Wind and Rain Empire

Not far away, in a mansion in Yanjing City, the central capital of the Kingdom of Jin, King Zheng Wanyan Yongzun was leaning on the railing drinking tea and admiring the moon when a servant came in from behind.

The servant bowed his hands to King Zheng and said something

"My lord, they are here"

King Zheng didn't reply, he just waved his hand to signal the servant to back down

Then Wanyan Luqi and Wanyanyue walked up in black clothes and took off their masks

Simultaneously and in unison

"Subordinates refer to the prince, the prince is blessed with great blessings"

King Zheng turned around slowly, looking at Wanyan Luqi and Wanyanyue warily.

He asked in a low but gentle voice

"Account for the person you dealt with, have you dealt with it?"

Wanyan Luqi took a step forward

"My lord, what happened suddenly, we didn't succeed"

King Zheng looked at Wanyan Luqi

"Why?"

Wan Yanyue also stepped forward and added

"The subordinates are about to succeed in chasing and killing Cao Ke, but someone came out to obstruct them, and their skills were extraordinary, and severely injured the subordinates. It took some time for the subordinates to recover."

At this moment, King Zheng had doubts.

"Oh? Since when did Cao Ke have such a capable guard?"

Wan Yanyue answered truthfully

"As far as my subordinates know, that person is not Cao Ke's guard, but a general named Lan Xueyi who was stationed in the frontier by the Song people."

King Zheng thought for a while, and understood in an instant, so he sneered

"Hmph, Lan Xueyi? Her father is Lan Anguo, the former Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. I really didn't expect that she is still alive."

Wanyan Luqi asked

"Then, my lord, do we still need to go after Cao Ke?"

King Zheng turned around and continued to look at Mingyue

"You don't need to go. The king will send other people to deal with Cao Ke. As for you, I have other arrangements (glanced at the two of you). You should step back first."

Wanyan brothers and sisters hand in hand

"Yes, my lord!"

Early Dynasty Zichen Palace

"Dear dears, the queen's funeral has just happened. This harem cannot be left alone for a day. Although I'm still in the mourning stage and I'm not in a hurry to become a queen, I still want to know, dear dears, do you have any good suggestions for candidates?"

Zhang Haisheng came out, holding a wat board in his hand

"Officials, the matter of setting up a queen is the official family's business. All the concubines in the harem are hand-picked by the officials, so they have impeccable morals, so the officials don't need to mind the opinions of these foreign ministers like me."

Cao Ke came out and confronted Zhang Haisheng

"The prime minister's words are wrong. The empress is not only the official wife of the official family, but also the model of the mother's respect in the world. Among the concubines selected by the official family, there are not many concubines who can take on this heavy responsibility. Since the official family asked us what we mean, it means that the candidate must be chosen. careful"

Zhang Haisheng glanced at Cao Ke, and said something in a bad mood

"Master Cao, do you mean that if our ministers don't give advice, the officials themselves will choose a queen who is not prudent?"

Cao Ke surrenders

"I have no such intentions, Prime Minister, please don't misunderstand what I mean (turn to the emperor) and hope that the officials will learn from you."

The emperor frowned and looked at Cao Ke

"Cao Aiqing, if you were asked to recommend a virtuous concubine from the harem to be the queen, who would you choose?"

"I dare not make rash comments"

"Hey, you can recommend whoever you want, don't mind, but it's okay to say"

Cao Ke hesitated, and after a pause

"The minister will recommend a good concubine"

The emperor felt no surprise and sneered, but asked

"Why?"

"Officials, the reason is very simple. The concubine Xian is old, her qualifications are only below that of the queen, she is virtuous and self-disciplined, she can be called a model woman, and she has a prince Chenfeng. Concubine Xian is the best candidate for empress"

Zhang Haisheng laughed

"Hahaha (sarcasm) I actually thought it was only because Xianfei is Lord Cao's niece that Lord Cao recommended (turned to the emperor) official family like this. If every courtier is like Lord Cao, the king's wife sells melons, Isn’t there too many candidates for queen? If every courtier only recommends women who are related to their own family to be queen, how long will it take for the position of queen to be determined?”

The emperor stroked his beard with his hand and looked at Zhang Haisheng

"Then Prime Minister Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Haisheng answered unhurriedly

"Officials, there are few people in the harem at the moment. There are only four virtuous and noble ladies. These four ladies have good conduct and have not caused any troubles, so there is no need to manage them immediately. The internal affairs of the harem have already been arranged by Empress Han beforehand. There is no need to change the system, and the empress has just become famous, so it is inconvenient to rush to establish an empress at this time. The old minister has heard that Zimei, who has just entered the palace, has outstanding appearance and talent. You are always there when you are overwhelmed with grief and fainted. This is something that other concubines have not done. Although the Zimei is in a low position, she has no complaints. She is neither arrogant nor domineering. The officials should consider promoting her Such a talent"

The emperor secretly rejoiced and smiled

"Zi Meiren is as the prime minister said, then I will promote Zi Meiren to Zhao Rong (pause, looking at the officials) Do any of you disagree?"

Hundreds of officials discuss Zhang Haisheng

Cao Ke's inner monologue

"Zhang Haisheng is an old fox, he just doesn't want to see our concubine Xian become a queen, and get involved in Zimei in a roundabout way. Feng Zhaorong, I bah, does Feng Zhaorong need to be sealed in the court?"

Official 1 whispered comment

"This Zhao Rong has nothing to do with us, why ask our opinion?"

Officer 2 also commented in a low voice

"That's right, the emperor's family affairs will be sealed whoever he likes, not the queen"

After discussing for a while, all the officials replied in unison.

"I have no objection"

The emperor was overjoyed

"Then I will confer the title of Zimei as Zhaorong in Jin Dynasty, and we will discuss the appointment of a queen later."

Later Ziyun Pavilion Hall

The maids and eunuchs knelt down and shouted in unison

"Congratulations to the beauty for being promoted to Empress Zhaorong, all blessings to the empress"

Zi Linglong smiled slightly, raised her hand

"Thank you, everyone, get up."

The maids and eunuchs stood up and left the hall one after another

Then came the voice of Defei

"Oh, my sister is really lucky. My sister was promoted as soon as the Empress Empress left."

Zi Linglong saw the four concubines coming, and immediately went up to meet them

"Why are all the sisters here? The younger sister should have gone to greet the older sisters."

The four virtuous and noble concubines walked in slowly from outside the hall

Concubine Xian smiled lightly

"Congratulations to my sister for being promoted to Zhaorong"

Zi Linglong put away her smile and saluted

"Don't dare, it's all thanks to my sister"

Concubine De smiled and walked past Zi Linglong, making fun of her

"I knew that my sister's medical skills are superb, but I don't know what kind of ecstasy drug this is for the emperor? She was promoted to Zhaorong so soon."

Zi Linglong could only laugh, laughing at herself

"How dare my sister, my sister is just sincere to the official family."

Concubine Shu laughs

"My sister can really joke. My sisters are also here to care about you, and they even brought you some food. Don't you want to try it?"

Zi Linglong looked at the food Concubine Shu brought, and shied away

"My younger sister has just eaten, and she is still eating enough, so I appreciate the kindness of Sister Concubine Shu."

Concubine De looked at Concubine Shu

"Concubine Shu, what else can you do besides eating? Be careful that the officials won't come to see you if you get fat (pause) Oh, my sister is wrong, you are already fat, and the officials won't come to see you anymore!"

Concubine Shu confronts Concubine De

"Hey sister Defei, you can grow gracefully if you eat a lot. Look at your skinny monkey appearance. The officials haven't seen you recently. Are we sisters the same?"

Concubine De and Concubine Shu looked at each other again, turned their backs and stopped talking

The imperial concubine looked at Zi Linglong, and replied lightly.

"Since Zhaorong's sister entered the palace, the official family has never seen the four of us, so there is no need to quarrel between us sisters. After all, we sisters have the final say on where the official family wants to go, so everyone should be kind. Well"

Concubine Xian looked at Concubine Gui and replied

"What the imperial concubine sister said is very true. The most important thing between sisters is to live in harmony. The most taboo is jealousy. I hope all the sisters will remember it."

Concubine De Shu reluctantly answered in unison

"Yes, Sister Xianfei"

Concubine Xian took Zi Linglong's hand

"Sister, from now on you will be Zhaorong of the second rank, and every move you make must represent the royal demeanor (pause) Sister sees that you have a bright future, but the most important thing is to spread your branches and leaves for the royal family earlier. Many of the children died in the harem. Looking around, only Prince Chenfeng of this palace is still in the harem, but the prince is also weak and sick. We sisters have worked hard. Right now, you are the only official expectation, so Don't let down the official's expectations of you (stare straight at Zi Linglong) In short, my sister is reminding you that the women in the harem still need to plan ahead in order to keep their status."

Zi Linglong's inner monologue

"You mean to remind me that you still have a prince but I don't?"

She didn't show any emotion on the surface, just bowed and saluted

"Thank you for your advice, sister, I will remember it"

Concubine Xian smiled emotionlessly

"That's good"

At this time, the little maid in Ziyun Pavilion ran over with small steps and hurriedly saluted

"Report Zhaorong, General Lan is here"

Concubine Shu tilted her head and asked Zi Linglong

"General Lan? Sister Zhaorong, what is your relationship with General Lan?"

Concubine Xian slapped Concubine Shu on the arm, signaling her to be talkative, and responded immediately

"Since my sister and General Lan still have something to do, the sisters will leave first. If you need anything, let the maid come to us."

Lan Xueyi entered the hall, and the four concubines walked out one by one. Before leaving, Concubine Shu gave Lan Xueyi a wink. Lan Xueyi was so teased that she burst out laughing

Welcome to Zi Linglong

Lan Xueyi bowed to Zi Linglong

"Congratulations to Empress Zhaorong, congratulations to Empress Zhaorong"

Zi Linglong knocked off Lan Xueyi's arched hand, and pulled Lan Xueyi

"Where does the joy come from? You sit down and I have something to ask you, who recommended me to be promoted to Zhaorong to the officials?"

Lan Xueyi sits down

"That's Zhang Haisheng. Although I don't know what happened to you at Zhang Tiancheng's house, I can tell that Zhang Haisheng has a good impression of you."

Zi Linglong frowned

"Zhang Haisheng? What's wrong with him?"

"Who knows, it was originally a discussion about who to choose as the queen, but then he got involved with you." Lan Xueyi paused for a while, and said with emotion, "Now you are Zhao Rong, and every time I see you in the future, I have to salute you." up"

Zi Linglong also sat down

"When I was a beauty before, you had to salute me, but I never saw you come to me at that time."

"Hey, didn't Eunuch Wu say that, the two of us have to avoid suspicion (turning point) by the way, the fat one just now is Concubine Shu, right? She's still winking at me!"

Zi Linglong's eyes flowed towards Lan Xueyi

"It's Concubine Shu, what's the matter? You like that style?" (Laughs at Lan Xueyi)"

Lan Xueyi glanced at Zi Linglong, deliberately teasing her

"Yeah, I like that, don't you think she's cute when she's chubby?"

Zi Linglong calmly poured tea

"Okay, since you said you like it, let me introduce you two sometime."

Lan Xueyi cupped her hands and continued to tease Zi Linglong

"Then thank you, Zi Zhaorong, for your troubles."

Zi Linglong slapped Lan Xueyi's arm, feeling slightly jealous

"Hey, are you really kidding me?"

Lan Xueyi pinched Zi Linglong's face

"Don't you just like other people to play jokes on you! (Turn around, ask) Hey, what are they doing here? Are they making trouble for you?"

Zi Linglong took a sip of tea

"I've just been promoted, what trouble can they cause me? It's just that those women are so annoying to read texts every day, they don't talk well"

Lan Xueyi also took a sip of tea

"When I went to the court this morning, I heard that my adoptive father named you Zhaorong. I want to know how you feel. You came here soon after the court. These people in the palace are really busy. They came so early in the morning. Looking for you?"

Zi Linglong adds tea to Lan Xueyi

"Isn't it because the emperor named me Zhaorong that irritated them? Speaking of which, what have you been up to lately? I know you were kidnapped two days ago."

Lan Xueyi caressed the teacup and sighed

"It's a long story. Didn't I go after Cao Ke that day? I met a killer, a girl. She took out her anger on me before she could kill Cao Ke. She turned around and started chasing me. She came to chase her everywhere, and that time was really annoying."

Zi Linglong looked straight at Lan Xueyi

"Girl? How old are you?"

"18 years old, why are you asking this?"

Zi Linglong already guessed it, so she laughed

"It's nothing, I just fell in love with your men's clothing"

"Hey, who's in the way of my men's clothes?"

Zi Linglong Qiaoxiao

"It doesn't bother anyone, on the contrary, it should be very convenient, as long as you don't meet those little girls (turning point) But if you don't tease others, you won't have these troubles."

Lan Xueyi pointed at herself

"I molested others? (laughs) I've only molested you so far, okay?"

So she stood up and reached out to hook Zi Linglong's chin

Zi Linglong was so startled by this action that she almost lost her mind, so she could only wave her hands and laugh indiscriminately.

"Stop making trouble, sister Xueyi (turning around, sticking to Lan Xueyi's ear) You have molested our little maid in the palace"

"Did she tell you all this?"

"Otherwise how do you think I know?"

"Then you are jealous?"

Lan Xueyi suddenly asked

Zi Linglong was stunned, but she also answered honestly, "Probably, because I don't know what it feels like to be jealous (turning point). Speaking of which, when I was in Mingyue Tower, I was not as shy when I faced those glib people every day as I saw you."

Lan Xueyi sat down peacefully

"Time flies so fast. The little sister who used to be a little sister has become Zhaorong today. It can be seen that foster father really likes you, Linglong, do you treat him sincerely?"

Zi Linglong didn't know what kind of answer Lan Xueyi was expecting, she looked into the distance, not intending to answer this question

"What is the importance of being sincere in this harem? The important thing is that you have to consider the things in this position when you are in this position. I am already in the palace now, so what can I do if I struggle?"

Lan Xueyi is puzzled

"Is there anything else you need to consider when you are a concubine?"

"Sister Xueyi, you have never stayed in the palace, you really don't know how many things a concubine has to think about"

Lan Xueyi suddenly grabbed Zi Linglong's hand

"Linglong, sometimes I feel sorry for you. If you are still in my mansion, I will let you find a man you like. Maybe it will be much better for you to spend your whole life with him than in this palace."

Zi Linglong stood up

"You know what I think about you, but you still want to say that? Then I'll tell you this. I have felt this way before, but because I lost it so deeply, I'm afraid I can't get it back now."

Lan Xueyi lowers her eyebrows

"Unfortunately, as I told you before, I'm still a soldier, and I can't promise you anything"

The two were silent for a while

Zi Linglong changed the subject, "What about Princess Yongping? Didn't you go look for her after entering the palace?"

"She followed her adoptive father to the mourning hall to pay homage to her adoptive mother"

Zi Linglong sighed

"Although Yongping's mother is gone, her father is still there and can still love her"

"By the way, Linglong, since you have been named Zhaorong, why don't you bring your parents to live in the capital?"

Zi Linglong paced

"Recently, I have thought about this too, but the empress has just left, and the officials have named me Zhao Rong, so it is not appropriate to say it at this time, let's talk about it when the officials are in a better mood after the tournament is over (Turning point) Speaking of the tournament, are you done with your work?"

"Actually, there's nothing to be busy with. I'm just asking the military department how many people they want to sign up for the competition. I'm going to meet them today. I don't know who they are."

"These people are definitely not bad at martial arts. If you go to meet them, don't you want to try their skills?"

Lan Xueyi propped her head in thought

"Yeah, since foster father gave me this errand, I have to do it well."

"Then you have to be careful, this sword has no eyes. When you were kidnapped before, I worried about you all night."

Lan Xueyi stood up

"I've heard about this too. Thank you Linglong, I'm more worried about you, Linglong."

Zi Linglong is puzzled

"Why is that?"

Lan Xueyi with purple and exquisite ears

"As you said, this is a harem, women... tsk tsk tsk, it's scary"

Zi Linglong laughed out loud, and answered in a low voice.

"Although it's not an honorable thing, I've seen a lot of men and women. I've never seen anything before. I can handle it. Don't worry!"

She patted Lan Xueyi on the shoulder