First Concubine

Chapter 179: Heart-to-heart talk between husband and wife (4)

That night, there was such an inside story. With a layer of inexplicable emotions in her heart, Shui Linglong pressed her chest and showed a thoughtful expression: "On what day will Mr. Yan's family return to Beijing?"

Qiao Hui said without hesitation: "Four days ago, on the 11th."

Shui Linglong asked: "What is the name of Yan's house when you and your second aunt talked about it?"

Qiao Hui replied: "No. 12."

 The night Leng Youru fell ill seemed to be at the end of February. Shui Linglong recalled the way Leng Youru hesitated to speak again and again in Tian'anju today... A faint sneer appeared on the corner of her lips. How come some people just can't learn well?

Leng Youru was extremely tired and fell asleep on the imperial concubine's couch. In fact, she was not tired from busy work, but tired from crying. She held the bracelet that Yan'er had knitted for her on her nineteenth birthday, and dreamed of Yan'er running towards her waving her little arms with a cute and cute look: "Mom, look! I made it with my own hands! Hehe , it’s actually my elder brother who taught me! Happy birthday to my mother, may you have this day every year, and this day every year!”

 Yan’er…

It was already dark when Leng Youru woke up. She glanced at the twisted gold bracelet that was a little hot in her hands, and she shed two more tears silently.

Hearing the commotion, Cen'er opened the curtain and entered the room: "Princess, you are awake. Can you order someone to pass on the food?"

Leng Youru pressed her dizzy head and said casually: "What time is it now? Has the prince returned?"

Cen'er served Leng Youru to change clothes and said with some joy: "The prince is back. He sat by the bed for about two quarters of an hour, and then went to Tiananju alone to eat with the old lady. Before leaving, the prince told the slaves not to wake up. You, you don’t have to live in peace.”

Leng Youru lowered her eyes and showed no reaction. Cen'er sighed in frustration: "Princess, why don't you reconcile with the prince? Everyone made mistakes in the past, but is there any point in living in the mistakes of the past?"

Leng Youru stood up and walked to the dressing table, put the bracelet into a mahogany wooden box inlaid with pearls, and said calmly: "Let's use some snacks and fruits first."

 It’s not like she had never put down her body to beg Zhuge Liuyun, she did, but so what? Unable to take revenge, she is no different from the walking dead. She is just a doll controlled by the old man with a long string. She has no thoughts and will of her own. How can she be with Zhuge Lianyun?

Cen'er asked the maid at the door to pass the meal. Leng Youru drank wolfberry and red date tea while waiting, and asked: "Do you have a copy of the guest list?"

Cen'er took out a plate of glutinous rice and red bean rolls, an egg yolk ingot cake, and a plate of pumpkin and sesame balls. He also presented cherries, pineapples, and hawthorns and arranged them in a circle: "You are referring to the list of things that the Second Madam asked you to give to me last time." Her guest list?"

Leng Youru pushed the fruit plate with a slightly protruding corner in to make sure that the outer curvature was perfect and graceful. However, no matter how it was placed, there were some imperfections that were not very visible. She clenched her fist anxiously and simply said He picked up the fruit plate with cherries and threw it into the trash can without saying a word. Then he looked at the remaining utensils and sighed with relief: "Well, that's it."

The princess's favorite fruit is cherries... But Cen'er was not surprised. He turned around and took out the list from the desk drawer and presented it to Leng Youru with both hands. Leng Youru took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, her eyes became sharp. Cen'er's eyesight was very good. He took a quick glance and saw the list clearly. Thinking of the guests who came today, he couldn't help but frown: "Princess, how could the Yan family..."

Leng Youru crumpled the list into a ball, threw it into the trash can, and said calmly: "Pass the meal."

In the Mohe Courtyard, the maids were sitting in the side hall eating. In the past, Zhi Fan followed Shui Linglong to Tian'anju for meals, but these days it was Ye Mao, and everyone obviously noticed that Ye Mao stayed in the house more often, Zhi Fan It is often left hanging outside the door.

Zhifan, Baiju, and Baimei sat down around the round table. Zhifan loves to eat mushrooms. Normally, everyone would give in to her for this dish. Today... Zhifan held up chopsticks to pick up the hottest piece of mushroom, and Baimei picked it up before her. In the bowl, he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Sorry, I also like to eat mushrooms recently."

Bai Ju pursed her lips in embarrassment, and was about to give the mushrooms in her bowl to Zhi Fan, but was stepped on by Bai Mei. She looked at Bai Mei, who winked at her, and she lowered her head in embarrassment. Eat vegetables.

Bai Mei smiled again and said, "I remember we all took turns washing the dishes after dinner. In the past few months, Bai Ju and I did the washing. Zhifan, if you make up for the previous dishes, you still have to finish this month! Oh! , Don’t forget to clean the small kitchen! You didn’t do it last month or last month, so you have to clean it for three days in a row!”

Zhi Fan was so furious that he wanted to rush up and slap Bai Mei! She prides herself on being smart and tolerant, but she never thought she would have such radical ideas in her heart! But it turned out that she was no more than that. She was used to her master's respect, the halo that this respect brought, and even more accustomed to the maids' fawning over her. Suddenly she fell from the clouds into the mud. She felt as ashamed and angry as if her clothes had been stripped and paraded in public! At this moment, she finally understood what a big mistake she had made. Friendship is valuable, but it cannot give her a place to live. Only by hugging the big tree of the eldest lady tightly can she truly have no worries about food and clothing in the palace.

To put it bluntly, in the evil old society, most of the maids had a low life. They were extremely lucky to be able to live stably in the present. The economic base also determines the superstructure. How could the living environment of the maids allow them to shed their lives and blood for the sake of illusory friendship? What else can an orphan like Zhifan do if she loses her job? The probability of being abducted by traffickers and sold to a brothel is far greater than the probability of finding a new job.

Zhifan suddenly thought of Liu Lu. Liu Lu had parents and a younger brother. She was also the prince's wife in name. It didn't matter that she hid it from the eldest lady. The eldest lady couldn't control her anyway. What was abominable was that she actually coaxed her into doing so. I hid it all from the eldest lady, could I have a backing like her? It was because of his own tricks that he regarded her as more important than the eldest lady, but she never considered it from her own point of view! Ignore her!

Qiao Hui returned to Pingtingxuan, she was almost weak from exhaustion. The house was bustling with guests, but it was also tiring. She smiled and sat on the wicker chair. Xiu'er hurriedly brought warm water to wipe her face and hands: "Yao The second young lady at home went to see my aunt."

Qiao Hui said calmly: "After all, they are cousins, so it is normal to visit." Finally, she added, "Did she go to see the second lady alone?"

Xiu'er shook her head: "After visiting my aunt, I went directly to Tian'anju for dinner. I didn't enter the second lady's yard until I left the mansion in the afternoon."

Qiao Hui nodded and said, "Has Aunt Dong Jia's injury improved? What did Doctor Hu say?"

Xiu'er said indifferently: "Aunt Dong Jia is just a concubine, how can she deserve the doctor in the mansion to diagnose her? I haven't seen her!"

I did not see? How many days has it been? Didn’t the Second Madam and Prince An hire a doctor for Dong Jialin? Qiao Hui frowned and said, "Go to the outer courtyard and ask Dr. Hu to take a look at my aunt's injury, and then say it was my order."

Xiuer curled her lips in response: "Why should the second young lady care about her? She deserves to be hurt."

 Qiao Hui remembered what the eldest princess said and shook her head: "Go."

Jun Wang walked to the door and happened to hear Qiao Hui saying that she wanted to ask Dr. Hu to diagnose Dong Jialin. His eyes lit up, and he opened the curtain with a smile and entered the room. Xiu'er was startled and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty."

Prince An Jun glanced at her coldly, causing Xiuer to be in a state of confusion. She wished she could just hold the pot lid on her head and run away! Qiao Hui was also embarrassed, but more of a lucky person, people really can't do bad things. If she had even a little attitude of punishing Dong Jialin just now, the county prince would probably have deserted her now. After all, , no man wants his wife to be a jealous snake or scorpion.

 "You stand down." Qiao Hui helped Xiu'er get out of the situation.

Xiuer was relieved and left the room dejectedly.

 Qiao Hui folded her hands on her right side and saluted: "Mr.

Prince An's eyes trembled, and he strode forward to help her up: "I heard that many guests came to the house today, are you exhausted?"

Qiao Hui's face turned slightly red: "I didn't do anything, I'm not tired. My husband came back a little later than usual today, but there are too many official matters?"

"It's not the official department..." In fact, not only the official department, but also all departments in the capital were late, but Prince An would not talk to Qiao Hui about government affairs. Prince An said, "It will be fine after a while." ”

Qiao Hui lowered her eyes and said apologetically: "Mr. Dong Jia, I was negligent on my part."

Prince An pulled her to sit on the chair: "It's not your fault. You are still ill and feel uncomfortable. How could you take these things into consideration? I should have handled it, and I was the one who was negligent. "Not even mentioning Zhen's fault.

Qiao Huiyan said sincerely: "My husband, please go to Aunt Dong Jia's place to rest tonight."

King An's eyes flashed, he held Qiao Hui's hand and said, "I'm not worried about leaving you alone in the room. I'll wait until I take a bath before I take the time to sit in her room."

Just sitting around, it’s better to choose a day when you don’t have to go to court. Qiao Hui was immediately in a good mood: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Let's go and have a look. I have a lot of supplements here. Which ones can Aunt Dong Jia take? My husband asked Doctor Hu, and I ordered him to be sent to Zijingyuan. "

Prince An gently stroked Qiao Hui's face: "Okay, you take a shower first. I'll come back after you finish. Wait for me."

Qiao Hui's face turned red again: "What are you waiting for? I can't get married now."

Duke An got up and went to Zijingyuan. Doctor Hu had just finished diagnosing Dong Jialin's injuries, prescribed a bottle of homemade gold sore medicine and several packets of herbal medicine, and warned him not to get wet or walk too much. Prince An gave Dr. Hu a red envelope. Dr. Hu thanked him and turned around and left the inner house. Myolie was overjoyed and hurriedly closed the door from the outside.

Dong Jialin bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty." There was a slight tremor in her voice.

 (End of this chapter)