proud wife and concubine

"Who is this child, your maid?" Shen Qingmo pouted at Xiao Xueqiong and asked Li Yuerong.

"Ah, I almost forgot," Li Yuerong patted her head, "Xueqiong, come on, this is my junior sister, just call her Sister Qingmo."

Xiao Xueqiong's mind was full of Li Yuerong's words "almost forgot", she was so aggrieved, she asked "Sister Qingmo" in a panic, then lowered her head and twisted the corner of her clothes, and stopped talking.

"How stupid..."

Xiao Xueqiong was a little sad when she heard Shen Qingmo's evaluation, and even a little bit unconvinced.

"Fuck you, how are you stupid!" Luckily, Sister Yuerong Yuerong spoke her heart out verbatim, and even bounced the woman's head hard.

"It hurts so much, senior sister, don't hit me on the head again!" Shen Qingmo rubbed her forehead and complained, "You haven't said who she is!"

"This..." Li Yuerong turned her head around and returned: "This is my sworn sister, my father has already given her to Zhao Xu as a concubine."

"What!?" Shen Qingmo's shock was beyond words.

"What, what, why are you asking so many questions. You suddenly disappeared and reappeared. I haven't asked you what. Where have you been these past few years? How did you come to Beijing to find me?"

Shen Qingmo ignored her question, just stared at Xiao Xueqiong, looked again and again, frowned and asked Li Yuerong: "Is it the emperor's intention to accept a concubine, or Zhao Xu's intention?"

"All of them." Li Yuerong didn't really want to mention this matter, concubines and concubines, this word made her involuntarily think about Xiao Xueqiong's appearance when she really married a woman one day, and always felt uncomfortable in her heart.

"Are you and Zhao Xu..." Shen Qingmo asked tentatively.

"No, it's very good, you are a girl, why do you ask so many questions. Why don't you tell me quickly, where are you from, and why are you here?" Li Yuerong replied firmly.

"What can I say? I fell in love with a man and stayed with him for two years. I fell in love with him for a long time and parted ways. I heard that my senior sister got lucky and became a princess, so I came here to join him. Senior sister won't despise me, right?"

Xiao Xueqiong was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped, this woman is really... bold.

Li Yuerong wanted to slap herself, but she knew that Shen Qingmo couldn't say anything good, so she hurriedly said to Xiao Xueqiong: "A good boy must not learn from her!" Seeing Xiao Xueqiong nodding her head like a pest, she felt relieved.

The corners of Shen Qingmo's lips curled up, a little contemptuous.

"The son-in-law's mansion is also spacious, so it's no problem if you want to live, and you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. It's just that today is different, so please don't cause trouble for me." Li Yuerong felt that it would be better to clarify some things first.

"It's natural. Not only will I not cause trouble, but I can also share the worries for the senior sister."

"That's not necessary, let's be at ease, and don't wade into the muddy water."

Shen Qingmo smiled, noncommittal.

The carriage stopped in front of a big house. The door of this house opened directly from the wall of the square. The gate was built in a spacious manner, with a row of guards holding halberds standing on both sides.

Shen Qingmo jumped out of the car first, followed by Li Yuerong. Naturally, she did not forget to help the "delicate" Xiao Xueqiong after getting off.

"This will be your home from now on." Seeing Xiao Xueqiong hesitated, Li Yuerong took her hand and walked inside while talking.

An unfamiliar mansion, an unfamiliar face, because of Li Yuerong's words, Xiao Xueqiong felt inexplicably at ease.

"Ma'am, you are finally back." The three of them met Xiaodie who hurried over in the corridor. Xiaodie was obviously a little surprised when she saw Shen Qingmo walking in front, wondering why the princess brought a beggar back to the house, and when she saw Shen Qingmo Xiao Xueqiong, who was behind Li Yuerong, saluted respectfully.

"What's the matter?" Li Yuerong asked.

"Miss Xu's family has been waiting for you for a long time, and now I'm leaving."

"Sister Ci Bing? Why is she here?" Li Yuerong quickened her pace.

Xiao Xueqiong was powerless when she heard the words: Sister Xueqiong, Sister Qingmo, and Lu Weishuang who didn't know if it was a sister or a younger sister, now there is another sister Cibing, sister Yuerong, how many younger sisters do you have?

"The servant girl asked tentatively, but Miss Xu only said that she must see you in person. If she can't see you today, she will come back another day."

"I see, this is my junior sister, you take her to the guest room to fix it."

"Yes."

Walking to the end of the veranda, Xiaodie led Shen Qingmo to another direction.

"Then what about me?" Xiao Xueqiong asked in a low voice, following behind Li Yuerong.

"You? Come with me to meet our future sister-in-law." Li Yuerong shook the hands they held tightly in a good mood.

us?Sister-in-law?Xiao Xueqiong felt that she seemed to be in a better mood.

"Sister Cibing." Li Yuerong walked into the hall, just as Xu Cibing was about to stand up and say goodbye.

"Sister, you're back. I've been waiting for a long time." Xu Cibing and Li Yuerong were congenial, but after seeing each other a few times, they became as affectionate as playmates, and they didn't behave like a king or minister, so Li Yuerong naturally didn't care.

"Why did you come here suddenly, and you didn't make a call in advance? Fortunately, today was a coincidence, or didn't you miss it?"

"I told my family that I made an appointment with my little sister to see calligraphy and painting, so I came here secretly. How can I make an appointment in advance?" Xu Cibing pouted, and her fleshy, pink and tender face was even more round and bright, However, when Xiao Xueqiong saw her for the first time, she felt that this young lady was really cute and amiable.

"Huh? Who is this little sister? Wait, don't tell me, let me guess...it's Princess Linchuan from the previous dynasty, the one who is going to be your concubine now, right?"

"You are very well informed." Li Yuerong said while calling the two to sit down, and ordered the servants to serve tea.

"Spirituality is not counted. General Zhao enjoys the blessings of all people, and the dignitaries in Beijing don't know about it."

After Xu Cibing finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Xiao Xueqiong: "Little sister, although you are also a princess, you are from the previous court after all, so you don't count. Princess Zhaoyang has a kind heart, you have to be obedient and serve her carefully."

Seeing Xu Cibing tilting his head and teaching Xiao Xueqiong in a decent manner, Li Yuerong couldn't help laughing: "Xueqiong is the most sensible person in the world, you don't need to worry about these things, why don't you tell me why you came today? Why are you still here?" Want to hide it from the family?"

"Well, it's like this... I heard that if a man and a woman have not met before marriage, the woman must make a token for the man herself, so that the two will be in harmony after marriage, and after reincarnation , and meet each other again.”

Li Yuerong stroked her temples: "Is there such a thing? Why haven't I heard of it, Xueqiong, have you heard of it?"

"I heard from the mothers in the palace that they seem to exist." In fact, Xiao Xueqiong had never heard of it.

"Okay, are you asking me to hand over the things to Ake?" Li Yuerong asked Xu Cibing.

The other party smiled sweetly, and said a little shyly: "Well, I showed you a sachet, please pass it to His Highness King Qin."

"Aren't you not good at female celebrities?" Li Yuerong had just finished speaking, when she saw Xu Cibing's little hands wrapped with many cloth belts, and there were mixed feelings at the moment.

"I learned it in a hurry, I hope His Highness won't dislike it." Xu Cibing took out a small brocade box from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yuerong.

"How could it be? He must be too happy." Li Yuerong took it with both hands, but a small box made her feel heavy. Let the princes get married earlier, have your parents mentioned it to you?"

"Well, I said it before, that's why I'm locked up at home every day to prepare for marriage. I wish I could become proficient in housekeeping and accounting, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the past few months. I said I would come to play with you, but I was rejected After some training, I said I don’t know how to avoid suspicion.”

"It's so annoying. I really want to get married tomorrow without listening to their nagging." Xu Cibing's face was full of depression.

Li Yuerong was amused by her childish words, and after chatting for a while, Xu Cibing left, and Li Yuerong and Xiao Xueqiong sent her to the sedan chair parked at the west side gate.

In order to let Xiao Xueqiong get acquainted with the Concubine's Mansion as soon as possible, Li Yuerong took her to take a long way back.

"My sister's house is big, but there are not many people." Xiao Xueqiong looked left and right, many rooms were locked, and there were few maids and servants.

"Yeah, these houses are all empty. In the past, only me and my son-in-law lived in such a big place. Now that you are here, and Qingmo is added, it will be more lively. In a few days, the son-in-law's parents will also come from Pingzhou. Come here, another group of people will live in."

"The parents of the son-in-law?" Xiao Xueqiong's heart pounded, General Zhao's parents, wouldn't they be equivalent to her uncle?

"Yes, you don't need to worry. I let them live in Fuluyuan, which is far away from where we live. It's good for you to follow me occasionally to say hello."

Xiao Xueqiong felt relieved, and asked again: "Sister and I live in the same yard?"

"Yes, there is a small bed in the compartment of my room. You can live there first, so I can rest assured."

Li Yuerong originally planned to let Xiao Xueqiong live alone in the east wing, but although Zhao Xu is reliable, he is a man after all, if he gets drunk that day, who knows if he will be a tyrannical bully?Xiao Xueqiong's status as a concubine was determined by the imperial decree, so she will be really dumb and eat coptis, and it's hard to say if she suffers.Furthermore, Li Ke would come here every now and then, and would mostly live in the west wing. It would be bad for Xiao Xueqiong to notice something. After thinking about it, Li Yuerong felt that it was better to let Xiao Xueqiong stay under her nose to be at ease.

"What's the matter, but you don't want to live with me?" Seeing Xiao Xueqiong's distressed face, Li Yuerong asked.

"No, I naturally want to be with my sister every day, but... I live with my sister, what should the general do? I..." Xiao Xueqiong was embarrassed to continue.

"So you're worried about this. Don't worry, the general lives in his own room and won't hinder us."

"Don't sister share a room with the general?" Xiao Xueqiong asked in surprise.

"Come here, I'll tell you a secret, you're not allowed to tell anyone else." Li Yuerong beckoned to Xiao Xueqiong mysteriously, and the other party obediently put her ear to her immediately.