Part One: Intertwined Time and Space Chapter Two: The Spiritual Stone of Fate
Chapter 267 Backyard (3)
After taking Chang Yuxiao, Qing'er and others to the main hall of the courtyard, Cai'er was standing outside the door.
Seeing Yueqing and the others coming, Cai'er stepped forward to greet them: "Miss is here."
"Well, where are Aunt Liu and the others?"
"They are all sitting in the hall."
"Have you had lunch?"
"Already used."
"That's good. The child can't go hungry."
"Don't worry, miss. There will be delicious food and drinks waiting for you."
"Is anyone making trouble?"
Cai'er smiled and said, "Aunt Liu and the young lady's cousin have made noises before, but when they saw that no one paid attention to them, they became honest."
Yue Qing smiled.
Cai'er asked, "Miss, do you want to come in and see them?"
"Don't worry, Cai'er, please take a look at this first." Yue Qing said as she handed the two thin volumes Mo Xue gave to Cai'er.
Cai'er opened it and took a look, then she knew what it was. She raised her head and glanced at Yue Qing: "Miss, what is this?"
"Mo Xue gave it to me. I even brought the witnesses and evidence."
"I see, why didn't Miss Idao come for so long? It turns out that she was preparing this." After speaking, she looked at it carefully.
The more he watched, the angrier he became: "Aunt Liu and the others are so courageous, they dare to do anything."
Yue Qing said: "Then there is nothing you dare to do. My mother never takes care of things, and the other two aunts have no power. Her father dotes on her very much. She takes care of the whole family. There is also a compatriot in the house who helps her." younger brother.
The status of Prince Yongjing's palace is getting higher and higher, and there are so many things given by the villa and rewards from the palace. It's normal for her to want to be greedy, but her appetite is a bit too big, and she doesn't even let her mother's supplements go. "
Cai'er frowned: "It's so greedy. If Aunt Wen hadn't come, she would have planned to empty out the entire palace."
Yue Qing said: "Although Aunt Wen came late, she has been in charge of the family for a while, so she must have known something. She just didn't expose this matter. I don't know why?"
Cai'er said: "Aunt Wen is very smart, so she probably doesn't want to take care of her."
Yue Qing said with a smile: "Yes, I originally thought that she would be a trustworthy person in the house after serving my mother for such a long time. It seems that she needs to be hammered a bit."
Qing'er said: "After all, Aunt Wen has only been here for a short time, so she may not be able to take action. After all, Aunt Liu is still very favored, and she has sons and daughters around her. They are all loved by the prince, but she is different, and she is not the same when she comes to the mansion. Because of the prince's love, she mostly obeys the palace's arrangements. Presumably, she should also know that even if she controls her, she may not be able to really restrain Aunt Liu."
Cai'er said: "Indeed, after Aunt Wen entered the palace, the prince rarely went to her place. Most of the time he stayed in Aunt Liu and Aunt Ruyan's room. And Aunt Wen would not take the initiative to win the prince's love. On the contrary, she would Surround yourself with Madam and take care of her. That's a very smart thing to do."
Yue Qing nodded: "What you said makes sense. Huh, I think Aunt Liu was there when I left. I didn't see this woman's face at that time. The palace at that time is much more stable now."
He sighed and then said: "Let's go in. It's too late and it's not good. Brother, please don't go in yet. Just wait outside the door for dad to come back. When he comes back, bring him over quickly. Find some other palaces. The guards inside, after dad goes in, take the witnesses and evidence outside the door and wait there, don't use people from the villa."
Chang Yuxiao nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Cai'er walked over and opened the door, and the people inside the door with different expressions all turned their faces. I saw Yue Qing walking in surrounded by the maids, with the sun shining on her body, and the expression on her face that was not angry and intimidating, which made her cousin who originally wanted to step forward to give him a few words of reprimand swallow his harsh words.
However, you can't say harsh words, and you still have to say a few words to complain.
"Yu Qing, you are finally here. What do you want to do by locking everyone in the house here for so long?"
Yue Qing glanced at him and did not answer him. Instead, she asked with a smile: "My cousin has eaten for lunch. I wonder if the food is to your taste?"
"Humph, I'm locked up here without even a way to explain myself. How can I have the appetite to eat?"
"How can that be done, Chunxiu, go get someone to prepare another good dish. How can you make your cousin hungry? I'm here to eat with my cousin."
Chunxiu saluted and said, "Yes." He was about to make arrangements.
My cousin said: "Okay, what else can we arrange for food? I'm so angry." He sounded like a master.
Chunxiu looked at Yueqing, who said: "In that case, forget it. My cousin can only feel aggrieved for a while longer."
My cousin Sun Youqing stepped forward and asked, "What, does this mean we will be detained for a while longer?"
Cai'er yelled: "Be bold and stay away from Miss. If you yell like that again, I will let you go back to your own courtyard and spend a month or two."
Sun Youqing stared, snorted, and ignored Cai'er. Cai'er frowned, not wanting to get angry in front of the young lady.
Yue Qing said: "Cai'er, forget it, many of the elders in this hall are Yuqing's elders. As a junior, I can't reprimand them directly."
Aunt Liu said angrily: "You know that we are elders, and locking a group of elders in the hall is something a junior can do."
Yue Qing slowly walked to the chair near Aunt Liu and sat down. This place was close to the main seat. In terms of elders and juniors, it was not the place for her to sit.
After taking a look at the people in the hall, most of them were sitting in their seats as expected, except for the younger Yuxian who was held in his arms. Sun Youqing also sat angrily next to Aunt Liu, but just below Aunt Liu. There were also three women sitting beside him. Yue Qing didn't recognize them, so she guessed they might be his wives and concubines.
Sitting opposite Aunt Liu is Aunt Wen, and below them are Aunt Jia, Yu Xin and Yu Ze. Sitting at the bottom were Aunt Zheng and Yu Ting, with Yu Ting leaning in Aunt Zheng's arms. The injury on his face has not gone away, but has become more swollen.
Aunt Ruyan sat opposite them, under her cousin Sun Youqing.
Yue Qing looked at Yu Ze: "Yu Ze has studies that need to be completed. Staying here may affect his studies."
Yuze stood up and said, "Sister Yuqing, don't worry, Yuze has already completed the homework left by your husband."
Yue Qing nodded: "Okay, sit down quickly, I'm not much older than you. You don't have to be so reserved."
Aunt Liu rolled her eyes at him and hugged Yuxian tightly in her arms.
Yuze pretended not to see it and sat back.
Yue Qing smiled, took out the two thin volumes from her sleeves and placed them on the small table in front of her.
Aunt Wen glanced at it with concern. The paper for the thin book was expensive and was not commonly used by her parents' family or Prince Yongjing's palace. Maybe only the royal family can use it. I don’t know what’s in it.
Just listen to Yue Qing say: "Let everyone come here. I think many people don't know what is going on. I will simply inform everyone."
Aunt Liu was secretly nervous and glanced at Aunt Zheng and her daughter sitting at the bottom. He hugged Yuxian tightly in his arms again. He was so unlucky today. Why did he meet this evil star? A trivial matter made the whole house aware of it. Originally, I acted coquettishly in front of the prince and said a few words of jealousy and it was over.
It's always like this. Aunt Wen didn't have much control over the housekeeper, but this evil star grabbed her and wouldn't let her go. Huh, wasn't it just a few beatings and a grab of a sachet? It was still a dispute between the children. A small fight, what can she do to herself. Is it possible that he can still be kicked out of the palace? Thinking of this, he felt a lot in his heart. He was really afraid of dealing with him in private, but it was much easier to deal with him in front of everyone.
Yue Qing continued: "This morning, I went to visit my mother in her room. Fortunately, my mother's son was getting better. The doctor said that the weather was nice and I could go to the hospital to help with recovery. So I took my mother to the garden. Turn, unfortunately, something happened."
Aunt Wen asked with a smile: "This morning, when I was leaving my sister's room, I did hear you say that you wanted to go to the courtyard. What's wrong? What happened?" After saying that, she glanced at Aunt Zheng and others were sitting at the bottom.
Yue Qing said with some embarrassment: "Speaking of which, it's not my place as a junior to talk about it, but this happened to me. I didn't want to take care of it at first, but I thought that I was the princess of Shun'an who was personally named by the emperor. The glory of our palace is all given by the emperor. If I don't care about it, people will inevitably say that I have the title of princess for nothing, but I don't care about the honor of the palace."
Aunt Liu gritted her teeth. She didn't want to care about anything and wanted to return the honor of the palace. The child's petty quarrels were not as serious as she said.
Aunt Wen said: "What Yu Qing said, you are of high rank. Even if the prince makes any mistakes, he still needs to be dissuaded. Who would say that you are a junior? You should tell me what the matter is."
Yue Qing lowered her head and thought for a while, "Well, Aunt Wen, if I say it, don't blame me for talking about the elders without distinction."
Aunt Wen said angrily: "Look, you kid, don't worry and say it. I guarantee that no one here will say anything about you."
Yue Qing said in embarrassment: "Then Aunt Wen, if dad blames me, you have to speak for me."
Aunt Wen smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely let your father blame you for this."
Aunt Liu's eyes were twitching. Listening to them singing and drinking, her heart was filled with panic.
Yueqing said reassuringly: "Okay, then I'll tell you. If I offend anyone, please don't take it to heart. I'm just telling the truth. This morning, I saw Aunt Liu near the rockery in the garden. He was teaching Sister Yuting a lesson. He stepped forward to understand the situation and found out that Sister Yuting had snatched something belonging to Sister Yuye. Yuxian was so angry that he fought with her. During the fight, Sister Yuting pushed her and she fell. Legs.
I originally thought that since Aunt Liu was here, it would be over with a few lessons, but the lesson was a bit harsh, and Sister Yuting's face was bruised. Aunt Zheng was also severely beaten when she begged for mercy. I stepped forward to persuade him, saying that it was important to have brother Yuxian treat his injuries, but Aunt Liu stopped me. Sister Yuting said that she did not recommend Yuxian.
Now I don't know what to do. Both sides are my younger brothers and sisters, and they each talk about their own things. But this matter can't be left alone forever. Whether it's Yuting grabbing things and lying, or Yuxian lying, as the children of King Yongjing, they can't do this. But it’s not easy for me to take care of it. After all, I am a junior, so I thought it would be better to let dad and everyone comment on this matter and take care of it. "
After Yue Qing finished speaking, she glanced at Aunt Wen, then at the others, and then said:
"So I asked Chunxiu to invite everyone over. Unexpectedly, my father was not at home and had gone to court. Yuqing had been in the villa for many years and didn't know that his father would be attending the morning court. It was a little early to invite everyone over. But he thought that father would be there soon. When he came back, he didn't let everyone go back, fearing that the back and forth would make people think that Yuqing was playing tricks on everyone.
But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see his father coming back. He was afraid that his brothers and sisters would be hungry, so he paid for food and drinks to be prepared by the family. I continue to wait for dad to come back, but the result is that dad has not come back yet. Dear aunts, this is the first time Yuqing has experienced this. She has no experience, no arrangements, and the food prepared is not to everyone's taste. My cousin even didn't eat. Yuqing, I'm sorry to everyone, and all elders, please forgive me. "
Aunt Wen looked at Aunt Liu with some embarrassment, and said after careful consideration: "So that's what happened, Yu Qing, your arrangement is nothing, and the meal prepared for lunch is also very good. There is no such thing as forgiveness, it's just that , You also know that my aunt has just come to the house not long ago. Although she is now a housekeeper, some things are too easy to manage. After all, they are all the prince's children. It is not good for my aunt to help anyone. The higher ups may not be able to help you in this matter. "
Yue Qing nodded and looked at Aunt Jia.
Aunt Jia lowered her head and said: "Auntie, I don't know how to take care of it. I have never taken care of a house. I can't take care of the two in my own courtyard."
Yue Qing took a breath and looked at Aunt Ruyan. Ruyan didn't expect that she would ask for her opinion. She turned her hair in her hands and said, "I can't say anything. I came later than Aunt Wen, and I haven't been here since." I don’t care about the family. I think it’s better to ask the prince for his opinion on this matter.”
Yue Qing nodded and looked at her cousin. Just as her cousin was about to speak, Yue Qing smiled and said, "After all, my cousin is not from Daddy's backyard. He is just living here temporarily. Yue Qing won't ask. We will have an idea by then." Well, please ask your cousin to bear witness."
Sun Youqing snorted and turned his head.
Yue Qing then became embarrassed. "It seems we can only wait until dad comes back."
Aunt Liu stood up and said, "It's not a big deal. Why bother? The princess just thinks I did something wrong. I just apologize to them."
Yue Qing looked at her: "Aunt Liu, I can't make the decision on this matter. Since all the aunts can't make up their minds, it's better to ask dad for his opinion. I've already sent someone to urge you. Aunt Liu should wait patiently for a while. Well, Yuqing is waiting here with everyone. Chunxiu, I will serve you tea with the Qingyun Qiansi I brought back from the villa."
"yes."
Aunt Wen said: "Qingyun Qiansi is the best tea in Xibao City. Oh, it is not often drunk even in the palace."
"It was indeed brought back from Xibao City. Why isn't it common in Beijing?"
"You girl, if you don't see anything common in the capital, you won't see it even in the palace."
"Ah? It's so rare. Those aunts should try it. Unfortunately, I don't bring too much. Maybe I can give one to my aunts."
"How dare you ask for this? Just try it, but it's expensive."
Aunt Liu looked impatient and looked at the girls who were still standing in front of the closed door. She definitely couldn't leave if she wanted to.
Aunt Wen continued: "Speaking of it, this is also an opportunity. Yuqing was in such a hurry to come back yesterday that she didn't have a good talk with her aunt, sisters and brothers at home. It happened to be that we had a good talk while we were waiting for the prince to come back. "
Yue Qing said: "What Aunt Wen said makes sense. I'm ashamed to say that I still can't recognize them all. Who are these people around my cousin?"
A woman next to Sun Youqing said quickly: "Oh, Miss Princess, I am your cousin. I have long heard that Miss Princess has a refined temperament and extraordinary beauty, which can be compared with the fairies in the sky. I didn't get to meet her yesterday, I'm still a little regretful. Fortunately, I saw him today, and he really doesn't look like an ordinary person."
"Oh, it turns out to be my cousin. Are the two next to me also aunts?"
The cousin said: "Oh, they are all your cousin's concubines."
Yue Qing smiled and nodded.
The cousin continued: "Yu Qing, I heard that there are a lot of treasures in the villa. You brought a lot when you came back this time, and they were distributed to each hospital yesterday. You see, we were not there yesterday and didn't receive any." Arrived. Your cousin is also an elder, so we should have one in our family, look at this."
Another younger and more beautiful woman next to her looked at her with disdain and stood further away from her.
Yue Qing understood, smiled, and said: "I'm sorry, cousin, I didn't know that my cousin was in the house, let alone who was in his courtyard, so I wasn't prepared. Maybe next time, Anyway, we all live together in the backyard, so we should prepare it for you. When Yuqing comes back, when it is ready, I will definitely send it to my cousin in the west courtyard."
My cousin nodded quickly. "Hey, good. I don't ask too much, just one share for each master in our courtyard. There are two children in my cousin's room, and there are two children in your cousin's concubines. In addition, Your cousin, just prepare me to do the math, seven portions will be enough."
Yue Qing nodded, "Okay, I'll definitely send it to the West Courtyard."
My cousin nodded with satisfaction, her smiling eyes disappearing.
Yue Qing ignored him and turned to Aunt Jia and said, "Aunt Jia, isn't Sister Yuxin very young this year? Has she already been married to someone else?"
Aunt Jia said: "It hasn't been decided yet. I think the prince should be aware of it."
Yue Qing said happily: "Oh, yesterday Aunt Wen and Daddy were still talking about what will happen after I leave the house. Now I can push it forward. My sister hasn't even gotten married yet, so it's my turn. If you want to get married, you have to get married first. Marry her."
Aunt Wen scolded: "Looking at the temperament of a child like you, and still competing with your sister Yuxin, it seems that I have to persuade the prince to arrange a marriage for Yuxin as soon as possible, otherwise you will have something to say in the future."
Yuxin also said strangely: "I don't want to get married so early. I also want to honor my mother and aunt in the house for a few more days. I think it's Yuqing who wants to get married. Otherwise, how can I mention my marriage properly?" Think of marrying me off quickly so that daddy can arrange the marriage for you."
"Sister Yuxin, you have wronged me. I wish you had been standing in front of me."
Yuxin smiled: "Then you have to tell daddy."
"I won't mention it to him, it might be self-defeating."
Aunt Wen said: "You two sisters have something to say. Leave us alone. I think it's better to stay together tonight and have a private conversation."
Yue Qing said: "Aunt Wen, this is not a good decision. Now that we have the same goal, we might come up with a solution that will give Auntie a headache at night."
Yuxin covered her mouth with her handkerchief and said with a smile: "Yes, what Yuqing said makes sense. If Yuqing has any good ideas, we must discuss it carefully tonight."
Aunt Wen said to Aunt Jia: "Look, look, these two are coming together to deal with me now. Sister Jia, you have to help me more."
Aunt Jia said: "Girl Yuxin, this is the first time she has said such a thing. She must have been brought in by Yuqing. This child Yuqing is quirky, but also very lovable. Sister Wen, I don’t think you need it either. It's so troublesome, as long as Yu Qing is held down, the two of them will be useless."
Aunt Wen laughed: "Yes, why didn't I expect it to be so reasonable?"
Yuqing and Yuxin looked at each other.
Yuqing said: "Well, my arms can't twist my thighs. It seems that this plan will be difficult to put into action. I don't think about it anymore. I'd better find a way to learn more things so that I can establish myself early in my husband's family. . By the way, Yuze, where did you learn your lessons? I wonder if I can study together. Although I also have a teacher, studying alone is too boring. "
Yuze said: "Dad invited my husband to stay at home, but it's just in the front yard. I don't know if dad will agree to let my sister come over."
"Is the teacher's teaching interesting?"
Yu Ze was confused, "How can the classwork be interesting? My husband only said that I should pay attention to my classwork and work hard to read more and memorize more. If my husband knew that my sister asked for the classwork to be interesting, he might be angry."
Yue Qing pursed her lips, "Then I won't learn from him. If I really want to go, it might be even more boring. I'd better play chess, calligraphy and painting in the yard. I heard that Aunt Ruyan is very good at this. I wonder if she can give me some guidance. one time."
Ruyan was twisting her hair and didn't know what she was thinking. When she heard Yueqing calling her, she was stunned for a moment and then said: "Well, Ruyan doesn't dare to give guidance to the princess."
Aunt Liu smiled and said: "Of course I don't dare to give guidance. If the princess' guidance turns into a person who writes lewd songs all day long, I won't make people laugh out loud."
Aunt Ruyan looked at the people in the hall and lowered her head with a bitter look on her face.
Yue Qing smiled and said, "Will Aunt Ruyan teach me that?"
Ruyan said: "Of course not. How can the princess learn that?"
"That's it. Aunt Ruyan is now a member of our family and a member of her own family. Of course she will take the palace's face into account."
Ruyan nodded.
Aunt Liu sneered.
While talking, Chunxiu led the maids to bring tea.
As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a refreshing fragrance.
"Miss, the tea is ready."
"Quickly distribute it to everyone, so that all aunts, sisters and brothers can have a taste."
Chunxiu obeyed and divided the tea.
Everyone looked at the full cup of emerald green, the beautiful cup, and the full cup of fragrance, and they all focused on the tea.
"Aunts, please have a taste. After talking for so long, you should be thirsty." After saying that, he picked up his cup, blew it lightly, and took a sip.
All the aunts also picked it up. Aunt Wen did not drink it directly, but smelled it again and again, "Oh, this tea is indeed extraordinary. Look at the green color and the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup. Qingyun Qiansi tea is indeed as good as it is." Name, how come there are so many hair-thin leaves that don’t break, they are as beautiful as flowers.”
After saying that, he looked at the aunts and said, "Sisters, you are in great luck today. Even the ladies in this palace may not be able to drink this tea. I heard that this Qingyun Qiansi is not only delicious but also very nourishing. It’s even more effective than ginseng.”
The cousin held the cup in her hand and said in surprise: "Oh, is that so? Even the ladies in the palace can't drink it. I want to have a good taste."
As he spoke, he drank a lot of the cup of tea.
"Well, it is indeed different from the tea we usually drink."
Ruyan covered her mouth and smiled.
The cousin looked at her at a loss, and then at most of the people in the hall looking at her strangely.
The woman next to me said: "Sister, this tea needs to be sipped slowly. How can anyone drink it as well as my sister? I'm really ignorant."
Her cousin glared at her: "You little bitch, Yuqing is here today and I don't know you the same way. I will take care of you when I get back."
The woman immediately had tears in her eyes, pushed her cousin with her hand, and cried sweetly: "Master."
My cousin said: "Shut up, don't embarrass yourself here."
The woman was so frightened that she took back her hand and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
Yue Qing thought to herself: The way women in ancient times acted coquettishly was crying, all pretentious and innocent moaning.
"It's true, dad, why hasn't he come back yet? Qing'er, go take another look and see where he is."
"Yes." Qing'er followed the words and left.
Only then did everyone in the hall remember why they were here, and they all drank tea in silence with their own thoughts.
After the hall was quiet for a while.
Qing'er said at the door: "The prince is back."
