concubines

Although Qi Niqun didn't want to have a daughter, she still did her best for her first child. Yan'er was over a year old and was babbling and learning to speak. Qi Niqun moved her to Qi Yunruo to live there for two In the room, two more proper nuns were added to take care of her, and let her daughter Chu'er live next to her. Zongzheng Temple sent four trained little maids. Qi Niqun also gave Liufang to Chu'er, the nanny She chose Wang and Song, both of whom she could trust.

The older Chu'er is, the more people are around her, Qi Niqun is unwilling to use outsiders, so she carefully selects for a long time among the three or four-year-old domestic girls in the palace, and finds the four most clever and good-looking, Put it in your own room and let the nuns train it.

Qi Niqun didn't lose sight of the other, and added people to Brother Jing'er and Yan'er, and then felt that there was a shortage of people serving people in the palace.Li Chen left the palace to build the mansion for six years, except for the palace servants who came out to serve him, they were dispatched by Taichang Temple and bought by Suge from outside. The status of the three types of servants was downgraded in order. , the number of people is the least, the number of the second category is the largest, and the third category is all doing rough work, and there are also little girls who do cleaning, like Xiaoshan and Xiaojiu who were later transferred to serve Qi Yunruo.

After Qi Niqun talked to Li Chen, Li Chen said with a smile: "The princess doesn't need to worry about such things, just ask Su Ge to take care of it."

Qi Niqun was a little puzzled, she didn't know why Li Chen would intervene in the matter of buying a servant, but she didn't have to ask about this kind of matter, she smiled and said: "With Mr. Su Ge here, what else is there to worry about. "

A few days later, Qi Yunruo was writing in the room, when someone knocked on the door, Qi Yunruo looked up, it was Mr. Feng Yuan.

Feng Yuan said: "Xiao Qi, follow me."

Qi Yunruo put down his pen and asked curiously, "What is it?"

Feng Yuan said mysteriously: "Take you out to play."

Qi Yunruo was taken aback, Feng Yuan had already said to Lu Lan: "Change your master into some inconspicuous clothes, and bring some broken silver."

Feng Yuan is from Molian Courtyard, Lu Lan is not worried, she drags Qi Yunruo to change clothes, Liusu asked: "I don't know why the father-in-law is looking for our son?"

Feng Yuan sat on the chair, drinking tea, and said lightly: "In short, it's not a harm."

Not long after Qi Yunruo came out, wearing a sapphire blue scholar shirt, the material was not new, Feng Yuan said: "Not bad, come with me."

Qi Yunruo went out with him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Feng Yuan took the form signed by Su Ge and went to the stable to get five carriages, and went out together through the side door. He and Qi Yunruo were in the same carriage, and the five carriages were driven by guards wearing servant clothes. In the car, Qi Yunruo pointed at the people one by one and said, "They are all guards in the prince's courtyard, the one outside is surnamed Liu, and the one in the second car is surnamed Fang..."

The car got out from the side door and walked on the street. Qi Yunruo opened the curtain and looked out, feeling very novel.

Feng Yuandao: "That day I heard the prince say to Eunuch Suge that I was afraid that you would be bored in the house, so I would find something interesting for you. Today I happened to be going out as a consul, and I remembered you. What is more interesting than going out?" Woolen cloth?"

Qi Yunruo looked a little strange for a while, Feng Yuan smiled and said: "But I don't have any money, you have to pay for what you want."

Qi Yunruo nodded.He didn't know where Feng Yuan was going, but the carriage drove for a long time without stopping, he was drowsy, and after an unknown amount of time, Feng Yuan said: "Here we are."

Qi Yunruo was startled, and felt that it was too noisy outside, could it be a market?He jumped out of the carriage, his heart skipped a beat, he looked around blankly, and then went to look at Feng Yuan again.

Feng Yuan said strangely: "It's not that I want to sell you, how can I behave like this."

Feng Yuan was dressed like a butler of a wealthy family, and walked around in the crowd swaggeringly, and every time he passed by a person, he was wooed and flattering, and showed him the people on his side.Qi Yunruo followed behind him, with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, he caught up with Feng Yuan, frowned and asked, "Could it be that we came out to buy someone?"

Feng Yuan said: "Exactly."

Qi Yunruo was puzzled and said: "Why so quietly," he whispered, "Shouldn't the buyer of the palace just give an order, and someone will lead someone to the door?"

Feng Yuan sighed, "It's just about being quiet."

Qi Yunruo followed him in embarrassment, he always felt that someone was looking at him with malicious eyes, Feng Yuan looked openly at the boys and girls surrounded by human teeth, and frowning seriously looked at these people's stature, hair , eyebrows and teeth.

This person knew that he had met a sensible person at a glance, and complimented: "My lord, you just pick and choose. In this market, no one does not know that I am Huang Daqian. All my subordinates are from the countryside and cannot afford to eat." Other people's children, keep them clean."

Feng Yuan only gave a "huh", compared with what he saw before, it was indeed much better. He didn't buy grown-up ones, but only bought teenagers. When he went back to train for a while, he started from chores and had a future, and he might Transferred to the main ovary to serve.

"Master, look at me, such a handsome girl."

"Master, look at these boys, they are very strong, and they only eat half of them..."

The city was full of bad smells and wailing and crying. Qi Yunruo looked around, feeling like he had come to the purgatory on earth mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures. Feng Yuan looked back at him and saw right away what he was thinking , Sneered and said: "We are doing things to accumulate blessings. Don't you think about it, what a blessing it is to serve in our house."

Qi Yunruo was silent, when suddenly a man pulled his sleeve and said with a smile: "How can this young man sell it? How much money?"

Qi Yunruo was stunned for a moment, Huang Daqian said: "Oh, Mr. Han... this is our customer..."

Feng Yuan said sharply: "Let go of your dirty hands."

But the man was not afraid, he felt that the man he caught was timid, he didn't look like the master of a big family, not to mention that those honorable families were all looking for acquaintances to buy, they came to the market, and there were no official family members , he laughed and said: "Young master, don't be afraid, tell me if you can't sell it, ah—"

Liu Shiwei held one of his wrists, and he didn't seem to use much force, the man screamed like a pig, Qi Yunruo pulled back his sleeve, his chest was tight and he was about to vomit, Feng Yuan said coldly: "Fold your hand and throw it out."

At this moment, many people gathered around the city, Huang Daqian hurriedly said: "This master can't do it, this master Han is the nephew of the director of the city."

Feng Yuan frowned and looked at Liu Shiwei and said, "Hey, forget it, you go and talk to him about the truth."

Liu Shiwei nodded and went away, Feng Yuan sighed to Qi Yunruo: "My young master, you should wait in the car, I dare not tell you to stay here."

The rest of the people saw that Feng Yuan didn't even pay much attention to the supervisor, and they had some thoughts in their hearts. Feng Yuan cared about choosing people on his own, and Qi Yunruo followed the guard Fang back to the carriage.

Qi Yunruo frowned and lowered his head, and when the turbidity of the crowd was approaching, he raised his head, looked back sideways, and was startled suddenly.

"...Master Qi?"

Qi Yunruo looked in that direction, didn't even hear the guard Fang, waved away the people around him and walked over, the guard Fang followed with a frown, and when Qi Yunruo stopped, he saw clearly that there was a man in the shed selling people. The weather-beaten old woman and the young woman also had bitter expressions on their faces.

When the old woman saw Qi Yunruo, she only took one look, then turned her gaze away.

On the contrary, the woman looked at this young man and stared at him firmly, as if she saw hope.

Qi Yunruo's voice was bitter, "The other day I heard that the son of a nanny in Ziyang's mansion committed a crime, so it was your son."

The young woman lowered her head slowly, then as if she remembered something, she said in surprise: "Third Young Master, you are Third Young Master..." The voice slowly fell under the gaze of the mother-in-law.

Ren Yazi was talking to someone on the sidelines, seeing Qi Yunruo seemed interested, he hurried over and said: "These two are from rich families who committed crimes, they are very well behaved, the contract documents are complete, and the asking price is not high , these two people, 20 taels of silver."

Mother Kong said: "Third Young Master, don't feel sorry for me. I didn't teach my son well and ruined the reputation of the master's family. It should be like this."

"Mother-in-law!" The young woman looked at the two anxiously.

Seeing that they knew each other, Ren Yazi knew that this business might not be possible, so he said to Qi Yunruo, "I think you are a respectable man, 18 taels, two people, it's really not expensive."

Qi Yunruo took out his purse and took it with his teeth, frowning and shaking his face, his expression was a little bit bad.Qi Yunruo glanced at Guard Fang.

When Feng Yuan picked a good man to go back, he didn't see Qi Yunruo. After waiting for a while, he saw Qi Yunruo brought two women, an old man and a young man. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on?"

Qi Yunruo remained silent, and Fang Shiwei did not speak either.

Feng Yuan saw that the old woman seemed to come from a rich family, and the young woman was also very well-behaved, Feng Yuan leaned over to Qi Yunruo and said in a low voice: "Don't be from the Ziyang uncle's mansion."

Qi Yunruo looked at him with a look of prayer.

Feng Yuan pulled him aside and said, "You bought it as soon as you bought it, but you have thought about how to arrange it. The prince's mansion is definitely not allowed to enter. Such nuns and mothers have to register. When you ask them where they worked before, they will reveal everything." Is it? It is not a good thing for you to buy back the criminals in Ziyangbo's residence."

Qi Yunruo was silent.

Feng Yuandao: "Today I wanted to pull you out to relax, but in the end I made you feel uncomfortable and shocked, how about this, I know the prince is a steward of the outer courtyard, let him go and settle down first, but you want to Tell the prince clearly, that's good."

Qi Yunruo said: "I thank you, father-in-law."

Feng Yuan waved his hand and said nothing.

Feng Yuan hired a car, wrote a note to ask someone to take Madam Kong, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and brought the boys and girls he bought back to the palace.

Nanny Kong sat in front of the carriage and said to Qi Yunruo, "Master, let me talk to you again."

Qi Yunruo walked over, and Nanny Kong said with a flat face: "You saved me this time, I am grateful to you, but I understand that in the past, I was not kind to you, and I was not good to you... Last year I knew that Mrs. I went to Prince Chun's Mansion, but I didn't see you, but today I see that you are doing well."

Qi Yunruo said: "No matter what, life will go on."

Nanny Kong sighed, "That's right, I'm leaving, the third young master will live a good life in the future, and he must be worthy of himself."

Qi Yunruo sent them away and got into Feng Yuan's car.Feng Yuan bought sixteen people and put them in the rear carriage. After taking them back to the palace, they first asked the mothers to wash them carefully several times, then found the clothes that the other girls and boys had discarded and told them to dress them up, and then distributed them to several mothers. The head nurse went to train.

Qi Yunruo went back with a heavy heart and soaked in the water for a while.He remembered Feng Yuan's words, and after getting dressed, he went to Molian Courtyard to ask Li Chen to clarify.

Li Chen heard what Feng Yuan said, but if Qi Yun didn't know what to say, Li Chen asked, "That nanny has served you for many years?"

Qi Yunruo nodded.

"Take good care of you?"

Qi Yunruo hesitated, then shook his head.

Li Chen smiled, beckoned him to sit down, and asked, "Why is that? Do you still remember people who treat you badly?"

Qi Yunruo said: "Nurse is right, she has done her duty, she never cheated when she was in charge of me, she taught me the rules, she is a good nun."

Li Chen was noncommittal, he looked at Qi Yunruo, and slowly thought, probably no one has treated him well in these years, so if there is one who is not bad, he will keep it in his heart.

Feng Yuan didn't dare to lie to Li Chen, if he didn't tell, the lord couldn't find out by himself, and he couldn't keep his head. Moreover, the lord wouldn't do anything if Mr. Qi was here. After thinking for a moment, he knelt down and said, "I don't dare to hide it. , I took Young Master Qi out today, and surprised Young Master Qi, there is a rascal surnamed Han, who is related to the person in charge of Renshi, disrespectful to Young Master Qi, slave..."

Before Li Chen could speak, his face darkened.

"Why are you disrespectful!"

Feng Yuan lowered his head, not daring to say a word.

Qi Yunruo had long forgotten about it because of Nanny Kong's matter, and hurriedly said: "It's nothing, Feng Yuan arrested that person, he should have beaten him... huh?" He wasn't sure, but he Knowing that "telling the truth" is definitely not a good thing.

Feng Yuan swallowed, and told what happened at that time.

Qi Yunruo felt that the atmosphere was getting colder and colder, so he stopped talking, and finally, Li Chen said: "Go down, and take the stick for twenty."

Qi Yunruo subconsciously wanted to stop him, but seeing Li Chen's wink, he didn't open his mouth, seeing Feng Yuan as if he was relieved before giving up.

Qi Yunruo looked at his hand, feeling more and more complicated in his heart, he seemed to gradually understand what it meant, that he was another's property, like precious porcelain, which could not be easily touched by others.

Li Chen touched his face and asked, "Are you unhappy?"

"I..." Qi Yunruo looked at Li Chen, he looked at himself very seriously, Qi Yunruo shook his head, "I didn't."

Li Chen gave a faint "hmm".

Qi Yunruo felt more and more on pins and needles. When he was thinking whether he should leave, Li Chen told Su Ge: "Today, I will keep Xiao Qi."