Chaos in the Chu Palace

Chapter 22
Going out of the door and trying to attract Wan Hui, suddenly there was a strong force behind him, and he felt dizzy, but she was already hugged in his arms.

"Ah, Lord Hou!" She exclaimed, suddenly remembered what he said just now, but she turned her head and said nothing.Chu Huotian carried her into the room, and seeing her cold face, he couldn't help but soften his voice and said: "Don't be angry. I was wrong just now. Actually, I was very happy when you came to see me."

Ouyang Ruo turned her head and said, "Master Hou is serious." There was self-harm and self-pity in her eyes, which made Chu Huotian feel distressed again.

"I don't know why, I just thought that you shouldn't play tricks on me. If it's other women, it's fine, but you can't do it alone." Chu Huotian looked at her and said.There is tenderness in the deep eyes.

Ouyang Ruo glared at him for some reason.The style of that glance was charming and savage.Seeing that Chu Huotian was taken aback again.He put her on the bed, kissed her lightly, his kiss meandered down, Ouyang Ruo only felt his hand swimming around her body like a fish, and the heat permeated her body through the thin summer shirt , the snow-white skin was pink, and he couldn't help moaning.Her eyes met his, and seemed to say a thousand words.

One night is naturally lingering and lingering.

Early the next morning, Ouyang Ruo got up to leave.Chu Huotian hugged her waist, and smiled with sleepy eyes: "Let's sleep again. It's still early."

Chu Huotian pulled her over, and Ouyang Ruo fell on him. His chest, with strong muscles, was warm and very comfortable.Ouyang Ruo leaned against his chest lazily and didn't really want to get up.

Ouyang Ruo was tickled all over by his embrace, and couldn't help giggling. She raised her head slightly, revealing a piece of snow-like skin on her neck. Tian hugged her and let out a long sigh of relief: "I really don't want to get up. There are so many things to do every day, and I can't finish my work."

Ouyang Ruo leaned on his chest and smiled: "Master Hou has a high position and authority, so naturally he has to work hard, but there are some things that Master Hou will let his subordinates handle. If Master Hou is in a higher position in the future, won't he be exhausted?" Is it enough to vomit three liters of blood?"

Chu Huotian's heart was shocked, and the hand around her waist couldn't help but tightened. He narrowed his eyes and asked slowly: "In your opinion, how high can this Marquis be? Now it's too high to be cold. If you go to a higher place, if you fall down, you will have no bones left."

Ouyang Ruo knew in his heart that he had hit his heart when he heard the words, and asked: "Master Hou has made great achievements for the Chu country, can't he be promoted again? If so, why is Master Hou working so hard every day? Leave early Wouldn't it be better to be a rich and idle Marquis after leaving those positions of power? In this way, I might still be able to see Marquis every day."

Chu Huotian was speechless for a moment, how could he not understand this truth?If he can get rid of this power and position, it will be a joy to live a leisurely life.It's just that he has embarked on this road but he can't help himself anymore.Surrounded by tigers and wolves, you must not make mistakes, as one mistake will lead to a situation of eternal doom.He caressed her, his mind was full of thoughts.Seeing him in a daze, Ouyang Ruo understood the conflicts in his heart, so she lowered her eyebrows and pointed to draw circles on his chest.

Chu Huotian was in a daze for a long time, looked down at her expression, and saw that her expression was normal, and said again: "What are you thinking?"

Ouyang Ruo shook his head: "In Chu, my concubine's body is like duckweed, and the Marquis is the only big tree I can rely on. If the Marquis treats my concubine less affectionately, then it's really..." As he spoke, he also Feeling desolate in his heart, with three points of Xiao Suo, he only let out a low sigh.

Chu Huotian only hugged her tightly, and said after a while: "Don't worry, I brought you to Chujing, so I won't ignore you."

Ouyang Ruo looked up and smiled at him.The two slept until the sun rose, and the maids and servants outside did not dare to urge them, but only waited for the summons from inside.Chu Huotian simply cleaned up, and Ouyang Ruo was also combed by Wan Hui, and then went back to the yard.Going out of Chu Huotian's study, the maids in the courtyard stared at her.Ouyang Ruo smiled faintly, and Tingting lingered back to Jingyun Pavilion.

With a smile on Wanhui's face, she said to Ouyang Ruo: "Ma'am, I thought I had to go back to the yard sooner, but I didn't expect Master Hou to stay with Madam for so long."

Ouyang Ruo walked slowly on the Qingshi Road. Along the way, the summer scenery was harmonious, and the flowers were red and the willows were green. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "It's not the same if you return early or late. How many people are staring at that yard. I'm afraid this time, the mansion will definitely take care of it." There's been a lot of trouble."

But Wan Hui didn't care: "Ma'am, don't be afraid of them, they are just a group of bullying slaves. The slaves have only been guaranteed for three days, and those people will come to greet Madam and laugh with them."

Ouyang Ruo just smiled and said nothing.What Wan Hui said really came true.Ouyang Ruo went to the concubine's place to pay her respects the next day, and the wives all became kind to her. The Liu family was as warm as before, and the concubine Chu also showed her face and asked her.Ouyang Ruo thought of everything and was not arrogant, Concubine Chu looked at her with more admiration.On the third day, Ouyang Ruo was playing with Ling Xiang in the yard, when suddenly a few senior management-looking people came to the door, poking around as if they were about to come in.Ouyang Ruo gave Ling Xiang to Mingying and walked into the house.

After a while, Wan Hui entered the room and said with a smile: "Ma'am, the two accountants outside and the housekeeper are coming to pay my respects to Madam."

Ouyang Ruo took a sip of light chrysanthemum tea and nodded, "Call them in."

After a while, the two stewards entered the room, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then explained the purpose of their visit. It turned out that they wanted to ask for Ouyang Ruo's understanding to make up for the missing quota.Ouyang Ruo smiled, accepted it, comforted them with kind words, and said a few polite words to the two of them, and they left.

Seeing that the manager had left, Wan Hui came in and said, "Madam should show them off, why did you let them go so easily. If you don't know, think we are afraid of them."

Ouyang Ruo ordered her to withdraw the cold tea, and said with a light smile: "Auntie, do you really think they are so bold to bully me, a new wife? No matter what, I'm still their master. If it wasn't for someone behind them, forgive them Even if you eat the guts of a leopard, you don’t dare to be so vicious.”

Wan Hui just got a little understanding.Ouyang Ruo frowned slightly, thinking carefully, who was behind the scenes to instigate her to treat her like this.After much deliberation, I couldn't think of any clues, so I stopped thinking about it.From that day on, Chu Huotian rested in Ouyang Ruo's courtyard for two or three days in a ten-day period. Everyone in Jingyun Pavilion was naturally very happy, but Ouyang Ruo often warned his servants to be cautious in their words and deeds and not to be arrogant.

Chu Huotian came a lot, and once said to Ouyang Ruo: "Your yard is a bit small, why don't you ask Huiwan to arrange a better yard for you someday." Huiwan is the maiden name of Concubine Chu.

Ouyang Ruo said, "This courtyard is clean and secluded. I like it very much. There is no need to change it."

Jingyun Pavilion is a little far away from all the courtyards, so Ouyang Ruoxijing naturally refused to live with them.Besides, Ling Xiang is getting older, if there are more people coming and going, there will be more disputes.

Ouyang Ruo told Wan Hui about her worries, Wan Hui thought about it carefully, and then said: "Madam's worries are also justified. Although the young lady has entered the mansion, her name is always wrong, and it is difficult to guarantee that she will grow up in the future." I won’t be bullied by the princes and princesses in the mansion. Now my wife is still young, and the Marquis is also very fond of me, so I have to take advantage of this momentum to give the young lady a name."

Ouyang Ruo also nodded, but felt that the time was not ripe enough, so she put it aside.

The summer in July passed slowly and lively.Since Chu Huotian went to Ouyang Ruo's yard, he always rested there for several days a month. If he got any good things, he would definitely have a share of Ouyang Ruo.Concubine Chu saw that Chu Huotian was gradually running towards Jingyun Pavilion, and gradually couldn't sit still. If Ouyang Ruo asked for peace, she would bring up the matter of changing the yard from time to time, but Ouyang Ruo tactfully pushed it away every time.Liu Shi often came to drink tea and chat with Ouyang Ruo in the afternoon when he had nothing to do. Ouyang Ruo was also warm to her, and often gave her homemade dew and balm.Liu Shi was very happy.

She often said with a smile: "Sister Ouyang's hands are really skillful. A few days ago, I applied the lotus dew that my sister gave me. The smell on the body is fragrant, and the nose is much more comfortable without the smoky scent."

Ouyang Ruo just smiled lightly when she heard this, and poured a cup of freshly made jasmine tea for her before saying, "Sister Ruyu, as long as she likes it, the incense is strong, but the weather is so hot and it smells uncomfortable. If you put a few drops of incense on your body Lu, when you sweat, it not only smells fragrant, but also covers a lot of sweat. If my sister likes it, I will make a few more bottles for my sister when the seasonal flowers bloom. It’s just that the manual work is a bit slow, and I hope my sister will wait patiently It is."

The corners of Liu's eyes curled up with a smile, and she hurriedly said: "Thank you so much, sister. There are not many people under my sister. I will ask a few maids in my room who are free to help my sister. Let the garden I picked all the flowers in the pot and let my sister make it."

Ouyang Ruo smiled and said, "Sister Ruyu can't be too harsh. If you take all the flowers in the garden, the other sisters won't blame me to death."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu casually lowered her head and blew on the floating leaves on the tea, and said, "What are my sisters afraid of? What can they say? It's amazing. I picked up all their flowers and asked someone to send a batch. How much is it worth?" ?" She took a sip of her tea, and then praised: "Sister is such an exquisite person, no wonder Hou Ye likes it so much, and even made many exceptions for her."

When Ouyang Ruo heard this, his heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "My sister is absurdly praised, my sister's posture of Puliu, how can it compare with a few sisters, it's all because of the love of Lord Hou."

Mrs. Liu put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Sister Ouyang is too humble. You said that Lord Hou has been out fighting for more than ten years. When did you see him bring back a half woman? Some generals from other countries who were defeated, Whenever the officials sent divas and beauties, they were all sent back by Lord Hou. Also, the emperor sometimes gave them gifts, but Lord Hou only accepted them if they couldn’t be pushed back. Also, ordinary people were not allowed to enter the study. When Mrs. Xu first came to the mansion, every time she made excuses to go there, she was kicked out by Lord Hou. As time passed, the wives in the mansion didn't dare to go to the study to provoke Lord Hou."

After she finished speaking, she sighed slightly and said, "Day by day, I see that Lord Hou doesn't care much about any wife. Now that my sister comes, it seems that Master Hou really likes my sister. This is my sister's blessing." You have to cherish it.” After finishing speaking, she looked at Ouyang Ruo, her beautiful crescent eyes were full of sincerity.

Ouyang Ruo was also moved, and shook her hand to comfort her: "Sister treats my sister with sincerity, so don't sigh anymore, isn't there a son, this is the eldest son of Lord Hou, isn't he going to inherit the mansion in the future?" everything. The elder sister is the truly blessed person.”

The two chattered for a while before Liu Shi went back.

Ouyang Ruo sent her to the path outside the courtyard gate before turning back.Ming Ying supported Ouyang Ruo, and when she saw Liu's group walking away, she said in shock: "Ma'am, Mrs. Liu has given birth to a child for several years, but she has a beautiful figure and appearance. She is also modest and generous. She is sincere to Madam, but it is a pity that the son is too arrogant."

When Ouyang Ruo heard the words, a sarcasm flashed across her white and jade-like face, and she asked: "In your opinion, the wives in the mansion don't treat me sincerely anymore?"

Mingying was at a loss for words immediately, her delicate face was slightly panicked: "Ma'am, this servant has said the wrong thing. Madam spared this servant."

Ouyang Ruo supported her hand, pointed her forehead with green fingers, and said slightly annoyed: "You, at such a young age, do you know how to judge people's hearts? You really don't treat me sincerely, can't I see Come out. Don’t talk about these things in the future.”

Mingying saw that she didn't mean to blame her, so she stuck out her pink tongue with a smile and said: "Understood, Mingying will not dare to do it next time."

Wan Hui was walking over and said with a smile: "Ma'am, what should I do with the gift from Mrs. Liu?" Ouyang Ruo said casually: "All the valuable ones should be sealed and put in the warehouse. I will return some gifts tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)