The luxurious carriage was extremely comfortable, even the backrest was embroidered with extremely delicate embossed flower branches.

Jiu Zhou reached out to caress it, the soft feeling was like clouds and like smoke.

She lifted a corner of the curtain, taking in the bustling scene of the capital.

From afar came the sound of horse hooves, the closer she got to the carriage, the slower the sound of horse hooves, it must have been the rider slowing down the horse.

"Whose carriage is that in front?"

"Your Highness, it seems to be someone from Ming Yue Palace."

Jiu Zhou had good hearing since she was young, she stuck her head out to look at the person who was talking.

Just then, the man in brocade riding on horseback looked up, meeting her eyes.

Jiu Zhou nodded slightly at him, lowered the curtain and sat back in her seat, she did not forget to check the phoenix hairpin on her sideburns.

The hairpin was still there, she was relieved, it was very expensive.

The carriage went straight into the palace gate, the imperial guards knew that the person in the carriage was the future Divine Princess so they let her in, there was no need to check the carriage carefully.

After walking a little further, Jiu Zhou got off the carriage, the people from Ming Yue Palace had prepared a palanquin for her.

As the daughter of a court official, no one dared to ride in a palanquin in the palace.

But Jiu Zhou had just returned to the capital, and her family treated her like a newly found precious object, never bringing her before the nobles to suffer injustice, so naturally she did not know about these things.

Seeing that the palace lady had prepared a palanquin for her, she obediently sat on it, and even praised the handrails for being carved with beautiful flowers.

The female official smiled kindly, "Your Highness also likes this pattern very much, they say that this flower is both colorful and noble, just looking at it makes you happy."

Jiu Zhou thought to herself, as expected of the Imperial Noble Consort that His Majesty loves the most, even her sense of aesthetics is so superior.

Her and His Highness's sense of aesthetics were equally good, proving that she was also a person who knew how to appreciate things.

Originally, she was still nervous, but now she straightened her back, full of confidence.

In the Netherworld, Chunfen was worried about her young lady who had entered the palace.

"Madam, the young lady does not understand the rules of the palace, what if she accidentally makes the Imperial Noble Consort dislike her?"

"Don't be afraid." Shen shi looked at the books in her palace's warehouse, "Jiu Zhou is my and my husband's only daughter, if she really does something wrong, the palace will definitely turn a blind eye to it.

If Imperial Noble Consort doesn't like it, then let it be."

That was good, the two sides did not like each other, perhaps this marriage could still be saved.

In the Netherworld Palace, the incense burner was filled with smoke, Imperial Noble Consort Su leisurely leaned on the carved soft chair, looking out the door with neither joy nor sadness, no one knew what she was thinking.

When footsteps sounded outside the door, she sat up straight and gently stroked the jade bracelet on her wrist.

"Your Majesty, Miss Ming has arrived."

Concubine Su raised her eyes to look at the young woman who was entering the door.

She couldn't take her eyes off her as soon as she saw her.

There was a very rare kind of beauty in this world, the kind that made men feel fond of her, and could also make women feel close at first sight.

Who would have thought that a dry official like Ming Jingzhou would have such a precious daughter.

"This servant greets Concubine Consort." After Jiuzhou saw Concubine Su's face clearly, her eyes curved up like a crescent moon.

She had met this lady before.

"No need to be so polite, sit down and talk." Concubine Su signaled the female official to help Jiu Zhou stand up. After she sat down, she asked, "I heard that when you were young, your health was not good, so you were sent to a Taoist temple to be raised.

Are you used to being back in the capital now?"

This was the explanation of the Ming family to outsiders, but of course the Emperor already knew the truth of the matter.

That year, the three Ming brothers were exiled to a poor place because of His Majesty, so this matter was always kept secret.

Except for His Majesty and the Ming family, no one knew.

"Yes, everything is very good." Jiu Zhou thought for a moment, "Father and Mother both treat you like a pearl, and my uncles and aunts often care about you..."

After telling all the stories after returning to the capital, Jiu Zhou's eyes were filled with happiness, "It's just..."

Her eyes narrowed, "I miss the two masters a little."

Looking at those bright eyes suddenly dimming, Consort Su began to think about how to find the two masters for this little girl, to see how they had wronged her.

"If you miss them, then let this palace help you welcome them to the capital."

"Thank you, Your Highness, but the two masters prefer to stay in Ling Zhou."

In fact, the two masters' original words were that the capital was crowded with people, and the air was dirty everywhere, not suitable for health preservation.

Of course Jiu Zhou wouldn't say that the two masters criticized the capital's feng shui as not being suitable.

A quick-witted young lady like her would definitely know what to say and what not to say, "The two masters are both cultivators, this goddess does not intend to force things."

"Lingzhou..." Concubine Su remembered that she had passed by this place a few years ago following the holy cross.

The scenery there was as beautiful as a painting, the river surface was always covered in mist every morning, "It is indeed a good place."

"Your Highness." Jiu Zhou looked at Concubine Su curiously, "I heard that Your Highness has a precious painting, I wonder if this servant has the honor to appreciate it?"

She was already this old but still did not know how precious the painting was, Jiu Zhou's heart was filled with anticipation.

Concubine Su's hand that was holding the teacup stopped, appreciating the painting was only a nominal invitation to enter the palace, who would actually do it?

Which of the court ladies did not know that she had no interest in writing poems or painting?

She looked at Jiu Zhou's eyes filled with anticipation, then slowly turned her head to look at her personal maid, "Go to my palace's storage room and get the famous painting."

After two incense sticks, the palace maid brought the painting and carefully opened it in front of Cuu Chau.

Jiu Zhou carefully looked at the painting, trying to appreciate the magic of this famous painting.

What the hell is this painting?

It's okay if the plum blossoms are blooming in the cold winter, but why are there butterflies flying?

It's so cold, why is the kitten sleeping on the snow, isn't it afraid of the cold?

But this is a famous painting, if it is a famous painting then it definitely can't be wrong, the mistake is because my level of appreciation is not up to par.

Jiu Zhou looked at the painting for a while, then secretly glanced at Imperial Concubine Gui who was also looking at the painting, she was thinking about how to open her mouth so as not to lose face in front of this beautiful imperial concubine.

"This cat is so cute, it's so lifelike." Jiu Zhou opened her mouth regardless.

"What else could it be?" Concubine Su moved closer to look, "The eyes are also drawn very round."

The female official looked closely at the painting, the round black dot was not an eye but a cat's fur spot.

"The plum blossom is also very beautiful, even on such a cold winter day, it can still attract butterflies, one can see the talented pen of the painter."

"And this snow too." Seeing that Concubine Gui agreed with her opinion, Jiu Zhou suddenly woke up, it turned out that this was the legendary talent, even though she didn't understand anything about this painting, she could still point out the essence inside.

What did this say?

It proved that she was a rare genius in the art world.

"What about this snow?" Concubine Su was curious.

"As the saying goes, fresh snow heralds a bountiful harvest." Jiu Zhou said firmly, "This painting seems to be saying something, next year will definitely bring good luck.

Your Majesty is as beautiful and kind as a fairy, even the collected paintings express the expectation of a good year ahead."

Concubine Su chuckled, "What fairy, Miss Ming is joking."

The group of civil servants always said that she was a demon concubine, this was the first time someone praised her as a beautiful and kind fairy.

"Your Majesty, I'm not joking." Jiu Zhou sincerely repeated again, "Your Majesty is a fairy, and your child is a fairy boy."

"He's so big, what fairy boy?" Concubine Su laughed out loud, she looked at Jiu Zhou gently, "I heard that your maiden name is Jiu Zhou, can I call you Jiu Zhou?"

"Follow your Majesty." Jiu Zhou nodded, "Whatever goddess."

"This word Zhou is very good." Concubine Su pulled Concubine Jiu Zhou's hand to sit down, "Very fortunate, your parents must have treated you like a pearl, cherished you like jade, that's why they gave you this name."

The imperial court officials have always loved elegance, so when naming their children, they also liked to quote historical anecdotes, not vulgar.

The name Jiu Zhou is both elegant and rustic, enough to see the anticipation and happiness for this child.

"Your Majesty is so amazing." Concubine Jiu Zhou looked at Concubine Su with admiration, with just one name she could see the love her parents had for her.

The masters said, when the two of them picked her up in the wilderness, the diaper was made of Hundred Family Cloth*, although the fabric had some good and some bad points, the stitching was extremely delicate.

(*According to Chinese folk customs, parents would ask for many pieces of cloth from relatives, neighbors or friends to make clothes for their children, which would bring blessings to hundreds of families.)

The two often told her that she was born with the expectation of her parents, but it was only fate that teased her that separated her from them.

At that time, the imperial court was in turmoil, and countless civil and military officials were implicated in the princes' fight.

Some had their homes destroyed, some had their families scattered, and some had their entire families beheaded, implicating their entire clans.

The masters softened their hearts, and seeing that there were no missing child notices posted in the city, the two adopted her.

Her name and date of birth were embroidered on her diaper, and her master said to her, "Perhaps your parents sent you to someone else because of the urgent situation, but they were afraid that they wouldn't remember your name and date of birth, so they prepared this."

Therefore, she knew from a young age that she had come to this world with love, not as a spare.

In the imperial study, Ming Jingzhou stood up straight respectfully. Although His Majesty's gaze today was extremely friendly, it did not make him happy at all.

"Minh Khanh." The emperor drawled, "You are a right-hand man in the court, your son is a talented and handsome young man, I believe your daughter will be as excellent as you and your wife."

"Your Majesty, I grew up in the mountains, I do not know the rules of etiquette, I am not worthy of being a daughter-in-law of the royal family."

"Just in time, my Xiao Wu is also someone who does not like to be bound by etiquette." The emperor's smile became even more obvious, "It can be seen that the two of them are a good match."

Ming Jingzhou, "..."

Isn't this scolding someone, who is worthy of the Divine King?

"Minh Qing, you don't need to be modest.

I have already decided to choose your daughter as my daughter-in-law." Long Feng Emperor put down his pen, walked in front of Ming Jingzhou, and patted his shoulder lightly, "If you continue to be so modest, I will consider you to be looking down on my Yun family's bloodline."

"This subject does not dare." Ming Jingzhou slowly bowed and clasped his hands, his face pale.

Emperor Long Feng laughed, "I was just joking, don't be nervous.

There's no need to be so formal between us."

Ming Jingzhou secretly asked about the eighteen generations of ancestors of the Yun family, but he didn't dare say anything.

He knew that no matter what he said, it would only anger the emperor, so Ming Jingzhou chose to retreat.

After ordering the eunuch to escort Ming Jingzhou out of the palace, Emperor Long Feng tilted his head and asked the close eunuch, "Did someone from Ming Yue Palace come here just now?"

"Your Majesty, just now the Imperial Noble Consort sent someone to borrow a painting from Your Majesty.

This servant saw that Your Majesty was discussing matters with Lord Ming, so I took the initiative and let Your Majesty take one."

Emperor Long Feng was not only not angry but was even moved. It seemed that his beloved concubine was very satisfied with this marriage.

In order to get closer to her future daughter-in-law, she took the initiative to appreciate the painting.

"Which painting did you take?"

"It's the painting "Four Seasons of Excitement" by the great scholar of the previous dynasty."

"Yes." Emperor Long Feng nodded in satisfaction. This painting was originally a satire on some painters who did not understand the changes of the four seasons, the scenery in the painting was a man's beard stuck to a woman's chin.

The content is easy to understand, weird but very interesting, suitable for beginners who are just learning to appreciate painting.

"Very good.".