Lin Ruoshan is dreaming, and her ambition is growing rapidly. The longer she was in the palace and the more she saw, the bigger her ambition became. But one step to the sky is not necessarily a good thing. Lin Ruoshan has never experienced growth, and suddenly entered a dye vat as big as the palace. Even ordinary palace maids can't fight, and slowly she found that she was not favored.
Although the emperor will come to her for five days out of ten, she can hardly talk to the emperor. Occasionally, he makes a few requests, and the emperor will satisfy her when he is happy, but most of the time, he doesn't hear it.
Naturally, Lin Ruoshan didn't dare to play petty temper with the emperor, and she would vent on the maid of the palace if she didn't like it, so she suffered a lot. The maid who was close to her made her a stumbling block, and she couldn't hide it, and she couldn't even guess who was hurting her.
She took up so many days for the emperor, and the concubines in the harem were naturally jealous. Occasionally, the imperial garden was punished by kneeling and slapped. It was trivial, and she was asked to pick flowers, copy scriptures, and brush sedan chairs. Just walking around in the palace, Lin Ruoshan can meet people of higher rank than her, and even hiding in her residence can be found and punished, life is extremely difficult.
This hard life has sharpened her, and she has grown up while injured, and her words and deeds are not the same as when she was in the city. She finally found a way to protect herself, that is, to use Lingquan to make snacks and soups to please the Queen Mother.
The queen mother is fifty years old, and no matter how well-kept her body and bones are, she is not as good as a young man, but after eating what Lin Ruoshan made, she became full of energy. After the royal doctor's inspection, it was determined that the food was all right, and the royal chef also said that Lin Ruoshan was just a common practice.
It's like making wine, I can't find any abnormality. It can only be said that Lin Ruoshan is blessed by God, and the things she makes with her skillful hands are extraordinary.
Lin Ruoshan could also speak, and said to the emperor and the empress dowager with a pleasant smile: "God must want to use the hands of the concubine to nourish the body and prolong life for the emperor and the empress dowager. The emperor and the empress dowager are both chosen by heaven. It's the little girl who was sent to serve."
The phrase "the chosen one" successfully pleased the emperor and the queen mother. Since then, Lin Ruoshan has shown her face in front of the queen mother. She cooks and cooks food for the queen mother and the emperor every day. Settle down in the palace.
However, she also clearly realized that this was still far from her fantasy of being in a high position and being able to step on Xu Zifan casually. Once again, she only tentatively mentioned the past, and the emperor showed no worries, and he did not see her for a few days. She didn't dare to mention it anymore, remembered her identity, put aside all the past, and concentrated on serving the emperor and the empress dowager.
It was supposed to be the wealth and glory of a superior person, but Lin Ruoshan felt exhausted. In front of the two most honorable people in the world, she even had to be careful with her breathing, never dared to say a wrong word, and she had to go to great lengths to please and flatter her. One day was more tiring than a year after her rebirth.
In the dead of night, she actually missed the days when she could scold others and bully the Lin family. But her ambition is not small in the end, and this ambition supports her and makes her walk hard even if she is exhausted. She also wants to take revenge on those palace concubines who bullied her. If the queen mother likes her, sooner or later she will get the emperor's real favor and step on them all!
Lin Ruoshan lived cautiously in the palace, while Xu Zifan and Lin Ruonan lived leisurely in the palace city. Every month, the cloth workshop will be closed for one day, and Xu Zifan will take his parents and Lin Ruonan on a field outing.
Fishing, hunting, picking flowers, picnicking, any of them are fun. Father Xu and Mother Xu have been worrying about their son for more than ten years. They have never relaxed, and they are not in the mood to play anywhere. Lin Ruonan was treated harshly by her stepmother and had no chance to play.
Xu Zifan took them to do a lot of interesting things, but others didn't understand it when they found out. This gentleman didn't study hard or find errands. Why didn't he cook for his family or take them to play? Is it too unprofessional
But whenever a student invites Xu Zifan to a party, Xu Zifan's literary talent always amazes everyone. Someone once persuaded Xu Zifan: "Brother Tai'an, there is no limit to learning, your talent is extremely high, you must not be complacent and wasting this talent. Play with things and lose your mind. A good man should serve the country, and should not indulge in the happiness of a small family and the love of children. what."
Xu Zifan just smiled back and said, "Self-cultivation, ordering the family, running the country, and bringing peace to the world, how much power do you have to do. Although I am famous now, but I can't find many good jobs to serve the country, it is better to prepare well. Next year's exam. In this respect, I consider myself to be modest, and I have never given up reading, so I can't talk about indulging in any joy. I have been frail and sick for 18 years, and it was my parents who worked hard to raise me. Naturally, we need to give back a lot when we are not busy and make them happy. When a wife gets married, you should be more sincere. The so-called family and everything are prosperous. I pay attention to my own character and family harmony. It is also a kind of practice, don’t you think? "
The students were speechless by what he said. If they insisted that he delayed their studies, no one was better than them. What qualifications did they have to make irresponsible remarks? In terms of debate, no one can say anything about Xu Zifan, not to mention his firm will, anyone who wants to argue with him will feel lack of confidence, and he will know that he will lose before he opens his mouth. After a long time, no one will mention it again. I don't know if he will miss himself, hurt Zhongyong, and genius may not be able to go far.
One year passed in a blink of an eye, and the business of the cloth workshop became even more prosperous. Lin Ruonan opened another cloth dyeing workshop, and studied pigment dyeing by himself. Xujia Bufang has its own signboard and features different from other cloth shops, so the business is naturally more prosperous, and it has also opened a branch.
The day for Xu Zifan to participate in the general examination is finally coming, and his family is inevitably a little excited. He wants to go to Beijing some time earlier, live there and take the examination in peace. Lin Ruonan insisted on going with him.
"You go alone and there is no one to take care of you. If you are hungry or sick, there is no one to ask for help. The shop is looked after by parents. I must go with you."
Mother Xu also said the same thing, "Zifan, the capital is so far away, we really can't worry about it, if it weren't for the cloth workshop, we would all want to go with you. If you let Ruonan follow her, we can rest assured that she will do things. With her here, we Not so concerned anymore.”
Xu Zifan was originally afraid of Lin Ruonan's hard work and didn't want her to be tossed, but after seeing such persistence, he agreed, "Then I will go with Ruonan, and we will leave in five days, parents don't have to worry, I will come back after the exam, and I will be safe and sound. ."
"Yes, nothing else matters. The most important thing is safety. You two have to take care of each other."
Holding their son who had been raising him for more than ten years in the palm of his hand, it was the first time they left them to go to such a far place. Father Xu and Mother Xu couldn't be relieved. Fortunately, Lin Ruonan was still with them. They still remembered what the master said. Lin Ruonan is Xu Zifan's lucky star and his destined wife. Together, these young couples will only achieve mutual success and benefit each other. Thinking about it this way, they felt more at ease, carefully prepared things for Xu Zifan to travel, and sent the two away in person five days later.
With enough time, Xu Zifan and Lin Ruonan didn't rush on their way. They would go in and have a look when they encountered larger or distinctive towns, and traveled all the way to the capital.
Seeing the prosperous appearance of the capital, Lin Ruonan sighed, "I thought Anyang Mansion was good enough. It turns out that the capital is many times better than Anyang Mansion."
Xu Zifan smiled and said, "Then do you want to come to the capital to settle down? Bring our cloth workshop here too."
Lin Ruonan was stunned for a moment, "You mean... we all come to the capital?" As soon as the idea came out, Lin Ruonan couldn't let it go, "Okay, my parents will definitely agree, you should study hard these days, I'll take a good look at the capital and see how to relocate it smoothly. This is a big deal, and now our family business is a small success, and we can't make any mistakes. "
Xu Zifan took out a letter from his arms and showed it to her, "This is written by Master Liang, and asked me to visit the Liang family in the capital. Master Liang's family is here. His elder brother is the servant of the Ministry of Rites, from the third grade."
Lin Ruonan said happily: "Sir Liang is so kind to you, so you can go a lot better in Beijing. Brother Zifan, let's find a place to live quickly, we can visit the capital anytime, and we will settle down and visit earlier. Mr. Liang, you can also find a business that Kaibufang can cooperate with earlier."
"Okay, let's just rent a better one. We can live for a longer period of time, and we can also settle down temporarily when we move in in the future. Houses in the capital are expensive, and the money at home will be used to open a shop first, and then buy a house later."
"Well, then rent a more comfortable one with a better location. You can't let your parents come to the capital to suffer."
After the two negotiated, they began to look for a man to see the house. Shaohua could scan a two-kilometer radius. It was very easy to find a good house. Xu Zifan only had to pretend and then lead him in that direction to successfully rent a yard that he liked.
Lin Ruonan said with a smile while cleaning, "It seems that we are really doing everything smoothly, even going to Beijing to rent a house so smoothly."
Xu Zifan jokingly said: "Of course, my mother has given us a relationship. We are destined to be husband and wife. Together, we will bless each other and everything will go well."
After being married for so long, Lin Ruonan already knew that Xu Zifan didn't believe these words at all, just because Father Xu and Mother Xu were happy, so he took it seriously, and then worked hard to live a good life and reassure his parents.
She lowered her head and smiled, fetched water to wipe Xu Zifan's face, and said softly, "When we move to the capital and settle down here, our children will also grow up in the capital, living in such a rich place since childhood, really happiness."
Xu Zifan rubbed her hair, "You're still young, when I become an official, let our children be the sons of the official family when they are born, then you don't have to work so hard to take care of the shop, just be an official wife and help me take care of it. In the house, just befriend the other ladies."
Lin Ruonan felt happy when she thought of such a scene, and nodded heavily. Now, only in front of Xu Zifan will she show a little girl's temperament. Usually, she is a majestic proprietress.
Lin Ruonan took Xu Zifan's words in her heart, and she remembered that she didn't know how many words she knew, and she didn't understand the etiquette of a big family. She had to find a chance to learn all of these, so that she could be her husband's internal helper in the future.