"Hey, why didn't you go to school today?" The crisp sound like a silver bell woke up Rong Xiang, who was sitting on the stone steps in a daze. He looked up and saw Yilan, who was about seventy-eight times similar to him, and waved impatiently.
He touched the dead branch in his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about it."
"Ah!" Yilan exclaimed softly. She saw a large purple bruise on Rong Xiang's face, and even his eyes were swollen. She immediately asked: "What's wrong with you? Why is there such a big bruise on your face?"
"I told you I don't need to worry about it!" Rong Xiang buried his head in his knees and didn't want to talk to her.
"You won't say it, right? Okay! Then I'll tell Amma to ask you in person." Yilan dropped these words and turned around to leave.
Before she could even take a step forward, Rongxiang held her tightly and told her not to tell Ama. Yilan sighed softly and said softly: "Then tell me what happened."
Although Rongxiang was extremely unhappy, he still said it. On the way to school this morning, he met Zatai from the Abuku family. The two attended the same school and often had conflicts. This time Zatai knew about his brother.
He kept making fun of him and scolding his brother all the way.
As he deserved, Rongxiang got into a fight with him in anger. Originally, Zatei couldn't beat him one on one, but Zatei was not alone and had many followers. In this way, Rongxiang would definitely suffer.
, he was beaten so hard that he had a black nose and a swollen face. He didn't even go to school and sneaked back home.
"It's all the fault of that guy named Shi. If he hadn't caused trouble, how could my eldest brother have ended up in this situation, and how could I have been teased by that brat Zhatai!" Rong Xiang said bitterly, and the dead branches were crushed by him.
Two pieces.
Yilan sat beside him silently, holding her fragrant cheeks in her little hands and staring at the unpredictable clouds in the sky. After a long time, she said softly: "Who said they have a daughter who is a princess, and one of them can achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven? This is how it is
It’s gone.” Such emotion does not seem to come from the mouth of an eight-year-old girl.
Rong Xiang threw the dead branches to the snow, "I don't believe they can be proud all their lives. Maybe tomorrow the prince will be deposed by the emperor, and then... wu... wu wu..."
"Shh!" Yilan was so frightened that she quickly covered his mouth and reprimanded in a low voice: "You are crazy. You dare to say such treacherous words. If someone hears it, not only will you die, but our whole family will be buried with you."
Rong Xiang also knew that he couldn't say this casually. He just blurted it out in anger. He lowered his head and kicked the snow at his feet and muttered, "It would be great if someone from our family could be a concubine in the palace."
After hearing this, Yilan thought for a while and suddenly clapped her hands and said: "By the way, won't my sister be participating in the palace talent show in a few days? If my sister is chosen by the emperor then, won't our family be able to produce a princess?
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"No!" Rong Xiang objected immediately, "Sister will be with brother Rong Yuan in the future. If she enters the palace, won't she have to be separated from brother Rong Yuan?!"
Yilan nodded noncommittally, "You're right, but I think it's good to enter the palace. You can enjoy the silks and satins, delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and a bunch of people to wait on you. You can do whatever you want from above. Who can do anything at that time?
You dare to look down on our family."
"If you like it so much, then go ahead and do it yourself. Don't talk about your sister. She won't enter the palace." Rong Xiang gave her a roll of his eyes, patted his clothes, stood up and left.
"Just wait and see!" Yilan made a face and left quickly.
They didn't know that there was someone standing behind them from beginning to end, hearing every word and word they said...
Ling Ruo didn't know how she got back to the room. When she came to her senses, she was already standing in front of the bronze mirror, stroking the all-too-familiar face in the bronze mirror with her slender fingers, the skin that could be broken by a blow.
Smart eyes, a small bridge of nose, and bright red lips, all combine to create a face that is unrivaled in beauty.
This is her face, a face that has been alive for fifteen years, but why does it look so strange now, as if... she has never known herself...
That's right, if you want to revive the Ling family and get rid of Shi Zhongde's persecution, there is only one way out - to enter the palace and become a concubine!
But she never thought of embarking on this road. Once she embarked on it, it would be an endless struggle. Either she would become a favorite and conquer the world, or she would become a stepping stone on the road for others.
Can she? Can she do it?
His hands were clenched tightly into fists, and it didn't even hurt when his nails dug into his flesh. Should he selfishly let himself pursue happiness, or should he use this face and body to seek benefits for the entire family?
After a long time, she finally opened her eyes. The mist filled her eyes, making it difficult for her to see herself in the mirror and her beautiful face... But nothing mattered anymore. From now on, this picture
The face will no longer be her own.
Yes, she decided, she wants to enter the palace! She wants to become the emperor's woman! Even if she falls into the endless hell, she will never regret it!
The Ling family has no other way out and can only rely on her. Besides, as Yilan said, there is nothing wrong with entering the palace. You can eat well, dress well and have people to take care of you. The only bad thing is that you no longer belong to this life.
she……
Her red lips were lightly curved, outlining a smile that would captivate all living beings. Even if her heart hurts so much that she can't breathe, she can't let others see it. Now that she has chosen this path, she will definitely work hard to go on.
Rong Yuan...
Tears suddenly fell, like a butterfly with folded wings, falling and never able to fly!
This name is destined to become a lifelong nightmare for her.
She took off her simple clothes and put down her black silk stockings. Her body as pure as white jade stood in the mirror without a single flaw. She looked so youthful and beautiful. After looking at it for a long time, she took out a goose-yellow dress with silver patterns and dark embroidery from the bottom of the box.
Shanghua's clothes were slowly put on
On the body, the silky long hair was then rolled up little by little into a wishful bun, with an emerald hairpin diagonally passing through the bun and hanging down a few thin tassels, which complemented the pair of emerald earrings on the cheeks.
Then carefully paste a light golden flower patch between the eyebrows.
Looking at herself in the mirror, adding a touch of beauty to the beauty, Ling Ruo took a long breath and opened the door that had been closed for a long time. The cold wind roared in with crystal snowflakes, blowing up her wide cloud sleeves and skirt.
The train is as graceful as a dance, like a fairy in the moon who wants to ride the wind back.
Is it snowing again? It was clearly sunny just now...
She sighed softly, took the umbrella placed by the door, opened it, and walked out slowly. Now that she had made up her mind, there were some things she had to settle in person.
Walking on the snow, we entered the city along the Xizhi Gate. Although it was snowing, there were still many people going in and out of the city. There were also water trucks coming in and out. The emperor in the Forbidden City did not drink water from the market. He only drank water from the market.
The spring water is from Yuquan Mountain, so people are sent to transport water from Yuquan Mountain every day, rain or shine.
Qingantang - When these three words came into Ling Ruo's eyes, her heart twitched violently, and the pain made her almost breathless. Do you really want to do this? She was in a dilemma on the street, clutching her chest.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way of the woman in front!"
While she was stunned, she never heard anyone calling her, nor did she notice that a group of people were approaching on horseback, approaching quickly. By the time she saw it, it was already too late, and the people on the horse could not stop running so fast.
Seeing that the horse was about to be injured under its hoofs, a person behind her galloped forward, leaning forward to pick her up before the horse's hoofs fell down.
"Do you want to die?" These were the words the man said when he put her down, and there was a hint of anger in his words.
After gathering herself, Ling Ruo raised her head and saw the face of her rescuer through the snowflakes in the sky. He was a man with an outstanding appearance, exuding a compelling nobility, but his expression was too cold and hard to understand.
Feeling of closeness.
"Thank you." She thanked her, but he didn't appreciate it. He reined in the horse's rope and said coldly: "If you want to die, stay away and don't harm anyone here."
The man who almost stepped on Ling Ruo earlier turned around and urged impatiently: "What nonsense are you talking to her about? If you don't hurry up, we are already too late."
He took a deep look at Ling Ruo and said indifferently, "Your life is yours, it's up to you whether you want it or not." After saying that, he rode away without looking back, his horse's hooves flying in the snow.
Leaving a large hoofprint.
This man spoke so harshly and rudely that he had such a good appearance in vain. Ling Ruo shook her head, picked up the umbrella that fell on the ground, and walked slowly towards Qing'an Hall, which was very close at hand.
Qing'antang is a century-old medicine shop. The owner here is named Xu. He has been a kind-hearted person for several generations. He often performs good deeds in dispensing medicine and is praised by the people around him.
No one came to grab medicine at the moment. The shopkeeper was napping on the counter with his eyes squinted. He didn't notice anyone coming in. Ling Ruo didn't wake him up and went straight to the backyard. She knew that he must be there at this moment. Sure enough, she saw him as soon as she entered.
A young man was making medicine under the eaves.
As her eyes paused, the man sensed something and raised his head to look this way. When he saw it was Ling Ruo, he revealed a smile that was pure and pure, like the sunshine in spring, warm but not dazzling.
Ling Ruo looked at the man walking towards her almost greedily, carving his face and smile into her bones bit by bit. From now on, she could only see each other in dreams...
"Why is it that it's snowing here? Isn't it cold?" he asked, reaching out to brush away the snow that fell on her shoulders.
"It's not cold." Ling Ruo turned her head and didn't dare to look at him again, fearing that if she looked at him one more time, her tears would be uncontrollable.
"Ruo'er, do you have anything you want to tell me?" Rong Yuan keenly felt that Ling Ruo was a little different today.
Ling Ruo nodded, looked at the falling snow, suddenly chuckled, turned around lightly and asked, "Brother Rong Yuan, do you think I look good in this outfit?"
Rong Yuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting that she would ask this, and immediately replied: "You are good-looking, I have never seen you dressed up so beautifully."
"Then you said that if I enter the palace draft, do I have a high chance of being chosen by the emperor as a concubine?" Her heart was bleeding with every word she said, but she pretended to be nonchalant on the surface.
"What do you mean?" Rong Yuan asked with a frown, the uneasiness in his heart gradually growing, and he vaguely felt that what Ling Ruo was going to say next was definitely not what he wanted to hear.
Ling Ruo pretended to be confused and said: "What? Don't you understand? I said I want to enter the palace and become a concubine!"
"Ruo'er, what are you talking about? Why do I understand more and more? You clearly said that the draft was just out of compulsion and that you would not compete for the position of palace concubine, and we also agreed..."
"Did we agree to be together?" Ling Ruo interrupted him unceremoniously, covered her lips and said with a sweet smile: "That's just a joke I made on you. We will be together for the rest of our lives. Ha, so cliché.
You are so stupid to actually believe it!"
"Ruo'er, do you know what you are talking about?!" If it weren't for being so familiar, Rong Yuan would have doubted whether the person in front of him was the Ling Ruo he knew, otherwise why he looked completely different.
"Of course I know, you just don't understand!" She flicked her nails and said casually: "Flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix is something that many people can't hope for. Now that I have this opportunity, you should do it for me.
I'm just happy. After all, we've just met each other. You really don't want me to be poor with you all my life, do you?"
"No! You are not that kind of person, I don't believe it!" Rong Yuan denied loudly and did not want to believe everything she said.
"I am! Whether you believe it or not, I am this kind of person." She looked at him indifferently, her eyes without any warmth, so cold that it made people tremble from the bottom of her heart, "I tell you, I have lived such a poor life.
Enough is enough and it’s too scary. I want to live a life full of luxury and good food. And I have never liked you from the beginning to the end. I was just bored and teasing you. I didn’t expect you to take it seriously. What I want to say
That’s it, I don’t want to see you again in the future.”
She turned around in the wind and snow, and before she could leave, someone hugged her hard from behind. Rong Yuan shouted in her ear: "I don't believe it! Ruo'er, no matter what you say, I don't believe you will be like this.
Man, tell me, do you have any difficulties? Tell me!"
"There are no hard feelings, Xu Rongyuan, you think too highly of yourself." She lowered her eyes and looked at the hands surrounding her. It was these hands that had been waiting for her for ten years, but now she wanted to push them away herself. From now on, no one would do it for her.
Sheltered from the wind and rain, I walked alone.
Do you regret it? Maybe, but she has no way out...
Step by step, he struggled to walk out of that embrace, no longer paying attention to his words, and allowed himself to sink into the wind and snow.
Hate it, if hating me can make your life easier in the future, then you can hate me... After you hate me, please forget about me, and from now on, the sea and the sky will be as bright as you want...
Brother Rong Yuan, although I can't grow old with you, I will always remember you and remember that you loved me deeply and I will never forget you.