wedding dress

Chapter 269
Back then
There were several little girls sitting in the room, and they were bold when they looked around, looking around and pouring tea by themselves.Some just sat there motionless, only daring to stare at the toes of their shoes.

When the door opened, everyone looked up.

It was not the female officer who brought them in, but a girl who was about their age.She was wearing an ordinary blue soft tunic dress, with snow-white skin, black eyes, red lips, black hair rolled up, beautiful eyebrows, and a pair of silver beads on her ears, just like that. Jian Su insisted on suppressing a group of beauties in the room who could not be regarded as fat and thin.

Where did such a person come from?

The people in the room stared at her, and she stared at the people in the room.

The chairs in the room were all occupied, Ou Lanying stepped forward and said politely, "Come and sit here."

She sat down and smiled at Ou Lanying.

That smile makes people feel as if the room is lit up.

"My name is Yao Qingyuan, what's your name, sister?"

"My surname is Qu." She was embarrassed to say the name aloud, and stretched out her hand to show her with her finger.

Yao Qingyuan looked at her blankly: "What love?"

The blue characters have more strokes.Ou Lanying understood that when she was three years old when Kai Meng learned to write her name, her surname was simple, and the last character was easy to write, and it was only the middle one. No matter how hard she tried, it was a big black blob.

The girls in this room are all here as accompanying readers, but their standards vary.Ou Lanying has already read more than half of the books in her grandfather's study, but some people have never held a pen before.

"It's Lan."

Yao Qingyuan smiled: "Sister Lanying."

Ou Lanying looked steady, but she was also curious: "Where are you from?"

"From Dongshan." She paused and said, "Suizhou."

Ou Lanying has read a lot of books and heard a lot of things.She knew how far away Suizhou was, almost as far away as the sky.

"How did you come to the capital from so far away?"

"Uncle picked me up." Yao Qingyuan was probably thirsty, seeing that the teapot and cups on the table were not being touched, she poured herself a glass of water and handed Ou Lanying another.

"I don't drink..." Ou Lanying glanced at the person sitting opposite, and whispered: "You don't drink too."

Yao Qingyuan didn't understand: "Why?"

If she talks too much, she probably doesn't understand. Instead, asking around will cause trouble.

Ou Lanying picked a saying that she must understand: "It's not good here... relieve yourself."

Sure enough, she understood, and hurriedly put down the teacup: "Then I won't drink it either."

In fact, there are deeper and more reasons.

For example, her mother once gently told her that she must be careful when eating in the palace.

But these words cannot be said.

Although the girls in this room are all companions, they still have to be selected.In fact, who can go up or not has already been decided by default.Ou Lanying knew that she would definitely be selected.She can be regarded as a distant relative of Empress Chen, and she is known for her talent.

This girl Yao has never seen her before, so she doesn't know her background.

Ou Lanying was not sure if she could be selected.

Ordinarily, such a beautiful character would most likely be picked up and kept.But the princesses... Ou Lanying puts herself in the shoes of others - if she wants to pick a maid, will she pick someone who is prettier than herself?

The little girls sitting over there looked here, and then turned their heads pretending to be disdainful.

Ou Lanying recognized her, a girl from the Li family, who wouldn't recognize her so prominent?
However, Yao Qingyuan was really picked.The one who chose her was Zhao Mo, the princess born by Yuan Jieyu.

Yuan Jieyu was known for her gentleness and virtue, and her natural appearance was rare in the harem.The same is true for Princess Zhao Mo. It is a strange thing for such an unremarkable princess to choose such a beautiful companion.

After staying in the palace for a long time, Ou Lanying knew that there were actually all kinds of strange things in the palace, and she would not be surprised after a long time.

Yao Qingyuan was born too well, too good to be good enough.

Even if she wants to settle down, others will not tolerate her.

Even though she wears the same dress as everyone else, wears the same bun, and even wears makeup on her face, Yao Qingyuan is getting more and more beautiful day by day, making the little girls around her who are trying their best to dress up still look mediocre Big girl, old girl... her eyes are red with jealousy.

Cough, it also made those brats in the East Palace next door worry about it.Ou Lanying and Yao Qingyuan have lived together for four or five years, and have watched this kind of trick for four or five years.

Yao Qingyuan would sneak up to her bunk in the middle of the night, and the two of them would huddle together to keep warm and whisper.

"Hey, which one do you... like?"

Yao Qingyuan chuckled, hugged the corner of the quilt and said, "I won't tell you."

Ou Lanying whispered, "Actually, I know which one it is even if you don't tell me..."

Yao Qingyuan lifted the quilt: "You know?"

"It's not this, it's that."

"Pooh."

In fact, Ou Lanying is not talking nonsense, there are only a few people of the same age, and if you compare them with talent, learning and demeanor, who else is left?

The two laughed for a while, and Yao Qingyuan said, "He said not to tell others..."

Ou Lanying was even more curious.

It's not that no one writes poems to her, but she doesn't like it at all-she wrote poems more fluently than that person when she was five years old.Looking at the love poems that someone entrusted someone to hand over, she couldn't straighten up laughing in a place where no one was around.Because of her temper, the mother pointed to her head and said, "You shouldn't be asked to read those books."

Yes, in this world, it's better to be stupid as a woman.

"Who is it?"

Yao Qingyuan shook her head.

"Is it Prince Hui?"

Yao Qingyuan hurriedly said, "No, no."

"Then... is Liang Shizi?"

"Oh, stop guessing."

Neither are...

Ou Lanying cautiously asked tentatively, "Could it be Prince Li?"

Yao Qingyuan didn't say anything this time.

Not denying, that is affirming.

Ou Lanying remained silent for a while.

Yao Qingyuan turned her head to look at her: "What's wrong?"

Ou Lanying couldn't express what she felt in her heart.

It's not bad to establish a prince.But he... his biological mother, Wang, came from a very low family background, and now she is raised by Empress Chen.

I have met several times, but I haven't spoken to each other, but Ou Lanying feels... Unpredictable about this person.His gaze and demeanor are different from ordinary teenagers.

Of course, his parentage is there.His birth mother was so humble, and Empress Chen didn't treat him very well.

"It's okay, it's just... that guy has a lot on his mind."

"Hmm..." Yao Qingyuan said softly, "Yeah, it's not easy for him. He can neither look too bad nor too good..."

It turns out that she understands everything.

Yao Qingyuan found that she had nothing to persuade her, so she could only say: "Be more considerate of yourself, don't let others make mistakes."

"I know." She lay there, remained silent for a while, and said softly, "He has me in his heart, I know it."

It turned out to be Prince Li.

Ou Lanying didn't find it strange at all when she saw Prince An coming again.

He must have sent the message for his brother.

Once Yao Qingyuan was inconvenient due to illness, and Ou Lanying took two letters for her.

Prince An was born more like his mother, and he was not very old, and he didn't have the heroic spirit of a young man. He looked extremely handsome, even more beautiful than the princesses.

The mouth is also sweet, and when asking her to forward the letter, she said with a smile: "Sister District, I'm bothering you again."

"Look at what you said, how many classes are there today? I heard that Mrs. Lin is gone?"

"Yes, there is a new Grand Tutor Shen. He may not be better than his predecessor in terms of knowledge, but he has a temper." Prince An asked in a low voice, "How is Sister Yao's illness?"

"It's much better."

Prince An looked to the side and said in a low voice: "After dinner, don't lock the gate of the courtyard."

Ou Lanying hesitated for a while: "This...isn't right?"

"It's okay, everything is ready."

Sometimes Ou Lanying doubts whether there are any real secrets in the palace.

After dinner, Prince Li and Prince An really came.

Prince Li nodded to her and said softly, "Thank you."

Ou Lanying escaped, and was outside with Prince An——

Fortunately, the weather is not cold at this time, otherwise this wind is also a hard job.

It's not that she is not curious, what will those two people talk about in the room?

I can't imagine how serious the Prince Li would be if he laughed and talked about love... what would he be like?

Prince An sat on the stone steps and didn't move or make a sound for a long time.

After touching a stick of incense, the door opened and Prince Li came out.

I couldn't see his expression clearly in the night, but when he said goodbye, his voice seemed to be much gentler than before....

Maybe... It's a good thing that they can really be together.

A talented woman...

However, Ou Lanying was not Yao Qingyuan.

She had much more to think about.

The prince is raised in front of the queen, and his marriage can only be decided by the queen's nod.

But Empress Chen... She obviously doesn't like Yao Qingyuan.

Not long after that visit, the marriage of Prince Li was settled.

Of course he wasn't going to marry Yao Qingyuan.

That was someone they both knew, too.A girl from the Li family who studied together in Jiyutang for two years.

When Ou Lanying heard the news, her mind went blank, and she kept thinking: What should I do?What about Yao Qingyuan?
Of course, the prince can also have side concubines and concubines... But Yao Qingyuan, is she... willing?
Princess Zhao Mo is getting married too, so she doesn't need to accompany her. Ou Lanying didn't even see Yao Qingyuan, only heard that she was going back to her hometown.

Suizhou is so far away... I'm afraid I won't be able to see each other for the rest of my life.

She asked someone to deliver the letter to her, but she didn't know if she took it or not.

It was a long time later that she heard that Empress Chen called Yao Qingyuan over, humiliated her as harshly as possible, and finally allowed Prince Li to accept her in a benevolent tone, but ordered someone to pour her Bowl of medicine.

Fortunately, Yuan Jieyu and another wife of the county king went there, and they interrupted intentionally or unintentionally. Otherwise, with Yao Qingyuan's unyielding temper, she would have ruined her life in Fengyi Palace.

It's a good thing for her to go back to her hometown.

Court was not for her.

She is like a bird that loves freedom by nature. If her wings were clipped and locked in a cage, she would definitely not survive three days.

And later... Ou Lanying was unmarried and widowed, and her mother also went.Although her father still cared about her, but the Ou family was a big family, and even if he had grandchildren in his arms, he couldn't care too much about her.

Day after day, year after year.Other people's lives are used, but she is used to boil.

Youth, innocence, tenderness, hope... a little bit of it all boiled to dryness.

She moved out from home, although her life was poor, but at least she didn't have to face the faces of those so-called relatives every day, and she didn't have to fight with them.

But at this time, Yao Qingyuan came back to Beijing.

Her appearance didn't seem to have changed at all compared to that year——

No, in fact she has changed.More bright and beautiful, radiant.

Seeing her, people will understand that there are really peerless beauties in this world, and it doesn't just exist in books and poets' fictions.

"Sister Lan Ying."

She should have a lot to say, but in the end she just smiled.

Ou Lanying also smiled.

There are many things and many words that cannot be said.

"You came back this time to..."

"I'm getting married."

"Marry... who?"

Is it still...

Yao Qingyuan smiled quietly, turned her head and looked not far away.

what……

Of course Ou Lanying would not fail to recognize her.

That person used to deliver letters for his elder brother with a blushing face, and now he is already a gentleman.

"It's him?"

"Ah."

but……

"He's been good to me. I used to like his brother with all my heart. But now I like him. He's... nice."

After a while, it was repeated: "He's fine."

Looking at her beaming smile, Ou Lanying could not hide the tenderness in her eyes.

Yao Qingyuan is that kind of person, her thinking has always been very simple.She likes him, and he likes her, and that's enough.

Such a woman is often called a stunner in books, a disaster...

In the end, Ou Lanying swallowed all her words of persuasion, and said softly, "As long as you like it."

The reality is cruel and dark.

It is too rare to be able to have such happiness, even if it is only for a short time.

Even though... this happiness can't last for a long time, it's better than some people never get it.

The young King An wants to marry his elder brother's former sweetheart, he must have thought through all the causes and consequences, and he can protect her.King An has another advantage over others - he knows everything.He participated in the matter between Yao Qingyuan and the emperor from the beginning to the end.It's better than marrying someone else, and one day the man will find out the old score.

Wang An came over and smiled at her: "Miss District."

She responded and turned her head away.

He no longer called her District Sister.

She was just a district girl all her life—

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this.

She and Yao Qingyuan are different from others.

Yao Qingyuan is too beautiful, but she reads too much.

My mother said before that being ordinary is a blessing.

Shining is short-lived, mediocrity is long-lasting.

Later... Yao Qingyuan passed away.

Two years later, someone brought a girl to Jiyutang.

She was round and cute, with beautiful eyebrows.

"Princess, this is the head of the district."

It turned out that she was Qingyuan's daughter.

Ou Lanying sized her up, then let go of her worries.

She was also very handsome, but not as stunning as Yao Qingyuan.

More importantly, there was a sense of harmony and peace in the child's eyes.

She is different from her mother.

She's more... normal.

This child should be happier than her mother, right?

The magistrate led her out.

The crisp laughter of the girls came from the yard of Jiyutang, which sounded exactly the same as when she was studying here.

The end of the year

(End of this chapter)