Aunt Qi's heart is unwilling, Qi's mother sees it in her eyes, and she is also clear about Aunt Qi's thoughts.

Aunt Qi is the eldest daughter of the Dingnan Hou Mansion, and from childhood to adulthood, the only setback is the regret of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion. At that time, everyone didn't know what was going on, and they thought that there was something wrong with the eldest daughter of the Dingnan Hou Mansion, so the Ning Yuan Hou Mansion retreated. Later, after the Marquis of Ningyuan withdrew from the marriage, he married Pei Shoufu's eldest daughter in less than three months, and everyone understood that it was the Marquis of Ningyuan who was unrighteous and climbed the high branches, not the unkind Marquis of Dingnan.

After that, there were many people who asked for relatives in the Nanhou Mansion of Shangding. But Qi Xuan is angry, and the other is cautious about Chu Hua, who is born early, no one looks down on him, and no one wants to marry. came and went, and finally became an "old girl". Those who came to ask for marriage gradually were widowers with dead wives who begged to marry the next string.

Mrs. Dingnanhou felt sorry for her daughter, and she also persuaded her that the son of the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion had already married a wife, and there were a lot of women in the house, which was not a good match. Let her choose a suitable family to marry among the people who come to the door. Qi Xuan was at home with a clear ambition, saying that if it was not Chu Hua, he would rather be a concubine than follow another man.

Mrs. Dingnanhou had no choice, so she had to ask Dingnanhou to go to Chu Hua to find out. Chu Hua knew that Qi Xuan had never been married, and he felt guilty about her. Hearing that she was still thinking of herself, Chu Huajin agreed to carry her over to the house as a concubine.

Qi Xuan's wish was fulfilled, she was in harmony with Chu Huajin, and she also lived a good life, she was happy in the first year, and gave birth to her daughter Chu Wenlin in the second year.

It was also in the year of Chu Wenlin's birth that Emperor Jiaxiang died violently. Emperor Hongxuan was escorted by the army of Marquis Ningyuan from the southwest border and returned to Beijing to succeed to the throne. Qi Xuan knew that Chu Huajin's sister-in-law was actually married to the abolished prince of the year, and now Emperor Hongxuan. The Chu family does not show mountains and does not show water, so they have become the magnates of the magnates in the capital.

In the Hongxuan Dynasty, the eldest daughter of the Chu family was the queen, and she gave birth to three sons and one daughter. The old Marquis Ning Yuan of the Chu family is a great hero from the dragon. Although he died early, he just made room for Chu Huajin.

When Chu Huajin succeeded to the throne of Marquis Ning Yuan, he was only twenty-five years old, which was the age of his prime, and he definitely stood out among the elders and nobles.

Only then did Dingnanhou and his wife feel that their daughter had a vision, and even raised their eyebrows with themselves. Although the concubine's maiden family is not a serious relative, the relationship between the Dingnan Hou Mansion and the Ningyuan Hou Mansion is different, and they were also married back then. The lady of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion and the current Hou Ye Chu Huajin are both a little ashamed of the Dingnan Hou Mansion, and the two families still maintain an equal relationship on weekdays.

After Pei Li, the first assistant of the Three Dynasties, resigned and went into hiding, and left the capital, the Dingnan Hou Mansion regarded himself as the Yue family of the Marquis of Ningyuan, and he became more and more intimate when he moved around. Just wait for Qi Xuan to give birth to a son, and then make sense.

Qi Xuan originally thought that he was shrewd and capable, and he was different from ordinary concubines. As long as he can give birth to a son, he can still compete with the son of the main family. Unexpectedly, the first child was actually a daughter, and within two years, the main room gave birth to a son, who was the eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan. Not to mention the lady of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, even Chu Huajin attaches great importance to this eldest son.

And she didn't count Chu Huajin's original partner Pei Shufan, who had such a short life. The Chu family has just gradually prospered from ten years of dormancy, and Pei Shufan is already seriously ill and will not live long.

Qi Xuan regretted it very much. If she endured it back then, by this time, if Pei Shufan died, she would be a sure filler, wouldn't it be better than being a concubine now?

But Qi's mother doesn't think so. She has always warned Qi Xuan that if she didn't be a concubine back then, and Pei Shufan didn't die, she would be a twenty-eight-year-old girl. Many girls of this age are going to be grandmothers and grandmothers. If she is still in the boudoir, there is only one way to become a sister-in-law. also persuaded her that now that she is a concubine, she must abide by her duty and don't think about correcting. - The Chu family is a relative, and the concubine is straightened, and it is absolutely impossible to publicly slap the queen's mother in the face.

Maybe that's fate. Qi Xuan is a fan of these truths. With Qi's mother always mentioning points on the side, Qi Xuan has never been out of the big basket.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuan sighed deeply, and smiled at Qi's mother, who was looking at her worriedly: "Mom, don't worry, I will take care of it." It's just a grievance in my heart, comforting and comforting myself. - This man, it is not okay not to accept his fate. ”

Mother Qi brought the lotus root powder, osmanthus longan, and ejiao paste that was drying on the table next to her, put it to her mouth and blew it gently, and held it in both hands and presented it to Aunt Qi: "Auntie fill it with some snacks first." It's still early for dinner in the evening, so don't go hungry. - After raising your body and having another brother, you will be complete. ”

The Great Qi Dynasty had two meals a day, a morning meal, and a dinner meal in the evening. During the day, the rich and noble families have a snack in the morning and afternoon to fill in the blanks. Ordinary people, there is only a loose meal at noon, which is not a main meal.

Aunt Qi took the small bowl, slowly scooped the delicate jujube red paste with a spoon, and ate half of it in small bites.

"There is a fishy smell of red dates in this paste today, I think there are too many red dates. This is a lazy thief, and he knows how to use red dates to replace Ejiao to fool people. Aunt Qi put down the bowl, called the maid Yishuang over, and said, "You can take the remaining half and share it with Yixue." ”

Yishuang was busy with a blessing and said with a smile: "Thank you aunt for the anointing." "I went down and went to find Yixue.

Yishuang and Yixue are both children and maids brought by Aunt Qi from Dingnanhou Mansion. Originally, there could be no dowry in the concubine room, but everyone knew that Aunt Qi was an exception, so they all turned a blind eye to Aunt Qi's dowry, closed their eyes, and let her go.

Mother Qi looked at her eyes and saw that Yishuang was far away, so she whispered to Aunt Qi: "Ming'er Tongxue is going to move over." How is my aunt going to cook? ”

Pei Shufan, the lady of the main room, handed over Tongxue to Aunt Qi to take care of, firstly, because of An Chuhua's heart, and secondly, it was also because Aunt Qi's Chunjia Courtyard was the largest one in the courtyard where the concubine of Ningyuan's Mansion lived.

There are three entrances inside and outside the Chunjia courtyard, left and right wings, and there is a row of back cover rooms behind. Compared with the main house in Zhonglan Courtyard, there is only a row of inverted houses in front of it, and the number of houses is less, and the size of each room is not as spacious as the main courtyard. This is also normal, if there is a place that is more than the main courtyard and is bigger, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion will really be indistinguishable. Not to mention the criticism of outsiders, even the queen mother will not allow her mother's family to drag herself back like this.

Aunt Qi thought of Tong Xue's appearance, and she was upset again. - Then Pei Shufan didn't know where to get these goblins to dowry, and she wasn't afraid of sharing her own favor?! No wonder Pei Shufan got married for seven years before she got married, gave birth to a son, and let the two maids give birth to the eldest son and the second son before her, and slapped her in the face.

"As for Tongxue's residence, let her live in the back cover room, where there are a lot of empty houses. Pick a south-facing room for her, with an ear room next to it, and give it to her maid to live in. In the future, if she had to eat everything, she let her people personally receive it from the outside and send it directly to her house. told our people that we can't touch Tongxue's food, clothes, and furnishings in her room. Aunt Qi walked to the door and looked at her yard.

From tomorrow onwards, this large courtyard will not allow itself to live alone.