Jiang Rou was kept in the palace by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother fasted and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day, and Jiang Rou followed her. She would not complain of being tired even if she knelt for several hours.

Princess Jiawen often came to the palace to play with her. Ever since she learned about her relationship with Ji Huaian, Jiawen was full of admiration every time she saw Jiang Rou.

Jiang Rou was a little curious when she saw this expression, and when Jiawen heard her ask, he started to talk about what happened that year.

Although Jarvan is the Queen's daughter, she is not liked by the Queen. At that time, the Queen was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, but because of the evildoer, the Queen gave birth prematurely. The first child was Jarvan, and by the time the second child was born, she had already died. As a result, the Queen could no longer give birth.

The dead child was a boy. The Queen thought that Jarvan was a jinx, so she ignored him. A high fever almost took Jarvan's life. The Queen Mother was furious and took Jarvan to her own palace to raise him.

Ji Huaian also grew up in the palace. He often came to the Queen Mother, so he often met Jiawen. Little Jiawen had few playmates since he was a child, and he had great enthusiasm for Ji Huaian, a peer.

But Ji Huaian was of cold temperament, and he just frowned and refused Jarvan's approach. Until Jarvan saw a palace maid who intended to seduce Ji Huaian being strangled by Ji Huaian, he saw Ji Huaian as a midnight demon.

After Jarvan finished speaking, he said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager explained it to me, but I'm still afraid of this cold-faced cousin." His smile looked heartless.

Jiang Rou did not laugh. Instead, she walked forward, hugged Jiawen, and cried, "If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh." Her voice was gentle and her movements were also very gentle.

The smile on Jiawen's face stopped, and her eyes turned red. She grew up with the Queen Mother, and she longed for a mother.

But when she returned to her mother at the age of twelve, this desire was completely destroyed. She imagined that her mother would be gentle and caring towards her, with love in her eyes.

But the reality was, she could not hide the disgust in her mother's eyes, as she had been learning martial arts since she was a child with the Queen Mother.

And she was extremely talented, so she easily surpassed her brother, the crown prince, in academics and was commended by her father.

However, when she ran to the queen with the treasures given by her father to present them, she only got a look of disgust and a word of shallowness from her. She was also warned not to compete with the prince in the future.

Recalling these past events, Jiawen felt that she no longer cared, but why was she still in tears?

It has been more than a month since Jiang Rou entered the palace, and the first snow has fallen in the capital. Jiang Rou, wearing a fox fur coat, stands under the eaves, reaching out to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

When Qingyan came out, he saw his lady's half body soaked in the snow. He walked forward with a frown, and while helping Jiang Rou tighten the fox fur coat, he said, "It's freezing outside. What if she gets frozen?"

After Ning Xi left, Ji Huaian saw that there was no one serving her, so he sent Qingyan over. Jiang Rou smiled and said, "Good Qingyan, I know I was wrong, and I will never do this again in the future."

Qing Yan's fierce face immediately broke. She looked at the fox fur on Jiang Rou and sighed, "The prince is really good to the young lady. I'm afraid only the young lady can wear the fox fur in such a pure and elegant color."

When Jiang Rou heard the teasing from her mouth, a blush spread across her face. She reached out to hit her, but Qingyan dodged, and the two of them immediately started a fight.

This fox fur was sent by Ji Huaian before he left Beijing. Recently, family members of officials in Beijing have frequently disappeared on their way to burn incense. Ji Huaian was ordered to investigate, and he has been gone for almost ten days.

Seeing the snow falling heavier, Jiang Rou suddenly became interested. She begged Qingyan, "Good Qingyan, this is my first time to see snow. Please accompany me." Jiang Rou wanted to see what it would look like when everything was covered in silver.

Qingyan finally succumbed to Jiang Rou's request, added two more pieces of clothing for her, and went out with Jiang Rou holding an umbrella. Everything outside was dyed white and looked so quiet.

Because of the cold wind, Jiang Rou's little face was blown red. There were only the two of them on the empty long street. Jiang Rou was particularly happy today. She looked around curiously.

Seeing how happy she was, Qingyan couldn't bear to urge her, so he just moved closer to her and tried his best to shield her from the cold.

To reach the Imperial Garden, one has to walk through a long palace road. Jiang Rou was particularly excited today and told Qingyan interesting stories. The two of them were talking and laughing and didn't seem lonely at all.

When passing by a palace, Jiang Rou saw from afar a person kneeling at the door. She was afraid that the wind and snow would blind her eyes, so she took a few steps forward and indeed saw someone kneeling at the door.

The palace gate in front of the person kneeling in the snow was closed, and she was the only one kneeling there. She didn't know how long she had been kneeling. A layer of snow fell on her body, and she knelt there quietly.

Seeing that the snow was getting heavier and the man didn't move at all, Jiang Rou didn't know whether he was dead or alive, so she went forward with Qingyan to check.

Cui Jingyu came to pay her respects to the Queen today, but the Queen found an excuse to make her kneel outside the door. Ever since the Emperor became seriously ill, she has often tortured Cui Jingyu like this.

After an unknown amount of time, Cui Jingyu lost consciousness and her mind went blank when she suddenly heard a young girl's voice.

Suddenly, the wind and snow above her head stopped. Cui Jingyu slowly raised her head and saw Jiang Rou holding an umbrella for her. Then she saw the little girl's eyes instantly reddened.

Ignoring the obstruction of the maid beside her, she forcefully took off her fox fur coat and put it on her. The fox fur coat was warm and carried the girl's body temperature. Cui Jingyu felt warm all over, and this feeling went straight to her heart.

Then the little girl held her cold hands and rubbed them constantly, trying to warm her hands. Seeing that her hands could not be warmed up no matter what, the little girl became anxious.

Cui Jingyu was a martial artist. She wanted to tell the girl that she was not cold, but when she saw the concern in her eyes, she stopped talking.

Then she heard Jiang Rou say that she wanted to save her. She thought that the little girl was alone in the palace and it was already difficult for her to protect herself, so how could she save her?

She wanted to stop her, but she only saw the little girl's resolute back, and Cui Jingyu stood there in a daze.

The umbrella in her hand had shielded her from the cold snow on her head, and the fox fur on her body had shielded her from the biting cold wind. The reason why she took advantage of the situation today and knelt here obediently was that she had something she wanted to get.

But a little girl who suddenly broke in ruined her plan. Cui Jingyu was not angry at all. She just thought that the little girl was so thin, and she was afraid that she would get sick if she gave her the fox fur and let her get wet in the snow.

When Cui Jingyu saw the head aunt of the Queen Mother knocking on the door of the Queen's palace and saying that the Queen Mother had sent her to take her away, Cui Jingyu thought that she had underestimated the girl.

The queen looked at Cui Jingyu's back as she left, staring at her with hatred in her eyes. Suddenly, Cui Jingyu turned around, with no emotion in her eyes, looking at her as if she was looking at a dead person. The queen was startled and turned her head quickly.

Cui Jingyu was brought by Chun Ruo into the Queen Mother's bedroom and saw Jiang Rou sitting beside the Queen Mother. Just as she was about to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, she heard her say, "No need to be polite, just sit down."

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