An Ning squatted alone on the grass in the imperial garden to look for any edible wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger, which was much better than eating the collected meals given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Her small body was so weak, so thin, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

A group of children were playing in the garden, and when they saw the peace, they called their friends to come to her.

"Princess Anning, what are you doing? Have you started grazing now? Are you a pig? ”

"Oh, Anning is a pig! Tranquility is a pig! ”

"Hahaha..."

The crowd began to boil, and everyone laughed at Anning with a word.

"An Ning, look, this is the roast duck just made in the imperial dining room, do you want to eat it?"

A child picked up a duck from his servant and pulled off a fat and tender duck leg.

"Look, you see how delicious it is, the fat is flowing with oil, ah, the fragrance is dead."

He kept teasing An Ning, and An Ning didn't raise his head, ignoring him at all.

"Okay, if you don't eat it, I'll eat the snowball I gave me!"

As he spoke, he threw the duck leg to the dog on the ground.

"Look, how fragrant it eats, look at you, it's not even as good as a dog, look at how clean my dog is, look at you dirty like a beggar!"

Such humiliation An Ning had long been accustomed to, and she was powerless to refute, let alone dare to refute, otherwise she would be beaten even worse.

Everyone saw that An Ning did not react, and they were even more inched.

So he picked up the mud on the ground and threw it at An Ning, An Ning's small body squatted on the ground, curled up there, powerless to resist.

At this moment, a boy who looked a little older walked quickly to stop An Ning, and a cloud of mud hit him on the back.

"Who are you, why are you meddling!"

The boy crouched down and slowly helped An Ning up, ignoring their words.

"Shall I talk to you, are you deaf?"

One of the children was immediately furious, and rushed over to hit Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng dodged and punched the child's face, and the child's face suddenly became bruised.

"Who the hell are you? I'm my brother, how dare you beat me? Wait for death! I want my father to kill your whole family! ”

"My name is Xiao Feng, even if it's a brother, you can't just bully a little girl, you're not even a man! What kind of brother should you be! ”

"Okay, you wait!"

Seeing that the leading brother ran away, everyone also scattered.

"Are you alright?"

Xiao Feng gently helped An Ning up and brushed off the dirt on her body for her.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao. I'm fine, I'm used to it, it's just that you shouldn't offend them for me, their mothers are the most favored concubines of their father, I'm afraid they will be bad for you! ”

"Father? Are you a princess too? Why are you the way you are? ”

"That's a long story, Brother Xiao, do you want to hear it? If you want to hear it, Anning will tell you my story. ”

"Good! Let's go over there and sit down and say. ”

Unconsciously, two hours passed, Xiao Feng and An Ning sat side by side on the stones by the water, listening to An Ning tell her story from beginning to end.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao, you are the first person willing to listen to me."

"An Ning, your story is really too tragic, don't be afraid, the days will get better and better, you have to be full of confidence."

"I know, Brother Xiao, the moment I saw you, I had confidence, I will persevere!"

The two were chatting hotly, and Xiao Feng's entourage hurriedly found Xiao Feng.

"Little master, I finally found you, Madame is going out of the palace, let's go back quickly."

"Oops, I almost delayed the big event, I patronized and chatted, forgot the hour, hurry, let's go!"

"Brother Xiao, can I still see you in the future?"

Xiao Feng was just about to leave, An Ning asked eagerly.

"My aunt is a gorgeous concubine, my mother can enter the palace to visit relatives once a month on the fifteenth day, if you want to see me, I can follow."

"Of course I want to see you!"

"Okay, that's it! We meet every month on the fifteenth day of this little river. ”

After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he left in a hurry with the guards.

"It turns out that Brother Xiao's aunt is a much-loved Hua Guifei, so the punch he gave to the third elder brother probably won't be punished, right? After all, it's great to have Concubine Hua to make it clear for him! ”

An Ning's heart finally let go of the suspense in her heart, and she happily went back to the palace.

Since she met Xiao Feng, An Ning is finally no longer depressed, her life finally has color, there is hope, and the fifteenth day of every month is the day she is most looking forward to.

Although she is still often bullied and often beaten and scolded, as long as she thinks of seeing Xiao Feng, her heart is full of sunshine and strength.

This kind of day lasted for several months, Xiao Feng would come every fifteenth, he would clean An Ning's wounds, bring her food, play with her, and constantly comfort her and encourage her.

Until the fifteenth day of July, Xiao Feng came to the river, and An Ning threw himself into Xiao Feng's arms.

"Brother Xiao, my mother died, and Mama Li was heartbroken and went with her, I'm afraid we won't see each other again in the future, in such a big palace, I'm afraid I won't live long alone. I'm saying goodbye to you today, and you won't come back again. ”

"An Ning, I know life is hard, but you must not give up. Your mother, she must want you to live well. ”

"I promised E-Niang to live well, but they won't let me go, I'm not their opponent at all."

Xiao Feng took her in his arms and gently patted her shoulder. Life is so unfair to such an innocent little girl, why should she be treated so unfairly. She was left alone, and she really didn't know how to survive in this crisis-ridden deep palace. Xiao Feng accompanied her like this and comforted her.

"An Ning, I should go, you have to take care, I'll go back and find a way, you are obedient and live well, you must wait for me to come back."

Although Xiao Feng couldn't rest assured, he could only leave, after all, the time to leave the palace was up. On the way back, Xiao Feng was worried, he was also a child, how could he save An Ning?

"Feng'er, what's wrong? Are you uncomfortable somewhere? ”

Xiao Feng's mother asked gorgeously and touched Xiao Feng's forehead.

"Mother, I have a friend trapped in the palace, she is only nine years old, her mother has died, she is left alone, how can I rescue her?"

"Feng'er, what do you mean is that she is a princess?"

"Yes, but her father doesn't like her, and he doesn't care about her, others bully her!"

"Feng'er, don't be stupid, we can't do anything about the royal affairs, the emperor has many concubines and heirs, some are favored, and some are out of favor, which is normal. Those who are favored are prosperous and rich, and they don't have to worry about food and clothing, and those who are not favored can only be bullied and left to fend for themselves. ”

"But isn't An Ning also the emperor's child? How could he be so ruthless! ”

"Feng'er, don't you dare to say that, you will be killed if you reach the palace!"

Hua Li hurriedly covered Xiao Feng's mouth.

"In short, we can't get involved in the affairs of the palace, even if the royal heir dies in the palace, he can't escape from the palace without permission, and if he is caught, he can't survive. If she wants to survive, she can only rely on herself. Remember, Feng'er, don't meddle in your affairs, so as not to disturb your family. ”

"I see, mother. Feng'er wouldn't be so impulsive. ”