Chapter 24: Refusal to be a concubine
"Does it still hurt?" Xiao Yuyin held a hard-boiled egg in one hand and an ice pack in the other, looking at the red sleeves and red and swollen right cheek, her black jade eyes were full of pity.
Red Sleeves looked at Xiao Yuyin's eyes full of concern and shook his head gently.
"Come, take the eggs and knead them, and then use an ice pack to cool them, and it will be fine soon." Xiao Yuyin put the ice cubes on the table, peeled the eggs, and gently rolled them back and forth on her red and swollen face, "The dog is nosy with the mouse, I think I am still light." Naturally, she said Bihe.
The red sleeves raised their eyes and lowered them again, that's still light, what is heavy?
Xiao Yuyin naturally saw her movements, stared at her deeply for a long time, and then spoke: "Do you know why you chose you instead of Bihe?" ”
Red Sleeves shook her head, she couldn't guess Miss's thoughts, it stands to reason that she is inferior to Bihe everywhere, and Miss shouldn't have chosen her.
Xiao Yuyin also guessed her thoughts, and smiled lightly, "Red sleeves, remember what you have, she doesn't know how many years ago she didn't have it." ”
Red Sleeves was full of doubts, "What do I have?" ”
Xiao Yuyin's hand rubbing the egg stopped, and met the eyes of the red sleeves, "Pure." ”
"Pure?" Redsleeves said it again, then shook her head again, she still didn't understand.
Xiao Yuyin handed the egg to the red sleeves, asked her to knead it herself, took another egg from the table, began to peel the shell, and said after a while, "Actually, the first time I saw that look, I didn't understand, but now I may be able to guess a little." ”
Ever since she saw Ling Yanxiao and saw her eyes, she understood that only when she could not love could she become jealous. And Bihe may have taken a fancy to Nalan Heng, whether it is people, power, or money. The reason why he was used by Ling Yanxiao, maybe Ling Yanxiao agreed to Bihe's condition, and that condition.
Xiao Yuyin's black jade-like eyes were covered with a faint mockery, and the corners of her mouth were gently pulled out of a slight arc, which was nothing more than allowing her to be a concubine. However, taking Bihe's identity as a concubine is also Gao Pan.
This is just her guess, and it may not be true. However, Ling Yanxiao will not give up.
After Xiao Yuyin finished peeling off the shell, he looked at the crystal clear eggs between his fingers, and there were a few people who were truly pure in heart, raised their eyes, met the confused eyes of Red Sleeves, and sighed softly, "Red Sleeves, I just hope that you will never change in the future." Suddenly remembering something, he spoke, "Red Sleeves are almost over, right?" ”
Red Sleeves didn't know why, but he still replied honestly, "Miss Hui, fourteen." ”
"Fourteen? Two years younger than me. Xiao Yuyin muttered, "What is your birthday?" ”
"May 27."
There are still ten months left before Ji Xu, she estimates that she will not be here by then, Xiao Yuyin took the egg in the hand of the red sleeves, and handed the eggs in her hand to her, and said earnestly, "The red sleeves, no matter whether you are poor or not, no matter what you look like, but you must be good to you, only for the wife, not for the concubine." ”
She still has another condition that she didn't say, whether it is a wife or a concubine, it can't reach what she really wants, but it is impossible to get it here, after all, the men here have three wives and four concubines. And she's going home. So all she can do is keep her heart and don't leave it here. And Redsleeves was originally from here, and she was afraid that she would frighten her out by saying it.
The red sleeves blushed, and she never thought that she would mention it, so she said a little embarrassedly, "I listen to Miss, Miss just said it's good." ”
Xiao Yuyin held her forehead, if she could help her, why bother saying so much. If she goes home, then ask Nalan Heng to serve more snacks. Xiao Yuyin was helpless, "Let's talk about it then!" ”
"Miss, may I ask a thing?" Redsleeves was a little embarrassed that he didn't know whether to ask or not.
Xiao Yuyin glanced at her, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, "Ask!" ”
Red Sleeves plucked up his courage, closed his eyes, and made a generous death.
Xiao Yuyin was a little funny, "I won't kill you, just ask if you have something!" ”
"I heard the sisters in the palace say that the prince likes you, will you marry him?"
Xiao Yuyin, who had just taken the ice pack and was thinking about the ice pack, was only a momentary matter when the movement in his hand was a moment, and then he turned his head with a smile, "Nalan Heng likes me?" You're really thinking too much. ”
Listening to her extremely flat tone, Red Sleeves couldn't help but feel a little anxious, "That's what everyone in the house said, I didn't lie to Miss." ”
Xiao Yuyin looked at her expression, her face was a little stiff, of course she knew that many people thought so, just take the fact that Ling Yanxiao and the princess came to Jingwang's Mansion, it is estimated that there are not a few people who think so, but she really doesn't think it's true.
"Red sleeves, false rumors are not credible."
Red sleeves has hope in his eyes, the prince is very good, how good they are together. "What if it's true?"
Xiao Yuyin stared at it for a long time, and saw that there was only pure hope in his eyes, and nothing else, before he spoke: "Even if it's true, so what?" ”
Red Sleeves was stunned when he heard this, "Don't you like the prince?" ”
Xiao Yuyin smiled lightly, "Anyway, I don't hate him, I just treat him as a friend." He patted Redsleeves on the shoulder with his hand, "And have you forgotten what I just said?" ”
Only for wives, not concubines. He can't be the master of this article, the prince has been married since ancient times, and her identity as a side concubine is high in their eyes, not to mention other requirements.
Red Sleeves obviously thought of this, a little uncomfortable, she really felt that Miss was very good, and she was a good match for the prince, but Miss She definitely didn't want to.
Xiao Yuyin took the eggs, handed her the ice pack, and motioned for her to cover her face. Looking at her expression, she said leisurely: "Don't say my own reasons, he can't do that alone, and I ask for more than you think, he can't do it, I can't give up what I want to do, we can only be friends, and it will never be the relationship you imagined." Don't say it later. ”
The sunlight outside poured in through the window and sprinkled on Xiao Yuyin's face, blurring the expression on her face at the moment.
Redsleeves stared at her for a moment before he spoke, "I see." ”
In the corridor, Nalan Heng suddenly stopped, looked in the direction of Xiao Yuyin's house, and was distracted for a long time, his amber peach blossom eyes were as deep as the sea, but the dark clouds were rolling from time to time, but the picturesque peerless face was still flat.
Only for wives, not concubines. With her pride, what does her request stop by, is it just a friend? Nalan Heng immediately thought of something, his peach blossom eyes were shining, what if he could do it? He knew what she was going to get, and that's what he'd always thought, hadn't he?
Ye Yun saw him stop, looked around, there was nothing abnormal, then shook his head, looked at Nalan Heng, who had already walked for a while, and couldn't help but slander, he hadn't seen him normal since he saw Xiao Yuyin.