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Then they turned back home.
Entering the palace,
Zhao Yuan also calmed down and appreciated the palace that belonged to him.
The entire route features bronze sculptures of rare birds and animals in a myriad of poses.
Exquisite flowers, rare trees, strange rocks, and secluded cliffs—a place of unparalleled beauty and wonder.
It is truly breathtaking.
The palace has two main halls.
One is Yanfu, and the other is Ruizhu.
Li Shishi lived in the Ruizhu Hall.
Yanfu Hall was left empty for Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan noticed that it was nearly noon.
They then headed directly to Ruizhu Palace.
Entering the Ruizhu Palace,
Then they saw many beautiful women in the hall.
They surrounded Hu Sanniang like stars around the moon, chatting amongst themselves.
These women were all concubines of Emperor Huizong of Tang (Zhao Ji).
They were all in their twenties.
At the height of her youth and beauty,
They all dreamed of becoming the concubines of the new king.
Several people heard Li Shishi's voice last night.
Knowing that the King of Liang had returned,
Most of the clues were deduced by Xiaoqing cleaning up the palace staff.
They all rushed to curry favor with Li Shishi.
She also hoped to be noticed by Zhao Yuan.
When Li Shishi saw Zhao Yuan return, she stood up and said,
"The King has returned."
Upon hearing that the imposing and extraordinary man before them was the king, a group of women hurriedly stood up and said...
"See you, Your Majesty."
When Zhao Yuan saw this group of beautiful and charming women,
Some of them were indeed more beautiful than Li Shishi.
He smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "No need for formalities."
Many people even dressed up carefully.
The strapless top was deliberately pulled down very low, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.
"After dealing with these people,"
Zhao Yuan asked,
Why are these people still here?
Li Shishi said with a headache, "There are only a little over three thousand people willing to leave the palace, leaving more than ten thousand people."
"By the way, I was just strolling around today and realized that this main hall is quite large," Zhao Yuan said casually.
Li Shishi gave Zhao Yuan a bright smile and said softly,
"The palace here has two main halls, Yanfu and Ruizhu."
"Then there are the halls on the east side: Yiqing, Huining, Chengping, Ruimo, Ninghe, Kunyu, and Qunyu. The pavilions have Huifu, Baoqiong, Pantao, Chunjin, Dieqiong, Fenfang, Liyu, Hanxiang, Fuyun, Yangai, Cuibao, Qianying, Yunjin, Lanxun, and Zhaiyu."
"The pavilions on the west side are named Fanying, Xuexiang, Pifang, Qianhua, Qionghua, Wenqi, Jiang'e, Qionghua, Lüqi, Yaobi, Qingyin, Qiuxiang, Congyu, Fuyu, and Jiangyun."
"North of the Huining Hall, there is a small hill made of stacked stones,"
"A hall and two pavilions were built on the mountain, named Cuiwei Hall, Yungui Pavilion, and Ceng Pavilion."
"Near Ninghe Hall, there are two small pavilions named Yuying and Yujian."
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"At the very back, there is a small earthen mound planted with apricot trees, called Apricot Hill, with thatched pavilions and bamboo groves nearby, giving it a unique wild charm."
"To the right of the palace is the Yanchun Pavilion, next to which is a small round pond with a stone pavilion called Feihua."
“There was another lake that was expanded by digging out a spring. A dike was built in the lake to connect the pavilion. A beam was also built on the dike and extended into the lake. On the beam, there were thatched pavilions, crane pavilions, deer rock pavilions, and peacock pavilions.”
"At the very back, there is a small earthen mound planted with apricot trees, called Apricot Hill, with thatched pavilions and bamboo groves nearby, giving it a unique wild charm."
"To the right of the palace is the Yanchun Pavilion, next to which is a small round pond, with a stone pavilion built there, named Feihua."
“There was another lake that was expanded by digging out a spring. A dike was built in the lake to connect the pavilion. A beam was also built on the dike and extended into the lake. On the beam, there were thatched pavilions, crane pavilions, deer rock pavilions, and peacock pavilions.”
"That Emperor Huizong of Song really knows how to enjoy life,"
Zhao Yuan shook his head speechlessly.
"Even a royal palace can be built this big."
After lunch
Zhao Yuan then took a eunuch and began to tour the palace.
Passing through the Yiqing and Huining Halls on the east side,
Then you'll see a rockery made of stones.
They mainly selected some strange rocks and stones.
They were all transported from Jiangnan.
The artificial hill was over ten zhang high.
Climbing the stone steps among the strange rocks,
Then you can see a hall and two pavilions built above.
Hanging plaque,
These are Cuiwei Hall, Yungui Pavilion, and Cengting Pavilion.
Zhao Yuan had to admit that the names Zhao Ji chose were all very poetic.
If he were to fetch it again,
It will probably take several days.
So Zhao Yuan slacked off.
Standing on the top of the artificial mountain,
The entire palace was then laid out before us.
Unfortunately, nowadays all you see are eunuchs and palace maids.
Zhao Yuan immediately lost interest.
He said to the eunuch behind him,
Do you know where Zhou Jingqiu lives?
He Yong was originally a minor steward at Yanfu Palace.
I was fortunate enough to be chosen by Li Shishi.
He became Zhao Yuan's personal eunuch.
He was also very familiar with the concubines of Yanfu Palace.
Zhou Jingqiu was previously obedient.
She was one of the dozens of concubines with titles in Yanfu Palace.
Although I haven't been here long,
But Zhao Ji took a liking to her at first sight.
He was granted a title.
If Zhou Jingqiu knew a little more about the art of flattery in bed...
She will surely become a noblewoman in the palace in the future.
Which eunuch in charge wouldn't try to curry favor with them?
However, Shunrong was a title bestowed upon Zhao Ji.
He Yong didn't even know how to address Zhou Jingqiu anymore.
Seeing that Zhou Jingqiu had once again caught the king's eye,
He didn't dare call me by my full name, so he just mumbled something.
"Your Majesty, come with me."
Qiuxiang Pavilion was the pavilion that Emperor Huizong of Tang bestowed upon Zhou Jingqiu.
Because Zhou Jingqiu's name also contains the character "秋" (qiu).
But does Zhou Jingqiu also have a Qiu Xiang?
Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) thus had no chance to learn of it.
Zhou Jingqiu had lunch.
He then listlessly lay down on the bed for a short rest.
The women in the palace were so pitiful.
Many beautiful women are vying to win the favor of a man.
She can also leave the palace.
But she, naturally beautiful, was unwilling to be ordinary.
She desired a position of respect.
Since you're serving men anyway, why not serve the most powerful man in the world?
She had already heard of the King of Liang's martial prowess.
That martial prowess was unlike that of ordinary mortals.
I never expected that the King of Liang would still be so valiant.
After meeting Zhao Yuan just now,
Zhou Jingqiu felt even more strongly that she should strive to gain the king's favor.
Not for the sake of his father and brothers,
Only for herself.
But she could also see the King's respect and affection for the Queen.
It seems they didn't pay much attention to her either.
This made her, who had always been confident in herself, feel somewhat insecure.
"The King has arrived!"
While lost in thought,
But then a shrill scream came from outside.
Zhou Jingqiu hurriedly sat up.