Chapter 3 Old sorrows add new sorrows
In a blink of an eye, Jiang Qingtian has been here for more than two months, and after careful conditioning, her body has already recovered for the most part, and she has gradually adapted to the role of Xia Xue'er.
From the mouths of Dongmei, Xianglan, Cuizhu, Qiu Ju and others, she generally knows a lot about the owner of this body, Xia Xue'er, and gradually likes this strange place, but despite this, she has never stopped exploring ways to travel back, not for anything else, just because she can't let go of that worry in her heart.
In the past two months, Jiang Qingtian has tried all kinds of extreme methods, rolling over stairs and falling over trees, hitting walls and jumping over rivers, but every ruthless attempt has no results except for bruises.
Even because of her strange behavior, rumors gradually spread that the third miss of the Xia family was sucked out of her soul by the water ghost and became demented and stupid. Although the credibility is extremely low, it also provides an excellent opportunity for those who want to win over the Xia family and attach themselves to the Xia family but have nothing to do.
Jiang Qingtian naturally scoffed at this approach and was unwilling to pay attention to it, how could she, a top student who firmly believes in science in the 21st century, hope for these tricks of swagger and deception? At the beginning, Mrs. Xia also believed in exorcism, but after repeated tosses but no effect, she gradually lost interest. Seeing that the Xia family did not appreciate it, those who recommended Taoist priests and monks were not so diligent, and Jiang Qingtian lived a rare peaceful life for a few days.
Although the days are peaceful, there is a lot less fun. Jiang Qingtian stood in front of the window and looked out, and after a while, he turned his head and said to Qiu Ju, who was busy playing Yingluo: "The weather is so good today, let's go out to swim in the lake secretly!" ”
Qiu Ju's subordinates kept moving, and they didn't raise their heads, but only replied lightly: "Did Miss forget?" The lord said you weren't allowed to go to the lake. ”
Jiang Qingtian said with a little disappointment, "Yes", then thought about it and said, "Then let's fly a kite?" ”
"The master said, you can't let the young lady touch any rope."
Jiang Qingtian exclaimed: "The kite string is so thin! ”
Qiu Ju replied without a trace of emotion: "That's not good." ”
Jiang Qingtian unwillingly mentioned again: "Then it's okay for us to go to the garden to swing, right?" ”
"No way!"
Jiang Qingtian was completely enraged: "Why? ”
Cuizhu kept moving in his hands but raised his head to look at Xia Xue'er, a harmless smile bloomed on his face, but his tone did not loosen at all: "Master said, swinging is easy to fall down." ”
Jiang Qingtian turned around and protested dissatisfiedly: "You are imprisoned in disguise!" I'm not a prisoner! I have the right to claim my right to freedom in life! ”
Qiu Ju finally stopped the movement in her hand, looked at Jiang Qingtian's angry but helpless little eyes, and said very unbearably: "Miss, you are wronged and wronged, stay here honestly and listen to Yuxuan, look at books, play the piano, write, embroider and embroider, can't you pass the time, it's good to play Yingluo like me, why do you have to go out!" ”
Jiang Qingtian complained helplessly: "I don't want to stay in the house all day!" It's so boring, it's boring, it's boring! I'm going to go crazy! ”
As soon as the words fell, a magnetic and slightly playful voice came from the courtyard: "What's wrong with the third sister?" I heard your angry voice from the door, but it was nice! ”
Jiang Qingtian heard the voice, turned around and looked out of the door, my brother Xia Xing didn't know when he was already standing at the gate of the courtyard and was holding a fan to cool off, as soon as she saw Xia Xing, her eyes lit up, during the grounding, the man in front of her was her only contact with the outside world!
Xia Xing is Xia Xue'er's second brother, only three years older than Xia Xue'er, low-key and easy-going, extremely fond of her sister, helping her and protecting her in everything from childhood to adulthood, and will be the first to think of her if there is anything delicious and fun.
Jiang Qingtian seemed to see hope, and hurriedly ran to Xia Xing's side, pulling his wide sleeves and coquettishly said: "Second brother, I know that you love me the most, can you take me out to play?" ”
Xia Xing changed his good attitude of responding to requests in the past, closed the fan and knocked on Xia Xue'er's head and said, "Wake up, don't dream." ”
Although Jiang Qingtian hit a wall, he still didn't want to give up and continued to beg: "Just go out for a while, if you continue to stay in the house, I will get moldy, okay?" ”
Unexpectedly, this summer's attitude was extremely firm, and he glanced at his sister who was full of expectation with a sly look and said, "If you stand at the window and bask in the sun, you won't get moldy." ”
Jiang Qingtian pretended to be angry and said, "How can this be! Second brother, don't you hurt me? ”
She knew that the person Xia Xing cared about the most was Xia Xue'er, how could she be willing to let her suffer like this? So as long as she pretends to be angry, sooner or later he will agree to secretly take her away from this golden cage.
Looking at the awkward sister in front of him, although Xia Xing knew that she was pretending to be angry, she couldn't help but feel distressed, sighed helplessly and persuaded seriously: "Xue'er, it's because the second brother hurts you that I can't take you out." I still remember the last time because I couldn't resist your coquettishness, I secretly took you out on an outing, but you little conscienceless actually jumped out of the carriage on the way back to my home, and went straight to the city wall and crashed into it, if it weren't for the second brother's quick reaction and good skills, you would have broken your jade long ago! For this, I was scolded by my father and mother. Mother has long forbidden you to take you out to play, and my father has moved out of the house, and the second brother is also more than willing to do it. If something big happens to you because of my temporary soft-heartedness, then the second brother will have to live in regret for the rest of his life, can you bear to let the second brother be depressed like this for a lifetime? ”
Jiang Qingtian stuck out his tongue after hearing this, was silent, and no longer pretended to be angry. Xia Xing is right, she can't let her second brother who loves her endure a lifetime of torture from the heart because of her own selfish desires, so even if she returns to the era that belongs to her, she will feel guilty and blame herself for a lifetime. Jiang Qingtian now regrets it extremely much, if it weren't for the suicide and self-harm that she showed without a rigorous plan, she would not have fallen to the point of being grounded, and now she stays in this small listening rain pavilion all day and night, not only can she not enjoy the beautiful scenery, let alone travel back to modern times!
Xia Xing looked disappointed and unhappy with his sister's face, and said with an idea: "Don't you like painting, how about the second brother accompany you to paint today?" Let's see how my Bingxue's smart third lady's painting skills are progressing. ”
Jiang Qingtian didn't pay attention to Xia Xing's mention, and dragged his body listlessly to the table and sat down, muttering to himself: "When will I not be grounded, it's been more than half a month, and I don't even know what color the sky outside is!" ”
Seeing that her sister was not even interested in facing her favorite painting, Xia Xing simply sat down and replied, "The day you stop thinking about hurting yourself will be the day you will be free." ”
Jiang Qingtian sighed deeply after hearing this, two months of tossing, repeated defeats, repeated defeats, old injuries did not heal and new injuries were added, she was a little tired of such a clueless attempt.
In fact, it's not bad here, she can be her third miss of the Xia family with peace of mind, living a pampered and carefree life, feeling the care and pampering from her parents that the world does not have, and enjoying the endless love of many brothers and sisters, why not?
But she can't let go, although Jiang Qingtian in the 21st century does not have father's love and mother's love, and there are not so many people who respect and take care of her, but there are also people and things she cherishes there. She just can't let go of that wisp of obsession, can't let go of that feeling, and can't let go of the familiarity brought by the city where she has lived for twenty-four years.
The qiē here looks so beautiful, but Jiang Qingtian knows that this beauty does not really belong to her, the qiē she has now, and the happiness she feels is just stolen, stolen from the real Xia Xue'er. Poor girl, perhaps her soul was wandering alone in some corner of this earthly world, because she had inadvertently taken possession of her body.
Every time he was happy, Jiang Qingtian's heart would breed a sense of guilt, and this feeling would increase day by day. She often feels that she is a heinous robber, wearing someone else's skin, using someone else's identity, living someone else's life, and enjoying other people's pleasures......
Xia Xing saw her thoughtful appearance, and her heart was also full of doubts. His sister used to be a quirky little girl who didn't know what to think about, but since she woke up from falling into the water, she seemed to be a different person, not only forgetting all people and things, but also talking and doing things in a very different way than before. is obviously only a thirteen-year-old child, but his thoughts and words are comparable to those of a weathered wise man; is obviously just a girl who has no experience in the world, but her style of doing things is better than that of a shrewd person who gallops through the officialdom like her eldest brother; Obviously, he lives in the inner courtyard, and his horizons are even broader than those of people like him who travel around...... What he couldn't figure out the most was that she was full of hope for life, but she had to find a way to find death and life! Is it really as rumored to be? He didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and he also came up with the idea of inviting a monk to come to his home to do a ritual, maybe that could really help his sister?
After being silent in the room for a long time, Jiang Qingtian came back to his senses and looked at Xia Xing and said, "Second brother won't come over today just to count Xue'er, right?" ”
Xia Xing looked at his sister who was resurrected with full blood, patted his head and said, "Look, I really forgot about business!" ”
"Oh?" Xia Xue'er became interested when she heard it, "What's the matter?" ”
"The seventh day of the next month is the birthday of the fifth prince, and my mother is busy with something, so I asked me to tell you so that you can prepare in advance."
Jiang Qingtian thought it was a big deal when he saw Xia Qi's appearance before, but when he heard that it was this, he shrugged his shoulders and replied disapprenously: "What does the birthday of the fifth prince have to do with me as a little woman?" Why prepare. ”
Xia Qi said seriously: "Originally, it was none of your business, but this year is more special." Among the eleven princes of the dynasty, the most beloved of the saint is the five princes, and he wants to use this year's birthday banquet to choose a favorite princess for the five princes, so it is so grand. ”
Jiang Qingtian still felt that it had nothing to do with her, but she was also shocked by the second brother's words, and she exclaimed, "Isn't this a **naked blind date?" Could it be that the five princes are already old and no one wants them? Actually reduced to ......"
Xia Xing slammed her head with his hand and interrupted sharply: "Xue'er, don't talk nonsense!" The five princes are just seventeen years old this year, just the right year! ”
Jiang Qingtian touched his head in pain, rolled his eyes at the second brother, and said in a low voice: "I've been busy on blind dates since I was seventeen years old, either too ugly or too much!" ”
Xia Xing looked at his sister helplessly and said, "You, if this word spreads, you will have to cause a big disaster." ”
Of course, Jiang Qingtian knew the severity of the matter, but after all, she was not a person of this era, and she did not have that kind of sincere fear and admiration for the imperial power, plus she had never seen someone who was in a hurry to start a family at the age of seventeen, so she naturally couldn't help but drop her jaw a little.
"It's not just to talk to the second brother, how can it be spread."
Xia Xing Yaoyao said: "Hey, brother is just to remind you, after all, the wall has ears, even if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, what is the absolute guarantee?" My father and eldest brother are deeply trusted by the emperor, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this courtyard. ”
Jiang Qingtian can also understand them, the supremacy of imperial power, a word may ruin the family, who is not worried about living a life.
Looking at Xia Qi's slightly nervous face, Jiang Qingtian hurriedly smiled and flattered: "Well, Xue'er is wrong." ”
Xia Qi looked at Jiang Qingtian with a serious face and said seriously: "This time when you enter the palace, you must pay attention to many things, especially in terms of words and deeds, you must not lose your square inch, after all, you are not a person but a representative of Xia Mansion." ”
Jiang Qingtian's head was stunned when he heard this, and he entered the palace? Could it be that she was forced to run for the Five Imperial Princesses? How is this possible!
"Isn't there a sister in the family? The second sister is older than me, so I can't take my turn as a little girl! ”
After hearing this, Xia Qi smiled and explained: "Not everyone can run for the Fifth Imperial Princess. In order to ensure the pure and noble bloodline of the descendants of the imperial family, the emperor specially issued a holy decree to promulgate the threshold for candidacy: all officials of the fourth rank and above, and the unmarried daughters of the family of appropriate age must all attend the birthday banquet. ”
Jiang Qingtian grabbed a glimmer of hope in Xia Xing's words, "The right age? Then I'm not in that category! ”
"Xue'er, you are fourteen years old this year, and you are already in the year of cardamom, you won't even forget this!"
Jiang Qingtian smacked her tongue, at the age of twenty-four, she crossed over to this and became a fourteen-year-old little child, even forcing her to participate in some blind date! Don't, in this dynasty of early marriage and early childbearing, if you fall in love with her, it will be troublesome, not only is the good day of chic and comfortable gone, but returning to modern life has become an absolute daydream! I've got to figure out a way.
After walking in the summer, Jiang Qingtian no longer had the intention of going out to play, so he sat in front of the dresser, looking at the beautiful little face in the mirror and worried.
Although Xia Xueer is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she has selectively inherited the excellent genes of Xia Qingxuan and Zhao Yulan, and has become a standard beauty. The face is as small as melon seeds, the eyes are as big as pearls, the small mouth is comparable to a cherry, the bridge of the nose is more like a mountain, the skin is whiter than snow, and the height is outstanding, how can people not like it?
But now this perfect figure has become Jiang Qingtian's biggest headache. How can we hide the sparkling light emitted by this little face like a sunken fish and a goose closing the moon and a shy flower? Makeup? The risk is too great, after all, the birthday banquet is held in the palace, and the makeup technology in the palace is more exquisite and superb than the folk, how can you not see the deliberate ugliness, once it is exposed, it is a crime of deception, not only is it difficult to protect your own head, but also affects your parents and family, absolutely not. Malinger? There is a certain feasibility, since it is the most beloved prince, and the idea of a blind date then the emperor will definitely attend the birthday banquet, for the health of the dragon, the patient is naturally not suitable for the face of the saint, if it does not make people suspicious, it is a success, if it is suspicious, just send a doctor to the door to rectify it will show the horse's feet, the result is also the crime of bullying the king, it is really the next policy.
It's really the old sorrow that has not gone and the new sorrow, and it is less than half a month before the seventh day of the next month, and she has to quickly come up with a way to get the best of both worlds.
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