Zixuan is eager to try, wanting to go in and have a look. Rong Changan hurriedly stopped her.
"There are people living here, but they are not worth seeing."
An old locust tree in the palace stands tall in the courtyard, and an old crow's nest hangs on the tree, and an old crow screams mournfully on it. Gusts of cold wind came out from inside, making Zixuan get goosebumps.
"Who is that? Why isn't it worth seeing?"
Where should Rong Changan start? If you start from the beginning, you can't finish talking about the thousand and one nights.
"It's hard to tell you clearly in a few words, anyway, you'd better not see her. Just treat her as a witch who can captivate people's hearts!"
Zixuan's tender body trembled slightly, her eyes seemed to be seduced by a mysterious force, she stared straight into the gate, unable to move away.
"Witch? Does she know evil spells?"
There was hatred and contempt in Rong Chang'an's eyes: "That's right, she knows evil spells, and with just a few words, she can smash more than 3,000 soldiers into pieces, and make a generation of queens disappear."
Zixuan shaved her face, and the wrinkles between her brows were deep. She felt that Rong Changan's words were too deep and mysterious.
"Sister, I... I don't quite understand what you are talking about."
Rong Changan showed a doting smile: "Sister, everything my sister said to you is for your own good. You must never come here to meet that woman. She is an ominous woman who may bring you disaster. "
As Zixuan said, her heart was beating, as if there was a deer in her atrium.
"Okay, I'll listen to my sister."
The two left the gate of Jiao Palace, but Zixuan still looked back at the old locust tree, the screaming old crow, and the quiet red door from time to time.
They walked around the back mountain again, and when they returned to Fengming Palace, it was already lunch time.
"Chuntao, go and see the emperor, if he is in court, please invite him over, and the three of us will have dinner together."
"yes!"
Rong Changan did this because he wanted Zixuan and Yan Li to meet more and get to know each other better. Perhaps, one day, Yan Li will make room in his heart for Zi Xuan to live in.
Rong Changan believes that time can change everything.
Chun Tao went away for a while and came back: "Qi Queen, the emperor said that he wants to eat alone, and come back when he has time."
Could it be that Yan Li didn't know Rong Chang'an's intentions? So, he didn't want to come.
Yan Li knew Rong Chang'an, and Rong Chang'an knew Yan Li even more.
"Go and tell the emperor, if he doesn't come, I will never see him again!"
Chuntao: "This..."
It's like two husband and wife quarreling. The husband doesn't give his wife face, and the wife shouldn't give his wife face. Zixuan wanted to persuade her, but she didn't know how to persuade her. The husband and wife had a quarrel because of a hard-to-read sutra, and outsiders didn't know about it, so it was best not to intervene.
"What is this?" Rong Changan looked coldly, "Just do what I say."
Chuntao said in her heart, he is the emperor, no matter how powerful you are, you have to give the emperor some face, right? "If he doesn't come, I won't see him again in the future", what is this
Chuntao trotted again, went to the Shang's study to ask Yan Li, and stuttered what Rong Chang'an had said. Yan Li looked gloomy and unhappy.
"Chang'an, Chang'an, why are you making things difficult for me!"
There is no choice but to come to Fengming Palace and have dinner with Zixuan and Rong Changan.
During the period, Rong Changan searched for topics that could resonate with Zixuan and Yan Li, but Yan Li kept a straight face throughout the meal and spoke with care.
After a meal, Yan Li couldn't say five words. After falling behind, Yan Li left in a hurry on the grounds that he was too busy with state affairs, and did not have refreshments after dinner.
Zixuan was inevitably a little disappointed and embarrassed: "The emperor doesn't seem to want to see me."
Rong Chang'an comforted: "That's not it! It is estimated that the government is too busy, and some things really make him angry, so he looks serious. After a few days when he is not busy, we will invite the emperor over for dinner. "
Zixuan also took Rong Changan's words seriously for the time being.
After drinking tea and snacks, Rong Changan wanted to send Zixuan back to Fengwu Palace, but Zixuan kept her.
"Sister, don't send it off. If you send me there, I will have to send you back. Back and forth, it will be endless."
Rong Changan also thought about it: "In this case, my sister will go back to the palace first. Get a good sleep tonight, and we will talk about it tomorrow."
Zixuan bowed: "Tomorrow I will come to pay my respects to the queen."
"No need, we are sisters, we still need to come to say hello every day! It's enough to say hello today."
Pulling and pulling, the two seem to not want to separate.
It was past noon, the sun was westward, and the slanting sunlight shone on the Forbidden City. Zixuan happened to pass by the Pepper Palace again, and saw a girl walking out of the palace carrying a food box, cursing and swearing.
"You don't eat this, you don't eat that, what do you want to eat! Do you think that you are the queen, and you will leave all the delicious food and drink to you? Hmph, you'd better starve to death!"
Zixuan wanted to ignore her, but couldn't help being curious, so she stopped her.
"Excuse me, are you a girl from the Pepper Palace?"
Qingqing raised her eyes and took a look at Zixuan. Knowing that she was a nobleman, she bowed her body: "I am a girl from the Jiao Palace. I don't know which palace the nobleman is from. I hope that the nobleman will forgive me because my servants can't see Mount Tai."
Zixuan saw that she was articulate and clever in answering, and felt that with such a girl, the master of Jiao Palace would not be too bad.
"I'm from Fengwu Palace, I just came out from the Queen's place."
Qingqing was very surprised: "You... you belong to Fengwu Palace?"
Zixuan smiled: "Not bad, what's the matter?"
Qingqing was stunned for a while, before she said: "It's nothing! The residence of Fengwu Palace is either a queen or a noble concubine. You are the emperor's new concubine? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Zixuan was a little embarrassed: "I am not a noble concubine, but a princess of Tianchi Kingdom. The queen arranged for me to live in Fengwu Palace temporarily."
Qingqing said, "So that's how it is!"
Zixuan pointed to the inside of Jiao Palace: "What is the name of the master in the palace?"
Qingqing stuck out her tongue and made an exaggerated grimace: "Speaking of this master, it is terrible! Like a goblin witch, it is very difficult to serve! I am unlucky to serve such a person! Don't say anything, I have to give She brought a cup of herbal tea, otherwise, she would be like a mouse that can't be trampled to death, squeaking and not knowing what to scold."
Zixuan wanted to ask about Jiaogong, but Qingqing walked briskly, turned around the corner and disappeared.
When Rong Changan said that, and Qingqing said that, the more Zixuan wanted to see who lived in the Jiao Palace.
Throughout the afternoon, Zixuan walked up and down in Fengwu Palace, only thinking about the master of Jiaogong Palace. She has a maid named Lan'er, who was sent to her by Rong Chang'an, and Zi Xuan ordered Lan'er.
"Lan'er, can you do me a favor?"
When it comes to the word "help", Lan'er is really devastated.
"Your Highness, you've said it too far! If you have something to do, you can order it, without saying help."
Zixuan said: "Can you go and find out for me, who lives in the Jiao Palace, what is their background, and what is the relationship with the Queen?"
Lan'er is not very old, only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she is a know-it-all in the palace, and she is quite familiar with the secrets of the palace.
"The princess is talking about the Ziyan noble concubine?"
Zixuan was very happy: "Do you know about Ziyan?"
Lan'er curled her lips: "I don't just know, I know it by heart."
Zixuan seemed puzzled: "What kind of person is Ziyan noble concubine, and what kind of entanglement does she have with Queen Rong?"