On the Self-cultivation of the Concubine

Lulu hurriedly stretched out her hand in trepidation, and shook her fingertips.

"I have to come back every year to see Miss, and to report on the way to make sure that I am safe, and to write back when I encounter any problems." Yan Mo reminded me uneasy, "It would be the best if someone can accompany and take care of each other. .”

Ling withdrew her hand and nodded, "I'm leaving."

The sleeves fluttered, and the winter wind was cold. My sister stepped out of the palace door, and the black eggs in her sleeves popped out. She took a big breath of the cold air, "Finally, I'm out. It's really suffocating to stay inside."

Ling strode forward, in a happy mood, with brisk steps, and when she heard Heidan's words, she raised her lips and smiled, because these words were also from her heart.

"Let's go." Without looking back, she strode towards the gate of the city with big strides, going to the end of the world~

Heidan jumped and rolled all the way, chasing after his sister's footsteps from behind, "Wait for me!"

Yan Mo stood under the willow tree, watching the back of her sister going away until she couldn't see her, then she turned around and said to the curious Lu Lu next to her, "Let's go back, I'll explain to you after the ladies rest. .”

Lulu swallowed her own question, and followed Yanmo back to Chenshen Palace step by step.

The two masters in the palace were still eating, and Little Fairy Liu, who was raising her fetus, was more and more inclined to her own nature. She liked to eat small dried fish, fresh meat, and sweet corn.

Xie Xuanzhao asked the imperial physician that there was nothing wrong with these foods, so he let Kitty Liu open his belly to eat with confidence.

Liu Qinglan leaned against the beauty queen, with her legs resting leisurely on the soft couch, and holding a small stove in her hands, enjoying the delicious food that the beauty queen handed to her mouth with chopsticks.

Xie Xuanzhao watched her eat it bite by bite, his twinkling phoenix eyes were full of love and relief, "Our kitten is good, eat obediently, and has a great appetite."

Liu Qinglan felt the warmth of the small heater on her abdomen, and her little tail was raised proudly, "Of course, I want to raise cubs, and I have to eat a lot to raise them up and make them white and fat. ,OK?"

Xie Xuanzhao bowed his head and kissed the corner of her mouth like raindrops, and licked away the remaining sauce and gravy by the way, "Okay, okay, the kitten is the best."

In the leisurely pregnancy, the sweet days passed quickly, and it was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

Food and fireworks for the reunion night have already been prepared in the palace.Xie Xuanzhao arranged everything properly, and then came back from the front hall.

"Because of the national mourning this year, there is no big fuss on New Year's Eve, and everything will be kept simple." Yan Mo reported the situation, "All the palace people have gone back to celebrate the New Year, so you should rest earlier, Madam."

Xie Xuanzhao nodded, looked at Yanmo, "Yanmo, how long has it been since we went back to Xie's house?"

Yan Mo paused, and then said, "It's been about four or five years."

"So it's been so long." Xie Xuanzhao got up, "Let's get ready and go back to Xie's house on the reunion night."

Under the warm tent, Liu Qinglan, who had slept all afternoon, was sitting on the quilt, with a needle and thread in her hand, awkwardly sewing the doll's clothes.

Xie Xuanzhao sat on the edge of the bed, looked at her needlework, and smiled helplessly, "After practicing for so long, why are your cat's paws still so clumsy."

Little Fairy Liu put down her needle and thread, and scratched her ears, "My claws are for catching fish and bugs. It's good to be able to hold such a thin embroidery needle."

"Let's do this needlework slowly. Let's get ready, and then go out to Xie's mansion." Xie Xuanzhao helped her out of the quilt, and carefully changed her into regular clothes.

Liu Qinglan has already gained a little waist, and the food has been good these few days, and she has been eating mellow, her eyebrows and eyes gradually appear charming and mature, because she is going to be a mother, so her demeanor is also more stable.

It's just that in front of the beauty queen, she is still a lovely little girl full of energy.

Xie Xuanzhao gently pinched her chubby face, feeling very good, "Xie's Mansion is the place where I grew up, and I still have my boudoir, and we will rest there tonight."

Liu Qinglan asked her to help her put on her sleeves, and asked curiously: "Apart from brother Xie, who else is there in the mansion?"

"The Xie family is a big family. My uncle's family lives next to each other. In the main house, my elder brother is now the master. He has not yet married, so now he is the only head of the family." Xie Xuanzhao finally put on a fluffy snow-white hat for her, " It's snowing tonight, you should dress warmly, and we'll set off right away."

Yanmo has already made arrangements for her trip, and because it was a low-key trip, she didn't notify anyone.

Sitting in a delicate and fragrant car, Xie Xuanzhao and Liu Qinglan walked through the streets and alleys under the escort of Xie's family guards, and finally arrived at the gate of Xie's mansion.

There was a lot of snow, and every family in Kyoto closed their doors for the festival, so the streets were deserted, and the red plums bloomed on the side of the road, with double-petaled vermilion, and there was a burst of fragrance.

Xie Xuanzhao jumped off the carriage, then reached out to help Liu Qinglan, and stood with her in front of the gate of Xie Mansion.

There has been a layer of white snow on the stone lions in front of the door, and under the light of the glazed lanterns, it shimmers slightly, transparent and clear.

Xie's mansion is a century-old family, the mansion is solemn and simple, quiet and stable, the trees planted in the courtyard are lush and dense, towering into the sky.

Liu Qinglan was very happy when she smelled the grass and trees. She followed the beauty queen and stepped into this ancient house with her.

Because the meal time has passed, Xie's house is quiet and peaceful at this moment, only the figures of the servants who had rested early and played and played are reflected on the closed doors and windows, there is faint laughter, and the cups and cups go by.

Xie Xuanzhao reached out and held Liu Qinglan's little cold hand, "We went to see my brother, and then went back to my boudoir to rest."

Liu Qinglan nodded, and followed the beauty queen, obediently staying by her side all the way.

The corridor is long, the lanterns are swaying, and the light and shadow are whirling.The two of them crossed the long corridor together, outside the corridor was the flying fine snow, the years were peaceful.

The hall was brightly lit with candles, and before approaching, I heard the girl's sweet and soft voice begging: "It's just a short while, master, please agree, let me go and play."

"No, it's snowing outside." Patriarch Xie said coldly, putting on airs.

"I've been preparing for a whole month, and finally got these fireworks, so I'm going to set them off." The girl continued to beg.

Patriarch Xie seemed to be about to say something, but his voice became vague and broken, as if blocked by something.

Liu Qinglan's cat ears were very keen, and at the same time, she smelled a familiar scent. She quickly grabbed the hand of the beauty queen, and then motioned her to stop outside the door secretly, and first look at the scene inside.

I saw exquisite lotus lanterns all over the table, and the small candle lights of Lianxin flickered slightly, and two figures were reflected on the wall.

Patriarch Xie was sitting on a mahogany armchair, and on his knees was a young girl with long hair hanging down her waist, who was hugging his shoulders, kissing his lips delicately, with careful cursing and pleading.

Finally, Patriarch Xie said, "Go ahead, be careful."

Seeing this scene, Xie Xuanzhao was very pleased, "Finally, there is a flower of Xieyu by my brother's side."

She took Liu Qinglan by the hand and stepped into the hall, startling the two of them.

The girl who was about to set off fireworks excitedly saw the person coming, her eyes lit up, and she immediately flew in front of Liu Qinglan, "Boss Liu, come and see me!"

Liu Qinglan reached out and grabbed her belt, "Xiao Feijiu, are you going to set off the fireworks? You can take me there too."

Patriarch Xie got up, and at the same time wiped his thin lips pretending to be careless. "Sister, why are you back?"

Xie Xuanzhao looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, "I'm going to see my brother, it seems that my brother is accompanied by a beautiful woman, but I was too worried."

Patriarch Xie smiled slightly, "They are going to set off the fireworks, why don't you go and see them?"

"Of course I want to see it, but we won't bother brother." After Xie Xuanzhao finished speaking, he went out and saw Liu Qinglan standing under the corridor with a small look of excitement on his face. She stretched out her hand and pulled her, "We Go to the backyard."

Liu Qinglan watched Xiao Feijiu dragging fireworks out of the courtyard, reluctant to let go, "But..."

"My brother is here with her. Let's go to the backyard. There are fireworks there too. I'll let you off with me." Xie Xuanzhao stroked her fingers with a soft voice, and finally successfully lured the little beauty to the backyard.

Xie Xuanzhao's boudoir is similar to the layout of Chenshen Palace, the layout is elegant and simple, with luxury in a low-key way.

The snowflakes were swirling and still falling.Yan Mo and Lu Lu had already lit the small stove, placed it under the corridor, and then retreated tacitly.

Xie Xuanzhao squatted next to the firework and lit it with a torch. When the firework was blooming in the night sky, she quickly ran back to the corridor and hugged Little Fairy Liu from behind.

They looked at the gorgeous fireworks in the night sky together, Liu Qinglan's eyes sparkled, "This is my first New Year's Eve, I am so lucky to be able to be with my beautiful sister."

Xie Xuanzhao hugged her and gave her warmth, "We will have countless New Year's Eves in the future, I promise you, I will watch the fireworks with you every year."

A bright and huge firework exploded in the cold night sky. Fire trees and silver flowers, against the color of snow, looked like a world of glazed glass.

Fireworks were set off outside the window, Little Fairy Liu was lying on the boudoir bed, feeling the breath of the beauty queen who lived in her boudoir.

Xie Xuanzhao sat in front of the bronze mirror, slowly removed the hairpin, loosened his hair, and then walked towards Liu Qinglan with bare feet on the soft blanket wearing only his middle clothes.

"Did you live in this house as a child?"

Xie Xuanzhao got into the bed, covered her with a quilt, and then lay down, leaning on the pillow, looking at the top of the familiar but unfamiliar bed curtain, "Yes, I lived here when I was three years old, until I left the pavilion. Here Not a single object or painting has been touched, it is still the same as before.”

Liu Qinglan turned over, put her hands under her head, looked sideways at the beauty queen, and looked at the face reflected by the fireworks outside the window, which was clearly on and off, "Speaking of which, the last time I went to Huoshan, I didn't take you to see it. The den I used to live in."

"There will be opportunities in the future. What is your Feifei's nest like?" Xie Xuanzhao suddenly became curious.

Liu Qinglan smiled embarrassingly, "It's just a nest made of dead grass and branches. This was taught to me by Xiao Feijiu, but she built it on a tree and I built it in a cave."

"Then, is this nest still there?"

"When I left, I didn't tidy it up, so it should still be there." Little Fairy Liu looked at the beauty queen's glamorous face, and her feet under the quilt began to touch her calf uneasily, caressing her.

Xie Xuanzhao turned around, faced her face to face, and reached out to hold her restless little hand, "Is it okay?"

While speaking, the last fireworks just bloomed outside the window, which made Liu Xiaomei's face bright red and her watery eyes sparkle.

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