I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 147 Cai Yan first enters the palace

Yeting is where the emperor's concubines live. Since they are choosing concubines for the prince, they naturally cannot be sent to Yeting.

And the East Palace is not where Liu Bian lives, so there is no point in sending him there.

Therefore, when Cai Yan first entered the palace, like Tang Wan, he was directly assigned to Queen He, and he was also not granted any status.

What Cai Yan carried the most was books, and the heaviest one was undoubtedly the Jiaowei Qin.

Regarding Cai Yan's appearance, the happiest person was the Wannian Princess Liu Shou, which meant that there was someone in the palace who was not much older than her and could play with her.

Liu Shou was eleven or twelve years old. He was raised very innocently in the harem and did not understand the sorrow of life and death.

The emperor had been ill for a long time, of course she was sad, but as time passed, she got used to it, and the sadness came and went quickly.

At his most lively age, Liu Shou ran over in a hurry when he found out where Cai Yan lived.

It happened that Cai Yan was holding a book on the side of the open window and reading quietly.

The winter sun was warm, shining through the window on the purple skirt of her skirt.

The green silk hair on her head was not matched with any expensive decorations, and her long hair was allowed to fall back and hang naturally, and was pulled into a bun behind her back. This hairstyle is traditional and comfortable.

There was no makeup on her face, and the sun only touched the side of her face, as if it had given her a layer of brilliance.

Seeing this scene, Liu Shou stopped for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and decided to go slowly according to the teachings he had received since childhood.

In this way, she has the temperament of a princess.

Soon there was a message from the palace maid informing Cai Yan of the arrival of Princess Wannian.

In a short period of time, Liu Shou was able to maintain his temper, but as soon as he opened his mouth to Cai Yan, who put down his book and came to greet her, Liu Shou's carefully maintained temperament was completely gone: "Brother will definitely like you."

Tong Yan Wuji, just one sentence, changed Cai Yan's originally slightly indifferent mood.

She was suddenly in a different place. After all, her age and experience were limited. How could she really remain calm? She was just pretending to be calm.

"What are you reading?"

"It's a book I brought from home. Are you interested, princess?" Cai Yan came to her senses and faced Liu Shou. She quickly took back the initiative in the topic.

The two started chatting.

Cai Yan had more knowledge than Liu Shou. Liu Shou was deeply impressed by Cai Yan because of the scene he saw before. He also heard Cai Yan talk about what he had seen in different places outside the palace. Cai Yan soon understood Liu Shou's admiration.

When leaving, Liu Shou reluctantly asked: "Can I still come tomorrow?"

"Of course." Cai Yan smiled.

Then Liu Shou's next words made her unable to deal with it again.

"I think it would look better if it was styled into a ponytail. My grandma likes it like this..."

The so-called fallen horse bun is a variant of the high bun, loosely combed on one side in a downward shape. At that time, Liang Ji's wife Sun Shou loved to wear such a hairstyle, paired with a frown and make-up, just like a woman who has just fallen off a horse. , is still a trend to this day.

The next day, Empress He arranged a meeting between Liu Bian and Cai Yan. After all, Cai Yan did not accept Xiao Wannian's suggestion to change to a pony bun, but she did not continue to use the traditional and simple hanging bun, but instead used a bun that she knew would not take long. A high bun.

This meeting was similar to the meeting between Liu Bian and Tang Wan, but not so sudden.

"If Zhaoji needs anything, don't be reserved, just tell me. When I'm not around, you can give orders to those around you."

Cai Yan didn't make any demands.

Liu Bian actually had no plans to do anything for the time being.

He was too embarrassed to imitate the Emperor Li Zhi, and be intimate with others outside his father's sickbed.

Two days later, when Liu Bian was having dinner in the Queen's palace, he saw Cai Yan and Tang Wan accompanying Queen He. On the surface, they seemed very harmonious. If Empress He's side was normal, then Empress Dowager Dong's side was a little abnormal.

A few days later, when Liu Bian was visiting the emperor in Jiade Hall and was about to leave to return to Yuntai Hall, he was stopped by Empress Dowager Dong.

Next to her stood a little girl of thirteen or fourteen, saluting Liu Bian like an adult.

Although he should be the same age as Liu Bian, Liu Bian looks awkward. Even in this era, he is actually a bit young.

……

For Cai Yan, the middle palace was far less comfortable than home.

In Cai Yan's eyes, Queen He was easy-going and reasonable. But she observed that many palace maids and chamberlains seemed to be afraid of Queen He, and the maids assigned to take care of her all treated Queen He with respect and praise.

Regarding this, Cai Yan could only guess secretly and did not dare to tell anyone, even the maidservants who followed her into the palace from home.

Tang Wan is a traditional noblewoman, and logically speaking, this seems to be the object of her struggle.

The history books also told her so. The late emperor favored the nobleman Tian Sheng, which aroused the jealousy of Empress Dowager Dou. Later, the late emperor's body was still cold, and Empress Dowager Dou killed Tian Sheng.

But she couldn't feel jealous, and she couldn't find any reason to be jealous.

Cai Yan felt that she was the one who came later, and even if he hated her, it was Tang Wan who hated her.

But at least, Cai Yan didn't feel this emotion from Tang Wan.

Maybe she was hiding it.

Just as Cai Yan believed that the Queen He she observed was not so scary to the palace maids, there must be other reasons that she didn't know.

She and Tang Wan maintained superficial etiquette, but on the inside, Cai Yan believed that Tang Wan was also guessing her inner thoughts.

Then, one day, Cai Yan suddenly realized that she missed home.

It had been ten days since she entered the palace. Although she had expected this situation, the reality was different from what she had imagined. The mental preparation she had made earlier could not fill her longing.

Her parents lived in Luoyang, and her father studied in Dongguan, which was actually just a few palace walls away from her.

Once the thought of missing a loved one suddenly arises, it is difficult to get rid of it. But apart from reading, she didn't have much to distract her mind.

For Cai Yan, the palace etiquette that she needs to learn is nothing more than a trivial matter, and in the palace, the more noble a person is, the lower the restraints of etiquette.

Cai Yan suddenly thought of Tang Wan. Tang Wan entered the palace earlier than her, so he must have missed home even more!

Ever since, when the two of them got along one time, Cai Yan asked.

Perhaps it was because her attitude was more sincere. For the first time, Tang Wan showed his true feelings in front of her, and she burst into tears.

Although Tang Wan's family always had money, the letters they exchanged never once asked whether she felt homesick.

And unlike Cai Yan, Tang Wan only had one sister in Luoyang, who was Xun Yu's wife.

Being in the palace, getting along with the most powerful woman in the world every day, I am afraid of making the other party unhappy. Even though I know that the other party probably won't care, the pressure is still there.

Cai Yan suddenly wanted to be a little willful.

She knew she shouldn't do this.

She made a request to Liu Bian.

then……

"Meeting my mother? Meeting my sister? Why can't I meet you?"

(End of this chapter)