She asked why he took her out of the palace just because of her words, but he smiled and said it was nothing, he was used to being so carefree outside the palace.
He said that his ambition was to do something for the people of Fengming like his master, and that he came down the mountain this time to follow his master's wishes and serve the court.
He also said that His Majesty was very good, very wise, and kind to the people, and that he followed a wise ruler.
It was that night that she found out who he was going to meet.
The fifth princess.
Mentioning that person, the boy looked up at the sky.
"It's winter now, and the first snow is coming soon. I want to take her to see some snow. I wonder how it compares to Anxun Mountain. I heard that the snow scenery in the capital is more beautiful than other places."
She pursed her lips, tenderness hidden in her eyes.
Yes, the first snow he sees then will definitely be more beautiful than anywhere else.
That night, in her eyes, the young man was full of vigor and vitality, had a beloved one, was respected by the people, and had a bright future.
This was all really, really good, she thought.
She also learned from him that the handkerchief was given to him by his master, but she was selfish and said she didn't have it with her.
This was just an excuse for her to see him again next time.
But later, she never saw him again.
The news of Qi Xiu's treason spread throughout the country.
She doesn't believe it.
Such a person would be guilty of treason.
She was just a palace maid and could do nothing for him, so she could only pray in secret.
But praying is useless, it turns out that God really can't hear your voice.
The young man was sentenced to beheading.
She gave half of her money to her aunt and got an errand to go out of the palace to buy things.
She still remembers,
It snowed for the first time that day.
The snow began to fall at night and continued until noon, when he was executed.
His blood splattered on the snow, staining a large area red. The first snow he had been looking forward to for a long time ended just like that.
She did not see the fifth princess, and later learned that it was His Majesty who had placed her under house arrest.
Her Majesty does not allow her children to fall in love. A monarch should not be sentimental. Moreover, Qi Xiu makes Her Majesty too scared. She is afraid that he and the fifth princess will join forces to threaten her throne.
It is probably because of this that His Majesty chose to favor the Third Princess.
It was this wise ruler whom he thought of as a king who ended his life.
A few years later, she was old enough to leave the palace.
Everyone had forgotten him, only she remembered that without him, she would not have been able to leave the palace.
What is it like outside the capital?
She thought.
She stayed anyway.
According to the information obtained in those years, the person responsible for Qi Xiu's case was the second princess - Feng Jinlin.
She successfully entered Feng Jinlin's mansion and became a maid.
As for the name...
Let’s call her Chu Yan.
The "chu" in the first snow, the "yan" in the promise.
She initially just wanted to find out the truth, but as she got closer to the truth she realized...
The mastermind is Feng Jinlin.
But Feng Jinlin was very cautious and she couldn't find any evidence to prove it.
There is also no way to prove that after Emperor Xuan's death, the third princess became the empress.
There was no way they would make their crimes public, she felt a little desperate.
She gained Feng Jinlin's trust, and many times she had wanted to kill her at night.
But she couldn't, she couldn't let him die unjustly like this.
Later, an assassin entered the palace.
A woman in red came to assassinate Feng Jinlin.
However, the final outcome was that the woman in red was poisoned and escaped.
She thought she would never see the woman in red again, but she found her in the mansion at night.
When she saw the woman in red, she thought she was going to be silenced.
The woman in red shook her head:
"Don't make a sound, I know you."
Know...her?
The woman spat out a mouthful of blood and looked a little weak.
"I am Qi Xiu's master. Thank you for collecting his body earlier."
She saw a red plum blossom embroidered on the woman's cuff, exactly the same as the one on the handkerchief.
Sadness filled the woman's eyes. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let him go down the mountain. I trusted Fengming's monarch too much."
She returned the handkerchief she had treasured for many years to the man.
That person also answered many of her questions.
It turned out that no one came to rescue him.
He himself refused to leave.
He believed that the monarch of Fengming would find out everything and prove that he was wronged. If he escaped, it would only confirm the rumors spread by those people.
He waited and waited,
Being tortured in prison, he lost all his martial arts skills.
He only waited for the first snow.
That first snow filled with the smell of blood.
His master finally passed away, saving his last bit of strength to return to Anxun Mountain.
She knew what fate awaited the woman in red. There was no antidote for that kind of poison, and death was inevitable.
Even so, that person did not want to die in the capital.
There are so many dark things hidden beneath the prosperous appearance of the capital.
so……
What can she do?
She is waiting too.
Wait for the right time.
Later she finally got the chance.
Those who harmed him were punished, and she fulfilled her wish.
After that incident, she left the capital.
Arrived at Anxun Mountain,
Saw a snow.
She thought it was the most beautiful snow she had ever seen.
She waited for her first snow,
And that boy likes the first snow,
But it will forever remain in the first snow of twenty years ago.
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