The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 168

Seventh Lady couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

Although talking about male and female defense, she and Feng Jin talked together, which seemed a bit out of courtesy.But then again, that was her real cousin, whom she hadn't seen for many years, and even a common elder like the eunuch, who talked with Feng Jin for a little longer, was there something in the way?

Besides, if Xu Fengjia saw the conversation between her and Feng Jin, she should know that the two of them had no physical contact at all. From the beginning to the end, it was just that Feng Jin picked a flower and put it on her head. Does Xu Fengjia need to mind so much?
"Well, I talked to my cousin about the past." Seventh Lady frowned, not showing a trace of guilt: there was indeed nothing to be guilty of between her and Feng Jin. "If you can't stand me talking to a young man..."

"That's not what I meant!" Xu Fengjia interrupted her again irritably.

He bit his lip, showed a rare hesitation, glanced at Qiniangzi, and looked out the window again.

"Forget it!" His tone became cold. "We'll talk about it when we go home."

The carriage fell silent, and Qin Niang looked at the deserted street scene through the white mist by the window: it was approaching the curfew, and there were not many people on the street.

Returning from Anfufang to Qingqingfang, they always went around in the inner city. The carriage went around several turns, and it didn't take long to enter the coal alley. The couple got off the carriage in the car hall, Xu Fengjia got out of the car door first, and then strode forward. He went out of the hall, and he didn't know where he went.

Seventh Lady couldn't help but frowned, watched his back turn towards Meng Huaxuan, and then told Li Xia, "Let's go back and change clothes, and go to Qingpingyuan to say hello."

The first shift has been handed in, and Leshan Residence has been closed and locked.Mrs. Xu's daily life has been unstable for many years, and she often has no plans to fall asleep at the beginning of the night. Seventh Lady went back to Mingde Hall to change her household clothes, did a little freshening up, and went into Qingpingyuan to report to Mrs. Xu that she was safe.

Although her health has been poor these years, Mrs. Xu has always been aware of major events in the mansion.Xu Fengjia had a quarrel with the emperor because of the Nanyang march. Of course, Mrs. Xu couldn't be ignorant. Even Xu Fengjia didn't hide the reason for going out this time to her mother.

"It seems that the conversation is going well." Qin Niangzi reported to Mrs. Xu with additions and subtractions. "I think if a few important ministers can stand up to it, the Emperor may also..."

Madam Xu elongated her voice, responded in a low voice, and shook her head again.

"A person with ideas like the emperor," she didn't seem to have much hope for today's meeting. "I really want to do something, I'm afraid we can't stop it."

After thinking for a moment, she stretched her brows again, "But with the emperor's temperament, if Feng Jia really doesn't want to go, I'm afraid he won't force her."

Having said that, Mrs. Xu's tone was a little more thoughtful.Seventh Lady couldn't comfort her too much, she just explained, "The son has gone to Menghuaxuan, I'm afraid I won't be able to come in to greet mother for a while..." Then she got up and said goodbye, and left Qingpingyuan.

When she entered the West Third Room, Xu Fengjia had already washed up, standing in front of the window in a daze with fresh steam, Qin Niangzi glanced at him, went into the clean room to undress and wash, and asked Zhongyuan who came in to serve in a low voice. , "Is this what Shizi looks like when he enters the door?"

Zhong Yuan had a look of fear on his face, "Didn't you be vicious as soon as you entered the door?"

She was eloquent, no more stable than Li Xia and Shang Yuan, and described when Xu Fengjia entered the door, "It was as if we had just eaten a fly, we were too scared to speak..."

Seventh Lady became more and more puzzled.

He simply stood behind Xu Fengjia, went through the conversation between himself and Feng Jin again, and confirmed that neither he nor himself had ever said anything inappropriate, except that the two brothers and sisters were gossips, so he stood next to Xu Fengjia and cleared the air. voice.

"You all go down." She waved her hand at Zhongyuan and added, "Don't let anyone go to bed tonight."

A few maids quietly left the room, and closed the doors inside and outside the West Sanjian tightly, apparently hearing what Qinianzi was saying.

Xu Fengjia kept silent, only the tight lines around his lips revealed his negative mood.Even the sound of closing the door didn't make Shizi respond beyond silence.

Seventh Lady frowned even tighter.

Xu Fengjia definitely didn't have the temperament of swallowing his worries instead, just by seeing him holding back his anger and coming back to make peace with himself, but also staying in the capital to support the overall situation, one can know that although this person sometimes uses his emotions, but after the anger passes, he will always I will think calmly.

But now he is not so much furious as...sorrowful.

She had never seen such a low emotion in Xu Fengjia.In other words, he never showed this emotion in front of Qin Niangzi. After all, it was a sign of weakness, and Xu Fengjia was so strong.

"You don't like me talking to my cousin?" Seventh Lady took the initiative to stand beside Xu Fengjia, looking at the dim moonlight with him. "Cousin just took me out from Uncle Lian Shi... Don't you think there is something wrong between me and him?"

Feng Jin is not stupid, and Qin Niangzi is certainly not stupid. Even if Xu Fengjia had misunderstood at the time, she should understand after a little thought, at least always ask for proof.Couldn't it be that when she saw her and Feng Jin coming from the garden, she just decided something and started to feel sad?
Qin Niangzi couldn't help feeling a little anxious: Although she didn't want to admit it, Xu Fengjia's abnormal depression made her mood fluctuate again.

During this day, she was full of things on her mind. From morning to night, she hardly had a moment to rest. She was already quite tired, and even lost the interest in pretending to be herself.Seeing that Xu Fengjia still didn't answer, she simply stood in front of Xu Fengjia and forced him to focus on her.

"What's the matter?" She asked word by word, "What's the matter, you always say it, and don't say anything, how do I know what to do?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she regretted a little: she said this, as if she lived to please him... But immediately, Qin Niangzi pushed these calculations aside.She was really exhausted physically and mentally, and she didn't have the energy to worry about so much now.

Xu Fengjia let out a long breath.

"It's nothing!" He turned his back irritably, avoiding Seventh Lady's gaze. "I'm tired all day, go to sleep!"

Qin Niangzi hurried forward a few steps, stopped in front of Xu Fengjia again, and watched him quietly, as if she would make a fuss and refuse to give up.

"I'm already very tired today." Seeing that Xu Fengjia was unmoved, she simply added another fire. "I don't want to go to sleep with my worries."

Xu Fengjia rubbed the center of her brows, a rare trace of exhaustion appeared on her heroic face.

"I saw you and Feng Zixiu talking." He repeated his words again, with an attitude as calm as water. "That's what happened."

Seventh Lady stared at him inexplicably, "When did you speak so tactfully? Or did you forget that he is my cousin..."

"I know he's your cousin!" Xu Fengjia interrupted Qin Niangzi's explanation with a rough voice, and suddenly there was a lot of anger in his tone.On the contrary, it made Qiniangzi feel at ease—there would still be quarrels, so the matter was not too serious.

Although she really didn't know what she did wrong that caused Xu Fengjia to react so violently.

Xu Fengjia was halfway through speaking, but suddenly stopped again.

He took a few deep breaths, as if he was trying his best to suppress his anger, he avoided Qiniangzi's eyes, shook his head, and ended his statement roughly. "Let's talk about it tomorrow, let's sleep tonight."

Seeing that Seventh Lady hadn't moved away, he simply lifted her up by the waist, gently put her aside, took off her clothes, and sat on the side of the bed.

Only then did Qiniangzi realize that a life partner who refuses to communicate can make people annoyed from the bottom of their hearts.

She was already too exhausted to be angry, but in front of Xu Fengjia's obvious reservations, a long thorn seemed to grow in her heart, which made her uncomfortable even sitting or lying down, let alone falling asleep peacefully.

Reluctantly lying down beside Xu Fengjia, she closed her eyes, thinking about one difficult matter after another in her heart... However, as Xu Fengjia tossed and turned every time, his abnormally sad expression kept being repeated behind her eyes. Letting go is like a poster full of heart city, no matter where your thoughts go, you can't avoid it.

When Xu Fengjia turned over again, Qin Niangzi finally couldn't bear it anymore.

She sat up halfway and patted Xu Fengjia's shoulder hastily.

"Xu Shengluan, what's the matter with you?" There was a rare pleading in her tone, but Qin Niangzi didn't even care about arming herself—she did care. "Do you don't like me talking to my cousin? Or do you just don't like us getting too close to the Feng family... If you don't tell me, how will I know what to do?"

(End of this chapter)