The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 137

"Mother, don't worry, after all, the emperor knows it well." The second lady comforted the eldest lady vaguely, and seeing that the eldest lady was sleepy, she hurriedly stepped forward to help the eldest lady to lie down and rest.

The eldest wife got up early today, and her eyelids were already closed. She still tried to force herself to tell the second lady, "Come here next time, and bring Xiao Shizi here too..." Then she closed her eyes slowly, and after a while, she woke up. Started a thin snoring.

The second lady took the seventh lady, "Let's go for a walk in the garden!"

This new house is more spacious than the Imperial Scholars' Mansion. Although it is not as elegant and quiet as Baifang Garden, it still has a small garden.

"I haven't asked you yet, are you happy living in Xu's house?" It was the middle of winter, and the two of them just sat down casually in the small pavilion to enjoy the fire. lady.

She is really similar to Mrs. Xu, but she is much more upright and bright than Mrs. Xu.

Seventh Lady couldn't help showing a sincere smile.

"I haven't thanked my second sister for speaking up for me, and giving Jinyu Ruyi over on the wedding night...With this face, the Xu family didn't dare to make things difficult for me."

The second lady raised her eyebrows, smiled slightly, and said, "I've heard about Jinyu Ruyi. However, this Ruyi is not what the empress meant. The empress is filial. At that time, the Sun family hadn't got rid of the clothes. She turned a deaf ear to this matter... Ruyi was ordered by the emperor and even the eunuch issued an edict—but the concubine did not ask about this matter."

She was willing to take the initiative to bring the topic to Concubine Xu, Qin Niangzi naturally couldn't wish for it.Mrs. Ni herself did not have a biological son in her whole life. Duke Ping only took advantage of the eldest son, and also made great achievements in battles, so he got his current title.But the two biological daughters are both married well. After all, Concubine Xu once raised the emperor, how decent she is in the palace, of course has a great influence on Qin Niangzi's behavior.

No one is isolated from society, especially in such a narrow upper-class social circle. In many cases, connections are more important than the ability of the person concerned.

"I rarely heard the concubine's voice in the Xu family." She told the second lady frankly, "It seems that the female family members in the palace are not ostentatious..."

"This is also a natural thing. Even the empress dowager devotes herself to worshiping the Buddha, so the dowager naturally has to make a gesture." The second lady was not surprised either. "The second master of the Niu family has done well in Xuande in the past few years. The queen mother likes it in her heart, and she has to be more discreet in face - after all, she knows the emperor's temperament. How could the princess do anything at this time?"

It seems that the emperor doesn't like being manipulated by the harem women.Therefore, the two adoptive mothers did not dare to show off, lest they violate the taboo and fall out of favor.

Qi Niangzi suddenly became curious. She really wanted to know what this clever emperor was like: from a palace man and concubine to today's stage, the harem has no voice, the eunuchs have no voice, and even the cabinet, I'm afraid. There is almost no sound.This talented and bold figure seems to take the world as his own picture scroll, and begins to paint a thick and colorful stroke.

Can I follow the trend, follow the political waves, and seek a small benefit for myself?
Her thoughts drifted away.

"The concubine is keeping a low profile, and it is good news for you." The second lady's words shattered the dream of the seventh lady, "Even if you are a concubine, you have to be reasonable...you have to think about it patiently, how to investigate the case, Only in this way can the investigation be done clearly and neatly, without falling into the facts. How to pick up the housework can be done quickly and satisfactorily.”

She didn't seem to notice Qiniangzi's absent-mindedness, but sighed herself. "Well, being a mistress in the capital, there are really too many things to worry about."

He patted Qin Niangzi's shoulder again to encourage her, "If there's anything you need, just come and tell me, as a sister, if you can help, you will definitely not stand still."

Although this promise was short, the weight contained in it warmed Qiniangzi's heart.

"It depends on the second sister to promote more." She opened the topic with a smile, "When will the second sister bring the eldest son to Xu's house to sit and let Shiro and Goro recognize the elder brother--Siro and Goro will settle down now. In Mingde Hall..."

He babblingly explained the recent situation of Silang and Goro to Er Niangzi, and seeing Er Niangzi listened attentively, Qi Niangzi felt at ease: There must always be coming and going, which is the right way for relatives to communicate.

She sat for a while longer, and seeing that the second lady wanted to leave, she sent her into the main room, and turned to look for brother Jiu.

Just after entering the courtyard gate, I heard a burst of laughter in the new house. Although it was vague, I could still hear the voice of Brother Nine, vaguely, and the young woman's coquettish voice.

Qin Niangzi stood on the spot, but stopped listening for a while, and smiled at Yuban who came to pick him up for a long time, and said softly, "Just tell Brother Jiu, I'm going back, and let him not forget to study hard, don't worry about it." It's nothing to do with me - wait until I'm gone, and then send a message in, so that he doesn't have to come out to see me off."

So he took the couple Lixia and Bailu, hugged each other, got on the Cuiyu clear oil truck, and went back to Xu's house.

On the way back, Seventh Lady was much more silent.After returning to Xu's house to greet the two elders, she casually told Mother Xin to arrange a place for Bai Lu and his wife, and then she went into the clean room to freshen up and change clothes.

Seeing that she had something on her mind, Li Xia didn't dare to stay away. After dinner, she did some sewing, and accompanied Qiniangzi to study under the lamp.

The winter wind blowing outside the house made a crackling sound from the tiles, and there was a distant leaking sound.

Seventh Lady suddenly put down her book and sighed.

"Li Xia." There was rare hesitation in her tone.

Li Xia then quietly raised his eyes to look at Qin Niangzi.

"Tell me, where is Shi Ziye now?" She seemed to be muttering to herself, and seemed to be talking to Li Xia, the pages of the book in her hand had been folded into small corners.

"I'm afraid they are in Guangzhou." Li Xia replied softly.

Seventh Lady responded with a hum, and then fell silent again.

After a while, he let out a long breath.

"I used to be very happy that he went to Guangzhou, and I fell into peace." Seventh Lady's voice was like a gnat, "But now I hope that he can come back sooner, and I don't want him to come back sooner... I can't wait for this person He went far away, alas, I would rather I marry someone else, and I don't care about it from the beginning, it's clean..."

For some reason, Li Xia smiled a bit.

"Miss, if you care about it, you will be confused." She got up and sat beside Seventh Lady. "The eldest son is your husband, why don't you want him to return to Beijing as soon as possible and stay together forever?"

Seventh Lady just glanced at Li Xia.

Only when Li Xia is in front of her, will her eyes look like two rough seas, so dark that the storm is about to come.

"Haven't you ever been afraid?" She asked softly, "Just in case, just in case, you open the door, but what you let in is not what you want..."

"The girl won't open the door for now." Li Xia was a bit confused, and just followed Qinianzi's words. "Let's take a look at Shi Ziye—yes, what is it!"

The two girls laughed lightly in the room, Qin Niangzi pushed Li Xia, and said angrily, "I'm just joking, I won't tell you!"

After a pause, he sighed again, "It would be great if he was outside forever... Sigh, it's better to come back sooner!"

Li Xia couldn't help chuckling: This is the first time that Qin Niangzi spoke incoherently and messed up.

"Girl, let's see everything in front of our eyes." She couldn't help but smile a little bit in her voice, "I see, it's true that you still hope that the son will come back soon. If the son doesn't come back, We can't do anything."

Qin Niangzi seemed to catch something at once, "Isn't that what I meant?" She gave Li Xia a blank look, frowned again, and sighed.

"It's just that I can only think this way. I can only hope that he will come back safely soon... He said he wanted me to choose. When did I have a choice?"

Li Xia became confused at once, blinking his eyes, "I just—after so many years, I still don't understand what the girl says."

Qin Niangzi smiled, shook her head and said, "It's nothing! It's just random thoughts."

She asked Lixia enthusiastically again. "When do you want to get married? I'm up to you. After you get married, if the Qian family gives you a little bit of anger, you can just come to me! Is the dowry ready? Remember to show me the list. I think we will be married in April next year." , the weather is warm, and your birthday is over, if you want to stay for a few more years and get married in your twenties, it's up to you..."

The whispers in the house gradually faded away, and at some point new snow fell, and the candlelight shining from the corner of Mingde Hall became more and more warm.The second year of Taiping ended like this.

After the new year, Xu Fengjia finally got news.

(End of this chapter)