Gongshang Confidante

Two years later, the emperor promulgated an imperial decree that shocked both inside and outside the court, and even broke the precedent of the Zhou Dynasty for more than a hundred years. Not to mention the persuasion and obstruction, and even the death of an old official, the emperor was still determined.

The imperial decree was promulgated that women's schools were established among the people, students were widely recruited, women's scientific examinations were held, scientific examinations were opened, and female officials were set up in the court to listen to the saints.

These calendars were originally proposed by the Empress Dowager back then, but a few years later, the emperor issued an imperial decree.

Back then, the empress dowager's talents and learning were famous all over the world, and she was admired by the women of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although the women in the boudoir studied poetry and poetry, it was just to cultivate their temperament. Women, for women with a big heart, they are all given a place to show their ambitions.

But it was said that this year's cold winter was cold and bitter, and the bad news came from the palace that Concubine Xian was seriously ill, and she died within half a month.

After the death of the first emperor, the concubines who stayed in the harem were like the flowers that lacked watering, and they withered day by day. The concubine Xian was originally a person with few desires. The emperor just had a relapse of his old illness and was bedridden, so he waved his hand and asked Li Chengqian to settle him down, but this wave of his hand forgot Chao'er in the palace of Concubine Xian.

"Hey! Zhaoning!", the third prince Zhou Yue was seven years old, chubby in the prince's brocade robe, followed by two young eunuchs, looking at the person sitting in the gazebo arrogantly.

Between the clear water and the white bridge, in the octagonal gazebo, a slender and young figure, holding a scroll in his hand, combing a double-ringed fairy bun, and a lilac-colored treasure-faced thin Luo palace skirt. His newly developed body already has a romantic and charming taste. The annoyed star eyes were slightly angry, and the pink dimple was dizzy and angry, and scolded softly, "I don't know where the disturbing dog barking came from",

Zhou Yue stared blankly at first, then jumped up angrily, raised his finger and cursed, "Zhaoning! What a wild girl with no rules!",

The former Chao'er, Princess Zhaoning Zhou Chiyu, threw down the scroll and looked down at Zhou Yue. She was one year older than Zhou Yue, and she was taller. Do you like toad? I heard that I was so scared that I peed my pants",

Zhou Yue became impatient, blushed, pointed at her and cursed, "Sure enough, you did it! I can't spare you!" After finishing speaking, he directed the little eunuch behind him, "Take her down for this king!",

The two young eunuchs were a little apprehensive, they stood still and did not dare to move, Zhou Yue was even more annoyed, and scolded, "Boldly being a slave, I will cut off your head!",

When the little eunuch heard this, his little face turned pale with fright, and he stepped forward and pressed Chi Yu to the ground, grabbed her two thin arms respectively, and pulled them back, because of nervousness and fear, he couldn't control the strength.

The two slender arms were in great pain, Chi Yu bit his lip, and said nothing, the exquisitely crafted but whitish palace skirt was crumpled into a ball, stained with the dirt on the ground, making Chi Yu's face cold, this set But her favorite palace skirt was the only one that didn't have holes in it.

"Look at how shabby it looks, it's shameful!" Zhou Yue walked up to Chi Yu proudly, waved his sleeves, and said with a smile, "Look, this is the brocade robe newly made by my mother and concubine, and all the best ones are used. material! You don’t have any?”,

Zhou Chiyu sneered and said, "People choose clothes, but clothes don't choose people. No matter how good the clothes are worn on the rascals, they are just a shame."

"Let you talk nonsense!" Zhou Yue angrily stretched out his hand to mess up her bun, waved his hand, and slapped her on the face, "Let you talk back!" Zhou Yue turned around and kicked her in the air. Chi Yu cheered, "Flying dragon wagging its tail, this was taught by my father, how about it? My father never taught you!",

Chi Yu bit his lips and said nothing, his dark eyes were stained with water mist, he blinked and regained his clarity, and just said indifferently, "These tricks come and go, nothing new",

Seeing her not yelling, Zhou Yue felt that being bullied was boring, touched his chin, grabbed mud from the muddy flower bed after the rain, and wanted to paste it on her face,

Zhou Chiyu trembled all over, desperately trying to avoid it, but Zhou Yue laughed heartily, "Are you afraid? Say good brother, I'll let you go",

Chi Yu saw the dirty dark yellow mud staining the hem of the skirt, staining the thin flowers, and a little bit of mud staining on the beautiful and small chin. He opened his eyes and stared at Zhou Yue desperately.

Zhou Yue clapped his hands, took the handkerchief handed over by the eunuch to wipe his hands, puffed his mouth, and said, "Throw her into the flower bed",

Chi Yu, who has always been happy and clean, curled his hands, but did not beg for mercy, biting his lip stubbornly, his body was dirty, but his eyes became clearer and more charming, "Yueer", Concubine Xue's voice came, Zhou Yuezhuan He squeezed his eyeballs and signaled the little eunuch to let Chi Yu go, and he was about to run away.

Zhou Chiyu rushed over and pushed Zhou Yue into the flower bed, and the muddy water surged and buried him.

Zhou Yue crawled out like a clay figurine, flattened his mouth, and burst into tears, while Chi Yu stood aside, smiling with his arms around him,

"Yue'er!" Concubine Xue came slowly with the support of the palace maid, wearing a phoenix hairpin and east pearl, and a brocade robe of Suzhou embroidery with purple purple cloud and water patterns, which set off brightly and charmingly, her eyes were raised, and a stern look flashed across her gorgeous face.

"Concubine Mother, Zhaoning, she pushed her son into the flower bed and bullied her." Zhou Yue pouted, with tears in his eyes, and complained aggrievedly. Concubine Xue looked at Chi Yu coldly, and said, "Princess Zhaoning didn't Mother and concubine discipline, why should Yueer know more about her, just avoid her in the future!",

Zhou Chiyu trembled slightly when he heard the words, pursed his lips, and stared at Zhou Yue fiercely. Concubine Xue looked at Chi Yu contemptuously, and said, "Princess Zhaoning has a rough heart. As a noble concubine, I should be disciplined. Li Nanny, bring Princess Zhaoning back to the palace, kneel down overnight, and meditate, if the princess behaves inappropriately, she will be disciplined."

Zhou Chiyu clenched her small fists, feeling angrily in her heart. According to the past lessons, if she refuted, she would definitely incur a heavier punishment from Concubine Xue. Who said that the person in front of her was the most favored concubine and the third prince at present, and Princess Zhaoning was just a concubine. The neglected princess, the people in the palace are used to following others, so the old lady dragged Chi Yu to the palace.

Chi Yu, who had been kneeling all night, was cold and hungry, and his body was covered with unbearable dirt and mud. Thinking of his mother's love and care in the past, the tears in his eyes kept falling,

"When the mother and concubine go, why don't you take Chao'er with you? Leave Chao'er alone to suffer in the world", Chi Yu murmured, raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, and cried like that for most of the night.

Seeing that Nanny Li had left, Zhou Chiyu stood up, his feet went numb, he fell to the ground, rubbed his knees with his hands for a while, and managed to stand up.

But she didn't feel sleepy at all, she went back to the house and took the clay pot, lit a lantern, went to the pool, pulled two toads in, screwed on the lid, stuffed the pot into her bosom, and walked to Yongning Palace.

Quietly, there was still an hour before the light of day, and the night shrouded the Yongning Palace. Chi Yu ducked his waist, avoided the night guard maids, and walked into the woods not far from Zhou Yue.

It was cold winter, and her clothes were soaked and covered with mud. Zhou Chiyu hid in the woods, hugging her knees and shivering. She knew that when the sky was dim, the maid guarding Zhou Yue would prepare breakfast in advance. At that time, it was her best chance.

I don't know what happened to Zhou Yue, who was sleeping soundly, when he was woken up by two toads on his face. Zhou Chiyu raised the corner of his mouth and breathed on his hands. He didn't even feel the chill, and just hid quietly.

A small cry startled Zhou Chiyu. In the dark night, the branches in the forest were scattered, and the wind was blowing, which made her back a little chilly. When she listened, it seemed that there was a woman crying. In the silent forest, Zhou Chiyu looked extraordinarily pervasive. Zhou Chiyu's face turned pale, trembling, and moved towards the sound.

The sound of wailing gradually approached, Chi Yu hid his small body behind a boulder, looked there, and was stunned to see an ugly scene that he would never forget in his life...

In the rockery, two naked people are embracing each other, their faces are close to each other, their mouths are moving, "lighten up, lighten up...", the woman wailed, her waist kept twisting, and the man lay on his back. On the woman's body, leaning on the waist and bumping, panting heavily,

Chi Yu covered her lips, and couldn't help retching. Her mind was full of ugliness, filth and their worm-like wriggling. She stepped back hastily, stepping on a stone,

"Who's there?!" asked the old nanny who guarded the door, and Chi Yu quickly squatted still, holding his breath, and a figure sprang out from the rockery in front of him, and ran out in a hurry, the old nanny shouted loudly, "Come here!! Take it!!",

The eunuch and maid guarding the gate rushed over, together with the old mother, they quickly grabbed the two disheveled men,

"What a pair of dogs! How dare you do such a mediocre thing in Yongning Palace!! Take it down for me!!", the old mother shouted sharply, there was a lot of noise outside, and several lanterns were lit by the palace maid Get up and illuminate the Yongning Palace.

Zhou Chiyu hid and didn't dare to move, covering his lips, desperately suppressing the nauseating feeling in his heart.

Concubine Xue Gui came late, yawned, lazily dressed in a white fox fur cloak, walked in limp steps, put her long armored hand on the maid's arm, she sent all the eunuchs and maids away Go out, leaving only a few ferocious old nuns,

"My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, Bi'er knows I was wrong", the disheveled maid knelt on the ground, crying with tears all over her face,

Bi'er is Concubine Xue's confidant, and the old lady didn't dare to do anything. The man next to him, wearing a eunuch's uniform, was beaten so badly that his face was bruised, and he knelt beside him and shivered.

Nanny Li leaned over to Concubine Xue and whispered, "The eunuch is from the respect room, and he hasn't gone clean. Thinking about it, he sent things to the empress a few times, and came and went with Bi'er, so..."

"Where is Yongning Palace, Bi'er, you are delusional. Mother Li, just follow the rules of Yongning Palace." Concubine Xue waved her hand, not wanting to say anything, and turned to leave, but the eunuch was dragged down, and the board The beating was hoarse, and gradually became silent.

Bi'er was frightened and knelt forward and hugged Concubine Xue Gui's leg, begging, "Your Majesty, please spare your life, Bi'er treats your Majesty loyally, and never dares to have second thoughts. Back then, regarding Concubine Mei's matter, Bi'er... ".