Chapter 1. Rebirth
Author: There is a rabbit in the south
The walls of the Forbidden City are high and thick, like a cage that can never be escaped. The setting sun pours down like blood, covering the blue bricks and black tiles into a bright color. The ears are filled with chaotic noises and smoke.
As he wandered around, the Buddha's golden body fell in front of him, shining, but the compassion in his eyes made people feel trembling.
With a clear bell, An Lingrong suddenly opened his eyes.
The sound in the dream faded like a noisy tide. She sat up slowly, looked around blankly, then lowered her eyes to look at her slender palms, and a hint of surprise flashed through her eyes.
What's going on?
Isn't she dead?
The bitterness of the almonds at the mouth seemed to have not yet dissipated, and the pain of being slapped seemed to be on both cheeks, but... An Lingrong pinched his legs hard, and tears were bursting from his eyes.
This is true!
An Lingrong put on her coat and walked out of bed, slowly walked to the mirror.
Even though there was a ridiculous answer in her heart, she was still shocked by herself in the mirror - this was clearly her young self!
An Lingrong looked around, opened a corner of the window and looked out, and the excitement and prosperity of the capital alone rushed in. Suddenly, memories flowed, and she remembered the scene at this moment.
The new emperor ascended the throne, the year of the talent show.
My father ran left and right for nearly three months. I don’t know how many relationships I had to put her into the talent show team. Carrying the hope of the whole family, she came to the capital, with no relatives and nowhere to stay, so she could only give up.
In a small restaurant, the shopkeeper saw that she came from a small place and made things difficult for her. Even if she was chosen, she could no longer hide the contempt in her eyes.
Unable to do so, An Lingrong could only ask Aunt Xiao to take money everywhere to maintain her slight self-esteem.
Look at the scene in front of you, you probably have just arrived in Beijing.
An Lingrong slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and closed the window. Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, she looked at herself in the mirror carefully and recalled all the past life.
She is thin and weak, and she feels a sense of poverty and stinginess all over her body.
Family background was something she had been thinking about until her death in her previous life. This was a gap between her and Zhen Huan Meizhuang. She could never be crossed and fell into the abyss for this.
One mistake, one step wrong, and from the beginning of framing the noble Fucha, she had no way back.
There were so many things she regretted in her previous life. Even though she always said she had to force herself, she knew that the queen's forced was just a catalyst. What really made her go to a dead end was her vanity, and her final death was just a consequence of her own fault.
But why can't she be relieved even if she dies? What should she do if she does it again?
An Lingrong combed her long hair one after another, and her thoughts were in chaos.
She thought that death would be her final outcome.
But now...
Did God ask her to atone for her sins?
No, she doesn't want to enter the palace again.
The competition between concubines and the struggles are piled up with corpses and ripples of blood. If you are not favored, you will live worse than a dog, and everyone can come up and step on it; if you are favored, you will be even more humiliated and troubled.
What's more, even if you are favored...
An Lingrong paused slightly in his hand, and a bitter smile spread across the corner of his mouth.
What's more, the emperor has never loved me at all.
From An to Concubine Li, she spent her whole life without getting half the emperor's love. If she had a choice, she would not want to step into that palace again in this life.
But if you don't enter the palace...
An Lingrong closed her eyes, remembered her mother's increasingly aging face, remembered every sentence her father had before leaving, and thought of the concubines and concubines in the mansion who were like wolves and tigers, and a hint of hatred appeared in her eyes.
In her previous life, she had no choice.
In this life, she still has no choice.
Since God asked her to come back to atone for her sins, then she should atone for her sins. Now that things have come to this point, it is no different. It is time to think about how to solve the current dilemma.
"Oh, the young lady is up, come and try the hot buns. I just bought them downstairs." Just as I was thinking, Aunt Xiao suddenly pushed the door and came in, holding a paper bag in her arms, and her head was steaming.
The aroma of minced meat suddenly spread.
An Lingrong frowned without any trace: "I am weak and can't eat these meat, my aunt will eat them."
Aunt Xiao immediately smiled, sat down and poured herself a cup of tea, and ate a meat bun in just a few bites.
An Lingrong thought slightly, sat down on the other side, looked at Aunt Xiao, and suddenly smiled: "Auntie, my father gave you a lot of money when he was leaving, right?"
Aunt Xiao paused, almost choked with a mouthful of bun, hurriedly took a sip of water, her eyes flashed with a forced smile, "Why did the eldest lady suddenly ask about this? But she was thinking about something that was not thoughtful and needed money? You can do it.
I told you to me that I will make arrangements for you properly." As I said that, I poured An Lingrong a glass of water as if he was pleased.
An Lingrong's eyes flashed, and by drinking water, blocking the deep meaning in his eyes.
In her previous life, she believed in Aunt Xiao wholeheartedly. She thought that at home, Aunt Xiao respected her mother very much and respected her very much. Before going out, her father specially ordered Aunt Xiao to accompany her to Beijing, so she almost did everything.
Follow Aunt Xiao’s arrangements.
But if you think about it carefully, there are some inappropriate things.
She has always had weak stomachs and cannot eat too greasy food. Aunt Xiao cannot not know about this. However, after entering Beijing, she mainly eats big meat several times. Aunt Xiao herself was happy, but she couldn't eat a few bites.
I thought it was a negligence in the restaurant, but I never thought that it might be the work of Aunt Xiao.
After entering Beijing, I was full of prosperity and charming eyes. Aunt Xiao naturally took care of herself and took care of herself first.
However, without the money, she had to slap her a showgirl to choose, so it was no wonder that others looked down on her.
Seeing that An Lingrong was not speaking for a long time, Aunt Xiao secretly squeezed a cold sweat, and a smile appeared on her fat face: "The master did give me some money before leaving home, saying that after entering Beijing, he would have to ask for everything.
But the lady knew the situation at home. The master didn't give much, so he specially told me to save some money..." After a pause, he said, "Besides, the travel expenses this time have to be costly.
I have to think about it everywhere, right?”
After saying this, An Lingrong raised an eyebrow.
If she was chosen, there would be only Aunt Xiao when she went back, and the remaining money would naturally go into her pocket.
"My aunt thinks everything." An Lingrong lowered her face, infecting the harem for many years, and finally developed a strong aura. Even though she was young, it was more than enough to scare an aunt. "But has the aunt ever thought about it, if it came
Day, because I couldn't win the choice of things around me, I told my father a little while until I returned home, and I said one or two, "Who do you think my father will blame first?"
Aunt Xiao was so shocked that she was sweating coldly. She thought to herself why the young lady is so powerful today. She stumbled for a while and couldn't stand it and told her all: "Miss, the eldest lady, I gave me 200 taels of silver before going out, and the wife gave me an extra one.
I spent fifty taels of silver. Apart from the travel expenses when I went to Beijing and the expenses for the past few days, there were still 233 taels of silver left."
An Lingrong's hand holding the teacup suddenly tightened.
Two hundred and fifty taels!
This is almost all the savings in the family!
An Lingrong suddenly understood why her father would explain her to her like that before going out.
...
"Rong'er, entering the palace is the best way out for your father to plan for you. You must always remember that you are the eldest daughter of the An family and the pearl in the palm of your father. Even if you enter the capital and enter the palace, don't think that
Be inferior to others. Only by respecting oneself can one gain respect from others.”
...
A deep sense of powerlessness swept across An Lingrong.
An Bihuai devoted all his efforts to An Lingrong. He asked Aunt Xiao to bring all the savings from his family to Beijing, so that An Lingrong could be a lady in the capital. Even if her status was lower, she could at least be able to
Straighten your backbone and won't make people laugh.
However, An Lingrong in his previous life didn't know this from beginning to end.
She guarded her little self-esteem and went astray step by step, but she didn't know that she had been wrong from the beginning.
An Lingrong knocked the teacup in his hand heavily on the table. Although there was no scolding, Aunt Xiao was so scared that she was shocked. She stood beside her head with her head down and was sweating coldly.
The air solidified for a long time, and it was so long that Aunt Xiao's feet were about to stand numb. An Lingrong said slowly, "Since my father has already asked you, I can't interfere in this money matter. I will only ask Auntie to go.
It's done."
Aunt Xiao didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief, and didn't even have the courage to look up and look at An Lingrong, and just replied softly: "Yes, the eldest lady, just tell me."
"It's more than half a month before the talent show, so I can't keep putting it in the restaurant. My aunt gave me some money to ask if there are any nearby guesthouses that can be rented for three or two months. I don't want to be too big.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, don't be too remote, it's closer to the main street. Then rent a carriage and hire a servant. We will only ride this one when we go out." An Lingrong gently weighed it
The cup lid said slowly, "My aunt will arrange these two things first."
Aunt Xiao should have been there again and again.
Seeing that Aunt Xiao was so nervous that his hands and feet were not flexible, An Lingrong reached out and patted her arm and smiled and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I know. It's really hard for you to accompany me all the way to Beijing. If I can win the election smoothly, it will be natural.
You are also indispensable."
This sentence seems to be a reward, but it is also a knock.
The hard work of the journey can naturally make you get some money, but the matter is prioritized. If you are too greedy, don’t blame her for being ruthless.
An Lingrong smiled and then said, "The third brother is about to go to school. I will persuade my father to find a good private school for the third brother. With the intelligence of the third brother, the aunt may have a chance in the future.
You can enter Beijing."
Aunt Xiao was happy. Isn’t this just about going to Beijing to take the exam? It’s amazing, it’s a test. Aunt Xiao looked up suddenly, but looked at An Lingrong, and the joy in her eyes suddenly faded away.
After all, I felt like I was falling into an ice cellar and didn't dare to have any other thoughts. I kept saying that I would do my best.
Seeing that Aunt Xiao was hurriedly going out, An Lingrong breathed a sigh of relief, pushed open the window, and took a deep breath.
In her previous life, she had no choice but to do so.
In this life, she has to make decisions and do everything herself.
I want to give An Lingrong a life that belongs to her.
Chapter completed!