As soon as she stepped out of Anci Palace, Lan Duoduo felt relaxed all over. Facing a room full of women, she really couldn't stand it. Gu Ruyan looked at her and felt funny. This little girl, if she really came here later, she wouldn't know what she would do.
How anxious is she?
"Sister Ruyan, aren't you bored in the palace every day?" If she had been bored a long time ago, there would be nothing interesting except luxurious palaces, and she would have to live her life carefully.
"It's okay!" Gu Ruyan just smiled back, but there was still a hint of sadness in her eyes. She had been raised in a boudoir since she was a child, and she always stayed close to home, so no matter where she was, she was treated the same.
The three of them walked through the Qingshui Palace and arrived at the Palace of Supreme Harmony. As soon as they entered the palace gate, they saw Prince Xiao Feng sitting on a stone chair drinking tea. As soon as Lan Duoduo and the others entered, Xiao Feng stood up to greet them.
"Little princess, you're coming in today!" Xiao Feng smiled brightly and looked at Xiao Yi again. The two brothers nodded to each other as a greeting.
"Brother Xiao Feng, I missed you so much that I came in." Lan Duoduo said sweetly, her eyebrows slightly curved into a graceful arc, her pink lips slightly raised, like blooming petals, with a seductive charm. In fact,
She really misses sister Ruyan, but it's a pity that they don't leave the palace.
"The little princess is sweet-tongued and well-behaved." Although she is his sister-in-law, like Gu Ruyan, he regards her as his little sister in his heart. When Xiao Feng said this, she stuck out her tongue playfully.
"It seems that Yi Di and the little princess have a good relationship!" Xiao Feng noticed their clothes, raised his eyebrows and smiled. Not to mention it was okay, but Lan Duoduo was not happy when he mentioned it, and immediately pursed his lips and raised his eyes angrily.
She glared at Xiao Yi, she had a hard time with the queen just now, now she didn't need to give him face.
Gu Ruyan knew she was unhappy when she saw her disinterested look at Xiao Yi, so she shuddered, "Xiaoduo, let's go sit in the garden!" She pulled her, and if she didn't pull her down, her eyes would pop out.
Already.
"Then the princess will go and talk to the emperor's sister-in-law. I will discuss something with the emperor's brother, and I will call you for lunch." Xiao Yi blinked his peach blossom eyes, feeling suffocated in his heart, but his face remained calm and his tone was gentle. Gu Ruyanqian
Laughing, I didn’t expect that Xiao Yi would always feel frustrated when he met her. Although she had no feelings for Xiao Feng, at least the two of them had always respected each other and lived in harmony. How about Xiao Yi and Lan Duoduo, they were like an iceberg and a gunpowder.
Maybe one day, the iceberg will actually be melted by gunpowder.
Lan Duoduo reacted to Gu Ruyan's words. She came here for a purpose today. She stopped talking to Xiao Yi and followed Gu Ruyan to the garden.
The palace is the palace. This Taihe Palace is not the same as Prince Yi's Mansion. Everything is magnificent. The Jingya Garden, the lake leaning on the bank, the willow trees hanging in the shade, there are many pavilions on the lake, one bridge every three steps, one pavilion every five steps. There are rockeries and rocks,
Emerald green vines climb along it, like a cool barrier, a quiet and elegant place. Lan Duoduo and Gu Ruyan sat down in the pavilion in the center of the lake. The spring breeze gently blew over their faces, and there was a slight coolness. The fish in the lake were active.
were wandering in the water, and birds flew by from time to time.
"Xiaoduo, you seem to have a lot of objections to King Yi!" Gu Ruyan looked around and finally asked the question she wanted to ask. She knew that Xiao Yi had always been indifferent to people, but since Xiao Yi and Xiaoduo
After getting married, she could still feel the changes in Xiao Yi, but Xiaoduo seemed to dislike Xiao Yi very much.
"It's just a political marriage. It's fake to have no opinions." Lan Duoduo said in a low voice, looking at Gu Ruyan, her eyes seemed to be able to see through people's souls. She actually didn't understand Xiao Yi, and she didn't even have any opinions.
I know, but when I heard that he was taking advantage of me, I felt very sad and sad.
"Actually, Xiao Yi is a good man, why don't Xiaoduo try to accept him." When Gu Ruyan said this, her eyes were full of admiration. Maybe Xiao Yi was too perfect in her heart, and sometimes she was far away from him.
Looking at him, I felt inferior.
"Did sister Ruyan ever fall in love with him?" She had a very strange feeling when she first met the three of them. Although sister Ruyan and brother Xiao Feng seemed to be husband and wife, they always felt that they lacked the relationship between husband and wife.
There should be intimacy between them. Just like her and Xiao Yi, even though the two of them are holding hands, they are actually very distant and alienated.
Gu Ruyan smiled slightly, a little bitter and meaningless, and did not answer directly, but Lan Duoduo already affirmed the answer. Although she didn't understand why she still married Xiao Feng, it must have been similar to her marriage. How many women in ancient times could escape from such a situation?
What's fate!
The spring breeze blew gently again, and Gu Ruyan's long shoulder-length hair blew up, her slender willow-leaf eyebrows, and bright eyes shone, reflecting the ripples of the lake, with a warmth that rippled people's hearts. Gu Ruyan is really beautiful, even more beautiful than her mother.
, more beautiful than the oiran she saw last time, but such a beauty is too weak, but she hides herself tightly, and no trace of tenderness can be revealed. She doesn't understand why so many women like Xiao Yi, what is so good about him.
"Sister Ruyan, why did you marry your cousin?" No matter whether sister Ruyan likes Xiao Feng or Xiao Yi, she finds it strange! In modern times, cousins cannot get married, otherwise the children they give birth to will be deformed.
"Xiaoduo, you don't know yet! My aunt is not the biological mother of King Yi and the Crown Prince. My aunt has no children." Gu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh. This little girl thought she would like her cousin. Although marriage between cousins is normal, she
The relationship between brother and sister has never been regarded as the relationship between man and woman. Lan Duoduo was obviously surprised. Queen Gu doted on Xiao Yi and Xiao Feng as if they were her own children.
"Sister Ruyan, please tell me about the people and things around you, so that I won't misunderstand you again." In fact, she wanted to get to know Xiao Yi, but she was embarrassed to speak out. Gu Ruyan looked at her little face and started to talk about the things around her.
people.
It turns out that Gu Ruyan was the daughter of Prime Minister Gu of the current dynasty, and the queen of the current dynasty was also her aunt. She was married to Xiao Feng by Emperor Xiao only half a year ago. Xiao Yi's mother-in-law was Concubine Lan, and Xiao Feng's mother-in-law was Queen Jin. When Xiao Yi was six years old,
That year, Concubine Lan took Xiao Yi to the Puli Temple to pray for blessings. Unexpectedly, she was killed on the way back. Rumor has it that Queen Jin was jealous of Emperor Xiao's love for Concubine Lan, so she sent someone to kill Concubine Lan. It was in Lan.
Less than a year after the death of the imperial concubine, Empress Jin died tragically by hanging from a beam one night. Many palace maids and eunuchs said that Concubine Lan came back to take revenge and hanged Empress Jin. Later, in order to stop everyone from talking about it, Emperor Xiao announced that Empress Jin had died of illness.
All the maids and eunuchs who knew about it were sent away. A country cannot have a queen, so Emperor Xiao married Gu Sijing, who is now Queen Gu.
When Gu Sijing was fifteen years old, she was found to be amenorrhagic by the imperial doctor, which meant that she had no fertility. In ancient times, almost no man wanted a woman who was infertile. When she was twenty-two years old, Queen Jin died.
That year, Emperor Xiao suddenly decreed to make her his concubine. The reason why he chose her was firstly because Queen Gu was kind-hearted, and secondly because of her fertility, and because she was afraid of causing competition for favor, she never made her a concubine again. On the contrary, Gu
In order to avoid gossip, the Queen selected a group of beautiful ladies for Emperor Xiao. However, these beautiful girls were only maids. Only four outstanding women were made nobles by Emperor Xiao. I heard that it was Queen Gu's intention.
That's why Lan Duoduo saw so many women appearing in the Queen's Anci Palace. Many women wanted to please the Queen if they wanted to climb up the ladder. However, Queen Gu was fair to everyone, so she chose those four women.
The reason why I am a noble is because the four nobles are the most outstanding among so many beautiful ladies. However, Fu nobles rarely go to Anci Palace and do not interact with other nobles' maids.
Lan Duoduo didn't expect that Xiao Yi was so pitiful. His mother-in-law was killed at a young age. No wonder his character was so aloof. However, her mother died early in modern times, and she was not seen to be aloof. It seemed
He still thinks of himself as a noble person. But she doesn't know that Xiao Yi saw his mother and concubine being killed with his own eyes, so there is always a shadow in his little heart. Because of this shadow, Xiao Yi has been tortured.
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"Sister Ruyan, why do those nobles still salute you? Aren't they all the emperor's women?" Lan Duoduo was very puzzled. The emperor's women still salute the princess. Even if she salutes them, they have to do it.
He gave her the same courtesy. Anli said, they are all elders!
"They are just little nobles. Don't talk about me, it's just you. They have to bow when they see you." They are just nobles, not concubines. Not to mention their status is different, their identities are different. The Crown Princess and Princess Yi are both official concubines.
, even the court ministers had to salute when they saw him.
Lan Duoduo finally understood that being an emperor's woman is really pathetic. If you are favored, you are afraid of being jealous. If you are not favored, your status will always be inferior to others. As a queen, you must be generous and even take the initiative to replace your husband.
If you want to find a woman, you can't beat her to death.
"Sister Ruyan, will Xiao Yi take advantage of me?" Xiao Yi said last night that the rumors outside were all rumors. She thought about it for a long time and was very conflicted. Gu Ruyan suddenly trembled and didn't understand why a little girl would ask such a question.
The question is, looking at the worry in her eyes, could it be that her attitude towards Xiao Yi is because she is afraid that Xiao Yi will take advantage of her.
"Xiao Duo, although King Yi has always been indifferent to people, he will never take advantage of women." Although she didn't know Xiao Yi very well, he could become the god of war worshiped by the people. This alone was enough to make many women's hearts flutter.
She remembered that the first time she met Xiao Yi was at Emperor Xiao's banquet when she was eight years old. She drew a picture of peonies, and he boldly went on stage to compose a poem. She was moved by his excellent poem.
, to this day, she still keeps this and that painting.
But also, Xiao Yi didn't need to use her to capture Lan Ling Kingdom. With Xiao Zhanguo's national power, it would be easy to defeat Lan Ling Kingdom. Is she worried too much or is she too paranoid? But she thought of sending a killer
Even if he went to kill her, there was still a hole in her heart, as if it was pulling at her, making her feel very uncomfortable.