Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 313 Official Concubine
Seeing her husband asking about her savings, Hua Rong replied in a daze, "Savings? Let me think about it. With your salary plus His Majesty's reward, the family originally had about [-] guan in cash. The last time I fought against Yang Mo's navy, I bought horse leather. , crock pots and poison equipment, I made up two thousand guan, and the remaining [-] guan, I spent [-] guan these days..." Her voice became lower and lower, a little panicked, "Now there are less than seven hundred guan through..."

"Okay, I will work hard for Seventeenth Sister, use these seven hundred guan to prepare for Qiaoniang..." His eyes shifted from Li Qiaoniang to his wife, looking at her light green shirt, with a faint smile, "Ten Seventh sister, I don't know much about clothes, so let's compare them with yours..."

Hua Rong forcibly suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, and said with a smile: "Well, I will take care of it myself, don't worry, I will definitely prepare the best for Qiao Niang."

Li Qiaoniang blushed, and hurriedly said: "My husband is always frugal, so there is no need to make an exception for the servant's family, and there is no need to make a fuss..."

Yue Pengju chuckled: "Etiquette should be there, you can't save it. Qiao Niang, you don't have to worry about it. During these days, you have been working hard for the officials and your wife. From now on, you can just rest and wait for the wife to take care of it for you. .”

Hua Rong nodded: "Yes, you have worked hard, Qiao Niang, these days, you only do some sewing, and you don't need to do housework, I will arrange it for you."

Li Qiaoniang hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Madam. It is a great blessing for the slave family to meet Madam."

Hua Rong's heart was cut like a knife, but she still discussed the details of taking concubines with her husband and his "little concubine" as usual.It's just that in the part of entertaining guests, Yue Pengju said that the war is tense and there is no need to make a big announcement, just invite relatives and friends to get together.As for the guest list, he will arrange it himself, and Jiao Hua Rong doesn't need to intervene.

Hua Rong was noncommittal, and the three of them discussed for a while before going back to their rooms to rest.

Yue Pengju went to bed first, frowned and said, "Oh, this eye disease is really fatal."

Hua Rong walked over slowly, changed his medicine once, and then said softly, "Take a good rest for a while, there is always a doctor in Tanzhou city who can treat his eyes."

He lay down: "Thank you, Seventeenth Sister, for your service."

"Need not."

The husband and wife were polite for the first time, Hua Rong turned his face slightly, but seeing him smiling, it was the first time he realized what the real meaning of "respect each other like ice" is.

The lights were off, but Yue Pengju didn't seem to be sleepy. He was very excited and kept asking, "Sister Seventeen, what do you think Qiao Niang lacks? What kind of clothes does she look good in? What jewelry do you want to prepare?..."

Hua Rong answered every question he asked with great patience. She seemed a little numb and told herself over and over again that since she chose this path, she should play the role of "virtuous wife" to the end.

Yue Pengju asked again: "I only have [-] guan to arrange the wedding, isn't it too little?"

Hua Rong felt a little guilty, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, if I hadn't squandered it earlier, I would still have 100 taels of gold..."

"It's okay, Miss Seventeen, you have been with me all these years, and you have never lived a decent life. You should buy a few clothes. Well, let me think of a way. Li Qiaoniang is young and young, so she can't be shabby..."

Young and young, beautiful as a flower, naturally he can't be shabby.Hua Rong thought, as for the poor wife, what does it matter if she is poor or not.

Finally, Yue Pengju got tired of asking questions. Seeing that Hua Rong was still answering dutifully, he yawned and said with a smile, "Miss Seventeen's virtue is really rare in the world. I didn't know it before."

She still kept smiling, and only sighed: "But if the Yue family has a descendant, I will be a great hero."

Yue Pengju didn't ask any more questions. After all, he was extremely tired and soon fell asleep.

How could Hua Rong sleep?But she was afraid of disturbing her husband, and she didn't dare to toss and turn too much. She just opened her eyes wide in the dark night, quietly watching the unpredictable world, feeling that everything was illusory.

In a daze, she felt her husband's hand on her so hotly, it was his habit, and it was also her habit.Especially in those days when she was seriously injured and desperate, she fell asleep peacefully with such gentleness on her pillow every night, and this gave her great confidence and courage to live.It's just that everything has changed today.She quietly took his hand away and gently put it aside. He was asleep, unconscious, and gently grabbed hers again.This time, she didn't push him away again. After a while, hearing his snoring, she quietly moved away, and slowly put on her clothes and got out of bed.

He quietly walked to the window. At this time, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the birds and birds passed by, with a low voice.She stood there for a long time, when she heard the sound of her husband turning over, afraid of disturbing him, she quietly went back to lie down again.

Although there was no publicity, the news that the Yue family's good news was imminent was still spread among the family members of the military camp.These days, under Yue Pengju's arrangement, Li Qiaoniang no longer does housework. Two soldiers came to help with the cooking. She only concentrates on embroidering at home and making handkerchiefs, sachets, and concentric knots that girls like. .Hua Rong, on the other hand, was running around to buy some things.She knew that Yue Pengju's money was spent on Li Qiaoniang's dowry, and it seemed that he was not prepared for it.To be a "groom", you have to look like a groom. Pengju wears coarse clothes all the year round, and he doesn't have a decent dress at all, so he has to at least prepare for him.It can't be that the bride wears gold and silver, and the groom wears old clothes, right?
Because Li Qiaoniang was free, she often went to do needlework with the female family members in the army. The female family members saw that her clothes became more and more beautiful day by day.While all the female relatives admired Li Qiaoniang greatly, they flattered her even more.Only then did I realize that this Mrs. Ru is really going to replace the poor wife.

In the evening of that day, when Li Qiaoniang packed her needles and thread and went back, several women began to discuss:

"Li Qiaoniang is really lucky. As soon as she came, she became a first-class official, Mrs. Ru, and in the future, it is also possible to become Mrs. Feng Guo."

"Who said that she was bestowed by the Queen Mother? The status is naturally superior. Besides, she is young and beautiful. She gave birth to a son, and it is certain that she will be favored by Mr. Yue..."

"Yue Xianggong is famous for his frugality. This time, I heard that he will do a lot for Qiao Niang so that she will not be inferior to Madam. If Yue Xianggong didn't love her very much, how could he be like this?"

"Yue Xianggong wants to have a big banquet with guests? But our master hasn't received the invitation yet."

"Why are you panicking? It will be announced at that time. They are all in the barracks. Why don't you just yell and go?"

"Mrs. Yue is really magnanimous. Not only is she not jealous, but she also takes care of Mr. Yue herself. Give Li Qiaoniang all the good things. I don't like my master's two concubines. When the concubines came in, I didn't like it at all." I didn't show a good face, fortunately I have two sons, otherwise, I don't know how to be bullied..."

"Mrs. Yue can't do anything about it. Who told her she can't have children? Everything is good. If she can't have children, she has no confidence. Fortunately, Mr. Yue never gets tired of the old and never abandons her. If she wants to consolidate her position in the future, of course she can't." Not so, otherwise..."

Wang Guizhi's wife sneered: "I don't think there is a good thing in a man. A few days ago, I asked Mrs. Yue to make the decision for me. In the future, who will make the decision for her? For an official like Yue Xianggong, who will he spoil? Dare to say one more thing? In short, we women are destined to suffer..."

"That can't be helped. The fate of women has been like this since ancient times. Who can do anything?"

Fourth Sister Gao felt very uncomfortable when she heard these discussions.Just thinking, Mrs. Yue is really a miserable person.

Contrary to Li Qiaoniang's situation, these days, Hua Rong has formed a sharp contrast with her, and has restored the Jingchai sarong again, but there is no trace of haggardness, still smiling every day, walking in front of others, still amiable Her eyes were shining brightly, as if a straw mat wrapped around her body would sparkle.

Because of this, Fourth Sister Gao, who had a good personal relationship with her, was always afraid to face her or talk to her.Hua Rong didn't take the initiative to find her either.On this day, she saw Hua Rong returning from the twilight, not riding a horse, but only carrying arrow clusters, with a hurried expression.She really wanted to say hello to Hua Rong, but felt uneasy, so she finally closed the door and pretended not to see her.

How could Hua Rong not know about the suspicion of these female relatives?She was also indifferent to these, and when she returned home, the afterglow that filled the room fell from the treetops, Li Qiaoniang stood up, and looked at the mandarin duck sachet she had just embroidered.She heard footsteps, looked up to see Hua Rong, blushed, "Ma'am..."

Hua Rong smiled and glanced at the sachet in her hand: "Qiao Niang, it's really pretty, your hands are really skillful."

She said in a low voice: "My husband has been fighting all the year round, and I embroidered a sachet for him to carry with him, to keep him safe."

"Well, you're still careful."

"The slave family often thinks that the husband and wife treat the slave family with such great love, and I really don't know how many blessings the slave family has cultivated in several lifetimes."

Hua Rong said lightly, "You deserve it too."

She turned her gaze, but saw that on the table in front of Li Qiaoniang was an unembroidered twin picture.Seeing her gaze, Li Qiaoniang hurriedly said, "Ma'am..."

Hua Rong smiled and said: "I hope you can spread the branches and leaves as soon as possible for my husband."

Li Qiaoniang was a little uneasy, and said anxiously: "My family will definitely do my best for the incense of the Yue family."

"Yeah. Qiao Niang, with you taking care of my husband, I feel relieved."

"Madam, please don't worry. Although the slave girls cannot fight the enemy, they will do their best to serve the husband so that he will have no worries."

Hua Rong nodded and returned to the house.After drinking a bowl of herbal tea and sitting for a while, Yue Pengju pushed the door open and came in.

He may be aware of the changes in his wife these days, the beautiful clothes on her body have been replaced by old clothes, and she looks a little haggard.His eyes were eager and he wanted to talk to her.However, Hua Rong had no intention of talking to him about anything other than taking concubines.Several times, as soon as he spoke, she pulled the topic aside.He stared at her several times before saying, "Sister Seventeen, you don't need to be like this."

Hua Rong smiled, and said softly: "Pengju, I promise to handle it for you, so I must do it well. Don't worry."

"However, there is no need for you to save money! I will find a way myself."

Hua Rong smiled sweetly: "It's not that serious. I just mortgaged the accessories I don't need. Besides, the war is tense now, and the southeast area has been in drought for a long time. The [-] army is supported, and the people are almost wiped out. How about you?" What can you think of? What does it matter if you eat less and wear less?"

Yue Pengju stretched out his hand and held her hand tightly: "Miss Seventeen, you have worked really hard. How about this, I will ask the guards to prepare for this matter, so you don't have to worry about it."

(End of this chapter)