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"Hmph!" Little Jin turned her face away in displeasure. "How dare a convicted criminal who didn't follow the rules of the boudoir and secretly escaped from the palace say that he offended me? Do you know that I am the daughter of Jin, and a favorite of the emperor!" Then she looked at Ah'ao and said, "How can you, a wild girl without a father or a mother and without rules, be compared to me?"

Ying'en became more and more angry as she listened. According to the rules taught by the aunts in the palace, Xiao Jinshi's behavior was considered as insubordination and she could be punished with a stick. Although she was timid, she couldn't stand others slandering the princess, so she raised her hand and wanted to step forward.

Ah'ao stopped her calmly and let her stand behind her.

Xiao Jin's insolence is enough to show how insolent Jin Feng was in the previous dynasty.

The new emperor was thinking carefully about A'e, his half-baked uncle, who had no knowledge of literature and no ideas in his head.

So a villain like Jin Feng first flattered the late emperor, and when he saw that Shen Cong was useless, he immediately switched to Shen Zhuo. The fact that such a fence-sitter could be favored by two dynasties further shows the decline of the Shen family.

Shen Cong loved Jin Feng because he favored Jin, and he also rewarded Jin Feng, which was fine. But Shen Zhuo allowed this stupid little Jin to enter the palace because he favored Jin Feng, and she dared to take advantage of her power and act arrogantly.

Now, she deserves to be called the most favored one in the harem, but that’s only because she is beautiful, young, and knows how to act coquettishly and submissively.

I dare not say all of them, but men like Shen Zhuo just fall for this.

Ah'ao mocked her in her heart and was too lazy to talk to her.

"Why, did I hit you in the sore spot? No wonder Chen wants to abandon you, you are really unpleasant." Xiao Jin became even more proud, looking at her rich and bright nail polish, and said frivolously, "Apologize and I will let you go."

Ah'ao originally wanted to leave, but after hearing these words, she couldn't help feeling unhappy.

No one in this palace is worthy of mentioning Chen Zhaoying's name.

The jade-green palace dress looked cold and stern in the gloomy winter day. In addition, Ah'ao's gloomy face and her long and thin eyebrows made her look unapproachable and fierce.

"Xiao Jin, I have three things to remind you. Listen carefully and then you can apologize to me."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and Ying'en got the chance. He finally straightened his back and was able to vent his anger.

Several eunuchs guarding the nearby warm room were sharp-eyed. Seeing that the two nobles wanted to have a long conversation, they immediately brought chairs and a tea table and placed them behind the princess.

But he only moved tables and chairs for the princess.

The people in the palace were used to changing their attitudes according to the situation. In the past, Xiao Jin treated the servants harshly regardless of the palace. She even dared to order the servants of the Changqiu Supervisor of Chong'an Palace around in a flattering manner, and the servants had long been complaining.

And this only princess had knelt on the ground to plead for mercy for her maid a few years ago, which immediately proved her superiority.

Moreover, it was obvious that Xiao Jin was at fault in today's incident. When His Majesty starts to blame, he cannot blame the princess who has been designated as the crown princess by You Bei first, right?

Ah'an was very pleased. She leaned back in her chair peacefully, and a cup of hot tea was handed to her. She planned to check the results of Ying'en's study of the rules.

Seeing that these eunuchs were treating her badly, Xiao Jin was about to get angry, but was forcibly stopped by the senior palace maid behind her.

It was in such a situation that Ying'en spoke calmly.

"First, Her Royal Highness was personally conferred the title by Emperor Wu'an, and enjoys a fiefdom and land, and is of royal blood. Concubine Jin is a palace concubine, and according to her rank, she should have been polite to Her Royal Highness when they met, not to mention that she was rude, and should have been punished."

Xiao Jin's eyes widened.

"Secondly, making irresponsible comments about the late emperor and his wife is considered treason. If you are guilty, you should be executed." Ying'en glanced at Xiao Jin's expression and continued, "Making irresponsible comments about the princess's education is also considered to be slandering the reputation of the royal family. The Jin family's relatives have been in power for a long time, and they are presumptuous and speaking out. Isn't this treason?"

A'ao drank a few sips of hot tea comfortably, but her heart was nostalgic for the time when Yunli was in Kezhou and always remembered that she didn't like tea, so he handed her plain water.

But when he saw Xiao Jin's face turn a little paler, his sadness disappeared.

"Third, your majesty intends to make peace with Youbei and betroth Princess Xuancheng to Youbei as the prince's consort. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, she will be the princess of Youbei. Lady Jin's words at this time, are you intending to destroy the friendship between our dynasty and Youbei? What is your intention?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Jin felt her legs weaken, she patted the person behind her and staggered two steps.

She had beaten the ones who should be beaten, and frightened the ones who should be frightened. But she was really a weak person with no cunning at all. Ah-yi felt that it was boring and didn't want to stay any longer.

So he stood up, walked almost to Xiao Jin, leaned over slightly, and pinched her chin.

"Look at you, you are really scared." Ah's tone was gentle and slow, as if she was giving a little comfort, "If you had apologized to me earlier, I would have forgiven you. Why did you have to do this?"

If a person is cold-hearted, no matter how gentle his words are, they are still cold-hearted.

Xiao Jin broke out in a cold sweat, perhaps she was so frightened by the men who were about to be beheaded that she lost her soul and hung her head.

Ah-yi smiled and looked down at her, "If you dare to offend me again, I will chop you off and leave you in front of the gate of the Jin Mansion as a warning to everyone."

Xiao Jin's jaw was thrown open, and she was so weak that she had no strength left. With the force of the throw, her body tilted and she fell to the ground.

When we looked at the culprit again, Princess Xuancheng had already left in a huff, so lightly.

Today, one of us couldn't help but quarrel, which is a very bad idea.

Changsheng Hall was a place where only the empresses of previous dynasties could live. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, he had never appointed an empress, so this place had always been kept as it was where the previous empress lived. The concubines of the new emperor lived separately in the inner courtyard of the West Palace.

The new emperor never neglected the matter of maintaining his reputation. No matter how high or low the rank of the concubines were, they were all furnished with exquisite furnishings and their residences were renovated. Therefore, there were actually few places in the palace that were older than Changsheng Hall.

But how could Xiao Jin understand? The wide palace gate was locked every day, and looking at the magnificent palace from the outside, she wanted to live in it every day, to be the queen, and to receive the exclusive favor.

She was just Jin Feng's concubine's daughter. Even if she wanted to, there was no possibility that Jin Feng would support her.

Jin Feng had some skills to flatter him until now. He knew very well that even the former princess who had become a nun early on was much more important in His Majesty's heart than his own concubine's daughter.

The previous emperor could be fascinated by women, so the new emperor could be as well. But Xiao Jinshi's beauty was not as good as that of the previous Jin Jieyu, his younger sister. So some plans could not be carried out.

If Jin Feng heard what happened today, he would definitely scold her.

When Xiao Jin thought of this, she suddenly seemed to have grown up a brain, and hurriedly ordered people to pick out a lot of valuable things from the warehouse and send them to Changsheng Hall to apologize to A'an.

Boxes of things, big and small, were carried into the Changsheng Hall like water. Although Ah'ao didn't understand, she still accepted them with a smile.

Ying'en took the gift list and checked it one by one.

"Your Highness, look at these pearl hairpins and jewelry. Do you want to take them to the dressing table and wear them daily?" Ying'en grew up in a wealthy family. Although he had no chance to wear these pearl flowers, he had seen his stepmother and sisters wearing them. He knew that they were fashionable, so he asked.

Ah'an rolled up her sleeves and squatted beside the box, picking out each piece one by one to examine it. "No need, after verification they will all be sealed up in the warehouse." As she spoke, she converted the prices of the jewellery one by one in her mind according to the market price, and she was very happy.

These things were bought by Xiao Jin with money. Ah-yi had already inquired about it, and the people in the clothing bureau said that Lady Jin looked down on all the styles of clothes in the palace. Except for those given by His Majesty, she bought them all by herself with money.

No wonder there are no marks on these things, Ying En thought.

It would be best to exchange things without the imprint of the palace for money. Ah-yi never paid much attention to these decorations, so naturally she didn't feel bad about them.

There are a few things that we can start to verify after the New Year. Hiring someone to gather information always costs money, so it's always a good idea to save some money first.

"Oh, right." Ah'ao suddenly asked, "You said that when you went to the Shangfu Bureau a few days ago, they were busy making new court robes?"

Since it is not an exact birthday, nor has he been conferred a title of loyalty and honor, why should he wear new court robes when there is no festival?

Since entering the palace, she had been cut off from news. A'an was a newcomer and had not yet built up her own network of contacts, so apart from what was brought in by outsiders, she knew nothing else.

"Yes." Ying'en turned around and said in detail, "The clothing manager of the Shangfu Bureau said that the new year is approaching, and this year's annual banquet coincides with the great victory in Kezhou. Your Majesty wants to hold a grand banquet and invite princes from all directions and ministers in the court. The banquet will be held in Haiping Pavilion."

Ah'ao was startled.

"By the way, Si Yi also said that when Your Highness is free, she will bring someone to take measurements and tailor clothes for Your Highness, and also prepare a new set of clothes for Your Highness." Ying En said, but saw that Ah Yi didn't seem to hear, "Your Highness?"

After the "Great Victory in Kezhou", A'ao could not hear the rest of the words as if her ears were blocked.

She was captured and brought back to the capital, and Hu Gui had already told Youbei to withdraw his troops. Since they had not been able to put up a fight at all, how could it be called a great victory?

Hengzhi has always been stationed in the north. Why did the new emperor suddenly summon him to the capital?
Ah'ao was completely immersed in her own sea of ​​consciousness. All kinds of problems that were already a mess were suddenly involved in this matter, further intertwining her clarity of mind.

"Your Highness?" Ying'en saw that she was frowning and didn't know what was wrong, so he called softly.

Could it be that he had already negotiated peace with You Bei without authorization, and in order to show his sincerity, Shen Zhuo was going to take back the military power?

This idea is not groundless.

The new emperor has always had means to suppress all parties, but Yuanzhou has always surrendered honestly, and Shuzhong has always been powerful. The new emperor only got the throne by luck and has no foundation, so naturally he cannot control it.

Among the rest, only Kezhou is a must-fight place. There are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there, and it has a new ruler, so it is easy to suppress.

Kezhou didn't have to be subservient before such an emperor. All Hengzhi did was to seek a place for the entire Kezhou to survive between the imperial power and foreign enemies.

What he cared about was not military power or status. As the prince of Kezhou since childhood, this was the responsibility that Hengzhi had always shouldered.

It cannot be gotten rid of, it cannot be washed away, otherwise your conscience will be uneasy.

But A'ao is different.

After leaving this body that once again bore the title of princess, Ah's soul seemed to circle around her body, and then she sarcastically said, "Look at you, enjoying the treatment of a princess, well fed and clothed, with fine clothes and delicious food, but you don't want to sacrifice yourself at all. The whole court blames you, as a princess, it is your duty to marry for the country, but you actually ran away from the palace secretly, you are really a wolf and a dog."

It turns out that I really have no sense of responsibility. She lowered her head and thought dejectedly.

If everyone in the world knew about it, would they scold her for it after every meal?

If I think about it carefully, there has not been a single moment in my life that I could decide for myself, except for the day I was born and the two years I spent wandering outside.

After calming down, Ah-yi cleared her throat and said to Ying-en, "Any time is fine. Fortunately, I am free. But before that, I have something you need to pass on to me."

"Your Highness, please give your orders." Ying'en nodded.

When Ah'ao raised her eyes, she unexpectedly looked somewhat calm and demure.

"I want to see the late Minister Jiang's wife, Cui."

(End of this chapter)