Jiang Ruan was slightly stunned and walked to Xiao Shao's side: "Why are you here?" ”

"If you are of equal status, do you really agree to marry him?" Xiao Shao didn't answer her words, but instead asked an irrelevant question.

"Yes." Jiang Ruan said: "If you can be sheltered and have a plan, why not marry into the Gu family?" It's just that the Gu family is now difficult to protect itself, and it is not the best policy. ”

Xiao Shao lowered his eyes and looked at her, and a certain emotion flashed in his eyes: "If there is a suitable family, you will marry?" ”

"Why don't you get married?" Jiang Ruan asked rhetorically.

Xiao Shao looked at her fixedly for a while, and just when he thought that Jiang Ruan thought that he would remain silent like this, he spoke: "Then what do you think of me?" ”

Jiang Ruan was stunned.

Xiao Shao said: "The Jinying Mansion is directly under His Majesty, and there is no worry about the faction. The power is enough to protect you, there is no in-laws, there is no slave, you enter the palace, you are a natural master, no one dares to bully, only you are respected, this person can be regarded as satisfied? ”

He spoke seriously, his black clothes were as cold as a black and gold unicorn beast at the gate of the Jinying Palace's mansion in autumn, his eyes were as deep as stars, and when he looked at people, the stars were bright, like the nine heavens of the Milky Way, teaching people to drown in the vast and vast starry sky. Such a young man asked, "Is it satisfactory?" ”

The spring boudoir dreamers of countless daughters of the Dajin Dynasty asked with a serious attitude at this moment, how not to lose their minds.

Jiang Ruan was silent for a moment and said, "You want to marry me, why?" ”

"You know the situation in the palace in your heart," Xiao Shao said lightly: "Staying in the Jinying Palace, it will definitely protect you." ”

"I don't want anyone to protect me," Jiang Ruan interrupted him: "Welcoming me into the mansion is just inviting trouble." ”

Xiao Shao was silent and asked, "What are you asking for?" ”

"What are you asking for?" Jiang Ruan repeated in a low voice, and suddenly raised his head and smiled, that smile was charming, with irony that could be carved into the bone marrow. It was clearly a dark coat, but if it seemed to step out of the sea of fire, the whole body was full of flames that were about to die together.

She said word by word: "I want those who once owed me a debt to my life to hold their hearts and livers in front of me, and those who look down on me can only look up to me forever." If you want to be heavy, the purple prince will tremble when he sees me, and he will trample on this splendid river and mountain under his feet! ”

Xiao Shao looked deeply at the girl in front of him, this seemed to be the first time she had unconcealed her hatred and anger in front of him, he had always known that Jiang Ruan had a secret in his heart, but now he knew that this secret was not as simple as he imagined. Each of these words is like a heavy hammer, and it is loud and loud. What kind of chance could make her say such a rebellious but natural word.

"Now you understand, I am a demon girl of the country of calamity, and where I am, I will bring disaster to wherever I am."

"You are a demon girl of the country, and I am a rebel and thief." His robe is like a dark night, his eyes are like cold stars, but the words spit out from his thin lips are hot, almost burning people: "Just a natural pair." ”

Jiang Ruan looked at him stunned and was silent.

"You want revenge, you want to kill all the people who have done you wrong. If this makes you happy, I can help you. But you're not happy. Xiao Shao's words drifted slowly along the wind, but when they reached Jiang Ruan's ears, it made her feel a pain in her heart.

She is not happy, how can she be happy when she kills. Indulging in revenge will one day lose herself, and her hate-blinded heart will one day make her a vengeful machine. She raised her head and looked at Xiao Shao. The young man's words were sharp, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and he said the weakest part of her heart with a burst of blood.

Suddenly crossed the Jinluan Hall in the previous life, she fell from the nine-fold steps, Jiang Quan's indifferent eyes came, and Xuan Li announced word by word that she was the demon girl of the country. There was a sudden pain in my heart.

There is no turning back from hell, and neither is Huangquan. If this life is a curtain from heaven to give her a chance to take revenge, even if she wants to burn herself out at the end, she will not hesitate to do so. It's just that....... I met him again in this life.

She slowly lowered her eyes, and a wry smile slowly overflowed from the corners of her lips: "I knew the Tao a long time ago. Xiao Shao, I fell into a nightmare. ”

The fragile expression was fleeting, and her voice was warm and faint, with a hint of imperceptible despair and struggle: "But I can't wake up." ”

……。

Zhao Jin put the secret letter back in its original place, and went out quietly, just in time to meet the eldest brother who came back from practicing martial arts.

Zhao Qian looked at his sister and said strangely: "Little sister, why did you come out of your father's study, didn't your father come back?" ”

"I, my handkerchief can't be found, go to the study to see if I lost it when I gave my dad a snack yesterday." Zhao Jin stammered a little.

"Oh." Zhao Qian didn't doubt him, so he had to smile and say: "You are also a daughter's family, don't be reckless all day long, how can you find a good in-law like this." ”

"Big brother," Zhao Jin scratched his ears impatiently, suddenly thought of something, approached Zhao Qian and said, "Big brother, are you going to fight with your second brother and your father?" ”

Zhao Qian's face changed, and his tone became heavy: "Where did you hear about it!" ”

"Fierce what?" Zhao Jin pursed his lips and said unintentionally: "Isn't the border pass in an emergency?" The war in the Tianjin Kingdom was so tense that His Majesty would definitely send troops to reinforce it. The General's Mansion has to avoid suspicion, and General Wu and General Guan are not on the same page, and since we are military generals in our mansion, we can't run away. ”

"Presumptuous, how can you speculate on the will of the Holy Lord?" Zhao Qian reprimanded with a straight face: "Don't say these things outside, otherwise it will cause trouble in the house, and you are good-looking!" ”

"Big brother-" Zhao Jin was not afraid, and took Zhao Qian's arm to flatter: "I won't tell others, and you are not an outsider." This is not a speculation of divine will, but a concern for national affairs. Just tell me, don't you? If you go to war, won't I be left alone in the house, and I will be bored. ”

Zhao Jin is the youngest sister at home, and several brothers also love her very much. When she spoke like this, she didn't listen to Zhao Qian's warning. Zhao Qian is also helpless, but he really loves his little sister. Besides, Zhao Jintian is not afraid of the earth, even if he says this, he will not take it to heart. couldn't help Zhao Jin's unrelenting temperament, Zhao Qian still relented and said: "You know how to play, how old a person is, wait for your mother to find you a good family affair and book it is someone else's daughter-in-law, see if you dare to be so lawless." This time, I went to the border to reinforce, and the Tianjin army was extremely cunning, and it was very dangerous to go. My father was afraid that he would leave in a few days. He glanced at Zhao Jin and said with concern: "I'm in the house, don't cause any trouble." ”

"I know it." Zhao Jin rolled his eyes and asked tentatively: "What is the front of us now, is Vice General Jiang really captured as rumored outside?" Was it all because of him? ”

"I'm afraid it's eight or nine and ten, the emperor ......." Zhao Qian suddenly realized something, and when he saw Zhao Jin's concerned eyes, he stopped his mouth and said, "Why are you so concerned about this matter?" ”

"This is a matter related to our family, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles," Zhao Jin said eloquently: "I want to understand it clearly." ”

Zhao Qian laughed: "It's not you who went to the battlefield, you know what to do so much." Without waiting for Zhao Jin to speak again, he said, "Besides, this is all confidential and can't be told to you." patted Zhao Jin on the shoulder: "Good, go back and learn more embroidery with your grandmother, yesterday my mother also said that the mandarin duck you embroidered is like a duck, how can you get it in the future." And take away your wild nature. I still have some things, so I won't talk to you. ”

After that, he didn't wait for Zhao Jin to ask again, and left first. Zhao Jin looked at Zhao Qian's back and was a little annoyed, so he had to go back to the courtyard by himself, and heard people talking about the urgent things at the border along the way, all of them were suspicious that the god of war who had been soaring and had a long future was now defeated, and he was afraid that it would be the best thing to end up with a horse leather shroud, and his heart was blocked for a while.

When he returned to his house, he sent all the maids away. Zhao Jin sat at the table, casually took a military book and spread it on the table, but he didn't have the heart to look at it, his mind was full of the secret letter he had just seen in his father's study.

The border is urgent, and the expedition is imminent, and the original god of war was once defeated and spurned by thousands of people, and he only said that he was a traitor. Zhao Jin thought of the heroic Confucian generals he had seen at the palace banquet. Inheriting the life-saving kindness, before he has time to repay, the benefactor is in prison, as the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water must be repaid by a spring. Moreover, the daughter of the military general's family must be more gracious and not fearful. Besides, if you stay in the house, maybe your mother will be busy looking for some relatives for herself all day long.

Zhao Jin touched the military book in front of him, and secretly made a decision in his heart. She didn't know what kind of changes her life would bring to her by this decision. The courage of this moment is precious, there are gains and losses in the world, and if you want to gain something, you must lose something. The giant wheel of fate turned violently, and Zhao Jin spread out a cloth bag and put the military book on the table into it.

……

In the Jinying Palace, the account book in Steward Lin's hand was almost crumpled by him, and he kept looking into the house.

"Don't look at it." Jin Si casually poured himself a cup of tea: "The master is in a bad mood right now, you probe your brain like this, be careful of touching the moldy head." ”

"What do you little girl know?" Steward Lin shook his head and said: "The prince was young and vigorous, and he was rejected by the woman this time, which is more shameful than sad, and he must be thinking about how to save it at this moment." ”

Jin Si followed Steward Lin's gaze and looked in, but he really didn't see any embarrassed expression on the cold and quiet face of the cold and quiet person in the room, so he had to shrug his shoulders.

"Speaking of which, the lord of Hong'an really has some skills, and there are still women who can refuse the prince in these years." Steward Lin said as he spoke, and there was a trace of disbelief on his face: "But it's not right, the last time I was in the mansion, the young lady was clearly still very violent, how could a good thing be close in front of her and retreat?" Could it be that you are taking Joe? Well, women always want to be coaxed, but the prince will not coax people and scare other girls away. ”

Jin Si was speechless, looked up at the sky, but didn't hear Steward Lin's babbling words.

It's just that Steward Lin can't easily shut up, brushing his mustache, Steward Lin sighed and said, "The prince is good at everything, but he has a bad temperament." When the old man was alive, he was also like today's young master, Yushu was chic and uninhibited in the wind, and the limelight was unparalleled in the world. At that time, the old man was all Dajin, no, the reputation has spread to other countries, and everyone praises the beautiful man. The old man's temperament is much more lively than the young master, especially the woman, who is simply a leaf in the flowers, and when he married his wife, how many daughters wanted to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the lake. Steward Lin was puzzled: "Why is the young master so unapproachable?" It's really terrifying. ”

"What are you doing with all this? Even if you're scared, you can't help. Jin Si finally couldn't help but say, "Lao Lin, don't worry about it." Ah, now the master is in a bad mood, avoid it if you can, and be careful to set it on fire. ”

"Of course I can help." Steward Lin proudly straightened up his not majestic body, and said confidently: "It's not that the old man bragged, when the old man was young, although he couldn't compare to the old man's demeanor, but he was also a beautiful son, and how many young ladies of the family admired me at the beginning, but I didn't look down on me, but I didn't see a suitable person who could communicate with my heart until now." Shaohua is fleeting. ”

Jin Si had no choice but to make a vomiting expression, his gaze swept lightly over Steward Lin's wrinkled old face, and silently turned his head away.

"What kind of expression do you have!" Steward Lin felt that his self-esteem had been strongly insulted, and protested loudly.

The movement outside reached Xiao Shao's ears without falling, he lowered his eyes and looked at the tea in his hand, his long eyelashes were meekly lowered, his posture was calm, and the few secret guards hidden in the dark did not dare to make a sound.

Although he was as leisurely and elegant as before, there was a kind of cold air from all over his body, "This king is in a bad mood today, so he will quickly retreat". Obviously, Uncle Xiao Meiren is angry, and maybe a little frustrated.

Today, Xiao Shao's refusal to marry by Jiang Ruan spread throughout the Jinyi Guards within a quarter of an hour, and the Jinyi Guards were upset for Xiao Shao. No vision!

In fact, although Uncle Xiao was a little unhappy in his heart, he did not have the urge to seek death and life because of this matter. Although he was pitiful in the eyes of the brocade guards, Xiao Shao was thinking about one thing at the moment.

The secret guards sent out have already gone to check, and the news they have come up with is still the same as usual. It's just that Jiang Ruan's words are still in his ears, full of hateful oaths, sarcastic smiles, and still hidden secrets and hatred in the depths. But nothing could be found, as if a hand had erased all the traces of Jiang Ruan's past, but Jiang Ruan's past was so simple, as if those traces existed in another world.

There is never love and hate for no reason in the world, Yi Baoge has all kinds of information, but he can't find Jiang Ruan's secret, Xiao Shao frowned slightly. A few Jinyi guards looked at it, and thought that Xiao Shao was still thinking about refusing to get married, Jin Er thought about it, and finally mustered up the courage to jump off the beam: "Master, the young lady may be frightened, the master doesn't have to be so frustrated, just talk about it a few more times, the subordinates see, the young lady is still a little different from the young master." As the saying goes, a good man is not afraid of failure, and he must try more. ”

"Nothing." Xiao Shao looked at his sleeves, and the gold thread embroidered with the moire brocade robe was hidden in the dark and cold fabric, reflecting a faint luster.

"You don't have to agree to it, just give it to you."

“……”

Steward Lin, who was eavesdropping through the crack in the door, heard this, and couldn't help but be moved to tears, ah, the young master of his own family finally has the demeanor of the old man, and a man should be so strong! Heartbreaking!

……

In Cining Palace, sandalwood is curling, and the hall is filled with a peaceful fragrance, which makes people's impetuous mood calm down. On the red soft satin cushion, the Empress Dowager Yide was lazy, but her eyes were as sharp as knives, looking at the gentle and gentle girl sitting on the side, with a touch of deep thought in her expression.

Aunt Yang stood silently to the side, and the atmosphere in the hall was a little strange.

"Hong'an, the mourning family is now here to ask what you mean, are you willing or unwilling?"

Fang Cai's words have been made very clear, giving Jiang Ruan to King Jinying as a concubine, with Jiang Ruan's background, it is actually considered a high climb. Xiao Shao has heavy military power and has won the trust of the emperor, and he can even be said to be more noble than several princes. Moreover, I am not bad-looking, and Fengyi is outstanding, Wen Taowu is very good, and he is the master of the stars and the moon. Although Jiang Ruan is now the county lord, it is just a false name, and the Jiang family behind it is now in decline, and the Zhao family is the grandfather's family in the end.

Jiang Ruan looked at the Empress Dowager Yide, whose eyebrows were still as calm as before, but her eyes were sharp. Although that tone was a discussion, there was no room for her choice in the end.

She lowered her eyes, silent in her heart, Xiao Shao actually used such a method of forced buying and selling, which was ridiculous. It's just that I don't feel angry. Jiang Ruan knew that marrying into the Jinying Mansion at this juncture was indeed the best choice, at least in comparison, the Jinying Mansion could give her greater protection than other places.

She smiled and said: "Hong'an doesn't dare to climb high, it's all up to the imperial grandmother, but now that I am married, I am afraid that it will bring trouble to the Jinying Palace." ”

Aunt Yang breathed a sigh of relief, Empress Dowager Yide's eyes flashed, and she looked at Jiang Ruan with a satisfied expression: "You don't have to bother about this." As long as Jiang Ruan showed the slightest displeasure, she would not point out this marriage. Even if Xiao Shao's opinion is important, if this family affair is not a good marriage, she will not be a matchmaker. She also came from girlhood, and Jiang Ruan was not untouched. Moreover, Jiang Ruan has not yet thought about the Jinying Palace, which makes her feel comfortable.

Jiang Ruan swept the expression of the Empress Dowager Yide and looked at her sleeve, she knew what she had just said, and she was right again.

Empress Dowager Yide thought for a while: "Speaking of which, this matter is the matter of your children's family. You follow me, and I know that you are a good one. Since I promised Xiao Aiqing, I have something to give him, Hong'an, you will take this trip for the mourning family and go to the Jinying Palace. ”

Jiang Ruan was slightly stunned, and only smiled after a moment: "Yes." ”

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This chapter is written so sad and happy, I feel like I'm going to be fine-knit OTL....