stepmother and stepbrother
Song Linluo sighed secretly in his heart.
Mrs. Xiao did this not only to dissuade her from marrying Xiao Yuchen, but also to repay the favor of saving her life.
But this is also good for her. Although she will often meet Xiao Yuchen in the future, as long as they have this brother-sister relationship, she can put an end to everything in her previous life.
What's more, not everyone has the protection of the Xiao family, so she is not at a disadvantage no matter what.
The Xiao family's protection is of great benefit to her. Even if she wants to stay away from the Xiao family, it is not now. In the absence of sufficient strength, her so-called revenge and separation are a joke.
Song Linluo immediately knelt down before Jun Ling and said, "Foster mother."
Before her knees touched the ground, she was helped up by Jun Ling. Jun Ling's face was gentle, and she looked a bit like an old mother.
She said, "From now on, you and I will address each other as mother and daughter, and there is no need to worry about these complicated etiquette."
Song Linluo stopped when he saw that things were going well and said, "Thank you, stepmother."
"Madam! Madam!"
A servant came running over, breathing heavily, as if he had some good news to announce.
Jun Ling turned around and looked at the servant, his expression becoming serious: "What's the matter?"
The servant handed the letter and an invitation to Jun Ling and said, "This is the invitation from the palace, and there is also a letter from the Second Prince that he asked me to pass on to you, saying that you must go."
Jun Ling took the invitation, opened the letter, and read it thoroughly. She smiled faintly and said, "My father is truly thoughtful." She read each word carefully, "It's the palace's birthday banquet. It wouldn't hurt to sit down and have a seat."
Song Linluo forced a kind smile and said, "Mother, where is Xiaoxiang Pavilion?"
Jun Ling put away the letter in his hand and said, "Xiaoxiang Pavilion has been vacant for a few years, so it's bound to be a little dusty. I'll take you there after the people Yuchen sent have cleaned it up."
Song Linluo lowered his eyes and said, "Thank you, stepmother."
Song Linluo and Jun Ling sat together under the pavilion drinking tea.
In her previous life, she lived in Xiaoxiang Pavilion when she came here, and even when she died, she turned into ashes together with Xiaoxiang Pavilion. In this life, there was a connection between them that no longer existed, but she still missed Xiaoxiang Pavilion very much.
Every time she had thoughts of suicide, she would hide in Xiaoxiang Pavilion and cry silently. Xiaoxiang Pavilion carried her pain and joy.
It’s not that she didn’t know the way to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, but this was her first time coming to the Xiao Mansion in her life.
The Xiao family is indeed a famous and prestigious family.
The peach blossom tea placed in the pavilion has the fragrance of peach blossoms as soon as you take a sip. This tea is not easy to make. It needs to be placed together with tea leaves and fresh peach blossoms in the early morning before the sun rises. It can be used to make tea after a few hours.
The most challenging part of making peach blossom tea is patience.
Song Linluo picked up the teacup and took a sip. The rich peach blossom fragrance spread in his mouth and slid into his throat.
"Madam, Xiaoxiang Pavilion has been cleaned up. The eldest master asked me to take you there." The maid came over, bowed slightly, and said softly.
Jun Ling put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Song Linluo: "Luo'er, you go and take a look first, I'll go later. If there is anything you need at home, just tell your brother and let him buy it for you."
Song Linluo put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and said, "Okay."
After saying that, Ye Lingyou followed Yue Qiu away.
She had a profound influence on Yueqiu. In her previous life, no servant in the Xiao Mansion dared to enter Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and no one dared to talk to her.
Only Yueqiu was willing to go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to take care of her. Yueqiu was very kind and a very good girl. It was unknown whether she had escaped the fire in her previous life.
Song Linluo followed Yue Qiu and walked around for a long time before arriving at Xiaoxiang Pavilion. When he stepped into Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he saw Xiao Yuchen standing in the room with a cold look in his eyes, and no one knew what he was looking at.
Song Linluo pursed her lips, hesitating whether to call him. It was not until Xiao Yuchen's eyes fell on Song Linluo that she spoke: "Brother..."
Xiao Yuchen said calmly, "See if you're missing anything. I'll have my servants go buy some later."
Song Linluo looked around.
She had everything she needed, and it seemed like she was not lacking anything. She blinked and said, "I have everything I need, I don't lack anything."
Xiao Yuchen hummed, and said, "From now on, Yueqiu will be your personal maid. You can tell her if you need anything. Also, clean up after tomorrow's palace banquet and don't bring shame to my Xiao family."
Before Song Linluo could reply, Xiao Yuchen walked past her and left.
Song Linluo sighed, and only after sighing did she realize the key point, a palace banquet?
She remembered that in her previous life, when there was a palace banquet, Xiao Yuchen had disliked her for not being presentable. Why did he let her go in this life? Was it because of her changed status?
The Emperor's birthday banquet! She didn't want to go to the palace so early to see an old acquaintance from her previous life! Could she not go?
"Miss, what are you thinking about?" Yue Qiu asked.
Song Linluo came back to his senses, forced a smile and said, "Nothing, just a little hungry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Linluo's stomach made a "gurgling" sound.
Yue Qiu covered her mouth and smiled: "Okay, I will go prepare some dinner for you right away."
Yueqiu went out to prepare dinner for Song Linluo.
Song Linluo was the only one left in the huge room, which inevitably made the room seem a little empty.
She walked over to the dressing table and looked at the face in the mirror.
She has fair skin, eyebrows like willow leaves, black eyes with a cold red glow, and the sparkling red mole under the corner of her eye adds a bit of beauty to her. She has a high nose bridge and a faint blush on her thin lips.
She stroked the contours of her cheek and said, "In just five years, the changes have been quite significant."
She smiled lightly, then lowered her eyes to look at the gold and silver jewelry and rouge and powder on the table. The preparations were really complete!
It's a pity that she is not used to fiddling with these tedious things.
"Miss, it's time to eat!" Yue Qiu placed the food on the table and called out.
Song Linluo came over, looked at the delicious food on the table, and said, "Here it is."
Song Linluo sat at the table, ate a few bites casually, and drank the porridge in the bowl and felt full.
As the saying goes, "Eat well in the morning, eat full at noon, and eat less at night." It is better to eat less at night.
In her previous life, she usually didn't eat at night.
Song Linluo curled his lips and said lazily: "Yueqiu, I want to take a bath."
Yue Qiu cleared the few dishes on the table and said with a faint smile, "Okay, I'll go boil some water later."
Song Linluo nodded obediently and said, "Okay."
When Yueqiu went out to do something, she would lie on the table and wait obediently for Yueqiu to finish and get her some water for a bath.
The sun gradually set, and the light blue sky was engulfed in darkness.
Yueqiu worked quickly and prepared the water before dark. Song Linluo quickly undressed and took a bath. After the bath, she hurriedly put on her bathrobe, ran to the bed, lifted the quilt, got into the bed, turned off the lights, closed her eyes and went to sleep. She completed the series of actions quickly.
A dreamless night.
Early morning.
There was complete silence outside the door; it was the quietest time of the night.
A cool breeze blew gently, and Song Linluo curled up because of the cold. The more she slept, the colder she felt. She had no choice but to sit up and look around.
It was still dark outside, and she wanted to take a nap, but there was a knock on the door.
It's still dark! Who gets up so early?
"Who is it?" Song Linluo asked, rubbing his eyes.
The voice that came was unfamiliar, sounding like that of a guard: "The master asked me to wake you up, saying that you should pack up quickly and prepare to go to the palace."
Song Linluo responded dazedly: "Oh, okay."
After he finished speaking, Song Linluo closed his eyes and lay down again. He didn't know how long he slept. The cool breeze blew past again, and Song Linluo was completely awakened by the cold.
Going to the palace later? It's over! How did she fall asleep in a daze? How long did she sleep? There was no time.
Song Linluo hurriedly lifted the quilt and got out of bed. She picked up a piece of clothes from the closet and changed hastily. Then she sat in front of the dressing table to tie her hair. She tied her hair casually, but it looked good, giving people a cool feeling.
She let out a long sigh and looked out the door.
The sky was still dark, with no sign of daylight.
She stood up and walked to the door. When she opened it, she saw Xiao Yuchen. Song Linluo was so scared that she panicked and swallowed back the "ah".
Song Linluo adjusted his mood and said, "Mother thinks you are slow, so she asked me to stay and wait for you."
Song Linluo's sinking heart suddenly lifted up. For some reason, she felt a chill on her back and got goose bumps all over her body.
She asked, "My stepmother left? So early?"
Xiao Yuchen said "hmm" and stopped talking.
Song Linluo suddenly felt like the sky had fallen. If she really had to travel with Xiao Yuchen on this journey, she was afraid that she would not be able to resist revenge and kill him.
After thinking for a long time, Song Linluo suddenly felt that walking was also a good choice.
Song Linluo looked up at Xiao Yuchen and smiled, "Brother, you go first. I still have some things to pack. I can go by myself later."
Xiao Yuchen said calmly: "It's up to you."
This one sentence alone is enough to show that Xiao Yuchen was forced to wait for him, and in fact he probably didn't really want to wait.
Xiao Yuchen turned around, tapped his toes lightly, and flew away.
Song Linluo watched Xiao Yuchen's figure gradually disappear in the night until it was out of sight.
Her heart finally settled down. This Xiao Yuchen obviously didn't want to bother with her or get too entangled with her. So, Song Linluo, what are you expecting? Will marrying him again lead to a miserable death?
Song Linluo looked up at the boundless starry sky.
There were no stars or moon, it was empty, there was nothing at all. It was as if the scene of myself being engulfed by fire appeared before my eyes again.
The leaves rustled in the breeze, and the sound was unusually clear in the silent night sky.
The cool breeze stimulated every nerve in her body. The moment she came to her senses, she smiled, but her smile was filled with countless bitterness.
Since the past has passed, let it disappear with the fire. Now that she has a new life, the best choice is to turn over a new leaf and forget the past.
Reborn once, I don’t ask to be with Xiao Yuchen forever, I just ask for justice for my past life.
That blood debt was her lifelong pain. The feeling of being burned by the fire was not pleasant at all, but it was also her own fault. She could not escape the consequences.
Xiao Yuchen doesn't want it anymore...
Song Linluo took a deep breath and left the place in a hurry.
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