After spending so long with Zhu Sijia, Yan Xiu probably figured out her temperament.
On the surface, she always looks weak, cowardly and easy to bully, no different from someone who turns pale with fear when she sees him. But while she succumbs to the majestic power, she also has her own way of silent resistance.
Although her resistance had no effect.
But Yan Xiu was sure that if he were not the king of a country, Zhu Sijia's petty temper would definitely cause trouble with him.
"Let's go to the school grounds first." Yan Xiu stood up and prepared to go back to Tai Chi Hall to change his clothes. "Go and see if my brother-in-law is still adaptable to the position of Yueqi Colonel."
She clearly cares about Zhu Jieyu so much, but she insists on being stubborn and refuses to say anything. She doesn't even dare to express concern about her directly, but she still has to act like she doesn't care.
Hu Shunhai secretly cursed when he stepped back and ordered people to prepare the car.
Imperial City Campus.
Zhu Yuancun had just arrived and was young. Those who could be selected into the Royal Guards of the Imperial City were not ordinary people. It was not easy for a young boy like him to manage so many people who were a head above him.
What's more, the imperial guards stayed in Xijing to garrison the imperial city during the autumn hunt and did not witness the thrilling polo match, making it even harder for Zhu Yuancun to convince the crowd.
"Uncle, we in the Guards are not practicing polo! If I make you cry, you'd better ask His Majesty to let you teach polo as soon as possible. Hahahaha..."
"Don't tell me, Uncle Chiayi who will be on duty tomorrow is also a young polo kid!"
"Yes, yes, I have lived for more than 20 years, and I have never heard that successive Yueqi captains were promoted by playing polo. Do you accept it, brothers?"
"Shut up!" Zhu Yuancun threw away the spear in his hand. The spear flew dozens of feet away and was firmly planted on the grass in the distance. "I have long heard that the imperial guards in the palace are all talented people who are selected from a million." , when I see you today, you are all glib idiots!"
"If you're not convinced, you can go to the ring and fight me. What's the point of talking about me below? The sword has no eyes in the ring. I'm willing to admit defeat!"
As the words passed on, some people were really gearing up and eager to fight to the death with Zhu Yuancun.
Yan Xiu's carriage stopped silently not far away. Seeing Zhu Yuancun issuing a declaration of war to the entire Imperial Guard, he stepped off the carriage, clasped his hands, and carefully observed the upcoming fierce battle.
On the ring, Zhu Yuancun was seen holding an ordinary spear, calmly waiting for the challenge.
Half an hour passed, and the imperial guards who were defeated in his hands were knocked off the ring one by one, leaning to the side like a pile of arhats, and the painful groans could not be heard.
Zhu Yuancun, on the other hand, was just sweating a little and still stood as straight as a pine tree on the ring.
Unexpectedly, the place where he truly dominates is not as simple as the racecourse.
"Wonderful."
Yan Xiu walked through the crowd, stretched out his hands to applaud, and walked to the ring. The crowd fell to their knees and saluted.
Zhu Yuancun let go of his spear, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists to salute Yan Xiu: "I have seen your majesty at last."
Yan Xiu helped him up with his own hands: "Uncle Wu Xing, please forgive me."
He took Zhu Yuancun and walked together in the palace. In addition to military skills, the two also talked a lot about Zhu Sijia's daily life.
"Speaking of the Western Zhou Dynasty." Yan Xiu paused, "If nothing happens, I should go to the Western Zhou Dynasty personally next year. But right now Alekhon——"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not well!"
A little eunuch ran up to the two of them and knelt down in front of them.
Yan Xiu suddenly felt murderous. At this critical moment of discussing the war, someone dared to interrupt him without permission! But to make this unfamiliar little eunuch become so anxious, there must be something important.
"explain."
"Your Majesty, the young one is the miscellaneous eunuch of Zhu Jieyu Palace! The Queen Mother has just summoned Zhu Jieyu to Zhangtai Palace with great fanfare. Zhu Jieyu is now kneeling in the front hall of Zhangtai Palace and reciting the palace rules loudly! "
Yan Xiu: "..."
He himself had given instructions in advance that if Scarlett encounters difficulties with the Queen Mother, he can make an exception.
"What?" Zhu Yuancun was the first to get excited. He asked anxiously, "How did my sister offend the Queen Mother?"
Yan Xiu comforted him: "Wu Xingbo will go back to the school first, and I will go to Zhangtai Palace in person."
The front hall of Zhangtai Palace.
Zhu Sijia knelt on the cold floor, holding a heavy palace rule in her hands and reading it aloud.
Empress Dowager Zhang had an operation on her because of Qiu Lie.
Xijing City is located in the Central Plains of the Qin Dynasty. Although it is not like the Northland where snow falls in September, the chill of late autumn is not to be outdone. It poured into Zhu Sijia's neck from her collar, making every pore of her tremble with coldness.
Kneeling here for almost a moment, Zhu Scarlett was already thirsty from reading.
At the Queen Mother's instruction, Aunt Zhao stood aside and stared at her the whole time. If she read in a slightly lower voice, she would be "friendly" reminded by Aunt Zhao and ask her to start reading from the beginning.
Even though she turned over and over again, she could only read the first few paragraphs.
She was afraid of the cold, and in this condition she could not concentrate on the words in the book.
"If Zhu Jieyu can't read Article 90 today, she won't have to go back to your Changle Palace." Empress Dowager Zhang grabbed a piece of snacks and looked at Zhu Sijia's slender figure, her eyes becoming more and more jealous, "Don't blame Aijia Cruel-hearted, this is what the Ai family taught the late emperor and his concubines when they were queens."
The biggest advantage of this woman who is more beautiful than her before is that she is young.
It's so good to be young. She doesn't have to work so hard to maintain her figure. She doesn't even dare to take one more bite of snacks, and she just barely manages not to gain weight and get out of shape. It's not worth the loss of one meal for a young person.
"Although we, the Great Qin Dynasty, do not respect the old etiquette, the rules in the palace are no better than those outside the palace. If you don't learn the rules well and you get into trouble, don't blame the Ai family for being lax in teaching."
"Before the Empress Dowager reprimands my women to learn the rules, ask yourself first, how can you learn a thing or two about the rules of the ancestors of heaven and earth!" Yan Xiu came so menacingly that he refused to show any outward courtesy to the Empress Dowager Zhang, "When the Imperial Grandmother was still alive. , have you ever been tortured by such cruel and inhumane methods?"
"When did the imperial family of the Qin Dynasty use clear rules and precepts to discipline the concubines? When did they restrain their nature by straining their bones, starving their bodies, and depleting their bodies?"
"I have met His Majesty."
Zhu Sijia knew that her savior was coming. She held the book in her hand tighter and said in a lowered voice: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Concubine, concubine, cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Empress Dowager Zhang opened her eyes angrily and pointed at Yan Xiu: "Xuanzhi! Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean you don't have it! How can you understand the punishment in the harem?"
Yan Xiu took off his coat, wrapped it around Zhu Sijia, and held her in his arms. His eyes were like torches and his voice was like cold iron: "Such rules are not allowed in my harem. If the Queen Mother feels it is inappropriate, she can move to Dongdu." Stay in the palace and take care of yourself!"
When he was leaving with Zhu Sijia, he noticed Aunt Zhao who was kneeling aside and did not dare to look up.
"Did you have a chance encounter with Zhu Jieyu when you were in Shanglin Garden?"
Aunt Zhao nodded repeatedly: "It's an old slave, it's an old slave."
Yan Xiu sneered and said, "It's you today too. From now on until today next year, you will kneel in front of the main hall of Changle Palace and recite the palace rules for three hours every day."
