After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Even though it was midnight, after seeing with their own eyes the Lord of Shenyuan Palace returning to Qingliang Palace by boat, the Third Prince and Nanci could not stay overnight in Weiyang Palace. When they returned to the inn, Nanci was already yawning, but could not resist the Third Prince's enthusiasm for "chatting". The door was pushed open, and the Third Prince prepared to have a long talk by candlelight, and he almost followed Nanci to the bathroom to take a cold bath together.

Nan Ci had no choice but to give up and looked listlessly at Sikong Mujiao's bright eyes.

"My earlier response should have been in perfect harmony with Deputy Envoy Zuo, right?"

Nanji:……

"When Xiping General was assassinated, I never thought that the situation would turn out the way it did. The Ran clan intervened under the advice of Queen Mother Yao, and ended up putting Jiang Tai on the spot. The Northern Han's Xiu Yao Division busted the Northern Zhao's spy agency, and Northern Zhao actually became the mastermind behind the assassination of Xiping General. Only then did I realize that the Left Deputy Envoy had set up such a big plan, and easily broke up the alliance between Northern Zhao and Northern Han!"

Nanci yawned.

"I really believe in Deputy Envoy Zuo now. Every move she makes will not go in vain. Jiang Tai's intention is to use Northern Zhao to contain our dynasty and let him take advantage of the loophole. Northern Zhao will definitely not trust Jiang Tai now. Next, Deputy Envoy Zuo will force Jiang Tai to publicly admit that the Palace Master is the Palace Master. In this way, how can Northern Zhao believe Jiang Tai's lies and continue to be used by Jiang Tai?"

Nanci responded with a yawn again.

"Today, Princess Zhenyuan made another move, which means that Empress Dowager Yao's proposal must have been expected by Deputy Envoy Zuo. We are sure to win. Although I still can't see the future situation clearly, it doesn't matter whether I can see it clearly or not. Deputy Envoy Zuo really convinced me this time. She is only sixteen years old. It is said that the wisdom of a scholar is not enough to build a country. Because of Deputy Envoy Zuo, I now doubt that this statement is taken for granted."

"Third brother, it's getting late..."

"My fifth brother has been friends with the Left Deputy Envoy for a long time, but he has not learned even a little bit."

Nanji:……

He finally couldn't help himself: "I've said it before, with Deputy Envoy Zuo at the helm, there's no way our ship will run aground."

"Fifth brother is half a day older than the Left Deputy Envoy, and fifth brother was fortunate to receive the teachings of Lord Linyi. It's OK that my knowledge and wisdom are not as good as the Left Deputy Envoy's, but I only regret that I never studied hard with the Left Deputy Envoy!"

"Third brother, when did you start to truly learn?" Nanci sneered.

"Yes, I used to be unmotivated, uneducated, and not as talented as my fifth brother." The third prince was actually complacent.

Therefore, even if we start to catch up now, we may not be able to reach the level of Deputy Envoy Zuo.

"Do we have to hurt each other?" Nanci raised his eyebrows, then smiled again: "Brother, just work hard on your own. I don't need to compete with Deputy Envoy Zuo."

The Third Prince ignored Nanci's implication and was still immersed in his own happiness: "In the past, I was able to win the advice of the Left Vice Envoy since I was in the Great Wilderness. Now I have changed my ways. I believe that, at least in the eyes of the Left Vice Envoy, I am far better than the Crown Prince."

Why did Sikong Mujiao mention Sikong Beichen for no reason?

"Fifth brother, on this mission, I know you can rely on the tacit understanding between you and Deputy Envoy Zuo to win, but I will not always lose to you."

The Third Prince suddenly issued a declaration of war, but his smile was so amiable. He stretched out his hand and patted Nan Ci's shoulder twice: "I have to look through Fifth Brother's luggage, so don't fight me. If we kill each other at this time, the people of Northern Han will laugh at us."

Nan Ci watched helplessly as the Third Prince rummaged through his room, then walked away with a pile of books. These books were indeed some miscellaneous books about Longdi, mountains, rivers and scenery that Yingshu had picked out when he accompanied her to visit the West Market. Did Sikong Yuejiao finally realize that reading classics and history books alone was not enough to enrich his experience and knowledge? What a pity! These books were snatched away by Sikong Mujiao before Yingshu even had a chance to read them!!!

Nan Ci almost wanted to rush over to snatch it back. When he stood up, the candles shook. He looked at his own shadow projected on the ground, and his mind suddenly became clear - Sikong Mujiao would never catch up with him and Ying Shu. The biggest distance between them was rebirth in another life.

At this time in his previous life, Sikong Mujiao was already dying, but he was unaware of it and was still fighting with Sikong Yuewu. In fact, like him, he was a confused and lost person. Much later, Sikong Mujiao died of poisoning and his body was cold, but his two children were saved. They timidly called him "uncle". The daughter was a little older and was very attached to Yingshu, while the son seemed rather dull and extremely distant from everyone.

Yingshu had discussed with him the selection of the master who would teach Sikong Ping. She had lost her own child, but was willing to show love to the children of the Sikong royal family. She said: I know that I am competing with the Zheng clan of Changping and the He clan of Jiangdong, and I don't want the children to be restricted by the so-called blood relationship, but it is very likely that I will be the loser. They will not understand me. I completely deprive them of the opportunity to stand in power in order to make their lives easier. I know the result will not be satisfactory, but I don't care, because you are their uncle, because you were born in the Sikong royal family, and with you around, it will be difficult for me to hate this surname. With you around, I can maintain my humanity and treat these innocent children well.

Recalling these bits of past, Nanci would feel warm and at ease in his heart. He and Yingshu would never give up on each other no matter when or under what circumstances. No matter how hard Sikong Mujiao tried, he could not get involved in their shared past life.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the evening of the third day, Yingshu made a request. She wanted a boat that could lead to Jiantai. The Queen Mother came to Qingliang Palace in person and asked why. Yingshu replied perfunctorily, "Today's sunset is extremely beautiful. The Lord wants to climb Jiantai to enjoy the sunset."

Queen Mother Yao sneered secretly.

We have to wait until now to put the real fat rose on the stage!

But what Queen Mother Yao wanted was the real Zhigui, and of course she would not refuse Yingshu's request. Without saying a word, she ordered her subordinates to prepare the boat and send the prince to the stage alone to watch the sunset. She did not rush to Mingqu. When the sunset was brilliant before dusk, Queen Mother Yao was admonishing her daughter.

Jiang Lina's face turned ashen, she stretched out her long neck, leaned her knees towards the empress dowager, and tried hard to turn her face away.

"We have already executed several of Northern Zhao's spies. It's time for you to calm down. At this time, we must maintain an alliance with Northern Zhao. This is a matter of the general situation!"

"Mother, they are just a few slaves of Northern Zhao, why should we be afraid of killing them? I let go of Princess Sanchuan, isn't that considering the overall situation? I have to let go of even these minions, how can I still have dignity?!" Xiping snorted heavily, "And the daughter of the Wang family, although she didn't dare to assassinate me, she dared to curse me in front of Da Shangchen... Brother, are you really going to let her go back to Dongyu?!!!"

"Your Majesty is helpless. This bitch is protected by the prince of Dongyu."

"In my opinion, why not just detain Sikong Mujiao and Sikong Nanci? I am willing to treat them as guests."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" The Queen Mother also frowned. "If you really want to divorce and remarry Jiang Gaofan, you should dismiss all your former guests. Alas, it's also Wen's fault that she deliberately indulged your temper and didn't teach you to consider the overall situation. I hate Wang's daughter too. Such a bitch who looks down on others deserves to die without a burial place.

But this matter cannot be done openly. Now is not the right time. You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. You still need to cultivate your patience."

"If Da Shangchen marries me and doesn't take a concubine, I will naturally dismiss the guest officials. Although Da Shangchen is very talented, his status is not as noble as mine. He treats me wholeheartedly, and I would rather give up the privilege of being a royal princess. But his mind is still on Wang Si Niang, a Han woman. No matter how much I admire him, I can't bear this." Jiang Lina couldn't listen to the queen mother's preaching, and snorted coldly: "What is Wen Shi? I have never been disciplined by her. I am a princess of the royal family. Even my father has never blamed me. How dare she point fingers at me?"

"Now, you don't even listen to my teachings?!" Queen Mother Yao hated Jiang Xiongying more than she hated Wen, and Jiang Lina had Jiang Xiongying's blood in her body. In the past, every time she saw her daughter acting coquettishly towards Jiang Xiongying, she felt piercing and heartbroken.

Jiang Lina didn't want to anger her mother directly, so she slowly turned her stubborn neck back and said, "Mother, do you know why I don't like Qiang men? We Qiang people have been in the country for decades, and many old rules have been abolished, but Qiang men still have deep-rooted ideas in their minds. In their eyes, women, no matter how noble or humble their status is, are just like slaves and animals, and are the property of men.

Therefore, when the head of a family died, not only did all the slaves, cattle, sheep, horses, and yurts become the inheritance of the new head of the family, but even the wives and concubines became the wives and concubines of others, and it was common for a widowed sister-in-law to marry a younger brother, and even for a son to marry his stepmother. These were all considered to be against human ethics and natural principles, and were all considered bad habits of the barbarians. "

The corners of Empress Dowager Yao's eyes twitched violently.

Jiang Lina continued to talk to herself: "I don't think that the Han people's etiquette is all good, but Han men at least don't treat their wives as slaves. When they choose a wife, they don't look at whether a woman's physique is conducive to childbearing. They know how to appreciate a woman's talent. My mother has been jealous of Wen all her life because my father loves her more, but does my mother know? In my father's eyes, Wen is just his property. My father chose Jiang Mo as the crown prince only because Jiang Mo is his biological son. My father has already made up his mind. Before my father dies, he will definitely let Wen be buried with him."

"How do you know this?" Queen Mother Yao asked suspiciously.

"I heard it from that old Tu Dong Dang!" Jiang Lina called her husband by his name and snorted again, "According to the rules of our Qiang people, after the death of our father, if the concubines do not want to be buried alive with him, it is not impossible for them to remarry. Wen is Jiang Mo's biological mother. Jiang Mo will not restrict his biological mother to be a widow if he becomes the emperor. If Wen wants to remarry, who can stop Jiang Mo? After all, our father is no longer a Khan, but the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. His property, even after his death, cannot be coveted by others.

Do you know why I am making a fuss about divorcing Tudong Dang? If I don't divorce him, when he dies in the future, he won't care how noble my status is. He will give all his property to his eldest son. He can't tolerate me as a stepmother who suppresses his son and controls the power of his Tu clan. He will definitely leave a will and let me be his son's wife or concubine according to the old rules!

I am a princess of the royal family. Why should I be treated as a slave and be manipulated by the old Tudong Party? My mother thought, why did I say I would marry the bastard of the Tudong Party? I don't like any of the men of the Tu clan. I just want to humiliate the Tudong Party. They don't treat women as human beings, so I treat them all as my playthings. "

"You think too much." Queen Mother Yao frowned: "Old rules are old rules after all. Now..."

"What about now? After Duke Liangzhou died, because his two sons were unable to establish themselves, did all his subordinates go to his brother Duke Jincheng? Were his wives and concubines divided between Duke Jincheng and Duke Yongchang? Duke Liangzhou's wife was also from a noble family, but was she also treated as a slave?"

Queen Mother Yao remained silent.

"If I hadn't been born into the royal family, I would have been a lowly person and had to accept my fate and be treated like a beast of burden by men. But I have this fate. Why can't I choose my own man? Since men can have many wives and concubines, why should I be faithful to one man? My mother asked me to endure the humiliation that the Wang girl gave me. I can endure it temporarily. I only have one thing to say. If the Great Shangchen can let go of Wang Si Niang, I can let the Wang girl leave and return to her country of Dongyu. Otherwise, I will not let go of any of the daughters of the Linyi Wang family. The death of Wang Yingshu is the beginning!"

Even if Yingshu was a master of divination, she could not have predicted that her life and death would be linked to Da Shangchen and Wang Qing'e. At this moment, she and Princess Ran were playing chess while waiting for the moon, which had just risen above the willow branches and moved towards the middle of the sky. She also mentioned Jiang Mo. When the black piece was dropped, Yingshu raised her eyelids slightly and said, "I once discovered that King Zhenyuan seemed unable to distinguish the appearance of women."

"My husband does have some difficulty distinguishing the appearance of Han women. It's strange to say that in my opinion, there is not much difference between the appearance of Qiang and Han people. I can't completely distinguish Han women from Qiang women just by their appearance. But my husband can distinguish the ethnicity of women, but he has difficulty telling which Han women are which."

"Maybe it's the difference in makeup. Han women like to pluck their eyebrows and apply black eyebrow pencils, and also like to use forehead paint to modify their appearance. They also apply lip balm and make up their cheeks. With different makeup, their appearance sometimes changes. This time when I came to Northern Han, I saw that although Qiang women also draw eyebrows, they don't deliberately trim their eyebrows to be thin, and few of them draw phoenix tips. They just use ordinary powder and rouge, which doesn't change their appearance too much."

"I see that the Lord Palace and the Left Deputy Envoy don't seem to like heavy makeup either."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Ying Shu said as she quietly laid out her plan: "In Dayu, women who have not reached the age of marriage generally wear light eyebrows and light makeup. But after reaching the age of marriage, they can only do as they please when they are at home. For example, in Jiankang Palace, there are strict rules for what hairstyle and makeup to wear. It should not be too light or too heavy. Indeed, after putting on makeup, some people look very different from when they are bare-faced."

"My husband couldn't tell the difference between Han women's appearances. He didn't mention it, so no one noticed it. But the Left Deputy Envoy saw it."

"Speaking of this, there is also a joke." Yingshu didn't continue.

Princess Ran looked at her for a long time, but did not wait for the next words and did not ask any further questions. As a result, when she looked at the chess game again.

Hmm, it seems like it’s time to give up!