Life will not be easy after the capital city cools down, especially for people with little status.
Lucky for Lu Qing, even if Yan Fuguang could count on one hand the number of times he set foot in the backyard every month, she could get a share of it once, which was enough to protect her life in the house.
The living conditions of the concubines and concubines were naturally better than hers, and those who were jealous of Lu Qing were mostly concubines.
As concubines in the same batch as Lu Qing, Jing Feng and Xue'er were even more unbalanced.
They also know that no one will care about them, so they can only vent their anger on Lu Qing.
The two of them had a discussion, but they couldn't be happy if they had to come to Qiyun Pavilion.
Luqing didn't even let them in, letting Mandong find an excuse to pass away.
Then there was abuse at the door.
There was fine snow falling in Qiyun Pavilion. Under the eaves, Man Dong and Ji Qin stood side by side, dealing with the two unkind women in front of them.
It was Jing Feng who made the mean remarks: "Do you think that you are a great person just because you showed your face in front of Concubine Chen? If you don't care about the sisterly love at that time, are you afraid that others will know that you are actually an ungrateful guy? Knowing people like you, Chen Concubine Will Concubine and Concubine Ji give you a good look?"
Mandong frowned and wondered: "Sisterhood? Oh, Sister Jiqin seems to have said that I remember, Concubine Zhang, are you talking about the things you did to find trouble for our Concubine Wei, overtly or covertly?"
Jing Feng was so angry that she raised her hand and wanted to slap Man Dong on her short face.
"Concubine Zhang is so majestic. This is Qiyun Pavilion, not your house." Ji Qin held Jing Feng's arm with a cold face, "I'm afraid it's not your turn not to take Concubine Wei seriously."
Even if Lu Qing is a concubine, she is the most favored among the concubines, and it is not Jing Feng's turn to show off her power.
Jing Feng's expression changed unpredictably, and she stared at Ji Qin fiercely, but due to the difference in strength, she could not show any majesty.
Ji Qin let go of Jing Feng's hand, and her tone returned to a calm tone: "Concubine Wei is not feeling well and cannot see guests. Please come back, concubines."
Xue'er seemed to really want to have a good relationship with Lu Qing. She said kindly to Ji Qin: "Lu Qing is not in good health, and we happened to come to visit."
Mandong blinked and looked back at the closed door, seemingly confused: "But the doctor has told Concubine Wei to stay in a good mood. You..."
Unless they were really shameless, Jing Feng and Xue'er should know that Lu Qing would not be happy to see them.
Jing Feng snorted coldly, and suddenly said proudly: "If you don't see me, you'll see me. Concubine Ji has set a date for us to go enjoy the snow scenery. Since you have no friends, I'm kind enough to come and call you. Since you don't know what to do and don't want to go, That’s it.”
If a concubine at the bottom wants to live a good life, there are only three ways. One, to be favored; two, to have money; three, to be embraced.
Jingfeng bossed Lu Qing around, but in front of the concubines and concubines, she had to behave like a quail. And because of the previous entanglements in Hemingyuan, she had more contact with Ji Mingzhu, so she wanted to join Ji Mingzhu's camp after becoming a concubine.
What people didn't expect was that after so long, Ji Mingzhu didn't pay much attention to her. Are you finally ready to accept Jing Feng’s intention now?
Lu Qing listened to these words in the room without saying a word.
She and Jingfeng had different thoughts. Unless necessary, she would not choose anyone to seek refuge with. It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone.
After a few days, the snow became heavier and heavier. When Lu Qing was hiding in the house with a tea bowl to keep warm and listening to Man Dong telling jokes, Ji Mingzhu remembered that she was such a small person for some reason and insisted on sending her maid to ask her. Tao Shanyuan enjoys the scenery with everyone.
"Shall we go?" Man Dongzhen asked.
Lu Qing nodded her forehead and said helplessly: "We don't have any choice. Concubine Ji has spoken. We have to go if we don't want to."
In this way, Mandong followed Luqing, and the master and servant braved the heavy snow to go to Taoshan Courtyard.
When she saw Lu Qing, the corners of Jing Feng's mouth dropped instantly.
Ji Mingzhu raised her eyes and glanced at Lu Qing, and said with deep meaning: "Concubine Zhang won't give up her seat to Concubine Wei? Although they are both concubines, she is favored more than you!"
Jing Feng's face turned pale, and she stood up with a gloomy expression and stepped aside.
Ji Mingzhu was very interested and raised her hand to greet Lu Qing: "Sit down, drink some tea and enjoy the scenery. It's interesting. You didn't have such leisurely days when you were a maid, right?"
Lu Qing smiled gently: "Thank you for your love, concubine. I really didn't have the chance to enjoy it before."
She never hid her background as a maid, nor did she change her face because of a few sarcastic words, and there was actually a bit of composure between her eyebrows.
Ji Mingzhu glanced at her twice, and his interest in sowing discord suddenly faded away: "It didn't happen before, but maybe it will happen in the future. After all, he is good at climbing on the bed."
Lu Qing pretended to have never seen the world, with a smile on her lips and a blush on her face.
Ji Mingzhu didn't look at it and ordered them: "The maid in my house forgot to cut the flowers, so I'll ask a few concubines to do it for me. It just so happens that the plum blossoms in Taoshan Courtyard are blooming well."
It was cold and snowing, and the concubine asked for plum blossoms, so the concubines had no choice but to pick up the scissors and go out.
In such a cold and windy weather, no matter how much you wear, you can't stay outside for too long. The cold wind is cunning and can get in through any cracks and take away the body temperature.
Even Jing Feng, who wanted to curry favor with Ji Mingzhu, couldn't help but complain: "It's so cold! I've only been out for a while, and my hands are stiff! Let the maid do her job, why are you torturing us!"
Xueer was shivering, she could hardly hold the scissors, and her teeth were chattering: "How much should we cut? Hurry up and go inside to warm up. I can't stand the cold anymore..."
Ji Mingzhu didn't say how many flowers she wanted, which meant they couldn't stop unless someone told her to stop.
Lu Qing was also cold, and her hands exposed to the cold air were already red. In just a short time, her eyelashes were dotted with snowflakes.
It wasn't until a poorly dressed concubine fainted in the snow that they were called back into the house.
Ji Mingzhu frowned, glanced at the fainted concubine who was carried into the room, and said dissatisfied: "She is so weak, she just fainted when she cut flowers, that's all, please hire a medical girl for her, but don't spread the word. Say I treated you harshly!"
Jing Feng flattered and flattered: "There is no such thing. It is my honor to cut plum blossoms for my concubine!"
Lu Qing lowered her head silently and placed her hands on the edge of the tea bowl to keep warm. After a while, she felt the coldness on her body fade away.
When she returned to her Qiyun Pavilion, Ji Qin poured several bowls of very thick ginger soup into her mouth.
"Concubine Ji is too bullying!" Mandong felt sorry for Lu Qing's suffering, and even more sad that she couldn't help Lu Qing at that time.
"I don't blame you. Besides, am I okay? Dr. Jiang took good care of me earlier. I'm fine. I'll be fine after I sleep."
Seeing that Lu Qing was tired, he sent her Qin to help her sleep. Man Dong went out dejectedly holding the bowl of ginger soup.
