hairpin boy

My name is Sang Rou, and I am the eldest princess of Daji.

I am the first child of my father and mother, but I am not what outsiders think. I have lived a carefree life since I was a child.When I was born, according to what they said, my mother was just a playwright whom the King of Han made outside.But they didn’t despise my mother’s existence as they said in words. Since I was conceived, people have been trying to manipulate my mother’s soup to prevent me from coming to this world.How many people breathed a sigh of relief when I was born and found out I was a girl.But they still refused to give up, making it difficult for my mother to give birth after suffering from the cold during confinement.

Maybe it was retribution. A year later, the original Concubine Han's natal family had an accident, and the concubine was gone.The father insisted on taking our mother and daughter into the palace, and my mother became Princess Han overnight, and I also became a legitimate princess.

The palace is so big and beautiful, even the cook here is a bit extravagant.I didn't remember much at that time, but later someone told me that my mother's life in those few years was no easier than being outside.As a princess, it is inevitable to deal with many famous ladies, and the concubine mother studies hard to improve her quality.There are no "female virtues" and "female training" in the father's study. As a result, the mother and concubine learned a lot of principles of governing the country.

When I was five years old, my father was crowned prince, and our family moved into the East Palace.

When Grandpa Huang was alive, I met him several times. He seemed to like me very much and gave me many good things.At that time, I was still young and ignorant, and wondered why my father was afraid of him because Grandpa Huang was so kind.

The concubine mother is very beautiful, and everyone said that I look after her.Whether in the palace or the East Palace, for me, the family is a strict mother and a loving father.My mother and concubine taught me to read and write very strictly, but my father doted on me in every possible way and gave me everything good.

At that time, I would occasionally go to the inner palace to play. It was so beautiful and there were many cute little animals.

Once I went to the Royal Garden to play again, only an old lady followed me.I ran away to get rid of her. If she was here, she wouldn't let me do this or that, it was so annoying.

I went to the waterside pavilion and saw the little carp swimming towards me in the stream.I stretched out my hand to catch the fish, but the moss on the stone under my feet slipped, and I was about to be carried into the water.Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed me from behind, and I hugged me up.

That was the first time I saw him. He was wearing a blue dress with a blue headband. He was seven years older than me, and he was already an adult in my five or six-year-old eyes.

I was a little scared, and heard him say to me: "It was so dangerous just now, you can't run around here. Whose child are you, I will take you back."

"Princess, princess!" Before I had time to think about how to answer him, Mammy came to him.

He suddenly let go of me as if he had been frightened, turned around and ran away.

Mammy came over and picked me up, I pointed to him and said, chase, Mammy didn't know what happened and ran after him.But he ran too fast, obviously he knew kung fu, we couldn't catch up at all.Later, I saw him entering the Nanqing Palace from a distance, we stopped, my father, queen, mother and concubine had told me that I was not allowed to go to the Nanqing Palace.I asked Mammy not to tell the story, and she agreed, after all, she would be punished if it got out.

It will be ten years before I meet him again.

The Nanqing Palace is a very special place. The king of Qin who lives in it has a noble status and is the direct son of the first emperor.He and my father are cousins, so I should call him Uncle Huang.I hardly ever met him, but heard a lot of rumors about him.He has a golden mace left by the first emperor, and he looks very fierce and powerful.But he can't get involved in political affairs and can't leave the capital, so he will be suspected of competing with the emperor's grandfather and father for the throne.

When I was eight years old, the emperor's grandfather died of illness, and my father ascended the throne.

I became the eldest princess and lived in the inner palace. Now I can go to the imperial garden and play however I want.

When I was 11 years old, Daji fought a battle with Khitan.At that time, the father, the queen and the queen went to conscript themselves, and I was left alone in the palace, so I was so scared.

Fortunately, everything passed quickly, we won a big victory, and the father, queen, and queen returned soon.For the first time, I remembered the name of a former minister, his name was Lu Zhun.He is the hero of our great hope. At the critical moment, he turned the tide and led his father, the emperor, to fight the Khitan army all over the place, and regained the defense line of the Great Wall.

After another two years, suddenly there was a book from heaven to praise my father for being a good emperor.A lot of strange auspicious signs were sent one after another, and the father was very happy.Then he said that he was going to Feng Chan. I didn't know what Feng Chan was, but the queen mother said that she would take me with her.

That was the first time I left the capital, and I saw a lot of scenery that the capital didn't have along the way.When it came to Mount Tai, the ceremony of enshrining Zen was so grand, and I was very happy to have received many awards.

After returning to Beijing, my father went to Shanxi and Bozhou again. This time, my mother didn't want to go, so I didn't go.

During that time, my mother called me to my side every day to ask me about my homework, and told me many things.The queen mother told me the story of the former empress. She was so powerful that all the men in the world had to listen to her.But after her death, her daughter and daughter-in-law all wanted to follow her example, but they all failed, and made the court a mess.The queen mother said that in our world, women often only pursue love in their lives, while men pursue many things. For them, love can have many things and is not a necessity.Like that empress, she walked the man's way, only to find that the way was full of thorns and thorns in the back, apart from being bright and beautiful on the surface.My mother said that we live in the center of the power vortex. There are things I must understand, but she doesn't want me to go her way.She said she was very happy but never really had love, she hoped I could have it.

I asked her if she loved her father, she said yes, but it was not because of love.

I still don't quite understand, my mother touched my head and said, it doesn't matter, I will understand later.

When I was 15 years old, my younger brother Zhao Yizhen was born.He was not born by his mother, but was raised by his mother's side. Other concubines in the palace also gave birth to several younger brothers and sisters before, but the boy was never brought up.

It was also that year that I met him again.

Still in the imperial garden, I saw him still wearing Tsing Yi, sitting on a rock in Taihu Lake, muttering words.He is already a young man in his 20s, and his stature is even more slender.

I told everyone around me not to follow, and walked over alone.

"Hey, are you calling me?" I said.

"No, no." He was taken aback by me.

"Obviously, I heard your name is Sang Rou."

"Oh, no, I'm reciting poems." He smiled, and he smiled so beautifully.

"Poetry, what poetry?"

"It's "The Book of Songs, Daya, Sang Rou". You said your name is Sang Rou, but I know that the only one named Sang Rou in this palace is Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

"That's me." I said proudly.

He got up and started to run again, "Stop, this princess ordered you to stop." When I shouted, he stopped.

"If you let the prince know that I have met you when I came here, I will be punished." He said dejectedly.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you talk to me, I won't tell others that you have been here. If you dare to run again, I will call someone."

"Okay then." He sat back on the rock, and I sat down beside him.

"You already know my name, I don't know yours."

"Everyone calls me Ah Qing."

"There are very few men in this palace, which family do you belong to?"

"I live in Nanqing Palace and was raised by His Royal Highness King Qin."

"Why are you reading poetry here?"

"I haven't been here for a long time, and I want to come here this time when I return to Beijing. I used to be very annoyed when adults asked me to endorse, but recently I suddenly realized something."

"What's the point?"

"Sang Rou is your name, don't you know its meaning?"

"My name was given by my mother, and she never told me what it means."

"Wanbi Sangrou, the next Hou Xun, picks up his liu, and saves the people. If you don't care about your worries, brother Cang will fill them in. If you are in the sky, you would rather not be reserved? This is the Western Zhou Qingshi Ruibo condemning Zhou. The Li Wang was tyrannical and fatuous, appointed inhumane people, and finally made poems out of chaos..." He talked about it like a schoolteacher, endlessly.I thought a poem with my name would be a beautiful love story.

I nodded my head half understanding, and finally waited for him to finish speaking and asked the next question, "Then what does your name mean? Does it have anything to do with you wearing blue clothes?"

"Me, my biological father used to be a great general. When my mother was pregnant with me, my father died in battle and didn't have time to leave a name. Soon after my mother gave birth to me, he went with my father. The generals in the barracks knew my father I really like cyan, so you just call me Ah Qing, and let me wear cyan to commemorate my late father." He said flatly.

Oh my god, it's too miserable if there are no parents to hurt.I feel sorry to quickly change the subject, "Who is the adult you are talking about teaching you to memorize?"

"He's very famous." He said proudly, "I shouldn't have called him by his first name. He is Mr. Lu, who is an adviser to political affairs. Lu Zhun's name is Muxian."

"Wow, it's him!" I was really shocked.

This reunion probably talked so much, he doesn't seem to remember seeing me when he was a child, but it doesn't matter.

Afterwards, we would meet in the Imperial Garden from time to time, and he told me many interesting things outside the palace.For example, how does the market tea house do business, how he fought with Khitan assassins, how powerful his Master Lu is, and told me many poems about love.

We have always been in love and polite, and we have not done anything beyond the boundaries.

I warned everyone around me to keep this secret, but even if the queen mother found out, it wouldn't matter.

Later, the father suffered a stroke to recuperate, and the mother and daughter took charge of the government.I went to my father's side to serve the sick, and the chance to meet Ah Qing was also reduced.During this period, many things happened in the court, and there seemed to be a rift between the father, the queen and the queen.

After that, the incident happened, King Qin forced the palace with a golden mace and had a big fight with his father, queen and queen.

Then people outside said that Master Lu was dead, and people in the palace said that Master Lu was not dead and stayed in Nanqing Palace forever.

After that, Ah Qing never came to see me again, and I knew it must be related to that incident.I am very sad, but there is nothing I can do.I tried to forget him, but it was completely useless, maybe this is what the queen mother said about love.