I don't know how long she had slept, but Lin Wanwan suddenly woke up from the nightmare. In the dream, she was still the orphan girl who had been kicked out of her home with nothing, no time and space bracelet, no Tang Dynasty, and no family.
She sat up sweating profusely, her ears buzzing, and she opened her eyes to see candlelight flickering in front of her eyes.
In the dim light, there is a man as quiet as the abyss standing in the light and shadow. He is indescribably graceful and graceful. The jade tree is facing the wind, and it is even more hazy, seeming real and illusory, like an immortal king.
"Has my soul ascended to heaven?"
"Cousin, cousin?"
Qinglang's voice gradually came to Lin Wanwan's ears, like the tinkling of spring water in the mountain stream.
She came back from her nightmare, her eyes gradually focused, and she suddenly realized that standing in front of her was Xiao Chong in a blue-gray scholar's uniform.
Lin Wanwan couldn't help but rub her forehead and said in a dry voice: "Cousin, what time is it now?"
"Yinshi." Xiao Chong replied in a low voice and asked again, "Cousin, did you have a nightmare?"
Lin Wanwan didn't answer. She lifted the blanket, looked around, and found a worried girl beside her looking at her.
"Oh~" Xiao Chong nodded and responded repeatedly.
But it was impossible for Lin Wanwan to tell Xiao Chong that I only knew about it by reading historical materials from later generations, so she just said vaguely: "Oh, I heard it from my senior brother."
Lin Wanwan often catches the sea here. Even if she can't see clearly at the moment, it doesn't matter. She is already very familiar with the environment here.
The two people walked all the way from the house to the outside. The door was opened. No one in the back room or the concierge responded. They were all minding their own business, which was a bit derelict in their duties.
Hongyan quickly shook his head and said: "I'm fine, madam, I'll stay with you."
Lin Wanwan blurted out: "Hey, have you let the maids out again? Okay! If they have nowhere to go, of course I am willing to recruit them."
The two of them talked all the way, half bickering, and unknowingly walked to the beach.
Lin Wanwan wants to sharpen her fangs again. Listen! Listen to this sinister tone!
"Cousin, you are really annoying."
Lin Wanwan listened obediently and understood that Xiao Chong's implication was that he felt that he was not strict enough with his servants and caused the servants to lose their sense of control. Perhaps their aristocratic families would not have such unbridled and cheerful servants.
Xiao Chong stood quietly behind Lin Wanwan, looking out the window at the sky together, and suddenly said: "Cousin, have you ever seen the sunrise on the sea?"
It is now the fifth year of Zhenguan. Xiao Chong said that the palace released people again two years ago. So this is the third batch released in the fourth year of Zhenguan? But this time, the number is probably very small, and there is no record of it in history.
Lin Wanwan said: "Okay, it's a new year, let's go and welcome the first ray of sunshine."
"hehe."
Xiao Chong did everything he could and followed Lin Wanwan.
"My cousin is extremely kind and generous to servants, which is rare." Xiao Chong commented calmly as he walked out the door.
"No, go ahead, go down and rest." Lin Wanwan urged her, "I don't need to accompany you."
But today is New Year's Eve after all, so it's understandable.
At this time, thick fog rose from nowhere, and the sea surface was dark and full of fog. It was impossible to see from ten meters away. Only the sound of waves lapping on the stone beach one after another made people know that the sea was indeed in front of them.
Xiao Chong smiled slightly, with a look of leisurely fascination on his face: "Is it similar? You can tell if you go and see it with your own eyes. Is my cousin interested?"
"My cousin must have misunderstood someone."
Lin Wanwan turned her head to look at him and replied: "I took a boat to Qiantang last year and was lucky enough to see the sunrise on the river. I think it should be about the same."
Three thousand maids were released from the palace, and four hundred condemned prisoners returned to prison. Anyone who has taken the college entrance examination has memorized this poem. How could Lin Wanwan not know about it.
On the other hand, the moon is pale and the clouds are thick, and the sky is getting darker and darker, which is a sign that the dawn is about to come.
It was Hong Yan, her personal maid. At this moment, her eyes were red and slightly bloodshot. She was obviously tired.
For Lin Wanwan, who can travel back and forth in time and space, she not only knows this, but also knows what big things Li Shimin will do in the future!
After passing through the hanging flower door, you can hear bursts of cheers and cheers from the back seat room. This is the servants who are staying up late gathering to have fun.
Lin Wanwan stepped down from the imperial concubine's couch, came to the window, and looked outside through the half-hazy bast window paper.
Later, historical records recorded that he released a group of useless palace maids from Da'an Palace and Yeting in the second year of Zhenguan. However, the specific number was not written. Historians speculate that it would not be less than the first batch of 3,000.
After Li Shimin came to power, he released 3,000 maids who were originally Li Yuan's maids in the ninth year of Wude, and said that they could marry according to their own nature. This move shocked the entire government and the public at that time.
Xiao Chong took a deep look at Lin Wanwan and said, "My cousin also knows about the palace's release?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, each took their cloaks and put them on, and walked out the door side by side.
Xiao Chong smiled bitterly: "Cousin, that's not what Xiao meant."
Lin Wanwan's mood calmed down, and warmth slowly seeped into her eyes. She looked at Hongyan and said, "Go and have a rest. Stop watching. Your eyes are all red."
Hongyan finally listened to Lin Wanwan's words and retreated to his room to rest.
After a pause, not giving the sharp-tongued Lin Wanwan a chance to say sarcastic words again, he said directly: "I received news years ago that a group of maids were released from the palace. Many of these people no longer have homes outside because they are old.
It's not easy to get married and have children, but you can still do things. I wonder if my cousin is interested in recruiting someone?"
Yes, I don’t have nothing now, I have a family. There are people who rely on me, and there are people I can rely on. All this in ancient times is not a dream.
"My cousin is laughing. The slaves I have here are either wanderers who have been recruited or Kunlun slaves who are not very smart. They are indeed far worse than the group of domestic slaves under my cousin who have been domesticated for generations. Not too bad.
Used in China." Lin Wanwan's words were obviously full of cynicism.
A maid who has been trained in the palace must know the rules very well, and Lin Wanwan naturally needs it.
"Cousin, let's go and sit on the cliff over there. This is the big rock in the east of this coast."
At this time, lights are still brightly lit everywhere outside the house, and no matter how thrifty people are, they will light up the lights on New Year's Eve.
Behind the two of them was Shuqi. Xiao Chong waved his hand in the darkness, and Shuqi silently disappeared and stopped following.
After arriving at her destination, Lin Wanwan took out a handkerchief and spread it on the stone, then lifted up her cloak and sat directly on it.
Xiao Chong also sat down not far from her, and the two of them looked at the dark sea together, listened to the sound of the waves, and chatted a few words.
After a while, Lin Wanwan suddenly asked: "Cousin, I have never heard you mention your family. How many brothers and sisters do you have in your family?"
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