System: I am a second-hand dealer in the world of immortality

Where should the story begin? Should it begin with the surprising glimpse under the oil-paper umbrella of pear blossoms and apricot rain that year, or with your betrayal?

Yin Jing's sister's name is Yin Liuchu. As his name suggests, he has a beautiful face and a dancing posture, as beautiful as the first moon.

Tan Bohan first met Yin Liuchu in spring, when apricot blossoms were like rain and pear blossoms were like clouds. It was Tan Bohan's first year in the court. He just glanced outside the palace gate at Yin Liuchu, who was waiting for Yin's father to go to court, and he was smitten. He had never seen such a beautiful woman, and her every smile touched his heart.

After that, he asked someone to inquire and found out that this was the noble daughter of the Yin family of the Ministry of Rites. Tan Bohan was just a young boy who had just entered the court. It didn't matter, he could continue to climb up. The next year, Tan Bohan climbed to the position of Qin Tianjian (in charge of astronomy and calendar). He thought that he was finally qualified to make friends with the Yin family.

Just as he expected, as long as he gets promoted step by step, his future will be brighter. He "smoothly" made friends with Yin's father, and "smoothly" went to Yin's house as a guest. Then he accidentally mentioned Yin's father's children, and got to know Yin Liuchu as he wished. This was his second meeting with Liu Chu. He still remembered the plate of iced apricots at the dinner table, which was sour and sweet.

The third time I met Liu Chu was at a poetry meeting held by the Imperial Academy in the royal capital. It was autumn at that time. The Imperial Academy requested that poems be written with the theme of "Autumn". The word "Autumn" should not appear in the poems, but it should reflect the meaning of autumn. . The winner of the poetry competition will receive a fine red silk inkstone.

Although Tan Bohan did not come out on top, what he wrote, "The moss steps are not swept away all day long, the ginkgo trees in the garden are falling in the autumn wind." is the same as what Yin Liuchu wrote, "The ginkgo trees in front of the door treat each other like each other, and they turn yellow again in autumn." They all describe apricot leaves. Isn’t this a kind of fate? Even the young heroes at the poetry meeting were joking that the two were a match made in heaven.

In the days that followed, the two of them exchanged letters more and more frequently, and they would often make appointments to go shopping, go outing, or enjoy flowers together. In the third year, on Tan Bohan's birthday, he took out a brocade box and gave it to Yin Liuchu. When he opened it, he found two bracelets, one with stars on it and the other with a new moon.

"Liu Chu, I made this by myself using strange stones. In my heart, you are as perfect as the first moon. Just let me be your star. I am willing to stay with you for the rest of my life."

In the same year, the emperor held a draft.

All unmarried women in the royal capital are required to participate. Tan Bohan expressed to Yin Liuchu many times that he wanted to come to propose marriage, but he was pushed back several times. It was not until he saw Yin Liuchu's name on the draft list that he realized it was too late.

Tan Bohan was not a fool, and he naturally knew what this meant. He endured his anger and visited Yin's house, but was received by Yin Jing. Yin Jing said to Tan Bohan with a look of contempt: "Brother Tan, why don't you pee and take care of yourself?" , what is your identity, and what is my sister’s identity, are you worthy?"

"Is this your family's intention or Liu Chu's?" Tan Bohan asked unwillingly.

"So what if it's my family? So what if it's my sister? Brother Tan, it's a foregone conclusion." Yin Jing did not explain, but looked at Tan Bohan contemptuously.

Tan Bohan still didn't believe that Yin Liuchu was so cruel. There was a period of time before the draft to prepare for the show girls. He tried every means to make an appointment with Yin Liuchu, but he was always turned away.

Two days before the draft, Tan Bohan wrote a letter to Yin Liuchu. The letter said that if Liu Chu was willing to give up everything and travel around the world with him so that she could gather at the gate of the city every hour the day before the draft, he would wait for her there. As a result, the wait was until Yin Liuchu entered the palace.

Tan Bohan was heartbroken. He didn't expect that he had been wishful thinking in the past few years. If that was all, forget it, and you would be a stranger at most from now on, but soon after Yin Liuchu entered the palace, he asked Yin Jing to send a letter to Tan Bohan on his behalf. The letters were all about his longing for Tan Bohan and all the regrets he had since entering the palace.

Then she asked Tan Bohan to help her, to help her win the favor of the emperor, to help her consolidate her position in the palace, to help her clear all obstacles, and even to help her family obtain an official position.

Tan Bohan did as he was told. He really loved Yin Liuchu so much that he could not refuse all her requests. By the time he realized it, it was too late. Over the years, with the internal and external cooperation between himself and Yin Liuchu, Yin Liuchu secured the position of imperial concubine, and he also climbed to the position of minister of Taichang Temple.

But I don't know how much blood was stained on my hands, not only for Yin Liuchu, but also for my own selfishness. And the only reward Yin Liuchu gave himself for so many years was the fan, which was a defensive magic weapon. Yin Liuchu blew the pillow breeze in the emperor's ear, and the emperor casually rewarded him.

Tan Bohan didn't want to stay in such a muddle. He wanted to get out of this state, so he resolutely resigned one spring. As a result, on the day he left the capital, Yin Jing came to visit him again. He brought a letter from his sister, The letter begged Tan Bohan again and again to stay in the capital, or at least stay with her brother as an adviser, so that she could have something to think about. There was also an apricot blossom in the letter.

"Brother Bohan, you will help me, right?" Yin Jing begged with a face that looked exactly like his sister, and Tan Bohan relented again. So he continued to work for the Yin brothers and sisters, but moved from the front to the backstage. This group has helped them to this day.

If Liu Chu was willing to follow him at that time, not caring about the so-called family honor, and be more selfish and brave, would the ending be different now? But who knows what kind of mood Yin Liuchu had when he entered the palace? What kind of emotions drove her to write these letters? In the end, could she still be unable to let go of the glory, wealth and fame?

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?" The palace maid's question interrupted Yin Liuchu's reverie.

She put the bracelet covered with stars into the innermost layer of the jewelry box, looked at the apricot trees outside the window and lightly ordered to the palace maid: "The weather is not hot, please bring some iced apricots."

Strange to say, Concubine Xian has been particularly fond of apricot trees since she entered the palace. Especially after she was favored, the palace was filled with apricot trees.

In the spring, she likes to enjoy the flowers under the apricot trees. In the summer, she likes to eat apricot fruits. In the autumn, she also asks the palace maids to collect beautiful apricot leaves. In the winter, the apricot trees are bare, but Concubine Xian also likes to sip apricot wine and sit under the trees in a daze. , and at these times she did not let anyone else serve her.

Previously, someone had taken down the apricot trees and replaced them with wintersweet without permission in winter. When Concubine Xian found out, she executed all the servants in charge of her palace garden and left the emperor in the cold for more than half a month.

Is this almond tree so good? I don't think there's anything special about it.

Sigh... who knows?