Gongshang Confidante

"Princess, let's take a bath." The maid bowed her head and walked to Zhou Chiyu. Those who are oppressed are terrified, and the people who serve her are all carefully selected, and they dare not make any mistakes.

Zhou Chiyu walked behind the screen and raised his hand. This is the bathing pool specially given by the emperor. It is built of white jade. There are dragon heads with open mouths on all sides. Warm water is sprayed from three places, and cold water is sprayed from one dragon head. The spacious pool is big enough to hold ten people.

Four court ladies followed, one threw petals into the pond, the other prepared clothes, and the two waited on Zhou Chiyu to undress and undress. They wore emerald green palace dresses of the same color. One by one, he unbuttoned the front placket.

The older court lady was calmer, undressed her clothes in an orderly manner, unbuttoned each button in her hand lightly, and her fingertips did not touch Zhou Chiyu's body, while the younger ones trembled with fingertips, bleeding from her forehead. Sweating finely, as if the buckles were against each other, he fled stubbornly at his fingertips, and with a trembling hand, he touched Zhou Chiyu's waist.

Zhou Chiyu frowned slightly, took a step back, and reprimanded with a sullen face, "Go out and kneel!",

"Princess, calm down! It's Xia Ling's fault. Xia Sha is ill today, so I asked the little maid to come and serve her." The older Xia Ling hurriedly knelt down to beg for mercy. Her master hated others touching her the most. Body, if you don't intercede, the little palace maid might be punished.

"Everyone back down, leave Xia Ling alone." Zhou Chiyu suppressed his anger. At such a young age, he was not angry but powerful. He frightened the older maids. He didn't dare to breathe. He held his breath and stood with his head bowed. It can be seen that the discipline is strict on weekdays.

Until his clothes were off and he was lazily immersed in the warm water, Zhou Chiyu calmed down, his eyes were slightly closed, his cheeks suffocated with water vapor were pink and tender, glowing with seductive pearls, his cheeks were condensed with fresh lychee, his nose was greasy with goose fat, and his posture was magnificent. Xia Ling, who was serving at the side, was stunned by her beautiful appearance and indescribable charm. As her master got older, her appearance became more and more shockingly graceful.

"Where did the emperor rest tonight?" Zhou Chiyu asked softly, Xia Ling came back to his senses, and reported, "After the emperor finished his meal at the empress's place, he drove to Yongning Palace and rested."

The corners of Zhou Chiyu's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a clear smile, a drop of water mischievously slipped from the tip of her nose to her pink and upturned upper lip, and fell into the gap between her lips and teeth. He narrowed his eyes, paused, and said, "I heard that a golden step was given to the imperial concubine."

"Today, my father refuted Concubine Xue Gui's face, so I will make it up to her, and I am afraid of Xue's power in the court." Zhou Chiyu's fingers casually fiddled with the petals on the water surface, twirling between his fingers, and chuckled.

Xia Ling stared blankly at the princess in the midst of the mist, her pink dimple was thin and hazy, she was pretty and lovely, if she was in an ordinary family, at this age, she should be incomprehensible and innocent, but the princess still had a smile on her face. The childishness that has not completely faded away, but the pupils are cold and bone-chilling, like the plum blossoms that bloomed prematurely after being subjected to the snowstorm, becoming more and more cold and clear.

Xia Ling couldn't help thinking of a poem about plums that the princess once taught her.

What kind of clear vision should be maintained in the palace that makes the heart cold?

This year, two major events happened to the Su family. One was that the Su family declined the Xue family's marriage proposal. It was said that Su Muxue, the young lady of the Su family, tried her best to refuse. Su Muxue, who is sixteen years old, has not yet been engaged.

Generally speaking, women in the Zhou Dynasty should be engaged at the age of 12 and stay in their boudoir for two years to show their family's reluctance. It is also possible to remarry at sixteen.

The elders of the Su family and Su Muhan and his wife loved Su Muxue very much, so it is understandable to stay until Shiliu and remarry. However, Shiliu has not been engaged yet. It is indeed a bit late, but there are still an endless stream of suitors who cross the threshold.

The legitimate son of the Xue family of the Hubu, met Su Muxue by chance at a temple fair, and fell in love at first sight. Since then, he will not marry unless he is a king. , but Su Muxue was determined, and Su Zhinian felt sorry for his granddaughter, so he had no choice but to push it away, and the two troubled families had a quarrel.

The second big event is also that Miss Su Muxue of the Su family, who was sixteen years old and not to mention in her boudoir, became the No. [-] female champion after Xiao Lin in the Jinke Palace Examination, and was appointed by the emperor. This is the second female official admitted to the Imperial Academy after Xiao Lin.

Although it was only edited for the Hanlin Academy, it must be known that the court participated in politics. Six out of ten of the six major departments were from the Hanlin Academy. In recent years, the number of female officials in the imperial court and the imperial court is very small, and most of the pictures are just a few. He was young, so due to his age, he hastily resigned from office and married someone. Except for Xiao Lin, there were no other people who really entered the Sixth Ministry and intervened in the court affairs.

And this time Su Muxue pays homage to the Hanlin Academy again. It is said that she is the emperor's favorite Princess Zhaoning. It does not match, because the emperor specially opened the imperial edict to allow the No. 1 female Jinshi to enter the Imperial Academy.

Chao'er, Chao'er, Su Muxue, who was following behind the eunuch, was wearing a scarlet official uniform and soap boots, the corners of his mouth were slightly turned up, and his eyes were like water.

The glazed tile roofs of the halls and halls are dazzling, the red fences and colorful thresholds, and the palace bricks seem to be endless. "Master Su, this is the Imperial Academy," the eunuch who led the way replied respectfully,

"I'm in trouble, father-in-law." Su Muxue nodded, took the money bag from her sleeve, and handed it to him. The eunuch declined, but still accepted it with a smile.

It is bright inside, and the sleeves are not stained with dust. There is a faint smell of books in the air, mixed with the decay of the years, like the history of the previous dynasty that turned into dust in the passage of time.

Because of Prime Minister Su behind Su Muxue, although people in the Imperial Academy boasted of their pure knowledge and disapproved of female officials, they treated Su Muxue with courtesy and courtesy, and made her acquainted with fellow editors, as well as the bachelors of the Imperial Academy.

Su Muxue was sitting behind the book case. On the case in front of her were piles of volumes several feet high. The books were old annals from previous dynasties.

She lowered her head and looked carefully, but her mind was in a trance, thinking of four years ago, in that deserted temple, with red eyes from crying, crystal teardrops hanging on eyelashes, those pair of hands that were pulling at the corner of her clothes, Glittering eyes that did not want to give up.

For four years, I never entered the palace, studied hard day and night, thousands of times, a bit late, but I finally came...

Although you are already the emperor's most beloved princess, and others dare not insult you, you still want to stay in the palace, by your side...

The days were ordinary, and Su Muxue was busy compiling history at the Imperial Academy, and she didn't find anyone to report to Chao'er. She was stubborn and waited with a little disappointment.

"Master Su, the yellow post for riding and shooting at the school grounds", Lin Huai, the editor, put the post on Su Muxue's case with a smile and said, "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry." Well, carefully write it down in the booklet,

"Master Su isn't going to the school grounds?" Lin Huai Le stood in front of Su Muxue, a lingering beauty, with hair hanging by her temples, hanging her head and writing, blowing a breeze against the lifeless Imperial Academy.

Su Muxue smiled helplessly, pointing to the books on the desk that were more than a foot tall, "It's not easy what Mr. Chen sent me to do. I don't even get enough sleep these days. How can I have time to read it?",

Lin Huai was slightly surprised, and said, "The annual riding and archery ceremony is a grand event. The female officials will go to see the heroic appearance of the generals and guards, and the prince and princess will also participate."

Su Muxue paused her pen, and whispered, "Is the prince and the princess?" Seeing that her expression moved slightly, Lin Huai said with a smile, "In the old case, they were all princes, but Princess Zhaoning of the Great Zhou Dynasty is good at riding and shooting, and the limelight is not diminished. Last year's first award from the emperor was won by the princess."

Su Muxue put the Zihao on the Zhonglizuiwo Zipen holder, arranged the books and rolls neatly, got up and said, "Let's go",

Lin Huai laughed out loud, seeing that she had a perfect figure, her skin was better than snow, her crimson official uniform fit her slender waist, and she was wearing soap-colored official boots. Feminine, three points heroic, can't help but look crazy.

Su Muxue's father, Su Muhan, was the most beautiful man known in the Zhou Dynasty. He was born with a handsome appearance, especially a woman, but he was brave and fearless in the battlefield, and Su Muxue completely inherited Su Muhan's outstanding appearance.

"Master Lin?" Su Muxue turned her head to look at him, Lin Huai looked away, with a smile on her face, and led her away.