Concubine like a house

Chapter 88
The Yun family has countless private properties in Jingzhou, and one of the private residences "Liuyun Villa" is the most luxurious, and it is also a well-known Yun family property.This time when she came to Jingzhou, Chuxiu didn't intend to keep a low profile. On the contrary, she wanted to find out the situation in Jingzhou, and visit the left minister of the dynasty—Mu Wang's father-in-law, the future head of the country.

Therefore, Chuxiu chose to live in this "Liuyun Villa", which is convenient for communicating with officials and doing business.However, although this private residence is a "mountain villa", it is not in the suburbs of the city, but adjacent to Helian's ancestral residence.Fortunately, He Lianqi is now married to Mingying, and is an official in the court, and Emperor Nie gave him an official residence.

On the way back to Liuyun Villa from Chasing Hongyuan, Chuxiu cried, and sat alone in the carriage to wipe away tears silently.She didn't know what she was crying about, was she crying about Shen Yu's infatuation, or about her betrayal of Yun Ci tonight?
Disturbed, some things are also unknown.Crying and crying, Chuxiu fell asleep in the carriage, and when the carriage stopped, she just woke up, and heard Zhu Ying calling outside: "Ma'am, Liuyun Villa is here." Chuxiu rectified her appearance and got off got the carriage.A row of high lanterns in front of the mansion gate made her blink for an instant, and just as she regained her composure, several embarrassing servants in the villa knelt down to salute: "I have seen Madam." After a day's journey out of Xiu At night, I spent a lot of time chasing Hongyuan, and I really didn't have the energy to deal with people's flattery, so I waved my hand casually: "Thank you, come see you tomorrow." After saying that, he turned to Danxin, Zhuyang and others Said: "You are also tired, let's all rest. Put the luggage in the car first, and pack it tomorrow." Danxin and others accepted the order and said yes, and Chuxiu stepped up the steps with great energy.Unexpectedly, just two steps away, the housekeeper of Liuyun Villa suddenly stepped forward and said: "Madam, Mr. Helian, the minister of punishment, has been waiting for you for a long time." Helianqi?There was a feeling of disgust in Chuxiu's heart, and maybe a bit of fatigue, she lazily said: "Tell Lord Helian, it's too late today to meet you." "Yes".The housekeeper respectfully agreed, and entered the villa after leaving Xiuxiu.When she walked to the living room, she deliberately took a detour, and she could still see candles burning in the living room from a distance, and a tall and straight figure was reflected on the window paper, appearing extremely patient and calm.

Leaving Xiufu, he walked forward again, walked two steps and suddenly stopped again, and told the housekeeper: "When Master Helian comes over in the future, just find a reason to dismiss him, and don't need to report again."

In the early morning of the next day, Jingzhou, Chengjun Wangfu.Nie Peixiao had eaten breakfast, but was not in a hurry to withdraw from the table. He chatted with several staff members one after another, taking advantage of the opportunity to inquire about various situations during his departure from Beijing.For example, how many senior officials in the dynasty were promoted or demoted?What happened in the residence of the left minister and the right minister?What happened in Jingzhou City?
While chatting with his staff, Feng Fei, the guard, was begging to see him outside.As soon as Nie Peixiao raised her spirits, she immediately turned away from the left and right sides, and then Feng Fei came in and asked him, "How is the matter?"

"As you expected, after Mrs. Chuxiu came to Beijing, she first went to Chasing Rainbow Garden... and then stayed at Liuyun Villa." Feng Fei paused and reminded his master, "It is adjacent to the ancestral home of the Helian family. 'Liuyun Villa'." Adjacent to Helian's ancestral home?Nie Peixiao thought of the strangeness between He Lianqi and Mrs. Chuxiu, and a thought flashed across her.Could it be that Mrs. Chuxiu had an affair with He Lianqi?He knew that he was wrong, but He Lianqi's performance was too obvious the day before yesterday, and he really couldn't believe that "admitted the wrong person".

Nie Peixiao felt a little irritable, she quickly dismissed her wild thoughts, and then asked Feng Fei, "What's the matter with He Lianqi?"

"Yesterday, Lord Helian went to Liuyun Villa to visit Mrs. Chuxiu, but the two of them didn't see each other until late at night... It is said that Mrs. Chuxiu has explained that he will avoid seeing him whenever he comes to visit in the future."

"Avoid them all?" Nie Peixiao frowned, and couldn't help talking to herself, "What kind of deep hatred is there that deserves to be avoided so much? It stands to reason that the Helian family has generations of ministers, Chinese and martial arts, and Helian Qi is the eldest son of the Li family." Sun, you must be the head of the clan in the future. Why don't you see him when you come out of Xiuxiu?"

Feng Fei shook his head: "I'm afraid I have to ask Mrs. Xiu herself... But as far as I know from my subordinates, although she is tough in handling family affairs, she is still very polite to foreigners."

Nie Peixiao nodded in agreement: "That's why I find it strange." He Lianqi, Mrs. Chuxiu... two people who seem to be irreconcilable, what is the old grudge?Or is it not an old grudge, but an old love?The more Nie Peixiao thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, so she said to Feng Fei: "Go down, I will think about it myself."

Feng Fei took the order to resign, and had just left the dining hall, but passed by the housekeeper.He deliberately slowed down, only to hear the housekeeper enter the dining room and say to Nie Peixiao: "Your Highness, the mistress of the Marquis of Lixin, Mrs. Chuxiu, is asking to see you."

Mrs. Chuxiu is here?What a coincidence!Feng Fei could imagine that his master must be both happy and resistant.He really wanted to laugh, but he could only bear it. Sure enough, he heard the master's voice with a bit of anxiety: "Quickly ask Madam to take the seat... change the clothes for the king!"

After half a cup of tea, Nie Peixiao changed into a purple dress embroidered with gold and came to the living room, where she caught sight of Mrs. Chuxiu.She is still dressed in white today. Although the color is plain and simple, there are layers of smoked gauze skirts, which are complicated, dignified and decent. The light green cuffs are embroidered with exquisite patterns, and the stitches are fine and gold thread mixed.Looking from a distance, it looks like a white peony on a green leaf, as beautiful as a fairy in the sky.

Sometimes dignified, sometimes coquettish, sometimes beautiful, sometimes blushing.At this moment in the living room, Chuxiu was staring at the words "Zi Qi Dong Lai" on the plaque in a daze.She is no stranger to this kind of font. A long time ago, there was a poem called "Zhu Xianduan" that was written in this kind of cursive script.

"My Majesty is very honored to be here with your Madam." Nie Peixiao looked outside for a while, seeing that Chuxiu had been slightly lost in thought, and then walked into the hall with her hands on her back.

Chuxiu came back to his senses, and bowed profusely: "My concubine came to visit rashly, I hope His Highness is not to be blamed." This sentence made Nie Peixiao extremely comfortable, and he sat on the throne with a golden knife, and extended his hand to Chuxiu "Is there anything Madam can do for you?" I have found a peerless flute, and I would like to invite you to accept it." Before Chuxiu finished speaking, Zhu Ying had delivered the gift box to the butler of the palace, and the butler delivered it to Nie Peixiao.

Nie Peixiao took the brocade box and did not open it. She just pressed it on the table and smiled back: "Madam is too polite." Find another good owner for it." Chuxiu replied politely.In the past, Nie Peixiao would definitely not open other people's gifts face to face, but this time it is different, because the gift giver is from Chuxiu, he seemed a little impatient: "I'm sorry, I am already anxious to open it. "Chuxiu stretched out his hand: "Please." Nie Peixiao opened the brocade box, and saw a jade flute lying in it, full of luster, warm color, and high-quality jade, which was better than her own. Xiao is even better!He couldn't help taking out the jade flute, put it to his lips and tried to play it. He could hear the sound of the flute sobbing like weeping.

"No matter the quality of jade or the quality of sound, it's really rare to see! It really is a good flute!" Nie Peixiao liked it very much, put the jade flute back into the brocade box, and thanked her sincerely, "Thank you madam, but this king is disrespectful."

Maybe this is God's will!He gave up a flute because of Mrs. Xiu, and got another flute from her. He lost the mulberry elm harvested in the east, which has to make people feel emotional.

How did Chuxiu know so much inside information, and said with a smile: "It's just as long as you don't dislike it." How could you dislike it?It's too late to like it!Nie Peixiao thought so in his heart, so he blurted out without hesitation: "It will be my king's luck if I can get along with my wife's qinxiao." As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it. Doesn't it show that he knows that Mrs. Chuxiu is good at playing qin? ?Nie Peixiao hastily laughed again in embarrassment: "This king is just guessing, just guessing." He was a little nervous, and looked at Xiu unintentionally, and seeing that the other party didn't respond, he was secretly relieved.

Unexpectedly, Chuxiu didn't think deeply about the meaning of his words, but instead smiled desolately: "Your Highness thinks highly of me. I'm just a layman, who only knows how to take care of common affairs, and doesn't know anything about piano, chess, poetry and painting. "

"Don't know anything?" Nie Peixiao's smile was on his handsome face, "Madam, are you joking?" She used to be a servant of the Yunfu. She learned to write and read accounts from her husband, and she really doesn't know anything about elegance... she can only join in the fun."

Join in the fun?This is her evaluation of her piano skills?Nie Peixiao didn't understand why Chuxiu wanted to belittle herself, and when she thought of her calling Yunci "my husband" over and over again, she felt even more unhappy.

On the way back to Jingzhou from Yanlan City, he had already sent someone to inquire.Four and a half years ago, Shen Yu gave Chuxiu to Yunci, and Yunci brought her back to Jingzhou. This was because he loved her for a while, Chuxiu even conceived a child, but in order to marry Xia as his wife, Yun Ci asked her to abort the child.Later, when the Xia family came in, the whole Yun family knew that Yunci loved Chuxiu because her appearance was [-]% like Xia's... Nie Peixiao also heard that Yunci once sent her to the Xia family in order to please the Xia family. Go out of Xiuxiu and go to the laundry room.Later, Xia's family drowned and died. Yunci's love for his wife caused an old illness, and he was about to have no heirs. It happened that Chuxiu was pregnant at this time, so he wrote a marriage letter before his death to correct Chuxiu.Yun Ci's decision was so hasty that he didn't even have time to find the matchmaker, which was in the name of the matchmaker signed by Shen Yu after his death.

After Nie Peixiao heard about Chuxiu's experience, she became suspicious of Yunci, a man who looked like a banished fairy. How could the legendary Marquis Li Xin, who was compassionate and compassionate, be so cruel to a woman?
Thinking of this, he suddenly lost the mood to chat with Chuxiu, so he turned his expression away, and asked her with calm eyes: "Madam, did you come here this time to send me a flute specially for this king?" He knew that this jade flute It's just a stepping stone, Mrs. Chuxiu must ask for something.

Seeing that Nie Peixiao took the initiative to ask questions when she came out of Xiuxiu, she couldn't avoid it anymore, she lowered her eyes and said softly: "To be honest, I do have something to ask... It's about my uncle Shen Yu."

"Madam, please tell me." "My concubine would like to ask you to take care of my uncle and recommend him to become an official."

"Take a crime to become an official?" Nie Peixiao heard this for the first time. "Is Madam joking again?" It's embarrassing His Highness... but if there is no other way, I would not take the liberty to come here." She actually planned for Shen Yu like this?Do you even hesitate to ask yourself?Nie Peixiao felt sour in her heart, so she declined politely: "My Madam thinks highly of me, and this matter must be decided by my father." Hearing the words out of Xiuxiu, he was not discouraged: "Although the Holy Majesty is still in power today, you I all know that His Royal Highness King Mu has already obtained the Zen Edict, and he is the one in power. You and King Mu have a deep brotherhood, and if you talk about this matter, it will be seven points." "Oh? Then what else? What about the three points?" "The other three points... probably depends on my Yun family's thin noodles." Chuxiu replied.Hearing this, Nie Peixiao began to think carefully.He knows Chuxiu's temperament, which looks gentle but is courageous. If he wants to accomplish something, he will definitely do his best.But...not to mention the relationship between Shen Yu and Chuxiu, Shen Yu has no chance to stand up for the crime of "rebellion" committed by the Marquis of Wenchang.

Thinking of this, Nie Peixiao had no choice but to decline again: "Zifeng is indeed very talented. He is good at military affairs. He has some opinions that even Seventh Brother praised. But Madam knows Seventh Brother's character, and he will never use Fourth Brother's old department." Now that Seventh Brother can let his son Feng live, it is very rare."

"If this matter is simple, I don't have to be so distressed." Chuxiu sighed softly, "I used to be a servant in my uncle's mansion. At that time, I was chasing Hongyuan as an errand. Later, I was able to go to Yun's mansion, thanks to my uncle... …My concubine has been in danger of life time and time again, and it is my uncle who rescued me in time and treated me properly, so I can save my life..."

Reminiscing about the past with Shen Yu, Chuxiu couldn't help feeling: "To tell you the truth, back then, my concubine devoted herself to promoting Xiangrong's marriage with my uncle, and even refused your marriage proposal...One reason is that Xiangrong was infatuated with him. One, and the other is that the concubine wants to leave a way out for him."

"The king said that the marriage proposal was a misunderstanding." Nie Peixiao quickly explained, afraid that Chuxiu might misunderstand herself, "Madam don't need to take this matter to heart. The combination of Miss Yun and Zifeng is also a good match."

After hearing this, Chuxiu felt a little relieved, she was afraid that Nie Peixiao would be worried about Yun Xiangrong's marriage.Seeing that the other party didn't make much fuss, he went out of Xiuxiu and pondered for a moment, then continued: "It has been done in ancient times. When Wenchang Houhe's mansion was imprisoned, the concubine went to plead with His Royal Highness King Mu. At that time, he mentioned that, You are also trying to protect my uncle... I thought about it, but it is inconvenient to speak in Fangzhou, so I waited in Jingzhou and found you abruptly."

Nie Peixiao looked at Xiuxiu handsomely, as if there were thousands of little snakes swimming around and biting his heart, the unbearable itching, the feeling of powerlessness that his heart was gradually eroded was so tormented.He clearly said that he would not see her anymore, but he couldn't help asking about her; he knew that each other's identities were far away, but he couldn't restrain his urgency and joy to see her... As far as Xiu is concerned, it is a special existence, otherwise it would not be worth saving her again and again.Although she was frankly planning for Shen Yu, Nie Peixiao always felt that the two people were not as simple as the old love.He really wanted to ask Chuxiu what kind of feelings she had for Shen Yu, but he couldn't ask.

He thought to himself, and Chuxiu was not in a hurry to persuade him.Whoever this matter is, I'm afraid they have to think about it, and she never thought about asking King Cheng to give an answer today.

"Madam's mood, this king is very considerate. But it is really difficult to facilitate this matter. First, it is the seventh brother's intention to kill Zifeng's family. If this king recommends Zifeng to be an official, how can he know whether he will be an official?" Will there be revenge and come back to murder Seventh Brother?
"Secondly, Zifeng has never been an official. What kind of official position should I recommend him for? This is not something that the king alone can decide." Nie Peixiao truthfully expressed his concerns.

The fact that he can say these words is enough to prove that he has really thought about it in his heart.However, Chuxiu has already figured out how to answer the two questions he raised: "First, my uncle is a person who understands the truth and knows the truth of 'the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit'. He has never been out I don't know how to exercise power, and I only want to restore the lintel, and I will never take any revenge. This concubine can guarantee it."

Chu Xiu was afraid that Nie Peixiao would not believe it, and said: "There is an old saying, 'If the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers must die', King Mu copied him all over his family, and it was indeed because King Fu rebelled. It is the fault of the Marquis of Wenchang both emotionally and logically." , King Mu is only dealing with it according to the law, and my uncle has nothing to say, and he will not do things like hitting a stone with a pebble, so that he can be charged with the crime of 'King Killing'."

In fact, there is one thing that Chuxiu didn't tell Nie Peixiao - even if Shen Yu did it for her, he would not seek revenge from King Mu.Otherwise, the Yun family has a close relationship with King Mu, and Shen Yu will fall into the Yun family's inhumane situation.For her sake, for Yun Ci, Shen Yu would not do this.

And this is one of the reasons why she deliberately gave him hope last night. She wanted him to remember, and always remember, that love can melt hatred.What's more, there is no right or wrong in plotting. No matter who forced King Fu to rebel, it is a rebellion, and the Marquis of Wenchang supported King Fu. If he was wrong, he was wrong.

Chuxiu lowered her eyes deliberately to hide her sadness, and then explained to Nie Peixiao: "As for the second, you also said that my uncle is good at military affairs and was once praised by King Mu. In this case, you can let him go to the army Experience, let him go to attack Beixuan, or put down the rebellion... As long as my son-in-law doesn't hang around in front of King Mu, King Mu must feel at ease."

"Ma'am, what do you mean... let Zifeng go out to lead the army, whether he lives or dies, wins or loses, all depends on his own luck?" Nie Peixiao asked suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)