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About ten miles to the north of Nanlin Garden, there is a campsite beside a osmanthus forest.

The camp can be described as five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry. The guards are heavily guarded. The Habayashi Battalion of the Royal Guards, armed to the teeth, patrols around the camp. It can be said that it is difficult for even flies to fly in.

Large and small tents gathered in the camp, maids, attendants, eunuchs came and went, all cautious, the huge camp, the sound is not noisy, just like the sweet-scented osmanthus forest next to it, full of tranquility.

In the middle of the camp, where the guards are the most heavily guarded, is an extremely spacious and gorgeous big tent, like the mother of all tents, surrounded by small tents.

The big tent was surrounded by armored warriors. At the entrance, apart from two tall guards, there were also two eunuchs with whisks.

Suddenly, a galloping horse galloped from a distance, and the rider was dressed in black and even wore a bamboo hat to hide his face under the hat.

The horse galloped to the main gate of the camp, and an eunuch rushed to meet him. The rider got off the horse and took out a short piece of bamboo from his bosom. It was green and beautiful, and presented it to the eunuch respectfully. Like a gust of wind, it comes and goes without a trace.

The eunuch was holding Bizhu, half-bowed, and walked quickly to the big tent. An eunuch in front of the tent took Bizhu again, turned around and walked to the tent, whispering in a high-pitched voice: "The bamboo is here!"

Not long after, a shriveled old arm stretched out from the gap in the tent, and spread five fingers like eagle claws. The eunuch hastily placed Bizhu gently in the palm of that hand.

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Withered and old hands, the veins are protruding, like countless roads criss-crossing into the nether world. The owner of the hand is an old eunuch in brocade clothes. The wrinkles on his face are piled up like traces left by the years, and these traces In the middle, there seems to be no mark of joy and happiness.

Sandalwood is overflowing in the tent, and green smoke is curling from the incense burner. The simple furnishings are magnificent, and the floor is covered with high-quality carpets traded from far away countries, and the carpets extend to the side of the soft couch.

On the soft couch, a noble lady leaned lazily on a jade pillow. It was crystal clear and beautiful in shape, and no matter how beautiful the jade pillow was, it seemed that it could not compare to its owner.

The light white palace gown, the jet-black bun is soft and loose, the autumn-like eyes are slightly tired, and the charm in the bones is only slightly revealed from the depths of the pupils.

The clothes on the shoulders slipped slightly, revealing a small piece of snow-white but crystal-clear skin. Under the straight pink nose bridge, there is a small and ruddy lips, exuding boundless charm and temptation.

No one can really tell her age, that mature and charming style can only be possessed by women in their 40s, and her body is by no means older than a 23-year-old girl, and even more tender and attractive.

The pair of watery phoenix eyes raised slightly, and said softly like the sound of heaven: "It doesn't seem to be good news!"

The old eunuch pinched it nimbly with his old hands, and the green bamboo split open immediately. The strength of his hand was astonishing. He lightly took out a very small piece of paper from inside and presented it up.

The lady stretched out her weak and boneless pink hands, picked up the piece of paper between her fingers, looked at it in front of her eyes, and then handed it back to the old eunuch with a sneer at the corner of her mouth.

The old eunuch put the piece of paper in the palm of his hand, spread it out, and moved it slightly, the piece of paper started to burn, and it burned to ashes in his shriveled hand. He didn't move, waiting for the piece of paper to burn. After turning into ashes, he actually put the dust into his mouth and swallowed it into his stomach.

This is really an old eunuch like a monster!

"He still let people in." The lady said lazily, with a hint of coldness in her voice.

The old eunuch didn't speak, but stood aside respectfully, listening to what the master said.

"The Privy Council finally has his people." The lady shook her head slightly: "It's so restless, I really want to know who is behind him."

The old eunuch finally said in a hoarse voice: "Although Old General Sha is old, his mind is still very clear."

The lady smiled faintly and sighed: "Since people can enter the Privy Council, if he wants to do something to hide from the old general, it is not difficult, at least for him, it is indeed not difficult."

The old eunuch asked like a joke: "What is the master going to do?"

"How are you going to do it?" The lady giggled, looked at the old eunuch and said, "Eunuch Qin, you know that if a clown wants to sing, we always have to wait until he appears. These are just the tricks before the opening. Of course I won’t smash bricks, let alone applaud.”

The old eunuch seemed to understand something, and nodded slightly.

"Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I really didn't know that he could even infiltrate the Privy Council." The lady's autumn-like eyes were full of tiredness, and she said softly: "Now there are several vital points of his. Man, I want to see what he's going to sing next."

"I have to appear." Eunuch Qin's eyes seemed to have only one slit left, but through this slit, he has seen so much, so much that even he himself has forgotten what he still knows now.

"I heard that the second child has recruited another group of people?" The lady moved her body, like a begonia blooming, gorgeous and colorful.

Although Eunuch Qin has always maintained a humble attitude, once he asked a question, he was like an encyclopedia, and quickly gave the answer: "Yes, six people have been accepted this time."

"What nonsense." The lady frowned slightly: "He is getting taller and flamboyant now, doesn't he know that there are many pairs of eyes staring at him?"

There was a silence at first, and after a long time, Eunuch Qin said slowly: "The second prince should have his own way."

Only then did the lady show a charming smile: "Even you said that he has a solution, I think he really has a solution. However, the group of people under him are a mixed bag. Although it is not likely to cause any major troubles, small troubles will arise sooner or later Yes, you also secretly send someone to pay attention."

Eunuch Qin nodded.

The two of them were chatting about homework, talking about some thrilling topics to outsiders.

This kind of homework didn't last long, the tent door was opened, and the princess came in with a smile, went straight to the lady, walked in and hugged her, and said with a smile: "Mother, I picked up a master today! "

The lady lovingly hugged the princess, and said softly: "What kind of master did you pick up? Look at you, you are so beautiful, I haven't seen you so happy for a long time." While speaking, the tip of her right finger waved lightly, Eunuch Qin withdrew quietly without a trace of movement.

The princess stood up and gestured: "A master of archery can shoot through the pink scarf three hundred steps away, and the pink scarf is still hanging on the tree and has not been taken away. Do you think it is amazing?"

"Very powerful." The lady had a loving smile on the corner of her mouth: "This is really a good master, why did you pick him up?"

Although they are mothers and daughters, the lady is not as old as the princess, she has the same white and tender skin, the same bright eyes and white teeth, her skin is even a little more supple than the princess, and her eyes are more seductive than the princess. Even the appearance is much better than the princess, just like a pair of sisters.

The princess blushed slightly, and told the story in embarrassment.

"Xue Shishi?" The lady read softly, as if she wanted to remember the name in her mind, and said softly, "This name is really strange."

"The name is weird, but the archery skills are good. I told him to do it for an official, but he didn't want to do it." The princess sighed, shook his head and said: "He also said that the world is peaceful, and it's useless to be a soldier, but the world is real. Is it peaceful?"

The lady smiled and said: "It seems that you are still a very interesting person, then mother congratulates you for having a good master."

The princess was a little disappointed and said: "But they seem to be going to the capital to buy antiques, so they can't concentrate on teaching me. They can only teach me on the way to Beijing, and they will teach me for one day."

"Oh!" The lady lightly pressed her temples with her fingers, and said lightly, "You want him to teach you for the rest of his life, and it's just a matter of one sentence."

"But... But my father said that we can't force others to do things we don't want to do just because we have power, and we can't bully ordinary people because of our own status." In the mansion, I'm afraid my father will blame me."

The lady sighed: "Your father is a cowardly man, don't listen to him everything."

"But I think what my father said always makes sense."

"Then you mean that what your mother said is unreasonable?" The lady pretended to be angry and said, "You just favor your father like that?"

The Princess smiled and hugged the lady, acting coquettishly like a child, and said in a tired voice: "Mother, you know that I listen to you the most and love you the most. Do you still want to be jealous of your father?"

As soon as the princess acted like a baby, the noble lady hugged her with a wry smile, and said softly: "Silly girl, how can mother be jealous, as long as you are good, mother is willing to give up everything."

The princess laughed, looking very happy.

"In this way, there is no need to keep him for a lifetime. After he teaches you for three or two months, and you learn the art of archery, let's let him go. Then we will make up for his losses. Do you think it's okay?" Looking at the princess's small nose, she said affectionately.

The princess was overjoyed at first, but soon became worried. The lady seemed to pierce her heart, and said softly: "I'll let someone tell you that you don't need to come forward. In short, I will let you learn archery, and then hunt and shoot wild game." How about honoring your mother?"

"Okay!" The princess happily grabbed the pink fist.