Chapter 5 The Great Ambition of the Straight Male Cousin
The Huai Wangfu in the capital has been very lively recently, the princess and the prince went south to worship the ancestors, leaving the Huai Wang and a backyard of the warbler Yanyan, the silk jewelry rouge gouache shop is all busy open, and the water flows in and out of the Huai Wangfu every day.
As the so-called tiger is not at home, the monkey is called the king, and the princess with a solemn face who teaches people with ancestral etiquette every day is not around, and King Huai feels that he is at the peak of his life every day.
Today's concubine beats her legs and tomorrow's concubine pinched her shoulders, all the affairs in the house are in charge of Concubine Ji's side, and there is enough food and drink, and there is no need to go to the court, and no one in the household department dares to question that King Huai does not order on time, this fairy life has passed, and King Huai wishes that the princess would live directly in the south for a year and a half after worshipping her ancestors.
Concubine Ji is very well-behaved, how the princess usually operates in the mansion in the past, now it is the same, but Concubine Ji is more knowledgeable than the princess, but all the affairs assigned by King Huai must be completed to the letter, and there is no objection.
Because of this, in addition to the princess, the most decent thing in the backyard of the Huai Wangfu is Concubine Ji, and Concubine Ji's belly is also angry, and she has given birth to two sons and two daughters in the palace for more than ten years, and she is also famous in the circle of nobles in the capital.
A woman reclining on a chaise longue made of golden silk nan wood wears a full set of ruby heads in a neatly combed bun.
On the smooth forehead, there is a mandarin duck flower between a pair of willow eyebrows, and the woman lining it has the playfulness of a silk girl. The tail of the eyes was slightly shrewd, and the slightly thin red lips set off a mocking arc when she heard the nurse's return.
"Concubine Li has been relying on the prince's favor more and more shapeless these days, doesn't the mother care?"
The nurse Deng is loyal to the Ji family, and for so many years, she has watched the Ji family sit firmly in the position of the side concubine, and she has children by her side, and in the backyard of the entire Huaiwang Mansion, it can really be said that there are several people under one person.
It's just that King Huai's greed for sex has gone through more and more over the years, and there are more and more women who have returned to the house, but fortunately, the princess has the means not to make a bunch of concubines.
Now in addition to the princess's only sister-in-law, Concubine Ji has two sons and two daughters and Concubine Chen has a daughter, Concubine Chen is a transparent person in the Huai Palace, eating fasting and chanting Buddha all day long, so when the princess is not in power, only Ji is in power.
"What is there to care about a little concubine, when the princess is there, they can't afford to turn over any storms, and the princess can still turn the sky when she goes south to worship her ancestors? If that spreads, I must not be laughed at to death by the noble ladies of the whole capital. ”
Ji Shi didn't think so, if the princess didn't have the princess to manage the temperament of King Huai all these years, I am afraid that the Huai Wangfu is no longer what it looks like, and I have learned a lot of housekeeping skills in the hands of the princess by serving carefully every day, so this time I went south to worship the ancestor and the princess followed the princess so happily.
"You can't say that, then Concubine Li has been favored one after another, and avoiding the child soup is not a foolproof strategy, in case it ......"
"If you have it, you have it, where there are many people, there are many rights and wrongs, she has the ability to protect and give birth if she is pregnant, and she has to have the ability to protect her, besides, Mu'er Ze'er has grown up, and she is still afraid of the heir of a concubine? Even if we cross our mother and son, there is still a son in front of us. ”
"Yes, the old slave is stupid, not as transparent as Niangniang thinks."
"I know you're loyal, the most important thing now is not the things that can't be on the table in the backyard, Mu Erze'er is about to get out of school, hurry up and go to the small kitchen to see if the snacks that the brothers love to eat are ready."
"Yes."
The bustle of Huaiwangfu has been chewed up by the people in the capital after tea and dinner for so many days, and Song Zhan, the prince of Huaiwangfu, who stopped and saw the scenery along the way without freshness, regretted a little and agreed to accompany his mother to the south to worship his ancestors.
It is better to be his first-class guard honestly in the capital, and he originally said that he would go south to worship his ancestors, but later the mother proposed to follow along, so he stopped and stopped for half a month before he arrived in Hecheng, and it was troublesome to go out with a woman.
Tong Qingyan, who has lived in Wen Mansion for half a month and is about to return to Zhizhou Mansion, has realized what it means to return to her heart like an arrow at this moment, since she was bombed by her aunt that day, Tong Qingyan felt that the eyes of everyone in Wen Mansion had changed when they looked at her.
"Miss, look at how much this dress sets you, the old lady's vision is really good."
Shuangxi held the new clothes sent by Mrs. Wen and came to Tong Qingyan to offer treasures.
I have to say that the new products of this brocade pavilion are really gorgeous and eye-catching, the cardigan of the bronzing fabric is matched with a red vine pattern, and the skirt is embroidered with white crane wings, with moire pine branches.
This white crane seems to soar in a fairyland, and the wide skirt is embroidered with scattered acacia flowers, lined with white cranes, so if you wear it on your body, it will be beautiful like a fairy descending to earth.
How can there be a woman who doesn't love beauty, if she saw such beautiful clothes in the past, Tong Qingyan would definitely be happy, but in the past few days, she has seen a lot of aunts and grandmothers who want to talk and stop talking.
Always accidentally bumped into her eldest cousin in the corner of the Wen Mansion, Tong Qingyan felt that no matter how beautiful the clothes were, she didn't want to wear them, and she wished that she was low-key and low-key.
Shuangxi saw that his young lady was not interested, flattened his mouth, and put away his clothes and stuffed them into the cage. Pearl is a big heart, and I haven't felt the changes at all in the past few days, and I just know that I am going back to the Zhizhou Mansion, and I am very happy.
Although Wen Mansion is also very good, it is not his original nest after all, and the most important thing is that there is always a bastard who grabs food with him - the stinky stone of Wozhuyuan!
"Miss Cousin, the little guy in the courtyard of the eldest young master asks to see you."
The voice of the little maid sounded outside the house, and Tong Qingyan moved her body lazily, but she didn't want to get up from the beauty couch at all.
As soon as Pearl heard the little guy in Wozhuyuan, she shook the smiling face of the rice bucket stone in front of her, and after grinding her molars, she volunteered to leave the house.
Standing on the left side of the moon cave door, Shi looked up at the blue sky, remembering his master's words and awkward expression at that time, he couldn't help laughing.
"What are you doing here, I think we're walking slowly to catch people."
As soon as Pearl came out, she saw the stone with a lewd smile on her face, and immediately choked out angrily.
The stone was a little disappointed when he saw that it was a chubby pearl, but remembering his arduous mission, he still forced a courteous smile to come forward.
"Sister Pearl......
"Who's your sister! Who's your sister! What kind of relatives are you blind, I don't have a rice bucket brother like you. ”
“......”
Looking at the rare deflated stone, Pearl was in a good mood, and unconsciously brought out a little cheap smile on her face that was the same as the stone.
"I'll go in if it's okay, the girl's things are almost packed, I'll leave immediately, I don't need you to urge, hum!"
With that, he was about to turn and enter the house, when a stone leaped up to block the pearl's path. Pearl clutched her chest and glared at the stone with a wary expression, and the stone silently rolled her eyes at the sky, trying to raise a smile that she thought was friendly and kind.
"That's right, my son-in-law said that Miss Biao has made so many delicious foods in Wenfu these days, and she doesn't come to be rude, so I want to invite Miss Cousin out shopping......"
"Go back and tell my cousin, thank you for your kindness, my young lady doesn't like to go shopping."
"My son-in-law also booked a table in Ruyi Building......"
"Prepare the carriage."
“......”
Ignoring the stone's stunned stupidity, Pearl neatly turned around and entered the house. My cousin wants to go to Ruyi Building to make a contribution, why don't you go, Miss must be very happy to know it.
I have to slaughter my cousin well, anyway, no one will know that Ruyi Building was opened by Miss except for the old lady, and it is a fool who doesn't go.
After two teas, Wen Qi looked at Tong Qingyan and the three of them dressed as men and were speechless, is it necessary to be so cautious when eating, and it is not a woman who has already reached the end of the day.
Tong Qingyan ignored the disapproving look on the baby-faced cousin's face, walked to the carriage, easily got into the carriage with both hands, and looked at the heroic little cousin, the corners of Wen Qi's mouth twitched.
All the way straight to the Ruyi Building, although the Ruyi Building at this time has not yet arrived, but the hall is already full of people. This restaurant, which opened suddenly last year, is amazingly hot.
Not only is the business model different from the existing major restaurants in the counties of Changchun Prefecture, but the dishes are also very novel and delicious, which is difficult to surpass.
Wen Qi and his entourage were led by Xiao Er Yi to a building on the south side of the restaurant, where the private rooms in this building need to be booked a week in advance, and each private room has a minimum consumption requirement, and the minimum consumption standards for different private rooms are also different.
Wen Qi was the largest room on the top floor, Tong Qingyan glanced at Wen Qi with a relaxed smile on her face, and suddenly regretted agreeing to come to eat this meal.
This private room was originally designed with the concept of a five-star hotel presidential suite, so the minimum consumption standard is enough to make people smack.
The little uncle has never thought of booking a private room in Ruyi Building when he is out for entertainment, Wen Qi only has a monthly pocket money, how can he have the ability to order such a luxurious private room, isn't it the eldest aunt's uncle?
"Actually, the private room downstairs is not bad......"
"This room has the best view, can completely overlook the view of the courtyard of the Ruyi Building, the owner of the Ruyi Building is really ingenious, the table... Brother, let's go in. ”
Wen Qi took the lead in the spacious and bright private room, walked to the window and looked at the courtyard with a smile. Tong Qingyan bowed her head to Xiao Er, who was waiting, and Xiao Er immediately knew how to go downstairs to the back kitchen to order food.
Pearl and Double Happiness were curious whether their cousin was going to eat the overlord meal or stay to wash the dishes, and it didn't look like he could afford the meal.
Wen Qi, who didn't know that she was underestimated by the two little maids, turned around and walked to the table and sat down at this time, and looked at Tong Qingyan, who couldn't hide her delicate and beautiful face in male costume, and suddenly shook her head.
"My mother told me that you are interesting to me, let me have a good meal with you......"
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Tong Qingyan and the three of them looked at Wen Qi with confused faces, but Shi Shi rolled his eyes helplessly and looked at the sky, feeling desperate for his son-in-law's explosive emotional intelligence. Wen Qi touched her nose a little unnaturally, and continued to say what was in her heart.
"I know my mother is fooling me, but I think I still need to make it clear to you. I won't get married so early, I plan to go north to the capital to take the martial arts test, and in the future I will join the army to guard the frontier, no matter who I marry, it is irresponsible for girls, so I honestly listen to my mother's arrangement today and invite you to dinner, just to make amends for your sins, I hope you don't mind what my mother and grandmother have done these days. ”
After saying this, it was not just Tong Qingyan and the three of them who were confused.
"Childe, you want to leave Changchun Mansion?! When will you go, what about the little ones? The little one wants to go with the child! ”
Tong Qingyan shook the fan in her hand, looked at Wen Qi with a relieved expression, and understood that this idea was not his temporary idea, after hearing the great ambition of her straight cousin, Tong Qingyan pursed her lips, and then slowly said her thoughts.
"Since you have already made this decision, wouldn't it be better to book a cheap box and secretly save the rest of the money for pestering? Could it be that you are planning to show your ambition to your aunt and ask her to be entangled, and then she will break her leg? ”
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Oh yes... Wen Qi's face suddenly realized, day! This cousin is still as annoying as ever... Anyway, is it too late to leave the box?