concubines

Qi Niqun supported the maidservant's hand, with tears in her eyes, when she walked to Qi Yunruo's bed, she was already sobbing, she took Qi Yunruo's hand, and mourned: "Why did you become like this?"

Li Chen put the empty medicine bowl aside, and said calmly: "The princess is heavy, so don't get sick, let's go out and talk, and don't wake up Xiao Qi."

"Yes." Qi Niqun was waiting for Li Chen to help her, but when she saw Li Chen going out on her own, her heart tightened, and she looked at Qi Yunruo with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.

Qi Niqun followed Li Chen out and sat on a chair in the study outside. Li Chen asked, "Does the princess know what happened this time?"

"It's my concubine's fault, my younger brother is so strong, I don't allow my concubine to intervene, but my concubine really let go, that Ji concubine is not easy to get along with, I shouldn't..."

"Wangfei thinks how to solve this matter?" Li Chen interrupted her impatiently.

Qi Niqun was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "I feel that both Concubine Ji and my younger brother are inappropriate, it's not good to live in the same house and make too much noise."

"Ah."

"I don't know what the prince wants?" Qi Niqun asked.

Li Chen called Su Ge and asked Su Ge to report what he knew. Su Ge and Lu Lan explained what Qi Yunruo did and what Eunuch Xia said. Li Chen took a look at Qi Niqun.

Qi Niqun said: "This kind of scumbag dares to insult the master and lie to others, even if it is killed, it is not too much."

Li Chen said: "There is still a concubine and concubine Wei who are pregnant in the mansion, it is not suitable to see blood, Su Ge, put Xia Neishi [-] boards and throw it into the Taipu Temple to feed the horses."

"The servant knows."

Li Chen rubbed his forehead, Qi Niqun was speechless for a moment, and sat aside in embarrassment.

From the very beginning, Li Chen didn't believe what Concubine Ji said.Because Li Chen really knows Ji Ru too well, Ji Ru has never been someone who would wrong herself, and the wronged she suffers will definitely cause the other party to suffer ten times. Li Chen saw that she deliberately dressed up and looked pitiful, and he felt helpless. , Sometimes in the eyes of those women, I don't know what is right and what is wrong, and I just need to obey their words and stand up for them.

Li Chen said: "Princess, go back and rest. You have already released the power of housekeeping. Naturally, you can't make everything small and small. You are not to blame for this matter."

Qi Niqun choked up and said, "My concubine, thank the prince for his consideration."

Li Chen patted her hand and asked someone to send the princess back.

After a while, Su Ge came over and said softly: "My lord, something that rewards Concubine Ji..."

Li Chen said calmly: "Reward."

"Yes, the slave understands."

Qi Yunruo seemed to be trapped in an old dream, and for a moment he didn't know what was going on. This was when he first arrived at Ziyangbo's mansion.

In Qingzhi Hutong, he was the little master, and the servants never dared to say anything more.When he arrived at Ziyang Bo's Mansion, he realized that there is a class of women in this world called "whores, prostitutes", who are the most despised women.

Qi Yunruo cried and said, "Where's Sister Yuanyuan?"

Nanny Kong, who took care of him, said coldly: "I was betrayed by my wife."

Xiao Yunruo cried and asked: "Why? I want Sister Yuanyuan to feed me! I want Sister Yuanyuan to help me dress! I want Sister Yuanyuan!"

Nanny Kong threw down the bowl, frowned and said, "A prostitute, who cares about her life and death, once that woman dies, all those people will be sold by the madam to Ren Yazi, and they will all be sold to the bitter cold places in the northwest , They will never come back in this lifetime."

Xiao Yunruo said in a daze: "I can't come back, I can't come back like A Niang..."

Mother Kong was most annoyed that Qi Yunruo mentioned his biological mother, stared at him fiercely, and said every word: "Don't let that prostitute's name appear in our uncle's house again!"

Xiao Yunruo was so frightened that he didn't even dare to cry, so he choked up and finished his meal.

The new environment was very scary for him. There was no A Niang, no sister Yuanyuan, and no brother Ah Cheng who ran behind his back. Nanny Kong came to cry with him until he finished crying.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Yunruo understood that crying is useless, and he also learned to find out the disgust towards himself from the eyes of the people around him. After arriving, as time passed, the concept of father gradually disappeared in his heart.

Qi Yunruo stood behind Xiao Yunruo, watching him grow taller little by little. He always lived in the outermost circle of Ziyangbo Mansion. When he saw that gentle woman, he threw himself into her arms with a smile, raised his head and asked expectantly, "When will daddy come?"

Qi Yunruo opened his eyes.

He didn't know how many things were covered on his body, he just felt that he didn't have the strength to raise his hand to lift the quilt. "Are you awake?" A hand stretched out, and the master's voice was low, touching his forehead.

Li Chen whispered, "I'm sweating."

Qi Yunruo opened his eyes for a while, then closed them, opened them again after a while, and then closed them again.

It was already daylight, Li Chen got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and called someone to come in, but Lu Lan, who hadn't slept all night, hurried in.

Li Chen ordered: "After a while, ask Dr. Lu, what can your master eat? Can you wipe your body?"

"Yes, the slave has written it down."

Li Chen went back to look at Qi Yunruo, then left Guanhe Tingzhou to go to court.

Qi Yunruo's illness came and went quickly, and after the high fever subsided, Dr. Lu kept saying: "This young man is too weak, he needs to make up for it."

Lu Lan went to see off Dr. Lu, Su Ge had already gone to the warehouse to get ginseng and bird's nest, Liu Su dressed Qi Yunruo and helped him sit outside, while two little girls were tidying up the mattress.

Qi Yunruo had loose hair and a headache that was about to split, and Tassel brought water to moisten his lips, Qi Yunruo asked, "What happened yesterday?"

Liusu sighed softly, "Master fainted suddenly, which frightened us."

Xiaoshan and Xiaojiu made up the bed, and asked Qi Yunruo if he was going to lie down.

Qi Yunruo nodded wearily, and was helped back to the bed, with two pillows on his back, he sat and waited for the medicine to finish before falling asleep.

Qi Yunruo couldn't eat anything, there were still lotus seeds left from a few days ago, and he managed to finish half a bowl of porridge, followed by a bowl of bitter soup, after Qi Yunruo poured it down, his chest was filled with nausea, and he ate two plums before pressing down.

Ji Huan came to visit in the afternoon. Ji Huan had been packing his luggage and studying hard these days. A bloody head went out from Guanhe Tingzhou, and was thrown out at night with a board. When he came back, he told Ji Huan, who was startled and rushed to see Qi Yunruo.

Qi Yunruo slept until noon, and sat on the bed reading in the afternoon, when Ji Huan walked over a few steps, seeing his pale face, his heart felt cold.

Qi Yunruo smiled, "Brother Ji is here."

Ji Huan sighed, "Why have you become like this after not seeing you for a few days?"

Qi Yunruo took his hand and asked, "When will brother leave?"

Ji Huan said: "It's only been a few days. It just so happens that my father was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War. It's just right for me to go back in a few days."

Qi Yunruo thought about it, "Shangshu of the Ministry of War, this official position is not small, brother Ji's scientific examination next year must be helpful."

"Huh?" Ji Huan gave a wry smile, and said to Qi Yunruo, "Xiao Qi, I know something about the situation of Uncle Ziyang's mansion, and my family is almost the same. My wife is the daughter of my father's teacher's family. My father is just a Poor students, without the help of teachers, would not be where they are today. At that time, my wife had no children for five years and took my biological mother as a concubine. Who would have thought that as soon as I had me, my wife had Jiru and gave birth to two sons one after another... Mrs. Seeing me as a thorn in the flesh, my father apologized to his wife, and cherished his son-in-law, and ignored me. I wanted to protect my biological mother, and I had to study poetry and books, but my biological mother finally passed away for no reason. From then on, I I swore that no matter which path I take in the future, I will stand out and be a master... At that time I saw you, I wanted to see if you had the ability to seduce the prince, so that I could be on guard against you. I fell in love with it, as if I saw me yesterday. I sincerely regard you as my brother, I am really afraid to leave, and you want to be like this again."

Qi Yunruo had a sore nose, "I never knew that my brother had so many sad things in his heart."

Ji Huan smiled, "I'm not sad for a long time, next year I will win the first place, and the sky will be brighter in the future, but I don't trust you, you are from the palace, the prince will not let you go, you will stay here for the rest of your life, You can't fight those women."

"...that day my elder brother asked me why I was different from my lord..." Qi Yunruo paused, his voice was bitter, "I didn't tell my elder brother, but I was actually afraid. They were all trapped in a small courtyard until they drove themselves to death."

Ji Huan rubbed his head.

Qi Yunruo said: "Brother, don't worry, I know now that I won't do that. In fact, I'm very smart, and I understand everything. I understand who treats me well and who doesn't like me."

There was a hint of a smile in Ji Huan's eyes, but he was still deeply worried, "Xiao Qi, Concubine Ji has already hated you, but now her status has risen, the prince will not touch her easily, you have to protect yourself well."

"I see, Brother Ji." Qi Yunruo leaned out and gave Ji Huan a hug.

When Ji Huan leaves in a few days, Qi Yunruo is already in good health, Ji Huan will disguise himself and leave the city first, planning to stay outside for two days before going back to the Shangshu Mansion.

It was the small door at the corner where Qi Yunruo came in. Ji Huan was wearing coarse clothes, carrying luggage and only his servant Qing Xing, and quietly got into the blue silk carriage and left.

Li Chen didn't take a rest, and when he returned home, Xiulin Courtyard was already empty.

Can't help but let out a long sigh.

He was born to love men more, he loves men who are high-spirited and open-minded, he likes to talk to Ji Huan who is full of knowledge and knowledge, and likes to be with a man who can be a close friend and a close lover.

It's a pity that Ji Huan will not be such a person, Ji Huan has a big heart, has a long-cherished wish that must be fulfilled, and is unwilling to stay by another man's side.Li Chen knew this from the very beginning, so he wasn't too sad, but he still felt a little sad.

The concubine gave birth around a few days before and after the year, and now Xiao Qi is watching the housekeeper, Li Chen thought silently, he thought that Xiao Qi would be frightened, and hand over the authority after he recovered, but he didn't seem to be there when he woke up. At that moment, it was as if things had happened, so I naturally continued to read the accounts, and often came to discuss with Su Ge about my birthday.

In the end, the two discussed together and invited the six princes and their families. The rest of the official family only invited the in-laws Ziyangbo Mansion, the Minister of Military Affairs Ji Hansong and his family, and the Wei family who served as the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine. Set up a stage and sing and dance.

But on that day, the palace began to receive congratulatory gifts from all kinds of people early in the morning, Qi Yunruo didn't need to take care of these things, he just had to keep an eye on the backyard kitchen and the waiters.

After Li Chen came back from court, the emperor in the palace rewarded a pair of Yu Ruyi, and the queen rewarded a hair crown.

Qi Niqun had a big belly, and Mrs. Zhao accompanied her. The two talked about what happened a month ago. Qi Niqun explained the whole story lightly, and said, "Concubine Ji wanted to have a knife on me."

Mrs. Zhao sneered: "Did she think that if a minister came out of the family, she would be able to float? Her grandfather was just a farmer!"

Qi Niqun looked at her belly and sighed softly: "I only hope that this baby is a boy."

"It must be. I said early in the morning that skirts are blessed. Qi Danxia has been married for several months, and there is no sound at all."

Liu Bai said at the door: "Princess Wangfei, madam, Mrs. Ji Shangshu and Mrs. Wei Jijiu have arrived."