Chapter 1 Reminiscing about the past

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Reminiscing about the past

The autumn sun is shining, and the brightness of the maple leaves is somewhat sad and beautiful on the branches. Such a climate is inspiring. But Xiaobao is different, she will always have a passion like the sun in her body, and the 10,000-year-old iceberg will only be ridiculed for her. Zixin has a cold temperament and has a tacit understanding with Qiu Dao. Any lively and delicate color can be quiet on her, like a courtyard crisscrossed by water in a quiet night.

She is twelve years old this year, and Xiaobao is eight years old.

She is the pearl of Prime Minister Situ Xiyi, and she has been pampered since she was a child. But no one knows why she is always silent and silent, and her temperament is as quiet as a dry well for ten thousand years, so that her young face has a disproportionate loneliness. There is a memory engraved in her heart that she will never forget.

When she was nine years old, the Lantern Festival lantern festival was particularly lively, and the prime minister's mansion was even more lively, and the mansion was as bright as day, which was very different from the scattered neon light spots on the street. In the east of the banquet hall, on the carved table of large red sandalwood, the lotus leaf-shaped jade plates at both ends are full of plum-sized night pearls of the South China Sea, and the moonlight like practice is overflowing with the feast. The red sleeves are dancing, the posture is suffocating, the charm of light and shadow, accompanied by the green and bitter green smoke between the nanmu chairs, indescribable luxury. During the banquet, the staggered planning, the colorful circulation, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and the guests are not drunk and confused.

In line with her playful nature, she sneaked out of the room, planning to go to the street to watch the lanterns, and listen to the storyteller's eyebrows dancing to tell those beautiful legends that have not been examined, and there are artists performing ventriloquist and so on. When she thought of this, she was excited and her heart chuckled, as if she were there. Unfortunately, before they slipped to their destination, they were caught by the housekeeper. The housekeeper was a timid person, and their plan was aborted.

But in the middle of the night, it was difficult to sleep, so I walked to the side wall of the hall near the east wing, and the moon was moving, indescribably silent. Suddenly, a hoarse sound reached her eardrums, and curiosity brought her closer, and she could make out her father's voice. "Lin Hai is so bold to put eyeliner next to me, the day before yesterday I went to attend a banquet in his house, his wife looked different when she saw my personal guard, I was suspicious at the moment, so I sent people to follow me every day. Guo Shangshu, how do you move. Then, at the beginning of every month, when he was fighting with the literati and scholars to drink and chant poetry, Qiao and my guards met to steal the evidence of my alliance with the ministers of the DPRK and China in the past few years, and what I was most worried about was the two million taels of gold for the relief of the Yellow River floods. If you let the emperor know that we have detained eighty percent of the people without permission, we will have to raid our family and exterminate the family. "The Prime Minister treats him well, a good Bai Xi, the Lord should make a decision as soon as possible, the province has many daily dreams." Could it be that the adults are willing to do it" "Hmph, I don't think I killed that slut back then, if she hadn't suddenly disrupted the situation, I'm afraid I would" "My lord is careful that the wall has ears" "Don't worry, there will be no ears within these three zhang" "If it wasn't for your decision, I can't bear to send my wife away, I'm afraid we would have been in a different place a long time ago, fortunately, I didn't blame us for breaking the appointment, thanks to your sincerity, my lord" 、、、、、、 "Those who do bad things for me die, and those who have become great things since ancient times can't be benevolent to women"、、、、、、、、、、

Her heart suddenly went cold, as if she were dead. The world of adults called her despair. Under the miserable white moonlight, she raised her head indifferently, feeling that her heart was full of ice, and she was cold and unconscious. The night owl's mysterious cry could not ripple in the slightest in her heart.

In the fifty-sixth year of Taiping, the winter seems to be particularly long, with rain and snow. The curtains are heavy, the cabinet is fragrant and fragrant, and the wisps of gold are gone.

A little girl pulled the sleeve of a middle-aged man's coat and said with a resolute face, "Dad, you just let me and Xiaobao go, we must listen to Mr. carefully, and we will not let you worry about it" "A girl's family only needs to stay in the boudoir to learn needlework, and it is enough to memorize the four books and five classics", before the middle-aged man finished speaking, the little face was full of indignation, and said stubbornly, "Dad, do you really want your daughter to be no different from those mediocre women?" Situ Xiyi was taken aback, he seemed to feel that his daughter was a little strange, but those words seemed to remind him of something, and he couldn't help but secretly think in his heart: If this daughter is really promising in the future, it is not for a safe backing. Since ancient times, there have been more gentle, graceful and beautiful women, but those who can really make a difference are not out of the box. Seeing that her father seemed to feel something, the girl didn't bother much, just waiting for Situ Xiyi to come back to her senses. After a long time, Situ Xiyi spoke: "As long as you can study hard, my father will promise you everything." May you live up to your father's expectations. Xiaobao, that girl will go with you, and I can have a companion. Seeing her father's promise, the girl rarely showed joy.

It's really puzzling to talk about her and Poco. The two little people are always inseparable, and it is really rare to think that two people with extreme personalities can come together, just as it is as abrupt as the meeting of heaven and earth. Others don't understand the reason, only she knows: Xiaobao is like the sun, which makes her feel warm psychologically. So only when she is by her side, can she feel a sense of steadiness in her heart.

In the courtyard of Gaoqiang, there was a bright laughter intermittently, and through the beautiful smoke of red plums, a little girl in a red cotton jacket and an old man who looked at him and Ai were playing snowballs in the snow. The girl flashed lightly, and then disappeared on the branches of the red plum forest, and when the old man turned around, a round snowball smashed into the square. The old man's eyes widened for a moment, and then he feigned anger, only to hear the little girl's creaking laughter. The old man flashed lightly and pulled the little girl down, "Hahaha, little girl, if you want to fool the old rivers and lakes, you have to have a little concentration." "Hmph, I said Daddy Huan, don't sell melons to your mother-in-law. If it weren't for you being my daddy, it wouldn't have been a snowball. "Anyway, the monkey rode on this funny old man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist. The old man seemed to enjoy this kind of abuse, and walked around the yard with the little monkey on his back. "Dad, I'm going to go to Taihe Academy with Zixin soon, if I get into trouble, you must be calm" "I said Xiaobao, you can't say something nice to coax my old man" "Haha, I want to make you old and smart, haha" When the old man figured it out, he was about to teach a good lesson, this little monkey-like naughty ghost had already run away, and he also said with words, "I am a kind reminder, so that you can have a psychological preparation earlier, if you don't get the time to get a thunderbolt, then it's too late", after speaking, the smoke disappeared, Only her wry-smiling dad was left.

Finally, after the New Year, Xiaobao and Zixin said goodbye to their families and boarded the journey to Taihe Academy. Strange to say, Zi Xin felt an indescribable sense of depression suddenly, let out a long sigh of relief, and said in a low voice: "Xiaobao, I'm free." With you with me, I feel at ease. Xiaobao, you know how much I want to stay away from this home, every time I see Aunt Guo's hypocritical face, I want to scold. And her three children,,,," Speaking of this, Zi Xin paused slightly, because she was very conflicted in her heart, the obvious partiality of her aunt in the past, and the hoof said that her mother was a slut and fornicated with others, and there was also a concubine、、、、、、、、 "You are talking nonsense that my mother is obviously sick, my uncle said so, what evidence do you have", "If it weren't for that slut to stir up the situation,", the words of the Lantern Festival father suddenly came to mind. Thinking of this gratuitous anger rushing into the five internal organs, it seems that as long as she indulges a little, she can burn her body to the ground. Although Xiao Bao is still young, he is clever and intelligent. Hearing her murmuring, and finally seeing her pondering, hatred filled her eyes. I didn't even want to fall asleep. looked at her in a daze, and instantly said with a hippie smile: Look at me, I don't even know who my parents are, maybe they don't like me, 、、、、,maybe I don't even hate them. But I was lucky enough to meet your uncle, who gave me such a nice name as if I was my daughter. If you really hate that much, think about me. Zi Xin chuckled and murmured: "Xiaobao, you won't understand, my heart is like being run over by a car, and sometimes even I can't contain the hatred in my heart." I'm glad to have met you, and I still have a little nostalgia for this world. The wing-like eyelashes on the baby's face were closed peacefully, and the mouth murmured, "You see I don't think about anything, how easy life is, the greatest happiness in life is to eat enough and sleep soundly." Don't be an adult worried, live well, there will be hope、、、 why do you want to do Sima Niu's sigh" Zi Xin said abruptly: "There are some things that you can't avoid if you want to, and you will have to face it one day" Zi Xin turned her head and saw the baby face on the opposite side that had fallen asleep, and sighed in her heart, "I hope you don't live so heavy like me、、、"

The last roar of winter, the remnant snow melts, spring returns to the earth, and everything recovers. After a long journey, Xiaobao suddenly said: "What is the origin of this academy, why are you sure that your father will let you come." Sister Zixin, tell me about it. "I can give you an explanation, it is said that Bai Ao, the founder of this academy, was once a well-known columnist, traveled around the world, and was quite appreciated by the kings of various countries. Later, the Seven Kingdoms went to war, and the heroes were divided, and our ancestor was grateful for the kindness of the ancestors of our dynasty, so he threw himself into our Wei State, and helped Sima Xiangbei, who was still the second prince at that time, to seize the position of prince in the north, quell the civil strife, and annex the vassal states of Yang, You, and Yu. Due to various reasons, the blueprint of unification could not be realized, and finally had to reach an alliance with Jin, Chu, and Han, and from then on, the four countries exchanged trade, and the people of the four countries lived and worked in peace and contentment. In order to show sincerity, Taihe Academy was established in Jiuyang Mountain in our country, which accommodates celebrities and talented people from all over the world, cultivates talents in various fields such as vertical and horizontal, military, diplomatic relations, and five elements, and promotes the development of various countries. Academic courses can be divided into elementary, intermediate, and advanced, with a time limit of eight years, and then pass the layers of assessment, and the outstanding ones are used by all countries. Each level must pass the assessment, once the first is lost, you can only wait for the next year to be re-assessed, and those who fall into the first place will be sent down the mountain if they cannot be promoted twice in a row. Male disciples are between the ages of eight and ten, and it is not enough to be too young or too old. The reason why Taihe is called the first academy in the world is not only because of the strict system of selecting students, but also because of the best intelligence, physical fitness, and muscles. The most important thing is that Taihe Academy is famous for its martial arts and techniques, and the male disciples who have learned from here have made a lot of achievements in Shikoku. The predecessors of Taihe are all in important positions in the court of the four countries, so Taihe can be described as an outstanding person. "Then what are we, from this point of view, this pattern is especially unfavorable for our girl's family," Xiaobao said dissatisfied. Of course, we are here to learn, but there are many less courses in career economics and martial arts than those male students. We can only learn poetry, etiquette, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as singing and dancing, silk and bamboo, and the time limit is four years. Those who perform well can stay and continue to study the alternative Taihe Master! It is said that the women who came out of here have made a lot of achievements, and there is no one who is not rich and noble, and even the current Queen Dugu came out of here. This time, I just want to escape from that home, and it doesn't matter what I study. Zi Xin said indifferently.

"Sister Zixin, in my opinion, women learning these are just better to become vassals of men, I want to learn martial arts when I come here, why can't they boys learn from us. Every time I see that black dead pig, I get angry, and I will be a three-legged cat kung fu and his neck will be cocked to the sky, who does he think he is. Xiaobao said angrily. How can they teach girls martial arts and riding archery, we girls have no status at all, why are you so anxious to learn martial arts. Do you want to be a heroine?" Zi Xin couldn't help laughing out loud when she said this, she was a little girly and delicate, and she was clear. "I don't want to be so public, I just want to explore the rivers and lakes when the time comes, and take Sister Zixin to you to play in the mountains and rivers, wouldn't it be leisurely!" Seeing that Xiaobao said frankly, and was so serious and earnest, his heart moved, as if something soft had slipped through his heart, so he stopped talking. After a long time, he suddenly thought of something, and watched Xiaobao return to a daze, so he whispered, "Can you think of a good idea, if you really want to 、、、" Before he finished speaking, Xiao Baohuo opened his big eyes and said with a flash of inspiration, "It's always okay to pretend to be a boy, I've thought of a clever plan", and after speaking, Zixin whispered a few times, and it was finalized. The two of them had good words, and their hearts sank. Suddenly, Zixin reminded: It is said that choosing a boy is much more demanding than a girl, and everything will be fine if you go. I heard: Intelligence, physical fitness, muscles and bones are very strict. You have to be prepared! Only after passing the assessment can you officially enroll. Xiaobao smiled: Don't worry, I have confidence.

The scenery outside the curtain is different, with ancient pine trees, fragrant grass and orchids, and occasionally small animals can be seen running in the forest; On the way, you can see passers-by coming in threes and threes, gossiping, drifting into their ears full of meat and nonsense, but it is also natural and simple. The two villains didn't mind. The birds and birds chirp in harmony, and there is indescribable freedom and distraction. This journey can be described as a smooth and comfortable journey.

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