May your heart be like mine

In this mortal life, I was born in a small country in troubled times - Dai country.My father was the emperor of the Dai Kingdom, and my concubine was originally a dancer in the palace, who was favored because of her outstanding dance skills.When I was born, I had a birthmark in the shape of a phoenix flower on my forehead. My father named me Qingwu, and my title was Lan.The word Wu is the love of the father and the emperor for the mother and concubine.

Because my mother and concubine are favored, I have a lot of servants serving me since I was a child, and my father also dotes on me very much.

When I was six years old, my mother and concubine died of illness, my father rarely saw me, and my status in the palace was no longer what it used to be.

At the age of 14, Xiang Guo, a nomadic people, attacked Dai Guo. Seeing that the country was unstable, the courtiers proposed a peace policy.Father Huang thought of Princess Lan who had been neglected for many years.After the imperial decree was issued, I was sent to the wedding sedan chair.

On the way from Dai State to Xiang State, displaced refugees headed for the capital in droves.After leaving the country of Dai, there is a vast desert.The sending team set up camp on the border and wrote a letter to Xiang Guo.

That night, as I was about to fall asleep, I heard movement outside, so I put on my coat and went out to watch.Seeing that the guards caught and beat a six or seven-year-old boy in ragged clothes, I dismissed the guards and brought the child into the camp.Although this child is very young, he has a dignified expression in his eyes. Seeing that the back of his hand was bleeding when he was trampled by the guards, I bandaged him with a handkerchief, and then asked him about his history.

The child was eight years old and had lived in a small village on the border since he was a child. He had never seen his father since he was born, and his mother died when he was five years old.Now that the village is occupied, he digs sweet potatoes along the road, catches mice and roasts them to eat.I haven't found any food along the way for the past two days, so I found the tent tonight, so I wanted to steal some food.

I ordered my servants to prepare some food, and asked his name again.The child hesitated and said, "I don't have a name. My mother only called me Child since I was a child, and everyone in the village called me Wild Child."

I looked at him a little pitifully, and then thought of myself, since my concubine died of illness, I no longer have a place in the palace.

The child was not timid. After eating, he looked at me happily and said, "Sister, you are beautiful. What's your name?"

"Presumptuous!" Xue'er, my personal maid, reprimanded me.

I turned to Xueer and said, "Don't scare him."

Then I said to him: "My name is Qingwu, and I am the princess of Dai Kingdom, named Lan. But soon, I should be the concubine of Xiang Kingdom."

"Xiang Guo's concubine? Elder sister, why do you want to marry Xiang Guo? Xiang Guo people are very bad!"

Seeing his anxious appearance, I smiled helplessly, and I couldn't explain the reason. Seeing him, I felt very close.I said to him, "You don't understand. This is the emperor's order. You don't have a name. May I pick one for you?"

"Okay, what name does Sister Qingwu want to give me?"

"Your name is Hua Xingbo, okay?"

Hua Xingbo smiled happily at me and said, "Thank you, sister Qingwu."

"Then I'll call you Brother Hua from now on, okay?"

"Ok."

I deliberately didn't tell him, Xingbo, Feng Xingshui waves.Lan is exactly my title.