Chapter 1

The big trees outside the house fell leaves one by one.

Ning Zhenzhen held her little face and lay down beside the window frame, staring blankly at the scene outside.

The maid Yun'er came up respectfully and said: Empress, it's time to worship Buddha.

Ning Zhenzhen sighed, closed the window, picked up the Buddhist scriptures copied the day before yesterday and continued to write them.

On a certain dynasty, a certain dynasty, a certain month and a certain day, the late Emperor Yuwen passed away and the crown prince succeeded to the throne.

Because the late emperor did not find a princess for the prince during his lifetime, although he had several beautiful concubines, he had no children.

The Empress Dowager is a living Bodhisattva, and she is known as "Three Do Not Care and Three Do Not Care".

What are the three things that don’t care?

It means not caring about the palace servants, the government affairs, or the harem.

What are the three questions?

It means not asking the people's sentiments, ministers, or grandchildren.

Just be a hand-off manager.

The prince has a single word, Yan, and he has been very resolute since childhood, and he is very independent, so he doesn't have to worry about the queen mother.

In order to stabilize the country, it is necessary to choose a virtuous and decent woman as the queen.

In fact, everyone has long speculated that the candidate for the queen is not the other one, but the second daughter of the prince Shi Ning, Ning Zhenzhen.

The second lady of Ning family is only 28 years old this year, and she is born with snow-white body, her face is like a silver basin, and her eyebrows are like green dots.

A pink little face has both the charm of a girl and the charm of a spring season.

In addition, she is also a person who reads and reads, and is also the daughter of her mentor, so it is naturally the most appropriate choice for her.

Mr. Ning assisted the late emperor in educating his descendants for many years and was the most respected person. The people all over the country were very satisfied with Yuwen Yan's decision.

Ning Zhenzhen was carried into the palace lively by a wedding sedan chair. It was red makeup for ten miles, so unlucky!

Yuwen Yan lifted her veil and blushed when he saw people. His narrow and long beautiful eyes were slightly drooping, which was both in line with etiquette and did not make people think he was an old-fashioned: Emperor.

The girl's voice is gentle, which makes people feel distracted.

But there was no gentleness as I imagined. Yuwen Yan just took her hand to a newly built palace: Zhenzhen, this is the Laiyi Pavilion I specially built for you, and I took the good luck of the phoenix Laiyi.But do you still like it?

The appearance of the palace in front of me is very grand and solemn, not the luxurious style I hate, but it reveals the traditional and quaint beauty everywhere.

When you walk inside, the interior is even more exquisite, simple but not simple. Even the window guard screens are Ning Zhenzhen’s favorite light milky white.

Ning Zhenzhen smiled like a flower: Of course I like it, I like it all the gifts given by Brother Yuwen.

Ning Zhenzhen has been with her since she was a child and was also a playful person before.

At the age of the general leader, he always mingled with the prince and princess, and gradually became familiar with Yuwen Yan. The two of them were half childhood sweethearts.

Yuwen Yan is serious and only smiles in front of Ning Zhenzhen: Just like you.But I have to mourn the late emperor for three years and cannot marry you immediately.I hope Zhenzhen understands it.

Ning Zhenzhen took the courage to lean his head gently on his shoulder: It doesn’t matter, I can wait any longer.

Yuwen Yan pinched her little hand, with gentle and grateful eyes: Thank you Zhenzhen.In order to avoid gossiping from outsiders, you will stay in this palace for the time being. When the mourning period passes, I will officially make you the queen and ask you to take charge of the phoenix seal.

Ning Zhenzhen thought that staying in the palace would at least have the ability to communicate with her parents or go around the palace.

But unexpectedly, since I entered Yige, although I had enough books, I did not give me pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so I could not communicate with my parents at all.

Although life is quite leisurely every day and the servants serve him properly, they are not allowed to bring any close maids by their side.

Every day, I just read idle books or copy scriptures for the late emperor.

In addition to this quiet and overly quiet palace, the area where the backyard is not a spacious garden.

It would be a few days, but for a long time, Ning Zhenzhen became a little sad.

You can't go out of the front door, you can't walk in the second door, and even your parents can't write a letter.

Yun'er goes wherever she goes every day.

Who is this Yun'er?

He was an older palace maid who originally served the Queen Mother. He was about twenty years old and was dressed in a simple palace dress. He served the Queen Mother for many years and was a second-class maid.

Yuwen Yan personally asked the Empress Dowager to call Ning Zhenzhen.

Because she was the Empress Dowager's previous maid, Ning Zhenzhen was not easy to blame when she was a little negligent, so she could only live a life without hesitation.

Originally, when she was at home, Ning Zhenzhen also liked to wear gorgeous silk and play and laugh.

But since I arrived in the palace, I couldn’t wear those gorgeous clothes in the past, so I could only wear palace outfits specially configured in the palace every day.

If you say that the fabric is also excellent, the color is lifeless, either the light green color that is as light as water or the dignified and elegant crimson purple color.

After suppressing this, Ning Zhenzhen became increasingly thinner and became more unhappy one day.

Yun'er was also a very eye-catching person. Seeing that Ning Zhenzhen was not very careful in copying scriptures, she brought tea and said: "Empress, are you so bored?"

Ning Zhenzhen didn't dare to say it directly, and said: No, it's just a little tired, and I suffered a nightmare.

Ning Zhenzhen was surprised that her ability to lie now was much more diligent than when she was at home.

Yun'er smiled and said: It is inevitable to have nightmares in the palace.Life is hard to bear, and the Empress is just as old as a flower, so she is naturally uncomfortable in this palace every day.I heard that a prostitute who sang a song in the palace these days was coming. How could I invite him?

Ning Zhenzhen was intrigued: That was excellent.I wonder what kind of play he will sing?I like to listen to operas when I’m at home.

Yun'er smiled and said: This young apprentice is said to be only fifteen years old, slightly one year younger than the Empress.But he is young and has a lot of skills.His family has been performing operas for generations, and they are not ordinary plays, but puppet shows.

Ning Zhenzhen was intrigued: What is puppet show Ah?

Yun'er said: It is to carve a puppet exactly like herself from wood to lead it.He sang and sang with the puppets, and he had a very tacit understanding. The play he performed was even more fascinating than the traditional opera troupe.

Ning Zhenzhen smiled and said: But I don’t believe it.How can puppets sing and reconcile with people?The puppets can't speak either.

Yun'er also smiled and said: Empress, I am so simple that I can't explain it.Why don’t you invite him and sing it to the Empress, will the Empress know?

Ning Zhenzhen nodded in agreement and said softly: Very good.

Not long after, a pretty boy was led in through the side door.

The young man was tall and very thin. It is said that the rap prostitutes were very strict in managing their figures, and even a little bit of flesh could not interpret the characters' movements in the opera.

Look at him, he looks like a star, with a slender nose, red lips and white teeth, and he looks beautiful.

The strangest thing is that his black hair is tied around the back of his head, but there is a strand of particularly abrupt snow-white hair on his forehead.

The young man was also very polite, staring at his feet and bowed: The grass people have seen the empress.

Please get up.

Ning Zhenzhen raised her hand and the boy rose from standing up.

Ning Zhenzhen whispered to Yun'er: Why is he a boy?Didn’t the emperor have ordered that no opposite sex should enter?

Yun'er said: This is a person in the palace, so it is naturally different from others.

Ning Zhenzhen suddenly realized that she thought she had purified herself, so she didn't have to be restrained.

He said: I heard you can sing a puppet show?

The boy smiled slightly: Didn’t the Empress ask about the name of the Caomin?

Yun'er cursed: Bold, why should the Empress know your name?

Ning Zhenzhen felt a little surprised. In this palace, everyone respected him very much, but the young man in front of him could still stand up straight and talk to him, and he felt more and more interesting.

He raised his bare hands and stopped Yun'er: It's okay.Then I will ask you, what is your name?Where to live in your home?

The boy said: The villain's surname is Chen, and the word is just one true.Since I was a child, I didn’t know who I was.

Yun'er said: You can't mention your name in the palace in the future.

Chen Zhen bowed and said: Yes, aunt.

Ning Zhenzhen said: Stop so many false gifts.What kind of plays do you sing, just sing and listen.

Chen Zhen thought for a moment and said: The villain has a song "Drunk Concubine" presented.It just so suits the Empress.

Ning Zhenzhen clapped her hands and wanted to say yes, but suddenly realized that the imperial concubine was drunk and teasing her that she looked like Yang Guifei. She was both ashamed and annoyed for a moment, but she couldn't help but feel curious.

He said intimately: If you sing badly, just ask someone to play it out.

Chen Zhen took a puppet waiting for him from outside.

It's really amazing to say that this puppet is not only the same size and size as Chen Zhen, but also looks lifelike as if it is covered with a layer of human skin.

Ning Zhenzhen couldn't help but shudder.

Chen Zhen said: Because of the hasty arrival, the villain did not prepare the costume, so the villain sang a song for the empress without any hesitation, and hoped that the empress would be forgiven.

After saying that, I don’t know how he controlled it, the puppet actually started to move. The two of them worshipped the world together. It is said that this was a ceremony that was held before the opera.

Chen Zhen opened his voice, and Ning Zhenzhen couldn't help but applaud.

The young man was still young, his voice was not yet fixed, his voice was melodious and delicate, and he sang the role of the imperial concubine.

Even though he was not wearing a costume, he still felt like he was in the scene, which made Ning Zhenzhen stunned.

Especially when the imperial concubine pushed Gao Lishi away and took the wine cup and poured it on her own, Ning Zhenzhen couldn't help but stand up and clap her hands and said: OK, wonderful!

After the song was over, Chen Zhen bent down slightly and ended, and the doll also bent down.

The two of them were like one, and their steps were uniform.

Ning Zhenzhen said: Yun'er, reward.

Yun'er took dozens of taels of silver covered with red cloth, but Chen Zhen smiled and said: No, I have been blessed in my three lives to be favored by the Empress.People say that the daughters are gone and come back again, and it is rare for one confidant to be alone.The Empress admires the villain so much now, and the villain is already very grateful. How can she ask for money again?The villain loved to sing opera since he was a child, and he also thought it was a pleasure to play for the villain.

Somehow, when he talked about his confidant son, Ning Zhenzhen's long-closed heart thumped and said: Since you don't want to ask for money, you want to enjoy it.Then I often feel bored and you come to sing operas, okay?

As soon as these words were said, Ning Zhenzhen realized that she had made a mistake and hurriedly said: Of course, when the emperor doesn’t need you to relieve your boredom, he will come back.I will also relieve my maids in the palace and give them some insights.

He glanced at Yun'er next to him with guilt, but unexpectedly, Yun'er, who has always believed in etiquette, had no expression on his face.

Chen Zhen bent down humbly and said: Of course, it’s good. The song is over. The villain still has something to do, so he begs for forgiveness and goes back to his bedroom first.Ning Zhenzhen raised her hand and agreed.

That night, Ning Zhenzhen actually had a strange dream.

In the dream, my wrist was tied up by countless thin threads. The thread looked thin, but it was actually extremely tough. It hurts if I just moved my wrist.

And the one who kept doing obscene actions on him was actually a puppet.