Value peace

Chapter 26

Qin Qing's rental contract was coming soon, but during this time, the Gu family was celebrating the promotion of Master Gu, and Gu Xiyan was going to participate in the concubine election, so no one went to Aunt Qin to talk about it.Regarding Gu Xiyan's proposal, although Mrs. Gu said she opposed it, she actually thought it was reasonable in her heart.Those men don't talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality. When you meet that charming woman, who cares what your background is, if you hug her in your arms, you won't let go... I think back then, when Gu Chaorong entered the palace, he was still a female official. According to the rule of the Xizhao Dynasty, female officials are not allowed to enter the palace as a concubine. What happened in the end? Such a cowardly emperor has never said a word of "no" in front of the empress dowager in his life, and he did his best to accommodate Gu Chao into the harem. In just five or six years of hard work, he went from a seventh-rank servant to an imperial concubine.In the nearly 300-year history of Emperor Xizhao, only five women have enjoyed this kind of honor... Gu Chaorong's appearance and body are not as good as the second girl, Gu Xiyan... Maybe the girl from the Gu family has this talent ...

That's how things settled.

Nanny Tian brought a gift and went to tell Master Qin, and Master Qin readily agreed.

When Gu Xiyan saw Qin Qing for the first time, she was taken aback. She couldn't match up with Gu Xiyan's imagination.

Qin Qinggao is very tall, a head taller than Gu Xiyan, with a thin body, and her relative curves are not so exquisite. She has an oval face, high sideburns, sparse eyebrows, big eyes, a high bridge of nose, and thick lips. , the skin is very good, fair, ruddy and shiny, which makes her look very lively and energetic.

Aunt Qin was also surprised when she saw Gu Xiyan.There is no doubt that she is outstanding in appearance, and her graceful figure is beyond her expectations.Extremely slender legs, big breasts, slender waist and hips, women with such a figure are rare even in Jiangnan Fengyuechang. What makes her feel special is the temperament of the second girl of the Gu family. Nor does he have the arrogance of a high-ranking noble family. His bright eyes are shining like spring flowers in March, and the corners of his curved mouth are silent and smiling, kind and warm like a cold winter day. His whole body reveals sweetness, Soft breath.

She asked suspiciously: "Girl's body is not one in a thousand, but also one in a thousand, why do you want to..."

Gu Xiyan blinked her big eyes and said with a smile: "The green hills outside the mountains, the buildings outside the buildings, who can say clearly about the things in this world. Don't be restrained, Aunt Qin, just pass on some secret recipes to me. I promise that I will only use them for myself and never pass them on. " Her words were generous and her appearance was pretty, which made Aunt Qin laugh: "Look at what the girl said, only the girl can appreciate my small skill."

Seeing that the matter was completed, Mother Tian found an excuse to leave, Aunt Qin led Gu Xiyan into a bathroom, Mo Ju waited beside her, and first washed Gu Xiyan a fragrant soup mixed with rose and lily petals Take a bath, and then give her a massage with a grass-scented oil, which is a bit like a modern SPA.After washing, she told Gu Xiyan: "Come once a day, and after seven days, the effect will gradually begin."

Gu Xiyan had neither the opportunity nor the money to enjoy this kind of enjoyment before, so she pulled Aunt Qin's sleeve like a child and said, "Teaching people how to fish is worse than giving them fish, and it's better to pass on the secret recipe to me, Auntie."

Aunt Qin just smiled and said nothing.

From then on, Gu Xiyan came every day, chatted with Aunt Qin in the shower, and talked about the common sense of beauty that she had heard before. Aunt Qin gradually introduced Gu Xiyan as a confidant: "There are no ugly women in the world, they are all three-pointed. Talented people are well-dressed. Some women think that they are full of poetry and calligraphy, and disdain this kind of decoration. The charm is lost, and the shape is like a withered onyx. No matter how knowledgeable, it is a yellowing pearl..."

Gu Xiyan laughed, remembering the words of Cui Baoyi next door: "Treat people with color, and love with color. The foundation of a woman is wisdom and talent. Only with wisdom and talent can a woman shine brightly across the long river of time. ..."

These two women, one teaches Taoism and is a famous actress, the other plays and sings like a professor... two interesting people.

From the bottom of her heart, Gu Xiyan is more willing to come to Aunt Qin and learn from her how to use rice to make makeup powder, how to use caustic soda to make fragrant soap, and how to pack flower petals to make lipstick... just like playing house, Everything is fun and fresh.

She still goes to Cui Baoyi's place every three days. Once, Cui Baoyi suddenly asked her in the middle of a speech: "What does the second girl think is the most important thing in this world?"

Gu Xiyan replied without thinking: "Of course they are family members!"

As soon as she finished answering, she was taken aback.

Family, where is your family?

The Gu family is so complicated, and Mr. Gu is so dirty, do you have the confidence to get along with them in such a family?
Thinking of this, Gu Xiyan added: "There is still wisdom!"

Yes, what I need most now is not my family, but wisdom and strategy.

There is another big thing waiting for me to make up my mind!
Cui Baoyi nodded, without comment, and continued to lecture.

Gu Xiyan was in a daze for a while, and quickly calmed down, put this question to her mind, and listened carefully to Cui Baoyi's commentary on "The Analects of Confucius".

In all fairness, Cui Baoyi's Analects of Confucius is difficult to understand, not as good as her university professor's.As soon as it was time for get out of class to end, she couldn't wait to salute and say goodbye to Cui Baoyi. She planned to go to Aunt Qin's place in the afternoon to see if the makeup powder she made by herself had formed lumps.

Gu Xiyan took a step forward, and then a woman wearing a light purple veiled hat and a purple dress came out from behind Xiaoxuan's bookshelf. Cui Baoyi saluted the woman respectfully: "The one who attended the class just now is from the Gu residence. The second girl."

The woman said softly, "I'm sorry, Aunt Cui", and walked out of Daoxiang Xiaoxuan lightly.

There is a carriage parked outside the door, with a simple green curtain, majestic and strong horses, and a calm and restrained groom.Seeing the woman in purple clothes come out, a stunning woman jumped out of the green-veiled carriage. Her hair was as blue as a crow, her face was like spring flowers, and her eyes were like autumn water.So Yue took the footstool and waited for the purple-clothed woman to get into the carriage. The coachman slapped his whip in the air, and the carriage began to rumble out of the alley of Gu's house.

In the carriage, the woman in purple has already taken off her veil. She has snowy skin and icy skin, bright eyes and white teeth. Even the brightest gems in the world will be robbed of their brilliance by them. Sou Yue, who is sitting beside her, immediately becomes Became a vulgar fan.

Shuyue took the veiled hat from the woman in purple, and frowned slightly: "Miss, is this okay? I don't think that Miss Gu has even outdone her appearance..."

Who else can make Shuyue call "girl" except Fang Shaoying.

Fang Shaoying closed her eyes and rubbed the center of her brows, leaning on the pillow with a tired expression.

Amidst the rumbling of carriages and horses, her thoughts drifted far away... The winter plum blossoms in the imperial garden were in full bloom, and she and Shuyue went to pick the first plum for the Empress Dowager, and low laughter could be heard from time to time ... the girl Gaotao, who is wearing a navy blue palace gown, has an ordinary and ordinary face, always with a kind and warm smile, and the fifth prince Yang Yu is walking gracefully and laughingly on the snow... Seeing myself salute neither humble nor overbearing , chanting to the plum vase, "Plum blossoms are still covered with snow, and I haven't tried the spring clothes." Yang Yu's face, like the first snow, gradually melted in the chanting, like a ray of wind in spring, but it blew her heart like a knife Pain like gouging out... All of these things were carved into her heart like a magic axe... How dare a lowly maidservant of the Shangyi Department...

Fang Shaoying's hands hidden in her sleeves gradually tightened, and her nails ached in her palms.

Everything in the world is the same, it is better to be blocked than sparse... Blocked is not as good as sparse...

Fang Shaoying said to herself over and over again, gradually let go, let go... Gu Xiyan, who has the same soft and sweet temperament, is a hundred times more beautiful than her...Yang Yu, don't you like it, let me see look how much you like...

When Sou Yue saw her girl's thoughtful, uncertain appearance, she knew she was thinking about something and didn't dare to disturb her.

Over the past few days, she has followed Fang Shaoying here and there, meeting all the girls who are eligible to participate in the selection of concubines... The girl who is most optimistic is the second girl of the Gu family and Mr. Qin from the East Ministry of Industry. The fourth daughter of the family.

But why?

Shu Yue shook her head puzzled, and murmured out: "Girl, I still don't understand, even the most important thing for a girl to answer is 'loyalty', isn't it hard?"

Fang Shaoying sighed secretly, she still needs a helper!Lian Fanghua didn't answer badly, but she answered too well... she went to Xiaoxiang Women's School to study, carefully arranged encounters, and answered confidently... too much, too obvious...

She opened her eyes and saw Shu Yue looking straight at her, full of trust, and couldn't help but feel sour.I am going to enter the palace soon, and there will be fewer chances for everyone to meet in the future. Although Shuyue is outstanding in appearance, she is too straightforward. Otherwise, it is not impossible to make her enter the palace to be a female official... Just arrange a way out for her...

Fang Shaoying pondered: "Shuyue, I want to marry you to the Xu family, what do you mean..."

"The Xu family?" Su Yue was not confused, "Which Xu family?"

Fang Shaoying said word by word: "Master Xu Zhenxu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites!"

"Ah!" Su Yue was surprised, "Master Xu, is it Master Xu who wrote "A Night in Lingnan"?"

Fang Shaoying nodded.

Shu Yue's face was blushing, and she lowered her head shyly.

Fang Shaoying said: "Although you are a concubine, you are young and beautiful, and you are proficient in poetry. You are just right to add love to Mr. Xu. Old husband and young wife, Mr. Xu will love you very much... If you give birth to a boy and a half Girl, when the time comes, I will definitely call the shots for you..."

Shuyue lowered her head and murmured after a long while: "Servant, servant is entirely dependent on the girl."

Fang Shaoying let out a long breath of relief.

The Xu family is now shocked and angry when the elder brother does such a wicked thing. Once the incident is over, Xu Zhen will definitely investigate the reason behind it due to his wit and wit.Although the Fang family is not afraid of him, why force others to jump over the wall... That day when I met Xu Zhen in the small garden at home, his eyes were as burning as the sun...

Fang Shaoying smiled sarcastically.

Hope this is the right move.At that time, the relationship between the two families can be made up... and the Zisu that my brother is going to marry, why does he look so familiar, as if he has seen it before somewhere, and his behavior is generous and decent, he does not look like a little ninth-rank prison guard at all. daughter of...

Su Yue knew that Fang Shaoying's entry into the palace had been arranged long ago, and she was different from girls from other aristocratic families whose personal maids could be taken over by the future son-in-law. .But ever since he reached Ji, Ninth Young Master has often pestered her with excuses, and even laid down on her bed two days ago without regard to etiquette... Everyone knows what that means, but Ninth Young Master, who comes to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, Ninth Young Mistress was born in a scholarly family and is not a tolerant person.She has been worried about Fang Shaoying's future after entering the palace...Although Xu Zhen is more than thirty years older than herself, he is a man of fame and reputation, and he is also a clean and honest official. It is better than following the ninth master... Keep comforting yourself.

(End of this chapter)