I was a princess in ancient times
Chapter 104
Ji Minyan went straight back to Changqiu Palace, and went to her favorite Nuan Pavilion to calm down.
How can a girl who is about to be 16 years old not recognize the menstrual belt?
Unless he's not a girl!
Indus quietly walked into the Nuan Pavilion and carefully closed the doors and windows.
From Ji Minyan's reaction, she guessed that Ji Minyan used the carved wooden box to test Princess Anwu,
Even though he had already guessed and got a positive answer, it still made Wutong very flustered.
Wu Tong hugged Ji Minyan's shoulders so that Ji Minyan could lean in her arms, and gently combed Ji Minyan's half-loose long hair with her fingers.
Ji Minyan's stiff body gradually relaxed, and the weight of her whole body was leaning against Wutong's arms.
After a long while, she finally sorted out a clear idea from her complicated thoughts, and said hoarsely, "Go and call Jingyu, I have something important to tell him."
Indus should be, did not ask half a word about the carved wooden box, and went to find someone in Jijingyu Palace in person.
Ji Jingyu came very quickly.
He knew that Ji Minyan had just left from Yuhe Palace, so he took it for granted that Ji Minyan called him because he asked Ji Minyan to warn Ji Xinxue.
Seeing that Ji Minyan hadn't spoken for a long time, the doubts in Ji Jingyu's eyes became more and more intense, and he asked, "Sister, what did Xiao Wu say?"
"What?" Ji Minyan, who was thinking about something, responded casually.
It was rare for Ji Jingyu to see Ji Minyan so absent-minded. Thinking that Ji Minyan was worrying about choosing a son-in-law recently, she persuaded, "Sis, I have been waiting for so many years. If you don't like the people Aye said, you might as well wait a little longer." Wait. Aye loves you, so I'm definitely reluctant to force you to get married."
Ji Minyan asked Ji Jingyu, "Aye asked you to choose the princess from the girls from the Rong family and the girls from the Zhang family. Who do you like?"
Ji Jingyu smiled helplessly, "Who wants to be Princess Ling when I see two girls at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve..."
"Since Aye asked you to choose, they are all willing to be Princess Ling." Disappointment flashed in Ji Minyan's eyes, and she interrupted Ji Jingyu's words, "It is absolutely impossible for them to be your concubine and a child for you. When you make a choice, some people will be happy and some will be sad."
If Jingyu did not make a decision, the Zhang family would see no hope, and nine out of ten would voluntarily withdraw to avoid enmity with the Rong family, which was in full swing.
Ji Jingyu pondered for a moment, and the frustration between her brows became more and more intense, "I don't know, please teach me, sister."
"I can't teach you." Ji Minyan shook her head.
She had known for a long time that with Ji Jingyu's character, she would never make a choice because of their family status before seeing the girls of the two families, and she could not be called disappointed at this time.
The original intention of Ji Minyan calling Ji Jingyu was not for Ji Jingyu's marriage, she fixed her gaze on Ji Jingyu, her face suddenly became serious, "What's going on with you and Feng Lang?"
Ji Jingyu's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.
A sister would hardly ask him the same question twice, unless it was an extremely important matter.
Last time he deliberately avoided the important ones, but this time he can't do that again.
Ji Jingyu tried his best to speak euphemistically, "Feng Lang revealed that he and Xiao Wu have been sleeping together every night since a few years ago. I think of Xiao Wu when he was young, so..."
Thinking of the wound on Yu Heng's face, Ji Jingyu's guilt that had never dissipated surged into his heart again.He lowered his head so deeply that he didn't see Ji Minyan's suddenly strange expression.
"They really sleep together every night?" Ji Minyan asked.
Ji Jingyu nodded. On the night when Yu Heng was injured, he specially asked someone to inquire about it with the palace servants who had just returned to Chang'an from Ji Xinxue.
Hearing that Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue never lived in two rooms when they were not in Chang'an, Ji Jingyu's mood was very complicated.He didn't know whether he should be thankful that he didn't regret the matter of "doing something to Yu Heng", or should be angry. The two of them were young and messed around, and they didn't care about their health at all.
Ji Minyan could tell that although Ji Jingyu told the truth this time, he didn't reveal all the conflicts between him and Yu Heng, and his words deliberately covered up Yu Heng's words and deeds.
She couldn't understand, it was just sleeping in the same room, why did Ji Jingyu fight with Yu Heng?
Ji Jingyu raised her head abruptly, looked at Ji Minyan who had already expressed her thoughts in disbelief, and murmured, "They are so young, what if they get hurt?"
Could it be that he really shouldn't even be angry?
Ji Minyan put her hand on her forehead, looked at Ji Jingyu with a hint of pity in her eyes, and said slowly, "They just slept in the same place, why would they hurt themselves?"
Ji Jingyu was completely stunned.
But what Feng Lang said clearly was not as simple as just sleeping in the same room.
Ji Minyan looked at Ji Jingyu's brow that was hesitant to speak for a short while, and soon regained her composure, and sighed secretly in her heart.
Among the many brothers and sisters in the family, the people closest to her are Ji Jingyu and Ji Jingrou, among them Ji Jingyu's thoughts are the best guess.
Jing Yu was hesitant to speak just now, most likely she wanted to refute her words.
Then it was easy to give up.
"Jingyu, sister asked you something, you must tell the truth to sister." Ji Minyan held Ji Jingyu's hand and said solemnly, "Do you want to be the prince?"
Ever since Emperor Changping ascended the throne, Ji Minyan knew that Ji Jingyu was not suitable to be a prince, but she never asked Ji Jingyu if she wanted to be a prince, because Ji Jingyu had no choice.
Ji Minyan believed that even if Emperor Changping did not make Ji Jingyu the crown prince, he would arrange for Ji Jingyu to retreat.But she couldn't believe in the person who replaced Ji Jingyu as the crown prince like she believed in Emperor Changping.
In the case of having an eldest son, there are only a few ways to legally establish a younger son from a concubine.
The first common method is to abolish the queen and appoint the birth mother of the youngest son as the queen.
In this way, the eldest son of the concubine becomes the eldest son of the concubine, and the youngest son of the concubine becomes the eldest son of the concubine instead.
Ji Minyan can accept the loss of Queen Wang's position, but she doesn't want to leave such a big handle on the future new emperor.
When the Empress Dowager Jiang and the Jiang family were still there, Emperor Changping repeatedly used the reason that "the queen was bestowed on him by the first emperor" as an excuse to keep the queen.
If you want to abolish and establish a new one, it must be based on the premise that the queen made a big mistake.
Only in this way can Ji Jingyu be preserved, and the throne can be crossed over Ji Jingyu to pass on the throne to the younger brother justifiably, but the children raised by the queen will become the sons of the sinful concubine.
Ji Minyan couldn't trust the younger brother below.
If the younger brother wants to cause trouble for her, Jingyu, and Mingtong after he inherits the throne, he can kill them with only the 'Son of Concubine Sin'.
The second common method is adoption.
Looking for reasons such as Huanke, Ji Jingyu was adopted by the princes of the previous generations who had no heirs.
The third common method is that the prince who was originally the most qualified to inherit the throne cannot inherit the throne due to other reasons.
Such as frailty, big mistakes, flawed conduct, etc.
……
Except for the first method of abolishing the queen, the queen will bear the brunt of becoming a stepping stone for the new emperor in the future, and all the children of the queen will be affected by this for the rest of their lives.In other ways, those who become the stepping stones of the new emperor in the future will all become Ji Jingyu.
With Ji Jingyu's gentle temperament, Ji Minyan has no doubts that if Emperor Changping really establishes a young son, the youngest son will show the slightest dissatisfaction with Ji Jingyu.
Before the youngest son could make a move, Ji Jingyu would retreat all the way to the edge of the cliff and jump down.
Even if Emperor Changping can arrange everything, there is no guarantee that the "young son" will always maintain his original intention.
King Yuan didn't want to hurt Emperor Jianxing back then, and Emperor Jianxing was still involved in the vortex of party struggles, and was finally dispatched to the fiefdom of bitter cold.
The best way to preserve Ji Jingyu is to hold on to the crown prince's position.
Emperor Changping was in his prime, and he didn't need anyone to share the government affairs for him for a long time, enough for Ji Jingyu and the princess to give birth to the emperor's grandson.
As long as the emperor's grandson is more promising than Ji Jingyu, Ji Jingyu's plight can be improved.
After all, he was the eldest son of Emperor Changping, and he was old enough to be the father of his younger brother.Even if the identity of the eldest son is thrown away, it is more in line with the courtiers and common people's expectations for "stability" than the younger brother.
This was Ji Minyan's previous thought.
Ji Jingyu looked up at Ji Minyan, her eyes were clear, "Sister, the crown prince is not something I should consider."
If Aye is willing to make him the crown prince, he will hand over the people of the mountains and rivers to him.
He will never shirk, this is the responsibility he should shoulder as Aye's eldest son.
If Aye feels that he is not suitable to be a prince, he will pass the throne to his younger brother.
He will not complain, even if he cannot bear the weight of the country, he is still willing to do his part for the younger brother.
"You're right." Ji Minyan lowered her eyes to hide her complicated emotions, and sighed, "This is something Aye should consider."
She is not as pure as Jingyu, and she wants to take care of her younger siblings more than Jiangshan Sheji.
After Ji Minyan asked the question she wanted to ask Ji Jingyu the most, she specially stayed in Ji Jingyu for dinner before sending Ji Jingyu out in person.
"Don't worry too much about the selection of the princess. The girls from the Rong family and the girls from the Zhang family are all noble girls who are selected by Aye. You just need to choose the one you want to work with for the rest of your life." Ji Minyan joked, "I know that the Rong family and the Zhang family's lords are trying to invite you out of the palace. I hope that the sisters in the family can see you before the New Year's Eve palace banquet. You might as well go and meet them and learn more about them."
Ji Jingyu shook his head, he didn't feel any shyness when Ji Minyan mentioned the candidate for the princess, he stared at the crescent moon in the sky and said, "If you can't see who is more compatible with you when we first met, then anyone can .”
Meeting too many times will cause others to misunderstand and damage the girl's reputation.
Ji Jingyu was more concerned about Ji Minyan's son-in-law than the candidate for the princess, he whispered, "I heard that the 27th of the twelfth lunar month is the birthday of the Marquis of Runan, should I ask someone to back up the gift?"
Ji Minyan waved her hand in a disinterested manner, "If all the people I meet with receive your gift, the number of people who come to make trouble for me will be doubled immediately. Go, Feng Lang has been wronged, you can coax him .”
Seeing Ji Minyan's nonchalant attitude, Ji Jingyu knew that the rumor that Ji Minyan took a fancy to Runan Hou Shizi was false.
He calmly put away his disappointment and left under the moonlight.
For so many years, sister has seen all kinds of gentlemen, and she only stopped her eyes for a while on Abu Hanbing.
It's a pity that Ah Buhanbing is a foreigner, or a foreigner who just rebelled against Dayu less than ten years ago.
I heard that there are several generals with foreign blood in Hebei Province. After a year, I can suggest that Aye order the generals to bring their sons back to Chang'an to report on their duties.
Ji Minyan stood leaning against the gate for a long time before returning to her room. She lazily asked Wutong beside her, "What's happening in Yuhe Palace?"
Wu Tong said softly, "Not long after you left Yuhe Palace, the King of Xianglin County entered the palace quietly, and did not leave until the key was locked at the palace gate."
"I said why do I always feel like I've forgotten something." Ji Minyan pinched the center of her brows, and muttered to herself, "I should tell Jing Yu not to care about Xiao Wu and Feng Lang."
Wutong didn't understand Ji Minyan's words, and didn't care if she could understand, she just wanted to make Ji Minyan happy, "You didn't have time to say anything, I'll help you convey it."
Ji Minyan snorted, squinting at people with a look very much like Emperor Changping with mocking eyes, "Just find a box of hairpins and send them to Xiao Wu, don't pay attention to them."
Wu Tong nodded, and found a box of bird-shaped golden hairpins from the Qingzhou Princess Mansion to show Ji Minyan.
Ji Minyan shook her head, "Tai Su, I remember that there are 28 sets of gold and ruby inlaid head masks, I will give that away."
Wu Tong was stunned, she knew that Ji Minyan told her to find the hairpin for Princess Anwu because she didn't want to pay attention to Princess Anwu for the time being and wanted to appease Princess Anwu.I took this opportunity to express to Princess Anwu that I didn't intend to make this matter a big deal.
Because it was confirmed that Princess Anwu was not a princess, she deliberately found a set of golden hairpins that were plain.
Ji Minyan picked up the particularly pleasing gold hairpin and inserted it into her bun, without any intention of explaining her intention.
She had no intention, she just thought Xiao Wu would look good in that hood.
Even though Aye started to use Chang'an's rumors to pave the way for Xiaowu since the second year of Changping, it is definitely not something that can be done overnight if the subjects accept the truth that Princess Anwu, who is about to turn 16, is actually a prince.
At least for the next various annual banquets, Xiao Wu will still appear as Princess Anwu.
The more Ji Minyan recalled the various clues that happened in the past few years, the more Ji Minyan lamented Emperor Changping's care for Ji Xinxue.
The Shangzhou case and going to follow the army to supervise the war at the beginning can be called just in time.
Yunji Xinxue issued a decree in the fief, but it was Emperor Changping's unabashed favor.
At that time, Emperor Changping used the reason of rewarding Ji Xinxue's contribution in the Shangzhou case to give Ji Xinxue the power to issue government orders in fiefdoms with [-] households.
After the courtiers quarreled, Emperor Changping changed his mind.
Give Ji Xinxue [-] food towns, the right to issue government orders in the fief, and [-]% of the silver mined by the Anye Silver Mine.
At the same time, Ji Minyan and Ji Mingtong, who had returned to Chang'an from the fiefdom, were also rewarded with [-] households and [-] households respectively.
It can be seen that Shiyi is a reward for the princesses to inspect the fief.
Ji Xinxue contributed the most, so he got the most food.Compared with Ji Xinxue, Ji Minyan's contribution is second, and her food is slightly less.Ji Mingtong is purely a man without effort, and can only eat the minimum subsistence allowance.
Then from Ji Minyan to Ji Baoshan, all the princes and princesses who have already obtained the fief have the power to issue government orders in the fief.
Ji Minyan thought hard, no matter which angle she considered, she felt that she and her brothers and sisters had borrowed Ji Xinxue's light to obtain the power to issue government orders in the fief.
The silver in the Anye Silver Mine was rewarded by Emperor Changping for Ji Xinxue's contribution in the Shangzhou case.
Three months ago, Ji Minyan received the news.
Compared with the four years of Changping, the tax revenue of Anye and Shangluo is expected to triple.
Ji Xinxue was the only one who had the power to issue decrees in the fief within two months.
Ji Minyan didn't believe that Ji Xinxue could think of a way to triple the local tax revenue within a year in just two months.
There is only one possibility.
Ji Xinxue has long been studying the matter of tax reform, and Emperor Changping took advantage of the Shangzhou case to reward Ji Xinxue, deliberately giving Ji Xinxue the power to issue government orders in the fiefdom.
Because Ji Xinxue will get such power no matter what, the brothers and sisters can also get the power to issue government orders in the fief.
Ji Minyan clearly knew that Emperor Changping blatantly favored Ji Xinxue, but she couldn't feel any jealousy because of it.
Because while Emperor Changping loved Ji Xinxue, he did not forget her and the rest of his siblings.
In addition to the sudden increase in taxes from Anye and Shangluo, Ji Xinxue returned to Chang'an this time with another great achievement in his hands.
It's a pity that Ji Minyan only knew that the credit for this work was in Jiangnan, and that it had achieved results comparable to those of An Ye and Shang Luo, but she still had no way of knowing more specific content.
Although Emperor Changping would never stop her from collecting various information, but her energy was limited, most of the time she could only take care of Chang'an.
When these two achievements that shocked Chang'an are gradually publicized, Ji Xinxue's reputation in the court and among the people will surely climb to the top.
At that time, it was the best opportunity to expose Ji Xinxue's true gender.
Ji Minyan stared blankly at the flame on the red candle.
If Aye only wanted Xiao Wu to restore his status as a prince, there was no need to block the news and deliberately conceal Xiao Wu's achievements in the fief for the past two years.
Does Aye...want to make Xiao Wu the crown prince?
Ji Minyan asked herself, if the person who replaced Jing Yu as the crown prince was not an unknown younger brother, but Xiao Wu, would she accept it?
As early as when she asked Ji Jingyu if she wanted to be the prince, she had already made up her mind.
Dejectedly, Ji Xinxue told Yu Heng the process of revealing her gender in front of Ji Minyan, staring sadly at the dark blue brocade robe on Yu Heng's body.
"Elder Sister has remained silent since she returned to Changqiu Palace. Should I go to see Elder Sister, or should I ask to see Grandmother?"
Although it was a question, Ji Xinxue didn't intend to make a choice, he collapsed on the bed in a decadent state, his mind was filled with images of him foolishly praising the beauty of the 'purse'.
Yu Heng knew that Ji Xinxue had already made a decision in his mind, and asked him this question just to talk to him.
He squeezed onto the bed where Ji Xinxue was, put his arm around Ji Xinxue's back and patted her back, and said in a low voice, "Sleep, it will be fine when you wake up."
"Liar!" Ji Xinxue pushed Yu Heng away in disgust, "Go and change your clothes, I can't see this color now."
It will remind him of some 'community death' memories.
Yu Heng complied with Ji Xinxue's push and sat up, took off the outer robe and threw it far away, struggling to find a shelter in the only gap left on the slum, almost half of his body was pressed against Ji Xinxue's body, "I didn't lie to you, sleeping will at least make you forget what happened just now."
Ji Xinxue let out a silent cry in her heart, angrily resisting the suppression of 'Yu Hengshan'.
Listen, is this human?
Every word pokes at his scar!
The result of the resistance was no surprise, it ended in Ji Xinxue's disastrous defeat.
Hua Sheng and the hairpin on Ji Xinxue's head fell all over the floor, and her black hair slanted down, reluctantly chasing the hairpin on the ground.
The short jacket on the upper body is okay, although it is already full of wrinkles, at least it fits on the body intact.I don't know if the long skirt on the lower body was torn by Ji Xinxue when she stretched out her legs and struggled, or because the two of them rubbed against each other in different directions, leaving a long hole in the middle, and it was draped over the two like rags. Intertwined legs.
Ji Xinxue gasped for breath, trying to calm her breathing, and said bitterly, "Just wait until I grow into Aye's stature!"
The smile in Yu Heng's eyes did not diminish at all, and he raised his hand to pinch Ji Xinxue's side face, "Lin Zhao said, my grandfather is a stalwart man with a height of eight feet."
Ji Xinxue said without thinking, "Your grandfather is eight feet tall, but it doesn't mean you can also be eight feet tall."
"Oh." Yu Heng nodded, still smiling.
Ji Xinxue: "..."
He felt he was being mocked, but he had no proof.
Because of the rapid loss of physical strength, and the "pillow" that accompanied her every night, Ji Xinxue was paralyzed on the soft bed waiting for her physical strength to recover, and gradually became sleepy, and fell asleep as Yu Heng advised.
Yu Heng's eyes followed Ji Xinxue's evenly rising and falling chest, paused for a while at the small Adam's apple, and finally fell on Ji Xinxue's peaceful sleeping face, his originally smiling eyes turned thoughtful.
Princess Huai'an already knew the gender of Axue, who would be next?
Spirit King?
Princess Jinming?
Or Princess Baoding?
After a long time, Yu Heng's head slowly fell, and it pressed against Ji Xinxue's shoulder.
He rubbed Ji Xinxue's face affectionately, and said in a barely visible voice, "Don't dream about Princess Huaian, I will be jealous."
Ji Xinxue, who had fallen into a deep sleep, did not respond to Yu Heng, but Yu Heng raised the corners of his mouth and showed a satisfied smile, as if he had heard Ji Xinxue's promise.
It wasn't until Wutong from Changqiu Palace came to present Ji Xinxue's face under the order of Ji Minyan, and Qingyun came to Nuan Pavilion to report, and Yu Heng, who had always been lying beside Ji Xinxue in a half-suspended posture, woke Ji Xinxue softly.
Ji Xinxue had something on her mind, and she didn't sleep soundly. After waking up, without Yu Heng's reminder, she immediately remembered what was worrying her.
He looked down at the clothes that could almost be called rags, tore the skirt completely along the gap and threw it on the ground, stroked his hair and found a new skirt to put on, and hurried to see Wutong.
When Wu Tong saw the embarrassed Ji Xinxue, his eyelids twitched fiercely.
When she handed over the face to Ji Xinxue, she pretended not to know why Ji Minyan was angry, and euphemistically revealed to Ji Xinxue that although Ji Minyan was angry, she was not angry.Please Ji Xinxue can and cherish yourself, don't let Ji Minyan who is overwhelmed see Ji Xinxue in a mess and feel guilty.
Ji Xinxue accepted Wutong's words lazily, and asked Wutong to take back the Fengchai that he said during the day that he thought it was suitable for Ji Minyan and wanted to give it to Ji Minyan.
In the next two days, Ji Xinxue wandered outside Ji Minyan's Changqiu Palace from time to time, hoping to 'encounter' with Ji Minyan.
It is a pity that Ji Minyan has already returned to Princess Huai'an's mansion, and did not return to the palace until Emperor Changping returned to Chang'an.
On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ji Xinxue got up early and fell into deep thought in front of the bronze mirror.
Today, I have to meet Aye, whom I haven't seen for almost two years, and face my elder sister who just found out his real gender, how should I dress up...
After much deliberation, Ji Xinxue decided to dress up normally.
He not only had to face Emperor Changping and Ji Minyan, but also the courtiers who would also greet Emperor Changping outside the city.
Because he got up early today and still had plenty of time, it was rare for Ji Xinxue to allow the palace maid in charge of makeup to smear gouache on his face.
When applying makeup carefully, flower pearls will be more natural than eyebrow pendants.
Ji Xinxue hesitated for a while between the flame-shaped flower tines and the peony-shaped flower tines, and finally chose the peony-shaped flower tines.The main hairpin is tassel step-shaking, decorated with leaf-shaped silver hairpins.
The gemstones of the earrings and the step tassels are the same color, both of which are a stunning true red.
Although there is already a silk scarf around the neck, it is still necessary to set off the clothes and headgear with a wreath that can hold down the lower end of the silk scarf, so as not to give people a top-heavy feeling.
There are only a few styles of clothes in winter, and Ji Xinxue is really too lazy to match them. She casually said that red should be the main color, and carefully selected a white fox cloak embroidered with red plums, and then put on deerskin boots embroidered with phoenix patterns. Rush to Princess Huai'an Mansion.
Hearing that Ji Xinxue was asking for an audience outside the door, Ji Minyan raised her eyebrows in surprise, and subconsciously looked at Luo Zhong placed in the corner.
The palace gate has just been unlocked.
Ji Minyan ordered the maid to go to the kitchen to get some easy-to-digest breakfast, and went to meet Ji Xinxue in person.
She was only angry for a short while when she just confirmed her guess.
She didn't enter the palace these days, not because she wanted to avoid Ji Xinxue, but because she wanted to avoid the queen.
Queen Wang didn't know where she found out about the person she was seeing, so she sent people to the princess mansion to call her into the palace all day long, saying that she would help her choose a son-in-law.
Ji Minyan didn't want to tell the Empress Dowager Su and Concubine Su about this matter, making the empress Wang, who was not considered free, face a worse situation, nor did she want to meet the empress Wang to make herself angry.
She didn't even pretend to be sick, and bluntly told the queen that she couldn't pay attention to the other party, but she was too lazy to pay attention to the other party.
Perhaps because Emperor Changping was about to return to Chang'an, Queen Wang was particularly persistent in wanting to see Ji Minyan.In order to help the queen achieve her goal, the people from Cheng Enhou's mansion went to Princess Huai'an's mansion all day long to pay her respects, and took turns persuading Ji Minyan to go to the palace to meet the queen.
Ji Minyan was very annoyed with dealing with the Wang family, and secretly regretted that in the second year of Changping, she took the initiative to ask Changping Emperor for the grace of Queen Wang, and won the title of Marquis of Cheng En for the Wang family.
Under such circumstances, Ji Minyan was really not in the mood to take Ji Xinxue into consideration.
She had to admit that she wanted to take this opportunity to 'punish' Ji Xinxue for lying to her for so long.
Recalling the predicament that Ji Xinxue faced when she was not born, Ji Minyan could understand Ji Xinxue's concealment from the bottom of her heart, but people always have tempers beyond reason, and she is no exception.
Asking Ji Xinxue to wait outside the Changqiu Palace for two days is the time between her suspicion and her confirmation of her guess.
After two days, seeing Ji Xinxue again, Ji Minyan subconsciously looked at Ji Xinxue's attire first.
What an elegant and graceful peony.
It's a pity that it's a younger brother, not a younger sister.
Seeing Ji Minyan from a distance, Ji Xinxue had a surprised smile on her face, and trotted towards Ji Minyan with her skirt in hand, "Sister!"
The trance in Ji Minyan's eyes was even worse.
She couldn't figure it out, why Xiao Wu had almost the same facial features as A Ye, but could perfectly dress up as a girl?
I don't know what Aye will think when he sees Xiao Wu.
Ji Minyan took the initiative to grab Ji Xinxue's arm, took Ji Xinxue to the side hall, and casually told Ji Xinxue what breakfast she had today.
She had no intention of knowing more about Ji Xinxue's real gender. For Xiao Wu, this will never be a pleasant memory.
Ji Xinxue followed Ji Minyan obediently.
He had prepared a lot of things to tell Ji Minyan, but he didn't mean to sell the pitiful words and the flawless lies he made up a long time ago. It was the reason why he had already planned to tell his brothers and sisters his gender but he didn't speak up for so long.
Although Ji Minyan didn't give him a chance to say these words, Ji Xinxue was not disappointed.
Since he hasn't said these words yet, Ji Minyan can understand him, why does he still make them feel uncomfortable?
The time to be alone with Ji Minyan was only for a short time for breakfast, but Ji Xinxue felt that this time was very long, long enough for him to fill in the blank seven years with Ji Minyan's figure.
Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong took Ji Baoshan aggressively to the Huaian Princess Mansion, went straight to Ji Xinxue who was drinking tea, and asked why Ji Xinxue sneaked away alone.
Ji Xinxue swallowed the tea slowly, trying to justify herself, "I didn't sneak away. Before leaving the palace, I specially sent the palace staff to tell you that I want to come to the eldest sister's house early."
Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong looked at each other, and said in unison, "Are you still reasonable?"
No reason, when he sent someone to notify Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong, they had already sneaked out of the palace.
Ji Xinxue put down the teacup she held in her palm, clasped her hands, and waited peacefully for the storm.
Ji Baoshan leaned against Ji Minyan's arms, and suddenly whispered in Ji Minyan's ear, "Fifth Sister is so pitiful."
Ji Minyan hugged Ji Baoshan tightly, and snorted, "Just wait and see, your fifth sister will have more pitiful times."
"Ah" Ji Baoshan exclaimed subconsciously, her round phoenix eyes were full of distress.She took Ji Minyan's arm and acted like a baby, "Eldest sister helps fifth sister, second sister and fourth sister listen to elder sister most."
After all, Ji Minyan couldn't hold back her ready to move hands, and lightly touched Ji Baoshan's delicate face, "So much love for your Fifth Sister?"
Ji Baoshan, who had been fooled countless times, woke up instantly, wishing she could swear to the sky immediately, "It's not just the fifth sister who loves me. Every sister, I love each other!"
"Yeah." Ji Minyan nodded, and discussed with Ji Baoshan, "You tell me to pinch my face, and I'll save your Fifth Sister once."
Ji Baoshan has not yet left the stage of baby fat, her face is thin, tender and plump, and feels very good to the touch.
But the little girl is also very temperamental, if someone pinches her face without her consent, she will ignore him for at least three days.
Confusion appeared in Ji Baoshan's eyes, and she turned to look in the direction of the three sisters.
Ji Xinxue was clasping her hands on her lap, listening to Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong's scolding with a straight posture, her good temper made people feel distressed.
When Ji Baoshan saw this, the struggle in his eyes became more intense.
Although she doesn't remember Fifth Sister very much, her brothers and sisters all said that Fifth Sister loved her very much when she was still in Chang'an, and she could receive gifts from Fifth Sister from the fief every year.
"Okay." Ji Baoshan turned her head, stretched out her arms to wrap around Ji Minyan's neck, "I can only pinch once, not red."
Just as Ji Baoshan finished speaking, a voice different from the quarrel suddenly came from afar.
Ji Minyan hugged Ji Baoshan's waist in time to prevent Ji Baoshan from turning her head, and reminded, "Don't move, I'll finish pinching quickly before I can save your Fifth Sister."
Ji Baoshan nodded repeatedly, and stretched her neck to bring her right cheek to Ji Minyan.
As an experienced person who brought up three younger sisters, Ji Minyan's "can only pinch once" has almost nothing to do with Ji Baoshan's "only pinch once".
After finally waiting for Ji Minyan to take back her hand, Ji Baoshan looked back at the three people who had been caught in a 'chaotic battle' with tears in her eyes, the joy and anxiety in her eyes froze immediately.
Her 'poor' fifth sister was easily holding the shoulders of the second and fourth sisters with both hands, so that the second and fourth sisters could not get close.
Second Sister and Fourth Sister were still chattering, but what they said had nothing to do with scolding, they were praising Fifth Sister for her rapid progress in martial arts.
Ji Minyan laughed softly, and patted the stiff Ji Baoshan's head, "Since your Fifth Sister has overcome the difficulties by herself, I owe you this time. Next time your Fifth Sister makes you angry, I will save your Fifth Sister. "
Before Ji Baoshan could understand the logic of this sentence, Ji Minyan turned around and walked out, staying in the room with a smiling voice, "Go, go outside the city to pick up Aye."
After Emperor Changping ascended the throne, the farthest distance from Chang'an was to go to the imperial mausoleum.
In order to welcome the return of Emperor Changping from his "long journey", the courtiers really spent a lot of thought.
Ji Xinxue rode a tall snow-white horse, facing the sun that was about to rise above her head, and passed the officials one by one.
How calm the surface is, how embarrassing the heart is.
He can understand Chang'an courtiers' pursuit of a grand sense of ceremony.
But...Emperor Changping didn't even appear. Why did the princes and princesses ride their horses one by one to pass the ministers in order to meet Emperor Changping at the front.
Feeling more and more eyes on her body, Ji Xinxue gradually had the illusion that she was performing a fire ring.
Yu Heng was standing at the head of the clan, looking fixedly at Ji Xinxue who came riding a horse from a distance.
Because the courtiers made a lot of noise to welcome Emperor Changping into the city, Ji Xinxue held the idea of respect, and deliberately pulled the silk scarf that covered half of her face to her neck, exposing her entire face.
Yu Heng originally thought that he had seen all the appearances of Ji Xinxue, with hearty smiles, shy smiles, narrow smiles, and a determined smile that would soften his heart...
I didn't expect Ji Xinxue to be so calm and powerful like this, making people fascinated and at the same time couldn't help admiring her from the bottom of her heart.
It wasn't until looking at Shang Ji Xinxue's ashen eyes that Yu Heng recovered from his daze.
He moved his gaze away from Ji Xinxue all the time, and looked at the person beside him.
The person standing beside him is Prince Qinghe, Prince Xinyang, Princess Dewan and others. They are all elders of the same clan of Ji Xinxue. Although there is surprise in their eyes, they cannot be called obsessed.
Farther away are the Taishi, Taibao and others, and the six ministers who followed them.These people are all seasoned veterans. Compared with Ji Xinxue's appearance, they care more about whether the only princess who has visited the fief twice will affect the situation in Chang'an if she returns to Chang'an.
Farther away are the clan juniors and young nobles.
The way these people looked at Ji Xinxue made Yu Heng feel very uncomfortable, as if she was always hiding in the palm of her hand, and the treasure that she didn't dare to look at easily was put on the booth and let people judge her.
Why are they amazing?
Why obsessed?
……
Why?
Ji Xinxue followed Yu Heng's gaze and looked into the distance, wondering what Yu Heng was looking at, when she suddenly felt a very bright light shining in her eyes, and subconsciously closed her eyes.
Gee, diamond jewelry.
Suddenly there was commotion in the neat line, and loud voices came from the crowd.
"Princess Anwu, are you watching the minister?"
Ji Xinxue frowned, he had no impression of this voice.
Before he could survive the soreness of being dazzled by diamonds in the sun, and opened his eyes to see who was calling him, the voices in the distance suddenly increased.
"You are talking nonsense, Princess Anwu is looking at me!"
"It's obviously me!"
"Don't argue, listen to the princess!"
How can a girl who is about to be 16 years old not recognize the menstrual belt?
Unless he's not a girl!
Indus quietly walked into the Nuan Pavilion and carefully closed the doors and windows.
From Ji Minyan's reaction, she guessed that Ji Minyan used the carved wooden box to test Princess Anwu,
Even though he had already guessed and got a positive answer, it still made Wutong very flustered.
Wu Tong hugged Ji Minyan's shoulders so that Ji Minyan could lean in her arms, and gently combed Ji Minyan's half-loose long hair with her fingers.
Ji Minyan's stiff body gradually relaxed, and the weight of her whole body was leaning against Wutong's arms.
After a long while, she finally sorted out a clear idea from her complicated thoughts, and said hoarsely, "Go and call Jingyu, I have something important to tell him."
Indus should be, did not ask half a word about the carved wooden box, and went to find someone in Jijingyu Palace in person.
Ji Jingyu came very quickly.
He knew that Ji Minyan had just left from Yuhe Palace, so he took it for granted that Ji Minyan called him because he asked Ji Minyan to warn Ji Xinxue.
Seeing that Ji Minyan hadn't spoken for a long time, the doubts in Ji Jingyu's eyes became more and more intense, and he asked, "Sister, what did Xiao Wu say?"
"What?" Ji Minyan, who was thinking about something, responded casually.
It was rare for Ji Jingyu to see Ji Minyan so absent-minded. Thinking that Ji Minyan was worrying about choosing a son-in-law recently, she persuaded, "Sis, I have been waiting for so many years. If you don't like the people Aye said, you might as well wait a little longer." Wait. Aye loves you, so I'm definitely reluctant to force you to get married."
Ji Minyan asked Ji Jingyu, "Aye asked you to choose the princess from the girls from the Rong family and the girls from the Zhang family. Who do you like?"
Ji Jingyu smiled helplessly, "Who wants to be Princess Ling when I see two girls at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve..."
"Since Aye asked you to choose, they are all willing to be Princess Ling." Disappointment flashed in Ji Minyan's eyes, and she interrupted Ji Jingyu's words, "It is absolutely impossible for them to be your concubine and a child for you. When you make a choice, some people will be happy and some will be sad."
If Jingyu did not make a decision, the Zhang family would see no hope, and nine out of ten would voluntarily withdraw to avoid enmity with the Rong family, which was in full swing.
Ji Jingyu pondered for a moment, and the frustration between her brows became more and more intense, "I don't know, please teach me, sister."
"I can't teach you." Ji Minyan shook her head.
She had known for a long time that with Ji Jingyu's character, she would never make a choice because of their family status before seeing the girls of the two families, and she could not be called disappointed at this time.
The original intention of Ji Minyan calling Ji Jingyu was not for Ji Jingyu's marriage, she fixed her gaze on Ji Jingyu, her face suddenly became serious, "What's going on with you and Feng Lang?"
Ji Jingyu's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.
A sister would hardly ask him the same question twice, unless it was an extremely important matter.
Last time he deliberately avoided the important ones, but this time he can't do that again.
Ji Jingyu tried his best to speak euphemistically, "Feng Lang revealed that he and Xiao Wu have been sleeping together every night since a few years ago. I think of Xiao Wu when he was young, so..."
Thinking of the wound on Yu Heng's face, Ji Jingyu's guilt that had never dissipated surged into his heart again.He lowered his head so deeply that he didn't see Ji Minyan's suddenly strange expression.
"They really sleep together every night?" Ji Minyan asked.
Ji Jingyu nodded. On the night when Yu Heng was injured, he specially asked someone to inquire about it with the palace servants who had just returned to Chang'an from Ji Xinxue.
Hearing that Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue never lived in two rooms when they were not in Chang'an, Ji Jingyu's mood was very complicated.He didn't know whether he should be thankful that he didn't regret the matter of "doing something to Yu Heng", or should be angry. The two of them were young and messed around, and they didn't care about their health at all.
Ji Minyan could tell that although Ji Jingyu told the truth this time, he didn't reveal all the conflicts between him and Yu Heng, and his words deliberately covered up Yu Heng's words and deeds.
She couldn't understand, it was just sleeping in the same room, why did Ji Jingyu fight with Yu Heng?
Ji Jingyu raised her head abruptly, looked at Ji Minyan who had already expressed her thoughts in disbelief, and murmured, "They are so young, what if they get hurt?"
Could it be that he really shouldn't even be angry?
Ji Minyan put her hand on her forehead, looked at Ji Jingyu with a hint of pity in her eyes, and said slowly, "They just slept in the same place, why would they hurt themselves?"
Ji Jingyu was completely stunned.
But what Feng Lang said clearly was not as simple as just sleeping in the same room.
Ji Minyan looked at Ji Jingyu's brow that was hesitant to speak for a short while, and soon regained her composure, and sighed secretly in her heart.
Among the many brothers and sisters in the family, the people closest to her are Ji Jingyu and Ji Jingrou, among them Ji Jingyu's thoughts are the best guess.
Jing Yu was hesitant to speak just now, most likely she wanted to refute her words.
Then it was easy to give up.
"Jingyu, sister asked you something, you must tell the truth to sister." Ji Minyan held Ji Jingyu's hand and said solemnly, "Do you want to be the prince?"
Ever since Emperor Changping ascended the throne, Ji Minyan knew that Ji Jingyu was not suitable to be a prince, but she never asked Ji Jingyu if she wanted to be a prince, because Ji Jingyu had no choice.
Ji Minyan believed that even if Emperor Changping did not make Ji Jingyu the crown prince, he would arrange for Ji Jingyu to retreat.But she couldn't believe in the person who replaced Ji Jingyu as the crown prince like she believed in Emperor Changping.
In the case of having an eldest son, there are only a few ways to legally establish a younger son from a concubine.
The first common method is to abolish the queen and appoint the birth mother of the youngest son as the queen.
In this way, the eldest son of the concubine becomes the eldest son of the concubine, and the youngest son of the concubine becomes the eldest son of the concubine instead.
Ji Minyan can accept the loss of Queen Wang's position, but she doesn't want to leave such a big handle on the future new emperor.
When the Empress Dowager Jiang and the Jiang family were still there, Emperor Changping repeatedly used the reason that "the queen was bestowed on him by the first emperor" as an excuse to keep the queen.
If you want to abolish and establish a new one, it must be based on the premise that the queen made a big mistake.
Only in this way can Ji Jingyu be preserved, and the throne can be crossed over Ji Jingyu to pass on the throne to the younger brother justifiably, but the children raised by the queen will become the sons of the sinful concubine.
Ji Minyan couldn't trust the younger brother below.
If the younger brother wants to cause trouble for her, Jingyu, and Mingtong after he inherits the throne, he can kill them with only the 'Son of Concubine Sin'.
The second common method is adoption.
Looking for reasons such as Huanke, Ji Jingyu was adopted by the princes of the previous generations who had no heirs.
The third common method is that the prince who was originally the most qualified to inherit the throne cannot inherit the throne due to other reasons.
Such as frailty, big mistakes, flawed conduct, etc.
……
Except for the first method of abolishing the queen, the queen will bear the brunt of becoming a stepping stone for the new emperor in the future, and all the children of the queen will be affected by this for the rest of their lives.In other ways, those who become the stepping stones of the new emperor in the future will all become Ji Jingyu.
With Ji Jingyu's gentle temperament, Ji Minyan has no doubts that if Emperor Changping really establishes a young son, the youngest son will show the slightest dissatisfaction with Ji Jingyu.
Before the youngest son could make a move, Ji Jingyu would retreat all the way to the edge of the cliff and jump down.
Even if Emperor Changping can arrange everything, there is no guarantee that the "young son" will always maintain his original intention.
King Yuan didn't want to hurt Emperor Jianxing back then, and Emperor Jianxing was still involved in the vortex of party struggles, and was finally dispatched to the fiefdom of bitter cold.
The best way to preserve Ji Jingyu is to hold on to the crown prince's position.
Emperor Changping was in his prime, and he didn't need anyone to share the government affairs for him for a long time, enough for Ji Jingyu and the princess to give birth to the emperor's grandson.
As long as the emperor's grandson is more promising than Ji Jingyu, Ji Jingyu's plight can be improved.
After all, he was the eldest son of Emperor Changping, and he was old enough to be the father of his younger brother.Even if the identity of the eldest son is thrown away, it is more in line with the courtiers and common people's expectations for "stability" than the younger brother.
This was Ji Minyan's previous thought.
Ji Jingyu looked up at Ji Minyan, her eyes were clear, "Sister, the crown prince is not something I should consider."
If Aye is willing to make him the crown prince, he will hand over the people of the mountains and rivers to him.
He will never shirk, this is the responsibility he should shoulder as Aye's eldest son.
If Aye feels that he is not suitable to be a prince, he will pass the throne to his younger brother.
He will not complain, even if he cannot bear the weight of the country, he is still willing to do his part for the younger brother.
"You're right." Ji Minyan lowered her eyes to hide her complicated emotions, and sighed, "This is something Aye should consider."
She is not as pure as Jingyu, and she wants to take care of her younger siblings more than Jiangshan Sheji.
After Ji Minyan asked the question she wanted to ask Ji Jingyu the most, she specially stayed in Ji Jingyu for dinner before sending Ji Jingyu out in person.
"Don't worry too much about the selection of the princess. The girls from the Rong family and the girls from the Zhang family are all noble girls who are selected by Aye. You just need to choose the one you want to work with for the rest of your life." Ji Minyan joked, "I know that the Rong family and the Zhang family's lords are trying to invite you out of the palace. I hope that the sisters in the family can see you before the New Year's Eve palace banquet. You might as well go and meet them and learn more about them."
Ji Jingyu shook his head, he didn't feel any shyness when Ji Minyan mentioned the candidate for the princess, he stared at the crescent moon in the sky and said, "If you can't see who is more compatible with you when we first met, then anyone can .”
Meeting too many times will cause others to misunderstand and damage the girl's reputation.
Ji Jingyu was more concerned about Ji Minyan's son-in-law than the candidate for the princess, he whispered, "I heard that the 27th of the twelfth lunar month is the birthday of the Marquis of Runan, should I ask someone to back up the gift?"
Ji Minyan waved her hand in a disinterested manner, "If all the people I meet with receive your gift, the number of people who come to make trouble for me will be doubled immediately. Go, Feng Lang has been wronged, you can coax him .”
Seeing Ji Minyan's nonchalant attitude, Ji Jingyu knew that the rumor that Ji Minyan took a fancy to Runan Hou Shizi was false.
He calmly put away his disappointment and left under the moonlight.
For so many years, sister has seen all kinds of gentlemen, and she only stopped her eyes for a while on Abu Hanbing.
It's a pity that Ah Buhanbing is a foreigner, or a foreigner who just rebelled against Dayu less than ten years ago.
I heard that there are several generals with foreign blood in Hebei Province. After a year, I can suggest that Aye order the generals to bring their sons back to Chang'an to report on their duties.
Ji Minyan stood leaning against the gate for a long time before returning to her room. She lazily asked Wutong beside her, "What's happening in Yuhe Palace?"
Wu Tong said softly, "Not long after you left Yuhe Palace, the King of Xianglin County entered the palace quietly, and did not leave until the key was locked at the palace gate."
"I said why do I always feel like I've forgotten something." Ji Minyan pinched the center of her brows, and muttered to herself, "I should tell Jing Yu not to care about Xiao Wu and Feng Lang."
Wutong didn't understand Ji Minyan's words, and didn't care if she could understand, she just wanted to make Ji Minyan happy, "You didn't have time to say anything, I'll help you convey it."
Ji Minyan snorted, squinting at people with a look very much like Emperor Changping with mocking eyes, "Just find a box of hairpins and send them to Xiao Wu, don't pay attention to them."
Wu Tong nodded, and found a box of bird-shaped golden hairpins from the Qingzhou Princess Mansion to show Ji Minyan.
Ji Minyan shook her head, "Tai Su, I remember that there are 28 sets of gold and ruby inlaid head masks, I will give that away."
Wu Tong was stunned, she knew that Ji Minyan told her to find the hairpin for Princess Anwu because she didn't want to pay attention to Princess Anwu for the time being and wanted to appease Princess Anwu.I took this opportunity to express to Princess Anwu that I didn't intend to make this matter a big deal.
Because it was confirmed that Princess Anwu was not a princess, she deliberately found a set of golden hairpins that were plain.
Ji Minyan picked up the particularly pleasing gold hairpin and inserted it into her bun, without any intention of explaining her intention.
She had no intention, she just thought Xiao Wu would look good in that hood.
Even though Aye started to use Chang'an's rumors to pave the way for Xiaowu since the second year of Changping, it is definitely not something that can be done overnight if the subjects accept the truth that Princess Anwu, who is about to turn 16, is actually a prince.
At least for the next various annual banquets, Xiao Wu will still appear as Princess Anwu.
The more Ji Minyan recalled the various clues that happened in the past few years, the more Ji Minyan lamented Emperor Changping's care for Ji Xinxue.
The Shangzhou case and going to follow the army to supervise the war at the beginning can be called just in time.
Yunji Xinxue issued a decree in the fief, but it was Emperor Changping's unabashed favor.
At that time, Emperor Changping used the reason of rewarding Ji Xinxue's contribution in the Shangzhou case to give Ji Xinxue the power to issue government orders in fiefdoms with [-] households.
After the courtiers quarreled, Emperor Changping changed his mind.
Give Ji Xinxue [-] food towns, the right to issue government orders in the fief, and [-]% of the silver mined by the Anye Silver Mine.
At the same time, Ji Minyan and Ji Mingtong, who had returned to Chang'an from the fiefdom, were also rewarded with [-] households and [-] households respectively.
It can be seen that Shiyi is a reward for the princesses to inspect the fief.
Ji Xinxue contributed the most, so he got the most food.Compared with Ji Xinxue, Ji Minyan's contribution is second, and her food is slightly less.Ji Mingtong is purely a man without effort, and can only eat the minimum subsistence allowance.
Then from Ji Minyan to Ji Baoshan, all the princes and princesses who have already obtained the fief have the power to issue government orders in the fief.
Ji Minyan thought hard, no matter which angle she considered, she felt that she and her brothers and sisters had borrowed Ji Xinxue's light to obtain the power to issue government orders in the fief.
The silver in the Anye Silver Mine was rewarded by Emperor Changping for Ji Xinxue's contribution in the Shangzhou case.
Three months ago, Ji Minyan received the news.
Compared with the four years of Changping, the tax revenue of Anye and Shangluo is expected to triple.
Ji Xinxue was the only one who had the power to issue decrees in the fief within two months.
Ji Minyan didn't believe that Ji Xinxue could think of a way to triple the local tax revenue within a year in just two months.
There is only one possibility.
Ji Xinxue has long been studying the matter of tax reform, and Emperor Changping took advantage of the Shangzhou case to reward Ji Xinxue, deliberately giving Ji Xinxue the power to issue government orders in the fiefdom.
Because Ji Xinxue will get such power no matter what, the brothers and sisters can also get the power to issue government orders in the fief.
Ji Minyan clearly knew that Emperor Changping blatantly favored Ji Xinxue, but she couldn't feel any jealousy because of it.
Because while Emperor Changping loved Ji Xinxue, he did not forget her and the rest of his siblings.
In addition to the sudden increase in taxes from Anye and Shangluo, Ji Xinxue returned to Chang'an this time with another great achievement in his hands.
It's a pity that Ji Minyan only knew that the credit for this work was in Jiangnan, and that it had achieved results comparable to those of An Ye and Shang Luo, but she still had no way of knowing more specific content.
Although Emperor Changping would never stop her from collecting various information, but her energy was limited, most of the time she could only take care of Chang'an.
When these two achievements that shocked Chang'an are gradually publicized, Ji Xinxue's reputation in the court and among the people will surely climb to the top.
At that time, it was the best opportunity to expose Ji Xinxue's true gender.
Ji Minyan stared blankly at the flame on the red candle.
If Aye only wanted Xiao Wu to restore his status as a prince, there was no need to block the news and deliberately conceal Xiao Wu's achievements in the fief for the past two years.
Does Aye...want to make Xiao Wu the crown prince?
Ji Minyan asked herself, if the person who replaced Jing Yu as the crown prince was not an unknown younger brother, but Xiao Wu, would she accept it?
As early as when she asked Ji Jingyu if she wanted to be the prince, she had already made up her mind.
Dejectedly, Ji Xinxue told Yu Heng the process of revealing her gender in front of Ji Minyan, staring sadly at the dark blue brocade robe on Yu Heng's body.
"Elder Sister has remained silent since she returned to Changqiu Palace. Should I go to see Elder Sister, or should I ask to see Grandmother?"
Although it was a question, Ji Xinxue didn't intend to make a choice, he collapsed on the bed in a decadent state, his mind was filled with images of him foolishly praising the beauty of the 'purse'.
Yu Heng knew that Ji Xinxue had already made a decision in his mind, and asked him this question just to talk to him.
He squeezed onto the bed where Ji Xinxue was, put his arm around Ji Xinxue's back and patted her back, and said in a low voice, "Sleep, it will be fine when you wake up."
"Liar!" Ji Xinxue pushed Yu Heng away in disgust, "Go and change your clothes, I can't see this color now."
It will remind him of some 'community death' memories.
Yu Heng complied with Ji Xinxue's push and sat up, took off the outer robe and threw it far away, struggling to find a shelter in the only gap left on the slum, almost half of his body was pressed against Ji Xinxue's body, "I didn't lie to you, sleeping will at least make you forget what happened just now."
Ji Xinxue let out a silent cry in her heart, angrily resisting the suppression of 'Yu Hengshan'.
Listen, is this human?
Every word pokes at his scar!
The result of the resistance was no surprise, it ended in Ji Xinxue's disastrous defeat.
Hua Sheng and the hairpin on Ji Xinxue's head fell all over the floor, and her black hair slanted down, reluctantly chasing the hairpin on the ground.
The short jacket on the upper body is okay, although it is already full of wrinkles, at least it fits on the body intact.I don't know if the long skirt on the lower body was torn by Ji Xinxue when she stretched out her legs and struggled, or because the two of them rubbed against each other in different directions, leaving a long hole in the middle, and it was draped over the two like rags. Intertwined legs.
Ji Xinxue gasped for breath, trying to calm her breathing, and said bitterly, "Just wait until I grow into Aye's stature!"
The smile in Yu Heng's eyes did not diminish at all, and he raised his hand to pinch Ji Xinxue's side face, "Lin Zhao said, my grandfather is a stalwart man with a height of eight feet."
Ji Xinxue said without thinking, "Your grandfather is eight feet tall, but it doesn't mean you can also be eight feet tall."
"Oh." Yu Heng nodded, still smiling.
Ji Xinxue: "..."
He felt he was being mocked, but he had no proof.
Because of the rapid loss of physical strength, and the "pillow" that accompanied her every night, Ji Xinxue was paralyzed on the soft bed waiting for her physical strength to recover, and gradually became sleepy, and fell asleep as Yu Heng advised.
Yu Heng's eyes followed Ji Xinxue's evenly rising and falling chest, paused for a while at the small Adam's apple, and finally fell on Ji Xinxue's peaceful sleeping face, his originally smiling eyes turned thoughtful.
Princess Huai'an already knew the gender of Axue, who would be next?
Spirit King?
Princess Jinming?
Or Princess Baoding?
After a long time, Yu Heng's head slowly fell, and it pressed against Ji Xinxue's shoulder.
He rubbed Ji Xinxue's face affectionately, and said in a barely visible voice, "Don't dream about Princess Huaian, I will be jealous."
Ji Xinxue, who had fallen into a deep sleep, did not respond to Yu Heng, but Yu Heng raised the corners of his mouth and showed a satisfied smile, as if he had heard Ji Xinxue's promise.
It wasn't until Wutong from Changqiu Palace came to present Ji Xinxue's face under the order of Ji Minyan, and Qingyun came to Nuan Pavilion to report, and Yu Heng, who had always been lying beside Ji Xinxue in a half-suspended posture, woke Ji Xinxue softly.
Ji Xinxue had something on her mind, and she didn't sleep soundly. After waking up, without Yu Heng's reminder, she immediately remembered what was worrying her.
He looked down at the clothes that could almost be called rags, tore the skirt completely along the gap and threw it on the ground, stroked his hair and found a new skirt to put on, and hurried to see Wutong.
When Wu Tong saw the embarrassed Ji Xinxue, his eyelids twitched fiercely.
When she handed over the face to Ji Xinxue, she pretended not to know why Ji Minyan was angry, and euphemistically revealed to Ji Xinxue that although Ji Minyan was angry, she was not angry.Please Ji Xinxue can and cherish yourself, don't let Ji Minyan who is overwhelmed see Ji Xinxue in a mess and feel guilty.
Ji Xinxue accepted Wutong's words lazily, and asked Wutong to take back the Fengchai that he said during the day that he thought it was suitable for Ji Minyan and wanted to give it to Ji Minyan.
In the next two days, Ji Xinxue wandered outside Ji Minyan's Changqiu Palace from time to time, hoping to 'encounter' with Ji Minyan.
It is a pity that Ji Minyan has already returned to Princess Huai'an's mansion, and did not return to the palace until Emperor Changping returned to Chang'an.
On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ji Xinxue got up early and fell into deep thought in front of the bronze mirror.
Today, I have to meet Aye, whom I haven't seen for almost two years, and face my elder sister who just found out his real gender, how should I dress up...
After much deliberation, Ji Xinxue decided to dress up normally.
He not only had to face Emperor Changping and Ji Minyan, but also the courtiers who would also greet Emperor Changping outside the city.
Because he got up early today and still had plenty of time, it was rare for Ji Xinxue to allow the palace maid in charge of makeup to smear gouache on his face.
When applying makeup carefully, flower pearls will be more natural than eyebrow pendants.
Ji Xinxue hesitated for a while between the flame-shaped flower tines and the peony-shaped flower tines, and finally chose the peony-shaped flower tines.The main hairpin is tassel step-shaking, decorated with leaf-shaped silver hairpins.
The gemstones of the earrings and the step tassels are the same color, both of which are a stunning true red.
Although there is already a silk scarf around the neck, it is still necessary to set off the clothes and headgear with a wreath that can hold down the lower end of the silk scarf, so as not to give people a top-heavy feeling.
There are only a few styles of clothes in winter, and Ji Xinxue is really too lazy to match them. She casually said that red should be the main color, and carefully selected a white fox cloak embroidered with red plums, and then put on deerskin boots embroidered with phoenix patterns. Rush to Princess Huai'an Mansion.
Hearing that Ji Xinxue was asking for an audience outside the door, Ji Minyan raised her eyebrows in surprise, and subconsciously looked at Luo Zhong placed in the corner.
The palace gate has just been unlocked.
Ji Minyan ordered the maid to go to the kitchen to get some easy-to-digest breakfast, and went to meet Ji Xinxue in person.
She was only angry for a short while when she just confirmed her guess.
She didn't enter the palace these days, not because she wanted to avoid Ji Xinxue, but because she wanted to avoid the queen.
Queen Wang didn't know where she found out about the person she was seeing, so she sent people to the princess mansion to call her into the palace all day long, saying that she would help her choose a son-in-law.
Ji Minyan didn't want to tell the Empress Dowager Su and Concubine Su about this matter, making the empress Wang, who was not considered free, face a worse situation, nor did she want to meet the empress Wang to make herself angry.
She didn't even pretend to be sick, and bluntly told the queen that she couldn't pay attention to the other party, but she was too lazy to pay attention to the other party.
Perhaps because Emperor Changping was about to return to Chang'an, Queen Wang was particularly persistent in wanting to see Ji Minyan.In order to help the queen achieve her goal, the people from Cheng Enhou's mansion went to Princess Huai'an's mansion all day long to pay her respects, and took turns persuading Ji Minyan to go to the palace to meet the queen.
Ji Minyan was very annoyed with dealing with the Wang family, and secretly regretted that in the second year of Changping, she took the initiative to ask Changping Emperor for the grace of Queen Wang, and won the title of Marquis of Cheng En for the Wang family.
Under such circumstances, Ji Minyan was really not in the mood to take Ji Xinxue into consideration.
She had to admit that she wanted to take this opportunity to 'punish' Ji Xinxue for lying to her for so long.
Recalling the predicament that Ji Xinxue faced when she was not born, Ji Minyan could understand Ji Xinxue's concealment from the bottom of her heart, but people always have tempers beyond reason, and she is no exception.
Asking Ji Xinxue to wait outside the Changqiu Palace for two days is the time between her suspicion and her confirmation of her guess.
After two days, seeing Ji Xinxue again, Ji Minyan subconsciously looked at Ji Xinxue's attire first.
What an elegant and graceful peony.
It's a pity that it's a younger brother, not a younger sister.
Seeing Ji Minyan from a distance, Ji Xinxue had a surprised smile on her face, and trotted towards Ji Minyan with her skirt in hand, "Sister!"
The trance in Ji Minyan's eyes was even worse.
She couldn't figure it out, why Xiao Wu had almost the same facial features as A Ye, but could perfectly dress up as a girl?
I don't know what Aye will think when he sees Xiao Wu.
Ji Minyan took the initiative to grab Ji Xinxue's arm, took Ji Xinxue to the side hall, and casually told Ji Xinxue what breakfast she had today.
She had no intention of knowing more about Ji Xinxue's real gender. For Xiao Wu, this will never be a pleasant memory.
Ji Xinxue followed Ji Minyan obediently.
He had prepared a lot of things to tell Ji Minyan, but he didn't mean to sell the pitiful words and the flawless lies he made up a long time ago. It was the reason why he had already planned to tell his brothers and sisters his gender but he didn't speak up for so long.
Although Ji Minyan didn't give him a chance to say these words, Ji Xinxue was not disappointed.
Since he hasn't said these words yet, Ji Minyan can understand him, why does he still make them feel uncomfortable?
The time to be alone with Ji Minyan was only for a short time for breakfast, but Ji Xinxue felt that this time was very long, long enough for him to fill in the blank seven years with Ji Minyan's figure.
Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong took Ji Baoshan aggressively to the Huaian Princess Mansion, went straight to Ji Xinxue who was drinking tea, and asked why Ji Xinxue sneaked away alone.
Ji Xinxue swallowed the tea slowly, trying to justify herself, "I didn't sneak away. Before leaving the palace, I specially sent the palace staff to tell you that I want to come to the eldest sister's house early."
Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong looked at each other, and said in unison, "Are you still reasonable?"
No reason, when he sent someone to notify Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong, they had already sneaked out of the palace.
Ji Xinxue put down the teacup she held in her palm, clasped her hands, and waited peacefully for the storm.
Ji Baoshan leaned against Ji Minyan's arms, and suddenly whispered in Ji Minyan's ear, "Fifth Sister is so pitiful."
Ji Minyan hugged Ji Baoshan tightly, and snorted, "Just wait and see, your fifth sister will have more pitiful times."
"Ah" Ji Baoshan exclaimed subconsciously, her round phoenix eyes were full of distress.She took Ji Minyan's arm and acted like a baby, "Eldest sister helps fifth sister, second sister and fourth sister listen to elder sister most."
After all, Ji Minyan couldn't hold back her ready to move hands, and lightly touched Ji Baoshan's delicate face, "So much love for your Fifth Sister?"
Ji Baoshan, who had been fooled countless times, woke up instantly, wishing she could swear to the sky immediately, "It's not just the fifth sister who loves me. Every sister, I love each other!"
"Yeah." Ji Minyan nodded, and discussed with Ji Baoshan, "You tell me to pinch my face, and I'll save your Fifth Sister once."
Ji Baoshan has not yet left the stage of baby fat, her face is thin, tender and plump, and feels very good to the touch.
But the little girl is also very temperamental, if someone pinches her face without her consent, she will ignore him for at least three days.
Confusion appeared in Ji Baoshan's eyes, and she turned to look in the direction of the three sisters.
Ji Xinxue was clasping her hands on her lap, listening to Ji Jingrou and Ji Mingtong's scolding with a straight posture, her good temper made people feel distressed.
When Ji Baoshan saw this, the struggle in his eyes became more intense.
Although she doesn't remember Fifth Sister very much, her brothers and sisters all said that Fifth Sister loved her very much when she was still in Chang'an, and she could receive gifts from Fifth Sister from the fief every year.
"Okay." Ji Baoshan turned her head, stretched out her arms to wrap around Ji Minyan's neck, "I can only pinch once, not red."
Just as Ji Baoshan finished speaking, a voice different from the quarrel suddenly came from afar.
Ji Minyan hugged Ji Baoshan's waist in time to prevent Ji Baoshan from turning her head, and reminded, "Don't move, I'll finish pinching quickly before I can save your Fifth Sister."
Ji Baoshan nodded repeatedly, and stretched her neck to bring her right cheek to Ji Minyan.
As an experienced person who brought up three younger sisters, Ji Minyan's "can only pinch once" has almost nothing to do with Ji Baoshan's "only pinch once".
After finally waiting for Ji Minyan to take back her hand, Ji Baoshan looked back at the three people who had been caught in a 'chaotic battle' with tears in her eyes, the joy and anxiety in her eyes froze immediately.
Her 'poor' fifth sister was easily holding the shoulders of the second and fourth sisters with both hands, so that the second and fourth sisters could not get close.
Second Sister and Fourth Sister were still chattering, but what they said had nothing to do with scolding, they were praising Fifth Sister for her rapid progress in martial arts.
Ji Minyan laughed softly, and patted the stiff Ji Baoshan's head, "Since your Fifth Sister has overcome the difficulties by herself, I owe you this time. Next time your Fifth Sister makes you angry, I will save your Fifth Sister. "
Before Ji Baoshan could understand the logic of this sentence, Ji Minyan turned around and walked out, staying in the room with a smiling voice, "Go, go outside the city to pick up Aye."
After Emperor Changping ascended the throne, the farthest distance from Chang'an was to go to the imperial mausoleum.
In order to welcome the return of Emperor Changping from his "long journey", the courtiers really spent a lot of thought.
Ji Xinxue rode a tall snow-white horse, facing the sun that was about to rise above her head, and passed the officials one by one.
How calm the surface is, how embarrassing the heart is.
He can understand Chang'an courtiers' pursuit of a grand sense of ceremony.
But...Emperor Changping didn't even appear. Why did the princes and princesses ride their horses one by one to pass the ministers in order to meet Emperor Changping at the front.
Feeling more and more eyes on her body, Ji Xinxue gradually had the illusion that she was performing a fire ring.
Yu Heng was standing at the head of the clan, looking fixedly at Ji Xinxue who came riding a horse from a distance.
Because the courtiers made a lot of noise to welcome Emperor Changping into the city, Ji Xinxue held the idea of respect, and deliberately pulled the silk scarf that covered half of her face to her neck, exposing her entire face.
Yu Heng originally thought that he had seen all the appearances of Ji Xinxue, with hearty smiles, shy smiles, narrow smiles, and a determined smile that would soften his heart...
I didn't expect Ji Xinxue to be so calm and powerful like this, making people fascinated and at the same time couldn't help admiring her from the bottom of her heart.
It wasn't until looking at Shang Ji Xinxue's ashen eyes that Yu Heng recovered from his daze.
He moved his gaze away from Ji Xinxue all the time, and looked at the person beside him.
The person standing beside him is Prince Qinghe, Prince Xinyang, Princess Dewan and others. They are all elders of the same clan of Ji Xinxue. Although there is surprise in their eyes, they cannot be called obsessed.
Farther away are the Taishi, Taibao and others, and the six ministers who followed them.These people are all seasoned veterans. Compared with Ji Xinxue's appearance, they care more about whether the only princess who has visited the fief twice will affect the situation in Chang'an if she returns to Chang'an.
Farther away are the clan juniors and young nobles.
The way these people looked at Ji Xinxue made Yu Heng feel very uncomfortable, as if she was always hiding in the palm of her hand, and the treasure that she didn't dare to look at easily was put on the booth and let people judge her.
Why are they amazing?
Why obsessed?
……
Why?
Ji Xinxue followed Yu Heng's gaze and looked into the distance, wondering what Yu Heng was looking at, when she suddenly felt a very bright light shining in her eyes, and subconsciously closed her eyes.
Gee, diamond jewelry.
Suddenly there was commotion in the neat line, and loud voices came from the crowd.
"Princess Anwu, are you watching the minister?"
Ji Xinxue frowned, he had no impression of this voice.
Before he could survive the soreness of being dazzled by diamonds in the sun, and opened his eyes to see who was calling him, the voices in the distance suddenly increased.
"You are talking nonsense, Princess Anwu is looking at me!"
"It's obviously me!"
"Don't argue, listen to the princess!"
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