One

Although he has a lot to do, Nagumo always remembers what his first task is.

Three days later, he personally drove back to Gui Ning's wife.

From the corner of the curtain, Shen Qingluo saw Nanyun's smile that she couldn't hide.

She felt bitter in her heart.

"Madame, I would like to discuss something with you." Through the thin curtain, Nanyun Road.

"What's the matter? Does it matter? Shen Qingluo replied gently.

Nagumo chuckled: "It's not a big deal. I thought, you are pregnant, there are too many things to worry about at home, why don't you let it go first. ”

Shen Qingluo was stunned: "How to put it away?" ”

Nanyun raised his whip lightly: "Yuan'er has been taking the house for some days, I plan to make her a concubine, you won't object again." ”

Shen Qingluo was silent for a moment: "Since Xianggong likes her and is a wife, how can he not agree, it's just that I think she is too frivolous." ”

Nanyun smiled: "If you marry a wife and seek talent, you only need to be submissive." I saw that she was quite obedient. ”

Xiao Rong opened his mouth to speak, but Shen Qingluo covered his mouth.

Nanyun was in a very good mood: "Since Mrs. agreed, then, there is no need for any ceremony, that's it, immediately ask her to move out of the lily garden." ”

Shen Qingluo said slowly: "Where are you going to arrange for her to live?" ”

"Thrush." He blurted out.

"The pleasure of the boudoir is greater than that of the thrush. Very good. Shen Qingluo said in a low voice.

Nanyun looked back slightly, with a hint of a smile: "Madam is jealous?" Ha ha. Your belly is really not as good as Qingluan. He lowered his voice: "Do you know, this proposal was still said by Qingluan." She said, Dona concubine, so as to have many heirs. ”

"The concubine is naturally not as good as the fourth sister." Shen Qingluo said lightly.

Xiao Rong couldn't help it anymore: "Madame is about to add Ding to the Nan family, can't she catch up with those women who are not careful!" ”

Shen Qingluo's face sank: "What nonsense." ”

Nanyun didn't care about Xiao Rong's words: "It's getting colder." Ruyi Silk Village has sent a good silk cotton, I have asked a tailor, I will come to the house tomorrow, and cut a few more clothes for your master and servant. ”

When Shen Qingluo heard "Ruyi Silk Village", she couldn't help but feel moved.

"Shopkeeper Tian is empathetic." She said.

"Oh," Nanyun was stunned and said with a smile: "People are quite honest. ”

Shen Qingluo smiled: "Invite him to the mansion one day, and the concubine will thank him personally." , I heard that he helped a lot. ”

Nanyun smiled: "That's not necessary. ”

While speaking, the carriage passed by a dojo, flags fluttered, and yellow talismans flew.

Slowly, Nagumo drove the carriage closer.

Shen Qingluo curiously opened the curtain and revealed her face.

At this moment, a huge piece of yellow paper full of runes suddenly fell down and covered Shen Qingluo's face directly.

Shen Qingluo only felt a headache and was weak, so she instinctively tore open the yellow paper with her hands.

When Nanyun looked at it, Shen Qingluo's face was already sweating like rain.

Two

coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is another day for concubines to ask for peace.

Early in the morning, Yuan'er stood outside the corridor of the lily garden.

At this time, her identity has changed dramatically, and she is impatient to show her happiness.

The second lady really did not break her promise. She thought to herself.

If he hadn't climbed the big tree of the second lady, he would still be just a slave who was oppressed.

In the past few months, she has been doing laundry, sprinkling, chopping wood and making fires, and even washing and cleaning buckets, every heavy and dirty work.

She silently endured Shen Qingluo's revenge, because she knew that she had no choice.

However, Shen Qingluo only cared about torturing herself, but neglected one thing. That is, she left an evil fruit that could bloom at any time in each other's field of vision.

Yuan'er once again combed her shiny sideburns, convinced that she had achieved perfect makeup.

"Little Cui," she called the name of the new maid, "knock on the door." ”

Xiao Cui crisply agreed: "Yes." The Third Lady. ”

"Third lady." Yuan'er was very proud of this new title.

The maid is a lady. I didn't expect my Yuan'er to have today.

was about to knock on the door, but the door opened, and Su Yue splashed out with a basin of water, almost staining Yuan'er's new clothes.

"How reckless!" Yuan'er looked annoyed. Although she was annoyed, she didn't dare to speak up, after all, this was not a place for her to go wild.

"Who should I be? It turned out to be a Yuan'er girl. Oops, now it's the third lady. Say hello to the third lady. Su Yue said lightly.

Yuan'er gently flicked the water droplets on the corner of her clothes.

Su Yue glanced at it and raised the copper basin in her hand: "Madame returned yesterday, she was a little tired, and she ordered to come down, and today's greeting will be waived." ”

Yuan'er was very respectful: "Since Mrs. owes peace, Yuan'er is inconvenient to disturb." Then, I have to bother Sister Suyue to take care of Mrs. ”

Su Yue sneered: "Waiting for Mrs., it's our business, don't bother the third lady." Please come back. After speaking, there was a "bang" and the door was closed heavily.

Yuan'er sneered: "No matter how arrogant you are, you are also a servant girl!" ”

Turning out of the garden gate, I saw Qingluan's master and servant coming slowly from a distance.

Yuan'er smiled all over her face, stepped forward, and bowed deeply: "Sister." ”

Qingluan smiled and said, "What are you polite about our sisters." Oh, there's no Hexi sister yet. ”

Yuan'er said with a smile: "If it weren't for my sister's support, my sister wouldn't be where she is today." ”

Qingluan looked at her new outfit and said with a smile: "My lord has always liked my sister, but I was in the way of the one above, so I delayed it." A few days ago, I looked at the old man and was happy, and mentioned a few words by the way. It was also the master who gave me face, and he even agreed to it, even I didn't expect it. ”

Yuan'er said flatteringly: "What kind of person is my sister, in front of the master, she is naturally full of words." ”

Qingluan smiled and said, "Then my sister has to fight for it." ”

Yuan'er leaned over and lowered her voice: "She's sick, I don't know if it's because of that." It's a pity that those pots of flowers were seen through by her, otherwise ······" Suddenly, he stopped.

"Sir." Yuan'er shouted.

Qingluan turned his head.

Nagumo came slowly with an elder.

"Mr. Xu." Yuan'er recognized it as Dr. Xu and bowed her body.

Dr. Xu returned the salute and didn't dare to look up at the flowery woman.

"What a coincidence, you're all here. What are you doing standing at the door, why don't you go in?. Nagumo smiled.

Qingluan smiled: "It seems that this is really a treasure of fast feng shui." It's just that the princess can enter, but the concubine can only be turned away. ”

Nanyun smiled with a hint of teasing: "Don't be jealous. She's pregnant, so naturally I'm going to have to think a little more. ”

Qingluan smiled: "I heard that she is sick." I don't know if I'm really sick or pretending. ”

Yuan'er said in a low voice: "The master really hurts Madame." ”

Nanyun glanced at her, meaningful: "If you fight and give me a big fat son, I will love you so much." With that, he led Mr. Xu and strode into the lily garden.

The remaining two women were silent.

The most important thing for a woman is to have children, but neither of them can do this.

Three

Stepping straight into the inner room, Nagumo stopped Suyue's words.

Lifting the low-hanging curtain, Shen Qingluo lay flat on the couch, wearing a red brocade quilt on her body. Through the thin quilt, her bulging belly is particularly eye-catching.

Nagumo sat down silently and looked at her abdomen.

In it was his blood and bones, his imaginary son, whose existence he had eagerly longed for. However, now, with the ups and downs of her breathing, there made his heart tense for a while.

It's already so big.

He couldn't help but stroke it gently.

How nice it would be if it was a normal fetus. It's a pity that its mother is an unknown demon body.

He couldn't imagine that one day, in October, a little monster of unknown origin would appear in front of him. At that time, he will become the laughing stock of the whole city.

For this reason, he even went through countless related wild history anecdotes.

It is recorded in Gan Bao's "Sou Shen Ji" that there are sharks outside the South China Sea, with human faces and fish tails, who are in the water during the day and turn into humans at night. It can live like a fish in the water, or it can live by land. There were tears in his eyes, and they came out of them.

In Zhang Hua's "Naturalist Chronicles", there is also a similar account of the merman. The merman comes out of the water, lives in the house, spun silk for a long time, will go, ask for a device from the master, cry into beads, and give it to the master.

Even, in "Taiping Guangji", it also records the romance between people and sharks. There are things in the East China Sea, the shape is like a person, the eyebrows and faces are all beautiful, the skin and flesh are as white as jade, there are scales, there are fine hairs, the widows near the sea take a lot of it to raise in the pond and marsh, and the intercourse, no different from people, and do not hurt people.

But there is no book that can give him the answer he wants, that is, what is the child born of a merman and a human.

Legend has it that the snake demon interacted with a man and gave birth to a healthy boy.

The evil dragon intersected with the folk girl, gave birth to a boy, covered in dragon scales, and soared into the air.

He wasn't sure if the child in her womb was also a monster with a fishtail.

There are tears in the pearl of the sea and the moon, and the blue field is warm and the jade is smoking. Is she really the legendary merman? However, she is obviously the eldest lady of the Shen family, and she is separated from the living environment of the mermaid by 108,000 miles, and besides, her eyes have never turned into tears.

Then, there is only one possibility, she is a demon.

Compared to the fish demon, he would rather she be a merman.

After pondering for a long time, he said softly, "How long has Madame been asleep?" ”

Su Yue said: "Since I came back yesterday, I have been asleep like this, and I don't even want to eat."

Nagumo frowned.

"Please come in, Mr. Xu." He said.

Su Yue tucked the quilt corner for Shen Qingluo, and then lifted the Luo Wei.

Mr. Xu skillfully took out a cylinder and gently placed it on Shen Qingluo's bulging abdomen, and then, through the earpiece, Mr. attached his ear.

Nagumo was so nervous that he barely dared to breathe.

After a long time, Mr. Xu smiled and took away the earpiece.

"How?" Nagumo asked.

"Good. The fetus's heartbeat is strong. "Sir is very kind.

Nanyun hesitated for a while: "Really good? ”

The gentleman smiled silently and put his arm on Shen Qingluo.

"Madame must have been frightened, and her veins were a little unstable. It doesn't matter, the old man can prescribe a decoction for her. ”

Nanyun hesitated: "He, is he healthy?" I mean, full beard and full shadow? He didn't know how to express his concerns. He couldn't say this question.

Mr. Xu gave him a strange look and did not speak.

Four

At noon, Shen Qingluo, who was sleeping, finally woke up.

She opened her eyes and saw Nanyun napping on the side, and let out an unconsciously surprised "ah".

This man hadn't stepped through her door for a long time.

The last time he came, it was on her birthday.

When Nanyun heard the movement, he immediately got up with a smile on his face: "You're awake." ”

Su Yue said: "The master has been here since the morning and has been by your side. ”

Nanyun said eagerly: "Hungry, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, I specially instructed the kitchen to make your favorite dishes, as well as zongzi, let's husband and wife, drink a glass of water and wine." ”

Shen Qingluo stared at the gentle face in front of her and slowly got up.

For a moment, it was as if you had gone back in time.

What is he going to do? After going through so many things, how could he still be in front of her so casually.

Shen Qingluo's question didn't last long, and she quickly knew the answer.

After countless tactful care and care, at the dinner table, Nanyun took out the exquisite jade.

"Madam, I'll give you back this." He wants to get away with it.

Shen Qingluo remained silent: "But why?" ”

The exquisite jade is still in his hands, he is just talking.

"Everyone knows that this seal belongs to Madame, and I am just acting for you." Nagumo sighed.

"Is there a difference?" Shen Qingluo was as calm as water.

"As the saying goes, marry a chicken with a chicken and marry a dog with a dog, can Mrs. understand the truth?"

"That's what it means for a husband to sing a wife."

"You still don't get it. A man, hiding behind a woman's hardships. He lowered his head, as if distressed.

"The concubine doesn't understand what you mean."

"Don't understand?" He chuckled: "Madame knows, what do the guys call me behind my back?" ”

"The owner."

"The owner? That's the name in person, behind the scenes, they call me the son-in-law of the Shen family. His face flushed.

"What do you want to do?" She asked cautiously.

She wanted to know what his purpose was for leaving his beautiful concubine to accompany her during the Dragon Boat Festival today. She wanted to prove her thoughts.

He stared at her face: "I want to be a real proprietor." ”

"You already are. You can use the money at your disposal, and the concubine even gives the shop contract to her husband for collection at the beginning of the entrance. Shen Qingluo's eyes were clear, her words were gentle, and she refused to give in at all: "Even the concubine is her husband's." ”

"That's different. Have you heard of anyone with a lady's name? Yes, it is your dowry, but since the day you married me, it has belonged to me Nanyun, so, please agree with Madame," he said word by word, "transfer it to me." ”

Shen Qingluo's heart jumped. He finally showed his true colors.

"Madame is virtuous, Nanyun has always been respectful, I don't think Madame will hurt my husband and wife because of these little things." Nagumo's eyes were like torches, and he looked aggressive.

Shen Qingluo smiled slightly: "If money can influence the relationship between husband and wife, that kind of affection is too superficial." ”

Nanyun picked up a glass of wine on the table and drank it all: "What does Madame think?" ”

Shen Qingluo poured a cup for him: "Since the husband has spoken, as a wife, there is no one who can obey," Nanyun was overjoyed. "It's just that my father said that rabbits and dogs cook dead rabbits, and men are the most unreliable animals in the world, and only money is the most real. On the day of the wedding, my father repeatedly instructed me not to change my name unless I died. The husband loves the concubine deeply, and he will not embarrass the concubine for money. ”

Nanyun was speechless, and slowly picked up a plate of dim sum: "Madame, do you remember the flower cake?" ”

Shen Qingluo's heart was hot.

How not to remember. On that day, the gentleness of the day, the scene of the husband and wife eating the flower cakes together is vivid.

It's just that the taste of the flower cake has not changed, and now when you eat it in your mouth, it must not be the taste of the past.

Shen Qingluo picked up the wine cup and behaved calmly: "Disobedience to the husband is for injustice, disobedience to the strict father is for unfilial piety." Husband, the concubine is really embarrassed. As he spoke, he drank the wine in his glass.

"The concubine forgot, you can't drink." She borrowed the meaning of wine, half joking and half serious: "If the concubine agrees to her husband, the concubine doesn't know, one day, will she cook a dog?" The husband is relieved, where is the concubine's peace of mind? ”

Nanyun stared at her with a bright smile, but she couldn't say a word.

"There is a lack of concubines. Husband, please. She stood up, wanting to leave the feast.

Nagumo stretched out his hand to stop: "Madam! ”

"Dangchang", the two of them bowed their heads at the same time.

Linglong Jade fell to the ground.

Nagumo picked it up distressedly.

The jade is icy and clear, and a corner has been broken.

The two looked at each other, and each other's hearts were faint.

Nanyun's face was gloomy: "Don't disturb Madame's purity." With a flick of his sleeves, he turned around and walked out quickly.

Shen Qingluo looked at his departing back in distraction, and did not move for a long time.

She knew that she had lost him completely.

However, she did not allow herself, to be humble, to exchange money for his love.

Is he still the personable teenager on the streets of Chang'an more than ten years ago?

Tear open the skin, how ugly.