This imperial palace is different from the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was modeled after the Ziweicheng Palace in Luoyang and built on the basis of the old palaces of the Five Dynasties.
In the early Song Dynasty, in order to show his diligence, thrift, love for the people and the importance he attached to farming, the emperor set up a harvest palace and a silkworm palace in the palace.
In the Guanjia Hall in the Houyuan, the emperor planted rice in front of the hall every year and harvested it after autumn.
As the mother of a country, the Queen holds a ceremony to raise silkworms every spring at the Silkworm Palace and completes the entire process of raising silkworms.
Therefore, although the palace is magnificent, it is not as luxurious as it was later.
Qingyan only took a brief look and did not go out of her way to explore the whereabouts of the empress.
"Sister Yang, let me take you to wash up and have a rest first. Then I will invite you to dinner. Today I will go to the palace to report what happened here. Tomorrow you will go to the palace with me to see your mother. , do you think it’s feasible?”
The three of them entered the front hall and Zhao Rixin said to Qingyan.
Now that he is back, he must go to the palace to meet his father today, and then go to inform his mother about the arrival of the Yang family's younger sister, so that they can go to the palace to meet him tomorrow.
Qingyan nodded without objection. She didn't know much about the royal rules, so she would just let him arrange it.
"Okay, then I will go and rest first. If you can't come back during dinner, I will use it in the house. Just call me before entering the palace tomorrow."
"Okay, if I am left to eat in the palace, someone will come back and tell me, Sister Yang, just have a good rest."
After saying this, Zhao Rixin summoned the steward of the mansion and asked him to take Qingyan to live in the guest courtyard closest to the main courtyard, and arranged for two smart maids to serve her.
Qingyan said goodbye to him and Chen Huanqing, and left with the steward.
Chen Huanqing watched Qingyan go out "reluctantly" and sighed. He hadn't asked her yet if she could give him some pointers on her kung fu.
Although Qingyan said there was no family secret, he always felt that there must be some tricks, so he wanted to ask for advice.
But he also knew that the other party had just arrived in the capital, was tired from the journey, and had even killed an unknown killer, so he definitely needed a rest.
I just don't know if there will be another chance in the future. I heard from the second prince that the other party was traveling through the capital and he didn't know how many days he could stay.
"Eh? Where did this cat come from? When did you have a yellow cat in your house again? And it's still so fat."
Chen Huanqing turned around and saw a big fat yellow cat in Zhao Rixin's arms, accepting his caress with enjoyment.
He knew that there was a cat in the second prince's house, but it was a dark gray civet cat. The cat was very arrogant and often squatted on the roof and walls. It didn't like to be in contact with people at all except when feeding.
Zhao Rixin complained to him many times before that he liked cats, but cats didn't like him.
It seems that I have raised another cat that likes to be close to people. "This cat is not bad, but it is more friendly to people than your civet cat. It seems that it still likes to be hugged and has its fur."
Zhao Rixin rubbed Yuanbao's head before replying: "This is Yang's sister's cat, named Jin Yuanbao. I don't know if it is destined to me, but it likes to stick to me.
Although it looks soft and cute now, it can be fierce and tight when facing enemies.
At that time, there was a thief who was slashing at me with a knife. Sister Yang was unable to do anything with one enemy and three body parts. It was Yuan Bao who jumped up and slashed the thief's throat with his sharp claws, scratching the thief in one fell swoop and forcing him to get off the carriage.
Afterwards, the horse-drawn cart happened to run over the thief, and just like that, he killed a thief..."
Zhao Rixin spoke vividly and Chen Huanqing listened with great interest.
After hearing this, she sighed with a look on her face: "This Miss Yang is indeed a strange person. Not only is she excellent in martial arts, but the cats she raises are also humane and can protect their owners at critical moments."
"Meow~" Yuan Bao accepted his compliment with a proud look on his face.
"Hey! Does it still understand?"
Chen Huanqing pointed at Yuan Bao with a surprised look on his face.
"Meow woo woo~"
Rolling her eyes at him, Yuan Bao turned over in Zhao Rixin's arms and asked him to let go of the hair on the other side, not wanting to deal with this idiot anymore.
"Did it just glare at me? Right? This cat is too humane. Isn't it a sperm?"
Chen Huanqing stared at Zhao Rixin with wide eyes.
Zhao Rixin was amused by the interaction between the two of them. While continuing to smooth Yuanbao's hair, he said: "This pet depends on its owner, whether it is a cat, dog or cow or horse. If you keep it for a long time, it will become smarter. I guess Sister Yang usually He must be an eccentric person, that's why Yuanbao is so clever.
Also, don’t look at the civet cat I raised, which is usually very arrogant and won’t let me touch it, but when it comes to my mother’s place, it is very docile and will nuzzle and roll around. "
Chen Huanqing: "What you said makes me want to raise one. Hey, I don't know if I am destined to meet a cute kitten.
Rixin, please let me hug Yuanbao. Looking at its lazy look, I want to smooth its fur. "
Zhao Rixin did not agree directly, but looked at Yuanbao in his arms and asked softly: "Yuanbao, would you like to let him hug me?"
Yuanbao let out a "meow" and put his head into his arms. His attitude of rejection was obvious.
Zhao Rixin made a helpless expression toward Chen Huanqing.
This was his life-saving cat, and it was impossible for him to go against Xiao Yuanbao's wishes.
Chen Huanqing looked frustrated and asked the next best thing: "Then can I touch it?"
Zhao Rixin looked at Yuanbao again, and Yuanbao raised his head with an arrogant look.
Zhao Rixin's eyes were filled with a doting smile, "Yuan Bao said yes."
Chen Huanqing stretched out his hand and touched it lightly tentatively. Seeing that it did not avoid it, he moved it generously several times.
At this time, the steward also came back and reported that Qingyan had already settled down and wanted to see if there were any other instructions.
Zhao Rixin asked him to entertain Chen Huanqing, and he himself went back to his room to wash up, change his clothes, and prepare to enter the palace.
Chen Huanqing did not delay his entry into the palace, and left directly. He had to go back to the North City Gate to guard, and waited for the people he sent to return.
When Qingyan arrived at the living room, she first sat in the flower hall for a while. No one had ever lived in the living room, so she had to tidy it up.
Sanitation is usually done, which mainly involves lighting the fire wall, making the bed, and boiling the water for bathing.
There is a separate small kitchen in the living room. You don't have to go to the big kitchen to boil water. You can just boil it here.
Qingyan used her consciousness to look at the entire Second Prince's Mansion and found that only the main courtyard and the servants' rooms were occupied, while the other courtyards were empty.
Zhao Rixin is the only owner of such a big yard, so the living here is really spacious.
Of course, with wives, concubines, and children in the future, it shouldn't be so empty, but I don't know if he will die early like her other world.
Looking back, she wanted to remind him that the first thing was to protect his father's body, the second thing was to be on guard against his uncles, and the third thing was not to dwell on his thoughts. Instead of killing himself, it was better to take a chance than to die in suffocation.
After all, the acquaintance was the fate of mother and son. As for whether it would be useful, she didn't know. She could only stay here for a few months. According to Taizu, it would still be several years before his death.
After the bedroom was tidied up and the fire wall was on fire, Qingyan entered.
At this time, the bath water was boiled, so she dismissed the two maids without asking anyone to serve her, and took out a change of underwear from her storage bag.
The outer clothes were in the bag she was holding to hide her from others.
After taking a good hot bath and changing clothes, I called the two of them in.
The two had a clear division of labor. One went to ask someone to come in to move the water out and dump it, while the other followed Qingyan into the inner room with a cloth and helped her wipe her hair.
Qingyan sat in front of the dressing table, letting the little maid gently wipe her long hair and massage her head.
She was already a little tired, but this press made her even more drowsy.
After her hair was almost wiped, she quickly got into bed with the help of the maid.
It was warm under the quilt, and Qingyan was a little confused. This was obviously not a fire pit.
Then she touched something warm. It turned out that Yubazi had been released in advance. No wonder.
Lying in the warm bed, she felt sleepy even more intensely, and soon she fell asleep.
After she fell asleep, the two maids came out of the inner room. Instead of leaving, one went to a small cubicle next to her, where they were ready to be dispatched.
One of them took Qingyan's clothes and went outside. She wanted to wash the clothes and dry them outside without dripping. Then she could put them into a separate compartment. There were fire walls on both sides. Even cotton clothes were hung inside. , and it was completely dry overnight.
Qingyan slept until it was completely dark. The two maids placed all the food in the outer room before waking her up.
He also told her that Zhao Rixin had asked someone to come back for summons and that dinner would be served in the palace and he would not be back until later.
This delay will not exceed nine o'clock. The palace door is locked at nine o'clock, and you can only stay inside if it is later than nine o'clock.
Dinner is four dishes and one soup, including meat and vegetables, but the meat used is mutton and chicken. The royal family has to set an example for beef, so it is not easily served on the table. Pork is too fishy and smelly, so it is eaten by common people, not nobles and royal families.
The food tastes good, but there is more soup in it. The main dish is soup dumplings. The soup is a relatively light tonic soup, which is more suitable for drinking before going to bed at night.
After dinner, she didn't wait for Zhao Rixin. It was hard for him to come over and talk to her at night, so she walked around the house a few times to eat, then went straight to bed again.
She wasn't surprised that Yuan Bao didn't come back to her. The guy took advantage of the dynasty aura in his body and almost didn't want to leave Zhao Rixin for a moment. Now that he had the opportunity to enter the palace, he didn't want to let it go and just clung to him shamelessly. , followed him into the palace.
You must know that the palace is where the emperor lives. If a prince is so attracted to it, the emperor's aura can only be stronger.
As a result, when he saw Zhao Rixin again the next day, he found that Yuan Bao was not with him.
Seeing Qingyan looking around, he knew that she was looking for Yuanbao. Zhao Rixin explained to her: "Yuanbao insisted on entering the palace with me. No matter how much he was coaxed, he was unwilling to stay in the palace. As a result, he met the emperor's uncle on the way to the palace yesterday. It stuck to the emperor's body and wouldn't come off.
Fortunately, the emperor's uncle, like me, likes cats, and he also has one at home. He also liked it when he saw Yuanbao being so clingy, and said he would take it back to raise it for two days, and then send Yuanbao back in two days.
If Sister Yang is worried, I will go over and pick it up in the afternoon. "
When Qingyan heard that Yuanbao had been taken away by his uncle, she shook her head and said, "No, just let it play for two days. I'm just afraid of disturbing your uncle."
"No, no, my uncle loves it very much. He is smiling happily when he holds it. I have never seen his uncle be so happy."
Zhao Rixin breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Qingyan would be angry with him for leaving the ingot in someone else's house.
Qingyan was thinking about letting Yuan Bao absorb the dragon energy from his uncle. Originally, she was worried that Yuan Bao absorbing the dragon energy from Zhao Rixin would affect him. Although Yuan Bao said it would not happen, how could it be accurate? Once it gets high, it can't control itself.
Now, let's just go and suck the future emperor. You might be able to suck out part of the dragon energy from the other person, and then he won't be able to be the emperor. Maybe it will be Zhao Rixin's turn to take the throne.
Although his father had no intention of letting him succeed to the throne, the other party probably did not expect that his own brother did not treat his sons well. Both sons died at a young age.
If he knew his son's fate, he might regret it.
If Yuan Bao could really help them get through this disaster by accident, it would be considered a good thing.
Thinking of this, Qingyan used her spiritual sense to explore the location of the Yuanbao and found that the mansion where it was currently located was not far from Zhao Rixin's place, only two streets away.
Of course, it's a straight line distance. If you go there, you have to take a detour. There are no alleys or streets in the middle.
But that mansion was much bigger than Zhao Rixin's. Yes, he had been granted the title of king, and he also had real power. Otherwise, how could he successfully become emperor in a few years.
Qingyan tried to send a message to Yuanbao to see if she could contact it, and found that it worked. It seemed that her consciousness had improved again.
Although she relies on spiritual stones to supply spiritual energy when using her spiritual consciousness, the size of the area still depends on daily exercise, and it seems to be effective.
It's just like the signal is unstable, not as clear as when I'm around, a bit intermittent.
After repeating it twice, I made it clear to Yuan Bao, so that he could absorb the dragon energy from the opponent while protecting his own safety.
She didn't say that the other party might be the next emperor, but judging from the fact that Yuan Bao was stuck to her body, she knew that the dragon energy in him was many times stronger than that in Zhao Rixin.
At this time, the guy was lying on the opponent's lap, rolling and acting cute, looking like a good baby.
Qingyan also took a look at the legendary emperor who killed his brother and came to power. Of course, this was just a legend in unofficial history, and this was not written in official history.
Official history says that Taizu's mother, Queen Mother Du, left her last words and expressed the hope that the principle of brotherhood should be implemented. Therefore, Taizu had made clear instructions before his death to pass the throne to his younger brother.
It is said that Taizu faced tremendous internal and external pressure in the process of establishing the Northern Song Dynasty, including the threat of the Khitan tribe in the north and the existence of the Hou Shu regime in the south.
Considering these factors, he believed that it was more appropriate for his younger brother to continue to rule. However, it would always be a little abnormal in the eyes of future generations to pass it on to his brothers instead of his sons.
(End of chapter)
