There were three good things in the capital. The first was the Spring Harmony Restaurant, the second was the Mirror Flower Pavilion, and the third was the Wen family's three golden flowers …

Someone below the stage laughed, "That old storyteller, don't blow your own trumpet. We all acknowledge the Princess Royal's Mirror Flower Pavilion. Although your Spring Harmony Restaurant is good, it can't be considered the best in the capital, right?

Since you're bragging so hard, how much money should the owner of Spring Harmony Restaurant give you? "

The storyteller sitting on the stage was not very old. He did not look like the old storyteller that the person was talking about. His face was white and he had a good temperament. He was very calm, "Forced by life."

The shrewish Lady Boss came out from the kitchen and happened to hear this sentence. Her beautiful eyes looked over with a smile that was not a smile.

The storyteller's desire to live was very strong. He immediately changed his words, "To tell the truth, if you have any objections, the tea today will be doubled."

Everyone in the hall roared with laughter. They clearly understood why the storyteller changed his words, "No objections, no objections. Please continue."

"Everyone knows about the Eldest Princess's Mirror Flower Pavilion, so I won't talk too much about it. Today, I'll talk about the First Good and the Third Good. Our Spring Harmony Pavilion has another name, the Savant's Pavilion. Every year, the Savant's Pavilion will host a banquet in the Spring Harmony Pavilion and write poems. Tomorrow will be the day to unveil the banquet.

The storyteller lowered his head to take a sip of tea to moisten his throat before continuing, "Speaking of this Wen Assistant Minister, it can be traced back to more than a decade ago. He has some connections with my Chun He Lou. Back then, the Zhuangyuan Gong was the Wen Assistant Minister. He was brimming with talent and had an elegant demeanor. Who knows how many young women were mesmerized by him. In the end, he married the only daughter of General He's family. They were deeply in love with each other, and countless young women in the capital had wet their handkerchiefs. Even after General He's family met with misfortune, Wen Assistant Minister did not change his original intentions. He treated Madam He like a pearl and a treasure. Other than a side wife, there were no other women in his family. He could be said to be a man of unparalleled benevolence and righteousness.

"You all know that the Minister Of Civil Affairs has three golden flowers in his family. The first golden flower fell into General Zhao's residence. The third golden flower has long been reserved by the Imperial Concubine in the palace. Once the Second Young Miss leaves, she will enter the Third Prince's residence. Everyone has no hope.

However, there is still the Second Young Miss. Today, I will talk about the second golden flower born by the daughter of the He family. This golden flower is extraordinary. I heard that when the Second Young Miss of the Wen family was born, hundreds of flowers bloomed and auspicious signs filled the sky. Even the Empress Dowager, who worships Buddha all year round in the palace, was alarmed. However, the Second Young Miss was raised in her boudoir all year round and no one knew her.

Back then, the daughter of the He family was famous throughout the capital for her appearance. The Zhuangyuan Restaurant's appearance was even better than Pan An's. You can imagine how beautiful the Second Young Miss was. Unfortunately, it is rare to see her true appearance. However, I heard that when the Minister Of Civil Affairs was drinking with his colleagues, he once said that he wanted to marry the Second Young Miss to the Zhuangyuan Restaurant. "

"I wonder which student will be the Zhuangyuan Restaurant's Zhuangyuan Restaurant tomorrow."

"This year's Zhuangyuan Restaurant is blessed."

Everyone sighed.

Wen family.

I held up a bronze mirror and carefully examined it. I couldn't see the slightest bit of beauty that others said could topple cities. Instead, I looked sickly and unlucky. The mirror was very heavy. After holding it for a long time, my hands were sore. My temper wasn't good and I was born rebellious. Once I got impatient, I wanted to find trouble with the Madam. "Sapphire, I'm hungry. Bring me a bowl of porridge."

Sapphire put down the embroidery in her hands and went forward to tuck in the corner of my blanket. "I'll go now."

I looked at her slender back and was afraid that she didn't understand what I meant, so I shouted again, "Bring the madam's nourishing porridge over. Don't worry. I'm getting married tomorrow. They won't want anything to happen at this juncture."

Sapphire used her sleeve to wipe her eyes. She nodded and walked away.

I seemed to hear her choking with sobs. I couldn't help but sigh. Sapphire was a servant girl that my mother bought to take care of me. Everything about her was good, but she was a little too weak.

She cried when she saw the wind, she cried when she saw the clouds, and she cried when she saw the rain.

It was just like Jia Baoyu said, "Women are made of water."

As for me, my mother talked about me more than once when she was alive. She said that I took after her appearance, but my temperament was 100% like my grandfather's. I wasn't as delicate and refined as a girl. Usually, I would cry while talking.

Sigh, forget it. Women are made of water after all.

Sapphire brought the porridge over after a while. I looked at her eyes. They weren't red.

Hmm, she didn't cry.

I took the bowl of porridge. It was worthy of being the Madam's porridge. The bowl she used was from the official kiln. It was so clear and watery that it didn't burn my hands. I sighed at the Madam's luxurious life. I picked up the expensive bowl and gulped down the porridge. It was too tiring to act like a noble lady. Besides, other than Sapphire, no one else saw my dignified posture.

Sapphire looked at my bold posture. She wanted to say something, but I pretended not to see it.

Hmm, it smells so good.

The Madam had to eat this porridge every day. It must be cooking on the stove now. After I finished eating, I asked Sapphire to bring me another bowl.

Qingyu went to the kitchen to get another bowl. I smacked my lips. The bowl was too small, so I didn't drink enough. However, when I saw Qingyu's pale face and her trembling legs, my heart softened. I returned the bowl to her. She looked as if she had just been pardoned from a great crime. I rubbed my belly with regret. Qingyu's face was as if she had just been pardoned.

Forget it, forget it. Besides crying, this maid was also a little timid. I admit it.

As the warm porridge entered my stomach, I felt my hands and feet warm up. I finally had the heart to think about my future husband, who had the potential to be the Zhuangyuan. I hoped that the Emperor, who would grade the exam papers, would have a better eye. He wouldn't pick a messy Zhuangyuan, just like my heartless father.

Sapphire sat at the table, still embroidering a handkerchief. I glanced at her, but the complicated patterns made me dizzy. There was no common topic to talk about, so it was better to sleep first.

The dream didn't stop. I looked at the tall and handsome figure in front of me with melancholy. I didn't know how many times I wanted to see that person's face clearly.

Whoa, this time it was even worse. Not only could I not see his face clearly, I couldn't even see his clothes clearly. I turned over, feeling somewhat indignant. I had dreamed for seven years, but he didn't even show me his face.

It must be that he couldn't see anyone!

Why was it a little cold? I pulled up the quilt. Half asleep, a thought flashed through my mind.

Sigh, I don't want to marry.

The next morning, I didn't get up. It wasn't because I was lazy. Today was my wedding. Even if I might marry an old Zhuangyuan in his fifties, I didn't think about running away. After all, the Minister Of Civil Affairs had raised me for several years. I still had the filial piety of a child.

Moreover, with Furen's attitude of gnashing her teeth and wishing to kick me out of the house as soon as possible, I think that as long as I had the slightest ability to move, Furen would have called two big and round women to grab me and bring me to the wedding.

However, I really couldn't get up.

Yesterday, I caught a cold. Since I was born with this illness, I easily fell sick. I was so sick that my whole body burned.

Even if Furen glared at me, I wouldn't be able to get up.

In the scalding flames, I vaguely heard Furen's flustered and exasperated voice. I couldn't help but smile.

Excellent, excellent. I didn't expect that even when I was sick, I could still make Furen, who was used to pretending, angry like this. I was really amazing.

After bragging about myself daily, I couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep in the scalding flames.

This sleep lasted from the Dragon Boat Festival to the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was all thanks to Doctor Lin of the Huichun Hall. He pulled me back several times when I was about to meet the King of Hell. I was very grateful. After I woke up, I gave him face and drank the bowl of brown medicine without hesitation. I didn't even say the word bitter.

Sigh, today I was as amazing as always.

Doctor Lin slowly packed up the medicine box. I endured it, but still couldn't hold back the bitter taste in my mouth. Under Doctor Lin's strict gaze, I took out a candied fruit and threw it into my mouth.

After eating the candied fruit, I quickly laid down on the bed and breathed weakly. Doctor Lin was used to this and didn't even look at me. However, the new apprentice was very curious and kept looking at me. My attention was focused on the movements outside and I counted in my heart. Five, four, three, two, one.

Just as I finished counting, Furen led a group of people in aggressively.

Since my father wasn't home today, Furen didn't pretend to be virtuous and scolded me as soon as she opened her mouth. Her words made my soul wander in the void and I felt sleepy.

With great difficulty, I managed to endure until Furen finished and the group of people left. I didn't feel sleepy anymore and only felt that my stomach was empty. "Sapphire!"

No one answered me. Only then did I realize that Sapphire was in the top scholar's residence.

Just now, Furen came over and said that because I was sick, I couldn't go through with the wedding. The Minister Of Civil Affairs cared about his face and said that he wanted to marry his daughter, so he definitely wouldn't let the wedding fall through. Not to mention, today he actually "caught" a talented and handsome son-in-law of the top scholar. The Minister Of Civil Affairs was overjoyed and felt that this was a marriage predestined by the heavens.

Furen originally wanted to whisper in my ear and throw me, this disappointing and sickly person, into the temple to fend for himself. Who knew that the Minister Of Civil Affairs was determined to marry his daughter off. The two of them discussed and came up with a crooked idea. They had Sapphire take my place and get married. After the wedding, she would pretend to be sick and wait until I recovered before "swapping the crown prince with a raccoon".

Oh, no, it was the other way around. It was "swapping the crown prince with a raccoon".

I only felt that if the top scholar didn't have a hole in his head, then there was a hole in his head. He actually agreed to such a rotten idea?

Thinking about how I would have to pack up and go to the top scholar's residence tomorrow and spend all day with the top scholar who probably had a problem in his head, my heart ached, my head ached, my feet ached, and my entire body ached.

What's going to come will come.

The next day, a simple gray carriage stopped at the back door of the Wen residence. Under the envious gazes of a group of maidservants, I stepped onto the carriage while panting heavily.

Leaning against the carriage, I covered my chest with my hand. My gaze was melancholy. Ai, I didn't get to eat Furen's beauty nourishing porridge today. I wasn't happy.

Furen really did hate me deeply. She always wanted to punish me. The carriage swayed and stumbled, completely in line with its low-key appearance. It was just that it almost made me spit out a mouthful of hot blood.

When I arrived at the top scholar's residence, I felt like I had lost ten years of my life.

Two maidservants and two older women were waiting for me at the back door. When I entered, I thought to myself that since I was young, I had only gone in and out of the main entrance a few times, but I had gone through the back door quite a few times. I could be considered to have gotten in through connections.

After freshening up in the room, Sapphire hurried over. She seemed to have something to say to me. I waited for a while, but she just stared at me without saying a word. Her eyes were red and she wanted to say something, but she didn't.

Her gaze was as if she was staring at a girl with a bad mood. My hair stood on end and my hair stood on end.

The two of us looked at each other in silence for a while.