Qi Concubine's Cultivation Notes in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 19

When the man turned around, Li Yunting sized her up. She had a long face, her brows slanted into her temples, and her eyes were quite sharp. Although her appearance was not obvious, those eyes were shocking.Seeing Ai Ruimin with braided hair, she opened her sleeves and strode forward, with a smile on her face, softening her expression. "Min'er." He took Ai Ruimin into his arms and even flew around.

Ai Ruimin laughed amusedly, and then called Ama in a series of crisp voices.

"Congratulations, master, this servant is paying respects to Gege." The servant with a wink at the side had already stepped forward and knelt down, and this kneeling made everyone kneel down, shouting in his mouth: "My lord is a thousand years old, and Gege is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" .” The uniform voice made the noisy village quiet for a while.Li Yunting didn't like kneeling very much, but she knew from reading some books before that this was an era when imperial power was supreme, and she had to kneel on the ground with everyone.

This kind of voice made the girls who were a little bit turbulent outside quiet down all of a sudden, and there were more and more girls with happy faces. Liu Zhilan held her heart, closed and opened her eyes, and on this day, she finally It's time to wait.

Hearing this voice, Prince Yu's face became softer, "Reward!" Everyone was even more delighted, especially the officer and soldier who brought Li Yunting and Ai Ruimin with him just now, his face couldn't stop happy look.His credit is unique!As for how to reward it, it is a matter of the servants around him, the round-faced father-in-law next to him will be in charge, Prince Yu pricked his daughter's pink cheek with his cheek, which made Ai Ruimin giggle, "Ama is bad. "

"Min'er lost weight, go home and ask your mother to make up for you." Prince Yu said as he looked at his daughter's face carefully.Seeing that she was much thinner than before, her eyes sank even more.

"I miss my mother." The little girl was worried and frightened during this time. If it wasn't because Li Yunting used the water in the marrow washing pool, and even used her own aura to nourish her internal organs, she might have already lost her soul. Go west.Being far away from home, and the fact that Zhang's family is not a kind person, and life is hard, Ai Ruimin is indeed homesick. When she was talking, her voice was full of grievances and sobs, and her eyes were red.

Seeing the grievance of the good daughter, and finding out about the situation of the village at that time, Prince Yu felt distressed, so he had to comfort his daughter with soft words.And the servant beside her has already winked at Li Yunting and the officer and soldier beside her, telling them to leave first.

Li Yunting and the officers and soldiers bowed and left the yard.

"Girl, don't be discouraged." The officer and soldier saw that Ai Ruimin and Li Yunting had made friends before, and now that Royal Gege forgot about her when he saw his father, he felt sorry for her. Before they came, they already knew the situation of the village Knowing that she was also the poor girl who was abducted at that time, she had some pity for Li Yunting, "Thanks to Ge Ge, the prince will definitely arrange you properly."

"Thank you, the official." Li Yunting was taken aback, but said.

The official waved his hand, "Go and stand in the crowd, the prince will deal with it later."

Li Yunting made a blessing and returned to the crowd.

Seeing Li Yunting's graceful figure, the official was stunned. In this deep mountain valley, is there such a calmness?It's just that the lights were dim after all, and the desire to be rewarded dilutes everything else, so I let go of this stubble and continued my own work.

People from the Zhang family had already arrived, but at this time the crowd gathered at the gate of the village head had been divided into two groups. One group of people was naturally married couples in the village, and the other group were abducted girls.Li Yunting stood next to Liu Zhilan, Liu Zhilan saw Ai Ruimin just now, and now she saw Li Yunting coming here alone, what is there not to understand?Just now her heartbeat was in a mess, and now she held her breath and asked, "Really? Is his Ama here?" Although the cry just now made her understand that all this was not a dream, but she still wanted to get it from her friend's mouth. Confirm in .

"Yes." Li Yunting said.

Hearing her friend's affirmative answer, Liu Zhilan's legs suddenly softened and she was about to fall. Li Yunting quickly helped her up, and the tears on Liu Zhilan's face had already flowed down, "It's great, it's great, I finally waited until this It's been a day." It's just that the corners of her mouth curled up into an arc, crying and laughing, but it was a true portrayal of her heart.There is a mixture of sorrow and joy.

"Yes." Li Yunting replied.

"Tell me, do mom and dad still remember me?" Liu Zhilan said with a slightly trembling voice, "Is their health okay?" After the ecstasy, there was hidden worry. After all, she had been away from home for 2 years, although at that time She is the apple of the eye in the family, but can she go back to the old days like this?It used to be slender hands, but now they are covered with calluses, and there is a welt behind her ear, which cannot be faded away. After two years of hard work, plus not enough to eat, her face is a little yellow, and her hair is not so good. If it was moist before, it was dry, not as cute as when she was a child, and with the passage of time, she was eager to go home, and she was a little more timid than nostalgia.

Li Yunting thought about Liu Zhilan's most regrettable thing in her memory except breaking melons, and the second half of her life can be said to be smooth, so she said: "It will be fine, but it will only be two years, and your family will cherish you the most."

Liu Zhilan even sobbed and began to cry, no matter what, she can finally go home, and these days can finally end. "Thank you, thank you." Liu Zhilan said nonsensical words, she thanked Li Yunting for never giving up and letting her learn to read; thanked Li Yunting for her company for two years; thanked Li Yunting for always saying yes The matter of going back finally became a prophecy.A thousand words finally just a simple thank you!

"Send us back?" He Cuiping suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two of them.

Liu Zhilan said bluntly, "Yes. The Zhang family abducted someone who shouldn't be abducted. We can all go home."

He Cuiping stood there in a daze. Although she also had such vague guesses when the officers and soldiers came, she still had an unusual feeling when she heard these words from Liu Zhilan's mouth. She has seen the little girl before, but she looks rather arrogant, but the newly arrived Li Yunting and Liu Zhilan are not arrogant yet, but after two years like this, why is it different this time.Li Yunting, Liu Zhilan and the others are well, and they are back to their life of luxury, but what about themselves?Thinking of the original home, He Cuiping shuddered a little. For her, having a child with her future husband, and then following the example of the villagers to abduct and sell the child, was her real way out.Thinking of the future feels like a blur.And deep down in her heart, she also longed for this kind of life, at least it wouldn't be as bad as being in that family, and she also had Li Yunting and Liu Zhilan as her companions.

"Are you crying?" Liu Zhilan said.

As soon as He Cuiping wiped her face, she shed tears unknowingly. She had never been with them all the way. After inquiring about the news, He Cuiping was unwilling to stay with them any longer. She covered her face and left in a hurry, thinking about the future One of my fates is in the sky, and the other is in the mud, and I feel panicked.So she hated the two of them and excluded them, but she didn't think that they were fallen phoenixes, and they would still fly away when the present opportunity came.

"What happened to her?" Liu Zhilan asked.

"Not everyone thinks this kind of life is bad." Li Yunting said.As for He Cuiping's thoughts, we can get a glimpse of it. It is nothing more than thinking that it is better for everyone to be unlucky together.

The two were silent for a while.

"Which one is Miss Li Yaxi?" Suddenly a slender man said, holding a dust whisk in his hand, with white mane resting on the crook of his arm, but his voice was male and not female, with a bit of a woman's sharp The voice made people feel a little peacekeeping, Li Yunting put her eyes between his legs, presumably he was an eunuch, and he had to cleanse himself when entering the palace.It's just that I didn't see him in the yard just now.

The young girls were a little flustered for a moment, and their eyes were wandering on the girl surnamed Li, because they all called her a few names and didn't know other people's real names, so Li Yunting stood up and said, "I am."

"Which one is Ms. Liu Zhilan and Liu?" the father-in-law asked again.

There was another commotion among the crowd, "Me." Liu Zhilan also stood up

"Come with the Sa family, the prince wants to see you two, so don't lose your courtesy." The father-in-law said openly.

"Here." Li Yunting said, Liu Zhilan couldn't help leaning closer to her friend, her heart was beating non-stop, that was the prince.

He Cuiping looked at the two who had left, and felt even more desolate in her heart. Originally, the two of them had outstanding family backgrounds, but now they must win the favor of the prince, which is the glory of a lifetime. "Second girl of the He family, why do you think the two of them are so lucky?!" The person next to him was Qiu Daya who had always been friends with He Cuiping, "After returning home, the glory of a lifetime is not enough, and you can still climb up to the prince." Every unfortunate family has its own misfortune. Qiu Daya's original family was also caused by poverty. If she came back home and filled a meal like her, life would not be easy.What's more... What's more, she has lost her innocence, she has been ruined, and this village has offended the prince, and she will not please her, so what should she do in the future?She was already his... Qiu Daya gritted her teeth even more.

"This is fate." He Cuiping's voice was broken and fragmented, as if blown by the night wind and dispersed.

"I don't believe in fate!" Qiu Daya said, clenching her fists.

"If it's not fate, why are they able to go back after two years?" He Cuiping said in a low voice, "This village has existed for many years, why are they so lucky?"

While Li Yunting and Liu Zhilan were walking, Liu Zhilan was even more arrogant and did not dare to make a sound. Although the father-in-law walked slowly, his boots fell on the ground without making a sound, plus he was naturally afraid of the royal family. , Liu Zhilan cleared her throat, and saw that father-in-law frowned. She wanted to say a word or two to Li Yunting, but she didn't dare to say a word.

Li Yunting said softly: "Don't be afraid."

It even made her father-in-law take a look at her, and Liu Zhilan really felt better after listening to her friend's words, a smile appeared on her pale face, and her unique dimples appeared on her cheeks. It was midnight, Liu Zhilan was quite tired, and her complexion was not very good.When they arrived in the courtyard, there were many guards standing, but Prince Yu and Rui Min had already entered the hall and did not stay in the courtyard.

"My lord, I'm here." The father-in-law waited for Prince Yu to nod his head, then stood aside. Liu Zhilan saw the lord in the hall, her legs softened, and she was about to kneel down. Li Yunting in front of her had already made a move. Fuli, "The prince is a thousand years old, and Princess is a thousand years old."

With a reference, Liu Zhilan managed to calm down, followed Li Yunting's example of the gourd painting, performed the blessing ceremony, and said the same auspicious words.

Sitting in the hall were Prince Yu and Rui Min. When Rui Min saw them, his eyes lit up, "It's them." Saying that, she was about to jump off the chair.

"Have you forgotten the rules in just a few days?" Prince Yu said, but there was no harshness towards his daughter in his voice.But a touch of greasy pet.

"I'm happy to see Sister Li and Sister Liu." Rui Min said with a smile, "Especially Sister Li, who takes good care of me."

"Girl from the Li family." Prince Yu said, "I heard from my girl Min that your father is the magistrate?"

Li Yunting nodded and said: "My father's name is Li Wenye. When I left, I was the prefect of Hangzhou. Now I don't know."

"Oh, I know about it, and I've seen it before." Because Li Wenye was diligent in his tenure and had been promoted, he was originally the magistrate of Hangzhou, but now he is at the foot of the emperor.Although it is not as rich as Hangzhou, but it is close to the political center, which can be said to be a promotion.Said, "When you want to go back and forth, I can give you a ride."

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness." Li Yunting gave another blessing.

"What about you?"

"My father's name is Liu Yun, and he works in a tailor shop." Liu Zhilan said. "I don't know if he's still alive or not."

"That's local, and I can give you a ride." The prince said.

"Thank you, my lord." Liu Zhilan's face was filled with uncontrollable joy, thinking that she would be going home soon, her heart was filled with joy.

Prince Yu was also looking at the two people standing in the hall. The one named Li Yaqian slept with her maid every day. Rui Min was very close to her in every word. His expression was indeed not ordinary, but he was indifferent and stable at such an age. , the posture and appearance are quite good, it can't be seen that he was raised in such an environment.In comparison, Liu Zhilan next to her is a pure little girl who has never seen the world. As a father, Prince Yu also likes Li Yunting. Both her family background and herself are good, and Miner really likes her more some.It's just that the surface still needs to be leveled with a bowl.

Rui Min tossed like this, and also felt a little sleepy after seeing her father, so she stretched out her hand and yawned.

"Min'er sleepy?" Seeing his daughter yawning, Prince Yu hurriedly asked.

"Yeah." Rui Min said, "I want to sleep."

It was indeed late now, and in the evening, when he got the news that this village was the most likely, Prince Yu didn't want to wait until dawn, so he brought a large team over. Now that his daughter was sleepy and needed to sleep, it was a bit embarrassing.There was also the clothes on Rui Min, which she didn't bring this time either. Looking at the coarse clothes on her daughter's body and her thin face, she frowned.

The father-in-law next to him quickly said: "You can find some clean beds and sleep at the village chief's house for one night." The cleanness naturally means that it has never been used.

"I want to sleep with Sister Li." Rui Min said.With a child's heart, plus she has been sleeping with Li Yunting before, Liu Zhilan felt a little embarrassed when she said this.He moved his body uncomfortably.

Although Prince Yu brought his servants with him this time, he just stayed in the city before coming to the village. Thinking that Li Yunting and Liu Zhilan were daughters after all, it would be convenient to serve Min'er, so he nodded and said, "Miss Liu is also together, then Just trouble the two of you."

The prince's posture is low, even if it is not low, the two of them still need to obey the order, so they agreed.

After the father-in-law got the prince's order, he searched the village chief's house and found a brand-new brocade quilt for marrying his wife. Yun Ting and Liu Zhilan serve Ge Ge.

After a brief wash, Ai Ruimin dragged Li Yunting to share a bed with her, but the size of the bed was limited, so Liu Zhilan slept in the outer room.

(End of this chapter)