The sky was blue and the afternoon was warm. Aunt Duan woke up after a break and asked the little palace maid to move a rattan chair in the yard. She leaned comfortably on it, while eating melon seeds while watching the four little palace maids playing shuttlecocks in the distance. She has always been kind, but the little palace maids respect her but are not afraid of her. They have fun and chatter, like sparrows under the warm winter sun.

Aunt Duan looked over there, but her ears worked. When she heard footsteps at the gate of the yard, she turned around first.

"Auntie is so leisurely." The person who came was one of the great palace maids beside the Empress Dowager, named Ruyi. She was about twenty years old and wore a long lilac dress with a pink face, making her look intimate and charming.

However, Aunt Duan quickly threw away the melon seeds that had just bitten the skin in her hand, stood up and greeted, "Did the Queen Mother give me the order?"

Aunt Duan is the maid in Fengyang Pavilion, responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the three princesses. Ruyi often comes here to pass the empress dowager's oral orders, and is very familiar with Aunt Duan. Looking at the Ganlu Palace in the east, Ruyi explained with a smile: "The third prince of General Weiyuan's mansion gave a parrot that could only be said to be wise to celebrate the birthday. The empress dowager asked the fourth princess to watch the fun."

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the New Year Festival is also the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager. The relatives of the royal family members have to wait for the dinner before they can enter the palace to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager. However, General Weiyuan's mansion is the Empress Dowager's mother's home, so they can naturally lead the palace.

"The third young master is the best at making the Empress Dowager happy. No wonder the emperor likes him too." Aunt Duan agreed with a smile, and then wanted to lead Ruyi to the fourth princess' Ganlu Palace. It was just a small matter like passing the message. Ruyi smiled and advised: "Auntie, sit down, I can just go there myself. I have been here so many times, but it's not that I don't know the way."

Aunt Duan was so polite. Since Ruyi said that, she stood there watching Ruyi. After Ruyi walked around the corner of the corridor, she sat back on the rattan chair.

Ruyi turns around there and faces an exquisite garden. Although it is the cold first month of the year, the pine and cypress in the garden are green, and the rockery and pond water is dotted, and the scenery is quite elegant. Looking around, there is Danhua Palace to the north of the garden, where the third princess who came from Concubine Li lives, and the Yingchun Palace to the west, where the fifth princess who came from Concubine Rong lives.

Ruyi's eyes changed and she fell to the Ganlu Palace of the four princesses in the east.

Thinking of the three princesses who were filial to the empress dowager at this moment, Ruyi couldn't help but sigh.

The emperor had five princesses. The eldest princess was born weak and died of illness at a young age. The queen had lost her princes one after another. The eldest princess was so heartbroken that she couldn't afford it. It happened that a noble man was unable to bear childbirth. After giving birth to the second princess, she died. The emperor handed over the second princess to the queen for raising her. The queen regarded the second princess as her own child. When the second princess grew up, the queen pleaded with the emperor, hoping that the emperor would allow the second princess to continue living in Fengyi Palace.

The emperor is sure, so how can the second princess live a uncomfortable life with the care of the queen?

Besides, the third princess, the biological mother, Concubine Li, is the most favored in the harem. The third princess' daughter is most favored by the emperor since she was a child. She just needs whatever she wants. The fifth princess, Concubine Rong, is from General Weiyuan's mansion. Both mother and mother have the empress dowager as their backers. The fifth princess is cute and silly and sweet-mouthed, and the emperor also likes it very much.

Only the fourth princess is the most pitiful life. Her mother, Concubine Zhuang, was once the number one beauty in the capital. It is said that before entering the palace, she was in love with General Zhan, who had made many military achievements, but was intertwined by the emperor halfway and was named a concubine and brought into the palace. Concubine Zhuang was quite favored at that time, and Concubine Zhuang was cold and did not like to laugh. The emperor tried every means to please her. Unexpectedly, when the fourth princess was three years old, General Zhan died on the battlefield. When the news came into the palace, Concubine Zhuang left her daughter and swallowed gold and committed suicide.

The emperor claimed to the outside that Concubine Zhuang died of illness, but internally, he took his anger on the Fourth Princess because of the affair between Concubine Zhuang and General Zhan. He ignored him and ignored the fourth princess when he was sick. He just thought that he did not have this daughter. Fortunately, the queen was kind and took good care of the fourth princess and severely punished several palace maids who treated the fourth princess. Otherwise, it is unknown whether the fourth princess could grow up safely.

No wonder this life experience has grown into a cold and taciturn character now. This is to say that the four princesses went to celebrate the birthday of the empress dowager together in the morning. The two, three and five princesses were all stayed in Ci'an Palace. Only the fourth princess gave a picture of a hundred cranes. After sitting for a while, she left. She had to live alone in Ganlu Palace on a happy day.

"Sister Ruyi!"

Mingxin had just returned from the clean room and saw Ruyi, she hurriedly greeted her loudly and informed her master who was reading the book inside.

Jing Yiren was in the study room. When she heard this, she put down the history books in her hand, got up and walked out.

Soon a lotus red figure appeared at the entrance of the study room.

Seeing Jing Yi, Ruyi couldn't help but be stunned.

Jing Yi is fifteen years old and looks like her deceased mother, Concubine Zhuang. She has a pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes. She is very attractive. Fang Jingyi is serious and has a calm face all the time, and her eyes are even cold. Over time, the whole palace only has the impression of her, and gradually ignores the beauty of the fourth princess.

People are cold, and Jing Yi often wears plain and light clothes. Because the empress dowager celebrates her 60th birthday today, Jing Yi changed into a red dress in the morning and took off her as soon as she returned to the Ganlu Palace. After a break, I thought I would go to the empress dowager's side to have a banquet in the evening, so I accepted Mingxin and Minghu's arrangement and wore this lotus-red makeup puff.

Ruyi was stunned because of this lotus red wool, but when Jing Yi stood on the steps, Danfeng's eyes swept over coldly. Ruyi suddenly felt nervous. The feeling was even more panicked than seeing the two princes, as if the one in front of him was not a princess, but a cold prince.

"Fourth Princess, the Queen Mother has a parrot that can only be said to be wise. Please come and take a look." Ruyi lowered her eyes and said respectfully.

Jing Yi nodded and said, "Let's go."

Ruyi couldn't help but look at her head again, and there was only a jade hairpin bare. Is it really appropriate?

Jing Yi didn't notice the eyes of the palace maid and walked forward.

Mingxin often followed his master to another palace, smiled at Ruyi, and signaled her to go along.

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Ci'an Palace.

When Jing Yi came over, the second and third princesses were unwilling to disturb the empress dowager and her family reminisced. After watching the parrot, she took a tactful leave and waited for the evening to come to the banquet with their mothers. Only Concubine Rong and the fifth princess stayed here and continued to talk to the female family members of General Weiyuan's mansion.

Old Lady Jiang is fifty-seven years younger than the Queen Mother. The two are the elder sister-in-law and sister-in-law. The late emperor left early, and the queen mother gave birth to only one Emperor Yanqing, but Old Lady Jiang gave birth to two sons and one daughter in a row. The eldest son is General Weiyuan, the head of the Xiao family. The second son is a civil servant. His only daughter was attracted by Emperor Yanqing and was named Concubine Rong.

In short, the Xiao family was deeply trusted by Emperor Yanqing and was quite famous in the capital.

The descendants of the Xiao family are also very promising, but the Empress Dowager and Old Madam Jiang are the most desirable third sons of the eldest son. Xiao Ting, now, the other nephews and grandchildren have gone to the front after their birthdays. Only Xiao Ting and five-year-old Chun Ge'er were kept by the Empress Dowager and were reluctant to let the two brothers go.

"Tingsheng is going to take the college entrance examination in April, are you sure?" The empress dowager hugged Chun Ge'er in her arms and asked Xiao Ting, who was standing in front of the warm bed like a jade tree, with a smile.

Hearing this, Old Lady Jiang's smile became stiff, and Liu, the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, looked at the incompetent son. She gave birth to four sons, and the eldest and second brothers learned a lot of kung fu, and they were all famous young heroes in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Chun Ge'er still couldn't see anything. Only this third brother, who made him unable to endure hardship when he learned martial arts. After squatting for a while, he ran to his grandmother to complain. Since he didn't want to learn martial arts, he would study for the imperial examination, and as a result, he took the exam for three years alone...

Anyway, in this hospital examination, Liu did not hold any hope. His son always hilariously. When did he study?

Xiao Ting is a naughty person and is most afraid of his elders asking him about his knowledge. He smiled and said, "Grandma Aunt, today is a good day for your birthday. I have given you a birthday gift. Grandma Aunt, let me spare me. If you ask, I'm afraid that my mother will be so angry that she can't have a good meal at the table."

When Brother Chun saw his third brother laughing, he smartly went to see his mother first. When he saw that his mother was tense, the boy pursed his lips and felt the same as his mother.

The Queen Mother smiled and scolded him: "Your mother is hoping for her to be successful. Okay, I will spare you today. If you can't pass the scholar in April, just wait and see how I will teach you a lesson."

"Tell you a lesson! Teach you a lesson!" The green-haired parrot in the golden cage flapped its wings and followed it to learn to speak.

Brother Chun couldn't help it anymore and laughed.

Xiao Ting's face turned red with anger, and he stared at the parrot he had found, wishing he could pull out the parrot's fur.

Jing Yi arrived in the room with laughter and joy.

"Jingyi comes in quickly." The empress dowager called lovingly, and everyone in the room looked at the door.

The little palace maid opened the curtain, Jing Yi lowered her head and stepped into the threshold. After entering the room, her eyes quickly swept across everyone, then walked to the empress dowager with a look indifferent expression, and greeted the empress dowager, old lady Jiang, and Concubine Rong. The courtesy was thoughtful but respectful and alienated. As for Liu and the second wife of the Xiao family, they had to salute her.

After the ceremony, the Empress Dowager pointed at Xiao Ting and introduced to her: "This is your third cousin, can Jing Yi still recognize it?"

Jing Yi glanced at Xiao Ting indifferently and nodded.

She was as good as anyone, but Xiao Ting was a little uncomfortable. On New Year's Eve, the fifth princess made a bet with him whether he dared to pull the fourth princess' hair. Although Xiao Ting was also a little afraid of the cold Jingyi, he did not want to be ridiculed by the fifth princess for being too brave, so he deliberately took away the hairpin from her head while Jingyi was not prepared.

The hairpin fell off, and Jing Yi suddenly looked back. His black hair flew with the wind, and his fair face was like a snow lotus on the top of the cold mountain, cold and beautiful.

Xiao Ting was amazed at first, then there was horror. Half a month passed. At this moment, when I thought of the look of Jing Yi looking at him, Xiao Ting was still scared. That was not the look that a beautiful girl should have. It was even more scary than when she got angry at home.

The empress dowager was familiar with Jing Yi's temperament and knew that Jing Yi was not good at speaking. She smiled and asked Jing Yi to go there to see the parrot.

Jing Yi was not interested in the parrot, but after the empress dowager gave her kindness, she still walked towards the parrot.

"Girl smiles for me!"

The green-haired parrot in the cage suddenly called out this sentence when he saw her.

Jing Yi paused her feet, staring at the parrot with beautiful eyes coldly.

"I didn't teach it to tell this!" Seeing that Jing Yi seemed to be turning around, Xiao Ting's hair was standing up all over his body, afraid of being scolded, he rushed to defend himself. He loved to play, but he had never touched a woman so far. The yard was served by a servant, and he never went to a fireworks place outside. Who knew who the parrot learned Menglang words? hf();
Chapter completed!