Chapter 40: Second Lady Li
After receiving the secret letter, Qi Xiaoyun quickly returned to Beijing, wore the moon and stars, and slept in the open.
When he arrived in the capital, he did not stop and went straight to the palace.
"Mother!" He saluted with a cold face, with a bit of detachment.
The concubine stepped forward in a hurry, and she bent down slightly, wanting to caress his emaciated face.
Qi Xiaoyun leaned sideways slightly, avoiding her hand. He didn't wait for the concubine to speak, he straightened up, and then stood aside silently.
"Yun'er."
"The secret letter said that the mother concubine was seriously ill, and when I saw it today, the mother was in good health and was fine. In this case, the retainers retired. β
The concubine knew that he was angry, so she hurriedly chased after him and pulled his arm, begging: "Yun'er, the concubine didn't mean to do this, there is really no other way to make this decision." You finally came back once, can't you talk to your mother and concubine? β
Tears blurred her eyes, she took out a handkerchief, silently wiped her tears, and choked speechlessly.
Qi Xiaoyun was silent for a moment, shook off her hand with a cold face, sat down directly, and said in a calm voice, "Say it." β
He hates deception the most, however, his mother always challenges his bottom line again and again.
"Yun'er, I haven't seen you for a long time, my mother misses you very much."
Qi Xiaoyun was annoyed by her clichΓ©s, and he pressed his more and more irritable heart, "Talk about the point!" β
Before the concubine could say anything, she was forced to go back, she coughed lightly a little embarrassedly, and looked at him weakly.
"Jing Ning came to see her mother two days ago, and she was clamoring to see you..."
Qi Xiaoyun got up, glanced at her expressionlessly, raised his legs and prepared to leave.
He knew that it would not be good to trick him into coming back, and sure enough.
The concubine shouted sadly, "Yun'er, where are you going?" β
"Mother," Qi Xiaoyun stopped, did not turn around, he said word by word, "Erchen hopes that this is the last time, and the mother concubine will do it herself!" β
When he walked to the door, he saw Jing Ning running wildly.
"Brother Huang, you are really back, the concubine really didn't lie to me!"
"What?"
Jing Ning shyly pinched the corner of her skirt, and her voice was like a mosquito. "Jing Ning misses the imperial brother."
Qi Xiaoyun's face turned cold, and he raised his feet and left.
Jing Ning didn't care about his shyness, grabbed his sleeve, and asked anxiously, "Brother Huang, you just came back, are you leaving?" β
She had waited for him for so long, and he refused to listen to her more.
Qi Xiaoyun looked coldly at the little hand that was tugging at her sleeve, and her face was so cold that it could form ice slag.
"Release!"
Jing Ning didn't let go, looked up, and looked at him stubbornly.
"Don't let this king say it a second time."
Jing Ning's beautiful eyes were full of tears, Rao is tears were hazy, and she still stubbornly refused to let go.
Qi Xiaoyun shook off her hand vigorously, as cold as ice.
He turned around, looked at the embarrassed concubine, and said coldly, "Mother, if there is a next time, Erchen promises, you will never see Erchen again!" β
The concubine looked at Qi Xiaoyun with a disgraced face, "Yun'er! β
"Brother Huang, how can you do this to me!" Jing Ning was heartbroken and couldn't cry, "I just like you, why are you always so ruthless to me, Brother Huang." β
"Because this king doesn't like you."
"Brother Huang!"
"In the past, this king didn't like you, now, this king doesn't like you either, and in the future, this king still won't like you."
Jing Ning took a few steps back in disbelief, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
Qi Xiaoyun looked at her condescendingly, his eyes were cold, without a trace of pity.
"Yun'er, how can you treat Jingning like this!" The concubine walked over, hugged Jing Ning, who was crying, and looked at Qi Xiaoyun with disapproval.
"Huh." The corners of Qi Xiaoyun's mouth hooked up a sneer, and he turned to leave, even though Jing Ning shouted fiercely behind him, and never looked back.
He left the palace of the concubine and did not return to the palace, but went to see the emperor.
But he didn't come by chance, at that time, his father was pampering Xinna's concubine. The eunuch's report, in the midst of laughter and fun, was left behind by him.
From time to time, there was a sound of delight in the hall, and the woman's high-pitched screams rang out every now and then, and in the empty hall, it was particularly loud.
The eunuch looked at Qi Xiaoyun with an increasingly gloomy face in horror, and his calves couldn't help but tremble.
He stubbornly said: "Lord Wang, Your Majesty is not free today, it is better to come back tomorrow." β
The sound in the hall became more and more intense, and it was simply unbearable. Qi Xiaoyun angrily pushed away the eunuch who blocked the door, pushed the door and entered.
The sound of the door opening alarmed the drunken emperor, and he pushed away the concubine under him, turned sharply, and shouted angrily, "Who? β
Qi Xiaoyun bowed expressionlessly, and asked coldly, "Is Your Majesty done, and the retainer has something important to say." β
"It's the emperor, what's the matter?"
Qi Xiaoyun glanced at the unclothed concubine, however, the other party didn't seem to see it, and nestled in the emperor's arms with a smile.
She has been looking forward to it for a long time, and she has finally been favored, and she must not let it go easily.
"Your Majesty just promised the concubine, but it hasn't been done yet, the concubine doesn't follow~" The delicate voice is soft and charming, and it is three points into the bones.
The emperor looked at the beauty in his arms dotingly, played with her soft little hands, and asked casually, "If the widow does not complete the matter of the concubine, what is the intention of the concubine?" β
The woman nestled in the emperor's arms, giggling, she glanced at the expressionless Qi Xiaoyun defiantly, and said softly, "Then punish Your Majesty for favoring the concubines." β
Since she can't get him, then disgust him fiercely, as long as it can make his heart fluctuate a little because of her, it will be worth it.
"Your Majesty, my son has something important to report."
"What?"
"Something important!"
The emperor glanced at the favorite concubine who couldn't put it down, and then at the cold emperor, and finally chose the latter between selfish desires and the throne.
"Concubine Ai, let's go back to the palace first, and then go to look for you after the widow finishes handling government affairs."
"Your Majesty," the woman pouted and said coquettishly, "Don't be a concubine~"
The emperor touched her little hand, and his eyes couldn't help but turn cold.
"Go back."
Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, angering the dragon's face, which is tantamount to throwing himself into a dead end.
The woman hurriedly got out of bed, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said humbly, "The concubine has retired." β
When only the father and son were left in the palace, the emperor asked majestically: "Say it." β
"There is a great drought in Yinnan, the locust plague in Lingcheng is serious, and a plague breaks out in Pingcheng."
The Emperor was furious, "Why didn't I receive the recital!" β
"The new Yinnan prefect Lu Jingzhi has made every effort to provide disaster relief, and now, the disaster has been controlled."
The emperor's face was a little pale, but he still couldn't say that he was good-looking.
"Erchen was ordered to exterminate the Nanhe Water Kou, but fortunately, with the help of Lu Jing's only daughter Lu Anjin, he was able to successfully exterminate the Water Kou."
"Lu Anjin?"
Qi Xiaoyun nodded, "Exactly!" This woman is a talented woman, who has learned five cars, and has offered many good ideas in the anti-bandit operation. β
The emperor looked at Qi Xiaoyun with a smile, "Emperor, there is still a beauty in this world that you praise so much, so, the widow wants to see where this beauty is sacred." β
"Your Majesty, your son is just talking about things."
"Passing the decree, Lu Jing, the prefect of Yinnan, has made meritorious contributions to disaster relief, and he is specially allowed to return to Beijing to thank him."
Out of the palace gate, Qi Xiaoyun took out the note hidden in his sleeve and tore it to shreds.
Lu Anjin disturbed the heart of this king, and he still wanted to fly with other men, don't think about it!
Lu Anjin, who was still trying to find a shop in Nancheng, didn't know at this time, she was calculated by the man who didn't say goodbye.
"Jiaxing, ask your second uncle to go to the welcome building tomorrow."
"What does An Jin want?"
Lu Anjin deliberately sold a pass, "Tomorrow, you will know." β
The next day, Lu Anjin was deliberately half an hour late, and at that time, Li Jiaxing's second uncle was furious.
"Jiaxing, are you playing with the second uncle?"
"Second uncle, don't be impatient, take a sip of tea first, and go to get rid of the anger."
Second Master Li was furious, and the second lady added fuel and vinegar and said: "Husband, the concubine is just entertaining us when she sees the second son, alas, who let the Li family be the head of the big house, we deserve to be entertained." β
"The second aunt is too worried," Li Jiaxing drank tea calmly, "My Li family can have today's achievements thanks to the unity of the Li family." What the second aunt said was inevitably biased. β
"Jiaxing has a clever mouth!" The second lady snorted coldly, "Listening to you say this, it's the second aunt and I are talking nonsense." β
"The second aunt is serious, and Jiaxing has no such intention!"
Lu Anjin eavesdropped on the corner of the wall for a long time, and then slowly pushed the door in.
Li Jiaxing's serious handsome face showed a bright smile, he hurriedly greeted him, and said happily, "You're here?" β
"I've kept you waiting."
"It doesn't matter."
Seeing that the two were chatting enthusiastically, the second lady didn't pay any attention to them, and said without yin or yang, "Where did this little girl come from, so unruly!" β
Lu Anjin turned her head and asked with a smile, "Miss Ben and Mrs. Ben have never known each other in their lives, why is Mrs. so unrelenting?" β
The second lady sneered, "First, you asked us out, but we couldn't come as promised; Second, as a junior, you don't take the initiative to greet your elders when you see them, and you are really uneducated; Third, as a woman who has not been out of the cabinet, but you smile with men in public, you lose your woman's morality! β
Lu Anjin nodded again and again, and replied with a sigh, "Your complex facial features can't hide your simple IQ." β
Xia Er didn't hold back, sneered, and successfully made the second lady's already monstrous anger even higher.
"Dead girl, she actually insulted Mrs. Ben, look at how Mrs. Ben teaches you!"
Li Jiaxing didn't think about it, instinctively stood in front of Lu Anjin, and roared: "Second aunt, you can't be rude!" β
"Okay, you, Li Jiaxing, are actually partial to outsiders!"
"Second aunt, I don't."
"You white-eyed wolf with your elbow turned out, let me tell you, even if your eldest brother dies, the position of the head of the family will definitely not be handed over to you!"
Li Jiaxing's face turned blue and white for a while, his eyes were red, he glared at the second lady angrily, and roared in a dumb voice, "I don't allow you to mention the eldest brother!" β
The sudden death of his eldest brother was a pain that he never wanted to mention again in his life.
It seems that the death of the eldest son of the Li family must have an unknown secret. Lu Anjin was silent for a moment, and gently but forcefully pushed Li Jiaxing away, "Jiaxing, you stand back and let Miss Ben come and talk to this lady to reason properly." β
The second lady sneered, "Mrs. Ben and a yellow-haired girl, it's unreasonable to talk about it!" β
Lu Anjin sneered, "Chivalry! β
Xia Er threw the envelope in her hand in front of the second lady, and she said sarcastically, "Madam, you can't talk too much, be careful to bite your tongue." β
"Presumptuous!"
Xia Er kindly advised: "Madame, let's read the letter first, who is presumptuous, there is another conclusion." β