The queen is a bit cowardly

Listening to A Li's description, Chang Lan's headache became more and more serious. She is known for her drinking capacity, but she didn't restrain herself yesterday, and she felt remorse and shame in her heart. At the beginning of Yin, the curfew was not lifted, and he had to stay here for a while, Chang Lan asked A Li to stay inside with a thin mat, and lay down again by herself.

But Chang Lan didn't fall asleep easily this time. She was still thinking about that dream. Eight years ago, a rebel army rushed into Qiuxi's hunting ground. The target was the emperor. The wrong target was attacked, the second child, Chang Bai, had two fingers cut off, and the third child, Chang Qing, lost her life in order to protect herself. It was the first time she saw blood, the first time she faced death, and the one who died was the one who loved her the most. elder brother.

Chang Lan clutched her chest, Chang Qing's death was an unforgettable pain for her, she hoped that she could be stronger, at least able to hold a cold sword like her brothers, but after returning to the palace, what she heard the most was :

You are a girl, you can't protect Evergreen, it's not your job.

Girls are born weak, Changqing died to protect you, you don't have to feel guilty.

Girls should stop thinking about holding a sword. If you really want to avenge Prince Qing, you should marry the strongest general in the world.

Chang Lan knew that her gender should not be an excuse for her to take it for granted. She not only wanted to live instead of Chang Qing, but also continued those dreams in her own way.

After entering the study to study, as she continued to deal with powerful officials, and gradually found out the truth about the rebellion, Chang Lan understood that to prevent those things from happening again and to live instead of Chang Qing, she could do Yes, only by constantly making herself stronger, strong enough to protect her brothers from getting hurt, strong enough to protect the empire from any conspiracy and wind and rain.

And all this, can't stop at 'you're a girl'.

Chang Lan opened her eyes and waited until the sun rose and the bell rang for the lifting of the curfew. She and A Li simply cleaned up, and a group of people went back to the princess mansion.

Unexpectedly, after returning to the mansion, the envoy from the East Palace came in less than an hour, but it was not Chang Lan. He just invited Jiang Qingluan to come over. Chang Lan still asked the reason. The source told me that Jiang Qingluan assisted Chang Dai in investigating the case of running the bull, and determined the nature of the case of running the bull. The spies in Xiajing, now the emperor is ready to ask Xiajing to be held accountable. In fact, Chang Dai had long thought that Xiajing was not pleasing to the eye, and wanted to divide the land in Xiajing with Shangjing, but now he really found a good excuse. Jiang Qingluan, as a hero, naturally wants to reward .

Chang Lan had long wanted to push Jiang Qingluan to the court. On the surface, he asked the envoy to bring the congratulations back, but in private, it seemed to be a reassurance. The last thing to see was how long Jiang Qingluan could be with her, but now King Fu lives in the princess. The mansion is naturally taken by her. In addition, Jiang Qingluan has a kind and righteous person, and she also sincerely trusts her.

"I'm going with the messenger now." Jiang Qingluan bid farewell to Chang Lan. She knew Chang Lan's ambition in her heart and thanked Chang Lan for her kindness. As she said, she was here to be Chang Lan's guest at ease.

Chang Lan personally sent Jiang Qingluan to the carriage. No one could tell that Chang Lan attached great importance to this Fu King, but in Chang Lan's view, this was not enough. Jiang Qingluan's visit to the East Palace was different today, and it was inevitable that he would be jealous Jealousy may be used by others. Although there is no friendship between Xin and Fu, there may be someone who is good enough to talk about it. Chang Dai is also a person who is eager to seek talents, so we must prevent him from beating Jiang Qingluan After all, Qingluan could only come out after asking three times and four times by himself.

"Please slow down, Your Highness," Chang Lan said.

Jiang Qingluan jumped out of the car again. If Chang Lan didn't want her to go, she refused the messenger.

"Does the princess have other arrangements?"

"This." Chang Lan took off the jade pendant from her waist. It was the dragon-shaped jade pendant she used as a bargaining chip during the Zhengyang Festival.

Naturally, Jiang Qingluan also recognized this item. At that time, Chang Dai was almost angry, thinking that Chang Lan was a little reckless, and she said, "This item is too precious."

Chang Lan saw that Qingluan did not dare to accept it, so she tied the jade around Jiang Qingluan's waist by herself, and she tied the knot seriously and said softly: "Precious people, of course, should be accompanied by precious things. Your Highness will be rewarded if you go to the East Palace. If they wear this jade pendant, they will know who His Highness is."

Only then did Jiang Qingluan see Chang Lan's scheming, her own heart was in the princess mansion, but outsiders didn't know that this jade pendant was known to be a special feature of the princess, and it could be regarded as Chang Lan's oath of sovereignty.

"Then thank you Princess for your kindness." Jiang Qingluan said.

"The crown prince is offering rewards for a banquet, and there will probably be another banquet. Your Highness, don't be greedy, and go home as soon as possible." Chang Lan urged.

"Never let the princess wait." Jiang Qingluan looked back at the envoy who looked anxious, and said, "The orphan is gone."

After getting into the carriage, Jiang Qingluan couldn't help looking at the jade pendant on his body, and couldn't help feeling warm in his heart.

Sending Jiang Qingluan away, Chang Lan returned to her room. The matter of going to Beijing that Huo Xian mentioned yesterday has not yet been discussed. She regards Jiang Qingluan as her own, but Huo Xian and the others are not necessarily so, so what she said yesterday must be true. For the ones kept, Chang Lan's master, A Li, prepared a book with pen and ink, and sent it to Huo Xian through the back door.

Huo Xiancai received a letter from the Princess Mansion when he left court. He had already guessed that he would receive this thing, but it was half a day later than expected. Huo Xian opened the envelope when he got in the car. Chang Lan's calligraphy is the best calligraphy in Tianping Instructed by the master Zhao Meifu, the handwriting is handsome, the outside is soft and the inside is strong, just like her, she looks like a princess surrounded by flowers, but in fact she hides a knife inside, and an inch of fist can kill.

Chang Lan's opinion was sharp. The letter roughly mentioned a few things that were not mentioned in the secret meeting. First: the clan territory does not need to pay taxes, but Baili County is located in a mountainous area, there is not much grain production, and animal husbandry is relatively developed. It is not the best part of the clan territory. If you want to gain control here, there are two ways. One is to directly use the imperial power to intervene and deprive the territory, but this is the worst policy; the other is to replace the county officials here. He is his own person, but the county official of the clan can only be the Chang family. Now it seems that Chang Min is considering it, but there needs to be a formal reason for changing the head of the county. Chang Min's bastard has no merit for the time being. Nor can it be obeyed.

Chang Lan mentioned the second point, referring to the situation in Xiajing. Xiajing is suddenly so bold, he must have a new ally, but even if he has an alliance, he will not dare to take action at the suzerain country easily. If he wants to expand the territory, go to Xiajing It is perfectly possible to go north to conquer Yongguo, but now he is here to provoke Daxin, who has the support of Shangjing, and he probably has other purposes.

After closing the letter, Huo Xian couldn't help nodding his head frequently. He put the letter in his arms and burned it when he returned home.These two points mentioned by Chang Lan are not solutions, but they are the key problems. If these two problems are not dealt with, it is indeed a hidden danger of Daxin.

At the same time, Huo Xian had a headache, if the court really had the final say, then this matter could be done, but Daxin Zhengtong, the last thing to break is the rules, and no one in the clan can make decisions.

"Come on."

"My lord, I'm here." The lieutenant-general on the side responded on horseback.

"Go to the Hall of Nine Sons, please ask Mr. Chang Min to come to the house, and say..." It is a sensitive matter for the minister to go to the Hall of Nine Sons to find a concubine prince, so he continued: "Just say that the princess asked me to go to Shangluo to find a good one for him. Iron, now that the good iron has arrived, it can be used to make swords, let him choose a sword shape."

The lieutenant bowed his hands and said yes, then galloped towards the Nine Sons Hall.

And in the East Palace not far from Jiuzitai, there was already smoke rising from the kitchen, and the palace people in the East Palace were busy preparing. Today their master has made meritorious service and was rewarded by the emperor, which is an extremely honorable event.The guests have arrived, there are not many visitors, no more than seven or eight people, those who are familiar with each other are sitting together, and those who know each other greet each other, only one guest is sitting in the upper left seat, but he only eats tea and does not talk to other people Multilingual.

"Your Highness, why are you alone?" Yan Qi walked to the upper left and bowed to Jiang Qingluan.

"Gu is a latecomer." Jiang Qingluan said, this pun meant that she came late, so she was naturally not familiar with other people. Another meaning was that she met the prince for the first time, but today she is sitting on the upper left seat, so it is estimated that other people There are many dissatisfaction.

"The bricks used to build the walls come from behind." Yan Qi automatically sat beside Jiang Qingluan, his voice was very soft and pleasant, and said: "The wall of His Royal Highness's temple should naturally be as tall as possible."

"Doctor Yan really cares about the prince."

"The crown prince's dogs and horses, when can he be called a doctor." Yan Qi said modestly, but he recognized the dragon jade on Jiang Qingluan's body at a glance, and said with a smile: "It can't compare to Your Highness, who is so loved by the princess."

"The princess loves you wrongly." If you talk about modesty, the people in the court naturally have a lot of things to say.

"Not only the princess, but the crown prince also attaches great importance to His Highness now." Yan Qi said.

Jiang Qingluan took a sip of tea. There was no vinegar in the tea, but it smelled sour. I don't know if there is another relationship between Yan Qi and Chang Dai. It is also common, the etiquette and law here are relatively strict, and getting along with each other every day is always indispensable.

"That was also recommended by the princess. Without the princess, there would be no lonely today." Jiang Qingluan said truthfully, and at the same time told Yan Qi his position to reduce the other party's hostility.

Yan Qi smiled, the other party was an old fox, he asked again: "In King Fu's opinion, is the princess wise or the crown prince wise?"

Jiang Qingluan picked up the cup, she didn't expect Yan Qi to have such thoughts, she gently blew away the hot air from the tea noodles, smiled and said to Yan Qi: "The Son of Heaven is wise, and the children of the Son of Heaven are naturally wise too."

"Fox." Yan Qi whispered.

Jiang Qingluan just smiled, but didn't answer anymore, but Yan Qi was sitting next to her, so it seemed a little awkward not to talk about anything.

"By the way, Doctor Yan, when will today's banquet start and end?"

"It starts at noon and ends before the beginning of the day." Yan Qi said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I should talk to you about the world after the prince's banquet."

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