Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 1 Wedge: Ji Yanlaixiang

Tianque Longqing three years, Tiancheng.

 A heavy snowfall fell on the first day of the New Year, and the city was covered with snow, dancing like catkins.

 The cold weather seals everything in ice into the sea of ​​snow.

 The emperor’s feet are covered with white snow.

Everyone in Tianque lamented that this year’s spring would not come early.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, the God of Wealth Day in the Tianque Kingdom, people went to the market, making the streets that had been deserted for days suddenly become lively.

Suddenly, flocks of swallows passed over everyone's heads like a large dark cloud and flew straight to a house on the north side of the street.

 “Look, there are so many swallows!”

 “What a good sign! The swallows are coming, and our Tianque will be in peace and prosperity this year.”

“Yes, swallows are the lucky birds of our dynasty. So many swallows flying together must be auspicious.”

Some people in the crowd were the first to exclaim, and many people excitedly followed the direction of the swallows and rushed away...

In Yun Mansion, bright red lanterns hang high, and the red couplets on both sides are gracefully written, like clouds and brocade, which makes people's hearts feel warm.

The servants are busy in an orderly manner. The wives, young ladies and young men of various gardens have to go shopping and come back for meals from time to time, and the master is about to go to court. Only the third lady of Xiyuan stays in the house, playing with her flowers and plants.

Oddly enough, this year's spring snow came suddenly and the weather was colder than in previous years; but in Miss San's garden greenhouse, the flowers were in full bloom.

Those who don’t know this might think that there is a fairy living in the Prime Minister’s Mansion; but the servants who know about it all know that it is because of the ingenuity of the third lady. Every late autumn, she sets up a greenhouse for the flowers and plants early in the morning and covers them with hay.

As soon as the snow falls, the third lady can tell whether it has finished snowing or is waiting for the snow to accompany her. Then she and her maid Bi Tao will clean the flower stands so that the flowers in the garden can herald spring early.

It is strange to say that the third lady has been in love with flowers since she was a child. No matter what kind of flowers and plants are in her hands, they are like receiving nine days of nectar, and they can bloom in full bloom regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter. There are even dead and fallen wild flowers on the roadside. After being transplanted to the Xiyuan Garden by the hands of the third lady, they will bloom the most beautiful flowers in the coming year, which are delicate and charming.

A fortune teller once said that the third lady of the Yun Mansion was the reincarnation of the flower god, the head of a hundred flowers who gave birth to a mortal child.

But everyone in the Yun Mansion sneered and laughed, saying how could the third young lady who was the least favored in the Yun Mansion be the flower fairy Tuo Shi? She was just born to work hard and had no talent, so she only kept company with these careless people all year round.

The only third lady's maid, Bitao, firmly believes in this. No matter what others think, she believes that a kind and beautiful person like the lady, except for the reincarnation of gods, how can ordinary people have the ingenuity and ingenuity of the lady? Bingxue is smart.

　This is not…

"Miss, the peonies this year seem to be blooming more beautifully than in previous years. They are blooming better than the peach blossoms that are supposed to be in full bloom this season." The delicate little maid in a green flower coat looked here and there. , and finally stopped in front of a golden peony, showing wonder.

"Peach is a tree, and peony is a flower. The flowers are suitable for warm weather, but the trees are cold-resistant. The greenhouse is warm, but the peonies bloom more abundantly than the peach blossoms." A voice that was light but heart-pounding came from behind Bi Tao.

Yunqing came to the peonies and looked at the pot of brightly blooming golden peonies with a smile, with a satisfied expression.

All the hard work over the years has paid off. She has indeed protected this garden from wind and rain, making it as warm as spring.

 As soon as she turned her head, Bi Tao's eyes inevitably jumped.

The lady has willow eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, a green nose like jade, and cherry lips like red lips. Her fair face always easily dazzles people's eyes in the soft sunlight.

At this time, she was dressed in a snow-white fox fur, standing among the red and green flowers in the garden, isolated and independent, quiet and ethereal.

If Bi Tao hadn't recognized that this was her young lady, she would have been dazzled and mistakenly thought that a fairy had arrived.

"My guess is that Miss's fortune will come true this year. Didn't the Taoist priest invited by the master to tell Miss's fortune say that? Miss is the head of a hundred flowers, the destiny of the golden phoenix. This golden peony represents the king of flowers. "It's in full bloom this year, and my lady may really become a queen this year." Bi Tao was overjoyed, with a happy smile for her lady in her eyes.

"No nonsense!" The man who had been smiling just now raised his eyebrows and stopped Bi Tao from talking nonsense: "Those charlatans are talking nonsense, Bi Tao must not take it seriously."

"But, the master is very happy..." Bi Tao was about to retort unconvinced, but suddenly heard a strange sound.

 When he raised his head, his eyes were wide open, his mouth was wide open, his tongue was tied and he could no longer make a sound.

I saw a large group of black swallows flying overhead, hovering over the Xiyuan Baiyuan Garden, lingering for a long time...

The next day, everyone was talking about the little-known three-thousand-gold fairy in the Prime Minister's Mansion. She lived in the fairyland on earth and had the magical ability to make hundreds of flowers bloom in the freezing and snowy weather.

 Many people witnessed with their own eyes that her garden attracted a large number of dark cloud-like auspicious swallows flying in, which was quite a spectacle.

 The reason why she has always been hidden in the Prime Minister's Mansion and almost never goes out is because she is afraid of being seen by the world. Therefore, she asked her servants to deliberately spread her ordinary talents and appearance in order not to be noticed by the world.

As a result, rumors spread; one spread to ten, and then to a hundred. In addition, there were people who witnessed it with their own eyes. It became a definite conclusion that the prime minister's daughter Yunqing was a prosperous country.

It is even said that a Taoist priest once predicted that Miss Yunqing would become a golden phoenix in the future, and she would be the destined queen of the majestic Tianque Kingdom!

On the seventh day of the lunar month, the Yun Mansion received the decree from the Queen Mother of Tianque and consecrated the third daughter of Prime Minister Yun Tianhai, Yunqing, as the Queen of Tianque. She married the emperor three days later!

 For a time, there was an endless stream of congratulators in front of the Yun Mansion, almost crossing the threshold.

 (End of this chapter)