concubines

These days Concubine Ji is quite peaceful, Qi Niqun expected that she would take advantage of her pregnancy to bring up the housekeeper, but it didn't happen, Concubine Wei was in a good mood during this time, it's no secret that Concubine Wei and Concubine Ji didn't get along, The two lived in the small building facing each other in Shuangqiu Courtyard for many years, and when Concubine Wei gained power, Concubine Ji felt a little uncomfortable.

Qi Niqun was a little bit dissatisfied. The prince didn't mention any of the people she recommended recently. On the contrary, Concubine Wei, who had a delicate relationship with her, was favored. Qi Niqun was not too anxious. The concubine drew her over.

Concubine Wei's congratulatory gift to Qi Niqun was the precious Lily Jasmine Ningshen Fragrance, which is elegant and fresh, and suitable for a pregnant woman's room. It used to be Concubine Wei's dowry, and she only had two boxes in total.

Qi Niqun calmly lit the incense, and said it when Concubine Wei came to pay her respects the next day, and praised: "It really smells good, I feel tired of smelling any smell these days, so I just light it It is calming and gentle, and the prince is also full of praise when he comes."

Concubine Wei laughed and said, "It's my concubine's luck that the princess likes it."

Concubine Ji smiled and said: "When the concubine is pregnant, she can't smell anything. Concubine Wei will have a child in the future, so she will know the suffering of the concubine."

Qi Niqun was pregnant, so she didn't bother to confront them and sent them away early.

Although Qi Niqun felt a little uncomfortable, she often vomited and couldn't eat, but she was always in good spirits and did not let go of the housekeeper's work. She looked at the map of the palace several times, but she still couldn't decide where to ask Qi Yunruo to move.The palace has two large courtyards, both of which are located in good locations. One is very close to Molianyuan and the Martial Arts Field, which she intends to leave for her son; the other is near the lake, with beautiful scenery and high standards. Ask Qi Yunruo to live in.There are still three or four places that have not been repaired or have other problems, which are not suitable for Qi Yunruo.

There is still a small courtyard left, but it is not far from Xiulin Courtyard, Qi Yunruo is even more uncomfortable living so close to Ji Huan.Qi Niqun threw down the map in annoyance, took a sip of melon tea, and said, "Call Qi Yunruo over here."

When Qi Yunruo came, Qi Niqun pulled him to sit next to him with a smile, and said with a smile: "I have a body and I have a lot of things to do, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing these days?"

Qi Yunruo said: "I'm fine, nothing happened."

Qi Niqun nodded and said, "I'm just trying to find a suitable yard for you, what place do you like?"

Qi Yunruo looked at her, and said softly: "You are the one who decides."

Qi Niqun sighed softly, "The third brother blamed me, my sister didn't take good care of you, the royal daughter-in-law is not easy to do, this mansion is not as peaceful as we seem, no one is of the same mind with anyone, only the third brother, with me You are my dearest relative, you are the person I can trust the most."

Qi Yunruo remained silent.

Qi Niqun shook her head with a wry smile, held Qi Yunruo's hand and said, "I didn't ask you, why did the lord suddenly ask you to go, did my sister treat you poorly, or did other people in the yard treat you poorly, you just have to be with me Said, sister is in charge of you."

"...No one treats me badly," Qi Yunruo said slowly, "I would have moved out in the first place. The palace was originally full of female relatives, and even Qing'er was not left to serve me. I have to go out sooner or later, but the day is sooner or later. Forget it, besides, the eldest lady has moved here, and the young master is about to be born, so your own place is getting tighter and tighter, which is not suitable."

What Qi Yunruo said was well-organized and well-founded, Qi Niqun was a little impressed, but she also suspected that he was indeed hiding an adulterer, just like what his mother said, he looked dull on the outside, but smooth on the inside.

Qi Niqun held the cup of tea with melon slices in her hand and said nothing for a long time. After a while, she stroked her lower abdomen and said: "My lord will come to eat with me tonight. You should wear something brighter. Tell him to look at it." look."

"……Um."

When Qi Yunruo walked out of the main room, the sun was in full bloom. He looked up and suddenly felt that the world was just black.

Qi Yunruo went back to the room and lay down, the main room called Liusu over again.

About two quarters later, Liusu came back and stood beside Qi Yunruo's bed, and sat down after a while.

Liusu stretched out her hand, straightened Qi Yunruo's messy hair around her ears, and said softly, "The days will be easier in the future."

In the past, the sisters inquired about Qi Yunruo's actions in the past few months, and hinted at some things. Tassel was very transparent, and after saying something along their lines, he came back saying that something happened.She suddenly understood that no matter how much she was toward the madam or the eldest lady in her heart, she was already serving the third young master, from Liu Bai to the eldest lady, everyone was on guard against her.

Her master is Qi Yunruo.

In the afternoon, Liu Su waited for Qi Yunruo to take a bath, put on the concubine-colored thin shirt, and Qi Yunruo sat on a chair, looking at the closed window.

Until the sky was already dark, Liu Fang knocked on the door and said respectfully: "The concubine has prepared dinner, please go with the third young master."

"……Oh."

Qi Yunruo stood up, his feet were a little unsteady, Liusu hurriedly supported him, Qi Yunruo shook off her hand with some guard, Liusu froze, Qi Yunruo had already gone out.

Xiaoshan and Xiaojiu watched his leaving back, and said with a smile: "Sister Liusu, is our master going to serve the prince?"

Liu Su said indifferently: "You guys are small, you know a lot."

Xiaoshan said: "From now on, our life will be easier. The sister Yueya'er in the front yard, the one who waits on Mr. Ji Huan, has a lot of money."

Liu Su said: "No matter how rich we are, we are still slaves, and we are also people who want to serve our master."

Qi Yunruo never thought that Qi Niqun's marriage would have anything to do with him. The only relationship was probably that there were too many people working in the mansion. The courtyard next door was noisy all day long. Qi Yunruo was curious one day and stood at the door for a while as he passed by. A fair and clean man in his twenties was carving patterns on a food box with a very small carving knife.

A servant who brought the rice said at the door: "I also want to learn a craft. All the craftsmen in Shu work for high-ranking officials and nobles. Serving things is better than serving people."

Another sneered and said, "These jobs have been passed down from generation to generation by the Baigong Shu family. The ancestors have been registered as workers, and they have been registered as workers for several lifetimes. People like us can still redeem themselves. They don't even have a place to redeem themselves."

Qi Yunruo watched from the side, feeling a little sad suddenly.

Later, for some reason, the chief steward of the uncle’s mansion came to him in person, saying that the uncle and his wife had something to ask him. Green, the big butler said like a reminder: "It's also a happy event for the third young master."

Mrs. Zhao changed her previous indifference, smiled and waved: "Good boy, come here."

"Your sister was married to the second prince..."

"Your sister is innocent and helpless, she can't do it alone..."

"Your sister loves you the most..."

"The Bo family will not treat you badly..."

While drinking tea, Uncle Ziyang deliberately didn't look at his young man's face. Even Mrs. Zhao didn't expect Qi Yunruo to stand quietly and keep silent after listening.

Mrs. Zhao waited for a while and asked, "What do you think?"

Qi Yunruo remained silent.

Mrs. Zhao felt a little impatient, and said coldly: "Don't think about it, even if you want to marry a wife, which family's lady is willing to marry you? Or do you want to marry a girl from a shabby family who continues to destroy our uncle's house?" reputation?"

Uncle Ziyang said: "This is indeed an appropriate thing..."

Qi Niqun's main room arrived, Qi Yunruo walked in, Li Chen and Qi Niqun had already entered the table, he was obviously taken aback when he saw Qi Niqun.

The boy's figure was thin, and he was not obtrusively dressed in a concubine color, but it set off his fair and soft face. Li Chen's heart softened a bit, and Qi Niqun smiled and said, "Come here, little brother."

After Qi Yunruo sat down, Qi Niqun took his hand and said to Li Chen: "My lord looks at our Yunruo, any color can match it well."

Li Chen was a little confused, and nodded slightly.

It's just that wine is not intoxicating and everyone is intoxicated. Li Chen ate without taste. Qi Niqun kept smiling no matter what he was thinking. Qi Niqun did not dare to drink after she was pregnant. After drinking alone for a while, Li Chen said: "Pour Xiao Qi a cup."

Bucai's maid hurriedly found a cup for Qi Yunruo, Qi Yunruo lifted it up and put it down again.

Qi Niqun smiled, "My little brother has never had a drink before."

Li Chen didn't say anything, just said: "If you don't know how to drink, forget it."

Qi Yunruo felt that this wine was not fragrant, unlike osmanthus wine which had the aroma of osmanthus.

The three of them had their own thoughts, and none of them really cared about the food. After drinking for three rounds, Qi Niqun helped the maid to stand up, and said softly: "I won't stay with the prince today, and the prince will go to the opposite side for a cup of tea later." .”

"Princess rest early." Li Chen said.

Qi Niqun smiled, helped the servant girl and left.

After she left, Qi Yunruo put down his chopsticks, stood up and went out.

Li Chen hesitated for a moment, and then left.

Qi Niqun supported the servant girl's hands and sat on the bed, with a thin blanket covering her legs, she stretched her waist and asked, "Going away?"

"You leave and go."

Qi Niqun snorted coldly.

There are two rooms in Qi Yunruo's room, one for him to live in, and a small study room connected to it. The other end of the small study room is the maid's room. This is the first time Li Chen stepped here, and he felt a bit cramped. Qi Yunruo ignored him and sat on the bed by himself. Down, sitting for a while, he got up and undressed.

He took off his outer shirt and his white undershirt, and lay down silently.

He thought of the beautiful woman deep in his memory, but she didn't smile, she was always looking forward, looking forward to the time when the fragrance would disappear and she would go away.

She holds Qi Yunruo's hand, writes and plays the piano, teaches Qi Yunruo to play chess with herself, and wants to free herself from loneliness and depression. Her beauty cannot last long, and melancholy always spreads on her face. Qi Yunruo knew from a very young age that Life is the most fragile. In the blink of an eye, a person disappears from the world.

Before she died, she stared blankly at the misty and rainy Jiangnan map on the bed curtain, and said softly, "Qi Suxiao, you blame me...Qi Suxiao...Qi Suxiao..."

Qi Yunruo sat on the bed beside the bed, watching her quietly.

The long-lasting stories of heroes and beauties are only in legends, never in the world.

"...you cried."

Li Chen walked in, and when he walked over, he saw Qi Yunruo had tears in his eyes, he opened his eyes and looked up at the sky, two lines of water dripped down from the corners of his eyes.

Li Chen sat by the bed and wiped his face with his hand.

If Qi Yun didn't speak, he didn't show any expression. He remembered that when Uncle Ziyang took him back to the mansion, he hesitated at the main entrance.

Qi Yunruo sat in the carriage, opened the curtain, and for some reason Uncle Ziyang stopped moving all of a sudden.

He heard Uncle Ziyang say: "Go to Ximen."

The carriage continued on, Qi Yunruo forgot how long he had been walking, Uncle Ziyang called him to get off the carriage, Qi Yunruo lowered his head and went up two steps, the servants looked at him curiously.

But when he left Ziyang Bo's mansion, he walked through the main entrance.

Because Qi Niqun is the main wife, her dowry has to leave the gate of Ziyang Bo's mansion openly, openly bypassing half of the capital, and display it in front of the eyes of the world.

When sending Ziyang Bo and Qi Yunshan off that day, he followed Li Chen to see them off in person, taking the main road on the main axis of the palace, all the way to the door, Madam Zhao's sedan chair was also carried, and the family of three bid farewell and left. Under the high gate beams of the palace, there are more than a dozen lanterns that illuminate the brightly.

Li Chen pulled up the thin quilt for him, went out and asked someone to twist the warm handkerchief, and wipe Qi Yunruo's face.

Brother Ji Huan will leave, it is already summer, he will leave before next spring, in the future he will swim like a fish in the sea, and the sky will be high and cloudy from now on.

Tassel can also leave, as long as she saves enough silver, she can be erased from her slavery.

"Go to sleep."

Li Chen stood up, and before leaving, he said, "Take a good rest."