12. Chapter XII
Xiao Yan only felt that the desire she had just provoked by Qianlong was completely extinguished by Qianlong's strange questions and temptations, she tried to calm herself down, and her mind quickly recalled all the information about Xiao Yan's identity that the system had shown her.
Xiao Yan's father's name is Xiao Yuanshan, who belongs to the Zhengbai Banner Han Army and is an old-fashioned civil official. Xiao Yuanshan is stubborn and unsociable, so he is often suppressed by superior officials and colleagues, starting from a small seven-grade sesame official at the beginning of his career, and he has only been promoted to one level for decades, and now he is only a little-known six-grade official.
Although Xiao Yuanshan is old-fashioned, he is a rare clean official. However, there are some colleagues in the officialdom who are disgusted with Xiao Yuanshan's self-appreciating Qinggao person, so he once deliberately set up a drinking party and took drugs in the bamboo leaves that Xiao Yuanshan drank, so that he had a relationship with a Qing official Xiangwu in Tianxianglou in a daze.
Although Xiao Yuanshan later accepted Xiangwu as a concubine out of responsibility, he has always been worried about being framed by his colleagues. Even though Xiangwu has a delicate and outstanding appearance and a docile and gentle personality, she still can't get the slightest pity and favor from Xiao Yuanshan.
Xiao Yuanshan hated Xiangwu from being born in a green building, and regarded Xiangwu as an indelible stain for his life, so except for the night when he was calculated by his colleagues, Xiao Yuanshan never had sex with Xiangwu again. But I never thought that Xiangwu was pregnant because of the affection of that night, and after the melon was ripe, she gave birth to a daughter for Xiao Yuanshan, which was Xiao Yan.
In fact, the name Xiao Yan was chosen by Xiangwu herself for her daughter. Xiangwu hopes that her daughter can be like a little swallow flying freely in the sky, she can live the life she wants, live happily and happily, and don't repeat her sad fate of being like catkins swinging in the wind and flowers floating without pity.
Xiao Yuanshan didn't care about this, and did not change his attitude towards Xiangwu because of Xiao Yan's arrival, and even knew that his wife Xiao Li often treated Xiangwu and his concubine Xiao Yan badly, and he always ignored this matter, so that Xiao Li became more and more aggressive and fearless, and often took pleasure in insulting and abusing Xiangwu's mother and daughter.
It's just that poor Xiangwuyuan has a delicate heart, how can she not see Xiao Yuanshan's disdain and disgust for her. Xiangwu was sad, but also gradually lost her heart to Xiao Yuanshan, and just wanted to raise her only daughter well.
It's a pity that Xiangwu was injured during childbirth due to Xiao Li's harsh treatment and torture, and has never been properly healed since then, so after two years of hard work, Xiangwu finally died in a dilapidated small room in the Xiao Mansion that is comparable to the residence of the next person with reluctance and longing.
Since then, without the care and protection of her biological mother, Xiao Yan's life in Xiao's mansion has been even more difficult. Xiao Li couldn't wait to directly kill Xiao Yan, who looked the same as his biological mother, how could he give Xiao Yan the opportunity to read and learn words? Even the embroidery of female red and other kung fu was a craft that Xiao Li deliberately asked her to learn in order to torture Xiao Yan, but she never thought that Xiao Yan learned very well, and many embroideries were even sold at an excellent price, which really made Xiao Li make a lot of money.
Xiao Yan looked at Qianlong aggrievedly, her clear phoenix eyes were gradually filled with mist, and she bit her lip and explained softly: "The biological mother of the concubine went early, and the father and grandmother have always thought that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, so she has never taught the concubine to read and write. What the emperor heard, I am afraid that it is a rumor that does not match the facts. In fact, the concubine does not have the ability to recite by eye, nor does she know how to compose poetry......"
Qianlong gently patted Xiao Yan's back to appease, and casually asked about the situation in Xiao Yan's home. Xiao Yan answered them one by one, but it was exactly the same as the news found by Qianlong's secret guards.
Although she didn't understand why the system didn't directly arrange the identity of a Manchurian noblewoman for herself, but preferred to arrange her as a Han girl from a humble background, setting up so many obstacles for her to brush Qianlong's favorability, Xiao Yan still thought of a way, trying to gradually reduce Qianlong's disdain and disgust for her background.
After all, Qianlong's favorability towards her is still negative! If her score drops again, she will lose her life! She hasn't lived long enough, and she has no plans to kill herself!
Xiao Yan lowered her head, and her trembling voice was full of worry, "Because my father dislikes my mother's background, I have never loved my mother and concubines. Emperor...... But will the concubine be disgusted because the concubine's mother was once born in the Qinglou? ”
Qianlong's eyes flashed slightly, and his deep phoenix eyes showed a complicated look, thinking of the true identity of Xiao Yan's biological mother Xiangwu and the tragic situation of their mother and daughter over the years, even if their ancestors had many unresolvable grudges with the Qing royal family, Qianlong was also a little stunned in his heart.
If Qianlong had known Xiao Yan's identity before Xiao Yan entered the palace, he would not have allowed Xiao Yan to enter the palace, let alone accept her as his concubine. However, now Qianlong has not only made Xiao Yan his own woman, but also discovered some unusual things about Xiao Yan, so even if Qianlong now learns the truth, he is not willing to let go of this woman who has already aroused his interest.
Anyway, about Xiangwu's origin and true identity, even Xiao Yuanshan, who is the husband of Xiangwu, has never known, and the only two mothers-in-law who know the truth have been killed by the secret guards sent by Qianlong. As long as Xiao Yan never knew about the blood feud between her ancestors and the Aixinjue Luo family, Xiao Yan would only stay by his side with peace of mind, and would not have a bad heart for him, let alone the idea of revenge.
Qianlong looked at the beautiful woman in his arms with frowning eyebrows and sad eyes, and couldn't help but have a strange thought in his heart: This is his woman. Her going, staying, and even her life, should be decided and arranged by him. And as long as Xiao Yan has always been well-behaved and sensible, he is naturally willing to protect Xiao Yan's peace and joy as the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. Even if someone digs out Xiao Yan's true identity in the future, he will settle the matter for her, and he will not let her be hurt in the slightest.
Thinking of this, Qianlong was suddenly stunned, when did he have such a strong desire to possess and protect Xiao Yan, a woman? Although it can be confirmed that Xiao Yan in front of him is indeed Xiao Yuanshan's daughter, but who knows that Xiao Yan is not like him, and his soul has experienced the changes of the world and then reborn? Otherwise, how can we explain how Xiao Yan would have used the rescue methods that professional rescuers would use more than 100 years later?
Qianlong wanted to continue to test Xiao Yan with a trick, but at this time, seeing the lonely eyes in Xiao Yan's beautiful phoenix eyes, he only felt a tremor in his heart, and he couldn't help but dispel the idea of continuing to test Xiao Yan, and just wanted to comfort the little woman in his arms who looked bitter and lonely.
Qianlong lowered his head and kissed Xiao Yan's pink lips, and said softly: "It doesn't matter what your mother's identity is, you just need to remember that from now on, you will be my woman." And my woman, no one dares to despise you. Neither can your father and mother-in-law. You will never live the same miserable life as you did when you were a child, this is my promise to you. ”
Qianlong's eyes were bright, and his eyes were overflowing with undoubted pity and determination, even Xiao Yan, who thought that he had already seen Qianlong's flowery radish very clearly and thoroughly, couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Xiao Yan was a little moved by Qianlong's promise just now, but she saw that Qianlong's narrow and bright phoenix eyes gradually showed an ambiguous look, and a low and magnetic voice slowly sounded in Xiao Yan's ears: "I will take good care of you in the future, as long as you ...... Serve me well...... Good ...... for me"
Xiao Yan's eyes widened in surprise, and she finally forced herself to put on a slightly stiff and shy expression.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but secretly reflect in her heart, she really shouldn't have the slightest hope for the Qianlong scum! Where is Qianlong a warm man with a warm vein, this girl is a perverted dragon with a brain of a fine * worm!
Qianlong noticed the subtle change in Xiao Yan's expression, and felt that this woman with a rich expression was really very interesting, and he couldn't help but have the idea of teasing her even more in his heart.
Qianlong gently stroked Xiao Yan's warm and delicate body unhurriedly according to his own rhythm, and at the same time reached out to pick up the scroll that he had put on the side of the bed casually, and slowly flipped through the scroll in front of Xiao Yan page by page.
Xiao Yan's eyes widened in shock, and then her pretty face turned red.
The scroll that Qianlong just looked at on the ancient and elegant appearance is actually a boundless and fragrant spring * palace map inside, and the picture scroll drawn with gongbi is even more delicate and fragrant than the album that Mama Gui showed her before.
Nima Qianlong, you are the dignified king of a country, and you actually look at the spring * palace map so calmly, I don't know that I think you are reading the Four Books and Five Classics! Sure enough, it's a slag dragon and a color dragon that doesn't explain!
Xiao Yan was secretly slandering herself, but she heard Qianlong pointing to an extremely difficult posture in the scroll, ambiguously blowing hot air into her sensitive ears, and laughing in a low voice: "I think this posture is very good, but it happens that your body is extremely soft, it should be possible." Silly girl, what are you doing here? Let's try this pose together......"