Tibet.

Chapter 1377 Huaqing Vacation
At that time, Yang Yupei followed Li Longji to Chengdu, and was canonized as Yang Fei by Li Longji. Later, because of an affair with a guard, she was deposed. Yang Yupei left the Chengdu Palace, but many palace maids knew her. After Li Longji's death, she was sent back to Chang'an for burial, and the palace maids he took away returned to the Daming Palace. Many palace maids were assigned to Queen Zhang Qian, and some of them gradually became her confidants.

Yang Yupei changed her name to Yang Ju and often went in and out of the Daming Palace, but she did not go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony where Zhang Qian lived, and Zhang Qian's trusted palace maids had no chance to see her.

But this time when she came to Huaqing Palace for vacation, Zhang Qian brought her trusted palace maids of the past two years. One of them had served the retired emperor in Chengdu and had been with Concubine Yang day and night, so she recognized Yang Yupei at a glance.

Only then did Zhang Qian realize that the Madam Yang who played mahjong with her all day was actually the Madam Guoguo.

Of course, she was not concerned about Lady Guoguo, but Concubine Yang Hui, the most favored concubine by the emperor. Only she could go to the second floor of the emperor's inner study. Zhang Qian secretly went to the study to have an affair, but Li Ye did not allow her to go to the second floor, which made Zhang Qian extremely jealous. Who is this Concubine Yang Hui?
Zhang Qian was the queen of the late Emperor Li Heng. She knew some secrets. After her husband ascended the throne, he sent people to look for Yang Guifei everywhere. Zhang Qian was well aware of her husband's obsession with Yang Guifei. Unfortunately, Yang Guifei eventually disappeared, as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth. Zhang Qian always believed that Yang Guifei had become a nun.

But now her idea was shaken. Yang Zhu was Yang Ju's sister. Could this Yang Huifei be the missing Yang Guifei? But the age didn't seem to match. This Huifei looked at most 28 or 29 years old. Could she be a junior of Lady Guo?

At this time, she saw the emperor helping Concubine Yang Hui to go skiing, so she smiled and asked in a low voice: "Sister, is Concubine Hui from the Hongnong Yang family?"

This is the most common rumor in the palace, that Concubine Hui was born into the Hongnong Yang family.

Dugu Xinyue glanced at her and said calmly, "If you want to live in the palace for a longer period of time, you'd better not touch the emperor's reverse scale, otherwise he will drive you out of the palace without hesitation, and even I can't protect you."

Zhang Qian hit a snag and dared not say anything. At this time, a large four-person ski car rushed down. Yaoguang and Qiuhe were sitting in the front row, and Yang Yuhuan and her husband Li Ye were sitting in the back row. Yang Yuhuan laughed excitedly and waved to Dugu Xinyue.

Dugu Xinyue also waved to her with a smile. Zhang Qian looked at the extremely beautiful Concubine Yang Hui nestled in Li Ye's arms, and she couldn't suppress the jealousy in her heart.

"Sister, I'm going to wash my hands!"

Dugu Xinyue smiled and nodded, "Go!"

Zhang Qian went to the big wooden house at the back, which was a resting place where she could touch up her makeup, wash her hands and go to the toilet.

Dugu Xinyue looked back at her back and shook her head secretly. If this woman was smart, she should not ask about things that had nothing to do with her, otherwise she would definitely be kicked out of the palace.

Zhang Qian entered the wooden house, and her personal maid followed in with her bag. Seeing that no one was in the wooden house, Zhang Qian asked, "Did you see clearly just now? Was it Concubine Hui?"

The maid hesitated for a moment and said, "Madam, she looks a bit like her, but it's impossible! Concubine Hui is obviously younger than the Imperial Concubine back then. How can a person get younger as they age? I think she might be the Imperial Concubine's cousin."

Zhang Qian snorted and asked again, "Do you think they are a little similar, very similar, or completely the same? Which one is it?"

"She should be very similar, and her figure is similar. If it weren't for her young age, I would have thought she was the Imperial Concubine."

"I understand. Just pretend that nothing happened. Don't ask anyone again. You'll lose your head. Remember?"

The personal maid nodded quickly, "I'll remember this!"

Zhang Qian then opened the small bag and pretended to touch up her makeup.

At this time, the door opened, and a maidservant beside the queen came in and bowed, saying, "The skiing is over. The queen will notify the lady to get in the car."

Zhang Qian nodded, "I'll go right away!"

After returning to the inner palace, it was time to soak in the hot springs as usual. I soaked for half an hour to get rid of the cold, and then went to have lunch.

A large hot spring pool was filled with steam. More than a dozen women, including three half-grown young ladies, were soaking in the hot water. Of course, Li Ye was not there.

He took his sons to soak in the hot spring next door, and there was also a private hot spring at night, where he and his concubines would share a pool.

Zhang Qian deliberately sat down next to Yang Yuhuan. She accidentally touched Yang Yuhuan's arm and felt it was smooth and smooth, just like touching condensed sheep fat. She was amazed, "Second sister's skin is so delicate!"

Yang Yuhuan also smiled and said, "You have a great figure, no wonder His Majesty likes you!"

Zhang Qian blushed and said embarrassedly: "My frame is a little bigger."

Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "Big frame is not the key."

"So what is the key? Second sister, tell me."

"What should I say?" Yang Yuhuan smiled. "What does His Majesty think of me?"

"Why don't you ask His Majesty yourself!"

Zhang Qian clasped her hands together and pleaded, "There's no one here, so please tell me quietly, second sister!"

"All right!"

Yang Yuhuan thought about it, then smiled and said, "All the strong palace maids have big frames, but what's the use? The key is the flesh. The round and big parts should be round, the slender parts should be slender, the full parts should be full, full but not fat, beautiful but not coarse, plus the skin is white and delicate. Such a woman is one in a million, so the emperor is reluctant to let you go."

"But I still can't compare to my second sister!"

At this moment, Qiu He swam over from the water, got into his mother's arms and said coquettishly: "Mom, my back is a little itchy!"

"Okay! Mommy will catch it for you."

Yang Yuhuan held her daughter in her arms lovingly and tickled her gently.

"Second Mother, I'm itchy too!" Xingsha also came over.

"Two little guys, I can't do anything with you. Just lie on my legs and I'll tickle you."

Two young ladies squeezed over and Zhang Qian had to give up a seat. At this time, she looked up and saw Queen Dugu Xinyue looking at her with a smile. She was startled, as if her thoughts were seen through, and quickly turned around to chat with Qingyu.

Li Ye was no longer soaking in the hot spring. He had rushed to the Jiaxing Palace, which was named after his reign title. This was the place where court affairs were handled and ministers were temporarily received. Prime Minister Wei Jiansu came all the way from Chang'an specifically to find him.

Today is the fourth day of the first lunar month, the last day of the New Year holiday. Tomorrow morning, Li Ye will rush back to the court, but his family will continue to stay in Huaqing Palace and go back after a few days.

As soon as Li Ye arrived at Jiaxing Palace, Wei Jiansu quickly stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you. Sorry to bother you on your vacation!"

Li Ye waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Prime Minister Wei, please take a seat!"

Wei Jiansu sat down and said, "Early this morning, the Honglu Temple reported that the prince of Shiguo had come to Chang'an. Today happens to be my day on duty, but I am undecided whether to meet this prince of Shiguo. Your Majesty, please give me your advice!"

Li Ye shook his head. "Today is a holiday, so just let the Honglu Temple entertain them. Tomorrow, let Huang Zhaolin, the Minister of Rites, talk to them and hear their intentions. Then we can decide whether to have the Zhengshitang receive them."

"Wei Chen understands!"

Wei Jiansu smiled and asked again, "Your Majesty, can you guess why they are here?"

Li Ye smiled faintly and said, "If I am not mistaken, he should be here because of the loss of Suiye. Although he is the prince of Shi State, he represents not only Shi State, but also Kang State."

"But didn't we take back Suiye?"

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "I have a hunch that the fall of Suiye this time is due to some small moves by the Arabs. They don't really want to occupy Suiye, but to provoke disputes by occupying Suiye. The Arabs may want to join forces with the Sogdian countries to deal with the Tang army."

"Just like the Battle of Talas?"

Li Ye nodded. "The last time the Arabs were eager to promote religion, it caused a strong backlash from Tocharistan and Sogdia. This time the Arabs learned their lesson and will first occupy militarily and then consider religious promotion."

"But I still don't understand what Your Majesty means!"

Li Ye sighed and said, "What I mean is that I suspect that the sneak attack on Suiye was arranged by the Arabs to provoke us to destroy the Sogdians. Sogdians had no choice but to ask the Arabs for help!"

"Will the Sogdians believe that we will launch a war of annihilation?"

Li Ye nodded, "I'm afraid they believe it, so this is why Prince Shiguo came to Chang'an."

(End of this chapter)