Second-hand wife: Wang Ye's cute pet

Chapter 100
deep in the peach blossom,
It seems to be evenly shaded.

The spring breeze helps the heartbreak,
Blow off the white clothes.

After An Liuyan finished writing, she got up, dried the new ink, and stared at the poem in a daze.

Just as the gate of the palace is as deep as the sea, I didn't expect that I escaped here with all my strength, and returned here seven years later.Could this be her An Liuyan's life?This harem is prosperous, but it's a pity that this prosperity is not what she pursues after all.Besides, it's not that she hasn't thought about living in this deep palace for the rest of her life, it's just that she was hurt by that person at the beginning, and she has already given up this idea.But now, what other choice does she have?
It is night, although it is already spring, but there is still a touch of coolness in the air.

Xiuyuan was exceptionally quiet under the night, An Liuyan was dressed in a white tulle dress, and walked along the corridor in the backyard, the moonlight fell down softly, like pieces of silver scattered all over the ground.

Walking to the end of the corridor, she leaned against the railing, raised her head, and looked at the sky full of stars.

At dusk the east wind complains of birds singing,
Falling flowers are like people falling from a building.

It is useless to go straight to the road,
May be melancholy is frivolous.

Visiting the old hurts the desire to break the soul,
There is no reason to see Yulou people again,
The light rain on the Sixth Street clears the dust.

An Liuyan groaned softly, her voice trembling slightly, and a little mist leaked out of her autumn-like eyes.

"Princess, the night is darker and the dew is heavier, so it's better to bring a cloak when you come out." Jinse appeared behind An Liuyan at some time, and put a brocade cloak embroidered with white peonies on An Liuyan's shoulders.

"Aunt Jinse?!" An Liuyan turned around, was slightly taken aback, looked at Jinse who appeared at some time in astonishment, and screamed in surprise.

"Did the maid frighten the princess?" Jinse stroked Fu's body with a calm tone.The clear eyes seemed to suddenly deepen a lot.

"Why did my aunt come here?"

"When I first entered the palace, my maidservant looked at the bright moon and missed my hometown every day." Jinse hung a palace lantern in his hand on the porch, and looked back at An Liuyan thoughtfully, "Servant maidservant It can be seen that the princess doesn't want to enter the palace. It's just that this deep palace is not something the princess can't enter if she doesn't want to. Entering this deep palace is so much that she can't help herself."

"Aunt Jinse, I really never thought about entering the palace. Liuyan only wants to marry an ordinary man, and we will be married together until the end of life." A line of tears slid down her pretty cheeks, she She lowered her head, not wanting Jinse to see her tears, but how could she hide it?

"I understand the heart of the princess. When the slaves entered the palace, they were unwilling in every possible way and tried hard to resist, but so what? As a result of the resistance, the slaves have stayed in this deep palace for 15 years." Jinse stepped forward to replace her. An Liuyan flattened the folds on the cloak, "This is fate, princess. Once you enter this palace, everything is settled. Back then, Jinse wanted to escape the emperor's test and thought she would have a day to leave the palace. Unexpectedly, she became a female official in the harem, and she was not allowed to leave the palace for the rest of her life. 15 years of youth was gone in a blink of an eye. With such a beautiful face as a princess, is it true that she is willing to die in the palace like a slave, and finally returns to her soul? Is it a dry well?"

"Auntie..." An Liuyan raised her tearful face, "An Liuyan never wanted to compete for favor, never wanted to..."

Jinse stepped forward to hold her hand in disregard of the rules, and said: "Princess, have you ever thought that if you come from a family like the princess, you will inevitably marry a man of the right family? If the princess can't enter the palace, she will definitely Marry someone you like? Besides, it is common for folk men to have three wives and four concubines. If so, what is the difference between marrying someone or marrying an emperor?"

"Marry with the emperor, marry with whose family? What's the difference?" An Liuyan muttered in a low voice, she lowered her head gently, Jinse didn't notice the flicker in An Liuyan's eyes at this moment With a different kind of light.

"If the princess fails to win the favor of the emperor, there will be changes in the court. Have you ever thought that whether you can become a concubine or not is no longer a matter for the princess alone. The princess is now the honor and disgrace of a country. Princess Rong, The family of the Yeyue Kingdom is honored. The princess is disgraced, the Yeyue Kingdom is disgraced." Jinse paused, and continued, "Besides, princess, even if the princess does not get the emperor's favor, she must live in this harem for the rest of her life. It's better to live a life where one person is under one person and above ten thousand people, than to live that kind of humiliating life."

An Liuyan's clear eyes stared fixedly at Jinse's calm face for a long time, and then suddenly she smiled sweetly, and the smile was so captivating.

Gritting her teeth, she raised her head cruelly: "Thank you for your teaching, Auntie, An Liuyan understands."

Jinse let go of An Liuyan's hand, turned around and took down an exquisite palace lantern from the porch, handed it to her, and blessed her body respectfully: "My servant hereby wishes the princess to be favored by the emperor, and she will be prosperous from now on. " She tucked the corner of her skirt, glanced at An Liuyan calmly, with deep eyes, turned and left.

The sound of small footsteps was at the end of the corridor, leaving An Liuyan standing alone at a loss.

She didn't know why Jinse would mention her like this, was it just pure kindness?Or is there another purpose?Besides, would such kindness really exist in this deep palace?No matter what her purpose is, she knows that what Jinse said is not wrong. Once she enters this deep palace backyard, An Liuyan can no longer be herself, but Jinse is wrong about one thing. What matters is not the honor and disgrace of Yeyue Kingdom, but the survival of the two closest people, An Yehua and Liu Xueyao. For them, she can only rush forward regardless of her own safety, even though the sea of ​​fire ahead is vast.Maybe this is her An Liuyan's fate.

An Liuyan stood alone in the night wind holding the palace lantern. For a long time, the thin coolness in the air made her shiver uncontrollably.

Faint crows,
Who does Xiao Li hate?
Flying snow suddenly turned over the fluff of the fragrant pavilion,
The breeze blows to the gall plum,
Heart word has become ashes.

She used to simply think that as long as she escaped from this deep palace backyard, she could just be herself, but she forgot that some things were predestined by fate, and she couldn't escape her fate.

In a small house in the back hill of the palace, Xia Jingyan was wrapped in a thick blanket.Jinse hurriedly opened the door and walked in.

"Heh, heh?" Xia Jingyan slowly raised her skinny hand, pointed at Jinse, with a weird smile on her lips, she swallowed and said, "How is things going?"

"The servant girl has successfully approached that princess. The servant girl will work harder to make her compete with Concubine Lan." Jinse's eyes were slightly moist.

"Too? Okay." Xia Jingyan uttered a word slowly, her eyes flashed with bright light, her hand slowly slipped down from her lower abdomen, and there was a touch of water in her eyes Wu, said with a faint resentment in his voice: "If I had underestimated the enemy at the beginning, how could it have fallen into Shen Xinlan's hands, but now it's all right, the appearance of two foreign princesses can help me fight against that woman. "

"Yes." Jinse looked at Xia Jingyan's weak appearance, couldn't help but wiped the corner of her eyes, and said in a crying voice: "Concubine Lan's days will soon be over."

"Yes." Xia Jingyan closed her eyes a little tiredly, she shook her hand at Jinse and said, "You go back first, and tell Ben Gong if you have any news."

"Yes." Jinse bent over and backed out slowly.

The next day, An Liuyan and Qu Shang stood in the room. An Liuyan poured a glass of water and handed it to Qu Shang, and said tentatively, "When you left, did your brother, Your Majesty, follow me?" Did you say something important?"

"Important matter?" A puzzled light flashed in Qu Chang's eyes, she scratched her hair, and asked suspiciously: "Sister, before leaving, brother didn't tell me anything, did it happen? something special."

An Liuyan nodded lightly, and then told the story of meeting Jinse last night.

"That said, Aunt Jinse is really a bit strange." Qu Shang touched his chin, and said with some hesitation in his tone: "Otherwise, I'd better write a letter back and ask my brother."

"That's fine." An Liuyan nodded, and when An Liuyan turned her head sideways, she happened to meet Jinse who was standing at the door.Jinse's footsteps were a little slow, she should have heard all their conversations.

"Aunt Jinse." An Liuyan called softly.

"Auntie?" Qu Shang turned around in a panic and faced Jinse with a flat face, "Auntie, we..."

"Princess, this servant is here to inform the two princesses that a flower feast will be held in the harem in two days. Concubine Lan ordered the two princesses to attend." Jinse interrupted her and said to herself, "Please attend on time .”

"Your maidservant will leave." Jin Se retreated happily.An Liuyan stared at Jinse's leaving figure in a daze, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Jinse, who is it?
"Your Majesty." The maid carefully pressed Shen Xinlan's forehead lightly, and she said tentatively: "This time two princesses from other countries entered the palace, why did Your Majesty offer to entertain them? After all, who are they? "Speaking of which, they can be regarded as the enemies of the empress, aren't they?

"Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day. If I can, I will naturally share the worries of the Emperor, won't I?" Shen Xinlan's beautiful eyes rolled up, and the corners of her mouth lightly raised, "Besides, these two people should occupy a very important position in the Emperor's heart. Let them go, the emperor will naturally look at me with admiration."

The little girl was startled for a moment, then said with a chuckle: "Your Majesty's trick is really clever, but the two princesses have their own merits. Isn't your Majesty afraid that they will steal the emperor's favor?"

"Win the favor?" Qin Qing smiled gently, her beautiful eyes filled with a different kind of brilliance, "Since the death of Concubine Ning, the emperor should have no room for any woman in his heart? Even if these two princesses are taller So what about Mina? I think they are at most just decorations in the harem."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Shen Xinlan's hands were slowly locked inside the sleeves, a strange light flashed in her eyes, since Concubine Ning passed away, she has seen everything clearly in the past seven years, the emperor no longer has her in his heart.That being the case, she must play the image of such a gentle and pleasant woman well in order to keep her current status. Su Zimo can have many concubines in his life, but the queen can only have one.And she, Shen Xinlan, wanted to be his only one, even if she couldn't be his true love, she could only be his only one!She is bound to win the position of queen!
Two days later, the Hundred Flowers Banquet was held in the Palace of the Empress Dowager.

In the main hall, the ground paved with white marble is shining with warm light. The four white jade pillars in the hall are carved into the appearance of five lotus flowers.The carving is meticulous, like blossoming white lotuses falling from the sky.Two bronze tripods stand on both sides of the white jade steps where the phoenix collapsed, and graceful smoke slowly rose from the tripods, filling the hall with lotus fragrance.

An Liuyan lowered her head, looking at the smooth white marble floor, and could hear the sounds of all the concubines kneeling forward to pay respects, the rubbing of dresses and the slight collision of jewelry all over her body.

"See the Empress Dowager, see the Empress Lan Concubine." An Liuyan and Qu Chang slowly stepped forward, bowed their heads and saluted.

"Get up." The Empress Dowager sat tall on the phoenix tower, dressed in a dignified dark court dress, the two phoenixes on her clothes were lifelike, and her eyes and eyes were full of kindness.On the right side of the phoenix, Concubine Lan is wearing a pearl crown and phoenix dress. She looks beautiful and looks like the mother of a country, but there seems to be a chill in her eyes.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." An Liuyan and Qu Shang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly retreated to the two sides.

"These two are the two princesses that the emperor wants to marry with all his heart?" The imperial concubine smiled and nodded, and put Concubine Lan's hand in her own and patted it a few times.

"That's right, Concubine Tai." Concubine Lan agreed kindly, "These two princesses are naturally coquettish, but they are both coquettish and dignified, which is really rare."

"The other one can be called frosty, bright eyes, white teeth, and snowy skin." The empress dowager nodded with a smile, her brows and eyes were full of auspiciousness.

"The dress is also very elegant. Although there are countless beauties in this harem, it is rare to see such a beautiful one. Today, a concubine really knows what it means to "clean water comes out of hibiscus, and it is natural to carve." It is so crystal clear and lovely. Son, this harem should be more fragrant again." Concubine Lan smiled slightly and said softly.

"Hmm." The imperial concubine hummed softly, looking into An Liuyan's eyes, and said with some emotion: "The emperor has been busy with state affairs in recent years, and it has been a long time since the harem has heard of children. The sound of crying. I hope that after the two princesses enter the palace, they can add a few new lives to the harem."

Concubine Lan's complexion changed slightly, she rubbed her teeth lightly on her lips, then forced a smile, and said lightly in agreement: "What the Queen Mother said is very true."

But An Liuyan did not ignore the faint haze in Shen Xinlan's eyes.I haven't seen each other for seven years, it seems that Shen Xinlan's scheming seems to have improved again.

"Sister." Just as An Liuyan was deep in thought, Qu Chang beside her gently tugged on An Liuyan's sleeve, signaling that An Liuyan could take a seat.

Just after sitting down, Qu Chang leaned into An Liuyan's ear and whispered: "Sister, do you feel that the atmosphere is unusual now? Especially that Concubine Lan? I always feel that there is a kind of radiance from her body. An unusual smell that seems to be a little tricky."

"Hush." ​​An Liuyan put his fingers on his lips and made a silent sound. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense. If people with ulterior motives listen to it, we won't It's been a good day."

(End of this chapter)