Chapter 12: Shi Qi

He Chengren was set down at the age of eighteen, and at the age of twenty he officially married the then Princess Zhaoxing.

Now that He Chengren married a wife and gave birth to a child, He Chenggong's people are not prosperous, and Songtao Courtyard has been empty there, and no one has cleaned it up all year round, Bai thought for a while: "Then it can only be like this, but now if you want to clean up Songtao Courtyard, you have to toss it for a while." ”

Chang'an nodded: "If you live in Lubaizhai in the West Chamber, I am afraid that my grandmother will say that my mother has treated Sister Qi harshly, if I live in my Xuehuazhai, my aunt will have a mustard in her heart, Songtao Courtyard is the most suitable, and the courtyard is also spacious, so no one will have any objections if you want to come." ”

But seeing that Shi Qi, who had already wiped his tears and was crying red with red cheeks, walked over with the hand of his maid Hongxing, and was still sobbing as he walked, obviously his emotions had not calmed down, so he walked in front of Bai and Chang'an, and gave a polite salute: "Hello uncle, good cousin." ”

When she was in Harmony Hall, Shi Qi stood a little farther away from He Chang'an, and now she was closer, she looked at Shi Qi carefully, the eyes on the group face were already red and swollen from crying, but from the bottom of the eyes, sobriety and wisdom could still be revealed, the emerald green Shu brocade skirt was originally embroidered with bamboo branch patterns, and now there are a few mottled tear stains, which look like Xiangfei bamboo.

Chang An stepped forward and said, "Cousin Qi's clothes look really beautiful, and the materials are also very good, it seems that we don't have many imperial capitals." ”

Shi Qi stopped sobbing and squeezed out a smile and said: "What my cousin said is exactly, this material is produced in Chengdu, and most of the tribute that the imperial capital gets every year is tribute, but Jiangyin is in the south, and the trade exchanges there are relatively close, so most of the merchants of Shujin are willing to bring goods to Jiangyin to sell, so this material is not rare in our place, but the quality is probably not as good as the tribute of the imperial capital." ”

After a pause, he said: "Uncle, cousin, the appearance of Shi Qi just now makes you laugh." Shi Qi is fine, but he can't think about it for a while. ”

Although Shi Qi didn't show a lot, Chang'an could still feel that Shi Qi was living cautiously now, and didn't feel some pity for this cousin, she herself was not like this as a reborn earl, so why was Cousin Qi like this?

Is it just because the sender is under the fence?

Before Chang'an could continue to think about it, he heard Shi Qi on the side say to Bai: "Uncle, has the place where Shi Qi lives already been arranged?" If there is no arrangement, Shi Qi dares to ask, I wonder if there is still an empty room in the courtyard where Chang'an's cousin lives?"

As soon as Shi Qi's words fell, He Changan was surprised to see Bai's mouth open wide, that mouth was enough to stuff an egg!

Chang'an smiled: "Cousin Qi, my mother just said that she would clean up the Songtao Courtyard where the second uncle lived before marrying and give it to my cousin." The yard before the second uncle had good feng shui and good orientation, but no one had lived in it for many years. My mother said to send someone to pack it out quickly, and my cousin can pack her things in today. It is impossible for my cousin to bring all of my things from Jiangyin, if there is anything, just tell me. ”

It's all like a master.

To tell the truth, this cousin Qi is really quite angry with her!

If she wants to live in Chang'an, she must get rid of the royal family and Lu Yuan as much as possible, so hiding herself in a low-key manner is the best choice. And now Shi Qi is so low-key, just in love with her!

saw Shi Qi's cheeks red and opened her mouth: "Auntie, cousin." Shi Qi...... Shi Qi...... Shi Qi wants to live in the same yard with her cousin, but I don't know if it's convenient or not......"

As she spoke, her eyes were slightly red, and He Changan didn't know if it was her words that touched her sadness, or if she was thinking about things in her heart, and she couldn't help but want to cry when she moved her emotions a little.

Shi Qi thought that in the eldest uncle's house, only the eldest cousin was about the same age as Shi Qi, and if he lived in the same courtyard with the eldest cousin, it would be more convenient to say something intimate. If there is a vacant room in the yard of the eldest cousin, it will not be necessary for the eldest aunt to send someone to clean up the yard where the second uncle lived before. ”

As he spoke, he leaned closer to Bai's and said, "Can the eldest aunt agree to Shi Qi?"

There was even a little taste of begging between words, seeing that Bai Shi didn't speak for a long time, he added: "Auntie, Shi Qi didn't mean to embarrass her aunt, Shi Qi just wanted to get along with her eldest cousin." The age gap between Shi Qi and her sister at home is too big since she was a child, and my cousin is only two years younger than me, and Shi Qi is looking forward to it the most......"

Bai hesitated for a moment: "If you want to live in the eldest sister's yard, it's not impossible." It's just that the eldest sister lives in the east wing of my yard, called Xuehuazhai, and the west wing is still empty and no one lives, so I'll let people clean up now, vacate Xuehuazhai for you, and let the eldest sister go to live in the west wing. ”

If Shi Qi had to live in the same courtyard with He Changan, it would be most appropriate to pack up Xue Huazhai and live with her.

Shi Qi looked at Bai with a pair of teary eyes: "Does the eldest aunt think that Shi Qi is a burden to come back with her mother? If Shi Qi lives in the west wing room in the yard of the eldest cousin, Shi Qi will feel wronged? In fact, it is not the eldest aunt......

Bai just said that she wanted Xuehuazhai to live in her, and she had already thought of these, it seems that this cousin of hers is not only clear, but also a sensitive and delicate girl.

Such a straightforward remark stumped the Bai family, and he didn't know how to answer Shi Qi, so he thought for a while before saying: "Sister Qi, the eldest aunt is not what you think, but I just think that after all, you came all the way from Jiangyin to live in your uncle's house, and your aunt can't let you live in a slightly worse house." Since you yourself don't want to live in Songtaoyuan in front of your second uncle, it's not bad to live in Xuehuazhai. ”

Shi Qi flattened her mouth: "Auntie, is it okay for Shi Qi to just want to live in the West Wing? Naturally, I'm going to say something about my mother's side...... My mother won't let me leave her beak, but she will still listen to me for this kind of thing. ”

Some of the things that were omitted, such as the draft, were really not something that Shi Qi could handle.

Bai Shi was also very embarrassed: "Then since you insist on living there, I will ask Mama Yang from Chang'an to take your maid to pick up a simple one now, and you can move in as soon as noon passes." You can go to the eldest sister's room to rest for a while and make up for your makeup, the old lady will definitely pass a table to receive the wind at noon, and I also sent someone to the palace to invite Brother Yan, who was born to Aunt Geng, and Brother Yan will also come back to pick you up at noon. ”

Shi Qi listened, nodded, but looked a little absent-minded, and said after a while: "Auntie, my mother said those words today, auntie, don't take it to heart." My mother is such a straightforward character, she doesn't think about the consequences of what she says. ”

I'm starting to clean up the mess for her mother again!

Bai Shi turned around, held Shi Qi's shoulder, and squatted down slightly, so that his eyes could be parallel to Shi Qi's eyes, wanting to coax a little child: "Sister Qi, aunt is not that kind of person." I knew a little bit about your mother's personality when I first married your uncle. It's you, who are about to be drafted now, but you still have to worry about your mother everywhere. With such time, it is better to relax and think about how to do a good draft. ”

Hearing Bai's mention of the draft twice, Shi Qi was originally in tears, but now she finally couldn't hold it anymore and cried: "Auntie...... I...... I don't want to go to the draft......"

Bai Shi was shocked when he heard this, and quickly reached out to cover Shi Qi's mouth: "When you said this in the Harmony Hall earlier, your mother was already very unhappy, although there is a distance from the Harmony Hall here, your mother and they can't hear it. But this Gongchang Bofu is full of people, and no one on the other side will pass the word over, and your mother won't want to reprimand you at that time?"

Shi Qi didn't answer, just shrunk into Bai's arms and kept crying.

Chang An stepped forward and pulled Shi Qi up: "Cousin, if you have anything to say, go to my house and say it." The girls in my house are all my own people, and I will never talk to my grandmother. ”

Shi Qi stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of tears, looked at Chang'an with a firm expression on his face, and nodded suspiciously. Chang'an and Bai's led the way and took Shi Qi to Xuehuazhai.

Shi Qi sat on the official hat chair in the Xuehua Zhai Hall, and couldn't help but start crying again, Bai Shi had a bitter face, and sighed: "Sister Qi, you just tell your aunt that you don't want to go to the draft, but you already have a favorite man in your heart?"

Bai racked his brains on the way to Xuehuazhai, and after thinking about it, only the idea that Shi Qi had just fallen in love could explain why Shi Qi was reluctant to draft.

But such an idea made her shudder, Daxuan customized, but all the daughters of fifth-grade officials or above have to go to the draft when they reach the right age, if Shi Qi avoids the draft because of her love for other men, it is the crime of bullying!

Shi Qi shook her head, and said while sobbing: "Auntie, Shi Qi has been reading female rings since she was a child, how can she be such a girl...... Shi Qi just felt that "

Before he finished speaking, he saw a knock on the door and came in, the old lady had something to discuss with the Bai family, and the Bai family hesitated whether it was bad to leave Shi Qi here like this, Chang'an knew what the Bai family was thinking, stood up and attached it to the Bai family's ear and said: "Mother, you can rest assured to go to the Harmony Hall, here is me, Cousin Qi is fine." ”

The Bai family hesitated, but the Liu family had something to do, and they couldn't help but go, so they had to carefully ask Chang'an Haosheng to take care of Shi Qi, and asked him for a long time before he was willing to go out.

Bai's front foot had just gone out and walked not far away, and Shi Qi on the back foot knelt down for Chang'an: "Ask my cousin to help me!"