Wind and Rain Empire

In the slowly flickering candlelight, after Zi Linglong and Hong Wan tried a few more tunes, they sorted out the pipa and zither

Zi Linglong looked at Yongping who was slightly sleepy at the side

"Princess, the night is deep, you don't need to go back, just stay here with me, lest you catch a cold in the cold wind."

Princess Yongping yawned

"Well, Sister Linglong is thoughtful, and Yongping is also thinking about it (laughs) I'm afraid that Sister Linglong will trouble Princess Xianben."

Zi Linglong smiled

"Didn't you live in Xueyi's house before, princess, and didn't think you were troublesome at that time, so how could you be troublesome now?"

Princess Yongping is now in good spirits

"Speaking of Sister Xueyi (pause) Sister Linglong, have you heard from Sister Xueyi recently?"

Zi Linglong lowered her eyes and sighed softly

"There is no news, Bengong basically hasn't gone out these few days, and the officials haven't come over either."

"Oh, that's it. The reason my father didn't come here is because I've been busy with the banning of the pseudo-school party recently, and I'm so busy that I've locked many people in prison."

Zi Linglong is puzzled

"Princess, what is the pseudo school party ban? When did it happen?"

This time, Princess Yongping was surprised by the question.

"Sister Linglong, haven't you heard of it? It's what Zhu Xi and Zhu Shi talked about, such as the monarch, minister, minister, father, son and son, the three cardinal principles, the five constant rules, the three obedience and the four virtues."

"Zhu Xi? They talked a lot, why were they imprisoned?"

Princess Yongping stood up

"What the princess is more concerned about is what he said about the difference between men and women, who are respectful and humble, and so on. In short, he said that men are outsiders and women are insiders. The status of men and women cannot be equal. Zhu Xi also told his father to have a son. What to teach, oops, he said a lot, I don’t remember what he said, a very long-winded person”

Zi Linglong smiled in relief

"Oh~ So that's what he said? He told the officials before that sons need to be educated, and he also said that women should be in charge (laughs). He deserves to be imprisoned for saying this and teaching every day. He advocates more than just Neo-Confucianism. These, but he wants to talk about these things with the officials, he is really ignorant of current affairs."

Princess Yongping agreed with a hammer

"That's right, in comparison, the newly promoted Prime Minister Han is much better. He not only respects General Yue Fei and belittles Qin Hui, but also asks his father to pursue General Yue Fei as King Yue, and he also praises Sister Xueyi in private, saying that She's a heroine."

Zi Linglong doesn't know Han Jifu

"Huh? There is such an enlightened prime minister, so (pause) means that Prime Minister Zhang is not a prime minister?"

Princess Yongping shook her head

"It's inappropriate. To be honest, I really hate him. He's a rotten scholar who can't keep up with the trend at all. And I heard that he and Zhu Xi are in the same group. After hearing that Zhu Xi was dismissed by his father as a minister, Zhang The Prime Minister was afraid that he would be imprisoned if he was involved, so he quickly resigned, and he should have gone back to his hometown to farm by now."

Zi Linglong patted Yongping's hand

"Yeah, your sister Xueyi also hates Prime Minister Zhang very much, I'm fine, I don't have much opinion except that the three of them are a little silly."

"Oh, the problem with their family is far more than being stupid. Didn't you see it at the martial arts tournament?"

When the two remembered Zhang Haisheng being kidnapped, they laughed

Zi Linglong patted the bed that had been made

"Okay, it's too late, it's time to rest"

Yongping should say

"Um"

Just as she was taking off her coat, a small wooden box fell out of her sleeve, Zi Linglong quickly picked it up and handed it to Princess Yongping

"Princess, you dropped something, what is it?"

Princess Yongping took the wooden box

"Oh, this is the picture of Yanji that Sister Xueyi gave me when she lived at home. I always carry it with me, and when I have nothing to do, I take it out and put it together. I still have two of them. The picture is not spelled out, every time I see it, I can think of Sister Xueyi, thinking about her life in the big camp, I don’t know if it’s okay.”

Zi Linglong smiled

"With her personality, staying in the big camp must be much more comfortable than staying in the palace (look at Princess Yongping's coat) Yongping, your coat is really beautiful, must have spent a lot of effort to make it?"

Princess Yongping picked up her coat

"This is actually an ordinary dress, but the pattern on it was embroidered by my mother. It took a long time to embroider. At that time, my elder brother, Prince Yichen, passed away. My mother cried so sad that her eyes hurt, but later she thought about being sad. It's useless, so I turned my head and focused on sewing this clothes for me."

Zi Linglong looked at Yongping seriously

"Yongping, sister Linglong asked you something, you have to answer me honestly, okay?"

"OK, all right"

"If your mother, I mean, if, if your mother was murdered, what would you do?"

Princess Yongping's eyes became sharper, she gritted her teeth lightly

"If my mother was murdered, I would find out the murderer, dig out my heart and make him suffer so much to die. My mother is such a good person, no one has ever hurt her..."

Zi Linglong hastily interrupted her

"Princess, don't get excited, I just said if"

"Sister Linglong, if my mother is really murdered, please tell Yongping if you know about it. In order to avenge the murder of my mother, Yongping will do anything to help you!"

Zi Linglong patted Princess Yongping's head lightly

"Okay, sister knows, and will definitely notify you as soon as possible."

The next day

In Xianfu Palace, Zi Linglong enters the palace gate and greets Concubine Xian in the hall

Zi Linglong bowed and saluted with a smile on her face

"My sister hasn't come to visit my sister for a long time, I hope my sister will not be offended."

She looked at Hong Wan, and Hong Wan then handed over the gift box she brought

"This is the persimmon cake that my sister specially asked someone to bring back from outside the palace. It is said to be delicious. Do you want to try it?"

Concubine Xian laughed when she saw the gift box

"My sister is really caring, I still remember to bring food for my sister, but to be honest with my sister, there are quite a lot of persimmons in our palace."

This was beyond Zi Linglong's expectation

"Oh? That's it, my sister, I really made a fuss, I made my sister laugh."

"It's okay, but speaking of it, although there are many persimmons in our palace, they are not delicious. I think the persimmons brought by my sister should be good."

Zi Linglong honestly shook her head

"My sister hasn't eaten yet, so I don't know yet, so now is the time when the persimmons are blooming, so there must be a beautiful view in the courtyard."

Concubine Xian was leaning on the recliner and asked the maid Xia Yu lazily

"Xia Yu, are the persimmon flowers blooming in the back of the yard?"

Xia Yu bowed her head and answered

"Go back to your mother, the persimmon flowers have been in full bloom for a long time."

Zi Linglong will respond immediately

"Sister, forgive my sister, can I let my sister go to see the garden? My sister has never seen a persimmon tree bloom when she grows up."

Concubine Xian smiled gently and replied

"My sister is in such a good mood, how can my sister stop me? My sister won't accompany you if she sees too much. You can go shopping by yourself (to Xia Yu) Xia Yu, you accompany sister Zhaorong to the back yard Let's take a stroll"

Xia Yu is still bowing her head and whispering

"The servant obeys (to Zi Linglong) Zhaorong, please"

Zi Linglong got up and followed Xia Yu to the outside of the hall, Hong Wan followed

Xia Yu leads the way and leads Zi Linglong

"Xianfu Palace is slightly larger than Empress Zhaorong's Ziyun Pavilion, but the decoration and garden planting are not as elegant as Empress' Ziyun Pavilion, and there are often no gardeners to take care of it, so it will look a little messy, I hope Empress understands "

Zi Linglong nodded, looking at the messy yard

"Understood, Sister Concubine Xian is also a virtuous and simple person, so naturally she would not spend too much effort on these superficial efforts. After all, what our Song Dynasty advocates is frugality."

"Exactly what the lady said"

Xia Yu stretched out her hand to Zi Linglong to lead the way ahead

"From here you will find the Persimmon Garden. Madam Zhaorong, be careful with your steps. It has only rained the past two days, and the stone slabs are a bit slippery."

Zi Linglong raised her foot and gently stepped on the stone slab

"Thank you Miss Xia Yu for your reminder"

Hong Wan looked at the yellow persimmon flowers all over the garden, and looked at Zi Linglong.

"Your Majesty, this garden is full of persimmon trees, full of flowers, but there is no fragrance at all."

Xia Yu laughed

"The persimmon flower itself has no fragrance"

Zi Linglong saw a pool next to the garden, the pool was full of water plants, and a few fallen leaves were floating, making it look a little muddy, so she pointed to the pool and asked Xia Yu

"Miss Xia Yu, are there any fish in this pond?"

Xia Yu glanced at the pool, shook her head

"No, but Empress Xian raised some crabs in the pool. The water in the pool was imported from the imperial garden and flowed underground to keep the pool clean."

Zi Linglong said

"No wonder you have live crabs to send to the queen" and asked, "Then what do you usually feed these crabs?"

Xia Yu replied in surprise

"I haven't fed it yet"

Zi Linglong is more surprised than Xia Yu

"Haven't you ever fed it? (Laughs) Is that also called feeding?"

"Mother, you know that no one feeds the crabs in the river and lake. Don't you live well? We haven't fed these crabs. They usually eat the leaves, flowers, etc. that fall from the trees. of"

Zi Linglong looked at the pool

"I see"

She looked up at the flowering persimmon tree above her head and repeated

"Ah~~ So that's how it is!"

Zi Linglong looked at Xia Yu

"Then, can sister Concubine Xian eat this crab by herself?"

Xia Yu shook his head

"Concubine Xian can't eat fresh seafood from the river, so I don't eat them myself. When these crabs grow up, I fish them out and give them to Concubine Xian's uncle and other sisters in the palace. Besides, it's just such a small pond. It is impossible to produce too many crabs.”

Zi Linglong looked at the small pool

"What I'm talking about is that it's enough to have a few persimmons every year to satisfy our hunger (for Xia Yu). Although the persimmon flowers bloom well, they are neither fragrant nor beautiful, and they won't leave a long-lasting impression on people."

Xia Yu heard the meaning in Zi Linglong's words and laughed.

"It's good to be fragrant and beautiful, but not to fill your stomach. It's good to bear fruit."

Zi Linglong smiles

"Well, different people have different opinions (to Xia Yu) I have admired the flowers, please take us back again, girl."

"Yes, Empress Zhaorong"