Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 174 Stargazing
The lunch was light food, with few meaty items, and the eunuchs "considerately" placed them at the farthest place from Chen Wenxin's line of sight.

And Chen Xihai, Chen Wenren, etc. were also very considerate, staring at the few dishes as soon as they came up, as if they were afraid of being eaten by Chen Wenxin.

As everyone wished, she finally ate two chopsticks of shrimp.

After eating, in order to let Chen Wenxin have a good rest, everyone took a rest in Tingyu Pavilion, and then dispersed.

After walking around for half a day, she was indeed a little tired.

"Master, if you are tired in the afternoon, how about changing your clothes and going to bed to rest?"

Bai Lu brought a plate of watermelon with her own hands, and said, "This is the watermelon from the mountain spring outside. It's not as cold as the one from Bingshan Town. It's suitable for my master to recuperate from his illness."

She smiled and said: "What are you busy with? Just let Bai Shuang and the others do it. It's hard for you to see Ying'er, why don't the two sisters hurry up and talk about themselves?"

Ying'er felt embarrassed when she said this, she was left by Mrs. Zheng to serve Chen Wenxin, and she was standing by the side right now.

"Your Majesty, how about Ying'er leading you in to have a look at the inner room? If there is anything you don't like, change it as soon as possible, so as not to disturb your empress' rest for a while."

This makes sense.

Chen Wenxin nodded, "Then go and have a look."

The layout of the inner room is similar to that of the bedroom in Yikun Palace. The entrance is a tea table with carved plum and round feet made of mahogany.

On the left is a row of spacious couches, covered with lapis lazuli mattresses and brand new autumn-scented pillows.

There is a row of nanmu chairs under the window base on the right, and there are small tables with plum blossom style on both sides.

Inside is the same carved and exquisite wooden board as the outside room as a partition, and Xiaoxiang green gauze curtains are placed on both sides, and the inside is an embroidery bed.

She didn't want to change clothes and go to bed, so she said: "I'm lying on the couch, you just put the fruit on the tea table. I'll be quiet, you all go."

She wanted Bai Lu and Ying'er to talk freely, and also wanted to think about things by themselves.

Bai Lu understood, prepared fruit, tea and her usual favorite snacks on the tea table, and went out.

She was half lying on the couch, looking at the half-open window, the front yard of Tingyu Pavilion was outside, which was the place where they had just walked.

This is her first time to Nianxin Garden and Tingyu Pavilion, but she doesn't feel strange at all.

Because here is her family, parents and brothers.

Everyone really cared about her and cared about her, rather than flattering her for her status and favor.

She seemed to have removed her heavy armor and returned home, where she has been stable ever since.

Home is where the family is.

Stay away from the turmoil of the harem, stay away from the grievances and hatreds between her and the emperor, and the concubines.

This peace of mind is my hometown.

The summer breeze blew through the bamboo forest, making a humming sound in the hollow bamboo.

With the rustling of bamboo leaves, it is like a lullaby, which makes people feel peaceful.

She closed her eyes slightly and fell asleep without knowing it...

When she woke up, it was already dark.She lay on the embroidery bed and stretched herself.

This time, I slept so comfortably.

It had been a long time since she had such a peaceful sleep.

"Nian Nian, are you awake?"

Chen Wenyi's voice came from outside, followed by footsteps, Bai Lu opened the embroidered curtain and walked in.

She was startled when she saw Chen Wenxin half-sit up, "The servant came in half an hour ago, and the master was still awake at that time. General Chen is really amazing, you can feel the master is awake when you sit outside."

Chen Wenxin raised her eyebrows, "How did the second brother know?"

She didn't seem to make any sound when she woke up, right?

Bai Lu said: "Your servant doesn't know either. But General Chen has been here for a long time, and he was the one who carried Master to the bed. Fortunately, Master didn't wake up."

When they came in, they saw Chen Wenxin half lying on the couch and fell asleep. They wanted to wake her up to sleep on the bed.

Who would have thought that Chen Wenyi would go and come back, and when he saw her falling asleep, he just hugged her to the bed.

He is a person who practiced martial arts, and he was born with strength, holding the little Chen Wen firmly in his arms.

Chen Wenxin was a little embarrassed, "I didn't feel it at all."

She slept so soundly that she didn't feel that she had been moved at all, she just felt that she slept very comfortably this time.

Bai Lu hurriedly helped her get up, wash and change clothes, and after a while, she came out wearing a large and elegant Hanfu double-breasted skirt, and the moon-white skirt was luxuriant.

Chen Wenyi saw her Han family attire, and praised: "You can wear it like this in the garden, you don't have to be restricted to wear those flag-caps or high-soled shoes."

Chen Wenxin chuckled, "Second brother is the roundworm in my stomach, you know what I think, even when I wake up."

Chen Wenyi looked at her with a secretive smile.

"Second brother has been waiting for a long time, why do you want me?"

He came to see that he was asleep, so he should go back and wait. It's not that he didn't know that she was snoozing, so how could he wake up so quickly?

"It's nothing, I'm afraid you'll feel unwell all the way, so I'm here to ask. You fell asleep again, and I'm afraid you'll faint, so I'll just wait here for you to wake up."

What he said was commonplace, and Chen Wenxin couldn't help being moved.

He continued: "Now the family members have moved to live in the garden, and only a few cronies are left to take care of the mansion. I live in the Banished Star Residence next to Ting Yu Pavilion. It's very close when I come here."

This meant that he didn't want to impress her too much.

"Master, it's time for dinner. Would you like to invite General Chen to have dinner together?"

Bai Lu came forward to speak, lowered her head shyly and said, "I didn't expect that there is a small kitchen in Ting Yu Pavilion. The servants ordered them to make some light dishes that the master usually likes to eat. Serve them now?"

In the past, the Chen family used to sit around and eat together, but now that the family has a big business, it is difficult for them to gather together for dinner.

Fortunately, Chen Wenyi was here, so it was good for the two of them to sit down and talk while eating.

If Chen Xihai were here, he would definitely say something about not eating or sleeping, not allowing them to talk.

"Then let's go, the second brother will eat here."

Bai Lu relaxed, turned around and went outside to order the small kitchen to serve meals.

Chen Wenxin winked at Chen Wenyi with a teasing smile on her face.

"What does that mean?"

Chen Wenyi frowned, puzzled.

She gestured to Bai Lu who was going out, and lowered her voice, "Didn't you realize that Bai Lu is always shy in front of you?"

She discovered some clues during her southern tour, but Bai Lu is a person who abides by etiquette, so she can't ask directly.

Several times she tempted Bai Lu to marry her, but she refused.

It seems that her affection for Chen Wenyi is not light.

"Second brother, what do you think of this girl Bai Lu?"

Bai Lu is a good girl, but the most important thing is whether Chen Wenyi likes her or not.

Chen Wenyi tapped her on the forehead, "What are you thinking about? My father said that he would not accept concubines. My eldest brother and I will naturally follow suit."

That's right, with Bai Lu's background, it is impossible to be the official wife of a third-rank court official.

She pouted, Chen Xihai didn't take a concubine because he was old and the Zheng family had meritorious service in childbearing.

The Zeng family may not be able to have four sons and one daughter like the Zheng family, and all of them will grow up safely.

At that time, Chen Wenren was afraid that he would also want to take concubines.

Not to mention Chen Wenyi, there are so many girls waiting to be married in the capital staring at his side, wanting to occupy a place.

How about a wife, how about a concubine?
Being a concubine with Chen Wenyi is better than being a regular wife with an ordinary man.

"What's more, I once said that I would marry the most beautiful woman in the world. Although Bai Lu is good, she is not as beautiful as she is."

Chen Wenxin said in surprise: "I thought this was just an excuse for you to perfunctory your parents, do you really think so?"

She felt that Chen Wenyi was not this kind of superficial man who judged people by appearance.

Chen Wenyi curled his lips into a smile, his eyes were as bright as peach blossoms.

"True than gold."

Chen Wenxin moved his eyes away, not wanting to look at his face that turned all living beings upside down.

Even though he is his second brother, he still feels his heart beat faster after watching too much.

She was similar to Chen Wenyi's, and she was used to seeing her own face, so she could be calm about it.

But there is still a difference between the beauty of a woman and the handsomeness of a man. Chen Wenxin snorted viciously: "Second brother, you just wait to be single. I'll see where you can find a girl who is prettier than you!"

Chen Wenyi smiled faintly, and seeing Bai Lu walking in from the outside, he ended the topic.

"Let's eat. Don't worry, I won't take all your meat away like my father and elder brother."

Chen Xihai was afraid that her illness would be bad, so he wished to let her drink plain porridge, how dare he let her touch meat?

The lunch was given by the emperor from the palace, so he couldn't say anything, so he had to eat all the meaty dishes by himself.

Fortunately, the emperor was considerate of Chen Wenxin's condition, and most of the dishes were very light.

Chen Wenren felt that Chen Xihai was also sick and couldn't eat so much meat, so he just ate those meat dishes like him.

Others understood it at a glance, and helped their father and son eat together.

After the two had dinner, Chen Wenxin proposed to visit his exiled star residence.

Ban Xingju is very close to Tingyu Pavilion, the place is not big, but the location is very high.

From a distance, the houses are layered on top of each other extending from the ground to the mountainside, as if tall buildings are rising from the ground.

No wonder it is called Banished Star Residence.

The two of them were lying on the roof of the tallest house on the mountainside, looking at the stars in the sky.

Chen Wenyi said softly: "Nian Nian, do you still remember that when you were young, your second brother often took you to watch the stars?"

Chen Wenxin was taken aback for a moment, she had stayed in the Chen family for three or four months after transmigrating, and she had no memory of it.

"Huh? I remember, I remember."

Chen Wenxin lay comfortably on a cushion, and handed another to Chen Wenyi beside him, "This is for you to pillow on."

Chen Wenyi didn't pick up the cushion, but reached out and pinched her face forcefully.

"Ah! Pain, pain! What are you doing!"

When he pinched, Chen Wenxin almost burst into tears.

He leaned closer, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "We never looked at the stars together when we were young."

(End of this chapter)