"Mo Ying, sister Cui He, the king and the second girl are back!"
One day, when the morning light was just right, there was a sound of footsteps outside Weilan Garden, and I saw a little servant girl running in along the wooden corridor with brisk steps.
Cui He, who was walking out of the house, waved to her, motioning for her to keep her voice down. Then she pointed to the flower pavilion with a plain gauze curtain not far away, and looked at Wu Gu Lungong sitting in the pavilion. Man, she lowered her head deeply.
Gongren Wugu Lunshi, ever since she gave birth to the fifth young master Jingke, she has been depressed and rarely left Weilan Garden. At first, she went to the temple with several countess ladies from the neighborhood to offer incense and pay her vows, or to go to the temple together. Playing chess and piano, until this spring, she could barely move an inch. She worked as a dressmaker all day long and sewed a lot of children's clothes, shoes and socks.
Today, she didn't dress up. She had a low bun and a silk flower for decoration. She wore a light blue mandarin with pink edges and a twelve-pleat pleated skirt. She leaned lightly on the red pillar in the pavilion, holding a pair of children's thin trousers in one hand and embroidering the hemmed pattern with the other hand. Her eyes were empty, and she moved the sharp embroidery needle up and down the thin brocade quickly.
Wan Yanyong held Qing Ya's waist and walked over from the small stone path. She rolled up the curtain and called: "Sister!"
Gongren never heard it, but still embroidered with joy.
She looked at her mother's thin back leaning against the railing, burst into tears, then put down the curtain and turned around.
Cuihe handed over a handkerchief and said, "Madam, don't be too sad!"
"How come my sister is so thin? Is she like this every day?" She looked back at her mother's frail figure and the protruding jade bones on her wrists, and quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Girl, since you got married, the eldest lady has been so depressed all day long. Since spring came, the eldest young master and the young lady moved to a separate garden, and the master also ordered the fourth young master and the fifth young master to stay with him. Sometimes , The eldest lady wants to see the fifth young master, but the master won’t let her.”
Cuihe paused for a long time, glanced at Wanyanyong who was standing with his hands behind his back, lowered his voice and said: "Also..., the master seems to have taken a liking to Xiaoci who is next to the late wife. The two of them are often alone in the same room, and the master seems to I intend to adopt her as my wife..."
"Since then, the master has neglected the lady, and she has become more and more lonely. Gradually, she suffered from heart disease and spent all day embroidering flowers with no sleep!"
As Cui He spoke, he choked up and could no longer speak.
"Why didn't you send someone to tell me?" She stroked her chest and put her hands on Cui He's shoulders.
"Madam, you won't let me! You won't let us disturb you because I'm afraid you won't feel at ease," Cuihe held her hand.
Looking back, she walked closer, knelt down next to Kyouto, held his arm and called out, "Sister!"
Oriole Huanbai warbled, which made Kyouto twitch with fright. He looked at her sideways, with his rags on his temples. He held her face with trembling hands and said, "Qingya, why are you back?"
"Get up! Why are you kneeling!"
She pulled Qingya up anxiously again, and with a hoarse voice, she vomited away all the loneliness she had felt these days.
She paused for a long time, then stood up and bowed: "A common woman has violated her etiquette. When she sees the king and his wife, she should greet you!"
She was about to kneel on her knees, her sleeves swaying in the breeze. Wan Yanyong stood up and supported her and said, "Auntie, you must not do this. If you are not feeling well, sit down quickly!"
"well!"
She paused and tucked her sleeves up, shook her thin figure, and sat down on the small wooden pillar beside her.
Qingya raised her hand and saw three or four pairs of children's cloth shoes in the small basket on the side. She took one pair of light yellow ones and placed them in her palms, touching the colorful butterflies embroidered on them and asked:
"Sister, are these shoes made for the fifth brother?"
"Some are for Jingke, and some are for your future dolls."
She quickly took out a pair of light pink shoes embroidered with peach blossoms: "Look, these light pink shoes are so beautiful. When you and the king have a girl, you can wear this pair for her and wear it with other girls." Everyone envy her."
She took another pair of tiger-head cotton shoes and placed them in her palm: "This is for the boy doll. I stuffed it with cotton. It will definitely not be cold in the winter! And, and..."
She took another plain skirt fully embroidered with red plum blossoms and said, "This is the skirt you wore when you were a child. I saw that it didn't look out of date and the material was good, so I made it smaller and gave it to my daughter." Wear it! But I don’t know if she will like it.”
Qingya listened, her eyes turned red and she laughed and said, "They will definitely like the clothes made by their grandmother, they will!"
After Kyouto said this, he clasped his two fingers together and held his hand to support himself: "I know that the king's palace is not lacking in anything, but... I don't know what I can do for you two, so I prepared the baby's clothes in advance. , it can be considered... it can also be considered as my grandmother's thoughts."
"Okay, I'll keep it well. When I have a baby, I'll ask my sister to dress it herself..."
At this point, Kyouto paused, raised his head and smiled: "Okay, okay!"
"Sister, why did dad take the fifth brother away? And he didn't let you see him?"
She took a deep breath, then took the panties and continued to embroider: "Well, I have been sick for such a long time, and naturally I have no time to take care of your fifth brother. It is also for Jingke's sake that your father took him away."
"But who can bear the pain of being separated from flesh and blood? I will definitely go to my father and ask for justice!"
Qingya became angry and tried to rush out of the corridor, but was held back by Gongren: "Madam, there's no need to be like this, don't worry too much, I just have some free time to do something I like! Don't do it right now. What kind of conflict do you have with your father again?"
"I'm already married, and I'm still afraid of having a conflict with him. If he treats you like this, I must have an explanation with him!"
For a moment, Qing Ya was so excited that she left her mother's hand and walked away.
Walking on the corridor, the servants of the Li family lost their previous arrogance and arrogance when they saw her angry look. They lined up to salute her, not daring to raise their heads and glance at her.
Xiyi and Wanyanyong chased after her, fearing that she would cause trouble again.
"Qingya! Don't be so impulsive, don't be like this," Wanyanyong stepped forward quickly, held her waist and stopped her on the road.
When he stopped her, he saw that her eyes were full of tears, and the resentment in her eyebrows seemed to be about to burst out.
"Your Majesty, please let me go. I must go to seek justice. I must go!"
"Qingya! Don't be so impulsive. Not only will you not be able to solve the problem, it will only add to your worries!"
"I want to go!" Her eyes were bloodshot and she rushed forward like crazy, trying to get out of Wan Yanyong's arms.
"Qingya, please be sensible, please," he gently straightened her shoulders.
"How can I be rational? That is my own mother. Do you know how many years of injustice she has suffered since she was married into this house when she was a teenager? She has been tortured so much. My wife treated me so harshly and my father was so cold. , she sacrificed her life to give birth to me, and that’s why I have the king’s most beloved wife, Li Qingya!”
Among the flowers, she was choked with sobs and could not speak. She leaned on her body and sat on the stone steps. In that posture, she was lonely and helpless.
Wan Yanyong blinked, held her in his arms, gently stroked her back and said: "The lonely king knows, the lonely king knows, if an argument with him can make you feel better, then go ahead. The lonely king is waiting for you outside the door. If anything happens, the lonely king will take care of it for you, so don’t be afraid!"
"Uncle, if you really want someone to talk to him, go ahead. The lonely king is guarding you outside the door!"
He loosened his arms, smoothed out the tangled tassels in her hair, and took her hand towards Sa Xuan.
Xiyi was at the door, stroking her shoulders and whispering: "Girl, please don't have any conflict with the master..."
"Xiyi, you are wrong. There is really going to be a quarrel today, and we have to anger him. That way, we can do things easier..."
"I heard from Cuihe that Xiaoci often spends time alone with his father, and Xiangbi is also there at this time."
She lowered her voice, straightened her skirt, put on her usual posture, and crossed the threshold.
She walked in quietly and saw Li Shi sitting on the sofa. Xiao Ci was ordering tea for him. Li Shi's eyes were all on Xiao Ci's white jade hands, and he even looked at Xiao Ci. He stretched out his hand and put it on hers. For a moment, he was so immersed in the gentleness that he didn't notice Qingya walking in at all.
"Daddy!" She clasped her hands, cold
Face stood under the curtain and called.
Li Shi raised his head, narrowed his eyes, retracted his hand and said, "Now that you are married, you have become more and more unruly. When you enter your father's house, you don't even know to tell him in advance."
"A king and his ministers must be polite, Xiang must understand. Now that my daughter is the wife of the country, except for His Majesty the King, the Queen, the country's concubine, and others, I don't need to say more! There is no need to be polite."
Li Shi sneered, walked over with his waist clasped, and said, "You are the wife of the country. If you were not a father, where would you get your airs from?"
"Where is the king!" he asked. ..
Qingya thought for a while and replied: "The king has his own business!"
"Then you won't come back?"
Qingya gritted her teeth and sat on the sofa, pouring a cup of tea and drinking: "I stayed here just to ask for an explanation!"
Li Shi turned around, swung his hips and sat opposite her, tilted his head and said, "What have I offended you for? Do you want to have sex?"
"Why did you pick up your fifth brother and fourth brother and not let your sister see them? What do you think your father is worried about?"
Li Shi held up his waist, twirling the celadon sunflower cup, and said with an indifferent expression: "You are married. It is not your turn to take care of what I do with my wife and children!"
"Madam, it's better to go back and serve the king earlier, so as not to cause more trouble!"
"Dad fell in love with Xiaoci and wanted to make Xiaoci his wife, so he neglected his sister and took over his fifth brother, just to pave the way for Xiaoci, right?"
Xiaoci stood aside and knelt down: "Second Miss..."
When Qingya saw her, she scolded her: "You're so arrogant, you don't have the right to speak here, get out!"
Li Shi waved Xiaoci to go down, and then she stood dejectedly at the door of the outer hall, lowering her head and sobbing.
"You are getting more powerful now. You even dare to control the people around your father at will. Are you crazy?"
After hearing this, Qingya stood up, walked over to Xiaoci, slapped her in the face, and scolded: "Why are you crying? What did I say to you?"
Xiaoci received a slap in the face, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Girl, I don't know what mistake I made, girl, to do this..."
"I don't know? Then I'll remind you," she said, raising her right arm and pointing at the fair skin.
"But do you remember? It was you who helped my father frame me, tainted my innocent body, and forced me to obey the marriage. Now, I have obeyed, and I have become stronger because of it, but you will have to see the consequences of your evil deeds!"
She took Xiaoci's hand and clasped her wrist: "You want to take advantage of the mistress's illness to gain power. Let me tell you, as long as you have me, you will give up."
"Come here! Go and tear off Xiaoci's bond and drive her out of the house."
Sure enough, after hearing this, Xiaoci hurriedly ran to Li Shi and kowtowed.
"Master, please speak for me, Master!"
Xiaoci's every move was just as she expected. She moved her eyebrows, made a delicate gesture, shed red tears, and then pulled Li Shi's robe. After one or two mournful words, Li Shi pulled her by his own hand. He stood up, protected her behind him, and stepped forward to press on her.
"What kind of prestige are you trying to show off? Have you forgotten the hard times you had before, and how you stood naked in front of me and cried?"
It turns out that Li Shi was so crazy that he extended his claws to Qing Ya. This sad history deeply hurt Qing Ya's young heart, so she kept this secret in her heart and tried not to think of it. But today, when Li Shi brought up the old story again, she became even more angry and resentful.
"Worse than an animal, worse than an animal!"
