Concubine Chen was not satisfied with the two concubines, so she quickly filled the vacant concubine position for Yan Changfeng, and also gave her son a lot of concubines.
You can imagine how Yan Changfeng and Lin Shuxian were feeling, but Concubine Chen was the only one who was elated and full of joy.
From a couple praised by everyone to a couple from an ordinary wealthy family, people are either lamenting the nature of men or lamenting Lin Shuxian's fate.
Even the two princes, Yan Qingzhou and Yan Qinghuai, who had not taken concubines, were also affected.
As soon as Zhong Yan and Zhu Qingjia go out, they will be reminded by "well-meaning people" that instead of being too tightly controlled and being rejected by others, it is better to be sensible and select a few people with low ambitions to enter the house early, so that they can control it in the future, and don't wait for things to develop. The situation between Lin Shuxian and Yan Changfeng is a joke.
Don't tell me, Zhu Qingjia really has this idea.
She held her head and said unhappily: "Sooner or later we will reach this point, why don't we let go as soon as possible, don't you think?"
of course not.
Lu Qing didn't understand why Zhu Qingjia was so clear-headed and optimistic about other people's feelings. When it was her turn, it was like her eyes were shrouded in thick fog. She wanted to move forward but didn't dare to take a step, so she could only cautiously stop where she was. land.
But the surrounding fog has not dissipated, and the longer she stays there, the easier it is for her to fall into an emotional depression.
"Why don't you let go? Why don't you think about it? You and Prince Heng are husband and wife anyway, and things can't be changed. Why don't you work on the good side?"
Zhu Qingjia was speechless. She really wanted to retreat and didn't even dare to express her feelings.
"What if he really doesn't like me?"
Lu Qing smiled slyly: "Even if this is the case, you are not at a loss. You are husband and wife. As a wife, what's wrong with saying sweet words to your husband?"
Judging from her own experience, women still need to be sweeter. If you like it a lot, it may fall in his ears. It's better to make a man feel that you like him than to make him feel that he is disliked.
"Have you forgotten how eloquent you are when trying to persuade me?"
Zhu Qingjia was embarrassed: "I just talk about being strong, but in fact, when I think about actually doing it, I will immediately shrink back." She is not as brave as Lu Qing, because she is afraid of being disliked by him, so she has been shrinking.
Lu Qing encouraged her: "It will take some time for King Heng to come back, right? During this time, prepare well and try it when he comes back. I feel that he doesn't even take concubines. He must have your heart in his heart, but neither of you Get used to speaking out.”
Zhu Qingjia was deeply inspired and high-spirited: "Try it!"
She also received a letter from Yan Qinghuai a few days ago. Although he rambled on a lot between the lines, it did make Zhu Qingjia less resentful towards him.
It is not shameful to be more brave for your own happiness. Whether you succeed or not is an explanation for yourself.
**
Yan Changfeng disappeared directly from everyone's sight.
Prince Qi's Mansion became a topic of conversation among people after dinner, and he no longer went to see Concubine Chen. He said that he had been kept in the mansion because of his illness, and outsiders did not know his situation at all.
Yan Fuguang caught Yan Qingzhou and asked, "Do you know what happened to the second brother?"
Yan Qingzhou is a warm-hearted person. He will definitely not ignore anything that happens between brothers. After Yan Changfeng's incident, he basically went for a walk outside Prince Qi's Mansion every day.
"I don't know about the second brother, but the second sister-in-law is really sick. I heard that Lin Shangshu wants to take her home for a few days."
Concubine Chen was so tormented. Although Lin Shuxian was indeed in the wrong after being married for many years and had nothing to do, his own child felt distressed.
Yan Fuguang twisted the fingers on his hand: "Where is the second brother? Is he seriously ill?"
Yan Qingzhou smiled bitterly: "For such a big thing, I feel that my heartache must be very serious." Regardless of his physical condition, Yan Changfeng used to be so high-spirited. Yesterday, he climbed the wall and took a look, and he was almost stunned by the haggard and vicissitudes of life in front of him. The second brother was scared to death.
"If the second sister-in-law returns to the Lin Mansion, I don't know what the second brother will do..."
Yan Fuguang thought for a moment and said to Yan Qingzhou: "Go to Prince Qi's Mansion again in the afternoon and bring me a message. If the second sister-in-law is not here, he will simply come to the palace as an errand and don't be idle."
Yan Qingzhou looked shocked: "You are still working after this?"
"Otherwise?" Yan Fuguang looked at him sideways, "Either he resists completely, or he accepts it happily, or he takes a firm stand and stays in the house and acts like he's trapped by love. What can change? It's better to put his energy elsewhere. Also give yourself some time to think about what to do next.”
Yan Qingzhou admired: "Third brother, you really deserve to be the one!"
He felt that his mind had become much clearer after what Yan Fuguang said. Concubine Chen was just sending people into the house now. It was his own territory. If Yan Changfeng didn't want to, those women couldn't have raped him, right?
"I also think we can just put it off like this for now and take our time in the future. The relationship between him and his second sister-in-law for so many years cannot be destroyed so easily."
That afternoon, Yan Qingzhou went to find Yan Changfeng.
Seeing his younger brother coming, Yan Changfeng's eyes were red and he said in a hoarse voice: "She's gone."
Lin Shangshu came to pick her up in person, but it was useless for him to stop her, because Lin Shuxian herself wanted to leave this place temporarily.
Yan Qingzhou couldn't say harsh words to him. He took away the wine bottle behind Yan Changfeng and said, "Third brother asked you to pack up and go on errands tomorrow. It's easy to get into trouble if you're too idle. And it's not like Second Sister-in-law won't come back. You Okay, go to the Lin Mansion to see her after work every day, I don’t believe that Lin Shangshu will not let you in."
Yan Changfeng held his head in pain: "It's useless for me. I broke our oath."
When he refused to take concubines for her sake, she also drank a lot of unknown medicine for him. Until now, she would vomit when she smelled the medicine.
They were in such a difficult situation, but they still couldn't get Concubine Chen's understanding.
"Second brother, third brother is right. You can't hold on just now. What will you do next?"
For Concubine Chen, this is just the beginning. She will force Yan Changfeng to do a lot more things in the future. If he can't withstand even this little pressure, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
Fortunately, Yan Changfeng could still hear what he said, and he appeared in the court the next day.
Emperor Xihe couldn't bear to look at his despairing look, so he directly arranged many errands for him, so that he didn't have time to return home, and he avoided Concubine Chen's nagging.
After that, Yan Changfeng would go to the Lin Mansion to chat with Lin Shuxian every day after getting off work, and then immediately return to the palace as an errand, never returning to the palace once.
Lin Shuxian, on the other hand, rested at home for a few days, packed up her things and returned to Prince Qi's Mansion.
However, the relationship between the two is no longer as close as before, and Yan Changfeng is always sandwiched between his mother and wife.
