proud wife and concubine

A few days after Zhang Mengqi entered the palace, Li Yuyao also took Tu Lan back.Although Li Xu did not return to the palace, he also moved to live in his fourth elder brother's mansion, and the concubine's mansion, which had been bustling for many days, became deserted again.

Xiao Xueqiong was a little bit lost at first, but after a few days, the worries of parting ways disappeared.On the other hand, Li Yuerong, afraid that she would get tired of life in the mansion, always thought of ways to relieve her boredom.The account book that Xiao Xueqiong is holding in her hand is exactly the job that Li Yuerong "forced" her to do, and beside her sits the "housekeeper expert" Xiaodie, who can answer her questions at any time.

"Hey~" Xiao Xueqiong stretched her waist, stood up with the corner of the table.

"Little aunt, are you tired of watching?" Xiao Die asked with a smile, still fiddling with the abacus in his hands.

"Yeah." Xiao Xueqiong nodded and said, "At first I thought it was quite interesting, but after reading too much, I found it boring, and when I thought of such a thick volume, I don't know when I will be able to finish it, so I couldn't read a single word." Yes. I don’t know how you do it, but you can keep counting and not lose your mind?”

Xiao Die smiled slightly: "That's because my aunt regards reconciliation as a fun thing, while the servants regard it as the work ordered by the master, and they will continue to do it even if they don't want to do it. Besides, the work is all about "practice makes perfect", As time goes by, I don’t feel any hardship.”

Xiao Xueqiong curled her lips and said in a low voice: "Anyway, I don't want to watch it now, it's too boring."

"After reading these pages, I will go to Qiyan Pavilion to see how the repairs are going. If my aunt wants to, I can go there with my servant. It's a relief." Xiaodie suggested.

"Qiyan Pavilion? Ah, I almost forgot, the general will take a concubine in a few days." Xiao Xueqiong thought about it, and said it casually, without any other meaning, but from Xiaodie's ears, it was so A little bit "lonely", so he comforted: "Don't worry, little aunt, the general is completely forced to take a concubine this time by the old lady's order, it is really helpless. Little aunt is very loving, even if Miss Zhiyu becomes a new aunt, she will still be close to each other, so don't worry, little aunt."

"Well, you're right." Xiao Xueqiong smiled, naturally she didn't say that she didn't mind this matter at all, and was even a little relieved, it would be better if Zhiyu could give birth to the general soon.

Xiaodie still felt that it was not enough, so she continued: "The old lady means to let Zhiyu girl move into the inner courtyard after passing the door, but the general refused to agree to anything, so the princess thought of a compromise method, let Girl Zhiyu lives in Qiyan Pavilion. Firstly, she enters away from the old lady’s courtyard so that she can go to serve in the future, and secondly, it is a grand courtyard, which will not embarrass the bride.”

"Sister is very considerate." I just finished the showdown with the general, and I haven't had a few days of happy life. If Zhiyu really lives in, then it's okay?Xiao Xueqiong thought secretly.

"Little aunt?" While the two were talking, Ping'er came in carrying a sandalwood food box.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Xueqiong turned her head and asked.

"Miss Zhiyu just sent a box of pastries." Ping'er put the box on the table.

Xiao Xueqiong opened the box, and there were four small plates of pastries inside, delicate and neat.

"It was delivered by Miss Zhiyu herself?" Xiao Xueqiong likes tea green the most, so she took a piece and put it in her mouth. It is delicate and cool, with the unique taste of mung bean.

"Yes." Ping'er looked at Xiao Xueqiong eagerly, Xiao Xueqiong immediately understood, and asked the two to eat together.

"Why don't you invite her in for a sit down?" Xiao Xueqiong asked Ping'er while eating, "Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep" This rule that has been observed for more than ten years has been abandoned by her at some point. half.

"I did say something," the atmosphere was too harmonious when we were eating together, and Ping'er also dropped the honorifics, "She then asked my little aunt if she was busy, and I said you were looking at the account book, and she said that How can you bother, just leave."

Ah, this Zhiyu is really good, among other things, the level of pastry making is very good, Xiao Xueqiong thought while eating.

Li Yuerong and Zhao Xu went to the palace for a banquet in the evening, and returned to the residence when it was close to midnight.

Li Yuerong rolled onto the bed, her movements were very light, Xiao Xueqiong still heard it, and opened her eyes in a daze: "Sister, are you back?"

"Well, I must have disturbed you." Li Yuerong said with some guilt, and reached out to touch the broken hair on the other side's temple.

Xiao Xueqiong shook her head, said with a smile: "I'm waiting for you, I'm not asleep on purpose."

Li Yuerong also smiled, and lay down with her arms around Xiao Xueqiong: "Are you not sleepy now?"

"Are you sleepy?" Xiao Xueqiong asked in turn.

"Uh, I drank some wine tonight, and my mind is still a little messy." Li Yuerong replied truthfully.

"Then I'm not sleepy anymore, I'll talk to you." Xiao Xueqiong turned sideways, staring at Li Yuerong's slightly flushed face.

"Okay, what do you want to hear?" Li Yuerong also turned sideways, her eyes met, reflecting each other's faces.

"Well... let's talk about today's dinner, family reunion, is sister happy?" Xiao Xueqiong asked.

"Reunion? Heh, my mother is long gone, how can we be reunited?" Li Yuerong said with resentment, even if it was unconscious, it was enough to make Xiao Xueqiong feel distressed.

"This...I..." Xiao Xueqiong was at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to comfort her.

Seeing the other party's tangled face, Li Yuerong smiled instead: "I'm just talking casually, my mother has passed away for so many years, how can I really not let it go?"

Xiao Xueqiong originally wanted to say, "Sister has never let go, right?", but the words changed into: "Then it must be that someone at the banquet today made my sister unhappy?

Accompanying each other day and night, Xiao Xueqiong has noticed Li Yuerong's recent irritability and impatience, and she doesn't want to bring the topic to the other party's scars.

"When I was in Yunzhong, I was a concubine. I just nodded when I met my concubine and concubine. I didn't have to give a good face if I didn't like it. Now I'm a princess, and I treat them one by one. Concubine and prince, on the contrary, they want to make amends everywhere, pretending to be kind, if it’s just that, but they don’t know how to live or die, thinking what they shouldn’t think, doing what they shouldn’t do.”

Li Yuerong already regarded Xiao Xueqiong as her "old wife", so she was full of anger in her chest, neither concealing nor restraining, she said everything, which was very different from the image of "calm and reserved" in the eyes of others.

Xiao Xueqiong listened quietly, and while stroking the other person's hair, she comforted her: "My sister cares so much about these people, and it's me who tortured me, why don't I watch them jump up and down with cold eyes. Besides, there are not only these people in the palace. You annoying guy, don't you still want Yuyao and Concubine Li?

"En." Li Yuerong's face turned pale, and then she sighed softly, and her eyebrows frowned again.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Xueqiong asked.

"I just think of my aunt, and I feel a little sad for her." As Li Ji's concubine, Concubine Li is obviously different from the other two in Li Yuerong's heart.

"How do you say, has something difficult happened to Concubine Li?" Xiao Xueqiong hurriedly asked, although she had no contact with Concubine Li, Li Yuyao was one of her few friends, and Turan was with Li Yuyao again.

"This family banquet is specially arranged by my father because my second sister has been married for many years and is returning to Beijing with her husband's family. Although it is not very solemn and meaningful, all the children in the family are here. His eldest prince, he has been sent to Liaodong by his father for a long time."

"I've also heard Yuyao mention this matter, presumably Concubine Li is more eager to see her son when she sees the other two concubines and children around her." Xiao Xueqiong continued.

"Well, during the banquet, she lost her composure for a moment and burst into tears. But at that time, the emperor was in the midst of drinking and having fun, and he hadn't finished playing a piece of pipa music."

"Ah?" Xiao Xueqiong sat up in fright.

Li Yuerong pulled her to lie down helplessly: "I haven't finished yet."

"Then tell me quickly, is the emperor angry, did you blame her?"

"No." Li Yuerong shook her head.

"Oh," Xiao Xueqiong felt relieved, "I think so, after all, it's human nature, the Holy Majesty will naturally understand, and Concubine Li has been with him for many years, and she always has feelings."

Li Yuerong snorted softly: "Really? I think it's very strange. After the father came to the throne, he has always been indifferent to Concubine Li. Stupid, I don’t know how many times better than the surnamed Wei, he can find out if it’s wrong, or blame or reprimand. This time Concubine Li made a mistake in public, but he didn’t pursue it, and he even comforted her with good words, and even promised to hurry up Let the eldest prince come back. Do you think it's strange?"

"Hmm...Maybe it's because of my conscience?" Xiao Xueqiong laughed first after finishing speaking.

"Haha, if that's the case, I have to burn incense to Yuanshi Tianzun and Guanshiyin Pusu!" Li Yuerong was also amused, and her mood became much happier.

"Sister hasn't laughed like this for a long time." Xiao Xueqiong said coquettishly, leaning on Li Yuerong's chest.

"I'm bothering you to accompany me." Li Yuerong rubbed her little head and said, "Ake...after everything is settled, we will travel around the world and fight our swords to the ends of the world. Who cares about these bad things. "

"But that day will probably be a long time later." Xiao Xueqiong thought.

The author has something to say: Come back secretly, everyone will pretend that I never left (^o^)/