Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

A brown and black carriage slowly stopped in front of the side door of the Duke of Yue's mansion. The driver called out, "Master, we're here." The blue curtain was lifted, and Mo Huaixuan jumped out of the carriage and went straight to the side courtyard.

I met many maids and servants along the way, and although meeting him was different from being as cautious as meeting Mo Huaian, he was somewhat respectful.

Although this concubine's young master is not favored in the mansion, he is quite capable outside. First, he was admitted to Tai'an Academy, which earned a lot of face for the Duke's mansion, and then became the prince's companion to study, and was also with the fifth prince. For the life-saving kindness, the Fifth Prince is now winning the favor of the Holy One, and he will not be able to achieve success in the future.

His fighting spirit made life easier for his mother as well.

His mother, Qin Shi, is the concubine of the Duke of Yue. She is extremely beautiful. She was also a dancer who was famous in the capital at that time. I don’t know how many princes and princes were fascinated by a dance in neon clothes. The Duke of Yue was fascinated after seeing it once. Xin, who did everything possible to get someone into the mansion, was doted on for a few years, and then there was a new one, and the old one was forgotten.

Qin's temperament is peaceful, and she doesn't feel any resentment. It's better to be a concubine for a rich family than to live in prostitution. Like the girls in the Lou Chu Pavilion, they trade skins and flesh every day.

In comparison, it is naturally more cost-effective to live a simple life in this back house.

But being a concubine also has disadvantages of being a concubine, for example, the child she gave birth to is inferior to others.The distinction between concubine and concubine in Daegu is not as severe as in the previous dynasty, and outsiders will not look down on them, but only the concubine can inherit the family business, and the concubines can only be discussed.

Mo Huaixuan pushed open the door, his mother was making tea.

Qin Shi is a typical soft and delicate beauty, wearing a white brocade and satin skirt, with a bit of calculation in her chest, as long as she can show her face in front of the Duke, she will definitely win a few days of favor. The ability to gain a foothold in the back house.

"Xuan'er is back, come and taste the tea made by mother."

Mo Huaixuan obediently sat down, took a sip, and said, "It's a bit astringent at the beginning, but when the tea enters your throat, it becomes a bit sweet again, and the fragrance stays between your lips and teeth. This tea is very good."

Qin nodded and said with a smile: "This tea is Pagoda Camellia, one tael is worth a thousand gold, how can it be bad."

Mo Huaixuan frowned slightly, and said, "I don't know who gave it to me."

"Your father brought it here. After all these years, he still remembers that I like tea." Qin Shi lowered her eyelashes, made a cup of tea calmly, and said, "Do you know what your father means."

Mo Huaixuan put down the cup in his hand, and said: "Brother Di is working in front of the third prince now, father wants the child to help him and deal with the prince." The last few words were very clear.

Qin didn't comment, but raised her eyes slightly, and asked, "Xuan'er, you have been with the crown prince for half a year, how do you think the crown prince compares to the third highness?"

"The two cannot be compared."

Seeing the surprise on Qin's face, he said calmly: "Gu Xian, you have some brains, but you don't have the bearing and capacity to be a ruler, you just pretend to be smart. As for the crown prince..." He paused for a long time, and then said: "The unsheathed precious sword , a sharp sword with a sharp edge, it is not wise to be an enemy of him."

Touching the rim of the cup with her pale fingers, Qin said, "But your father and elder brother chose His Highness the Third Highness. As the heir of the Mo family, everyone will be prosperous and everyone will be damaged. You can understand this..."

"Mother, my son will take care of the court affairs, so you don't have to worry about it." He drank the remaining tea in the cup, "Son, go back to the room to read the books first."

He stood up, and suddenly said: "Although this pagoda camellia is good, it needs to be combined with mountain springs to make its fragrance diffuse. The dry water in the well can't extract the value of its gold, but it is the tea that mother made in the past. Although the taste is weak, it has its own flavor. Its strong character charm, my son thinks it is very good."

After he left, Qin shi lowered her eyes and sighed softly, and raised her hand to pour the tea in the cup into the fire.

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Xiangfu.

The servants cleaned for a long time, and finally cleared away the snow on the side of the road, but more than half of the snow in Funing Courtyard remained. The little doll was wearing a fox fur brocade jacket and a snow-white rabbit fur hat on her head. The little face was flushed from the cold, but he didn't care, excitedly directed: "Make it another eye, and a tail, and make it more majestic."

But it turned out that Xia He and the others were making a snowman, and they were just playing around casually. The little ancestor saw it, and thought that he was not innovative, and clamored to be a big dog.

When the dog was finished, he thought it was ugly, and asked someone to cover it with a cloth, so as not to let others see it as a joke.

Enough of being crazy outside, a group of people gathered around the stove again, playing charades together, the girls were played around by the kid, and they all showed displeasure, but Ye Chongjin happily stuck white stripes on their faces, The chubby little hand also patted the person's head.

"Come and continue."

Xia He tore off the note on his face, and said angrily: "Don't play, don't play, anyway, I can't beat the little master, so I'll bully you for nothing." The other girls kept saying no to play.

The little baby put on a small face and said: "You are older than me, how can you say that I bullied you."

"It's not enough for the servants to admit defeat, anyway, they just don't want to play."

A few people cleaned up and went to work, Ye Chongjin sat on the Arhat bed and sighed, while Nurse An laughed beside her and said, "If the little master lets them eat a little, and gives them two sweet dates, they won't end up in this field. "

Ye Chongjin pursed her lips and snorted, "But I don't want to be posted white notes by them either."

He was depressed, but when he saw those girls rushing in again, his eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Do you want to play again, I will let you this time..."

Xia He took a heavy breath, and said: "The big thing is not right, little master, ma'am, ma'am, she and the master have quarreled!"

The little baby's eyelids twitched, then she smiled, waved her hand and said, "Impossible, Impossible, sister Xia He, even if you want to lie to me, you have to make up something decent. Why would my mother quarrel with others? She doesn't even swear. Yes, you usually speak in a soft voice, and you can still quarrel with your father?" He said two more impossible words.

Xia He said angrily: "It's true, my little master doesn't believe in Xia He, but I should believe in Sister Fei Cui. She came to our yard in a hurry, is it just to make you happy, little master?"

Ye Chongjin frowned. The big girl beside An's, Fei Cui, was always steady, but she didn't know how to talk nonsense.

Mother An also said: "Little master, this girl doesn't look like a liar, you should go and have a look quickly, Master and Madam love little master the most on weekdays, they will definitely listen to your words."

Ye Chongjin nodded, and the maids put him on a fox fur cloak and snow-covered white velvet boots on his feet. They were wrapped tightly before taking him out, but when a gust of wind blew by, he still shivered, not counting when it was snowing. Cold, the coldest time is when the ice and snow melt.

As soon as the group entered the Tongxin courtyard of Ye Yanbai and his wife, they saw more than a dozen servants guarding the courtyard gate, looking into the courtyard from time to time, but no one had the courage to approach the bedroom, as if they wanted to eavesdrop but dared not , Ye Chongjin looked anxious.

The little baby coughed lightly, and these people all bowed their heads in a polite manner, and called out: "Hi, young master."

Ye Chongjin said: "I'll go and have a look, don't follow."

He walked to the bedroom alone, it's different for gentle people to quarrel, they can't hear anything when they are so close, if it were Duke Yue and his wife, the quarrel might be heard for several miles.

He pushed open the door, just in time to hear An's crying and saying: "Master obviously deserved it last night, why did he go back on what he said when he woke up? Could it be that it was just a perfunctory word at that time, and he didn't take it to heart... I should have known that I didn't have a good time with you last night." , let you give birth to a daughter by yourself."

Ye Yanbai said: "Ma'am, I'm a man, how can I have a daughter by myself, not to mention I was in the mood last night, what Madam says, I naturally have to obey."

"you……"

Ye Chongjin paused, but it was too late to stop. The carved wooden door opened with a creak. The husband and wife turned their heads and saw the children in front of the door showing embarrassment. An's cheeks were even hotter. Just ghosts, maybe they can understand.

Ye Chongjin didn't dare to understand, did his father and mother lose face?

With a stern face, he pointed at his father and said, "Father is a bad person, he bullied mother, and even made mother cry."

The corner of Ye Yanbai's mouth twitched, he bent down and hugged the baby lump, coaxing: "No, no, father is discussing important matters with mother, Ah Jin went back to his room to warm up, in such a cold day, don't catch cold outside, Look at this little hand is cold." He said, stuffing the child's cold little hand into his chest.

An Shi also wiped away her tears, and smiled at her son: "Mother is too anxious, it's not your father's fault, Ah Jin, good boy, it would be nice to let the nanny take you back to eat sweet-scented osmanthus soup."

The couple sang together, making it clear that they wanted to confuse this matter, but Ye Chongjin still didn't understand why they were arguing.

An said that Ye Yanbai had promised her something before, but now he backtracks on it, which is actually very rare, because Ye Yanbai has always kept his promise, even if he made the promise last night in a daze, and then he woke up afterwards, he would not do anything to go back on his word , unless this matter makes him very embarrassed.

But An's is well-educated and reasonable, and she puts her husband first in everything, so how could she make such a request to embarrass him.After thinking about it, the only possibility is that it has something to do with settling down.

Speaking of which, he has been here for nearly four years, and he has never been to his grandfather's house.An's is also a delicate girl who was raised and pampered by her family. Now that she is married as a woman, her sons are estranged from her natal family. Although she doesn't say it, she will feel uncomfortable in her heart.

Ye Chongjin frowned, leaned close to his father's ear and whispered, "Father must be more lenient to mother, men are not allowed to make women cry."

"..."

Looking at the prudish younger son, Prime Minister Ye's only thought was to beat up his elder son and let him read some useless books to his younger brother.