The south of the land of China, the Liang Dynasty, the second year of Hongde.

In the spring of March, the lone peak of Fengluan Mountain stands tall and green. A quaint and elegant cottage in the middle of the mist. There were four men standing at the door, dressed differently, but all of them stood tall and tall, with a resolute look in their eyes. Either with a knife or a sword at the waist.

At the bend of the winding mountain path, a weak woman's slightly anxious eyes looked at the elegant hut from time to time, and four men standing proudly like cold pines made her dare not approach.

Inside the cottage.

The furnishings are simple and elegant, shabby but clean. A table, a chair, a tea, a bed, a house, a dress. Handsome men and proud women sit and look at each other.

Who is the handsome man?

Xia Duyu, the emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty, was dressed in snow-white satin, and a piece of mutton fat and white jade was tied on a long tassel of white silk. The green silk is bundled, the eyebrows grow into the temples, and the gentle eyes are clear and deep. The bridge of the nose is straight, and the red lips are moderately thick and have a complicated smile. Although the temperament is out of the dust, it still can't hide the king's spirit that shocks the world.

So who is the proud girl?

Her name is Xia Ling'er, in her memory, she grew up in this Fengluan Mountain, her mother passed away last year, and she later learned that it was just the person who raised her, and now she is dependent on the maid Yuezen.

At this moment, Xia Ling'er is wearing a cuishui shirt and skirt, butterfly tassels and shallow black hair, her skin is like a condensed fat and her air is like a quiet orchid, and her moon eyebrows and starry eyes are all cold and arrogant.

Why are they here?

Just look at their names and you'll know seven points. The vulgar can't be more vulgar routine stories. The emperor wanted to take his princess sister, who had been in exile for many years, back to the palace.

It's just that the atmosphere doesn't seem to be very harmonious.

Xia Duyu seemed to be smiling, but spoke first: "I sent someone to pick it up, why don't you go back?" Why do I have to pick you up in person? The tone was calm and flat. It's not like there is a sense of reproach or displeasure.

Xia Ling'er's high-end posture, shooting at the cold river, reveals three points of nobility and seven points of stubbornness. Without changing his face, he said, "I don't know where to take me; Second, I don't know if the person who wants to pick me up will like me and treat me sincerely. I won't go until I figure that out. ”

A month ago, Xia Duyu, according to the last words of the emperor, must take his sister-in-law who was exiled back to the palace and treat her well. He sent someone to Fengluan Mountain to pick her up and take her back to the palace. But the person who returned to the palace did not bring back Xia Ling'er, only brought back Xia Ling'er's original words: "I must see this emperor's brother to go back." ”

So Xia Duyu is sitting here today.

Xia Duyu looked at Xia Ling'er's heroic demeanor, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, as if she liked it and didn't like it, and said firmly: "You are my princess of Daliang, so naturally I will take you back to Shengling Palace." If I can pick you up in person, I will naturally treat you well, we are brothers and sisters of the same mother. ”

"Not necessarily." Xia Ling'er quickly took over the words, sneered slightly, her eyes were calm and sharp, and she never left Xia Duyu for a moment.

Xia Duyu frowned slightly, puzzled, "Why are you saying this?" ”

Xia Ling'er smiled lightly, and her dark eyes suddenly brightened even more. I saw her stand up, turn around and move her eyes to the simple little window of the hut, look at the delicate branches and leaves outside, and said: "I am not a princess who grew up in a boudoir and abides by the rules and regulations, and I don't want to be a good princess who follows the rules, I am not a gentle and quiet woman, I prefer to be like a man, riding a horse and archery, going in and out of the courtyard at will, I hate the difference between men and women." I want a life that is more free and easy than that of a man. Can you give me all of this? Xia Ling'er finished these words without hurrying, did not look back at Xia Duyu, still stared out the window, waiting for the emperor's brother's answer, extremely leisurely and chic.

Xia Duyu didn't show any more surprise when she heard her say this, nor did she care about the arrogance in her words, nor did she feel how ridiculous her words were.

He thinks that she has grown up in this sparsely populated mountain since she was a child, far away from the prosperity of the world, and naturally far away from the mundane rules of the world, she has her own nobility and dust. And why forcibly drown her in a world she doesn't like.

"I can make you like the prince of our Great Liang, and I will not bind you with some complicated etiquette. But there is one point, when you get to the palace, you still have to learn some of the most basic courtesy. ”

Xia Duyu said indifferently, but Xia Ling'er still heard his sincerity, and his indisobedience as the emperor. He didn't say that she also knew that some rules in the palace still had to be followed.

It seems that the words have been stated and the wish has been fulfilled.

Xia Ling'er turned around and looked at her emperor brother carefully, it turned out that the emperor's spirit was not all light and arrogant, such as the one in front of her, there was warmth under the domineering.

Xia Ling'er smiled, although it was as beautiful as not eating fireworks in the world, but it was even more full of agility, even if it was to envelop him in the future, he should be given a smile.

In her memory, the original Xia Ling'er was a gentle and gentle woman.

It's just that Xia Duyu is a little curious, why she didn't say a word about the mystery of Xia Ling'er's growth.

Although, even if she asked, he might not tell her the truth, but he had prepared some prevarications early on.

Now that she didn't ask, it made Xia Duyu feel uneasy.

After packing up, Xia Duyu, Xia Ling'er and the accompanying people walked down the mountain.

Xia Ling'er glanced back at the hut she had grown up with.

What should be given up must be given up in the end, as if you were persuading yourself. It seems to be persuading the Xia Ling'er in his heart.

Xia Duyu originally came here on horseback, but for Xia Ling'er's consideration, she changed to a carriage, although she said that she could ride a horse, but after all, it was not suitable for long journeys.

Therefore, Xia Duyu sat in a carriage by herself, and Xia Ling'er and the girl Yuechan sat in a carriage.

Xia Duyu's four guards each drove two carriages.

Although the speed of the carriage was limited, it was fast, and there was not much delay on the road, and it took four days to arrive at Shengling, the capital of Daliang. After all, the emperor, who only ascended to the throne for the first time last year, still has state affairs to do.

When she entered Kyoto, Xia Ling'er felt more and more lively. There is a penetrating shouting of vendors; There are horses neighing and chirping; There is a market for bargaining; There are idlers laughing and laughing; There are also warblers and swallows in the wind and snow.

In the end, Xia Ling'er still didn't hold back her curiosity, stretched out her slender jade hand to lift the curtain of the car window, and looked out with a pair of eyes full of desire to explore.

The carriages and horses are full of chariots, the flow of people is like weaving, and the shops are lined up, which is a prosperous and noisy scene. On both sides of the street are red bricks and green tiles, abrupt horizontal cornices, and shop signboards and banners.

The corners of Xia Ling'er's mouth rippled with a graceful arc, and her eyes were full of freshness, and she couldn't hide her joy.

This is where she has traveled thousands of years.

The modern Xia Linger was born in a wealthy family and has a twin brother. Xia Ling'er, who could have been a tsundere princess, gradually became a stinky lady because of the patriarchy of the family.

She vividly remembered that on the day of her and his brother's eighteenth coming-of-age ceremony, she couldn't stand the fact that her parents only had their son in their eyes, she drank a lot of wine, and then drove out, and no one noticed her anyway.

Drinking alcohol and driving without a license will of course be tragic in the end.

When she opened her eyes, Yuechan beside her was calling her: "Miss...... The young lady ...... "her red and swollen eyes were still full of tears.

Zen told her that she had fallen down the steep stone path of the mountain stream.

Xia Ling'er sneered incredulously, she fell, and when she woke up, she changed her soul, right?

What about my past life? Or is it an afterlife?

Xia Ling'er couldn't adapt to the new environment and new character settings for a while. Began to be silent.

In Yuechan's opinion, the young lady must have fallen on her head, as if she didn't remember a lot of things, and her temperament was like a different person.

Until a month ago, two people came from the Shengling Tomb in Kyoto and found her, because of one of her moon-containing jade pendants, kneeling down and calling her a princess, to welcome her into the palace.

It's ridiculous to cross here, and suddenly the identity of a princess emerges.

Xia Ling'er hesitated and thought a lot.

She wants to live well, she wants to forget about the patriarchal family, she wants to live like a man, although in this era of male superiority and inferiority, this idea is even more absurd.

Therefore, she refused the people who came to take her into the palace, and she asked the emperor to personally welcome her into the palace.

At least she wants to take the initiative. It's good to talk to the emperor about the conditions.

Fortunately, she won the bet, and the emperor really came to pick her up in person.

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Soon, the Imperial Palace, the center of the Shengling, arrived.

Xia Ling'er saw through the car window that the palace wall was as high as a castle from a distance.

The carriage entered the middle gate, the big red gate as magnificent as the Forbidden City, and the emperor naturally wanted to go through the main gate.

Then the magnificent palaces come into view.

As she walked, she found that he had been separated from the emperor's brother, and that her carriage had passed through the walls of the hall to a courtyard.

The carriage stopped, and Yuezen helped her out of the car.

The same red lacquered gate. Just a very ordinary gate.

At the door stood four slim palace maids. Seeing Xia Ling'er kneeling down in unison, she shouted: "The slave welcomes the princess back to the palace, the princess is a thousand years old!" ”

Xia Ling'er only lowered her eyebrows and glanced at them, although she had never been a princess, but she was a brutal lady in her predecessor, so she naturally would not take a few palace maids in her eyes.

"Get up!" Casually speaking, he walked towards the courtyard. Her attention was all in this novel courtyard.

After thanking the palace maid, she got up and hurriedly followed the princess to wait.

A palace maid reported to the princess as she walked: "This courtyard was re-cleaned and decorated more than a month ago, and the slaves and maids have been here for more than a month, just waiting to welcome the princess back." ”

Xia Ling'er responded to them expressionlessly as if she hadn't heard the palace maids speak, let alone look at them and reply to them.

She walked in with a light step, curiosity and a swaggering smile on her face.

Passing through the cloister in the courtyard and going down the steps, there is a road made of stones. Adjacent to this road is the main hall where the princess will stay.

Three carved gatehouses. Hang the plaque of "Qinfang Palace".

There are wings on each side.

Xia Ling'er didn't stop there, and went up the steps to enter the Qinfang Palace.

The sun is abundant in the hall, the tables and chairs in the entrance hall are all luxurious, the right view is the bedroom, the curtain on both sides of the door is raised, a gorgeous bed just comes into view, and the brocade and quilt on the bed are neatly folded.

Looking left, the carved lintel is hung with a half-cut beaded green curtain, the sky has gradually warmed up, and the windproof curtain is not hung up.

Xia Ling'er walked inside, laying a brocade red thick carpet on the big kang near the window, and what pillows, pillows, and small mattresses should be placed neatly. On the Western-style small table in the middle, the beauty of the Ru kiln is inserted with fresh flowers.

Four chairs on the opposite side, with crimson sprinkled chairs on top. Comes with two high tables.

Xia Ling'er walked to the side of the kang, Yue Chan reached out and untied her white background light blue cloak, Xia Ling'er didn't look at anyone, even if Yue Chan just blocked her eyes, she was still carefully observing the place where her eyes could see.

There was a look of satisfaction on his face, but he was calm and unfazed.

Xia Ling'er stretched out her hand to caress Xiao Ji, raised her foot and stepped on the pedal, turned her waist lightly and sat down.

Then there was a palace maid serving tea.

"The princess is tired of traveling, it must be hard, take a sip of tea first, and take a rest."

Xia Ling'er seemed to settle down at this moment, glanced at the palace maid, took the tea bowl, maybe she was really thirsty, not like everyone took two sips, obviously swallowed "coo", and drank the tea in three or two sips.

"Miss, drink slowly." Yue Chan saw Xia Ling'er drinking tea, and persuaded a little worriedly, she didn't seem to be used to calling the princess for a while, and just like before, she called "Miss" by the way.

Yue Chan took the tea bowl in Xia Ling'er's hand, stretched out her hand and handed it to the palace maid who was standing beside her.

The palace maid took the tea bowl, and thought that she could understand that the princess was indeed thirsty, so she went to pour another cup of tea and put it on the small table.

"Is the princess going to rest now?" The palace maid asked.

Yue Chan didn't speak, and also looked at Xia Ling'er, as if she was also waiting for her instructions.

"What time is it?" The calm tone, full of spirit, does not look like a tired feeling at all.

The palace maid replied, "It's Shen Shi." ”

"If the princess feels hungry, the slave maid will go to prepare some snacks, and if she wants to eat anything for dinner, she will tell the slave maid, and the slave and maid will go and let people prepare, and the emperor will specially arrange a small kitchen." The palace maid bowed her head and replied, like a clever girl.

"What did the emperor do?" Xia Ling'er didn't seem to care about what to eat, and didn't give any instructions, but she wanted to know the whereabouts of the emperor's brother.

"Back to the princess, the emperor should be busy with political affairs. However, there was also a message that the princess should rest first, and the emperor would come over after he was busy and would have dinner with the princess. ”

Xia Ling'er glanced at another palace maid who replied.

As if there was nothing more to ask and understand, he didn't say anything more, picked up the tea bowl again, and said again before drinking: "You go down first!" ”

The ladies of the palace bowed and retreated.

Xia Ling'er drank the tea after speaking, this time she was not as anxious as she drank just now, but she still drank the tea in one go.

At this time, the palace maids also withdrew, and only Yuechan was waiting.

Xia Ling'er put the tea bowl on the small table.

"Miss, do you want to pour another cup of tea?" Yuezen asked.

"Yuechan, I have entered the palace now, and I can no longer be called Miss in the future." She always seems to ignore people's questions, and what she says is all up to her own thoughts.

Yue Chan was stunned for a moment, looked at Xia Ling'er's attitude and looked quite serious, then lowered her head and replied, "Yes, princess, Yue Chan must keep it in mind." ”

Xia Ling'er didn't pay too much attention to it, and she didn't want to rest, so she got up and walked down.

"Yuechan, you say, what will our life in this deep palace be like in the future?" Xia Ling'er stomped back and forth, but this step seemed a little hesitant, maybe it was in her current mood! There are apprehensions and some expectations.

Yue Chan also frowned and thought for a while, and just wanted to say that he didn't know, he heard Xia Ling'er's next words again.

"I think, since the emperor promised not to bind me with palace rules, and said that the king had no jokes, I don't think he would just coax me to be happy and say it casually." The smile on his face brightened as he spoke, and he looked even more expectant.

Since God let her come here after the reincarnation and gave her such a noble status, Xia Ling'er naturally didn't think it was a bad thing, it must be that she had no parents and only an emperor's brother, and she didn't seem to be cold, let alone as domineering as her own brother, but it made her feel like a brother.

Thinking about it this way, she is now under one person and above ten thousand, as long as he nods his head in everything, what else can not be done?

Yuechan looked at her princess with a thoughtful expression, walking back and forth on this marble floor, just listening at any time.

Xia Ling'er suddenly stood up as she walked, looked sideways at the bead curtain, as if she had thought of something, and her bright eyes flashed with perseverance.

Maybe I should add another lovely person to this room

The corners of his mouth raised a touch of coldness.

It's like planning something, and it's the momentum of the ambition.

She looked domineering and exposed.

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And what about the emperor?

Busy!

Busy!

Still busy!

.......

Seeing that the sky is getting dark, I'm afraid that the time is almost over.

Xia Ling'er walked back and forth in the main hall, although the palace maid was already guarding the door, she still looked outside the hall from time to time, and the emperor said why she hadn't come over. Since he said that he would come over for dinner together, if he didn't come, the palace maids would never let the princess eat first. But she would be hungry.

Yue Chan looked at the princess with a little anxious look, and said, "Princess, if you eat another snack, maybe the emperor has something to delay." As he spoke, he moved the bowl he had been holding to the princess.

The princess looked at it and said, "Don't eat it, take it!" His face was already displeased. It seems that being hungry has a direct impact on a person's mood.

Oh, yes! Xia Ling'er has already eaten several pieces of dim sum, she doesn't like sweets, and now she still feels panicked.

Now Xia Ling'er is trying her best to control her bad mood, you must know that in her previous life, she was a very bad-tempered lady.

At this time, the palace maid came in to report.

"Princess Qiyu, the emperor's step has come."

Fortunately, the emperor came in time.

The anger on Xia Ling'er's face gradually dissipated, and she still looked calm, her sharp eyes looked out of the door, she breathed a long sigh of relief, and her expression eased a lot.

"Go and prepare the meal immediately, and no one is allowed to follow." The words were said simply and decisively, making people dare not hesitate.

After speaking, he walked outside.

The vigorous and powerful steps are not at all the gait of the daughter's family.

It's not that she was in a hurry to meet the emperor, but that the hungry waiting before caused her to vent her emotions!

The palace maids who are serving in the palace are all observant of words and feelings, and presumably there is no longer the relaxed and joyful mood of seeing the princess for the first time. All of them have a heart hanging from them.

No one dared to delay, and walked in the same direction with all the brushes, it was time to go to the kitchen,

Yue Chan was stunned for a while, and then came back to her senses, no one was allowed to follow, including her, of course, and she felt that she would follow the palace maid.

Xia Ling'er walked out of the courtyard gate directly and stood at the gate to greet the emperor.

When the emperor's steps were stable, Xia Ling'er knelt down to the emperor, that is, squatted and knelt on one knee.

"Ling'er greets the emperor, the emperor is safe!"

The emperor stepped down and looked at Xia Ling'er, who was kneeling on the ground and saluting, and was quite surprised.

Of course, in order to leave a good impression on the emperor, I deliberately learned from the palace maid.

Naturally, the emperor doesn't need to think about her little trick to know.

"Get up!" The simple three words still heard the emperor's happy mood.

Xia Ling'er got up and looked at the emperor, she was still the same magnificent, but she smiled brighter, I don't know if it was because she saw her.

Xia Ling'er got up and followed the emperor and walked towards the courtyard.

"Is there anything you don't get used to?" The emperor asked with concern.

"There's nothing I'm not used to, it's just that I'm too hungry to wait for the emperor to come over." Xia Ling'er said to herself, although she had a smile on her face, but her words inevitably made people feel like they were complaining.

The emperor turned his head to look at her calm face and the incomprehensible smile, it was really difficult to understand the meaning of her words.

Xia Ling'er also looked at him, as if she saw the emperor's speculation about herself.

Without waiting for the emperor to say anything, she hurriedly said: "The emperor must be hungry even now, dinner is ready!" "It's still that esoteric and extremely calm smile.

"You really feel hungry when you say it." The emperor smiled heartily.

Or maybe he thinks he's thinking too much.

"You should call me the emperor, not the emperor." The emperor continued

I also said that Yuechan said before, so that she can no longer be called Miss in the future, and she should be called the princess when she enters the palace.

It turns out that she will not be able to adapt for a while, and she will also make such mistakes.

Hurriedly smiled and responded: "Yes, Brother Huang, Ling Er remembers." ”

As he spoke, he had already walked into the temple, and the meal had been set on the table.

The palace maid first served the emperor and princess to clean her hands, and then sat down and began to eat.

During this period, Xia Ling'er seemed to have been eating quietly, never looking up at the emperor, and she looked elegant when she ate, like a princess.

From time to time, the emperor would take a look at her eating quietly, he felt that the atmosphere seemed to be a little tense, but he didn't know what the problem was, he always felt that the seemingly docile sister in front of him seemed to have a lot of things he couldn't understand.

"Ling'er ......" In the end, the emperor still put down his chopsticks and opened his mouth to break this bad atmosphere.

"Huh?" Ling Er raised her eyes and looked at her and hummed, as if she had known what the emperor was going to ask him, she didn't show surprise, smiled, and put down her chopsticks, as if she was ready to listen to the emperor's earnest teachings.

The emperor looked at her, was silent for a while, and said, "Why don't you ask, why were you left to grow up in Fengluan Mountain?" ”

Xia Ling'er smiled calmly when she heard this, and said, "Didn't the imperial brother mention it either?" It must be difficult to say, or afraid that I can't say clearly, or maybe I shouldn't let me know or don't want me to know. Knowing that the imperial brother is in difficulty, I asked again if it was more difficult for the imperial brother. Xia Ling'er said a few words without shock, and her face did not change.

However, the emperor suddenly felt that this royal sister was not simple, and just knowing the advance and retreat was not to be underestimated.

The emperor looked at her and smiled, but smiled awkwardly and unnaturally. The words he brought up made him not know how to end for a while. He really didn't want to tell her, but he didn't want his sister to add to the pain, and he would have to do it too much, and it would be meaningless to mention it again.

"Brother Huang, I've eaten too, why don't we go to the back room to talk!" Xia Ling'er didn't seem to see the emperor's embarrassment, maybe she didn't care!

The emperor nodded with a dry smile, got up and walked inside.

Xia Ling'er followed.

In fact, what about this matter, it is right to say that Xia Ling'er knows about advance and retreat, she knows that the emperor will not tell her, even if she asks, I am afraid that the emperor will not tell him the truth, at least he will not tell her, it is better not to ask, it is not because the original Xia Ling'er's soul is no longer there, and it doesn't matter to her. She had her own plans, and she felt she could find the real answer herself.

After entering the back room and sitting down, the palace maid served tea.

"Does the imperial brother have a lot to explain to me?" Xia Ling'er asked first.

Xia Ling'er is too strong in logical thinking, and she can always find out the development of things.

The emperor looked at her with a little surprise, and it was really not an ordinary mediocre woman. It's a pity to miss her growth, and he believes that if she grew up in the palace, her father would have liked her very much, and he would have liked her even more.

Of course, he's starting to like her now, too. Because he felt that she must be the wisdom of her inherited father.

"Yes! You can now be regarded as recognizing your ancestors and returning to your ancestors, and the Ministry of Rites has set a ceremony for you to be sealed in two days, and there are hundreds of officials to congratulate, and the etiquette is inevitably complicated. So tomorrow I will have Mama Lijiao teach you these relevant etiquette. You may have to work a little harder these two days. The emperor patiently said to him.

Xia Ling'er showed a little reluctance and helplessness, and said: "Then I can only learn these rules and etiquette here in the past two days, and I can't go anywhere?" ”

Although he said a question, it was clearly affirmative.

The face of the fierce and hideous Rite Mama came to mind. Suddenly, I felt that my cold hair was about to stand up.

The emperor saw her reluctance and said: "It's not that you can't go anywhere, if you're tired, you can let someone take you to the imperial garden for a walk, but no one in the palace has ever seen you, so it's inevitable to be rude." The emperor still showed great tolerance.

Xia Ling saw that after hearing these words, he looked at the emperor and smiled bitterly, and said, "Then I still don't want to go out yet, it's just these three days." Patience passed. There will be time to go out later. After saying that, the smile on his face seemed much more natural.

She really knows how to advance and retreat.

At critical moments, you have to be able to bend and stretch to be a big husband.

This sentence seems inappropriate here, but Xia Ling'er is absolutely scheming and has a strong mind.

In the next three days, until the official end of various ceremonies, although Xia Ling'er's performance could not be said to be flawless, it was definitely impossible to find fault.

The ability to learn, the ability to adapt, and the ability to adapt to changes are definitely the strongest in the universe.

Everything came to a standstill.

Xia Ling'er felt that her life was about to begin, and she firmly believed that it would be the life she wanted.

But she didn't seem to know what the sentence was: "Once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea." "Even if she's a princess.

On the day of the ceremony, the coquettish Concubine Lan, she just glanced at it, it seemed that she was not distracted.