Cheng Youyou has lived a peaceful life in this strange dynasty for nearly fifteen years.
Her father was a prime minister, her mother was the daughter of the eldest princess, and her twin brothers, both civil and military, worked at the border. Such a family background made Cheng Youyou doubt whether she was the daughter of Heaven.
Until this day, she dreamed about what happened a year later.
His father was suddenly dismissed from office, his eldest brother disappeared on the battlefield, and his second brother was kidnapped by the enemy, blinded, had his legs broken, and then thrown back.
Rumors spread in the capital, people talked about it, and the Cheng family was defeated.
The good news is that Zhongyi Houfu did not regret the marriage at this time; the bad news is that Ming Qi, as the eldest son, resents his head wife who cannot give any help.
After the death of the Cheng family's only supporter, the eldest princess, he couldn't wait to lock Cheng Youyou into the woodshed and beat her to vent his anger.
He even informed her of the death of her missing eldest brother in order to psychologically torture her.
"Your eldest brother is dead! He was killed by his own people! He was thrown into the barren mountains while he was still breathing, and was torn to death by wolves while he was still alive!"
Cheng Youyou was so filled with hatred that she pulled out the golden hairpin and stabbed it cleanly into Ming Qi's carotid artery.
At the end of the dream, it was Mingzhang, the insignificant second son of the Ming family, and her nominal brother-in-law who broke into the house.
With a look of love and regret that Cheng Youyou couldn't understand, he took her into his arms and said softly: "It's okay, leave the rest to me."
After waking up from the dream, Cheng Youyou said nothing. She noticed from Ming Qi's words in the dream that her father's dismissal, the disappearance of her eldest brother, the disability of her second brother, and even the death of the eldest princess seemed not that simple.
And... Mingzhang.
As far as she knew, Mingzhang did not rely on the power of the Zhongyi Hou Mansion, but instead invited himself to join the Jinyi Guards. As a minion of the emperor, he was very good at detection and assassination.
In the dream, her brother-in-law seemed to have some unspeakable feelings for her.
Maybe, available.
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At the hairpin banquet, her little sisters pulled her into the bamboo forest in the backyard. Inside were Ming Qi, who had been waiting for a long time, and Ming Zhang, who was pulled as a shield.
While Cheng Youyou was talking to Mingzhang, her fingertips gently brushed the back of Mingzhang's hand while pouring tea.
Seeing the other party's obviously stagnant movements and suddenly accelerated breathing, Cheng Youyou frowned and drank tea to cover the raised corners of her lips.
Got you.
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Everything went on as usual, and soon the day came for the Ming family to decide.
Cheng Youyou got up and left on the pretext of sobering up. After walking to a rockery, she was suddenly grabbed by a pair of hands covering her mouth.
As if she had expected it, she raised her eyebrows and looked at the man with scarlet eyes in front of her, trapping her tightly within a small space.
"Why, you don't want me to marry your brother?"
When the person in front of him didn't answer, Cheng Youyou raised his hand to lift Mingzhang's chin, wiped the moisture at the corner of his eyes with the tip of his other finger, and opened his lips again.
"Then grab me."
Purpose: Spend every day well
