On that day, Qi Hou packed her things early. She didn't take many things with her. She didn't take away any of the brocade clothes or pearls and hairpins. She only took her own luggage when she came to the palace. Behind the bead curtain in the hall, the bronze mirror of the dressing table was polished to a shine, the colorful clothes in the cabinet were neatly stacked together, and the utensils were polished spotlessly.
She stood in front of the hall, looking at the small room. Through the open window, a few drops of red drifted in, as if drifting into her heart, and frost gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Girl, are you really not going to say goodbye to the king?"
She smiled slightly and replied: "No, the king has sent someone to see me off, what else can I miss!"
"I guess my sister-in-law is still sleeping, so it's not convenient to bother her. I sewed an armband with my own hands a few days ago and remember to give it to my sister-in-law. It's cold in the winter, so she must pay attention to her body and baby."
"The Imperial Concubine, last night I asked you to stay and have a reunion dinner together!"
She did not reply, but shook her head slightly, turned around, gathered her scarlet cloak, and stepped forward, walking along the corridor. She felt a little reluctant, and her steps slowed down. The corner of her light dark skirt was on the lichen on the corridor. The friction on the waist made the bells on the waist ring.
Looking at the double eaves from a distance, Zhu Heng and blue tiles are arranged in an array. On the left and right sides of the courtyard, red lights are hung high. People coming and going, wearing new clothes, are resolutely enjoying themselves. All the way to the end, there was only a horse riding outside in the distance of the stone steps. A few maids were doing something. She rubbed her red hands in the cold wind and called out openly: "Let's go!"
She stepped onto the carriage and got in, lowered the velvet curtains on both sides of the window, and at the coachman's command, the horse moved slowly towards the west of the city. At this time, she felt that her mood was not so relaxed, but became more and more heavy. When the wind passed by, she raised her hand to adjust the blowing car curtain, but she caught a glimpse of Zhu Heng's figure under Zhu Heng and Wan Yanyong's distant figure on the ice steps.
Suddenly, heavy snow fell from the sky again, pouring down without any precaution. She vaguely glanced at him not far away, standing with an umbrella, his tall figure looked so lonely in the slanting wind and fierce snow.
He raised his hand and gave something to the halberd holder guarding the palace. The halberd holder bowed and retreated, walked towards her with light steps, held up a scroll with both hands and said: "Girl, the king's confidant!"
"Okay, how are you doing, Your Majesty..." Before she could ask a question, she saw the halberd bearer hurried away with brisk steps.
Opening the personal letter, it turned out to be a beautiful flowery note with a small portrait of her on the corner of the note, neatly arranged in thin Song fonts on the paper, and a profound sentence - "What is the meaning of the word love?"
At that moment, she couldn't help but burst into tears, sniffing the flower note with a hint of plum fragrance, looking at the deep words and feeling sad. Suddenly she looked up, the horse frame had passed the last section of the red wall, and the independent man in the frost was still there. .
On this day, she returned to Li's house and returned to her original life. It was a special day, and she was tired. It was also a snowy day, which made her even more uncomfortable, so she slept in the embroidery building and passed the day.
When she woke up in the evening, someone came to send a message and invited her to the hall for a reunion dinner. She took her clothes and pushed the maid, hastily dressed up in front of the dressing table, and then went to the hall to reunite with him.
As soon as they entered the hall, they saw three of the Eight Immortals gathered together around the table. The table was covered with delicacies, and Li Shi was sitting on the front seat, and the other seven people in the family were also sitting around it.
She looked at Li Shi's cold face, sat down carefully, lowered her head and straightened her waist. When his frown suddenly relaxed, she reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Qingya, how are you doing staying in the government these days?" Li Shi asked.
After hearing this, she smiled and said tenderly, "To tell you, my daughter is fine. My daughter has been feeling unwell recently. She went home and fell asleep without seeing her father and sister. I hope my father will atone for his sins!"
She was so humble and courteous. Li Shi couldn't help nodding his head after seeing her: "Well, I see that your speech and behavior are very different from before. It must be your cousin who disciplined her well."
"Yes!" She answered after a while.
"Okay, now that you're back, let's get started!"
He waved his hand, bowed his head and trotted out. After a while, he heard the sound of firecrackers. Everyone was smiling, talking privately, the joy in their eyes couldn't be hidden, and their cheeks were red, and they were all indulging in it. In the family
In the happiness of gathering.
"Ya'er, I see you've gained some weight, and you look better!" Wugu Lun Gongren gently placed a piece of roasted meat in a small porcelain bowl for her. At that moment, her loving mother's longing burst out and melted away. Deep caring.
She answered softly, looking at her mother's slender face, and the many small pimples on her cheeks, and then cast her eyes on her conspicuous belly: "My daughter is not here these days, and she looks at her sister's My belly is getting bigger, and my sister also has a lot of pimples, but have you seen the doctor?"
After hearing this, Kyouto just sneered: "It's something to look at. It's normal. When I was pregnant with your fourth brother, it was even more serious."
After hearing this, she looked around at her sister-in-law Tantan and her mother, hiding their faces and laughing, but she didn't understand the reason behind it.
"That's all, you are still young now. When you are older, get married and become a mother, you will understand the truth."
"Come and enjoy your meal now! Come on!" She gently put some delicacies into the bowl in front of her.
Everyone smiled, then picked up their chopsticks to taste the delicacies on the table. Kui Ke and his wife Tan Tan invited each other to drink, and then gave Qing Ru a side of white meat pancake. He then raised his chopsticks and gave Xian Ke, who was sitting on the small chair, a piece of diced pork that he couldn't reach but liked to eat. .
Seeing everyone enjoying themselves, Li Shi sat upright, put down his chopsticks, and folded his hands.
"Looking at how another year has passed, the days have passed so quickly. Your Majesty asked me to be the governor of Jingzhou a few days ago. I am afraid that after the spring, I will have to inspect the Hebei area."
Kui Ke quickly raised his glass to invite wine: "Jingzhou is the land of Shangzhou, and my father is a third-level official. For such a happy event, I will give you a toast to my father!"
After hearing this, Li Shi waved his hand to refuse. Kui Ke put down his hand that was hovering in the air, feeling confused and puzzled: "Why is daddy looking so sad?"
"My father said this because I am worried about you two. It will be half a year after I go to Hejian Mansion, and the girl is already old. I want to slowly settle your marriage before then. There should be no rush in leaving the cabinet."
As he spoke, he sighed, hurriedly swept away the red meat in the bowl, took a plate of hot hand towel and wiped his mouth lightly, then threw it down and put it aside: "Qingya! I want to express my love to you, father." Brother has already discussed it. He will choose a day after spring to personally invite the new wife. After deciding on this matter, the entry into the mansion will be scheduled for the Chinese Valentine's Day next year!"
After hearing this, Qing Ya felt that the food tasted like chewing gum. Her heart, which had just calmed down, became anxious again, and her two little eyebrows were tightly curled together. But this time, she did not resist, because she understood one thing extremely well. Now she has little strength. If she rashly confronts him with cold eyes and speaks indifferently, it will only cause more grievances. She only choked and nodded lightly. He said: "Thank you, daddy! My daughter has taken note of it!"
"Ru'er, you are still young, but you have to plan early. Do you really look down on that Young Master Zhang?" Li Shi asked.
I saw Qingru, who was wearing a gorgeous brocade, shaking the double-luan hairpin with pearls on her little servant girl's head, and plucked a handful of red jade tassels that stretched to her shoulders. She pouted and said, "Daddy is so partial." , after finding such a good family for Qingya, they want me to marry an unknown person. If I don’t want to do it, I will also find a prince’s family.”
"My mother's family is so noble. It is the head of the eight great marriage families. Dad, now that you have been promoted, if I marry Zhang Rubi, I will really be marrying under a low salary!"
"Now you are picking a fight, but you don't know that someone else is also picking on you. Rubi and I are from the same family. He initially wanted me to tell him about my second sister, but then I gave up after hearing that my second sister promised to be a prince. You Fortunately, we sent a matchmaker to negotiate a few days ago, but you sent her away without showing any shame. I will see how you will cry if he becomes a talent in high school in the future!"
Kuike looked at her coquettish expression, then turned his head and stuffed the fried beans into his mouth, and took a few sips of wine.
"You are still marrying low. You and I, my biological mother, are lazying the daughters of the rich clan. Aren't we against the whole clan marrying our father? After marriage, we will go forward and back together with our father. How many years will we be together through ups and downs? You must learn to be content. A peaceful and happy life is the best. Yes, don’t always think about status and money.”
As he spoke, he turned his head away. He wanted to think again, but his wife next to him held his hand down, and he ate his food in silence. Qingru looked at her unwillingly, her big eyes looked at Li Shi pitifully, and she squinted.
He looked at Qingya, the servant girl beside him.
"Well, it's good for Ru'er to have this idea. If any girl doesn't want to marry into a good family, her father will naturally fight for you."
Qingru shook her head from side to side, and suddenly a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, as if she had some idea, so she stood up and ran over, putting her hands on Li Shi's broad shoulders: "Dad, Qingya is going to enter the cousin's mansion now. Then... then I think Ru'er is also a cousin! Can't Ru'er be my cousin's concubine?"
Kuike was enjoying his meal, but after hearing her words, he couldn't stand it anymore. He suddenly threw his chopsticks on the bowl and yelled at Qingru beside him:...
"Say this, you have no sense of shame at all. If you want the king to replace you with a daughter from the Li family, you also want to see if the king likes you. You usually learn some evil ways, and everyone is not even half-hearted. You have the demeanor of a lady, and now you want to change the title of new wife, you are just wishful thinking."
"I didn't say I replaced her! So what if my cousin is Prince Dona and a concubine? What if there are more than one me? I am certainly more worthy of being a married woman than Qingya!"
"Third sister..."
After hearing this, Qingya wanted to reason with her clearly, but Kui Ke interrupted her with another call: "You are so unbelievable now that you even have such a dirty idea as sisters sharing the same husband. , Style? Haha, you can’t even do the calculations, you go out to buy a pastry and you get deceived by a dealer, and you still act like a married woman, just joking! I think it’s embarrassing for you to be a little lady!"
"Brother, what are you talking about? I always favor Qingya, are you still my brother? If I become a lady of the country, it will be beneficial to you! How can you be so disrespectful to the prince's brother-in-law?"
Kuike curled his lips and said, "You should give up this dignity as soon as possible. I wish I could stay away from the royal family in this life."
He was so speechless that Qingru didn't know what to say. He could only look at Qingru angrily sitting on the bench with her face turned away, her face like an eggplant beaten by frost. She let out a sigh of relief and folded her hands into a ball to cool down the food. For a long time, he refused to eat.
"Just don't eat. It's best not to eat at all. Go on a hunger strike to clear your mind and clear your dirty mind!" Kuike said again.
"Hey, Quico, don't say any more!"
Li Shi gently put the chopsticks into his daughter's hands and quickly coaxed her to eat some food, but she refused to eat a bite and suddenly started sobbing. She took a silk from her sleeve to wipe her tears.
As for Qingya beside her, she didn't want to argue with her at all, because after her father's words, she was disturbed, just like random flowers that occasionally flew into the house.
"I can't go on like this, I have to think about it..."
This was her greatest determination after having this reunion dinner.
