I don't know how many corridors I have bypassed, she and Yu Yan are boredly looking at the scenery along the way, but suddenly there is a sparse voice and the voice of the old man in their ears.

She raised her slender jade hand slightly, and after signaling the basket to be silent, she pulled the basket and gently walked forward a few steps, and the two of them found a vermilion pillar and hid behind the pillar to look at it secretly.

In the wide courtyard in front of the front hall, there were twenty or thirty people kneeling neatly, looking at their clothes, like the maids and servants in the house, they all bowed their heads heavily.

And the old man, with the support of his wife, stood firmly on the steps of the front hall, with a sad and helpless expression.

"•••••• you have been following Tian for so long, and you have always been loyal to Tianfu, I thought that Tian would live up to your loyalty one day." Speaking of this, the old man was a little moved, and he almost couldn't say any more.

But he tried to control his emotions and continued: "But now that the emperor has chosen a concubine for King Xin, the young lady is fortunate to be selected to enter the palace for election, and she will be ordered to enter the palace soon. This is a great glory for Tianfu, but the little girl inadvertently fell ill a few days ago, although the doctor has been guarding day and night to take care of and try his best to heal, but the young lady has not woken up yet, Tian is afraid that he will not be able to give the emperor this time, maybe I Tian does not have such a blessing, I can't afford such a huge emperor's grace, I Tian does not want everyone to follow me to suffer the crime of killing the head, today I let you go home, please go to the treasury to receive the subsidized silver two before leaving, Tian thank you for your dedication to Tianfu over the years. ”

After speaking, Master Tian bowed deeply to everyone, and the lady who was holding him on the side also began to choke.

At this time, only a few people stood up, walked up to the old man and said goodbye to him: "Master, you treat us well on weekdays, and we are also grateful to the old man in our hearts, but we still have parents, wives and children at home who need us to support, so I am afraid that we will not be able to follow the master this time." Please forgive me! Then they knelt down again.

The old man slowly walked down the stairs, helped them up and said: "Today, Tian can't stand you, how can I forgive me, you can only take care of the family in the future, just remember to go to the treasury to receive the reward before going back, which can be regarded as a little bit of my Tian's heart." As soon as he had finished speaking, the old man waved his hand, and could not bear to look at them any more, so they got up and went in the direction of the storehouse.

And the others have been kneeling in place motionless, standing beside the master, it is a man who is about the same age as the master, at this time he also "pounced" and knelt on the ground: "Master, I have followed you since I was a child, thanks to the trust of the master, let me be a housekeeper in Tianfu for so many years, Tianfu has long become my only home, Tianfu is now suffering from this disaster, please allow the little one to bear with the master!" Whether I live or die, I am willing to follow the master. ”

The others also shouted loudly in unison: "Regardless of life or death, follow the master!" ”

Hearing this, the lord and the lady were completely uncontrollable and couldn't cry anymore.

When she saw this scene from the sidelines, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore. The feelings in times of trouble are the truest, and these people are indeed sincere followers of this master. This old man must have treated them well on weekdays, otherwise how could there be so many people willing to live and die at this moment.

She has been completely moved, she can't care if King Xin is the king of the dead country, she can't care about what will happen in the future, and now it's not that she can't enter the palace if she doesn't want to.

Although she doesn't know these people yet, she can't hurt the lives of so many people because she refuses to enter the palace, she can't do it! At this time, she had already quietly made up her mind in her heart.

Before she could react, she had already walked around from behind the pillar, walked quickly to the master's side, and hugged him and his wife.

The lord and the lady were surprised when they saw her, and said nervously: "Xiaoying, why did you come out at this time, go back quickly!" ”

She forced herself to settle down, knelt heavily on the ground and said, "Daddy, mother, my daughter is now well, and I am willing to enter the palace to choose a concubine, please ask my father and mother to arrange it for me!" ”

The lord and the lady immediately squatted down and helped her up: "Xiaoying, get up quickly, this matter is not a joke, Dad knows that you don't want to enter the palace, and Dad is reluctant to let you enter the palace, Daddy really can't bear to let you suffer any more grievances for this matter." You're not well yet, it's windy outside, go back to your room and rest."

As he spoke, the old man beckoned to come over: "Ran, help Miss back to the room!" ”

She was standing behind the pillar at a loss, and when she heard the old man say this, she had no choice but to walk out, ran to the side of the young lady in small steps, and obediently supported the young lady.

She pushed away the hand of the concubine, and strengthened her thoughts: "Daddy, although my daughter really doesn't want to enter the palace, you and I can't bear to let the people in Tianfu lose their lives for me, and my daughter doesn't want her father to suffer this disaster for her daughter, although the happiness of her daughter's life is precious, but the life of her father and mother and the lives and happiness of everyone here are much more important than the happiness of your daughter!" Please ask your father and mother to fulfill her daughter's filial piety, and let her daughter share her worries for Tianfu! ”

When the old lady heard this, she couldn't control her emotions even more, and she couldn't care about any face, so she hugged her and began to cry: "Daddy always thought that you were still the wayward little girl before, it turns out that my Ying'er has really grown up, and Daddy is proud to have a daughter like you, but this time, if you are really selected, there is really no turning back, Ying'er, you have to think carefully before making a decision." ”

"Daddy, I've thought it very clearly, please Daddy!" Her voice was warm but firm, and her tone did not allow the slightest question.

I had a hasty meal with my parents, and when I returned to the room, it was already dark. After this day's tossing, she was exhausted, so she casually found an excuse to take the basket out and lay down lazily.

Her mind was in a mess, and she tried her best to digest it all. She inexplicably broke into this person's body, inexplicably traveled to this era, and inexplicably wanted to enter the palace to choose a concubine for King Xin, for her, everything was inexplicable.

Her previous reluctance, her firmness just now, seemed to overwhelm her, but now, she had to take one step at a time.

It's just that she began to think of her parents again, and in what she said to the old lady just now, there was indeed true affection, and she really missed her parents.

I don't know if she's here, do my parents know? If you know she's gone, you don't know how to worry. Thinking of this, she couldn't control her tears, so she covered herself in the quilt and cried loudly.

She didn't know how long she cried, but she felt a warm hand hold her, that hand was wide and warm. In a trance, as if she saw her father, she sat up suddenly, threw herself into his arms and cried.

"Alas, Xiaoying, it was my father who hurt you, how can my father not know the grievances in your heart, it's just that my father is helpless."

When she heard the man's voice, she snapped back to her senses, sat up straight, and lowered her head somewhat unnaturally.

The old man thought that she was angry and didn't talk to him, so he continued to say to himself, "It's all your father who hurt you, and your father hurt you•••••••"

She slowly strengthened, tightened the hand she was holding with the old man and said, "Daddy, don't be like this, the daughter chooses by herself, don't blame the father!" ”

Hearing her say this, the old man was even more uncomfortable. "Let Daddy think about it, see if there is any way to turn around, Xiaoying don't worry."

Hearing the master's words, she also came to the spirit: "Daddy, I don't know how many people participated in the selection of concubines this time, and how likely am I to be selected?" ”

The old man also stabilized his emotions and replied: "The emperor and His Royal Highness King Xin have a deep relationship since childhood, this time the emperor chooses a concubine for King Xin, and authorizes King Xin to follow the emperor's procedures for selecting girls, and the daughters of officials at all levels aged between thirteen and seventeen must participate, adding up to at least hundreds of thousands of people." ”

Hearing this, she didn't seem to be so anxious in her heart: "Then since there are so many people, does it mean that I may not be selected?" ”

The old man suddenly came to his senses: "Alas~ Look at me, I only care about Xiaoying's beauty since she was a child and her outstanding talent, so I thought that Xiaoying would definitely be selected, but I didn't expect this layer, I was really confused." ”

"Daddy cares about it, so I dressed myself up as an ugly monster that day!" She began to get a little excited because she had thought of a countermeasure.

The old man suddenly felt that the lively and clever daughter before he was sick was back, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Although it may not be able to be selected, Xiaoying can't be willful, dressing up as an ugly monster will be said to be disrespectful to the emperor, Xiaoying don't dress up deliberately, and don't deliberately show yourself, so as not to attract attention." She nodded excitedly.

There is still nearly a month left before she enters the palace to run for election, because she has already thought of countermeasures, although she still has some small worries in her heart, but she can finally stop being as entangled as before, and she begins to familiarize herself with the environment and people in this mansion.

She followed her every day, and when she asked this and that, she was puzzled, and she didn't understand why the young lady couldn't remember any of this. But he thought about it again, maybe Miss was scared because of the matter of choosing a concubine, and it is not surprising that her personality has changed a little, not to mention that Miss has been sick for so long after such a big incident, and it is understandable that she has forgotten something. was originally a simple little girl, but this idea suddenly popped up, and she forgot about it when she turned around.

The others didn't usually have close contact with the young lady, so they didn't notice the change in this young lady. As everyone knows, this "Miss" is actually not the previous Miss Tian.