Chapter 168: Gossip
The prefect of Taiyuan is a smart man.
However, he didn't dare to say to Daddy that this was filial piety, otherwise according to Daddy's temperament, he would definitely be furious, not only the Taiyuan prefect would be unlucky, but he wouldn't be able to eat and walk around.
King Yong nodded thoughtfully, and he didn't know whether to believe his words, or he didn't take it to heart, so he handed the box to Li Shao without saying anything.
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Originally, I also prepared a gift for my eldest sister, but I didn't expect me to be a step late. ”
"Brother, is it also a head face for the eldest sister, what kind of style is it, can you take it out for us to see?" Tongyue asked with a curious wink.
It was not an excessive request, and Li Qi naturally agreed.
Tong Yan didn't even need to look at it, according to Li Qi's temperament, what she prepared for the three sisters must be similar gifts, and almost not the same is not exactly the same, this difference is in some details.
Sure enough, inside the box that Li Qi took in his hand, it was also a pair of heads, and the embedded gems were emerald green.
It's precious, but it's still not as valuable as the head he gave to Tong Yan and Tong Yue, and young girls rarely wear such a color, but it's more suitable for a lady in her thirties.
Tongyue saw that she was not as good-looking as hers, so she immediately became happy, and returned it to Li Qi without saying anything.
She likes her brother like this, and every time she gives her a gift that is better than that for Tonghui, but Tonghui can't say anything.
King Yong asked Li Qi about some things on the road, and let them all disperse.
Early in the morning of the second day, Tong Yan was quietly having breakfast, and when Ji Yue came to say, King Yong was furious at the prince and smashed the tea bowl.
Tong Yan swallowed the porridge in her mouth and motioned for her to continue.
Ji Yue actually didn't know very well, but said roughly, "It seems that the prince sent his relatives this time, and when he came back, he also accepted a concubine, and the prince was furious when he knew about it, maybe he disliked that woman's improper background?" ”
"What does it mean to be born wrong? What is the origin of that woman? Tong Yan only regarded it as a casual chat after tea and dinner, and asked casually.
Ji Yue frowned and thought for a while, and said, "It seems that she was born as a singer." ”
That's really a bit unseemly, but identity is not the most important thing, the key is that Li Qi accepted the concubine before he got married, which is always a little undignified.
But these don't make Daddy angry......
"You go and listen to the corner, and come back and tell me about it." Tong Yan commanded.
Anyway, she has nothing to do when she is idle, and she is bored in this yard every day.
Ji Yue was a little embarrassed, she still had things on hand.
"County lord, can the maid ask Chun'er to inquire?" Ji Yue asked tentatively.
Tong Yan suddenly remembered that Ji Yue and they were all busy now, and only Yun Xiang was an idler who had been with her.
"Fine, as long as someone comes back and talks to me." Tong Yan nodded disapprerovingly, "You go get busy." ”
Ji Yue responded with a smile and hurriedly went out.
Coincidentally, Chun'er was also assigned to work, and there was no one to find, so Ji Yue casually called Xing'er who was in front of her and told her to investigate.
Xing'er hurriedly put down the broom in her hand, happily responded, and ran out with a smoke.
When it was almost noon, Apricot came back in a hurry.
Walking to the door of Tong Yan's study, she carefully combed her clothes and hair, and then shouted softly, "County Lord, maid Xing'er, I have something to do." ”
Tong Yan was nesting on the couch reading a book, warmed by the sun, and said lazily, "Come in." ”
Xing'er suppressed the excitement in her expression, cleared her throat, and gently pushed the door open.
It's like a world away, Xing'er looked at Tong Yan leaning on the pillow, so dazzling that she couldn't open her eyes.
The pomegranate-red pleated long skirt embroidered with gold edges hangs down casually, shining in the sun, and the butterfly on a white background wears a flower narrow-sleeved cardigan gown pinching Yingying's waist, and a jade-like wrist is pulled out from the sleeve, like a neat onion root Qianqian's ten fingers pinching a thin book.
Her neck was slender, her little white face was like a freshly shelled egg, and her low-hanging eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings.
"What's wrong, did you hear anything?" Tong Yan didn't hear her speak, and couldn't help but raise her head to look at her in wonder.
Xing'er was shocked in her heart, she knew that she was rude, and she didn't have time to think about it, so she hurriedly bowed her head respectfully and said, "Back to the county lord, the maid asked, saying that the prince seemed to be angry because of the name of the aunt, blaming the prince for acting arbitrarily and recklessly, and daring to offend the name of the first lady, and also said that the prince dared to stuff any stinky fish and shrimp into the room, and such a lowly identity is not worthy of being a girl in the room, and he dared to help his aunt, I am afraid that I will be dizzy." ”
Tong Yan took advantage of her panting and asked, "What is the name of that aunt?" ”
"It is said that before entering the house, they called her Rouji, because she was born as a singer, so she didn't have a serious name, so the prince asked everyone to call her Aunt Rou."
No wonder, Tong Yan knew it.
Xing'er saw that the county lord looked thoughtful, and she didn't know whether to continue to speak, until Tong Yan raised her eyes, she hurriedly said, "The prince also asked the prince to move that Aunt Rou out of the house quickly, saying that if she didn't move out within three days, the prince would personally cut off this aunt's head." After that, she couldn't help but feel excited, and this aunt was inevitably a little miserable.
Tong Yan didn't expect that a soft word would anger Daddy's reverse scales, and she wanted people's heads at every turn.
According to the law, even if it is the prince, he can't careless about people's lives at will, unless the subordinate really makes a big mistake of losing his head.
If the arbitrary act reaches the ears of the speaker, it will inevitably be impeached again, and there will be a lot more trouble.
"Okay, I see, you're doing well, go down." Tong Yan came back to her senses and smiled gently at her.
Xing'er was complimented, her eyes were crooked with a smile, and she went out in response.
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Rou Ji sat in the tent with tears on her face, sobbing in despair.
Isn't she just guilty of a name, just change her name, why should she be expelled.
It's not easy to be a woman who can be the prince of the world, and seeing that the glory and wealth are just around the corner, is it going to fall short like this?
"Oh, why is Aunt Rou crying, but what's not satisfying?" Huan'er said loudly, pointing a finger and pushing open the half-hidden door.
Rou Ji quickly wiped the tears from her face and stood up.
"I heard your voice outside the door, the prince hasn't come back yet, who are you crying for?" Huan'er looked at her in a weird way, and finally stopped her gaze on her chest, flashing a trace of jealousy, "Also, Aunt Rou is new here, and it is understandable that she doesn't understand the rules, but the people in our palace can't cry casually, this is also taboo and unlucky." ”
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