"This is something they took for their lives, and I always have to protect it." Xiao Shao said lightly.

"They" refer to Prince Hong Xi and Xiang Xiaoyuan, or King Jinying. Both of these couples are Xiao Shao's biological parents, and the other is Xiao Shao's adoptive parents, but they both love him exactly the same. Xiao Shao's words are correct. Even if the country that his closest relatives earned with their lives, even if they were not in that position, they would not want it to decline and be occupied by outsiders.

"Do you hate him?" Jiang Ruan asked. She was talking about the emperor. If it weren't for the emperor, there wouldn't be anything wrong with Xiang Xiaoyuan, and Prince Hong Xi wouldn't have been discouraged and went out to quell the chaos with the feeling of burning both jade. If it weren't for the emperor, Xiao Shao's life experience would always be a secret. He might just be Prince Xiao of the Jinying Palace, just a boy with a slightly cold temperament. King Jinying and his wife might still be alive.

"It's not important." Xiao Shao replied.

Jiang Ruan paused slightly and smiled: "So, you are a bit similar to me. I used to think that I was not worthy of you, but now I feel... it doesn't seem that bad. You once said that I hope to avenge me. A Shao, I will also record your revenge for you."

When she rarely calls Xiao Shao "Ashao" gentle, Xiao Shao was stunned and whispered "um". Jiang Ruan blinked, intending to teach him to immerse himself in those memories less heavily, and then said, "Since that's the case, Mr. Lin is afraid that he is not an ordinary person. He is your father's... an old subordinate?"

"He was originally from the previous dynasty," Xiao Shao said: "After my father passed away, he entered the Jinying Mansion and became a housekeeper, hiding his name."

Jiang Ruan was surprised: "Tanhua?"

Speaking of which, the former name of Mr. Lin was Lin Wei. He was admired by Prince Hong Xi and spent money to support him in the Imperial College. The young Tanhualang was elegant and handsome, and he was also a young man in a gorgeous dress. He was even more close to Prince Hong Xi at that time. Before Prince Hong Xi died, he entrusted Xiao Shao to King Jinying. At that time, Lin Wei had no relatives at the family, so he simply cut off his career. He only said that he wanted to resign and retire, but he hid his name. He even took the potion to change his appearance by Mr. Baqi and turned into Lin.

The housekeeper has been taking care of Xiao Shao. Over the years, he seemed unreliable, but he silently helped Xiao Shao a lot of things. However, when King Jinying and his wife were negligent, the housekeeper Lin was very cautious. He was knowledgeable but had to pretend to be vulgar and ignorant. No one would associate the crazy, long-winded and vulgar person in front of him with the handsome Tanhualang of the previous dynasty. Manager Lin used his own way to teach Xiao Shao many things. Such people must be said to be of great benevolence, righteousness and wisdom.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the annual royal hunting. Taking advantage of the day before New Year's Eve, the royal family also wanted to get a prize and went to the hunting ground to hunt. All the nobles and ministers had to participate, just to dispel the evil spirits of the year and relax.

The hunting ground is in Beiguanglin, where the mountains and canyons are complex, but there are many rare birds and beasts. This is a strange challenge for the children of these wealthy officials. This time it is even more lively.

Jiang Dan finally told the emperor to take her to go with her. On this day, the maid in the palace chose clothes for her early, because she was already a concubine rather than a noble family's daughter, so she could not wear bright riding clothes like them. In the end, she put on a gorgeous dress. Jiang Dan looked at the woman in the mirror and finally pulled off the hairpin covered with pearls in her hair in a little annoyed, and said, "What's the matter? This hairpin looks so old. Do you think this palace should wear such a thing?"

The palace maid was startled and knelt down and beg for mercy. In fact, there was nothing wrong with the hairpin, which was often used by the female family in the palace. This one was very good, and it was also rewarded for the emperor's favor of her now. Jiang Dan was a little angry and turned up the dressing box himself, only looking at the pearl and jade enamel in the dressing box. Unlike Jiang Li, although Jiang Dan pursued a high status, he did not hang wealthy things on her body as vulgar as she did. She valued and cared for her youthful beauty. Now, as the emperor's concubine, she must always pay attention to her identity and cannot dress like a young girl. Sometimes she even felt that the little palace maids around her had to look younger than her.

When she entered the palace, she lived with an older man who could be her father, and competed for favor with all kinds of women for this man, and even dressed herself up as a more mature person than her peers. Why, she was obviously the same age as a flower. Her eyes fell on a bright red velvet flower in the dressing box, and she suddenly remembered Jiang Ruanlai.

Also the daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Ruan can wear the clothes she wants as she wants, without worrying about being unpretentious. Even though she is the wife of a first-class imperial edict and Princess Jinying, she can dress like other young girls, because Xiao Shao would not mind these things at all. Not only that, Xiao Shao is much younger than the emperor. He is just the right age and has a handsome child. Why is Jiang Ruan so lucky to be like this? Even though she was forced into a desperate situation by Xia Yan, she had enough luck to turn over, but she could only sell her youth and freedom in exchange for temporary loftyness. However, all the wealth in front of her is still like the moon in the water, which may disappear at any time.

"Empress..." Seeing that she had not spoken for a long time, the palace maid looked a little ferocious. She was a little scared for a moment and said to remind her.

Jiang Dan came to her senses and slowly held the big red velvet flower tightly in her hand. She was very strong and almost crushed the petals, but a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

It doesn't matter. No matter what, everything is about to end. After this incident, she will be the only one left in the daughter of Jiang's family, and there is nothing in the world that can threaten her. She will always be a noble person.

In the Jinying Palace, Jiang Ruan looked at the huge luggage in front of her and had a headache, so she had to glar at Xiao Shao. However, Xiao Shao turned his head unintentionally, obviously pretending not to see her eyes.
Chapter completed!