Hongling fell asleep and kept telling herself that it was just a dream, from waking to comatose and waking again, until she couldn't sleep anymore, and just opened her eyes, only to hear an exclamation: "Miss, Miss, great, Miss is awake!" Miss is awake! Hongling only vaguely saw a cyan figure running out, no matter who she was, Hongling sat up by herself, and began to look at this strange world seriously, all the mahogany furniture, the right side is neatly placed with tea sets and chess sets, as well as a large table for poetry and painting, a screen made of jade on the left, which is clearly carved with a picture of a girl flying a kite, and then look inside to see a dresser made of mahogany, a strange cheek reflected in the bronze mirror, and the beauty is full of agility.

"Ling'er, Ling'er, Ling'er, you can make your father so worried, why did you faint in vain? Who is so bold as to bully my precious daughter? Tell Daddy, Daddy will call the shots for you", Hongling turned around and looked, and couldn't help but settle there, isn't this the father who doesn't want her, is all this his self-play to redeem himself? But what about your own face? It's impossible to change your face! "Why do this to me! Do you think it's for my good!? Get out!! I don't want to see you! Hongling roared angrily, tears did not stop falling, I don't know why I cried, but this is how I kept crying, the man looked at his daughter who he had always loved, his eyes dimmed, and said: "It turns out that you are still blaming Daddy, but the emperor's order cannot be violated, how do you want Daddy to be good, you have to rest, Daddy will think of a way", and turned to leave, leaving only Hongling and the girl in the blue clothes.

Hongling paused, "Who are you", the girl in the blue dress was startled and said, "Miss, don't you know me!?" I'm Xiaoqing! "Oh", "Miss, are you scared of your mind? Otherwise, how could you lose your temper so much with the Prime Minister and still don't know me", Xiaoqing's voice became smaller and smaller, and she looked at Hongling with tears in her eyes, Hongling sat in front of the dresser by herself, staring at herself in the mirror.

It was getting close to dusk, but Hongling had been sitting and looking at herself in the mirror, Xiaoqing stood behind her with a worried look, and suddenly Xiaoqing seemed to think of something and said: "By the way, Miss, Mrs. went up the mountain to pray for blessings today, and now she should be coming back, do you want to welcome Mrs.?" After a long while, Hong Ling came back to her senses: "Madam? Who is Madame? ”

Xiaoqing looked at her young lady in astonishment: "Miss, aren't you evil!" You wait a minute, I'll find someone to save you", said and ran towards the door, after a while, he came with the prime minister and the so-called lady, Hongling heard the voice and turned around, and couldn't help but be stunned again, "Mom, Mom, I miss you so much", said and threw herself into Mrs. 's arms, Mrs. was startled at first, but seeing her daughter so well-behaved and didn't care about what her daughter said, she said: "Silly Ling'er, my mother has always been there", hearing this, Hongling got up and looked at the prime minister's father seriously, for a long time, the prime minister was stared at uncomfortable, and said: " Ling'er, what are you doing staring at your father? ”

Hongling thought for a while and said, "Daddy, will you abandon me and my mother?" The prime minister raised his head and smiled and touched his beard, and said: "Silly girl, what are these words, how can I abandon you", and the lady also covered her mouth and smiled and said: "Silly girl, I really don't know what mess I am thinking about all day long."

At that moment, Hongling felt that the whole world was still, with tears in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, this was the first time she smiled so happily after her parents divorced, as if everything had a new life, and simply accepted all these sudden changes, no matter how illusory this was, even if it was just a dream, she wanted to dive into it forever.

The sudden change in life gradually woke up Hongling's sleeping happy heart, and Hongling thought more than once that it was just a beautiful and unreal dream, she was so scared, so afraid of the desolation and loneliness after waking up from the dream. Even if her father is now having to send her to the palace to participate in the selection of show girls, every time she sees her father's loving and helpless eyes, Hongling always feels that at least this time she has a complete home.

Except for having a bleak life experience, Hongling has neither gone to college nor learned any other skills before, the only thing she is good at is the amount of alcohol that is getting stronger and stronger, but even this is only what the body once had, and now it ...... Hongling lay on the big case in the boudoir, poking her head vigorously with a brush, her brows furrowed, and she looked at the words she had painstakingly written.

"Miss, you, you wrote it on purpose, on purpose, right?" Xiaoqing stood aside, her face flushed, and she looked at the words written by Hongling with an awkward expression, Hongling pouted: "Guess", Xiaoqing was still embarrassed and embarrassed to look ashamed of Jiangdong's father, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said: "Miss, I know, I know, you must want to withdraw from the show girl selection after March!" ”

Hearing this, Hong Ling couldn't help laughing, and Xiaoqing looked at Hong Ling as if she was facing a big enemy, "Little, sister, miss, you, you, you...", Hong Ling interrupted and teased: "What's wrong, it's like seeing something terrifying."

"Miss, you just actually, actually laughed, the slave maid hasn't seen such a lively smile in Miss for a long time, since, since..."

Hongling frowned unconsciously and asked, "Since what?" ”

Xiao Qing was stunned and said, "Since Young Master Xiao and the butterfly master disappeared"

Hongling was silent for a while, guessing the relationship between herself and these two people, just afraid that she would reveal too many flaws when she asked, so that she would lose this hard-won warmth, Xiaoqing looked at Hongling who suddenly quieted down, bit her lip nervously, and said: "Miss, I'm sorry, slaves, slaves shouldn't mention these things, I, I won't talk nonsense anymore, Miss, don't be angry", said and knelt on the ground with a thud, Hongling said: "It's okay, the past has passed after all, isn't it?" It's okay not to mention it in the future", as he spoke, he pulled Xiaoqing up from the ground and patted Xiaoqing's hand.

Just in order to better adapt to life here, Hongling began to ask Xiaoqing to teach herself some basic things every day, such as writing, reading, etc., only saying that she was a little rusty if she hadn't watched it for too long, and Xiaoqing believed it as a simple person.

In the side knock, Hong Ling knew that the owner of her body was called Jiang Ling'er, sixteen years old, her father's name was Jiang Zhong, her mother's name was Wang Anxin, and it seemed that she had a younger sister named Die'er, but this seemed to be a taboo in the house, and no one dared to mention it, Hongling remembered what Xiaoqing had said, and couldn't help but be full of curiosity about Xiaodie and that Xiao Gongzi, but she was also deeply curious about the reason for killing the cat, so she never mentioned these two, the country is the Tianpu Dynasty, but this is not important, the important thing is that she must now find a way to deal with the draft after March, Although my father has been trying to find a way, he can't waste his life in that living grave so casually. Thinking about it, I can't help but think of Liu Min, think of all the things that Liu Min once discussed with her, and think of her sometimes mysterious eyes, probably Liu Min already knew this, and Hongling couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips.

"Ling'er, you have to be strong since you were a child, my mother knows that it will be difficult for you to go to the palace to do a little bit of the thousands of red and purple, your father is also trying to find a way, but, but after all, the emperor's order cannot be violated, my mother really hopes that you can be eliminated in the selection of show girls, but your talent is known to the world, alas...", Wang Anxin held Hongling's hand and said sadly

"Mother, you don't have to worry, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, anyway, I haven't touched the pen and ink for many years, how can I have any talent at all, and it must be difficult to enter the eyes of today's saints", said and laughed as if he saw the dawn of the future.

At this time, Jiang Zhong was above the court, hesitating about how to pave the way for his daughter, but he was ranked in the temple as the prime minister at the feet of the Son of Heaven, thinking that the saint must be trying to use this show girl selection to bind the rights in his hands, and for a while, he neither advanced nor retreated. "But there is still a book to play?" , The voice of the king above the temple pulled Jiang Zhong back from his thoughts, "Your Majesty, that time the Nanzhao State sent envoys to ask for peace, I thought about it for a few months, I am afraid that if it continues to delay, it will not be conducive to the friendship between the two countries", Jiang Zhong's words were sonorous, I was afraid that the emperor would forget about it, and there was silence in the hall for a long time, no one dared to look up at the people above the temple, but everyone felt the anger from above.

"I have my own decision on this matter, and I will retreat from the court", after saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left from the dragon chair.

After the next dynasty, in the imperial study, "Prime Minister, I know what you mean, and befriending Nanzhao will be beneficial and harmless to my dynasty, but I have always had a young son, and my only daughter has just passed away, this is a matter of harmony...", the emperor stood in front of the window with his back hand, and there was a domineering attitude hidden in his words, "Your Majesty, if it is not the case, the only way to marry the daughter of the minister is to take the gift of the county lord." But this woman must have an innocent family background and a strong family background", after that, the emperor raised his sword eyebrows and turned around, Jiang Zhong suddenly reacted, his heart fluttered, hoping that his guess was wrong, and asked tremblingly: "Could it be, is there a candidate in the emperor's heart?" ”

The emperor didn't talk for a long time, and after a while, he said slowly: "What the prime minister said is reasonable, stand down", and then walked back to the bookcase and sat down to pick up the pen to correct the folds, seeing this, Jiang Zhong had to withdraw from the imperial study.

As soon as he stepped into the door, he saw his daughter coming up and said, "Dad, you're back, let's eat, I'm just waiting for you", and then he hugged Jiang Zhong's arm and shook it and walked into the hall

"Okay, hahaha..."Seeing that his daughter was so happy, Jiang Zhong's heart was warm and a little astringent, no matter what, he just hoped that the family could be happy like this forever, although he knew that this might never be realized.

"Dad, I went to the market with my mother today" Hong Ling said while eating on the table, Jiang Zhong's eyes flashed a trace of surprise, thinking that his daughter never obeyed the rules and never spoke when eating, why is it now...... Thinking about it, he looked at Hongling a few more times, but he didn't stop it, Hongling said excitedly for a long time before she realized that the atmosphere was wrong, looked at her father, and saw him eating without saying a word, and then looked at her mother, who was still so kind, so she put down her mind and concentrated on eating.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, in the study, Jiang Zhong asked hesitantly: "Xiaoqing, have you been serving by Ling'er's side for the past few days?" ”

"Yes, my lord"

"Can you notice that Ling'er is different from before?"

"Miss seems to be different from before"

Jiang Zhong was silent for a long time and said, "What's the difference?" Xiaoqing looked up at Jiang Zhong, saw the ruthlessness in his eyes, and quickly lowered his head, telling Hongling's behavior in the past few days one by one. Jiang Zhong was silent for a long time, and said, "What I said to you today should not be known to a third person, especially Ling'er. ”

"Yes"