The Four Concubines

The last thunderstorm in midsummer came fiercely and left quickly. When Yun Xiao was brought out by the servant after changing clothes, the dark clouds in the sky had been blown away a lot.

Yun Xiao frowned and was led out by the servant. After entering the house, Sun Jing didn't ask anything else, but ordered someone to take her to change into a set of clean clothes. The clothes were sent by Sun Jing's maid. Yes, it is obviously not something that ordinary people can afford.

And the reason why Yun Xiao frowned was because the size of the dress fit very well, it fit very well, and because it fit, Yun Xiao felt that something was wrong. Although she was taller than ordinary women, she was still very thin compared to men of the same age. .

The dress seemed tailor-made for her.

With a heavy heart, Yun Xiao followed the boy to the gazebo in the courtyard. When she arrived, Sun Jing had already changed and was waiting for her. When Yun Xiao took her seat, Sun Jing raised her hand and poured her a cup of tea.

Still bitter tea.

Although her mouth was full of bitterness, because of the suitable temperature, Yun Xiao was quite comfortable drinking it, especially when she put it in her stomach, it seemed to force out the chill from the rain just now.

Yun Xiao was still thinking about the clothes, so she couldn't help but opened her mouth, "Miss Sun, this clothes..."

Sun Jing smiled gracefully, "I made it for my husband."

The expression on Yun Xiao's face paused, and his thoughts changed.

"Uh, Mrs. Sun..." Yun Xiao didn't know how to speak, let alone Sun Jing was married?

"Young Master Qin, you don't need to change your words. I'm just getting married soon, and I haven't officially married yet." Sun Jing smiled happily, with a hint of cunning in her eyes.

Yun Xiao nodded half-understood, and offered another sip of tea, feeling that something was wrong...

Seeing Yun Xiao's thoughtful expression, Sun Jing thought she had discovered something, and wanted to change the subject, "Did Mr. Qin offend anyone today?"

After Sun Jing finished speaking, he saw that the person on the opposite side did not respond, holding the teacup in one hand, his mind wandering and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing her suddenly turn her head to look at him in a moment, her eyes were full of seriousness, Sun Jing was startled, but her face remained calm.

Yun Xiao did think a lot, but the content of her thoughts was very crooked. She thought that Sun Jing said just now that she was going to get married, and this dress was made for her husband, which meant that her husband's figure was similar to her own.

...a man who was about the same size as her.

Yun Xiao cried a sad tear for Sun Jing in her heart, her husband is so thin, he can't be a sick child...

I also think of the status of women in ancient times, and they like to pay attention to the words of their parents and the appointment of matchmakers. The more I think about it, the more I feel that Miss Sun is forced to marry a thin and weak "sick child".

No, if a woman like Sun Jing wasted her life like this, it really shouldn't be done. She can't change the big ideas of this era now, but she can still take care of very few people, she is the emperor!

"Miss Sun." Yun Xiao said very seriously, "Is Miss Sun dissatisfied with your marriage?"

Sun Jing was even more horrified in her heart. After carefully identifying Yun Xiao's expression, she found that the other party seemed to be very calm. For a while, she was not sure if Yun Xiao had discovered something, so she asked instead, "Mr. Qin, why are you so angry?" ask?"

Yun Xiao thought for a while and said what she just thought, and finally made a solemn promise, "If Ms. Sun is dissatisfied with my marriage, I can help you a little bit. I'm not joking, but I don't think Ms. Sun should be trapped like this for a lifetime." .”

After listening to Yun Xiao's words, Sun Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

She was a little dumbfounded about Yun Xiao's brain hole, and her face was even more complicated when it came to her promise.

"Master Qin, has it always been like this?" Sun Jing's eyes were complicated.

"Ah?" Yun Xiao blinked but didn't understand what Sun Jing meant.

"It's... so helpful." Sun Jing thought about a word.

Yun Xiao smiled indifferently, "How could Ms. Sun say so well? There are not many things I can do, but it just so happens that I can do this, and I appreciate Ms. Sun very much. If you can help, Of course I wanted to do something about it.”

"Why does Mr. Qin have such an idea...I mean about women." When Sun Jing was listening to Yun Xiao's deduction just now, she could clearly hear from her tone that she disliked the conventions and rules of the three obediences and four virtues of matchmakers.

Yes, disgust, as if these are such absurd existences.

Yun Xiao didn't answer right away this time, it's not that she couldn't tell Sun Jing, but she didn't know how to open her mouth. In the era when she lived, men and women were all about equality, and there was no such thing as male superiority and female inferiority. Naturally, she was full of contempt for these old customs when she came here.

But she couldn't tell Sun Jing bluntly that she came from a developed and open future world.

Yun Xiao deliberated over and over again, and then slowly opened her mouth, "Well, how should I put it, in this day and age, women are the foils for men, and some are praised as good wives because they can manage the house, but they never leave the courtyard in their life. , There are also long and good-looking ones, because skins are sought after, and when they are older, they are discarded like worn-out shoes."

Yun Xiao paused, then continued: "I think...it's not right. People in the world pay attention to women on the outside, but never on the inside. How do you say that...well, yes, it's pretty The skin is the same, but the interesting soul is one in a thousand."

"I think this sentence is quite right." Yun Xiao smiled and showed a row of small white teeth after speaking.

Pointing to his own head again, he continued, "It's all the same here. There is no difference between men and women. I didn't say that men are better than women. I think this kind of conventional cognition is very wrong. , very one-sided, what a man can do, a woman may not be unable to do."

The smile on Sun Jing's face could no longer be maintained. She looked at Yun Xiao, who had no big deal on her face, and couldn't suppress the surprise and puzzlement in her eyes. She didn't seem to know how rebellious those words were just now, and even He said it was against the laws of nature, but he just drank his tea with a normal face, as if he felt that what he said was so reasonable.

At this moment, Sun Jing suddenly felt that the person in front of him was far away from him, as if there was a high mountain between them, and Yun Xiao stood on the top of the mountain looking down at her and all sentient beings.

Yun Xiao saw that Sun Jing's expression was not very good, and her heart beat a little. She had tried to speak euphemistically just now, but the other party was an ancient person after all, so it probably scared her a little.

"Miss... Sun?" Yun Xiao asked cautiously after looking at Sun Jing's expression.

Sun Jing came back to her senses, and reluctantly adjusted her facial expression, but after all, the impact of those words was too great for her, so that her expression was a little unnatural.

Yun Xiao naturally saw her unnaturalness, and quickly said: "Miss Sun, don't pay attention to what I just said, just treat me as nonsense."

Sun Jing shook her head, and looked at Yun Xiao seriously, "Although it's the first time I've heard what Mr. Qin thinks, Sun Jing is very impressed by the fact that Mr. Qin dares to speak out."

Yun Xiao smiled embarrassedly, and didn't say much, she made many mistakes, what she said today has gone too far, if these words reach the ears of someone who cares, she still doesn't know how she will be impeached.

Yun Xiao didn't want to continue talking on this topic, so she quickly changed the subject: "So Miss Sun is really forced to marry, I can really help you."

Sun Jing looked at Yun Xiao's serious eyes, and thought of making fun of her, and said with a smile, "Mr. Qin is so concerned about the little girl's marriage, but does he have any thoughts about the little girl?"

After Sun Jing finished speaking, her face also turned red. She wanted to make fun of her, but she didn't expect to say such blunt words when she opened her mouth.

Yun Xiao's reaction was even more exaggerated. The tea she had just brought into her mouth almost spewed out, but she swallowed it with difficulty, followed by a series of intensive coughing sounds.

Yun Xiao stopped coughing, her small face was already dyed red, and said while waving her hands, "Miss Sun misunderstood, I didn't think so, I just... well, out of my friend's concern!"

"Friend?" Sun Jing thought Yun Xiao was very funny at this time.

Yun Xiao nodded solemnly, "Yes, friend, you see, we have a revolutionary friendship after all, right?"

Seeing Sun Jing showing doubts again, obviously not understanding what a "revolution" is, Yun Xiao immediately changed the subject again: "Um, what a coincidence, I'm actually getting married soon."

Sun Jing's eyes lit up when he heard Yun Xiao's words, and he looked forward to it, "Oh? I don't know what kind of woman can fall into Mr. Qin's eyes."

Yun Xiao smiled embarrassedly, "Well, she is a very smart, virtuous and excellent woman."

Sun Jing looked at her fixedly, his eyes flashed complicated.

Yun Xiao asked back with an attitude of coming and going, "What about your fiancé? What kind of person is he?"

Sun Jing looked at Yun Xiao steadfastly, with a smile flashing across his face, "Well, he is a smart, virtuous and excellent man."

Yun Xiao was stunned. Wasn't that what she said just now? When she saw the smile on Sun Jing's face, she realized that the man was just teasing her. However, Sun Jing's answer was serious.

"Speaking of which, who are the people chasing Mr. Qin today?" Sun Jing took the new tea from the servant girl's hand and asked Zhuang Ruo casually.

Yun Xiao also remembered that she was trying to avoid being chased and killed, and her face couldn't stop blushing again, "I'm ashamed to say..." Yun Xiao continued his cup of tea before finishing today's matter.

"It's a coincidence, if it wasn't for Ms. Sun's house, I might be in trouble today." While talking, Yun Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At that time, it was considered a close call...

and many more!

Yun Xiao suddenly raised her head. How did Sun Jing know that she was at the back door of her house? It would be too far-fetched to say it was a coincidence. Sun Jing's various behaviors after she entered the house obviously had some arrangements before.

Yun Xiao was a little tangled in her heart. From the bottom of her heart, she believed in Sun Jing, but this "arranged" rescue really made her a little worried. But thinking about it, she might really be thinking too much, after all Which road to choose is still her choice, and where to stop is also her own decision.

The sky outside was already clear, Yun Xiao looked at the sky, and it was time to go back to the palace, so she stood up and said goodbye to Sun Jing.

"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first. Thank you Miss Sun for saving my life. I wonder if you can let me leave through the small door just now?" Yun Xiao thought that Sun Jing was about to get married. If she saw it, she would inevitably be pointed at. It would be better to go out through the small door.

Sun Jing just smiled and nodded in agreement with Yun Xiao's request, and ordered someone to open the door.

Once a woman is married, she basically cannot go out at will. Yun Xiao still feels a little bit sad when she thinks about losing a friend.

Sun Jing looked at Yun Xiao's obviously depressed expression, not knowing what happened all of a sudden.

"What's the matter, Mr. Qin?" Sun Jing asked with concern.

Yun Xiao smiled helplessly, "Let's say goodbye here, I don't know if there will be a chance to see you again in the future."

"My husband is also from the capital, I think we will meet again in the future." Sun Jing smiled with extraordinary meaning.

Yun Xiao glanced at her clothes, took off the jade pendant and handed it to Sun Jing, "This dress was originally Miss Sun's wish, and it was my beauty if I wore it. I didn't bring anything with me when I came out. This piece of jade will be my wedding present to Miss Sun, I wish you two a happy marriage for a hundred years."

Sun Jing looked at the jade pendant of good quality, and smiled even deeper, without pretending to refuse, she took it generously and made a blessing, "Mr. Cheng's auspicious words."

Yun Xiao saluted, and under the leadership of the servant and the servant girl, she left the Sun Mansion through the small gate.

Walking out of this path, the imperial palace is within easy reach. Yun Xiao went back to the palace, but that night he developed a fever. He ran so violently during the day, and was drenched in rain and wind. Although he drank hot tea, he still did not feel overwhelmed. live.

Although Yun Xiao's illness was not serious, it recovered very slowly.It was also approaching the wedding date, so Yun Xiao simply stopped going out, and spent every day nestling in the Zichen Palace studying the northern brochures brought by the eldest grandson Wuchen.

But Yunxiao's wind-cold finally recovered three days before the big wedding.