The emperor's daughter Changping

"No, Father, don't want it!" Ah Jiu yelled and sat up. Seeing the silence around her, she suddenly realized that it was a midnight dream.

"Princess, what's the matter with you!" Jin Ju heard the voice outside, and hurriedly ran in to see, only to see Ah Jiu sitting on the bed in a daze, with disheveled black hair and dripping cold sweat, asking worriedly.

"Sister Jinju!" After a while, Ah Jiu looked at her and said quietly, "I had a terrible dream!"

Jinju came to her side, took Ah Jiu's trembling hand and said softly, "Then what have you been dreaming about?"

"I dreamed..." Ah Jiu paused, remembering the scene in the dream. Under Shang Fang's sword, blood spattered everywhere. Father is going to kill me! Sister Jinju, I'm so scared!"

Jinju was stunned, how could the princess have such a dream, how could the Emperor Chongzhen kill his own daughter, besides, Princess Changping was still his favorite one, she shook her head and smiled: "Princess, don't think too much, listen The old people in the palace often say that dreams are reversed, so you don't have to worry!"

"Really?" Ah Jiu didn't believe it.

Jinju nodded and said: "Think about it! You are the emperor's own daughter, how could the emperor kill you? Don't think too much, go to sleep!"

"Sister Jinju, what time is it?" Ah Jiu shook her head, no sleepiness at all.

Jin Ju said: "When I first arrived at Mao! Princess, why are you up?"

"I can't sleep anymore, I have to go out for a walk!" Ah Jiu sat in front of the mirror and smoothed her hair with a comb.

Jin Ju sighed, and stopped persuading her, took out a coat and put it on for her, because it was late autumn and the dew was cold, she also covered her with a golden fox sable fur, and then went out with her.

But Ah Jiu said: "It's still early, sister Jinju, go to sleep again! I'll just walk around by myself."

Jin Ju didn't feel relieved that she was alone, she shook her head and said: "Thank you Princess for your kindness, but if you are not sleepy right now, let's go with the princess!"

After waking her up in the middle of the night, I felt a little sorry, Ah Jiu said, "I want to be alone, Sister Jinju, go to sleep and leave me alone!"

Jinju nodded hesitantly, watching her strong back standing still for a long time, the moonlight outside the window was bright, it had been six or seven years, and she didn't know if the deep courtyard of the palace could still calm down, she sighed, went back to the room and sat down , waiting for Ah Jiu to come back.

But Ah Jiu walked out of Ningshou Palace and walked aimlessly all the way. The dream just now was too real. Thinking about it carefully, I still feel terrified.

In the dream, she seemed to be herself, but not herself. Although there was a name named 'Ajiu' who was also Princess Changping of the Ming Dynasty, the things she experienced were very different from her own. I grew up, but in my dream, my master was Cheng Qingzhu, and my biological mother was Queen Zhou, not Concubine Wang Shun. I grew up in the rivers and lakes because Qin Tianjian told my fortune when I was born, not because of Tian Tian. The concubine's frame.

And all of these, there is a similarity, but in the dream, I also know Yuan Chengzhi, and I admire him very much. I also drew a picture for him and miss him every day in my palace. Come on, Ah Jiu shuddered, and woke up in his thoughts, looking at his hands incredulously, when will he be able to draw?

The important thing is how could I be so fascinated by Yuan Chengzhi? Ah Jiu smiled almost self-deprecatingly, pinned the broken hair on his forehead, and recalled what happened later in the dream, but it became blurred again I can't figure it out, but I just remember that later, the palace was in chaos, and there was smog everywhere. I searched for my father in the chaos, but I couldn't find him.

Finally she found her father, but she saw that he was holding a Shangfang sword, with disheveled hair and blood stains on his body, he would chop up anyone he saw, as if he was crazy, she ran to stop him, but he pushed him to the ground On the ground, she raised her sword and chopped it down. She knelt on the ground and suddenly felt powerless, so she grabbed the corner of her father's clothes and called out sadly, 'Father' He said: "Why did you give birth to my emperor's family?"

"Why did you give birth to my emperor's family?" Ah Jiu murmured out, feeling a pain in her heart, thinking: Father, you in the dream also love me, right!

If you were not born in the emperor's family, you would not have to suffer the pain of being raped after the country's subjugation. You think so, right?

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Unknowingly, she had already walked to the imperial study room, and when Wang Chengen called her, Ah Jiu suddenly woke up.

"Wang, Eunuch Wang, why are you here? Father is also here?" Ah Jiu said.

Wang Chengen nodded respectfully and said: "The emperor stayed inside all night! It's been several nights since I haven't had a good rest!"

If this goes on like this, how could the father bear it, and hurriedly asked Wang Cheng'en, "I don't know why?"

Wang Chengen sighed: "Alas! Although the Tartar soldiers did not come to offend our Ming border recently, Li Zicheng's trespassers became more and more rampant. The emperor wanted to take this opportunity to beat dogs behind closed doors, but the treasury was empty. The ministers sent out to collect donations have not returned, and in three days, Mr. Zhou will go to Shanxi, but the military salary has not yet been paid, the emperor is worrying about this matter?"

"So it is!" Ah Jiu said.

"I'll go in and see!"

"Farewell, princess!" Wang Chengen hurriedly stopped her and said, "Just now... Mrs. Zhou went in to persuade her, but she was scolded by the emperor. She is losing her temper right now?"

"What, mother... mother is also inside?" Ah Jiu hurriedly asked in a low voice.

Wang Chengen nodded, and was about to speak, but heard a sound inside, which seemed to be the sound of bowls and cups breaking, and then Emperor Chongzhen said loudly: "Get out! Get out of here, a bunch of things that don't exist, what's the use of my Ming Dynasty raising you ?”

"No, I have to go in and have a look!" Ah Jiu said anxiously, and then walked inside.

Wang Chengen shook his head, secretly wishing Princess Changping could persuade the emperor!

"Queen, did your hand hurt?" As soon as Ah Jiu entered the imperial study, she saw Queen Zhou squatting on the ground picking up the pieces. There was a large area of ​​burns on the back of her hand, but blood was bleeding from her fingertips, so she hurriedly took out a towel to stop the bleeding for her.

I was about to go out and order someone to invite the imperial physician to bandage it, but Queen Zhou stopped me and said softly: "Chang Ping, it's okay, don't go?"

"But Queen Mother, have you been scalded like this? You were also scratched by debris!" Ah Jiu said.

"Be obedient, Chang Ping, I'll just go back and apply some egg white. Your father is in a bad mood recently, don't make trouble!" Queen Zhou pulled her aside and whispered.

Ah Jiu turned his head to look, and saw Emperor Chongzhen leaning on the dragon chair and rubbing his temples on both sides vigorously, and he didn't even notice when she came in.

"Mother, you should go and treat the wound first, and I will persuade Father!"

Empress Zhou hesitated for a while, and said to her: "Mother knows that you have always had ideas, but don't say anything to make him angry, you know?"

Ah Jiu nodded and said, "Got it, my lord! Let's go!"