Qingchuan History

Chapter 2 Asking about Zhexue Palace
It has been a hundred years since the Gu clan became orthodox and changed the name of the country to Qi.

Many plans and layouts in the palace, including the names of various palaces and inscriptions on pavilions and pavilions, are very different from those when the Yuwen clan was in power.

Various systems and even the rules of the harem, such as the four wives Yu, Pei, Jin, and Zhen under the posthumous position, for example, the wives all live in the Phi Shuang Palace, the Folding Snow Palace, the Cooking Rain Palace, and the Cailu Palace. , are new regulations.

Pishuang Hall is the closest to Wanlan Hall where Junshang lived, and it is now the residence of Mrs. Yu.The Hall of Cooking Rain and the Hall of Cailu are located in the northeast and northwest of the Hall of Turning Waves respectively, almost symmetrically separated from the Hall of Turning Waves by a small piece of imperial garden, where the newly-appointed Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Zhen live respectively.

But the Zhexue Palace is located further north after crossing a large imperial garden, slightly to the west, that is, it is closer to the side of the Cailu Palace, it looks remote, but the scenery is excellent.

This is really strange.

Ruan Xueyin walked around the hall with her hands behind her back, thinking secretly.

Historically, the location of the concubine's bedroom from the king's bedroom reflects the degree of favor. Mrs. Yu was able to enter the palace before the current king was weak, and now she is indeed living in the Phi Shuang Palace, which proves that this logic is correct.Among the four halls, the Folding Snow Hall is obviously in the worst position, but the trees are tall and the forest is deep, full of exotic flowers and plants. The layout of the courtyard and the design of the hall are all exquisite, which does not match the location where it is located.

It was almost noon at this time, two hours had passed since the canonization ceremony ended this morning.In the middle of the night last night, she found a high platform in the Royal Garden to watch the stars, and she had already seen the layout of Qi Palace——

It is said that the Zhexue Palace is remote, but compared to the location of the palaces of the current emperor and the other three wives, if you overlook the entire palace, the Zhexue Palace is still in the most central circle.

"Compared to the other three halls, this Zhexue Temple is much more remote, but the scenery is wonderful. Why?"

Yunxi followed Ruan Xueyin, and had been wandering around for more than half an hour, but the new master had never said a word. At this moment, she finally heard her speak, and hurriedly responded, "Return to Madam,"

The three words came out of my mouth, but I didn't think about what to say next. I couldn't just say that the emperor was dissatisfied with the emperor, and also guarded against you, and deliberately arranged the farthest palace.

She remembered what Di Yan often said to her, when answering, think more about why the other party asked such a question, and it would be easier to answer correctly without making mistakes.So she calmed down, thought for a while, and suddenly thought that she might be dissatisfied with her title status, which is clearly second only to Mrs. Yu, but lives in the farthest place from the king, so she respectfully replied:
"Madam, do you know Mrs. Yu, Taizu's wife?"

The Taizu mentioned by Yunxi naturally refers to Gu Yecheng, the founding king of Qi State and the one who personally destroyed the Yuwen clan.Ruan Xueyin joined Ji Ji's family at the age of four, and began to study the 300-year history of the Qingchuan Continent, and she knew almost all the characters by heart.Although there are very few records about the concubine in the official history, or it is extremely simple, it is difficult for Mrs. Yu to know.

Like flipping through a book in her mind, she turned to the volume of Qi Guo Taizu Gu Yecheng, and saw Mrs. Yu's name.

"Duan Mingcheng, the third princess of the Bai Kingdom."

Yunxi nodded: "That's right. Mrs. Duan Shiyu, known as Mrs. Ming in history, was the most favored and crowned Qi State Harem Palace, and she lived in this Zhexue Palace."

Ruan Xueyin nodded: "'Cheng' has the same pronunciation as 'cheng'. It is always taboo in the palace for slaves to offend their master's name, especially the emperor, no matter who it is. Mrs. Ming has never changed her name since she entered the palace, which shows her great favor." She turned her head to look at Yunxi's obedient little face, motioning for her to continue.

"Mrs. Ming was the most beautiful woman in Qingchuan during the first dynasty of the Taizu, and she even set a precedent for a concubine not to stay in the king's bedroom. Back then, Mrs. Ming stayed in the Lantern Palace at night, listening to the snow lights shining through the night sky, and it became a good story in the whole continent for a while. .”

The allusion of "staying overnight in the Wanlan Palace" is very famous in Qingchuan Continent's 300-year history.Not only because it described the legendary affairs of a generation of kings, but also because after that, during the next two dynasties of Qi State, the hundred snow-tending lanterns on the eaves of the Wanlan Palace never lit up again.Although Taizong and Dingzong, that is, the grandfather and father of the current emperor, both had favored concubines.

After all, he is not so pampered that he can stay in the Wanlan Hall overnight.As for the rules of lighting lamps, since Mrs. Ming established it, there are concubines staying in the Wanlan Hall.

Although these things are not found in the official history, they have been spread widely, even Ruan Xueyin, who has avoided the world, has heard of them to some extent.Seeing that she was silent, Yunxi continued:
"That's why this Zhexue Palace is a blessed place. His Majesty gave his wife a place to stay, which shows that he attaches great importance to it. My wife's future is limitless."

Ruan Xueyin looked at her calmly, thinking that this girl seemed to be a sincere person, maybe she hadn't lied much, but when she said the last two sentences, her hands folded and twisted unnaturally, and her tone of voice was not very smooth.

She would never expose her, but she felt it was funny, turned around and asked:

"Look at me, do you think I will become a favorite concubine?"

The gesture of turning around and the flash of light in his eyes made Yunxi stunned for a moment, as if standing in front of her was a peerless beauty.She looked at the other person's dark complexion and the two faint red marks on the left cheek, but she was still wearing a ginger skirt, which made her complexion even darker, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Hesitating in the face of such a question, no matter how you look at it, you will be punished.Yun Xi knew she had lost her composure, and hurriedly knelt down, "Madam, forgive me!"

Ruan Xueyin didn't want to embarrass her, she was just being naughty for a while, seeing her like this, she smiled,
"You didn't say anything. What a crime. Get up."

(End of this chapter)