At the family dinner on New Year's Eve, Fei Yanggu, who was a little tipsy, opened his mouth and said that when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, he would take the female family members of the inner house to Meishan Villa for an outing.
At that moment, the aunts and children, who were confined to the inner courtyard and seldom went out, nodded their heads and expressed their intention to go.
It is said that the Meishan Villa was built three years ago. Fei Yanggu did not mention it. They almost thought that the Villa was just a gimmick and not true.
No, as soon as New Year's Eve passed, the female relatives of each courtyard actively prepared all the items needed for an outing in other courtyards.
Aunt Qiu has also recovered from her strange illness in the early stages of the disease, and she is more proactive than other aunts in preparing for it.
Unexpectedly, on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, she took Jinrou to the street to order spring clothes, and met his new concubine, because she also fell in love with the only high-quality soft tobacco.
Shen Liqiu relied on the fact that her father's official position was greater than that of the other party, while the other party insisted that she would be chosen first and would not be bullied by power. Neither of them was willing to be polite and quarreled in public.
In the end, it was the shopkeeper of Buzhuang who promptly sent his clerk to quickly bring a soft tobacco of the same color from a branch in another city, and the dispute was resolved.
Unexpectedly, after going to court the next day, Fei Yanggu was summoned privately by Kangxi. With a smile on his face, he asked about yesterday's affair between the two aunts.
Fei Yanggu, who was not sure why, then found out about this extremely embarrassing incident. He was so angry that he really felt that it was too frivolous for Nu Dahai to argue with the emperor.
"Ai Qing has been working with him for many years, how could he not know his temperament? I just looked at him for taking in the heir of Prince Duanqin's house, so I just opened my eyes and closed my eyes and let him talk. However, what I am curious about is, Ai Qing Didn’t you reconcile with Fujin? How can you allow this little concubine to be so arrogant and domineering? If my concubine Yi knew that her close friend’s life was not satisfactory, she would continue to nag her in my ears.”
Fei Yanggu knew that Kangxi was taking advantage of the idle time of the government at the beginning of the new year, so he came to him to make fun of him. However, these funny words also inspired him. As soon as he returned to the mansion, he went to Shen Liqiu's courtyard and was cold. A stay-at-home order was issued. Shen Liqiu and Jinrou, mother and daughter, were not allowed to leave the mansion for the next six months.
As soon as this order came out, Shen Liqiu almost fainted on the spot.
After finally getting everything ready for the outing, she also cut out two new clothes for herself and Jin Rou. She just thought that when she went to stay in another courtyard for a short stay, she would let the master see her figure and appearance, so as to win his heart back. , he turned his attention to himself again and doted on her as before. Unexpectedly...
"Master... you can't do this to me..." She pulled Fei Yanggu's sleeves and tried her best to cry out for herself, "It's really his aunt who took advantage of her... I also have good intentions. I want to save some face for the master...the master..."
"Hmph! I, Fei Yanggu, have never taken this kind of face seriously. I'll give you half a year to stay in the house and reflect on yourself. Don't go out and embarrass yourself again." Fei Yanggu didn't take it seriously from beginning to end. After she finished speaking, she flicked her sleeves and walked out of "Qiuxiangyuan".
When Shen Liqiu saw this, she felt hatred in her heart. But she was unwilling to be grounded for half a year and unable to leave the house.
No, for two days in a row, she went to Heyuan to ask for mercy from the master with hand-made soup, but she couldn't even see the master. She wanted to be accommodating to Fujin, but she couldn't lose face. After all, she and Fujin also She is considered to be in a hostile position. Fujin hopes that she will be grounded for life.
However, if she doesn't find a suitable intermediary to persuade the master to lift her ban, it will be difficult for her to win the favor of the master. Not only herself, but also her daughter Jinrou.
If the aunt is ignored by the master from now on, how will the daughter's life be easy? What's more, there will be a marriage in the future.
No, no! For the sake of my daughter's future glory and prosperity, no matter what, she cannot be forgotten by the master. Even if the master now has Fujin in his heart and eyes, she cannot be the only, first, and second position in his heart. It must be hers. If other concubines want to get past her or squeeze her out, there is no way!
After thinking about it, Shen Liqiu took Jinrou to the Yingxi Building.
"Auntie thinks highly of me too much." Jin Xi shook her head helplessly, "Ama's decision is not something that a daughter can revoke and change at will."
"It's okay, Gege." Shen Liqiu twitched the corners of her lips, forced out a stiff smile, and at the same time pushed the three-year-old Jin Rou in her arms, "Rou'er, why don't you hurry up and thank sister for your support."
"Thank you, sister..." Jinrou, who was still ignorant, thanked her in the same way.
Jin Xi weakly held her forehead and said, "Aunt Qiu..." How could there be such a difficult woman! Whether pretending to be innocent or innocent, the other party would always shamelessly bring up the topic of the ban.
"Gege, please talk to the master. Auntie won't bother you anymore. You're going back now, ah?" Seeing that the purpose of her visit had been made clear, Shen Liqiu accepted it as soon as she could. She hugged Jinrou and was about to get up and leave, but she saw Min Rong and Xia'er pushed the door open and walked in.
"Li Qiu sends her regards to Fujin." Shen Liqiu's face turned pale when she saw it was Min Rong. She quickly put down Jin Rou and offered her blessings to Min Rong.
"Rou'er greets Fujin." Although Jinrou is young, she still knows when she sees Fei Yanggu and Min Rong greeting each other.
Minrong took off her outer robe, glanced at Shen Liqiu, who had a calm expression, and said calmly: "Okay, there's no need to be formal, just sit down."
"Why is E Niang here?" Jin Xi jumped off the chair, stepped forward to support Min Rong, and smiled with a bright face. Now it's better, save yourself the trouble and trouble, and just hand over the problem to Yi Niang. .
Minrong glanced at Jinxi in a funny way. She knew her daughter, Mo Ruomu. How could she not know Aunt Qiu's intention of coming to Yingxi's small building to find her daughter?
I was afraid that my young daughter would be soft-hearted and go to the master as a lobbyist, which would only make him angry. So I simply brought Xia'er over to find out.
"Why don't you come here to see what a little girl like you is doing sitting in the small building all day long?" Minrong tapped the tip of her daughter's nose and said with an endearing smile.
"What else can my daughter do? Of course she is to practice calligraphy and painting obediently." Jin Xi replied with a flattering smile.
Since New Year's Eve, Qi Ke gave her a rubbing of a picture album by a famous person, so she simply used fine brushwork to practice the fine brushwork that she was good at in her previous life. After half a month, she had already completed a painting by Tang Bohu by copying it. "Picture of Plum Blossoms". I also thought that after I became more proficient in gestures, I would copy all the twenty ancient ladies in the "Pictures of Ladies" written by Tang Bohu.
"You! You have time to learn how to become a girl. Although I have persuaded you, Amma, not to find a nanny for you this year, but you can't be unfamiliar with the skills that girls should know." Minrong took the gift from Chu Teng. After tasting the hot tea that was served, I sighed slowly and calmly.
"That's what E Niang said." Jinxi nodded obediently. Nv Hong is just embroidery and sewing. She is good at this. It won't be a problem to start learning at any time. The biggest problem at the moment is, "E Niang, just now, Aunt Qiu ……she……"
"Gege!" Shen Liqiu couldn't help but stop her. Seeing the eyes of Minrong mother and daughter, she bit her lip and pretended to be calm and said: "Well...since Fujin has something to do with Gege, Liqiu won't bother him. ." She didn't want Fujin to take the opportunity to ridicule her.
"Auntie, are you still busy..." Jinxi pretended not to know and blinked, looked at Shen Liqiu, then looked back at Minrong, "Eniang..."
"Eniang knows." Minrong nodded, then stared at Shen Liqiu for a long time, and then sighed softly: "Oh, it's not like you don't know the master's temper. Since you have offended him, you are trying to persuade him to take back his previous words. The decision is clearly accusing the master of being unfair."
"Fu Jin... I... Li Qiu never meant to question the master at all. It's just..."
"I just don't want to be grounded..." Minrong took over the words angrily, "Isn't that just a clear way to let the master go back on his word and slap himself in the face?"
"..." Shen Liqiu completely withered.
I didn't expect that Fujin, who never argued with his concubines, could be so eloquent. With a mother like this, it's no wonder that the direct descendant is so out of line, and he is so difficult to deal with at a young age.
She made a mistake. She thought that Nalan Minrong was just a soft-footed shrimp. Because he was the direct descendant of Ulanala Mansion, and because he entered the house a few years before her, she had the opportunity to dominate the master. Now, now But I have some understanding, which woman in this big house doesn't have scheming ideas?!
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"Tsk tsk, my daughter looks more and more like a mistress when she looks at her."
After sending away the mother and daughter Shen Liqiu who no longer wanted her to be a lobbyist, Jin Xi nestled in Min Rong's arms and praised with a smile.
"I'm not excited by you. To keep a man and his heart, you have to use some means when necessary." Minrong frowned and said angrily: "I don't know where I learned this crooked truth..."
"Whether it's crooked or not, let's see if it has any effect." Jinxi smiled, made a face at Minrong, took a few steps back, pretended to look at the cheap girl carefully, and then said in a deep voice: " Well, at least the current girl has a rosy face and smooth skin, which shows that the effect is very effective. Haha..." After finishing speaking, he laughed first.
"Okay, how dare you tease Qi Niang! Ghost! Just give you some colors and you'll open a dyeing shop?!" Minrong pretended to be displeased and glared at her daughter, but the smile in her eyes betrayed her. Not overwhelming at all.
Without disturbing the happy banter between the two, Hatou quietly stepped forward, filled the mother and daughter's cups with hot tea, and presented them with a plate of freshly baked plum blossom cakes. He then quietly left the main room and joined the tea room. Jiang Rui, who was changing the tea, looked at each other and smiled.