Luoyang, Penglai Palace.

"Mother, Wan'er is going to clean the courtyard, Young Envoy Zhang said that only after cleaning the courtyard before dark can there be food." A little girl of six or seven years old looked at the high palace walls around her, sighed softly, and then said to a woman in her thirties and ragged clothes.

This little girl is Shangguan Wan'er, the granddaughter of the sinner Shangguan Yi and the daughter of Shangguan Tingzhi.

Since the abolition incident occurred five years ago, Shangguan Wan'er, who was still in infancy, was assigned to this court as a slave with her mother Zheng. Fortunately, the female officials in the court did not have the same bad attitude as other female prisoners, but took good care of the mother and daughter, although Zheng felt a little strange, but he didn't care too much, but did his best to raise his daughter.

Under the careful care of Zheng, the daughter grew up day by day, as cute as a pink carving, and smart and lively, bringing a lot of laughter to this place that has never been paid much attention to, which made Zheng's heart that had been gradually dying because of the death of her husband full of vitality again, she was determined to do her best to use her own Xingyang Zheng's hundreds of years of cultural foundation to cultivate this child, maybe one day this child can get ahead, even if he can't clear up the grievances of his father, But as long as you can be favored by a certain royal relative, you can get rid of this sinner status.

Therefore, Zheng has poured too much effort into his daughter since he was a child, and in addition to not heavy labor, he taught his little daughter by word and deed, she taught her daughter a little bit of Xingyang Zheng's aristocratic cultivation and etiquette norms, and taught her to read and write since her daughter was three years old, and now her daughter is only six years old, but she has already known two or three thousand Chinese characters, and some poems can be catchy, even if she is compared to her grandfather, such intelligence is definitely not inferior.

However, there is one point that Zheng has always been very difficult to understand, although the female officials in the court take care of themselves very much, and they also love their daughters, but they do not have a trace of arrogance, but the requirements are very strict, and the punishment is really heavy.

Zheng was born in a big family, and naturally he is also a well-informed person, knowing that the female officials are actually good for Wan'er, as the so-called jade is not carved, it is difficult to become a big tool, just like today, that Zhang Shao Envoy actually stipulated that Wan'er should clean the courtyard, otherwise he would not be given food, with Wan'er's current age and physical strength, if she wants to finish this, it will take at least an hour, and this is exactly the time when Wan'er's physical strength is exhausted, and this kind of labor intensity can be regarded as extremely harsh.

She didn't understand how these fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls understood these difficult truths? Because they only seem to be a little older, many of them don't even know a word, and they know very little about the principles of life.

"Since I can't figure it out, I just don't think about it anymore, anyway, I believe that one day all this will come to light, and I also know that this is not a bad thing for Wan'er." As the daughter of Xingyang Zheng, Zheng's biggest advantage lies in her own mentality, no matter what the environment is, she can always live open-mindedly, and this is also an extremely important point that she did not follow after her husband's death and has lived to this day.

"My son go quickly, Hugh is too anxious, my mother believes that you will be able to complete the task after hard work, Zhang Shao Envoy is also acting on orders, besides, you need to pay hard labor to get food, this is very fair, I don't blame Zhang Shao Envoy."

Zheng has been in the court for five years, and he never wants to remember anyone's little bit of wrong, nor does he guide his daughter to deliberately remember even the slightest bit of anyone else's not. This is not only for the need for self-preservation, but also for a good cultivation and extremely high quality, and such a quality will become a very valuable asset, which will benefit the daughter for the rest of her life.

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er didn't know what kind of impact her mother's words and deeds had on her life, but she obediently obeyed her mother's words, only to see her nod, and then smiled sweetly: "Mother don't worry, Wan'er is also a big child, and she has read a lot of sage books, so she naturally knows that Zhang Shao'er is actually doing this for the good of the child, so naturally she will not blame her." ”

After finishing speaking, Shangguan Wan'er said goodbye to her mother, and then happily went to clean the courtyard.

Looking at his daughter's slender and thin figure, Zheng couldn't help but sigh softly: "Wu'er, you have given birth to someone by mistake, if you are an ordinary rich family, at your age, you are living a carefree life, and you have to play and have fun as the only thing in life, but now, you have to pick up the burden of the family, work hard for the future of the Shangguan family, and have to wronged yourself and bend to meet others, this is not for anything else, just because you have now become the only bloodline of the Shangguan family, so you have to bear the burden of reviving the Shangguan family." ”

Zheng raised her head and looked at the high palace wall, she knew that not far from her, there lived a woman with the highest status in the empire, although this woman was born in a cold family, she could decide the fate of any other woman in the entire empire with a raise of her hand, and even the fate of anyone and any family except the emperor, it was decided by her thoughts.

Although that woman ruined her husband, ruined her husband's family, and ruined the life of her mother and daughter, and according to the etiquette system she has been exposed to for so many years, she also knows that it is definitely not normal for Si Chen and women to interfere in politics, but she does not hate that woman, or that hatred is only hidden in the deepest part of her heart, and she will not show it anytime and anywhere, because she knows that as long as she shows a little dissatisfaction, it may bring ruin to herself and her daughter, not to mention, She also hoped that one day in the future, her daughter would be appreciated by that woman, so that she would be gracious enough to give her a chance to step out of the high palace walls.

Sighing softly again, Zheng gently paced back to his cabin, doing not too heavy needlework, while secretly worrying about his daughter's future.

As for the longing for her husband Shangguan Tingzhi, she has long been sealed in the deepest part of her soul, and she doesn't even dare to touch it, even if she dreams of it, she doesn't dare to dream of it, for fear that once she touches it, she will really collapse completely, and she will no longer have the courage to raise her daughter to adulthood!

Zheng's work is very easy, it only took a quarter of an hour to complete the task, but she did not dare to be idle, for fear that once she was idle, she would have infinite reverie, in case she thought of her deceased husband, it would be absolutely fatal, so she always found a way to do more things, or to sort out the materials used for her daughter's study, including the content of lectures, and accumulate some property through work, in exchange for pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things.

If it was in the past, her life would have been peaceful, but today I don't know why, I actually feel a little restless, those words and sentences that I remember very clearly in the past, today I feel vague, and even the pen is a little weak.

"What the hell is going on today? Am I getting old? Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head, and held back his tears to keep them from falling.

However, Zheng still didn't think about it further, but continued to work hard, and did all the work that could be done around him, and then he felt that his mood calmed down slightly.

Just when Zheng finished all the work at hand, he suddenly heard a crisp children's voice outside the house: "Mother, Wan'er's task today is finally completed, hehe, I'm tired of Wan'er, but it's not in vain, today Zhang Shao Envoy is happy and applied for two taels of meat for Wan'er, and we have meat to eat tonight." ”

When Zheng saw his daughter returning, he completely threw off the troubles in his heart, hurriedly went out to greet him, picked up his daughter, and said with a smile: "Mother knows that Wan'er will definitely be able to do a good job, but this meat, we still don't want to eat it, Wan'er should also know that Zhang Shao'an doesn't have enough money, I don't know if she got it after a few months, how can we be embarrassed to ask for her meat?" What's more, my mother and daughter are often helped by Zhang Shao, and they already owe so much to others, how can they continue to owe it like this now? ”

As soon as Zheng finished speaking, he heard a crisp voice from outside the hospital: "Madame said this, but I can see the outside, the reason why we are willing to help Madame is just that we are moved by Madame's unyielding will in adversity and voluntarily help each other, not to mention that we all like Wan'er Lingxiu and cute, how can we live under the people for a long time if we want to come to Wan'er to be a dragon and phoenix?" If it is developed in the future, as long as you don't forget to carry us, you will live up to today's affection. ”

When Zheng heard this, his face changed, and he hurriedly said humbly: "Young Envoy Zhang's words have tormented my mother and daughter?" We are just slaves and maids, barely trying to eat, where can we be very developed? ”

But she saw the young envoy Zhang come forward and saluted her, "Why should Madame be too modest? Xiaguan believes that Wan'er will definitely have that day, even if there is none, Xiaguan is also impressed by Mrs. and is willing to do a little bit for Mrs. and Wan'er. Hehe, without further ado, today's official came to see his wife, but he was entrusted by someone, and there was a letter to present to his wife. ”

After speaking, the young envoy handed over a letter to Zheng.

"Huh? This, this is ......" Seeing the familiar font on the envelope, Zheng's eyes couldn't help but be sore, and she almost burst into tears, but fortunately, her cultivation skills were still good, she forcibly held back the tears that were about to flow, calmly took the letter, thanked Zhang Shao Envoy lightly, and then received it quietly in her sleeve.

Seeing that the young envoy was leaving, Zheng sent him out of the door again, and then started to make dinner, and after Wan'er had eaten, he coaxed Wan'er to sleep, and then took out the letter tremblingly, and opened it carefully like a treasure...... (To be continued.) )