Qi Baoer really thought about it carefully before replying: "Maybe, they are unwilling."
"Aren't you all being fed good food and drinks?" What else is there to be unhappy about?
"Those concubines and concubines, before they entered the palace, most of them were delicate girls who were valued by their relatives at home.
Although the late emperor favored only one person at the end of his reign, he had always had a close relationship with the harem. Most of the women who entered the harem had been favored by the emperor. Because of that favor, the families behind them were also more or less favored.
Everybody benefits.
Concubine Ying's family background is average, it can even be said that she has no family background. After entering the palace, she did not gain much favor from the late emperor. When the late emperor was still there, many of the current concubines were more favored than her."
However, after the death of the late emperor, the concubines who were more favored than Concubine Ying were not granted the title of concubine. Instead, Concubine Ying, a concubine with a poor family background and no favor, was posthumously granted the title of concubine.
Women in the harem would get into fights over their clothes and appearance. Concubine Ying's favor could be said to have offended the public.
It's just that Concubine Ying usually keeps a low profile, and secondly, Concubine Liu, the daughter of the Liu family, is protecting her. Those concubines have no chance to attack Concubine Ying.
Moreover, compared with Concubine Ying, most of the concubines became the former emperor's concubines and their families no longer took care of them. It became difficult to survive in the harem, and they no longer had to deal with Concubine Ying.
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"Now, it's probably because I'm about to die. If I don't take action, I probably won't have a chance in this life."
After all, compared with hating one's snobbish family members and hating an outsider for "why", it is naturally easier to hate outsiders.
Old man Qi: "..."
Looking blankly at the calm-looking granddaughter beside him, he felt sad that he was too old to think clearly.
The granddaughter who was only fifteen years old could be so calm about this kind of thing. On the contrary, he, an old man in his seventies and eighties, was shocked when he heard this.
The residence here is a five-entry compound, with many pavilions and lofts, six or seven large gardens and small gardens, and lakes surrounded by rockeries.
Everyone came here to relax. After settling down, they dispersed and went straight to where they wanted to go. Mrs. Tian took Princess Binghua and her daughter to the back mountain orchard, while Old Man Qi and Qi Baoer went to the orchard.
Check the harvest in the field.
The land on this farm is nearly 10,000 acres. It is the largest of all the villages owned by Qi Baoer, so it also attracts more attention. The chief steward is the godson of Qi Guanjia.
Butler Qi suffered a serious injury in his early years, and the injury was relatively minor. Therefore, Butler Qi is still unmarried, and he feels that if he marries someone, it will be a drag on others.
Qi Ji is the adopted son of Butler Qi from a distant cousin.
Housekeeper Qi is not stupid. Although the cousin is called cousin, he has already been related to the family for a long time. He took him away and raised him as soon as he was born. Not only did they sign a divorce letter, but the two families are divorced.
They are still very far apart. It can be said that it is basically impossible for them to get close to each other again in their lifetime.
Qi Ji looked at the person in his thirties, who seemed to be honest and honest, because Qi Baoer and the others suddenly decided to come to this village without any prior notice or preparation. Qi Ji looked like he just came from the fields.
When he came back in a hurry, he was dressed like a farm boy with a bundt, and his feet and arms were covered in mud that had been washed but not washed clean.
....When he saw Qi Baoer, he didn't have the kind of flattery to go up to him. In addition to the due respect, he felt more calm.
"See Master."
"Get up. You don't have to be polite outside. I just brought the old man and the old lady here to relax. You should do whatever you want."
"yes."
Although the master said so, he wouldn't really do what he should do at this moment. What a great opportunity to show up, isn't it?
But Qi Ji really did what he was supposed to do. He squatted down and rolled up the trouser legs he had just put down, then picked up a large frame on the side that was almost full of chili peppers, and stepped on the ground with his bare feet.
inside.
Old man Qi was very satisfied with his behavior, and his eyes were full of admiration when he saw his back picking peppers.
He said to Qi Bao'er: "Guan Qi's son is not bad, he is a practical person."
He himself comes from a farmer's background, and he doesn't like servants who only know how to flatter horses all day long. He likes Qi Ji, who doesn't talk much but does practical things.
Qi Bao'er also nodded with satisfaction, "Master, let's go take a look at wheat and soybeans."
"OK, let's go."
I really want to walk around tens of thousands of acres of land, and I won’t be able to walk around for half a day or a day. However, the grandfather and grandson have no intention of looking at it all. What is planted on the land, and what is the harvest for the year? They can pray for good luck.
Those recorded will be sent to the Grand Princess's Mansion.
If you don’t use someone you suspect, don’t use someone you trust.
The dinner was cooked by Qiji's wife herself. The whole table was filled with farm food. There was no special plating. It looked like she wouldn't be able to make it to the table, but everyone ate very happily, even the shy little girl.
They were all fed a large bowl of rice with mushroom and chicken soup.
Princess Binghua rubbed her belly and slumped on the imperial concubine in the garden, "I feel more comfortable staying with you."
Beside the stone table, Qi Baoer took a sip of tea and glanced at her lightly, "It's not easy to feel free."
It depends on you whether you can let it go.
To put it more harshly, "As for your husband's family, what are you afraid of them? And what are you reluctant to part with?"
In the past, she thought that Princess Binghua was caring about the friendship between husband and wife, but now, haha, she only thought that Princess Binghua was in debt.
"You have brought your daughter back to Beijing for so long, but you still get a greeting and a letter?"
Princess Binghua's expression froze, and then she glared at Qi Bao'er angrily, "Can't you just expose it?"
Qi Baoer put down the tea cup, took out a pamphlet from his sleeve and threw it away, "I didn't want to expose you before, but who asked me to find out these things."
At this moment, Princess Binghua's disguise seemed to have been torn apart by Qi Bao'er. She didn't dare to pick up the book in front of her for a moment. She glanced at Qi Bao'er blankly, and then looked at the book blankly.
, asked in a dull voice: "What is this?"
Seeing such a useless look made Qi Baoer's eyes hurt.
"If you think your life is very good now, you are happy every day, and your daughter is also happy, then don't look at it.
I am quite convinced that you can deceive yourself into being like you."
Princess Binghua raised her head and faced Qi Bao'er, smiling uglier than crying, "Actually, I can roughly guess what is written inside without reading it."
"so??"
"Do you think I'm worthless?" Princess Binghua asked with a wry smile.
Qi Baoer almost blurted out the word 'yes', but looking at Princess Binghua, whose eyes were already covered with mist, she couldn't say the word 'yes'.
She sighed softly, "You are the emperor's granddaughter, the princess who left the palace of the eldest princess, and my friend Qi Bao'er."
With such a big backer and such a strong family background, why do you have to live in such a humble way?
(End of chapter)
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Meng Meng reminds you: Remember to collect after reading this