The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 231

Drinking spring wine has always been eaten only at noon, after watching the hall, everyone will leave one by one.On the way back to Xu's Mansion, Qin Niangzi looked at Yu Qiao thoughtfully all the way.

Yu Qiao's mood was obviously much better than when she came here, with a smile on her lips all the time, giving this delicate girl a different kind of charm.

Since talking about the Fan family's marriage last year, Yu Qiao has almost never been this happy.Qin Niangzi searched in her mind for a long time, and she managed to remember how many times she was so happy, but it seemed that they were all related to the Qilin class.

I used to think that her life was boring, so she only went out to watch the theater occasionally, which could be regarded as entertainment.Now it seems... I'm afraid, it may not be the case.

Qin Niangzi quickly weighed the solution in her heart.

Of course she won't take Yu Qiao out to eat spring wine in the future, but during the few days when the Xu family invited them to eat, they had already agreed to invite the Qilin class to sing at the church. I couldn't make it through, and I couldn't find a team to top the tank for a while.

It took four days to calculate, if something happened to Yu Qiao, the Xu family's face would be completely ruined.

Thinking of the smile on Yu Qiao's face when she walked out from behind the high wall, Qin Niangzi felt a soft place in her heart that was quietly touched.

She thought of Wu Niangzi's expression when she mentioned Feng Jin.

The tragedy of Wu Niangzi's life can be said to have started with the slap that Qi Niangzi slapped her, otherwise she might not have married into Xu's family.Although there will be some disgraceful incidents, and even the current life may be very miserable, but after all, I can still survive.

Ever since that time, Qin Niangzi has been very afraid of interfering with other people's fate by herself.Especially when Yu Qiao and Wu Niangzi's situations are so similar...

She glanced at Yu Qiao casually again, weighing how much of the joy in her eyes came from sincerity.

Yu Qiao also noticed Qin Niangzi's gaze, she looked back curiously, and smiled, "Sister-in-law, is there a flower on my face?"

"You are so beautiful today." Seventh Lady smiled and praised Yu Qiao.

Yu Qiao touched her face, feeling a little depressed again, "Pretty? What's the use of being pretty!"

If the second young master of the Fan family looks like his elder brother, then at most, he can only be called a person with good facial features.

Qin Niangzi couldn't help showing a sympathetic smile to Qiao, she patted Yu Qiao's hand without saying anything.

The inside of the car became quiet, and the two sisters-in-law coincidentally raised the cotton curtains, looking at the bustling Zhengyangmen Street through the glass windows, listening to the noise of the city and the monotonous rumble of wheels.

After a while, Yu Qiao said in a sleepy voice, "Sister-in-law, I am indeed very happy today..."

Qin Niangzi cast a surprised look.

Yu Qiao's face was already covered with a faint blush. "To tell the truth from my sister-in-law, since I was a child, I have always liked the Qilin class. Cui Zixiu, the Huadan in their class, is even more beautiful. I was wondering whether it was just makeup, or he really looked good. It's so pretty."

She looked left and right, leaned closer to Qin Niangzi's ear, and said in a low voice, "I'm at Quan's house today, so I sneaked to the place where they put on their makeup, and took a look through the window at the back, and I saw—I saw Cui Zixiu is getting ready to wear powder, with a plain face—he is so pretty!"

Such an action, of course, is completely inconsistent with the ideal of a lady.Qin Niangzi raised an eyebrow in surprise, and was a little amused: Since ancient times, the fanaticism of star-chasers will never fade.

Immediately, I felt relieved again: I just went to have a look, that's okay, it's just unrequited love, that's okay.

"You did this kind of thing yourself, how dare you tell me." She deliberately teased Yu Qiao. "Aren't you afraid that Mrs. Six will punish you?"

Sure enough, Yu Qiao became a little apprehensive again, she glanced at Qin Niangzi, but she also saw the smile in Qin Niangzi's brows and eyes.

"I know Liusao is different from other people." It can be seen that Yu Qiao was trying to test Qin Niangzi boldly, "When I mentioned the Fan family's marriage, others said I was stupid and that the Fan family was a rare good relative. The family is well-off, the younger brother of the number one scholar, and he is willing to make progress...but there is only the sixth sister-in-law, so I feel pity for me."

No one involved can appreciate the subtle difference in each person's attitude anymore, and Yu Qiao can actually feel Qin Niangzi's pity.

Seventh Lady could not help but sighed.

She didn't affirm Yu Qiao's statement, but she didn't deny Yu Qiao's cognition, she just said indifferently, "I'm all here at this age, and I don't understand your thoughts. However, I can't be so undignified in the future. You have to remember that you are the daughter of the Xu family. Your words and deeds not only represent your own face, but also represent the reputation of Yu Ping and Yu An in this life. As a sister, you are a little careless. Two younger sisters are going to be involved——Yu Qiao, do you understand what I said?"

Yu Qiao looked at Qin Niangzi, she bit her lower lip and nodded cautiously.

"Sister-in-law Liu is right. From now on, I will never be so reckless again."

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Back at the Duke's Mansion, Seventh Lady naturally wanted to go to Qingpingyuan to report on Yu Ping's marriage.

It is difficult to achieve a marriage, but it cannot be easier to reject a marriage, especially according to Quan Ruiyun's tone, Quan Zhongbai himself is not willing to renew the marriage, of course this matter cannot be simpler up.Qin Niangzi changed Quan Ruiyun's words with additions and subtractions, and found a decent way to tell Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu nodded in satisfaction, "You have done a good job on this matter. Please pass it on to your sister-in-law, yes?" It couldn't be better."

She smiled and patted the back of Qiniangzi's hand again, and asked, "I heard that Ruiyun is a virtuous person, and he has promoted several people in the house, is there such a thing?"

Seventh Lady couldn't help but startled.

This was the first time that Mrs. Xu indirectly and tactfully urged her to have a child.

Quan Ruiyun and Qi Niangzi were married at the same time, and up to now, there is no news about their stomachs.

To urge Quan Ruiyun, to despise Quan Ruiyun, is to urge Seventh Lady, to despise Seventh Lady.

Such a simple truth, every lady would not think of it.That's why when Seventh Lady returned to her natal home last time, she was angry when she heard the eldest wife accuse Quan Ruiyun of not having a child: The eldest wife still treats her like a concubine who can be rubbed by others, and she doesn't even have the most basic respect .

Mrs. Xu mentioned that Quan Ruiyun gave the maids a face to do housework, and she was tactfully urging Seventh Lady that she should also consider childbearing.

Seventh Lady was very unhappy at once.

Quan Ruiyun is the first wife, so of course the pressure to bear children is also high.But she herself is the second son. When Shiro and Goro are about to raise them, it is her responsibility. Isn't it her bargaining chip when it comes to talking about children?

She smiled and shook her head, "I haven't heard of it, and Ruiyun didn't mention it to me. I think my mother heard it wrong."

It was the first time that Qin Niangzi replied directly to Mrs. Xu's words like this, and even dared to accuse her of hearing wrongly.

Mrs. Xu couldn't help squinting, and looked at Qinianzi thoughtfully.

In her eyes, Qin Niangzi was calm and composed, without any discomfort, and even faintly calm and relaxed.

Mrs. Xu sighed from the bottom of her heart.

The daughter-in-law is too cunning, and it makes people worry. This is too cunning, and it really makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly, she thought of the past many years ago.

At that time, Feng Jiacai was much more ostentatious than now, and in the letters she wrote back, she kept talking about it. "I will only marry Yang Qi!"

That indomitable momentum almost passed through the paper.

Mrs. Xu's eyes widened.

After a while, she smiled and said, "I heard it right, it doesn't matter. It's probably because your grandmother got it wrong. When I went to pay my respects to Leshan Residence this morning, your grandmother mentioned this matter and praised Ruiyun is virtuous..."

She didn't go on, Qin Niangzi's face was already blushing, and she smiled embarrassedly at Mrs. Xu. "Xiaoqi understands what mother means."

Only when it comes to promoting Tongfang, Qin Niangzi is like a hedgehog, stabbing someone with a single poke.

Speaking of which, it was this impulsiveness that made her somewhat human, otherwise, she would be so shrewd as to be inhuman.

Mrs. Xu was relieved for a while, she patted Qin Niangzi on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, your grandmother just beat you a few times, if she really wants to do something to you, now, she doesn't have that means. "

The seventh lady is appreciated by the concubine and favored by the concubine Ning. On the outside, she has a powerful natal family who is becoming the chief assistant, and on the inside, she has the wholehearted love and support of her husband. , knock a few words, why can't she stand it?
Qin Niangzi smiled slightly, and instead of being modest, she mentioned the matter of Quan Zhongbai to Mrs. Xu.

"Mr. Zhong said that my health is much better now, and I thought that when Miracle Doctor Quan returned to Beijing, I would invite him to prescribe some prescriptions, so that after a period of time, I'm afraid my birth will be smoother. "

Shiro and Goro are already four years old, and Seventh Lady will raise them for a year or so, and the child will be born again. Even if it is a male, with a five-year age difference, it will not pose too much threat to the twins' inheritance rights.

Qin Niangzi also expressed that she was anxious to have a baby, and arranged everything properly.

Mrs. Xu nodded in relief, "I don't worry if you handle the matter!"

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It was a festive season, so of course it was impossible for Xu Fengjia to sit idle at home. On this day, he followed Duke Ping to visit his comrades who had been on the battlefield. Seventh Ladies had already had dinner, and he hadn't arrived home yet.

After dinner and before the first shift, Quan Ruiyun sent someone to bring some food and drink to Qiniangzi. "It's all the food my aunt mentioned to our young mistress today. The young mistress rushed to pack it up and bring it to you as soon as she got home. If you want to eat, just send someone back and tell me, that's all."

It was Quan Ruiyun's confidant maid who came to deliver things, and she took out a letter sealed with fire wax from her arms again with a smile, and handed it to Qin Niangzi, "This is a letter from your young mistress." Just a private word, please don't laugh at us for nagging, aunt."

Qin Niangzi smiled, and asked Li Xia and others to take her down to receive the reward, and sent her back to Yang's house, then checked the envelope sealed with fire wax, and when she opened it carefully, she saw Quan Zhongbai inside. The elegant handwriting wrote three or four prescriptions eloquently, and on the back he told the taboos, leaving a message stating: Some of these taboo foods were thought of and confessed to Liu Niangzi at the time, and some were pondered over later. After coming out, it was inconvenient to enter Jingren Palace to help Sixth Lady's pulse, so I didn't tell her that since Seventh Lady has a way to deliver something, please ask Seventh Lady to convey it to the doctor's concerns.

Knowing a doctor can sometimes have countless benefits.

Qiniangzi couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and hurriedly reviewed the miscarriage-preventing prescription prescribed by Quan Zhongbai carefully, and summed up the weight of more than ten kinds of medicinal materials-it's not a rare thing: it's just that people in the palace are most taboo to collect medicinal materials in private However, it was impossible for Liu Niangzi to keep these medicines with anti-fetal effects, nor could she send someone to ask for them from the imperial hospital, so she could only give them to her privately, and her family sent them to the palace for her.

This kind of favor is also thanks to Quan Ruiyun who is willing to ask Quan Zhongbai to give it to him... However, it is also because Qin Niangzi is closer and trusted by Liu Niangzi than anyone else, and the chances of entering the palace are several times more than the Yang family. It's not like the second lady, there is also a queen who is a sister-in-law.Speaking of it, it is indeed the most ideal candidate.

Just look at how this sister-in-law immediately repays her with such kindness as soon as she learns that she has helped her overtly and secretly. One can know that although Quan Ruiyun is being rubbed by the eldest wife temporarily, she is by no means a dou who cannot be supported. With a son next to her, and if Brother Nine gets fame again, I am afraid that with the status of the Quan family, it will be difficult for the eldest wife to suppress her for a long time.

Qin Niangzi was silent for a while facing the list of medicinal materials, weighing the names of Feng Jin and Eunuch Lian in her mind - this matter, asking Feng Jin for help, he also referred to Eunuch Lian.After all, in the harem, only the eunuch has the ability to send a pack of medicinal materials to Jingren Palace without anyone noticing.He can even exchange tribute embroidered pieces, and sending a pack of medicinal materials is just a trivial matter.

However, whether it is Tuo Fengjin or Tuolian eunuch, there is a big difference in human feelings.

Seventh Lady couldn't help biting her lower lip.

If she could, she really didn't want to touch the eunuch's connection - after all, even the eunuch's guilt and love for her was all out of empathy.Using Jiu Yiniang's misery to seek benefits for Liu Niangzi and herself made her very uncomfortable.

But asking Feng Jin for help was a bit of self-deception: Could it be that entrusting Feng Jin is not the eunuch Tuolian?

While Qin Niangzi was hesitating, there were a few more noises outside the house, and the laughter of Shiro and Goro approached: The two children came to pay their respects.

Because Xiao Shizi is still young and doesn't need to go out with Er Niangzi to socialize, Qi Niangzi simply picked him up to live for two days, played with the two children, and of course reciprocated by sending Silang and Wulang to Dingguohou's residence. It took two or three days to return to Mingde Hall this afternoon.When Qiniangzi came back, the two children were taking a bath. They must have settled down and dried their hair, so they came to find Qinianzi and Xu Fengjia to play.

Sure enough, as soon as the two children entered the door, they rushed to Qin Niangzi first, Wu Lang immediately hugged Qin Niangzi's arm, and talked endlessly about what he had seen and heard in Dingguohou's Mansion. Shiro looked around looking for Xu Fengjia, and corrected him absent-mindedly. Mistakes in Goro's speech.The room was immediately filled with the childish tones of the two children.

Qin Niangzi supported her hands, and while listening, she brushed away the wet bangs for Goro, and said with a smile, "I just took a shower, and I'm sweating again."

Wulang immediately became anxious and complained to Qiniangzi, "Qiniang doesn't listen to me!"

He pronounced the seven characters short and hastily, which sounded rough and could easily be ignored, as if he was calling Seventh Lady a 'mother'.

Before Qinianzi could speak, Shiro had already slapped Goro, "You speak so fast, no one can understand."

The two children were about to fight again immediately, Qin Niangzi and all the maidservants hurriedly rushed up, separated the two and hugged each other to give them a lecture. Just when it was lively, Xu Fengjia came back.

"Father!" The two children forgot about the quarrel just now, and laughed to go to Xu Fengjia's side.

At this moment, Qin Niangzi suddenly made up her mind and planned to directly ask the eunuch Lian for help.

In the face of a new life, there are many things, and there is no need to worry too much.

She turned her gaze to Xu Fengjia again, propped her chin, and watched quietly as the young general bent down and rubbed the foreheads of her two sons.

Should I tell him about this?
(End of this chapter)