In the early morning of the Yuan Dynasty, a holy decree signed by Emperor Li Longji and stamped with the big seal of the Zhongshu Gate was issued, which was the first holy decree in the seventh year of Tianbao, attracting everyone's attention.

'Yang Shenjin, the head of the household department, was promoted to the Ministry of Shangshu, and the same book was under the Ping Zhang, and he was also given the title of Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, and was given a purple gold fish bag, and the post of the head of the household was taken over by Cui Qiao, the right Cheng of the Shangshu; Promoted to Donghai Taishou Pei Kuan as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the same book as the door of the Ping Zhang; Li Linfu, the right minister, opened the palace with three divisions, led 300 households, and was also the governor of Yangzhou........

If Yang Shenjin is still expected by everyone to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, then the East China Sea is too shou Pei Kuan is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which will surprise most people, Pei Kuan can be described as a veteran of the three dynasties, for decades he has been honest and upright, upright, and famous for enforcing the law like a mountain, he was once the first opponent of the right minister Li Linfu, because he was implicated in the Wei Jian case and was demoted, almost died at the hands of the cool official Luo Xizao, and escaped by luck and became disgusted with Buddhism, in order to protect himself, but a few years later, Pei Kuan suddenly made a comeback.

Yang Shenjin and Pei Kuan both entered the phase, making everyone realize that Emperor Li Longji was a little dissatisfied with Li Linfu of Xiangguo, and the appointment of Li Linfu as the governor of Yangzhou was just a small fig leaf on this holy decree.

What's even more weird is Yang Zhao, he is also famous in this new year's first holy decree, he was promoted because of his meritorious service in fighting fires in Dongshi, but he was not appointed as the head of the household, but the official was reinstated, and he was re-appointed as the middle of the imperial history, and he did not receive other official titles, but unexpectedly concurrently served as a post in the ministry of the door, and the official position was only the official rank of the fifth grade, and the official position was not big, but it had a terrifying power, which could directly dismiss the holy decree of the Zhongshu Province.

For a time, the pattern of the court changed suddenly, and the court officials who were resting at home in Yuan Yue could no longer hold back the suspicion in their hearts, and changed the tradition of not going out in Yuan Yue, and went from house to house to inquire about the news.

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But for ordinary people, these are too far away from their lives, and they still follow the traditional customs to spend the New Year.

Yuan said that it was the Tang Dynasty people to worship their ancestors, every house was closed, shops were closed, the streets were deserted, and there was no one in sight for a long time.

Outside the gate of Pingkangfang, a wide carriage came slowly, and the coachman Li Qingan spurred the horse and kept shouting.

Li Qing'an was very relaxed today, early in the morning, someone from the military department told him that due to the dereliction of duty in the inspection camp last night, he had been dismissed from the post of inspection envoy by Xiangguo, and Ma Ling, another lieutenant general of the 10,000-horse battalion, Li Qingan knew that this was Li Linfu's arrangement, so it was okay, he would have time to bubble beauty.

To go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace to burn incense, the carriage had already been booked, but the coachman went back to his hometown to worship the ancestors, and the mule and horse shop was also closed, and there was nowhere to rent a car, so Li Qingan borrowed a carriage and personally went into battle, in his words, the polo player could not drive the carriage, which was really a joke.

Unexpectedly, driving a carriage and playing polo are not the same thing at all, the two horses run east for a while, run west for a while, don't go away for a while, and turn around and go home for a while, he can't control it at all, but fortunately, the street is empty and empty, so there is no accident, and for half an hour, the carriage only walked two miles, making Li Qingan sweat profusely.

The three little ladies in the carriage saw that he was embarrassed, and they all covered their mouths to eat and laugh, but after walking two miles, he gradually found a little way.

"Two babies, come to the right, by the way, be slower, don't run! Don't run! ”

The two horses, not knowing whether they were tired or tamed, followed the guidance of Li Qing'an's reins and began to pull over and walk slowly.

Seeing that the two horses were obedient, Li Qingxin was very proud, turned back to the carriage and said, "Who said that I can't drive the carriage, you see, isn't it very good!" ”

Ruhua opened the curtain and said with a smile: "Big brother, didn't people say it?" These are two old horses, it is best to control, if you change to two horses surnamed Zilie, you try it! ”

"The horse surnamed Dolie, General Ben also took it."

Li Qingan squinted at her and smiled: "You pony surnamed Zilie, wasn't General Ben the same tame last night?" ”

"Big brother, you ....."

Ruhua's face was flushed with shame, and he retracted into the car and didn't dare to say anything, Li Qingan laughed proudly.

"Detex.... Drive! ”

The carriage drove into Pingkangfang and slowly stopped in front of the side door of Xiangguo's mansion, Li Qingan jumped out of the carriage, walked to the window and whispered: "I'm going to invite someone, I'll ask you today." ”

"Big brother, don't worry! Guaranteed to win the hearts of beauties today. ”

Li Qingan sorted out his coat and hat, and walked quickly to the side door, where stood two family members of the Xiangfu, they all knew Li Qingan, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, he was the lord's honored guest.

"Yo! General Lee came so early. ”

Li Qingan took out a beautiful name post, handed it over and said with a smile: "Help me pass a message." ”

The family was a little embarrassed, and said: "General Li, the master is leading his family to worship his ancestors at this time, and he can't see guests." ”

"It's not for Xiangguo, it's for the girl in the dancing clothes."

"Miss Jiang?"

The two subordinates were stunned for a moment, and a vague smile flashed at the corners of their eyes and eyebrows.

"General Li is waiting, and we will send you a message."

A subordinate took the letter and ran towards the house, and Li Qingan flashed to the side and waited patiently.

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Li Linfu's ancestral hall is located in the back house of his house, today is the Yuan said, he took his son and the clansmen into the ancestral hall early in the morning to worship the ancestors, and the daughters also went back to their husbands' houses, Xiangguo's mansion is very deserted, Jiang Wuyi's courtyard is also quiet, and the courtyard door is closed.

At this time, Jiang Wuyi was sitting in front of the mirror and carefully appliquéd on her forehead, she had to use more than two hours to make up and hair every day, and every year passed day by day, but today her heart was particularly sad, today is the first day of the first month of the seventh year of Tianbao, which means that she is already twenty years old.

She stared blankly at the bronze mirror, the woman is beautiful and easy to age, does she spend her youth in front of the mirror like this?

"Girl, go and beg Xiangguo tomorrow, ask him to tell the Cui family, and solve the girl's marriage contract!"

The maid in the dance dress is called Yu Nu, who has served her since she was a child, the Jiang family is ruined, only she has been following the dance clothes, from the Jiang Mansion to the Xiangguo Mansion, the two depend on each other for their lives, and they have spent nine years together.

"I don't want to go."

Mai shook her head slightly, "Don't mention this matter in the future." ”

"But girl, seeing that the eldest mother's body is worse every day, there are not many times, if she goes, who else will protect the girl? You also know that those people are unkind to you, and if you don't comply, they will drive you out of the house......"

"I said, don't mention it!"

Wuyi bit her lip, softened her tone and said, "Yunu, don't talk about this matter, go and help me get a step shake!" ”

Yu Nu sighed secretly in his heart, turned around to take a step, and at this moment, the shouts of the subordinates faintly came from the gate of the courtyard.

"Miss Jiang.... Girl in a Dancing Suit! ”

"Girl, it looks like someone is calling you."

The dance clothes were stunned, early this New Year, my uncle's family went to worship their ancestors, what would happen?

"Yunu, go and take a look."

"Yes!" Yunu went downstairs.

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"Uncle Zhao, is there something wrong?"

"Someone at the door is looking for a girl in a dance dress and sending a post."

"You're not mistaken! How can we girls have posts? ”

"It's for Miss Jiang, and people are still waiting outside!"

"Give it to me!"

After a while, the sound of stairs sounded, and Yu Nu ran up quickly, and said hurriedly: "Girl, it's looking for your post." ”

"Look at you, why are you running so fast!"

Wuyi complained about her, and asked, "Whose post is it?" ”

"Girl, just look at it."

Wuyi took the post, the post was her favorite plain white, clean and flawless, without any embellishment, she opened the post, and a line of hard small words jumped into her eyes: 'Every festival, Li Qing'an and his little sister invite the girl to go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace to worship her parents and ancestors, and now she is waiting for the girl outside the side door. ”

"Li Qing'an?"

"Girl, it's General Li who played the six-stringed piano last night."

Yunu quickly took the guitar model from the desk of the dance suit, "Girl, that's him!" ”

"What are you anxious about? I knew it was him. ”

Wuyi looked at the post again, "Li Qing'an and his little sister invited the girl to go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace with him." ’

"Hmmm! He took his sister with him. ”

Wuyi groaned for a while and said to the jade slave: "You look for Aunt Wang, just say that today is Yuan Yue, I want to go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace to worship my parents, please ask her permission." ”

"Okay, I'll go!" The jade slave ran to the housekeeper with infinite joy.

There was only one person left in the room, and she picked up the six-stringed model that Li Qing'an gave her, and the sound of the six-stringed piano that sounded last night seemed to flow in her heart again......

"Girl!"

The courtyard sounded the excited voice of the jade slave, and the dancer hurriedly put the piano down.

The stairs sounded, and I saw Yu Nu running in with excitement on his face, panting and saying, "Girl, I can't think of it!" ”

"Can't think of anything?"

"Aunt Wang said that in the future, the girl can enter and leave the house at will, and the girl will not be restricted anymore."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Yunu was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Girl, let's pack up our things quickly, don't make people wait for a long time." ”

"No need, just go to worship my parents, not to play in the mountains and rivers, Yunu, help me pull out the hairpin on my head......"

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Li Qingan was pacing back and forth outside the side door with his hands behind his back, would the dance clothes refuse him? He was a little nervous in his heart, this was the first time he had taken the initiative to pursue a girl since he was so old, but he didn't expect it to be a woman from the Tang Dynasty.

In the carriage, the three little ladies also stared at the gate, they silently prayed for the eldest brother, hoping that the eldest brother could get his wish, Xia Xiaolian was in the most complicated mood, she hoped that the eldest brother could achieve his wish, but she also felt that she had failed Wu Niang's entrustment and failed to look at this guy.

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps from the side door, and a white dress appeared at the door, her black hair was stuck with an ordinary silver hairpin, although she was not powdered, she was naturally beautiful, her ice skin was like the morning glow reflecting the snow, and her maid Jade Slave followed behind with a small bag.

Li Qingan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "Li Qingan has been waiting for the girl for a long time. ”

Wuyi smiled lightly and said: "Thank you General Li for thinking thoughtfully for Wuyi, so that Wuyi can also worship his parents in Yuanyue, thank you Wuyi." ”

After speaking, she gave Li Qingan a salute, and Li Qingan smiled heartily: "I'm just doing it with a gesture, girl in a dancer, please get in the carriage!" ”

He pointed to the carriage and invited him politely, but he didn't see the shadow of the coachman in his dancing clothes, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "General Li, could it be that you can't drive the carriage yourself?" ”

Li Qingan scratched the back of his head and smiled: "The coachman went to worship his ancestors, and I can only drive the carriage by myself." ”

As he spoke, he patted the long faces of the two horses and said with a smile: "Two horse brothers, don't let me make a fool of myself in front of the beautiful woman today!" ”

Seeing that he was interesting, Wuyi couldn't help but smile lightly, Li Qingan was suddenly fascinated by the beautiful woman's clever smile, and stood there in a daze.

"Big brother, why don't you hurry up and let the family get in the car?" The three little ladies said in unison.

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Li Qingan laughed dryly, and hurriedly introduced Wuyi: "These are my three younger sisters, the eldest sister and the second sister are twin sisters, the eldest sister is called Rushi, the second sister is called Ruhua, and the third sister is called Xiaolian." ”

The three little ladies hurriedly stepped out of the carriage and saluted together: "I've seen Miss Jiang!" ”

Maiyi looked at the two twin sisters who looked exactly the same, and she was also surprised, "You guys..... Who is the sister? Who is the sister? ”

Li Qingan smiled, pointed at the picturesque and said: "Their hairstyles are different, this is my sister Rushi." ”

Ruhua glared at him fiercely, "Big brother, I'm Ruhua!" ”

Several women laughed together, and Li Qingan scratched his head in embarrassment, "This.... Am I mistaken? ”

Wuyi smiled and said, "Let's talk slowly in the carriage, and let your eldest brother drive for us." ”

The carriage was very wide, and it was not crowded with five girls, Li Qing'an heard them laughing and chatting in the carriage, and he was very relieved, and he flicked his long whip and shouted: "De'er..... Drive! ”

But after shouting for a long time, the carriage did not move, "Drive!" Li Qingan shouted viciously again, but the carriage still didn't move, Li Qingan couldn't help but clasp his palms and begged: "Two second masters, give the little brother a face!" ”

At this time, Xiaolian smiled in the car and said, "Big brother, have you forgotten to untie the reins?" ”

Li Qingan's old face turned red, and he hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, and sure enough, when he saw that the reins were still tied to the tree, he hurriedly stepped forward to untie it, and said to himself: "It's weird, I obviously remember that it has been untied, who tied it up again?" ”

In the carriage, the five women were already laughing together, and when they heard that Li Qingan was still trying to save face, they even laughed forward and backwards, and even the dance clothes that had always had a rare smile covered their stutters and laughed non-stop.

"Your big brother, it's funny."

"Our eldest brother has a lot of interesting things! Girl in a dancer, I'll tell you. ”

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After untying the reins from the bolt tree, the carriage returned to normal, and Li Qing'an used his strength to finally harness the two old horses, so that the carriage went smoothly towards the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

Ci'en Temple is located in Zhaoguofang, is Tang Gaozong Li Zhi to commemorate his mother Empress Wende and built, Xuanzang Master after returning from the scriptures, he has been translating Buddhist scriptures in Ci'en Temple for a long time, in addition, there is a big wild goose pagoda in Ci'en Temple, the name of the wild goose pagoda is the most desirable of the Tang scholars, after the imperial examination high school, leave their name in the wild goose pagoda, this is the dream of every reader.

Half an hour later, Li Qing'an arrived at the Temple of Mercy and Grace in a carriage, and more than a dozen luxuriously decorated carriages were parked in the square in front of the gate of the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

In addition, there are not many people, only the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has groups of scholars who are paying tribute to the inscriptions of their predecessors.

Li Qingan parked the carriage and said to the women: "Wait a minute, I'll arrange it." ”

He walked quickly towards a monk at the gate of the temple, "Master, the disciple is polite. ”

Unexpectedly, the monk regarded him as a coachman, ignored him, and said coldly: "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

"I'm bringing my family to worship the Buddha, and I ask the master to make arrangements."

"This ..... You're here at a bad time! There are several important pilgrims in the monastery who are worshipping the Buddha on incense, and the presiding officer has a word, and outsiders are not allowed to disturb them at will. ”

Li Qing'an took out two ingots of yellow and clear gold and said with a smile: "This is twenty taels of gold, if the master gives it a convenience, this is our incense money." ”

Twenty taels of gold are worth more than two hundred yuan, and the monk immediately clasped his hands together and smiled: "Amitabha! My Buddha said that all living beings are equal, how can there be a reason not to let the son on incense, please take the family to the quiet room with me to rest, and the host will arrange for the son to be incense. ”

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Ci'en Temple covers a vast area, the main hall and the small hall are stacked on top of each other, and there are many monks' quiet rooms behind, an old monk took Li Qing'an and his party to a quiet room, and said with a smile: "The donor, please rest here, and then someone will naturally take the donor to the main hall to offer incense." ”

"Master, please!"

Li Qingan turned around and smiled at the girls: "Let's go in first and rest!" ”

Picturesque and Xiaolian walked into the quiet room, and Wuyi hesitated for a moment but said, "General Li, I want to go to Guanyin Courtyard to have a look." ”

Li Qingan smiled and said, "Then I'll accompany you." ”

He gave the three little ladies another look, and immediately sat down and shouted, "Ouch! I'm really tired, big brother, the bones of your carriage are about to fall apart. ”

"Girl, I won't go with General Li with you, my foot twisted when I got out of the carriage just now."

Yunu had a bitter face, pointed to his feet, and saw that everyone refused to go, so he had to nod and say, "Then you can rest well!" I'll be right back, General Li, I'm really bothering you. ”

"Where! Where! Actually, I want to go and see it too, girl, please! ”

Li Qingan accompanied the dance clothes all the way to the Guanyin Temple.

"Girl in a dancer, I've heard you play the piano!"

"Where have you heard that?"

"Last time I stayed in the Xiangfu guest room, next door is the girl's yard, I heard the girl playing the piano, but it disturbed the girl, do you remember?"

"So it was you that night!"

Wuyi smiled and said, "I said that your voice seems to have been heard somewhere, but that room was never occupied, and it really scared me that night." ”

"The girl plays the piano so well, and I, a rough man, am actually intoxicated."

"The general is too modest, the general's six-string guqin can be played well, especially last night's tune, I have never heard it, there is a deep sadness, let the dance clothes remain to this day, what is its name?"

Li Qingan said with a smile: "The deep sadness can only be felt by girls, and that song is called "Sad Spain". ”

"Spain? Is this a Western place name? ”

"Yes! It is the westernmost territory of the Great Food Kingdom, and I went there five years ago, where I learned to play this six-stringed instrument, and I also learned a lot of beautiful tunes. ”

"General Lee!"

The dance dress blurted out, a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, she longed to hear more beautiful tunes, the six-string huqin played by Li Qing'an last night deeply touched her heart, but she couldn't speak......

Li Qingan smiled slightly: "Girl in a dancer, I want to ask you for a favor with something?" ”

"General Li, please speak."

"That's the case, picturesque and have the talent to play the pipa, but there is no good teacher, can you invite the girl to come to my house to guide them."

"This...."

Wuyi thought about it, then nodded lightly and smiled: "Okay! I also listened to the song of the West played by the general. ”

The two of them said while walking, and soon came to the Guanyin Courtyard, where the statue of Guanyin in the fish basket is enshrined, there are not many people in the courtyard, a few plum trees are blooming vigorously, and a few yellow spring flowers poke out from a mountain stone crevice.

In front of the statue of Guanyin, a pair of mother and daughter are bowing and praying, a moment, they walked out, there is no one else in front of the statue of Guanyin, the dance clothes walked forward and knelt down, clasped their palms and said silently: "Great compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva, disciple Wuyi prays to you, may you protect my father and mother under the nine springs to be able to be reborn, may you protect the disciple early to get rid of suffering, today said to make a wish, wish to be full, the disciple must reshape the Bodhisattva golden body, the great compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva.... Great compassion and compassion for Avalokiteshvara! ”

She recited silently a few times, bowed her head respectfully, she slowly opened her eyes, and suddenly found that Li Qingan was kneeling beside her, and she was also clasping her palms together and praying silently.

Maiyi's heart was beating wildly, when did he kneel side by side with him? She quickly stood up and walked slowly into the courtyard.

In the yard, the plum blossoms vigorously, almost all the trees are full of flowers, the flowers are white and yellow, yellow and green, the petals are moist and transparent, as if they are carved from amber or jade, and they are very jade and icy charm.

Wuyi stood under the tree and sipped the plum, but he couldn't help but think of what Li Qing'an said just now, he had been to the extreme west, where he learned the six-stringed piano, he had traveled outside for many years, and he must have seen countless customs and customs.

Li Qing'an had finished praying, he did not disturb the dance clothes, but leaned on the pillar in front of the temple gate, quietly admiring the beautiful woman's beautiful figure.

She is tall and slender, not like the plump of ordinary Tang girls, her waist is graceful and soft, and her beautiful female surname curve is lined with a well-fitting and flowing long skirt, she is like a white water lotus that has just bloomed, full of the charm of a young female surname.

"Girl in a dress, do you like Lamei?" Li Qingan slowly walked behind her and asked with a smile.

Wuyi nodded lightly and said in a low voice: "It's not just the plum, I like flowers, pear blossoms, plum blossoms, peach blossoms in spring, I like the beauty of purple and red, I like their fragrance, I long to be able to walk alone in the flowers, no one disturbs, then I feel like I have become a pear blossom, fluttering in the wind....."

Her eyes gradually became misty, and she seemed to return to her dreams of girlhood.

At this time, an old monk appeared at the gate of the courtyard, clasped his hands and said: "Donor, the hall has been vacated, please go to the donor to offer incense." ”

Wuyi woke up all of a sudden, how could she say this in front of him? She suddenly found that Li Qing'an was standing behind her shoulder, staring at her brightly, her white jade-like face flew a touch of red, her heart was pounding hard, she couldn't help lowering her soft and white jade neck, and said in a low voice: "General, let's go quickly!" They must be in a hurry. ”

"That's right! Right! Let's go, hehe! This plum is so beautiful, I was stunned. ”

Li Qing'an accompanied the dance clothes and walked quickly to the quiet room.

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After eating vegetarian food at Ci'en Temple, Li Qingan drove the carriage and sent the dance clothes back to Xiangguo's Mansion.

"General Li, thank you very much today." Mai Yi thanked quietly.

"It's just a gesture, by the way, I also want to ask the girl in the dance dress to guide my two sisters to play the pipa!"

"I will definitely come, and General Li can send me a letter at the specific time."

Li Qing'an is overjoyed, isn't writing a letter like a biography of Hongyan? He glanced at Xiaolian and asked her to deliver the letter.

"Girl, let's go in!" Yunu whispered.

Wuyi nodded, helped the jade slave up the steps, Li Qingan suddenly shouted in a low voice: "Girl in dance!" ”

Wuyi stopped, turned around and asked, "General Li, is there anything else?" ”

"It's fine!" Li Qingan scratched the back of his head, he searched his stomach and tried to find a few words, but he couldn't find a word, he only grinned and smirked there.

Wuyi smiled, "General Li, then I'll go back first." ”

"Good! Good bye. ”

Li Qingan kept watching the beautiful woman walk into the side door and disappear into the door.

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As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Yu Nu said, "Girl, I think this Li Qing'an is very good, he looks talented, his surname is also very easy-going and cheerful, and he can actually drive the carriage by himself, without the hypocrisy of a scholar, and I can see that he is very interesting to the girl." ”

Wuyi didn't answer, she sat in front of the window, holding her cheeks and looking at a peach tree in the courtyard that had already budded, Yunu stopped, and said to herself: "And he is in the army in Anxi, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, we will also go to Anxi in the future, so where can the Cui family find the girl?" Just staring. ”

Wuyi heard her talk more and more explicitly, so she stopped her and said, "You girl is crazy, I think you are in a hurry to get married!" Tomorrow, I will go and tell Aunt Du in the other courtyard, and ask her to find you a wishful husband, and you will be satisfied. ”

Yunu sighed and said, "Girl, why bother! You know I'm for your good, the girl is twenty years old today, and there are still a few years to go? The Cui family refuses to dissolve the marriage, does the girl have to stay unmarried for the rest of her life? It's rare that this General Li is young and promising, only in his twenties, he is the Zhonglang general of the fourth grade, and it will definitely be a festival in the future, the girl follows him, and she will be able to clear the charges for the Jiang family in the future! ”

"Don't say it, I'm a little tired today, I want to wash and sleep, you go and help me boil some hot water!"

Yunu saw that Wuyi refused to listen to her own persuasion, so she had to boil water depressedly, and Wuyi saw her leave, and she was also a little sad in her heart, thinking of the misfortune of her own life, her fate was pinched in the hands of the Cui family who had never met, and she was lonely, and there was no one relative to speak for her.

She sighed sadly, took the six-stringed piano that Li Qing'an gave her, remembered his hearty smile, remembered the strong manly atmosphere when he stood behind her, the feeling that she could rely on, and she couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth in her heart.

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(To be continued)