Si Han lay in bed listlessly. The laughter outside drifted into her ears through the window, making her feel annoyed. Another burst of firecrackers made her feel extremely annoyed. She turned over in annoyance and covered her ears.
The chaotic sound of firecrackers could still be heard through her hands, as if covered by a layer of fog, making it feel more distant.
Si Han couldn't help but think of the old days when she stayed up all night to celebrate the New Year in the Si Kingdom. She was a princess of a rich family, and when the New Year came, she happily chased after people at the palace banquet, holding a flaming firework stick in her hand.
Comparing the past and the present, her tears wet her pillow.
Si Han sobbed and cried for a while.
It was no longer like before when she frowned slightly and a large group of palace maids came to comfort her. She knew that no one would comfort her anymore, so she sniffed and slowly stopped crying.
She was confined here, with only two stupid and disobedient maids around her. But even if she wasn't confined, she probably wouldn't be in the mood to go out and watch the fun.
She pulled the quilt over her head and covered it completely. She covered her ears with her hands and tried to shut out the laughter outside. She couldn't help but wonder if Emperor Chen would grant amnesty to the whole country on New Year's Day. If he granted amnesty to the whole country, would her father and brothers be released from the prison? Would they come to save her
Also, no one knows where the Crown Prince has gone, and what has happened to the forces under his command.
“Brother Prince, when will you come to save me…” Si Han sniffed and couldn’t help shedding two tears.
She began to wonder where the prince was and when he would come to rescue her. She began to think about the days after she was rescued...
It was stuffy in the quilt, and Si Han curled up sickly. With a heart full of beautiful dreams for the future, he was almost falling asleep when he was awakened by the sound of the door being pushed open.
The two maids, Xiuling and Xiufang, sat down at the table in the outer room and poured themselves some water while talking and laughing.
Since Si Han came to the Jinnan Palace, the maids around her have changed several times, and now there are Xiuling and Xiufang. The two maids are young and not smart enough, and even because of Si Han's current situation, they don't take her seriously.
Because her beautiful dream was disturbed, when she opened her eyes, she was still in the darkness. Si Han frowned unhappily. She clenched her fist and angrily hit the pillow.
The two little maids outside were obviously having a lot of fun outside, and there was laughter in their voices.
They first said that the food tonight was delicious, and then said that the fireworks they just watched were beautiful. One was a pity that something happened in the mansion this year, so it was not as lively as last year. One was impressed that the fireworks outside the mansion were more beautiful than in previous years.
Soon, they talked about Tan Xiang Ying Yue again.
Xiu Ling whispered, "I heard that the two masters of Tan Xiang and Ying Yue secretly kissed each other, but I don't know if it's true or not!"
Xiufang hesitated for a while before speaking: "It should be true. Many people saw it. But I think it might just be a coincidence? Or maybe he was drunk. Well, I heard that the masters and servants were having a great time eating meat and drinking wine together over there today. Maybe he drank too much! Yes, it must be like this."
Xiuling whispered something again, but Si Han didn't hear it clearly. Si Han lifted the quilt and sat up, his eyes casually falling on one place, absent-minded.
The two of Tan Xiang Ying Yue kissed each other
You Yuji and Si Que
No one else in the palace knew, but she knew very well that this imperial sister was actually the imperial brother!
This is the secret of the Si Kingdom's royal family. When I was a child, my father warned everyone with a cold face to keep the secret, otherwise it would affect the fate of the country. If the secret was leaked, the royal family would be stripped and expelled from the palace.
Now thinking back, maybe what my father said was a bit scary, but my brothers and sisters have kept this secret carefully since they were young, and even helped to cover it up.
She suddenly raised her empty eyes, and a strong light gathered in her eyes. She raised her hand and wiped her cheek. It has been so long, but she will never forget the pain of being slapped in the face that day.
Si Han smiled. After a while, the smile in her eyes slowly turned into confusion.
Should we expose the affair between this couple and let them suffer a miserable end
Or use this secret to threaten Si Que and ask him to rescue her
She knew Si Que could save her, he had the ability to do so. She had always known that Si Que was a monster, a powerful monster.
This is a hesitation between revenge and self-help.
The door was pushed open with a creaky sound. Xiuling stood at the door, looked at Si Han lying with messy hair, and said with a smile: "The fireworks tonight are so beautiful, Auntie, don't you want to go out and take a look?"
Xiufang, who was sitting in the outer room, curled her lips and blamed Xiuling for meddling in other people's business. This concubine still held on to her former status as a princess, and she didn't know what was good for her. Why did she come to her and cause trouble? Not only would she get nothing good out of it, but she would also be scolded.
To Xiufang's surprise, Si Han spoke in a normal tone: "Help me comb my hair."
Si Han swept away his previous irritability, walked out of the house in a good mood, stood in the courtyard, and admired the fireworks blooming in the night.
She looked up at Chun Xing's room across the street, and was a little surprised that there was no light in Chun Xing's room. Did she go to bed so early? How could Chun Xing sleep with such a noise outside
Si Han lived in Chun Xing's yard, but because she was under house arrest, she rarely went out of the house on weekdays. Chun Xing was of that kind of personality, so the two of them had almost no contact.
Si Han stood under the eaves for a while enjoying the cold wind and felt bored. Just as he was about to turn around, he saw Chun Xing's door opposite being pushed open. Chun Xing walked out of the room quickly without even taking her maid with her. She walked out hurriedly and disappeared from his sight in a short while.
Si Han felt strange, but was too lazy to meddle in other people's business. She turned around and went back to her room to sleep.
Chun Xing didn’t know where she wanted to go or where she could go.
The fireworks in the sky illuminated her vision and she wandered aimlessly around the mansion.
She walked up the mountain to the place where they used to go to watch the stars together. They had spent many New Year's Eves here. They also made promises for the future on the mountain with the stars as the backdrop.
She went to Merlin again. A few years ago, she made a mistake and was punished by her master to come and sweep the dead leaves. When it got dark, he came to help her sweep the leaves after his shift. Merlin was endless, and the two of them held long brooms and started sweeping from both ends. They looked at each other, gradually approached, smiled at each other, and continued to sweep the fallen leaves after crossing each other's paths until they reached the end. When they turned around to sweep another round, they immediately looked back to catch each other's figure. Although they were far apart, they could always get closer and closer.
No, the cool breeze from the mountain was not there, his hand was not there to cover his clothes. Merlin was whimpering and sobbing, and his figure was not there in sight.
Chun Xing ran to Wanli Pond again.
On the New Year's Eve of the year before last, she had become the prince's woman, sitting here to hide away. He still found an excuse and sneaked over. She asked him to leave quickly, and he said okay, saying that he felt uneasy if he didn't look at her on this New Year's Eve of reunion.
Chen Anzhi, who was not supposed to come here, was walking towards this side. His way back was blocked, so he jumped into the cold carp pond in winter to avoid it. The drunk Chen Anzhi pulled Chun Xing to talk, and Chun Xing persuaded him to leave with shaking hands, and then he came out of the lake. The lake water in winter was so cold that he fell seriously ill and it took him two months to recover.
He said he couldn't let anyone know what was going on between him and her.
Chun Xing sat in the carp pond, crying uncontrollably.
From then on, every New Year's Eve, no one would go out of their way to come to her, even just to see her.
The words that were not asked, there will never be another chance to ask.
Many things were set in stone the day she was sold by her mother. Born a slave, she was no longer a human being.
Unable to restrain their emotions, the desperately restrained glances finally let Fang Qingyi see the clues. Moreover, before she became Chen Anzhi's concubine, Fang Qingyi had also joked with a smile that the two of them were "childhood sweethearts".
"Are you being blackmailed?" Chun Xing murmured to herself. She looked at the gorgeous shadows of the fireworks reflected on the Wanli Pond, and tears fell one by one.
Even though she and Wangjiang are innocent, the love they have for each other is like a raging fire that will never be forgiven and can ruin her forever at any time.
Tears fell into the Wanli Pond one by one, creating ripples and disrupting the brilliant fireworks reflected on the water.
"I don't know if Lianshui is cold..." Chun Xing slowly closed her eyes. At this moment, she realized that she was alive just to see him.
There was a loud "bang" and a huge splash of water.
Soon, the maids in the distance cried out: "Someone has fallen into the water! Someone has fallen into the water! Come quickly, help!"
You Yuji and Si Que rode a horse and returned to the You family, following the shadows of fireworks.
You Yuji looked at the door in front of her, feeling somewhat dazed. She had never thought that she could come back tonight. Now that she was in front of her house, she felt timid again.
Could it be that because she had drunk alcohol, she acted less cautiously and more recklessly tonight
She rushed back home late at night, and she didn't know what others would think or say. Even if she didn't care about other people's opinions, would her family think too much when she came back so late
Her mother was ill in bed, and she might not even know that she came back late at night. If she knew, she would be very worried about her. Her mother's illness made her heart even heavier, so she dared not let her worry about it. Jiamu was becoming more and more worried, and she might also...
"Why, you don't want to go home?"
Si Que dismounted from his horse and stood looking at her.
The snow-white horse's front hooves gracefully stamped the ground, and the sound startled the servants.
"Is there anyone outside?" The servant pushed the gate open a crack and was startled to see You Yuji sitting on horseback outside. He quickly put on a smile, pushed the gate open completely, and walked quickly to meet her.
"Why are you back?"
You Yuji looked past the servants and glanced inside, seeing the red lanterns swaying in the wind. She smiled and said, "Come back and take a look."
She got off the horse and handed the reins to the servant.
The servant took the reins and said with a smile, "You are back just in time. The gentlemen are still drinking and haven't rested yet!"
You Yuji smiled, not surprised. She was glad that her second brother and cousin were spending the New Year in Beijing this year, otherwise her brother would have felt bad. On the other hand, she felt a little sorry that her second brother and cousin could not reunite with their family.
You Yuji took a step forward and found that Si Que didn't catch up. She stopped again, looked back at Si Que, and said, "Let's go."
Si Que stood there, not moving. He said expressionlessly, "My sister is going home to reunite with her family, and it may not be appropriate for me, an outsider, to go with her. How about I go back first?"
The servant's eyes rolled around, not understanding what was going on.
However, You Yuzhi already understood and knew what Si Que wanted to hear.
But she didn't do what Si Que wanted.
She curved her lips and smiled softly. Then she walked to Si Que, took his hand naturally, and said softly, "The words 'relatives' and 'friends' are always connected."
Si Que didn't hear the answer he wanted to hear, and glanced at You Yuji with a bad look on his face. But You Yuji's eyes looking at him with a smile were too gentle and intoxicating in the night, so he had to suppress the unhappiness on his face and walked into the mansion with her.
The servant followed behind, leading the horse, and said with a smile, "The girl has returned just in time, the lady is awake!"
You Yuji was shocked.
Is mother awake now
She walked quickly forward. After passing the archway in the backyard, she saw her mother sitting next to the flowers. Not only was her mother awake, she had also gotten out of bed and was now sitting in the courtyard!
You Yuji stared at her mother blankly, forgetting even to react. She could not see anyone beside her mother, her eyes were filled with her gentle mother.
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