In the early morning of the next day, when Qiao Wei came to Jinyi's couch, she found that she was awake, quietly looking at Chengchen on the top of the couch, and her eyes were full of purple.

Qiao Wei held an object in her hand, which was a medicine bottle made of a single piece of amethyst hollowed out. The bottom of the bottle has a mouth, and the amethyst of the same texture is plugged to facilitate the loading of the medicinal liquid. At the top of the bottle, there is also a piston the size of a grain of rice.

She carefully opened the bottle, Jin Yi glanced at her, silently turned around and lay down, and let Qiao Wei slowly drip the liquid into her eyes.

After dripping, Qiao Wei carefully put away the amethyst bottle close to her body.

Jin Yi closed his eyes and concentrated, and after a pillar of incense, he got up, washed and changed his clothes, and sat in front of the white jade makeup table.

Qiao Wei stood behind Jin Yi and looked at her in the diamond mirror for a long time, her purple eyes were like clear waves, faint as mist. Qiao Wei nodded in satisfaction and began to groom her.

Breakfast in the main hall. Jin Yi looked at the table, recognized Qiao Wei's craftsmanship, and asked, "Didn't sleep well last night?" There was concern in his tone, and he looked closely at the faint bruises under her eyes.

"I used to think about coming back here every day, but now that I'm back, I'm a little unaccustomed to it." Qiao Wei chuckled, with melancholy in her eyes, and said, "I went to the small kitchen early in the morning to take a look." Seeing that the vegetarian plum blossom outside was just right, I made this plum blossom cake, and the stuffing we used to make last time was the stuffing we used in Shuhuai. ”

Jin Yi took a fragrant cake, broke a small piece, sniffed it lightly, showed some joy on his face, took a bite, and said: "I see that the light is good next to the landlord, turn around and change it into a greenhouse, and pack up the flowers we brought back, and the golden bell lily of the valley should also be planted." ”

While the two were talking, Qin Jinru walked in and said with a smile: "Sister Yi, you got up so early." ”

Jin Yi saw that she was covered with a crane with a big red feather veil and a white mink, and inside was a brocade robe woven with Yunfei makeup and satin. The oily black silk pulled the flowers into a bun, and the hairpin was a gold silk eight treasures inlaid with beads. smiled and pulled her to sit down, and said, "Ru'er still likes red so much." ”

Then he asked, "You came here so early in the morning wearing a big sweater, didn't you stay in this house last night?" ”

"I saw that my brother was not in a good mood yesterday, so I accompanied him back there. Anyway, it's close, so it's easy to come back in the morning. Picked up a piece of plum blossom cake, took a small bite, and said:

"My brother was going to come with me, but as soon as I arrived at the gate of the mansion, someone came to deliver a letter, saying that the prince of Chuchen would return to Beijing today. When he heard this, I went out of the city with the others, saying that I would come back at noon. ”

Jin Yi listened, nodded in response, and didn't care much.

After dinner, Jinru accompanied her to greet Qingrong Hou.

Fengxian Hall is the main house of the Marquis of Qingrong. All the way, planted a lot of pine and cypress trees, evergreen vines, in order to show the loyalty of the ancestors, prosperity and longevity. There are many trees and rocks in the courtyard, which looks magnificent and magnificent. The house of the five enters, the outermost gilt plaque, the two words "Fengxian" are written on it.

Outside the door, there was a little maid holding a big red lacquer plate in and out, and the maid of the Marquis of Qingrong picked up the curtain and came out, and when she saw Qin Jinyi, she smiled and said, "Second Miss is early." ”

Ryowen had a goose egg face, his eyes were round, and his face was still a little immature, and he said with a smile: "Master Hou and Mrs. are having breakfast inside, please come in." ”

As he spoke, he lifted the curtain, Jin Yi nodded politely at her, and took Jin Ru into the main hall.

Qingrong Hou Qin Zhili was sitting in front of the desk eating, and there was an Aunt Feng standing behind him.

Qin Zhili now has two aunts, in addition to this Aunt Feng, there is also a surname Hu, I heard that her body is a little delicate, so she is not here today. There is only one person in the room, and it was picked for him by the Xu family last year.

These three people are extremely respectful to the Xu family, and in addition to setting rules beside the Xu family on weekdays, they rarely touch Qin and give courtesy. Seeing that the three of them have not come out, you can know one or two of Xu's methods.

Xu Shi sat on the left side of Qin Zhili, and was personally serving jasper japonica rice porridge for him with a smile on his face.

She wore an apricot yellow peony pattern Shu brocade skirt, and wore a blue and white glass bead inlaid gold wrist wheel on her wrist, which lined her bright wrist snow, and the red Yingluo with a phoenix swaying on the edge of her hair, and her young and delicate face looked charming and colorful.

is less than thirty years old, and such a dress does not lose the dignified and noble spirit of Mrs. Hou, but also delicate and feminine.

Jin Yifu greeted Qingrong Hou and said calmly: "Father, my daughter is back." ”

Jin Ru on the side followed the invitation, but he smiled and said, "Second uncle is early." ”

Xu is Jinru's voice was crisp, diluting the originally somewhat strange and depressing atmosphere in the room, Qin Zhili's expression relaxed, nodded gently, and motioned for the two to sit.

The two of them sat down next to a chair covered with red brocade silk mattresses by the west window.

Jin Yi raised her eyes and looked at her father.

Qingrong Hou is now five years old Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the prime of life for men. But his complexion was dull, and his eyes were a little distracted. The three-inch short beard under the chin is neatly groomed, making him look a little heroic, and the eyebrows and eyes are cool to Xiao Grandfather, but he hides the excessive decadence of his middle-aged wine.

At this time, Qin Zhili was also looking at her intently.

Jin Yifu has a light pigment, wears a brocade shirt embroidered with lotus lotus and a thousand leaves and begonias, a pleated skirt of smoke and water mist, a double bun with black hair, and only a lilac hairpin flower, which is beautiful and elegant, and sets off her complexion and purple eyes.

Qin Zhili was in a trance for a while, and the person in front of him seemed to be Jiang Jirou who he saw for the first time.

At that time, she was wearing a layered gauze skirt made of smoke and purple silk, and her head was full of black silk tied into a flying ring bun, and the rhombic flowers on her forehead seemed to reflect the purple meaning in her eyes, and the brilliance was uncertain.

Jiang Jirou's beauty is not as charming and amazing as Queen Jiang's, and her temperament is not as warm as that of women in the Western Regions, but more like the gentleness and loveliness of Jiangnan women.

Qin Zhili was not yet twenty years old at that time, how could he not be greedy in the face of such a rare and beautiful exotic style. After marriage, the two were in love and really in love.

But later, the delicate jade fingers always held the ruthless quicksand in disbelief.

Maybe Jiang Jirou is too supple and scheming, or maybe the man is greedy for the new and forgets the old and lives up to the morning and twilight. Less than two years after marriage, he welcomed Xu's entry again.

Xu Meixin is the daughter of Xinye Xu, and the family is also a family that has been prosperous for nearly 30 years. Xu's brother can also be regarded as Qin Zhili's boss. Therefore, the Xu family respected the noble concubine at the beginning.

In the end, the Xu family was born in a Central Plains family, and she is not as simple as a woman in the Western Regions like the Jiang family. After Xu entered the door, he was considerate of warmth and coldness, but also petty and controlled, and soon captured Qin Zhili's heart firmly. Qin Zhili's affection for the Jiang family gradually turned to the Xu family.

After that, Qin Zhili raised two aunts successively on the grounds that it was difficult for the heirs to succeed. Xu Shi knew, although his heart was sour, his face was even more generous, gentle and obedient. In contrast, Jiang Jirou's status in Qin Zhili's heart is naturally not as good as before.

Qin Zhili looked at his daughter, and felt a little bored in his heart for no reason. When Qin Jinyi was young, he was still somewhat similar to himself in appearance. Somehow, when she grew up, her face became more and more characteristic of a woman in the Western Regions. Although the purple color of the eyes is not so strong, the skin color and contour are not from the Central Plains at a glance.

"I heard Qiao Wei tell you about your situation in Shangxiu Hall last night. I heard that you have learned all the skills very well, and I am really happy for my father. Qin Zhili suppressed the impatience in his heart, and his tone was as gentle as possible.

"Now that you know what is going on, you should know that it is compelled to send you there. Fortunately, now the court and the central government have no objections to Yekang, and the saint also respects and loves Empress Jiang as before. I have already played the matter of taking you back, and the emperor personally promised that you can enter the harem as an official in the future. It's a great honor, and you have to do it yourself. If your sister is to be chosen to be the prince's side in the future, you must also do your best to support her. ”

Speaking of this, the Xu family on the side showed a look of honor on his face, and answered with a smile: "Sister Xiu'er has been close to you since childhood, you do your best to help her, and when you leave the palace when you are old in the future, she will definitely be the master of choosing a good family for you." Although you will be older by then, it is also a good way out to find a promising official family in the court to succeed! ”

Jin Yi listened quietly with a peaceful smile, only gently raised her hand to stop Jin Ru, who was already flushed with anger, and said calmly to Qin Zhili, "What the father means, the daughter understands." When my father sent me to Shangxiutang, my daughter didn't dare to complain. If there is still a little bit of usefulness in the future, I will live up to my father's hard work. ”

Speaking of this, she smiled, "When I left home, Sister Jinxiu was still a sister-in-law, but now she is my sister-in-law after all, and I want to help her with my heart." …… The stepmother said well, and it is also a good way out to be with others. In the future, my stepmother and sister will bother to plan for me. ”

When Qingronghou and his wife heard this, they seemed to be obedient and had no rebellious intentions, but they clearly felt harsh and snarky.

In the past nine years, Qin Zhili has long forgotten Jinyi, who is far away in Huayin Mountain, and has never planned a future way out for her.

From her letter, Xu only regarded her as a lonely and helpless weak girl, although she had the status of a concubine, she could only rely on herself to live.

Who knows that since I saw it yesterday, I have been faintly uneasy in my heart. At this time, although she was obedient, the expression on her face was vaguely sarcastic, and she couldn't help but feel remorse, and secretly said, I really shouldn't let her come back.

Qin Zhili was a little bored, frowned and waved his hand and said to Jinyi: "You go out first, go and see your grandmother." ”

Qin Jinyi stopped talking, blessed her body, and left with Jinru.