concubines

Qi Yunruo put on his clothes and heard rustling outside. He went out only to find that it was starting to rain. Lu Lan took out a big umbrella and said, "It's getting colder today, my lord, put on more."

Qi Yunruo counted the days, "Today seems to be the prince's rest."

Lu Lan nodded, and the master and servant packed up and went out. Qi Yunruo looked sideways at the lake at Guanhe Tingzhou, and the rain washed out ripples. He reached out and rubbed his aching head. I'm sober.

There were a few shoulders parked outside Dongmei courtyard, Lu Lan's expression darkened, but Qi Yunruo walked in calmly, leaving a wet mark on his feet. From a distance, Qi Yunruo heard laughter in the main hall, and when he approached, he realized that Li Chen was inside, sitting side by side with Qi Niqun.

He was wearing casual shoes leaning on the couch, surrounded by concubine Ji, looking lazy and calm, I don't know what he just said, concubine Ji covered her handkerchief, her brows and eyes curled up with a smile, and Qi Niqun also had a smile on her face.Qi Yunruo's footsteps suddenly stopped, he stood outside the door, the sudden embarrassment made him unable to walk in, breaking the joy inside.

Others are still standing here, but their hearts are running away.

"...Xiao Qi is here." Li Chen smiled when he saw him.

When Li Chen spoke, Qi Yunruo lowered his head and didn't hear clearly. He looked at his rain-soaked shoes and the corner of his hem that was wet with water, and felt sourness pouring out of his heart, trying to drown him.

Lu Lan pushed him, and whispered: "The prince and the princess told you to go in."

Qi Yunruo raised his head and walked in, just now following Li Chen's words, those people stopped laughing long ago, the stool from yesterday was long gone, Qi Niqun smiled at Li Chen: "I haven't told the prince yet. In recent days, my concubine has re-established the rules. If there are no rules, there will be no circle. If the people in the backyard are too lazy, it will make people look bad. In the future, the third brother of the concubine should come to meet him in the morning."

Li Chen was silent for a moment, then said: "Follow the princess's wishes."

Qi Niqun smiled, and greeted Qi Yunruo, "Come and sit beside me, Liu Bai, go and move a stool beside me."

"Yes."

Qi Yunruo walked over and sat on the small drum stool, hid the shoes at the hem, and the Concubine Ji who was silent for a long time smiled and said: "Just now the prince said that Jing'er has grown stronger, and now he likes to eat everything, but he can't chew it." For meat slices, my concubine asked the kitchen to stew rotten minced meat for him, and gave him a small bowl every time, and now he looks forward to eating every day."

Concubine Wei smiled, "Boys follow their father, and the prince also loves meat."

Concubine Ji was a little surprised that Concubine Wei said so along with her, but still smiled: "Sister Wei Concubine said that the more the concubine looks at Jinger, the more she looks like a prince."

Now Li Jing is Li Chen's only son. He was often sick the year before last. Last year, his body grew and he loved to eat. Now he is as lively and active as children of the same age.

The smile on Li Chen's face couldn't help but deepened. He said to Qi Niqun: "Boys can't be pampered. In the future, when you go out to socialize, you can find some children of the same age to come over and play with Jing'er. It doesn't matter if it's a butterfly, so it can grow well."

Qi Niqun stood up and stretched her body, "I remember."

Concubine Ji's face darkened a bit. As a side concubine, although Jing'er was her child, she wanted to be called Qi Niqun's mother on the surface, and it was Qi Niqun's job to play with boys of the same age.

Qi Yunruo kept his head down and listened to Li Chen talking to them. He was sitting in a very conspicuous place, but no one else seemed to be able to see him. Qi Yunruo felt more and more unable to sit still, but no one said he wanted to leave, and he couldn't stand either. Get up and say leave.Fortunately, after a while, Li Chen asked someone to bring breakfast, saying that he would stay here for today, only Concubine Ji and Concubine Wei stayed, and the other concubines retired.

Qi Yunruo stood up and was about to leave, but Li Chen looked at him in surprise, and said with a smile: "Xiao Qi probably didn't eat, either, eat something to warm his stomach before going back."

Qi Niqun said: "Exactly, why are the third brother and sister so polite?"

Qi Yunruo had no choice but to stay, Concubine Wei didn't speak, just smiled softly, and followed the prince and concubine to the side room for dinner. She held the hand of the girl Xiao Qiao and walked slowly, while Concubine Ji looked at Qi Yunruo inexplicably, and sneered , supporting Pei Er to follow Concubine Wei.

Breakfast is lean meat porridge, four dishes of green vegetables, and a stack of thin cakes. Qi Niqun has a bowl of bird's nest nourishment every day after giving birth. It is not a luxury, but Qi Yunruo doesn't like meat porridge, and he drank it like medicine.Li Chen has been looking at him, and he can see that he doesn't like it very much, but he glanced sideways at Qi Niqun, but he didn't say anything.

After dinner, Li Chen was about to go back to the front yard, and said casually, "Xiao Qi, come with me."

Qi Niqun's expression froze, and she continued: "The rain hasn't stopped yet, why don't you stay here and talk about it when the rain stops."

Li Chen smiled, "Xiao Qi's clothes are all dirty, let's go back and change."

Qi Niqun didn't say anything else, watching Qi Yunruo leave behind Li Chen under an umbrella, Concubine Wei also left, four strong eunuchs carried her shoulders outside the door, Concubine Ji hesitated, Qi Niqun Said: "I don't know if the concubine can let the concubine disturb me for a while."

Qi Niqun said lightly: "I can't ask for more."

The two went back to sit down, Concubine Ji sighed: "I don't know if the concubine has noticed that the prince is really different to Young Master Qi. I have been in the mansion for four years, and I have never seen the look in the eyes of the prince."

It seemed that he always looked over inadvertently, but if Qi Yunruo frowned, the prince also frowned slightly, Qi Yunruo's expression eased, and the prince also smiled.

Concubine Ji Qi Qi said: "It's better for the princess to make up her mind earlier."

Qi Niqun glanced at her, "Why don't you make up your mind?"

Concubine Ji smiled bitterly, "If I have any ideas, how could I be oppressed by Ji Huan to this point? After all, concubine is just a concubine, you are the prince and concubine, you are the daughter-in-law conferred by the imperial court and recognized by the empress, you say a word , works better than all of us combined."

Yes, while the prince still doesn't like Qi Yunruo that much, and while the prince is not at the house... This is indeed the best time, Qi Niqun took a deep breath, her eyes were cold, and she nodded for a long time, "Are you right?" right."

Qi Yunruo held the umbrella and raised his arms high. Li Chen was tall. Standing behind him, Qi Yunruo felt that he had exhausted all the energy he had gathered for breakfast. When he left Dongmei Courtyard, Li Chen stopped walking and smiled. Shaking his head, he took the umbrella and held it by himself.

The servant beside him hurriedly came over to take the umbrella, but Li Chen refused, took Qi Yunruo in front of him, and said, "Go back to your place."

"Hey." Qi Yunruo nodded, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, forming a water curtain in front of his eyes, and when they arrived at Guanhe Tingzhou, both of them were wet.

Lu Lan hurriedly changed her wet clothes and prepared Qi Yunruo's clothes. The clever little eunuch also wrapped Li Chen's clothes in oilcloth and brought them here. Not long after, two bowls of ginger soup were brought from the kitchen in the front yard, and Li Chen drank them all in one gulp. Qi Yunruo frowned for a long time before drinking it, he didn't like the spicy ginger taste very much.

"... When will the lord leave?" Qi Yunruo asked.

Li Chen looked at him, "Three days later."

"Oh……"

Today is actually Li Chen's last day in the palace. In the evening, he will take people to Xishan Daying to join Zhao Wei. It will take two days to organize his people into a team and sort out food and grass matters. After that, he will I will not go back to the capital, and leave directly from Daying.

"In the afternoon, I will go into the palace." Li Chen said.

Qi Yunruo raised his head, so Li Chen only stayed in the mansion for two or three hours?

Li Chen beckoned, called Qi Yunruo to his side, squeezed his arms and thighs, and sighed softly: "It looks like I've eaten a lot, but I'm still so thin, how can I do this?"

Qi Yunruo was in a complicated mood, and said casually: "I haven't gained any flesh since I was a child, and it doesn't matter how much I eat."

Looking at the sky outside, Li Chen suddenly felt worried. He and those strong guards didn't care what happened. Will Qi Yunruo's small body be blown away by the strong wind from the northwest?

The two each had their own thoughts, and after a while, Li Chen looked at Qi Yunruo, who was thinking about something, and suddenly smiled, remembering that he hadn't told him that he was going to take him away.Li Chen pointed out something, and asked, "Did the princess treat you well when you were in Ziyang uncle's mansion?"

Qi Yunruo froze for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Is it bad for you?" Li Chen asked.

Qi Yunruo shook his head, he doesn't have many chances to meet Qi Niqun, it's really not good or bad, he just often hears from the little girls around him how lucky it is to serve in the Missy's room, or the Missy When did you wear a piece of clothing and what kind of jewelry did you wear? The brilliance is dazzling and stunning.He and Qi Niqun could have had no intersection at all, but fate tied them together at a certain moment.

Li Chen continued to ask: "How are you doing in Ziyangbo Mansion?"

Qi Yunruo thought for a while, then replied with a smile, "It was very simple at that time, there was nothing to do, and there were not many people around..." Qi Yunruo suddenly realized that he didn't have any deep memories of the past, because he spent most of his time in those eight years. It's idle, waking up in the morning with no purpose and direction, and waiting for the sunset in a daze.

So lonely, so lonely.

"...There is also something. I have a few clumps of peonies planted in my yard. They are beautiful when they bloom in summer. Sometimes I copy books and go to the yard next door to watch people work..." Qi Yunruo said, his voice became more and more serious. The lower it was, the lower it fell until it fell completely silent.

The pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that Qi Yunruo bought that day, the nanny surnamed Kong used to serve Uncle Ziyang, she was very respectable, she learned the rules from Mrs. Until Qi Yunruo was 12 years old, her son got married and married a second-class maid as his wife, so she retired and didn't care about things.Later, her son caused trouble and caused trouble for the uncle's house. Mrs. Zhao hated someone to tarnish the reputation of the uncle's house, so she sold the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Li Chen couldn't just buy the slaves from his father-in-law's family, so he investigated the matter clearly. The matter was very simple, but it made him feel a little uneasy.Which master is not the maidservant who grew up surrounded by maids and mothers, Qi Yunruo did not enjoy the comfortable and luxurious life of a young master in Ziyangbo Mansion, but was betrayed by them without hesitation as a usable thing.

... Fortunately, I accepted him, Li Chen thought.

After a gust of wind and rain, the weather soon cleared up. Li Chen heaved a sigh of relief and was about to go back to Molian Courtyard. Qi Yunruo stood up and said, "I'll see you off."

Li Chen said, "Alright."

So he sent them all the way back to Molian Courtyard, when Qi Yunruo didn't notice, Li Chen ordered a little eunuch to say a few words.The things Li Chen brought in the Molian Courtyard were ready and could be transported to Xishan Daying at any time. Su Ge and Feng Yuan inspected the items in person, and Li Chen personally inspected the guards. When Chen's supporters and subjects were looking for a future for their children and grandchildren, it was a convenient and effective choice to find a position as a bodyguard. Li Chen selected sixty soldiers, plus twenty bodyguards rewarded by the palace, and the queen added them. The Zhou family's children came in, as well as Li Yue, the youngest son of the Marquis of Jingchuan, and a few people around him. There were ninety people in total.

If Qi Yun didn't want to leave, he would just stand on the side, his eyes swept over those familiar and unfamiliar people, and some strange emotions kept flashing in his heart. Is it true that all good men are like this? Cong Rong, regardless of oneself.

The so-called "scholar dies for the confidant", but I don't have this opportunity, and my life may only be "for the pleasing to the self".

At noon when Li Chen entered the palace, Qi Yunruo looked back at He Tingzhou by himself. He was not in a good mood, so he pushed open the courtyard door, but saw two parcels in the courtyard. Send your salute to Molianyuan."

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