Chapter 14: The Matter of Concubinage
Concubine Rou's heart is actually thinking about redemption, who doesn't want to live an innocent life, instead of being blamed like this, now she is still good-looking, and everyone is naturally sought after, but what if she no longer looks good one day?
It's just that Concubine Rou refused because she didn't want to owe Master Qi too much favor, but now that she saw that she had inadvertently helped the other party again, Concubine Rou felt a little at ease.
And Master Qi's words were earnest, she had to smile and nod her head, and said to him:
"Thank you, but don't call me Concubine Rou Niangniang in the future, call my name Rou, the glory of the past is no more, and I don't want to be eye-catching anymore, if I can return to the ordinary with you, it is also my wish to live a stable and indifferent life like this."
"Okay, in that case, then you can live in peace, treat this place as your home, and don't say something that is an outsider."
After talking to Master Qi, Concubine Rou's eyes also had a clear smile, and the next thing Qi Zhenzhen didn't know.
Because he remembered that Yongcui Pavilion was the land of fireworks and willow lane, Qi Zhenzhen was a little immature, and it was inconvenient to go here, so Master Qi sent it to Yao's again, instructed the other party a few words, and then followed Concubine Rou to Yongcui Pavilion.
On the second day, Qi Zhenzhen got up and saw Concubine Rou change her outfit again, wearing a light green skirt to line her waist and limbs, slightly pulling a bun, and embellishing it with a few plain silver hairpins, without powder on her face, so that it shows the beauty of hibiscus even more.
Seeing Qi Zhenzhen come out, Concubine Rou smiled at her and nodded, then turned around and went back to the room.
Looking at Concubine Rou, whose demeanor was not as sad as before, Qi Zhenzhen's heart was also a little excited, and she finally saved a woman from the wind and dust under its touch......
After a night's time, Uncle Qi and Second Master Qi's two rooms were still quiet, Master Qi originally said that they would give an answer today, but after some discussion, Second Master Qi and the Li family decided to go to the west with Master Qi.
On the one hand, it is because they only have two husband and wife, unlike Uncle Qi and Mrs. Qi, who still have two children to raise, and their daughter Qi Min'er is still in Kyoto, if they stay here and settle down, although they can live an ordinary life, but there is no possibility of seeing their daughter again.
If they go to the West Hammer, according to their original plan, there may be a slight chance.
The second is that the Li family and the Yao family have always been close, and they regard Qi Zhenzhen as their own daughter, presumably the Yao family and Zhen Zhen will definitely go with Master Qi, and Master Qi is old, how can they bear to let a group of old and weak women and children go to the West Hammer alone.
After all, Second Master Qi is a man in the prime of life, and he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he can also deter some small people on the road.
At this time, Uncle Qi and Mrs. Qi were facing each other in the room, just staring at each other coldly and not speaking, and the two children had already been given some copper plates by them, and they went out for a walk happily.
After being silent for a long time, it was Mrs. Qi who took the lead in speaking:
"As the saying goes, marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog, marry you and I should obey your words, but life should also be discussed, now Yusheng and Zhenya are still young, I can't let them be so bumpy anymore.
I know that you are filial and reluctant to give up your father, but you always have to plan for your children, who are your own flesh and blood. ”
Hearing this, Uncle Qi first showed a tangled look on his face, but he still spoke:
"But my father is already old, how can I bear to let him go to West Hammer alone like this, before we were all sisters-in-law, not to mention the third child, he has always had no big ambitions.
However, the second child became an official in the court, and he was conscientious, but my father still passed the title to me, just because I was the eldest son, and I also received the greatest support from the family and all the connections.
Even if the Marquis of Mingyuan Mansion is now defeated, these facts can not be ignored, and now my father is going to the West Hammer to seek another way out for the family, how can I, as the eldest son, leave my father to enjoy here alone, I want to go. ”
Looking at her husband's painful but firm face, the always gentle Mrs. Qi suddenly became angry, she threw down all the tea utensils on the table, and suddenly woke up Uncle Qi, who was still hesitating, with a bang, he looked at his wife who was no longer calm in the past, only to see the other party say coldly:
"In this case, you will write a letter to me, from now on we will return to the bridge and return to the road, you will be the hope of your Qi family's future, I will take my two children to survive alone in this Nanding town, I still have some savings, I don't need you how, from now on Yusheng and Zhenya will only be without you as a father."
"This, how can I give up this?"
Uncle Qi only felt entangled and confused, as if he regretted no matter how he chose, he looked up at his wife earnestly, but only saw the cold back of the other party.
In desperation, he had to rush out of the door, looking into the distance in a daze, he didn't know how to choose, in fact, although he was filial, but his heart was always a little biased towards his wife and children, but after all, he was the eldest son, and he enjoyed too much favor from the family......
When Uncle Qi was struggling, he happened to meet Second Master Qi and the Li family who came out together, and the Li family has always been as careful as a hair, and when Uncle Qi described it like this, he knew what was going on.
It's just that although she is a younger brother-in-law, it is not good to intervene in the family affairs of the big house, so Li Shi gestured to Second Master Qi with his eyes, and then said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear:
"The eldest brother must have quarreled with his sister-in-law because of this matter, he is different from us after all, a pair of children are still young, and the sister-in-law has been in the house for many years before she got this pair of children, she is so pampered, it is better to persuade the eldest brother to stay here, it is also considered that my Qi family still has a way out."
Hearing Li's words, Second Master Qi patted the back of the other party's hand comfortingly, signaling that he already knew, so that Li didn't have to worry too much, and then walked slowly to Uncle Qi.
The two brothers have always been close, Uncle Qi is naturally very eager to talk to Second Master Qi, Li turned around and went back to the room when she saw this, and when she came out, she saw that the look on Uncle Qi's face was much calmer, only occasionally a little ashamed, and Second Master Qi was quietly comforting each other.
So, Uncle Qi and Second Master Qi came to Master Qi's room, Master Qi was teaching Qi Zhenzhen to read, and when he looked up and saw his two sons, he knew that the other party had already made a decision in his heart.
Master Qi smiled lightly and asked Qi Zhenzhen to go out to play for a while, and when she left Uncle Qi's side again, Qi Zhenzhen caught a glimpse of the other party's somewhat blushing face, and was slightly surprised in her heart.
I have always seen Uncle Qi calm and calm, but now he is so embarrassed, it is really strange, and thinking of what Master Qi said yesterday, Qi Zhenzhen's mind turned around, and she figured out the reason.
It's just that she didn't say much, just saluted Uncle Qi and Second Master Qi, and then turned around and went out and closed the door.
Old Master Qi also seemed to have already understood, he didn't say anything, just took out a wooden box from the cabinet, this was the silver left over from the ransom of Concubine Rou yesterday, and he exchanged some of it for silver ingots.
At the beginning, in order to make it easier to carry, Master Qi only took a large amount of silver tickets, but the silver tickets were really inconvenient to spend, and they were too eye-catching, so it was more convenient to exchange them for silver.
He handed the box to Uncle Qi, and then motioned for the other party to open it, only to see that it was full of two layers of silver ingots, and Uncle Qi was about to refuse, but saw Master Qi shaking his head with a smile and said:
"You are the son of the Marquis of Mingyuan, and it is your father's uselessness that can't keep the prosperity of the Marquis Mansion, and now you only have this silver for you, so you can live here with your wife and children."
Although this place is not as prosperous as Beijing, it is also a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and my father does not blame you, this is human nature, I originally wanted you to stay, but I was afraid that you would feel embarrassed. ”
Looking at his father's loving gaze, Uncle Qi finally had red eyes, but Master Qi helped him up with a smile, patted the other party's shoulder and comforted:
"It's also my Qi family who left a glimmer of possibility here, don't blame your wife, she is a very virtuous person, and what she does is just a child, remember?"
"Yes, Father......"
In the end, Master Qi gathered everyone in the Qi family in the middle of the night, and Concubine Rou also said his plan.
Uncle Qi stayed in Nanding Town, and the rest of the people went to the West Hammer with him, and everyone had no objections in their hearts, but Qi Sanye stood up after a moment of entanglement, looked at everyone's eyes together, and said in a tangled manner:
"I'm afraid my son won't be able to go to West Hammer with his father, Aunt Xiu is already two months pregnant, and my son thinks that this is also a descendant of the Qi family after all, and he really can't bump anymore, so he asked his father to agree."
Hearing Qi Sanye's words, everyone's eyes looked at the Yao family vaguely, everyone knew that Master Qi had attached great importance to Qi Zhenzhen these days, and he would inevitably bring this granddaughter with him when he went to the West Hammer.
But at this time, Qi Sanye's aunt was pregnant again, and no one could wait for her here for so long, and now I don't know if the Yao family will accompany her daughter to leave, or guard her husband here.
Qi Zhenzhen looked at Yao's slightly swaying figure, and couldn't help but feel distressed, a few days ago, Qi Sanye seemed to have changed and came to see Yao and her frequently, but Qi Zhenzhen really didn't have a good impression of him in her heart, and Yao's didn't lie to her husband.
After several encounters, Qi Sanye finally stopped coming over, but he got close to the two aunts again, and he didn't want to make such a moth today.
Qi Zhenzhen originally wanted to speak for her mother, but when she saw Yao's suddenly kneeling down, she said to Master Qi with a solemn face:
"The daughter-in-law is not virtuous, I am afraid that she will not be able to serve her husband well and take good care of her aunt's pregnancy, so I specially ask my father to allow my daughter-in-law to go to West Hammer with my father with my second sister-in-law and Sister Rou when I leave the third master."
These days, Concubine Rou has gradually integrated into the Qi family, she is gentle and demure, and she is very compatible with the Li family and the Yao family, and now several people are so close that they are called sisters.
And Li Shi also said in a timely manner: "Yes, father, we will inevitably have to borrow some face from the third brother and sister when we go to Xijiao, not to mention the ...... of the third brother and the third brother and sister."
The Li family didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone knew that Qi Sanye and the Yao family had been discordant for a long time, and it was like this in the mansion in the past, and now they are about to become strangers.
Fortunately, these days, the Yao family has also stood up, and they no longer endure it so silently.