Chapter 4 Stepmom Primer
"Qi'er greets her grandmother. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
In March of the 60th year of pouring ink, in the morning, a round and jade little girl in the main room of Nalan Mansion lowered her head and kowtowed to the woman on the main seat in a decent manner.
I saw that this little girl was wearing a warm yellow mopping smoke cage plum blossom white water skirt, covered with a red moon satin magnolia flying butterfly fox fur jacket, only revealing a white and clean bun face, and the strange plum pole shown with brown silk thread on the fox fur jacket contrasted with each other, which had a unique taste.
"Ouch, my little ancestor, you're really knocking, be careful not to hurt yourself." The sound of the morning bell and the sound of the dusk drum echoed in the carved wings on all sides.
"Grandmother, you really don't care for Qi'er. Otherwise, why did you say this after Qi'er kowtowed? The little girl raised her head as if she was indignant, a pair of willow eyebrows with just the right arc were frowned together, and the slightly bitten honey lips flashed a few hints of light red luster, making her whole face more and more fair and delicate, clear and clear.
Unfortunately, before the woman could reply, the girl smiled to herself, she raised her full and pure forehead slightly, and a pair of black and white Danfeng eyes looked forward to Shenfei, and ran towards the main seat with a smile, and the long-lived lock hanging around her neck jingled with every step. The girl simply put an ingot bun on her head, and only inserted a lilac oak flower obliquely, sprinkling the fragrance all the way.
"Mother, why is it so lively today?" In front of the door of the carved moon cave, there was a burst of melodious laughter like a yellow warbler out of the valley, and the little maid in the pink cardigan skirt hurriedly lifted the fragrant curtain of green flowers and bamboo.
If you don't see it, you can hear it first! After a few folds in the wing, the tone of this charm was folded a few times, and only then did I find a pink narcissus scattered flower green leaf skirt that mopped the floor.
I saw a young beauty dressed in golden silk thin smoke and green sand, and a little pink delicacy walked in, although this woman is not as beautiful as the ordinary Jiangnan lady, but the lotus step also has a romantic posture.
"Huh? Yesterday, the imperial doctor in the palace didn't say that the mother had some paralysis, and she needed to keep warm on weekdays and not touch heavy objects. How did Qi'er survive and lie in her mother's arms like before? ”
The young beauty Wushun's three-foot green silk pine is loosely wrapped behind her forehead, combing a low-hanging Feiyun bun, hairpins with a branch of eight treasures jade chrysanthemum hairpin, dressed like the twenty-eight girls who have not come out of the pavilion, bright and delicate, and can not be square. She seemed to open her mouth casually, smiling smartly, and her almond eyes were shining with anticipation.
"Qi'er greets the third aunt." The childish child lying in the arms of the old lady Nalan seemed to not know what to mean, and lightly jumped off the throne of ochre flowers in the glaze under his body, Danfeng's eyes stared at the beauty with clear eyes, and the pear vortex at the corner of his mouth appeared slightly, and he made a series of serious things.
Immediately, Nalan Qi changed his posture again, learning from the ancient paintings of the ladies who buried flowers and the moon all day long, lowered his head slightly, stroked his forehead, and sighed: "This time, how can I be worried." "A serious little appearance really has a heart-heavy charm.
"Ouch, my little leather monkey, what else is there to worry you about?" The old lady who was sitting upright like a Buddha couldn't help but ask.
Nalan Qi rolled a pair of inky eyes, until he caught a glimpse of the corners of the old lady's mouth twitching slightly because of the smile, and then he stroked his chest and replied.
"Just now, the third aunt said that Qi'er is a heavy object, and Qi'er thought about how many bowls of white fungus osmanthus soup should be drunk less at each meal, so as to have the opportunity to kiss her grandmother."
"! Don't say you're six years old today, you're ten years old, and your grandmother can hold it! Mrs. Nalan pursed her elegant lips and glared at Nalan Qi majestically, and after a while, she couldn't help it, and her heart and liver were aroused.
A room of warblers sang and laughed, and the young beauty was not embarrassed, and grinned greatly. If you don't pay attention, you really can't see the few new long marks on the magnolia pattern cotton satin handkerchief she is clenching.
"Mrs., the second master has come back with the new lady." The maid in an indigo cardigan dress opened the fragrant concubine curtain and walked in lightly, she hunched her waist, lowered her head, and looked a little restrained. However, the voice was not small, and a room of warblers singing and laughing stopped abruptly in the bright voice.
After being stunned for a moment, the old lady took a sip of warm tea before replying: "That's it, let the second master come to the main house to say goodbye." In the past few years, there has been no one around Xiao Er who knows cold and hot, and I am also worried about my mother. Although what Mrs. Huang did in the past was not very glorious, five or six years have passed, and not many people remember it. What's more, she added a son and a daughter to my Nalan family, which can be regarded as making up for her mistakes. ”
Nalan Qi tilted her head slightly to look at the woman holding her, and the old lady's face, which had a few fine lines, was obscure in the wisps of tea.
As if she had a feeling, she stroked Nalan Qi's drooping sideburns and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, you are the eldest daughter of the second room, and you can't change it if you record it in the genealogy." In the future, if that woman bullies you, you will have your grandmother to protect you. ”
Protecting me? Nalan Qi couldn't help but sneer in his heart, no one in this Nalan Mansion knows that six years ago, General Xuanyuan rebelled, degraded to the Huang Outer Room in Xinjiang, and her father obeyed the emperor's orders, made meritorious contributions, raised troops against his father-in-law and made a first-class meritorious service, so you moved her to bring her in as a new lady. If it weren't for your son's pity for his young daughter and a six-year covenant, I am afraid he would have entered the house a long time ago.
The drunken halo of the early morning shined through the pineapple wood carved window, shining on the smiling face of the old lady Nalan, flickering and dimming, half kind, half ruthless.
"Mother, the unfilial descendants have come to greet you."
The sound of warm and jade gold and stone suddenly sounded outside the main room, although it was low and lazy, it made people feel like a spring breeze, and it overflowed from the carved space gap of the carved compartment door.
Father! Nalan Qi tilted his head slightly and looked at the man who entered against the light.
With pure jet-black pupils, thin and tight lips, and a narrow and straight nose, Zhong Lingyun's beautiful facial features are set off by a white robe embroidered with ink and bamboo, like Gui Rubi!
"Father!" Nalan Qi looked at the man who was as elegant as the wind while walking, and couldn't help but rush forward and pounce on the man's placket.
"Little Monkey! Don't come down yet, look at your father's moon-white robe that you have made dirty! The old lady Nalan on the main seat pursed her lips and smiled "poof" as she called out.
Nalan Qi slid down, her father, who was still young and was a little at a loss by his daughter's enthusiasm, had just recovered the appearance of Yushu in the wind when he had just entered the house.
He suddenly slapped his palm, as if remembering something, and carefully took out a piece of finely carved and lifelike jade from his gold-trimmed wide-sleeved robe, and hung it on the waist of his little daughter, who was staring at him with admiration.
"Transparent and flawless, the warm fragrance of nephrite enters the eyes! The second uncle is really good-looking. The young beauty, who had been silent since the second master entered, suddenly clapped her palms and smiled. But in an instant, she rubbed the teacup and frowned slightly.
"Huh? The little beauty next to the second uncle is not the daughter of the new lady outside, and I see that she is older than her niece Qi! How can this eldest daughter and the second daughter be separated? The brisk atmosphere just now suddenly suffocated because of this sentence.
"The concubine has seen the eldest lady." The new lady, who had been hanging her head respectfully and making a wooden shape, only interjected at this moment.
The soft and refreshing tone of the hollow valley soothed the somewhat impetuous atmosphere, and Nalan Qi had a sneer on his lips, secretly lowering his eyelids, and his slightly trembling thick long eyelashes covered the rapidly changing turbulent waves in his eyes.
Even if she had already known the femme fatale of this stepmother in her previous life, she had to praise it at this moment: it is a beautiful skin!
Let's say that although this young woman only wore a simple moon-white robe, she ingeniously embroidered flowers with various silk threads, lilacs, magnolias, autumn chrysanthemums, winter plums, purple and red, and flowers, extending from the skirt to the waist, a good picture of a floral beauty!
Her waist was tied with a long silk brocade of dark blue, outlining the waist of the bee, and the fragrance of flowers was sparse between the lotus steps, but it was not frivolous. It only makes people feel elegant and gentle, and the view is cordial, and the gestures add a bit of elegance.
"Get up." The eldest lady moved her fingers indifferently, but if you look closely, you can see that her color has slowed slightly.
"Yi Lian made a big mistake when he knew that he was young and ignorant, which brought shame on the Nalan family. But the concubine promises that she will change her past wrongs, and she will regard Qi'er as her own daughter in the future. ”
The young woman did not get up as the eldest lady said, but knelt down and touched the ground with her forehead, upright and reverent. When she looked up, the jade forehead of Bo Shi Fandai was already red, which made people feel sorry.
The woman secretly glanced at the man with her sparkling pupils, and a bitter and weak smile appeared on her face, and she quickly moved her eyes away. However, her husband was only focused on his little daughter at the moment, and he had nothing outside his heart, but he didn't notice the scenery around him.
The woman pursed her cherry lips fiercely, and then pulled her right hand side wearing a narrow jacket of red brocade with gold and butterflies, and a pink flowered crepe skirt, a girl of the same age as Nalan Qi, and said loudly
"Sister, haven't you been clamoring to see your grandmother?" I haven't seen it yet. ”
I don't know if I was taught by the ear before I came, or if I was dragged by my mother to the pain unbearable, I have always looked arrogant, and the little girl who pouted at Nalan Qi was half-eyed, and made a series respectfully.
A smile of relief appeared on the young woman's face.
"Mother, although the concubine was born in February of the fifty-fourth year of the penny, her name is not right, and Qi'er is the eldest daughter of my second room. I only ask my mother to have mercy on her and add her name to the family tree. ”
Old Lady Nalan was really happy at this moment, her kind round face added a little smile, and the pear vortex that appeared from time to time on weekdays hung on the corner of her mouth again. The old lady glanced at the juniors below with her eyes like a torch, as if she saw something, and shouted with a smile
"Yo! Isn't that my good grandson? Look at this handsome appearance with red lips and white teeth, it is really the same as the second master's childhood! ”
On the left hand side of Nalan Qi's stepmother stood a yellow-haired boy with a slightly impatient expression, his mouth was closed, and he didn't know what he was muttering to himself.
Hearing the old lady call him, the boy's eyes lit up slightly, but he didn't see life, and ran towards the main seat at a gallop. It's a pity that he has short hands and short feet, and he stumbles when he runs. Coupled with the red gold plate glass ring on the neck, the jingling bell rings directly, it is really lively.
"Grandmother, grandmother, are you really my grandmother? On weekdays, my father said at home that you are beautiful and generous, and you are a model in the family. When Yuze saw it today, his father really didn't lie to me! ”
The boy knelt upright beside the old lady Nalan's lap, resting on his lap a plain little face as round as a white-faced steamed bun, and his wet eyes were full of admiration, which made the old lady happy.
"Hehe, am I not your grandmother? Spring is warm! Spring is warm! I remember that the Chinese side of the last moon palace only rewarded a few brocades made of ice silk, and quickly asked the steward to send a few from the treasury. This summer is here in a blink of an eye, and using that to make underwear for my good grandson is the most comfortable fit. ”
Standing straight beside the old lady like a root, the big girl in an indigo cardigan dress looked stunned. Although she wondered in her heart how this old lady rewarded the tribute satin that she was reluctant to wear on weekdays, she still bowed down smoothly and walked out of the carved moon cave door with vigorous steps.
Nalan Qi, who had been looking indifferent and playing with the jade pendant, raised his head slightly, and glanced around, the stepmother with a heart higher than the sky had an unfathomable but unconcealable smug smile on her face, and the third lady who was trivial and trivial had already pinched the magnolia pattern cotton satin handkerchief in her hand!
This Nalan Mansion, it seems, is going to be lively!
"Grandmother, grandmother, you must like Yuze to give Yuze a gift, right? Yuze also likes Sister Qi, can you share what you like with your sister? ”
Look, it's exactly the same as the last life, here! Nalan Qi looked at the childish child in front of him who had cunning eyes but could not hide his gloom, and was a little funny. Sure enough, there are some people in this world who are evil by nature.
"Sister Qi, Yu Ze gave you a gift, why doesn't my sister pay attention to Yu Ze, aren't you happy?"
The cold morning of March had passed, but the sun hung a little tiredly in the sky. Wisps of sunlight shone in from the east window, and were sifted into mottled and finely shredded dark yellow and gray by the hollow and carved window paper, and fell on the smiling face in front of Nalan Qi.
"Why don't you die?"
On that gloomy and dark moonlit night in my memory, the memory of being disfigured by my cousin is back!
Fire everywhere! Finely carved oak carved bed! A bed curtain with silver hooks and upside-down purple yarn! Celadon case, an ancient bottle full of pine and bamboo! Everything burned so fast that it crackled like dry wood and turned to ashes, leaving only flames and smoke.
Nalan Qi was terrified, she tightened her light-colored Luo skirt, and couldn't distinguish between east and west, north and south, and staggered forward. She felt like her eyes were blinded, her throat was gasping, and the ends of her hair on her shoulders were scorched!
"Hehe, aren't you dead yet?" She was frantic with anxiety, and the back of her neck was burned with a faint pain. But his half-brother stood 5 meters away, smiling softly at her! Standing there, motionless.
Why? She really wanted to know why.
"Sister, sister! Why don't you ignore Yu Ze, don't you like me? "The face in my memory coincides with what I am looking for, three parts childish, seven parts evil beauty.
Nalan Qi lowered his eyes to hide the emotions inside, but his fingers hanging straight on both sides of the hem of his clothes still couldn't help but tremble.
"Ahem, the seven girl is not the most sharp on weekdays, why don't you promise your brother today?" The old lady energetically rubbed the bamboo pipe of Xiangfei in her palm, ruddy as jade, white copper bucket, and ivory mouth-biting pipe, and asked with a smile.
It seems to be a casual inquiry, but if you look closely, you can see the anger hidden under her thick eyebrows, which are delicately painted in ink and stone.
Hehe! In the last life, she agreed, and then what?
Her younger brother, who smiled gently and purely, took out the jade pendant of the Nalan family, the eldest grandson of the jade character that he had been wearing, and handed it to her with a respectful expression. It's a pity that before her fingertips touched it, the jade pendant shattered!
Before she could react, the younger brother, who was still young but quite popular with everyone, changed his style abruptly, and while lying on the ground and rolling, he cried and cried: "Sister! Even if you don't like to be a brother, you can't break the jade pendant! ”
She looked around in amazement, and more than a dozen pairs of suspicious eyes stared at her. She wanted to explain, but the angle of handing the jade pendant just now was blocked by her stepmother, and she couldn't speak!
I could only look at my stepmother hugging my younger brother and scolding: "You demon king of the world, Qi'er obviously accidentally broke it, where did it happen on purpose." Don't apologize to your sister yet! But this scolding, isn't it a confirmation of her smashing the jade pendant!
It wasn't until she was taken away by her father that Nalan Qi woke up to the fact that she had been calculated. Nalan Qi, who was 6 years old at the time, experienced for the first time the meaning of stepmother and the hardships of being alone.
"Grandmother, Brother Ze likes Qi'er, and Qi'er is overjoyed. But how can there be a reason for the younger brother to send something to the eldest sister, wouldn't he be ashamed of me. Qi "Nalan Qi curtsied his knees and replied to the old lady.
"Okay, it's better for Qi'er to be reasonable." The bright voice is the final word.
Although the new lady who was standing with a gentle and petty face caressing her sideburns was disappointed, she also knew that she had just arrived, and it was inconvenient to say more. She glanced at the girl who was not yet on her knees, and touched a pair of calm and cold eyes, only to feel panicked. But when you look closely, there's nothing left