Qi Ya's ethereal and gentle voice suddenly sounded, causing the observation deck that had fallen into a brief silence due to Liu Mingzhi's words to recover.
“Husband, I have brought you some peach blossom wine. Is it convenient for you to come up?”
Liu Mingzhi suddenly came back to his senses and walked towards the pavilion with a smile on his face: "Sister Ya, come up quickly!"
In a short while, Qi Ya took a personal maid and a palace maid up to the observation deck with light steps. She held a tray in both hands and gracefully faced Song Qing and An Gouer. The two of them bowed.
“I, Liu Shi Qiya, have met my eldest brother and my uncle.”
“Brothers and sisters don’t need to be polite.”
“You’re welcome, sister-in-law.”
Liu Mingzhi took the tray from Qi Ya's hand with a warm smile: "Sister Ya, thank you for your hard work again."
“This is my duty. Besides, after being bored in the palace all day, I suddenly move around and stretch my body! How can I say it’s hard work?”
Liu Mingzhi carried the drink and walked towards the stone table: "Come here, I have nothing to do anyway. Let's drink and chat with my husband, my eldest brother and Jiang He."
Qi Yafangrong looked a little hesitant, but finally nodded obediently and sat on the stone bench next to Liu Mingzhi.
"Brother, uncle, I'm disturbing you. I'm here to pour wine for you."
“Brothers and sisters, you are just talking about this.”
An Gou'er stood up immediately, picked up the wine flask and started to pour the wine: "Sister-in-law Ya, just sit down with the elder brother and let the younger brother do the pouring."
“Brother Song, eldest brother, sister-in-law Ya, please, I’ll give you a toast.”
Liu Mingzhi took the drink from An Gouer, put it under the tip of his nose and sniffed it for a few times: "Jiang He, on the day you rush to Haijin Town, if the situation permits, my eldest brother will set up a table for practicing wine for you. If the situation does not
With permission, I will consider this glass of wine as my brother’s practice in advance for you, cheers!”
“As a brother, I also wish brothers Jiang He a smooth sailing and a smooth journey. Cheers!”
“I wish my uncle a bright future, success and fame, and I respect him.”
“Thank you two brothers, thank you sister-in-law. Cheers!”
After drinking the first cup of peach blossom wine, the four of them began to drink and talk and laugh about all the interesting things they had seen.
But most of the time, brothers Liu Mingzhi and An Gouer were talking, with Song Qing occasionally interjecting a word.
As for Qiya, she has been smiling as an audience, and from time to time she looks surprised because of what An Gouer said about the customs and customs of Western countries that are very different from Dalong.
During the period, Liu Song also brought a group of people to bring some snacks and drinks, and the court party was held for most of the day. Song Qing and An Gouer brothers, who were already hungry, did not treat Liu Mingzhi politely.
Start to eat and drink, and continue to talk about interesting things.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, it was already getting late.
Song and Qing also stood up and left with a wink, and left the harem together.
Qi Ya was instructing the maid to clean up the leftover dishes on the table. Looking at her husband standing by the fence watching the two go away, she shook her head and teased: "Husband, if you don't drink to your heart's content, I won't be able to bear the departure of my eldest brother and the others."
, just keep your eldest brother and Jiang He for a little while longer.
Anyway, you have the final say in the palace, so what if they just stay for one night?
I have plenty of peach blossom wine, are you afraid that you won’t be able to enjoy it to the fullest?”
"Ah? What are you talking about? With a beauty like you by my side, why can't my husband be reluctant to let go of these two rough men? I'm just thinking about other things."
Qi Ya signaled the maid and the palace maid to leave first with the tray, tied her jade hands around her abdomen, moved lightly in lotus steps and stopped beside her husband, naturally hugged Liu Mingzhi's arm, and pressed her face against Liu Mingzhi's shoulder.
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“Have you encountered any troubles again?
How about you tell me and ask me to help you share some of the burden!"
“No! I just suddenly discovered that the sunset view from the observation deck in the palace is so pleasing to the eye.
Having lived there for more than half a year, I just discovered this unforgettable beauty today, and I can’t help but feel a little emotional for my husband.”
Qi Ya looked from Liu Mingzhi's face to the clouds on the horizon, and nodded with a smile as bright as a flower.
“The setting sun is like blood, and the haze fills the sky. It is indeed a breathtaking scenery! It seems that the location of this observation deck was originally chosen after many layers of selection by skilled craftsmen.
Now that the cabinet and the Palace of Ten Kings have been established, you no longer have to stay in the imperial study room all day long.
"Whenever you want to come and enjoy the scenery in the future, I and my sisters will accompany you to relax."
Liu Mingzhi took out the arms hugged by Qi Ya, walked behind Qi Ya and gently hugged the beauty's waist that was not slender but just right.
“Sister Ya, tell me the truth, do you really not like living in the palace?”
Qi Ya silently leaned against Liu Mingzhi's chest: "Wherever your husband goes, I will go wherever you go! Not to mention the palace, even if you live in a thatched hut, I will follow you life and death."
Liu Mingzhi put his head and kissed Qi Ya's pretty face, and laughed happily.
“Haha, my husband asked you to tell the truth, but I didn’t ask you to say love words!”
“Do you really want to hear the truth?”
“Sure! Since my husband asked, I naturally want to hear the truth from you.”
Qi Ya pursed her lips and was silent for a while, then nodded melancholy: "To be honest, I don't like living in the palace at all. Not only do I not like it, but my sisters don't like it either.
It was really deserted inside the high-walled compound. Except for the palace maids and eunuchs and the imperial guards who were patrolling passing by in the distance, no outsiders could be seen.
At this time, I and my sisters should have selected some jewelry fabrics on the street, and discussed with some women we met by chance which rouge and gouache are better to use, and which fabrics are more comfortable to wear on the body.
In the past, in their spare time, when you were not at home, the sisters would take the children out for an outing in the city and fly kites.
Now, in addition to surrounding the Imperial Garden, it is also the Imperial Garden.
The Imperial Garden now has all the exotic flowers and plants from all over the world for us to enjoy, but after looking at them for half a year, these exotic flowers and plants are not as pleasant to look at as the weeds outside the city.
Although the days before were dull, they were also fulfilling and interesting.
But what about now? After the initial novelty of living in the palace, what is the difference between now and the canary in the cage?
Sisters Yan'er and Wanyan are better off. They grew up in the deep palace compound and have already become accustomed to it.
These remaining sisters, including my concubine
But if you marry a chicken, you can marry a dog, and as your husband’s wives and concubines, you have to stay in the palace even if you don’t want to!”
Liu Mingzhi could feel the depressed mood in Qi Ya. He licked the corner of his mouth and was silent for a while.
“Sister Ya, how about my husband take you back to Liu Mansion? We will all settle down in Liu Mansion from now on.”
"real?"
Young Master Liu looked at Qi Ya, who suddenly turned around and looked at him excitedly, and her mouth trembled a few times: "Are you so excited? The palace is so boring for you, and you can't wait to leave?
It will make my husband let you live in the palace as if he is persecuting you."
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Qi Ya's pretty face: "Husband, have you lost your composure?"
“Don’t lose your composure, don’t lose your composure. To be honest, my husband doesn’t want to continue living in the palace. It’s still the same thing every day. It’s really boring once the novelty wears off.
Back to the Liu Mansion, in addition to going to court and entering the palace for my husband, we also go back to live our own small life."
“Dad won’t be unhappy, right?”
“What’s there to be unhappy about? Why are you unhappy?
The current Dongkua Courtyard was originally my husband's Tongyuan Uncle's Mansion, and it was connected to the old man's newly purchased yard. That is my young master's house. Why should he be unhappy when we go back to our own home?
If the old man is really in trouble, the worst he can do is to block up the wall after his husband goes back, and we can live our own lives behind closed doors, out of sight and out of mind.
As for the palace, you can come back and live whenever you want.
There are many houses, we can live wherever we want, no one can control them.
Sister Ya, let’s go back and pack up the gifts and leave as soon as we say we can.”
Qi Ya nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I will go and inform the sisters right away."
"etc!"
“Hmm? Does your husband have anything else to do?”
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the deep ravine in Qi Ya's thin gauze bellyband and grinned.
“It’s good that the sun is going down, but the weather is still a bit hot. Why don’t we go to the Imperial Garden to take a bath?”
Qi Ya was startled for a moment, and hurriedly ran towards the observation deck with her cheeks slightly red.
"I'm not going to leave! You're a fool!"
“Run? Did you run?”
The imperial garden became deserted under Liu Mingzhi's instructions, and there was a koi lake next to the wind viewing pavilion.
The windless lake surface was rippling with microwaves, faintly echoing notes like the crows of orioles.