Bright Spring

Yunniang looked very happy when she heard that, Qitai could see it through her expression and trivial and bewildered movements.But she didn't seem to know how to express it, so she said, "Master enters the house and sits down. The servant will make tea for you first, and then cook."

Qi Tai nodded and walked to the upper room.Yun Niang quickly washed her hands, then wiped her body a few times, and followed.

In this upper room, there is a screen.Outside the screen there are Eight Immortals tables, tables, chairs and other furniture, Qi Tai sat down next to a table.Sure enough, Yunniang was busy going to the kitchen, and was supposed to fetch water to make tea.

Qi Tai didn't do anything, he just sat on the teacher's chair and was lost in thought.

The confusion and impetuosity in his heart are not only a little confused about the years, characters, but also grievances.The day before yesterday, the Holy Majesty gave a celebration banquet in Fengtian Hall and ordered Liu to be promoted to Marquis of Anyuan; Qi Tai was very upset at that time, but he didn't say it out loud.

Liu Sheng has made great contributions in Mongolia, and it is not inappropriate to be named a Marquis because of emotion and reason.But people's likes and dislikes sometimes don't change because of the right and wrong of the truth. It itself is a kind of personal grievance.

It wasn't until today that Qi Tai gradually sorted out his heart.To get to the bottom of it, Zhang Xin was the original seed of the reason why he hated and even hated the "Jing Nan Hero" in his heart!

Zhang Xin, the warrior who took Yang's life, joined the Jingnan army at the beginning of Taizong's army; Zhang Xin contributed a lot to Taizong's success in raising troops.Later, when Taizong came to the throne, he killed Qi Tai's family members and friends in the court; when Taizong passed away, these new and old hatreds, somehow, turned into disgust in Qi Tai's heart for "Jingnan Heroes".

However, Qi Tai has a good impression and gratitude to Taizong's second son Zhu Gaoxu.People's personal likes and dislikes are sometimes so irrational that it's hard to tell.

Moreover, Qi Tai is now the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. As a high-ranking figure in the Ming Empire, he has to think about everything from a larger perspective.Otherwise, he himself would deny himself, is he qualified to sit in that position?

Qi Taimo said: "A gentleman in ancient times may have grievances and likes and dislikes in his heart; but a gentleman understands his duty and is good at introspection and self-thinking, so there is no fault in what he does."

Yunniang came in with tea, and Qi Tai smelled a fragrance.He came back to his senses, glanced at Yunniang, and couldn't help sighing "ah".

At this moment, Yunniang asked timidly: "Is my family inferior to Sangu (Yang's family)?"

Qi Tai was a little surprised to hear this sentence.In the past few days, Yunniang has been submissive, very obedient and well-behaved; moreover, she is illiterate, making Qi Tai feel that she may be very simple.Only then did he realize that people have feelings regardless of whether they can read or write.

"Although you and her before, you have some similarities in appearance, but they are completely two people, and it is useless to compare them." Qi Tai said kindly.

Yunniang said softly: "I heard from the slave family that the master's family members...are not here anymore. If the master doesn't dislike the slave family, don't you want to have a descendant?" When she said this, she lowered her head, her face flushed, Dare not face Qi Tai.

Qi Tai also froze there.After middle age, he has indeed lost the impulsiveness he had when he was young, and he will not be so easily distracted when he sees a beautiful girl.

What Yun Niang said made sense, but everything changed.Maybe it's not that the little girl in front of him is bad, but that Qi Tai himself has changed, and he can no longer find the feelings he had when he was young.

"Come to bed in my room tonight." Qi Tai finally said.This is also the intention of the Holy One.

Yun Niang blushed, she responded with a small "hmm" and nodded.

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The sun was setting and the day was drawing to a close.But for Yao Ji, today seems to have just begun.

She counted the days, Zhu Gaoxu should come to Xianfei Palace tonight.Yao Ji didn't have Du Qianrui's culinary skills. After asking the cook to prepare the food and wine, she spent her time on dressing up.

At this time, Yao Ji was still facing the bronze mirror, constantly examining every part of herself.

Her appearance in the bronze mirror was a little fuzzy, her jade-like snow-like skin turned light yellow in the mirror, but it looked even more gorgeous as if it had been painted with a layer of color.

She stood up again and looked at herself carefully.The pink collar lining, the light purple half-arms, and the plain six-panel skirt are all made of soft silk, which looks a bit elegant and shows off her very alluring figure with bumps and convexities.

This kind of open collar style is not as crisp-breasted as Hanfu in the Tang Dynasty, but has a higher collar, which is more reserved; but Yao Ji's breasts are very plump-full, and the tube top she wears is deliberately A slightly thinner satin is used, so if you look closely, you can see two imaginative outlines, but they are not obvious.She felt that it was a kind of half-push, half-hearted, reserved and affectionate.

Yao Ji is very satisfied with today's clothes.

Concubines in the palace, as long as they are not on some ceremonial occasions, can dress according to their own preferences, and are allowed to dress bolder than women in official and private homes; they can even design their own clothes.However, the costumes of imperial concubines are generally changed relatively little.

The cutting of the clothes of the noble ladies in the palace is also an important source of the continuous evolution of women's clothing in the world.Those high-ranking wives will go to the palace from time to time to meet the queen and concubines; when the wives discover new styles in the palace, they will follow suit.The idea of ​​the wives is very simple, the emperor has three thousand beauties, and the clothes of the concubines must be ingenious and tasteful designs that can arouse the emperor's interest.As a result, the change of clothes was imitated by the imperial wives, and then learned by wealthy women outside, and then spread to various places.

Yao Ji saw her beauty and seductiveness in the mirror, and thought that she would soon be admired by Zhu Gaoxu. She was a little excited and turned around briskly in front of the mirror, and her skirt fluttered, as if in a fairyland.

Although Yao Ji was not as dull as ordinary women, she was still dignified and serious.Only in front of Zhu Gaoxu, she would often become like a little lady, act like a baby without any scruples, and make some whimsical requests.

All because of Zhu Gaoxu's pampering and pampering over the years.Yao Ji enjoys that kind of pampering very much, and it seems that she has been compensated for the regret of not having her father's protection since she was a child.

Gao Xu's love is sincere.He governed the army and the country in accordance with the laws and military laws, and was usually very strict; but Yao Fang's misbehavior was still forgiven by Zhu Gaoxu. The king of his country still tried to design a way out for Yao Fang, isn't it because he was afraid that Yao Ji would be sad?

Now Yao Ji is deeply relied on by the empress again, and lives very smoothly in the palace.Apart from not having an imperial heir, what bothered her the most was her elder brother.

Imperial Concubine Mu Zhen's natal family is becoming more and more powerful, making Empress Guo Wei very afraid.Yao Ji saw these things in her eyes and understood that the natal family of imperial concubines was still very important.

Originally, the Yao family performed well in the "Battle of Criminology", but her brother ruined his career, which made Yao Ji very angry.And the father of their brothers and sisters, although he was named a marquis, seems to be unreliable; the long-term life in the chieftain's territory, as well as getting old, seems to have wiped out Yao Fengji's ambition, and he has shown that he is almost indifferent to the world .

When Yao Ji thought of these things, she couldn't help being haunted by sorrow.

At this moment, a female officer hurriedly walked to the door of the bedroom, knelt down and said, "I am concubine Xianxian, Your Majesty is here!"

Yao Ji's face was filled with joy, she turned around and said, "Follow me to meet you."

In an instant, her troubles were immediately forgotten by her.

The female official led a group of maids to surround Yao Ji.Although Yao Ji didn't wear the complicated phoenix crown and only wore a skirt, no one could compare to her.Her beauty, among women, is like many green leaves surrounding a dazzling peony.

Chapter 7 and Nine find another way

The next day Yao Ji sent a letter out of the palace.The letter to her brother Yao Fang was sent by the eunuch to Qingshou Temple, outside the Taiping Gate, which is located in the northeast gate of the inner city; because Yao Fang is still living in that temple.

He lived in the temple for so long, but he was not ordained, and he did not make any contribution to Qingshou Temple.

At first, the monks were in awe of Yao Fang because of his status as a relative of the emperor.But the new head monk Qinghui failed to ask Yao Fang to rescue Qing Yuan, and gradually discovered that Yao Fang seemed to have been abandoned by the emperor; the attitude of the monks became more and more disrespectful.

In addition, Yao Fang has been living here for nearly a year, and the monks finally became impatient with him.It's just for the sake of his background, to provide fast food.

Yao Fang also had no money, so she was already living like a beggar at this time, and she was very depressed every day.The Yao family is very rich, Yao Fengji has the positions of marquis and commander-in-chief of the five armies, and Yao Jigui is the concubine; but Yao Fang is different. After he was removed from all official positions in Jinyiwei, he had no income and did not go home to take money. .Over time, he became like this.

The eunuch delivering the letter also shook his head and sighed when he saw him in a messy fasting room.

Yao Fang recognized at a glance that this was her sister's handwriting.Because Yao Ji's handwriting is very beautiful, very beautiful, and easy to recognize.

The younger sister's words in the letter were not very polite, as if she had turned into a sister in reverse, she taught him, and she was quite resentful.

The younger sister wrote in the letter that the elder brother used to work for Dao Yan, and he was ruthless and only profit-seeking.Later, he was appreciated by the Holy Majesty, but he was arrogant and reckless, and acted recklessly for a woman, which disappointed the Holy Majesty very much.

Yao Fang didn't feel much when she saw the curse words at first.But when he saw his sister say that the Holy Majesty was very disappointed in him, he started to feel uncomfortable.

Emperor Zhu Gaoxu was very affectionate to Yao Fang, Yao Fang knew it in his heart, and he was also thinking of kindness.Yao Fang also admires Zhu Gaoxu's character and ability very much, and often wants to get Zhu Gaoxu's approval and appreciation; Zhu Gaoxu's attitude is very important for Yao Fang to re-understand herself after being deceived for many years.

So Yao Fang really felt some kind of complicated affection for the emperor who was considered a relative.However, for male relatives like father and brother, sometimes the rules and authority will overshadow the affection; this is very different from the warmth of a mother or sister.

Yao Fang didn't see his father when he was a child, and although the father and son were reunited later, he cared more about Zhu Gaoxu who was loyal to him.He thought of Zhu Gaoxu's ignorance and forgetfulness of him in the past year, as well as the disappointment mentioned by his sister; Yao Fang suddenly felt an unspeakable pain in his heart...

He continued to read the contents of the letter.Yao Ji had been complaining and scolding him in front, but she was her own sister after all, so her scolding was not malicious; as expected, the content behind it was to make plans for Yao Fang and try to find a way out.

Yao Ji thought that Yao Fang should go home first, find a matchmaker to propose marriage to the Qin family, and marry the Qin family's wife back to the Yao family.Because no matter whether the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty or the common people, when treating a person, morality is very important.

This coincides with the reason explained by Dali Temple Minister Gao Xianning, that is because Yao Fang did that kind of thing at other people's wedding out of admiration and good intentions; But it is easier for people to understand.As long as Yao Fang married the Qin family, it would be able to prove such a motive for robbing the relatives, because the marriage was also responsible for the Qin family's innocence, and Yao Fang would be able to get the sympathy and forgiveness of the world.

After Yao Ji thought of a way for her brother morally, she found another way for him: go to the businessman Shen Xu's family to find an errand.