I was a princess in ancient times

Ji Xinxue tilted her head slightly, and the almost transparent milky white agate loomed behind the gemstone tassels hanging from the golden phoenix beak.

"Not bad." Ji Xinxue cast admiring glances at Yu Heng, and selected a few branch-like hairpins from the dowry to stick on the other side of Fengwei Buying.

It has to be said that Yu Heng's vision in choosing jewelry is far better than the aesthetics of choosing colors and fabrics when making new clothes.

A slight dimple appeared on the left side of Yu Heng's face, and he tilted his head to look at Ji Xinxue's dowry, his eyes gradually focused on Hua Sheng who was holding a peacock heart pendant on his forehead.

Ji Xinxue turned to look at the bracelets placed side by side in the box, hesitation flashed in her eyes.

Do you choose pure jade bracelets, silk bracelets, or cat's eye bracelets?

When it was difficult to decide which bracelet to wear, Ji Xinxue distractedly glanced at Yu Heng who had been silent for a long time, and found that Yu Heng was holding Hua Sheng who he had just ordered someone to get from the warehouse yesterday, and was staring at Hua Sheng intently. After watching for a while, he looked up at him again.

Ji Xinxue leaned back almost imperceptibly, and firmly rejected Yu Heng, "I already have a stride on my head, so I can't wear Huasheng again." Otherwise, it would really become a human-shaped jewelry stand.

In order to show Huasheng perfectly, not only had to take off the phoenix tail step shaker and the thin hairpin that had already been inserted on the head, but also had to untangle the bun and recomb the hair.

In order to make Yu Heng forget about Hua Sheng earlier, Ji Xinxue specially entrusted Yu Heng with the task of choosing the bracelet, and immediately put on the gold silk ruby ​​peony bracelet that Yu Heng had chosen, and raised her wrist so that Yu Heng could see the effect clearly at a close distance .

The extremely white color scheme complements Ji Xinxue's fair and tender complexion as thin as cream, almost unreal. Yu Heng's eyes paused slightly, and while Ji Xinxue was going to see Yingluo, he quietly stretched out his fingers to paste on the back of Ji Xinxue's hand. He sighed, feeling the temperature before he breathed a sigh of relief.

He stopped bothering Ji Xinxue who chose other accessories, and looked down at Hua Sheng who had never let go, imagining what Ji Xinxue would look like when he wore Hua Sheng.

According to Ji Xinxue's habit, every [-] days, she would go to the warehouse to change the jewelry in the dowry. Most of the jewelry would only be put away after being worn at least once.

Within twenty days, he will definitely see Ji Xinxue and Dai Huasheng.

Unknowingly, Ji Xinxue became more and more absent-minded when flipping through the dowry, and couldn't help being distracted to observe Hua Sheng, whom Yu Heng couldn't put down.

Huasheng is not made of gold but made of silver. The hanging pendant between the forehead is a green-tailed peacock opening its tail. The head of the peacock is inlaid with gold carvings, and the tail is inlaid with green emeralds of various colors as thin as cicada's wings.

It's really nice...otherwise it wouldn't be in his dowry.

I just don't know if after taking Huasheng, it will block the line of sight and make it difficult to see the road.

After half a stick of incense, Ji Xinxue adjusted the peacock's position in front of the bronze mirror, and found that his worries were completely unnecessary. The green pearl hanging from the peacock's tail was just above his eyes.

He took the auxiliary hairpin that Yu Heng handed him, inserted it around Huasheng one by one, and changed into a pair of emerald earrings and bracelets inlaid with various gemstones in silver. He wore a necklace similar to the bracelet around his neck, and decided to make a new one specially. Wear with this jewelry set.

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Being too addicted to games caused Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng not only to miss the morning class, but nine times out of ten they also missed the afternoon class.

In the end, Ji Xinxue, who only braided her hair into a loose flower vine shape and put it on her shoulders, looked at the sun that was already leaning to the west with a speechless face, and clutched her empty stomach and asked the maid to go to the small kitchen to order a copper pot.

Anyway, it's too late to go to the first class in the afternoon, so it's better to relax.

Since he went to Taixue to study, he has never spared time to eat pot.

Yu Heng's attitude towards class was as Buddhist as Ji Xinxue's, and he went to the side hall for dinner with Ji Xinxue contentedly, and he said to Ji Xinxue, "It just so happened that the fief sent some interesting gadgets, you will definitely like them after reading them."

"Huh?" Ji Xinxue looked surprised, "What?"

He thought that the jewelry that was obviously biased towards the northern ethnic style that he tried just now were interesting gadgets specially sent to him by Yu Heng.

Yu Heng has never had the bad taste of selling Guanzi, "It's Jiangnan fruit wine. Mo Changshi said that this kind of fruit wine has been sold at the same price as gold in Jiangnan, so there must be something unique."

When Ji Xinxue brewed fruit wine, he sent a lot to Yu Heng.Later, Ji Xinxue was tragically "ransacked" by the new emperor, and all the inventory was the fruit wine that was moved from Yu Heng's house back to the palace like ants moving.

Yu Heng knew that Ji Xinxue loved fruit wine, and when he received the latest gift from the fiefdom last night, he ordered someone to separate out Jiangnan fruit wine, and brought Jiangnan fruit wine to Ji Xinxue early this morning.

Ji Xinxue was more curious about Jiangnan fruit wine than expected. He wanted to make fruit juice at first, but gradually turned to fruit wine for the sake of taste.

During this process, Ji Xinxue tasted almost all the wines available and unavailable in Chang'an.

Forgive him for telling the truth, but in this era, there is no wine that can be called delicious!

Except for his cider.

Although she had labeled Jiangnan fruit wine as bad in her heart, Ji Xinxue was still interested in wines she hadn't tried before, and couldn't help but want to know more about this fruit wine.

"Is the Jiangnan fruit wine worth gold when it is sold, or is it sold in limited quantities, so the value doubles when it is circulated outside the winery?" Ji Xinxue looked at Yu Heng with bright eyes, and vaguely glimpsed the road to prosperity that can make a fortune .

Fruit wine can be sold at such a sky-high price?

His fruit wine is definitely not inferior to Jiangnan fruit wine.

Even if the winery that can sell Jiangnan fruit wine for thousands of dollars is powerful, it is impossible for him to sell fruit wine in Jiangnan.He can also take advantage of Jiangnan Fruit Wine's reputation of 'worth as much as gold' to sell fruit wine in Chang'an.

If Jiangnan is a place where wealthy businessmen gather, Chang'an is the center of power, and its background will never be inferior to Jiangnan.

Ji Xinxue is confident that no matter whether he has tried Jiangnan fruit wine or not, as long as he has tasted his fruit wine, he will not think his fruit wine is inferior to Jiangnan fruit wine.

So his fruit wine is sold at the same price as Jiangnan fruit wine in Chang'an, or even higher than Jiangnan fruit wine, isn't it reasonable?

In contrast, Jiangnan is far away, and even the new emperor's will cannot be effective in Jiangnan, and Ji Xinxue has no way to fight against the forces selling Jiangnan fruit wine.

Chang'an is under Ji Xinxue's nose, and Ji Xinxue can ask the new emperor to support him at any time, so he doesn't have to worry about anyone daring to ruin his business.

In a short period of time, Ji Xinxue had thought of the bright future that he would make a lot of money and even sell Chang'an fruit wine to Jiangnan, and seize the market with Jiangnan fruit wine.

Mo Changshi of the fiefdom not only sent Yu Heng Jiangnan fruit wine, but also bought jade pots and cups from the winery at a high price.

Ji Xinxue observed the jade pot and the jade cup with the eyes of examining future competitors.

Pairing expensive and exquisite utensils to increase the value of the wine is worthy of selling fruit wine to a winery with the same price as gold. The details are thoughtful and appropriate, and it is precisely poked at the point that makes people want to pay for it.

He waved away the maid who was about to pour the wine, and lifted the jade pot to pour the wine himself.

The light yellow wine is tilted along the spout into the wine glass made of white jade, leaving a sweet and sour taste in the air that stimulates the taste buds. Looking at the wine glass through the light yellow wine, the slightly rough white jade has the appearance of suet jade. Such a delicate feeling.

Ji Xinxue gave a thumbs up in her heart.

The owner of the winery must be a master who knows how to sell!

It is definitely not easy to steal money from such people.

Ji Xinxue is not afraid of difficulties, as long as he thinks of his poor old father who is about to eat chaff and vegetables, he will have infinite fighting spirit in his heart.

The owner of the winery is thoughtful, he can think of a way to be more thoughtful than the owner of the winery... At worst, he will earn less money and set the price of fruit wine at a lower price.

Ji Xinxue picked up the jade cup containing the wine and carefully observed the color of the Jiangnan fruit wine.

It is clear, without the turbidity that is common in wines of this era. Unfortunately, there is not even a drop of fruit wine left in his private collection. He never thought of using a jade cup to hold wine. There is no way to compare Jiangnan fruit wine with his brewed fruit wine. Which one can be compared? Even better in appearance.

Not being able to win in 'color' made Ji Xinxue's face more serious. He gently stirred the air above the jade cup, and carefully discerned the smell of Jiangnan fruit wine.

In addition to the refreshing sweet and sour taste, there is also a fruity aroma that is inconspicuous at the beginning and gradually becomes richer, which is actually comparable to the fruit wine he brewed!

The vigilance in Ji Xinxue's eyes became more and more serious, she solemnly picked up the wine glass, and took a sip of the Jiangnan fruit wine in the glass.

Moderately sweet and sour, rich fruit aroma, very light wine taste, almost undetectable, and does not irritate the throat at all... Ji Xinxue's body gradually stiffened, and she slowly lowered her head, staring at the remaining half of the glass of wine in her hand and fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Ji Xinxue looked happy at first, but she froze in place after drinking the Jiangnan fruit wine, Yu Heng's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he took a drink from the glass at hand.

He thought Jiangnan fruit wine sold at such a high price, even if it could not completely replace the fruit wine that Ji Xinxue had been 'robbed', it would still make Ji Xinxue drink fresh, but he didn't expect... huh?

Yu Heng carefully tasted the remaining taste in his mouth, the disappointment on his face turned into surprise, "It tastes exactly the same as the fruit wine you brewed?"

He still remembers that when Ji Xinxue made fruit wine, he tried for three months and spent countless materials to get the final product.

Unless it was written by You Ji Xinxue himself, how could it be possible to produce fruit wine that tasted exactly like Ji Xinxue's.

Ji Xinxue put down her wine glass, rubbed her stiff face, and gave Yu Heng an affirmative answer, "Yes."

The so-called Jiangnan fruit wine tasted exactly the same as the fruit wine he had brewed himself.

It is known that when he was brewing fruit wine, he did everything by himself and left almost no written information. He only wrote down the process of brewing fruit wine and the way he imagined that ordinary wine could be distilled into spirits when he wanted to redeem the fruit wine. Hand over the paper to Xindi.

Then the winery that sells Jiangnan fruit wine, the owner behind it is...

Ji Xinxue looked at Yu Heng with complicated eyes, and asked softly, "Does this winery sell other wines besides fruit wine?"

Yu Heng recalled the contents of the letter sent by Mo Changshi, "In addition to fruit wine, there are spirits."

Ji Xinxue was absolutely certain that the very business-minded owner of the Jiangnan Winery was most likely the Xindi's confidant, and the Jiangnan fruit wine, which was equivalent to gold, ended up filling the Xindi's private treasury.

Because he had never tried to distill spirits, nor told anyone the concept of spirits, he only gave the recipe to Xindi.

Knowing that the price of spirits was ten times that of fruit wine, Ji Xinxue's heart was completely numb and she could no longer be shocked.

I don't know where the new emperor found the talent to run the Jiangnan winery. With such talents, why should he worry about the new emperor's lack of money?

I hope that people can think of the idea of ​​selling wine in Jiangnan and Chang'an as soon as possible, and fighting each other. It is best to empty the wallets of Jiangnan's wealthy merchants.

With the strange idea of ​​supporting the new emperor, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were especially interested in drinking, completely gave up going to Taixue to attend classes, and shared the whole jar of Jiangnan fruit wine that Yu Heng brought into the palace.

The new emperor heard that Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were hanging out in Ji Xinxue's bedroom all day long, and they didn't go to Taixue to attend classes. When they rushed to Ji Xinxue's bedroom during their busy schedule, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were already in a half-drunk state.

Ji Xinxue blushed and smirked while holding the completely empty wine jar.

Yu Heng sat on the chair with a cold expression, as if he was looking after Ji Xinxue who was already drunk.If someone walked within five steps of Yu Heng and carefully observed Yu Heng's expression, he would find that Yu Heng's eyes were out of focus.

The new emperor's eyes moved from Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng to the almost untouched slices of meat and various vegetables on the table, and asked the terrified palace servants to fetch the bowls and chopsticks.

Yu Heng, who was in a daze with no expression on his face, first sensed the existence of the new emperor. He turned his head to look at the new emperor dully, without speaking or looking away.

Ji Xinxue's reaction was better than Yu Heng's, and he could speak, "Who are you?"

The new emperor was waiting for the dishes with his hands on his empty stomach, when Ji Xinxue almost laughed out loud when he heard this, he asked instead, "Who are you?"

Ji Xinxue was stunned, as if being questioned by the new emperor, and began to think hard about who she was.

The new emperor was too lazy to argue with the drunkard, seeing that the palace servants had added charcoal to the copper pot and brought new bowls and chopsticks, he began to bury his head in eating.

What Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue didn't touch their chopsticks was just enough for the new emperor to eat.

After eating the hot pot, the new emperor's mood improved visible to the naked eye, and the drunken Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were much more pleasing to the eye than before, so he sent Yu Heng to Ji Jingyu and was about to leave.

At least wait for Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng to wake up before blaming them for drinking in the dormitory and not going to school. Otherwise, wouldn't it be playing the piano to the cow and wasting time in vain?

The servants of Fengxiang Palace coaxed Yu Heng to leave with him in a soft voice. Seeing that Yu Heng was always sitting on the chair with a stern face, his expression barely changing, the servants tried to help Yu Heng's arm.

Yu Heng, who had always been quiet, suddenly jumped up, kicked the palace man's thigh, and yelled, "Presumptuous!"

The new emperor who had just walked to the door stopped, turned and returned to the dining table.

The palace servants who had already knelt on the ground and begged Yu Heng for mercy begged the new emperor again, "Your Majesty, calm down, I didn't mean to offend the county king."

The new emperor went straight back to the seat where he was eating the pot, and said casually, "Heal your injury for a few days, don't rush to work, and when he wakes up, you don't have to return to me to reward you alone."

After hearing what the new emperor said, the panic on the face of the palace people eased a little, they still knelt on the ground and dared not move, for fear of irritating Yu Heng who was still staring at him.

Ji Xinxue, who was contemplating who she was, was attracted by the movement here, stared at the kneeling palace man begging for mercy for a while, then suddenly turned to look at Yu Heng, "He bullied you?"

Yu Heng was half a beat slow before shifting his gaze from the palace man to Ji Xinxue, and a grievance suddenly appeared on his face, "He wants to take me away."

Ji Xinxue suddenly got up from the chair and ran towards Yu Heng. The jar she was holding in her arms fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.

The new emperor's face changed suddenly. Although he turned and left when the palace people coaxed Yu Heng to go to Ji Jingyu, he could already hear from the palace people's begging for mercy that it was the palace people who tried to touch the drunk Yu Heng first, and then provoked Yu Heng. Yu Heng, who had always been quiet like a normal person, got angry.

In case Yu Heng couldn't recognize Ji Xinxue who suddenly approached, wouldn't he kick Ji Xinxue like a palace kicker?

Ji Xinxue ran to Yu Heng's side, grabbed Yu Heng's wrist and said with a smirk, "He won't be able to take you away this time, unless he takes me away too, and let me, Aye, beat him up!"

Not only did Yu Heng let Ji Xinxue approach him, but he also shrewdly blocked Ji Xinxue behind him, staring vigilantly at the new emperor who was striding over, and grabbed the chair beside him with the hand not held by Ji Xinxue. Half a step closer, and he was about to buckle the chair on Xindi's head.

The new emperor had no choice but to stop under Yu Heng's silent threat. He stared at Ji Xinxue's hand holding Yu Heng's wrist, unable to smile anymore.

They are not drunk and do not recognize people, but drunk only know each other?

As if to confirm the new emperor's conjecture, Ji Xinxue followed Yu Heng's gaze to look at the new emperor with curiosity, but luckily she didn't ask 'who are you'.

The new emperor didn't want to humiliate himself, so he could not bear to ask Ji Xinxue who he was, squinted his eyes and asked Ji Xinxue, "Who is the person next to you, why are you pulling him?"

Ji Xinxue smiled and said, "My good brother, if I don't drag him, he will be bullied by wolves! I have a big tiger in my family, so I am not afraid of wolves."

The new emperor remembered what Ji Xinxue said to Yu Heng just now, and immediately understood that the big tiger Ji Xinxue was talking about was him, and his expression became complicated.

He tried to take half a step forward, and found that Yu Heng's arm holding the chair was even more tense, and immediately stepped back to a safe distance for Yu Heng, "Yu Heng?"

Seeing the new emperor backing away, Yu Heng relaxed the arm holding the chair a little but never did. He looked at the new emperor with vigilance, and no matter what the new emperor said to him, he would not respond in the slightest.

Xindi rubbed his sore forehead, pulled the chair beside him, sat down and chatted with Ji Xinxue, "You know him, does he know you?"

Ji Xinxue's eyes widened silently, "How could you not know him?"

The new emperor raised half of his eyebrows and said coldly, "I don't believe it."

"Ah." Ji Xinxue showed disappointment and lowered her head in frustration, "Okay."

Yu Heng, who has never responded, seems to have sensed Ji Xinxue's disappointment and frustration. Obviously the new emperor had already sat down and did not try to approach him again, but his arm holding the chair was tense again, and his gaze towards the new emperor gradually became unfriendly.

Xindi couldn't figure it out.

He obviously didn't drink alcohol, why did he waste time here with two drunks as if he drank fake alcohol?

Just when he wanted to get up and leave, Ji Xinxue suddenly saw Ji Xinxue holding Yu Heng's wrist with one hand and holding Yu Heng's wrist with both hands, and said to Yu Heng with hesitation, "Feng Lang, I think that person looks familiar. .”

The new emperor leaned on the back of the chair with his arms folded, staring fixedly at Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.

He wants to see to what extent these two people can anger him.

After listening to Ji Xinxue's words, Yu Heng's vigilance on the brows became slightly less vigilant, and he carefully traced the new emperor's facial features with his eyes, as if he was trying to identify who this person Ji Xinxue found familiar.

After a while, Yu Heng looked at Ji Xinxue with a sudden realization, and said in a very firm tone, "Axue, he looks like you."

Ji Xinxue said happily, "No wonder he is so good-looking!"

When Mo Yao walked into the side hall, he just heard Yu Heng's words. He subconsciously felt that these words were a bit strange, but he couldn't tell what was so strange.

Just looking at the facial features, it is true that Princess Anwu resembles His Majesty the most.

He stood five steps away from the new emperor, touched the safety knot at his waist, and thought carefully about the weirdness he had accidentally caught.

What is so strange?

The new emperor turned his head and glanced at Mo Yao, and seeing that Mo Yao didn't speak immediately, he knew that Mo Yao had nothing important to do, so he turned his attention back to Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue.

Ever since Ji Minyan was born, he has often heard people tell him how Minyan looks like him.

Later, Ji Jingyu, Ji Jingrou, Ji Mingtong, Ji Xinxue, and Ji Baoshan were born one by one, especially Ji Xinxue, who had been imprisoned for seven years, began to walk outside, and more and more people took it as a compliment that their children were like him.

This was the first time he heard someone say that he looked like Ji Xinxue.

The new emperor sneered, he thought that people who could recognize each other even when drunk could have a tacit understanding, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that, otherwise why didn't Yu Heng say that he is like a big tiger?

The smile on Ji Xinxue's face suddenly froze, and she turned her head to look at the wine jar he held in his arms like a baby, only to see fragments all over the floor.

"My fruit wine is gone." Ji Xinxue looked disappointed, staring straight at the fragments of the wine jar on the ground.

Yu Heng followed Ji Xinxue's gaze and said blankly, "It's okay, I'll let Mo Changshi buy it again."

The new emperor also looked at the fragments of the wine jar on the ground. When he first entered the door, he recognized where the wine jar in Ji Xinxue's hand came from. That's why Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng didn't go to the Taixue class and secretly drank until they were drunk in the bedroom. Things are extra tolerant.

Occasionally, it is not a big deal in the eyes of the new emperor to be presumptuous for the things in the cup.

But Xindi didn't like their drunken reaction, so they still had to be punished.

"Buy!" Ji Xinxue hiccupped, and became happy without warning, her brows and eyes curved into smiles, "Let them all know that you like Jiangnan wine."

Yu Heng also laughed, the dimple on the left side of his face was particularly obvious, "Let them all know that I like Jiangnan wine."

The new emperor drank the Xiaoshi tea just served by the palace servants, and when Ji Xinxue glanced at him unconsciously, he asked with a half-smile, "Who knows that you like Jiangnan wine?"

He already knew that they liked Jiangnan wine, and decided to quit this hobby for them.

Ji Xinxue's answer was beyond Xindi's expectation.

"They." After all, they were in a state of drunkenness, and Ji Xinxue's face seemed to have some language problems after anxiety surfaced, "It's them! They know that we like Jiangnan wine, and they will like Jiangnan wine even more, which can make Jiangnan wine sell at a higher price. Price!"

Yu Heng stared intently at Ji Xinxue and nodded repeatedly, making it hard not to doubt whether he was thinking.

After hearing Ji Xinxue's words, the new emperor had some guesses in his heart, and followed Ji Xinxue's words and asked, "Why do you want Jiangnan wine to be sold at a higher price?"

Ji Xinxue raised a smile, and the fighting spirit in her words was stronger than joy, "Hey tiger! Don't let tigers eat chaff and swallow vegetables!"

The new emperor sneered, "How can a tiger eat chaff and swallow vegetables."

Still thinking about what Yu Heng said about the new emperor's portrait of Ji Xinxue, Mo Yao nodded, "Your Majesty said so."

Although the new emperor gradually developed an interest in teasing Ji Xinxue, the previous court had important matters to seek him out, so he had to return to Fengxiang Palace to deal with the court affairs.

Before leaving Ji Xinxue's bedroom, the new emperor left Jing Zhe behind, instructing Jing Zhe to send Yu Heng to Ji Jingyu Palace after Yu Heng sobered up, and not to allow Yu Heng to stay overnight in Ji Xinxue's bedroom.

The person waiting for the new emperor in Fengxiang Palace was Deng Hongying from Daying in the suburbs of Beijing. She came to Chang'an from Fengzhou, the east road in Shannan, under the order of the new emperor, and took over part of the Jinwu Guards and set up a camp in the suburbs of Beijing.

According to the new emperor's order, she has reorganized the Jinwu Guard sub-volume assigned to her, and can accept a large number of recruits at any time.

Before conscription, she had to ask the new emperor a question.

Whether the empty treasury and internal treasury can support conscription.

If the recruits cannot be paid military salaries after conscription, or even affect the military salaries of existing soldiers in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, there may be big troubles.

Not only are the newly recruited soldiers unable to rest assured, it is easy to cause rumors to spread at the conscription site, and it may also lead to instability of the army in the suburbs of Beijing, and even affect the Jinwu Guard.

The new emperor looked thoughtfully at Deng Hongying, who was kneeling on one knee, and finally realized that Ji Xinxue was always worried that he would be so poor that he would eat chaff. Maybe it wasn't Ji Xinxue's problem, but his poverty was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"First increase the number of troops according to the plan, and after making the book, I will first allocate next year's military salary to the Jinwu Guard, Habayashi Guard, Qianniu Guard, and Beijing Suburb Camp from my private treasury, and deposit them in the yamen of each guard and the Beijing Suburb Camp , you distribute it on time, and just make an accurate record.”

Deng Hongying quietly resumed the breath she had started to hold at some point, tried her best to hide her fear of the new emperor, and said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow, I will send people to the northern prefectures in the east of Shannan to recruit soldiers, and recruits will be able to enter the camp a year ago."

The new emperor nodded, asked a few more questions about the camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and then allowed Deng Hongying to leave.

Song Nian brought a cup of tea, and walked quietly to the side of the new emperor, "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that the empress of Ningshou Palace fell ill only when she was in a hurry. If you don't calm down and recuperate, you may suffer from panic attacks and headaches." bug."

"En." The new emperor raised the corners of his mouth, "Since this is the case, I can only make Auntie tired and take care of the affairs of the Six Palaces for the Empress Dowager temporarily, so that the Empress Dowager can recover from her illness with peace of mind."

"The Empress of Tranquility Palace also thinks of the Empress of Ningshou Palace in this way, but the Empress of Ningshou Palace said that the Empress of Tranquility Palace has never been in charge of a house, and she may have missed something, so someone asked Princess Dekang to enter the palace to help her manage the affairs of the harem. "Song Nian told the new emperor what happened in Ningshou Palace.

Originally, the power to manage the harem was in the hands of the empress in name, but in fact it was firmly in the hands of the Empress Dowager Su. With great difficulty, the Empress Dowager Jiang took away the power to manage the harem through the affairs of Cui Qingxi and King Xiang. How could she give it back so easily? To the Empress Dowager Su, specially invited Princess Dekang into the palace.

Empress Dowager Su knew what Empress Dowager Jiang was thinking, so she deliberately stayed in Ningshou Palace and refused to leave.

If Empress Dowager Jiang could still think rationally, she would definitely ignore Empress Dowager Su's aggressive generals. After all, Princess Dekang was there, although she could not change Empress Dowager Su's mind, it would not be difficult to delay the matter until Empress Dowager Jiang woke up.

I don't know if Empress Dowager Jiang was influenced by King Li who was acting more and more unscrupulously. Empress Dowager Jiang, who had no rights, no favors, and had been separated from Emperor Yanguang for more than ten years in Fengzao Palace, became impatient.

Empress Dowager Jiang would rather drink the refreshing medicine as water, so that she would be terrified at the slightest movement, and she also had to face the healthy Empress Dowager Su, resolutely refusing to show fatigue in front of Empress Dowager Su.

"Concubine Su likes little furry things very much recently, and I specially asked someone to go to the Qian Mansion to bring her two rabbits." Songnian paused before continuing, "I deliberately asked people to catch more rabbits." Send it to the kitchenette."

The new emperor cast admiring glances at Song Nian, "Let the small kitchen deal with those rabbits, and brother Xie and I will have a rabbit feast later."

"Since my aunt likes to keep small things with fur, I went to the cat and dog room to find a beautiful raccoon slave for my aunt. In case Xiao Wu is naughty one day, and catches rabbits to eat while staring at my aunt's favorite pet, which makes my aunt sad for nothing. Send the pair of little rabbits to Xiao Wu, not to Auntie."

Who would have imagined that the concubine carefully cultivated by the Jiang family is most afraid of rabbits, she can neither see rabbits nor eat rabbit meat, she can suffer from retching and diarrhea at the slightest, and linger on the bed in severe cases.

Given the physical condition of the Empress Dowager Jiang, she might die after a serious illness.

The new emperor felt that there was no need to be too anxious. After he ascended the throne, he was busy arranging the Jinwu Guard, arranging money, redeploying the Chang'an city defense, and cleaning up all the mess left by the late emperor. The matter between Wang and Cui Shi and King Xiang.

No matter how the Jiang family and the Cui family do their best, it will not affect places outside Chang'an, so let's take another look.

Seeing that the new emperor had no other orders, Songnian went to the small kitchen to order the chef to make a rabbit feast, took away a plate of fried whitebait, and went to the cat and dog room to hire a beautiful raccoon slave for Concubine Su.

The new emperor glanced at the sky, thinking that he would send someone to ask Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng if they had sobered up later, so he took a document to read.

It is the An Zhezi from the governor of Hedong Road. The weather is good this year, and it should be a good harvest year. These people can still find various reasons to say that the land has reduced production, and persuade the new emperor to be kind to the people and reduce taxes.

During this period, Mo Yao left the study for a short time, and when he came back, he went straight to the new emperor and stared at the new emperor.

The new emperor buckled up the document that didn't make any difference whether he read it or not, and looked up at Mo Yao, "Brother Yao?"

Mo Yao knelt on the ground and bowed his head deeply, holding up an envelope as thick as a palm in both hands and presenting it to the new emperor, he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the investigation and service of the people in the late emperor's palace have been sent back."

The new emperor was not in a hurry to get Mo Yao to get up, he took the envelope in Mo Yao's hand, brushed his fingers over the intact wax paint, his eyes flashed with satisfaction, and when he reached out to help Mo Yao, there were tears in his eyes, "Whether you give it to Ah Whoever poisoned Aye, I will immediately avenge Aye, even if the court is in turmoil and the throne is unstable, I will not hesitate."

When Mo Yao raised his head, his eyes were also slightly red, "Your Majesty is very filial."

The new emperor unceremoniously accepted Mo Yao's compliment, and tore open the sealed envelope in front of Mo Yao.

Inside the outermost envelope were several envelopes also sealed with wax.

After Emperor Yanguang was poisoned and killed in the Lieshan Palace, Mo Yao immediately sealed off the inner palace and ordered Neiwu to search carefully for the culprit who poisoned Emperor Yanguang from the artifacts to everyone who could touch Emperor Yanguang.

He even quietly ordered Neiwu to collect the clothes and accessories worn by all the people who had been in contact with Emperor Yanguang within three days.

Until leaving the Lieshan Palace, Mo Yao not only failed to find out who killed Emperor Yanguang, but also failed to find out how Emperor Yanguang was poisoned.

Unable to find the source of the poison from any objects, Mo Yao could only continue to investigate people. He not only ordered the Jinwu guards to investigate the people who served Emperor Yanguang, but also those who had contact with these people. Find out.

Until today when these seal envelopes were received, Mo Yao had checked all the distant and close relatives of the people who served Emperor Yanguang clearly.

Mo Yao firmly believed that the person who killed Emperor Yanguang would be found today.

The new emperor thought of Empress Dowager Jiang and King Li when he opened the envelope. If he remembered correctly, when he was in the Lieshan Palace, Mo Yao seemed to find out that a little eunuch next to Bai Qianli was the Queen's person?

Of the 87 people who served Emperor Yanguang in the Lieshan Palace, 72 have been identified.

The investigation results of these people are the same as those when they first served Emperor Yanguang, and they are working everywhere in the palace, so that Mo Yao can find them at any time when he feels suspicious.

The remaining 15 people were locked in the Jinwuwei Yamen, waiting for the final investigation results.

Xindi generously distributed half of the fifteen sealed envelopes to Mo Yao, opened the remaining sealed envelopes in turn, and checked the contents of the letters.

There were eight people in total, and the results of the investigation were all the same as what they said when they were interrogated by the Jinwu Guard.

The new emperor looked up at Mo Yao whose face suddenly became dark, and did not rush to ask what was wrong with Mo Yao, but reached out for the sealing envelope that Mo Yao hadn't had time to open.

After opening three letters in a row, they were all the same as before, without any problems.

Mo Yao only opened four of them, but only one was fine.

Xindi looked down at the three investigation results that Mo Yao handed him.

The first person who had a problem was the court lady who had served Emperor Yanguang for many years. The first few rounds of investigations failed to find out that there was something wrong with this court lady. Especially close to a classmate.

The classmate is an out-and-out member of the Jiang family, but he is just a declining branch, not even qualified to enter the Jiang Taishi's residence.

The second person who had a problem was the little eunuch in Emperor Yanguang's palace. This little eunuch was the one who Mo Yao asked why Bai Qianli used the queen, but Bai Qianli asked Mo Yao to find Eunuch Liang.

When Mo Yao ordered the Jinwu guards to investigate the people who served Emperor Yanguang, they conducted a total of five rounds of investigations, and the young eunuch was included in each round, and the results of the investigation on the young eunuch were different in each round.

It was first found out that the little eunuch belonged to the queen.

In the second round, it was found that the young eunuch had a counter-feeder who was in the palace of Emperor Yanguang's Concubine Liang.

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The last round was the most outrageous. I searched along the place where the little eunuch entered the palace, and found that the real little eunuch died long ago. This is a person who has replaced others since entering the palace. At that time, he was of mixed blood with the Han people.

Although the locals rejected the mixed race, they didn't kill him directly.

The mixed race barely survived until the age of six, and was captured by the local gentry to replace the young eunuch who did not survive the castration, and was castrated into the palace.

The third person is an old nanny. Jin Wuwei found out in the old nanny's place of origin that she used to serve in the Empress Dowager Su's palace. The female official married a local official and often took care of the old nanny's family.

The new emperor had known about the existence of the third person for a long time. He acted as if he had just learned about it, got up and knelt down in the direction of Emperor Yanguang's mausoleum, and said in a deep voice, "My ancestors, if anyone related to me By poisoning Aye through Nanny Wu, my whole family died with a bang."

Mo Yao knelt on the ground to help the new emperor, his normally emotionless voice was full of emotion, "Your Majesty is the most filial, only you will not harm the saint."

The new emperor lowered his head to hide the flickering smile at the corner of his mouth, and sighed, "My filial piety is not as good as your loyalty."

"Your Majesty is humble." Mo Yao said these words sincerely.