Reborn Concubine Queen

Chapter 118 Transparent Secret
Even if Xiao Yongqi hadn't reminded her before, Shi Yiqing should understand that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have dug a trap and are waiting for her here.

Thinking like this in my heart, before I could react, I heard Mrs. Xiao say to Shi Yiqing loudly: "This is newly brewed ginseng tea, hurry up and drink it while it's hot."

Since he was a guest at Xiao's house, Shi Yiqing had no choice but to refuse to drink, so he took the teacup with a smile on his face, pretended to be reserved and drank a few sips, and was about to put it aside casually, when Xiao Yongliu, who was sitting cross-legged on the soft couch, smiled and said mouth.

"After all, she's still a little girl from the Shi family, who even puts on a sip of tea."

Mrs. Xiao's complexion immediately sank, her gloomy eyes just stared at Xiao Yongliu, and she said in a low voice, "Why don't you apologize to your cousin soon?!"

Xiao Yongliu has a hearty personality, knowing that it was his fault, he also turned down his face, and said sincerely to Shi Yiqing: "Cousin, it's my fault, I said something wrong, I hope Cousin Qing'er will not get angry. "

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yongliu wanted to bow and bow to Shi Yiqing, making a full gesture.Shi Yiqing's eyelids twitched, and hastily put the soup bowl in his hand aside, got up to return the salute, and said softly: "Sixth sister, Qing'er never blamed you, you can't play like this."

Xiao Yongqi, who was sitting cross-legged on the kang, pointed to Shi Yiqing and Xiao Yongliu who were standing on the ground and saluting each other, laughing: "If you two are not both women, others will only think that you two are going to get married and are getting married at the church. !"

The words were blunt and vulgar, and the atmosphere in the room was instantly awkward. County Lord Yinshan seemed to be dozing off and didn't hear it. Mrs. Xiao didn't dare to speak out in front of County Lord Yinshan, and her expression became more and more ugly. The ladies and maids in the room also had different expressions, but no one dared to speak on this matter.

Shi Yiqing saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, turned his eyes to look at Xiao Yongqi along the line of sight, as if she was fine, she was still eating and drinking on the kang, as if she didn't know that she had said something wrong just now, and she was offended by others.

Seeing the Xiao family's attitude towards Xiao Yongqi, Shi Yiqing became more and more puzzled. At first, he just thought that because the Lord Yinshan loved Xiao Qi, he would let her do what she liked, and even did not allow Mrs. Xiao to intervene in this matter.But thinking about it now, Xiaoqi is about to reach the age of Ji, and if she marries into the royal family with her childlike temper, it is likely that within a few days, the whole capital will be in a state of chaos.

Shi Yiqing didn't understand, how could the County Lord of Yinshan, who grew up in the royal family, not know, if she really knew the consequences of continuing to pamper her, why didn't she correct it in time?Could it be that it's just because I'm too embarrassed to say it in front of her, an outsider?

Although there were thousands of thoughts in his heart, Shi Yiqing did a great job of showing his face, sitting on the back of the chair without showing it, chatting with Xiao's family about some homework in a respectful and polite manner.

A little girl who was serving beside the county lord of Yinshan came in through the curtain, walked around the screen and entered the inner room, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her hands and said: "County lord, madam, lunch has been prepared."

Seeing that the girl looked familiar, Shi Yiqing couldn't help but take a second look, and then heard the voice of County Lord Yinshan.

"I think I met He Lu before coming to you. He Lu, meet Miss Biao."

Only then did Shi Yiqing suddenly realize that he smiled, waved to the little girl, took He Lu's hand, and said softly: "Look at my memory, why did I forget such a beautiful woman?"

He Lu who was still at the corner blushed and blessed her body, and said: "He Lu has seen Miss Biao."

Mrs. Xiao at the side held the stove and said with a smile: "I heard that the county lord sent He Lu's sister, He Mu, to take care of you. I was very envious when I heard that. He Mu is the most stable person. She wanted to keep Xiao Qi as a dowry, but she never expected to go to Xiao's house. By the way, why didn't He Mu come back with Qing'er today?"

Shi Yiqing lowered his eyelids and pressed his beating eyelids, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "He Mu originally wanted to come back with Qing'er, but he suffered from some wind and cold a few days ago, and now he is not able to act quickly, Qing'er is acting like a self-assessment." Let her rest for a while, and after the new year, when she is in better shape, come to pay respects to the county magistrate and aunt."

Mrs. Xiao nodded and said, "The most important thing is to take good care of yourself." Then there was no further comment.

Shi Yiqing knew that Mrs. Xiao would not pull He Mu out for no reason, presumably she should have known everything that happened in Shi's family, and now it was just a temptation to test what she was thinking.If she rashly told about He Mu's injury in Xiao's house today, there is no guarantee that there will not be one or two spies of Shi's family in Xiao's house, and when the time comes to pass the original words back to Shi's house, I'm afraid she will be at odds with each other. In the end, he was charged with telling the truth.

Because he didn't understand what kind of tricks the two thousand-year-old foxes, County Lord Yinshan and Mrs. Xiao, were trying to play, Shi Yiqing was always on guard, for fear that if he didn't deal with any one sentence, he would be trapped.But at this moment, facing a table full of delicacies from mountains and seas, she was not in the mood to enjoy them, so she barely ate half a bowl of rice, then rinsed her mouth and stopped eating.

Xiao Yongliu saw that Shi Yiqing's words and demeanor were all like a lady of a big family, he was never shy, and he behaved very brightly, never twitched, and became more and more happy, so he often went to talk to her, but ignored his sisters.

Xiao Yongqi has a domineering personality, seeing Xiao Yongliu talking to Shi Yiqing through her, she felt more and more uncomfortable, and became jealous: "I used to think of Sixth Sister as a cold personality, and I treat everyone the same. I never thought that Sixth Sister would like to chat with people so much."

Xiao Yongliu couldn't stop being taken aback when he heard this, turned his eyes to look at Xiao Yongqi's jealous face, and didn't know whose jealousy it was, so he could only cover the corner of his mouth with a towel and sneered, and refused to go Contradict her words.

Xiao Yongsi, who was the oldest at the dinner table, put on a straight face, and said to Xiao Yongqi: "It's becoming more and more normal, Liu'er is your sister, how can you talk to your sister like this?"

Because it was an awkward relationship between sisters, County Lord Yinshan and Mrs. Xiao were unwilling to intervene, and sat on the backs of their chairs and only watched with a smile.Shi Yiqing secretly looked at the expressionless County Lord Yinshan, more and more confused about what the old fox wanted to do, and wanted to leave Xiao's house as soon as possible, but because he had no reason, he didn't know how to do so.

Shi Yiqing was in a daze for a moment and was thinking of a way to get out, when suddenly Xiao Yongqi pouted for some reason, as if she had been greatly wronged, stood on the ground and started to cry: "I knew it, you don't like me , then what is the point of me being here? I might as well just go to Fahua Temple and become a nun!"

After yelling these words in a hurry, Xiao Yongqi covered her face with a towel and was about to rush outside. She was startled by Madam Xiao who was discussing matters with Yinshan county magistrate, and quickly called a group of maids to stop her.Mrs. Xiao's face was unhappy, and she was about to ask whether it was right or wrong, when she heard the Lord Yinshan speak.

"That's all, Zuo is just a few sisters playing too much and offending Xiaoqi. It's okay, my darling, don't cry, look at your makeup from crying." County Lord Yinshan hugged again It was coaxing again, it took Xiao Yongqi a while to stabilize her emotions, and then He Lu, who was waiting at the side, took her back to the hospital to change her clothes and change her hair.

Shi Yiqing sat at the side with her eyebrows lowered, and Xiao Yongsi, who had scolded Xiao Yongqi at first, looked embarrassed. Even Xiao Yongwu, who had never said a few words, frowned slightly. On the contrary, Xiao Yongliu, who had annoyed Xiao Yongqi, With a calm face, it seems that this matter has nothing to do with her.

Xiao Yongqi went down with the maid Helu, Xiao Yongsi and Xiao Yongwu also took the opportunity to back out, Mrs. Xiao glanced at Xiao Yongliu, then calmed down her emotions, and said to Shi Yiqing: "Today, I wanted you to come through the door. Those who came to recognize relatives did not expect to become what they are now, I hope Qing'er will not take it to heart."

Shi Yiqing said with a smile: "Auntie is serious, Xiaoqi is a person with a real temperament, and he is on good terms with his sisters, that's why he is like this. Qing'er really likes Xiaoqi."

Xiao Yongliu, who was sitting on the side, let out a "puchi" laugh, turned his eyes and saw Mrs. Xiao looking at him with warning eyes, then straightened his face, lowered his eyebrows, and sat upright.

Only then did Mrs. Xiao inquire carefully about Mrs. Shi's Meng family's situation, and learned that the Shi family had invited the most severe Aunt Mo to teach etiquette, she nodded inexplicably, and stopped talking.

Sometimes the maid who was waiting outside came in through the curtain, bent down and bowed, and said in a crisp voice, "I want to report to the county magistrate, madam, Miss Seven, please come over to see my cousin."

Shi Yiqing was slightly surprised, seeing Mrs. Xiao nodding her head in agreement, she blessed herself, and retreated with the girl who came to inform her.Just about to go around the hall to Yongqi Xiao's courtyard, Shi Yiqing stopped when she heard a voice behind her calling her.

Xiao Yongliu chased after her with strides, and smiled before saying anything: "Cousin is walking so fast, it's hard for Liu'er to catch up."

This surprised Shi Yiqing very much, and he couldn't help saying: "Miss Six has something to say to Qing'er?"

Xiao Yongliu smiled without affectation: "Cousin is so biased, calling Liu'er is Miss Six, calling Qimei is Xiao Qi, I really want to make Liu'er jealous."

Shi Yiqing couldn't hide the astonishment on his face, and after a while he laughed and said, "Cousin is joking."

Xiao Yongliu glanced at the maids and servants passing by, then rashly stretched out his hand to take Shi Yiqing's arm, and then dragged it behind the rockery, and found a quiet place, then smiled and said: "It's clean here, it's right here. It's suitable for you and me to talk."

Shi Yiqing became more and more on guard, looked around at the besieged rockery, and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Six, what do you want to tell me?"

The smile on Xiao Yongliu's face froze for a moment, and he said slowly: "I just think you are different from other ladies, and I sincerely want to make friends with you, there is no other meaning." After a pause, she continued , "It's just that I don't understand, why do you reject me thousands of miles away?"

Shi Yiqing's expression remained unchanged: "You are Miss Six of the Xiao family, and you are going to marry into Duke Yang's mansion in the future. You and I have different status, Qing'er dare not compete with Miss Six."

"Is there a difference in status?" Xiao Yongliu said with a strange expression, "Yeah, although you and I are both concubines, and we are not valued by others, but you will soon become the daughter of the Shi family, the eighth son of the Xiao family. Jing’s granddaughter, now that I think about it, it’s true that the concubine and the concubine are different, and they can’t be friends.”

Shi Yiqing couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard these words, looked at Xiao Yongliu with fixed eyebrows, and asked in a deep voice: "How did you know this?"

Although the Shi family intends to transfer Shi Yiqing to Xiao Yan's name, and wants to claim to the outside world that she is the daughter of the former third wife of the third wife of the Shi family, but everyone in the capital does not know that Miss Shi Jiajiu is a evil star Born, and returned from wandering for many years.Shi Jingran was afraid that Shi Yiqing's name under Xiao Yan's name would be publicized, which would cause discussion and affect his status in the court, so the worship of the ancestors and the recording of the genealogy were all secretly carried out by the Shi family, and he didn't mention it to the outside world. About Shi Yiqing.

Now that this matter will come out of Xiao Yongliu's mouth, Shi Yiqing was really taken aback.

Although the Shi family is full of eyeliners, it is normal for the Xiao family to know about Shi Yiqing's affairs, and the Xiao family chose to hide this matter because they wanted to take the opportunity to win over the Shi family and make a good sale for the Shi family.Shi Yiqing originally thought that maybe the Xiao family was just thinking about the empty-handed white wolf, watching her coldly to see if Shi Yiqing would usher in half a lifetime of wealth, but now that she looked at the posture of the Lord of Yinshan and Mrs. Xiao, she might still have it. Let her be Xiao Yongqi's stepping stone.

Shi Yiqing couldn't figure out the real thoughts of the county lord of Yinshan, and he didn't know how much Mrs. Xiao had put in this matter, and he didn't know where the road would lead in the future. Also more and more pale.

Seeing Shi Yiqing's pale face, Xiao Yongliu couldn't help panicking, not knowing what he said wrong, he hurriedly said: "Shi Yiqing, are you alright?"

Shi Yiqing waved his hands impatiently, rubbed his forehead with the pain, and said in a hoarse voice, "Sister Liu'er, no matter where you know about this matter, don't tell it outside, you understand?"

Xiao Yongliu was slightly taken aback, nodded hurriedly, and agreed: "Are you really okay? This is very close to my Linshan Yaju, why don't you go to my place to rest first."

"No, thank you sister for your kindness. I'll just be quiet for a while by myself."

Xiao Yongliu hesitated for a while, then left.Shi Yiqing watched Xiao Yongliu go around the rockery and went far away, called Mo Xian to help him, and walked out of the rockery, and sat down in a quiet place under the corridor beside him.

Seeing that Shi Yiqing's face turned pale, Mo Xian couldn't help but said nervously: "Miss, why don't I report to the county magistrate and Mrs. Xiao, and invite an imperial physician to come and take a look."

Shi Yiqing frowned impatiently, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Forget it, it's an old problem, it's nothing serious, it will be fine in a while."

Mo Xian couldn't be more stubborn than Shi Yiqing, so he had no choice but to rub Shi Yiqing's temples through a handkerchief. When Shi Yiqing felt a little better, the two of them followed the little girl who led the way to Xiao Yongqi's Yin County Courtyard.

He went into the courtyard that he hadn't entered before, and bumped into a man in white clothes rushing out, saw that it was Shi Yiqing, smiled, and said very gracefully: "I think you are the cousin Qing'er that Xiaoqi often talks about, right? "

Shi Yiqing couldn't help being stunned, he should have been shy for a while holding the scarf, but his forehead was slightly frowned, and he felt like he was about to get angry first.

It's not that he hates this person, but that she, Shi Yiqing, hates him very much.

Xiao Pengfei, the third young master of the Xiao family, stood under a withered plum tree with his hands behind his back, with a dazzling smile, and his demeanor gave off a sense of generosity: "According to my age, you still have to call me Third Cousin."

Shi Yiqing bent down to pay respects, but called out: "I have seen the third young master."

Xiao Pengfei was startled, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xiao Yongqi who heard the voice coming from the yard.Xiao Yongqi said with a loud voice: "Third brother, why are you still at my door? Hey, cousin, why did you come so slowly?"

Shi Yiqing's face was unhappy, because Xiao Pengfei didn't have an attack, he stepped forward and took Xiao Yongqi's hand with a half smile, and said softly: "You are impatient, when will you change it?"

Xiao Yongqi stuck out her pink tongue, but did not refute. She laughed and pulled Shi Yiqing into the room. No one paid any attention to Xiao Pengfei who had not yet left.The two of them took off their shoes and socks and got on the kang, and sat down cross-legged around the kang table, facing each other. Shi Yiqing then looked at the room with his eyes. Mantle, it is really a festive Chinese New Year.

A fire was lit in the middle of the main room, making the huge room warm. Mo Xian looked down and saw that the silver charcoal was used inside, so she knew that Miss Seven was really favored.Mo Xian waited on Shi Yiqing with a water basin, washed his hands, rinsed his mouth, ate some tea soup, then retreated and waited outside.

Shi Yiqing squinted at the eager Xiao Yongqi, and said, "What's the matter with you, dragging me out of there in such a hurry?"

As smart as her, how could she not see that Xiao Yongqi did it on purpose?
Xiao Yongqi stretched her neck and looked outside, then lowered her voice and said: "My good sister, didn't I always remind you to be careful before? Why do you still jump into it when you have a trick? "

Shi Yiqing was startled when he said this, and couldn't help asking: "Why did I have a trick to jump in?"

Xiao Yongqi looked like she hated iron for being weak, and said eagerly: "I thought you were so smart, why did you find out that you are so stupid today? My good sister, don't you feel strange today?" She paused, carefully stretched her neck to see if there was any movement outside, and then continued, "When did you see grandma being so polite to you? Why does mother always have nothing to say to chat with you? Don't you just Feel nothing?"

These words startled Shi Yiqing, his face became more serious, and he asked: "Could it be possible, do you know something that I don't?"

(End of this chapter)