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Chapter 260 Lost and found

Entering late autumn, for several days in a row, there was a continuous autumn rain floating in the sky, beating on the treetops and eaves, making the whole brocade city shrouded in a hazy rain curtain.

When Ye Zhaoyan woke up from the nightmare, the wind and rain were still blowing outside, and the raindrops fell on the blue tiles, making a burst of sound.

She sat up straight, raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, her heart was empty for a while, as if she had lost something.

The dream of last night is still vivid in my memory. In the dream, she was wearing a bright red wedding dress, and she was bumping gently in her tenderness. Someone gently held her hand, leading her all the way forward.Those hands were soft and slender, which made her feel at ease. As she entered a quiet room, the hijab was lifted, revealing the face of King Qing, and she fell to the ground in fright. She wanted to rush out of the room, but the man's hand hold her tightly
Ye Zhaoyan clutched his chest, exhaled deeply, lifted the bedding, and stepped off the bed barefoot.

"Miss!" Zhuyu's voice came from the courtyard, followed by a gust of cold wind, which made Ye Zhaoyan shiver from the cold.

"Miss, put on your shoes quickly, don't catch cold." Zhuyu said with concern, and handed a post to Ye Zhaoyan.

Ye Zhaoyan took a look and found that it was an invitation from the Zhuo Palace, inviting her to attend the banquet in the Zhuo Palace three days later.

Other than that, there is no other information.

"Did the person who sent the invitation say what it was for?"

Zhuyu hesitated for a moment and said: "My maidservant heard that Princess Zhuo wants everyone to go to Zhuo Palace to have fun, and many officials and eunuchs have received the post."

Zhuo Wang's Mansion is a king with a different surname, and can be regarded as a royal family. Although it is not as powerful as King Qing, it is still a well-known noble in the dynasty, on par with the Taifu and even the chief assistant Li Xiang.

Inviting everyone with such a big fanfare must be to promote some big event.

Ye Zhaoyan gradually closed his fingers holding the invitation, and a gloomy light flashed in his eyes.

She lowered her eyelids, put the invitation into her sleeve robe, stood up and said calmly: "I'll go take a shower and change first."

The voice was tired, as if he hadn't had a good night's sleep.

After washing up, Ye Zhaoyan sat in front of the dressing table, staring at the pair of black eyes shining like ink in the bronze mirror.

The girl in the mirror has beautiful facial features, a cold complexion, and a heroic look between her brows, just like a female general walking out of a picture scroll with her war robes stripped off.

Zhuyu brought warm water and waited on Ye Zhaoyan to clean his face and make up. Finally, he took out a brand-new skirt embroidered with gold thread and moiré patterns, "Madam specially ordered the sewing room to rush to make the skirt. Miss, try to see if it fits or not."

Ye Zhaoyan reached out to take it, and looked down. This skirt was exquisitely crafted, and the gold and silver threads inlaid on it shone brightly. It was very valuable at first glance.Embroidered on the body of the skirt is a blossoming orchid, which is so lifelike that it seems to be flying out.

The material is Yunxia satin, the fabric is smooth and smooth, and it is extremely comfortable to wear.

Ye Zhaoyan rolled up the hem of the skirt, revealing her lustrous arms like snow lotus roots. The skirt dragged the floor, making her white and delicate skin. The light blue long skirt perfectly outlined the exquisite concave and convex curves. It is covered with tassels, and as she moves, the tassels sway gently, like butterflies flying, which is really beautiful.

This dress was worn on her body, as if it was tailor-made.

"Miss is so beautiful, even more beautiful than before the expedition." Zhuyu was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but praise.

I thought that Ye Zhaoyan's complexion would be rougher and thinner after returning from the battlefield, but unexpectedly, he has grown up. He has a lot of aura that he didn't have before, and his demeanor is even better than before.

"Mother, why did you ask people to rush to make such a gorgeous dress?" Ye Zhaoyan wondered, although Ye Fugui Su loved to arrange clothes for her, but he seldom was so extravagant.

The smile on Zhuyu's face was stifled, and she said cautiously: "Madam...Madam said that the young lady may be discussing marriage, she needs to dress up better, so I can't be taken lightly..."

"So that's how it is..." Ye Zhaoyan pursed his lips, with regret flowing in his eyes, presumably Ye Fugui had foreseen the ending that Ye Zhaoyan would have to marry, that's why he made such a move.

Maybe dress up better, which family's son can propose marriage to the Ye family before King Qing is settled?

This was Ye Fugui's fluke, but Ye Zhaoyan didn't take it seriously.

At such a critical moment, no one would run into trouble to contend with King Qing.

"This shirt is very beautiful. I don't need it for the time being, so I'd better change it." Ye Zhaoyan took off the matching necklace around his neck.

Seeing this, Zhuyu was very sorry, "It took Madam a lot of effort to make this dress, it would be a pity if it was changed."

Ye Zhaoyan was silent for a long while, and finally took off the skirt and put on a white dress. His hair was pulled up high, and two hairpins were inserted obliquely, looking elegant and clean.

"Help me with my makeup."

Zhuyu nodded quickly, "Yes, Miss."

Ye Zhaoyan sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking at the woman in the mirror, with picturesque eyebrows, red lips, and skin that could be broken by blowing bombs, like fat jade.

She looked at it for a while, and sighed slightly in her heart. In this life, she has reached her age again, but she has never made a good marriage.

It's okay for her like this to stay in her boudoir all the time, but it's a pity that she is the daughter of the Ye family, and she was forced to make military achievements for her grandfather.

She knew the thoughts of the brothers of Emperor Donglin, and the purpose of marrying her Ye family with Prince Qing was just to consolidate their power.

This is the method that men are best at, and it is also the most despicable method.

In the previous life, the Ye family also perished at the hands of a man, but in this life, Xue Huaidan was no longer afraid, but new troubles came to him.

It seems like an inescapable fate
Ye Zhaoyan sighed softly.

"Miss, it's ready." Zhuyu looked at Ye Zhao in the mirror and said.

Ye Zhaoyan nodded slightly, but before he got up, there was a rush of footsteps.

Zhuyu glanced at the window, just in time a figure came in from the outside and went straight to Ye Zhaoyan.

It was Ye Fugui.

"Zhaoyan!" Ye Fugui shoved the box into her hand: "This was given to me by a man wearing a hood, he said this thing is very important, begging me to deliver it to you personally. "

Ye Zhaoyan took the things and asked, "For me? Did that person say who it is?"

"No." Ye Fugui shook his head, "That man is tall and slender, wearing white clothes and a bamboo hat, so he can't see his face clearly."

Ye Zhaoyan opened the box, and saw a wooden hairpin carved with purple flowers lying inside. The body of the hairpin was hollowed out, and the pattern carved on the stamen was very exquisite. There was also a crystal clear blue pearl dotted on it, which looked extremely beautiful.

A sense of familiarity welled up in Ye Zhaoyan's heart. This wooden hairpin was a beloved thing she wore with her. It was lost a few months ago and could not be found anywhere.

She thought carefully about the two days when the wooden hairpin was lost, that was the time when she was almost captured by Xue Huaidan, and then she fled in a hurry, and the wooden hairpin was lost on the way.

(End of this chapter)