On the third day after the folk artists entered the palace, the koi carps sent from the south were also brought into the palace and put into the Chenghu Lake in the Imperial Garden.

"Xiaobai, do you remember the poem my mother taught you to memorize yesterday?" Jiang Changning asked.

"The koi are dancing on the ice in the forbidden swamp, and the orioles are twittering in the warm wind of the forest. Before the Golden Horse leaves the Yingchun Pavilion, the first branch of the famous flower is broken off." Xiaobai recited loudly.

"Every word is correct, not bad, not bad. Let's go, mother will take you to see live koi." Jiang Changning said.

Mother and son were dressed neatly, and the group went to Chenghu Lake.

The spring is bright and the breeze is gentle, making it a good season for traveling.

It's a pity that now that I live in the palace, I can't go out at will. The only thing I can enjoy is the scenery of the palace.

When they arrived at Cheng Lake, the little eunuch brought fish food and asked Jiang Changning and Xiao Bai to throw it into the lake to feed the fish.

Xiaoqian is still young, so I can only watch it, but I can’t do it myself.

"Mother concubine, that yellow croaker is biting the red croaker." Xiaobai said.

Jiang Changning took a closer look and saw the golden koi chasing a small goldfish and biting it. Then she remembered that there was a group of goldfish in Cheng Lake.

I still vaguely remember reading an article that said goldfish and koi cannot be kept together.

It seems that koi can bite goldfish and compete with goldfish for food.

"Hurry up and have someone pick up the goldfish and put them in a tank to raise." Jiang Changning ordered.

Everyone didn't understand why the queen did this, but as a servant, you can't question your master's decision and do as she says.

After a while, the eunuchs rowed the boat and fished for goldfish on the lake.

Jiang Changning took his two sons to watch the excitement for a while, and then felt that the sun was very bright, "Xiaobai, take your brother to watch. Mom is tired from standing, so go sit in the pavilion over there."

"Mom, please do it yourself. My son will take good care of my little brother." Xiaobai replied obediently.

Jiang Changning touched his head, told Xiaochun and Banqin to keep an eye on the two of them, and then walked to the waterside pavilion to sit and rest.

After sitting for a while, a few butterflies flew into the pavilion. Jiang Changning suddenly became interested, "I haven't played with butterflies for a long time."

"The servants asked them to get the butterfly net." Xiulan said quickly.

"Don't bother, I'll use the handkerchief." Jiang Changning didn't really want to swoop the butterfly down. She just wanted to move. After all, she had been lazy for too long and was almost turning into a salty fish.

If you use a handkerchief to swat a butterfly, you will basically not be able to swat it, it will only make the butterfly fly away.

A few butterflies didn't fly too far when they arrived. They flew to a flower bush and stopped on the flower.

Jiang Changning unfolded the veil and was about to cover it when he heard voices, "Is that Chaoyun really beautiful?"

Chaoyun?

Jiang Changning had seen this name on the list of folk artists who entered the palace. He should be a dancer.

She turned back to Xiulan and the others, made a gesture of silence, and stood by the flowers.

"She's very beautiful. She deserves to be the best dancer in Beijing." This palace maid had obviously visited Chao Yun.

"Is she more beautiful than the Queen?" The curious palace maid asked a question that made Xiulan and others blush.

But Jiang Changning smiled and used his eyes to stop Xiulan and others from taking action. She would continue to listen to the corner.

Palace Maid No. 1 was silent for a long time, then said: "You shouldn't ask that, can a dancer be compared to the Queen?"

"I'm not comparing her to the Queen, but the Queen is the most beautiful person I have ever seen." Palace Maid No. 2 defended.

Palace Maid No. 1 was silent again for a while, "They are different. The Queen is beautiful and noble, just like a fairy. Although Zhao Yunmei is beautiful, she is only a mortal woman."

"I understand." Palace Maid No. 2 said.

The two maids chatted for a while, then left with the flower baskets. They were here to cut flowers.

Jiang Changning chuckled lightly, "Chaoyun's reputation for beauty will soon be known to everyone in the palace."

"This slave is negligent. I'll go check it out now." Xiulan bent her knees and left first.

Jiang Changning returned to Cheng Lake and saw that the eunuchs had picked up all the goldfish and put them in the peace tank. He called his son and said, "Xiao Bai, Xiao Qian, we are back to the palace."

Returning to Qiyuan Palace, Jiang Changning helped Xiaobai write for a while, then held Xiaoqian in his arms and told stories to his two sons.

At this time, people from Ciren Palace came and picked up the two little guys.

Jiang Changning took the account book and looked through it.

Half an hour later, Xiulan came back, "Your Majesty, I found out that a maid from Gantang Palace accepted Chao Yun's money and helped her praise her beauty in front of several maids."

Jiang Changning smiled, "You've gone to see her. Isn't she beautiful?"

"It's not beautiful, it's so ugly." Xiulan muttered.

Anyone who is not stupid would know Chaoyun's purpose in letting the palace maids promote her beauty.

"Xiulan, it's not good to lie. That girl Chaoyun is a stunning beauty." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

"Who is this stunning beauty?" Emperor Xuanzhi walked in.

Xiulan's expression tightened, it was over, His Majesty's interest was aroused.

Jiang Changning smiled, "I'm talking about a dancer who was recruited from among the people to perform on the Wanshou Festival. It is said that she has a beautiful face and is extremely beautiful."

Xiulan looked shocked. Why did the Queen still praise Chaoyun?

"The rumors are not trustworthy, not to mention that she is a faded dancer, so she is not qualified to be called the beauty of the country." Emperor Xuanzhi said as he picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.

Jiang Changning did not continue to discuss Chaoyun with Emperor Xuanzhi, but talked about the previous incident, "Koi and goldfish cannot be placed in the same lake. The koi will bite off the goldfish's head. I have people fish out all the goldfish."

Come out and keep it in a tank."

"Yeah, okay." Emperor Xuanzhi said nothing in front of Jiang Changning.

When he returned to the Imperial Study Room, he reprimanded Chang Youzhong, "How did you do it? You don't even know that the koi carp has bitten the goldfish, and the queen has to worry about it."

Chang Youzhong accepted the scolding respectfully, then turned around and called the little eunuch who raised koi and goldfish, and scolded him, "Take care of them carefully. If something goes wrong, we will skin you."

Several young eunuchs were so frightened by him that they knelt on the ground and said, "You must take good care of her."

It's just that in previous years, the koi would not last long before they would get sick, turn white and die.

I hope they die slower this time.

The maids in Gantang Palace were replaced. Chao Yun immediately discovered the situation. Waiting until night, he asked the maid who brought in hot water, "Where did the previous maid sister go?"

"She didn't learn the rules well, so she went back to Gongnufang to learn the rules again." The palace maid replied.

Chao Yun supported his chin with one hand and leaned on the table, deep in thought.

Her posture was seductively beautiful, but the palace maid turned a blind eye and left with the empty bucket.

After Chaoyun took a bath, she returned to the room. Yao Niang saw that she was smiling and in a very happy mood, so she asked curiously: "Chaoyun, has anything good happened?"

"I succeeded." Chao Yun smiled.

Yao Niang was stunned, "What success? What did you do?"

Chaoyun didn't want to talk to her in detail, so he lay down on the bed, covered himself with the quilt and went to sleep.

Yao Niang looked worried, "Chaoyun, we are just humble dancers, we offend..."

"Shut up, don't bother me." Chao Yun interrupted her impatiently.
Chapter completed!