Dagan Imperial City was built on the east-west central axis of Zhuocheng. It was the city within the city of Zhuocheng. The palace wall was about twenty feet high, which was the same height as the outer city wall, except for the lack of a moat.? The palace gate is directly opposite it.
Dingtiantai, connected to Dingtiantai is Zhuque Street, which is about ten feet wide. The street is entirely made of polished bluestone. Next to it stands thirty-three stone totems, which is grand.
Intersecting Zhuque Street and running parallel between the Imperial Palace and Dingtian Terrace is Qinglong Street, both ten feet wide and narrow. The entire palace has a main entrance and several side entrances, except for the three main gates and two auxiliary gates opposite Dingtian Terrace.
In addition, the other side doors have been blocked and demolished for hundreds of years and have never been opened often.
The Royal Forest Guards patrolled in groups of three between the imperial palace and Dingtian Terrace, reflecting the extraordinarily majestic imperial city. If anyone passed by here, they would lower their heads and leave in a hurry, not daring to stop and watch.
Prince Chun and other royal relatives lived on the west side of the palace. This rule was set at the beginning of the founding of the country to prevent members of the royal family from secretly making friends with the ministers and leading generals in the east of the city and disrupting the imperial court.
Li Luo took Su Xue to the Wanshou Palace, the palace of the Queen Mother. Just halfway through, he saw Yu Chengyun, the Grand Master of the current dynasty, coming from the opposite side. Li Luo was a little surprised. This Grand Master Yu Chengyun was Empress Rong of the current Dynasty.
His brother, he had great power in the court. Only Prince Chun Li Chengye, who was in charge of the heavy army, could compete with him. Ling Shutong, one of the three princes, was wise enough to protect himself and never participated in the dispute between Li Chengye and Yu Chengyun in the court.
, practice the golden mean.
It is said that he also plans to betroth his daughter Ling Yiyi to Yu Chengyun's eldest son Yu Xiuxuan, which makes Yu Ying extremely jealous. In addition, Yu Xiuxuan is quite domineering at home, and Yu Ying is often annoyed by her elder brother, so she
Nagging in front of Li Luo and others, he said that his father was partial and just let a flower be stuck on the cow dung. Yu Ying had no power in the family, and his mother's family was just a small clan in the state and county, so she could only look at him with envy.
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However, Li Luo secretly thought that if Ling Yiyi were to marry Yu Ying, it would be almost the same as marrying Yu Xiuxuan.
Seeing that he could not escape, Li Luo stood by the roadside with his hands folded. When he approached through the clouds, he saluted and said, "Good morning, Grand Master."
Yu Chengyun laughed and said: "It turns out that he is Xuanlou's nephew. Did he enter the palace today to visit the Queen Mother?"
"Yes, Grand Master also goes to Wanshou Palace?"
"Oh, yes, but the Queen Mother is not feeling well, so I didn't bother her anymore. I just went to Duanyi Palace to sit down."
"The Grand Master is interested. I will go to Wanshou Palace to meet with the Queen Mother later. When I am free, Xuanlou will go to the palace to say hello to the Grand Master."
"Haha, good, you are much more sensible than my incompetent Yu Ying. No wonder the emperor recommends you as one of the young talents in the royal city. Brother Chengye is really a tiger with no son, haha." Yu Chengyun listened to Li Luo and turned around as if no one else was around.
Looking up to the sky and laughing, Su Xue frowned secretly. He was so unbridled in the palace, and looked at the maids and eunuchs next to him as if they didn't hear him. They all bowed their heads and remained silent.
Li Luo smiled softly and said: "Uncle, you are ridiculous. When it comes to talent, Xuanlou cannot compare to Brother Xiuxuan's literary talent and military strategy."
Yu Chengyun stopped laughing, his eyes flashed, he stared at Li Luo and said: "I heard that my wise nephew and my rebellious son Yu Ying have a close relationship and talk about everything?"
Li Luo smiled and said, "We are often together. A few days ago, I even wanted to go to my house to find him."
"Oh, I've been asking someone to teach him some lessons in the past few days. I'm afraid I won't have free time. My dear nephew, please come back later."
Li Luo was stunned and said: "Oh, so that's it. Well, Xuanlou will go find him later. If the Grand Master has nothing else to do, Xuanlou will leave first, fearing that the Queen Mother will be impatient."
"Well, let's go." After saying this, Yu Chengyun left without waiting for Li Luo to return the gift.
Su Xueyu asked after Chengyun left: "How can this person be so presumptuous in the important place of the imperial palace?"
Li Luo smiled faintly and said: "The Grand Master of the dynasty was in charge of the government affairs of the world. The Grand Master was moderate. No one in the court dared to touch his tassel. How could we not be more arrogant?" After saying that, he turned and left. As he was walking, Li Luo suddenly
Asked the guard next to him: "When did this Grand Master enter the palace?"
The guard thought for a while and said: "This morning, when I went to pick up the young prince, I had already seen the grand master's march. I'm afraid he has been here for a long time."
Li Luo looked at the sky and asked, "Isn't it time to go to court early?"
"Yes." The guard responded.
Li Luo said "oh" and stepped a few steps faster. The group arrived at the Longevity Palace. The palace maid Ruyi had been waiting outside the door early. When she saw Li Luo coming, she hurriedly greeted him and said, "Little prince, you are here. The queen mother even said this."
It's morning, come in with your slave. Who is this?" Ruyi asked as he walked.
"Su Xue, my maid, told the Queen Mother last time that she specially asked me to bring it to her for a look."
"Oh, it turns out it's sister Su Xue. I remember, please come in together." After saying this, he took Li Luo into the Longevity Palace without letting the servants know.
It was the first time for Su Xue to come here, and she felt a little nervous. Originally she was just accompanying Li Luo, and she didn't want the Queen Mother to want to see her. The young prince didn't say anything earlier, so Su Xue complained slightly. After entering the house, he saw a large glass door.
The screen is inlaid with a picture of a hundred immortals celebrating birthdays, and through three beaded curtains, the Queen Mother's bed is at the end. There is a Zen scent in the room. The tables and chairs are all made of mahogany, and there are no yellow and white gemstone decorations. It is quite simple.
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As soon as the last bead curtain was opened, a voice came from inside: "Lou'er, you are here. If you come later, the Ai family may not see my grandson."
Li Luo smiled, and walked in with Su Xue. There was a wooden couch about ten feet square, covered with a brocade quilt, and an old lady with kind eyebrows was lying on it. When she saw Li Luo coming in, she struggled to sit up, and a man next to her panicked.
The beautiful woman peeling the fruit quickly put down the fruit, helped her up, and said reproachfully: "Grandma!"
When Li Luo saw him, he also stepped forward to help him. The beautiful woman glanced at Li Luo and said, "Brother Ninth is here."
"Yeah." Li Luo smiled and replied.
This woman is the most favored daughter of Emperor Wanlong, Princess Changping Li Lianyu. She has been smart since she was a child. In addition, she has a beautiful life, a moonlight and a shy flower. Everyone calls her Princess Qingcheng. Who is Princess Changping?
One of the royal heirs who was relatively polite to Li Luo, but Li Luo was lukewarm to Chang Ping like other brothers and sisters.
Li Luo said to the Queen Mother with a greedy face: "Grandma, you look pretty good, why can't you see me? Could it be that you think I will be in trouble and don't come to the Longevity Palace?"
"Bah, you have no conscience, grandma loves you in vain, you are not as good as Yu'er." After saying that, he patted Li Luo a few times.
Li Luo smiled and said: "Grandma still has the strength to hit the building. She seems to be in good health. Let Lianyu peel some fruits for grandma. The weather is getting hotter. It will be better to eat more fruits."
The Queen Mother was very happy to see Li Luo, and she asked Li Luo to ask questions. She became more energetic. Li Luo and Princess Changping chatted with the Queen Mother. Suddenly, the Queen Mother saw Su Xue standing below and said: "This handsome man
Who is this girl?"
Li Luo looked at Su Xue and replied: "It's Su Xue, the maid in my room. Grandma said she wanted to meet her last time, so I brought her here today."
"Oh, yes, I remembered it. Girl, come here and let me take a look." The Queen Mother leaned forward and said.
"Yes, my slave Su Xue has met the Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness the Princess." Su Xue stepped forward and saluted.
"Come here, come here." The Queen Mother said happily.
Su Xue stood up and walked to the Queen Mother. Chang Ping took the opportunity to look at it carefully, then looked at Li Luo, seeming to sigh slightly. Li Luo pretended not to see it and ignored it.
The Queen Mother looked at it for a moment, said yes, and said to Ruyi: "Ruyi, take the blood jade hairpin that Concubine Wan gave me the day before yesterday and give it to this little girl."
Su Xue knelt down and declined, saying, "I have no merit and salary, and I cannot bear the Queen Mother's gift."
The Queen Mother waved her hands and said nothing. Chang Ping saw Su Xue's expression was dull, not a little bit happy, but she sincerely declined, and felt that Su Xue's life was miserable, so he said to Su Xue: "Su Xue, take it, blood jade is rare.
But the polished ones are even less. This is the Queen Mother’s intention.” After a pause, she continued: “I have to learn from your little prince on this.”
Su Xue glanced at Li Luo, who nodded slightly. Suddenly Su Xue felt her nose was sore and was about to refuse again. Suddenly Li Luo said: "Su Xue, take it." There was a hint in his voice that no outsider could notice.
Feeling tired, Su Xue finally swallowed back what she wanted to say and whispered back: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
Ruyi brought the blood jade hairpin, smiled and helped Su Xue wear it on her head, and said: "This blood jade hairpin is also a rarity in the palace. Even concubines and nobles may not have it. I originally wanted to ask the Queen Mother to get one, but I don't want to
Sister Su Xue took the lead." After saying that, he looked at Su Xue and praised: "Sure enough, my sister looks really good with it."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "You shameless girl, wait until a few days later when you get one again, I will give you one."
Ruyi said happily: "Is that true? I have thanked the Queen Mother first."
The Queen Mother and Chang Ping also nodded secretly. Su Xue brought the blood jade hairpin, which made her look even more charming and arousing pity. "What a charming and charming person," Chang Ping couldn't help but praise:
"Where did Brother Ninth find such a maid? She is so lucky."
Li Luo looked at Su Xue and smiled slightly: "I guess I am destined, Su Xue, you can go to the outhouse and wait."
Su Xue responded, thanked the Queen Mother again, and retreated. Chang Ping said with regret, "Why can't Lianyu meet such a maid? In every word and deed, there are not many ladies in the capital who can match her."
Worth it."
"Su Xue's background is probably not comparable to that of ordinary Beijing wealthy families." Li Luo replied, ignoring Chang Ping's questioning expression, and started chatting with the Empress Dowager.