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"Have you heard? The number one young lady in Yuanyang Building was bought by the second prince."

"Isn't it only sold tomorrow night?"

"Originally, it was, but the second prince went directly to the bustard and intercepted it. It is said that the money given is quite a lot. Even if it is released, it is estimated that it will be sold at such a price."

"That's true. Although Zhiyuan's appearance is considered stunning, he is just a young lady, so he is naturally not as good as Miss Hongyuan. But why did this member of the royal family come to buy prostitutes?"

"I don't know, who can guess what the second prince is thinking."

"makes sense…"

The most gossip-worthy event in the capital of Lingchao today is probably the fact that Zhiyuan, the leading young lady in Yuanyanglou, was bought by the second prince Ling Wencheng.

When Zhiyuan heard the news, she didn't feel any fluctuations in her heart. No matter who it fell into, his identity as a young lady would not change.On the contrary, Tong'er was very excited to pack his things for him, and he was going to enter the palace to see the second prince tonight, and as Zhi Yuan's servant, he was also allowed to go with him.

After arranging the necessary items, Tong'er looked at Zhi Yuan who was sitting in a daze by the window, curled her lips, and said, "Young master, why do you look unhappy?"

Zhi Yuan glanced back at him, but did not answer, and continued to look at the window.

Tong'er murmured in his heart, the window was closed, he didn't know what to see, and he said: "Young master is favored by the second prince, how lucky you are, this is going to fly on a branch and become a phoenix!"

Zhi Yuan didn't think it was a good thing to be favored by the second prince whom she had never met before. After all, since ancient times, there has never been a child of the royal family who has bought a maid or a young lady so blatantly, and even entered the palace.

Zhiyuan will be full tomorrow, and the bustard who has been the top young lady for so many years, naturally put a lot of thought into preparing for his auction tomorrow, thinking that maybe he can take a picture like Miss Hongyuan two years ago. good price.Who knew that the second prince suddenly sent someone to buy Zhiyuan with a large sum of money. The money was so much that the old bustard felt that he had made a profit, so he cheerfully agreed to send him to the palace tonight.

Seeing that Zhiyuan was still silent, Tong'er walked over and sat opposite him, carefully looked at his profile, half envious and half jealous, and said: "If I can have a face like Young Master, it will definitely not be just a The identity of the servant."

Zhiyuan finally looked at him, and opened her lips and said, "Really? I hope that this life can be ordinary."

Tong'er snorted: "People like us still expect to be mediocre? Young Master, you should be sober. If we can climb up to the high position of the second prince, we will not worry about glory and wealth in the future."

Zhi Yuan knows that this servant who has served him for several years has always been jealous of him. Unlike Zhi Yuan, Tong'er only wants to be favored by some powerful person and escape from the sea of ​​suffering.It's just that his appearance is not top-grade, and he is just a servant serving Zhiyuan, so he can only hope that Zhiyuan will be favored by a big shot and lead him out of the sea of ​​suffering.

But Zhiyuan felt that, with their identities, no matter where they went, it was a sea of ​​suffering.

Knowing that she could not convince the other party, Zhi Yuan continued to remain silent.

Tong'er herself also felt bored, and continued to accept her fate to do his work, but she thought in her heart that it would be great if she could also be favored by the second prince.

When night fell, the carriage and horses sent by the second prince arrived - but two guards, a groom, and an ordinary carriage, the second prince naturally disdain to come to the mandarin duck building in person.

Zhiyuan doesn't have many things, so he doesn't need to bring all the clothes, the second prince will arrange suitable clothes for him, and there is very little rouge and gouache. After all, Zhiyuan's face is more attractive without makeup.The biggest possession is the guqin that has been with him for more than ten years.

The old bustard smiled and wrinkled his face and sent Zhiyuan to the carriage, and pretended to reprimand Tong'er, asking him to take good care of the young master.

Tong'er, who was sitting in the carriage, spit outside, thinking that when he becomes powerful in the future, he must make the old bustler who always bullies him look good.

The emotions of the bustard and Tong'er did not affect Zhiyuan, he stretched out his right hand and looked at his palm under the dim light inside the car.

There used to be a magic stick who came to Yuanyanglou to get drunk, and when he saw Zhiyuan, he grabbed his right hand, widened his eyes and said, "It's strange, it's really strange."

Before Zhi Yuan had time to ask him what was strange, the man was kicked out by the thugs of Yuanyanglou. According to the old bustard, he had no money to pay the next expenses.

On Zhi Yuan's right hand, the palm print that was considered to be life disappeared just a short distance from the tiger's mouth. Generally speaking, he would not live for long.

Clutching her right hand, Zhi Yuan vaguely felt that it might be doomed this time.

The distance from Yuanyang Tower to the palace was not too far, and when Tong'er's excitement subsided, the carriage stopped.The two people in the car unconsciously held their breath and listened to the movement outside. After a while, someone opened the curtain and boarded the carriage.

Tong'er was so frightened that she screamed, and looked intently, the person getting into the car was a guard.

The guard scanned the carriage with a cold face, then got out of the carriage without any pause, and signaled the guard to let the carriage go.

At this time, Tong'er finally started to feel nervous, and whispered to himself: "Is this the palace?"

Zhiyuan didn't respond to him, but said in her heart: Yes, I have entered the palace.

The carriage drove them to the second prince's palace, and they were asked to get off the carriage at the entrance of the main hall.A father-in-law stepped forward and ordered the maid to take Tong'er to rest, while Zhi Yuan was asked to bring the Guqin to see the second prince.

Tong'er glanced at Zhi Yuan unwillingly, but didn't dare to be presumptuous, and obediently followed the maid.

Along the way, Zhi Yuan didn't dare to look around, and obediently walked behind the father-in-law with lowered eyes.The strict atmosphere in the deep palace made him a little out of breath.

When he arrived at the gate of a palace, the father-in-law asked him to wait there, and then went in to report to the second prince.

After a while, Zhi Yuan was also called in.

After calming down, Zhi Yuan walked into the magnificent room with Qin in her arms.After entering the door and bypassing the screen, he saw a person lying on a soft couch, surrounded by maids, fanning the wind and rubbing his shoulders.The man squinted his eyes, enjoying himself very much.

Zhiyuan stood on her feet and knelt down, laid the guqin flat on the ground, and kowtowed respectfully: "Zhiyuan, pay homage to His Royal Highness the Second Prince."

The second prince opened his eyes, got up from the couch, walked towards Zhi Yuan step by step, stretched out his hand to pinch his chin to make him lift his head, looked at him carefully for a long while, and said with a smile: "He understands the rules, and his looks are really good."

The second prince's appearance was a bit feminine as the rumors said, and he presumably inherited his mother Concubine Shu's appearance to some extent.Zhi Yuan didn't dare to look at him too much, she lowered her eyes with just one glance, but her chin was pinched in his hand, so she couldn't lower her head.

Letting go of Zhiyuan, the second prince returned to the couch, and Maid Ren took a wet handkerchief to wipe his hands carefully.

Zhi Yuan saw it in her eyes, but there was no disturbance in her heart.

The second prince squinted at him and said: "I heard that you are good at playing the piano, play one and listen to it."

Ignoring the pain of touching her pinched chin, Zhi Yuan bowed her head and said yes, put the Guqin on the table brought by the maid, sat cross-legged on the floor, calmed down, and started playing the piano with all her heart.

The melodious sound of the piano gradually rose, and even the second prince unconsciously relaxed his breath.

Zhiyuan has always felt that playing the piano is the happiest thing for him. The feeling of being immersed in the sound of the piano and in his own thoughts makes him fascinated and makes him feel that he can escape from everything in reality.

After playing the song, the second prince slowly came back to his senses, looked at Zhiyuan and said quietly: "The sound of your piano is full of resentment."

Zhi Yuan knelt down on the ground: "Zhi Yuan dare not!"

The second prince snorted, "But it's okay, it's better to have grievances." I don't know what to think of, and the smile on his face became more playful, "Go on, practice the piano hard, the one just now is good. In a few days, Useful where you are."

What it is used for is naturally not something that Zhiyuan can ask, so he obediently said yes, and was taken by the previous father-in-law with his own piano to the place where he and Tong'er were arranged to stay.

It was a small courtyard, with only a small yard and a room. There was only one couch and one soft couch in the room, which were obviously for him and Tong'er respectively.

As soon as he entered the door, Tong'er rushed towards him with an eager face, but he didn't dare to say anything because his father-in-law was present.

The father-in-law asked Zhiyuan not to enter or leave the courtyard at will, and waited for the second prince to summon her.Zhi Yuan and Tong'er bowed their heads together.

When the father-in-law left, Tong'er hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

Zhiyuan put down the piano and said calmly, "Wait."

Tong'er was taken aback: "What are you waiting for? Is His Royal Highness the Second Prince pampering you?"

Zhi Yuan touched the strings with her fingers, but she didn't make a sound. He felt that the second prince looked at him as if he was looking at a plaything, a plaything that was about to be discarded.Suppressing the uneasiness in her heart, Zhi Yuan sat down, picked up a towel and began to wipe her piano.

Tong'er grabbed Zhi Yuan's sleeve impatiently, and asked him, "Are you talking? When can I see the Second Prince?"

Zhiyuan shook off Tong'er's hand and said to him: "You still hope that you will never see the Second Prince."

Tong'er only felt that Zhi Yuan was mocking him, but thinking that Zhi Yuan was now favored by the second prince, she couldn't always be disrespectful to him like before, so she had to swallow the breath in her heart, put on a smiling face and began to give Zhi Yuan the favor of the second prince. Yuanduan tea poured water.

Zhiyuan didn't feel that she was favored by the second prince, this courtyard was clearly the most remote part of the second prince's palace, and the things in this room were not high-end, it seemed a bit cold.

"This palace is really big... It's a pity we can't look around..."

Tong'er was still chattering, but Zhi Yuan didn't care to listen carefully.

"I just heard a court lady say that it will be King Jia's birthday in a few days. I wonder if the second prince will take us there..."

The words that fell into his ears made Zhi Yuan's movement of wiping the piano froze, and the second prince's words "In a few days, I will be useful for you" echoed in Zhi Yuan's ears, and he only felt chills all over his body - if he didn't Guess wrong, the second prince is going to give him to King Jia on his birthday!

The right hand tightened subconsciously, and the strings of the Guqin were inadvertently plucked, making a sonorous cry.

Sure enough... death is inevitable?