Part 1: A Dream Within A Dream / Rebirth of Ill Fated Concubine

Chapter 100 Return

Brother, we will meet again after this. I hope to stay with you for another three years. We are destined to meet each other. We are both the best of the best.

The two turned around and walked away, and no one looked back. Many years later, when the Great Jin Dynasty became a prosperous and splendid landscape, this scene was talked about by many people. The farewell at the city gate of these two legendary brothers and sisters became the starting point for their real glory in this life.

The horse neighed long, and the morning sun burst out, dyeing most of the sky of the Great Jin Dynasty red. 

There were brilliant clouds in the middle, and it was cast towards the elite soldiers with high morale. The chariot rose, and the warm and gentle colour watched the team go away.
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The branches of apricot blossoms were full in spring, and there was a bluestone table under the tree. On the table was a cup of fragrant tea, and in the jade butterfly was a delicate hibiscus cake. The breeze blew, bursts of flower rain fell, and the fallen petals fell on a person under the tree.

In the royal ancestral temple, the person was wearing a dark blue dress, looking down at the chess pieces on the table, holding a black piece in one hand and a white piece in the other, playing chess with herself. Because she looked down, he couldn't see her face clearly, but he could see that her plain dress outlined her graceful figure, with a slender waist that could be held in one hand, long legs and thin waist, which was pleasing to the eye from a distance.

A girl dressed as a maid came trotting over from a distance, with a sweet and lovely smile, and called from a distance: "Miss, Miss."

The girl in dark blue clothes frowned slightly, and the two slightly older maids standing on both sides glared at the girl who was trotting over: "Lu Zhu, why are you so reckless again? Speak softly, disturbing the lady's chess game."

Lu Zhu stuck out her tongue. Compared with the innocent little girl three years ago, she has grown up a little now, and she looks more lovable and smart. She slowed down her pace and walked to the girl in black clothes: "I am too happy. Everything has been packed. The Queen Mother has already ordered that we will set off early tomorrow morning." 

The girl in black clothes had put down to her last pion. She raised her face, revealing a face that was so beautiful that it was not possible to have in the world. Even in the ancestral temple, she was wearing plain clothes, and she was still irresistibly gorgeous. 

The little face that used to be a little childish is now thinner and looks only the size of a palm. A pair of crystal clear eyes, like a flowing spring, or a transparent amber gem. The redder the lips, the whiter the teeth, the loose hair tied in a bun, also has a lazy charm. 

Lian Qiao, who was serving her, was stunned. Her lady was born beautiful, and she has grown up a little in the past few years. She is more and more beautiful. Even the maids who serve her closely sometimes lose their minds when they see her. Not sure what kind of sensation she will cause when she arrives in the capital. 

Thinking of this, she felt a little uneasy. Excessive beauty is not a good thing, especially when she has no ability to protect her beauty. But now she is protected by Empress Dowager Yi De, so nothing will go wrong.

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "It's been three years."

Time flies like water. In the past three years, she followed the Empress Dowager to eat vegetarian food and chant sutras in the ancestral temple every day, and practiced Zen in plain clothes. 

She accompanied the Empress Dowager every day. Because of her excellent patience, she would not be impatient like ordinary girls listening to the master chanting sutras, which made Empress Dowager Yi De like her.