concubines

Last night, Jing'er went to Shuangqiu Courtyard in a nervous mood. Concubine Ji excitedly asked people to bring him food and show him the clothes she had sewed for him recently. Jing'er looked at her gratefully and asked to follow her. Shan Cha, the maidservant, took all the things.

Jing'er has always had a grudge against Concubine Ji. The last time Concubine Ji told herself to stay away from Uncle Xiao Qi still hurt him. Jing'er is now six years old on her birthday, and already has the ability to distinguish right from wrong. He felt that his choice to stay overnight in Shuangqiu Courtyard today might hurt Uncle Qi's heart, but the faint yearning for his mother in his heart still forced him to come. He hoped that his biological mother was not what he had seen before. , but gentle and kind, not seeking fame and fortune, but simply caring about him.

Concubine Ji only felt that her wish that she had kept secret for a long time and even dared not even imagine had really come true!The prince first became the prince, and now he has finally ascended the throne and became the son of heaven. His own son is the emperor's eldest son, but the concubine, an unlucky woman, died early... If a mother is more precious than a son, I will become... Become this The most noble woman in the world.

Concubine Ji didn't dare to arouse Jinger's resistance again, and she didn't say anything bad about Qi Yunruo. She knew that even if she had no blood relationship and stayed together all day, Qi Yunruo was used to coaxing others, so she could naturally develop feelings for Jinger——Ji The concubine sneered inwardly, but his good days were coming to an end, he would no longer have the chance to contact Jing'er, and his figure would gradually disappear in Jing'er's mind.

From Concubine Ji's point of view, her son has a very good relationship with a male favorite. This is undoubtedly a stain on his son. Fortunately, the second prince has also lived in Molian Courtyard for a long time. This basin of dirty water can also be poured on Concubine Wei's mother and son. Others had no chance to use this reason to attack the emperor's only two sons.

"...Mother Concubine, I'm full." Jing'er smiled apologetically.

Only then did Concubine Ji realize that it had been a long time since she kept feeding Jinger, Concubine Ji smiled and said, "Now is the time for you to grow taller, you have to eat a lot to grow taller."

Jinger nodded.

The "friendship" formed by Concubine Ji and Concubine Wei some time ago has collapsed with Li Chen's ascension to the throne. They both have sons. Now they are enemies again, and they live in a small building opposite Shuangqiu Courtyard. The hatred of time is deeper.

Concubine Ji tentatively asked: "Jing'er, in Molian Courtyard, would the Second Prince study well?"

Jing'er said: "Second brother has not yet enlightened."

Concubine Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I heard that the second prince only knows how to be crazy all day long. He lives with you, so he didn't make trouble for you to study?"

Jing'er frowned slightly, and said: "Second brother is lively, and Molian Courtyard is big enough, he listens to the mother's words and doesn't bother his son."

Concubine Ji said earnestly: "Jing'er, there are some things you don't understand, and no one else will tell you, and only my own mother can tell you and make you understand. From now on, you have to distance yourself from the second prince. , don't tell him to catch up with you."

Jing'er looked at her, and suddenly remembered that not long ago, in Molian Courtyard, he forgot why, he and Mu'er were annoyed, Uncle Xiao Qi held their hands with a gentle smile, "Jing'er, Mu'er, You are the closest brothers in the world. You have to support each other to grow up. In the future, there will be many people around you who will disturb your pace. If there is not even one person you can trust, it will be too sad. You should love each other and love each other. Help," Qi Yunruo's face sank, "you are children, I shouldn't say these words to you, but I'm afraid that someone around you will use words to confuse you, causing a gap between you, no longer feelings, but intrigue, fighting for no reason, Jing'er, Mu'er, do you want an enemy, or a bosom friend who is both a brother and a friend?"

Mu'er was the first to say: "I won't grab things from my brother! My brother and I are the best."

Jing'er has already read the book, and his speech is much more elegant. He glanced at his younger brother and said, "I will always love my younger brother and teach him, so that things like brothers fighting against the wall will not happen to us."

Qi Yunruo rubbed his little head alone, Jing'er lowered her head blushing, and Mu'er kept talking excitedly, saying that she would also be good to her brother, and that she would study and practice martial arts with her brother in the future.

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Jing'er looked at Concubine Ji silently, Concubine Ji didn't understand why, so she continued: "Concubine Mother, let me tell you this, the second prince's biological mother is not a simple person, she sometimes fools Concubine Mother as a fool, but Mother Concubine The concubine understands that the child she gave birth to will not be easy... Fortunately, you are older than him and sensible earlier, so you will always be better than him, so that your father can see you..."

"Mother and concubine! It's late at night, and my son is a little sleepy." Jing'er interrupted her.

Concubine Ji felt that such a big child was a good time to instill these ideas, so she frowned a little dissatisfied, but now she wanted to cultivate a relationship with her son, so she said: "Then you have a good rest, and you think about the concubine mother. Whether the words are reasonable or not, the rest, I will tell you the rest tomorrow."

Jing'er lowered her head and said, "Yes."

The children in Molianyuan are still young, and Qi Yunruo did not restrain them from getting up early in the past. Because Jinger was about to start practicing martial arts, she was used to getting up and striding horses at three o'clock, so she practiced kung fu in the outer courtyard of Molianyuan, led by her guard Fang Ge. Today, when I came to Shuangqiu Courtyard, Jing'er decided to sleep more and go back to Molian Courtyard directly after waking up. He also ordered his maid Shan Cha to do the same.

But Jing Er was woken up by the twilight, he opened his eyes and saw Concubine Ji's disapproving gaze, Concubine Ji said: "Jing Er, you have already started studying, how can you not pay it so late?"

Jing'er sat up and looked at the sky outside, and felt that it was not yet Chen Shi.

"Jing'er, get up quickly and ask someone to bring your homework. You should read the book thoroughly before the second prince's enlightenment. Your mother and concubine's grandfather and father are both well-educated Confucians. After the mother and concubine let your grandfather Tell you to study, and call your great-grandfather back from that rotten place in the northwest..."

Jinger finally got tired of it, and said to Shancha, "Sister, dress me."

Concubine Ji nodded and said, "By the way, Jing'er, you can't snooze, after reading today, Concubine Mother will talk to you again."

But Jing'er put on her clothes and said directly: "Concubine Mother, my son has returned to Molian Courtyard now, and he can't let him practice martial arts."

Concubine Ji was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if you don't practice martial arts today."

Jing'er's face was filled with impatience, "Didn't the concubine say that I can't finish my homework now? My father has made great military achievements in the Northwest, and my son should follow suit and practice martial arts." He didn't go back all night, Uncle Qi He would definitely be worried, but Jing'er didn't say this.

Concubine Ji froze on the spot, unable to utter a single rebuttal.

"My son is gone, I will come to see you later." Jing'er saluted, turned and left.

When Qi Yunruo went to see Jing'er, Jing'er was taking off his clothes bitterly, and was about to lie down in bed, Qi Yunruo smiled, walked over and said, "Didn't you sleep enough?"

Jing'er put the quilt over her head and didn't speak, but after a while, Qi Yunruo heard the slight sound of crying. Jing'er felt that he was the eldest son, and if he had the majesty of a big brother, even though he was still young, he would have stopped crying a long time ago. Qi Yunruo Seeing that when he was learning martial arts for the first time, his legs hurt from being tired, but he gritted his teeth and smiled and said he was not tired. Now... Qi Yunruo didn't ask, but just silently accompanied him.

After a while, Jing'er cried out from under the quilt, "Uncle Xiao Qi, my brother will not turn against me in the future, will he?"

Qi Yunruo said without the slightest hesitation: "Yes! You will always be the closest brothers."

Jing'er trembled and said, "I will also get along with my brother."

Qi Yunruo slowly pulled the quilt off Jing'er's face, his eyes were soft, he reached out his hand to wipe off the remaining tears on Jing'er's face, and said with a smile: "I believe in Jing'er, and I also believe in Mu'er."

Jing'er sat up and threw herself into Qi Yunruo's arms. Qi Yunruo hugged him and slowly stroked his hair. Jing'er was not crying for himself and his younger brother, but for his own biological mother. Why would his biological mother say In that case, Jing'er already has kind thoughts in his heart, and he also knows that it is right to have kind thoughts in his heart, just like his father and Uncle Xiao Qi. To be sad, I can only cry out those sorrows.

After a while, Lu Lan came in and said in a low voice: "My lord, the Second Prince is a bit reluctant to come back, and wants to stay with Concubine Wei."

Jing'er got up from Qi Yunruo's arms, and said decisively: "I'll go and bring my brother back!"

Qi Yunruo looked at Jing'er, and Jing'er asked someone to fetch water to wash his face in embarrassment. After a while, he repeated: "Now the second brother is still young, and he doesn't know right from wrong. If he hears some words, he will leave bad things behind." Shadow, I want to bring my brother back and take good care of him."

Qi Yunruo nodded and said, "Well, I believe in you."

Jing'er put on her clothes again and went out. Qi Yunruo glanced at Shan Cha and said calmly, "What happened?"

After leaving Jing'er's place, Qi Yunruo asked Chu'er to come to him, he finally cheered up now, he didn't want to avoid many things passively like he did a month ago, he had to figure out why Chu'er's hatred for him came from where?As soon as Qi Yunruo gave the order, he said, "Forget it, I'll go there by myself."

Chu'er sat on the chair in the outer hall of the west wing, maintaining her dignity as a princess. Her nurse Ning Shi stood behind her, and Qi Yunruo said, "Second Miss, can I have a few words with you alone?"

Ning's mother behind her said: "No! The second lady is the princess' respect, how can you live in the same room alone with the princess?"

Qi Yunruo said: "Think of me as the second young lady's uncle."

Nanny Ning froze, Chu'er said: "Okay, Mother Ning, you go down first."

Sitting opposite Chu'er, Qi Yunruo asked, "You're going to enter the palace the day after tomorrow? Have you started preparing everything?"

"Already started packing up."

Qi Yunruo looked at her and sighed softly, "Second Miss, I think you may have misunderstood me."

Chu'er looked at her with some vigilance, and her small body moved uneasily.

Qi Yunruo said: "If I'm not wrong, it's because of Wangfei."

Chu'er bit her lower lip and said, "You killed my mother!"

The child hadn't learned how to hide it yet, Qi Yunruo aroused all the hatred buried in Chu'er's heart with one sentence, "I know it's you! They all told me that my mother was sick because of you, and my mother died because of you .”

If Qi Yun found that he couldn't say anything to refute, he had no way to tell Chu'er that it was Qi Niqun's own mental depression and drug poison that caused the serious illness, and he couldn't say that Qi Niqun's evil deeds caused the prince Don't pity her anymore, it's too cruel for a child who loves her mother, and it's not something a child of her age can bear, Qi Yunruo said: "The princess didn't die because of my illness...Second miss, why don't you want to believe it?" How do I treat you well?"

Does Qi Yunruo treat her well?Naturally it is good, Qi Yunruo is in charge of the inner house, giving Chu'er and Ying'er the most exquisite and meticulous care, but no matter how good these external things are, they can't bring their mother back, Qi Yunruo said: "Maybe waiting for you When you grow up, you will understand that I never thought of harming anyone... It will be very difficult for you to come back to this mansion in the future, the sun is just right today, you can take your sister out for a walk."

Qi Yunruo stood up, ready to leave.

Chu'er looked at him with teary eyes, but didn't say a word.

Jing'er took her younger brother's hand and came back to look for Qi Yunruo. Mu'er lowered her head and didn't know what she was thinking. Jing'er said to Qi Yunruo proudly, "I brought my younger brother back."

Mu'er's personal maid was named Zijing, Qi Yunruo asked Jing'er to take Mu'er back, leaving Zijing behind, and asked with a frown, "Did Concubine Wei say anything that shouldn't be said?"

Zijing said: "The Concubine Wei only said that she missed her son, but she didn't ask her servants to serve her personally. The servants watched from a distance, and Concubine Wei kept talking to the Second Prince with a smile on her face. Afterwards, the Second Prince was reluctant to leave."

Qi Yunruo nodded, but he had a lot of worries in his heart. If Mu'er was really getting closer to Concubine Wei, his only way to stop him was to push Muer away from his side. Sometimes the blood relationship is endless, but Qi Yunruo When I think of Wei Fei's methods, I feel startled.

"By the way, my lord, I heard yesterday that the concubine Wei went to invite Wei Jijiu to the mansion again. She said that it will be inconvenient for father and daughter to meet when they enter the palace in the future. I want to see my father more during this time."

"I only see my father, but not my mother?"

"Yes, Concubine Wei only invited Master Wei Jijiu."

Qi Yunruo couldn't help thinking, if he missed his relatives, Concubine Wei wouldn't just ask Mr. Wei to come here alone. Could it be that there is something that Mr. Wei can only do?

When the children were about to leave in the carriage, Qi Yunruo felt full of reluctance. He still didn't know the prince's plan, and he didn't know when he would see these children again.

Yan'er was thoughtful, she was the first to cry, the gaze she looked at Qi Yunruo made Qi Yunruo's heart ache even more, Jing'er took her younger brother's hand into the carriage, and said softly: "I will miss you, Uncle Qi."

Mu'er also said: "I am too, and I will miss you too."

Qi Yunruo smiled, and Chu'er had already brought his younger sister into the carriage. After Qi Yunruo sent the children up, he felt a little bit emotional. From then on, these children were no longer the simple young masters and misses of the palace, but the gods. The sons and daughters of the most honorable people below, some of them will grow up to be a generation of emperors, some will be princes, and the rest of the princesses will marry Ruyi Langjun with the glory of the emperor—their every move will attract attention in the future. Their lives were carefully written down by historians.

Concubine Wei wrapped around her cloak and watched Mu'er go away from a distance with calm eyes.

Concubine Ji wiped her tears with a handkerchief, Concubine Wei smiled at her, "Sister, maybe we will see the child again soon."

Concubine Ji also laughed, but her heart was full of disdain. Her son must be the most promising one. In the future, Concubine Wei and her son might have to depend on their own face to live their lives.