I woke up again.

I dreamed again that when I got married to the crown prince that day, Ah Che asked me, do you really like this prince of the East Palace?

I didn't answer him.

I am the eldest lady of the Shen Mansion, and Ah Che is the son of the Li Mansion. As for how Ah Che and I met, it was nothing more than that one day Ah Che and my brother Shen Nuo were playing in the house, and Shen Nuo accidentally broke Daddy's favorite porcelain. It just so happened that Shen Nuo was already frightened, and hurriedly ran over to me and said, "Don't let Daddy know about this." "I naturally know that if this matter is given to Daddy, I will know what my brother will be like.

"Even if others don't say it, if Daddy finds that the porcelain vase has been broken and asks, how can he explain it? You can't blame the servants in the house, right? Or was it blown down by the wind? Who would believe it? I asked Shen Nuo rhetorically. In fact, we all know in our hearts that Daddy's favorite person is me on weekdays, as long as I confess my sins, Daddy will not do anything to me. It's just that Shen Nuo can't say this, and I don't want to disappoint Daddy and can't say it.

"When Uncle Shen asks, he will say that I did it." I looked back at the source of the sound, a jade-faced gentleman. The red lips and white eyebrows are beautiful, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye. I smiled and asked him, "Aren't you afraid that my father will punish you?" That's Daddy's favorite porcelain. He was honest: "I'm afraid, it's just that I don't want to see a crack in the relationship between your brothers and sisters." ”

"Brother, look, are you still a seven-foot man? The son of Li Mansion has much more backbone than you. I turned my head and teased Shen Nuo.

When Shen Nuo was told this, his face immediately turned red, and he stiffened his neck: "Who said that?" Isn't it... Admit a mistake? I... Are you really scared? Just teasing you little girl... Pander to.. Ah Che... You.. Don't admit it for me! I am a prince of the Shen Mansion... Are you really scared? ”

Ah Che couldn't help but smile and glanced at me lightly: "If Arnold has such a guts, then you will bear it." Miss Shen doesn't have to be so rusty, just call me Ah Che. ”

I smiled heartily: "Shen Qinghuan." ”

Later, Daddy asked the reason, and my brother went up alone to ask for the guilt, and Ah Che and I couldn't ignore it, so we stepped forward to plead for mercy. The matter is over. It's just that later Daddy first arranged for his brother to practice martial arts and serve the country, and in the end, sometimes he didn't even come back to the three dynasties.

I miss it so much, but it's good to have Ache by my side.

Ah Che is a year older than me, he is sixteen, and I am fifteen. Treat me better than my brother, and then my brother made military achievements again and again and was named General Si'an and rarely went home. But Ah Che still runs to my Shen Mansion every day. Even Ah Niang couldn't help but pretend to tease Ah Che once: "Ah Che, do you like Qinghuan?" ”

Ah Che gave me a meaningful look: "I like it." ”

It's just that Ah Niang and I never took it to heart at that time, after all, we were both young at that time, and we couldn't tell the difference between likes and dislikes.

I don't know how long it took, on the day of the Lantern Festival, my Xu Ah Che agreed to go out of the house with him.

I didn't know how lively this capital was when I left the house, and at a glance, every house hung lanterns and was so lively.

Ah Che and I walked through the middle of the crowd, and I had never seen such a lively scene. Suddenly, I was fascinated by the red paper umbrella in a shop with oddly shaped lanterns. I pulled Archer and ran to the shop. From a distance, it was a red paper umbrella with the color of rebirth, which was not something that ordinary craftsmen could make. It looks a little unreal under the illumination of lanterns and night scenes. I had already unconsciously let go of the hand holding Ah Che, Ah Che lowered his head and touched my head, and asked, "Do you like it?" ”

If it were another son, I might still be reserved, but I know Ah Che too well, as if we were brothers and sisters. I nodded, "Yes." ”

Ah Che and I walked to the door of the store, and the shopkeeper came out, and the shopkeeper was really a beautiful woman with a bright moon. Ah Che and I were about to walk into the store, but the shopkeeper stretched out his hand to hold me: "We can only enter the store for one person at a time, and the young lady should stay for the time being." ”

After hearing this, Ah Che turned around and said to me, "Qinghuan, you wait here for me and don't go away, don't worry." ”

I nodded.

I forgot how long it had been since Ah Che had been in, and I was already hungry and exhausted before I remembered that I hadn't eaten dinner, so I casually found someone and asked, "Childe, do you know where to find hibiscus cakes?" "I've always loved hibiscus cakes, and I think the Lantern Festival will definitely sell them.

I wandered outside the store for a while, why does it take so long to buy an umbrella? I'm a little puzzled.

"Girl, go ahead and turn left and you'll see the place where hibiscus cakes are sold."

I hesitated for a moment, I was afraid that Ah Che would be worried when he came out and saw that I was not in him. But after all, I didn't resist the temptation of hibiscus cake and went forward.

I rarely go out of the house, and I don't know where I went when I was squeezed by the crowd while walking. The streets were full of noise, and I was so crowded that I couldn't even walk, and at that time I was just trying to get out of this noisy place so that I could clear my ears. I don't know where I went, but all of a sudden it was all quiet and there was no one around. I woke up and began to feel scared again, I was afraid that if I met some people with ghosts on the road, I would be abducted and sold to the Qinglou. When I became a prostitute, I'm afraid that even my father and aunt won't want to recognize me anymore. In the past, if I really wanted to go out, Ah Niang would always send a few people to follow me to protect me, Ah Che is talented, even if he learned martial arts, Ah Niang is reassured.

People are not as good as heaven, Ah Che and I are lost,

If I had stood outside the store in the first place and didn't leave, I would have regretted it.

I tried to find a way out, looking around, and it was getting darker and darker, and I was scared with every step I took.

I'm trying to calm myself down, it's not like I haven't seen those cruel thieves kidnap girls and sell them to the Qinglou in public humiliation while beating and scolding. The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, and I crouched down and began to let my tears fall and wet my clothes. At this time, how I wish that Ache could find me and that he could appear.

I don't know how long I've been crying.

I regret it, I really regret it.

I regret that I can't resist the temptation, and I regret my incompetence.

I knew that when I was about to lose consciousness after crying, I instantly woke up when I heard a sound of footsteps. I looked at the figure in the distance, but in the distance, I only saw his angular face as cold as a carving against the background of the moonlight, and his facial features were deep.

In that moment, I seemed filled with hope. Be... Ache?