On Su Jin's wedding night, in the back hall of Xia's house in Socks Lane, Xia Siling sat alone in the empty room and looked at his flower-like face in front of the bronze mirror, gloomy and sad.

She lives on top of this lonely building, her father Xia Zhu has actually put her under semi-house arrest, and occasionally wants to go out in anger, but Xia Zhu needs to approve in advance and send someone to follow and take care of her, and she is never allowed to take a step.

Since the Yuzhang Tower incident, Xia Siling was resolutely unwilling to reveal the details of that night, which made Xia Zhu extremely annoyed and disappointed; The daughter's elbow turned outward, completely helping Su Jin's kid, so that she had no way to take Su Jin, of course Xia Zhu was extremely annoyed with Xia Siling; Even if it is her only daughter, disobeying her parents is unfilial, and the unfilial daughter will be punished, Xia Zhu's punishment for her is to put her under house arrest at home, so that she will no longer have any contact with Su Jin, and at the same time, I hope that Xia Siling can gradually forget that kid.

Xia Siling sighed softly and took off the jewelry on her head one by one, and a mother-in-law who was waiting for her behind her stepped forward to help, but was reprimanded by Xia Siling; Xia Siling understands very well that these maids and daughters-in-law around her are all sent by her father to monitor her, one is to prevent herself from escaping secretly, and the other is to prevent herself from finding a short sight.

The corners of Xia Siling's mouth sneered slightly, his father was really scheming, and he was also guarding against his daughter like a thief, although he was indeed unhappy with his father because of Su Jin, but he had never been hostile to his father in his heart, on the contrary, he still felt sorry for his father, otherwise, that night in the Yuzhang Building, he would have followed Su Jin without hesitation.

Xia Siling regretted slightly, she knew that her father treated her like this, and it may have been a mistake to stay in order to take care of the relationship between father and daughter, but now, she has lost her freedom, and lives alone in this small building every day, writing poems, watching flowers, playing the piano, swinging, sometimes not even saying a word at the end of the day, although the appearance is calm, but in the heart more and more I miss the outside world, when I sit alone, I recall every detail and every conversation with Su Jin thousands of times, Every time, I burst into tears when I thought about it.

"As long as you wait for me, I will not live up to you." Su Jin's gentle and firm words are still in his ears, which has almost become the only motivation for Xia Siling to hold on, but today, the promise that Xia Siling originally believed in has been greatly shaken.

Just now, the mother-in-law next to her intentionally or unintentionally revealed the news that Su Jin, the new champion, was married to Miss Yanfu today, although Xia Siling knew that it was a matter of time, but she still felt a trace of despair.

She didn't blame Su Jin, she just asked herself if her persistence was still meaningful? Does he still have a status in Su Jin's mind? Su Jin got married, and the bride was Yan Biyun, who was also an extremely virtuous and beautiful woman, no less than herself, and she was no less good to Su Jin than herself, and she knew Su Jin before herself; She was just worried, would Su Jin, who had a happy life, remember the promise to herself in the near future? Will he forget about himself?

Xia Siling untied her bun, let the waterfall-like black hair drape over her shoulders, and there was a misty rise in her eyes, sighing in her heart, why is fate so cold, the person who has the most affection and deepest affection is always the most seriously injured and ruthless, and there is no clue and hope for what will happen in the future.

The stairs were clattering, someone was coughing heavily and came upstairs, and the maidservants and mothers-in-law at the door hurriedly greeted An: "Master! ”

"Well, is Miss asleep?"

"Back to my lord, I haven't slept yet, and I haven't eaten dinner."

"How do you serve? How do you do it without eating? Xia Zhu snorted angrily.

The maidservants were silent and didn't dare to make a sound, Xia Zhu frowned and waved his hand: "Go out, I'll say a few words to Miss." ”

The maidservants hurriedly retreated, and Xia Zhu coughed and said, "Ling'er, Daddy came in and wanted to say a few words to my son." ”

Xia Siling's voice came: "Daddy, please come in." ”

Xia Zhu opened the curtain and entered the room, and saw Xia Siling standing in front of the dresser with her hair scattered, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Say hello to Daddy." Xia Siling said in a low voice.

Xia Zhu waved his hand, sat down on a brocade stool, looked at Xia Siling and said, "My son is thin again, I heard that you don't eat well, how can your body stand it like this?" Anyway, the meal still has to be eaten. ”

Xia Siling lowered her head and said: "Thank you daddy for your concern, it doesn't matter to my daughter, I just don't have much appetite." ”

Xia Zhu sighed and said, "How did you become like this, if your dead mother found out, wouldn't you be able to look at ease with confidence?" ”

Xia Siling had a kind face in his mind, it was his mother, his mother fell ill and died when he was ten years old, and since then, Xia Siling has been a child without mother's love.

"Daddy, don't worry, my daughter won't die, and my daughter will have to serve her father for the rest of her life." Xia Siling bit her lip and forcibly held back her tears.

Xia Zhu heard the indifference in Xia Siling's tone, and was silent for a moment and said, "Ling'er, you and my father and daughter have had a lot of differences recently, and the tone in which you and your father speak is very different from before; Daddy's only relative in this world is you, why do you want to come to Daddy? Daddy really can't figure it out, what is it that Daddy is not good for you? Since I was a child, my father has given you the best food, the best clothes, and the best use, and my father has changed his ways to make you happy, but are you now treating your father as a fellow traveler? ”

Xia Siling said in a low voice: "Where did Daddy come from, how could my daughter have regarded Daddy as a fellow traveler; The daughter will keep her promise and stay by her father's side for the rest of her life to serve her father, don't think about it. ”

Xia Zhu was angered by Xia Siling's attitude, gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph! Speaking of which, you still come to your father for an outsider; So what's so good about Su Jin? Is it worth your refuge for him? Do you know that nine times out of ten, your cousin Binhua died at his hands, and in the Yuzhang Building, he openly led people to kill more than 20 members of my Xia family, and you even mentioned him to hide it! You must blame me for taking care of you upstairs, and you are also blaming Daddy for not thinking about the relationship between father and daughter, but how have you ever considered Daddy's feelings? ”

Xia Siling's face turned pale, and he said softly: "Daddy, my daughter said something you don't like to hear, my daughter never regarded that person as my cousin, his death was self-inflicted, just because of the bad things he did, and he almost violated his daughter, he died a hundred times, and his daughter was never moved." And the people in the Yuzhang Building you said, the daughter is not a fool, how many bad things have those people done? How many lives have you killed, my daughter's heart is like a mirror; That night, Rou Niang hit the pillar and fainted to death, and the beasts actually insulted Rou Niang's body, all of them were innocent people, and someone killed them, which was for the heavens. The daughter wanted to ask her father, why did she have to be with these beasts? ruined his own reputation. ”

Xia Zhu shouted angrily: "Shut up, is this what one of your daughters' family cares about?" You come to your home clothes every day to reach out and open your mouth, and naturally you don't understand the ups and downs of the world; How difficult is it for my father to work hard to support the family business? How do you know the dangers of this world? People in the world seem to be pure and virtuous, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but the heart is as ferocious as a wolf and a tiger, a little slack your father will die without a place to be buried, if your father wants not to be dumped by others, he can only be more fierce than others, others are wolves and I am tigers, this is the principle of the law of the jungle, what do you know?"

Xia Siling bit her lower lip and said: "My daughter really doesn't understand the things in the world, but the people my daughter comes into contact with are not all tigers and wolves as my father said. ”

Xia Zhu sneered: "Do you think they are all pure and good, do you think that Su Jin, the Ruyi Langjun in your heart, is a good person?" Tell you, he's more murderous than Daddy, you just don't see his true nature; If you are born in a poor family, worrying about your livelihood every day, you still have these sorrows and wild hatreds. ”

Xia Siling stubbornly raised her head and said: "I only hate that my daughter was born and can't help myself, my daughter is willing to be a poor girl, and it seems that she is now being locked up in the house by her biological father as a prisoner." ”

Xia Zhu shouted angrily: "Shut up! All of this is your own fault, it is you who are not filial, vain as a son of man, and help outsiders deal with your father. ”

Xia Siling sighed and said: "Daddy, listen to your daughter, be an official in the imperial court, and let Qi Niang and Ba Niang give birth to an heir to inherit the family business for your father in a few years, don't fight with others; How can people in the world be as bad as you think, Sage Yun: From the gentleman's point of view, the world is full of gentlemen, all of this is the ghost in your heart, once you are friendly to others, others will definitely repay you a thousand times. ”

Xia Zhu laughed angrily and scolded: "The unfilial daughter actually taught her father a lesson, do you mean that her father is a villain?" In the eyes of the villain, everyone in the world is a villain, don't think that your father doesn't understand your rhetoric; Anyway, Daddy made it clear to you today, you obediently let me stay upstairs at home, and I am not allowed to go anywhere; Tomorrow, Daddy will go to Bazhou to inspect the border defense, it will take a month, during this time, you give me honest food and sleep, in July, the emperor will select a show girl, Daddy will send you to the palace to serve the emperor; If you are still the daughter of my Xia family, and you still care about the love of father and daughter, you will do something to contribute to the Xia family. ”

Xia Siling was shocked and said, "What? Entering the palace? The daughter would rather die than die. ”

Xia Zhu shouted angrily: "I can't help you, I have spoiled you since I was a child, don't think about your father accommodating you again in the future." ”

Xia Siling fell to her knees and begged: "Ask my father to be gracious, don't send me to the palace, once I enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and my daughter doesn't want to die in the palace for the rest of her life." ”

Xia Zhu brushed his sleeves and reprimanded: "Nonsense, entering the palace as a concubine is a matter of family honor, this matter has been decided, and there will be no changes." ”

Xia Siling collapsed to the ground, weak, and watched Xia Zhu go out of the room angrily, and Xia Zhu's voice commanding the maidservant outside: "Give me to watch Miss all day, eat and sleep closely, and never allow her to play a little temper, if she has an accident, or if she doesn't eat or drink water, she is hungry and thirsty, and the old man will pick your skin." ”