Time flies.

After the fourth and a half months of my appointment with Xiao Chu, the situation in the country was turbulent.

King Chen, where Daye City is located, was involved in a turmoil of the dynasty.

Either Caesar or nothing.

The powerful King Chen was not spared, and he lost to his opponent.

In his place was his younger brother, King Ning, who acted ruthlessly and aggressively.

Daye City has changed hands, and now, it is the world of King Ning.

In the past, when King Chen governed Daye City, he was friendly with his father, and as the saying goes, officials, businessmen, businessmen, and officials were originally put together.

As a result, King Chen fell, and the wealthy merchants of Daye City, who had been living smoothly, were inevitably panicked, especially the Ye family.

My father was sad all day long, and he rarely smiled even at the dinner table.

Although I was raised in a boudoir, I could sense the severity of the situation just by the different atmosphere at home and the atmosphere of the past.

Even a subordinate maid like Cui'er acts cautiously everywhere, lest she be punished for her mistakes.

Headaches still plague me from time to time, and I always feel as if a piece of my life is missing, but fortunately, I am a more casual person, and since I can't remember anything, I will no longer be entangled.

In the past two years, not only has Daye City been turbulent, but we have only wanted to go a few hundred miles to neighboring countries here, and the news has been passed on as if it had grown wings.

The prince of the neighboring country was conspired against a few years ago, but fortunately, the general who accompanied the trip desperately guarded to pick up a life, and only two years after returning to the dynasty, he successively put several brothers who had assassinated him into the prison on different charges, and one of the masterminds was sent to the border of the war, and lost his life in a war.

Although these rumors did not directly spread to the Ye family's backyard, I knew some about them between entering and leaving.

I had a vague premonition that I couldn't say why, just like when I was in the woods, and I felt uneasy. At the moment, there is no other way but to force your composure and live one day at a time.

Walking on the flower path in the small courtyard, I saw that I had turned a corner and passed the rockery. At the gazebo where there was no one around, Cui'er, who had been following me, pulled the corners of my clothes. Zuo Gu Pan lowered his voice and said, "Miss, the slave maid heard the rumors outside, and the emperor ordered that the rich merchants of Daye City would be summoned in a few days. ”

These days, I rarely see my father at the dinner table, he is always busy with all kinds of things, and even such important news, no one in the Ye Mansion has informed me. If it hadn't been for Cui'er hearing it, I would have been kept in the dark until now.

A thought crossed my mind, and I frowned and said, "The rich merchant of Daye City, how can my father get out of the relationship. Even if King Chen falls, the Ye family is still one of the richest businessmen in Daye City. ”

"King Ning, no, since the emperor is going to summon him, it is nothing more than something to do with money."

There was silence for a long time. There was a hint of hesitation in my eyes

What I didn't say was the rumor in the court, in order to defeat a contender, King Ning secretly trained an army in the deep mountains of Dongying, and this time it was this army that played the biggest role in the process of seizing power.

Now he is the lord of the country. That army was incorporated directly into the Imperial City's convoy.

If the rights obtained during the bloody wind and rain are not consolidated, I am afraid that the emperor will not be able to sleep and eat day and night.

It is a pity that the conquest of the south for many years has not been fruitful, but a large amount of silver has been spent, and the treasury is not sufficient.

Now he has to maintain the expenses of the elite troops, and he has to end the war in the south, and he has to train more soldiers without accident, how can this qiē have anything to do with money.

I believe that the ultimate goal of his gathering of Daye's wealthy merchants, including his father, was to obtain a large amount of money from their bags.

Anything that can be solved with just money is not a big deal.

Xiao Chu once stood under the bamboo and said this to me with a smile when talking to me.

Thinking of his bright eyes staring at me with burning eyes, the next second I blushed uncontrollably.

Cui'er whispered: "Miss's appointment with Xiao Gongzi has been less than two months, this time, I'm just afraid."

She stopped suddenly, and after a long while, she finally mustered up the courage to say, "Xiao Gongzi is about to mention it to the girl." ”

"What?" I looked at Cui'er suspiciously, she bowed her head and didn't speak.

It dawned on me that I couldn't help frowning at this moment.

Cui'er's words are right, as she grows older, she can't escape from marrying a man and a woman after all.

However, I am in Daye, he is in a neighboring country, even if the two of us are in love, it is probably not easy to really be together.

In the past two years, I have occasionally thought about this problem, I don't dare to think about it deeply, and I always run away from it, but now even Cui'er has mentioned it to me, perhaps, I should find an appropriate time to talk to my father and mother

I can't remember a lot of things from before, but strangely, I have a very different perspective than the people here.

I don't know how the parents of the Ye family raised a daughter of my temperament in the courtyard of the deep house, which is also a mystery.

I sighed and walked forward without saying a word, but Cui'er behind me stopped in front of me one step at a time.

She looked at me, her eyes were red with anxiety, and she said, "Miss, if you see Xiao Gongzi again this time in half a year, even if he doesn't mention it, Miss herself can ask him what he thinks." ”

I was taken aback, I don't know how Cui'er would say such a thing, although I like Xiao Chu, but I didn't have to take the initiative to ask him about marriage.

Shouldn't this kind of thing be mentioned by the man first?

As soon as my mind moved, I suddenly thought of a possibility, and couldn't help grabbing Cui'er's arm and said: "Is it that you heard other rumors outside, you can't hide it from me, if it is, you must tell me in time, and you must not hide it." "On reason, on reason, the slave and maid should never say such a thing, but the slave and maid heard that King Ning ascended the throne, except for the princess who was originally in the palace, his harem was empty and tight, this time, he came to Daye City, and he was happy" "What is the promise?" I snapped. I just heard that I might want to choose my favorite rich lady to enter the palace. “

I gasped and let go of Cui'er's arm, and for a moment my face was as earthy as pale.

How could I ignore this, the rumors out there must not be groundless.

If the daughter of a rich merchant is sent to the palace. The emperor naturally no longer has to worry about the other party's dissent, and he will definitely do his best to be loyal and responsible, and say that it is good to enter the palace to enjoy Longen. In fact, it's just a hostage.

I couldn't say a word for a long time, and sat sullenly on the stone bench in the gazebo.

The cold wind of early spring blows on the face, and it is still a little steep. But I didn't feel cold, and my heart went up and down, up and down, as if I had been thrown into a pot of boiling water.

There are still two months left in the appointment with Xiao Chu, will there be any changes in these two months, and I couldn't help but show a depressed expression on my face when I was disturbed by such an incident.

At this moment, I felt deep fear. If I could, I wished I could cast a spell to send Xiao Chu to me, so that I could put aside that hesitation and ask him in person.

I suppressed the fear in my heart. Thinking about what to do next, at least not to mess up first.

The habitual headache returned, and I held my forehead, only to feel a trance in front of me.

In the past two years, every time Xiao Chu meets me, he often brings some small things that girls like. For example, the hairpin, a pair of jade chess pieces, and even brought a pair of unknown beautiful birds on one occasion.

One of the most special is a hairpin that he cut by himself during the first half year. There is also a lotus flower carved on it.

This is the most special gift I have ever received, and he smiled at the time: "Xiao Ling'er, this hairpin is very suitable for you to wear." “

In private, he no longer calls me Miss Ye, and always likes to call me "Xiao Ling'er".

The first time I was called by him, I suddenly felt unwell and had a headache, and I almost fainted in front of him.

From that time on, when he came, he would bring an extra packet of strange herbs, which were said to cure headaches, but I didn't have much effect when I took them.

I sat in the gazebo until it was getting late, and I couldn't figure it out.

Saying that I was unwell, I even skipped dinner, and went back to my place alone, and opened Cui'er, leaving me alone in the huge room.

Looking around at the surroundings, I suddenly felt at a loss where I was.

I got up and walked to the window, and looked at the beautiful birdcage hanging under the eaves, the birds in which I had let go, and the empty birdcage was still hanging there. "Run!"

At this moment, this thought made my heart stir.

As the daughter of the Ye family, I have never worried about money, go to a neighboring country, and find Xiao Chu!

But this thought was only a flash and was extinguished.

I am the daughter of the Ye family, I escaped, what should my parents do at home?

How can I let go of the qiē here and ignore it?

I am in the Ye family, my parents love me very much, and the people below are also innocent, who knows if it will affect them?

Now, the rumors of summoning wealthy businessmen to select their daughters into the palace are just rising, and it may be that some boring people are just speculating.

Daye is not the capital, the emperor wants to have a rich harem, and there are beautiful women in the whole country, even if this statement is true, Daye may not be the first.

Maybe maybe it will take a lot of time to choose it in a circle, and my appointment with Xiao Chu is only two months, as long as the two sides meet and confirm their intentions, he will come to the Ye family to propose marriage to his father.

In two months, you should be able to catch up!

If so, what if he didn't mean it that way?

I bit my lip and thought about it, so I discussed it with my parents and then made a plan.

The daughter of the Ye family fell into the pond a few years ago and broke her head and almost gave her life, and everyone in Daye City knows it, and it is a big deal to let it out as an excuse that I am sick.

The emperor has just ascended the throne, and the harem will never summon a sick and crooked woman, what he wants, since it is a hostage, regardless of appearance for the time being, at least it should be a healthy woman.