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When the Prime Minister's Mansion was full of beheadings, it was I who rescued the little boy from the pile of dead people.
Incognito for him to study and study.
But on the day he was in Jinbang High School, he asked me to kill me.
"The grass people's maidservant, Ah Zhenai, is a bamboo demon, please kill your majesty on the spot!"
I didn't know until I died—because I had killed the maid who crawled into his bed.
He hated me for so many years.
When I open my eyes again, I am reborn on the eve of destruction.
The servant girl stared at the little boy's bed, eager to try.
Her body is a highly poisonous oleander.
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1
I died on the day of the title of the little boy I raised with my own hands.
Trapped in the Demon Punishment Array, he was burned in flames.
竹子最怕火。
The incinerated skin could not maintain its original shape and became charred.
I was half-on my knees, so painful that I couldn't make a sound.
"Don't struggle, this demon array is set up by the monks of Huguo Temple. 」
"The soul is scattered, and there is no life. 」
That robe, it's so dazzling.
Bright red. Almost connected to the flames.
Xiao Xuan stood in front of me with his hands in his hands.
Eyebrows and smiles.
It's like watching a play and appreciating a flower.
「...... Why?"
The branches and leaves turned to ashes, and the sleeves were empty.
Why, hate me like this?
Xiao Xuan smiled.
That face is seven points similar to the old man, but now it is like a ghost.
"That's for yourself, Ah Ji. 」
He leaned down and whispered softly like a sympathetic man.
"You killed Peach. 」
Xiao Tao is Xiao Xuan's personal maid.
Her body is oleander.
After the Xiao family was destroyed, I fled with Xiao Xuan.
It was at that time that I found out that something was not quite right with the little boy of the Xiao family.
It's like being bewitched by the mind.
I secretly observed and found that Xiao Tao slipped into Xiao Xuan's room every night.
At dawn, he came out with a full face.
She's making up for Xiao Xuan.
If this continues, Xiao Xuan will become a fool sooner or later.
"As I said, she has ulterior motives for you. 」
I gasped, "Stay close to her and you'll be killed!"
In the firelight, Xiao Xuan's eyes suddenly turned red.
"Little Peach grew up with me since I was a child. I know best what her character is and what she thinks!"
"Your mind is the real malice. 」
He sneered and came to a conclusion.
"You like me. 」
"So, you were jealous of Peach's closeness to me, and found an excuse to force her to death. 」
I listened in a daze, and suddenly remembered the night of the incident.
Xiao Tao slammed into my sword in front of Xiao Xuan.
Blood flowed all over my hands.
She smiled brightly and whispered in my ear—
"Ah Zhen, sooner or later, the little boy will kill you for me. 」
At the time, I was puzzled.
Originally...... So.
I almost burst into tears of laughter, "I like you?"
Xiao Xuan stared at me coldly, and the victory was in his hands.
"If you didn't like me, why did you save me when the Xiao family was destroyed?"
"Why have you bothered so much about me all these years?"
"You dare to say that you don't have a covetous heart for me?"
I closed my eyes.
"You're wrong. I said calmly, "I only covet the eldest son. 」
"As for you—Xiao Xuan, who do you think you are?"
I saw Xiao Xuan's stunned expression.
He pulled the corners of his lips and smiled hatefully and happily.
"Your life was begged for you by the eldest son. 」
"If it weren't for him, I'd have killed you!"
2
I was the green bamboo outside the eldest son's study.
The old prime minister died early, and the huge family business fell on the eldest son.
He was only fourteen years old.
Sick and weak, and don't like to drink medicine.
The medicine made from the treasures of heaven and earth was all quietly poured by him with bamboo.
That's a great medicine. It was at this time that I gave birth to spiritual wisdom.
On that day, when the eldest son was ready to repeat his old tricks.
I spoke quietly.
"It's bitter. 」
The eldest son held the hand of the medicine bowl and froze.
I smacked my lips, "Eldest son, I want to drink sweet water. 」
"Do you recognize me?" he stared.
"That's what they call you. 」
I shook the yellow new leaves, very aggrieved.
"Look at the good things you've done!"
He stared at me for a long time, then suddenly put his knuckles to his lips.
The eyebrows and eyes are crooked, and they seem to be smiling.
"It's my fault. 」
Of course it's your fault!
Twelve years have passed, like a marquee.
The last frame is frozen in the first time of sight.
When my consciousness was dying, I thought aggrievedly - Xiao Yun, it's all your fault.
If you don't drink medicine well, you will die so early.
Not long after you died, Xiao Jiashu fell apart.
I fled with your brother and didn't live a day of peace.
I'm about to get out of the way, and I'm going to be stabbed in the back by him.
Xiao Xuan doesn't look like you at all.
He's a white-eyed wolf!
I was numb with pain, and I thought about it for a long time.
The sound of burning bamboo suddenly disappeared.
I opened my eyes blankly.
In my ears, a happy female voice sounded.
"Princess...... The princess is awake!"
3
I was reborn into the body of the fifth princess, Shen Qingji.
She was originally from the middle palace, but she was born stupid and couldn't speak.
Now as soon as I opened my mouth, the queen was overjoyed.
The woman with gray sideburns hugged me and tears rained down.
I looked at the tears on my arm for a long time.
Jerkily opened his arms and hugged her back.
Before the queen returned to the palace, she left me a bunch of portraits of the children of the family.
"Qingqi is now at the age of choosing a colt. 」
"Which one do you like, the queen mother will be for you. 」
I looked at her figure in the distance and touched her arm in fascination.
The tears are dry.
The skin under the palm is warm to the touch, not the quality of plants.
I flipped through the portraits one by one, and soon turned to Xiao Yun.
When facing the right phase, the year is twenty-five.
My heart trembled.
Xiao Yun did not live past the age of twenty-five.
At this time, there is still a month before his death and the Prime Minister's Mansion is destroyed.
At this time in my last life, I had just cultivated my human body, and my soul was unstable, so I was locked up by Xiao Yun in the back mountain to practice.
Who knew that as soon as he got out of the customs, he learned that Xiao Yun died of illness and the bad news that the Prime Minister's Mansion was destroyed.
But I remember it.
Before the retreat, although Xiao Yun's body was weak, he did not die of illness.
Someone must be going to get rid of him.
My heart tightened.
This is my last chance to save him.
It's just—
I thought to myself.
Will the green bamboo outside his study still give birth to spiritual wisdom?
Will he, remember, me?
4
A few days later, a banquet was held in the palace, and the monarchs and ministers enjoyed together.
Xiao Yun was dressed in a crimson official robe, and his face turned a little paler.
He was drunk and drooping his eyelashes.
I left the table first, and then asked the maid Xiaocui to deliver him a letter.
only said that the fifth princess wanted to see him.
In the middle of the night, I grabbed my hands on the stove and couldn't stop stomping my feet.
When I used to make bamboo, I was hardy.
But I can't imagine that the mortal fetus of the flesh can't stand the cold so much.
Behind him, footsteps rang out.
My eyes lit up and I turned around in surprise.
"The eldest son—"
came into view, but it was a young man's face.
I paused.
萧暄。
「...... How are you?"
He looked down at me and didn't speak.
I looked back without flinching.
"This palace is looking for your brother, why didn't he come?"
Xiao Xuan suddenly stretched out his hand, and I subconsciously took two steps back.
He made a move and brushed away the fresh snow that had fallen on my shoulders.
He chuckled softly.
"It's been a long time—"
"Ahh 」
My heart was shaken.
He also ...... Reborn?
As soon as the thought turned, Xiao Cui had already reprimanded.
"Bold, dare to call the princess by her name!"
Xiao Xuan stared at me for a few seconds.
"The minister and the princess hit it off at first sight, and they lost their sense of proportion for a while. 」
Seeing that my expression remained unchanged, he saluted me.
"Please forgive the princess for her sins. 」
I sneered, "This palace wants to invite the son of the Xiao family, but I think you are very angry. 」
Xiao Xuan raised his head, "My brother is sick and weak, he is drunk tonight, and he suffers from the wind and cold. 」
"Now, I'm home. 」
5
Xiao Yun is sick again.
I was so anxious that I didn't sleep for half the night, so I left the palace at night.
I am familiar with the layout of Xiao Mansion.
Bypassing the night guards, I made my way into his room unimpeded.
As soon as I flipped inside, I smelled a faint sweet scent.
There is a pot of begonias on the desk.
I frowned closer, and by the light of the moon, I pulled out one of them.
Someone hid a highly poisonous oleander in this pot of begonias.
When I turned around, Xiao Yun was still lying on the couch unconsciously.
His eyes were deep and his face was like snow.
He didn't sleep well.
Wisps of blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.
I subconsciously leaned in and raised my hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his lips.
When he was about to touch it, his wrist was amputated by a volley.
The joints are thin, and the green tendons are prominent.
It was the hand that held the pen and wrote.
I raised my eyes stiffly.
Xiao Yun lowered his eyebrows, and there seemed to be confusion in his eyes.
His eyes were very light, and he just reflected me.
"Long—"
I opened my mouth, but was interrupted by his hoarse voice.
"Where am I...... Have I seen you?"
Xiao Yun doesn't remember me.
Breathe a wrong beat. I threw my head back and laughed.
"How could you not have seen it?"
I raised my hand and pointed to the green bamboo outside the window, and Xiao Yun raised his eyes to look.
"The eldest son. We've been around for a long time. 」
To add credibility, I leaned in and lowered my voice.
"I know, you used to secretly pour out the medicine before~"
Xiao Yun pursed his lips and turned his face away.
I turned to him and observed his expression.
"Are you angry?"
"Don't hide from me, I'm really here to repay the favor!"
He didn't answer, but asked, "What's your name?"
"Ahh 」
I looked up and said seriously, "I'll only say it once, you have to remember. 」
"Forgot to ask, I'll be angry. 」
Xiao Yun seemed to be stunned.
He suddenly pressed the corner of his forehead and wiped away the emotion in his eyes.
"Okay. 」
6
I pestered Xiao Yun and checked his bedroom inside and out.
There are no anomalies.
It was as if the oleander hidden in the begonia was just an illusion.
In a few days, Xiao Cui's side will soon be unable to hide.
The trustee sent a message asking me to return to the palace.
Before leaving, I folded a small piece of green bamboo and stuffed it into Xiao Yun's hand.
I lied to him that I was too unstable to be in human form all the time.
"If you miss me, knock this piece of bamboo three times. 」
"This is my being. I'll feel it. 」
In my previous life, I did the same.
Seeing that Xiao Yun accepted the small bamboo, I nodded with satisfaction.
"Eldest son, see you next time. 」
I was in too much of a hurry.
So much so that I didn't see it - after I turned around, Xiao Yun took out an identical piece of bamboo from his sleeve.
His gaze swept over the two small bamboos, and he lowered his head and touched it with his forehead.
The expression is gentle. It means to cherish it very much.
……
I crouched against the wall, sneaking around, about to rummble out of the house.
Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of another sneaky figure.
It's a small peach.
In the middle of the night, he wore a bright pink skirt and gorgeous makeup.
She seemed to have just cultivated her human body, and she stumbled when she walked.
It quickly alarmed the guards of the Xiao Mansion.
"Who's there!"
Xiao Tao's eyes suddenly widened.
捂住唇，缩在墙角瑟瑟发抖。
She looked excited and scared.
I followed her gaze—at the end of the road, Xiao Xuan's bedroom.
I know it in my heart.
She's going to hook up with Xiao Xuan.
I thought back to my past life and tugged at the corners of my lips.
Since Xiao Xuan is so affectionate to you.
Then I will fulfill you.
Footsteps are getting closer.
The guards turned the cloister and saw that they were about to go this way.
I flew in their direction.
"Uh-huh?"
"Catch her!"
The guards were shocked and turned after me.
In the afterglow, Xiao Tao ran away with the corner of her skirt.
Good luck, oleander.
I shook off the last guard and prayed sincerely in my heart.
7
In his previous life, as soon as Xiao Yun died of illness, someone exposed him for fornicating with Nanban.
The man forged the correspondence between Xiao Yun and the Nanban King, and the evidence was readily available.
It's just that Xiao Yun is dead, and there is no way to refute it.
The emperor was furious and ordered Xiao Yun's five horses to be divided, and the Xiao Mansion was beheaded.
Xiao Yun died strangely, all this came too naturally.
It's like...... Someone deliberately planned the same.
Someone wanted to harm Xiao Yun.
This person is hiding in the Xiao Mansion.
Xiao Yun is a gentleman and a gentleman, and he is famous.
After his death, he suffered this catastrophe.
Later, I worked so hard to make Xiao Xuan change his face and enter the scientific examination.
also wants him to thoroughly investigate the old case in the future and return his brother's innocence.
I rubbed my eyes and held back the tears.
In this life, let me do this with my own hands.
I took out the oleander in my sleeve and looked at it for a long time at the candle flame.
8
Little Peach can actually be counted as half of my neighbor.
The oleanders of Xiaofu are clustered in the bamboo forest.
So I easily found her body.
Little Peach is still asleep.
That oleander plant looks very comfortable.
Lazily basking in the sun, the flowers and leaves swaying in the wind.
I crouched down in front of her and tried on the shears in mid-air.
咔嚓,咔嚓。
The oleander suddenly stopped shaking.
I heard a frightened voice.
"Wait, little bamboo, what are you doing!"
"If you have something to say, don't cut me woo woo woo-"
I took out the wilting oleander flower.
"Is this your flower?"
After a few moments, a woman's figure appeared in front of her.
Xiao Tao and I were squatting face to face, and our eyes were almost on the flowers.
Her face was extremely shocked.
"This ...... This is indeed my flower!"
She looked at my face carefully, "Where did you find that?"
I'll tell you the truth.
Little Peach looks like she's going to cry in anger.
Raise your four fingers and swear to the sky.
"I've done a lot of bad things, but I really didn't do this!"
The next sentence is like a gossamer.
"I'm still crawling on the little boy's bed, how can I have time to harm the eldest son......
My heart moved, and I answered lightly.
"How's it going?"
Xiao Tao is absent-minded, and her soul flies out of the sky.
"It's going well. It's the little boy who recognizes me as someone else......
"He hugged me and called out to me. Who is Ah?"
I got up to leave, but she grabbed the hem of my sleeve and staggered to my feet.
"Hey, I want to run away if I'm wronged?"
A faint sweet fragrance comes up from the back.
Warm nephrite, sultry spring breeze.
"Little bamboo, what do I think...... Do you look so familiar?"
I was about to break away when Little Peach was suddenly shocked.
"Holy, why is my body half bald?"
9
I followed Xiao Tao, following the breath to find it.
The missing oleanders were found in Xiao Xuan's room.
Only a few peduncles remained.
My heart sank.
The whole oleander plant is poisonous, what did Xiao Xuan do with it?
Little Peach touched her arm painfully, indignant.
"I just wanted to climb into his bed, and he stole my flowers—"
"I said how I feel that my vitality has been badly injured recently, and I can't make up for it!"
She grinded her teeth, "Little boy, you wait for me......
At that moment, footsteps were heard outside the bedroom.
Xiao Xuan is back.
Little Peach and I looked at each other and hid under the bed.
Through the screen, Xiao Xuan sat outside, talking to someone.
"Has the eldest son's medicine been delivered?"
"Sent. The man respectfully said, "The people inside say, 'The eldest son has drunk.'" 」
My nails dug into the flesh, and I pursed my lips tightly.
"That's good. 」
Xiao Xuan laughed lightly, "On the left side, I've already said it. 」
"As soon as Xiao Yun dies, and then pokes out the affair with the Nanban, there is no proof of his death. 」
"This Xiao family is completely collapsed. 」
10
I think a lot.
After a while, it was a previous life, Xiao Yun and I were joking.
He begged me to take care of Xiao Xuan as he grew up after he died.
"Ah Xuan's biological mother died early, and she was sensitive and suspicious. 」
"As an elder brother, I always can't worry about him. 」
After a while, the Xiao family was wiped out, and I picked up the living Xiao Xuan in the pile of dead people.
The boy looked up at me, blood stained between his eyebrows.
When he saw me, he only said something quietly.
"You're too late. Xiao Yun died. 」
I didn't see anything unusual at the time.
I only felt that Xiao Xuan was overly sad, so he was so open-mouthed.
It turned out to be him.
No wonder he's still alive.
No wonder those counterfeit documents even have Xiao Yun's private seal stamped.
...... It turned out to be him.
At that moment, I wanted to rush out and ask Xiao Xuan why he did this.
The eldest son treats him well.
"Little bamboo, you are calm!"
Xiao Tao said in my ear word by word.
She hugged me tightly, afraid that I would do something impulsive.
Until Xiao Xuan left, my mind was still blank.
Xiao Tao looked at me hesitantly, not knowing what to say.
I calmed down for a moment and decided to go to Xiao Yun first.
11
"Coming?"
Xiao Yun was originally writing in front of the case.
Hearing the movement, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Why are you so wronged? 」
I was relieved to see the little medicine in the bowl that hadn't moved.
When Xiao Yun saw me holding the medicine bowl, he thought that I was going to pour medicine into him again.
Frowning helplessly.
"Ahh
I've seen this expression before, every time he secretly pours medicine.
Then he saw me take a sip of myself.
"......" Xiao Yun was stunned.
The expression on his face changed several times, and finally turned into relief.
He sighed, "It's sensible. Learn to help the eldest son share his worries. 」
The bitter taste was so strong that it almost didn't make me vomit.
It almost covered up the numbness at the base of the tongue.
Sure enough, there were oleanders in it.
I blinked, and the world spun around.
I hooked my hand, Xiao Yun leaned closer, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"What?"
I took a bite and kissed it.
Those cold eyes suddenly widened.
"You—"
I looked at him in a daze.
"Xiao Yun. I seem to have been poisoned. 」
So take the opportunity to eat your tofu.
"I'm telling you, I had a dream. 」
I told him the things of my past life upside down, mixed with my own speculations.
"It's better to believe what you have than not to believe what you don't!"
I looked at Xiao Yun's expression and secretly poked and reminded him.
"For example, tonight's medicine really has oleander in it!"
"After all, the little boy is not your own brother, you still have to be careful. 」
Seeing that his face was gloomy, I cautiously tested.
"Are you angry?"
Xiao Yun shook his head.
"Nope. I was just thinking—"
He raised his hand and hugged me, in a soft tone.
"We, Ah Ji, have suffered a lot and suffered a lot of grievances. 」
12
Xiao Yun had an unexpected trust in me.
immediately sent someone to secretly stare at Xiao Xuan.
I breathed a sigh of relief, "In that case, I ......."
"Are you going again?"
I silently looked out the window at the night, which was a tacit acquiescence.
Xiao Yun took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and tied it around my waist.
"Every time I see you coming, I panic. 」
"With this, the guards of the Xiao Mansion won't embarrass you. 」
That's what the words say.
But I'm holding the body of the fifth princess now, so it's better not to let too many people see this face.
As soon as I touched the low wall in the backyard, I was startled by Xiao Xuan squatting by the wall.
Xiao Xuan has seen the true face of the fifth princess.
I cursed in my heart.
"Ahh 」
Xiao Xuan grabbed the corner of my clothes and pulled me stumbling.
I could smell the strong smell of alcohol on him.
"Let go. I said coldly, "You recognized the wrong person. 」
He laughed drunkenly, "How so?"
"Except for you, no one would look at Xiao Yun with that kind of eyes. 」
I silently broke his hand and turned to leave.
But he suddenly said, "I regret it, Ah Zhen. 」
"Come back to me, okay?"
Without waiting for me to answer, Xiao Xuan suddenly snorted and fell to the ground with a bang.
Little Peach threw the stick and walked around behind him.
glanced at Xiao Xuan, who was drunk and unconscious on the ground, and frowned in disgust.
When he saw me clearly, his eyes lit up.
"So you're Ah Ji?"
Little Peach looked a little eager to try.
"I like you very much! Little bamboo, why don't you practice with me?"
"I'm not interested in being remediated. 」
She took my hand and begged to be coquettish.
"Little bamboo. Good Ahmao. Then you can make up for me!"
Seeing that I ignored her, Xiao Tao had no choice but to drag Xiao Xuan on the ground.
Halfway through, he looked back at me step by step.
"Speaking of which, you won't tell the eldest son about me making up for the little son, right?"
I sighed.
"If you like it, I won't say. 」
In this life, you just picked him into a fool, and I won't interfere.
13
As soon as I returned to the palace, I was locked up.
The queen sat on the throne and looked at me with hatred.
"Running out all day long, I don't look like a princess. 」
"You, don't you like the son of the Xiao family, why didn't you tell the queen mother earlier?"
I looked at Cui as if I was pleading.
Cui nodded at me sadly.
It's all done.
The Queen nodded my forehead.
"Do you still want to hide it? You have just recovered from a serious illness, and you run to Xiao Mansion every day. 」
"If you don't spend more time with your mother, your mother will be sad. 」
Those eyes were strange and gentle, and my heart burned when I saw them.
Bamboo is naturally raised, and there is no concept of kinship.
Thinking of this, I panicked again.
I'm not the Queen's real daughter.
I'm just a wisp of wandering spirit, and I was lucky enough to be reborn in Shen Qingzhen.
I hesitated to speak, "Queen Mother, what if I wasn't Shen Qingji?"
Xiao Cui couldn't hold back, "The princess is talking nonsense again. 」
The queen rubbed my head and laughed.
"You are the queen mother's green basket. 」
I raised my eyes to meet her gentle gaze.
"Recuperate in peace, everything is wrapped up in the queen mother. 」
14
I quickly learned what that meant.
A few days later, the Chinese New Year's Eve Palace feast.
I saw Xiao Yun and Xiao Xuan sitting next to my seat, one on the left and one on the right, and the whole person was stupid.
"Queen Mother, you're—"
My voice was shaking.
The queen covered her lips and smiled, full of spring breeze.
"The queen mother doesn't know which one you like, so she just arranged it together. 」
As she spoke, she leaned in to me and lowered her voice.
"If you like them all, it's okay for the two to take them together. 」
The queen seems to have misunderstood something strange.
I gritted my teeth, "Queen Mother, no, I ......."
"Okay, okay, no need to explain, the queen mother knows~"
The queen smiled and pushed me to my seat.
Xiao Xuan got up and saluted me.
"I've seen Your Highness. 」
Xiao Yun got up and read a sentence with a smile.
「殿下? 」
My scalp was numb and I was smiling.
"No, you don't have to be polite. 」
The gaze on both sides is substantial.
I sat on pins and needles, and closed my eyes in pain.
After the queen sat down, she chatted with Xiao Yun very skillfully.
"How old is Mr. Xiao, where does he live, and what are his preferences?"
Xiao Yun answered them one by one.
The front was well until I heard him say:
"I like bamboo the most. 」
Xiao Yun smiled in his eyes and read softly.
"I pity the window of Youzhu Mountain, and I don't change the yin to return to me. 」
"Bamboo is a tree of wind and frost. 」
The queen's eyes lit up, "It just so happens that this palace also likes bamboo. 」
The two hit it off and had a good conversation.
I touched my arm and silently moved to the side.
It's so meaty. Hey.
Xiao Xuan estimated that he had misunderstood something.
Pour tea and pour water, very attentive.
Seeing that he pushed over another plate of osmanthus cake.
The next moment, a hand reached out from my right and stopped the plate.
"She doesn't eat this. 」
萧昀淡淡道。
I really don't eat this.
In the past, in the backyard of Xiao Mansion, there was a flourishing osmanthus tree.
Osmanthus has a spirit, and I love to play with her.
It's a pity that she was later struck by thunder and was silent.
It's just that in this life, I have never talked to Xiao Yun.
I wondered, how did he find out?
raised his eyes, but met Xiao Yun's deep gaze.
"Your Highness, take a step to speak. 」
15
The forest is bare in winter.
I stared at the toes of my shoes and didn't dare to look up.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just that it's complicated, and I ......."
Xiao Yun interrupted softly, "I don't blame you. 」
He took out two small bamboos from his sleeve.
The texture is exactly the same, from the same bamboo.
One is already dry and yellow, but the other is still a watery blue and blue color.
I was shocked, "I remember only giving you a cut. 」
He shook his head, a bitter smile.
"The other part was folded by myself when I was fourteen years old. 」
Fourteen years old.
Something suddenly dawned on me.
In my previous life, I first met Xiao Yun when he was fourteen years old.
This piece of bamboo should have been given to him that year.
In this life, I was reborn in Shen Qingji.
The green bamboo outside his study has not been able to transform into shape.
"Ever since I was a child, I've had a dream from time to time. 」
I dreamed that when I was fourteen years old, the green bamboo outside the study would become a smiling girl.
She said that her name was Ah Ji, and she gave him a piece of bamboo.
Knock three times when you say you want to see her, and she'll come.
The old housekeeper in the house instructed Ah Zhen to stare at him and drink medicine.
Ah Ji is very attentive to this errand.
Because every time he drank the medicine, Ah Ji could get a bowl of sweet peach syrup.
Ah Ji has a lot of words, and he chatters.
His study is no longer a silent ice cave.
Ah Ji will tell her little bird friends what they have seen and heard from all over the world.
Sometimes, I feel silently sad for the laurel tree that was struck by lightning in the backyard.
Everything in the dream is like it happened.
Xiao Yun lowered his eyes and looked at Xiaozhu.
"On my fourteenth birthday, I waited from dawn until dark, and I did not wait for Ah Ji. 」
"So I followed her example and broke off a piece of green bamboo myself. Pity. I've knocked on it many times over the years, and she's never been there. 」
Xiao Yun smiled.
"The old butler has told me many times. There is no little girl in Xiao Mansion who wears a green Luo skirt and is named Ah Zhen. 」
"I'm about to think it's a dream that can't be real. 」
"Until—"
Until that night.
I, who was reborn in Shen Qingji's body, sneaked back to Xiao Mansion.
As he dreamed, he gave him a piece of bamboo.
A long-cherished wish for many years, once it came true.
I opened my mouth, but I couldn't speak.
No wonder in this life, Xiao Yun is so familiar with me.
It turns out that he was waiting for me all the years that I didn't show up.
I thought that the first meeting was, in his eyes, a reunion after a long absence.
It's just a pity.
I came a whole decade late.
16
"After you told me about that dream that night, I thought about it for a long time, probably what you said was about your previous life. 」
Xiao Yun's eyes are gentle, which means very precious.
"Ahh 」
I was looked at like that, and I almost cried.
In my heart, a great fear arose.
I told him about the hidden part of my previous life and Xiao Xuan's rebirth.
"Mo Lang."
I hugged him around the neck and tears fell down my face.
There are thousands of clues, but there is only one sentence left "You don't want to die".
Xiao Yun gently patted me on the back and said hello.
"The man sent to keep an eye on him intercepted his correspondence with Zuo Xiang. 」
"I was going to ground him, but I didn't expect the queen to ask him by name today. 」
My face was hot and I waved my hand repeatedly.
"I didn't mean that......
"It was the queen mother who saw me running to Xiaofu every day and misunderstood. 」
The voice did not fall.
Outside the forest, the sound of something falling to the ground suddenly sounded.
I hurried out to see.
In its place, only a plate of overturned halva remained.
When he saw Xiao Xuan's empty seat, the bad premonition in his heart reached the extreme.
I caught a little eunuch, "Where did Xiao Gongzi go?"
His face was blank.
"Just now the new pine nut candy, the little boy said that His Royal Highness likes to eat, and he went to find His Highness. 」
"Didn't Your Highness meet him?"
17
After a while, the emperor arrived.
It's staggered and lively.
It didn't take long for Xiao Xuan, whose face was pale, to come back.
He just looked down and stared at his glass.
Half-time.
It was like having made up some kind of decision.
Xiao Xuan got up abruptly and walked in front of the emperor in a few steps.
"Your Majesty!"
"The minister wants to expose someone who is pretending to be a princess and confusing the royal bloodline!"
My fingernails dug into my palms, and my heart tightened.
The next moment, I saw him bow to the end, and raised his voice-
"The fifth princess was taken away by the bamboo demon, please Your Majesty kill the demon and return justice to the princess!"
The queen put down the teacup, shocked and angry.
"Your Majesty!"
"This person is untrustworthy!"
Xiao Yun got up, "Strange forces and gods are nonsense, how can you speculate!"
Several ministers also interceded.
"Your Majesty, this is a big matter, don't hurt your blood. 」
Xiao Xuan is neither humble nor arrogant.
"Whether it's true or not, you can know it at a check. If the bamboo demon takes away, there must be something different. 」
"It's my brother—"
He smiled and said, "I have a close personal relationship with the fifth princess, so please avoid it first." 」
Xiao Yun was about to argue again, but was interrupted by the emperor.
"That's enough. The Emperor said in a deep voice.
"The fifth princess suddenly woke up, and now that she thinks about it, it's really strange. 」
"Someone. Please go to the high monks of Huguo Temple. 」
The emperor pondered for a moment, "The queen is not in good health, so as not to collide, let's go back to the palace first." 」
"Your Majesty!"
The Emperor raised his hand to stop it.
"Mei Niang, I will definitely give you an explanation. 」
The queen sighed.
"Yes. The concubine believed in His Majesty. 」
"But if someone deliberately slanders the princess, what is the crime?"
After receiving the reply "We will not tolerate it".
The queen walked up to me.
"Blue Ribbon."
She patted my hand with a gentle gaze.
"The Queen Mother instructed the kitchenette to make your favorite pine nut candy. 」
"Don't be afraid. The Queen Mother is waiting for you to come back. 」
18
I thought back to the queen's last smile, and I was stunned for a long time.
Strangely, a heart has gradually settled down.
It wasn't until the senior monks of Huguo Temple joined hands and recited the Buddha's name that I finally came back to my senses.
"Amitabha. 」
"The five princesses are unstable, but they are no different. 」
There was a dead silence in the air.
Xiao Xuan couldn't believe it.
"How so...... It can't be, it can't be!"
"I've seen it with my own eyes, this person is a bamboo demon avatar!"
I rubbed my eyes and wept.
"Xiao Xiaogongzi, you can't love me, but you are angry and ashamed, and you stain my innocence!"
"Your mind is so vicious!"
There was a lot of talking.
Xiao Xuan's eyes widened, "You're talking nonsense, you-"
The emperor grimaced and rubbed his forehead.
"Drag it off. 」
Angles that are invisible to others.
I laughed in a voice that only Xiao Xuan could hear.
"How? 」
That day, I didn't get to eat the pine nut candy from the Queen's kitchen.
Ever since the monk examined my soul, I had a faint headache.
Xiao Xuan was just escorted down by the guards.
It was dark in front of my eyes, and I fainted.
19
The life of bamboo is much longer than that of people.
Decades had passed since I took shape.
Bizarre, a big dream.
In my dream, I saw the queen of my youth.
It's been a few days since I woke up.
The queen sat in front of the bed.
When I woke up, I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes.
She called to me in a dumb voice, "Qingji. 」
Thousands of things are mixed in one place, and it is impossible to see clearly.
"The Queen Mother. 」
I looked at her with red eyes and asked the question.
"Have we, ever met?"
She said, "Yes. 」
The queen has no heirs for many years.
One day, I once dreamed of a bamboo.
The bamboo shadow swayed and turned into a little girl in a green Luo skirt.
The queen liked it very much.
I took a few pieces of pine nut candy from my sleeve and handed them over.
"Whose daughter are you?"
The little girl didn't speak.
took the candy, approached her, and kissed her.
The queen was stunned.
After a few seconds, she tentatively asked, "If you want to, why don't you be my daughter?"
"The chef in my kitchenette cooks a lot of desserts. 」
Seeing that her eyes were shining, the queen smiled and added, "Almond cheese, fried cherries, lotus crisp...... You can eat a lot. 」
The little girl frowned, a little embarrassed.
"However, I grew up in this family, and I owe it to this family, and I have not repaid it. 」
The queen rubbed her head.
"It's okay, I'll wait for you. 」
So three months later, the queen diagnosed the happy pulse.
After another seven months, a princess was born.
Because of the green bamboo in her dream, she named her "Qingzhen", which she regarded as the only treasure in this life.
The princess was born stupid and couldn't speak, as if she had lost her soul.
But it doesn't matter.
The queen thought that they had already made an appointment.
She said she would wait, and she would keep waiting.
And that little bamboo-she said that she would come back to the appointment after repaying her kindness, and she would definitely come.
"So when you talked to the queen mother that day, the queen knew that you had returned. 」
After all these years, the queen's sideburns have gray hair.
The candle flame flickered, and there was a faint glint of water in her eyes.
"If you don't have a mother, you won't recognize your daughter. 」
"Fortunately, Qingzhen didn't let the queen mother wait too long. 」
I raised my hand and hugged her tightly.
"The Queen Mother. 」
I muffled and said, "I want to eat almond cheese, fried cherries, and lotus crisp—"
The queen rubbed the corners of her eyes, "Okay. 」
True.
It turns out that the end of half a life is to go home.
It's good to make bamboo. It's also good to be a human being.
I have a home too.
20
Due to the instability of my soul, I was ordered by the queen and Xiao Yun to go up the mountain and retreat to practice.
As for Xiao Xuan-
He humiliated the royal face and was punished for the crime of "great disrespect", and was beheaded after the autumn.
Before I went up the mountain, he said he wanted to see me.
In the dimly lit dungeon.
After not seeing him for a few days, Xiao Xuan's face was like a withered tree, as if he had lost all his essence.
"Ahh 」
Half a day. Xiao Xuan spoke first.
"It wasn't my intention to expose you that day. 」
"I'm just...... I heard you say that you had no intention of treating me, and I was in a hurry. 」
In a hurry, you'd rather ruin me?
I scoffed, "Are you really stupid by the little peach picking?"
Xiao Xuan hung his head and stopped looking at me.
"These days, I always dream of the days of my past life. 」
"You fled with me that year, and my fever did not go away, and my throat was so hot that I burned dry. But there is no water in the wilderness, and you cut your wrists and feed me with blood......
I interrupted him, "What do you want to say?"
Xiao Xuan clenched his fists, his voice hoarse.
"So you're so good to me just because of my brother?"
"You really don't have any affection for me?"
Without hesitation, I turned around and left.
"Not a single bit. 」
Xiao Xuan burst into tears with laughter, "Okay, okay. 」
"I'm sorry. In the last life, it was I who ruined you. 」
I slowed down.
"You're sorry for me. You are sorry for the eldest son, sorry for the Xiao family. 」
"Xiao Xuan. I paused, "There's a question I've always wanted to ask you. 」
Without waiting for him to answer, I took care of myself.
"The eldest son treats you well. Why do you have to put him to death?"
Xiao Xuan sneered, "Because I'm unwilling. 」
"Why is he the sister-in-law of the Xiao family? Identity, appearance, and talent are better than me in everything, and they press me everywhere. 」
"The foundation of the Xiao family is his life's work, and I am about to destroy it!
This madman.
I looked up at him, "You deserve to die. 」
He smiled, "But I'm really confused, in this world, only Xiao Tao treats me well. 」
"In this life, I still don't believe in evil, I want to see your sincerity...... I should have gotten rid of you sooner. 」
I said calmly, "Before I came, Xiao Tao asked me to bring you a word. 」
"What?"
"Thank you for your hospitality, she said. 」
21
I was very resistant to going up to the mountain for a retreat.
In my last life, when Xiao Yun sent me up the mountain, he said that he would come and pick me up in a month.
As a result, I waited from dawn until dark that day, and I didn't wait for anyone.
Xiao Yun lied to me!
I went down the mountain angrily and wanted to quarrel with him, but I found that Xiao Mansion was already bleeding.
Xiao Yun died of illness, and the Xiao family was destroyed.
Everything was turned upside down.
Xiao Yun coaxed me for a long time, but I didn't get better.
In the end, the queen heard about it and swore to pack the ticket.
"Qingji, you can retreat in peace. 」
"There is a queen mother staring, see who else in this capital dares to marry Xiao Gongzi!"
Mother, you misunderstood again!
Met her loving gaze, had to swallow the words in her mouth, and nodded like a quail.
The queen covered her lips and smiled.
He also ordered the kitchenette to make many desserts overnight, and to bring them to me.
I looked at the bulging bag, and I stopped talking.
"Bamboo should also be eaten well!"
After the queen finished speaking solemnly, her eyebrows softened suddenly.
"The Queen Mother is waiting for you to come back. 」
22
Another month. My soul finally melted into this body in its entirety.
The day of the descent happened to be Chinese New Year's Eve.
"Little bamboo, you're back!"
In the line of sight, the corner of the pink skirt flashed.
I was rubbed into a sweet-scented embrace, almost out of breath.
"Little Momo, I'm not going to be stunned, am I?"
Xiao Tao shouted angrily, "Little Bamboo, you have no conscience!"
"How could I be willing to poison you!"
As she spoke, she looked at me and nodded in satisfaction.
"After a month of closure, my face was round again. 」
"You can see that you didn't think about me well!"
I laughed and pushed her away.
"Okay, I'll be round secretly, so I don't think about you!"
Behind him, a laughing voice suddenly sounded.
"Then does Ah Ji miss me?"
I turned around and crashed into a pair of warm eyes.
I was stunned for a long time, and only one sentence popped out -
"Long time no see, how are you doing?"
Xiao Yun chuckled, "Not good. 」
As soon as my heart hung in the air, I listened to him continue.
"I'm sick. 」
"Moe, Akira!"
I jumped up to hit him, but he grabbed me.
"Ahh I miss you. 」
I pursed my lips, trying to suppress the smile on my lips.
"Alright, alright, I know. 」
"Let's go to the queen mother, who is still waiting in the palace for us to celebrate the New Year around the hearth." 」
I took Peach's hand, "Peach, too!"
Little Peach snorted, "It's a bit of a conscience. 」
Long Street covered with fresh snow. The lanterns hanging from every house reflect the eyes.
In the distance, fireworks filled the sky.
I secretly clasped Xiao Yun's hand and quietly made a wish in my heart.
I wish that—
Like flowers and leaves, year after year, a total of spring breeze.
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