C23

This was the first time in his life that he had come to such a magnificent place. Although it was said that the Cui Li Courtyard was only a small courtyard, which could only be considered a lowly place in the palace, it was still very beautiful. The courtyard was filled with all kinds of beautiful flowers, red walls and green tiles. As soon as they entered, they divided themselves into several smaller courtyards. Of course, the best areas were allocated to Shangguan Hong and the others to live in.

For people like me, who don't have a high position, the eunuchs would directly kick them to the courtyard at the back.

Pushing the door open, he found that the interior was filled with all sorts of books and zither music. The bed curtains were all very good.

I opened the window to look, a little surprised, here can see the corner of the red apricot ah, but the opening is very good.

"Hehe, what a coincidence, it's Hong Xing again."

The chuckle made me turn my head and look at Lu Yao. I smiled. "Yes, what a coincidence."

"It seems like we are really fated to be together!" She sighed and sat on the bed to look at the small room. "To like someone is like having a spiritual connection. It's my first time meeting you, but I feel like we've known each other for a long time."

After a while, she curiously asked, "Zhiqiu, if we can pass the afternoon medical examination and we have to stay in the palace, will your family be worried?"

"Nope." "No," I said softly.

They're gone, and no one's worried about me anymore.

She nodded, smiled, and said, "That's true. Having chosen one is a good thing. Your family must be very happy. "

I lowered my head, hiding my bitterness. If Mother was here, she would probably really be happy.

Mother had always hoped that I could rise to prominence, but a woman's rise to prominence was nothing more than marrying a good husband. Am I marrying her? I'm just a pawn in their hands.

I wonder if this palace, this group of beautiful ladies, has a pawn like me who secretly wants to watch over others.

"Hehe, Zhiqiu, is it because of me that you're unhappy?" she asked cautiously.

I shook my head, still smiling gently. "No."

"Actually, entering the palace for the talent show seems to be a very glorious thing, but behind the glory, there will also be a lot of costs." She sighed with a small face. "Women in this world don't necessarily wish to enter the palace and obtain the emperor's favor." She raised her eyebrows and said boldly, "Like me."

"Luyao, don't let anyone hear you." This was a great disrespect.

"Sigh, you really don't know." Lying on the bed, she said weakly, "I always wondered if every pass would wash me off, but every pass, I came over. The palace is surrounded by walls after walls, trapping people inside. The joy of the birds is the freedom of the sky. "

That's true, she said, and it struck me.

I also don't want to enter the palace, although entering the palace may completely change my life, but there are also birds that don't want to be locked in cages ah, the sea, the green forest, which is not beautiful, is not worth going?

Luyao's eyes were very vast and filled with pleasure. Her life must have been very exciting.

"I have no parents. My father is just a small official who died a long time ago. I think I won't be chosen." I didn't want to hide anything from Luyao.

Lu Yao turned his head to look at me and said enviously, "It's really good, Zhi Qiu. If your identity was like this, even if you were in the middle of the competition, you would still be in pain. Everyone in the palace has their own powerful backers. I heard she's just a cousin of the Yang family. "

Zhang Xibao, ah, I really feel guilty. I work for Zhang Xibao.

She was smart, she knew how to find the Yang family, and the Yang family wasn't a pushover, they had to control her within their palms.

Me, the superfluous, the unremarkable.

"Zhiqiu, how nice it is outside. Really, really good." She said this somewhat hoarsely, her eyes staring at the red apricot outside the window, her pupils overflowing with moisture.

"Don't cry." I whispered, "Maybe none of us will be chosen."

She laughed and covered her laughter with her blanket.

I don't understand her, but I like her, Luyao, my first friend.