Qi Ya's ethereal and gentle voice suddenly sounded, causing the observation deck that had fallen into a brief silence due to Liu Mingzhi's words to recover.
"Husband, I have brought peach blossom wine, is it convenient for you to come up?"
Liu Mingzhi suddenly came back to his senses and walked towards the pavilion with a smile on his face: "Sister Ya, come up quickly!"
In a short while, Qi Ya took a personal maid and a palace maid up to the observation deck with light steps. She held a tray in both hands and faced Song Qing gracefully. An Gouer and the two of them bowed.
"I, Liu Shi Qiya, have met my eldest brother and my uncle."
"Brothers and sisters don't need to be polite."
"Sister-in-law, you're welcome."
Liu Mingzhi took the tray from Qi Ya's hand with a warm smile: "Sister Ya, thank you for your hard work again."
"This is my responsibility. Besides, after being stuck in the palace all day, I suddenly moved around and stretched my body! How can I say it's hard work?"
Liu Mingzhi carried the drink and walked towards the stone table: "Come on, I have nothing to do anyway. Let's drink and chat with my husband, eldest brother and Jiang He."
Qi Yafangrong hesitated slightly, but finally nodded obediently and sat on the stone bench next to Liu Mingzhi.
"Brother, uncle, I'm sorry to disturb you. I'll pour you some wine."
"Sister-in-law, you are just talking about this."
An Gou'er stood up directly, picked up the wine flask, and began to put out glasses and pour the wine: "Sister-in-law Ya, just sit down with the elder brother and let the younger brother do the pouring."
"Brother Song, eldest brother, sister-in-law Ya, please, I'll give you a drink."
Liu Mingzhi took the drink An Gouer handed him, put it under the tip of his nose and sniffed it for a few times: "Jiang He, on the day you rush to Haijin Town, if the situation permits, my eldest brother will set up a table of practicing wine for you. If the situation does not With permission, I will treat this glass of wine as my brother’s practice in advance for you, cheers!”
"Brother, I also wish brother Jiang He all the best and a smooth journey. Cheers!"
"I wish my uncle a bright future and great success. I respect you, uncle."
"Thank you two brothers, thank you sister-in-law. Cheers!"
After drinking the first cup of peach blossom wine, the four of them began to drink and laugh while talking about all the interesting things they had seen.
But most of the time, Liu Mingzhi and An Gouer were talking, with Song Qing occasionally interjecting.
As for Qi Ya, she was always smiling as an audience, and from time to time she showed surprise because of what An Gouer said about the customs and customs of Western countries that were very different from Dalong.
During this period, Liu Song also brought a group of people to bring some snacks and drinks, and the court meeting lasted for most of the day. Song Qing, who was already hungry, and brothers An Gouer did not treat Liu Mingzhi politely.
Start eating and drinking, and continue to talk about interesting things.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, it was getting late.
Song and Qing also stood up and excused themselves with a wink, and left the harem together.
Qi Ya was instructing the maid to clean up the leftover dishes on the table. Looking at her husband standing by the fence watching the two go away, she shook her head and teased: "Husband, if you don't drink to your heart's content, I won't be able to bear the departure of my eldest brother and the others." , just keep your eldest brother and Jiang He for a little while longer.
Anyway, you have the final say in the palace, so what if they just stay for one night?
I have plenty of peach blossom wine, are you afraid that you won’t be able to enjoy it to the fullest? "
"Ah? What are you talking about! With a beauty like you by my side, why can't my husband be reluctant to let go of these two rough men? I'm just thinking about other things."
Qi Ya signaled the maid and palace maid to take the tray and leave first. She tied her jade hands around her abdomen, moved lightly in lotus steps and stopped beside her husband. She naturally hugged Liu Mingzhi's arm and pressed her face against Liu Mingzhi's shoulder. .
"Have you encountered any troubles again?
Why don't you tell me and ask me to help you share the burden? "
"No! I just suddenly discovered that the sunset view from the observation deck in the palace is so pleasing to the eye.
After living there for more than half a year, I just discovered this unforgettable beauty today, and I can't help but feel a little emotional for my husband. "
Qi Ya looked from Liu Mingzhi's face to the clouds on the horizon, and nodded with a smile as bright as a flower.
"The setting sun is like blood, and the haze fills the sky. It is indeed a breathtaking scenery! It seems that the location of this observation deck was originally selected by skilled craftsmen.
The cabinet and the Palace of Ten Kings have been established, and you no longer have to stay in the imperial study all day long.
Whenever you want to come and enjoy the scenery in the future, I and my sisters will accompany you to relax. "
Liu Mingzhi took out the arm hugged by Qi Ya, walked behind Qi Ya and gently hugged the beauty's waist that was not slender but just right.
"Sister Ya, tell me the truth, do you really not like living in the palace?"
Qi Ya silently leaned against Liu Mingzhi's chest: "Wherever my husband goes! I will go wherever I go! Not to mention the palace, even if it is a thatched house, I will follow you life and death."
Liu Mingzhi probed his head and kissed Qi Ya's pretty face, laughing happily.
"Haha... My husband asked you to tell the truth, but I didn't ask you to say love words!"
"Do you really want to hear the truth?"
"Of course! Since I asked, I naturally want to hear the truth from you."
Qi Ya pursed her lips and was silent for a while, then nodded melancholy: "To be honest, I don't like living in the palace at all. Not only do I not like it, but my sisters don't like it either.
It was so deserted inside the high-walled compound. Except for the palace maids, eunuchs, and the imperial guards patrolling passing by in the distance, no outsiders could be seen.
At this time in the past, I and my sisters would have picked out some jewelry fabrics on the street, and discussed with some women they met by chance which rouges and gouache were better to use, and which fabrics were more comfortable to wear.
In the past, in their spare time, when you were not at home, the sisters would take their children out for outings in the city and fly kites.
Now, in addition to surrounding the Imperial Garden, there is also the Imperial Garden.
There are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants from all over the world in the Imperial Garden for us to enjoy. However, after looking at them for half a year, these exotic flowers and plants are not as pleasant to look at as the weeds outside the city.
Although the days before were dull, they were also fulfilling and interesting.
But what about now? After the initial novelty of living in the palace, what is the difference between now and a canary in a cage!
Sisters Yan'er and Wanyan are better off. They grew up in the deep palace compound and have already become accustomed to it.
The remaining sisters, including my concubine...sigh...
But when you marry a chicken, you marry a dog and you follow the dog. As the husband’s wives and concubines, they have to stay in the palace even if they don’t want to! "
Liu Mingzhi could feel the emotional depression in Qi Ya, and he licked the corner of his mouth and was silent for a while.
"Sister Ya, can I take you back to Liu Mansion for my husband? We will all settle in Liu Mansion from now on."
"real?"
Young Master Liu looked at Qi Ya who suddenly turned around and looked at him excitedly, her mouth trembling a few times: "Are you so excited? The palace is so boring for you, you can't wait to leave?
It makes it seem like your husband is persecuting you by letting you live in the palace. "
There was a trace of embarrassment on Qi Ya's pretty face: "Husband, I am...I am...have you lost your composure?"
"Don't lose your composure, don't lose your composure. To be honest, my husband doesn't want to continue living in the palace. It seems like this every day. It's really boring once the novelty wears off.
When we return to the Liu Mansion, in addition to going to court and entering the palace for our husband, we also go back to live our own little lives. "
"Dad won't be unhappy, right?"
"What's there to be unhappy about? Why are you unhappy?
The current Dongkua Courtyard was originally my husband's Tongyuan Uncle's Mansion, and it was connected to the old man's newly bought courtyard. That is my young master's house, why should he be unhappy when we go back to live in our own home.
If the old man is really upset, the worst he can do is to block up the wall after his husband returns, and we can live our own lives behind closed doors, out of sight and out of mind.
As for the palace, you can come back and live whenever you want.
There are many houses, and we can live wherever we want, and no one can control them.
Sister Ya, let’s go back, pack up, and leave as soon as we say goodbye. "
Qi Ya nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I will go and inform the sisters right away."
"etc!"
"Huh? Does your husband have anything else to do?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled and glanced at the deep ravine in Qi Ya's thin gauze bellyband and grinned.
"It's good that the sun is going down soon, but the weather is still a bit sultry. Why don't we go to the Royal Garden to take a bath?"
Qi Ya was startled for a moment, then she hurriedly ran towards the viewing platform with her cheeks slightly red.
"I'm not going to go! Hunjun!"
"Run? Did you run away?"
The imperial garden became deserted under Liu Mingzhi's instructions, and there was a koi lake next to the wind viewing pavilion.
The windless lake surface was rippling with microwaves, faintly reverberating with notes like the crows of orioles.
