Satsuki and I sneaked back to the house through the back door, through the back garden, and through the cloister. But the way back to the room had to pass through the living room, and I heard Amma's hearty laughter in the distance, and I tiptoed to the door of the living room, and Satsuki followed me carefully, and I leaned on the edge of the door frame and looked into the hall through the gap.

He Shen sat in the main seat, holding the teacup in his hand, uncovering the tea lid, gently plucking the foam, and the guest seat on the left was the seventeenth elder brother Yongxuan, I wondered, how could he be here? You can't be looking for me! No, no, I dismissed the idea. He is so low-key to even fall in love with Lan Yun, how can he make a big deal at this time. The person on the right could not be seen all the time, and was blocked by the door. I can't poke my head out any further, or I'll be discovered.

"Miss, the master is here, how are we going back? will be discovered. Satsuki asked as she tugged at my sleeve and masked in a false voice.

I turned back to her and made a silent gesture to her, signaling her to be quiet! I turned my head and continued to look inside, and heard the person on the right say to Amma: "He Zhongtang, this matter is settled, Yongyan will definitely include this matter in the table when he goes back, and I will wait for Ling Qianjin's excellent performance." ”

I wondered in my heart: "Yongyan, isn't it the fifteenth master?" Isn't that my daughter? What kind of performance, what do you want me to perform? ”

"Although I live in the palace, I have always heard that Ling Qianjin's qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of which are fine, and I don't know that today Yongxuan will be fortunate to see the style of Ling Qianjin." Yongxuan asked with a smile

I pursed my lips and muttered in my heart, "You have already been dating Lan Yun, and you can still pretend not to know each other today." The face of the lie is not red, the breath is not panting, and the heart is not beating, and he is really an actor. The Best Actor at the Academy Awards must be you. ”

I only heard Ama laugh a few times and said: "The seventeenth elder brother is really a false praise, the little girl Lan Yun is only a shallow learner, and she can't get into the elegant hall at all, and the seventeenth elder brother can't be seen!" What's more, the little girl stays in the room every day to play the piano and embroider, and she is afraid of being born. ”

Hearing He Shen's answer, I smiled in my heart: "He Shen is really not simple!" I don't even buy the face of the prince of the Qing Dynasty! Xiao Yue suddenly shouted behind him: "Mouse! "When I was frightened, I didn't stand firm for a while, leaned forward and leaned forward, crossed the threshold directly, fell on a big horse, and the dog ate!

Seeing this, Xiao Yue also rushed in and helped me up, lowered her head and pounced on the ashes on my body, I suddenly felt that two eyes without temperature had been staring at my face, and I was shocked, and secretly screamed that it was not good.

Xiao Yue immediately kowtowed to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Master spare his life? Two masters spare their lives? ”

I slowly lifted my head, and unexpectedly met Yongyan's gaze on me, as if waiting to see my good show.

"Presumptuous? So unruly? Haven't you seen the fifteenth prince and the seventeenth elder brother? Amma reprimanded sharply.

I was extremely reluctant to bless the blessed body, "The fifteenth master is auspicious, the seventeenth master is auspicious!" ”

Yongxuan helped me and said, "Get up!" ”

Yongyan got up and walked in front of me, a weird smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I haven't seen you since the last time I sent you home." I don't know if your body is recovering. ”

I was stunned and sighed: "Another actor was born, I only saw it in the afternoon, riding the same horse." He also kissed me hard, and the place I bit on my lips is still clearly exposed, and now it can be as if nothing happened? Okay, since you want to act, then I'll accompany you to the end, so that you can also see what it means to be a powerful faction. ”

I smiled and said, "Xie Fifteenth Master cares, and the slave is fine." The fifteenth master's life-saving grace has always been remembered in his heart and grateful to Dade, but he has never had the opportunity to repay it. ”

Yongyan was a little stunned, looked at me in a daze for a while, and chuckled: "It's easy to repay the favor, marry me······ Side Fujin. ”

As soon as Yongxuan heard this, he stood up suddenly, and because Ama was beside him, he stopped talking.

The room was immediately silent, and the pins could be heard. My heart also suddenly became flustered, I didn't think that Yongyan would say this, and I didn't know how to parry it for a while. I looked at Yongxuan, who was frowning and snorting, and then at He Shen, who was smiling, and was quiet for a while, and then hurriedly laughed and said, "How can a slave be worthy of you?" The fifteenth master laughed at the slave maid, "What does this devil fifteen want to do?" I'm not going to provoke you, you're still going to do it. My heart was filled with hatred and anger.

Yongyan's face was calm, he looked at Yongxuan, glanced at He Shen again, lowered his head and smiled: "This king just wants to make a joke with you, don't be surprised." I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, and Yongyan continued: "However, on the day of Huang Ama's birthday, I look forward to your performance, but remember to perform well!" ”

Big Birthday, what Big Birthday? I looked confused. Yongyan seemed to understand my eyes, and said lightly: "The twenty-fifth of next month is the birthday of Huang Ama, and this year the king is responsible for handling the affairs. At the age of seven, he was able to play such difficult tunes as "Yunshang Sue". At the age of eight, his chess skills were already on par with Ji Dashi. Although you are young, you have the talent to write a song, and you can write a chapter and write a pen. Even this king is ashamed of himself. Therefore, this king has no agreement with Hezhongtang. Let you perform on the day of the birthday banquet and show off your talents. He said it in the most bland tone, but I saw three points of expectation and seven points of sneer in his eyes.

I can't bridge my tongue, birthday, acting, what is a three-year-old who can read a thousand words, and a seven-year-old can play a cloud dress. That's not me, how can I do it? If the performance is smashed on Qianlong's birthday, I am not dead. Isn't the head going to move? Isn't this Devil Fifteen just deliberately manipulating me? The thought of this made my head cloudy, and my body began to tremble and sway. Yongyan helped me and said with a wicked smile: "Be careful, if you are not feeling well, you must rest more, and the birthday banquet will be able to live up to expectations." ”

"The fifteenth master really cares for the slave and maid!" I gritted my teeth, and the sound was so small that only Yongyan could hear it.

Yongyan raised his eyebrows lightly and replied to me in the same small voice: "That's nature. ”

"Brother Fifteen, it's getting late, let's take our leave first!" Yongxuan spoke.

Yongyan turned his head to look outside, and the twilight was like a large gray net, quietly falling down, enveloping the entire land. Yongyan nodded approvingly.

"The old minister sends two elder brothers!" Amma walked to the door and bowed, Yongyan left me with a grim smile as she left, and Yongxuan shoved a purple brocade wrap into my hand with lightning speed as he walked up to me. I hurriedly hid in my sleeve.

Hiding something, I raised my eyes to look at He Shen, but fortunately he didn't notice me.

As soon as the two elder brothers were sent away, Ama shouted, "Did you sneak out again, now you are really getting more and more presumptuous, and you don't look like a lady at all." ”

Before I could speak, Xiao Yue immediately knelt down again, "Master spare my life!" It's all Satsuki's fault, Satsuki doesn't dare anymore. "I distinctly felt Satsuki's body trembling.

"Okay Ama, don't blame Xiaoyue, it's all your daughter's fault? Didn't her daughter force her out to buy Amma your favorite pastry? I turned around and made a gesture to Satsuki, motioning for her to get up and leave first.

I helped Amma to sit down in a chair and then squeezed his shoulder: "How is Amma, is it comfortable?" I asked earnestly, and Amma sighed and said, "Ama doesn't want to lock you up in the mansion and restrict your freedom, after all, you are a daughter who has not left the cabinet. If someone catches the handle and gossip, it is very bad for you. What's more, Ama also said that if you want to go out of the house, you can bring a few more family members to protect you. Lest there be accidents like before, why do you always like to sneak out? ”

I thought to myself, "That's not because your daughter is going on a date with Brother Seventeen, how can she go on a date with a few big 720-degree light bulbs." Seeing that I didn't react, Ama spoke again: "The 25th of next month is the birthday of the Lord Banzai, and now you know it." You must perform well and take all the limelight. As long as you please the emperor and marry you to Prince Jia, you will be on the rise in the future, and with the love of the Lord Long Live for our Niu Hulu clan, it is not impossible for you to be the master of the middle palace. ”

"Middle Palace, Empress?" I was shocked in my heart, cleared my throat and said strangely: "How did Ama know that the person who will inherit the unification in the future will be the fifteenth master?" Why can't it be the seventeenth elder brother? ”

He Shen glared at me: "What Ama tells you to do, you can do it, just listen, no need to question, and no curiosity, you just need to prepare for the long live birthday banquet to perform your talents, and others must not listen, watch, or talk about things." ”

I froze, took a deep breath, and said, "Amma, you also know that your daughter suffered from soul disorder because of her disappearance last time, and she has not recovered her memory until now. ”

He Shen looked up at me suddenly, I looked back at him directly, we looked at each other for a while, He Shen turned his head again, and said lightly: "Memory will not affect your talent." You were smarter than your brother when you were young, and you have a strong foundation. There is still a month to go until the 25th of next month, as long as you practice diligently, you will definitely have no problem. You have passed the year of peace, and the year before (the year before last) already had the intention of giving you a marriage, but because the situation is unclear, there are some things that Ama is not very sure, so he has found many reasons to shirk again and again to keep you to this day. In another hundred days, your brother will also marry Princess Gulun and enter the door. Taking advantage of this birthday banquet, it must be time for the emperor to give you a marriage. Amma has been favored by the emperor for many years, and coupled with the emperor's love for you and your brother, this time he will definitely point out the ideal person in his heart to you.

"Amma, as soon as you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, why do you have to marry me to Prince Jia? You should also be able to see that he would not really want to marry his daughter at all. I asked, puzzled.

Amma looked a little impatient: said, "The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, girls should be married when they reach the right age, not to mention that Ama has paved too much for you, you will definitely not stumble." As for whether I want to marry you, whether I want to marry you, whether I can marry you or not, it has never been up to the fifteenth master to decide, you just have to concentrate on practicing your talents, and Ama will take care of everything else. ”

I finally understood why Lan Yun and Yongxuan's love was sneaky and couldn't see the light of day. also understands why the emperor has repeatedly blocked him from marrying, the identity of the seventeenth elder brother is noble enough, but it is not noble enough. The son-in-law that He Shen can tolerate can only be the future Ninety-Five, the king of a country, he has been favored by Qianlong's side for many years, and he must be able to understand all the psychology and thoughts of the emperor, he must know that the seventeenth elder brother is not that candidate. This is a game he carefully laid out, his son married the emperor's favorite daughter, and of course his daughter will marry the future king of a country. Because he understands the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier. Although he has received the grace of the Holy Emperor, this is the only way to maintain his position and power. He thought that if the new emperor ascended the throne in the future, and his daughter became a concubine or had the opportunity to be a queen, he would be able to rely on his father and daughter. But he didn't know that no amount of effort he tried could change the outcome he would have to endure in the future. His rights, status, and even his life will disappear with Qianlong's departure!

I smiled wryly, feeling the ruthlessness and selfishness of the ancients! Because of his attachment to power, he would rather sacrifice the happiness of his own daughter, and it seems that he has been preparing for many years to pave this road.

The night sky is like a washed blue-black coarse cloth, the stars seem to be scattered on this coarse cloth and the moon looks a little dim in the night sky tonight. There seems to be some reluctance to light up my corner.

I fiddled with what Yonglin had given me when he was leaving, and I carefully opened the brocade, and what caught my eye was a hairpin, a violet hosta. How could he have? Didn't the one last time give it to Hemin Gege? I quietly fiddled with the hairpin, and unconsciously shed two lines of tears, wanting to ask myself why I was crying? The reason is probably because he thinks that his fate is the same as that of a hairpin? I involuntarily left my parents and came to this place that did not belong to me, and involuntarily became the daughter of the corrupt official and Shen, and even more involuntarily wanted to complete a conspiracy political marriage on behalf of others, just like this violet hosta, it seems to be meticulously made, graceful and luxurious, but it has no way to choose whose hair to wear it on, how sad!