Princess Qiyang, the second daughter of Emperor Taizong and the daughter of Shang Guifei.

This proud daughter of heaven was extremely smart when she was young. When she grew up, she studied classics and history and studied writing.

It is said that after Shang Guifei became pregnant that year, there was a rumor in the market that "when a noble son is born, the country will weigh it."

This rumor once caused an undercurrent in Kyoto, and the crows from Taishitai Pavilion were ordered to go out and arrest many Taoists who were deceiving the public. However, the turmoil completely subsided only after the imperial concubine gave birth to the baby girl Qi Yang.

Among the many children, Taizong loved Qi Yang the most. Even after Qi Yang got married, he still prepared a bedroom for her in the palace and would often invite her to stay in the palace for a while.

In the 21st year of Taihe, at the age of sixteen, Qi Yang entered the Dongfu to observe the government and was responsible for reciting the regulations of the governors for Taizong. This was a treatment that her princes and brothers could not enjoy.

In the 24th year of Taihe, Qi Yang was appointed as the general envoy, in charge of the documents submitted by civil and military officials.

Since the twenty-sixth year of Taihe, and in the five years before Taizong's death, Qi Yang has been participating in the affairs of the East Government, assisting the two rulers in handling government affairs. This is not only a rare scenery in Daliang, but also a rare sight in this continent for thousands of years.

For the first time since then, a woman has entered the power and decision-making ranks of a dynasty as a courtier rather than as a harem.

When Taizong died, she was only twenty-six years old, but she had already been involved in politics in the Dongfu for five years.

But no one could have imagined that her fate would be so bumpy and tortuous later.

After Emperor Zhongzong succeeded to the throne, he first dismissed Qi Yang from his official position on the pretext that "the late emperor was only close to his second sister" and asked her to go to the Xingliang Mansion Imperial Mausoleum to guard Taizong's mausoleum, and then completely wiped out the situation in just a few months.

The traces of Qi Yang in the court. After Qi Yang returned to Kyoto, everything had changed, and she could only live in her eldest princess's mansion and not care about worldly affairs.

If it were just like that, that would be fine. Even if she could no longer interfere with the government affairs, as the eldest princess, she could still live a life of wealth and happiness.

In the ninth year of Jianping, the eldest son of Princess Qiyang was imprisoned by Emperor Zhongzong for unknown reasons. He died in depression a few years later.

In July of the following year, her second son unfortunately fell from his horse and died while hunting in the royal gardens with several noble sons. Four months later, her husband fell ill and died.

In March of the twelfth year, Qi Yang died alone in the grand but desolate mansion of the eldest princess. He was only thirty-eight years old.

In addition to two sons, Qiyang also has a young daughter, but no one dared to mention her whereabouts in front of Zhongzong, and the important officials kept it secret. Rumor has it that one day after the death of the eldest princess of Qiyang, the little princess fell ill.

After his death, the Qiyang lineage was completely cut off.

This is the story that Pei Yue learned. He speculated that Qiyang's subsequent tragic experience may be related to the power struggle in the palace, but it does not rule out that she stood proudly as a daughter in the court, which caused strong rejection and hostility among some people. Taizong

No one dared to question his will while alive, so

It only took Qiyang ten years to approach the peak of civil service. Especially in the last few years, Qiyang could even exercise some power on behalf of Taizong. Even Emperor Zhongzong, who was established as the prince, was still not close to Taizong.

Compared with Qiyang.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Shen Danmo couldn't help but ask softly.

Pei Yue smiled and said, "I'm wondering what kind of official position you can do if you really become an official in the court."

Shen Danmo has naturally thought about this issue, and at this moment he couldn't help but curiously said: "Tell me and listen."

Pei Yue thought for a while and said slowly: "There is no possibility in Taige. Before you went to Lingzhou to do business, I guess it was Lord Shen's test for His Majesty to see if you could handle some of the general affairs in Taige. However, Master Shen immediately exempted you from your duties after returning to Beijing. It seems that His Majesty has made his attitude clear. In fact, since ancient times, there is absolutely no possibility for the chief official of a special yamen like Taishitai Pavilion to inherit his father's legacy."

Shen Danmo asked: "What else?"

Pei Yue said frankly: "After thinking about it repeatedly, I still can't think of any possibility."

Shen Danmo did not show any emotion of disappointment or resentment. She slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said, "I thought you would lie to me and say there was great hope."

Pei Yue smiled bitterly and said, "I also thought you would tell me about Princess Qiyang's direct entry into the Dongfu."

Shen Danmo snorted and said: "Am I so shallow in your eyes? What is the identity of Princess Qiyang? How deep the relationship between her and Emperor Taizong is. How can I, the daughter of a minister, compare to me? If I don't even have this kind of self-knowledge. , why do I have the dignity to be an official? Pei Yue, I know that in your heart I am much worse than Ye Qi, but you can’t underestimate me too much."

Could this be the same thing?

Pei Yue looked at Shen Danmo steadily, and suddenly found that her eyes were a little more nervous than usual.

He did not answer the conversation and changed the topic and asked: "Is Lin He still in Kyoto?"

Shen Danmo breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little angry, so his tone became colder: "You calculated him so miserably, do you still want his life?"

Pei Yue asked curiously: "Where do you start talking about this?"

Shen Danmo said angrily: "After returning to Beijing, I checked the details of the whole thing. Before the ambush that night, you fought against Chen Xizhi in Qishan Chong. If Ye Qi hadn't arrived in time, you would have been killed by her. Revenant. After returning to Xingyang, you took advantage of Lin He's failure to inform you of the dangerous mistake in advance, making him feel guilty for cooperating with you, and took the initiative to take on the responsibility of sneak attack on Chen Xizhi. But you did not tell Lin He at all that Chen Xizhi's martial arts cultivation was only He is half a point weaker than Ye Qi, so he is no match at all."

Pei Yue looked at her with a smile and said nothing.

Shen Danmo glared at him when he saw this, but unfortunately it was not very lethal.

"Lin He broke his sword-wielding left hand, and Chen Xizhi slashed his tail vertebrae. My father hired the best doctor in Beijing for him, and he used countless precious medicinal materials. He could barely stand up, but I can no longer use the sword like before." Shen Danmo said in a complicated tone.

Pei Yue sighed: "Master Shen is so kind to Lin He, even his biological son is nothing more than that."

Hearing these words, Shen Danmo's expression suddenly dimmed and he said softly: "After my brother passed away, my father was hit hard and it took him a long time to recover. Lin He has been with him for many years, so he is naturally different from others. In fact, this is not the key, mainly because Lin He’s father died because of his father, so his father must have felt a little guilty."

Pei Yue said expressionlessly: "The left-handed swordsman Lin Donghai."

Shen Danmo looked at him doubtfully, as if he didn't understand where the anger in his tone came from.

Logically speaking, shouldn't he hate Chen Xizhi to the core?
Chapter completed!