Zhu Rouyun greedily listened to the lively voices outside at the door, and suddenly heard a few familiar voices, as if she had been squeezed by herself everywhere in the past.

It is rare that there can be such laughter and laughter in this palace, probably because of the joy of the New Year, they are all poor people who are trapped here and have a home and can't go back, temporarily put aside the old grievances, and live in peace for the New Year.

Since being locked up in this courtyard, Zhu Rouyun has counted the days with her fingers crossed at first, looking forward to when she will be able to go out. However, as the days passed, until even Qian Wan'er stopped coming to deliver food, she no longer counted the days.

It's just that one night a few days ago, Zhu Rouyun was so hungry that she couldn't sleep, and suddenly heard a noise outside. She trembled and looked at the fireworks in the sky, and was dazzled to realize that it had reached the end of the year.

The last time Qian Wan'er secretly came to deliver food at night was two days before the end of the year, and now she hasn't come for ten days and a half months. I think I finally ran out of that idea of sisterhood and let her fend for herself.

The little coal sent by Qian Wan'er had already run out, and she could only find something from the house to heat her in the past two days, otherwise she would freeze to death. Fortunately, she has lived a difficult life since she was a child, and she can also endure hardships.

But there are still some things in the yard that can be burned to keep warm, but there is really nothing that can wrap the stomach. The last bite she had eaten had been three days ago, and she was almost fainting from hunger.

But Zhu Rouyun knew that she couldn't faint, and when she was eight years old when her hometown was hit by a disaster and she had fled, she had seen too many people who fainted with hunger and never woke up. If it weren't for her mother's desperate efforts to protect her, she would have starved to death.

It's a pity that my mother herself didn't survive and died halfway through. Her father disliked her for being a girl, and later wanted to leave her several times, so scared that she didn't even dare to sleep, so she secretly followed all the way.

After arriving in the capital, she was finally able to eat enough, probably seeing that she didn't eat much, and she could cook and wash and take care of her younger brother, her father finally didn't have the idea of throwing her away.

Later, seeing that she was getting older and looking good, her father was also thinking about finding her a mother-in-law in the capital, it doesn't matter who she is, the best one in the family is rich and powerful, so that her younger brother can take care of her in Beijing in the future.

It was not long after the younger brother fell from the tree and died due to playfulness, and the father cut off the incense, blaming her for not taking a good look at her brother, and from then on he beat and scolded her.

Until that day, my father drank too much again, and Zhu Rouyun was beaten all over his body. When I went out, I didn't see a tripped under my feet, and when I fell, my head hit the stone steps, and I also fell to my death.

It was about one time to be born and two times to be cooked, and this time Zhu Rouyun didn't panic again. She thought carefully all night, and after dawn on the second day, she changed into filial piety clothes, dressed herself carefully, and went to the south of the city where the dignitaries lived.

Zhu Rouyun didn't look at her father's body in the courtyard outside, but she knelt on the side of the street to bury her father, naturally she didn't really take it seriously for her father's death.

Just like her father was planning to marry her to a gambling house owner in his sixties as a concubine, she also planned to let her father help her one last time. Otherwise, she is a weak woman who is helpless, how can she survive in this capital.

Later, Zhu Rouyun was bought back by Steward He to build the palace, and then sent to Ji Sihong's bed, everything was logical.

When she was once being favored, Zhu Rouyun thought she had climbed up from the quagmire. But now she knows that she has entered another deeper quagmire, and she can only be freed until she dies.

Dizzy for a while, Zhu Rouyun seemed to have returned to the time when she was eight years old when she was so hungry that her eyes were black, but she staggered and didn't dare to stop. She knew she couldn't faint, so she slapped the door in a delirious way, wanting something to eat.

"Bang bang, bang bang."

The knocking on the door was not loud, but several aunts were passing in front of the door together, and they still heard the knocking on the door clearly.

Several people looked at each other and didn't come back to their senses for a while, and suddenly I don't know which girl shouted "ghost" with a sharp voice. Several people reacted immediately and fled in horror.

Zhu Rouyun listened to the sound in her ears, so she had to slowly go back to the house and lie down. just fell asleep again, until he was woken up, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was Qian Wan'er's voice in the future for a long time.

"Sister, sister, are you okay?"

Zhu Rouyun almost crawled to the edge of the dog hole, and saw a bag of things stuffed in from outside. She didn't care to speak, opened the little burden and devoured it.

Although they are all cold pastries, steamed buns, and bacon, these foods that the people of the palace don't look down on, but for Zhu Rouyun, it is no less than any delicacy she has eaten before.

Zhu Rouyun was in a hurry, and soon choked, so she could only pat her chest and swallow it with difficulty, and Qian Wan'er outside couldn't help but be worried when she heard it.

She called out "sister" and suddenly cried and said, "Sister, sister, I'm sorry for you." ”

Zhu Rouyun eased her senses, thinking that Qian Wan'er was talking about her failure to save herself. Although she was resentful and jealous in her heart, Zhu Rouyun knew that Qian Wan'er was her only hope at the moment. Single

"It's okay, my sister doesn't have to blame herself so much. As long as you haven't forgotten your sister, you will always find opportunities in the future, and you must not forget your sister. ”

How did Qian Wan'er cry even more sadly when she heard this, and said in her mouth: "My sister is a daughter, and she shouldn't suffer such grievances." But I, I don't dare to say it, I don't dare to say it......"

Zhu Rouyun felt that something was wrong when she heard this, so she heard Zhirong outside also say: "Auntie, don't say it, if the prince knows that we know about this, I'm afraid we will all die." ”

Zhu Rouyun heard it in a fog, and couldn't help asking, "What happened?" What's wrong with the prince? ”

Qian Wan'er sighed: "At this time, my sister is still thinking about the prince, but I don't know that it is the prince who wants to put my sister to death. ”

Without waiting for Zhu Rouyun to react, she continued: "I thought it was strange before, how could Concubine Song's crested hairpin be found under my sister's bed, and then the girl next to my sister was suddenly sent away by the prince. It wasn't until two days ago that I overheard Wang Ye and Xu Quan talking, and I didn't know ......"

"Know what?"

Zhu Rouyun only felt that this matter was related to herself, and it was not a trivial matter, so she subconsciously asked. Qian Wan'er on the other end paused, seemed to hesitate for a while, and then continued: "Sister doesn't know, there are rumors from the palace recently, saying that our prince is not a prince, but a sinister seed of Lan Guifei who has fornicated with others. ”

Zhu Rouyun couldn't help but exclaim, but Zhu Rouyun said again: "I naturally don't believe it, but the prince is depressed because of this."

It was late that day, and the prince was still in the study to deal with government affairs, and I wanted to go over to send some nourishing soup, but I unexpectedly heard the prince and Liu Zong talking.

I actually heard the prince say that he really did not have royal blood, and he was not even the son of Lan Guifei at all, but Lan Guifei was maintained from the people.

It turned out that Concubine Lan gave birth to a princess back then, but in order to compete for favor, she changed the tanuki to the prince, hugged a boy and pretended to be royal blood, and the real princess went to the people. ”

Zhu Rouyun's heart was beating when she heard this, and her heart was first shocked, and then panicked. Zhirong is right, if Ji Sihong knew that someone knew that he had such a handle, he would definitely not be left alive.

But then she thought of what Qian Wan'er said before, and then thought of Concubine Lan's unusually close to her in the past, and suddenly understood something, and said in amazement: "You, you mean ......"

Qian Wan'er said: "That's right, in fact, my sister is the real princess." The prince also knew his sister's identity, so he specially set up a bureau to frame his sister, wanting to get rid of his sister and sit back and relax. ”

Zhu Rouyun was stunned for a while before she was awakened by Qian Wan'er's voice, and after coming back to her senses, she muttered, "How could it be me?" ”

Qian Wan'er replied: "There are two red moles behind my sister's ears? This is the birthmark that the princess was born with, if she hadn't recognized her sister, how could Concubine Lan suddenly look at her sister differently?

It's just that my sister was wronged later, and my sister asked her to find Lan Guifei but was blocked back. Concubine Lan has never sent anyone to ask, and I don't know if she doesn't know or ......."

Zhu Rouyun was so shocked for a while that she forgot to respond. Qian Wan'er was not in a hurry when she saw this, there were still a few days to go, and she couldn't be in a hurry when she got to this point.

Qian Wan'er and Zhirong glanced at each other, and said softly: "My sister was also shocked when she learned about it, but fortunately, now the prince doesn't know that her sister is still alive, but she only thinks that her sister is dead."

Even if the prince comes to visit on a whim one day, if he learns that his sister is not dead, he will definitely not give up. I'm afraid that my sister will really have no way to live by then, and my sister herself must be careful. ”

After Qian Wan'er left, Zhu Rouyun was still stunned for a long time, unable to return to her senses for a long time.

It is a tradition of Dali to worship the heavens on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and this year is no exception. As usual, it is hosted by the crown prince, and the Ministry of Rites cooperates, but this year, Emperor Yuan and Emperor have a big stroke of the pen, and King Jian also has more collaborative errands.

The hundred officials saw it in their eyes, although they seemed to be okay on the surface, they naturally had a lot of calculations in their hearts. The things at the Lantern Festival Palace banquet naturally spread quickly, and everyone was looking at the emperor's attitude in the past few days.

The harem Lan Guifei returned to favor, and the former dynasty King Jian was reused, and everyone understood that this was mostly a rumor, and the emperor was not only to make up for King Jian's slander, but also to warn the queen and the prince.

Ji Sihong naturally has the same thoughts, and now he has the help of Zuo Xiang, so he is extremely refreshed.

Even with Gu Hou, who received the criticism from everyone, there has never been a secret in the capital, let alone the holy decree that Fu'an personally went to the Gu family to pass on, I am afraid that now even how many rewards Gu Yueyao has received has been passed on to everyone who knows.

However, Concubine Lan has a ghost in her heart, although she repeats the holy grace of the past, she has always been uneasy in her heart, especially when she learned that De'an was suddenly seriously ill and died unexplained, and she was even more unsure in her heart.

But after thinking about it, she felt that the emperor must not know what happened back then, otherwise how could she tolerate herself confusing the royal bloodline.