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

After Luo Zi and Luo Jin, father and daughter, left, Luo Qin gently raised his hand and touched the white cloth on his forehead, then sighed.

The golden sun slanted down and smudged on the girl. Her light cloud-colored half-sleeved skirt seemed to be embroidered with gold threads. Her jade-white face was covered with a layer of soft golden light. Her curled eyelashes were like the wings of a butterfly. The girl under the sunset seemed to be flying into the sky.

The elongated shadow was reflected in the courtyard paved with bluestone slabs. The shadow moved little by little into the house and disappeared completely.

Rufang held the box sent by Luozi in both hands and walked to Luoqin: "Girl, this is sent by Sima Du."

Luo Qin glanced at it and said calmly: "Open it and take a look."

"Here."

Before seeing what was inside, Luo Qin already had an idea of ​​what it would be. It could be some girls' jewelry or some ointments or tonics.

Rufang opened the mahogany box, and inside was a top-quality ginseng.

"Ginseng?"

Luo Qin came closer to take a look and nodded, "You are sincere."

Regardless of whether Luo Jin was sincere in her apology when she was caught by her father, at least Luo Zi sincerely hoped that Luo Qin would forgive her.

He kowtowed his head and gave ginseng as a gift, which showed his sincerity.

"Take it to the warehouse and put it away." Luo Qin instructed Rufang.

"Here."

Luo Qin knelt on the couch and read the book. Time passed little by little. When he looked up again, the sky was dark and the tallow lamp was lit in the room.

Seeing the host's eyes move away from the book, Rufang said: "Girl, dinner is ready."

Luo Qin put down the book in his hand and said, "Bring it in."

"Here."

Luo Qin looked at tonight's meal, which consisted of one dish and one soup, her favorite stir-fried dish, and the rice was lean meat porridge.

Luo Qin said casually: "Is food becoming increasingly scarce in Nanyang?"

These are enough for her to eat, but the portion seems to be one-third less than usual, so I guess she needs to be frugal with her food.

"My dear, it is true. The governor has sent people to other places to buy grain. But now it is winter and the war in the north is going on. The government is requisitioning grain and grass, and there is very little left. We can only go south to buy more."

Luo Qin nodded in understanding. Right now was a time of food shortage, and food prices had been driven up to sky-high levels. Ordinary people simply could not afford to eat and could only starve.

I don't know when the war will end.

After Luo Qin finished his dinner, the servant informed him that Luo Ji had arrived. Luo Qin quickly got up and went outside the house to greet his father.

Luo Ji walked hurriedly into Qinmei Courtyard, looking for his daughter's figure.

"Aye."

A slim girl was standing in front of the corridor. When she saw him coming, she smiled, with a conspicuous white cloth wrapped on her forehead.

Luo Ji's eyes darkened. He walked straight to his daughter's side, stretched out his hand to feel her pulse, and was relieved to see that she was indeed fine.

"Aye, my daughter is fine."

Luo Qin smiled softly. Not wanting to make her father worry, she invited him into the house, "Father, come in and sit down."

Luo Ji shook his head, "No need."

Seeing that his daughter was sensible and well-behaved, the elderly man touched her hair lovingly and said, "Ping'er, your father has heard about this matter, and your uncle Zi has apologized. Let it go. It's just a pity for my daughter."

Luo Qin shook her head. "I'm fine. Uncle Zi sent me a piece of top-quality ginseng, which shows that he is sincere. I have forgiven Sister Jin."

"Hmph, that Luo Jin, she has no ability to win a man's heart, but instead blames you. It's all because of jealousy. Ping'er, be careful in the future."

Luo Qin nodded in response, "Yes, my daughter understands."

"You won't be attending tomorrow's banquet."

Luo Qin looked up at his father and asked in confusion: "Is there a banquet tomorrow?"

"Pingcheng fell, and the nobles in Pingcheng have moved south to Nanyang. Among them are Wang Yu, the fifth son of the Wang family of Langya, and Xie Qi, the third son of the Xie family of Chenjun, as well as children of other great families. These two young men, Wang and Xie, are both famous scholars of the time. They arrived in Nanyang today, and the Nanyang Palace will hold a banquet tomorrow to welcome them."

Wang Xu...Xie Qi...

It seems that he is the son of a noble family, and even the King of Nanyang has to give him face.

"Prince Nanyang specifically requested the Luo family girl to attend the banquet. Since you have gone through this today, you can skip it."

The Prince of Nanyang is almost forty years old and has many concubines in his palace. A few days ago, he heard about Luo Qin's good reputation and wanted to do something evil.

Luo Ji looked down on him, thinking that he was already old enough to be her daughter's father, but he was still so lustful.

"Ping'er, your appearance has been damaged in the past few days. It is not appropriate for you to meet guests."

"Yes, my daughter understands."