The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 124

Living in the south for a year or two seems to have made him darker again. His originally honey-colored skin has turned into a slightly darker wheat color. When solemn, it looks really majestic.The fusion of the iron blood of the soldier and the arrogance of the Chang'an children made the arrogance and domineering between the eyes and eyebrows of this person more intense.Just holding on to the hilt of the sword, people can already imagine his majesty commanding thousands of troops on the battlefield with gold and iron horses.

Xu Fengjia didn't have a happy face, she exchanged a glance with Qiniangzi, then turned her head away to listen to Xiniang's order, poured a cup of wine and drank with Qiniangzi.

The two people's arms were entangled, and naturally they wanted to get closer. There were snickers all around, and there were many girls' laughter. Seventh Lady couldn't help but blushed a little, but she kept her composure. She opened her lips and drank the wine in the glass slowly. Someone came to cut off a strand of hair from the two of them, and tucked it in the corner of the pillow.

Xu Fengjia put down his wine glass, but before he spoke, a voice came from outside the room, "The palace has rewarded Jin Yuruyi, congratulations to the bride, please come to the vestibule to receive the reward."

Seventh Lady's heart suddenly warmed up.

I just don't know who is behind it.

The crowd was also in an uproar, Xu Fengjia just glanced at Qiniangzi, then got up and left the house, Xi Niang took advantage of the opportunity to invite everyone out of the bridal chamber, and said with a smile, "It's time to receive guests in the front yard!"

Those who can enter the bridal chamber are all the closest male and female relatives of the Xu family. It is very appropriate to tell them this, and several older middle-aged women praised Qin Niangzi, "It's really It's good-looking." He smiled and led the way out of the house, leaving only Xi Niang and the dowry maid in the room to serve.

Seventh Lady got up early in the morning to dress up and only ate two bites of half-cooked rice balls all day—the raw rice that was only given to her according to etiquette. , and still have to pay attention to etiquette, it is really hungry and tired.

Anyway, the hijab was lifted, at this time Xu Fengjia went out to receive the reward, and when she turned around, she would definitely go to the front hall to toast, and it was also the time for her to take off her makeup.

She called Lixia to take off her white face, took off the gold and jade crown, took off the red double-breasted bird dress, went into the clean room to wash up, put on the lotus-colored long jacket that she usually wears at home, sat cross-legged in front of the bed, and looked after herself. After drinking a few cups of tea, I felt more comfortable all over.

Just a little sleepy.Probe to look at the small standing clock beside the kang - today's auspicious time is late, and now it's almost past the second watch, it's time for Seventh Lady to go to bed.The lights outside the house were still brightly lit, and the sound of laughter and congratulations could be heard even here from afar.

She shook her head and looked around the new house again.

This room should be the bedroom in the middle of the west wing of Mingde Hall. Putting the new house here is not beyond the expectation of Qin Niangzi. After all, the east wing is where Wu Niangzi once lived. Anyone may find it weird.

Her eyes darkened, and the mixed feeling in her heart came up again.

How can Su Xian be so easy to be, she used to think that marrying into Quan's family was too simple, it's just that she has no experience.

No matter how weak the relationship is, no matter how short the marriage lasts, the first match will always be the first match.Especially when the first partner is still his sister who has a good relationship, many things will become too complicated.

Not to mention Xu Fengjia...

It was only at this moment that Qin Niangzi admitted to herself that Xu Fengjia was the only one she was really afraid of.

It's not that she has never met a man like Xu Fengjia in her previous life.

This kind of people has always been very proud, and they all have the capital to be proud. They have outstanding backgrounds, outstanding abilities, and are proud of their youth... Whatever they want, they only need to hook their fingers, and there are tons and tons of things waiting for them.

Even if her worries were proved to be correct, I'm afraid Xu Fengjia might not forgive her refusal because of this.

I'm afraid he couldn't forgive himself even more because her worry was proved to be correct?

What should be done in the Xu family, Qin Niangzi already has a set goal in mind, and in the past year, her understanding of the Xu family is no longer so superficial.What to do, how to do it, she knew exactly what to do.

But emotionally, Qin Niangzi didn't know how to treat this marriage at all, and she didn't know how to face Xu Fengjia. She suddenly realized that she didn't know her husband that well at all.And the only little understanding seems to be of no help to this marriage.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the silver wine bottle in front of her, which was brightly illuminated by the lights.

The light that zigzags and reverberates on the wine bottle reflects a gloomy and delicate face.

Suddenly there was another sound of footsteps outside the house.

"My lord, you're drunk..." It was Xi Niang's flattering laugh, "Isn't it necessary to spread the tent and sit in the tent..."

Xu Fengjia's deep and mellow voice followed.

"What time is it? Tomorrow morning, I have to enter the palace to thank you, so the etiquette and bad habits will be avoided!"

Xi Niang seemed to be a little bit unwilling, and she dared to reply to Xu Fengjia, "But these are old rules——"

Xu Fengjia hummed softly, Xi Niang's voice gradually became weaker, and finally fell silent. In the shadow of the candlelight, he had already strode into the new house, and Qiniang raised her eyes to look at him, maintaining her composure.

"Let's all go down." Shizi seemed to be in a bad mood, waved his hand, and shouted at the maids serving in the house, "When I am at home, don't leave anyone to serve in the house, I want to be quiet."

The latter words were addressed to Seventh Lady.

Seventh Lady was startled, then nodded.

As Li Xia and others quietly exited the room and closed the door, the room fell silent all of a sudden.

Although the bustle outside still persists, the west wing of Mingde Hall seems to have its own rules, only a few houses next door are closed and settled one by one, and then, the whole house is silent.

Qin Niangzi sat at the table and looked at Xu Fengjia, feeling a little overwhelmed for a moment.

Xu Fengjia was more at ease than her. He untied the sword at his waist, casually patted the top of the cabinet, sat down in front of the small square table, and carefully scanned the auspicious dishes on the table, before taking a bite of everything with his chopsticks— — This is also a custom — but Qin Niangzi is not allowed.

It seems that he deliberately left her alone.

Seventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief.

If Xu Fengjia had an affectionate expression as soon as she entered the door, and wanted to go to Wushan with her, Qin Niangzi really didn't know how to respond.

She is used to cold violence.

She turned around and picked up several embroidered quilts sewn with "Zaosheng Guizi" and simply started to make the bed.

She started to make trouble again, Qin Niangzi seemed to feel Xu Fengjia's eyes piercing towards her... Gritting her teeth, she spread two embroidered quilts, and also left a line of quilts between the bedding, which seemed to be distinct.

With a crisp impact, Xu Fengjia seemed to put down the chopsticks, Qin Niangzi's back froze immediately.

Although neither of them expressed anything in particular, the atmosphere was indeed too stiff.

Only then did Seven Lady realize how scared she was...Her hands were shaking!
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then simply turned around, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at Xu Fengjia without hesitation.

She had nothing to be afraid of, she was very guilty, the more domineering Xu Fengjia's attitude was, the more it showed his guilt.She kept telling herself in her heart.

However, she is afraid after all, and she understands this very well. It is precisely because she is so afraid that she has to bluff like this, pretending that she is not afraid at all...

"No matter how much you look down on the Xu family, you still want to marry in." Xu Fengjia seemed to be amused by her behavior instead. He dropped his chopsticks, folded his hands fiercely and leaned back on the back of the chair, grinning. Looking at Seventh Lady. "It's come to this point, why, who do you expect to save you?"

Although he was joking, his eyes were cold. These eyes, which were so hot that they melted the glass into a ball of water, are now as cold as ice. They are still burning, but this fire can also freeze to death.

Sure enough, Xu Fengjia has already hated because of love... No, maybe that love was childish, but this hatred is much stronger than love.

Seventh Lady suddenly wanted to laugh.

Look, how she lives like this!All sorts of calculations were wasted and countless scheming was used, but in the end she still had to marry such a family and be with such a man for the rest of her life!
Instead, she straightened her back even more.

Xu Fengjia's arrogance never made her bow her head, it could only make her raise her head higher.

"No one will come to save me." She heard her own voice—clear and harmonious, and her tone—calm and unwavering. "Why, my son, Yang Qi, thinks that I, Yang Qi, are a naive and ignorant little girl, so you think someone will save me from the fire?"

Xu Fengjia stood up abruptly.

He was still wearing a crimson official uniform, but this exquisite Chinese clothing could not conceal his anger at all. This man was like a wildfire on the autumn plain, once it burned, there was no way to extinguish it.People can't help being a little more careful towards him: After all, no one wants to get burned.

At this moment, his anger almost lit up half of the room, his tall and healthy body almost covered all the light sources in front of Qiniangzi, her world went dark all of a sudden.

"You still have the guts to say such words! Put on such a face?!" His voice was not loud, but it seemed that he was on fire, and every word and every word left burn marks on Qiniangzi's cheeks. "You think my Xu family is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den? I, Xu Shengluan, am a Lu man who doesn't know how to pity and cherish jade. I only care about you and don't love you—Yang Qi, don't forget that the position of first wife and first wife was originally reserved for you— —”

Seventh Lady couldn't bear it anymore, she stood up and confronted Xu Fengjia without giving in.

"Stay for me? Is there a more absurd joke in the world than this? Yes, the eldest son has a lot of things to do, I'm afraid you don't remember that you just left, and the queen came to propose marriage, who was it!"

She made a sweet smile on purpose, "I'm afraid I even forgot that a year ago in this Mingde Hall, my fifth sister died unexpectedly, and a pair of lovely children were left alone! Shouldn't I hope that someone will save me from the fire, or The son of the world thought—ah!"

She couldn't help but let out a soft breath, and suddenly stepped back to avoid Xu Fengjia's grasp.

But she is not a brave general after all, how can she have the slightest power to fight back against Xu Fengjia's attack?I just felt that the figure in front of me flickered, Xu Fengjia had already pressed her between the delicate and soft embroidered quilt, and held Qin Niangzi's chin with just one hand.

"No matter how clever you are, no one will come to save you!" His eyes were already stained red by the smell of alcohol and anger, "Yang Qi, you'd better make your tricks brighter, you are standing on my promise. The land of my family eats the food of my Xu family, and you have to do whatever I tell you to do!"

Qin Niangzi only felt a gloom from top to bottom, rushing straight to her chest from Baihui Yongquan, and she was about to spurt another mouthful of blood.

How did such a self-righteous temperament get to where it is today?

She struggled violently suddenly, bent her legs and kicked Xu Fengjia away--he didn't expect Qiniangzi to be so wild, she broke free and slipped out of her grasp.

"Did the son never know me, Yang Qi?" She laughed angrily, "I would not listen to you when I was the most humble, why, when you are the current Xu family, can you still cover the sky with one hand?"

Xu Fengjia's eyes narrowed, and she was about to go up to suppress her again. Seventh Lady retreated all the way to the edge of the cabinet. Before she could think about it, she simply took the heavy sword, pulled it out of its sheath with all her strength, and pointed it at Xu Fengjia from afar.

Xu Fengjia stopped in his tracks immediately, a little clarity flashed in his eyes, and he was about to speak, when Qin Niangzi flicked his wrist and sword, and he fell silent again.

"It's a very good idea to pretend to be crazy by drinking." She tried her best to calm herself down, but it seemed that she had been depressed for too long. The self-control that can be proud of is now swept away. "It's a pity that the facts are all there. I think it's clear who is unreasonable, isn't it? My lord. Don't think that you can make more sense because you have a loud voice. I want to marry into Xu's family today, which itself is the proof of your failure! Is the young general great? Is it great to be your first spouse? How dare you say that in front of Fifth Sister’s plaque?!"

The young general let out a roar, and moved forward again, but Qin Niangzi didn't give him a chance, she continued to talk.

"Don't think that I married into the Xu family because I climbed into your family. Bah! What's so great about your Xu family! The Yang family is dirty enough, and there are even more filth in Pingguo's mansion, a living murderer! Just wandering outside, you didn't have the guts to get angry at her, but you came to vent your anger at me? Xu Fengjia, you are really a man of indomitable spirit!"

Xu Fengjia snorted angrily, and stepped forward towards the edge of the sword regardless, Qin Niangzi exclaimed softly in fright, and was about to force the man back with the sword, but she only felt a numbness in her wrist, and could no longer hold the heavy weapon. As soon as the hand was released, the long sword fell to the ground with a clang.In a blink of an eye, he was pushed by Xu Fengjia in front of the closet and couldn't move anymore.

"It's not up to you to take care of the matter between me and Shanli!" Xu Fengjia's tone became cold instead, and every word was full of sarcasm, "It's my business to catch the murderer, and it's my business to be ashamed of her. You What is it that dares to judge the grievances between our husband and wife?"

"Ha!" Seventh Lady couldn't help but sneered.

She knew she should calm down, but it felt so good to be out of control!How long did she bury her thoughts in the bottom of her heart, and how long did she remain a mute, without a word of truth for many years?

It is indeed a kind of happiness to be able to show your sharpness.

"Now you're going to talk about husband and wife." Her tone was so resentful that even Seventh Lady herself was startled. "As far as husband and wife are concerned, you go out on business the next day after you get married, and until the death of the fifth sister, the husband and wife have been together for less than half a month in two years. The murderer is free and easy outside, where are you? ?! How could the prince think that such a husband would be what I, Yang Qi, wanted? Do you think that I, Yang Qi, like your Xu family? You don’t have to look aggrieved, I tell you Xu Fengjia, you don’t want to Marry me, and I don’t want to marry you. If you want to get angry, look for your mother, look for your father, look for your fourth aunt, look for your fourth uncle, you alone have no right to look for me! You think I will be your scapegoat Bao? Do you think I will feel guilty and humiliated because of rejecting you? Then you really feel great! Look at yourself, you didn’t even protect your cousin, let her be angry at your house, and let her die with regret , do you think it’s someone else’s fault? Is it me? I shouldn’t have refused at the time? Then I might as well put my words here, I haven’t regretted a day that I rejected you, because I am very selfish, I know that if I agree, today I will be the one who will be buried in the coffin with the name of my first spouse on my head!"

"Enough!" Xu Fengjia yelled angrily, "Yang Shanheng, do you think I dare not divorce you?!"

Qin Niangzi suddenly had the urge to laugh out loud.

"If you could divorce me, you wouldn't have agreed to marry me in the first place. Cousin." She bit her cousin hard.

Xu Fengjia's eyes were wide open, and the muscles around her cheeks clenched and throbbed. For a while, Seventh Lady was a little frightened again, but she forced herself to calm down again, and looked at Xu Fengjia without giving an inch. She might be shorter than Xu Fengjia, but she was confident, Mentally, she is no more humble than him.

Xu Fengjia gritted his teeth, as if he wanted to say something, but quickly stopped, he took half a step back, and his tone became indifferent.

"Don't call me cousin." He spat on the ground. "You have never been my cousin, and I have never been your cousin... It's hypocritical and disgusting!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, even his back showed a look of disdain.

Qin Niangzi suddenly became angry again, she stepped forward and grabbed Xu Fengjia's sleeve. "Where do you think you're going?"

(End of this chapter)