The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After returning to Linhu Courtyard, Yang Qi went into the house holding the "Art of War" given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He was slow at copying books and had not finished it yet, but if he made good use of his time today it should be no problem.

I might run into His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the palace tomorrow. I have borrowed books from him a few days ago, so I could take this opportunity to see if I can return the books.

But for some reason, Yang Qi couldn't read even a single word of the book in his hand. Thinking back to his previous life, it was only because of Yang Lan's birth that he had the opportunity to go to the East Palace, but he had never set foot in this imperial palace.

Soldiers guarded the imperial palace every day, and no one outside of the palace could get close.

Feeling both excited and nervous, Yang Qi closed the book, took his own copy of The Art of War, and walked to the edge of the back lake.

Winter has not yet passed, and when the wind blew, Yang Qi shivered as he stood by the Houhu Lake, and his mind became much clearer.

After so many years, I can finally step into the imperial city.

Yang Qi stood by the back lake, looking towards the direction of the imperial city, and murmured in a low voice: "Mother, grandfather, I am finally going to step into that place."

Nanny Zhu didn't find Yang Qi when she entered the room, so she quickly took a cloak and came to the back lake. Seeing that Yang Qi was wearing thin clothes, she quickly helped Yang Qi put on the cloak and said, "Miss, it will be windy at night. We will enter the palace tomorrow, so you should be more careful. If you catch a cold, I'm afraid it will make the noble unhappy."

Yang Qi let Nanny Zhu put on her cloak and whispered, "Nanny Zhu, when you left the palace, did you ever think of going back?"

Nanny Zhu shook her head and stood behind Yang Qi: "Never thought about it." The memory left by the palace was not good. Nanny Zhu would not deliberately avoid this memory, but she really couldn't be happy about those days.

Ever since Nanny Zhu came to his side, Yang Qi knew that Nanny Zhu didn't like to talk about things in the palace.

Since Yang Qi knew what Nanny Zhu thought, he would not ask too much. But this time, Yang Qi really wanted to know what Nanny Zhu thought of the imperial city after living in the palace for most of her life. "Nanny, what is the imperial palace like in your eyes?"

Nanny Zhu said without hesitation: "Golden and magnificent, magnificent and splendid, it is the most precious thing in the world."

Yang Qi nodded. In terms of wealth, there is no place in the Tianyuan Dynasty more precious than the imperial palace. However, what Nanny Zhu said was only about the surface of the imperial city: "Mammy, let's not talk about the surface, what is it like inside?"

The two idioms used by Nanny Zhu were both descriptions of the appearance of the imperial city, but this was not the answer that Yang Qi wanted to know.

Yang Qi asked directly, and Nanny Zhu knew that the young lady was serious this time. She closed her eyes and said, "It's lonely and lonely in the imperial city. You can be surrounded by enemies at any time."

In that palace, the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. Even if someone is chatting and laughing with you one second ago, he can send you to the west the next second at the order of a nobleman.

In just a few words, Yang Qi could hear the helplessness and sadness. Only Nanny Zhu herself knew how much sadness and helplessness she had to endure in order to leave the palace smoothly in a palace where everyone was calculating.

Having stayed in the palace for so long, Nanny Zhu is familiar with the rules of this imperial city. Tomorrow, Nanny Zhu will follow Yang Qi into the palace.

Yang Qi touched her nose and said, "Madam Zhu, this is my first time going to the palace, so I can't help but feel a little flustered. I'll have to worry about you tomorrow."

Nanny Zhu smiled and said, "Of course, the young lady has learned the rules very well, and tomorrow will be smooth sailing."

The young lady has been a hard-working and learning person since she was young. Even after entering the palace, Nanny Zhu is very confident in the young lady's etiquette and rules.

As he was going to enter the palace the next day, Yang Qi did not dare to stand in the Back Lake for long. He went back to his room after staying for a while.

The news that Princess Yuanyi allowed Yang Qi to enter the palace spread throughout Duke Song's Mansion, and the most annoyed person was An.

An was not as well-informed as Yang Lan. By the time she learned about this, everything was already a foregone conclusion: "It's really a barking dog that bites. He quietly climbed up to Princess Yuan Yi."

Yang Jing was waiting on the side, feeling extremely unhappy.

When An thought about the indifference of the Duke's Mansion to her during this period, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but say, "From the northwest to the capital, I haven't had a good day."

Over the years in the Tianyuan Dynasty, all families have had stepmothers suppressing stepdaughters, hence the saying "evil stepmother". But in my case, it was completely the opposite. It was Yang Lan and Yang Qi who had control over me. I was so unlucky to have met such a stepdaughter.

Yang Jing agreed with An's words very much. In the northwest, she was the apple of An's eye and lived a free life. But now, everything was restricted.

Holding An's hand, Yang Jing comforted her: "Mom, let's be patient." Now, they had no choice but to be patient.

Looking at her daughter who was becoming more and more sensible, An smiled and touched Yang Jing's head: "Mom is fine, but you have suffered a lot." Whether it was the people in the mansion or the good families outside, everyone only knew about the second and third young ladies. No one knew about the existence of her own sister Jing.

Yang Jing was not worried about this: "Mother, I am still young, and there is still a long time to go." The second and third sisters are old now, and they will not stay in the mansion for too long, so she has plenty of time.

Just after the hour of Hai, Xin Che brought in some water: "Miss, let's take a bath and change clothes early today." In the past, the young lady would go to bed at the end of the hour of Hai. Thinking that she had to go to the palace tomorrow, she decided to rest early.

Yang Qi looked at Xin Che and said, "Even if I lie down on the bed now, I can't fall asleep." Over the years, Yang Qi has developed his own biological clock. If he breaks it rashly, he will probably toss and turn in bed and can't fall asleep.

Xinche was a little shocked: "Miss, can't we not read tonight?" Xinche had never seen anyone who loved reading as much as the young lady. It seemed that she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't read for a day.

Seeing Xin Che's expression, Yang Qi was somewhat amused: "Even if you don't read, you have to find something else to pass the time. You might as well read a good book here."

Madam He has a disability and is now recovering in her room. Madam Zhu is old and will have to deal with the people in the palace tomorrow, so she went to bed early. The young lady had already told us not to disturb the two madams at will.

Seeing Yang Qi's tightly closed door, he could only duck his feet. It was not until the end of the hour of midnight that Xin Che half-dragged the young lady to sleep.

Yang Qi was a little worried at first, thinking that she couldn't sleep because of the mirror. But she never thought that she would fall asleep as soon as she got into bed today, without even opening the "Zizhi Tongjian".