A shabby little sedan came wobbling into the Prince's Mansion from the side door, followed by a gaudy-dressed maid in a pair of flowery cloth shoes who had to trot to keep up with the sedan bearers.
When crossing the threshold, a sedan chair bearer tripped and the sedan chair tilted to the side. Song Jiaren bumped into the sedan chair in a daze, and was hit hard with a "bang".
The nanny quickly lifted the door curtain a little and asked, "How are you, young lady?"
Song Jiaren rubbed her head, grinned, and tears welled up in her eyes.
After a long time, he replied, "It's okay."
The sedan chair moved towards the west courtyard again and stopped in a remote courtyard.
Song Jiaren followed into the house with the help of her nanny and sat on the couch.
The nanny gave another warning, "Young lady, the master had to use many connections to get you here, so you must cherish it. If you can catch that person's eye and speak a few words for the master in front of him, then everyone in the family will be thinking of you!"
The nanny looked around and took out a book from her secret pocket. "Let this girl take a look. I will go out and keep watch."
When she heard the door close, Song Jia raised her eyelids and looked around the room. Except for a couch that was in good condition, the tables, chairs and dressing table were all old.
I casually flipped through two pages of the erotic pictures given by the nanny. The painting was good, but it was too obscure and implicit, and there was nothing interesting to see.
Song Jiaren was helped by the nanny to sit on the couch, and then she was told to win over the prince's heart and persuade him.
Unfortunately, the prince will soon be unable to take care of himself.
This plot is exactly the book that Song Jiaren was reading before her sudden death. It is an ancient Chinese novel. After staying up for two nights to read the last word, she suddenly felt her heart skip a beat and a feeling of falling, and then she knew nothing.
She guessed that it was sudden death caused by excessive fatigue.
The plot should be halfway through the book now. The hero Gu Shen ascends the throne as emperor, the heroine Su Su is made a concubine, the prince is demoted and exiled to the frontier, and the male supporting role is made a general guarding the country.
The female supporting character in the book has not yet entered the palace. In the early part of the book, the female protagonist is emerging and joining forces with the male protagonist to compete for the throne. In the later part, it is the struggle in the palace.
In order to consolidate the court, the male protagonist is forced to choose a concubine. The female supporting role is the daughter of the Prime Minister. She is well-educated, knowledgeable, and able to relieve the male protagonist's worries. She has a personality similar to that of a white lotus.
It is natural that there will be conflicts between the heroine and the hero. In addition, there are many beauties in the harem, and the good news of pregnancy soon spreads. After several twists and turns, when the hero has become accustomed to the throne, the heroine leaves sadly and disappointed.
In the end, the hero learned to cherish after losing her. He personally found the heroine, dismissed his harem, and loved the heroine alone.
But this has nothing to do with her!
She is just a concubine's daughter of a minor official!
It was her father who sent her to the prince's mansion in order to win over the prince!
No, if you say to give it, then just give it. This is such a bad timing. You didn't give it earlier or later. He just entered the Prince's Mansion and hasn't even had time to sit down, but he's been demoted!
There was a lot of noise outside the door. The nanny who had just taught her to study erotic paintings pushed the door open in a hurry and strode towards the woman sitting steadily on the couch.
"Miss, it's bad. A lot of soldiers and officers suddenly came outside and stationed in various places in the mansion. The servants are in a panic and don't know what happened!" The nanny's old face was wrinkled like a chrysanthemum. She paced back and forth with her hands clenched, like an ant on a hot pan by the door.
Song Jiaren didn't care. She was not the original owner. The father who sold his daughter for fame and fortune would not come to save her at this time. He might even try his best to distance himself from her for fear of being implicated.
"Madam, please sit down. You're making me dizzy." Song Jiaren raised her hand and pointed at the stool next to the warm room.
How could the nanny sit still? The place was guarded by soldiers outside, making everyone panic. Then she looked at the person lying on the couch in wedding clothes, and saw that he had the mind to look at the erotic picture she had just stuffed into his hand. He was so careless.
"Girl..."
Song Jiaren pursed her lips and smiled, "Madam, there's no point in being anxious. Anyway, I'm already a member of the Crown Prince's Mansion. Just calm down and wait."
The nanny looked at the woman's bright and coquettish face, sat calmly, and hesitated to sit down on the stool, but her eyes were still fixed on the door.
After an unknown amount of time, the nanny was on pins and needles, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. A maid opened the door. Without even taking the luggage, she hurriedly bowed and said, "The prince has been demoted. The whole palace is being summoned to assemble outside the front hall."
The nanny fell on the stool as if exhausted, looked at the woman on the couch in a speechless manner, not knowing what to do, with snot and tears streaming down her face.
Seeing that this was the original owner's foster nanny, Song Jiaren stood up, tidied her appearance, and helped the nanny up. "We're new here, so we should go there as soon as possible."
The nanny was already extremely panicked and just followed him out.
In the huge Prince's Mansion, they were in a remote area in the backyard, some distance away from the front hall.
Along the way, Song Jiaren admired many gardens, pavilions and towers, all of which were beautiful scenes that were only briefly mentioned in the book.
The courtyard is deep, with willows swaying in the wind, green bamboo and rocks, accompanied by mist and clouds, and the fragrance of flowers coming from the wind.
Unfortunately, we probably won’t be able to see such scenery in the future. The border is full of smoke and flying sand, which is not suitable for such an exquisite courtyard.
Hundreds of people had gathered in the front hall. Song Jiaren and the nanny were in an inconspicuous place in the back, surrounded by a group of servants.
Above the front hall stood a man dressed in the crown of a prince. He had a crown on his head with nine sparkling pearls, cold eyes, a high nose bridge, long eyebrows like willows, and a body like a jade tree. He gave people a sense of nobility and elegance. It was rare in the world to find a man who looked like this.
Song Jiaren looked at the Crown Prince in the book with her eyes curved, the man she was most interested in in the whole book.
Although he is the crown prince, he has outstanding martial arts skills, is well-versed in classics, is ignorant of worldly affairs, and is cold and elegant. He is simply the Lord Seshomaru among humans.
The book only describes him in a few paragraphs. One is that the emperor died of illness, and the prince refused to inherit the throne and abdicated to the male protagonist. He also asked to be demoted and stationed at the frontier.
Secondly, at this moment, the slaves and maids should be dismissed, their indentures returned, and they should be allowed to find other ways out.
"Really? We don't have to go to the border together?"
"After returning our indentures, we will be good citizens from now on..."
"Is this true?"
"Very good…"
“…”
The servants were discussing the days ahead with each other. Some of them were worried because they had nowhere to go after leaving the Prince's Mansion, but most of them took their deeds from the housekeeper, packed their bags and left.
Crown Prince Gu Zhen sat in the inner hall to drink tea. His bright yellow crown and robes were eye-catching. Equally eye-catching was Song Jiaren, who was wearing a scarlet auspicious dress with a slanting collar.
Just now, in the chaos and noise, no one paid attention to her, but now that many people were leaving in groups, she stood out.
"Who is that?" After distributing all the deeds in the box behind the butler, he looked at the woman and the nanny standing not far away in the front hall.
The servant, who knew everything about the palace, slapped his forehead and replied in frustration, "That was the concubine's daughter of Mr. Song who came in from the north gate at noon. She hasn't been given a title yet."
The housekeeper was angry that the boy hadn't informed him earlier, and pointed at him with a trembling finger, "Oh, why didn't you tell me earlier!"
Then he knelt before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with his servant and said, "Your Highness, at noon Mr. Song sent his daughter into the North Gate Courtyard in a sedan chair. She is standing below now. Look at this..."
The housekeeper was gloomy and didn't know what to say. Should he send him away or keep him? It was not something he could say. Then he gritted his teeth secretly, hating the servant for causing him trouble.
Gu Zhen looked at the master and servant outside the hall. The woman in a crimson wedding dress had a rosy face. She looked young and had a childish face, but she already showed a charming look.
As for concubines, he was not a lustful person, so the backyard had been vacant till now. Only this Mr. Song was so eloquent that he sent his daughter in with a persuasive attitude. He really couldn't refuse. He originally thought that it was just to have one more person in the Prince's Mansion, and it was dispensable.
Later, his father passed away and he was busy handing over palace affairs and forgot about this matter.
Gu Zhen frowned slightly. He didn't want to bring a burden to the border.
"Send him away."
The housekeeper and the servant breathed a sigh of relief. The servant quickly took his indentures, packed his bags and left. No matter how difficult life was, it was better than living at the frontier. Although he had followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for several years, his family depended on him for survival. He could not abandon his family and career to go to the frontier, so he had to bid farewell to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The butler conveyed on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the master and servant were pitiful. They did not enjoy the blessing but were implicated instead. It is estimated that they will not have an easy time when they return.
"My girl, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that no one knows about this marriage. You can go home and don't have to suffer in exile. These are your compensation." The butler held a tray in his hand, which contained a bag of silver and a bag of copper coins.
The nanny's sadness turned into joy, she happily took the tray and bowed to the housekeeper.
"Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince..."
Song Jiaren looked past the butler at the prince who was sitting in the hall drinking tea with a calm expression. If she went back, she would definitely be sold to someone else by her unscrupulous father again. It would be better for her to follow "Lord Seshomaru" to see the frontier and not come here in vain.
My main purpose is to broaden my horizons, not to be obsessed with the prince's beauty!
Song Jiaren wiped her tears towards the housekeeper with a bitter face, "Thank you, Your Highness. However, since I have been promised to Your Highness, I am already Your Highness's person. A married woman must obey her husband. Since I am already Your Highness's person, I will go wherever Your Highness goes."
"Please convey what I just said to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The butler wanted to try to persuade her, but when he saw that her words were sincere and did not seem to be falsely euphemistic, he went to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Gu Zhen was rarely confused. She didn't want a comfortable life but had to follow him to the frontier to suffer?
"If she wants to follow me, then let her follow me. Life and death are determined by fate." If she can't stand the bitter cold and loses her life, there is nothing he can do.
The nanny's eyes almost popped out of her head, and she was frightened to death by Song Jiaren's words.
"Girl, what are you doing..."
Song Jiaren didn't want the nanny to follow her. She was old and she didn't know if she could endure the hardships of the frontier. So she just let her enjoy her old age here.
"Mammy, take some of this money, and don't follow me to the border. I'm the prince's concubine, and even if I go home, my father won't let me off easily, and my fate won't be good. Take the money and go home, so you can spend your old age with your children and grandchildren."
Song Jiaren gave half of the copper coins and silver to the nanny. This was enough for an ordinary family to live on for several years.
In the end, there were only ten people exiled from the Prince's Mansion, including Prince Gu Zhen, eight guards and Song Jiaren.
A carriage, much inferior to the one used by the Crown Prince's Mansion, left the capital, escorted by mounted guards.
This was the first time Song Jiaren rode in a carriage while awake since she traveled through time. The last time, she was in a daze and hit her head.
This time, he was still confused by the bumpy ride, his eyelids were drooping, his body was swaying from side to side, and he simply leaned against the wooden board behind him.
Opposite him was the Crown Prince, who was reading some unknown book. He had already changed out of his crown and was now wearing a moon-white robe. If he had draped a white fur scarf over his shoulders, he would look more like "Lord Seshomaru".
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