Family Has a Concubine

Chu Miaoshu heard that Ye Tangcai was actually making tea in the house, feeling displeased for a while, and said, Is my little sister-in-law making tea for His Royal Highness and King Liang?

Make tea for the princess and concubine too. Ye Tangcai said calmly, after thinking for a while, he took out the post from King Liang: By the way, this is a post from His Royal Highness King Liang.

What? Chu Miaoshu grabbed it with one hand and hurriedly opened it.

Seeing the above content, the unhappiness in Chu Miaoshu's heart disappeared immediately, and his heart was happy.

The carriage drove quickly, and in about two quarters of an hour, it finally arrived at Dingguobo Mansion.

As soon as the car stopped, Chu Miaoshu couldn't wait to jump down, and ran towards Yixiang Courtyard with her skirt in hand.

Mother, mother— Chu Miaoshu called while running.

Yixiangyuan——

Mrs. Qin was drinking tea, and Aunt Bai sat down to talk with her.

Suddenly, Chu Miaoshu's crisp and joyful voice sounded outside, and Qin quickly put down the teacup: Finally back.

Yes! Hearing the voice of the eldest girl, she seems to be in a good mood. Aunt Bai laughed.

Since Chu Miaoshu went out, Qin family waited anxiously at home, for fear that Ye Tangcai would deliberately embarrass Chu Miaoshu and trip Chu Miaoshu. After worrying for a long time, she suddenly heard Chu Miaoshu calling back, hearing her voice seemed to be smiling, Qin Shi heaved a sigh of relief.

Mother! Chu Miaoshu walked in from the outside while giggling.

Sister Shu, you are back. Mrs. Qin stood up, walked to the bead curtain, saw Chu Miaoshu approaching with a smile on her face, took her hand, and walked into the room. Mother and daughter were on the couch together. Sit down, What's the matter? Huh?

Mother, I saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness King Liang at the Prince's Mansion. Chu Miaoshu said excitedly, and then took out a post with a bronzing dragon's dark pattern: Look, this is a post from His Highness King Liang.

The Qin family opened the post, and Chu Miaoshu read: Tomorrow, July 7th, there will be a birthday banquet at Prince Liang's residence, please... come to us.

Is there no one who is hosting the banquet? Aunt Bai stretched her neck to look at it.

I don't know what's going on with this, the post was given to me by my sister-in-law. Chu Miaoshu said.

What do you mean she gave it to you? Didn't you two make dried flowers for the princess together? Qin said.

It was originally together. Chu Miaoshu curled her lips, When I came to the room of the crown princess, I sat on the side and wiped the flowers. Later, the crown prince came down. After a while, the empress said that the flowers were almost wiped, which made people Go to sunbathe, that sister Qinse asked me to go out with her to dry flowers, and my sister-in-law stayed in the house to make tea.

Hearing this, Qin's face turned dark: Make tea, this is a good opportunity to meet noble people. If you brew it well, you may be able to get the appreciation of the empress and His Royal Highness. Ye took all the good opportunities!

Aunt Bai smiled and said: That Qin Se is the maid of the empress, she sent the eldest girl to go, no wonder the third grandma.

Qin said coldly: Even if the maid called, why didn't she tell her to go? Didn't she come here a few times? Now that she's acquainted, it's okay to ask her! It's obvious that she is the one who ordered her to go. Sister Shu is doing something unimportant, and she is taking the opportunity to get close to the nobleman.

Aunt Bai heheed, and said perfunctorily, That's right.

Then he sipped his tea, his eyelids hid the sarcasm in his eyes. Going with others by yourself is already taking advantage, why should they give you all the good opportunities?

Next time, don't be so stupid. Qin said.

Chu Miaoshu kept nodding her head, if next time she talked about drying flowers, she would definitely ask Ye Tang to pick them.

Did she get this post because she made tea? Qin said.

How do I know. Chu Miaoshu pouted, I'm not there.

Thinking about it, I stretched out my hand to pick up this post, looked at it over and over again, and felt inexplicably better again, I don't know how excited it is.

Seeing this post, Mrs. Qin was also very happy. It has been a long time since the Chu family received such a decent post and attended such a decent banquet.

...

Ye Tangcai got out of the car and went west across the courtyard, talking to Qiuju while walking back to Qiongmingxuan.

The courtyard door of Lanzhuju was open, and Chu Yunpan was reading in the small study, but he was absent-minded.

Suddenly he heard the voice of Ye Tangcai and Qiuju talking outside, he breathed a sigh of relief, and took out a piece of letter paper from the book, but it was sent by Liang Wang. The corners of his lips curled up, and he closed the book.

Ye Tangcai and Qiuju walked into Qiongmingxuan, and Hui Ran rushed out to greet her: Girl, you are back! It's so early today.

Yeah, it's only noon. Ye Tangcai said as she walked in.

The last two times the empress gave me food, but today I don't have any. Qiu Ju rubbed her belly, I'm so hungry!

The three of them had already walked into the room, Ye Tangcai lay on the Arhat's bed, Qiuju hurriedly rubbed Ye Tangcai's feet: Girl, are your legs sore?

Yeah. Ye Tangcai nodded, and sat there kneeling for a long time, which was naturally hard.

Girl, I'll go out and buy some food right now. Seeing Ye Tang's hard work, Hui Ran went to collect food.

Don't be busy. Ye Tangcai was listless, You can eat whatever is brought from home. Stir-fried shredded pork with cabbage is also good, light and light.

Yeah, don't be too busy, hungry, just make do with it. Qiu Ju said.

Huiran agreed, and was about to pick up the meal, when she walked out of the living room, she saw a mother carrying a food box and stepping into the courtyard gate, it was Mother Qiao. Then he laughed and said, I just said I was hungry, and Mammy brought me food.

Then eat. Ye Tangcai got up and walked to the small dining room.

Mother Qiao had already walked in, and said with a smile, Third Grandma, let's eat!

Then open the food box and put the dishes inside on the table, a steamed chicken with red dates and goji berries, a braised pork trotter, a steamed egg with meat sauce, a crispy green stir-fried lettuce, and a cup of stewed soup .

Qiuju and Huiran were stunned when they saw the food.

Qiuju said: Mother Qiao, did you bring the dishes from Yixiang Court here?

Mommy Qiao said, Uh...it's about the same. They suddenly said that they don't want to eat, and they don't know what to eat. The kitchen just happened to be empty...so I brought it here. Don't yell, or you will hurt me. But I was thinking in my heart, the third master took half a dime to ask the kitchen to add more vegetables, why should I hide it?

Qiuju doesn't care too much about this thing, and the girl spends her own money on weekdays to eat even better than this. But after all, it's better to be greedy than to eat that cabbage fried shredded pork. Then he agreed with all his mouth: Okay!

Eat, I'll clean up later. Mother Qiao turned and went out after finishing speaking.

Ye Tangcai opened the stew pot, only to see that it was a cup of chicken feet soup. Ye Tangcai smiled slightly, and took a sip, maybe because he put too much red dates and medlars, it tasted sweet in his mouth.

Ye Tangcai sat down after dinner, when Qing'er's voice sounded outside: Girl, I have a letter from you.

Then he ran in, Ye Tangcai took the letter and was startled: Is this from Dingcheng?

Dingcheng? Who is it? Qiuju came over with tea and put it on the small table beside Ye Tang's couch.

I remembered! Huiran said suddenly, Didn't we go to Wen's house last time to find the dowry list for my wife? The old lady Wen gave a reminder, saying that it was at the concubine's place. The girl spent a lot of time at the translation station. Fifty taels of silver, Fei Ge sent a letter to Dingcheng, and asked my concubine for my wife's dowry list.

That's right. Qiuju also remembered and nodded quickly.

Ye Tangcai had already opened the letter, Qiuju and Huiran both stretched their necks to look over.

Ye Tang picked ten lines at a glance, his expression was very tangled.

What's the matter? Girl? Isn't the list here? Huiran said.

I didn't say I wasn't here. Ye Tangcai frowned, and then sighed slightly, The letter was sent to Dingcheng, but the recipient was my eldest cousin. He said that my aunt brought her cousins ​​to Beijing together. Six He set off from Dingcheng at the beginning of the month, and said that he should arrive in Beijing in early July. As for my mother’s dowry list, he said that he had never heard of it from my aunt, and he also searched for it for me, but he still couldn’t find it. He said that he would wait for my aunt to come to Beijing. , let me ask her directly.

Why is a dowry list so hanging in the balance. Qiu Ju sighed slightly, and then seemed to think of something: Wait, the concubine brought the girl's cousins ​​to Beijing? How many sons does the concubine have?

My mother said enviously before that my aunt gave birth to five sons in one go. Ye Tang said.

Five? Qiuju and Huiran gasped, amazing!

But she... unexpectedly took away the wife's dowry list without making a sound, and I don't know what was on her mind. Qiuju looked worried.

This aunt was married to Huang Shangqiu's family and lived in Dingcheng in the northwest. Since she got married, she seemed to have only returned to Beijing once ten years ago, and then never came back. Wen seldom talked about her, and he didn't know what kind of person she would be.

Hui Ran frowned: Don't worry about it, it's best to do your job well.

Grandma. At this moment, a voice sounded from the outer door, but it was Luye.

What is your wife looking for from me? Ye Tang raised his brows. Generally speaking, if something bad happened, it would be Lu Zhi who would call her, and Lu Ye would usually come over for trivial matters.

Luye has already walked in and handed her a pink post: Here is a post, sent to the wife, it is for the third grandma, the wife asked to send it to you.

Ever since the issue of the Princess Concubine's post came out, Qin Shi has issued an order that no posts are allowed at the West Corner Gate, so all posts have to be entered through the East Corner Gate, and if they are sent to the West Corner Gate, they must be handed over to her first.

Of course, this order of hers was only valid for Xiaozong, if there were indeed posts for Ye Tangcai, Qinger could only send them to Ye Tangcai if she could receive them.

Well, okay, thank you. Ye Tangcai nodded.

Green Leaf has turned and left.

Ye Tangcai was very familiar with this post. Before she got married, she often received it. It was Zhang Manman's post.

It's Miss Zhang. Huiran also recognized it.

En. Ye Tangcai opened it, only to see a few words inside, saying that he wanted to see her and asked her to come to Zhang's residence.

Let's not go, it will be a shame to see it. Qiuju said.

Although she really wanted to see Ye Licai and his wife become miserable because of Zhang Manman's failure, but Zhang Manman was really pitiful, and Qiuju still thought of Zhang Manman's kindness.

When I went to Zhang's house and met the pair of sluts, if I ridiculed them, I would be indirectly hurting Zhang Manman. So Qiuju felt very bad.

But Miss Zhang let her go, if we don't come, she will be even more sad! Hui Ran sighed slightly.

Ye Tangcai said, Go there. It's time to go to Zhang's house, take a look at Zhang Manman, and bring the cat.

When are we going? Qiuju said.

Now. Ye Tangcai looked at the sky, and it's not the end of the day, so go back and forth and be back before dinner.

She was in a hurry to eat just now, she didn't even change her clothes, she was still wearing the double-breasted skirt that she went to the Prince's Mansion, she didn't need to clean up, and went out directly.

Sitting in the carriage, Ye Tangcai yawned. She was sore all over, and felt like her bones were about to fall apart.

After walking for more than two quarters of an hour, I finally arrived at the east gate of the Zhang family.

The guard at the gate was startled when he saw Ye Tangcai and the others, with a strange expression on his face: Hey, this is not Ye... Mistress Chu, why did you come to our house?

In the past, Ye Tangcai came to Zhang's house occasionally. She was so beautiful that no one would recognize her.

But the problem is, her relationship with the Zhang family... has always been difficult to describe! Isn't it embarrassing to come to the Zhang family?

Ye Tangcai took out the pink post: Sister Manman invited me to be a guest.

The boy also recognized it, so he had to let it go.

The Zhang family is not a noble family, the foundation is shallow, the Zhang family is not big, but the layout is elegant and fresh, which is a wonderful thing.

Ye Tang walked to Zhang Manman's yard familiarly.

Zhang Manman's maid, Xiaojing, was sitting on the porch. When she saw Ye Tangcai, she rushed out, Gu Ye...Grandma Chu San, you came so soon.

Yes. Ye Tangcai smiled lightly, holding a box of Baiweizhai's lotus seed milk cake in his hand, which is Zhang Manman's favorite food.

Sister Tang... There was a sound of footsteps in the room, and Zhang Manman came out.

She was wearing a light green thin coat, her hair was loose, and her face was pale. The originally round face was so thin that it almost lost its shape.

Seeing Ye Tangcai, Zhang Manman's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly stepped forward to hold Ye Tangcai's hand: Sister Tang...you must help me...

Qiu Ju was startled, and frowned: Miss Zhang, how can my girl help you?

Why not? Zhang Manman said with tears streaming down her face, I saw it. I saw you enter the Prince's residence, please help me send a letter to His Royal Highness...

What's the use of sending him a letter? Ye Tang raised his eyebrows. Guessing that Zhang Manman was really unwilling, so she wandered around the Prince's Mansion before she knew about her going to the Prince's Mansion.

Zhang Manman bit her lips fiercely, I met Your Highness last time in the Empress's Palace, and His Highness even praised me for my kindness and good handwriting...

Ye Tangcai said, Sister Manman, do you get along with the prince often?

Zhang Manman's face froze: I saw it once in the empress's palace...

Ye Tangcai said: His Royal Highness has only met you once...how can he still have affection for you?

Zhang Manman's face was completely pale.

No, maybe he has forgotten what you look like, girl. Xiaojing frowned, and instead of helping Zhang Manman, she persuaded: You are really embarrassing the third grandma Chu. The root cause is not with the crown prince at all. It’s because something like this happened at home. You still have people sending letters in, so do you still want your name? Then maybe His Highness the Crown Prince will look down on you.”

Zhang Manman swayed, then turned around and rushed into the room, crying to death.

Ye Tangcai didn't know what to feel for a while, but the root cause was actually the prince!

Thank you, Grandma Chu San, for coming to visit. Xiao Jing gave a salute, Don't worry about her now, it's not at the point of looking for death or life.

Ye Tangcai handed the pastry to Xiaojing, and said, By the way, is Mrs. Zhang there? I'll go and greet her too!

Xiaojing said: My wife just came to see the girl, and then she went out. The third grandma doesn't need to see her.

Then... please help me, sister Xiaojing.

Third Grandma, if you have something to say, just say it.

You old woodcutter has a one-eyed cat...I like it so much, I want to buy it. Ye Tangcai said.

Uh... Xiaojing was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled: The third grandma even knows that there is a one-eyed cat in my house.

Ye Tangcai said: When I came here before, I saw it once in a while.

Xiaojing frowned: That thief cat is blind in one eye, and likes to steal and hide things. It's ugly and annoying, but the old man likes it. The old man is an old man who has been with the old man since he was a child. , he loves to raise it, we can only let him raise it. But why does the third grandma like this ugly cat?

Of course in order to complete the task. Ye Tangcai thought so, but she had already thought of an excuse in her mind: Last year when I came to play with your girl, the big yellow dog at the concierge barked at me, and the ugly cat ran out to scare the dog away. Now I There is also a dog at home, and it runs out of my yard every day and barks, but my mother-in-law doesn’t care... I’m afraid, so I want to find this cat back.”

Xiaojing gave Ye Tangcai a sympathetic look, as a concubine and daughter-in-law, she even bullies dogs!

Okay, third grandma, please. Xiaojing said and led the way.

Ye Tangcai was overjoyed and followed her out.

Qiuju and Huiran looked at each other behind Ye Tangcai, when did the family have a dog? And ran to the yard door to bark?

They knew that Ye Tangcai was just looking for an excuse to ask for a cat, so naturally they wouldn't tear down Ye Tangcai's platform. But why does the girl want a cat?

A few people turned around and finally came to the house of the old Futou who was chopping wood.

Old Futou is an old man in his sixties, with a hunchback and a white and yellow beard. Even so, he was in good health, and was chopping wood with an axe.

Old Futou. Xiaojing walked over and told Ye Tangcai about buying the cat.

Old Futou frowned, then shook his head: No.

Ye Tangcai stepped forward and said: I know you are reluctant, it was left by Grandma Fu. But the cat is often beaten by the people in the house, maybe one day it will disappear.

Xiaojing was taken aback, how did she know that the cat was left by the old Futou's old wife? But at this juncture, he didn't ask, and couldn't stop echoing Ye Tangcai's words: Yeah, the previous one was slapped with a big stick, why don't you give it to Grandma Chu, and you can give it a way out.

The old Futou thought about it and agreed.

He walked into the house and took out the dried fish, and after a while the ugly cat was attracted, and he caught it in the sack: Take it away! with a look of reluctance.

Uh...thank you. Qiu Ju felt that the cat was too ugly. Now that it was put into a sack, she was afraid to hold it, but finally held it in her hand.

Hui Ran, bring me ten taels of silver. Ye Tangcai said.

No need! Old Futou kept waving his hands. Just treat it well. If you take it home and think it's ugly and likes to eat and hide things, then send it back.

Okay, I will treat it well. Ye Tangcai said with a smile, and then said to Xiaojing: Thank you, sister Xiaojing.

Why are you polite? Xiao Jing said.

It's getting late, let's go.

Xiaojing sent the person to the Chuihua Gate, and then left.

Behind an apricot tree not far from the Chuihua Gate, Ye Licai watched Ye Tangcai leave with gloomy eyes, pinching the veil with hatred. What is she doing here? Did she come to see my joke on purpose?

Should... no! Otherwise, why didn't you come here? I must have just come to see the fourth girl. Liu'er said anxiously, Grandma, let's go back quickly, Xiaojing is coming this way.

Ye Licai's complexion changed, Zhang Manman's failure was caused by their elopement, and Ye Licai was naturally afraid of Zhang Manman's personal maid.

She didn't even dare to go out these days. When she learned that Ye Tangcai was coming, she was afraid that Ye Tangcai would speak ill of her and make the Zhang family hate her even more, so she came out to see her.

She must have said something bad about me, but my mother-in-law went out, so she didn't say it. Ye Licai's voice was cold and cold.

Grandma, let's bear with it for now. Liu'er said, When uncle Qiuwei wins the exam next month and gets good grades, the family will be better off. If you have another big fat boy next year, everything will pass. Liu'er comforted.

Ye Licai touched her slightly protruding belly, yes, she has to endure it! After a while, she will still be the noble grandma of the Zhang family, and she might be the wife of the number one scholar in the future! There is always a day to make it through! And Ye Tangcai is still a concubine.

Just now you secretly followed them to fetch the cat, what did you hear what they said? Ye Licai walked back cautiously holding her belly.

It is said that the Chu family has a dog that barks in front of her yard every day. She was so frightened that she ran to our house to find an ugly cat to block it. Liu Er snorted.

Ye Licai couldn't help but also smiled gloatingly, Even a dog bullied her, tsk tsk. Mother is right, making jokes is only temporary, but marrying a bastard is a lifetime of humiliation and suffering.

Sure enough, she was right to elope! Even if you are wronged for a while now, you will be able to stand up soon. But Ye Tangcai couldn't turn over for the rest of her life!

...

Qing'er drove the carriage across the street.

There were bursts of shrill cat meowing in the carriage.

Qiuju looked at the sack that was struggling and shaking, her face was livid: Girl...why did we bring such an ugly cat home? Girl wants to keep cats, there are plenty of them outside.

Ye Tang smiled: It has its own magical effect. You are not allowed to treat it badly!

This cat is intelligent.

After Ye Licai entered the door in her previous life, she lived a miserable life.

I used to despise this cat as ugly and blind, but after I got into trouble, I felt that I was blind just like this cat. Otherwise, why didn't they see the matter between Ye Licai and Zhang Boyuan at the beginning, and insisted on marrying in and suffering.

She fed it twice, and the cat came to her every day with small dried fish in its mouth.

Although she didn't eat the little dried fish, it was the cat's wish.

And, now the cat is of great use to her.