I was a princess in ancient times

When the two woke up again, the sun had completely set.

There seemed to be endless darkness inside and outside the bed curtains, but the temperature around them made them feel only peace in their hearts.

Even just quietly feeling each other's breath is very interesting for Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.

Until a sudden sound broke the silence.

Yu Heng chuckled, and gently rubbed Ji Xinxue's stomach, "Hungry?"

Ji Xinxue nodded and then shook her head, grabbed Yu Heng's hand and placed it in the correct position, and fluently announced the names of a series of dishes, "I want to eat spicy rabbit head, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork belly..."

Don't think he doesn't know, Yu Heng just wants to take the opportunity to touch the soft flesh on his stomach.

Wait, starting tomorrow, he will wake up half a quarter of an hour earlier than Yu Heng every day, and go to the martial arts field in advance, and sooner or later he will be able to roll out smoother and stronger muscles than Yu Heng.

Yu Heng squeezed the tactile sensation under his hands, and said solemnly, "I see."

Before Ji Xinxue, whose body stiffened suddenly, could react, he turned over and opened the curtain of the bed, trying to find a cloth that could cover his body from the clothes piled up under the bed.

It's a pity...without exception, all of them have traces of tearing.

Ji Xinxue got up and lay on Yu Heng's back, with her chin resting on Yu Heng's shoulder, and asked suspiciously, "Are there any other clothes here?"

He didn't believe it.

When Yu Heng went to the imperial mausoleum, he already found many 'surprises' in the main room of Qionghua Courtyard.

For example, the ornaments in the eight-treasure grid, the album in the dark compartment at the head of the bed, behind the screen at the other end, and even bottles and jars with strange taste and unknown efficacy are placed in the corner of the table above board.

"There are clothes in the closet." Yu Heng nodded and whispered, "You may not fit well."

"It's okay, we'll go back to Lenghui Courtyard to wash up and have a meal. It won't take long in total." Ji Xinxue subconsciously said.

It's not that he hasn't worn Yu Heng's clothes.

Since the second trip to the Shangzhou fiefdom, he and Yu Heng always wear clothes mixed together, and there has never been a very weird situation...etc.

Ji Xinxue's eyes suddenly widened.

If it's some kind of underwear, it shouldn't be a problem if he wears Yu Heng's size?

Facts have proved that Yu Heng's worries are not completely unnecessary.

Although she was exhausted, she had just experienced unprecedented excitement and persistence, and the flag of the Chinese army was still sensitive, which made it difficult for Ji Xinxue to adapt.

Just a slight touch, just...

Ji Xinxue took care of her appearance as quickly as possible, grabbed the dusty white fox cloak and put it on her body, and strode out in a slightly weird posture.

If it weren't for this time, Chang'an would have started a curfew long ago, and he must leave this shameful place immediately!

Yu Heng followed Ji Xinxue step by step, and the satisfaction in his heart spread uncontrollably along the corners of his eyes and brows.

Qingzhu and Zizhu had been guarding outside the Qionghua courtyard all the time. When they heard the movement inside, they immediately entered the door with a lantern emitting dim yellow candlelight to illuminate the two of them.

"The chef's stove in the small kitchen has not been turned off, do you want to eat something to pad your stomach?" Zizhu kept Lin Zhao's explanation in mind, and sometimes, she was more alert than Qingzhu, who had to think a few more times about everything.

Yu Heng held Ji Xinxue's hand, and naturally intertwined with his ten fingers, and the faint joy was conveyed to Qingzhu and Zizhu along the tone of his voice.

"Spicy rabbit head, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork belly..."

This is exactly the same as the name of the dish that Ji Xinxue said not long ago when he shouted 'hungry' in the main room of Qionghua Courtyard.

Zizhu showed hesitation, and persuaded, "It's easy to accumulate food at night, so it's not suitable to eat such spicy and heavy dishes, how about adding some vegetarian dishes?"

Yu Heng shook his head, "That's all."

Eat less if you can't eat, as long as Axue is happy.

The face hidden under the shadow of the white fox cloak finally showed a smile, and Ji Xinxue looked at the hand she was holding with Yu Heng with crooked eyebrows, forgetting the embarrassment before magnanimously.

It doesn't matter, it's just that some people develop fast and some people develop slowly.

In the early years, his figure hardly changed, not to mention compared with his classmates in Hanzhuyuan, he was even half a head shorter than Ji Mingtong.

Then suddenly caught up in just two years, already half a head taller than Ji Mingtong, and also taller than Zhang Siyi by the length of a knuckle.

In a few more years... Tomorrow he will go to the palace to inquire whether the ancestors have left any prescriptions without any hidden dangers.

The small kitchen of Lenghui Courtyard not only burns enough for the stove, but also prepares enough hot water at all times.

Ji Xinxue righteously rejected Yu Heng's suggestion that he wanted to wash up with him, took a quick battle bath, changed into soft and close-fitting clothes, and had a strange feeling of finally returning to the sun.

He looked thoughtfully at Yu Heng who came out of the other compartment. The pajamas were casually draped over his body. As Yu Heng walked around, he could not only see more skin, but also connected pieces of skin. of red marks.

Thinking of the source of the red marks, the temperature behind Ji Xinxue's ear suddenly rose.He strode up to Yu Heng, and adjusted his position by pulling the nightgown that was half-clad to his skin, "Next time, wipe off the water before putting on clothes, and be careful not to catch a cold."

Yu Heng opened his arms, obediently let Ji Xinxue move, and whispered, "Will you wipe it for me next time?"

Hearing this, Ji Xinxue paused for a while, trying her best to resist the urge to look up at Yu Heng's expression.The hands that were holding the edge of the nightgown worked hard again, completely wrapping Yu Heng into a rice dumpling that would never leak out, and tied a knot at the waistband.

He took half a step back, looked at Yu Heng from top to bottom, and nodded in satisfaction.

Get dressed so they can sleep together tonight.

Qingzhu and Zizhu personally brought the dishes and placed them on the round table just after entering the main room.

Unavoidably, her thoughts drifted in a strange direction again, so Ji Xinxue brought up something serious on purpose, and asked Yu Heng in a low voice what the folks thought about "Emperor Jianxing appeared in the imperial mausoleum and bestowed dragon scales and ice dragon jade pendants on Emperor Changping himself".

He has been detained by Emperor Changping these days, most of the time he was conceiving and perfecting the specific plan for establishing a stable mutual market in northern Xinjiang, and a small part of the time was arrested by Emperor Changping, dealing with trivial political affairs that must be completed before the end of the year, and he really has no energy to continue Take care of things outside the palace.

Yu Heng used a dagger to cut off the roasted rabbit leg, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and deliberately left the extra spicy part on the dinner plate, only giving Ji Xinxue the tender part inside.

"After returning home from the palace, I slightly modified the script you prepared in advance, and ordered people to send it to various places in Gyeonggi Province overnight."

Although Yu Heng's movements were fast, some people's reactions were faster than Yu Heng's.

It is the people living around the imperial mausoleum.

Before the news about the dragon scales and the ice dragon jade pendant spread, "When the emperor worshiped the ancestors in the imperial mausoleum, the emperor appeared. 'It has already spread in Gyeonggi-do.

Almost no common people doubt the authenticity of this matter.

Their logic is simple and unwavering.

Since Emperor Changping came to the throne, their life has become better and better.

From the Shangzhou case to dealing with corrupt officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and then to clearing the official circles of Huainan and Henan provinces...the implementation of the New Deal, every time they undergo a huge change, it will become easier for them to make a living than before, and they will have more and more money left in their hands.

These years, the Yu Dynasty has never failed in its foreign wars, and the foreign race that it hadn't seen for a long time rushed to Chang'an again to offer treasures and pay homage to the emperor of the Yu Dynasty.

These things made the people believe that Emperor Changping was a wise monarch whose contribution was no less than that of the founding emperor.

Ordinary people have a promising younger generation in their family, and the ancestors will be happy, and the ancestral grave will smoke.

The emergence of a Mingjun in the royal family who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the founding emperor made the appearance of the former emperor who had been dead for many years.

Is this not a very normal thing?

As for why the person who manifested the spirit was Emperor Jianxing, the common people could come up with a perfect explanation that was well-founded and could withstand scrutiny without someone's special guidance.

They felt that it was not easy for the emperor to appear. Otherwise, in the past hundred years, when the Yu Dynasty was in crisis many times, why didn't Emperor Wu Ning appear to help Emperor Qianyuan or King Yuan to tide over the difficulties?

It was Emperor Changping who revived the dragon veins and nourished the souls of the ancestors, so that the ancestors had the ability to manifest spirits.

The founding empress has passed away for a long time, maybe based on her old man's merits, she has gone to the sky to become a fairy, and can no longer participate in the affairs of the world.

Emperor Qianyuan was the same as the founding empress. Even if he did not ascend to immortality or reincarnate, it was possible that he did not appear because he was not familiar with his great-grandson.

Emperor Jianxing was the grandfather of Emperor Changping, he had given his name to Emperor Changping himself, now seeing that his grandson is promising, Lao Huai felt relieved and specially manifested his spirit to reward his grandson, he really couldn't find any faults.

In the eyes of the common people, the status of Emperor Yanguang is not even as good as that of Yuan Wang, who has the real status of an emperor even though he does not have the name of an emperor.

They believed from the bottom of their hearts that even though Emperor Yanguang was an emperor, he would go to the eighteenth level of hell after death, so it was impossible for him to manifest himself.

Because when Emperor Jianxing died, there were indeed a lot of gossip among the people, and some elders mysteriously made more "reasonable" guesses.

Perhaps Emperor Jianxing had long wanted to reward his grandson with these things, but due to interference from some reasons, he failed to do this in time before his death.

Now it's just that the things that should belong to Emperor Changping have been used long ago, and they have been returned to Emperor Changping after going around.

While enjoying the rabbit legs fed by Yu Heng, Ji Xinxue picked up sweet oranges and gave them to Yu Heng's mouth, and listened to Yu Heng's folk tales with relish.

He was relieved to hear that in the hearts of the common people, Emperor Yanguang should go to the [-]th hell after his death.

The news of the dragon scale and the ice dragon jade pendant spread to the people, and the story spread by word of mouth among the people immediately developed many branches.

Yu Heng thought about it for a while, and first told Ji Xinxue the most reliable statement.

The ice dragon jade pendant that Emperor Jianxing gave to Emperor Changping was the jade pendant that was originally intended to be awarded to Emperor Yanguang.Because he was completely disappointed in his son, he gave it to his grandson.

This is also the effect Ji Xinxue wanted to achieve when he was preparing for "Auspicious Auspiciousness Appears When the Emperor's Mausoleum Worships the Ancestors".

He hoped that the common people would recognize this statement from the bottom of their hearts, and prepare for the next step, guiding the aristocratic family to identify that Emperor Yanguang had colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Thanks to the madness of Emperor Yanguang, almost all the children of Emperor Jianxing were wiped out, and the only grandchildren were the children of Emperor Yanguang.

Qinghe County Prince's Mansion and Xinyang County Prince's Mansion, which are the most beautiful clans today, are only Emperor Jianxing's father and Emperor Qianyuan's cousin.

Even if Emperor Yanguang was accused by thousands of people for treason, only Emperor Changping and King Xiang would be able to take the throne of Emperor Jianxing, unless he was adopted.

However, with the prestige and majesty of Emperor Changping, who would dare to covet his throne?

Besides, Emperor Yanguang was treasonous, but Emperor Changping did not.

Emperor Changping not only successfully cleaned up the mess left by Emperor Yanguang in just ten years, but also made the people feel the scenery of the Qianyuan Dynasty, and his achievements were as close as the founding empress.

Even if Emperor Yanguang's reputation completely stinks and rots, the common people and courtiers will not take the risk of angering Emperor Changping and have any undeserved thoughts about the throne.

They will only try their best to persuade Emperor Changping to change his father.

This is exactly in line with Ji Xinxue's expectations.

"And then? What else can I say?" Ji Xinxue asked impatiently.

The smile on Yu Heng's face gradually became subtle.

He knew what Ji Xinxue wanted to hear the most, and immediately told Ji Xinxue the most outrageous statement that went hand in hand with this kind of statement.

There are also many people who believe that the ice dragon jade pendant awarded by Emperor Jianxing to Emperor Changping was the first ice dragon jade pendant buried with the imperial mausoleum when the eldest son was named Prince Zhaoyan.

Ji Xinxue was puzzled, "Why?"

When Emperor Changping was born, Prince Zhaoyan had passed away for many years.

For a moment, he really couldn't think of any connection between the two.

Yu Heng put down the dagger that was cutting the roasted rabbit leg, opened the jade cup containing warm tea, and checked how much water was left.

"You swallow what's in your mouth first."

Ji Xinxue raised her eyebrows, like a naughty rabbit living in her heart, eager to dig a hole in his heart.

Yu Heng leaned close to Ji Xinxue's ear, biting every word very clearly, "They firmly believe that the emperor's throne was improperly obtained and could not be recognized by Emperor Jianxing. The most satisfied prince in Emperor Jianxing's heart was selected from the beginning to the end. Prince Zhaoyan, so..."

"So Emperor Jianxing gave Aye the ice dragon jade pendant given to Prince Zhaoyan instead, in order to adopt Aye to Prince Zhaoyan?" Ji Xinxue answered quickly.

Yu Heng backed away calmly.

The incomprehension in Ji Xinxue's eyes almost turned into a real look, which made Yu Heng suddenly think of Ji Xinxue sitting on him yesterday, holding the Chinese army flag and comparing carefully... he can't think about it anymore, otherwise he can't help but want to take advantage of A Xue's absence. Be on guard, kiss the thought of passing immediately.

He nodded slowly, affirming Ji Xinxue's guess, "You are right."

Ji Xinxue raised her orange-flavored hand and pressed it on her stiff face, really not knowing what expression to make.

He also hated Emperor Yanguang deeply.

He wanted Emperor Changping to cut off contact with Emperor Yanguang. He first carefully planned the ancestor's appearance during the ancestor worship in the imperial mausoleum, and then made a plan to deal patiently with the British government and coax the British government to accuse the late emperor of treason.

Can be described as exhausted.

However, when it was the common people's turn, they could contact Emperor Changping with a new father with just a piece of the rumored ice dragon jade pendant.

Could it be... this is the so-called expert among the people?

He couldn't understand it, but was shocked.

Although there is still no way to accept the people's 'hasty' thoughts well, Ji Xinxue thought carefully about every word Yu Heng said, but could not pick out any obvious flaws in their thoughts.

The imperial palace may not be the most exquisite building, but the imperial mausoleum can.

As long as the gate is officially closed, even if the craftsmen who personally designed the imperial tomb were ordered by those in power to think about the idea of ​​re-entering the closed imperial tomb, it would take at least three to five years.

Because between the imperial tombs of the same dynasty, both the location and the hidden organs are closely connected.

Even if Emperor Changping wanted to find something in the sealed imperial tomb, he might not be able to completely hide it from his courtiers.

However, the person who took out this jade pendant in the hearts of the people is not a human being.

As a deceased emperor, Emperor Jianxing's mausoleum is his home.

At home, he asked the eldest son to give a jade pendant to his grandson, is there any problem?

No!

Ji Xinxue picked up the jade cup, drank the warm water inside in a small sip, and finally the emotion of being unable to tell whether it was excitement or bewilderment faded away.

The fact that public opinion far exceeds expectations does not contradict his plan.

The difficulty of leading courtiers and common people to have a certain idea can be called a world of difference.

The common people are very simple, and often they will immediately resonate with the strongest emotions in their hearts, and then generate thoughts related to them on the basis of the resonance, hoping that their "wish" will come true.

Courtiers weigh the pros and cons, anticipate the risks, and choose whether to do something based on whether there is enough interest in it.

To deal with Emperor Yanguang, who has been dead for many years, is nothing but trouble and almost no benefit to most courtiers.

After all... the courtiers who really have a deep hatred for Emperor Yanguang will not live until now.

The action power of the people and courtiers is completely opposite to the difficulty of generating a certain idea.

The common people hated Emperor Yanguang and would only talk about it verbally.

They want to work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Where can they waste time on people who are far away and unshakable?

Courtiers are different, as long as they can be given a reason why they must do something.Even if the existing external conditions are not enough to accomplish this, courtiers will try their best to create more external conditions to facilitate this.

Even if there is support from the people, if you want to engage Emperor Yanguang, you still need a strong enough backer to give the courtiers a reason to 'abolish' Emperor Yanguang.

The aristocratic family and the remnants of the previous dynasty are the best candidates.

Ji Xinxue's brows and eyes gradually returned to calm.

He put down Yuzhan happily, and asked, "Did anyone from the British government look for you?"

Yu Heng sneered.

How could it be possible not to find him?

Even if he told Qi Shiwulang that he would go to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors and would not see outsiders for at least five days, Qi Baixuan still went to Princess Anguo's mansion to visit him in person on the second day.

"I didn't see him, and General Lin didn't tell me what they were talking about." Yu Heng held Ji Xinxue's hand and played with it, his pupils hidden under the eyelashes were full of indifference.

No matter how much Lin Zhao hated Qi Boxuan, as long as Qi Boxuan greeted him sincerely, Lin Zhao would not say nothing.

Seeing this, Ji Xinxue immediately bent down to find Yu Heng's gaze, and kissed him like a clingy kitten.

Don't show such an expression, he will feel distressed.

It wasn't until Ji Xinxue unbuttoned the fastened belt with her own hands that Ji Xinxue realized that the development of the matter exceeded his expectations again.However, he woke up too late, and he had no choice but to act.

At the same time, Emperor Changping in Fengxiang Palace did not fall asleep either.

He skillfully turned over and sat up, lifted the bed curtain, and looked out the window quietly.

Well, still no light.

Song Nian, who was guarding outside, heard the movement, and immediately stepped on soft-soled shoes to check the situation, "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell after blowing the cold wind in the snow for too long?"

Song Nian thought carefully about all the things that happened in Tranquility Palace, and the wrinkles between his brows became deeper and deeper.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

But it is true that His Majesty has suddenly become silent and weird since he was in the Tranquility Palace.

The last time His Majesty stayed up all night and repeatedly asked if it was dawn, it was the day when His Majesty the Fifth Highness and Xianglin County King suddenly asked to be married according to the engagement agreement at the Grand Court Meeting.

If we go back further, I'm afraid it will be when His Majesty was King Jia.

Song Nian didn't understand, what kind of accident could rival Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng's love for each other in Emperor Changping's heart.

Emperor Changping snorted coldly, leaning against the stacked bedding and closing his eyes to rest.

It was Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng who closed their eyes, did they count as unwell?

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Changping finally said, "When the gate of the palace will be opened, you go to Qinghe personally, no, go to the Prince's Mansion of Xinyang County, and let the Prince's Mansion of Xinyang County draw up a man of the right age for Baoshan."

Song Nian was stunned, and subconsciously said, "Princess Jichang is still young..."

"It's not young." Emperor Changping opened his sharp eyes, "In a few days, he will be 15 years old, which is the right age for marriage."

If you continue to stay, you will either stay as a sorrow, or stay as a demon.

Song Nian bowed his head and said yes, trying to guess the reason for Emperor Changping's abnormality based on Emperor Changping's sudden order.

When he was in Tranquility Palace yesterday, His Majesty clearly only mentioned the marriage between Princess Baoding and Princess Jinming, and didn't mention Princess Jichang at all.

His Majesty has always trusted the Palace of Qinghe County, but the matter of choosing a son-in-law for Princess Jichang was left to the Princess of Xinyang County. Could it be that... His Majesty's anomaly has something to do with Princess Baoding, Princess Jinming or the Palace of Qinghe County?

"Is Mo Yao outside the palace or the Jinwuwei Yamen?" Emperor Changping asked.

Song Nian immediately calmed down, "The general didn't go back to the palace yesterday, presumably he was in the general's mansion."

Song Nian doesn't know anything about Yan Guangchao.

Ever since Emperor Changping came to the throne, Mo Yao had never stayed in places other than General Mo's Mansion, Fengxiang Palace and Jinwuwei Yamen.

Emperor Changping sneered, "You wait for Mo Yao at the gate of the palace, and ask him to immediately send someone to investigate the whereabouts of Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng in the past two years."

Song Nian responded with his usual expression.

Wait for General Mo first, and then go to find the princess of Xinyang County.

After waiting for a new order for a long time, Songnian took the initiative to speak, trying to relieve Emperor Changping's sullenness.

"The King of Xianglin County knows that His Majesty loves Moyu, so he sent someone to send you the Moyu butterfly carved by everyone in the previous dynasty. I heard that this was the beloved object of the founding emperor of the previous dynasty 300 years ago. The King of Xianglin County can find it specially. It must take a lot of thought to come to it."

"If Your Majesty is not sleepy, why not enjoy the jade at night?"

As Song Nian's voice fell completely, the room suddenly fell into an unspeakable silence.In the dark night, Songnian could clearly see Emperor Changping's brighter and brighter eyes.

He secretly thought that it was not good, and immediately knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Huh?" Emperor Changping's always indifferent tone suddenly returned to his usual smile, "What's your fault?"

Songnian didn't know, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

It was as if the time had suddenly turned backwards, back to ten years ago, facing His Majesty who couldn't tolerate the slightest bit of sand in his eyes.

At that time, Emperor Changping had just ascended the throne, and had to seek a balance between Jiang Banchao, the family, Bai Qianli, and courtiers who were waiting for opportunities.

"I shouldn't disturb you when Your Majesty is thinking quietly." Song Nian chose the answer that couldn't go wrong.

After all, Emperor Changping still didn't intentionally embarrass his loyal servant who had been by his side for decades, he gently instructed, "Tell Mo Yao, mark clearly the time and place where Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng spend alone."

Song Nian breathed a sigh of relief, his straight back suddenly collapsed, "Yes."

"Besides them, there are only two or less outsiders, and they are considered to be alone." Emperor Changping turned his head to look at the purple jade butterfly beside the pillow, his eyes became brighter, and his speech speed suddenly accelerated, "Alone for Ji Xinxue and Yu Yu. Make a list."

Songnian immediately realized that his mention of Moyu Butterfly just now out of good intentions not only angered Emperor Changping, but also might implicate Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.

He said cautiously, "I'm stupid, I don't know what Your Majesty means, what kind of list are you making for His Highness Fifth and King Xianglin County."

Emperor Changping put the purple jade butterfly back into his sleeve pocket, and patiently explained, "When Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng were alone, how many times did they appear?"

Until this moment, Songnian finally realized what was wrong with Emperor Changping.

He supported the ground, holding back his breath with difficulty, "Yes."

Emperor Changping nodded in satisfaction, changed into the riding clothes on the tray, and walked towards the wall in the first rays of morning light, where the saber he used for his morning martial arts practice was hanging.