In this ancient time when there were no newspapers, no Weibo, no television... Lin Xiaoman could only ask questions to the few people around him.
Qinglan, Zilan, Fenglan and Honglan, the four fake palace maids but real secret guards, are all taciturn and will not speak unless asked.
For fear of being exposed, Lin Xiaoman did not dare to ask more questions.
As for the two simple palace maids, Liuye and Liulv, they were quite simple-minded and talkative, but all they knew was...
"The Empress Dowager's little pet ran away, and the palace maids searched for it for a whole day and night..."
"Concubine Zhen and Concubine Shu met in the Imperial Garden, and a quarrel ensued between the two..."
"There's a maid named Cuizhu in Concubine Ning's palace. She's been missing for several days. She must be dead. She was either drowned in a pond or thrown into a well..."
"Madame Gu from the Clothing Bureau made a new set of clothes for the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine looked so beautiful in it that the Emperor praised her. The Imperial Concubine was so happy that she rewarded her with 50 taels of silver..."
"The Emperor has been to Xiao Shupin's place for three consecutive days. Xiao Shupin has become so arrogant because of her favor that she has not even come to pay her respects to the Imperial Noble Consort. This has made the Imperial Noble Consort very angry. I heard that several vases have been broken in the past few days..."
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It's just a bunch of useless gossip.
Being in the harem, Lin Xiaoman was completely clueless about the situation in the court and outside the palace.
She originally wanted to get some information out of her fake sisters, but unfortunately, perhaps Emperor Wu Sheng had issued a ban, and none of the fake sisters who used to come and step on her every now and then to satisfy their sense of superiority showed up.
Even the imperial concubine's biological child, the naughty child who liked to catch worms and scared the original owner into crying, never appeared once.
The entire Qinglan Palace seemed to be isolated and under surveillance.
Okay, be more confident, she took back the word 'as if'.
Emperor Wu Sheng had obviously made up his mind to pack her up and throw her into Prince Qing's mansion in order to achieve his ulterior motives. Therefore, he set up three layers of guards inside and outside, and not even a fly was allowed to fly in. He made sure that she would not die before the wedding.
Oh, the wedding will be next year, on the third day of the third lunar month when the grass is green and the birds are singing. It’s a good day.
It is now December, and Lin Xiaoman has been lying in bed for more than a month.
In ancient times, a fracture would definitely cause severe damage to the bones. Furthermore, Princess Jin was frail and weak, so the old imperial physician instructed that she must lie in bed for a full 100 days, which meant until she got married.
Oh, she is such a miserable cannon fodder.
In my own little world on the bed, I secretly practice martial arts and read books every day... In one word, survive!
Then that day, as usual, Lin Xiaoman spent an hour chatting with each other, and he quickly grasped a key point from the pile of gossip.
Liu Lu said, "Wang Yuchu from the Imperial Kitchen heard about this from his cousin's nephew's brother's brother-in-law... The specific source cannot be verified, but Wang Yuchu also heard it from others. He heard that there was going to be a war! There was already a fight on the western border, and the Hu people came to rob! "
It is said that the news of the war has spread within a small area. As to whether it is true or not, Lin Xiaoman guessed that it is true.
After lying in bed for a month, Lin Xiaoman did not read the book in vain. He also understood some basic situations. Their country is a great country with a vast territory.
More than a hundred years ago, Emperor Qiansheng unified the world and the Daqian Dynasty was officially established, with the first year of Daqian being designated as the year.
The Dagan Dynasty is the only dynasty in this known land.
To the southeast of Dagan is an endless ocean, and to the north is an endless desert. Due to geographical factors, it is impossible to turn over the three directions of east, south, and north, and no one knows what is on the other side.
To the west is the grassland, and on the grassland there are Hu people tribes.
It is said that Da Gan also fought against the Hu people several times, but the Hu people had different living habits from theirs and were very mobile. They could not be defeated, so they just ran away.
Without a city, it's pointless to capture it.
It is said that when Dagan was at the peak of its power, the Hu people did not dare to approach the border of Dagan at all. However, a few decades ago, several powerful tribes of the Hu people began to invade the border. Especially in the last two or three decades, the Hu troops became more and more wanton, and border cities were often captured. The Hu people burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of atrocities.
Then, just a few decades ago, Prince Qing led the Dingyuan Army of the Prince Qing Palace to the border and terrified the Hu people.
When the border was at peace, Prince Qing was summoned back to the capital by Emperor Wusheng.
This happened about 3 years ago.
Now there is news that the Hu people are invading the border. Lin Xiaoman guessed that the dog man Prince Qing and the dog emperor Emperor Wusheng have started a game of chess.
The relationship between these two people is definitely one of "either you die or I die".
Emperor Wu Sheng would certainly not let Prince Qing return to the border so easily. After all, if you let a tiger return to the mountains, he might be bitten to death by the tiger next time.
Prince Qing will definitely find a way to go back and then rebel.
When gods fight, innocent people suffer.
The people living on the border are the most miserable.
Lin Xiaoman’s guess was absolutely correct.
After receiving the urgent war report from the border, Emperor Wu Sheng was secretly happy, opportunity!
In the court, Emperor Wu Sheng directly rejected Prince Qing's request to go to the border to kill the enemy on the grounds that his "wedding is approaching."
Then he said in a pretentious tone, "My dear ministers, who is willing to guard the border?"
The wise ruler asked a group of ministers to recommend someone, and Emperor Wu Sheng made the final decision to send his trusted general and a son whose fiefdom was nearby.
Emperor Wu Sheng had a clear plan. He wanted to use this war to allow his confidants and his son to annex the Dingyuan Army of Prince Qing's Mansion, thereby seizing military power.
Afterwards, despite the constant cries of "help," "reinforcements," and "we can't hold on" from the front... and the tense situation on the border, Emperor Wu Sheng remained cheerful. As long as he could capture the Dingyuan Army, Prince Qing, who was still in the capital, would be his toy.
Unfortunately, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Half a month later, as the generals appointed by Emperor Wu Sheng arrived at the border, bad news came one after another. Every few days, Emperor Wu Sheng would receive a death notice.
Someone died of illness, someone else went missing, someone else died in battle. Within a month, all the people sent by Emperor Wu Sheng to the border were dead or disabled, even his son died.
The situation on the border became increasingly critical. Several cities were captured by the Hu cavalry, and they were burned, killed, and looted.
Emperor Wu Sheng was so angry that he took several elixirs before he calmed down.
Because of the border issue, this New Year was particularly depressing and lifeless. Emperor Wu Sheng seemed to have entered menopause, easily irritated. A group of court officials were all terrified of being cannon fodder.
Then, just after the new year, Emperor Wu Sheng waved his hand and the wedding of Prince Qing and Princess Seventeen, originally scheduled for March 3rd, was brought forward!
Lin Xiaoman, a disabled person whose legs haven't fully recovered yet, was named and said: ???
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