I was a princess in ancient times

King Jia said that he should become a vegetarian to pray for Emperor Yanguang, so Song Nian and his men emptied a room in the front yard, leaving only a long table and two futons.

Ji Xinxue got up every day when the cock crowed, dressed in plain clothes, and went to the room dedicated to praying for Emperor Yanguang, and could only leave after dark.

The process of praying for blessings is very boring, and Ji Xinxue has only two choices, copying the scriptures or sitting on the futon in a daze.

Every time the Jinwu Guard visited King Jia, Songnian would knock on the window in advance or use other methods to remind the people in the house.

Ji Xinxue needs to go to the table to copy scriptures immediately, or kneel upright on the futon to pray for Emperor Yanguang.

King Jia would occasionally gossip with Ji Xinxue, most of which happened between the Wuning Dynasty and the Jianxing Dynasty, and rarely mentioned the Yanguang Years.

This was one of the few times in the whole day when Ji Xinxue felt that time passed quickly.

Through the conversation with King Jia, Ji Xinxue knows many things about the past that are not secrets, but are not mentioned in ordinary times.

For example, Emperor Qianyuan's preferred successor was not Emperor Jianxing.

In the later years of Emperor Qianyuan, the remnants of the previous dynasty besieged Lieshan. Emperor Qianyuan himself was fine, but his descendants suffered heavy casualties, including the heir whom Emperor Qianyuan preferred.

At that time, Emperor Qianyuan had only two princes who could inherit the throne.

Emperor Jianxing lived long and was crowned king. He was moderate and content with being ordinary.

The Twelve Princes are young, talented and intelligent, and their future is limitless.

Emperor Qianyuan hesitated for a long time, preferring to take the risk of being suspicious of the lord, and choose the twelve princes.

When he was dying, he chose four auxiliary ministers for the twelve princes, and entrusted Princess Anguo to protect the twelve princes.

It's a pity that Emperor Qianyuan hesitated for too long, and after making up his mind, he stayed in the world for too short a time. The court has formed parties that support Emperor Jianxing and the Twelve Princes respectively.

Emperor Jianxing himself had no objection to the Twelfth Prince's ascension to the throne. After the Twelfth Prince's ascension, he would stay behind closed doors in the mansion, and be at ease with poetry and books as companions.

The Twelve Princes did not have any quarrel with Brother Wang because of Emperor Qianyuan's hesitation. On the contrary, they had a good impression of Brother Wang, who was gentle and honest, and even had a younger brother's dependence on his elder brother.

Ji Xinxue felt that his brain was not enough.

He can be sure that when Su Xian told him that the emperors of the Yu Dynasty, there were only Emperor Wuning, Emperor Qianyuan, Emperor Jianxing and Emperor Yanguang, and there had never been a young emperor. It is clear that he officially ascended the throne after the death of Emperor Qianyuan.

Seeing through Ji Xinxue's confusion, King Jia raised his hand to rub Ji Xinxue's head, but when he was about to touch the top of Ji Xinxue's head, he changed his direction temporarily and landed on Ji Xinxue's shoulder, saying meaningfully, "History books are all about human beings. In the record, some deviation is also normal."

After the Twelve Princes came to the throne, the relationship with the brother Wang did not change, but the people who supported the Twelve Princes and Emperor Jianxing back then were like fire and water.

Realizing that the Twelve Princes attached great importance to the only remaining emperor brother, the courtiers who claimed to be enemies with Emperor Jianxing became even more crazy, and set the fire of suppressing dissidents on Emperor Jianxing.

As soon as the young twelve princes came to the throne, they were plotted against by the courtiers who supported him wholeheartedly. Even the assistant minister whom he trusted very much stood against him and insisted that the twelve princes deal with Jianxing according to the law. Emperor Jianxing was demoted to a commoner and exiled to the frontier.

In the end, Princess An Guo came forward to deal with it, and bluntly said that after the Lieshan incident, the branches and leaves of the clan withered, and that Emperor Jianxing and the children of Emperor Jianxing must not be lost, and let the twelve princes choose a rather bitter fiefdom for Emperor Jianxing, Send Emperor Jianxing's family out of Chang'an.

Ji Xinxue came to a sudden, no wonder Emperor Jianxing treated the emperor's aunt preferentially, so it was because of saving his life.

"And then? How did great-grandfather return to Chang'an?"

In King Jia's narration, Emperor Jianxing was a meek character who didn't like to fight with others. He had already been charged with serious crimes and sent to the fiefdom. How could he fight back and return to Chang'an to inherit the throne?

"What's the hurry?" King Jia said to tell Ji Xinxue not to rush, but he didn't have the hobby of whetting people's appetites. He told Ji Xinxue, "The Twelfth Prince passed away in the third month after my grandfather left the fiefdom."

"Huh?" Two words came to Ji Xinxue's mind.

'lay win'

It's an unimaginable and very reasonable answer.

There was no conspiracy in the death of the Twelve Princes.

He was originally a beloved little prince who had no hope of inheriting the throne. He suddenly faced a great change, lost his brother and sister who could protect him from the wind and rain, and his indomitable father also collapsed due to the change, and left in just a few days. world.

Before Emperor Qianyuan passed away, he surpassed the older Emperor Jianxing and passed the throne to the twelve princes.For the Twelve Princes, it is not only the value and trust of Emperor Qianyuan, but also unprecedented pressure.

However, the Twelve Princes were too young to understand many truths. After experiencing the fact that Emperor Jianxing had to be driven out of Chang'an, the Twelve Princes had a new understanding of "Emperor".

The long-term accumulation in his heart made the Twelfth Prince far less healthy than he looked. It was just an ordinary cold, and the Twelfth Prince never got up from the bed again.

Fortunately, when Emperor Qianyuan asked Princess An to take care of the twelve princes, he left enough cards for Princess An, so that the throne did not fall into the hands of others.

Princess Anguo controlled Chang'an by means of thunder, and ordered Jin Wuwei to go to the fief to welcome back Emperor Jianxing to inherit the throne.

The short-lived Lord Shaoguo raised the hearts of the courtiers. They clearly realized that the wise and powerful Emperor Qianyuan had passed away. Emperor Xing couldn't control the court with the same strength as Emperor Qianyuan.

After Emperor Jianxing succeeded to the throne, his situation was not much better than that of the twelve young princes. He had to compromise with the courtiers under another round of factional struggles, and changed the title of the twelve princes to Yuan Wang, and buried the twelve princes with princely ceremonies.

After the story of Emperor Jianxing's ascension to the throne was finished, Ji Xinxue looked eagerly at King Jia and whispered, "What about grandfather? How did he inherit the throne?"

Really, as rumored, using extraordinary means to ascend to the throne?

King Jia raised his head to look at the beam above his head, and did not speak for a long time.

Just when Ji Xinxue thought that King Jia was unwilling to talk about Emperor Yanguang and wanted to break the silence with a casual word, King Jia suddenly said, "Your grandfather is the second son, and his elder brother is very dear to your great-grandfather." Love, during the Lieshan Incident, his elder brother was assassinated and died. Since then, he has been the eldest son."

Suspicion flashed in Ji Xinxue's eyes.

Because he is the eldest son, so it is logical to inherit the throne?

He didn't believe it.

When King Jia lowered his head, he happened to see Ji Xinxue's bitter expression, and suddenly had the mood to continue talking.

Emperor Yanguang was the second son of Emperor Jianxing, and after Emperor Jianxing ascended the throne, he was the eldest son.

For a long time, Emperor Yanguang's position was very stable, because his biological mother was the queen who was childhood sweetheart with Emperor Jianxing.

If there is any distress in the process of Emperor Yanguang's growth, it must be his perfect elder brother, but the elder brother is not only the perfect heir in the eyes of Emperor Jianxing and the Empress, but also the perfect elder brother in the eyes of Emperor Yanguang.

Emperor Yanguang's dislike for his eldest brother began after Emperor Jianxing ascended the throne, and he began to demand him according to the standards of the heir to the throne, always comparing him with his deceased elder brother.

As the second son who was defined by his parents as only needing to eat, drink and have fun since he was born, Emperor Yanguang has the indelible common fault of noble second sons.

In the first few years, Emperor Yanguang tried to change. He found all the servants who had served his elder brother around him, and imitated his elder brother in every detail.

It didn't take long for Emperor Yanguang to give up struggling. Relying on the fact that he was already the eldest son, he could even live in the East Palace after his wedding, so he took the crown prince for granted and gradually became unscrupulous.

Facts proved that Emperor Yanguang's idea was right, no matter how dissatisfied Emperor Jianxing was with him, he never praised other princes, until the Empress Lao Bang conceived a pearl for Emperor Jianxing and was named the youngest son of King Fu at birth.

The bitter days of Emperor Yanguang are coming.

The battle that happened between Emperor Jianxing and the Twelve Princes was repeated between Emperor Yanguang and King Fu, but Emperor Yanguang did not have the heart of Emperor Jianxing.

As King Fu was getting older, he was courteous, sensible, and intelligent, which was in stark contrast with Emperor Yanguang who was greedy for comfort and muddling along, making Emperor Yanguang's situation more and more difficult.

The last straw that crushed Emperor Yanguang was the queen's public sigh at the Qianqiu Banquet. Seeing King Fu was like seeing the eldest son return.

King Jia's voice was steady and mellow, "Your grandfather was drunk that day, and he smiled and called Brother Fu. King Fu didn't dare to answer, so he could only hide from your grandfather. After your grandfather ran out of patience, he was furious and overturned the banquet. The table made your great-grandfather and great-grandmother very displeased. A few days later, your great-grandfather suddenly ordered that your grandfather and his family move out of the East Palace and go to the palace."

Ji Xinxue leaned lazily on King Jia's body. As someone who already knew the ending, he really didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment.

There is no need for King Jia to talk about the rest, Ji Xinxue can complete it.

Half a year after Emperor Yanguang moved out of the palace, Emperor Jianxing died suddenly. Emperor Yanguang and King Fu, who was supported by the empress, had a five-day stalemate.

No one could have imagined that the experience of Emperor Qianyuan's twelve princes would one day help Emperor Yanguang ascend the throne.

After Emperor Yanguang ascended the throne, he took half a year to secure the throne. He couldn't wait to attack King Fu, executed King Fu in an extremely cruel way, and drove the Queen Mother crazy.

Not long after, Emperor Yanguang forced all the younger brothers to death.

Poor Emperor Yanguang's concubine younger sisters were all frightened into frightened birds by the crazy Emperor Yanguang, and died one after another within a few years.

Thinking of the various deeds of Emperor Yanguang after he ascended the throne, King Jia and Ji Xinxue fell silent at the same time.

It wasn't until there was a knocking sound from the window that the father and son came back to their senses, and changed from sitting wantonly to kneeling on the futon upright and serious.

People from the Jinwu Guard would visit King Jia every morning and afternoon, and tell him about Emperor Yanguang's physical condition and some outside news.

The sound of heavier and heavier footsteps sounded from far to near outside the door, and then there was a regular knock on the door, "My lord, General Jin Wu Wei Rong asks to see you."

Ji Xinxue counted silently in his heart, and when he counted to 620 three, Jia Wang beside him said hoarsely, "Come in."

After General Jinwu Weirong entered the door, he stood quietly in the corner, and waited until King Jia stood up enduring the pain in his knee with 'difficulty', then he saluted King Jia and explained the purpose of his visit.

Ji Xinxue thought she didn't have Jiawang's impeccable acting skills, so she lowered her head and relaxed her body. It was thanks to Songnian's hand on his shoulder that she didn't fall to the ground.

General Jinwu Weirong told King Jia.

Emperor Yanguang's condition has not improved, and he was very moved by the filial piety of the princes when he was awake occasionally, and he has allowed the fourth prince Yiwang to bring his daughter into the palace to wait for his illness.

Surprise appeared on King Jia's face, and he said without thinking, "I also want to enter the palace to serve Aye, please general express my heart to Aye for me."

General Rong paused for a moment, suspecting that King Jia didn't hear what he just said, "The sage was moved by King Yi's filial piety, so he agreed to allow King Yi to enter the palace to serve his sickness, you..."

"Aye wants his granddaughter Cheng Huan to be under his knees?" A daze flashed across Jia Wang's face, and he immediately said, "I can also bring a daughter into the palace to serve the sick. Min Yan is sensible, Jing Rou is straightforward, Ming Tong is innocent, Xin Xue is demure and Bao Shan is delicate. Stupid, it can relieve Aye's boredom."

Ji Xinxue quietly raised her eyelids to see General Rong's expression, and sure enough, she saw hesitation on General Rong's face.

After a while, General Rong struggled to speak under King Jia's expectant gaze, "I will pass on your words to General Mo."

King Jia nodded, the expectation in his eyes gradually turned into embarrassment, he turned to look at Songnian.

Songnian carried Ji Xinxue, who depended on him to stand firm, out of the room, closed the door carefully, and carried Ji Xinxue to the gazebo in the middle of the yard, regardless of Ji Xinxue's hint that she wanted to eavesdrop.

After Song Nian took Ji Xinxue away, Jia Wang struggled for a long time.

General Rong stood in front of King Jia like a log, neither urging King Jia nor taking the initiative to pass on a message to King Jia.

The two stalemate for a long time, but in the end it was King Jia who couldn't bear it first.

"General, is the rumor you told me yesterday confirmed?" King Jia looked at General Rong with complicated eyes.

General Rong asked back, "I don't know which rumor your Majesty is talking about?"

Invisible sarcasm flashed across King Jia's eyes, but his expression was even more hesitant, "There are rumors about the fairy brother."

General Rong didn't make things difficult for King Jia anymore, he said in a low voice, "It's still just a rumor, the general has already sent someone to Yuanzhou to verify the matter."

The room fell silent again.

Feeling his legs and feet starting to stiffen, General Rong bowed to King Jia, "I'll come back tomorrow to ask you to see Your Majesty."

"Wait..." King Jia grabbed General Rong's arm, and finally made up his mind to speak, "Please tell Aye for me, if Aye needs medicine, can you first...seek it from the homes of brothers and sisters first? "

Before he finished speaking, King Jia had tears in his eyes. He held General Rong's hand tightly, and put all his weight on General Rong. He cried and said, "I have five daughters but only Jingyu is one. Son, I don’t know if I will have a son in the future. I swear, as long as I have two sons, I will donate a son to Aye for medicine without hesitation.”

General Rong had no choice but to turn around, support King Jia's arm with all his strength, and listen to King Jia's cries with a complicated heart.

"General, you must tell Aye that I am not reluctant to give my son medicine for Aye. If Aye has no other choice, let alone my son, I can give Aye medicine."

"But it hasn't reached the point where Jingyu has to give Aye medicine. Brothers and sisters have several sons, I..."

Complicated emotions of guilt mixed with luck appeared on King Jia's face, he let go of General Rong's hand, and wept on the ground weeping.

Unbearable flashed in General Rong's eyes, and he opened and tightened his five fingers beside him. He had to remind King Jia according to General Mo's instructions, "Although the fifth lady in the house is a woman, she was born in Zhengyang year."

King Jia's crying stopped suddenly, he raised his head and looked at General Rong in disbelief, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "Xiao Wu?"

"If I had known today, I shouldn't have released Xiao Wu." Jia Wang cried even more sadly than before, "Who would have thought that Xiao Wu looks so much like me? , and can’t help being soft-hearted towards him.”

"General!" King Jia suddenly hugged General Rong's leg, "Help me persuade Aye, if you can use the little lady from Brother Yi's mansion, don't use my Xiao Wu. I have been raising him for so long, I really can't bear it Throw it away easily."

Before General Rong could speak, King Jia said again, "If you have to choose between Jing Yu and Xiao Wu as a medicine guide for Aye, you must keep Jing Yu, I only have such a son."

Ji Xinxue waited in the gazebo for a long time, before her patience ran out, she finally saw General Jin Wuwei coming out of the closed door.His gaze flicked over the back of General Jinwuwei's hand with faint red marks, and he lowered his head obediently.

General Rong's gaze stayed on Ji Xinxue for a while longer, and he called out 'Master of the County' before looking at Songnian, "Please trouble the inner prisoner to take me out of the mansion."

Song Nian bowed his head and said 'Don't dare', and led General Rong out of the mansion.

Watching Songnian and General Rong leave, Ji Xinxue sneezed suddenly. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that General Rong looked at him strangely, as if... sympathizing with him?

Ji Xinxue ran back to the room where he prayed for Emperor Yanguang.

King Jia looked a bit embarrassed, the hairband on his head was missing, and red eyes could be seen vaguely, standing behind the long table waving a pen and ink.

It's not the blessing scriptures copied for Emperor Yanguang these days, but a square word for 'forbearance'.

Half an hour later, Mo Yao sat on the small stool in front of Emperor Yanguang's bed, and told Emperor Yanguang the reactions of King Li, King Jia, King Zhen and the Tenth Prince in turn when they saw the Jinwu Guard.

King Li fell ill after being reprimanded by Emperor Yanguang, and he has not been able to get out of bed until now. When Jin Wuwei went to visit King Li, King Li had just taken medicine, and he couldn't stand it after only a few words with Jin Wuwei The medicine fell into a coma.

The prince of Li Wang's mansion was worried about Li Wang's condition, so he didn't talk to Jin Wuwei.

King Jia is taking Ningshu county magistrate to become a vegetarian and copy scriptures to pray for Emperor Yanguang, looking very haggard.

Mo Yao repeated verbatim what King Jia said to General Rong, and occasionally used words to describe King Jia's expression when he spoke.

With his eyes closed all the time, Emperor Yanguang, who seemed to be asleep, suddenly said, "A worthless thing."

Mo Yao lowered his head, he knew that Emperor Yanguang was not talking about him, "Rong Qi, who is in charge of visiting King Jia sooner or later, is outside the hall."

Emperor Yanguang waved his hand and said with a snort, "You don't need to ask Rong Qi to answer, I can imagine Liu Lang's stupid appearance after listening to you. Don't talk about this useless thing, how about Jiu Lang and Shi Lang?"

King Zhen's mansion is no different from the past. King Zhen politely expressed his willingness to donate sons to Emperor Yanguang again to the Jinwu Guard who visited him, and brought all five sons into the palace to serve Emperor Yanguang.

The tenth prince had just opened the mansion not long ago, and he neither became king nor married a concubine. Like King Jia, he specially found a place in the mansion where he became a vegetarian and chanted scriptures to pray for Emperor Yanguang. Emperor Yanguang used it as medicine.

After Mo Yao told Emperor Yanguang all the reactions of the princes when they saw the Jinwu Guard, he lowered his head and fell silent. This is the habit he left behind when he was a secret guard.

The bedroom fell into a suffocating silence, and the palace people standing in the corner were sweating uncontrollably, only Emperor Yan Guang and Mo Yao didn't feel uncomfortable.

Emperor Yanguang sighed, "How can I blame me for only loving young children? It's because they have their own little thoughts when they grow up."

When Emperor Yanguang groaned in dissatisfaction, Mo Yao responded with an 'um'.

"Shiro was young, but his mind was pure. Liulang...was a bit clever when he was young. I don't know how Su Shi taught him. The older he grows, the more stupid he becomes." Emperor Yanguang shook his head, although there was complaint in his tone, His eyes were calm, "Forget it, let them be filial to me in the mansion. Other people who are absent-minded are called into the palace to be with Shiro."

On the second day, Ji Xinxue, who was grazing with King Jia, heard that the Ninth Prince Zhenwang and the five lords of his family were announced to the palace. ' message.

In the next few days, when General Rong came to visit King Jia, King Jia didn't let Songnian take Ji Xinxue out again, and Ji Xinxue heard a lot of outside news through King Jia's light.

King Yi, who brought his daughter into the palace, and King Zhen, who brought several sons into the palace, were both entrusted with the important task of supervising the country by Emperor Yanguang, and they appeared in the court hall instead of Emperor Yanguang.

After watching for a few days, the courtiers began to approach the two princes quietly.

King Yi's biological mother was the concubine's companion. King Yi grew up beside the concubine. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the concubine's son. After he appeared in the court, he immediately received the support of a large number of civil servants.

King Zhen's biological mother was the only Concubine Zhou with two adult sons in the harem, and his adoptive mother was Concubine Shu, who also received full support from Concubine Shu's natal family when she first entered the court.

In just a few days, the prestige of King Yi and King Zhen increased greatly, and even the people in Chang'an knew that Emperor Yanguang was about to become a crown prince.

In addition to inquiring about Emperor Yanguang's situation with General Rong every day, King Jia asked to enter the palace to serve Emperor Yanguang, and he would also speak ill of King Yi and King Zhen in a 'quiet manner'.

For example, Yi Wangming knew that King Jia loved horses, so he insisted on snatching the hard-earned BMW from the Western Regions with King Jia.

King Zhen's guard of honor and King Jia's guard of honor met each other on a narrow road, but they refused to take the initiative to give way to his elder brother, and had to wait for King Jia to get angry before reluctantly letting go.

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Not to mention General Rong, Ji Xinxue wanted to yawn.

When the incident spread to King Jia's mansion, Ji Xinxue was snuggling beside King Jia, listening to King Jia talk about the changes in government orders from the Jianxing Dynasty to the Yanguang Dynasty.

Song Nian walked in from outside the house with a chill all over his body, and made a dull sound when he knelt in front of King Jia.

Two hours ago, there was a fight in the palace.

An hour ago, the Jinwu guards surrounding Yiwang Mansion and Zhenwang Mansion broke in and took the people from the two mansions to Dali Temple.

Ji Xinxue silently raised her hand to cover her mouth, feeling that the two of them were going to be cold.

Within three days, successive imperial decrees were sent from Emperor Yanguang's dormitory to the court hall. Not only did King Yi and King Zhen die, but nearly one-third of the court hall was also vacated.

The noble concubine and Sun Guiren, the biological mother of King Yi, were demoted to common people and given white silk. The whole family of the noble concubine was exiled to the bitter cold in northern Xinjiang, and the whole family of Sun Guiren was asked to be executed in autumn.

There was no precedent for killing sons in the Yu Dynasty. Under the persuasion of the veterans, Emperor Yanguang regretfully dismissed the idea of ​​giving Yi Wang a death, demoted Yi Wang to a commoner, adopted him to the already severed clan branch, and imprisoned him in the imperial mausoleum.

King Zhen's biological mother, Concubine Zhou, and adoptive mother, Concubine Shu, were also demoted to common people and given white silk, and both of them were exiled to the bitter cold in southern Xinjiang.

King Zhen was demoted to be a commoner, adopted by a branch of the already severed clan, and imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum.

After disposing of King Yi and King Zhen, Emperor Yanguang named the ten princes the king, and set the fiefdom in the affluent Xiangzhou, named Xiang, and there were [-] households in the first seal.

With the help of King Xiang, Emperor Yanguang was reminded by his courtiers, remembering that when he first crowned his sons kings, he did not set a food town, and ordered to make up food towns for King Li and King Jia, each with two thousand households. .

Ji Xinxue summed up the fiefdoms and food towns of the kings in one sentence.

King Li and King Jia suffered a blood loss.

There are also [-] households in Shiyi. King Li's fief is in the southern border where wars have been fought for many years, King Jia's fief is in a bitter cold place where people can hardly eat enough, and King Xiang's fief is in the most affluent place in the south of the Yangtze River.

Fortunately, Emperor Yanguang treated all the kings equally when he allowed them to enter the court to listen to the government, and King Li, King Jia and King Xiang all had a share.

The Jinwu guards outside King Jia's mansion left without a sound, and Ji Xinxue was ruthlessly kicked out of the front yard by King Jia who was preparing for the court hearing.

Emperor Yanguang's temper was unpredictable, even if King Jia got the benefits of eating town and listening to the government, the people in the palace would not dare to congratulate him.

The eldest lady was the host, and on the grounds that Ji Xinxue prayed for Emperor Yanguang's merits, she gathered all the younger siblings together, and everyone had a light meal.

At the banquet, the fourth lady and the third lady were sitting next to Ji Xinxue, serving Ji Xinxue tirelessly. Although they didn't say anything, their eyes were full of "You're skinny", "You're so skinny, eat more." '.

The eldest lady teased Ji Baoshan who was still immature in her arms with a pearl walker, and occasionally whispered a few words to Ji Jingyu, and the two looked up at the sisters on the other side from time to time.

Under the distressed and encouraging eyes of her brothers and sisters, Ji Xinxue was not surprised.

It's hateful that the third lady and the fourth lady only tried to persuade Ji Xinxue to eat, but they didn't care how Ji Xinxue digested the food. After they took the initiative to invite Ji Xinxue to sleep together at night and were rejected, they left hand in hand without hesitation.

Ji Xinxue was really uncomfortable, so she said hello to Ji Jingyu who was waiting for him, and made a detour to Qixia Courtyard to visit Mrs. Zhong.

I haven't seen her in nearly half a month. Mrs. Zhong has lost a lot of weight. She has a sharp chin on her round face. The new clothes she made at the beginning of the year look extremely empty. There are blue and black marks under her eyes, which shows how worried she is these days. .

"Okay, just come back." Mrs. Zhong held Ji Xinxue tightly in her arms, tears flowed silently down her cheeks into Ji Xinxue's collar.

Ji Xinxue's heart was also full of sourness, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only hug Lady Zhong back hard, so that Lady Zhong could feel his presence.

Before the key of the palace gate was released, the last decree fell on King Jia's mansion, alleviating the current situation of King Jia's blood loss.

Su Zhaoyi was promoted to the position of concubine with the title of 'De', Su Xian's concubine.

Everyone in Prince Jia's Mansion did not dare to show joy in front of the eunuch delivering the decree. After receiving the decree respectfully, they only looked at each other with a little joy in their eyes, and the next day began to live almost the same as before.

Ji Xinxue separated from Si Niangzi at the gate of the Imperial College, and watched Si Niangzi and the same one take leave for a long time. Princess Dehui, who had just returned to the Imperial College, walked arm in arm to Hanmei Yuan, and then walked obediently along the road to Hanzhu Yuan.

When seeing the gate of Hanzhuyuan from a distance, Ji Xinxue vaguely saw a figure standing in front of the gate of Hanzhuyuan, and already had some guesses in his mind.He walked a few steps quickly to see the man's face clearly, and it turned out to be Yu Heng.

After not seeing each other for many days, Yu Heng lost a lot of weight, that's why Ji Xinxue didn't recognize Yu Heng the first time he saw her.

Walking in front of Yu Heng, Ji Xinxue realized that Yu Heng had not only lost weight, but had also grown taller. The person whose chin was at the same level as his eyes now actually had shoulders at the same level as his eyes.

"Why are you here, are you waiting for me?" Ji Xinxue asked with a smile.

Yu Heng's heart skipped a beat, as if he was back not long ago.Ji Xinxue had asked for leave for several days due to the grand banquet in the Jia Palace. On the day Ji Xinxue returned to the Imperial College for school, he came to Hanzhuyuan early, because he was anxious because he hadn't seen Ji Xinxue for a long time, so he came to the gate to wait.

When Ji Xinxue saw him that day, she also said exactly the same thing.

At that time, he didn't know why he was upset because he couldn't see Ji Xinxue, and he didn't know why he felt shy and embarrassed after hearing Ji Xinxue's question, so he hurriedly turned away from Ji Xinxue's question.

Yu Heng nodded affirmatively, because he had become very thin during this time, and the dimple on his left face was even less conspicuous, "Yes, I'm waiting for you."

Ji Xinxue showed a slightly delighted smile, and Yu Heng's straightforward answer let him know that if one day he was really driven to death by mental illness in the palace, besides his family, someone would remember him.

"You ask the chef of Lenghui Courtyard to cook some good dishes for lunch." Ji Xinxue leaned closer to Yu Heng's ear and whispered, "Secretly celebrate my grandmother becoming a concubine."

Yu Heng nodded, "Mo Changshi heard that after I moved to the Princess Mansion, many people were sent from the fief. Among them was a chef who was very good at cooking southern dishes. I asked Zizhu to find him."

Ji Xinxue nodded casually, and whispered to Yu Heng about other matters.

These days, he and King Jia became vegetarians, prayed for Emperor Yanguang, and Ji Xinxue couldn't bear it anymore. His heart was always tense, and he didn't want to bring more pressure to King Jia who was already under a lot of pressure.After finally getting out of King Jia's courtyard, he couldn't bear to pour out his worries on his brothers, sisters and Mrs. Zhong who were worried about him.

Gossiping with Yu Heng now that has nothing to do with the palace, the court, and Emperor Yanguang made Ji Xinxue feel relaxed after a long time, and the smile on her face was not hazy.

Yu Heng followed Ji Xinxue step by step, carefully writing down every word Ji Xinxue said.

He had a lot of things he wanted to say to Ji Xinxue, but he couldn't say anything after seeing the person.

Knowing that the Jinwu Guards surrounded the residences of the princes, Yu Heng immediately went to Prince Qinghe. He wanted to know why the Jinwu Guards surrounded the Prince Jia's Mansion and whether Ji Xinxue would be okay as the county head of the King Jia's Mansion.

Prince Qinghe didn't give Yu Heng an answer, and even reprimanded Yu Heng severely.

He warned Yu Heng that after leaving Qinghe County Palace, he should not ask anyone about the palace and the palace surrounded by the Jinwu Guards, and he should not show any concern for Jiawang Palace.

Yu Heng returned in vain, and went to the Guozijian to go to school as if nothing had happened according to the request of King Qinghe.

Soon, rumors spread to Yu Heng's ears.

Fairy's younger brother publicly expressed that he is willing to follow the example of Fairy and donate medicine to the sage. The sage can't find the perfect medicine, so he can use a lot of inferior medicine to make up for it. '

Yaoyin is Zhengyang.

The man born in Zhengyang year is the best Zhengyang.

Both the little lady born in the Zhengyang year and the man born in the non-Zhengyang year can be used as substitutes for Zhengyang.

Yu Heng immediately thought of Ji Xinxue.

He already knew why Ji Xinxue was put under house arrest by King Jia for seven years after she was born.

Yu Heng immediately left the Imperial College, and ran to Prince Jia's Mansion without looking back.

He desperately wanted to know if Ji Xinxue was okay, if King Jia...

Before Yu Heng arrived at Prince Jia's Mansion, he was stopped by Prince Qinghe's son.

Even though he struggled with all his strength, he couldn't break free from the prince of Qinghe County who was able to grab him with only one hand. He was carried to the prince's mansion of Qinghe County by the prince of Qinghe County like a chicken being strangled by the neck.

Yu Heng was punished to kneel again, this time the person who punished him was King Qinghe.

What was different from the past was that Prince Qinghe stayed with him all night.

During the extraordinarily long night, Yu Heng knew a lot of things that he should have known, but no one taught him.

He was born a noble clan and county king, and when he enjoyed his natural power, he would also be bound by it.

How to use power to protect the person he wants to protect, instead of harming the other party when he wants to protect the other party, is a skill that he needs to learn for a long time.

After that night passed, Yu Heng left Qinghe County Prince's Mansion with a normal expression, separated from Ji Cheng at the gate of Guozijian, and went to Hanmei Courtyard and Hanzhu Courtyard respectively.

For more than half a month, there were more than [-] letters that were destined not to be sent in the secret compartment of Yu Heng's study, and the beginning of each letter was "Axue".

Not only did Yu Heng know that Ji Xinxue would return to the Imperial College for school today, but other students in Hanzhuyuan also knew about it.

Zhang Siyi absent-mindedly chatted with Li Jinhuan, looked outside through the half-open window from time to time, and gradually began to talk nonsense, completely unaware of what she was talking about.

Hearing Li Jinhuan say 'yes', Zhang Siyi suddenly recovered, and looked at Li Jinhuan questioningly.

what can?

Li Jinhuan's hands were itchy from Zhang Siyi's anger, his eyes became more and more dangerous, and he lowered his voice, "You said just now that you wanted to use money to let the book boy go to a restaurant outside to order some good food, and invite me to have lunch with the little county king and the county master in your small courtyard." .”

Zhang Siyi's eyes flashed suddenly, "Will they agree?"

When the county lord was away, the little county king who was willing to pay attention to him suddenly became extremely indifferent, and hadn't spoken to him for several days.

Li Jinhuan asked without answering, "Will you please?"

Zhang Siyi nodded without thinking, "Of course!"

"They won't eat, but I will!" Li Jinhuan squinted his eyes and stared at Zhang Siyi with the gaze of a prey. "Could it be that I'm the only one eating, so you won't invite me?"

Zhang Siyi clutched her purse, nodded with pain on her face, "Please!"

Ever since he got to know Li Jinhuan, the idiot, his purse has never bulged.

Li Jinhuan showed a hearty smile, and suddenly said, "They are here."

Zhang Siyi followed Li Jinhuan's reminder and looked out the window.

Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue were coming together from a distance, and occasionally leaves scattered by the wind fell against their overlapping sleeves.

The two of them didn't know what they were talking about, but they suddenly looked at each other and smiled. When they looked up at the school, there was still a faint smile on the corners of their eyes and brows.