Chapter 1: The princess chooses a prince consort, with broken hands and feet, and a strange...

The light and shadows are hazy, the waning moon hangs low, and a large ship is sailing on the river. The river surface is covered with mottled silver waves, which float and change with the ripples, quiet and peaceful.

The wind started to blow, dark clouds drifted across the sky, covering the waning moon. At the stern of the boat, where no one was, a long stick was swung quickly and hit the dark water with a dull thud, splashing waves.

In the silence, someone suddenly noticed and shouted, "Oh no! Someone fell into the water!"

In the dark depths of the river, the sound of water filled Yin Xing's ears. The tiny bubbles exhaled from his nose surged up, and he could vaguely see the cold moonlight quietly falling into the water, bringing some light to the darkness, but it disappeared in an instant, making him despair.

Yin Xing suddenly opened his clear round eyes as if he was about to suffocate, his breathing became rapid through his nose, his forehead ached unbearably, his gaze fixed blankly on the spacious carriage and the housekeeper who was guarding him, and he felt uneasy.

"Young Master, are you having a headache and nightmares again?" Manager Chen, neatly dressed and with a priceless gold hairpin in his hair, placed the medicine in his palm and wiped the sweat off her cheek with a handkerchief, muttering with concern, "We'll have to see a doctor to check your headache and amnesia once we enter the capital."

Yin Xing cautiously turned his head to avoid the action of the woman in charge, nodded slightly, said nothing, and slightly propped himself up and leaned against the wall of the car. He raised his hand to take the medicine bowl, in which was reflected a familiar face with a blood-soaked gauze on the forehead, but it could not hide the youthfulness. He still couldn't believe it.

Since falling into the river, Yin Xing has hoped countless times in the past few days that this was just a bizarre nightmare he imagined due to the excessive pressure of the college entrance examination.

But Yin Xing found that what he saw and heard was so horrible that even the bitter medicine soup was hard to swallow. His face was slightly puffed up and he felt like vomiting.

"Young master, please rest assured." After saying that, Manager Chen frowned and said no more. He took the medicine bowl and left the carriage.

Yin Xing's face turned pale and she closed her eyes pretending to be tired, without responding.

The wheels of the carriage on the official road were rolling, and the journey was not stable, even a little bumpy.

Yin Xing had explained to the woman many times that he was not her young master, but he was thought to have fallen into the water and lost his memory due to shock, so he was guarded even more closely.

But Yin Xing clearly remembered that the original owner must have fallen into the water due to someone's harm, but no one seemed to believe it, or seemed like no one wanted to make a big deal out of it.

Unfortunately, it was dark at night and the opponent's attack was instantaneous. Even if I recalled it countless times, I couldn't see it clearly, and instead I had a splitting headache.

"Hmm!" The carriage suddenly jolted, and Yin Xing felt a little dizzy. He raised his hand to gently cover his aching forehead, not daring to bother himself any more.

The murderer's stick was too heavy, and now Yin Xing felt his head buzzing and his eyes were dark. In comparison, concussion was considered a minor injury, but he was worried about intracranial hemorrhage, after all, there was no CT technology in this world.

From what Yin Xing knew now, the original owner was a nobleman, who was ordered to go to the capital to attend the dynasty princesses' viewing banquet, so he should be considered a candidate for the prince consort.

But Yin Xing knew that he was not a man, and the woman must have known the truth, so she never allowed anyone else to get close to him to serve and take care of him.

There is no doubt that this is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor and exterminating the family. Yin Xing felt that he was extremely unlucky.

The carriages and horses traveled day and night, under the stars and the moon. The vast mountains were no longer in sight. Yin Xing blinked his bright round eyes and looked through the small window at the towering city walls in the distance, feeling complicated and heavy.

Although Manager Chen repeatedly comforted Yin Xing, not all noble sons could be chosen as the consort of the dynasty princess.

But Yin Xing felt that as long as he entered the capital, he had no intention of sounding the death knell.

But after observation, Yin Xing found that only a small part of the accompanying convoy were maids who obeyed the orders of Manager Chen, and the rest were court officials and soldiers who were delivering imperial decrees.

Therefore, the two teams were not familiar with each other, and the court officials were responsible for supervision and protection, and they strictly checked Yin Xing's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Manager Chen didn't like these court officials very much, so he always told Yin Xing to be careful so as not to reveal his identity.

But it is obvious that neither party will help Yin Xing escape the marriage.

As the carriages and horses slowly approached the tall city gate, perhaps to check identities, the team entering the city was slow and there was a lot of noise around. Yin Xing looked through the small window at people in coarse long clothes walking among them, and the children were particularly conspicuous.

Yin Xing looked at the girl with a small bun in a daze. She tilted her childish face up, her eyes looking at the carriage curiously, her expression real and cute.

"Come, this is delicious. Do you want to eat it?" Yin Xing brought out a small plate of candied fruit to relieve motion sickness and called softly.

"Thank you." The girl couldn't resist the temptation of the food, so she mustered up the courage to take a piece of honey fruit and put it into her mouth. Her cheeks were chubby and her voice was unclear.

The inspection of the capital was tedious, with the carriage stopping and starting frequently. The girl spoke eagerly to Yin Xing, although what she said was freewheeling and lacked much logic.

"The capital is so beautiful. The places we live in are all broken thatched houses, and there are muddy roads everywhere. It's easy to slip when it rains."

"Look at my new cloth shoes. My mother used to only make straw shoes for me. They burned my feet in the summer and gave me frostbite in the winter. But I found these beautiful cloth shoes yesterday!"

"Father and mother said that you can make a lot of money everywhere in the capital. Are you here to make a lot of money too?"

Yin Xing shook his head silently, not knowing how to respond.

Soon, the girl was picked up and taken away by her mother. She waved her little hands and smiled, revealing a few missing teeth. The cloth shoes on her feet must be a little big and were about to fall off. Yin Xing also waved goodbye and couldn't help laughing. He was in a rare cheerful mood.

Although he came to this world inexplicably, the people here are also working hard to live. Yin Xing feels that maybe he shouldn't just accept his fate.

Soon, the carriage entered the capital city. The main street connected to other streets in the market, and it was well connected. Birds flew by, and pavilions and towers stood quietly in the distance, showing the prosperous scene.

Yin Xing looked at the bustling streets with people coming and going and the numerous shops, and consoled himself optimistically that at least he had traveled into a prosperous dynasty, rather than the chaotic late years of a dynasty.

However, Yin Xing's positive attitude soon disappeared.

As the carriage moved forward, children were playing and singing nursery rhymes happily, and there seemed to be corresponding action games.

"The princess is choosing a consort. One consort has no right hand, and the other has no left hand."

"The princess is choosing her consort. One of them has no right eye, and the other has no left eye."

"The princess is choosing her consort. One of them has no right leg, and the other has no left leg."

Yin Xing watched the children fighting for the princess, and then they jokingly repeated the lyrics and directed them. Some of them immediately covered their left and right eyes, and some switched their left and right feet, jumping around. The scene was eerily cheerful.

Is it so common knowledge that the emperor's son-in-law is so miserable?!

The court officials on horseback listened to the ballad with a slight solemnity. Rumors would never appear out of thin air in the capital under the feet of the emperor. There is no smoke without fire. It seems that there will be no peace.

After a long time, the carriage finally stopped steadily. Yin Xing bent down and got off the carriage. What was in front of him looked like a luxurious inn, but it was heavily guarded and looked more like a prison.

Several accompanying court officials stepped forward to conduct the handover, each taking the documents as if the prospective princes-in-law were important prisoners who could not afford any mistakes.

Yin Xing was helpless and looked up at the plaque above his head, only to find that the characters in this fictional world seemed to be a mixed combination of the ancient Western Zhou Dynasty large seal script and Qin Dynasty small seal script, and it was a bit difficult to recognize.

Damn, I’m still illiterate!

"This is the residence specially arranged by the court for the young masters. Please come and receive the jade token bestowed by the emperor. No female relatives are allowed to enter, and there are only two servants allowed. After the viewing banquet is over in half a month, you can return to your private homes and wait for the emperor's call." An official announced in a solemn voice, his expression serious and unquestionable.

Hearing this, Manager Chen was horrified and said with an awkward expression, "Sir, please wait for me to go to the Marquis's private residence in the capital to select two servants to serve him."

"Manager Chen, don't worry. It's only half a month. I can handle it alone." Yin Xing refused decisively, thinking that it would be a good opportunity to escape.

Manager Chen brought maids with him along the way, and probably didn't expect such an arrangement.

After he finished speaking, Yin Xing stepped inside and raised his hand to receive his jade identity card, not wanting to waste time preparing for Manager Chen.

Seeing this, Manager Chen's face became gloomy and his eyes were dark.

As the sun sets, the night silently covers the bustling capital. The corridors are silent, with flickering candlelight and patrolling guards passing by in formation.

Yin Xingcai threw a long strip made of bedding and gauze curtains out of the window, looked out, felt a little dizzy, and took a deep breath.

Fortunately, this room was not far from the wall, so Yin Xing didn't dare to look down and continued to move until he stumbled and fell to the ground, his legs still a little weak.

With his heart beating like thunder, Yin Xing was overjoyed and frightened at the same time. He turned around and ran away, but he didn't know that a fire was gradually starting in the residence, which soon caused a loud noise and screams.

At night in the capital, the city gates were closed, but Yin Xing found that many streets and markets were brightly lit. Walking alone in the crowd, he felt confused.

In this strange world, where should I go?

Perhaps it was because it was too close to the flower shop, and the wind carried the faint fragrance of flowers. Yin Xing felt a little relieved. After some thought, he turned around and wanted to go to the market nearest to the city gate. Perhaps he could find a chance to leave the city tomorrow morning.

Unexpectedly, Yin Xing found that there were several people chasing him closely, and it was clear that they had no good intentions.

Yin Xing paused and ran quickly to the side, feeling certain in his heart that someone really wanted to kill him!

Or maybe someone was hunting down the original owner, and Yin Xing was just the unlucky one.

The crowd was bustling, and several people surrounded and gathered together, but they did not see Yin Xing. Their eyes were looking at the flowers falling on the ground, and their gaze fell on the floats loaded with flowers!

Yin Xing curled up in the fragrant float, his legs and feet were sore and he even felt a little dizzy, but he didn't dare move, for fear that his whereabouts would be discovered and his life would be in danger.

An unknown amount of time had passed before Yin Xing woke up from his coma and noticed that the flower cart had stopped. He carefully poked his head out and saw clusters of flowers everywhere, with countless potted flowers stacked in the corridors.

The scene before him was too dreamy. Yin Xing climbed out of the float, and flower petals fell from his body. He had difficulty walking and had to lift his robe with his palms and stand on tiptoe to move forward.

Perhaps because it was late at night, there was no one in the garden. Yin Xing couldn't find a way out, so he poked his head into a house. Not only the floor, but also the tables, chairs and coffee tables were covered with flowers, which was very strange.

"Hello, is anyone there?" Yin Xing called softly. Turning around, his forehead banged against something, causing tears to well up in his eyes. Then, he saw a golden carp swimming in mid-air. Was this a ghost?!

But when Yin Xing reached out his hand and touched the smooth and cold surface, he found that it was a whole wall of glass, which was also called colored glaze in ancient times. The golden carp in front of him was wagging its tail and sticking to his palm, looking well-behaved and adorable.

"How cute, why is there only one fish living here?" Yin Xing observed with a smile and eyebrows curved, and murmured.

As he finished speaking, a tall figure of a woman with wide aqua-blue sleeves appeared in the glass before him, but her face was slightly distorted by the waves and could not be distinguished.

Then, a quiet and calm female voice came from behind Yin Xing, saying slowly, "Then how dare you break in here alone?"

Help, what kind of horror female ghost plot is this!

Yin Xing immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare turn his head and stammered with his eyes closed, "I'm sorry, I accidentally broke into your house and got lost, so I entered the house. I absolutely didn't mean any harm!"

"Is that so?" The voice was still calm, without any anger or resentment, but instead contained a hint of regret.

Yin Xing was timid and opened his eyes without thinking. He saw that the beautiful figure reflected in the glass had gone away, and a dim light appeared in the house.

The female ghost sat by the table admiring the flowers. Although her expression and appearance were difficult to discern, she was like a quiet and beautiful chrysanthemum, most pleasing to the eye in the dark and obscure places.

But seeing that she has a shadow, she must be a human!

"This is the first time I've seen so many flowers in someone's home. It's easy to accidentally step on them." Yin Xing tried to ease the awkwardness by speaking in a friendly manner.

"Well, then you have to be careful. If you destroy the flowers, you will be killed." The woman lowered her eyes and did not look at Yin Xing. She raised her hand and gently touched the flowers, speaking quite seriously.

Immediately, Yin Xing's bright smile froze, his eyes fell on the mysterious woman who was kind to others, and he couldn't help but doubt his ears.

Killing people for flowers, right? She must be kidding me!

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