[Gongdou, Substitute, Home and Country, Pure Love, Growth]
During the Huantai period, the royal family set up a Hairpin and Furong Pavilion. A high-ranking girl from an aristocratic family enters the palace during the summer solstice of the Year of the Toad, and leaves the palace during the winter solstice of the following year. During this period, she stays in the palace for a year and a half, which is called practicing etiquette and educating people.
In fact, this is not the case. The royal family keeps a top-secret group of girls who look similar to the daughters of the aristocratic families in order to absolutely consolidate the royal power.
An Luo, the third girl from Taifu An's family, was tricked into being transferred before the winter solstice banquet in the eleventh year of Huantai. The substitute was taken back to the An Mansion as the third girl of the An family, but she, the real daughter, could only be trapped in the palace and be her own shadow.
The second son of the Duke of Liang, Liang Yan, Guozijian and Haofu Pavilion, once studied poetry and calligraphy together, and met An Luo in the palace. On the day after the winter solstice in the eleventh year of the reign of Emperor Liang, the Duke of Liang came forward to ask for the imperial edict of marriage.
Not long after, An Mansion hosted a banquet for An Luo and Ji. Young Master Liang rushed to the banquet, but left the banquet midway and never mentioned the marriage between the two families again.
Since then, there have been rumors in Beijing that Mr. Liang and Miss An San only have a marriage contract granted by the emperor and have no intention of doing so.
……
There was a drizzle in the sky. An Luo lifted a corner of the curtain and stared at the man in front of her with squinted eyes: "You said before that you were happy with me? Do you know who I am?"
The fine raindrops were crystal clear, sliding down Liang Yan's cloak and along his slightly curved fingertips.
Liang Yan took a step forward, reached out to straighten An Luo's cloak, untied the rope and tied it up again.
He put down the curtain she had raised, and his voice was low and determined:
"From beginning to end, I think it's good."
