Mistress

Chapter 25

Li Yan and Qing'er returned to Jinxiu Courtyard, and saw Qi'er squatting beside the brazier playing with a small clay pot.

"Qi'er, what are you doing here if you don't rest?" Li Yan squatted down to watch.

Qi'er turned the small clay pot in the other direction, then quickly raised her hands to pinch her earlobes, which seemed to be burning. "Ma'am, the mansion has been turned upside down by Zhang Yuliu in the past few days, and you haven't slept well. The servant was thinking that it's time to make up for you, so she asked the dining hall to bring a small chicken and some fragrant seeds, and put them in clay pots." It is delicious when it is stewed on a slow fire, and it is more delicious than the one stewed on a high fire in the dining hall. Madam has not dared to eat meat since she recovered from her illness, and now she can eat it."

Li Yan sniffed, smelling the scent, she was really greedy.She touched Qi'er's head, "Silly girl, you don't care about your body, you only think about these things for me. Later, you and Qing'er will also eat some, and you should make up for it."

"Okay." Qi'er smiled sweetly.

At this moment, Qing'er came over and told Qi'er about Mrs. Tai vomiting blood, and said: "I reckon, Mrs. Tai will not live for a few days."

"Shh!" Li Yan looked outside the door, "Qing'er, you are not allowed to say such nonsense, let others know, you are really going to be locked up in the firewood room."

Qing'er quickly covered her mouth.

Qi'er was stunned for a while, "Why did you cause such a big disaster, the master didn't blame you?"

Qing'er stuck out her tongue, "Master doesn't seem to be blaming me. By the way, Qi'er, have you visited Aunt Ji? Her foot is injured, so maybe she's still angry with you!"

Qi'er pursed her lips, "It can't be my fault, Zhang Yuliu touched me on purpose."

Hearing what they said, Li Yan remembered Aunt Ji's matter, "Qi'er, come with me to the Qiushui Pavilion. You can explain the matter clearly to Aunt Ji, she is a beauty lover, and her feet hurt. You must be sad. At that time, you said that Aunt Zhang touched you, but Aunt Ji thought you were trying to avoid it. If she knew that Aunt Zhang did it on purpose, she would not hold any resentment towards you."

Qi'er nodded straight, "Madam is right, let's go right away. Qing'er, look at the clay pot."

Qi'er supported Li Yan all the way to the west, passing by Fuliu Pavilion, and saw Steward Lin sticking the seal.He wants to wait for the master to come and take a look when he is free, then count the money and treasures to play with, and finally store them.

Suddenly, Li Yan and Qi'er saw two figures flash, and then ran back.

With sharp eyes, Qi'er recognized who it was immediately, and said, "Ma'am, it seems to be Young Master Jun and Second Miss. They saw you, but they didn't come to salute, and ran away."

Li Yan knew in her heart that Zhang Yuliu's sons and daughters must hate her so much at this moment, "Qi'er, we have a chance, we should let them know the whole story, they are young, if they hold hatred in their hearts, it will not be good for the future. "

Li Yan knew that this was not an easy task, because even though the two children knew that Zhang Yuliu had done it himself, the hatred was hard to get rid of.

Qi'er thought about it and said, "Why don't we talk to them now?"

Li Yan hesitated slightly, "No, rushing some things will only backfire, so let's take it slowly."

Pass Fuliu Pavilion, pass Xu Jun's Haohaixuan and Xu Yue's Yingxuan Pavilion, bypass a fish pond, and arrive at Qiushui Pavilion.

It was the first time for Li Yan to come here, so she couldn't help but stop and take a few more glances.The girl from Qiushui Pavilion saw the two of them coming from a distance, and ran in quickly to report.

Li Yan and Qi'er walked forward a few more steps, and saw a woman who was not dressed in the residence came out. The woman pretended not to see Li Yan in the distance, but swaggered towards the other end. He seemed to have some arrogance.

"Aunt Yimin from the palace is here again. Every time she comes back, she doesn't pay attention to Madam. It's too much!" Qi'er curled her lips, "It's just an aunt, what's the big deal. She will definitely It is strange to ask Aunt Ji to play with Empress Yubin. Aunt Ji and her own elder sister rarely see each other once a year, but they get along so close with her cousin, Empress Yubin, every three months. We meet each other once, and sometimes we run frequently and see each other every month. Because this is allowed by the emperor, and no one dares to say anything. The servant feels that Aunt Ji is deliberately getting close to Empress Yubi, and she has a concubine in the palace. If you rely on it, the madam won't be able to take care of her anymore."

Li Yan thought about this, and said in a low voice: "Aunt Ji has been in the mansion for four years, but she hasn't given birth yet, Qier, please pay more attention, I don't know if it's because of her own body, or she simply doesn't want to conceive."

"Your maidservant has made a note." As soon as Qi'er finished speaking, Zhang Chun's family came to greet her.

Zhang Chun's family saluted Li Yan, with a look of guilt on her face, "Ma'am, Aunt Ji's legs and feet are inconvenient, so she couldn't come out to greet you, I hope Ma'am can't be blamed."

Li Yan smiled slightly, "How could I blame her, I came to visit her."

Zhang Chun's family bent slightly, "Madam, please."

After entering Qiushui Pavilion, Li Yan saw Aunt Ji sitting on the kang with an uneasy face.Qiao'er and Ying'er stood beside them, holding medicine in their hands.

Aunt Ji waved her hand at them both, "The madam is coming, you should step back quickly. The medicine is already applied on your feet, why do you need to drink some bitter medicine juice? Isn't this teasing me? That Doctor Zeng's medical skills Is it okay?"

Qiao'er and Ying'er turned around, bowed to Li Yan and quickly retreated.

Only then did Aunt Ji look at the door, "Yo, Madam has already come in. I'm a concubine..." She pretended to be getting off the kang.

Li Yan hurried over, "Sister, don't bother to get up, just lie down, how are you doing today?"

Aunt Ji made a bitter face, "It's better, but it hurts when you step on the ground, and you can't get off the kang to move around. The empress Yubi ordered Aunt Yimin to invite my concubine to go to her palace tomorrow to talk, but my concubine is unable to move, so I can't move around." I can go again in two or three days."

Zhang Chun's family moved a chair for Li Yan to sit on, and went to make tea again.Li Yan sat down and smiled gently, "You and Empress Yubin are so close, she won't blame you for being a few days late."

Li Yan glanced at Qi'er, and Qi'er immediately understood what he meant, and hurried over to Aunt Ji to salute, "Aunt Ji, Qi'er deserves to die for making you suffer so much. It's just that Qi'er didn't do it on purpose, but Zhang Yuliu, she..."

Aunt Ji lowered her head and fiddled with the mutton fat white jade bracelet on her lotus root wrist, "Qi'er, you don't need to talk about it, I know all about it. When Qiao'er went to the Miaoyi Pavilion to get medicine, I heard the rumors from the boys there. I, Ji Yanqiu, was the last to know about it. I didn't expect Aunt Zhang... Zhang Yuliu did so many dirty things in private, she really knows people and faces but doesn't know her heart, Madam Tai really loves her for nothing."

Li Yan sighed softly, "If she didn't hate me so much, she wouldn't be where she is today."

Aunt Ji snorted coldly, "She really overestimated herself and dared to compete with Madam. Although General Li was born in a farming family, he has made great contributions to the emperor's country. Although her Zhang family has been courtiers for three generations, it is Zhang's turn." Guangli's generation is a big moth in the Ye Dynasty, she thought her Zhang family was great. Madam, don't be angry with her, she is only worthy of being bitten by rats in prison."

Aunt Ji raised her head and looked at Li Yan, "Ma'am is not looking well today, it must be because she was too worried to sleep well last night, but now you can relax, Zhang Yuliu will not be able to frame you anymore if he stays in prison. And... Tomorrow Master Wan should be going to your house, you should be happy in your heart, shouldn't you?"

Li Yan blushed, "Sister, don't make fun of me, I'm already my age, I don't care about this, I can't be younger than you."

Aunt Ji covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled, thinking that without Zhang Yuliu, the master should go to her room more often in the future, she pouted her small mouth and said shyly: "Of course you have to hold on to Madam first, and then you can take your turn." It's time to be a concubine. Every time the master goes to your house first, he will think of several concubines later. However, as long as the master can still remember the concubine, the concubine will have no regrets."

"Master, how can I not remember my sister, who is as beautiful as a flower and beautiful as jade, and a man will become crazy when he sees her." Li Yan glanced at Ji Yanqiu's delicate and delicate skin, and couldn't help feeling a little jealous.

No, a few days ago I couldn't help but look at her more, and I felt comfortable looking at her. I thought whether she was good-looking or not had nothing to do with me. Why is there a slight jealousy in my heart now? Is it because of Xu Cheng?
After chatting with Aunt Ji for a few more words, Li Yan took her leave and came back with Qi'er.

"Qi'er, did the master give you the one on Aunt Ji's wrist? I don't quite remember." Li Yan felt that Aunt Ji was just a concubine, but the mutton fat white jade bracelet on her wrist was priceless. As long as Xu Cheng didn't give it to her, she shouldn't have such a precious thing.

Qi'er thought about it carefully, then shook her head and said: "Only the master in our house has a suet white jade finger, not even you and Mrs. Tai. I heard that this kind of jade came as a tribute from Xijiang this spring, and there are some in the palace. The empress probably has it. Could it be that empress Yupin gave such a valuable thing to Aunt Ji?"

Li Yan felt that it was unlikely that concubines could not give away things that the emperor gave to concubines at will.Li Yan was speechless all the way, and when she returned to Jinxiu Courtyard, she was still speechless while eating the delicious, smooth and tender chicken.Qi'er and Qing'er ate happily, until they finished eating in the small bowls, they realized that something was wrong with Madam.

Qing'er wiped her mouth and asked, "Madam, is there something on your mind?"

Li Yan shook her head, she was suffering, in the hearts of these little girls, she felt that it was nothing strange for the master to come to the wife's room first, and then to the aunt's room, it had been like this for many years.

But Li Yan couldn't accept it.In Xu Cheng's heart, who he loves more and whom he loves less is not the most important thing.

Most importantly, she hoped that Xu Cheng was the only one in her heart, so that she could accept him and have sex with him without any scruples.

But Aunt Ji is as beautiful as a flower, can Xu Cheng not go to her room?Moreover, Li Yan felt that there were many secrets behind Aunt Ji, she was not just a concubine.Li Yan suddenly blamed herself, what does this have to do with her, why should she take care of Aunt Ji's affairs, Aunt Ji has no hostility towards her.

Li Yan's heart was inexplicably sour, and it was the first time she felt so sour when she came here.She knew that this was deep jealousy, and she didn't want Xu Cheng to touch such a woman.

She couldn't help frowning slightly and pursing her mouth, even the little chicken didn't taste so delicious anymore.

In fact, Qi'er probably knew what the master was thinking, she pretended not to know, and leaned over to smell it, "Ma'am, is the little chicken in your bowl sour?"

Qing'er chuckled, "How is it possible, they are all in the same clay pot, and there is no vinegar in it."

Li Yan squinted at them, "It's my heart that hurts, okay?"

Qi'er and Qing'er covered their mouths and laughed.

Li Yan groaned in her heart, if Xu Cheng really came tomorrow night, she would take it as fulfilling an obligation.She must not think too much, and must not be jealous anymore. She must enjoy the life here and don't worry too much.

At this time, Xu Cheng, who was reading medical books in Zhihui Hall, read several lines of words several times, and finally closed the book.After taking a sip of tea, he got up and went to Cui Song Yuan.

Originally, he had already made plans in his heart, planning to go to Jinxiu Courtyard tonight. After all, he has been away for two months, and he also needs the warmth of a woman.But his mother vomited blood twice, he had to fulfill his filial piety as a son, so he had no intention of going to Jinxiu Courtyard, and he had better wait until tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)