line life of Xu Mansion in the Academy when he received an invitation from the Second Prince's Mansion.

No, he should be called King Jin at this time.

Xu Shihuan has not had that bizarre dream for a long time, but everything around him is still developing in the direction of the dream.

Although she has not made a marriage arrangement with the second prince, the current emperor still calls him Prince Jin, and Prince Jin's palace is in the best location in Yong'an City.

"Shihuan, have you received the post from Prince Jin's Mansion?"

As soon as he entered the school, Deng Wanyu pulled Xu Shihuan over and asked with an ugly expression.

"I got it. If you don't go, you'll get it!"

Xu Shihuan directly stated what she was thinking. Anyway, this was not the first time she had offended Li Yunfeng. Is it better than this time?

Besides, at first glance, this poetry meeting was aimed at choosing a princess. Although Li Yunfeng was not happy with her, he was not yet dead in his heart to win over the Xu family and the Guan family.

The best way to avoid being plotted is to stay far away.

Deng Wanyu's face turned even more ugly when she saw Xu Shihuan's generous look. She leaned next to Xu Shihuan's ear and whispered:

"You think I want to go? Didn't you read what was written in the post? There is a large reed in Prince Jin's palace. The emperor specially ordered people to plant it, so that these young ladies can see with their own eyes the story of Jian Jia in the Book of Songs. scene."

Xu Shihuan really didn't pay attention to what was written in the post. When she saw that it was from Prince Jin's Mansion, she made up her mind not to go.

It's just that... Li Yunfeng is using the banner of the current emperor. If she doesn't go to the poetry meeting, the Xu family will most likely be labeled as disrespectful to the emperor.

Looking at Deng Wanyu again, although her father is the Minister of Rites and does not have as much power as the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment, she is the legitimate daughter of the Deng family and the only daughter who is much loved.

Xu Shihuan vaguely felt that if Li Yunfeng felt that there was no hope of marrying him, he might not be interested in Deng Wanyu.

I'm afraid this poetry meeting is not that easy to fool.

Some people avoided this poetry gathering, while others flocked to it, and Gao Zimo was one of them.

Xu Shihuan's dance at the Golden Autumn Banquet was really shocking. Although Gao Zimo didn't like her, she had to admit that he was a good dancer.

Gao Zimo could never forget the stunning look in His Highness King Jin's eyes that day. In this poetry meeting, she will definitely win his favor.

Gao Zimo's father was just a minor official in the Hanlin Academy. Although his grandfather Gao Heng had the false name of Taifu, he had no real power in his hands.

Her father, Mr. Gao, is a famous bookworm. Han Chuang studied hard for more than ten years, just to get his name on the gold list. That year, he was ranked second in high school and thought he had a chance to make a big splash.

It's a pity that the number one scholar that year was the current Prime Minister Xu, and the Tanhua Lang was the Prince Consort Pei Yi. He, the second in the rankings, has become an existence that no one cares about.

After entering the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Gao comforted himself that although he had no real power, he was at the feet of the emperor. As long as he works hard, he will be promoted one day.

However, because of his unsociable character and the fact that the Gao family had no real power, his colleagues who were friendly to him at first gradually isolated him.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and he still has not been able to get out of this small Hanlin Academy. He is still a minor official doing chores.

Sometimes when he was really bored, he would go to Xunhuan Pavilion to drink flower wine. He returned home in a drunken stupor, hugged his daughter and cried.

Gao Zimo is not the only child in the Gao family, but he is the one who is most like Mr. Gao, both in appearance and personality.

Seeing her father crying and talking about her depression and lack of ambition, Gao Zimo secretly made up her mind that she would climb high and high at all costs, so that her colleagues who isolated her father and those who looked down on the Gao family could rise to the top. They all knelt at her feet.

"Master, I have some gastrointestinal discomfort today and would like to ask you for a leave of absence."

Taifu Gao looked at his granddaughter's healthy complexion and was filled with disbelief. But then he thought again. Zi Mo has been the most sensible person since he was a child. He has never asked for leave in the past few months since he entered the girls' school, so he nodded, that's it.

"Zi Mo, why are you back?"

Mrs. Gao looked at her daughter in surprise. She should be studying in a girls' school at this time.

"Mom, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach today, so I took leave from my grandfather and came back to rest."

Seeing her rosy complexion, Mrs. Gao touched her face with her hand. After a few gentle strokes, her fingertips were stained with red marks.

How much rouge is this?

Gao Zimo was afraid that she would see something, so he quickly explained:

"I felt unwell today and my face was really ugly, so I applied some."

Mrs. Gao didn't say anything more. She seemed to believe her words and even warned her thoughtfully:

"You stay in your room and have a good rest today. When it's time to eat, I will ask the maid to bring the food to your room."

"Mom, my daughter knows."

In the boudoir, Gao Zimo took a wet handkerchief and gently wiped his face. After a while, a pale face was revealed.

She combed back the hair that covered her cheeks. Her face, which was as big as a silver plate a few months ago, now looks a bit small.

She unbuttoned her clothes again and took out the soft cushion wrapped around her body, revealing her slim waist. Looking at her facial features at this time, although they are still small, they are somewhat delicate and beautiful.

She has been preparing for this poetry meeting for a long time. As early as when the construction of Prince Jin's Mansion started, Gao Zimo used money to bribe the construction craftsmen and learned about the reed bush from their mouths.

Her heart moved and she thought of Jian Jia's poem. Thinking again that King Jin has not yet married a wife, I have a guess in my mind:

The emperor is afraid that he will use Jian Jia's poem to hold a poetry meeting in Prince Jin's Mansion and select the future Princess Jin from among the ladies from various families.

Today, the Holy Emperor does not have many heirs. The prince was diagnosed with infertility a few years ago and has no chance of being crowned emperor.

The remaining princes either died unexpectedly or were too young. If calculated carefully, the throne will be passed to one of the second and third princes.

The third prince's mother-concubine is the most favored Concubine Chen in the palace. But the third prince has a violent personality and is addicted to women. Now that he has not been crowned king, there are dozens of people in the backyard.

Gao Zimo knew that her appearance was not an advantage, and if she married into the third prince's house, it would be difficult for her.

As for the second prince, it is said that his biological mother was a humble palace maid who crawled into bed while the emperor was drunk and gave birth to him in the cold palace.

However, the second prince had been raised by the eldest princess since childhood, and the eldest princess was born to the current Queen Mother Shen. Calculated in this way, this status is not too low.

Coupled with the fact that the second prince had a reputation for kindness, there was not a single woman in the backyard now. If she could marry into Prince Jin's palace, even if she couldn't become the official wife and gave birth to a boy after a few years, the position of Princess Jin would be hers sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Wang Zimo's eyes sharpened and he quietly swallowed a packet of medicinal powder.