September 210 BC

It has been a month since I lived in the Zhang family's house. The wound on the shoulder recovered well, and the doctor said that it would only take a few days to heal completely. Mrs. Zhang treats me very considerately, and will come to my room every day to talk to me to relieve my boredom, and the cutest is Zhang Dan'er, who always stays with me all day long, asking me to tell her stories for a while, and asking me to sing to her for a while.

Zhang's house was built in a remote village in Xinzheng, an ordinary farmhouse courtyard fenced off by a bamboo fence. However, although the appearance has no intention of ordinary people, the internal force hides a mystery. The courtyard is not only built with several exquisite and elegant bamboo houses, but also has a carved out area to grow seasonal vegetables and flowers, and it is quiet and clean, so it always has a bit of an unearthly taste. There are also two old servants in Zhang's house, one is Aunt Li, the kitchen cook, and the other is Zhang Fu, the housekeeper who takes care of vegetables and flowers every day.

I once asked Mrs. Zhang why she settled here, and she told me that because Zhang Liang was always away, she had settled her mother and daughter here to ensure their safety. She also told me that she also has a son whose name is not suspicious, and who is now studying abroad.

Hearing her say this, I know that this Mr. Zhang must be doing something terrible, otherwise he would not have arranged them in such a remote place in order not to implicate his wife and children. But now that I'm under the fence, no matter how much I don't understand in my heart, I will finally press it all.

"You can recuperate here with peace of mind, and when your husband comes back, I will help you inquire about the whereabouts of Wu Yi Gongzi. She comforted me and said: "Now that Hu Hai is on the throne and persecuting his siblings, in addition to the Fusu Gongzi who was forced to commit suicide, even the low-key Gongzi Gao and Gongzi Jiang Lu were also killed by him on trumped-up charges. Among so many deaths, I have not heard of Wu Yigongzi, which shows that he should not have an accident now. ”

"Of course, it's good if nothing happens, but if you are assassinated...... I frowned and said in a low voice: "He was going to Shangjun to help Fusu Gongzi, but as soon as he left, there was no news, and now that Hu Hai is on the throne, Zhao Gao is favored, I am afraid of ......"

"If this happens, it's useless for you to worry or be afraid. In that case, why don't you live well and pray for him?, although I don't know how you have a relationship with this Wuyi Gongzi, but since you are so worried about him, he must mean a lot to you. Mrs. Zhang smiled, shoved the tiger stripe into my hand, and then closed the door and left.

I looked at the tiger stripe pendant in my hand, and knew that this lady must have regarded the owner of this tiger stripe pendant as Wu Yi, so I had to smile bitterly and muttered to myself: "Where is this praying for him? This is obviously ...... Forcing me to miss another person......"

It was September, the grain harvest was abundant, and the people in the village were busy harvesting the grain, and every day the villagers could be seen carrying large bundles of golden rice passing by the gate of the courtyard, with satisfied smiles on their faces.

The osmanthus tree in the courtyard has bloomed, but in half a day, the whole yard is filled with a strong fragrance of osmanthus flowers. Aunt Li in the kitchen asked me to shake a lot of osmanthus flowers with her, saying that it was just the right time in season, and the osmanthus cake made was sweet and fragrant, and Mrs. and Miss Dan both loved it, and promised that I would love it as soon as I ate it.

The autumn breeze was cool, and my body finally got completely better, and then in this beautiful season of osmanthus fragrance, the gentleman in charge of the Zhang family came back.

The sun was shining that day, and Dan'er pulled me to accompany her to bask in the sun in the yard. The sun was shining, and she dozed off on my lap while I carefully tied her braids.

"Dan'er. The door of the bamboo courtyard was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked in slowly, he beckoned to Dan'er, and said in harmony, "Come here." ”

Dan'er immediately ran over, regardless of the fact that the braid was only tied to one side, and threw herself into the man's arms.

"Daddy!"

Isn't that Mrs. Zhang's husband, Mr. Zhang Liang?

I looked at the man in front of me, who was not confused, and I thought that he looked too old. Unlike what I imagined, he had a bookish air all over his body, his face was handsome, and he had a little femininity, and he must have been a rare beautiful man when he was young.

The man picked up Dan'er, pinched her face, and then asked me who was still sitting on the stool: "You are the Snow Maiden, the insiders told me in the letter." How good is the injury? Are you still used to it here?"

"Thanks to Mr. Zhang's family, I am now fine. I got up and saluted him slightly: "Although I know that this rescue is a blessing for the ancestors, I still have to thank Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang in advance, if it weren't for you, I am afraid that I would have been exposed to the wilderness." ”

"The princess doesn't have to be so polite, this is Zhang's business. Zhang Liang walked up to me with Dan'er in his arms and said with a smile: "I just heard about it before, but now that we have met, I am sure that you are the daughter of Her Royal Highness Lingji." And thou art seven points like thy mother. ”

"Official!" Mrs. Zhang came out of the back room, saw Zhang Liang stunned at first, and then greeted him with a smile on her face, took Dan'er from his arms, and asked softly: "When did you come back?" ”

"There's no need to bother, I'll be back for a while. First, I will accompany you and Dan'er well, and second, I will wait for the return home after completing my studies, and I will hand over my own things to him. ”

"That's ......" Mrs. Zhang pondered for a moment, then took Dan'er to the kitchen and asked Aunt Li to cook a few more good dishes.

Zhang Liang and I sat down at the bamboo table in the courtyard, he poured a bowl of tea for me, and then said in a deep voice: "Her Royal Highness Lingji was once the king's favorite daughter, she was only 14 years old when she got married, and not long after marrying into the Wei State, Korea perished. Many people thought that His Royal Highness Lingji was spared because he married away from another country, but they didn't expect that the Wei State would also perish a few years later. And I've heard...... Your Highness committed suicide?"

I lowered my eyes and nodded, "Yes, my mother didn't want to be a concubine of Yingzheng, so she committed suicide." I was adopted by my mother's maid and grew up as a dancing girl in Xianyang Palace. ”

"Oh, in that case, why did you fall seriously injured and die on the outskirts of Shangjun?" asked Zhang Liang in surprise.

I wanted to tell the truth, but after thinking about it, I felt that the past was too complicated, so I lied to him: "Yingzheng died, and many concubines and maids in the palace were going to be martyred, I didn't want to die, so I planned to escape secretly, but I was discovered by the guards and chased all the way." Fortunately, the coachman saved me, and I was able to escape, and then I met Mrs. Zhang. ”

"That's ......," he stroked the beard on his chin and said thoughtfully, "You have a special status now, and if you spread it, you will definitely attract a lot of hunting." I think you might as well stay in my house and live with Uchiko and Dan'er, and you can save a lot of trouble. ”

"It's too much trouble for you. I shook my head and refused: "You have saved me is a great kindness, how can I increase the danger for you?"

"Don't think too much about it, just stay in peace. I will let Neiko tell outsiders that you are my long-lost daughter, first eliminate your suspicion, and when the limelight of this burial is over, I will come forward to find a good family for you, which can be regarded as worthy of the care of His Royal Highness Lingji back then. ”

"......"

"You don't have to excuse yourself, now that the world is in turmoil, it is the right choice to protect yourself. Zhang Liang filled the tea bowl for me and said patiently: "This tea is the same as a person, and after several ups and downs, it can brew the most mellow tea fragrance." ”