27. Epiphany

She only felt scared.

It was pitch black in front of her, and it was pitch black as far as she could see, and she couldn't see any light. Besides, everything was so strange that she was almost unconscious.

The cold wind in the first month was pouring into her place, and she now felt that the clothes on her body were wet and cold, and she was afraid that she would be frozen and hard when she was blown by this cold wind again. Her limbs were unconscious, her senses were almost closed, her throat still smelled of blood, and her hair was wet and sticking to her face.

She was very scared, she couldn't see Ruohua, she couldn't see the people she was familiar with, and there was nothing else in front of her except the darkness, which doubled the fear in her heart. All she could feel at the moment was the cold wind blowing in her ears.

"Do you know where you are now?" A voice suddenly sounded, and with the cold wind blowing into her ears, she couldn't help but shiver, "Your princess is quite protective of you, if it weren't for our brother bringing you back, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to threaten your princess." ”

"You ...... What do you want...... Please, let our princess go......" Xian Yu wanted to speak, but found that his voice was hoarse and almost silent.

"You are protecting your princess, and you are loyal to the sun and the moon, you must know that our brother has suffered so many deaths and injuries this time, how do you say you want her to repay?" The man sneered twice and ripped off the strip of cloth that covered his eyes.

There was a sudden light in front of his eyes, and he hadn't fully adapted to it, and he only felt that his eyes were stinging, and only a white patch was left. Slender gritted her teeth, trying her best not to tremble in her voice, "Who are you......?" ”

"You don't have to know that, you just need to know that our goal is not only you." In the whole room, only such a creepy voice echoed, filling every room in this small dark room, "Don't worry, as long as your princess doesn't touch our bottom line, we will only negotiate a business with her, and we will let her live." ”

"I ...... Why should I believe you? The whiteness in front of her eyes gradually disappeared, and she gradually saw everything in front of her. A person sat straight in front of her, and she seemed to be immersed in a water prison, and every chill was eroding her reason.

"If you don't believe it, you have to believe it, stay here, don't go there, otherwise don't blame this son for being polite. I've already released your news to your princess, and I'm sure it won't be long before she finds you. ”

"You can do this if you want, don't involve the princess, okay......" Xian Yi gradually came to his senses, and his reason gradually prevailed, blurting out.

The man gave her a deep look, then got up and turned his back to her. The corner of the clothes was windless, and the candlelight was not enough to illuminate his face, "Don't worry about it, this son may be able to protect you, as for your princess, this son is not interested." ”

"Guarded?" Xian Yu only vaguely heard a few words, and her heart was intertwined with fear and anxiety, and she couldn't tell what it was like.

"Don't talk too much, stay and wait for your princess to come to you."

The man went out, leaving a word of unknown meaning before leaving, and a glance full of obscurity. Xian Yu just wanted to continue to ask, but he couldn't hold back and fainted.

She completely understood that the taste of being under the fence was much more comfortable than being at the mercy of others like this. She still doesn't know how her princess is doing now, whether she is injured, and whether she has asked for a royal doctor......

Before he could finish thinking about it, he had already fainted completely.

Next.

It was early in the morning, and the dawn was revealing a little, but it was enough to dye the entire sky. The sky gradually brightened, and everyone was shrouded in an inexplicable peace. The sunrise is like a touch of red on the cheeks of the sky, it is very beautiful, but this beautiful scenery, Ruohua, who is sitting on the swing in the courtyard, has no intention of appreciating it.

When she came here, she watched the sunset rise day after day, and the cycle began again and again, and it didn't sound like anything to look at, just a fresh picture. She didn't fall asleep until the ugly hour had passed, but she had only slept for half an hour and then woke up from her dream.

In the dream, she begged to save her, but she didn't react at all, like an unwound puppet, sluggish and stiff.

"Princess, I wonder if you're going to have breakfast?" Twilight came over, bringing a piece of thick clothing, as if intending to drape Ruohua outside. Ruohua naturally had no opinion, just took the clothes and put them on herself, and did not answer.

Duqin stood aside, and when she saw her like this, she had no choice but to speak, "The second elder brother will come to the mansion later, and several big families in the Beijing business gang want to have a good relationship with you, so they have handed over the post. ”

"Shang Gang." Ruohua was stunned for a moment, and then reacted. This is in the Qing Dynasty, the rise of countless merchant gangs has now become a trend, and there are countless representatives in the period of the first emperor.

She thought in her heart, the other side of the pavilion will take it step by step, stabilize her footsteps, and then say, as for her identity as a princess who is too ostentatious, it is better to use it sparingly. Besides, although the Jiangge is also a big force, after all, it is only a force with influence in the north, and as for the south, they have not yet set foot in it.

In this way, I can only have a certain amount of trade with these perennial merchants, and mutual benefit and win-win results are the right way.

As for his imperial brother, he can help himself, but the matter of the Jiang Pavilion is still kept secret. However, this Jiangge is really shrewd, and his imperial brother is going to ascend the throne and become the emperor later, but he has set his eyes on himself early, as the young pavilion master of this generation.

There is no saying that women are not passed on to men, but there has always been a majority of female pavilion owners, and it is not strange that they will be looked upon, as for why everything here does not follow the original trajectory of history, I can't understand it.

She suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, and felt that the road ahead of her was a little clearer.

The rescue of the slender can not be delayed, and the case involving himself must also be investigated, as for the expansion of his power, he does not need to be in a hurry, as long as he is not in a hurry or impatient, he can arrange it slowly.

There are a lot of things, and they are also disorganized, but they are analyzed one by one, and the division of priorities makes her wake up.

"Let's go, yesterday was the last day of the 27th, let's dress up today, and try to look better." Ruohua turned his head towards Duqin, and the gloom in his eyes gradually dissipated.

"Then princess, please come with Twilight." Seeing that Ruohua seemed to want to open, Twilight Qin also became happy, and hurriedly prepared to dress up Ruohua. seems to want to cover up the pale face and let the world see the beautiful and fragrant appearance of his master.

Ruohua saw her elated appearance, and also bent the corners of her mouth, and the shallow smile added a little vitality to her pale as paper, but it also made people feel pity.

It wasn't until Ruohua sat down in front of the dresser that Ruohua began to put on makeup for the first time since coming here. Before, according to the convention, I should wear my hair and not wear heavy makeup, except for a little powder and grease every day, I don't necessarily have how to dress up.

Twilight put lead powder on her, wiped the rouge and drew her eyebrows, which made Ruohua's beauty even more obvious in the blink of an eye. Ruohua looked at the appearance in the mirror that was more and more similar to what he imagined in his previous life, and a bitter smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

It's right for people to rely on clothes, but now Ruohua is not considered to be heavy makeup, but it is not light makeup, and I feel that if there is an extra stroke, it will tarnish this makeup.

Ruohua was a little surprised, and turned his head to look at Twilight, "You are good at putting on makeup, have you ever learned?" ”

"Back to the princess, when the slave was not sold as a child, the family was making these rouge gouaches, which can be regarded as a matter of hearing and seeing. Later, I learned a little more, and I just practiced this craft. Twilight just smiled, revealing a maturity that didn't match her age.

"Don't pretend to be old in this palace at the moment, count how many years older you are in this palace, you can still see this trick." Ruohua looked at the playfulness that flashed in her eyes, and knew that Twilight was pretending.

When Twilight Qin saw that she was being debunked by Ruohua, she couldn't help but curl her mouth, "Princess, how can you ...... like this?"

"What's wrong with Hongu?" Ruohua seemed to be smiling, and joked about Twilight Qin as if he was joking, "You are so bold that you dare to question this palace?" ”

"Princess......" Duqin was young after all, and she didn't see the meaning of Ruohua's joke, so she was so frightened that she hurriedly admitted her mistake, "It's the slave who said the wrong thing, and I ask the princess to punish her." ”

Ruohua suddenly couldn't help laughing, "You can't understand people's words, this palace is joking with you, how can you take it seriously?" ”

When Twilight heard this, she blushed to the base of her neck in an instant, and it looked like she had been molested. When Ruohua saw her like this, he let her go, stopped teasing her, and asked her to go to breakfast.

Twilight immediately ran out of the house as if she were running away, and Ruohua couldn't help but look in the mirror again. I don't necessarily have a fierce god, how can I scare people like this?

But this person is Twilight after all, not delicate, not the stubborn and stupid girl who still wants to protect herself everywhere.

"Princess, this is your breakfast." A moment later, someone brought breakfast, but this time it was Twilight. Ruohua nodded, looked at the dishes in the food box, and took out the top bowl of osmanthus lotus seed porridge, and took a few small dishes, but Ruohua didn't take it.

The food box is quite large, and all kinds of dishes are loaded in it, and the chefs of the princess's mansion are not sure about the taste of their master after all, but fortunately, Ruohua is not picky about eating.

Sending the porridge into the mouth, it melts in the mouth, and it is accompanied by a little fragrance of osmanthus flowers, which makes Ruohua's mood a lot better. Seeing Ruohua chewing slowly, Twilight stood aside, waiting for Ruohua to finish his meal.

"Hey, I can't finish eating so much in this palace, so I'll give the rest to your maidservants in the courtyard...... Are the injuries on your body better? Ruohua asked as he ate.

"It's better, fortunately, there weren't many boards yesterday, and the executioners didn't do it too harshly, so it's okay to take two steps now." Twilight replied truthfully.

Ruohua can guess that it was Twilight Qin who brought her in without asking, "That's good, this palace hopes that you can remember this lesson, and if you commit it again, you will never be spared." ”

The majesty of her last sentence suddenly increased, causing cold sweat to break out on Twilight's back, and her palms and palms were sweaty.

"The slave knows."