The reborn concubine seeks the world

Chapter 25 Big Brother
I left with Qilan, rented a carriage on the way, and then arrived at the foot of Ling'an Temple.

Ling'an Temple is located in the outskirts of the imperial city, and the terrain is high, and as women, Qilan and I would not be taken in by Ling'an Temple, because Aunt Liu was adopted by Master Daoguang of Ling'an Temple since childhood, so the relationship between them The relationship is between master and apprentice and father and daughter.

Now Qilan and I live in a place arranged by Ling'an Temple, a small tea house that provides tea for people who come to Ling'an Temple to worship.

Qilan and I tidied up the teahouse a bit, changed into men's clothes, and took the money Aunt Liu gave me to send someone to hang a signboard on the teahouse.

"Ling'an Teahouse."

With the name of Ling'an Temple, a teahouse started to make a living.

After all, after leaving the Murong Mansion, I can't let outsiders know that Qilan and I are women, and we can't just live on the money that Aunt Liu gave us. Since Aunt Liu has arranged for us to earn money, I naturally Take good care of it.

It has been a few days since we left Murong Mansion, Qilan and I have often heard people talking about things in Murong Mansion in teahouses.

"You have heard that the eldest lady of the Murong Mansion was selected by the emperor to enter the palace a while ago. On the day she entered the palace, the third lady of the Murong Mansion was on fire because the house was on fire. Burned to death, the corpse was already unsightly at that time, if it wasn't for the emerald jade bracelet on her wrist that was recognized by the head mistress of the Murong Mansion, no one would have dared to recognize it, then it was the third Miss Murong corpse."

Hearing this, I pretended to be curious while pouring tea and asked: "But I don't know how everyone in the Murong Mansion will react. It is rumored that the third Miss Murong is the future concubine of Prince Li, and she passed away at this moment. , I don’t know if there is any response from Prince Li’s Mansion?”

Hearing my question, the person who originally spoke laughed mockingly.

"Who doesn't know that Prince Li is a famous person. On the day of Third Miss Murong's funeral, there was no sign of Prince Li, but Second Miss Murong in this mansion cried especially hard. I heard that she cried and passed out several times. .”

Hearing this suddenly, I felt a little uncomfortable.

In fact, Yu Wenli didn't go to Murong Mansion, probably because he was seriously injured and hadn't woken up yet, but Murong Qingqing, my second sister, I suddenly felt very sorry for her, she treated me sincerely, but for She and I have concealed many secrets, and they don't know if the news of my death has reached the palace, and they don't know that my elder sister has just entered the palace. If she knows the news of my death, she will be overly sad.

But I thought so in my heart, but I smiled and said: "You are not from the Murong Mansion, how do you know so much, you are not lying to us, are you?"

When I asked this question, someone on the side responded.

"Yeah, you're not lying to us, are you? This Murong Mansion is the mansion of a first-rank general protecting the country. Even if Miss's house catches fire, no one will be killed. At most, the house will burn down, and people should be able to rescue her." down."

There were other people asking this question, but they saw that this person said seriously: "Don't believe me, I have relatives who work in Murong's mansion, they all said it, and it can't be a lie."

Naturally, this matter is not fake.

After a busy day, I stayed in the room at night and took off the fake beard I put on in front of the mirror. In fact, I am only 13 years old, and I am a woman with a delicate figure. Many people feel that when they see me with a beard I'm still handsome, but I'm a little bit older. After all, it's not that there are no men who grow beards after urinating like this, but there are too few of them.

"Miss, isn't it uncomfortable for you to wear this beard every day?"

Qilan looked at me from the side, and I looked at her and smiled.

"What's uncomfortable, I want to pretend to be a little bit, so I have to do this."

At this moment, I was going to take a rest early, after all, I had been busy all day, but unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door of the teahouse.

"Is anyone there? Is the boss there?"

Hearing this, I was taken aback, the voice sounded so familiar.

I got up and was about to go out when I heard Qilan say: "Miss, Beard!"

I turned to look at my beard on the table, but I didn't want to miss the opportunity to meet the people outside the house.

I looked at the sky, it was already dark outside, and it was raining again, so I walked over immediately and opened the door.

In front of me, this person is none other than my elder brother Zhou Xun, who is a compatriot with my mother.

He was drenched in the rain at this moment, and when he saw me open the door, he probably didn't expect that the person who opened the door was a handsome young man. He was surprised at first, and then said gently: "It's so late and I have to bother you!" Brother, this is really troublesome."

Seeing my elder brother, I felt a sudden soreness in my heart. I looked at him in a daze, but I heard Qilan say, "Let's have a cup of hot tea first!"

As soon as Qilan appeared, my elder brother was stunned when he saw her appearance. I almost forgot that Qilan was somewhat similar to the Qilan back then. Fortunately, Qilan is now dressed in men's clothing, and my elder brother quickly responded. come over.

"I don't know if the two little brothers can stay with me for a while, and the money can be doubled."

After all, I am just a teahouse and not an inn. When I saw my eldest brother this time, my heart was full of excitement. I wanted to let him sit for a while, so I naturally put away my money and said, "You can sit as long as you want, but it's so late. How did you come here?"

When I asked casually, I saw that my eldest brother looked a little sad.

"To tell you the truth, there is a younger sister in my family who passed away for some reason more than two months ago. My father was very sad because of this, and his health was not as good as before. I came to Ling'an Temple to offer incense today, and I also asked the monks of Ling'an Temple to give her a hand. My younger sister performed a ritual to transcend her well, and I also hope that her spirit is in the sky, so I must protect my father's health."

When I heard this suddenly, I felt very uncomfortable in my heart.

It's been quite a while since I was reborn in Murong Qingluan's body. It's not that I don't want to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit my father and elder brother, but because my identities don't match, I can't enter the Zhou Mansion, and I've always wanted to find an opportunity, and Because I am a woman, the chances are even slimmer.

My eyes were already red at this time, and when I turned my head, tears fell down.

But at this moment, the eldest brother was in a state of sadness and didn't notice that my expression was wrong. I wiped my tears secretly, and then smiled lightly: "This young man should be from a wealthy family, please don't be too embarrassed I'm so sad, as long as you and your father have a good life, your sister's spirit in heaven will also feel at ease."

As I spoke, I took away the tea that elder brother was about to drink, then looked at Qilan and said, "Give this young master some tea that I personally brewed."

Hearing what I said, Qilan went to do it in a hurry, and soon the tea was brought over, and I personally poured a cup of tea for my elder brother and handed it to him.

"My lord, drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body!"

Seeing me doing this, my elder brother took the tea naturally, but just took a sip, he looked at me in surprise and said: "The taste of this tea..."

I know that he has tasted it, but with my appearance, my eldest brother will not be able to see that I am his own sister, so he immediately smiled and said: "I learned this tea from a master when I was young, and now that master has passed away I wonder if the young master thinks this tea tastes good?"

Hearing my question, the elder brother bowed his head and tasted the tea in great surprise, and then said: "Dare to ask the younger brother, if you would like to go to my house to make tea for my father, of course I will give you a generous amount of money."

When he asked like this, he already noticed that the tea I made was exactly the same as that made by Zhou Ning, but he didn't know that I was Zhou Ning, and I was her own sister.

Seeing that he invited me to the Zhou Mansion, Qilan who was next to him naturally went in without knowing it. After all, we are all women, and this person suddenly appeared at night from an unknown source. If my identity was exposed, the consequences would be disastrous.

"No, our teahouse relies on my elder brother to make tea for a living. If we go to your house, how will our business be done here?"

When I heard what Qilan said, I naturally rejected my elder brother's request.

I really want to enter the Zhou Mansion to see my father, but I still have the status of the third lady of the Murong Mansion after all, if my identity is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous.

I thought, after three years, the imperial palace drafts, and I will show it to others. Three years is enough to change a person's appearance a little. condensate.

"My lord, don't take my brother's words to heart. If your father is also a tea lover, you can send someone to pick me up to your mansion to make tea for your father when you are free."

Seeing what I said, the elder brother immediately smiled and said: "This method is also fine."

However, when I heard this, I continued: "But I also hope that the son and I have something to say first. Since I went to your mansion to make tea for Lingfu, then this tea can only be drunk by Lingfu. Even if there is any leftover, please pour it all out." That's it, if the young master doesn't agree, then this matter will be over."

I have always understood the temperament of the eldest brother, if he agrees to my request, he will definitely do it.

He frowned in confusion, but then smiled and said: "As long as you are willing to go to my mansion to make tea with my father, I will answer your request."

Hearing this, I smiled and nodded.

"Then it's settled, it's just that the money..."

I pretended to be a money lover, but my eldest brother laughed heartily.

"Twenty taels of silver in January, I wonder if my little brother would like it?"

20 taels?It would take me four or five months to do business in the teahouse to get this income.

"My son is so generous, I am naturally willing."

After talking about making tea with my eldest brother, we chatted a lot, but the more we talked, the more eager I was to see my father.

I still remember that before I was married, when my father knew that I was in love with Yu Wenjin, he warned me that this man was cunning and insidious, and he was not suitable to be a husband-in-law. Jin is the best man in the world. I didn't see it until my child died at his hands and I died from the poisoned wine he gave me.

Now when I think of my father’s admonition back then, I feel extremely regretful!

(End of this chapter)