"Xiao Yan, I'm sorry, I can't stay by your side all the time... Xiao Yan, you wait for me, I will definitely come to you, and when I grow up, I will propose to your father and marry you... Promise me, wait for me, I will definitely go to you, this is our agreement..."

"Miss, it's time to get up, Madame came back last night."

When I was woken up by Yuyin, I was still immersed in Fang Cai's nightmare, I don't remember how many times, in the past six months, I have always had such nightmares, who is that person, that place, obviously it is Peach Blossom Village, it is obviously my childhood, but why, I don't have this memory of my childhood.

Yesterday there was another heavy rain, and when I woke up this morning, there were water droplets everywhere, and the ground was not dry, and the yard was deserted, and there was no bustle of the past.

My name is Su Yi'er, the second daughter of Su Chen, the current prime minister, because she had a serious illness when she was a child, and was sent by her father to a friend's house in Taohua Village, on the outskirts of Beijing, saying that it was conducive to the improvement of her condition. When he was eight years old, he was taken back to the capital by his father. After recuperating for all these years, my health is almost better, but half a year ago, I went to Taohua Village with my mother, and for some reason, I suddenly fell ill, and my father and mother searched all the doctors and doctors for treatment. I know all this from Yuyin's mouth, but I can't remember many things clearly, and no one told me why my condition suddenly worsened half a year ago. Yuyin said that because of the onset of illness half a year ago, my memory has become fragmentary, and some of the things I have experienced have been remembered, and some of them are not. Everyone in Beijing knows that although the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is the only concubine, she is a sick son who will not live long.

"Miss, the eldest lady is here." Yuyin suddenly walked in.

"Please let her in, close the windows, it's a little windy today, Sister Wan is most afraid of the cold."

Yuyin replied lightly and withdrew. After returning from Peach Blossom Village, Yuyin has always been by my side, and I often tell her about what I have on my mind, she is two years older than me, and her mind is naturally more mature.

"I can't get up at this hour, and I'm not afraid that my father will be angry?" As soon as Sister Wan came in, she started talking about me, I got up and leaned on the bed, looked outside, and muttered, "No one called me, this is not waiting for you to come." She sat on the edge of the bed, stared at me for a while, and asked with concern, "My mother and I are not here these days, you and my father have not quarreled." I glanced at her, "He won't trouble me one day." ”

She smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't reveal your scars, hurry up, I let the kitchen make your favorite dishes, wait for me to go out with my mother, you are good at home, don't make your father angry anymore, my mother will be distressed." ”

I nodded, and she walked out.

I don't know why, no matter what I do, my father is not satisfied, he picks and chooses with me, this is not allowed to do, there is no permission to go, gradually, I am more and more alienated from him, I don't like it, but in the end, he is my father after all. For so many years, I have been sick and hardly go out, and the people in this capital only know the name of Sister Wan. However, I often ask Yuyin to take me out to play secretly, as long as I come back according to the time, there is usually no situation. Of course, I can't let it go this time, I heard that there is a new antique shop opening today, but I want to join in the fun.

Today, I went out safely as usual, and Yuyin took me directly to the antique shop. Over the years, although I am not very familiar with Jingzhong, Yuyin knows everything about it. First, she is more well-informed in the house, and secondly, I often let her wander around the capital more under the pretext of only asking her to grab medicine and buy things for me.

"Yuyin, do you know where to sell shuttlecock?" I stopped abruptly.

Yuyin was stunned for a moment and replied, "Isn't Miss going to see that antique shop?" Why did you ask about shuttlecock again? ”

I smirked and said, "I suddenly don't want to go there, you can take me to buy shuttlecocks, and you can play when you are bored when you go back." She looked around, pointed to one place, and said, "There is, miss, let's go and see." ”

We walked slowly, this is the most deserted street in Beijing, and there are few people on the whole street. The boss asked which one we wanted with an enthusiastic face, and I felt that all of them were the same, so I didn't pick them, picked up one casually, and said, "That's it, how much..." He looked at the shuttlecock in his hand with a smile and said, "Boss, this, I want it." After speaking, he put down a piece of silver, took the shuttlecock and walked away.

I was stunned, is he blind? He actually took away the things in my hand in such a grand manner, and just threw down the silver and left, there are still such people in this capital? Thinking of this, I hurriedly ran over to follow him, and shouted behind him, "Childe, please wait a minute. ”

He heard my scream, stopped, turned around, smiled and asked me, "Something?" I walked quickly to him, my heart was already angry, but I said to him politely: "Childe, this shuttlecock, I was going to buy it first, and just now..."

"What else do you have to say? Why did you stop? His voice interrupted my train of thought, and I softened and whispered, "I said, this is what I want to buy." He still smiled shallowly, and that smile echoed in my mind over and over again, and it was the first time I saw a person, and it felt so familiar. But he continued to speak: "Whoever pays first is the buyer." Hearing his words, my heart was immediately annoyed, he was really a scoundrel.

"Aren't you great if you're rich?"

He didn't answer, but the smile on his face remained, as if he knew I hadn't finished speaking.

"It's actually not a big deal, if you want this one, I can give it to you, I can pick another one from again, but you snatch it from me without saying anything, and keep it for yourself, isn't it inexplicable." He looked at me and asked with a smile, "I have a Ming Fa summons stipulation in the Nanyue Sheng, can't I buy this shuttlecock?" I hurriedly argued: "There are no regulations in South Vietnam, but this is what I saw first, and I want to buy it first. ”

He glared at me fiercely: "I only know that the last to come first, what is the first to come, what is really unheard of." Besides, in South Vietnam, as long as I want something, there is nothing I can't get. ”

As he spoke, he gradually approached me, and I don't know when, his face was already reflected in front of my eyes, and he secretly shouted that it was really unfair to God, why would this good-looking face grow on him, but it was a pity, this kind of person is a false appearance.

When I came to my senses, he was already out of sight, and I realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly followed him, shouting, "Give me back the things." But he continued to walk forward and ignored me, and when I saw that the crowd was gathering any further, I stopped arguing with him, and said, "Isn't it just a broken shuttlecock?" Miss Ben isn't uncommon. ”

After speaking, he walked back, but he stopped me: "Su Yi'er, you stop." ”

Hearing the scream, I was immediately stunned, and looked at Yuyin on the side, she was also confused, there are very few people in Nanyue who know me, why would he know my name.

I turned my head slowly, curious, and asked him, "How did you know my name?" I saw him smile and replied, "Is there anything in the world that I don't know?" ”

Seeing him like that, I felt a little cute, and I chuckled and said, "What a narcissist." He also smiled and said, "Young Master Ben, there is narcissistic capital. ”

After saying that, he threw the shuttlecock in his hand to me in a frenzy, and then walked back while saying: "As a meeting gift, I'll pick another one, remember, you owe me a favor, and I will pay it back in the future." ”

I was relieved to see him leave. Turning his head and asking Yuyin, "Who is this person?" You haven't seen it either? Yuyin shook her head and said, "No, but it should be a rich kid." ”

When I returned, it was already dark. Yuyin and I habitually sneaked in through the back door and tiptoed into the courtyard. It's strange today, I didn't hear any sound from entering the door, I didn't see anyone, I guessed in my heart that it was raining heavily, and everyone was afraid of the cold and didn't dare to come out?

When I walked into the courtyard, I didn't see a single figure, but I saw that the main hall was brightly lit. I reached for the door and opened it, only to see a large crowd of people sitting outside. Father, mother, Sister Wan, Su Minyang, Xingyi, Su Linyuan, and several aunts are all here. I was curious, so I said, "What kind of wind is blowing everyone today?"

"Yi'er, your father has something to say." My mother said to me as she drank her tea. I laughed in my heart and said, what will it have to do with me if he has something? Bringing such a bunch of people into my yard, those who don't know think they're coming to rob me. It's not good for me to come back late, but it doesn't have to be like this. I thought, and sat down in the seat closest to me.

I only heard him say: "I gathered everyone together today to talk about the birthday of the queen mother ten days later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Aunt Qiao say: "Every year on the queen's birthday, although the emperor will hold a grand banquet, our prime minister's mansion, that is, the lord and the lady, take the eldest lady to take a trip." How is this year different from previous years? ”

I couldn't help but smile when I heard this, my father married my mother and a wife, and carried a total of four aunts. This Aunt Qiao loves to compete for the wind and be jealous the most, and compete with others. Because I've been sick all these years, my father and mother have never taken me out to a banquet or anything, but there is a prime minister's mansion, and I can't even have a daughter who can go out and show my face, so I decided to let Sister Wan go. First, she is the eldest daughter, and secondly, she was also brought up by her mother, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, even better than me. Others won't say anything, but this Aunt Qiao is different, she feels that her father and mother are partial, and Sister Wan is also a concubine, but she doesn't think of her own second lady Su Minyang for anything, and she is often unhappy.

Speaking of this Su Minyang, he is also a virtue with her mother. Always competitive and competitive, compared with others. As soon as she has the opportunity to go out, she dresses up in a fancy way, Aunt Qiao loves her daughter, and all the money will be used for Su Minyang's food and clothing, so she wishes she could marry a prince and grandson, and in the future, she will rely on her to be superior in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

I settled down and continued to listen to my father's words, "This banquet is indeed different from previous years. The concubine Niangniang also wants to participate. Listening to the emperor's meaning, it should be that His Royal Highness King Chen is coming back soon, and the concubine wants to take advantage of this banquet to choose a concubine for him. Today, the emperor specially summoned me, saying that he wanted all the children of my prime minister's mansion to attend. ”

I snorted coldly and muttered, "I don't want to go."

The voice was small, but it seemed to be heard by everyone. My father asked me with a serious face, "If you don't go, do you want to resist the decree?" After speaking, he said to everyone: "There is still some time, you should prepare well." I have a son under my knees, and my daughter should be more competitive, so that she can grow the light of my prime minister's mansion. ”

I only heard the third aunt happily respond: "Yes, yes, yes, what the master said."

After a while, my father said, "Okay, that's it." Go back to the house first, and you stay. ”

I snorted, this is my house, of course I have to stay, do you need to say this?

After everyone dispersed, he said slowly: "You have never participated in this kind of banquet, tomorrow I will ask your mother to teach you well, and don't lose the face of my prime minister's mansion when the time comes."

I took a sip of tea and disagreed: "If you let me go, I'll go, why?" To my surprise, he didn't get angry at all, but said calmly: "I'm not talking to you. Just to inform you. ”

Still smiling, I asked, "What if I don't go?" What can you do with me? Can you still tie me up? ”

He said: "Every time you and Yuyin sneak out of the house, do you think I don't know? I just don't want to talk to you more, this time, if you don't listen to me, in the future, you don't want to take half a step out of the door. ”

I stopped talking, only to see him silent for a moment, and continued: "The noble concubine Niangniang specially went to ask the emperor to see you. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have come to you. ”

I was puzzled, but I didn't ask more. Originally, I was out of breath, but my mood eased up, and said, "You talk about it, I'll just participate." That's it, I went to sleep. Father and mother walked slowly. ”