I woke up early the next morning, and the man who taught me the etiquette yesterday was already waiting at the door.

All these years, survival has been difficult, I have never worn a decent dress, I have not even seriously looked in the mirror, let alone dressed up.

She skillfully pulled a fairy bun for me, then carefully traced my eyebrows, gently pounced on the powder, and inserted pearl tassels and earrings for me. Looking at myself in the mirror, I felt like I was a different person, but I liked it very much.

It was at this moment that I suddenly had the consciousness of being a woman, I was amazed by the beautiful woman in the mirror, and from then on I could no longer struggle for food and clothing, and only be a dignified and beautiful woman who painted her eyebrows and eyes and wore hairpins in the mirror?

Fate pushed me into a wrestling field full of love, hate, hatred, and death, and I had to get my hands blood and my heart covered with dust in order to survive.

She finally straightened my clothes, looked at them all over, and said with satisfaction, "The girl is really beautiful once she has been freshened," I pursed my lips and smiled.

The heavy ornaments on my head prevented me from making larger movements, so I had to walk forward with my head held high.

My uncle was already waiting outside the door, and when he saw me, his eyes widened, and then he exclaimed, "Sure enough, it's the daughter of my Jiao family!" ”

I sat quietly in the sedan chair, the noise of the market outside seemed to be a floor away from me, and I suddenly had no fear or expectation, just quietly, thinking nothing.

The brand new vermilion palace door slowly opened, I stepped step by step through the cold tiles of the outer palace, the majestic and solemn palace was undulating, a round of red sun rose in the east, unveiled the curtain, the red walls and green tiles, the water pavilion and corridor were all in front of me, the palace people everywhere were sprinkling water and cleaning, and the guards were standing tall one by one.

A father-in-law with a full head of flowers greeted me, and when he saw me, he burst into tears, knelt down before me, and said, "Princess Chitose Chitose Chitose," no one ever knelt down before me, and I hurriedly helped him up.

He wiped away his tears and said, "Please come with me," and my uncle and I followed him, and the palace seemed to know that we were coming.

A group of warblers and swallows came from the corridor on our right, the father-in-law stopped, and we didn't go any further, a woman in brocade clothes, a solemn female official on the left and right sides, followed by a palace maid in a red skirt with three long drains, so not magnificent.

The woman at the head was wearing a red robe of a golden silk bird and a phoenix, wearing a double phoenix title pearl and gold step, and the delicate agate earrings made her already beautiful face brighter and moving. This person is richly dressed and has a graceful temperament, and he must not be an ordinary person.

"See the queen," the father-in-law saluted respectfully, and it turned out that this person was the queen, "get up," the queen's voice is not as sharp as a woman's, it is very natural and atmospheric.

"See the queen mother," I saluted to the queen according to the principle of kneeling as I had taught before, and she helped me up and said with a smile: "This is Princess Qingluan, born as lovely as your mother!" I was a little embarrassed and only smiled.

"Zhongqing, don't come to harm," the queen greeted her uncle, but the uncle bowed his head and said respectfully: "The queen mother pleases first." The queen looked at him and said no more, but walked forward.

We walked behind, in fact, on the same road as the queen, the long line of palace maids blocked the queen's back, and the uncle looked ahead, with a layer of mist in his eyes.

When I came to the upper study, my father-in-law turned to me and said, "Princess, wait a minute, the old slave will go and report first," and before I could respond, my father-in-law came down from the palace and respectfully said, "Princess, please."

A man in a yellow robe sat in front of the palace with the queen, his expression was solemn, his temples were slightly frosty, and his eagle eyes were very sharp, like a wise man who understood the world, and he had a natural majesty and spirit.

"See my father," I bowed to him, "See the emperor," my uncle also knelt down, "flattened" his voice was thick and clear, "Qingluan, come forward."

I stepped forward to see him closely, a little older than I had imagined my father, and he was also looking at me carefully, his thick and warm hands clasping me.

I felt a tacit connection, and I had this man's blood flowing in my body, which was a completely different feeling, different from the nurturing grace of the concubine and the kindness and warmth of my uncle.

This is a feeling of being accepted by the world, a crisp "click", the innate and indissolvable loneliness hidden inside, as if broken, and I now seem to have truly come to this world.

He seemed to be equally excited, holding my hand trembling slightly, and sighed, "It's so similar to Zhi'er!" He patted the seat next to him and said, "Come and sit down," and I sat next to him.

He looked at his uncle, who was still standing in the hall, and said:

"How have you been doing in the past ten years?"

"Very good"

"What are your plans for the future, how about coming back and being my Captain of the Forest?"

"Hahaha, I still prefer to be a leisurely medicine seller,"

"Hahaha......"

"Then I'll step back first", seeing that my uncle was leaving, I got up from my seat, ran down and shouted, "Uncle, where are you going?" "Don't worry, I'll open a pharmacy in Gangneung City, also called Lu Zhai, you can come to me in the future," he touched my head, and my tears couldn't help but fall.

"Come here," called my father, "your uncle likes to live at ease, and he is still in Gangneung, so if you are not comfortable living in the palace, you can go to live with him." He wiped tears from my face and coaxed me.

"Queen, Qingluan's living in the palace is arranged by you," my father took my hand and told the queen. The queen suddenly came back to her senses, "The concubine has ordered someone to clean the Hanlian Palace, and she can live today." ”

"Next month, you can choose another day to arrange Qingluan's canonization ceremony,"

"The concubine will arrange it."

"Rong Qike is still there?" As if he remembered something, he asked the queen,

"Mama Rong Qi has been in the cloak room,"

"After Zhi'er went, she refused to serve others anymore, so let her serve Qingluan this time!"

"Yes",

"Qingluan, this child will be taken care of by you from now on,"

"This?" The queen was stunned for a moment, then glanced at her father again, and then agreed.

My father was busy with affairs, so he asked the queen to take me down to rest first.

"Mama Rong Qi used to be your mother's maid, she will serve you later, I have already selected two clever palace maids to go to your palace, if you need anything, you can come to Fengqi Palace to find me," she instructed me, and she didn't talk to me again along the way.

Then I was led by a small palace maid to the Hanlian Palace, which is in the northwest direction of the Fengqi Palace, which is also relatively close, although it is not as big as the queen's palace, but it is also in the center, and there are many guards everywhere.