"Now, you can no longer go back to your original identity, Lin Yuanyue. How about letting me help you change your identity?"
The moon is bright in the sky and the lights in the waterside pavilion are ablaze.
In Prince Jing's mansion, palace maids filed out from the kitchen and arranged the seats smoothly.
Today, two cousins from the Crown Prince's wife's mother's family specially hosted a welcoming banquet. In addition to the ladies with whom they are on good terms, they also specially invited Song Qingzhe, a powerful figure in the dynasty, and his brothers from aristocratic families.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was lively. However, Shen Yun, who was sitting at the end of the table, stared at the various pastries in front of her. She subconsciously touched her empty stomach and couldn't help but sigh.
"Aren't you trying to embarrass your cousin by acting like a poor person?" Shen Lan, who was sitting next to Shen Yun, frowned, straightened her body, and couldn't help but look at the two people sitting in the highest position.
Shen Yun was stunned for a moment. The two of them were sent here from Yuncheng by the Shen family, saying that they were to be taught the rules by the Crown Prince's wife, but everyone knew that they wanted to come to the capital to make friends.
After waiting for a long time for the banquet to start, Shen Yun was finally able to eat something to fill her stomach. Unexpectedly, the nanny sent by the Crown Prince's Consort brought her and Shen Lan to the front to introduce them to each other.
When the Crown Prince's Consort saw the two girls leaving, she introduced them to the people around her cheerfully, "Mother and the others said that these two girls are the only two young ladies in our generation. They have been wild since they were young, so they were sent here specially to ask the maids in the palace to educate them and control their tempers."
Although there were many people present, everyone understood the implicit meaning of the Crown Prince's Consort's words. They exchanged glances, and inevitably cast their eyes on the two of them, and began to discuss in a low voice.
"What does the Shen family mean by this? Why are they sending two girls to Beijing?"
"What else can it mean? Prince Jing wants to move up, so how can the Crown Prince not follow closely behind him?"
"However, these two girls are good-looking, but I don't know what their personalities are like..."
Shen Yun and Shen Lan greeted everyone with a smile, and then stood leisurely beside the Crown Prince's wife. Both of them were tall and beautiful, like pearls in the night, lighting up everyone's eyes.
It's noon.
A carriage rushed into the end of Lark Street. A girl in a blue-white dress opened the curtain, jumped out of the carriage, and ran into the yard full of white sails.
Xie Ruan looked at the coffin lying in the middle of the yard, tears welled up in her eyes, and she knelt down in front of the coffin with a plop.
The person lying in the coffin was her elder sister.
Her elder sister was only two years older than her and was in good health. But suddenly, news came from home that her elder sister had a sudden illness and passed away.
Xie Ruan kowtowed three times, then stood up and said to the person beside him, "I want to see my sister."
"Aruan, your sister's coffin has been nailed down. Do you want to make your sister rest in peace after her death?" The sister-in-law at the side shouted.
Xie Ruan raised a sneer at the corner of her mouth and pushed away the group of people blocking her way.
"When did Sister leave?"
"Last night at noon."
"What symptoms?"
The sister-in-law hesitated, her eyes dodging guiltily, and she tugged at her eldest brother's sleeve, mumbling, "What other symptoms can there be, girl?"
"Mom, when will you stop thinking about him? Can you ever think about Xuxu on weekdays? She's still so young, are you letting her follow you here to beg for food? Are you planning to wait until she's older and then sell her off like I did?"
Liuyun never expected that her mother never considered what would happen to her and her sister in the future. Now she was really disappointed.
"Mom, there is nothing we can do. Your dad will get better. Yun'er, do you have any money? I'm so hungry, Xuxu is hungry too, and we haven't had a proper meal in days." Liuyun's mother looked at her with hope in her eyes. She excitedly pulled her clothes and looked at her from beginning to end.
Liuyun didn't expect that her mother still had hope for her father who was lazy and loved playing mahjong. She shook her head and said bluntly: "I gave you all the money I earned from entering the palace. Now I have no money. If you want to buy a house, you can only wait until I leave the palace and buy a house in a brothel."
She gritted her teeth and continued to say to her mother: "If you are cruel, you can sell Xuxu to a brothel right now."
"Snapped!"
Her mother slapped her.
There were more fingerprints on Liuyun's face.
"How can you say such things? We are all family. What's wrong with you giving a little more money to the family? When you get married, won't you belong to someone else's family? You are dressed so well now, you must have money on you. Take it out, quickly!" Her mother said anxiously, her eyes staring straight at Liuyun's pockets, as if she wanted to see through the material of the clothes to see how much money was inside.
Liuyun suddenly remembered that day when she tricked him into the palace, she also looked at him straight in the eyes.
"I won't give you any more money." Liuyun said bluntly, "Even if I give you money, it's only for Xuxu. If you don't even care about Xuxu, just give him all the money to gamble."
When her mother saw Liuyun wanted to leave, she rushed over and pulled her back, "Don't even think about running away. What's the use of entering the palace? Since you came out of my belly, you have to make money to support us for the rest of your life."
When she said this, she didn't notice Xuxu's frightened expression in the corner.
Liuyun looked at his mother in front of him, whose facial features were distorted. He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why? Do you want me to be like Nezha? To remove my flesh and bones, so that I can repay your kindness?"
"There's no need for you to remove the meat and bones, Yun'er, think about Xuxu, think about Xuxu." She thought Liuyun had softened, so she hurriedly pulled Xuxu out and stuffed it in front of her.
Xuxu was so scared that he could only grab her.
Liuyun was so angry that he laughed and didn't want to say anything.
"Sister, please take out the money! We haven't cooked at home for a long time, and Dad is hungry." Xuxu looked up and said to her.
"Money?" Liuyun didn't expect her to say such a thing. "Aren't you afraid that your father will sell you out too?"
Xuxu flinched, and her mother quickly held Xuxu in her arms, whispering in her ear: "No, Xuxu, your parents will not sell you out."
Liuyun shook her head. She knew that her father and mother both valued their son. If her mother had not been injured while giving birth to Xuxu, they would definitely not have kept Xuxu by their side.
However, they did not expect that after keeping Xuxu, they could go to another family to adopt a son who looked exactly like his father.
But she doesn't care about these people now.
Liuyun shook his head, his voice cold, and said: "I don't have any money. You asked me for it, but I don't have any, and I won't have any money to give you in the future. What's more, I am in the palace now, and I am a member of the palace. I can't leave the palace often. Don't write to me anymore, I won't read it."
Having said that, she turned and left.
"Don't go, you can't go." Her mother hugged her legs.
It's really not worth it for Liuyun to have such nice clothes stained all over.
In the past, I thought that selling myself was a small contribution to my family. Now they are still thinking of lying on top of me and sucking my bones and marrow out of me.
"Let go and don't touch me again."
"Sister, sister, Xuxu is hungry, please buy Xuxu some food! My brother and dad are also hungry. Dad said that you have to give money to the family. If you don't, you are a ruthless person."
"Sister, please take out the money! Only if you take it out, we can be a family."
Liuyun didn't expect that Xuxu followed them and learned their kindness.
"What are you doing?"
Jiang Zhong, who was patrolling nearby, saw the situation immediately. If he didn't shout them down, those two men would probably strip the girl's clothes off in public.
Seeing the burly man, Liuyun's mother and Xuxu quickly let go of their hands. Only then did she have a chance to catch her breath. She quickly lifted her skirt and walked several steps in the direction of Jiang Zhong, away from them.
She had never heard such disgusting words before. If she didn't give them money, did she not deserve to be their family?
She really didn't want such a family.
Jiang Zhong simply drove the person away.
When Liuyun saw him, he thanked him and returned to the palace.
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Lin Xi was in Ziyuan and heard the noise outside the house.
"Liuyun, you're back?"
"Yeah!" Liuyun walked in with a dejected look, and she nodded in response.
Lin Xi noticed something was wrong at first glance, so she asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy about going home?"
She also saw that Liuyun changed his clothes when he came back, "It's okay if you are unhappy, go down and have a rest today!"
As soon as Liuyun returned to her bed, she saw someone waiting for her. She didn't know this person, so she turned around and tried to avoid him.
The man said directly: "Liuyun, your family is now in the hands of my master. If you want them to live, you should put this medicine into Miss Lin's food."
Immediately, the young eunuch took out a white porcelain bottle with determination.
Liuyun couldn't help but roll his eyes, walked away from him, lay down on his bed, and covered himself with the quilt.
The young eunuch had never seen such a situation before. He tugged at Liuyun's cup, but found that he could not move it. He then asked, "You didn't stand up to what I just said?"
"heard it."
She said listlessly.
It would be better if you died.
The young eunuch didn't expect that she didn't care at all after all the trouble she had gone through. He was ready to try harder, "Your family is in our hands. Didn't you hear me? Don't you want their lives anymore?"
Liuyun was annoyed by him and stretched out a hand from under the quilt, "Give it to me!"
The young eunuch then placed it in her palm with satisfaction: "After the matter is accomplished, your family will be safe and sound."
How could she possibly care about that group of people?
Liuyun turned over in the quilt, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
Lin Xi didn't know what happened to Liuyun.
When Ruan Liuying heard the servant's report, she smiled and said to her confidant Qin Su, "I don't know what she has done to get the attention of the Queen."
"She and Shen Qingran, both are annoying."
Ruan Liuying squeezed the grapes in her hand and burst them, leaving her hand full of juice.
But Qin Su saw this and skillfully took out the handkerchief in her arms and gently wiped her fingers dry, "They are not to be feared."
"Yes!" Ruan Liuying was very confident in her own abilities. After all, who around her didn't praise her? What could a mere Lin Xi do to her?
"Have you ever checked, Lin Xi, whether you have any hidden abilities?"
Qin Su shook her head: "No, it's just ordinary."
How could she be so brazen? Ruan Liuying excitedly picked up a grape and put it into her mouth. "It's just bluffing. It seems that you are right. She did all this for the queen to see."
"She is trying to show off her wealth and still wants to gain face in front of the Queen? She is just dreaming. I will never give her such an opportunity."
Qin Su's face was hidden under the lamp. She looked at Ruan Liuying's smug expression, smiled, and asked, "What if Lin Xi is really capable? Miss, do you really want to leave the palace and never enter it again in your life?"
The smile on Ruan Liuying's face froze instantly, and anger instantly ignited on her face. She kicked her foot fiercely and said with a sinister look, "It's impossible. She will never be able to beat me in her life."
This kick hit Qin Su's heart. She had an old injury in her heart. She couldn't help but bleed from the corner of her mouth. She smiled and said, "The lady kicked me. Naturally, she has no chance of winning."
She lowered her head, her eyes dark and unclear. In fact, she also wanted to know whether Lin Xi had any hidden tricks.
Or maybe she made this bet just to let the queen see her abilities?
Or is she really just bluffing?
As Qin Su thought about this, life in the palace suddenly became interesting.
"Miss, you have to be more careful." Qin Su said with a smile.
Ruan Liuying looked at the blood at the corner of her mouth and asked calmly, "Does it hurt?"
Qin Su shook her head and continued, "The Prince of Jingnan said that he has opened a way for you. Miss, do you want to meet him?"
Ruan Liuying snorted coldly and said bluntly: "Just after doing these, you want me to see him? It's really a daydream. How can I go back to see him at this time? Qin Su, don't contact him behind my back anymore."
She said frankly.
Qin Su had a faint smile on her face, "Yes."
"Qin Su, do you think I really like the prince?" Ruan Liuying knew clearly what her aunt was thinking. For so many years, she had only wanted to dethrone the prince, but she had never thought about whether His Majesty had the same idea.
"Our Ruan family, our mother family, is getting stronger and stronger, even stronger than the prince's foreign family, right?"
Qin Su nodded, knelt at her feet and massaged her feet.
"That's why your majesty won't give the throne to my cousin. Unfortunately, my aunt didn't understand it at all. Your majesty suspected the crown prince, but he never thought of giving the crown prince's position back to someone else."
"Otherwise, think about it, in this palace, whose mother family is as weak as the Empress's?"
Qin Suxin was startled and looked at Ruan Liuying with admiration. She was actually very smart and could see some things very clearly.
Ruan Liuying was a little bored. She propped up her head and looked at the grapes in front of her. She said in a light voice, "So, I have to show my attitude. At least not all of the Ruan family supports my cousin."
Otherwise, when the prince comes to power, the first family he will deal with will be the Ruan family.
How long can she continue to enjoy the glory?
Perhaps, this was also Concubine Ruan's consideration, which was why she agreed to let her chase the prince.
Qin Sucai just walked out after helping Ruan Liuying to sleep. Looking at the little eunuch hanging around the door, her eyes changed and she walked out.
"Is it done?" Qin Su's eyes were cold.
The young eunuch nodded: "Give it to the little maid beside her."
Hearing this, she directly stuffed the thing in her arms into his hand.
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A few days later, it was the day for the written examination.
The continuous rainy days finally cleared up on this day.
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