Xue Ying was born with a beautiful face, jade bones and ice muscles. She was the most expensive thin horse in Yangzhou. When she was in her hairpin years, she was bought by the prefect for a thousand gold.
The night she entered the mansion, she dreamed that she would soon be framed by her mistress and drowned in the pool.
After waking up, she desperately escaped from the mansion, but stumbled into the arms of a man at the entrance of the alley.
When I looked up, I saw the man wearing a dark mink cloak, standing in the light rain, his posture as tall and straight as a lone pine covered with snow. A pair of phoenix eyes drooped down, without any ripples, but the pursuers behind him fell to their knees, trembling and afraid to speak.
She later found out that it was Chu Yunqi, Duke of Mu, who had come to Beijing.
A Conglong minister with a first-grade title, the military power of the capital, and the supporter of the young emperor's ascension to the throne. This time I went south to find my adopted sister who had been lost for many years.
Xueying bit her lower lip lightly, thinking in her mind: If she could get such a big official, she would not have to worry about future glory and wealth. Why not... Try it?
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Chu Yunqi went south to Yangzhou in search of someone.
He was not found, but he was entangled by a vain little lady.
She appeared in front of him by chance again and again. He could clearly see the cautious ambition and desire in her eyes, but he only avoided her coldly.
Until I returned from the banquet that night, I was tipsy.
He pushed the door open and entered the room, and saw her standing in plain gauze under the shadow of a candle, her eyes gleaming and shining: "Sir, please have mercy on me..."
After sobering up, he stood up on the couch, his expression difficult to discern in the dim light and shadow. After a long time, he spoke in a calm voice: "When I find someone, I will take you back to Beijing to settle down."
He finally found it.
When the secret guard presented the testimonies that had been forced upon him, his expression became condensed and he lost his cool for the first time.
The orphaned adopted sister he had been searching for for many years had already been sold as a thin horse and became the most famous beauty in Yangzhou.
The name is called, Xueying.
"... So, should I call you uncle?"
She stared at him for a long time before timidly speaking.
Chu Yunqi's face was as dark as water, and he took her back to the capital without saying a word, as the daughter of the Duke's palace.
From then on, the two of them treated each other as uncle and nephew, and kept silent about the past.
It was not until half a year later that Chu Yunqi saw his nephew holding Xueying's hand and solemnly placing a jade pendant into her palm under the plum tree in front of the court.
She lowered her head slightly, the tips of her ears turned red, but did not refuse.
That night, Chu Yunqihan slammed into her boudoir with a cold shadow and pressed her against the carved door and window, with an undercurrent surging in his eyes:
"You agreed to him, so who am I?"
Demining:
1. Shuang Jie, 18 years age difference
2. The heroine is greedy for power and money, and is not a perfect character.
3. There is no blood or affinity relationship between the male and female protagonists. The heroine's mother is regarded as the adopted sister by the male protagonist because of kindness.
Intention: Persevere and work hard to change your destiny