"Hey, why didn't you go to the school today?" The crisp sound like a silver bell woke up Rong Xiang, who was sitting on the stone steps in a daze, and when he looked up, he saw Yilan, who was seven or eight points similar to himself, and waved the dead branch in his hand impatiently, "Don't worry about it." ”

"Ahh Yilan snorted lightly, she saw a large bruise on Rong Xiang's face, and even his eyes were swollen, so she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?" Why did you hurt such a big piece of your face? ”

"It's all said, don't worry about it!" Rong Xiang buried his head in his knees and didn't want to talk to her.

"You don't say yes, do you? Good! Then I'll tell Amma to go, and let Amma come and ask you personally. Ilan threw down the sentence and turned to leave.

Before she could take a step, she was firmly held by Rong Xiang, saying that she was not allowed to tell Amma, Yilan sighed lightly and said softly: "Then you tell me what happened." ”

Although Rong Xiang was very unhappy, but still said it, this morning on the way to the school met Abuku family Zatai, the two of them in the same school class, often have contradictions, this time Za Tai knew about his brother, along the way kept making fun of him, and scolded his brother deserved, Rong Xiang was angry and tore up with him, originally one-on-one Za Tai couldn't beat him, but Za Tai is not alone, there are several followers, so Rong Xiang suffered, was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and didn't even go to school, Sneaked back home.

"It's all to blame on the guy surnamed Shi, if he hadn't made trouble from it, how could the eldest brother have ended up in this field, and how could I be teased by that stinky boy from Zatai!" Rong Xiang hated the authenticity, and the withered branches were pinched in two by him.

Yilan sat beside him wordlessly, holding his cheeks in his small hand and staring at the unpredictable clouds in the sky, before he said softly: "Who told them to have a daughter who is the crown princess, and one of them has ascended to heaven, it's like this." Such emotion seems to come from the mouth of an eight-year-old girl.

Rong Xiang threw the dead branch into the snow fiercely, "I don't believe that they can be proud for a lifetime, maybe the prince will be deposed by the emperor tomorrow, and then ...... Woo...... Woohoo......"

"Shh Yilan was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth and reprimanded in a low voice: "You are crazy, you dare to say such rebellious words, and it is not only your life that is heard, but our whole family will be buried with you." ”

Rong Xiang also knew that he couldn't talk nonsense, he just blurted out in anger just now, and muttered while kicking the snow at his feet, "If only someone in our family was a concubine in the palace." ”

Hearing this, Yilan thought about it and suddenly clapped her hands and said, "By the way, isn't my sister going to participate in the draft in the palace in a few days?" If my sister is favored by the emperor at that time, won't our family be able to produce a princess? ”

"No way!" Rong Xiang immediately objected, "My sister is going to be with Brother Rong Yuan in the future, if she enters the palace, won't she be separated from Brother Rong Yuan?!" ”

Yilan nodded noncommittally, "That's right, but I think it's good to enter the palace, there are still a bunch of people waiting for them to enjoy the delicacies of the mountains and seas, high up, you can do whatever you want, who will dare to underestimate our family at that time." ”

"You like it so much, then you can do it yourself, don't talk about my sister, she won't enter the palace." Rong Xiang gave her a roll of the eyes, patted her clothes and stood up and left.

"Wait and see!" Ilan grimaced and walked away quickly.

They didn't know what to say, but there was a man standing behind them all the time, hearing every word they spoke......

Ling Ruo didn't know how she got back to the room, and when she came back to her senses, she was already standing in front of the bronze mirror, her fingers caressing the familiar face in the bronze mirror, the skin that could be broken by blowing, the smart eyes, the small bridge of the nose, and the red lips, all of which combined into a beautiful and unparalleled face.

This is her face, the face that has lived for fifteen years, but why does it look so strange now, as if it ...... She never knew herself......

That's right, if you want to revive the Ling family and get rid of Shi Chongde's persecution, there is only one way out - enter the palace as a concubine!

But she never thought of embarking on this road, once she stepped on, it would be a never-ending struggle, either a pet to the world or a stepping stone on the road of others.

Can she? Can it be done?

His hands were clenched into fists, and he didn't even know that his nails were embedded in his flesh. Is it selfishly to let oneself go in pursuit of happiness, or is it to use this face and body to seek benefits for the whole family?

After a long time, she finally opened her eyes, and the mist filled her entire eye socket, so that she could not see herself in the mirror clearly, and she could not see the beautiful face clearly...... But nothing mattered, and from now on this face would no longer belong to her.

Yes, she decided, she wants to enter the palace! She's going to be the emperor's woman! Even if you fall into the Infernal Hell, you will never regret it!

The Ling family has no other way out, they can only rely on her, not to mention that just like Yilan said, there is nothing wrong with entering the palace, eating well, dressing well, and having someone to serve her, the only thing that is not good is that this life does not belong to her anymore......

The red lips bent slightly, outlining a smile that was overwhelming, even if her heart hurt so much that she couldn't breathe, she couldn't let others see that she had chosen this path, then she would definitely work hard to go on.

Rongyuan ......

Tears fell suddenly, like a butterfly with folded wings, falling, never to fly!

The name was destined to be a nightmare for her life.

Take off a simple shirt, put down a body as pure as ink and green silk, and white jade is naked in the mirror, without a trace of flaws, it is such youth and beauty. After staring at it for a long time, she took out a goose yellow and silver pattern embroidered sea dress from the bottom of the box, slowly put it on her body, and then pulled up her silky long hair little by little, coiled into a wishful bun, and a jade hairpin slanted through the bun hung down a few thin tassels, and the pair of jade earrings on the cheeks were printed into a glow, and a light gold flower was carefully pasted between the eyebrows.

Looking at herself in the mirror and adding a bit of beauty to the beauty, Ling Ruo took a long breath and opened the door that had been closed for a long time, and the cold wind roared in with crystal snowflakes, blowing her wide cloud sleeves and skirt, dancing like a fairy in the moon who wanted to return with the wind.

Is it snowing again? It was still sunny just now......

Sighing softly, she took the umbrella placed by the door and opened it, and walked out slowly, now that she had made up her mind, there were some things she had to end in person.

Stepping on the snow and walking, along the Xizhi Gate into the city, although the sky is falling snow, but there are still a lot of people who enter and leave the city, there are also waterwheels in and out, the emperor in the Forbidden City does not drink the water of the market, and drinks the spring water of Yuquan Mountain, so it is necessary to send people to transport water from Yuquan Mountain every day, rain or shine.

Qing'an Tang - When these three words came into Ling Ruo's eyes, her heart twitched violently, and she was almost out of breath in pain, did she really want to do this? She clutched her chest and was in a dilemma on the street.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way of the woman in front! ”

When she was stunned, she never heard someone calling her, and she never noticed that a group of people were riding horses, approaching quickly, and when she saw it, it was too late, and the people on the horse could not stop the fast horse that was galloping wildly, and saw that it was about to be injured under the horse's hooves.

"Do you want to die?" These were the words of the man when he put her down, and there was a faint anger in his words.

Fixed, Ling Ruo raised her head and saw the appearance of the person who rescued her through the snowflakes in the sky, it was a man with excellent appearance, exuding a compelling nobility, but his expression was too cold, making it difficult to feel close.

"Thank you." She thanked her, but he didn't appreciate it, and said coldly with a pull on the horse rope: "If you want to die, stay away, don't harm people here." ”

The person who had almost stepped on Ling Ruo earlier turned around and urged impatiently: "What nonsense is the fourth child talking to her, don't leave quickly, it's too late." ”

He glanced at Ling Ruo deeply, and indifferently spit out a sentence, "Your life is yours, whether you want to do it yourself or not." Without looking back, the horse rode away, and the horse's hooves flew, leaving a large hoof print in the snow.

This man speaks so harshly and rudely, and he has such a good appearance in vain. Ling Ruo shook his head and picked up the umbrella that had fallen to the ground, and slowly walked towards the Qing'an Hall, which was already close at hand.

Qing'an Hall is a hundred-year-old pharmacy, the owner of this room is surnamed Xu, after several generations, are benevolent people, often have the good deeds of medicine and medicine, praised by the surrounding people.

No one came to grab the medicine at the moment, the shopkeeper squinted and took a nap on the counter, and never found anyone coming in, Ling Ruo didn't wake him up, and went straight to the backyard, she knew that he must be there at this moment, and sure enough, as soon as he entered, he saw a young man pounding medicine under the eaves.

As her gaze stopped, the man sensed it, looked up at this side, and when he saw that it was Ling Ruo, he showed a clean and pure smile, like the sunshine in spring, warm but not dazzling.

Ling Ruo looked at the man who was walking towards him almost greedily, carving his face and smile into his bones bit by bit, from now on, he could only see each other in his dreams......

"Why is it snowing, isn't it cold?" He asked, reaching out to brush the snow from her shoulder.

"It's not cold." Ling Ruo didn't dare to look at him again, he was afraid that if he looked at him more, his tears would be uncontrollable.

"Ruo'er, do you have anything to say to me?" Rong Yuan keenly felt that Ling Ruo was a little different today.

Ling Ruo nodded, looked at the heavy snow that was blowing, suddenly chuckled, turned around lightly and asked, "Brother Rong Yuan, do you think I look good in this dress?" ”

Rong Yuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting her to ask this, and replied immediately: "You are so good-looking, I have never seen you dressed up so beautifully." ”

"Then if you say that I enter the palace draft, does I have a good chance of being selected as a palace concubine by the emperor?" Her heart was dripping blood with every word she spoke, but she pretended to be nothing on the surface.

"What do you mean by that?" Rong Yuan frowned and asked, the uneasiness in his heart gradually expanded, and he vaguely felt that what Ling Ruo was going to say next was definitely not what he wanted to hear.

Ling Ruo said puzzledly: "What? Don't you understand? I said I wanted to enter the palace as a concubine! ”

"Ruo'er, what are you talking nonsense? I don't understand more and more about what I mean, you obviously said that the draft was just forced to do nothing, and you wouldn't fight for the position of palace concubine, and we also said it......"

"You said you wanted to be together, didn't you?" Ling Ruo interrupted him unceremoniously, covered his lips and said with a smile: "That's just a joke I played with you, a couple for a lifetime, heh, you actually believe such old-fashioned words, it's really stupid!" ”

"Ruo'er, do you know what Lu Dao is talking about?!" If it wasn't too familiar, Rong Yuan would have to wonder if the person in front of him was the Ling Ruo he knew, otherwise why did it look completely different.

"Of course I know the way, but you don't understand!" Flicking her nails, she said casually: "Fly on the branch and become a phoenix, this is something that many people can't look forward to, now I have this opportunity, you should be happy for me, how to say that we are also acquaintances, don't you really want me to follow you to be poor for the rest of your life." ”

"It's not! You're not that kind of person, I don't believe it! Rongyuan denied it loudly, unwilling to believe everything she said.

"I am! Believe it or not, I'm that kind of person. She looked at him indifferently, her eyes did not have a trace of warmth, and she was so cold that she trembled from the bottom of her heart, "Let me tell you, I have had enough of such a poor life, and I want to have a life of brocade clothes and jade food." And I never liked you from beginning to end, I was just bored and teasing you, I didn't expect you to take it seriously. That's all I have to say, I don't want to see you again. ”

Brushing her sleeves and turning around in the wind and snow, before she could leave, she was hugged hard from behind, and Rong Yuan said loudly in her ear: "I don't believe it!" Ruo'er, no matter what you say, I don't believe you will be such a person, tell me, do you have any troubles? Tell me! ”

"There's no bitterness, Xu Rongyuan, you think too highly of yourself." looked down at the hands that surrounded her, it was these hands that had been waiting for her for ten years, but now she had to push it away herself, and no one would shelter her from the wind and rain from now on, and she was the only one who walked alone.

Regret it? Perhaps, but there was no way back......

Step by step, he struggled out of that embrace, ignoring his words and letting himself sink into the wind and snow.

Hate, if hating me can make your life a little better in the future, then hate it...... After hating, please forget me, and from now on the sea and the sky are free to travel......

Brother Rongyuan, although I can't grow old with you, I will always remember you, remember that you once loved me deeply, and I will never forget it.