The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Du Ruo tested the temperature of Qin Di's forehead with his hand and breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't have a fever."

Seeing that Qin Di's lips were dry, Du Ruo went to pour her a cup of warm tea and muttered, "Girl, you quietly opened the window at night. Are you caught in the wind?"

Now that the twelfth lunar month is cold and winter, there are charcoal basins in the house, but Qin Di finds it boring and often gets up at night to secretly open the window.

Du Ruo had talked about Qin Di several times before, but Qin Di would not change it.

Qin Di was somewhat guilty and did not dare to retort.

Du Ruo looked at her withered appearance, and felt a little distressed, and said, "Miss, let me ask a doctor for you to take a look."

"no need!"

Qin Di quickly refused, "I'm just suffering from some cold at most, drink a few cups of ginger soup, and sleep for two days. What a doctor!"

The most important thing is that Chinese medicine is really miserable.

Du Ruo frowned slightly, remembering that the last time the girl persuaded Princess Duan to see a doctor, she was so prudent, and she became afraid of illnesses and doctors.

Knowing that Du Ruo was like Qin Di, she knew at a glance that she was going to nag, so she quickly changed the subject: "Du Ruo, I'm a little sleepy, go to sleep first!"

He put the quilt over his head again, as if he was about to fall asleep.

Du Ruo had nothing to do with his own girl, so Du Ruo could only take a step back and said, "Girl, then you go to sleep first, if you still feel uncomfortable, you need to call a doctor!"

Qin Di was very knowledgeable, got out of the quilt, and nodded hastily: "I listen to Du Ruo!"

Du Ruo was a little amused. She glanced at the incense burner and found that the incense inside was about to run out, so she had to add more.

Seeing this, Qin Di yawned and said, "Don't add it, you're dizzy."

Du Ruo agreed and put out the incense burner again.

Qin Di closed his eyes drowsily, and when he woke up, he continued to read her book, enjoying Du Ruo's attentive service, and hardly stayed there.

After two days of rest like this, Qin Di became lively and energetic again.

Qin Di: "It's just a little cold! I'm in good health, so it's nothing at all!"

Qin Di smiled smugly, but Du Ruo felt a little sad when he heard it, thinking that his girl had been abused by Zhao Aman and his wife before, maybe she had some kind of illness, and the girl was left to fend for itself, and even wished My own girl is going to die.

Qin Di inexplicably saw a touch of bitterness in Du Ruo's eyes, and wondered if Du Ruo was wronged, but before she could say anything, she saw that Du Ruo took a carved tree from the hand of the little maid behind her. Box, said: "Girl, this is the silver coin that Yinlou just sent this morning, take a look."

In the wooden box is a box of silver scorpions, each of which is the size of a longan, and has different shapes.

This was specially made by Qin Di from Yinlou, and he planned to use it as New Year's money for Qin Zening, Qin Zeyu and Gu Zhen during the Chinese New Year.

Qin Fen divided the silver coins with great interest, put the silver coins into several purses one by one, and also prepared a purse of silver coins for Gu Zezhi.

Well, put one more for the golden thigh.

Qin Di generously put another silver coin in a purple purse embroidered with green parrots.

Qin Di gave Du Ruo a quick glance, and after thinking about it, he also quietly prepared some lucky money for her, and said in his mouth, "Du Ruo, help me get a box of Jiuhe incense."

Du Ruo went to get a box of Jiuhe incense and asked, "Miss, do you want my servant to light it up for you?"

Qin Di opened the box of Jiuhe incense and said, "I'll do it myself, you can go and get me a smoked cage.

The "Royal Fragrance Book" says that Jiuhexiang has a very good effect of calming the mind, calming the mind and nourishing the qi. I would like to try adding Jiuhexiang to the purse. "

Qin Di did what he said. He lit the Jiuhe incense, put it into the incense burner, and covered it with the incense cage that Du Ruo had brought. .

The smell of Jiuhexiang is as fresh as orchid, with a hint of plum fragrance, which is soft and elegant.

Qin Di was idle and had nothing to do, so she turned over the book of words again. Before she knew it, she read half of the book of words, and her head was a little dizzy.

She put down her book, yawned twice, and fell asleep on the imperial concubine's couch...

"Three girls, three girls..."

When Du Ruo woke her up, Qin Di realized that the sky had turned a lot darker. He raised his eyes and looked out the window, the sunset was low.

He clearly slept, but Qin Di felt more dizzy, his body seemed heavy, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

"Three girls, it's time to go to Ronghetang."

Du Ruo reminded Qin Di while arranging his clothes and hair on the temples.

Now it happened to be the time of dawn and dusk, Qin Di stroked his clothes and skirt, and went out after getting up.

As soon as he came out of the house, a biting cold wind came towards him, making Qin Di shiver.

Du Ruo hurriedly put on a cloak for Qin Di.

Qin Di stood there in a daze, and didn't move for a while.

Just as Du Ruo was about to ask, he heard Qin Di take a step closer to her and asked, "Did I use Jiuhexiang all the time when I slept?"

"Yes.

Jiuhexiang calms the nerves, and the slaves will light it while you are sleeping. "

Du Ruo nodded, "It's that girl, after you got sick, these few nights are useless."

Qin Ji: "..."

Qin Di closed her cloak, her eyes flickering, she said nothing, walked down the stone steps slowly, and went to Ronghe Hall to greet Mrs. Qin Tai.

When Qin Di returned to Wanxiang Garden, the setting sun had already set halfway down, dyeing the western sky like brocade.

Qin Di entered his small study, flipped through the "Royal Fragrance Book", and turned to the page about Jiuhexiang on page 15.

Jiuhe incense, produced in the country of Bogo, is a treasure in the incense.

Qin Di stared at that page for a long time before closing the "Royal Fragrance Book", and instructed: "Du Ruo, go and deliver the invitation to Duan Wangfu, and tomorrow we will go to greet the princess."

It was late now, and Du Ruo was a little surprised, but he still agreed. He prepared the post at the fastest speed, and even went to Duan Wangfu to deliver the post to show caution.

So, early the next day, Qin Di visited Duan Wangfu again.

"Little Ji."

When Princess Duan saw Qin Di, she smiled and greeted her for tea and snacks.

Qin Di replied "yes" with a smile. Princess Duan asked her to eat whatever she wanted. At the same time, she looked at Princess Duan calmly and found that her spirit was much better than last time, and she was secretly relieved.

Qin Di smiled calmly and asked, "Princess, are you feeling better?"

"I feel better."

Princess Duan said with a smile, she felt very useful about her future daughter-in-law's concern.

Qin Di pursed his lips and smiled: "That's good."

Mammy Wang, who was on the side, couldn't help but said, "This doctor from Ji Shitang really lives up to his name. The medicine he prescribed is very effective, and the princess will be fine after drinking it for a few days."

As she said that, Mammy Wang grumbled and complained, "Those imperial physicians know that they are seeking stability and do not dare to use heavy medicine, which has caused the princess' illness for nothing."

The master is in good health, and the servants serving up and down the yard are relieved, and all of them are in good spirits.

Qin Di took a sip of tea and changed the conversation with a smile: "Princess, I've been watching "Yu Xiang Pu" recently, and it is said that many incense has the effect of calming the mind and meditation, especially Jiuhe incense, I ordered it for a few days, I feel like I sleep better at night."

When it comes to this topic, Princess Duan is excited.

"This nine-harmonious incense was obtained when I went to offer incense once in September, and I came across a monk from the country of Pogo.

In the past, I only heard its name and never saw its fragrance, so I got three boxes by chance. "

"The scent is fresh and elegant, and I like it so much, it's smoked every day."

Qin Di was stunned for a moment, and estimated the amount of one box in his heart: If Princess Duan had used it every day before, she would have used one box of three boxes of Jiuhexiang, and only two boxes were left.

And the princess gave the remaining two boxes to herself, which means that in the past few days, the princess's Jiuhe incense should be used less, not even used anymore.

The smile on Qin Di's face deepened.

She continued to chat with Princess Duan, from some well-known incense to incense, and later she patted her chest and promised Princess Duan to let her try the incense she made herself next time.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Princess Duan left her with a smile: "Xiao Ji, would you like to have lunch with me today?

Zezhi will be back in a while. "

Qin Di naturally agreed.

The last time I came to ask for safety, Princess Duan accidentally said that Gu Zezhi would go back to the mansion in the afternoon, so Qin Di thought that Lai would also rely on him until he came back.

Otherwise, we can't let her go to the Siyi Pavilion to find Gu Zezhi, right?

Gu Zezhi's time was very good. Princess Duan and Qin Di had just finished lunch when he came back.

Duan Princess calmly gave her son a wink, meaning that he came back too late!

With a smile on her face, she suggested, "Zezhi, Xue Ji today, plum blossoms are the most peaceful after the snow, just right for a few cups of plum blossom tea. You and Xiaoji should go to the garden to pick some plum blossoms."

If it's just picking plum blossoms, of course, Gu Zezhi and Qin Di will not have to go. Anyone can see that Princess Duan intends to send them to be alone.

Qin Diluo stood up generously and said with a smile, "I haven't had plum tea before."

Qin Di carried a small bamboo basket and went out of the house with Gu Zezhi. As for the maids, they were all very knowledgeable and only followed the two masters from a distance.

Today's weather is very good, the sky is a transparent blue, and thick snow is piled on the corrugations outside, on the walls, on the treetops, and on the grass. Under the reflection of the sun, the crystal white snow reflects the surrounding. It must be bright for a few minutes, and a piece of silver is covered.

Taking the opportunity to turn the corner, Qin Di glanced back and confirmed that the maids were far behind. Then he took out a purse from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Gu Zezhi.

Gu Zezhi had guessed from Qin Di's slight change in expression that she had something to say, and immediately took the purse, then pulled the drawstring of the purse slightly, and a somewhat familiar scent came out.

Qin Di considered the sentence for a while before saying, "This is the Jiuhexiang that the princess gave me last time."

"I tried to use it for a few nights, and after smoking it, I felt dizzy, like I had a cold.

I haven't smoked in these two days, and people are in good spirits again. "

"Not long ago, didn't the princess feel unwell, but she has been in good spirits recently.

I just asked, but the princess only had two boxes of Jiuhexiang left and gave them to me, which means that she may not use Jiuhexiang any more recently. "

Gu Zezhi's thin lips pursed slightly and said nothing.

Qin Di closed his thick cloak, and said, "Actually, maybe it's just me being suspicious."

In fact, Qin Di just thought that this was a bit too coincidental, so she just asked around the corner, and did not tell Princess Duan her guess directly, lest the princess think about it, but told Gu Zezhi.

Gu Zezhi put his purse in his sleeve pocket and said in a low voice, "I'll have someone check it later."

He said that, Qin Di was not worried at all, and the steps under his feet became a lot lighter, and a small smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Golden thighs work, she can rest assured!

While speaking, the two had already arrived at the garden entrance of the palace.

As soon as we entered the garden, a plum forest appeared at the end of the cobblestone path. A large continuous field of white plums, pink plums and red plums stood against the wind. Flowers like pink and jade carvings bloomed quietly in the cold wind. The fragrance of plum comes with the wind...

"The plum blossoms in the palace are so good!"

Qin Di praised sincerely.

The plum forest in Duanwang's mansion was at least twice as big as the plum forest in Qin's family, reflecting the small lake next to it and the surrounding white snow, as beautiful as a painting.

Qin Di took three steps and took two steps to the ground. He stood on tiptoe and raised his hand to grab the red plum on the branch.

However--

"Crack."

She snapped the red plum branch off quickly.

Her movements affected the entire branch, and the white snow covering the branch fell rustling, and the blossoming red plums on the branch trembled slightly, as if shivering in the cold wind.

Gu Zezhi: "..."

Du Ruo: "..."

Du Ruo looked at Qin Di from a distance, and could hardly bear to see Gu Zezhi's expression at the moment.

Where is my girl picking plum blossoms?

"Brother, are these plum blossoms blooming well?"

Qin Di sent the red plum in the direction of Gu Zezhi, thinking that even if it was not used to make tea, it would be fine to put it in a vase.

"Well, it drives really well."

Gu Zezhi nodded with a smile, took the red plum, and when the wind blew, the faint plum fragrance penetrated into his nose.

Qin Di smiled even more cheerfully, feeling as if she had been praised, and happily carried her small basket and continued to pick plum blossoms.

She just liked it entirely out of her own liking. When she saw that the plum tree was good-looking, she folded it casually. In this way, if she didn't fold five or six branches, the flower basket in her hand was full, and the two returned home full of rewards.

Princess Duan looked at the basket of plum blossoms that Qin Di brought back with a delicate expression.

It is very important to choose the plum blossoms for making plum blossom tea. The plum blossoms that are fully bloomed are not suitable for making tea.

As soon as the hot water is washed, the flower buds bloom in the water, which is very beautiful.

Even if Qin Di didn't know it, his son must know it. After all, he drinks plum tea every winter.

So, is Zezhi trying to make his future daughter-in-law happy?

Thinking about it, Princess Duan looked back and forth at Qin Di and Gu Zezhi, her eyes became more interesting, and she thought, "Well, when did Zezhi learn to coax little girls?

Princess Duan didn't expose her son, she told the maid with a smile, "Let's cook tea!"

The maid took the small basket from Qin Di's hand and went down to cook plum tea.

After a cup of tea, Qin Di drank the rumored plum tea.

Plum tea is very fragrant, with a unique fragrance of plum blossoms more than ordinary tea soup.

Duan Wangfei drank two sips of tea and asked Gu Zezhi casually, "Zezhi, how are you talking with Beiyan?"

Gu Zezhi smiled, "It went well."

His long and narrow phoenix eyes flashed with light, and a meaningful smile flashed.

This smile made Qin Di shed tears of sympathy for Bei Yan in his heart, um, Bei Yan is definitely going to bleed heavily this time, she deserves it!

After a thought, Qin Di's mood was also relaxed.

After drinking the plum tea, she returned to the Hou residence with a large box of fireworks given by Princess Duan.

The street is full of New Year's atmosphere. Seeing that the New Year is coming, the restaurants and shops on both sides of the street are hanging red lanterns. The people are busy shopping for the New Year's goods for the New Year. The air is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

This is Qin Di's first New Year in this great Qi Dynasty.

Every day is very new and interesting to her. She has to be happy when she is busy, but she does not know that in the eyes of Mrs. Qin Tai, Qin Zening and Qin Zeyu, her busyness and joy are all distressed, and they feel that Qin Di has passed These years have been really hard, and this is probably the first time she has had a good year!

During the Chinese New Year, Qin Zeyu was very obedient, and took the initiative to take Qin Di to buy New Year's goods, set off firecrackers, fireworks, etc., and even put a rabbit lantern for Qin Di before the Lantern Festival.

In this lively and lively atmosphere, the Lantern Festival has arrived on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

As a rule, tonight, the emperor will join the nobles of the royal family, civil and military officials to have fun with the people, watch lanterns, and watch fireworks.

Although the Marquis of Zhongyi was in decline, it also got a post about the Lantern Festival Palace Banquet.

Every year, Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Su would take a few daughters of the mansion with them, but this year Qin Sheng never came back to her grandfather's house since she returned to her grandfather's house in a bet of anger, and Mrs. Su kept calling her "sick". After closing the door, Mrs. Qin Tai simply left the second room.

At the beginning of Youchu, Qin Di went to the door of ceremonies, and from a distance, he saw Qin Xin also there, a rouge-colored cloak woven with gold threads glistening in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Qin Xin carefully helped Mrs. Qin Tai into the carriage, and then got into Mrs. Qin's carriage with the help of the maid.

Qin Di didn't go to join in the fun, she was riding in her own carriage.

After getting on the carriage, she leaned against the carriage and squinted for a nap. After a while, the carriage slowly moved towards the City God Temple.

As the sun sets in the west, the sky is getting darker and darker, and along the way, many people have hung up big red lanterns, emitting bright brilliance.

On weekdays, there is a curfew in the capital, and there are usually no people on the road at dusk, but today's capital is particularly lively, with the streets bustling, with vendors setting up their stalls and shouting, and people visiting the lantern festival.

Qin Zeyu rode along beside Qin Di's carriage, looking like a messenger of flowers. His handsome face was radiant under the light of the lights, and he had the smell of an angry horse in fresh clothes.

After a stick of incense, the Qin family's carriage arrived outside the Temple of the City God.

Today, because the Royal Driver Association was in person at the Lantern Festival, the open space in front of the Temple of the City God had been cleaned up a long time ago, a high platform was built, and a lantern shed was set up. On the lantern, there were densely packed red lanterns, illuminating the surrounding area as bright as day.

Qin Di followed Mrs. Qin Tai and the others to the seat of the Marquis of Zhongyi. Along the way, Mrs. Qin would inevitably meet some familiar female relatives and exchanged greetings from time to time.

The sky is getting darker and darker, and more and more people are on the seats, all of them are looking in the direction of the palace from time to time.

The people below gathered on the street leading to the Temple of the City God, standing on the side of the road, eagerly waiting, each with a look of anticipation.

When the time of Xu was approaching, there was a rumbling sound of footsteps in the distance. At the end of the street, a bright yellow curtain could be seen floating like an auspicious cloud. Everyone knew that the emperor was coming.

The car of the emperor is getting closer and closer. Not only the emperor and the queen are coming, but also the empress dowager Liu, as well as many concubines, princes and princesses, dignitaries and close officials of the emperor. Come.

The people who were waiting by the road were all looking to see what happened to the emperor, so they knelt down and shouted in unison, "Long live the emperor! Long live the empress!

Shouting loudly, impassioned.

The people all bowed respectfully for a long time.

Just in that one after another shouting, the emperor and his party quickly boarded the high platform and sat down on the seats that had been prepared.

Zhou Xin, the eunuch, passed the emperor's words to get the people to stand up, and said something like "celebrating with Putai" and "having fun with the people". Then, the Lantern Festival officially started.

One after another fireworks flew rapidly from the ground, blooming in the dark night sky, a bright purple and red.

The people cheered and applauded, and Qin Di couldn't take his eyes off it.

The royal fireworks are truly unique. Almost every firework has no repetition. Qin Di was dazzled by the sight, and secretly praised that these ancient fireworks had more patterns than modern ones.

After her little face was raised, she never lowered her face. The lights and fireworks all around her little face shone brightly.

After a while, a small servant came over, leaned over to Qin Di and said, "Miss Qin, the Empress Dowager please come over."

Qin Di stood up reluctantly, "I'm sorry father-in-law."

The little maid also knew that Empress Dowager Liu liked Qin Di, so she was very polite: "Miss Qin San is very polite, please come here."

The little maid walked in front to lead Qin Di.

The Empress Dowager Liu was very lively there. There were a lot of noble ladies such as the princess and the princess sitting around her like the stars and the moon. You and I were coaxing Empress Dowager Liu to be happy. Fragrant clothes.

The three princesses Changning and Yingluo county master were also there.

Qin Di also hadn't seen these two for a month and a half. Her eyes fell on Chang Ning's face with interest, wanting to see where she was hurt.

But from Qin Di's point of view, Chang Ning's left face was fair and delicate, looking clean and intact.

When Qin Di arrived, the Empress Dowager Liu just persuaded them in a good voice: "...Changning, Yingluo, when your teeth and tongue are still bumping, you two are cousins, so don't take it seriously."

After saying that, Empress Dowager Liu patted Yingluo's hand admonishingly, "Yingluo, you are so violent, you have to change it in the future, don't be so impulsive, fortunately, Changning only hurt his forehead, and you can cover it with bangs.

Think about how important a girl's face is! "

Empress Dowager Liu looked at the pair of cousins ​​and felt entangled in her heart.

Changning was frail since childhood and was often ill. Among the princesses, the Empress Dowager Liu would inevitably favor her a little bit, and Yingluo also grew up in front of her. She went to the palace every once in a while to greet her, and the Empress Dowager Liu also liked it.

There is a saying that the palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of meat.

For Empress Dowager Liu, both Changning and Yingluo were her granddaughters.

Yingluo's lips were tightly pressed into a straight line, and she did not speak.

A month and a half had passed, but Yingluo's heart was still very aggrieved every time she thought about it.

She has grown up so much, and she has never suffered such a big grievance. It was clearly Changning who ruined her own face, but even her father and brother didn't believe her!

Chang Ning smiled gently, "Grandmother, don't worry, granddaughter won't worry about it..."

Yingluo's face was even more ugly, and she pursed her lips and said nothing.

Empress Dowager Liu could also see that Yingluo was still a little dissatisfied.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Qin Di approaching, and sighed, "Look at Xiao Di, how stable he is, you two should learn from Xiao Di."

So, Changning and Yingluo looked at Qin Di with their eyes in unison. The eyes of both of them were extremely complicated, but what they had in common was that they were both hostile.

Chang Ning calmed down quickly and smiled gently, the curvature of the corners of his lips seemed to be calculated, just right.

Qin Ji: "..."

Empress Dowager Liu was unaware of this, and smiled and waved to Qin Di, "Little Di, come here quickly."

Qin Di walked up to the Empress Dowager Liu under the burning eyes of the pair of cousins, and Yun Jiaoniang was with her, and both of them saluted.

Qin Di said with a smile: "It's all taught by the empress dowager. The queen's aunt often said that the empress dowager said that girls should be dignified and quiet, stable and generous, and not be surprised."

Empress Dowager Liu nodded frequently and smiled even deeper, "That's how the girl's family should be!"

The corners of Yingluo's mouth twitched, and she endured and endured, but she couldn't help but say, "You call someone demure with a whip?

Open your eyes and talk nonsense! "

Empress Dowager Liu frowned slightly, and said, "Yingluo, you are already a man of Ji, why are you still babbling, Xiaoji knows the truth than you are younger, you still don't know it!"

At this time, the fireworks outside finally stopped, and a servant in Tsing Yi came to report, saying that the dragon dance was going to be performed next.

Empress Dowager Liu sent Qin Di to sit aside.

Immediately afterwards, a long dragon lantern appeared in a burst of rhythmic drums. The dancers of the dragon lantern were very skilled. The dragon lantern danced on the high platform in front of them, sometimes spinning, sometimes flying, and sometimes playing ball...

Everyone stared at him intently, applauding from time to time, and Qin Di's palms hurt.

"Actually, you already know..."

Suddenly, Chang Ning's familiar voice came from his ears, Qin Di's eyes twitched, and then he noticed that Chang Ning was sitting beside him at some point.

Qin Di tilted his face and looked at Chang Ning with a puzzled expression, "Why did Your Highness say this?"

Changning: "..."

What happened to Bibo Pavilion that day, she understood after thinking about it.

Qin Di clearly knew from the beginning that he was plotting against her, but he detoured himself into a trap.

A gleam of light flashed across Changning's dark Liu Ye eyes, and he clenched the handkerchief in his hand.

Sure enough, Qin Di, a wild girl from the countryside, was reborn in just a few months and gained a firm foothold in Beijing. Up to now, not only the emperor and the empress dowager favor her, but she can also marry into the Duan Wangfu. How could she be so stupid!

Changning's feelings towards Qin Di were extremely complicated, and he could never say that he liked it, nor hated him, nor could he say that he had never felt resentment.

But during this time, she had already figured out the pros and cons. She didn't need to be an enemy of Qin Di, and offending Qin Di would not do her any good!

Her eyes flashed slightly, and she whispered, "Miss Qin, I have no grudge against you, it's all Yingluo who wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."

With that said, Changning picked up the tea cup at hand and handed it to Qin Di, "This cup is my apology for the girl!"

It means that from now on, they will let go of the past and forget their grievances with a smile!

Qin Di smiled slightly and did not pick up the cup of tea.

Changning's long eyelashes trembled like a frightened butterfly, and he said timidly, "Sister Ji, are you unwilling to forgive me?"

Her delicate appearance is like a small white flower in the wind, soft and weak, as if the wind will blow away, and Qin Di's goosebumps are all over her body.

At this moment, there was a commotion from the southwest, and the seats over there were messed up into a pot of porridge.

Qin Di looked at the sound subconsciously.

That is the seat of Duan Wangfu.

Empress Dowager Liu naturally noticed it and ordered a servant to check the situation.

The waiter hurried away and came back in a hurry, running out of breath, and said obeisively, "The Empress Dowager, Princess Duan has passed out!"

Qin Di's eyes flickered slightly when he heard the words.