Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 63 Meeting wives and concubines
Murong Wei nodded: "In that case, why don't you bring Mr.'s family to the capital? Mr. stays in Beijing alone. I think he misses his family too. The road to the northwest is far away, and we can't see each other all year round. I'm afraid Mr. Li also wants to serve his father. .”

Li Jishan hurriedly said: "The dog stays at home to take care of the family business, thank you Princess for your concern."

Xiao Mingrui's heart moved, and he said: "Sir, why don't you bring the second and youngest sons here, so as to take care of their studies. It will also be convenient for them to enter the court in the future."

Li Jishan was also a little moved when he heard that, the eldest son is not good at reading, but the second and youngest sons are good.This time, he was originally standing in the front, and wanted to stand firm before picking them up.

"In this way, the prince will be in trouble."

Xiao Mingrui nodded: "When I turn back, I will send someone to go to the northwest to pick him up."

Seeing their men here, Murong Wei thought she had something to talk about, so she said, "I'd better go back and prepare dinner, the lord and sir will talk first."

After saying that, he withdrew.

Xiao Mingrui responded, "I'll eat there tonight."

After Murong Wei retreated, Li Jishan cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations to the lord for getting this good wife. The princess is full of heaven, deep in her heart, and full of blessings. Judging by her face, she must be a long-lived person with all five blessings and unparalleled happiness and longevity."

Murong Wei said in a good mood: "Ji Shan is invited, but it's not for this purpose. Just now I saw a word on Wangfei's place..."

What the two talked about, Murong Wei didn't know.

She went back to Tianxiang Garden and asked how the preparations of the small kitchen were going. She estimated that Xiao Mingrui would have to talk to Li Jishan for a while, so she asked people to do it slowly.

Sure enough, Xiao Mingrui came to Tianxiang Garden when it was almost dark.

Murong Wei saw that he was in a good mood, with a happy face, knowing that he must have decided on some strategy with Li Jishan just now.

That's what makes me feel good.

Murong Wei ordered people to prepare dinner, and poured him a cup of tea: "My lord is really happy today."

Xiao Mingrui took her hand and joked, "Shouldn't this king be happy about the wedding?"

Murong Wei's beautiful eyes flowed, and she said angrily, "That's not what they said."

Xiao Mingrui laughed out loud, his voice was so loud that Murong Wei hurriedly covered her ears, "My lord!"

Xiao Mingrui grabbed her little hand amusedly: "You girl can make trouble."

"Who made you laugh so loudly, but it didn't deafen your ears."

Xiao Mingrui hugged her with a smile, Murong Wei quickly pushed him: "The servant girl is still there, I hate it!"

Xiao Mingrui took a look and saw that those maids were standing outside the side room in a sensible way, how could they dare to look at them with their heads down?

Knowing that she was thin-skinned, he smiled and said, "Let go of you now, we'll talk about it tonight."

Murong Wei's cheeks flushed immediately, and she glanced at him.

Xiangtao replied at the door: "Princess, dinner is ready."

Murong Wei hurriedly said: "Let's serve, it's getting late, the prince must be hungry."

The maids rushed in, and the hot and cold dishes were served according to the rules.

Xiao Mingrui ate a lot to save face, "In the future, it seems that I have good food. How come the cooks here are better than those in my yard?"

"I gave them a few orders and asked them to make them. They are all what I often eat at home."

After the waiter cleaned up the dinner plate, she pulled him up: "My lord, please walk with me, walk a hundred steps after dinner, and live to 99."

Xiao Mingrui pampered and scratched her pretty nose, causing her to be coquettish: "If you scrape your nose again, it will become shorter. It is not considered tall in the first place."

He took her by the hand in a funny way and walked out of the room, walking along the gravel path in the moonlight.

The garden is full of fragrance of flowers, and bugs are constantly calling in the grass in the night.

When the night is clear and bright, the garden is full, and the moonlight is like a silver light, which seems to cover the world with a veil.

The two sat down under the vine, and the evening breeze was blowing, so intoxicating.

Although the weather has started to get hot, but in the evening, the temperature is moderate, neither high nor low.

The grapes on the grape trellis have already been knotted. It seems that in a few months, they may be able to eat grapes.

Looking at the beautiful scenery on this beautiful day, Murong Wei felt quite happy at the moment.

Xiangyu brought a silver carved teapot and poured two cups of tea.

"This is tangerine peel and hawthorn tea. I drink it after dinner to help relieve my stomach." Murong Wei took it up and drank the sweet and sour tea soup slowly, feeling very uncomfortable.

Xiao Mingrui said with emotion: "My wife will enjoy it. This little life is more exciting than this king. It seems that this king really married a good wife."

"I just pay attention to self-cultivation. The prince has also read medical books, so he naturally understands this. In life, whether it is making money or being an official, it is just to live a more tasteful life. If the cart is turned upside down, it will be boring."

She got up and picked a light pink Four Seasons crabapple and played with it between her fingers. There were layers of pink crabapple flowers between her white fingers, beautiful as flowers, and they complemented each other.

Under the moonlight, she was wearing a peach-red gauze dress with Yunxia Fengwen makeup and floral dress fluttering in the wind, her black hair was pulled up casually, and she wore a jade hairpin inlaid with a red sapphire hairpin. .

Like a fairy who can drift away at any time.

Xiao Mingrui's heart trembled, he reached out his hand to stop her from beside him, snatched the crabapple from her hand, and stuck it in her hair.

"People are more delicate than flowers. The lady is indeed a smart person, but she is a good figure for her husband."

Why didn't he understand what she said, but most of the time he couldn't help himself.

Murong Wei smiled sweetly: "Why are you talking about those annoying things? I haven't thanked my husband for the yard for me. I like it very much."

Xiao Mingrui's eyes were burning, "Then how does Wei'er plan to thank me?"

Murong Wei whispered: "Shall we go back to the house?"

"My lord, let me show you the clothes I made for you." She said in a panic.

"I don't want to watch it now, I'll watch it tomorrow. Aren't you very courageous during the day today? If you don't return it now, this king will be depressed..."

Aunt Yue smiled all over her face: "The lord seems to really love Miss Chong very much."

Madam Zheng lowered her head and remembered something, "Otherwise, why would you marry Miss? It is naturally because the prince loves Miss."

Yuegu said with emotion: "Miss is a good girl, the prince is blessed."

Madam Zheng said: "Tomorrow I have to help the concubine take care of things. I'm afraid those aunts will not be in trouble. I think I will really watch it carefully tomorrow."

"Hmph, they'd better be more obedient. Otherwise, there are ways to deal with them."

Aunt Yue thought gloomyly, "Miss must give birth to the eldest son as soon as possible, otherwise her status will be unstable after all. You must know that many people are staring at her now. The princess is not easy to do."

This is what she is most worried about. Murong Wei is still too young to have children.

She once mentioned it to Murong Wei, and she herself said she knew about it.

I don't know if she knows how to prevent pregnancy?

"Nu Hong, are you willing to be a sweeping girl like this?" Yi Cui sat on the stool resentfully. At this moment, her face didn't look beautiful, it was full of resentment, like a Yaksha, she looked around in disgust The environment is becoming more and more suffocating.

"We've never had this kind of hardship since we were young. It's too much!"

Nian Hong glared at her: "What do you think, Miss San is guarding against us, she has never had a good relationship with Madam, how could she leave her own people alone and use us as roommates?"

Nianhong was born shy and timid, delicate and weak, while Yicui was born charming and gorgeous.

Both types have the capital to attract men.

At this moment, the two gathered together and discussed.

Nunhong blinked her eyes, "Didn't you see that the lord loves Miss San very much. Didn't you see that the meeting was in the yard at night?"

Yi Cui twisted her veil and raised her eyebrows: "It's just greedy for novelty, isn't all men like this? I don't believe it, there is no man who doesn't like women? As long as the prince passes by the yard, there is always a chance for him to notice me. "

The prince will soon tire of her.

Thinking of Luo Wang's handsome and tall appearance, Yicui's heart pounded, imagining that she would be spoiled and become an aunt in the future, and that would be infinite beauty.

Nianhong glanced at her coldly, thinking that this stupid woman would probably only use those methods of falling and seducing. With her brain, she can only be a pet for a while. When the prince gets bored, he will definitely get tired of her .

I know the libretto of Feng Hua Xue Yue's poems, only such a man would like it.

Of course, she wouldn't rush to provoke the young lady when she was newly married. Isn't that courting death?

The prince will not like it either.

She has to wait, behave herself, flatter the young lady well, show her loyalty, and when the young lady needs someone to favor her, she will definitely find her.

It's just that the lady didn't look for her, as long as she flatters the lady, she will have the opportunity to be a second-class maid, and it will be easier to serve the prince.

The two have their own ghosts and different thoughts.

All of them were only thinking about how to hook the male master into the sky in one step, fly up the branches and become phoenixes.

The next morning, Murong Wei vaguely opened her eyes and felt outside, Xiao Mingrui had already woken up.

She turned over and looked at the clock in the room, it was already seven o'clock in the morning.

"Ah, it's so late." Murong Wei shouted, "Lu'er, Lu'er!"

Lu'er responded outside, and the footsteps stopped: "Princess, the prince told you to sleep more, the prince got up in the morning and went back to the Cunxin Academy to practice martial arts, come back later."

"Oh." She lay down in a daze, very sleepy and exhausted.

It's all the fault of that guy, she was so tired last night.

Now she can't get up.

I don't know what's going on with men, but he still has time to practice martial arts early in the morning.

Murong Wei slept for a while, and it was already eight o'clock when she woke up again.

She got up to wash up, and the maids came in one after another, helping her dress and comb her hair, and prepare jewelry.

This time she changed into a bright red dress covered with golden makeup and flower gauze phoenix beanie, a lotus-colored satin shirt with twigs and lotus patterns, a cherry-red rose horse-face skirt, black hair tied into a high peony bun, and a Set of pearls on the head and face, the phoenix bird holds the pearl and shakes it step by step, and the golden phoenix pendant is hollowed out on the ear.

The whole person looks graceful and luxurious, with elegant charm.

Emei was swept away, her vermilion lips were bright, Murong Wei didn't even put on powder, her complexion was already pretty, and she didn't like to use powder.

Xiao Mingrui was dressed in cocoon silk royal blue with dark patterns of dragons on the ground, black boots inlaid with black jade, black hair and a winged crown. He entered the room and saw Murong Wei dressing up. He came up to take a look.

After looking at it, he said, "Put on that peony hairpin. I've never seen you wear it before."

Of course Murong Wei would not have worn it before. At that time, if she suddenly had a few rare hairpins, she would not have been questioned.

Now that she remembered it, she asked Lu'er to get her black lacquer box, opened it, and took the Wei Zi peony hairpin.

Xiao Mingrui snatched it from her hand, smiled and stuck it between her temples, "Well, they complement each other."

Murong Wei looked in the mirror, this peony really matched her very well, her eyes flickered, "The prince has better eyesight."

"Are you praising yourself, or the hairpin?" He smiled and joked with her half hugged.

Murong Wei raised her eyebrows, pretending to be wronged: "Could it be that the concubine is not well? The prince regretted it?"

"How dare?" He took her hand and stood up: "You haven't eaten yet, come with me."

The husband and wife set up a table of breakfast, various breakfasts were put on, the two were having breakfast, Su De replied at the door: "My lord, my concubine, some aunts are here to greet you and my concubine."

Xiao Mingrui's expression was slightly restrained, Murong Wei paused, and seeing Xiao Mingrui's gaze, he ate a steamed stuffed bun with crystal mushrooms slowly.

"Since they're here, let them wait. The prince and I are having breakfast here."

Although there is such a thing as a concubine who wants to serve in front of her, Murong Wei is not that interested in watching other women walking around.

Out of sight out of mind.

Anyway, we will see each other sooner or later.

Xiao Mingrui nodded, and Su De left.

"If you don't want to see her, then don't." He said softly.

Murong Wei smiled, and said lightly: "One day sooner or one day later, we still have to see each other. Don't worry, my lord, I have my sense of propriety."

Murong Wei left those women there, and after breakfast, she and Xiao Mingrui arrived belatedly, and went through Chaoshou Corridor to the main hall of Tianxiangyuan to meet each other.

When they arrived, Murong Wei saw a few Yingying and Yanyan standing in the corridor waiting, according to the rules, they were not qualified to enter the main hall without orders, and could only wait outside.

"May the prince be safe, and the princess be safe."

Xiao Mingrui said in a deep voice, "Get up."

After finishing speaking, he entered the hall and took the main seat.

Murong Wei sat down on his right hand, and said a little bit shyly: "I was too busy yesterday, and I didn't bother to meet my sisters. Why don't you sisters introduce yourself, so that my concubine can recognize you?"

At that moment, a woman wearing a pink plum-blossom gown came forward to greet her: "Concubine Su Mei, I have seen the princess."

Another woman wearing blue makeup and floral gauze jacket skirt also said: "My concubine Liu Yue has seen the princess."

From Murong Wei's eyes, these two were the maids selected by the inner court when Xiao Mingrui was an adult, gifted by Concubine Hui.

Both of them are two years older than Xiao Mingrui. They think they are women who teach people. Su Mei was born more ordinary, with low eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, but her figure is curvy; There is a dimple, which looks like a sweet sister, both of which are plump.

Both of them are in their 20s, which is not young in this era.

It seems honest, but who knows.

Just for the sake of Concubine Hui, I can't sweep her face away.

Murong Wei smiled politely: "It turned out to be the two aunts who were rewarded by Concubine Hui, and they really looked gentle and generous."

"The princess is absurd."

Murong Wei glanced at Lu'er, and she took out two purses from the red lacquer and gold box that she had prepared earlier.

The two refused.

"A little greeting gift, Aunt Su and Aunt Liu will accept it. There is no need to refuse."

They just took the things.

Another woman stepped forward to salute, "Concubine Zhang Yuqian has seen the princess."

The voice was soft, glutinous and sweet, with a babyish voice, which almost made Murong Wei choke on the tea in his mouth.

She suppressed her smile, thinking that there was a baby sound, and she couldn't stand this sound.

Although men will like it very much and feel numb all over, but women probably don't have the heart to pity and cherish jade.

Murong Wei glanced at the woman in front of her, and saw that she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a slender figure like a willow in the wind, picturesque eyebrows, a delicate and weak oval face, a pair of phoenix eyes that seemed to be filled with tears, and raised her head as if affectionate. Looking at Murong Wei ruthlessly... Xiao Mingrui who was beside her, frowned slightly, I felt pity for him.

Seeing Murong Wei staring at her, this delicate beauty trembled as if she couldn't bear it, and looked at Xiao Mingrui for help.

Murong Wei smiled coldly.

It's a bit interesting, like someone bullied her, who can not feel sorry for her appearance?

Zhang Yuqian, Xiao Mingrui's original partner Zhu's eldest maid, after Zhu entered the door, he took the initiative to lift up the maid of the house, and before Zhu's death, he asked Xiao Mingrui to lift this girl up as his aunt.

Murong Wei played with the celadon teacup in her hand, slipped her white fingertips, and said with a half-smile in her eyes: "My lord, there is no shortage of doctors in our house, right? Why does Aunt Zhang seem to be shivering in such a hot day?" ? How does Aunt Zhang's maid take care of the master?"

Xiao Mingrui coughed lightly, as if he didn't see Zhang Yuqian who turned to him for help after hearing these words, he said indifferently: "Go ask a doctor to show Aunt Zhang, and the maids and women around her each play ten boards."

Zhang Yuqian turned pale when she heard this, and looked at Xiao Mingrui with mournful eyes, as if she couldn't believe that Xiao Mingrui would punish the people around her just because of the princess without any fault.

"My lord." Murong Wei said angrily: "You beat everyone around Aunt Zhang, who will take care of her? I think it's better to fine each of them for three months. My sister, it doesn't look like it looks like that. Go out for a walk often, alas, why not let my sister spend half an hour a day walking around, see the sun more, it is good for your health."

Xiao Mingrui looked at her serious look with some amusement, how could he not understand what this little woman was thinking.

But she is new here, so naturally she has to show her prestige.

Xiao Mingrui would not embarrass her in front of so many people, so he nodded: "Well, what the concubine said makes sense. After Mrs. Zhang, you can go out for half an hour every day. Your health is not very good, you should take care of yourself The body is."

Everyone present was shocked when they heard that, the weather outside is getting hotter and hotter.

Walk for half an hour?
Then look at Wang Hao and said with a smile: "It's still good for the prince to be considerate of my sister. Oh, what's wrong with you, sister, why is your face so pale, Xiang Tao, you still don't support Aunt Zhang, look at you clumsy."

Xiangtao hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhang Yuqian, and begged: "Slaves are always clumsy, but they are born with rough hands and feet. They are born servants. The princess should spare the slaves."

Without any trace, he helped Zhang Yuqian to one side and sat down on the low table, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with Aunt Zhang? The slave girl didn't hurt you, did she? I'm also to blame. I've been supporting our princess on weekdays, and I don't feel comfortable for a while. Know if the strength is appropriate."

Zhang Yuqian's face was ugly when she was told by a servant on the left and a servant on the right. Is this dead girl mocking her for being a servant, and she is a servant girl?

She shrunk her fingers, lowered her head and said: "I would like to thank the prince and princess for their concern. I will take good care of myself and live up to the love of the prince."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiao Mingrui with those tender eyes.

Murong Wei's pupils contracted, she thought in her heart, this woman can bear it, but now she can change her expression immediately.

It's kind of interesting.

Zhang Yuqian is Zhu's maid, so there must be some people in this mansion who are related to her.

The Zhu family must have left some connections.

She was deliberately promoted to the position before she died. Could it be that she still reserved it for the embarrassment of the princess below?

She didn't know what Mrs. Zhu was thinking, but the woman in front of her was also quite scheming.

She looked at the remaining women.

But they are all concubines.

Concubine Qi Yan, concubine Wu Lan, etc., are gifted by others, such women have no backing, they are just concubines gifted, life or death depends on Xiao Mingrui's eyes.

(End of this chapter)