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    Spring, the eighth year of Anping.

    The winter snow in Taiyan has just melted, and the new branches are green.  The whole city seemed to be gradually waking up from a good winter sleep and regaining its vitality.  On the city side, there was the sound of construction and knocking. It turned out that the Taiyan East Palace, which had been deserted for a long time, was being renovated.

    Craftsmen were going in and out of the palace, busy inside and outside, and it was a bustle.  A clear stream was introduced into the imperial canal where the mud was dredged, and the water rippled straight into the garden pond.  On the eaves of the house, the newly paved glazed tiles shine brightly in the sunlight, like precious stones paving the ground in front of the Buddha.

    The Xiao royal family has always lived in the West Palace, and the East Palace is only used for occasional stays; therefore, the East Palace is far less luxurious, majestic, and grand than the West Palace, but it has the connotation of a southern palace.

    But now, the East Palace has been suddenly renovated.  There can only be one reason - a new dynasty is coming again.

    Last winter, Xiao Wuchuan fell ill.  After that, the courtiers urged the regent Xiao Jun to ascend to the throne and re-establish the Xiao family.  Back and forth, hundreds of officials discussed many trivial and complicated matters; after many twists and turns, the dust was finally settled.

    "Xiao Junchi will go to the palace in March to embrace the emperor.

    According to convention, the new emperor should move into the West Palace.  But Xiao Junchi did not want the luxurious West Palace, but wanted to renovate and expand the East Palace.  The courtiers could more or less guess the reasons for each.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The regent's concubine marries her from the state of Qi, so the regent will naturally show her love and pity.  It is in the East Palace that there are pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, as well as gardens built by skilled craftsmen imitating the people of Qi. I am afraid that the regent moved to the East Palace because he was afraid that the princess would be too homesick.

    Secondly, the regent didn't like it because of the numerous open and secret fights and life-and-death fights in the West Palace.  Although the palace is grand, it contains countless innocent souls; moreover, the crazy former queen Lu Zhiyao still lives in the West Palace.  The regent is a Buddhist, so it is natural that he does not like such a place.

    The craftsmen renovated the East Palace very quickly. In just over a month, they cleared the ditches, planted flowers and trees, and gave the East Palace a completely new look, revealing its majestic royal style.  Looking from a distance, it looks like a piece of Qiongtai Fairy Palace or Yaochi Jade Palace.

    On this day, Xiao Junchi took Jiang Lingzhou to see the renovated East Palace.  After the carriage passed the royal gate, Jiang Lingzhou got off the carriage and looked around.  She noticed that although the palace was extraordinary, there was no plaque on it, so she asked, "Your Majesty, why is this palace unknown?"

    Xiao Junchi clasped his hands and said, "Waiting for the princess to come and name her."

    ¡°Can¡¯t the prince get it himself?¡±

    "I am a martial artist, very vulgar, how can I know any good words?" Xiao Junchi said with a smile, "Look at the titles I gave to Lu Zhiruo, they are all about 'yuan' and 'ju'; in this case, the princess can still trust her  Shall I choose the name?"

    ¡°That Lu Zhiruo is also an unlucky woman.  Although she married Xiao Wuchuan as his queen, Xiao Wuchuan was gone within one autumn day.  After staying alone in the vacant room for a while, she was given the title "Queen Huiyi Lu", and then she was moved to a corner of the West Palace and lived alone.

    " Xiao Junchi is not a rigid person. He also told Lu Zhiruo that if Lu Zhiruo wants to leave, he can leave the West Palace at any time.  But Lu Zhiruo was in a daze and still refused to leave.

    Lu Zhiruo¡¯s idea was very simple¡ªshe had lied a lot when she was in Jiaozhou, saying that she wanted to become a master in Taiyan.  Now she is Queen Huiyi after all. Although she is a little lonely, she can still enjoy the glory and wealth.  If you leave Xigong and return to Jiaozhou, you will be penniless.

    Therefore, Lu Zhiruo did not want to leave, and only said that he would accompany the deposed queen Lu Zhiyao in the West Palace.

    Jiang Lingzhou walked around and saw a palace with green radish climbing up and flowers and leaves all over the wall, so he named the palace "Cuiwei Palace"; and saw a palace with flowing water and sparkling lights, so he named the palace "Cuiwei Palace".  Call it "Dongting Residence".  I wandered around for a while and picked up a lot of good names.

    "Have you chosen the princess? When you move into the East Palace in the future, which palace will you live in?" Xiao Junchi asked.

    "If I had to choose by myself, I would naturally like to live in the Dongting Palace next to the water. However, everything has rules. According to your Wei people's ancestral system, I can only live in the Zichen Palace." Jiang Lingzhou replied.

    "What are you afraid of?" Xiao Junchi didn't care, "The princess will live wherever she likes. Who dares to say more?"

    Seeing his appearance, Jiang Lingzhou had no idea at all.

    She knew that Xiao Junchi had such a temper sometimes and didn't care what outsiders thought of him.  Things like etiquette are like nothing to him.  In order to make people happy, they will do extraordinary things.

    "Then let's live in Dongting Residence." Jiang Lingzhou said, glanced at the huge palace, and said, "In such a big place, I am the only one left here."She stood here side by side with her husband, enjoying the spring scenery of the palace after thousands of sails had passed.

    "Well, after the canonization ceremony," Jiang Lingzhou looked at the hundreds of officials bowing down at his feet and murmured in a low voice, "I will be imprisoned in the East Palace and be kept in a cage that will never see the light of day.  It¡¯s so beautiful. How can it be so good to be a queen?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s true that she was just talking.

    Now Xiao Junchi no longer restrains her.  He respects her, loves her, protects her and dotes on her.  Along the way, Jiang Lingzhou certainly knew everything in his heart.

    "What kind of caged bird is that?" Xiao Junchi had a calm expression on his face.  The officials and ministers stood far away, determined not to notice that he was secretly chatting with the queen.  While acting serious, he quietly said to Jiang Lingzhou, "According to my opinion, I am the caged bird of the princess."

    "My lord, it's time to change your words."

    "This king knows."

    "Oh, what should I say to the prince"

    "Isn't it the same with the princess?"

    The couple stood at the end of the long steps, but the hands behind their backs quietly hooked.

    ***

    In the eighth year of Anping, at the end of spring, King Jingling ascended the throne, and with the Jiang family of Heyang as his queen, he changed his name to Hongchui.  The next month, a general amnesty was granted to the whole world.

    The new emperor was diligent and virtuous.  He forbids extravagance and arrogance, and avoids extravagance and leisure. He recruits good ministers and listens to the upright. He is called Emperor Cheng of Wei.

    "Jiang Hou is wise and sensitive, gentle and kind, good at loyalty and admonishment, and compassionate."  The eldest son Yu Zhang is the crown prince; the eldest daughter Peizhen is the princess of Chengguo; the second daughter Wen Shu is the princess of Yongqing.

    The love between the emperor and the empress, and the affection between husband and wife, are a fine example for future generations.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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