readx; In the afternoon, Dugu Mingyue came to the courtyard of the dance clothes, and the big families have this advantage, that is, the housing is spacious, no better than the small households, marrying a wife and a concubine, usually living under the same roof, looking up and not looking down, the anger caused by the injustice of the house, the accumulation of firewood, rice, oil and salt, just like the eyebrows and angry eyes for many years, or the face with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and the murderous heart, and finally erupt when some kind of interest is entangled. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

And the advantage of a large family is that there are many houses, and the wives and concubines with status can also have a courtyard for each person, everyone usually does not interact with each other, each has its own way, out of sight, and the deep-seated contradictions are put in the heart, but the face is harmonious, a harmonious and happy, like Li Qing'an has been high as the king of the county, and there are only four wives and concubines of the main concubine, side concubine, and partial concubine, naturally it is a courtyard for one person, and the contradiction between the wives and concubines at home is not very sharp, and the wife Mingyue is open-minded and can be a person, so the people below are quite respectful of her, although the dance clothes are a little surname, But with a low background, a sad background, no background background at home, and Li Qingan loves her a lot, Mingyue is also more tolerant of her, and compares her heart to her heart, she also accepted her fate, and she can't afford to make any big trouble, not to mention the two partial concubines, a pair of twin sisters, who have been sold as slaves since childhood, from a low background, and they didn't even have a background at the earliest, and almost became a man's plaything, if they weren't lucky enough to meet Li Qing'an, their fate would be conceivable, such as poetry and gentleness, understanding, and respect for the eldest woman, no one in the whole house disliked her, Mingyue also likes Rushi very much, and has always regarded her as her housekeeper's assistant; And the picturesque surname is a little wilder, likes to go out and wander, has a very strong surname in his bones, is unruly, and is good at fighting, but his heart is not bad, Mingyue and her get along well, and there is no restriction on her freedom, but she is only sent to follow more servants, mainly because she is afraid that something will happen to her.

Although Li Qing'an's mansion is behind the political hall, it covers an extremely wide area, there are more than a dozen large and small courtyards, the back garden accounts for half of the area, there are many garrisons around, the security is tight, there is no problem in terms of security, the dance clothes are side concubines, after the Tubo Campaign, Li Longji also made an exception to seal her from the three products, the status is also respected, she lives in the west inner courtyard, the environment is quiet, the dance clothes like quiet, do not like many people, her maids only have three people, usually nothing to do, the dance clothes teach them to play the piano and learn music, the house often comes to the sound of the pianoIt stands to reason that after the abolition of slavery in Anxi, Li Qing'an has no slaves and maids in his family, everyone is a free man, and marriage can be his own master, but the rules and thinking that have been formed for a long time are not changed by saying that they can be changed, especially some maids who have been in service for a long time, they are still accustomed to arranging marriage by the master, but if I don't want to, Mingyue is not reluctant, but will find someone else, but the jade slave is different from the general maid, she has been a slave bought by the Jiang family since she was a child, after the Jiang family was assigned to Lingnan, She stayed by the side of the little master Wuyi, when she was only nine years old, Wuyi was eleven years old, she followed Wuyi has been living in Li Linfu's house, the two depended on each other, spent the most difficult ten years together, she and Wuyi are called master servants, they are sisters, and now as she grows older, she has entered the ranks of leftover women, in fact, as early as two years ago, when she first arrived in Anxi, Wuyi wanted to find her a family to marry, but the jade slave refused to live or die, so it was delayed, and now it can not be delayed anymore, Yunu's marriage has become the biggest event in Wuyi, but this incident caused a storm, and her marriage also stepped out of the courtyard of Wuyi, becoming a major event in the county king's mansion, and Mingyue was also involved.

Mingyue walked through a bamboo forest and came to the gate of the courtyard where the dance clothes were held, she was just about to walk into the courtyard, there was a noise beside her, and the jade slave flashed out of the bamboo forest, "Madam, please wait a minute!" ”

"Are you just hiding there and waiting for me?" Mingyue smiled slightly.

The jade slave stepped forward and gave a salute and begged: "Please ask Mrs. to make the decision for me!" ”

"I heard that Zhao Senjun's sister has asked Wuyi for your birthday, and I can't influence Wuyi's decision, what do you want me to do?"

In the morning, Mingyue also told Li Qingan about the jade slave, but at noon she heard that Zhao Zhao's sister had come to Wuyi to propose, Zhao Senjun wanted to marry Yunu, this matter made Mingyue slightly dissatisfied, Zhao Senjun is a local Han of broken leaves, and her family is very good, of course, but she Dugu Mingyue is the mistress of this family, even if Yunu is the sister of Wuyi, but that's just love, in fact, Yunu is still the maid of the county king's mansion, and like other people, she also takes the monthly money in the house, and Zhao Senjun's family asks for a kiss, should also find her as a housewife, but they actually crossed themselves, which made Mingyue really unhappy in her heart, today, she has to explain this reason to Wuyi, Mingyue has always been tolerant of others, but it does not mean that she does not have her own principles, on the bottom line of her principles, she will never give in.

Yunu's eyes were gloomy, the man should get married, the woman should marry, she understands this truth, in fact, she also wants to marry a wife, but the person she wants to marry is the master Li Qing'an, not because Li Qing'an is the king of Anxi County, the envoy of the festival, as early as when Li Qing'an was still a Zhonglang general, Yunu fell in love with the reckless general who drove the carriage and forgot to untie the reins, and was forced to leave the Li Mansion in Wuyi, all the way south, preparing to travel thousands of miles to Lingnan, the situation was extremely desolate, Li Qing'an chased to the small temple, and saved the fragile dance clothes with a piece of piano, also captured the heart of the jade slave, she identified the man who was affectionate and righteous and could be entrusted for life, but she also knew her identity, she never dared to show it at all, until this time, she could not escape, but she didn't dare to say that she liked Li Qing'an, when Wuyi insisted on finding a good family for her to marry, she quietly begged Mingyue, who was the only one who could make decisions for her.

Yunu was silent for a moment and said: "My girl actually doesn't know my eight characters, and I am not worthy of the Zhao family." ”

Mingyue was amused and emotional, so she said: "You are actually already free, if you don't want to marry the Zhao family, you can refuse yourself, I don't think your girl can force you." ”

There is only one word difference between 'will not be forced' and 'can not be forced', but the tone and meaning are completely different, Mingyue can not be forced, it shows her uncompromising position, respect and consultation are the same thing, but Yu Nu's marriage is ultimately up to her to decide, and she must not give in to this principle.

The jade slave saluted and turned to leave, Mingyue looked at her lonely back, couldn't help shaking her head, turned around and walked into the courtyard of the dance suit.

Today's dance dress is in a good mood, has been annoying her Yu slave marriage finally has a little eyebrows, one of her students last night happened to hear that she was looking for Yu Nu's in-law about the family, so he went back to tell his mother, that is, Zhao Shenjun's sister, today at noon, Zhao Sanjun's sister took his brother's birthday to the door, the two talked for nearly half an hour, Wuyi was quite satisfied with Zhao Shenjun's conditions, Zhao Shenjun was twenty-five years old, a local Han man with broken leaves, the family has land and land, and the house is also very large, and more importantly, Zhao Shenjun studied in Chang'an, is a scholar, this is especially satisfactory to Wuyi, so that the jade slave marryed, not only life is worry-free, but also can be a happy couple, Wuyi promised the Zhao family this marriage.

Wuyi didn't realize that she did something wrong with this matter, in her subconscious, Yunu was her sister, Yunu's matter was her private matter, and it had nothing to do with Dugu Mingyue, she told Dugu Mingyue about it at most, and other things had nothing to do with Mingyue, she thought so and did this, as for Yunu's own wishes, she knew very well, but she would never agree, she herself had been unfortunate as a concubine, she would never allow Yunu to follow in her footsteps, she would definitely let Yunu marry a good family and be a housewife in a dignified manner, at this point, She's like a sister who manages too much, [***] but not lacking in kindness.

"Is Sister Mai here?" The voice of the bright moon came from the courtyard.

"It's Sister Mingyue, why do you have time to come to me today?" Wuyi greeted her with a smile, she knew that Li Qing'an came back yesterday, and Mingyue came to her today, it must be for Li Qing'an's business.

"It's not a big deal, I'll tell you about Da Lang."

Da Lang is the name of Li Qing'an among their wives and concubines, and it is Li Qing'an's public title in this family, although in private they have their own names for Li Qing'an, Mingyue calls Li Qing'an her husband or Lang Jun, and the dance clothes call Li Qing'an Li Lang, and the picturesque sisters call Li Qing'an Big Brother, each of them does not violate the river water, but Da Lang is the common name between them.

Mingyue sat down on a pineapple wooden circle chair, here needs to be said more, the mainland of the Tang Dynasty is still dominated by traditional kneeling, especially in large households, everyone sits on the cushion or Hu bed, although the chair and high table have been introduced with Buddhism and Hu Feng, but the famous family still does not use it, but some poor families use it first, until the late Tang Dynasty and even the five dynasties are gradually accepted by the mainstream society, we can see the popularity of the chair from the "Han Xizai Night Banquet Map", but the broken leaves are different from the Central Plains, and there are many Hu people, The living customs of the Han people are also basically Hu, except for a very few who still retain the custom of kneeling and sitting, most of the other people sit on the Hu bed or sit directly on the chair, Li Qingan himself is inclined to sit on the chair, there is a Taishi chair in his study, and several wives and concubines in the room, or use the couch, or use the circle chair with the back of the chair, do not force it, everyone also follows the custom, while using the couch, each person also has a few circle chairs in the room.

Wuyi poured Mingyue a cup of tea and said with a smile: "I guessed that you would come to me." ”

"Oh? Why? Mingyue asked with a smile as she picked up the teacup.

Wuyi's face was slightly red, but she didn't take over the topic, Mingyue naturally understood this silent language, Li Qingan is back, he should live here tonight, Wuyi is talking about this, not referring to Yunu's marriage, Mingyue knows that Wuyi didn't think about telling herself about Yunu at all, maybe she thinks that this matter has nothing to do with her! Originally, Mingyue was slightly angry, and at this moment her anger dissipated, she heard from Wuyi's words, Wuyi didn't deliberately not tell her, not deliberately confronted her, but she didn't have this awareness, she just needed to remind her a little, Mingyue pondered for a moment, she was thinking about whether to say it herself, or ask Li Qingan to tell Wuyi, think about it, she thinks it's better to say it herself, Li Qingan has always been partial to Wuyi, maybe in this matter he will persuade himself not to do much, Where did she put her face at that time?

But Mingyue didn't mention it immediately, she smiled and said: "I told Da Lang today, in a few days, our family will go to the Jade Buddha Temple to burn incense, Sister Wuyi should be fine!" ”

"I don't have any problems, it's just why do I want to burn incense?" Mai asked, a little puzzled.

"The ancestor Dalang didn't rush back for the New Year, so I suggested that he go to the Jade Buddha Temple to make up for the ancestors."

"If it's just a sacrifice to the ancestors, it's okay at home, why do you have to go to the Jade Buddha Temple?"

After being silent for a while, Mingyue said in a low voice: "I heard that the Guanyin Temple of the Jade Buddha Temple is very effective, and I want to go by the way to ask for a child." ”

Wuyi was also silent, Li Qing'an's heir is indeed a big deal, she has been with Li Qing'an for nearly three years, but she has never been able to get pregnant, and she is under a lot of pressure, if Mingyue goes to ask for a child, she also has this idea.

Mai Yi smiled and said, "Okay! I'll definitely go. ”

The two didn't say anything for a while, the room was very quiet, only the sound of a little maid sweeping the floor in the yard, at this time, Mingyue smiled and said: "I've been thinking about Yunu's marriage for the past two days, and I want to discuss it with Sister Wuyi." ”

"Oh! I've already settled on this matter, so I won't bother Sister Mingyue. ”

Wuyi obviously didn't want to talk about this matter more, and she didn't want Mingyue to participate, her coldness made the dissatisfaction that had just calmed down in Mingyue's heart ignite again, she restrained the anger in her heart, and smiled reluctantly: "What kind of person is it, why didn't you tell me?" ”

Perhaps realizing that his tone was a little cold, Wuyi also smiled and said: "The man is Cao Shenjun, surnamed Zhao, his sister came to talk to me at noon, and the conditions in all aspects are very suitable, so I agreed." ”

The smile on Mingyue's face had disappeared, and the displeasure in her heart began to reveal, she tried her best to restrain her emotions, and said in a calm tone: "How could they know that the jade slave was going to get married?" ”

"The daughter of Zhao Senjun's sister is my student Fei'er, she heard my conversation with Yunu last night, so she went back to tell her mother, it just so happened that Zhao Senjun has no wife, Fei'er's mother came to talk about this marriage at noon today."

"Did you really say yes?" Mingyue asked again.

"Yes, I agreed, is there anything wrong with that?"

Wuyi's ignorance of herself finally aroused the anger in Mingyue's heart, and she said with a sinking face: "Sister Wuyi, I didn't say anything about you in this matter, you did it too irrationally." ”

Wuyi is also an extremely arrogant person, Mingyue's criticism made her unhappy in her heart, she stretched out her voice and said, "I think I'm very sensible, where did you start with this?" ”

"Sister Wuyi, have you thought about it, this Zhao Senjun has never even seen the face of the jade slave, and he made a decision overnight to marry the jade slave, what is he trying to do? Isn't it because of the relationship between the big man? To put it mildly, if Da Lang was an ordinary petty official, would he marry a jade slave? He is obviously just to get promoted and make a fortune, you actually agreed to this kind of person, is he worthy of being entrusted by Yunu for life? ”

Wuyi wants to marry Yunu, she really didn't take into account so many problems, Mingyue broke at this time, which made her feel that she was a little too hasty, she should first inquire about the character of this surnamed Zhao, and should not just listen to Fei'er's mother's words, although Wuyi has realized that she has done something inappropriate, but it does not mean that she can accept Mingyue's criticism, in fact, except for her husband Li Qing'an, she can't accept anyone's criticism of her, she is such an extremely noble person.

"I know this matter in my heart, I will naturally inquire about the situation of this Zhao joining the army, I think you are also one-sided, you don't know this person, why are you sure that this Zhao joining the army is the power of Tu Dalang? Maybe Fei'er also told him about the jade slave, or he has also seen the jade slave, but we don't know, in short, I will think about this matter clearly, and Sister Mingyue will not ask. ”

Speaking of which, Mai Yi still doesn't know what she did wrong? Mingyue no longer woke her up tactfully, and she asked for her surname to explain.

"Sister Wuyi, let me ask you one thing, is Yunu from our house? If it's someone from our house, should I ask? ”

Wuyi suddenly realized, she realized the real reason why Mingyue came to find herself, it turned out that she didn't report to her that Zhao Senjun proposed to Yunu, she didn't care about Yunu at all, but because she challenged the authority of her eldest woman, Wuyi's heart was on fire, Yunu is her sister who depends on her life, why did she interfere? At this moment, Yunu's marriage was like a gust of wind, blowing away the shallow friendship between the two of them, making the deep contradictions between them suddenly revealed.

Wuyi said with a gloomy face: "Yu Nu is my sister, you don't have to worry about her affairs, you still have to take care of your own East Courtyard, and I will handle the affairs of the West Courtyard myself." ”

"That's not what you say!"

Mingyue also said angrily: "Yu Nu ranks second in the roster of the family in Fuzhong, I am the mother of this family, why can't I ask about her?" I also tell you clearly, Da Lang has abolished slavery in Anxi, every subordinate in my house is free, they can decide their own marriage, whether to marry Zhao to join the army is not up to you, nor is it up to me to have the final say, but by herself, you go and ask her yourself, is she willing? ”

After speaking, Mingyue flicked her sleeves, turned around and left, walked out of the door, only to see the little maid who was sweeping the floor in the yard just now was so frightened that she hid behind the door, the two housewives turned their faces and quarreled, it was simply the sky falling for her, Mingyue just wanted to order her not to pass on this matter, but when she thought about it, she thought of what Wuyi said just now, 'You still go and take care of your own East Courtyard, I will handle the affairs of the West Courtyard myself', Mingyue was indignant in her heart, she didn't want to say more, it was good for others to know, let everyone comment on it, who was unreasonable?

As soon as she walked out of the courtyard, she heard a stormy pipa sound in the room, Mingyue heard that this was the pipa song "Ambush on All Sides", and the dancer was using the pipa to vent the anger in her heart.

Mingyue's chest also rose and fell violently, she was extremely depressed in her heart, looked up at the sky, and let out a long breath.

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(To be continued)