At that time, in the land of China, the central power was weak, and the princes rose up in all directions, competing for the Central Plains. The protagonist was born in the royal palace of a medium-sized vassal state, the Yanagi Kingdom. Because of the line six, the father took a single name according to the "six ru" words, called Beigong Ru, the word Yulin, and people also called Gongzi Ru.

On this day, eight-year-old Beigong Ruyi went to her mother's concubine Pinggui's room early in the morning to greet her. Today is my mother's birthday, but because Concubine Ping is not favored, the palace is deserted as usual. Mother's room was very simple, decorated with just a few ordinary antique objects. There was a white bottle on the table, with a cluster of begonias. There is a plain gauze hanging on the bed, and the mattress is also a simple two-color brocade. Beigong Ru's father is Beigong Chengshi, who attacked the title of Liu Guo more than ten years ago, and later called Liu Xiangong in the history books. The father is talented and romantic, although among the vassal states, Liu can only be regarded as the middle of the national power, but there are many talented and affectionate ladies in the harem, noble concubines, and countless concubines. Beigong Ru's mother's name is Qin Ruofu, although she is still good-looking, but the little bit of loftiness and paranoia in her personality makes her reluctant to flatter, so naturally in this harem of flowers, she was quickly forgotten.

Beigong respectfully greeted his mother, and stood quietly to watch the maid Xiuying groom her mother. The mother in the mirror is young and beautiful, her eyebrows are slightly frowned, there is always a lingering layer of melancholy between her eyebrows, and her slender eyes seem to always contain a cloudy and uncertain chill. Xiuying was born from Beigong Ru, and was transferred to take care of their daily life, about thirty miles away, with a gentle personality, and Beigong Ru was sometimes closer to her than to her mother. Xiuying gently combed Concubine Pinggui's long hair with an ivory comb, and asked cautiously and softly: "Madam, tonight I asked the kitchen to get a few good dishes and a few pots of good wine, and then invite Mrs. Yanji and a few of them to come to our Caige Garden to be lively and lively?" After hearing this, Concubine Ping replied coldly: "No need, just live today as usual." ”

While he was talking, a maid from Gantang Pavilion begged to see her, saying that Mrs. Yanji had a small gift. Concubine Ping secretly thought: Is she still remembering my birthday? It didn't waste our friendship over the years. After thinking about it, I saw the maid walk in, kneeling at the feet of Concubine Pinggui, holding a big jade plate with both hands and raising her eyebrows, and said timidly: "The slave maid is the Ruizhu who has just been transferred to the Gantang Pavilion. Mrs. Yeonji thanked the sisters for their birthday gifts a few days ago, and she never had time to thank them one by one. Today, when I saw that the chrysanthemums in the garden were blooming just right, I folded a few lustful branches and gave them plugs to press the sideburns. Concubine Pinggui laughed and said, "Yes, those who give birthday gifts are afraid that the road to Gantang Pavilion has been smoothed." She saw that there was only one red chrysanthemum on the plate, so she said slowly: "I also asked you to send it, it's really troublesome." Rui Zhu replied: "No trouble, no trouble, the slave maid went to another palace first...... "Beigong Ru listened and secretly screamed that it was not good. Rui Zhu also suddenly realized that she was speechless, her cheeks turned crimson, and she hurriedly withdrew.

Concubine Ping threw the flower on the dressing table violently, her eyes were red, and her lips trembled slightly. Beigong Ru comforted her and said: "Mother don't be sad, the child will definitely fight for his mother in the future." Concubine Pinggui sighed gloomily: "Born in the deep palace, long in the hands of women, even if you are the Great Peng of the Southern Darkness, it will be difficult to rise to the top." After breakfast, Concubine Ping Gui watched her son read and write as usual, and asked him to endorse the book. When he endorsed, his mother always put a thin rattan stick on the table, always reminding him to work hard and concentrate. Today, Beigong Ru was reciting a newly learned poem, and Concubine Pinggui's mind was not on it at all, and when she heard a sentence that seemed to be memorized wrong, she blamed: "Wrong!" Beigong Ru replied: "It's not wrong, my mother is wrong." Concubine Pinggui was furious for a moment, slammed the book on Beigong Ru's body, and scolded: "Yes, I am a woman, I can't teach you, but it's a pity that you can't rely on your mother to worship a famous teacher." Your talented father has no time to pay attention to our mother and son. ”

Beigong Ru hurriedly knelt down and said: "Mother is angry, it is the child who has made a mistake, please punish the mother." Concubine Ping picked up the rattan on the case and slapped Beigong Ru angrily, he bit his lower lip, his thick black eyelashes trembled, and he knelt there without hiding or moaning. Concubine Ping Gui looked at Beigong Ru's delicate face, even if she twitched slightly due to pain, she could see that she was like Liu Xiangong, and she was even more angry with him with the bitterness in her heart, and the rattan became denser and denser. Xiuying couldn't see it, so she rushed up and hugged Concubine Pinggui. She finally stopped, as if she had exhausted the last of her body's strength, and sat motionless in front of the dressing table, time froze in an instant, and it was suffocating. Finally, she said to Xiuying: "Bring the flower to me, and let's go and see Yanji." ”

When she arrived at Gantang Pavilion, Yan Ji had just been waited for her to finish her morning makeup. The maid was taking two diamond glasses to look at the front and back, and she looked at the newly made Liujia on her head, which was very beautiful and very satisfied. The person in the mirror is bright and moving, looking forward to life, smiling, every move seems to have been practiced in the mirror a hundred times, and the charm of her dancing girl and the dignity of her current lady are just right, which has a unique charm.

Yan Ji caught a glimpse of Concubine Ping coming in, but did not get up to greet her, and smiled sideways: "It seems that my sister likes my flowers?" Concubine Ping put her hand on Yan Ji's outstretched hand, sat on the couch, and couldn't help but secretly praise: What a pair of fingers to cut jade, weak and boneless hands. Concubine Ping Gui sat down and said, "I never like this bright red, but today is my birthday, so I thought it would be good to add some color." When Yanji heard this, she hurriedly said apologetically: "I really shouldn't, my lord has been here for the past two days, and I patronized the driver, but I neglected my sister's birthday." ”

Concubine Pinggui continued: "What's the matter, in the past, you and I practiced dancing together, like sisters, and swore to be rich and noble, and not to forget each other." You were first favored by the lord, and then gave birth to Gongzi Yong, and you didn't forget to remember the old love of your sisters and carry me. Without your affection, how could I be like this. Although the lord has not favored our mother and son for many years, it is my sister and my blessing. You are good, I remember everything. After speaking, he turned his head and gently tried to tears.

Yan Ji's face flushed by Concubine Ping's words, three points annoyed that she mentioned their origins again, and seven points also pitied her for being soft-spoken in the palace, and she didn't do her best to help her in the past few years. After thinking about it again, tonight's dedication to the princess is to go to Zhen Ji, why don't you take this opportunity to let Zhen Ji wait for the air, and you can still be a favor, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? comforted: "Sister, don't feel uncomfortable, I will definitely remind the lord to go to Caige Garden to sit today." The sisters gossiped about a cup of tea again, and Concubine Pinggui said goodbye and left.

But it was said that Concubine Pinggui went back and immediately ordered someone to prepare a dinner, Xiuying took a few girls to sweep the courtyard and wipe the table, busy with the outside, and Cai Geyuan was full of joy. Towards evening, Beigongru watched her mother standing in the garden through the crack in the window to enjoy the flowers, but her eyes kept looking out of the door. Xiuying took off the clothes on his body for Beigong Ru, put on his best brocade robe, saw the bruises and purple whip marks on his body, and said softly: "Madame has a bad temper, don't blame her." Her heart is higher than the sky, her life is thinner than paper, and her heart is too bitter. Beigong Ru nodded, her eyes flashed with a little more mature than children of the same age and said: "Ru'er understands, I just want to grow up quickly, and make a difference, so that my mother can rely on her son." After changing into clothes, the sleeves were a little shorter, and Xiuying said that she would make a new one for him next month.

Until the sun went down, Liu Xiangong did not come, Beigong Ru walked to the courtyard, and listened to his mother whisper: "Every day I hope that the monarch will not come, whose tree is the incense car tied to." The disheartened Concubine Ping asked Xiuying to collect the food. At this moment, Liu Xiangong stepped into the courtyard, his steps were light and his spirit was bright. He is about thirty years old, elegant and elegant, and has a lofty spirit. No wonder people in the palace say that compared to the lord of a country, his father is more like a rich and talented man. In fact, Liu Xiangong is very talented and interested in poetry and calligraphy, which can be said to be obsessed. However, for dealing with national affairs, the people and the troops are not willing to be happy.

Concubine Ping was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly called someone to serve tea and vegetables, and there was another joyful and busy sound up and down the Ge Garden. During the meal, Xiangong asked Beigong if he could study. Beigong replied cautiously: "I read some poems." Concubine Pinggui saw the opportunity, Ying Ying bowed, and begged softly: "The concubine is only shallow in learning, such as a child sensitive and studious, the concubine wants to ask the lord to invite a teacher for Ru'er, and go out of the pavilion to study." Xiangong agreed with all his heart. Concubine Pinggui was secretly happy, thinking: Finally, there is still a trace of affection for our mother and son.

After the meal, while drinking tea and gossiping, Ji Ji sent a maid to invite: said that Mrs. will compose a new song of the ancient song "Cloud Dress Flower Dance", please go and enjoy it. Seeing this, Beigong immediately knelt down beside Xiangong and said, "The child has not listened to his father's teachings for a long time, can you ask his father to stay tonight?" He reluctantly said to the maid, "The widow will go again tomorrow, and he will stay here today." The maid smiled lightly, and said, "Madame has also danced for this song, and she wants to dance it for the lord herself." Xian Gong remembered the graceful figure of Zhen Ji, the beautiful and refined piano sound, and compared to the slightly inferior wood beauty in front of him, he vaguely agreed. Xiangong sat down for half a cup of tea again, and said that there were still folds to see, and he couldn't stay.

After Concubine Pinggui sent Xiangong out and came back, she sat by the window all night looking at the moon speechlessly, crying quietly. Beigong Ru wanted to walk over and hug his mother, but he didn't dare, and his mother never seemed to want to be close to him. He could only sit quietly in his room and spend another dark and oppressive long night with his mother. His soft child's heart was slowly frozen and hardened by the coldness of this day and night. He longs for the moment when he grows up and soars into the sky, calling for wind and rain, he can take his mother to break free from the Guanghan Palace in the heart of the blue sea and blue sky and night.