Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

September [-]th Consort Lifu

In the ninth year of Jingjia, on the ninth day of September, it is advisable to move.

After more than a year, the two consorts were finally completed.

Nangong Rang issued an imperial decree: the two sons-in-law were immediately moved to the new mansion.

The moods of the two princesses were diametrically opposed after receiving the imperial decree. Nangongshu ordered her personal maid to preside over Lu Zhongxing's housewarming, and ordered that the son-in-law of the treasury could choose at will.

Those who didn't know thought that His Royal Highness Zhuo Hua loved the son-in-law so much that only the servants in the mansion knew the secret.

Lu Zhongxing's face was livid, but he was very "ambitious".

Except for close-fitting clothes and items brought out from the Taiwei's Mansion, he insisted not to take a single stitch from the Princess Mansion.

Nangong Shunv had been hiding in the study since early in the morning, and she had no choice but to accept Lu Zhongxing's farewell until she was about to leave.

Nangong Shunv put down the scroll in her hand, Lu Zhongxing lifted his robe and knelt in front of the desk.

"Thanks to His Highness for taking care of you for a few days, I have finished sorting out the delicate and soft items of the minister. I have been ordered to move to the imperial concubine's mansion. From now on, every first day, fifteenth day, His Highness's birthday and holidays, I will come to the mansion to pay my respects."

Nangong Shunv glanced at Lu Zhongxing, and said lightly: "You and I are a husband and wife, so you don't need to pay too much attention to these red tapes. I will exempt you from the first and fifteenth of every month to greet you."

The first half of the sentence sparked a glimmer of hope in Lu Zhongxing, but the second half of the sentence drove him into the abyss.

Nan Gongshu expressed her most unfeeling feelings with seemingly considerate words.

Lu Zhongxing raised his head abruptly, he wanted to ask Nangong Shunv why she was so heartless?But meeting those deserted eyes, all the words were choked in his chest.

On the back of Nangong Shunv hung a picture of "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription" with four big characters "Shepherd Layman" written on it.

Lu Zhongxing remembered this word: At the beginning, the owner of the study would not sell anything, and since then, Lay Shepherd has disappeared...

He frowned: How could this picture appear in Nangong Shunv's study?

On the other hand, Nangong Jingnv went to the imperial palace the day before Qi Yan established the mansion.

Before Yafei entered the palace, Nangong Jingnv would enter the palace every three to five days to greet Nangong. Nangong Jingnv had not entered the palace since the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Coincidentally, Qi Yan fell ill, so Nangong Jingnv also had a very good excuse.

Seeing that her beloved daughter cared so much about the son-in-law, Nangong asked someone to bring a lot of medicinal materials.

Hearing that her beloved daughter, whom she had not seen for a few days, entered the palace, Nangong Rang put down the memorial and ordered the imperial dining room to cook a table of Nangong Jingnv's favorite dishes.

Fortunately, there were only father and daughter for dinner, and no "disgusting" person was seen, so Nangong Jingnv felt better.

During the dinner, she held back her desire to speak several times.

Nangong Rang told Nangong Jingnv: The reconstruction of Weiming Palace has been put on the agenda, and he will try his best to restore it.

Nangong Jingnv didn't have too many thoughts, she didn't have any attachment to Weiming Palace, she just wanted a portrait of the queen mother.

But I always felt that something had changed, so I didn't mention it.

After dinner, Nangong Jingnv asked Nangong Rang to beg for something before asking Ann to leave.

Compared to Lu Zhongxing's "desertness", Qi Yan received unprecedented courtesy.

Nangong Rang had already rewarded some things and put them in the treasury of the son-in-law's mansion. Nangong Jingnv was afraid that Qi Yan would be wronged, so she personally went to the treasury to pick out many items, and put a small half of her property into the carriage.

If it wasn't for Qiu Ju's persuasion, Nangong Jingnv would have emptied her entire family.

Especially the herbal medicine library, Nangong Jingnv didn't think about herself at all, and gave all the rare medicinal materials to Qi Yan.

Nangong Jingnv's reward, Qi Yan's personal belongings, three hundred volumes of rare and ancient books, and all kinds of things were added together, and nearly twenty carriages were loaded in total...

There are still some scattered things, and Nangong Jing asked her servants to put them in boxes and carry them on poles, and send them to them later...

Qiu Ju looked at the carriage parked for half a street and was stunned: Thanks to His Majesty's order to close the street in advance, if the common people see this, they don't know how to talk about their Highness...

This favor is really too much...

Although none of the treasures in the treasury belonged to Qiu Ju, she had kept the keys for many years, and felt distressed seeing nearly half of the things she worked so hard to "guard" taken away.

Nangong Jingnv personally sent Qi Yan to the door with a look of reluctance.

Qi Yan looked at the row of carriages parked at the door, his eyes showed shock: "Your Highness, this is...?"

Nangong Jingnu replied softly: "This palace has [-] households, and it earns money every year. Coupled with the rewards from the emperor from time to time, it won't be long before you come back. But you... the salary of the captain-in-law is meager, From now on, all expenses in the mansion will be borne by you, next time you go out in a good mood, don't forget to bring money."

Qi Yan's mood is a bit complicated, she has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

But when it really came to this day, seeing Nangong Jingnv rushing around to take care of herself, looking at the dozens of taels of fully loaded carriages, looking at her reluctant eyes, and listening to her instructions, I felt a little bit reluctant.

She lifted her robe and knelt down in front of Nangong Jingnv before everyone watched. The latter wanted to help her up, but Qi Yan bowed decisively and said: "The minister is ordered to establish a mansion, every first and fifteenth day of the month , festivals, birthdays, and early in the morning, I will come to pay my respects, and I hope His Highness will cherish it."

Hearing these farewell words, Nangong Jingnv's nose was sore, she turned her head to suppress the turmoil in her heart, took the wooden box from Qiu Ju's hand and handed it to Qi Yan's.

"This is?"

"This palace gave it to you, you can open it at your residence."

"Yes."

"It's getting late, let's go."

"Yes, come back, Your Highness."

"Get in the car, I see you go."

Qi Yan's eyes flickered, Shen Mo turned around and took the wooden box and boarded the carriage, opened the curtains, and saw Nangong Jingnv standing in front of the door with red eyes, she was also speechless.

The curtains were not lowered until the figure of Nangong Jingnv disappeared.

The bedrooms in the main hall of the son-in-law's mansion have been tidied up, and the maids and servants in the mansion are also fully equipped. As soon as the carriage arrived, the servants began to unload and load the carriage in an orderly manner, and a special person recorded every item in detail.

The person in charge of recording was the palace servant sent by the Inner Court Department, and Qi Yan couldn't help but be astonished after counting Qi Yan's net worth: indeed, he is the son-in-law of Princess Zhenzhen, and he is indeed the son-in-law with the richest family since the founding of the country.

Qi Yan returned to the main hall, opened the wooden box that Nangong Jingnv gave her last, and a soft white light overflowed.

"This is……"

A night pearl the size of a bowl is quietly lying in the box, and there is a small piece of paper next to it, on which is a line of beautiful small words: The light of this pearl is gentle and does not hurt the eyes, take it with you at night.

Qi Yan held up the paper and looked at it for a long time, a gap broke in the indifferent expression that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.

She tightened the wooden box in her arms, and a picture of Nangong Jingnv writing in front of the desk flashed in front of her eyes.

Qi Yan has seen Nangong Jingnu's handwriting: it's a bit scribbled.

She has always been lazy, and she has never been seen practicing calligraphy for more than a year after marriage.

I don't know how many times she wrote this small note repeatedly.

Dozens of servants and the internal servants temporarily transferred by the inner court secretary worked for a whole morning before they finished arranging the things Qi Yan brought.

The palace staff of the Inner Court Department took a copy of the list of items in the treasury to Qi Yan, copied a copy and brought it back to the palace for archival purposes.

A group of servants knelt in front of Qi Yan to pay their respects: "Young ones, see the son-in-law."

Xia He knelt quietly in the queue of maidservants, feeling a sense of loss in her heart: she thought she would have a chance to take over the position of Sister Chuntao this time, but His Highness gave herself to the son-in-law instead.

Qi Yan glanced around and called out: "Xia He."

"The servant is here!"

She handed over a bunch of keys together with the checklist: "From now on, you will be the female officer in charge of the consort's mansion, and you will keep the treasury keys and checklist."

Xia He stared at Qi Yan in a daze, a little in disbelief.

"Xia He?"

"Ah! Yes! This servant thanked Hong En, the son-in-law, and will definitely live up to the trust of the master!"

"Get up, there are two female officials in charge of the princess mansion. I dare not keep pace with the princess, so I only set up one. You can look at the roster and choose two smart servants to help you. In addition, you can order two chief servants, choose Alright, tell me your name."

"Yes!"

"Go down and tell the kitchen to add a few more dishes tonight."

……

As soon as Qi Yan walked to the door of the study room, a family member came rushing to report: "I would like to report to my son-in-law, there is a merchant surnamed Xie who claims to be an old friend of my son-in-law, and brought congratulations to my son-in-law on his housewarming."

The servant handed over the gift list and invitation to Qi Yan, opened the post and saw: It really is Xie An: Xie Yuanshan.

"Ask him to wait in the main hall, and I will come later."

"Yes!"

Qi Yan first went to the dormitory to change a set of clothes, then went to the study to write a few words, and when the ink was completely dry, she rolled it up and went to the main hall.

Xie An bowed and said, "Congratulations to the son-in-law on his housewarming."

Qi Yan said with a smile: "Brother Yuan Shan came here by coincidence, I wrote a new picture and ask Brother Yuan Shan to give me some pointers."

A trace of doubt flashed in Xie An's eyes: Qi Yan should know the reason for her visit, which song is this singing?

But he still took the scroll with a smile: "Then I will make a fool of myself."

"I want to discuss with Brother Yuan Shan without leaving anyone to wait on me, and inform the kitchen to prepare dinner."

"Yes!"

Xie An's smile froze, and there were only eight words on the scroll: "The rabbit is dead, the dog is cooking, the bird is dead and the bow is hidden..."

He quickly rolled up the scroll, Qi Yan sat on the main seat and took a sip of the tea cup, his face was calm.

Xie An came to Qi Yan's side and lowered his voice: "What's your brother's intention at this time?"

Qi Yan chuckled: "Brother Yuanshan, please take this calligraphy back and give it to brother 'Shuhan'."

Uncle Han is the alias of Nan Gongwang, the third son of the emperor. Xie An was anxious and asked, "What do you mean, brother?"

Qi Yan took another sip of tea, and put down the cup slowly: "literally."

"Brother, are you blaming...'Shuhan'?"

"Don't dare, I, Qi, ask myself how much integrity I have, but the moon shines in the ditch. That's all for now. Brother Yuan Shan, please stay for dinner. You and I won't see each other for a few days. We only talk about writing and nothing else."

It has been half a year since Qi Yan offered advice last time, Nan Gongwang never looked for her again.

She knew that her plot was too vicious and vicious, which made Nangong look suspicious, so today she deliberately neglected Xie An and sent these eight words again.

With Nan Gongwang's disposition, if he blindly flatters him, he will become suspicious instead.

Xie An must return today without success, and she will not "let it go" until Nangong Wang personally convinces her to invite her.