Liu Qiyue shook her head. "Nonsense. Princess Zhaoyang is only six years old. How could she be... the root of evil? Besides, wasn't the fall of the previous dynasty also blamed on the demon concubine? What did the demon concubine do wrong?"

The more Liu Qiuyue spoke, the angrier she became. She had studied five thousand years of history, so she naturally knew the essence of a country's demise.

"All men in the world..." Liu Qiyue stopped talking, covering her lips and smiling at Liu Qixia, "There are so many difficulties in the world, why do they have to fall on the demon concubine, sister, don't you think so?"

"Yes." Liu Qixia's eyes were full of deep meaning. She heard what Liu Qiyue had not finished saying, but she did not come here for this matter. Instead, she said, "Sister, there will be a talent show on the second day of next month. Both you and I will go. I see that you are a very free-spirited person. I am afraid you will not want to be selected."

Liu Qiyue raised her eyebrows, her expression lively and charming, "Sister, what do you mean? Why don't you just say it directly."

"Sister, I am also considering the family." Liu Qixia smiled and stroked Liu Qiyue's hand, leaning on her, very intimately, "Sister, you are so free, but I want to climb up, but if we enter the palace at the same time, there will definitely be sisters fighting and lose harmony."

Liu Qiuyue was stunned. Usually Liu Qixia spoke in a roundabout way, wishing to trap everyone into her trap. Why was she so frank today?

"Sister." Liu Qixia leaned her head on Liu Qiyue's arm and sighed softly, "I am originally a concubine's daughter. If I don't find a way out for myself, you will have no place to stand in the mansion in the future."

"I want to climb to a position that all women in the world covet. I want my father to bow down to me and I want my aunt to stand up straight and stop staying up late knitting and being looked down upon."

Liu Qixia's eyes were filled with tears, her brows were slightly knitted, and she looked pitiful. She gently pulled Liu Qiyue, "Sister, please."

Liu Qiuyue was moved, she disliked everything in the mansion and hated the fighting in the feudal harem where people fought over every meal, but she had to admit that she could not survive without fighting.

"What do you want me to do?"

Liu Qixia's eyelashes drooped slightly, blocking the flash of brilliance, and she raised her head and smiled flatteringly, "Sister, the current emperor likes women with talents. Sister knows that I play the guzheng well, but my poetry... is really hard to describe. Sister, can you give me some reference?"

Liu Qiyue stared at him, puzzled. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with what Liu Qixia said, but it seemed that she had a strong purpose. "Do you believe in my talent for poetry?"

Liu Qiuyue had no confidence in her talent at all. Apart from memorizing, she couldn't write on her own.

"Of course not." Liu Qixia laughed like a silver bell, playful and pleasant, "Sister, I invited many gentlemen from the capital to write poems, and each of them had a specific object, such as the four seasons of spring, autumn, winter and summer, the four gentlemen of plum forest, bamboo and chrysanthemum, tea and wine, etc."

"Then I..."

"Sister, the masters can't come up with all the poems either. They have their own specialties. I would like to ask you to use 'Withering' to write a poem that is not cliché."

Liu Qiuyue looked at Liu Qixia's bright eyes and charming smile. It was the first time she saw them, and they seemed so vivid.

I didn't think much about it and just did as she wished.

"After going through so much pain of separation, I never expected to find the flowers scattered like this when I returned. We looked at each other under the flowers without a word, and the spring and the sky were gone through the green window."

"When I tell my love to you under the lamp, I will feel a new love and a thousand old hatreds. What cannot be retained in this world is the beauty in the mirror and the flowers and trees."

After Liu Qiyue finished reciting the poem, he asked, "How is this poem?"

"Of course it's great! Great!" Liu Qixia clapped her hands, "Sister, you are so talented, it won't be difficult for you to get the top score in the imperial examination!"

Liu Qixia fulfilled her wish, said goodbye, and turned her back. No one could see the pride in her eyes.

Liu Qiuyue was sitting at the table, shocked by the words "It's not difficult to become the top scholar".

She has read so many books and has five thousand years of cultural heritage in her mind. Is she still afraid that she won't be able to get the top spot in the exam?

If women are not allowed to take the imperial examinations, couldn't she just disguise herself?

If she could really disguise herself as a man, pass the imperial examination, and assist the emperor in the future, her life would not be a disgrace to the time-traveling girls!

* The 28th day of the first lunar month.

The chariot was drawn by six white horses. The wheels were inlaid with gold and sparkled in the sun. The carriage was large, nearly as wide as a street and about three horses long.

The procession in front and behind the carriage was extremely long. The guards riding tall horses were dressed in high spirits. Each of them carried an exquisite bag and threw money on the street, shouting: "Welcome Princess Zhaoyang back to the capital!"

The people who picked up the money were all smiling and shouting: "Welcome Princess Zhaoyang back to the capital! Long live the princess!"

The battle was huge, stretching for ten miles.

It took a full two hours from entering the capital to entering the palace.

Inside the palace, in accordance with Helian Su's order, all six palace maids had to wear court robes and must not violate etiquette.

On the royal heirs' side, except for the third prince Helian Mo who was on the battlefield, the crown prince Helian Sheng, the second prince Helian Sheng, the fourth prince Helian Chi, the newly married fifth princess Helian Wan, the unmarried sixth princess Helian Ya, and even the just one-month-old eighth prince were brought out.

Next, officials of the fourth rank and above all wore court robes to attend the banquet.

It's called sharing the good fortune.

With such a large mobilization, everyone present was curious about Princess Zhaoyang.

Why could a frail princess who hadn't been seen for six years receive such favor and honor?

After passing the Five Phoenix Tower, you will enter the palace.

Helian Yu leaned against the carriage window to look around, and from time to time he had to adjust the heavy crown on his head.

She waved to Chang Zuo who was following behind her. Seeing him looking over, she asked excitedly, "When will Master come? Is he waiting for me inside? Will I be able to see him in a conspicuous place later?"

"The young master has something to do today and cannot attend the ceremony. He ordered me to deliver the gift and has sent someone to deliver it to Fengyang Pavilion, which is your new home."

Chang Zuo had no expression on his face and spoke in a flat tone, as if he had no idea how damaging this sentence was to Helian Yu.

Helian Yu's brilliant smile froze on his face, and he lowered his eyes in disappointment, "Brother Chang Zuo, Master is usually not busy, why is he busy today?"

"Maybe... I'm busy." Chang Zuo was not good at lying and couldn't find an excuse for the moment, but he couldn't tell the truth either, so he could only perfunctorily say, "The young master promised that if you feel that the gift is not enough, he will personally go to the palace tomorrow and add one for you."

Helian Yu said simply: "Less."

Chang Zuo paused and said, "You haven't even seen the gift yet, how can it be so little? You are too greedy."

Helian Yu rolled his eyes at him, "Wooden! I think I'll just call you Brother Wood from now on!"

After saying that, Helian Yu hid in the carriage.

After a while, the team stopped and Helian Yu got off the carriage with the help of Xingchun.

After sitting in the carriage for a whole morning, Helian Yu jumped twice as soon as her feet touched the ground, and patted her uncomfortable little butt.

Xingchun: It's over. Princess! Behave yourself! Helian Su: I knew she couldn't behave herself. Never mind. We are in the palace after all. I can threaten the ministers at the palace banquet later. No one dares to spread the news.

Helian Chi curled his lips: The little idiot looks like a fairy boy in palace dress, it's a pity that his demeanor doesn't look like a fairy at all.

When the Crown Prince and the Second Prince first met Helian Yu, they could not imagine that the little girl who wrote such a wild diary had such a completely different appearance and writing style.

(End of this chapter)