"For Qintang's sake, you must not help him get promoted!"
"But……"
"No buts!"
Mrs. Xi made a decisive decision.
She looked at the direction of the wedding procession from a distance and said coldly: "This Lu Yitong is obviously a master who wants to get promoted and make a fortune at the expense of his wife. If he is just a small official, with you intimidating him, Qintang's Maybe I can still live my life. If he gets the upper hand once, huh, I won’t know how to be a bitch by then."
"But what if he coaxes Qintang into begging?"
"Just give me some gold and silver from time to time, don't pay attention to the others." Mrs. Xi said hard-heartedly: "Anyway, she has money in her hands, a maid by her side, and she can do some kung fu. She won't be tired even if she is hungry. If you can't stand the bullying, that's enough.
If you are really serious, when she has children in the future, help her put more effort into their children. "
"That's what mother said."
Xiao Chongjingshen agreed with approval.
After sending Mrs. Xi back to Qingshou Hall, he turned around and came to Longyan Pavilion. Before entering the house, I heard the pitiful crying in the house.
He frowned and felt strange, so he asked the maid next to him, "What's wrong with your aunt?"
"I don't know, slave." The maid shook her head. "Anyway, my aunt has been like this since she came back from the wedding banquet yesterday."
"Government banquet?"
Xiao Chongjing was a little surprised.
But after thinking about what happened at yesterday's banquet, I quickly guessed it.
He shook his head helplessly and waved the maids to go down. He opened the door and walked into the house, directly coming to Yin Xiaorou's side.
He couldn't help but feel funny when he saw Yin Xiaorou throwing herself on the bed, her shoulders shaking as she cried.
"Hey, why did the golden beans fall out?"
He laughed and teased, reaching out to lift Yin Xiaorou's chin. Seeing that her eyes were red and pitiful, I couldn't help but feel moved.
So he sighed, held her in his arms like his beloved, and comforted her gently, "Stop crying, you should laugh. Just now, my mother praised you, saying that you held the evening ceremony decently this time. , He has a reliable character. Much better than Ruan Yunluo who slipped up at the critical moment."
"What's the use of being better than her? Isn't it just that you can't stand on the stage?"
Yin Xiaorou wiped away her tears, feeling unfair and aggrieved, "Yesterday, I was in charge of the third lady's coming-out party, but when it came time to be in the limelight, my mother..."
Yin Xiaorou started to choke again as she spoke.
"I know, you have been wronged."
Xiao Chongjing quickly comforted him.
While comforting him, he also did not forget to explain to his mother, "But it's because Mom doesn't know your identity, so... But as time passes, people's hearts will change. Don't worry, Mom will definitely change her attitude towards you as time goes by. "
"Yeah?"
Yin Xiaorou's eyes were red and she looked at Xiao Chongjing expectantly.
"certainly."
Xiao Zhong nodded.
He hugged Yin Xiaorou tightly and sighed: "I know that I have wronged you as a concubine. Don't worry, if I find the opportunity in the future, I will definitely find a way to make you an equal wife.
Or, Ruan Yunluo is so ill now. If one day... then, I will make you my wife. I will never let you suffer this kind of injustice again. "
"Um."
Yin Xiaorou nodded.
She looked at Xiao Chongjing affectionately and said movedly: "With your words, I am satisfied."
"Xiaorou..."
"Double scene..."
The two of them looked at each other, and just when they were feeling emotional, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"who!"
Xiao Chongjing looked at the door angrily.
"It's a slave." Outside the door, Xiao Chongjing's personal servant quickly replied. "General, someone from Zhenbao Pavilion is here. They are waiting in the living room..."
"Okay, I'll come right away."
When he heard that it was the people from Zhenbao Pavilion, Xiao Chongjing immediately woke up.
He straightened his clothes, then stretched out his hand and looked at Yin Xiaorou with a smile, "Shopkeeper, please pay quickly."
"what money?"
Yin Xiaorou looked puzzled, "How can the family still have money now?"
"This money is specially set aside to prepare birthday gifts for Concubine Xi."
"This..." Yin Xiaorou was embarrassed.
"What's this?"
Xiao Chongjing was a little anxious, "Stop joking, have someone take out the money quickly. The people from Zhenbao Pavilion are waiting in the living room. Concubine Xi's birthday will be in three days, and we must send the birthday gifts before then."
"I know, but...do I have to give something so expensive?" Yin Xiaorou looked at Xiao Chongjing pitifully, hesitated, and finally told the truth, "Chongjing, there is no money in the public account."
"How can this be……"
Xiao Chongjing smiled and thought she was joking, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked at Yin Xiaorou with wide eyes and disbelief, "With that money, wouldn't you..."
"Um."
Yin Xiaorou nodded carefully and explained quickly, "I was forced to have no choice. My mother asked me to find a way. Where should I go to find a way, so..."
"So you took advantage of Concubine Xi's birthday gift money!"
Xiao Chongjing was furious.
He gritted his teeth and looked at Yin Xiaorou, "How could you be so bold? How dare you touch Concubine Xi's expenses? Why didn't you tell me in advance? It's such an emergency now, where do you want me to get 10,000 taels of silver? Treasure Pavilion?!"
"I'm sorry..." Yin Xiaorou apologized aggrievedly and murmured her defense, "But I looked over the account book. Didn't Madam do the same thing four years ago? I followed the old routine..."
"This moment is the same as that moment. Can it be the same four years ago as it is today!"
Xiao Chongjing sighed irritably, "Four years ago, it was a disaster year. There was a severe drought in the north and an earthquake in the south. People throughout the country were in dire straits. Your Majesty practiced frugality at that time. Not to mention Concubine Xi, even the queen restrained herself a lot. Under those circumstances, Xi Xi When a concubine celebrates her birthday, of course, the simpler it is, the better.
But now that things are going well, how can we still be like that? "
"I see……"
Yin Xiaorou looked thoughtful and became suspicious of Ruan Yunluo again.
She specifically asked herself to come back and break the old rules. Was she trying to help her, or was it a deliberate trap to harm her?
Why does it feel like a trap...
