"You didn't mean to stay away for a few days, why did you come back today?" she said, getting up hurriedly.
"I still miss you, Madam." Su's mother smiled and supported her while asking the little girl, "Quickly ask the prince, have you eaten? Have you had wine? Who is following? Have you taken it?"
"I didn't ask, the prince and the young lady came back together..." the little girl replied.
Mrs. Xie and Mother Su were walking out, and their footsteps suddenly stopped.
"What?" Mrs. Xie looked shocked, "You came back with the young lady?"
She turned to look at Su's mother, who was also shocked.
"Didn't you say you went to girl Aru's house? What, why are you with the prince again?" She also stuttered and glared at the little girl, "You read that right?"
"My slave doesn't..." the little girl said hurriedly.
Mother Su no longer asked, because she saw the prince entering the courtyard gate guided by a few lights, and behind the prince was the woman.
Looking at the pair of people walking in tandem, Mr. Xie slowly retracted his hand, turned around and sat in the back room again, his face cold.
This was the first time that her son who was out of town came in without being greeted in the main room or at the door.
Under the illumination of the palace lantern, the gold embroidery on Qi Yue's pink collar shone brightly. When Xie's eyes glanced across it unconsciously, she always felt a sense of suffocation, so she was a little distracted when listening to her son's words.
"...I didn't expect him to come with his wife, so I invited him..." Chang Yuncheng stumbled when he said this, and couldn't help but glance at Qi Yue who was standing aside.
What is this woman's name?
Qi Yue didn't look at him, she lowered her head and looked very respectful. In fact, people with sharp eyes could still see her yawning occasionally.
".. I originally planned to come back after dinner, but it turned out that it was too late after we hadn't seen each other for a long time." Chang Yuncheng simply stopped mentioning the name. Everyone knew who he was talking about anyway.
"It's time to send someone to say something. It's so late at night that the whole family is so scared." Xie said calmly.
"Yes, mother, my daughter-in-law is wrong." Qi Yue said politely and politely, "My daughter-in-law just went out at that time. When she turned around and entered the house, she met the prince who had sent someone to invite her. He said it in a hurry, so he didn't dare to delay and got busy.
Got busy."
This is also a fact. Chang Yuncheng caused all the trouble. Anyway, I am not wrong. You two, mother and son, please explain.
There was a moment of silence in the room.
Neither mother nor son are fools, so they naturally understand what she means...
This lowly maid was disgustingly vulgar, both in the past and even more so now. Mrs. Xie gently shook the hand on her lap.
"It's getting late, go back and have a rest early." Xie said.
"Mother is worried. Let her rest early." Chang Yuncheng stood up and said, saluting.
Xie looked at her son and smiled.
"Go quickly." She smiled.
Chang Yuncheng turned around, and Qi Yue, who had always been regarded as a transparent person, naturally followed suit.
Here, Mother Su personally sent them out and watched them go away before turning back.
"After leaving the door, the prince didn't say a word, and didn't even look at her." She helped Mr. Xie remove the hairpin ring and whispered, "Madam, I think it's just the lady who came to accompany Mr. Guo.
You see, the Crown Prince didn’t even bother to call her by her name just now, and he didn’t even look at her."
Mrs. Xie also thought of the scene just now. Her son was a straightforward person. If he liked it, he liked it. If he didn't like it, he didn't like it. He never hid it. His behavior just now was indeed no better than that of a stranger. Her complexion was like this.
A little better, let your hair spread and lean on the pillow.
"It's no wonder he is." She said slowly, "After all, that woman is his wife. With this name, she really has to do some things."
He looked gloomy when he said this, "It's not up to us whether we want to become brothers or not."
Saying these words made me grit my teeth.
Mother Su also sighed and gently rubbed her legs and feet.
Qi Yue ignored the resentment of the master and servant here. She only felt that she was exhausted physically and mentally today, but she was still a little excited, so she walked back happily after leaving Ronganyuan. As for the prince, he walked fast and walked alone.
It's not slow either, and the two different directions don't conflict with each other.
Complete a large-area invasive suturing operation without anesthetics. Although we still don’t know what the outcome will be, the courage to do so is something that would be unthinkable in modern times. If anything, it would be during the difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War.
I'm afraid no one will believe what I tell others when I go back. Alas, I don't know when I can go back...
"... Young Madam, why did you leave without saying a word to the Crown Prince?" Aru interrupted Qi Yue's random thoughts at the side, "Admit your mistake..."
"I don't expect that kind of person to admit his mistakes at all." Qi Yue shook her head and said.
A Ru couldn't laugh or cry.
"Young Madam, it's your fault." She followed him a few steps and whispered.
"Me?" Qi Yue looked at her, "What's wrong with me? Is there anything wrong with me saving lives and healing the wounded?"
"You are a young lady, you cannot go out casually, let alone do this." Aru said with a bitter smile.
Qi Yue shook her head at her and stopped.
"What are you talking about? He lied to me, and he did it in such a bad way," she said.
Ah Ru doesn’t know what to say, but after thinking about it, it’s true.
"It's my fault, slave. I shouldn't have asked you to treat Yuan Bao's injuries that time, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many things." She sighed and choked with self-blame.
"Oh my god, what are you thinking?" Qi Yue stared at her, "Are you saying you would rather your brother die?"
Aru smiled sadly.
"All slaves are worthless. If you die, you will die." She murmured, tears falling down.
Qi Yue looked at her speechless, what kind of logic is this.
"Aru, I am not a young lady." She said after a moment of silence.
Aru was stunned for a moment and then he naturally understood what she was saying. He was so frightened that he raised his hand to cover Qi Yue's mouth.
"You are the young lady, you are the young lady." Aru bit her lower lip and said with tears in her eyes.
Qi Yue was amused by her and pulled down Aru's hand.
"I mean, Aru, I know you have a lot of rules. Women don't show up in public. People with high status don't associate with people of low status. You have a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority. You respect your mother-in-law and husband. I know. I know everything.
, But, I may not be able to do it." She said with a smile, while continuing to move forward, looking at the bright starry sky, "If I have to choose between maintaining my identity and saving lives, I will never choose the former. When facing an emergency,
At that time, all I thought about was how to save people in the best and fastest way, without thinking about identity, rules, face, etc. Maybe this is caused by the difference in living habits and environment, or maybe I don’t want to become someone I am not.
.”
And, maybe, this is just a dream.
Ah Ru seems to understand but not quite.
"But, you will be unpopular if you do this. If you don't like it..." she whispered.
"Are you going to change yourself just to please people?" Qi Yue asked thoughtfully and sighed.
Aru really didn't understand or answer this kind of question.
"Are you really a doctor?" She hesitated for a moment and asked this question for the first time.
"Yes." Qi Yue also answered this question head-on for the first time, smiling at her and nodding.
"But, isn't it good to be a young lady?" Aru said suddenly.
This time, Qi Yue was stunned and didn't understand what she said.
"I will be Madam Hou in the future. Many women hope to live like this for the rest of their lives." Aru lowered his head and said, "Isn't it good not to annoy Madam and the Crown Prince but to make them both like her?"
"That's it." Qi Yue had never thought about this before and couldn't help but frown in thought, "Well fed, well clothed, and well-served..."
"That's right." Aru nodded and looked at her, "In the future, she will be the wife of the Marquis."
She emphasized the word "houfu".
Qi Yue raised her hand to scratch her itchy forehead and smiled.
"I don't know either." She frowned and said, "Actually, I don't know either, so that's good too."
She raised her hands and couldn't help but rub her face.
Aru was a little confused by her expression. It was very good, but why didn't her expression look good at all?
"But, I still want to go back." Qi Yue put down her hand and looked at the night sky. Although there was no such bright night sky, no such fresh air to breathe in, no groups of servants, and no room full of gold and silver.
The wealth and jewelry are so bright, there are endless jobs, the mortgage is getting higher and higher, and it is getting harder and harder to stabilize long-term love and marriage, but it is a place she is familiar with, with her family, friends, career, and those talents.
Let her be as free as a fish in water.
If all this is really impossible to have anymore...
Be Qi Yueniang and live the life that Qi Yueniang should live...
So is she still her?
If I were no longer me…..
Ah Hao looked at her and felt the sadness, loneliness and fear that instantly filled this woman's face...
"Aru was also very scared when she came here on the first day." She whispered, "I didn't know anyone, and I had never seen anything like food, clothing, or conversation..."
Qi Yue looked at the girl, smiling and grateful after being surprised.
"How old were you then?" she asked.
"I was ten years old at that time." A'ru replied, with some reminiscence, "My mother was sick, my brother was still young, the family's land had also paid off the debt, and there was no way to survive. The whole family was waiting to starve to death together.
, my father sold me so that my family and I could find a way out. Later, when I followed Ren Yazi and caught up with the important people in the Hou Mansion, I was lucky enough to be selected..."
"You're so young... So what did you do when you first came in? Did they beat you? Did you let you sleep at night? You still did countless jobs like Fanka..."
"I just came in and worked on the sweeper, and then I had the opportunity to learn the rules... Of course if you don't do good things, you will be beaten, slapped, and punished by kneeling... I still let you sleep, and you just get hungry occasionally... Well, who is Fanka?"
The two masters and servants talked in low voices, and as the night spread around them, the sadness, loneliness and fear gradually dissipated until they reached the vicinity of Qiutongyuan.
The Qiutong Courtyard is brightly lit.
"...Where are you going, Madam? It's their turn for these servants to inquire? Madam, you can do whatever you want, and it's their turn to point fingers?" Ah Hao was scolding a girl with a low eyebrow, "If anyone continues to inquire, why not?"
She slapped her hard..."
"Yes, I have written down all the names and will drive them out tomorrow." Quezhi followed and said while reaching out to support Ah Hao, "Sister stood for a long time, go and lie down..."
While they were talking, there were little girls outside shouting that the young lady was back. When they heard that she was back with the prince, all the girls and women in the yard were in a dream. They were originally anxious and worried about what would happen tomorrow.
All of a sudden, the situation turned around. Not only was he back, but the most important thing was the prince!
Since the prince came back, the couple had not even seen each other. People in the whole house were clamoring that the prince was going to divorce the young lady...
This time, I quietly went out with the prince, let's see who dares to talk nonsense!
Qi Yue was taken in like a star holding the moon with joy. After the courtyard door was closed, laughter could still be heard inside. The two girls who had been standing in the shadow of the trees on the roadside turned around.
"Okay, let everyone at Jiaomen come back and tell the third young master that it's okay." One of them said.
The other girl nodded and ran away.
Since they had made a confession with Chang Yuncheng before entering the house, everyone in the courtyard knew that the young lady and the prince had gone out to meet guests. Only Ahao had the chance to hear the truth from Aru when he went to bed at night.
.
"Oh my God, this lady... what a coincidence." Ah Hao could only express her feelings by repeating this sentence.
"Don't tell anyone." Aru quickly pulled her to lie down and told her.
"I'm not a fool." Ah Hao nodded hurriedly, leaning his head on the pillow, "What was the young lady's expression when she met the prince?"
She covered her mouth and chuckled as she spoke.
A Ru couldn't help but also pursed her lips and smiled.
"I was scared to death at the time. I couldn't see the expression on the young lady's face," she said. "However, the prince seemed to be scared too..."
"Of course, anyone else would be scared." Ahao chuckled, his eyes flashing, "Is the prince still the same as before? Isn't he much better looking? What did he see the young lady do?
Are you very surprised? Do you really like the young lady just by looking at it? When I watch what the young lady does, I feel very um and pretty..."
There's nothing nice about blood and flesh! Ah Ru was amused by her, raised her hand and patted her head, knocking Ah Hao down on the pillow.
"Go to sleep," she said, blowing out the lamp.
"Then tomorrow, the young lady will go out with the prince?" Ah Hao whispered in the darkness, his voice full of joy, "In this way, the prince will like the young lady more and more..."
Right... A Ru hummed, and then nodded heavily, even though no one could see it in the dark.
It must be yes, the prince will definitely like the young lady as a good person, as long as they can spend more time together.
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I recommend Ai Ruo's Life in the Red Mansion. I have been reading it. Besides supernatural novels, my favorite is the Red Mansion fandom, hahaha.
Once I traveled through time, I accidentally entered a fantasyland——
The Grand View Garden has not yet been built, Cao Xueqin has not yet written a book, and the Red Mansion has not yet taken shape. As a person destined to "carry jade", should I go out of Ningrong and live my own world, or should I stay in the gate of this big house and wait for the coming destiny?
Knowing that the building is about to collapse, should I struggle to survive in adversity, or should I be decadent in glory and wait for death to come? *** (To be continued)
