Soft and crispy waist

The moment she opened it, the joy in Tao Yurong's eyes froze and quickly turned into anger. She threw the brocade box to the ground.

Caiwei, who was making tea for her, was startled. She turned around and saw the brocade box being handed to her. She hurried over to pick it up and said, "This is a gift specially given to you, the Crown Prince's Consort. Why are you..."

His words stopped abruptly when he saw what was in the brocade box.

Inside was a jade hairpin with a pattern of twin lotus flowers. It was exquisitely carved and the jade was as clear as water. It was better than any other hairpins, and much better than Xia Zheng's hairpin of the same color and pattern.

But, no matter how good it is, it is still a lily.

Both are hostas.

Although the roads were blocked by heavy snow and news from outside Beichen Pass was difficult to get out, Tao Yurong still had people inquire about the news in nearby towns where the roads were not blocked.

News of Gu Yizi's victory came back a few days before it reached Kyoto.

Not only was there news of a great victory over the Bohe army, but also that Gu Yizi had climbed the mountain that was revered as the God Mountain by the nomadic tribe, obtained a piece of blood jade from it, and had someone make a pair of blood jade bracelets for him.

Blood jade is scarce and can only be found in extremely cold places, but it is also extremely difficult to come across.

Moreover, blood jade has the effect of warming the yang and calming the body, and is extremely effective in nourishing women.

Tao Yurong once said that when she was very young, she saw a pair of blood jade earrings and liked them very much. She also loved bracelets, so when she heard the news, she naturally assumed that the pair of blood jade bracelets were for her.

No matter how many times they had been unfaithful before, she was his wife after all, the one and only. In his heart, his wife would always be his wife.

Therefore, after the brocade box was delivered, she did not open it immediately. Instead, she gave away the jade hairpins for others in front of everyone, and then came back to open her own box. People could tell at a glance that she was completely different from others in Gu Yizi's heart.

result……

Understanding Tao Yurong's anger and hurt, Caiwei immediately signaled everyone else to leave. She then picked up the brocade box and placed it aside, saying, "The blood jade is precious. The prince may be afraid of problems if he entrusted it to someone else, so he wanted to give it to you personally when he returned."

"A letter from the prince, in this situation, who wouldn't bother to look at the contents?" Tao Yurong snorted coldly. She still understood Gu Yizi. If he wanted to bring it back to give it to her personally, he would not give her such a high-quality jade hairpin.

This jade hairpin is more than enough to match her status as the Crown Prince's Consort.

The ones who don't match are those four people.

Who is he going to give this to with all his effort?

Chunzhi Impossible.

It's impossible for Xue Wuyang either.

Xia Zheng...

It's just a toy, he doesn't take it seriously at all.

Only Wei Qingqing!

Looking at the jade hairpin in the brocade box, the murderous intent in Tao Yurong's eyes gradually intensified.

……

When the news of Gu Yizi's great victory reached Kyoto, it also reached the imperial palace of another country in the east.

There were only a few lights on in the Jiqing Hall, which were not enough to illuminate the entire hall, making it look gloomy and eerie.

A man in a black robe leaned lazily on the dragon throne, with half of his face hidden in the shadows. His appearance could not be seen clearly, only his high nose bridge and thin red lips could be seen.

That red is not the natural red of the lips, but the red stained with blood.

A man in light armor walked in quickly, followed by a frightened little eunuch carrying a food box.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, we have found out that the Great Zhou army's rations are indeed seriously adulterated, less than enough for ten days of use. However, I don't know where they got tens of thousands of kilograms of noodles. These noodles are also very easy to carry, do not need to be cooked, just soaked in water and ready to use, and they taste great."

"Just soak it in water?" He sat up a little straighter. "How do you soak it?"

"Just pour hot water in. The scouts found half a bowl next to the corpse of a Great Zhou soldier, but..."

"Give it to me." The man extended his hand without hesitation.

The young eunuch did not dare to refuse, and hurriedly opened the food box, took out the half bowl of frozen noodles, walked quickly forward, and handed it to the man with trembling hands.

After taking the bowl and taking a look at it, the man's fingers suddenly tightened.

"Investigate! Where it came from, who did it, find out everything!"

"But... Prime Minister, the Emperor of Great Zhou has awakened, and the Bohe army has retreated outside Tianshen Mountain. It's difficult for us to advance further. If we are... uh..."

Before he could finish his words, the man could no longer utter another word.

There was a hole in his neck, and blood was gushing out.

The young eunuch was so frightened that he stepped back quickly, tripped and fell to the ground, unable to get up. He was trembling so much that he couldn't even shout.

The man on the dragon throne seemed not to notice. He put his hands into the sink beside him to wash them. His voice was lazy but unyielding. "Helan, go check it out."

There was no response, but something darted past in the darkness.

"This is a reward for you. Eat it up." He threw the bowl away and it broke in front of the little eunuch.

Faced with this capricious Prime Minister who killed people as easily as cutting melons and chopping vegetables, the young eunuch did not dare to think for a moment. Regardless of the fact that the fruit had already been frozen hard, he grabbed it and bit it hard with his teeth. He did not dare to stop even after two pieces of fruit broke.

Seeing how desperate he was, the man picked up a glass of wine with interest.

Fakes are only worthy of these filthy dishes.

But even if it was a fake, he had to find out what connection it had with that woman.

After eighteen years, I finally caught a trace of her.

……

Two days after the news of Gu Yizi's great victory came back, the old emperor recovered from his illness.

After the court session, the embezzlement of military rations was also exposed.

Dozens of officials were involved, including two third-rank Yuan officials. They were sentenced to death by slicing, exterminated their nine clans, and had their property confiscated. The others suffered similar fates after being imprisoned.

The previous dynasty was in turmoil, and the harem was not spared.

The imperial concubine died suddenly, and the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, ten imperial physicians, and more than twenty female officials in the palace were all implicated. However, the harem was kept out of the news, and the outside world had no idea how the situation was handled afterwards. All they knew was that a notice was posted to summon the female officials.

It sounds good to be a female official, but it is not easy to become one.

If a woman from an official family goes there, things will be slightly better. She will be given some care and may not have to start as a palace maid at the lowest level. She will also have a better chance of becoming a female official.

For ordinary people, it is basically as difficult as climbing to the sky to go there.

The mere fact of having to start out as a palace maid is tiring enough. You might die in the palace within two years, and not even be able to bring your body home.

Therefore, no one reads the posted notices at all.

Only Tuan'er stopped when he walked by.

"Why are you looking at this? Do you want to enter the palace and be a lady-in-waiting? Do you think your life is too long?" Luo Qing, who came up from behind, glanced at the notice and asked.

Tuan'er didn't answer, but walked forward.

Luo Qing had gotten used to her being quiet and continued to follow her.

Not long after they left, Xia Gang, his clothes disheveled and his face bruised, staggered out of the alley. He watched Tuan'er walk away and cursed softly, "You little bitch! You said you were going to work, but you ended up taking the money to study at the girls' school! Good! You dare to steal my money? You'll get what I want."

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Xia Gang turned around to leave, but suddenly remembered what Luo Qing said about entering the palace to be a female official. He glanced at the notice, and although he couldn't read, he still took it off and put it in his pocket.