The young lady these maids and servants are talking about is none other than Feng Xuelao. She has not changed her name.
Feng Xuelao was born in a merchant's family in Rilang City. Her father's name was Feng Changxi. Feng Changxi's greatest wish was that his daughter or son could marry a child of an official family.
There are people in the court who are easy to do things, and this applies to any country. Feng Changxi has been doing business for many years, and he has a deep understanding that no matter how big the business is, he has to bow his head and grovel in front of those high officials, and money is always under power.
Therefore, Feng Changxi has been obsessed with building relationships with those high-ranking officials in recent years. He used to give gifts and money, but Feng Changxi also knew that this was not a long-term solution, so he focused on his children.
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However, as time went by and her children grew up, she felt that the possibility of her son marrying the daughter of a high official was very low, so she could only count on her daughter Feng Xuelao.
Feng Xuelao is only sixteen years old this year, but she is already tall and beautiful. Although Feng Xuelao is very talented in spiritual practice, Feng Changxi would not let her daughter practice spiritual practice since she was a child. Instead, she let her learn poetry and songs.
, female cook.
In fact, Feng Xuelao didn't like this at all, but under the pressure from her father, she had no choice but to study hard.
By chance, she came into contact with spiritual practice and was very enthusiastic about it. She practiced secretly and achieved great results. Once she went out of town with her family to worship and met a thief on the road. In an emergency, Feng Xuelao took action. Although
The thief was defeated, but her practice was also exposed.
Feng Changxi was very angry. He thought that his daughter would marry into a high-ranking official's family or even a royal family in the future. If she knew how to practice Buddhism, she would be considered as not doing her job properly and would be rejected by those people.
From then on, Feng Changxi hired a practicing woman to closely guard Feng Xuelao. As for Feng Xuelao's pitiful cultivation, Feng Changxi originally wanted to have it destroyed, but fortunately with the help of his family's pleading.
Feng Xuelao escaped the disaster, but from then on, he did not dare to practice any more.
After not practicing for so many years, Feng Xuelao's meager cultivation was actually useless.
In the boudoir.
Feng Xuelao sat at the table, sighing and frowning, which was in sharp contrast to the festive atmosphere in the room.
Tomorrow, she will get married, and she will marry the current prince as a concubine.
Although she was just a concubine, the other party was the prince, and Feng Changxi was extremely happy. After the prince succeeded to the throne, he would be the emperor of the Gao Ri Empire, and his daughter would be the empress. Her Feng family would also be a relative of the emperor in the future.
Let’s see who dares to do business in the future.
"Miss~" the little maid who was helping Feng Xuelao make the bed came over and called out.
But Feng Xuelao was lost in thought while looking at the lights and didn't hear it.
"Miss."
The little maid shouted again.
Only then did Feng Xuelao come back to her senses and looked at the little maid. She was only eleven or twelve years old and had baby fat on her face. She looked very cute. When Feng Xuelao was bored, she liked to pinch the little maid the most.
Cheeky.
"What's going on?
Lanlan.”
Feng Xuelao asked mentally.
"Miss, the bed is made. You should go to bed early. You will have to get up early tomorrow morning."
Lan Lan said.
"Can't sleep."
Feng Xuelao said unhappily.
"Miss, don't you want to marry the prince?"
Lan Lan asked.
"Lanlan, you are asking this question knowingly. Don't you understand me?"
Feng Xuelao said helplessly.
Although Lan Lan is only eleven or twelve years old, she understands everything. When she sees the young lady being unhappy, she is also unhappy herself.
"Miss, there is nothing we can do. The master has always hoped that you would marry into an official family or the royal family. Now that you marry the prince, I will definitely be happy. Miss, don't be depressed. His highness the prince is very handsome and majestic. You
You should think on the bright side."
Lan Lan advised seriously.
Feng Xuelao was still unhappy.
"Actually, miss, you can think of it this way. The master won't let you practice. If you marry the prince in the future, as long as the prince allows you to practice, won't you be able to practice?"
Lan Lan added, I have to say, Lan Lan is very smart and considerate.
Feng Xuelao was really happy when she heard this, "Really?
Can I really practice?"
Feng Xuelao excitedly grabbed Lan Lan's hand.
Lan Lan sighed, "Miss, do you like practicing so much?"
"Of course, only when you are strong can you control your own destiny. If I want to control my own destiny, I can only rely on myself, not outsiders. Even my parents cannot be relied on."
Feng Xuelao said.
"Hey, my father doesn't allow me to practice spiritual practice. How can I be exposed to spiritual practice when I become a princess?
After marrying the prince, I am just a fertility tool."
Feng Xuelao sighed again.
Although it is common to practice in the immortal world and everyone can practice it, but for some people, it is impossible for them to be exposed to it in their lifetime.
Especially in an empire like the Kaori Empire, where men are superior to women, women are just tools for pleasure and reproduction for men.
For those who are in high positions, they marry wives and take concubines. Naturally, they are naive and powerless women, and they do not like those women who have spiritual practice.
When a woman practices spiritual practice, she is no less than a time bomb. Who wants to sleep with a time bomb in her arms?
Of course, there are exceptions to everything. There are also many women practicing in the Gaori Empire, but for Feng Xuelao, practicing is a luxury.
Sixteen years passed by, and she had actually missed the best age for practicing. But she was not convinced to just accept her arranged fate, but she didn't have the courage to break through the constraints.
"Lan Lan, what do you think if I run away from my marriage?"
Suddenly, Feng Xuelao said.
Lan Lan opened her eyes wide and looked at Feng Xuelao, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
"Miss, if you really want to escape, I am willing to help you, but I have sent many people to guard you outside tonight, so there is probably no chance."
After being shocked, Lan Lan said.
Seeing Lan Lan's serious look, Feng Xuelao couldn't help but smile.
"Fool, I was just talking casually."
Feng Xuelao had indeed thought deeply about running away from marriage in the past few days, but the one she wanted to marry was the prince after all. If she ran away from marriage, it would be a serious crime of genocide.
Even though Feng Xuelao was a little resentful towards her father, the rest of the family still treated Feng Xuelao well. It was impossible for Feng Xuelao to sacrifice the lives of everyone in the Feng family for the sake of so-called freedom.
The tense look on the little maid Lanlan's face relaxed obviously. If the young lady really wanted to escape from the marriage, she really couldn't imagine the consequences.
"Miss, what should we do?"
Lan Lan hesitated and spoke at a loss. Seeing that the young lady was unhappy, she felt very sad.
"What else can be done?
Since my father wants me to marry the prince, let me marry him. By the way, how many concubines does the prince have?"
Feng Xuelao pretended to be free and easy and said.
"One main concubine and eight side concubines."
Lan Lan said.
Feng Xuelao shook her head, with a bitter expression. She didn't know how she should go on in the future.