Shi Qingqing was looking at the lotus root pink gauze dress, turned around when she heard the words, saw that the dress looked really good, and said with a smile, "Since it suits me, I will accept it."

"People who are almost married, still like this" Zhuo Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly Xiaoxue said in surprise: "Qingqing is going to get married"

Shi Qingqing said shyly, "Oh, don't laugh at me anymore, it's still early to get married, it's just settled first"

"Then congratulations first. When you get married, I will definitely give you the most beautiful wedding dress." Xiaoxue smiled and Zhuo Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Then Commander Li is not young anymore, I'm afraid it will be soon."

The clothes in Xiaoxue's hands fell to the ground suddenly, "Commander Li Shao"

Seeing that her expression was not right, Shi Qingqing asked doubtfully, "What's the matter, Xiaoxue, do you also know Commander Li?"

"No, I don't know." Xiaoxue squatted down and picked up the skirt, avoiding Shi Qingqing's probing eyes in a panic.

The more she behaved like this, Shi Qingqing became more curious, grabbed her arm and asked, "What's the matter, do you really know him, how is he, is he good-looking?"

"Okay, everything is fine." Xiaoxue avoided her eyes and put the skirt back to its original place

"Hmph, what do you know, why didn't you tell me that I won't play with you anymore?" Shi Qingqing stomped her feet angrily, Zhuo Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Xiaoxue, what do you know, so tell her, she is very curious about that Commander Li now Bingbing also chimed in, "Yes, sister Xiaoxue, just tell her about it."

Shi Qingqing turned around and begged her again, Xiaoxue hesitated and said, "But, but what I know is not a good thing."

Shi Qingqing was taken aback for a moment, and put down his hand holding Xiaoxue's clothes, "What is something bad?"

"Qingqing, I don't know whether I should tell you about this matter" Xiaoxue wondered

"If that person is bad, you should tell Qingqing even more. There is still room for regret now. If Qingqing gets married and knows his true face, wouldn't it be too late to regret?" Zhuo Xiaoxiao also said this to Qingqing Listen, let her not take the undecided marriage so seriously.

"That's right, sister Xiaoxue, just tell me, what's the matter?"

"Let's talk in my room." Xiaoxue pointed to the upstairs, and the three girls nodded and went upstairs lightly. "You all heard me about my elder brother and brother-in-law, right?"

The three girls usually come to Xiaoxue to look at their clothes when they have nothing to do, and they often chat with each other when they get acquainted.

"My brother-in-law was married to my eldest brother by Mr. Tao as a matchmaker in the refugee shelter outside Jinzhou. When my brother-in-law and my elder brother came home together, there were still his relatives in the refugee shelter in Jinzhou."

"I remember you told me that the woman who came to make trouble last time was your brother-in-law's mother." Bing Bingdao Xiaoxue nodded, "They stayed in Jinzhou later, and my brother-in-law's younger sister is Li Dongnian's wife." a concubine"

Shi Qingqing, "Did something happen to her?"

"I heard that she is crazy and pregnant with a child." Xiaoxue slowly said, Shi Qingqing stood up in disbelief and shouted, "What did you say?"

Zhuo Xiaoxiao dragged Shi Qingqing to sit down, "Listen to Xiaoxue speak slowly"

"You know, the most taboo in the family is to have a concubine before the concubine. Maybe it's because he is angry and he doesn't want to have children. I don't know what he did to drive Luo Xiaoxia crazy."

"Crazy?" Shi Qingqing asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"I heard that he also regretted it later and wanted to keep the child, so Luo Xiaoxia let her live a few more days." Xiaoxue didn't mention Luo Xiaoxia's greed and calculations at all, and only told her fate to win sympathy

Zhuo Xiaoxiao looked at Shi Qingqing's expression and said, "Accordingly, this Luo Xiaoxia is the same, just use other means to win favor, but she has no brains and is pregnant."

Bingbing said helplessly, "Sister Xiaoxiao, it's easy for you to say, things in the back house are not so easy to distinguish between right and wrong, my mother and concubine hurt her body because of the methods in the back house? Fortunately, father and king can repent, otherwise mother The concubine is probably gone long ago.”

"The road of the back house is the road we must take. It would be fine if the back house is quieter, if so" Zhuo Xiaoxiao looked at Shi Qingqing thoughtfully

"I heard that there are two noble concubines, seven concubines and three housemates in Li Donghou's residence. The trouble is very serious. Otherwise, Luo Xiaoxia would not have made such a bad plan. She would rather lose it with her life and want to use this child to tie her up. Lee Dong Nian"

Bingbing was the youngest, she waved her hand and said casually, "That's all right, if he's afraid that Luo Xiaoxia will give birth to the eldest son, it's fine if he throws away a bowl of medicine, even if he's reluctant to throw it away and send it away, it's fine if we don't see each other again, why bother?" drive people crazy”

"Yeah, why drive people crazy?" Zhuo Xiaoxiao also sighed, Shi Qingqing twisted her hands, lost in thought.

She knows how many conspiracies and tricks there are in the back house. His father is considered good, and now he has two concubines. When she was a child, there was an aunt who was very kind to her. She made clothes for her and often made good food for her. Once she ate that aunt I made snacks, and there was a riot at night. Fortunately, nothing happened, but my father's concubine was starved by his mother for three days. Looking at her, "It's not me, I really like you, not me"

Maybe it was her poison or another aunt's poison to frame her, but if she wanted to harm her, why didn't she have anything to do in the end? I dare not eat the food given by my father's concubine.

The remaining two concubines are quite safe. Except for meeting each other during festivals and holidays, it’s as if they don’t exist at other times. They stay in their own yard without talking or going out, as if they want to guard that yard and die alone. .

She doesn't want to live like that, nor does she want to force others to live like that.

"It's better for Xiaoxue. I will marry Brother Xia Yuan in the future. Brother Xia Yuan will only marry you. There will be no mess. How good it is." Zhuo Xiaoxiao sighed with emotion

"There is no lack of people who are clean and self-sufficient among the high-ranking families in this imperial capital, so why envy me?"

Bingbing said proudly, "Well, for example, my brother, he said that he would marry only one like my father. Although it is impossible in his capacity, he said he would try his best to do it, and my father also supports him very much."

"That's right, I know brother Chuqing, my second brother, and brother Yichen. They are all people who hate chaos in the backyard. Although their status may not be noble, they are talented and promising, so it may not be a good entrustment." Xiaoxue laughed

Zhuo Xiaoxiao finally said, "What's so good about Gaomen Hou's Mansion, and what's the relationship between those calculations and those affairs in the middle of the court and our little girl? We just want to find someone who is sincere and live this life with us."

After the four of them were silent, Bingbing cheered up first and said, "No matter what, I will fight for my own happiness.

My father, queen, mother and concubine who like me can’t force me to marry.”

Zhuo Xiaoxiao suddenly said, "Then Liu Yichen hasn't said goodbye yet?"

Xiaoxue blinked her eyes and was stunned, she didn't expect Zhuo Xiaoxiao to be so courageous, how could any sister come to inquire about a man who said he was close?

"Probably not yet"

Zhuo Xiaoxiao smiled and said nothing.

She had heard something about Liu Yichen before, so when Xiaoxue said it, she couldn't help asking curiously.

Liu Yichen's mother is a peasant girl who married Liu Yichen's father when he was still a scholar. Later, he went to Beijing to rush for the exam. He was naturally proud of catching up, but he didn't forget his wife at home, so he told the truth, but Liu Yichen's aunt said that he didn't care about it, as long as he could be a regular wife.

Liu Yichen's father was greedy for wealth and the woman's father's rights. He went home crying and begged his pregnant wife to suffer some grievances to make him better. Liu Yichen's biological mother agreed in a moment of resignation. From then on, her miserable life in the back house began. Liu Yichen changed from a legitimate son to a As a concubine, he had seen all the suffering and grievances his mother had suffered since he was a child, and his brows were not stretched when he died. Naturally, he hated the wives and concubines at home the most.

Zhuo Xiaoxiao had seen Liu Yichen from a distance a few times, and heard that he had been admitted to the first prize, much better than those so-called sons-in-law. She secretly admired it, and she was old enough, thinking that if she could marry Liu Yichen, she would be free from the struggle in the backyard. Life is also good.

After they finished talking, they agreed with Xiaoxue on the clothes they wanted, and each took their mother-in-law and left.

That night Shi Qingqing got into a fight with his mother, "You clearly knew that his concubine was pregnant and you were driven crazy by him, why didn't you tell me?"

"Because of this, we can see how much he attaches importance to the position of wife, Qingqing," Mrs. Shi persuaded earnestly

"He is so ruthless, and what he values ​​is father's power and position. If one day he doesn't need father's power or our family goes downhill, wouldn't I become the second Luo Xiaoxia?"

"What are you talking about, are you cursing your father?" Mrs. Shi has been persuading her for a long time, and she is already impatient

"Anyway, don't marry her, if you force me, I will die" Shi Qingqing cried

"We raised you so much, we just let you marry someone, you are going to die, are you worthy of us?" Mrs. Shi patted the table and said

"That's the happiness of my daughter's life, not as important as my father's future." Shi Qingqing's eyes widened in disbelief, and clear tears flowed down her cheeks.

Mrs. Shi couldn't tell her that if the imperial court didn't stand well, she would die. She just resented that she didn't know her parents' painstaking efforts and refused to follow their wishes to marry the person they needed.

In the end, Shi Qingqing was locked in the room and wept silently until dawn.

When it was almost dawn, she took out a white silk scarf from the room and hung it on the beam.

The hidden guard watched silently on the tree for a while, a stone flew out, the silk scarf was torn, Shi Qingqing fell down with a bang, the woman and maid hurriedly opened the door with breakfast and toiletries, and immediately there was a noise in the room. There came crying.

The news that Shi Taishi's daughter committed suicide because she couldn't bear the anger of marrying Li Dongnian, and the rumors that Li Dongnian drove the pregnant concubine crazy quickly flew to every corner of Jinzhou.

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