royal princess

Chapter 193
What does this mean?
This shows that Xiao Qi is doubting whether this matter is a trick set up by the Qiao family headed by the Queen Mother.

Even if Xiao Qi still had affection for Qiao Lingyi when he was young, the empress dowager's dominance and the behavior of the Qiao family outside were like putting a big question mark on Qiao Lingyi in Xiao Qi's heart.

A person living in an environment with no sense of security will instinctively have a series of doubts about the things around him.Si Jin has been able to come to this day, and Xiao Qi has a certain degree of trust, it is entirely because Si Jin will not hide anything from Xiao Qi no matter what she does in the past few years, and will not have any deception. Step by step, a little bit, to get to today.

This is easy to say but hard to do.The ups and downs of the family's interests, the personal favor of the future, the thunder and storms of the court, and the ghosts and tricks of the harem, being able to stand by Xiao Qi's side without hesitation, Si Jin blocked everything from her.

No success is accidental, what Si Jin is willing to give up is what all the women in the harem are reluctant to give up.Qiao Lingyi could also give up like her, but it's a pity that Si Jin was one step earlier than her, and took root in Xiao Qi's heart one step earlier than her.Not to mention that Si Jin's natal family is completely different from Qiao's family, and the purpose of Qiao's family is to re-prosper the family.And when the Su family was right, they would still consider their daughter's safety first.

When Si Jin returned from Suyun Hall to Heyi Hall, Xiao Qi had already changed his clothes and was playing with his son.

Si Jin waved his hand to let the following palace servants retreat, and he quietly watched Xiao Qi stretch out his fingers for his son to grab. This kind of game is very simple, but the father and son played it very happily. I could hear my son's happy cry.Talking to Qiao Lingyi in Suyun Palace was not a simple task. Si Jin seemed to say every word and sentence very casually, but in fact, she had thought about it carefully.Maybe it was because of that dream that Si Jin was extra cautious when facing Qiao Lingyi, and because of this, she became even more tired.

But now looking at the father and son, the exhaustion all over his body disappeared.

Xiao Qi seemed to have sensed something, the person who was playing with his son suddenly raised his head to look towards the door, and saw Si Jin with a smile on his lips and a somewhat tired face.

"Why did you come back now?" It was dark outside.

"Well, I talked with Qiao Xiaoyi for a while." Si Jin lifted her foot and walked in, changed into comfortable clothes first, and then untied her bun, only then did she feel her nerves that had been tense all day eased.When he came out again, Xiao Qi had already packed his son and let the nanny take him away, and he was the only one left in the room.

Seeing Si Jin approaching, Xiao Qi stretched out his hand and pulled him to sit beside him, looked at his expression carefully, frowned and said, "Tired?"

Si Jin shook her head, put her arms around Xiao Qi's waist, and pressed her cheek against his chest, "It will be fine after a while."

Xiao Qi patted Si Jin on the back lightly, thinking that Qiao Lingyi's injury might have frightened her, so he said directly: "When Yihexuan is built, the yard is big enough for you to walk around .”

Si Jin was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "I'm not a cat or dog, so I should be kept in captivity."

Xiao Qi frowned, as if it was the same reason.Thinking of when Yuzhen was full moon, Si Jin was almost killed by the palace lantern, and now there is the incident of her cousin being injured from the rockery, and the miscarriage of a wealthy talent, and the incident of Li Zhaoyi's ring.One by one, one by one, since Si Jin lived in this palace, she couldn't hide from people all her life.

Besides, as Si Jin said, what is the difference between raising her in captivity.

Just now when Xiao Qi saw Si Jin's tired face, he felt a little distressed in his heart.I didn't think there was anything bad in this palace before, but now seeing Si Jin living such a cautious life even though she is a concubine, and adding another child in the future, Xiao Qi couldn't help but think of those things where he disappeared one by one. Brothers.

All of Si Jin's cleverness was used on him, making her compete with these women in the harem, she was really hard to catch up with, the master who might have to shovel the earth and bury the hole herself if she was tricked.

The more Xiao Qi thought about it, the more dangerous he felt, he couldn't help but think, what if something happened to him, Si Jin or his son, if one day he didn't see it at a glance?
The fact that his cousin was injured made him feel a great sense of crisis.

"Why don't we build a garden?"

"Ah? There is such a big imperial garden in this palace, what kind of garden do we need to build?" Si Jin didn't understand Xiao Qi's meaning. , People will be stuffed in and closed up in every palace.At that time, if there were a few talented and noble people living in Yihexuan, Si Jin felt that life would be impossible.However, if this is the case, it should not be a house, not a garden.

Si Jin propped herself up, raised her head to meet Xiao Qi's eyes, and looked at him in a daze. What does it mean?
Xiao Qi looked at Si Jin's eyes, he was a little melancholy just now, but now he cleared it up.Stretching out his hand to touch her head, he said softly: "It's not to build a garden in the palace, but to find a place with a good view and a good location in Kyoto, and re-circle a piece of land to build a royal garden. At that time, you will live in the palace. When we are tired, let's go to live in the garden for a while."

Si Jin was completely dumbfounded, she didn't realize it for a while, and said stupidly: "You mean the three of us hide out to live a happy life?" Is this... really okay?
Hide out?Xiao Qi's face darkened slightly, and he said solemnly: "How can you hide out, and talk nonsense. I don't need the money from the official department and the inner court to build a summer garden. I pay the money myself. Who dares to object?"

Si Jin touched her beating heart, never would have thought that Qiao Lingyi's injury would make Xiao Qi think of Jian Yuanzi's idea of ​​taking their mother and son out to live a happy life.I don't know how Xiao Qi's brain hole got here, but Si Jin was really hit by this huge pie.

Think about the garden where there are only three members of the family, and you can spread flowers as you want.You don't need to look at the faces of the empress dowager, queens, noble concubines and others in the palace. You can sleep until the sun rises, and you can play with your son as you want. Such a good day is like a dream.

"Xiao Qi, you're so kind, I'm so happy to die." Si Jin couldn't hold back any longer, she jumped up and overwhelmed Xiao Qi.Not caring about women's reserve, hugged Xiao Qi and bit the saliva all over his face.

Xiao Qi: ...

I have never seen Si Jin so happy, Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, and let Si Jin wipe the saliva all over his face.When she came back to her senses, Si Jin hugged him tightly and didn't let go, listening to her whispering: "I dream that our family of three will live happily and happily..."

Xiao Qi's reprimand came to his heart, but he was pushed back all of a sudden. If there are no rules, there will be no rules. No one saw it right now.He reached out and took the handkerchief and gently wiped his face, and after hearing this, he replied a little unhappy, "I'm not with you every day?"

"That's different."

"Why is it different?"

"You don't understand. For an excellent man like you, I just want to hide you from any woman, not anyone."

Xiao Qi blushed slowly, "You're talking nonsense again!"

"I'm serious."

Then Xiao Qi met with a serious face, and then suddenly felt that it was a good feeling to be treasured.

Then, there is no more, Xiao Qimu put on a face, how could he have such a weird idea?It was all misled by Si Jin!

Si Jin was still engrossed in the fantasy of a not-too-distant time in the future, when the three of them lived a happy life behind closed doors.He heard Xiao Qi start to frown again and said: "Although the matter is simple, there is no reason why I hid out to live in the garden and left the Queen Mother in the palace instead, so I have to build a garden..."

Xiao Qi has no blood relationship with the Empress Dowager, it was the Empress Dowager who helped him ascend to this position, so Xiao Qi pays special attention to filial piety, and cannot be said a word of no.What's more, Xiao Qi's nature is not an ungrateful person, and he really has this idea in saying this, to rebuild a garden for the queen mother to live in.

Si Jin: ...

"The queen mother has a garden. After all, the queen and I are married, so it's not easy to treat her poorly."

Watching Xiao Qi personally take the pen, ink, paper and inkstone and start to draw in circles, Si Jin's face was filled with sadness.

"But I don't want to live in the same garden with them. It's inconvenient." The main reason is Si Jin's intolerable temperament. If the queen mother and queen still live in the garden, it's better not to leave the palace. "It's better to simply build another garden and let the queen mother live with the queen." In this way, the queen can still perform filial piety in front of the queen mother for him, and the courtiers can't say anything else.

Si Jin: ...

"In this way, at least two gardens will be built, and the cost will be doubled." The money is not enough, "The business tax thing you mentioned last time has already started to promote." Promotion is a good word, Si Jin's little In addition to being jealous, there are these strange words in my head. "If all goes well, there will be a big tax gain next year." Gain is also a good word.

Si Jin: ...

"It will take some time for the Ministry of Industry to circle the area first, and move the houses to appease the people, build walls and draw pictures, and prepare bricks, stones, and shingles." Xiao Qi paused when he wrote this, and then frowned and said: "These I'm afraid the courtiers will be troublesome again, so it will be easier to leave this matter to Qin Yuchuan. Or should he be transferred to the Ministry of Industry first?"

Si Jin: Is it really good to let your concubine's childhood sweetheart personally build the nest you love?

Xiao Qi has a very rigorous and pragmatic temperament, so he took the time to talk and pulled Si Jin to ask her what kind of garden she wanted.

I want a Yuanmingyuan, okay?
"Didn't you tell me last time that you wanted water? I'll draw a hot spring from the garden and build you the big pool you want, and you can also use water in winter. If this is the case, the garden should be built to the north. There is hot spring water over there, so it’s better to lead there.” Then he re-marked the location of the garden, “We need to build a small one, and Jin’er may be willing to play in the future, our pool is not very convenient for him to go there , build one for himself."

(End of this chapter)