Chapter 321 Telling Everything
After returning to the hotel, Liu Lan went to Yu Zhan's room first to find him.
Yu Zhan opened the door and saw her expression, he said nothing, opened the door and let her in. He must have just had coffee, there was a lingering aroma of coffee in the room.
Liu Lan turned to face the man walking towards her and introduced herself as if they were meeting for the first time.
"My name is Liu Man."
Yu Zhan said "hmm". He knew that this Liu Lan was not that Liu Lan. "Sit down and talk." He asked Liu Lan to sit on his bed. He sat on the chair and pretended to listen attentively.
"My mother is not Zhang Pei, but an unknown singer with the surname Zhao in the Han Dynasty. My father is Emperor Ping of Han, Liu Xin. My mother and her sister were envied for being too favored and were both banished to the cold palace. She was pregnant at the time, and the conditions in the cold palace were harsh. She died of dystocia when giving birth to me. I was raised by my aunt and Madam Xu. Madam Xu was originally a high-ranking concubine, but was sent to the cold palace because of her father's involvement. Madam Xu taught me calligraphy and guqin..."
"When I was seventeen, my aunt caught a cold. Because there was no medicine, the minor illness turned into lung disease and she died."
"Mrs. Xu also passed away three years later. She was originally a pampered young lady from an aristocratic family and the most talented woman in the world, but she had to endure 20 years in the cold palace, and died of depression due to overwork."
"I lived alone for four years. Perhaps because I was lonely, I became more and more disrespectful to you. The night before I came to this world was Laba. A banquet was being held in the palace. There were laughter and joy everywhere, but the cold palace was dead silent. I was so cold that I lost consciousness. At that time, I thought it would be good to die so that I could be reunited with my family. I didn't expect that when I opened my eyes again, I had become the girl with the same name and surname in modern times."
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“This is my story.”
Liu Lan revealed her entire life story in a nonchalant tone. If Yu Zhan had not seen with his own eyes her living environment as a child, he would have thought she was narrating the plot of a TV drama. He would never have been able to understand her resentment when she saw off Xiao Zhaoshi, or her grief when she saw off Madam Xu. He could never have imagined how she survived the last four years alone in the cold palace.
All of Yu Zhan's self-blame and regret turned into a sigh, "I should have taken you away at that time."
Liu Man smiled and shook her head.
"If I go with you, who will see my aunt and Madam Xu off to their graves? Besides, I was very happy when they were around."
Yu Zhan stepped forward and took her into his arms, hugging her tightly with heartache, "I finally understand why you are so strong."
"If you are not strong enough, you can't survive in the cold palace. Many people died within a year after entering. Some committed suicide, some died of illness, and some were murdered... I heard that when I was just born, the emperor wanted to poison me, but the queen persuaded him to let me stay in the cold palace to fend for myself. I am so lucky that I can live to the age of 24."
Yu Zhan thought of the leader he had seen in the hall, holding a meeting with ministers. He could not evaluate Liu Lan's biological father. Even a tiger would not eat its own cubs, which was not true in the royal family.
"Have you noticed? Actually, I am the same age as you," Liu Lan looked up at him and blinked and smiled in Yu Zhan's arms.
Yu Zhan looked into her eyes. These big eyes were in line with modern people's aesthetics, but they were completely different from the little girl's phoenix eyes. "What will you look like when you grow up?"
"Not as pretty as this Liu Man," she said honestly, "Compared to her, I am a little maid, and she looks more like a princess."
Yu Zhan couldn't help laughing. "Silly girl, some things are more noble than appearance. If this Liu Man is so good, why was she unknown, failed numerous courses, and had poor popularity before you came? Appearance alone is useless."
"In fact, she is stronger than me. She used my body to ascend to the throne of queen. The difficulties and obstacles she encountered were much greater than mine. I admire her very much. Perhaps her personality is more suitable for my era."
Liu Lan also told Yu Zhan the content of Zhang Pei’s dream.
Speaking of the previous owner, Liu Lan suddenly remembered something and clarified, "Oh, by the way, I said before that I had a crush on Tang Tu. Actually, it was Liu Lan who liked him, not me. I have never been in contact with men, so who could I have a crush on? You are the first person I like..."
Before Liu Lan could finish her words, her vision suddenly went dark, her sight was blocked, and an unfamiliar soft touch brushed across her lips.
Her heart trembled.
Staring at the face so close to her, she heard his low laugh, "Silly girl, close your eyes."
She closed her eyes in panic.
How could she know that Yu Zhan was also panicking! He had never kissed another girl before, and that light touch just now was also his first kiss. He finally mustered up the courage to kiss her! When he heard her say that she liked him, he couldn't help it.
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