Song Dynasty female artist

My name is Gu Yanxiao. I am the eldest daughter of Envoy Gu Shumi. My mother is Princess Rui'an. I am the lady who is loved by everyone.

Because my father was the Grand Tutor, I could see him often. I remember that I was only five years old at that time and I beat Zhao Rui until he cried.

I didn't understand the consequences of beating the prince, but Su Ying, who was protecting me, told my mother about it, and my mother ordered me not to enter the palace.

It was not until I grew up a little that I realized what I had done. Fortunately, Zhao Rui did not tell this matter to anyone, and Prince An, who was inseparable from him, did not mention it either.

Because I hadn't been to the palace for a long time, Zhao Rui actually begged Queen Cao to let him come to the mansion.

Unexpectedly, the first time he saw me, he asked me why I didn't go to play with him.

"My mother won't let me enter the palace."

Zhao Rui asked: "Why didn't Master's wife let you enter the palace? Don't you like me?"

"No, my mother said that you are of noble status. We can't afford to offend you, so we should stay away from you to avoid causing trouble."

Although I was only five years old, I could still repeat what my mother said.

Zhao Rui's brain was very sharp, and he immediately knew that my mother was talking about the last time I beat him. He said, "Don't worry, my fourth brother and I will keep that secret."

"So, will you still come to play with me?"

I didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Zhao Rui leaned over and whispered in my ear: "If you want to hit me in the future, you can do it secretly. I won't tell my father and mother."

At that time, I nodded naively, thinking that this friend was so nice.

After I turned ten, I thought it was incredible that people would have such outrageous demands. He even kept it a secret for me even though I beat him.

But at that time, I no longer stayed in Kyoto much. I spent most of my time in Wuji Sect. I met many senior brothers and sisters in Wuji Sect and had a lot of fun. Gradually, I neglected my friend Zhao Rui.

When I was thirteen years old, I flew back to Kyoto alone on a sword, wanting to give my father and mother a surprise. I don’t know where he got the news from, but he was waiting for me at the city gate.

I looked at Zhao Rui in plain clothes in surprise: "How did you know I was returning to Beijing today?"

"Guess."

"I do not believe."

But I believe that there are no spies of his around me, so let's just treat it as a chance encounter.

We walked side by side from the city gate to the mansion. I thought he would go in with me to pay respects to my father and mother, but he just accompanied me to the gate and then went back to the palace.

It was only later that I found out that at that time, my mother had already started arranging a marriage for him, and the candidate for queen was Lu Sihui from the Lu family.

Lu Sihui was the candidate for queen chosen by Empress Cao for Zhao Rui a long time ago. I have known this for a long time. How could the daughter of Envoy Gu Shumi and Princess Rui'an not know this?

But at that time, I was not clear about my feelings for Zhao Rui.

I didn’t notice the pain in my heart that felt like a needle stabbing me because it was painful.

On the day of Daddy's 41st birthday, Mom held a grand banquet at home for the first time. In previous years, our family was very low-key, and even Daddy's birthday was not such a grand occasion. I guessed that something must have happened that required this banquet to gather everyone together, so I paid special attention to it.

I really didn't expect that Lu Sihui would conspire with Sage.

Sa Ge was just a princess of the Liao Dynasty. Everyone knew why a foreign princess came to Song Dynasty to marry. Lv Sihui dared to seek the skin of a tiger. However, I could guess that she made such a move. She just thought that I would become a stumbling block to her becoming the queen. Only by getting rid of me could she sit on the throne of the queen safely.

But I am not an ordinary weak woman. I have achieved a lot and grew up under the influence of my parents. If I were to be plotted against by Lu Sihui, the lady in the harem, I would be really sorry for all the people who have cultivated me carefully.

I originally thought that she was temporarily bewitched by Sagu, so I explained the seriousness of the situation to her. However, she was blinded by the position of queen and refused to listen to my advice. She even thought that I was playing tricks and that as long as I was gone, she would definitely become queen.

She insisted on having her own way, and I completely gave up the little bit of sympathy in my heart.

I could probably guess what my mother would do next. She was kind-hearted, but Lu Sihui wanted to touch me, which would touch her reverse scale and I would pay her back double.

I returned to Wuji Sect, but even if I was not allowed to ask, I knew that Lu Sihui had become Prince An's concubine.

Not long after, Zhao Rui was going to go on a secret visit, and I don’t know why I followed him.

I knew clearly that he would eventually have a queen, and that I would definitely not enter the palace, but I followed him anyway. Perhaps at that time I had already prepared myself to distance myself from Zhao Rui, but I just couldn't figure out my own feelings, or I didn't want to understand.

Those six months were really happy.

In fact, I have seen many of those scenes in my early years with my senior brothers and sisters, and I have seen many more beautiful ones, but I just feel that these six months have been particularly happy and worry-free.

One day we camped outside and the starry sky was beautiful. Originally, everyone was watching it together, but as time went by, only Zhao Rui and I were left.

I saw him crossing his arms, so I gave him my second brother's cloak to keep him warm. I saw that he paused before taking the cloak and there was some disgust in his eyes, which I couldn't help laughing.

He couldn't practice and had no internal strength. It was so cold in the mountains at night, so what was there to complain about?

Later, Zhao Rui fell asleep on my shoulder, and I subconsciously picked him up and prepared to send him to his tent. But when I picked him up, I remembered that Zhao Rui had many dragon guards around him, and they would come out and send him back as long as I called them. But since I had already picked him up, I might as well send him to the west.

When I brought him into the tent, his breathing became disordered and I realized that he was pretending to be asleep.

That was the only time we were so close, so intimate, his lips brushed my cheek, his heart was beating wildly, and so was mine.

This may be our first intimate moment, and also the last.

After returning to Beijing, I distanced myself from Zhao Rui, but Zhao Rui refused. I could only make harsh remarks. He left sadly, and I was also heartbroken.

But he is the emperor, and his country and people are related to him, and his descendants are also related to him.

I, Gu Yanxiao, am a darling daughter of heaven. I cannot tolerate sharing a husband with another woman, even if she is the queen.

Zhao Rui finally let me go and was also ready to let himself go.

Of course, that was just what I thought at the time.

Because he finally took a concubine, a beautiful concubine, into the harem, and my heart felt empty.

After that, I seldom went to Beijing. Whenever I missed my parents, I would send them a message. Sometimes, my parents would also take time out to visit me in Wuji Sect.

During that period, I also went to Penglai for my mother, but no matter how I tried to show that I was happy, she could see it. I knew she was worried about me, but she just didn't want me to be entangled, so she suppressed her feelings and didn't say them out loud.

Speaking of which, my mother was very well protected by my father. She couldn't actually hide anything, but she thought she was hiding it very well.

I don't want my mother to worry, but I have thought about marrying my senior brother Chu Mo. (End of this chapter)