Chapter 94 Accept your fate
After Liu Yi left the General's Mansion, it was also the first time that Dong Xiaoyou started as a "housewife" as a director, and the General's Mansion was not very large, and the manpower was not very large. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info But this is the first time Dong Xiaoyou has presided over family affairs, even if there are two maids who are already good at taking care of affairs with the help of Bailing and A Chu, and Biluo, Ren Hong and Hanzhu are also very capable. However, Dong Xiaoyou had to ask about the food and clothing of hundreds of people up and down the general's mansion, and after half a day, she was so tired that she couldn't hold on.
In fact, when Dong Xiaoyou was originally studying in the 21st century, he used to get up early every day and spend three years of high school life. However, since she went to college, her life has begun to be leisurely, because she herself is still a little talented, even if she is not too serious, she can still maintain an upper middle grade, without worrying about failing the course, and the courses in their university are relatively few in similar colleges. After coming to ancient times, she lived comfortably for more than two years as an eldest lady, and she became more lazy.
It wasn't until the night that Dong Xiaoyou finally got free, and after a busy day, she felt a little dizzy. However, Biluo's words are right, only when he is in charge of the power of the mansion can he live a more stable life in the future. Otherwise, I really don't know when I will be calculated.
Thinking about how her biological mother was poisoned in the Xu Mansion, she couldn't help but feel a little frightened. But she doesn't have to worry about being poisoned for the time being, Biluo is her talisman, how can ordinary poison escape Biluo's eyes? And if Ah Chu can be trusted, she is also an excellent assistant. Dong Xiaoyou is not narrow-minded, and she doesn't care very much if Ah Chu is here to spy on her, but she thinks that it would be best if she could dig Ah Chu to her side like Bailing. As for Ren Hong and Hanzhu, Hong'er is smart and clever, but after all, she is too young to be reused; Although Hanzhu is calm and intelligent, she always feels that she is too dull, unlike Biluo and Bailing who are as intimate with themselves as Biluo and Bailing.
"Madame, supper is ready. Is the lady going to use it first, or will she wait for the prince to come back and use it? Ah Chu asked with a light smile.
Dong Xiaoyou replied without thinking: "It's better to wait for the prince to come back and use it." "She's not a fool, Ah Chu is a little tempting when she asks this, although she doesn't know if Ah Chu's temptation was ordered by Liu Yi, or if Ah Chu himself wants to test herself. This is in feudal ancient times, her current husband is still a prince, how can there be no rules? Although Dong Xiaoyou was already hungry, she could only wait for Liu Yi to return home.
"However, the prince usually returns home late, and the slave is afraid of the lady's ......" Ah Chu said with some concern, Dong Xiaoyou looked at her, and thought: Is it worth testing yourself so repeatedly? Okay, then let this girl show you how virtuous I am!
"No need, if my husband doesn't come back to eat, then I, as a lady, can't eat first." Dong Xiaoyou didn't give Ah Chu a chance to speak.
“…… Well, if the lady is hungry, speak to the slave maid. Ah Chu retreated.
In fact, Dong Xiaoyou is really a little careless this time, Ah Chu has been following Liu Yi, the king of Luling, for some years, so he naturally knows Liu Yi's whereabouts very well. So she was sincerely worried about Mrs. Rong's body.
When it was already very dark, Liu Yi returned to the general's mansion in a carriage. Dong Xiaoyou originally wanted to complain about him lightly, but looking at Liu Yi's tired face, he also knew that he might be more tired than himself: he was going to take over the entire military of Youzhou, which was more tiring than managing a small general's mansion by himself, I don't know how many times, right?
Dong Xiaoyou already planned to continue to play a "good wife" at this time, so she just greeted Liu Yi lightly, and then took the initiative to change Liu Yi's clothes and serve him dinner. Liu Yi didn't expect this wife to become so "virtuous", thinking of the matter of taking a concubine in three days, he felt a little sorry for her, so he said thoughtfully: "Madame is also tired for a day, so it's better to sit down and eat with me." ”
Dong Xiaoyou was actually sweating from hunger, but in order to show her virtuous and gentle, she still pretended to prevaricate, Liu Yi saw that her face was a little pale, so she insisted on asking her to eat together. Dong Xiaoyou didn't shirk anymore, let Ah Chu add dishes and chopsticks and sit down, and Liu Yi also laid a few dishes for her.
After dinner, Dong Xiaoyou still remembered to watch the people clean up the dishes and chopsticks, but was pulled by Liu Yi.
"Madame, I have something to tell you." Liu Yi said.
Dong Xiaoyou hurriedly sat close to him and asked cautiously, "If you have anything to say, please speak up." Dong Xiaoyou is trying her best to show herself as a bird, because she has thought a lot today, and now she is not a concubine, but a wife. can become the identity of the "master mother" in this general's mansion, isn't it all a sentence from King Luling? If you fall out with Liu Yi in the future, you will abolish yourself, isn't it also Liu Yi's words? Therefore, it is best for her to hope that the two can maintain a good relationship forever. Whether there is love or not is secondary, the most important thing is to survive well.
Liu Yi sighed, and told Dong Xiaoyou about his marriage with Gongsun Fang, and at the end, he asked: "Madam, what do you think?" ”
Dong Xiaoyou listened, as if falling into the clouds and fog, and it took a long time to come back to his senses. Her face was naturally cloudy, she had already made up her mind to live a good life with Liu Yi in the future, but she didn't expect that it was only the second day after entering his door, and she knew that people still wanted to take concubines. Dong Xiaoyou was naturally very uncomfortable in her heart, but she knew that she had to look at Liu Yi's face and act, otherwise she would not have her own good fruits to eat in the future.
Now that even the date has been set, even if she cries and opposes it, it will not help, but will make Liu Yi hate herself even more. Dong Xiaoyou finally made up her mind: she must play the role of a lady well, and she will never contradict Liu Yi. However, she must not entrust her body and mind to her husband like ordinary ancient women, she just needs to play the role of a wife, even if she and Liu Yi really have a husband and wife in the future, and even have children...... She must not fall in love with him either. She realized very clearly in her mind: once she fell in love with an ancient man, her fate would be the same as that of countless ancient complaining women. Because no matter how beautiful he looks, a man will always be bored. She had already experienced a failed relationship and must not trap herself again.
Immediately, she raised her head and looked at Liu Yi: Liu Yi's expression was not as calm as usual, but there was an expression of guilt, which showed that he also understood that he was sorry for himself. Anyway, Dong Xiaoyou sighed in his heart: Since he has decided that he can't fall in love with him, what does it matter if he wants to take a concubine? It's just that looking at Liu Yi's expression, it shows that he still has his own place in his heart more or less, in this case, even if he wants to agree, he can't act indifferent, otherwise it will make this man think that he doesn't care about him.
So, Dong Xiaoyou forced a smile and said: "Since the husband has agreed to Gongsun Taishou, then the concubine will naturally have no objections." Then, she said, "In the future, the concubine will abide by her duties and get along well with Miss Gongsun." ”
When Liu Yi heard this, his heart was a little relaxed, originally he had the impression that Rong'er was a baby that should be held in the palm of his hand to be cared for, and she was not as docile as ordinary women, he thought she would cry, but he didn't expect to agree without saying anything.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Yiyi frowned: Could it be that this girl doesn't care about herself at all? He quietly glanced at Dong Xiaoyou: seeing that although she had a smile on her face, she was clearly very reluctant, her brows trembled, and she seemed to be very restless. When Liu Yi saw Dong Xiaoyou like this, the guilt in his heart was even more.
"Rong'er, don't worry, I won't treat you badly in the future." Liu Yi said, and reached over to stroke Dong Xiaoyou's head. Dong Xiaoyou glanced at him with complicated eyes, then stopped speaking, and did not resist his intimate behavior of treating himself as a child.
Thinking that it was the beloved daughter of Gongsun Yu Taishou who was about to marry as a concubine, Dong Xiaoyou always felt very uneasy in his heart. Speaking of Gongsun Yu Taishou, Dong Xiaoyou thought of his cheap son Gongsun Leopard, who was not successful, if it weren't for the pressure they put on the Xu family back then, the second sister would not have been able to marry as a concubine. Although I later heard that the second sister was doing well over there, Dong Xiaoyou always thought that Gongsun Leopard was a gentleman, and he was not worthy of a heroic second sister at all.
And now this Miss Gongsun, who is about to get married, is not adopted, but the daughter of the grandson of the family. That is definitely a person who is loved by thousands of people, although he has not met that Miss Gongsun yet, but Dong Xiaoyou instinctively felt that the other party would definitely not be willing to be just a concubine. She's a dignified concubine, but what about herself? She is just a concubine of a businessman's family, although Dong Xiaoyou has never felt that her identity is "inferior", but she understands that in the feudal era of valuing her concubine, judging from the identity of the other party, she is definitely unwilling to be under herself.
However, what gave Dong Xiaoyou the most headache was that this dynasty was not like after the Song Dynasty, where the concubine room could be "turned into a wife", so she herself could become the wife of King Luling without many objections. In the same way, if she falls out of favor in the future, she only needs Liu Yi's words, and she will fall from the "wife" to the "concubine". Therefore, she was very uneasy in her heart, and always felt that Miss Gongsun would definitely find a way to get rid of her in the future, or let her fall out of favor. What's even more troublesome is that she is the daughter of Taishou, and she married in order to let Liu Yi control the situation in Youzhou, although she is a concubine, let alone herself, even Liu Yi himself has to respect her for three points. Then there is no way to find fault with others to rectify each other, let alone let King Luling drive people out of the house.
After thinking of these questions, she couldn't help but sigh: Liu Yi accepted this concubine for political needs, but she found a big trouble for herself.
Hearing Dong Xiaoyu sigh but didn't say anything, Liu Yi asked, "Madam?" Why do you sigh like this? ”
Dong Xiaoyou shook her head and didn't answer him, she thought: Liu Yi is actually a very arbitrary man, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to find the princess after he had clearly "warned" him not to go to Wang Xuan and the princess, which caused Wang Xuan to be mad at her that night. From this point alone, he was always a macho ancient man. Even if he is interested in himself now, there is no guarantee that this interest will not diminish in the future. Alas, Dong Xiaoyou not only lamented her fate, she really wanted to live a stable life, but God seemed to have been against her.
Liu Yi also wanted to guess part of Dong Xiaoyou's thoughts, and he understood that Dong Xiaoyou must be worried that Miss Gongsun would disobey her in the future. Immediately, he said, "Madam, you can rest assured. Since I have already said that you are a wife, even Miss Gongsun should be respectful to you in the future, otherwise, she will not know the etiquette. He said this to make Xu Rong feel relieved, even if the other party's identity is not ordinary, he will not let Miss Gongsun go too far.
Although Dong Xiaoyou understands Liu Yi's care and care for herself, she understands: The fight between women in this backyard will always be something that men can't experience, maybe she will be killed in the future, and it will make Liu Yi feel that it is her own fault. However, she thought again: maybe that Miss Gongsun is not a very vicious person. As long as the other party can treat her politely, she can naturally get along with the other party.
However, Dong Xiaoyou is a realistic person, and after experiencing the affairs of the palace, she naturally does not dare to underestimate any ancient. She doesn't hope for her own safety in the future on whether the other party is a good person or not. There is a saying that "the soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth". Since Liu Yi must take a concubine, then she should be a good "housewife", fortunately, there are still three days, she must be familiar with the affairs of the general's mansion in these three days, and she will have power in her hands in the future, and she will not worry about how Miss Gongsun will harm herself.
Thinking of this, she pursed her lips and clenched her little hand into a fist, as if she was going to meet a battle, which should be said to be a "protracted battle". Liu Yi looked at her expression, a little secretly funny, but he thought she was very cute, so he gently hugged her in his arms: "Madam, look, shouldn't we fall asleep?" ”
Dong Xiaoyou was suddenly hugged and stunned, but when she thought that Liu Yi was going to take a concubine soon, she didn't plan to struggle, she was not a fool, if she offended Liu Yi at this moment, then Miss Gongsun would be favored as soon as she entered the house. In the future, people will deal with her, and she will have nowhere to complain.
Thinking of this, Dong Xiaoyou held up his spirits, thinking in his heart: It's better to treat Liu Yi as a big bear doll, anyway, others don't look bad, and they don't suffer a loss. So, she simply turned her head and said with a smile: "Husband, since you want to go to bed, then it is better for the concubine to serve you in a wide clothes." ”