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Ouyang Zi closed her eyes and didn't speak for a long time.

Qi Boshi put on his clothes, looked back at the bed, and saw that she was breathing steadily and fell asleep.

Thick eyebrows and long eyelashes, a high straight nose, a head of black hair loosened by the ** just now, spread on the soft pillow with bright red treasure makeup pattern Luo brocade, hairpins and temples are messy, and there are a few drops of crystal sweat on the forehead.

Qi Boshi's heart was soft, he walked over lightly, tucked Ouyang Zi's quilt, and then put down the curtain on the hook himself, and covered the bed of Chen Xiangmu tightly.

"Master, Madam, can I come in as a concubine?" Wan Shi's timid voice came from the door.

Qi Boshi ordered: "No need, ask Mama Cui to come in to serve Madam, you go to the side hall to set the meal."

According to the rules, when the mother-in-law is eating, the daughter-in-law has to stand aside and serve, laying out chopsticks and vegetables, and the daughter-in-law can only eat when the mother-in-law finishes eating.The rules in the wealthy family are even greater, and if you make a mistake, you will be laughed at, and you will not be able to hold your head up in the entire family.

And when the wife and husband are eating, the concubine has to wait on the sidelines, serving the wife just like serving the mother-in-law.

This is the status gap between the original wife and the concubine.

Therefore, the vast majority of girls in Dazhou would rather be poor wives than rich concubines, because the bowl of food that rich concubines can't afford for ordinary people.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

There is also a girl with a higher heart than the sky and a bad background. In order to change the fate of herself and her children, she desperately wants to become a concubine, but it also coaxes some men to risk the world's shame, favoring the heavens, and even neglecting their regular wives. Only the concubine's room is a treasure.For example, the first prince, Prince Deming, was such a warrior who loved beauties and did not love the country. He used his life and the throne to write a precedent of pampering his concubine and destroying his wife, which would lead to a bad death. Wake up.

The Shu brocade curtains embroidered with clouds, cranes and unicorns lowered quietly, covering Ouyang Zi in the bed.

Hearing the voice of Qi Boshi and Wan Shi talking, Ouyang Zi opened his eyes, looked at the sunflowers embroidered on the top of the tent and smiled slightly, then continued to close his eyes and fell asleep.

Wan Shi was stunned outside the door.

She was not allowed to go in, never before.

Wan Shi twisted the handkerchief with one hand, his mind was in a mess, but he didn't dare to open the door to go in. He walked out of the main room in a trance, and went to the side hall next to him to set the meal.

After Qi Boshi had dinner, he went to the study to be a director.

The staff serving the study sent up two thick greeting cards, "It's a Dragon Boat Festival gift from the great salt merchants Xiao Xiangsheng and Du Xiancheng in Chang'an. Please take a look at it, my lord."

Qi Boshi took a look at the poster, and said with a smile: "These two have a conscience, and they are very well-behaved."

The staff members bowed their backs and quickly flattered, "It is the Duke of the country who treats you with kindness, so that the heroes of the world can return to their hearts..."

"Shut up!" Qi Boshi's face darkened, "I don't want to hear such words even if they are behind my back!"

The staff member trembled in fright, and hastily knelt down, "Duke, calm down!"

Qi Boshi helped the staff up with his own hands, and comforted him: "You don't have to do this. It's just that you are my confidant and staff, so you should know what to say and what not to say. ——If you shouldn't say it, just say it." Never say it out loud. You can’t say it in front of others, it’s what you shouldn’t say, understand?”

A layer of white-haired cold sweat suddenly appeared on the staff's back.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean...?"

"Walls have ears. Even if you haven't said something, someone will fall on you, not to mention the disrespectful words you said like this?" Qi Boshi is a very cautious person.Although his current status is higher than that of the first emperor, the current Emperor Dezhen is more suspicious than the first emperor.

The staff immediately understood what Qi Boshi meant, and sealed his mouth with his hand, "This subordinate knows, and will definitely not cause trouble for the Duke of the country in the future."

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During the Dragon Boat Festival in the second year of Changye, the Du family and the Xiao family in Chang'an City did not have a good life.

Xiao Xiangsheng's wife, Long Xiangye, gave birth to her second son on this day, weighing six catties.Xiao Xiangsheng was overjoyed and immediately named him Taiji.

Du Xiancheng and Fang Wuniang were busy visiting Xiao's house, from the three rites, the full moon ceremony, and then Long Xiangye's natal family came to the door, hoping to rely on Xiao Xiangsheng's relationship to help his sister-in-law choose a job in the palace.

Both Xiao Xiangsheng and Du Xiancheng didn't understand why someone would send their well-behaved daughter to that cannibal place in the palace.

But it's not their daughter, and it's not their turn to speak.

Long Xiangye's biological sister was originally a concubine, but in order to enter the palace to be a court lady, she was specially recorded by her aunt as a concubine.

Strictly speaking, the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty selected daughters from good families to be descendants, and concubines were not allowed to enter the palace.

But whether this kind of registered prostitute can enter the palace is a gray area, basically there are no rules and laws to follow.

Because the Great Zhou had only inherited two generations of emperors, many rules were passed down from the court of the previous dynasty.

In the previous dynasty, because the status of the concubine Xiaoxing was really low, and some of the concubines were domestic prostitutes kept by high-ranking families, there was a reason why the court strictly prohibited women from concubines from entering the palace.

But now in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it can be said that the status of the concubine's room has been greatly improved, and the house prostitute and the concubine's room have been completely separated and can no longer be confused.The concubine's room is also divided into good concubines and lowly concubines. Like a wife's room, a good concubine also has something similar to a marriage certificate to prove her identity and the blood of the child. Like the wife's room, she lives in a deep house compound.

Long Xiangye of the Long family, her younger sister Long Qiuye, and her younger brother Long Wenping were all descended from good concubines.

The children born to good concubines are recorded under the name of the aunt. In today's Great Zhou Dynasty, the status of such registered aunts is still recognized.

Xiao Xiangsheng couldn't shirk it, so he had no choice but to agree to try to find a way.

The Long family sent Long Qiuye to live in the Xiao family on the grounds that they wanted Long Qiuye to learn the rules, saying that they could help their sister who had just given birth to take care of the child while learning the rules.

As soon as Long Xiangye gave birth, she saw that her natal family had sent her younger sister in, saying that she was preparing for entering the palace, but she was very clear about her aunt and father's thoughts, and it was not easy to tell Xiao Xiangsheng, so she had to speak lazily. The worries are buried in the bottom of my heart, and I haven't recuperated well during the confinement period, and gradually become yellow and thin.After confinement, I started to raise it with medicine jars.

Long Qiuye is more beautiful than Long Xiangye, and has a different personality. He is hearty and loves to laugh. Unlike Long Xiangye, he is always preoccupied. Even Long Xiangye's newborn son Xiao Taiji likes it. Get close to Long Qiuye.

Seeing that her elder sister had been ill in bed, Long Qiuye took care of Xiao Taiji's chores without hesitation. Except that she couldn't breastfeed him, other things were done by others.

As the days went by, even Xiao Xiangsheng's attitude towards Long Qiuye changed a lot.

Seeing that her second son was getting less and less close to her, Long Xiangye finally came to her senses. She could no longer lie on the hospital bed and hurt the spring and autumn.

"Come here! Bring the second young master here, and pack up his second aunt by the way, and send her back to Long's house tomorrow." Long Xiangye finally made up his mind.

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