"I am talking to Lady Sima, do you have the right to interrupt?"
"Jiang Cairen, according to your status, you should pay your respects to Simian."
"What, have you learned all your manners and etiquette?"
Li Zhaoyi's three consecutive attacks in one breath made Jiang Cairen very depressed.
But no matter how depressed she is, it's all because of her low position.
So, Jiang Cairen, cursing in his heart, performed the palace ceremony to Si Muqiao who was lying there.
"Don't be polite, Ms. Jiang. The conditions in the cold palace are limited. Please find a place to sit by yourself." Si Muqiao.
"No need. I suddenly remembered that the clothes and jewelry that my mother asked me to bring when I entered the palace that day have not been sorted out yet. So I'll take my leave now."
"Li Zhaoyi, goodbye."
After saying that, Jiang Cairen turned around and left the room.
"~~~"Si Muqiao.
That’s it?
Leaving now?
She hasn't had enough of her mouth yet.
This Jiang Cairen is really too weak to be criticized.
Suddenly, the voice of the system issuing a task appeared in Simuqiao's mind.
"Ding, the side quest has been opened and is being released..."
"As a qualified concubine, it is essential to build a huge network of interpersonal relationships for yourself."
"In the harem, everyone is deceiving each other. If we can gain true friendship, we can support each other and achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Host, please complete the task of making friends with Li Zhaoyi."
"The completion of the mission is calculated based on the favorability data. When the favorability data reaches 70, the host's mission is completed and a chance to win a prize is obtained."
"Note: The winning rate of the lottery is 100%, and the prize is to be determined."
"Excuse me, host, do you choose to accept this side quest?"
“A: Accept; B: Be forced to accept; C: Have to accept; D: Do not accept, and then accept it after being punished with electric shock.”
"..."Si Muqiao.
Do I still have the right to refuse?
"A, accept!"
"Ding, the side quest has been accepted, the host's side quest is in progress..."
"Note: Li Zhaoyi's current favorability is 5. Please keep up the good work, host!"
"Lady Si, who wrote those poems you just borrowed? Why have I never heard of them before?" At this moment, Li Zhaoyi spoke.
As a poetry fanatic, she collected and excerpted countless good poems.
But she could guarantee that she had never heard of what Si Muqiao had just said before, let alone collected it.
"To answer your sister's question, the first and second poems are both written by Li Bai, and the words in the third poem are written by Cao Zhi."
"Li Bai? Cao Zhi? Are they all scholars of the Great Zhou Kingdom?" asked Li Zhaoyi.
"This...my sister doesn't know." Si Muqiao stuttered.
"How could you not know? Where did you hear this poem from?" Li Zhaoyi's tone was filled with urgency.
"If I remember correctly, I heard it outside before I came to Beijing."
The original owner grew up with his father at the border from the age of five to thirteen.
So there's nothing wrong with what she said.
"So that's how it is." Li Zhaoyi sighed.
"Sister Li likes poetry?" Si Muqiao asked tentatively.
"Well, I have been fond of poetry, music and chess since I was young. They have accompanied me as I grew up. Now, they have become a part of my life."
After hearing what Li Zhaoyi said, Si Muqiao immediately thought of a way to improve her favorability.
She couldn't help but say, "I suddenly thought of a poem I heard before. Why don't I recite it for Sister Li to appreciate?"
"I'm not qualified to be your judge, but I can learn from you. Please tell me, Miss Sima."
Li Zhaoyi immediately became interested, and her cold and beautiful eyes instantly showed a different look.
"Black clouds press down on the city, threatening to destroy it; armor shines in the sun, with golden scales. Horn sounds fill the sky with autumn colors; rouge on the frontier turns purple at night."
"The half-rolled red flag is facing the Yishui River, the frost is heavy and the drums are cold but the sound cannot be heard. I will report your intention on the Golden Terrace and die for you with the Jade Dragon."
After Simuqiao finished reciting Li He's "Song of the Prefect of Yanmen", he saw a rare solemnity on Li Zhaoyi's handsome and beautiful face.
Soon after, a light mist appeared in her eyes, giving her a beauty like autumnal glances shrouded in mist.
“This poem is so magnificent and shocking!”
"Sister Si, anyone who can write such a poem must have seen a real border battlefield!"
"I can read from this poem the bravery and determination and courage of the soldiers guarding the border to defend their country."
"What a good poem! It is really a good poem!"
"Can I copy it down?"
"Of course you can, please go ahead, Sister Li." Si Muqiao nodded.
"Sister Si, do you have any pen, ink, paper, and inkstone here?" Li Zhaoyi asked impatiently.
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Sister Li. I don't even have any paper, ink, brush, or inkstone in this cold palace. I don't even have fruits or tea to entertain you. I'm really ashamed."
"Your Majesty is really going too far. He doesn't even provide these things for my sister!"
"After all, what did my sister do wrong? I just wanted to show my concern for Your Majesty, so I changed my identity and went to deliver a bowl of soup."
"How can he deserve to be treated like this?" Li Zhaoyi felt a little indignant for Si Muqiao.
Si Muqiao listened to the prompt sound of the system in his mind: "Ding, Li Zhaoyi's favorability +10."
"Ding, Li Zhaoyi's favorability +20."
"Note: Li Zhaoyi's favorability is currently 35. Please keep up the good work, host."
She then knew that Li Zhaoyi's mind was truly pure!
Just because she recited a poem, she won the favor of Li Zhaoyi, and Li Zhaoyi developed a good impression of her.
He even spoke up for her.
It seems that Li Zhaoyi is a really good person to get along with.
"Sister, what you said is very true! Who says it's not true?"
"But His Majesty is still His Majesty, so please don't criticize His Majesty for my sake, lest you give him something to talk about."
After saying this, Si Muqiao belatedly realized that there seemed to be a hint of tea in her tone.
"Oh, he did it, so it doesn't matter what others say?"
"Sister!" Si Muqiao couldn't help but call her again.
"Hmm, never mind. Just wait!"
After saying that, Li Zhaoyi stood up and walked outside.
Si Muqiao, who was leaning against the bed, vaguely heard her instructing the palace maid waiting outside.
Not long after, Li Zhaoyi was seen walking in gracefully again.
"Miss Si, since you have lived outside before, you must have seen a lot, right? Can you tell me about what is happening outside?"
"Of course that's possible." Si Muqiao nodded, and then began to search the memories in his mind.
"My mother died when she gave birth to me, and I was raised by the wet nurse and nanny in the mansion."
"When I was five years old, I had an argument with someone and was laughed at for having no parents. I was so angry that I had to find my dad to prove that I was not without a father."
"But my father and my elder and second brothers are far away at the border. How can my family be willing?"
"I refused to eat or drink, made a scene, and even wanted to run away from home."
"Finally, my family had no other options, so they wrote a letter to my father and told him about my situation."
"Half a month later, Dad sent my second brother back to pick me up."
"From then on, I lived at the border with my father and others."
"Life at the border is boring but also very interesting. I have seen the sunset at the border, the sky full of snow and packs of wolves."
"I've even seen Dad and his men killing the enemy..."
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