Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 430 Poor Woman

After    led Zhong Xiaoxiao around a few alleys, Li Xin finally knocked on the door of one of the courtyards, and it was still Jiuniang's maid Ping'er who opened the door.

  Because it was broad daylight this time, Li Xin didn't have to be as restrained as last time, he smiled and waved to the little girl.

   "Is Sister Cui at home?"

  Ping'er nodded shyly.

   "At home, at home."

  Zhong Xiaoxiao originally hid behind Li Xin, but when he heard this sentence, he was at home, he immediately stuck out his head to take a look, and then ran in.

  Ping'er also recognized her, and a smile appeared on her face when she saw Zhong Xiaoxiao running in.

   "Master Hou, please come in."

  Li Xin walked in with his hands behind his back, only to find that Zhong Xiaoxiao had already put his arms around Cui Jiuniang's arm, the once proud shopkeeper of the building is now embroidering with needle and thread in his hand.

   Counting the time, she has been living here since Emperor Taikang ascended the throne. Apart from writing and reading, she can only embroider.

   Li Xin walked over with a smile, bowed his head and said, "Sister Cui."

After Cui Jiuniang saw Zhong Xiaoxiao, her face was full of smiles. When she heard Li Xin's words, she remembered that there was another person, so she quickly stood up and said to Li Xin Wanfu: "Hou Ye is here, concubine. I'm sorry."

   Li Xin smiled and shook his head: "Sister Cui is very polite."

   Actually, if Emperor Taikang was willing to take her to the palace, Cui Jiuniang's identity would be much higher than Li Xin's, but Emperor Taikang never said that.

This is not only because of the disparity in the identities of the two, but also because the mother of Emperor Taikang and Li Xin's mother-in-law are still there. The queen mother, who came from a noble family, sits in the harem and will never allow the emperor to accept a brothel woman as his concubine. If you really want to make trouble, it might even hurt Cui Jiuniang.

   Jiuniang quickly turned her body to the side and smiled at Li Xin: "Master Hou, come in and talk."

  Li Xin looked at Zhong Xiaoxiao who was hugging Cui Jiuniang's sleeve tightly, and said with a smile, "Xiaoxiao is still close to Sister Cui, no one has ever seen her like this."

  Zhong Xiaoxiao has not had a mother since she was a child, and Jiuniang took Zhong Xiaoxiao for a long time, and she has a gentle temperament, so Zhong Xiaoxiao subconsciously treats her as her mother.

   Cui Jiuniang touched the little girl's head, her eyes full of tenderness.

   "I haven't seen Xiaoxiao for almost half a year, and I've grown a lot taller."

   She asked Piner to take out two sets of winter clothes from the house, gestured on Xiaoxiao's body, and then shook her head.

   "The clothes I made for her in my spare time may not fit in."

   The little girl's eyes were red, and she wiped her tears with her sleeves.

   From childhood to adulthood, no one could make clothes for her by hand. Li Xin usually went to the tailor shop to buy her ready-to-wear clothes.

   "Little one can wear it."

   Her tone was firm.

   Jiuniang smiled gently: "Silly girl, if your clothes are too small, elder sister will make you bigger, why are you crying?"

   "Sister is so nice."

   She got into Jiuniang's arms and refused to come out.

   Cui Jiuniang patted her back gently, and after a while, the little girl fell asleep like this.

  Li Xin sat quietly and waited.

   Jiuniang got up slowly, put the little **** the bed in the back room, carefully covered the quilt, then walked out and poured Li Xin a cup of tea.

   "How is your life, Lord Hou recently?"

  Li Xin took the tea with both hands, lowered his head and smiled and said, "It's good, it's just a lot busier than before, and I don't have any spare time all day long."

   "You're busy."

   Jiuniang poured herself a cup of tea and sighed.

   "Being busy means that Lord Hou has something to do. Unlike concubines, who stay here all day long, it's like being in prison."

   Li Xin frowned slightly: "Sister is bored, you can go out for a walk."

   Cui Jiuniang smiled gently: "I used to work in the Deyi Building, and many people in the capital knew that I went out, didn't I lose face to His Majesty?"

  Li Xin sighed slightly.

   "Has Your Majesty never been here?"

   Jiuniang shook her head, her expression a little sad.

   "I guess I won't see you again in this life, but that's fine. Staying here alone will make you clean."

At the beginning, she was the outer chamber for the Emperor Taikang, just thinking that one day she would be able to enter the palace of Wei Wang as a concubine, and she would have a place to live in peace in her life, but His Royal Highness Wei Wang became the emperor, and the status between the two people changed. The disparity between the children is so great that it is difficult for her to see the former King Wei again in her life.

Having said that, she looked up at Li Xin and said in a low voice, "It's just that Piner is still young, so it's not good to follow her concubine here and suffer here. Lord Hou has taken Yu Linwei before. If you have time, see if you can find her for her. A Yubayashi-ro is a husband-in-law."

  In Dajin, there has not been the abnormal trend of the other world's use of civility to govern martial arts. The generals of this era are still very important, and those who are soldiers will not be looked down upon.

As for the emperor's three imperial guards, those who can be selected are considered to be the elites in the capital, and the treatment of the three imperial guards is much higher than that of the ordinary imperial guards, and they have a regular organization, so Yulin Lang is quite popular in the capital. There are many yellow-flowered girls in the market whose dream is to marry a handsome Yulin Lang.

  If a maid can find a Yulin Lang as her husband, then she will really find a good home.

   Li Xin smiled and nodded: "This is easy. There are still many bachelors under Mu Ying's hands. One day I will say hello to him and let him lead the way."

   "I'm sorry Marquis."

   Li Xin sighed: "If Piner is also married, there will be no one to take care of my sister here."

   "My concubine is not seventy or eighty anymore."

  Cui Jiuniang smiled and said, "The concubine can take care of herself by herself, but if it's too bad, I'll buy one or two young maids, wait a few years, and then find Hou Ye to marry them off."

   Li Xin smiled bitterly: "That little brother has become a matchmaker."

   Jiuniang covered her mouth and chuckled.

   The two chatted for a while, Li Xin looked at the sky and was about to get up and say goodbye.

"Sister Cui, I still have something to do with my brother, so I'll deal with it first. As for Xiaoxiao, she likes it here, so she will stay here for a few days. If my sister finds it annoying, I'll ask Ping'er to send her back to the Marquis of Jing'an. ."

   Having said this, Li Xin paused.

   "For safety, I will send a few people to protect this place."

   Today's Li Xin is not the poor boy who sold charcoal in the past. He not only has power, but also enemies. Zhong Xiaoxiao is one of his weak spots. He must ensure the safety of this girl.

   Jiuniang got up to send each other off, talking while walking.

   "Everywhere in the capital is dangerous, Lord Hou must be more careful."

   Li Xin smiled and said: "Sister, don't worry, this boat is very big now, just pay attention to those strong winds and big waves. Small winds and small waves can't be overturned."

   Cui Jiuniang sighed with some emotion.

   "The little gentleman at the time has become a big man now."

   Li Xin smiled dumbly.

   "It's the same, eating and sleeping, no better than others."

   "How is the Deyi Building now?"

  Deyi Building is the work of this woman for several years. Although she no longer works in the building, she still misses it somewhat.

   "Little brother hasn't been there too much, so I left it to others to take care of it."

   Li Xin said with a smile: "But I can earn a lot of money every month, so it should be pretty good."

"That's good."

   As the two of them were talking, Li Xin had already walked to the gate of the courtyard. The Marquis of Jing'an, who was standing at the gate, looked back at Cui Jiuniang, hesitated for a while, and said, "As for Sister Cui, I'll think of a way."

   "Don't..."

   Jiuniang shook her head quickly.

   "Not worth it, this is the life of the concubine."

   said, she smiled.

   "It's fine now, it's quiet, people in the capital gradually forget me, but there are Xiao Langjun and Xiao Xiao who still remember me."

"pretty good."

   (end of this chapter)