Scheme of the Official Descendant

Ren Yaoqi got off the carriage and saw Pei Zhiyan who was squatting in the grass beside the road and didn't know what he was doing, so he couldn't help but froze.

Mr. Pei? Ren Yaoqi called softly.

Pei Zhiyan raised his head when he heard the words, and was a little surprised when he saw Ren Yaoqi, then stood up and wiped his hands with a towel, and said with a smile, Miss Ren is here to see your husband?

Ren Yaoqi nodded, and glanced at the clump of grass where Pei Zhiyan was squatting before.

Pei Zhiyan noticed her gaze and smiled, pointed to the grass and said, I just saw an orchid in the grass, see if it's my blindness.

Ren Yaoqi heard the words and walked over, bent over to look at the plant that Pei Zhiyan was pointing at, it looked like a Jianlan, it hadn't bloomed, and it grew inconspicuously among the weeds, and I don't know how Pei Zhiyan found it of.

Ren Yaoqi carefully looked at the Jianlan plant for a while, frowned and said, It's very similar to Jianlan, but it's sunny here, and the soil is also very dry, which is not suitable for orchid growth. The growth of this plant is very good...it shouldn't be Orchids?

Pei Zhiyan raised his eyebrows, looked at her and smiled, If it's not an orchid, what kind of flower is it?

Ren Yaoqi was about to say that she didn't know, but when she saw an inconspicuous thin rhizome growing from the middle of the plant, she let out a huh, stretched out her hand to touch the rhizome, and was delighted Authentic: This plant should not be an orchid, but a brocade, a kind of Lycoris. I once saw it in a Supplement to Herbs.

Pei Zhiyan thoughtfully said: Supplements to Herbs?

Hearing Pei Zhiyan's voice, Ren Yaoqi suddenly remembered that the book Supplements of Herbs was still in Pei Zhiyan's study. He had read all the books in Pei Zhiyan's study, so he must know that this plant is not an orchid.

Could this be testing her? Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but look at Pei Zhiyan in surprise.

Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, and praised: That's right, it is indeed a brocade brocade. Miss Ren is really well-read.

Ren Yaoqi blushed a little after being praised by her husband for reading a lot of books... She read those books under the supervision of Pei Zhiyan, and she really didn't have the right to admit that she was broadly read in front of Pei Zhiyan.

Seemingly noticing Ren Yaoqi's unease, Pei Zhiyan smiled, then turned his head and ordered his followers to dig out the harrier brocade from the grass.

Seeing this, Ren Yaoqi reluctantly dissuaded: Sir, Mr. Xu also likes flowers and plants. If he knew, he might not be willing to let you poach this harpy brocade.

Literati love flowers and plants, and Pei Zhiyan also likes them, but he doesn't like growing orchids and chrysanthemums. One survived. Others don't know, but Ren Yaoqi is very clear. The reason why Pei Zhiyan likes this brocade is not only because it is relatively rare, but also because it is said in the book that brocade is easy to feed. It only needs to be watered once, and there is no need to serve it like an orchid.

However, Xu Wanli, who is also a literati, also likes flowers and plants, so he might not agree with Pei Zhiyan poaching the flowers from his garden.

When Pei Zhiyan heard the words, he thought about it seriously for a moment: What you said makes sense.

Ren Yaoqi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Pei Zhiyan would give up digging the Xu family's flowers, but Pei Zhiyan smiled leisurely afterwards: I'd better go play chess with Xu Wanli first, and dig his flowers after I win. He has nothing to say.

Ren Yaoqi: ...

Sir, do you think it is really appropriate to always use this trick?

But Pei Zhiyan didn't hear Ren Yaoqi's complaints in his heart, he went to the second gate very happily, and when he saw Ren Yaoqi standing still, he turned around and said hello: Aren't you going to see your husband?

Ren Yaoqi followed him into the second gate of Xu's house.

Pei Zhiyan said suddenly: Miss Ren is very similar to an old friend of mine.

Ren Yaoqi's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words, she paused before forcing a smile and said, I don't know which old friend Mr. Pei is talking about?

Pei Zhiyan looked at her and smiled, and said softly: Has anyone ever told you that you look like your great-grandmother?

Ren Yaoqi's tense mood suddenly relaxed. It turned out that Pei Zhiyan was talking about Concubine Wan, and she thought...

Mr. Pei met my great-grandmother?

Pei Zhiyan turned his head and thought for a while: I saw it once when I was young.

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help being a little curious. In her last life, she only saw the portrait of Concubine Wan Gui at Pei Zhiyan's place, but she didn't know that Pei Zhiyan and Concubine Wan Gui had had a close relationship before. When Pei Zhiyan was in his teens, Concubine Wan Gui should have been in her forties, right? It's hard to imagine what kind of intersection can exist between such two people.

However, Pei Zhiyan didn't satisfy Ren Yaoqi's curiosity, and he didn't mention Concubine Wan Gui any more.

But Ren Yaoqi couldn't help thinking, when Pei Zhiyan saw him surprised when they first met on the boat, was it because her appearance was similar to Concubine Wan Gui? So Pei Zhiyan saved him from Eunuch Lu in the last life because of Concubine Wan?

Along the way, Ren Yaoqi kept thinking about this matter, so she didn't speak. Pei Zhiyan was thinking about something and didn't say anything, the two of them just walked all the way to Xu's main courtyard in silence.

I don't know if the two of them noticed it. Although they were silent all the way, the atmosphere between the two of them was not only not embarrassing, but also an indescribable harmony and tranquility. That is the sense of intimacy and tacit understanding accumulated over a long period of time, which can only be found between relatives and close friends.

Before entering the main courtyard, Pei Zhiyan stopped suddenly, took a look at Ren Yaoqi, and said with a smile: Although it may be presumptuous to say this, Miss Ren always gives me a sense of familiarity. Afraid of being misunderstood by others, he smiled and said, If I have a daughter, it must be like you.

After saying this, Pei Zhiyan nodded and went to the study to find Xu Wanli.

Ren Yaoqi stood there watching him leave, and then went to Mrs. Xu.

Ren Yaoqi later found out from Mrs. Xu that Pei Zhiyan really played a game of chess with Xu Wanli, and after winning, he poached the harrier brocade outside the second door of Xu's house.

May passed without any disturbances. At the beginning of June, before the Qianjin Banquet, Concubine Yun of Yanbei Palace came back.

Concubine Yun is the biological mother of King Yanbei, but she seldom stays in Prince Yanbei's mansion. In her early years, she invited herself to guard the tomb of the old King Yanbei, and lived in the other courtyard not far from the Xiao family's mausoleum all year round. , do not ask foreign affairs.

Different from the high profile of the old concubine, Concubine Yun does not like ostentation. When she came back, there were only three carriages and a few palace guards dressed as ordinary entourages. , their line of business entered the city without attracting any attention.

When Mu Hu saw Concubine Yun's car driving into the city, he immediately sent someone to report to Yanbei Palace. When Concubine Yun's carriage arrived at the main gate of Prince Yanbei's mansion, Princess Yanbei had already greeted her.

Concubine Yun is a year or two older than the old concubine Wang, in her early fifties, wearing a navy blue jacket and skirt without any decorations, her temples are already graying, and there is only a pair of white jade hairpins on her bun. There is no other jewelry on the whole body. Although there were already traces of time on her face, it could be vaguely seen from the facial features that this Concubine Yun must have been a rare beauty when she was young.

Although compared to the old concubine, Concubine Yun's dress can only be described as shabby, and even some respectable women dress more expensively than her, but no one will mistake her for a servant girl. There are people in this world who wear dragon robes and don't look like princes. Naturally, there are people who wear plain clothes and have extraordinary temperament. Concubine Yun is such a person.

Concubine Yun supported the concubine who was about to come forward to salute her, and said softly: There is no such rule, don't let people see the joke, go in.

She has a cold face and a calm voice, and she doesn't have a very affectionate attitude towards her daughter-in-law and niece. She seems a little unfriendly, but she doesn't look like she is deliberately trying to give her daughter-in-law down.

The princess seemed to understand this mother-in-law's temperament very well, and she didn't insist on it. Concubine Yun got up with her hand and went in with Concubine Yun. The two talked very little along the way, and they were basically princesses When asking, Concubine Yun occasionally replied Yes.

The concubine personally sent Concubine Yun to her Lanxi Hall, took someone to wait on her, changed her clothes, and served her tea.

Where's the prince? After taking her seat, Concubine Yun asked.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the prince will go out.

The princess didn't say where she went, and Concubine Yun didn't ask, but just nodded: Jingxi isn't in the mansion either?

The princess glanced at Concubine Yun. Concubine Yun was not particularly close to Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin, and she rarely took the initiative to ask questions on weekdays.

Jingxi is recuperating in another hospital these days.

Concubine Yun glanced at Princess Wang after hearing the words, then she bowed her head and drank tea without saying anything.

The concubine sat with Concubine Yun for a while, when someone outside came in to report that Miss Yun was here.

Concubine Yun nodded: Let her in.

The princess frowned slightly, then quickly let go, and sat there without speaking.

Concubine Yun said to Wang Fei, I told her that I came back today.

The princess wants to ask, even my daughter-in-law didn't receive the exact news of your return home today, but your grandniece was notified by you? The princess didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Concubine Yun's gourd.

In fact, because Concubine Yun has a rather cold temperament, the princess cannot be said to be close to her. However, since she married King Yanbei and became Princess Yanbei, Concubine Yun has never interfered in the internal affairs of the palace these years, and their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have never had any conflicts.

The princess knew that Concubine Yun treated Yun Qiuchen very differently, she used to think it was okay, after all Yun Qiuchen was Concubine Yun's grandniece and her own niece, but now the concubine felt a little worried. RS