Let me be a concubine? I turned to someone else's arms

In a blink of an eye, the Flower Festival is here.

Inside Xie's house, Luo Qin sat on the couch, eating cherries and listening to the servants talking about this year's Flower Festival.

It turns out that the winner of this year's flower goddess election is Huan Lingzhi, a girl from the Huan family of Qiao State!

Luo Qin nodded after hearing this.

Huan Lingzhi is indeed beautiful and talented.

Xie Qi would definitely be happy if she knew this.

Well, when it comes to Huan Lingzhi, Luo Qin thinks of Jin Zhao again.

No, how come such a beautiful and talented girl is so attractive to him?

His previous fiancée was also a flower goddess, and this one is also a flower goddess.

Well, Jin Zhao is really lucky. The wives chosen for him by the emperor are all top-notch and excellent.

After the Flower Festival comes the Shangsi Festival.

Luoqin had made preparations early and began to promote peony flowers a few days before. A day or two before the Shangsi Festival, peony flowers sold for a lot of money, especially on the day of the festival, when sales skyrocketed.

Luo Qin lived a life where he had to count money until his hands cramped.

After that, she started marketing rose water and made a lot of money from the wealthy ladies, and her piggy bank became increasingly fatter.

Just when she was happily making money, an accident happened!

There is civil unrest in Dajin!

The rebel was Su Ji, the imperial envoy of Yuzhou. He started his fight in Yuzhou and made his way all the way to Jiankang with an unstoppable force!

In just two months, the Stone City, the closest city to Jiankang, had been occupied! No, to be precise, there were rebels inside the Stone City. With the help of the rebels from inside and outside, this city that was easy to defend but difficult to attack was directly captured!

For a time, people were in a panic. Those timid, cowardly, idle and pleasure-seeking children from wealthy families wanted to flee south with their money when they saw that the situation was not good. But it was too late because the rebels had already surrounded Jiankang City.

Oh, I have to say something here. Since the beginning of the rebellion, all members of the Yu family have requested to go to the battlefield. Yu Li, the Grand Marshal, has even issued a military order. If the rebel Su Ji is not killed, Yu Li will bring his head to him.

Moreover, a lot of Yu's military power was also taken away, and the government began to suspect Yu.

That's right. Su Ji had a close relationship with the Yu family. It would be strange if the Yu family was not suspected after he rebelled.

As expected, General Yu died. It was said that he was killed by Su Ji. However, Xie's spies said that it was not that simple. Yu Li was assassinated, and several generals of the Yu family were also killed.

After Yu Li's death, Su Ji continued his advance and later reached Shitou City. Fortunately, Jiankang was guarded by General Wei and other generals, so they were not attacked.

At the same time, the Five Barbarians in the north, including the Xianbei and Xiongnu, seemed to have made an appointment. When the rebellion started, these guys began to attack the Jin Dynasty from the south. The Jin Dynasty had to allocate part of its troops to resist them.

Faced with internal and external troubles, the people in Jiankang city were in panic. They didn't even dare to leave the Luoqin Gate and stayed in their own yard to take care of their pregnancies.

She was already seven months pregnant and would give birth in three months. Adding to the blindness and the chaotic situation, Luo Qin was worried all day long. She couldn't eat, and her belly was getting bigger and bigger. She became thinner and thinner. Her chin became pointed, and her palm-sized face was abnormally pale.

This is how to do?

Wang felt sorry for her and came to accompany her every day and made soup for her.

Xie Yun, Xie Taifu and others were so busy all day that they returned home later and later.

Xie Yun is now exhausted both physically and mentally. They, Wang and Xie, have long been on guard against Yuzhou. Taifu Xie has clearly warned the emperor that Su Ji is very likely to raise his own troops and then rebel, but this still happened.

It seems that the Yu family is bound to fall. I just hope that they won’t be involved too much.

The Xie family mansion was heavily guarded, especially the Lily Garden in Luoqin, where dozens of burly maids holding long sticks guarded day and night.

These martial arts maids from martial arts schools were all prepared in advance by Xie Yun. Each of them was strong and imposing, more powerful than men.

Luo Qin was also shocked when she saw them for the first time. She really didn't know where Xie Jun got so many strong women who practiced martial arts.

When Luo Qin was in her eighth month of pregnancy, the rebels and the court were in a stalemate, and the Yu family army was completely defeated. The government sent many officials including Xie Taifu and Wang Situ to Shitou City to negotiate, delay time, and wait for support from the southern gentry.

The consequence was that all the officials who went to negotiate were detained by Su Ji, who also captured them, forced them to do hard labor, and humiliated them.

Fortunately, Xie Yun stopped Master Xie and Situ Wang, otherwise they would have been detained and forced to do hard labor.

The "he" in the prophetic dream said that his father, uncle, and several uncles were trapped there and had been doing hard work for almost a year, and this time he stopped it.

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The weather in June was so hot that it was hard to breathe. The sun was like a huge fireball, hanging high in the sky, scorching the earth mercilessly. The air was filled with heat waves, making people feel as if they were in a huge steamer.

The shadow of war shrouded the entire Jiankang City, and fear and despair spread in people's hearts.

The order in the city had already collapsed, and hunger and disease were everywhere. In the streets and alleys, the cries of the people could be heard one after another. They ran around helplessly, trying to escape the city and looking for a glimmer of hope for survival.

However, the city was surrounded by a large number of rebels and the city gates did not dare to be opened. The supplies in the city were limited, and there was no support after they were exhausted. Food became extremely scarce, and people would do anything to fight for a little food.

In this chaotic time, the ugliness of human nature is fully exposed. Some people take advantage of the situation to rob others and their property, while others even sell their souls in order to survive.

Many people starved to death on the streets without any clothes to wear. Those who starved to death first were eaten by the survivors, becoming a tragic witness to this war.

With flames of war raging and smoke everywhere, Jiankang City fell into chaos. People didn't know what the future would be like and could only survive in fear.

Years ago, after realizing that there might be a war, Luo Qin spent a lot of money to buy a large amount of food. Now that the war has really started, she is also trying her best to do what she can for the people in the inner city of Jiankang.

She discussed it with Xie Yun and decided to give it to the army first without asking whether there were enough military supplies to support it.

"Ping'er, how much grain did you buy before?" Xie Yun asked.

Luo Qin replied: "It's just over a thousand stones."

The main reason was that the grain yield per mu was too low in that era, and other people still had to make a living, so she didn't dare to buy all of it.

Xie Yun thought for a moment and said, "The army has collected a lot of food and fodder before, so it should be able to support them for more than a month. If Ping'er wants, you can give 400 dan to your uncle's army. For the remaining 600 dan, I will order my servants to take another 200 dan from the mansion's storehouse and use them to help the people in the city."

He supports whatever his wife wants to do.

"Take from the mansion? Is there enough food stored in the mansion?" Luo Qin frowned. After all, the Xie family had to feed hundreds of mouths.

Xie Yun nodded, his eyes firm, "Xie's food reserves are sufficient."

"Okay, listen to Boan."

Xie Yun reached out his hand again and held her bulging belly, his eyes full of pity, "Ping'er's health is the most important thing, let the servants do these things, it's chaotic outside, you'd better not go out."

Luo Qin smiled softly and nodded, "Okay."

After hearing about it, Wang came to visit Luo Qin, holding her hand and asking about her well-being, "Qin, you had this plan a long time ago, why didn't you tell the family so that I could do my part."

"We don't know if there will be a real war. My wife is just guessing."

Wang patted her hand again, with approval in her eyes, "Well, fortunately you had foresight and were prepared in advance. So many people wouldn't have died in the city. This is a good thing."

In fact, many nobles don’t care about the lives of ordinary people. They only care about whether they can enjoy themselves.

But there were also people of integrity who donated large amounts of their own money and food to help the people, but they were too few.

Some are even just seeking fame and reputation, doing things just to show off for the sake of gaining a good name.

It's rare that Luo Qin has such a heart. Everything she does today represents not only herself, but also the entire Xie family. If this gets out, it will be a good name that can be written in history books that the Xie family has such a righteous, generous and selfless woman, which will bring glory to their Xie family.

"Aqin, the money you used to buy grain is...?" Wang asked hesitantly.

Luo Qin said: "It's my daughter-in-law's dowry and the revenue of the shop."

Hearing the expected answer, Wang's face became even kinder, and she immediately asked with concern: "How much money do you have left now? You must have spent a lot, right? This won't work, I'll also help out a little."

Wang said that she should also contribute, so she took out her dowry to add money to Luo Qin.

Luo Qin refused, "No need, Ajia, you know that my shops are very profitable, and it won't be long before I can make back the money."

Wang said, "It's easy to say. Now that there is war everywhere, who would buy your things for nothing?"

Indeed, since the war, Luo Qin's shop has had almost no revenue.

"Aqin, please accept it. This is also the intention of the A family." Wang spoke sincerely.

Luo Qin could only accept it with a slightly blushing face.

Afterwards, Wang asked Luo Qin to take good care of her health, and she took the servants of the Xie Mansion to distribute porridge to the relief efforts.

Wang was indeed a very good lady. On the one hand, she was busy sending people to build tents and cook porridge to distribute. She also asked the servants to tell everyone who came to get the porridge that the porridge was generously donated by Luo, the wife of Mr. Xie, to help the people in the city.

Everyone who drank the porridge knelt down to express their gratitude.

Within a few days, Luo Qin became a living Bodhisattva in the eyes of the common people in Jiankang.

Of course, it was not only Luo Qin who came to help the people. After she took the lead, many ladies from other families also began to help the people in the city.

There was chaos and turmoil outside, but it was a different scene inside Xie's mansion.

Luo Qin was wearing a thin skirt, through which her crotch was faintly visible. Although she was pregnant and had a round belly, her elegance and grace were not diminished at all.

She sat leisurely in the room, with Rufang fanning her gently beside her.

When Xie Yun came back, this was the scene he saw: his wife was leaning lazily on the armchair, drowsy, with fair skin and rosy lips, her eyes half closed, and her long eyelashes drooping like a fan.

Hearing Xie Yun's movements, Luo Qin slowly opened her bright eyes. Seeing that it was him, she immediately smiled beautifully and called softly, "Bo'an."

At the same time, she reached out for a hug.

Xie Yun walked forward quickly, opened his arms, and carefully hugged her, fearing that getting too close would make her feel too hot. He asked with concern: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, Ping'er, do you have any ice cubes here?"

"Yes." Luo Qin replied.

A large amount of ice was stored in Xie's cellar, and Wang deliberately reduced the amount of ice used in her own courtyard and increased the supply to Lily Garden, for fear that Luo Qin, the delicate gold nugget, would suffer from the heat.

Luo Qin gently leaned her head on Xie Yun's arm, but not long after, she pushed him away in disgust and kept her distance from him.

How can this man be so hot? Like a scalding fireball!

Seeing Luo Qin moving away in disdain, Xie Yun smiled helplessly, "Didn't you want a hug? Why do you think you're hot again?"

Luo Qin mumbled but said nothing.

Xie Yun smiled softly and pinched her flawless white cheek, eyes full of doting, "You, you."

Then he stood up and went behind the screen to change his clothes into a thin long gown.

Luo Qin lazily ordered the servant to move the copper basin filled with ice cubes over to help Xie Yun cool down.

"By the way," Luo Qin asked, "What's going on outside? When will the war end?"

Xie Yun sat down next to Luo Qin and said, "Don't worry, Ping'er, it will be over soon."

Support from the south was about to arrive, and it would not be long before Su Ji was beheaded for being drunk.

After Su Ji's death, the rebels were powerless, and together with the soldiers coming from the south, they defeated the rebels in Stone City.

The problem now is the north, the Five Barbarians have invaded the north, and the Second Prince and Yang are both there...