Xianggui

The jade hands are white and slender, and the nails are pink and full. She has a slender figure and wears a beautiful blue brocade jacket.

The woman looks very young at first glance.

Xun Xiang felt that this scene was very similar to a scene where a young woman or girl who wanted to seduce a man went to the male master's study with ginseng tea in hand...

Prince Duan put down his book with a smile, picked up the tea bowl, took two sips of tea and stood up. Then I saw that the person was Gao Dezhu, the eldest daughter of King Duan.

The two of them sat on the Arhat's bed and talked about something. Gao Dezhu's face was full of smiles, and King Duan looked at his daughter with warm and doting eyes.

Even in her dream, Xunxiang remembered the way Grandpa Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao looked at her, and she felt warm all over her body unconsciously.

Xunxiang woke up automatically.

She sat up, took out the dry handkerchief under her pillow and wiped the sweat from her body, then got up and got out of bed and opened the small window.

The starlight from outside came in, illuminating the room dimly.

Xunxiang thought of the scene in her dream again.

She has a good impression of King Duan and is definitely a good father. So far, apart from pretending to be stupid, I haven't heard of him doing anything bad.

Why is he pretending to be stupid?

He also thought that since Prince Duan was the eldest son and had such a background, he might be able to protect himself by pretending to be stupid. Or maybe he is dormant, waiting until the other princes are in a fight to be separated before taking action... He has known dormant since he was a child, and he is considered a genius.

The former is more likely, the latter less likely.

As long as he has no ill intentions towards himself and his relatives, has not harmed the emperor and Xiaoba, and has not done anything detrimental to the court, then leave him alone for the time being.

After thinking about it, Xunxiang quickly fell asleep.

On the ninth day of March, the Cai family of the Zhenxi Hou Mansion held a peach blossom banquet, and the Cai family also won a talent competition to select the "Four Beauties".

Cai Jiayi, the aunt of the Cai family, will quit the "Four Beauties" when she reaches her age, and they hope that another girl from the Cai family, Cai Jiahui, will take over.

Cai Jiahui is the sixth princess's companion, and the sixth princess also expressed her willingness to help her.

Shen Ying also wants to be shortlisted for the Four Beauties.

Princess Xiyang did not want Zhenxihou Mansion to have the advantage of home court, and wanted to postpone the game to a purse banquet two months later, but Cai Shufei intervened and failed.

Princess Xiyang was still angry at Dongyang. If Dongyang had not been banned and Xunxiang was not interested in the "Four Beauties", her daughter would definitely have a better chance of winning at the Peony Banquet than at the Peach Blossom Banquet.

Although Xunxiang is not yet twelve years old, this is her twelve-year-old year and she is also eligible to run for election, but this is not her ambition.

In order to help Shen Ying, Xunxiang and Gao Mingshan went to the Xiyang Princess Mansion early in the morning.

Xun Xiang specially studied the makeup techniques of this era and previous lives, and personally gave Shen Ying a suitable shade of makeup. After putting on makeup, the little girl was as beautiful as a lotus flower that had just opened its buds, retaining the richness preferred in this era without losing the beauty of the little girl.

Princess Xiyang's eyes widened with joy. She secretly slandered Dongyang as a stick, but she didn't notice that such a girl who knew how to appreciate beauty, she always felt that the fake girl before was more beautiful.

Several young ladies and Princess Xiyang were preparing to take a carriage to Zhenxihou Mansion. The good father-in-law beside the emperor came to Xunxiang to deliver the emperor's oral instructions.

He smiled and said, "Princess Xiangxiang, our family went to Dongyang Princess Mansion first. I heard that you were here, so we came here again. If we don't see you here, we will go to Zhenxihou Mansion again."

Everyone knelt down and the good father-in-law sang, "The emperor has decreed that the 'management strategy' is a measure that benefits the country and the people. I am very happy about it. I have specially summoned Princess Xiangxiang to the Taiji Hall to see her..."

Xunxiang was summoned to the Tai Chi Hall. Not only was Xunxiang surprised, but everyone present was also surprised.

Taiji Hall is the emperor's bedroom and the place where the emperor and his ministers discuss court affairs. Most ministers cannot enter. Xun Xiang knew that Ding Zhao had submitted the revised "Management Measures" yesterday. The emperor and the elders must have been interested after seeing this, so they not only summoned Ding Zhao today, but also summoned her.

Seeing the envious and jealous eyes of those people, Xunxiang was helpless. She doesn't like politics, nor does she like the court. Why did the emperor's grandfather call her to discuss matters? Why can't he ask her in private...

Even though he was secretly slandering, he still said loudly, "Xiangxiang accepts the order."

It was too far for Xunxiang to go back to Princess Dongyang Mansion to change into court clothes. Kunning Palace had a set of court clothes, so she went there to change into court clothes, and then went to Tai Chi Hall.

In the Tai Chi Hall, not only the emperor and Ding Zhao were there, but also four middle-aged people in their forties and an old man with gray hair.

The old man is from the capital of Xie, one is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the other three are unknown.

Behind the emperor stood two eunuchs and two guards with swords.

One of the guards is Sun Yumu. He stood there expressionless like a sculpture.

Xunxiang bowed down and stood aside with several ministers.

When the emperor and several elders asked questions, Ding Zhao was the main one to answer them. If Ding Zhao's answers were incomplete or needed additional explanations, Xun Xiang would say a few words.

Previously, several courtiers, including Chief Xie, felt that the emperor had too much trust in Princess Xiangxiang. The little girl was indeed studious and talented, and could probably understand common affairs. How could she understand government affairs at such a young age.

Through the conversation, I realized that although the little girl said very little, she still made the point.

After lunch, the discussion continued.

After dinner, the emperor gave young Xunxiang and old Xie a seat in the capital.

The discussion lasted until the time of application, before the emperor and several cabinet ministers finished asking what they wanted to ask.

The emperor immediately appointed Ding Zhao as the doctor of the Ministry of Industry. The cabinet took the lead and multiple departments jointly drafted it, and then promoted this set of management methods. It was first implemented in government-run workshops and then extended to private workshops.

Ding Zhao also officially became a court official, instead of the previous semi-official and semi-business form.

After the courtiers left, the emperor and Xun Xiang took the chariot to Kunning Palace.

Queen Ye didn't look happy at all. She never interfered with the affairs of the court and rarely said, "The emperor is too doting on Xiangxiang. She is a girl. These things..."

The emperor said, "Although Xiangxiang is young, she knows the importance of things. She is much better than some princes..." Seeing the worry in the queen's eyes, he smiled and said, "The queen is too worried. I also love her and will not let her become The target of public criticism.”

After the emperor left, Queen Ye pulled Xunxiang and said something like "The trees are beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy them". The overall meaning is that the situation between North Korea and China is unclear. You are a girl, so don’t do what you shouldn’t do and don’t say what you shouldn’t say.

Xunxiang promised.

After coming up with this "management method" and helping Ding Zhao's father enter the court, she only focused on painting, writing books, making money, and then quietly watching Uncle Xiaoba's future fortune, and quietly helping if she could.

Returning to the Princess Mansion the next day, I heard that Cai Jiahui and Shen Ying were competing fiercely. In the end, Cai Jiahui took advantage of her home court to be selected into the "Four Beauties".

Dongyang curled his lips and said, "This is my Xiangxiang. I haven't chosen it. If I go, I can do poetry, painting, calligraphy, and pick out whatever I want. What's the matter with Cai Jiahui?"

Although Dongyang felt that Xunxiang was not as good as Xunfeng in appearance and figure, he had to admit that Xunxiang was far better than Xunfeng in other aspects.

She always wanted Xunxiang to participate in the Four Beauties. She taught Xunfeng in this regard when he was a child.

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