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Xichun said: "Back to the emperor, my daughter likes to read scriptures because she is always lonely in her boudoir. My daughter always likes to be clean, and she has never had close relatives to accompany her. She envies the freedom outside, but most of the time she can only read books. My daughter has read books since she was a child. I like Zhuangzi the most, and I envy the purity and chicness of Buddhism and Taoism. Furthermore, the Buddha said, "Everyone can become a Buddha, regardless of whether they are poor or poor, rich or noble." The courtiers have read too many scriptures, and they think that there is indeed a great light in the Buddha, so Read scriptures often."

Shui Ruoyang laughed and said: "I can't tell, every girl in your Jia family is different, the old matriarch is very good at training girls, you are all polite."

Xichun said: "Read more poems and books, and you will naturally understand etiquette. The emperor praised it absurdly."

Seeing Xichun's answer, Shui Ruoyang was very calm, with no trace of joy, anger, sorrow or joy on his face, secretly surprised.After one game, it turned out to be a draw.

Shui Ruoyang smiled and said: "You three sisters are really not simple. Miaoyu, Yiyi, show your father your calligraphy and painting again!"

After hearing this, Miaoyu and Shui Yiyi hurriedly presented everyone's paintings.

Shui Ruoyang took a look, nodded and praised: "They are all good, good poems and good calligraphy are also good. Yiyi, take a good look at your sister Huang and the girls of Jia's house. Father didn't lie to you, right? Dai Quan, Let people present the rewards!"

After hearing this, Dai Quan hurriedly asked Hou's little eunuch outside to present the reward.It turned out that Shui Ruoyang rewarded everyone with a set of high-quality brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, a poem by famous Tang and Song dynasties, a copybook for celebrities of all dynasties, and two pieces of palace satin.

Shui Ruoyang smiled again and said to the three of Daiyu: "Yu'er, it's not easy for you to enter the palace. The concubine Xiande is in Fengzao Palace, so she can be regarded as your sister. Miaoyu, let someone take them to meet you. If they are willing, they can go home after dinner in the palace."

Tanchun hurriedly said: "Thank you, the emperor and the princess. The old lady had an explanation when she came here, and asked the courtiers to follow the rules in the palace. After a while, the courtiers and sisters should go back!"

Shui Ruoyang said: "Forget it, I left beforehand, so I won't disturb you." After finishing speaking, he took Dai Quan and got up to leave.

Miaoyu thought for a while and said: "Well, I will accompany you to Fengzao Palace. Royal sister, how about you go back and rest for a while?"

Shui Yiyi said: "Okay, Miss Huang will come back to play chess with me later!"

Miaoyu agreed, and accompanied Daiyu to Tanchunxichun to Fengzao Palace.

Yuan Chun has been waiting in Fengzao Palace, because Shui Ruoyang has been told that Daiyu and Tanchun Xichun will come in the afternoon.

Yuan Chun only met Daiyu Tanchun and Xichun when he was visiting relatives. Looking back on the day when he entered the palace, he was about the same age as these younger sisters. During more than ten years of life in the palace, Yuanchun had tasted all the joys and sorrows of life.

Seeing that Daiyu Tanchunxichun has become a big girl like flowers and jade, Yuanchun was very pleasantly surprised, and personally poured tea for Miaoyu and Daiyu sisters, and seeing Princess Miaoyu personally accompanied the three sisters, he was even more grateful.

Daiyu Tanchun Xichun relayed the instructions of Jiamu and Mrs. Wang to Yuanchun. After hearing this, Yuanchun couldn't help but burst into tears again.The three sisters comforted her a little more before getting up to leave.

Back at Miaoyu's place, Daiyu Tanchunxichun and the others sat for a while to see if it was getting late, and the three of them got up and said goodbye.Miaoyu still asked the three of them to be sent back to Jia's mansion in a carriage in the palace.

It was already November, and the weather was getting colder.And in Feng's mansion, General Shenwu, there was great news: Emperor Shui Ruoyang bestowed the marriage of Princess Xiaoyi Miaoyu to Feng Ziying, commander of the imperial guards.Because it wasn't long before Miaoyu recognized her ancestor and returned to her clan, the emperor asked Feng's family to set the wedding date in the next year.

The happiest one was Feng Ziying, who was overjoyed, and so were Feng Tang and his wife.Feng Ziying turned 20 years old and Miaoyu was 19 years old. Feng Tang and his wife went to the palace to discuss and decided to marry on the 26th of the first lunar month.

On November [-]th, an urgent report came from Nanhai County, saying that the pirates gathered between the South China Sea and An Nanguo were seriously disturbing the people by burning, killing, looting, and the government had sent people to expel the pirates many times, but with little success. Because the pirates occupy the border between the two countries.Although An Nanguo had the idea of ​​expelling pirates, but because the country was not stable enough, he sent an envoy to submit a letter of credence to the governor of Nanhai County, saying that if the two countries could make peace, they would be willing to drive out pirates together with the Celestial Dynasty, so as to make the two countries good.

The governor of Nanhai didn't dare to be self-reliant, so he dispatched An Nanguo's letters and pirate reports to the capital.Emperor Shui Ruoyang read the battle report and An Nanguo's letter, and called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures.Because the war in the northwest was pacified not long ago, most of the officials felt that it was feasible to make a marriage.

Annan is a small country adjacent to the southern sea area of ​​the Celestial Dynasty, and the two countries have always had good relations.Besides, An Nanguo is willing to send the country's princess to the royal family of the Shui Dynasty as a concubine, and the suitor can be the princess of the royal family of the Shui Dynasty or the princess of the royal family.It has been a tradition in all dynasties to make friends with neighboring countries.

The emperor Shui Ruoyang thought over and over again, and decided to adopt the proposal of the majority of the ministers for the two countries to make peace. He asked Nan'an King Mu Yifei to lead [-] troops, and took the letter of willingness and pro-credence from the heavens, and left the capital for the South China Sea on November [-].It is agreed that once the two countries work together to put down the pirates, the two countries will respectively escort and marry the pro-princess.

In the palace, the emperor asked the prince to cooperate with the king of Xining County to register the age of the royal Shilun princess roster one by one, and to select the princess as soon as possible.Because the only princesses in the palace are Miaoyu and Shui Yiyi, Miaoyu has married Feng Ziying, and Shui Yiyi is only 12 years old.Shui Yiyi is younger, and she is the only concubine of Concubine Zhou, who is very popular with the emperor, so naturally she can't go for a kiss.

Three days later, the Crown Prince and the Xining County King reported the annual rings of the names of the princesses in the palaces of the princes of each county. Among them, there were five eligible princesses.They are: the third princess of Xining Palace is 16 years old, the fourth princess is 13 years old, the second princess of Zhongshun Palace is 17 years old, the second princess of Nan'an Palace is 15 years old, and the fourth princess of Dongping Palace.Among them, Princess Wang San of Xining and Princess Wang Si of Dongping are already engaged.The second princess of Zhongshun Wangfu was disabled due to an injury when he was young, so the emperor decided to choose one of the four princesses of Xining Wangfu and the second princess of Nan'an Wangfu as a princess to marry.

On the 21st, Concubine Nan'an and Princess Xining were ordered to bring two princesses into the palace respectively.Shui Ruoyang, Concubine Wu Guifei, Concubine Zhou Gui, and Concubine Yuan Chun, the virtuous concubine, met the two pairs of princess mother and daughter who were candidates for marriage in the palace.Seeing that although the four princesses of the Xining Palace have good words and deeds, they are not tall and a bit fat, so it was agreed that Mu Qing, the second princess of the Nan'an Palace, would be married, and six days later they would be officially canonized in the palace, and then in the palace. Learn court etiquette.

Concubine Nan'an was very happy.Because once she is named a consort princess, Mu Qing will be a princess of the Celestial Dynasty, and her marriage will be the same as that of an authentic princess of the royal family.Right now, the Nan'an Palace is far inferior to the Xining and Dongping Palaces among kings with different surnames.Because the sister of King Xining is the current Princess Zhongshun, and the three princesses of King Dongping were also given by the emperor to the prince as side concubines.King Zhongshun and King Beijing are brothers with the Son of Heaven, and the Nan'an Palace is even worse.If Mu Qing is granted the title of Princess Marriage, it will definitely benefit the future of Nan'an Palace.

However, when Concubine Nan'an and Mu Qing returned to Nan'an Palace, Mu Qing said angrily that she did not want to get married.It turned out that Mu Qing had heard from his elder brother, King Nan'an, that most of the men in Annan Kingdom were very dark-skinned, and they didn't like our Celestial culture.

Concubine Nan'an hurriedly tried to persuade her daughter, explaining all kinds of reasons, but Mu Qing didn't want to, and put down her words angrily: "If the mother and concubine decides to let her go to Annan Kingdom, I'm afraid it will be a bad thing or a good thing. I understand too!"

Concubine Nan'an heard this, and said in shock: "Daughter, what do you really want? Do you want to resist the decree and bring our entire palace down?"

Mu Qing said: "To be honest with my mother and concubine, my daughter may not dare to directly resist the decree. But if you really send me into the palace to marry Annan, my daughter will either die or hate you for the rest of my life. At that time, Annan Kingdom and the Celestial Dynasty may be on good terms. No, but my behavior has caused disputes and even wars between the two countries. Is it a good thing or a bad thing for the mother and concubine?"

Concubine Nan'an was stunned when she heard this.

Concubine Nan'an is very clear about Mu Qing's daughter.Because the princess is not a direct descendant, she has no feelings for her. Concubine Nan'an only gave birth to Mu Yifei and Mu Qing.Maybe she was too spoiled since she was a child, Mu Qing has a very strong temper and even a bit domineering, she usually does her own way, and never considers the consequences of her actions.

Concubine Nan'an is in trouble, what should I do, one side is the stubborn and stubborn daughter, and the other side is the emperor's order, if both sides fail, it will be a catastrophe.

In the morning of the next day, Princess Nan'an paid her respects to Concubine Dowager. Seeing Concubine Dowager was frowning, she hurriedly asked why.The concubine had no choice but to tell about Mu Qing's refusal to marry, and sighed: "Now Yifei is not in the capital, and the palace will come to pick him up in five days, what should we do?"

Princess Nan'an thought for a while and said: "Concubine Mother, my daughter-in-law has thought of a way, but I don't know if it is feasible or not?"

To know what idea Princess Nan'an came up with, read the following.