Zhaohua did not beat around the bush with Zhu Sijia, she opened the skylight and spoke frankly:
"Zhu Zhaoyi is careful, and I can't hide anything from you. It's a lie that I came to the palace to enjoy the flowers this time, but it's true that I thought about asking you about your current situation in the palace. I wonder if your sister will be safe in the palace after she enters the palace?"
The inner palace of a high-ranking family is not at peace, let alone the harem?
She had heard about Zhu Siyi's past behavior, and he was not a trouble-free person.
Zhu Sijia: "Inside the palace is no better than outside the palace. With His Majesty sitting in charge, she must consider her own status before harming the world."
Du Xian spat out the melon seed skin: "Eldest Princess, don't worry too much. Your Majesty only gives Zhu Zhaoyi your love and sincerity. The rest of us are just decorations. The one who wants to make trouble in the palace has no chance at all."
Only uneven honor and favor can cause concubines to compete for favor, but Yan Xiu dealt with everyone except Zhu Sijia equally.
Zhaohua: "Decoration? But how did I hear that Xuanzhi has favored you a lot? He even..."
She hesitated to speak.
In the eyes of outsiders, Yan Xiu was full of energy every night, and there were even exaggerated rumors that he could control three girls every night. Even the eldest sister Zhaohua took it seriously.
The so-called three girls of Ye Yu are afraid that others will laugh out loud if they talk about it.
In fact, it was Zhu Ya who came up with a novel game called "poker". Yan Xiu once called three of his best friends, Du Xian, Yu Xin and Zhenzhen, into Tai Chi Palace to play cards, while he himself secretly ran to Changle Palace.
The laughter and laughter in the Tai Chi Palace were all caused by Zhu Ya teaching a few of them to play cards.
Du Xian cleared his throat: "I can't tell you the specific reason for this in detail. If you tell me, you will lose your head. But I can only tell you. You can rest assured. Considering your Majesty's indifference towards the Queen Mother and his dislike of Zhu Siyi, It’s not her turn to be favored.”
Zhu Sijia covered her mouth: "Shh, be careful what you say."
Yan Xiu and the Queen Mother did not get along, but this was a taboo in the palace and no one dared to speak out.
After hearing Du Xian's words, Zhaohua burst into tears with laughter. She patted Du Xian on the shoulder and praised, "What a fierce general. She is so straightforward. I like her very much."
I wish Scarlett would have such a good friend as her companion in the palace, and Zhaohua would not worry about her being boring.
The two of them talked about everything. Zhaohua and Du Xian went to Changle Palace for lunch together. At the dinner table, Zhaohua was still worried and told Zhu Sijia:
"I am married and cannot come to the palace to help with everything. You must be careful in the palace. Zhu Siyi's entry into the palace is really weird. I don't believe that she is the kind of person who can calm down and be quiet for a while. It’s impossible to stay quiet forever.”
Zhu Scarlett: "My eldest sister is almost nineteen years old. An ordinary woman of this age has long been a mother. If she can't meditate, won't she make people laugh?"
Zhaohua shook his head: "I don't think so. The Queen Mother goes out of the palace every June to worship Buddha and pray for the country. If something happens to her at this juncture and disturbs the Queen Mother's interest, even if she is her biological niece, she will inevitably be disliked by the Queen Mother."
Du Xian: "The Queen Mother believes in Buddhism? But isn't the state religion of Da Qin Taoism? Your Majesty himself has asked many immortals about it."
She grew up in Yizhou and didn't know much more than the ladies in the capital.
Zhu Sijia frowned slightly. She only knew that the Queen Mother was incompatible with Qin in this aspect. However, Buddhist temples and monks were not deliberately suppressed by Yan Xiu. It seems that he did not force Qin people to worship them.
Before today, Zhu Sijia thought that it was a trivial matter that the Queen Mother made a special trip every year to stay for half a month at Lianyin Temple in Shangzhou, between the eastern capital and the western capital, to pray for blessings.
But after Zhaohua said this, she was keenly aware of something unusual.
She stayed for about two years after returning to Prince Yan's Mansion. She turned a deaf ear to many things that happened in the outer courtyard in the past two years, but she remembered that she had not heard that Zhu Siyi would accompany him to Lianyin Temple in the past two years.
Considering the relationship between the Queen Mother and Zhu Siyi, it was not surprising that she was brought along to pray, but it was strange that the Queen Mother did not bring her along.
Could it be that this time, Zhu Siyi behaved like this because she wanted to go out with the Queen Mother?
Don't jump to conclusions before the matter is verified clearly. The events of the past and present lives are piling up in your mind. Maybe Zhu Sijia has remembered it wrong. And who else is the person who is most familiar with the family affairs of Prince Yan's house besides Zhu Siying?
It's time to ask her to go to the palace.
Du Xian spoke, interrupting Zhu Sijia's thoughts. She asked Zhaohua: "I am curious, where has King Yi gone since he divorced his wife in public?"
She was definitely not interested in Yan Xing, she just wanted to hear the gossip.
Zhaohua lamented: "Yuanzhi made such a ridiculous move, which chilled the heart of Prince Yan's palace. In order to calm Prince Yan's anger, Xuanzhi had already dismissed him."
"You think, how could he do such a stupid thing after his official career finally started to improve? Everyone in the capital couldn't figure it out. On the day of Qingming, Yuan Zhi took his personal little girl with him. I went out on a trip, I guess he was trying to escape."
Traveling?
Zhu Sijia couldn't help but worry that Yan Xing had recovered the memory of his previous life, and his mind was already different from what it was before. In his previous life, he had controlled the government for many years and built a huge network of contacts. How could he be willing to succumb to others in this life?
Traveling is just an excuse for him, I'm afraid it's true that he is secretly planning a rebellion.
If he really wants to rebel, can Yan Xiu successfully solve it?
She believed in Yan Xiu's resourcefulness and ability, but Yan Xing was by no means an ordinary person.
Zhaohua saw that Zhu Sijia looked uncomfortable, so she hurriedly smoothed things over: "In order to eliminate His Majesty's suspicion, Yuanzhi also took the initiative to bring two dragon guards with him on the grounds that he needed to be escorted. He really wants to go out and relax."
Bring two dragon guards to actively monitor yourself?
Zhu Sijia couldn't understand Yan Xing's motives for a while.
Forget it, since he has no intention of rebellion for the time being, there is no need to pay attention to him for the time being.
…
Before Zhaohua left the palace and returned home, Zhu Sijia specially made two snacks and gave them to her, and asked: "Since the emperor is entering the palace today, why don't you bring Huaijin and Huaiyu with you?"
"These two little ancestors went out with the prince-in-law to fool around today. They said they were going to take them to a restaurant to hear some nonsense, so that I could find you alone." Zhaohua took the snacks and smiled sweetly, "Besides, , what we are going to say today is not suitable for them to listen to."
oh? Qingming Day was busy with official duties. Today, Zhaohua entered the palace alone. Will he have time to take his children out?
It seemed that the girl Zhu Siying found had an effect.
Zhu Sijia smiled lightly: "What the imperial sister said is absolutely true. When I return home, I will say hello to Huaijin and Huaiyu and ask them to come to the palace to see me another day."
Zhaohua sighed: "At this time next year, they will be old enough to go to the palace to study. Then you will be able to see them every day. It will be good if you don't find them annoying."
The descendants of the royal family, including the children of the vassal king, must receive unified education in the palace when they are young, and they cannot leave until they are fifteen years old.
Zhu Sijia: "Why would I find it annoying? Huaijin and Huaiyu are so cute, I wish Changle Palace was bustling every day."
Zhaohua glanced at Zhu Sijia's flat belly: "Isn't it easy to be lively? Hurry up and get married to Xuan Zhi, so that Huai Jin and Huai Yu can have more company."
