The shiny basin is sifted into the snow-white glutinous rice flour, drained with some white oil, mixed with warm water and a little milk, and the slender jade hands stir vigorously in the basin.

There are green onion white fingers on the smooth surface of the dough, gently pinch off the small pieces, put them in the palms of the two hands and rub them repeatedly, and then press gently, the small dough immediately turns into a white dough.

Holding the dough with one hand, and quickly adding peanuts, sesame seeds, sweet orange candied fruit and powdered sugar to the dough with the other, the orchid's fingertips twisted for a while, and the kneading action was skillful. In an instant, a small and delicate crystal glutinous rice dumpling was rolled out of shape.

As soon as Gu Yunxi rubbed out the tenth rice ball, he was slapped on the back of the head.

Mother Sun, who was in charge of the stove room, held a handkerchief in her hand and scolded her rudely:

"You useless Ermu, why is it so hard to ask you to pinch a few balls? The wood pot on the stove has been burning for a long time, so why don't you go and see it! ”

"Yes, yes! Don't be angry, Mother Sun, I'll go, I'll go! ”

Gu Yunxi kept bowing and apologized to Mother Sun, who was clamoring.

This mother-in-law was born with five big and three thick, strong and anxious, and she will really start beating people when she initiates Weilai!

Three steps and two steps ran to the opposite stove, Gu Yunxi rolled up his sleeves again, grabbed the wooden pot lid with both hands, and forcefully uncovered the heavy wood pot lid.

The heat hit her face, and she coughed.

Broken! The pot is dry! This will definitely be punished by Mother Sun-

Gu Yunxi ran to the water tank in a panic to scoop up a scoop of water, and then ran back to add water to the big firewood pot. When the cold water touched the boiling cauldron, the "beep" stirred up a screeching sound. A puff of white smoke rose from the bottom of the pot and spread throughout the stove.

"Oh, this dead girl, it's not enough to succeed and more than to lose—"

Mother Sun really became angry, raised an iron hand that was several times rougher than a washboard, and screwed Gu Yunxi's ears fiercely.

"You're a piece of shit, aren't you?! We can't be idle in this busy world, you are good, do some work to block us, I think you are itchy and underwhelmed! ”

"Mother Sun, I didn't mean to! I really didn't mean to cause trouble...... Please let me go......"

Gu Yunxi's ear was twisted by a big hand, she couldn't stop crying and bothering, and retreated.

Mother Sun's strength in her hands did not loosen up for half a minute, and she pressed forward step by step. At this time, staring at Gu Yunxi's constant crying and distorted facial features in pain, the woman felt a great sense of satisfaction in her heart, raised her other iron palm, and jerked two handfuls on Gu Yunxi's head.

Between retreating, Gu Yunxi stepped on the foot of a cook who was killing chickens, and the cook screamed in pain, and involuntarily let go of his hand. The Luhua chicken, which he had just slaughtered half of his hand and had not yet cleared the blood, flapped his wings and flew up, and all the chicken blood sprayed onto Gu Yunxi's pomegranate skirt.

Gu Yunxi's eyes widened in astonishment, staring at the bright red Daozi on her skirt. After the sharp turn of heaven and earth, the whole person turned his back on his breath......

-- The Dividing Line --

Strange world, strange faces, heavy snowfall......

The thunderous shouts hit the eardrums, and the eyes could see red blood. The crowd around them frantically brandished their weapons and fought each other.

Who am I? Who the hell am I?

The girl froze in the confusion, she was only five years old, and the two buns on her head had long since lost their shape. Looking at the falling bodies around him in a daze, his weak eyes were full of dazed and fearful.

Blood soaked the earth, the hot temperature melted the snow and ice, and she stood in the middle of the hell of the pool of blood, crying and praying for salvation—

The smell she had never smelled before kept pouring into her dry nasal passages, and at her age, she didn't know that it was the rust mixed with the smell of blood from the friction of the blade.

Where is this, what are the adults doing-

The little girl slowly opened her mouth in fright, but she couldn't scream in the face of the "people" around her who were covered in blood and had hideous faces. The drumming in her chest grew louder and louder, and she felt something in it pop out of her throat.

The scene in front of her spun around, and when she regained her composure, she had been lifted by a burly man on his back.

I couldn't see his face half-covered by the hat, and I only heard him say to her in an anxious voice:

"Don't be afraid, catch your uncle! Be sure to hold on! ”

As he spoke, he also cut his left arm upside down, handcuffed the girl with a steel tong, and wildly waved the gold-ringed broadsword in his right hand, flying up and down, cutting down countless people and horses who rushed up.

Who is he?

The little girl was puzzled, but her eyes were hurt by a few cold white lights rising from the air, and her eyes were involuntarily closed.

A violent bump followed by a turbid groan, and the girl felt that her body suddenly lost its support, and fell lightly downward.

When he looked to the ground, he saw a severed arm.

"Ahh

She finally screamed......

——

"Yunxi, Yunxi...... Wake up......"

Gu Yunxi opened his sleepy eyes in a sweat as he called.

In front of the bed, the eldest sister Gu Yunyao was holding the candlestick in her hand and was looking at her worriedly.

"Sister......

Gu Yunxi turned over and sat up faintly.

Under the moonlight, a white melon seed face was reflected, with delicate facial features but also weak, and a graceful posture full of sickness.

"Oh, it's good if you're awake, don't freeze anymore, look at the sweat of your body......"

Gu Yunyao said, lowered his hand and put the candlestick on the pedal under the bed, and pulled up Gu Yunxi's quilt and wrapped it around his body.

Gu Yunyao, one of the three sisters, was born with a full moon face, porcelain white skin, looks like a peach blossom, and has a gorgeous and dignified posture. Since she was a child, she has been closest to Yunxi.

"Another nightmare, right?"

Picking up the champa next to the pillow, Gu Yunyao wiped Gu Yunxi's forehead and asked with concern.

"Hmm......" Gu Yunxi nodded.

"Your temperament is too soft, you blindly accommodating and not knowing how to refuse, any mother-in-law can give you face. There are enough people in this tribute courtyard, and I still have to ask you to help on the stove, and as a result, you have committed the old problem of 'seeing blood and fainting'! Speaking of this, I still have to complain about my mother and Yun Jin......"

"Sister, be quiet!"

Gu Yunxi inertly stretched his neck and looked at the other end of the bedroom inside, and saw that there was no movement in the bed, so he relieved himself and twisted his head back.

"Sister speak carefully, beware of Yun Jin's displeasure when she hears it."

Although she said this, Gu Yunxi was really grateful to Yun Yao for her compassion.

"You, you just have a very good heart, and you always think about others first in everything."

"This is indeed Yunxi's heart. I want my sisters to study and practice hard all day long, play the piano and dance, but because of this body, I have nothing to do, I don't give up on my mother, and I am loved by my sisters, how can I still have those complaints? ”

"Hey, you, don't be too presumptuous, take care of your body, the deficiency will always be good."

Gu Yunxi's heartfelt words made Gu Yunyao's heart feel a little sentimental, she quickly wiped the corners of her eyes, and said to Gu Yunxi with a smile:

"Don't say it, don't say it, there are still some times before dawn, let's lie down and go to sleep, tomorrow is Yun Jin's birthday, the family banquet in the Gongyuan, and the upper and lower sides are busy. When the guests come to the door in the evening, your body must be able to hold ......"

While speaking, she pulled open the quilt used by Gu Yunxi to wrap herself with both hands, helped her lie down, covered the quilt for her, turned around and picked up the candlestick and went back to her bed collapsed.

Just after the beginning of the child's time, there was silence inside and outside the Gongyuan. Without the hustle and bustle of people coming and going and drumming in unison during the day, this garden house filled with cold moonlight is now more elegant and quiet in the tranquility of the garden house, which is filled with cold moonlight.

In the next time, Gu Yunxi couldn't sleep at all, listening to the "ticking" outside the window, the dripping water leaked even more, and remembered the old past.

At the age of remembering, she lived with Yun Yao and Yun Jin in the "Youzhu" Tribute Courtyard managed by Gu's mother, and followed her to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and boudoir etiquette. Among the three, Yun Yao is the eldest, Yun Jin is the youngest, and Yun Xi is the second.

The reason why it is called "Youzhu" is because this group of courtyards is dedicated to training those young tribute girls for the Dayi royal family, and when they become adults, they are selected to serve in the palace. The steward of the Tribute Academy is Gu's mother, who was the head of the palace music bureau and was born as a five-grade palace maid.

Yun Yao, Yun Xi and Yun Jin all follow Gu's mother's surname "Gu", but they are not her own flesh and blood. I just heard her say that the three of them were orphans who lived in the market during the famine, and they were brought to this pure and elegant "secluded building" by that kind-hearted nobleman and personally handed over to Gu's mother to raise. By virtue of this, the status of the three of them was higher than that of any girl in the Gongyuan.

In the future, like most of the tributaries, the most skilled of the three sisters will be sent to the inner courtyard of the palace across the wall. If he is fortunate enough to be favored by Long in the future, and accompany the king to be promoted to the harem, they can repay Gu's mother and that nobleman's nurturing grace with this supreme glory.

Gu Yunxi has long known that he has indeed lost his relationship with the palace in this life.

She was born with a deficiency in her body, and she would pass out at the sight of blood, which would cause a fever that was either large or small. The most painful of these tribulations is the monthly menstrual events.

No matter how stupid his brain is, with Gu's mother's clear and secret dots and sarcasm in and out of her words, Gu Yunxi can also hear that he is undoubtedly a natural waste in the eyes of others.

Even if she enters the gate of the palace, with her weak body, she will definitely be brushed down by the housekeepers and grandmothers in the first level of the interview.

On weekdays, Gu's mother devoted herself to Yun Yao and Yun Jin sisters, and was very strict with the two of them in learning piano and dance skills, hoping that the two of them would one day fly on the branches and become phoenixes, and they could also rely on them for the elderly.

As for Yunxi, a natural waste material, it can only be discarded aside, leaving it to fend for itself.

Lying flat on the embroidery bed, thinking about all kinds of uneven encounters, Gu Yunxi looked at the top beam with empty eyes, and sighed in the quiet night of early autumn.

Hello babies, I'm fat!