Concubine Survival Guide

Seeing the incense pill that he gave to Sheng Yan rolled out, Long Bisheng's heart felt cold.

He originally didn't want to give Sheng Yan some expensive incense pills, but every time he looked at Sheng Yan's limping leg and still looked at him with a smile on his face, he felt sour for no reason.

Thinking it was out of compensation, he thought about it for a few nights, and behind his mother's back, he took out the incense box of red lacquer cane segments and tin blanks, and gave it to him as a birthday present.In fact, if it wasn't for the Hexiang Pills in it to be a secret prescription made by Grandpa, he wouldn't have to be so nervous.

Seeing Sheng Yan kneeling on the ground at a loss, wanting to pick up the incense pills but not daring, Long Bisheng was even more sad.

He gritted his teeth and wanted to rush out, but he stepped out, but his arm was pulled back by the lady.It was obvious that she recognized He Xiangwan, her father's favorite, with a faint anger between her brows, she gave him a glare from the tips of her brows.

At this moment...he suddenly heard a muffled sound, and a clear gasp splashed in the air.

Long Bisheng saw Sheng Yan's face turned to one side, his body was crooked, and he almost fell to the ground.

There's a buzz in my head!

Why did the father slap Sheng Yan without asking why?He is also his son!

Sheng Yan didn't move at all, his body seemed to be still, there was no expression on his face, and there was no light in his eyes.

"Hmph, where did you get Hexiang Wan! Last time I missed you, I did it accidentally. Your second brother said a lot of good things for you, and the matter passed... Now, you are even more courageous. Now, the injury on the leg doesn’t hurt anymore, does it? Tell me, where did you steal this fragrant pill!” The elder pulled his shirt and sat back upright. When he looked at his tenth son, his eyes were full of It's full of contempt.

Sheng Yan still knelt on the ground stiffly, maintaining the posture where his mouth was distorted by a slap.

The old man asked again sternly, and Sheng Yan blinked blankly, he didn't seem to be frightened, nor did he seem to be stupefied, but he seemed to have suddenly figured out something very important , raised a thin corner of his mouth at the old man.

The eldest lady looked at the concubine in surprise, and then looked sideways at the second aunt.

At this time, Second Auntie just stared at Sheng Yan's face indifferently, without any expression of wanting to ask for mercy or stop her.

If it was the third young master, the second aunt would have rushed forward to stop him.The eldest lady sneered in her heart, and looked at the elder with lukewarm eyes.

The old man and Sheng Yan looked at each other, seeing that his eyes were empty, and the expression on his face was half a smile, he became even angrier, and raised his arm to hit him again.

The palm of the hand followed by a scream sounded at the same time.

Who would have expected that Long Bisheng would rush out suddenly, stand in front of Sheng Yan abruptly, and receive the slap for him.When the eldest lady watched him rush out, it was too late to reach out, and she watched her second son get a solid slap, no matter how well-bred she was usually, she couldn't help screaming.

At the moment when the eldest lady lost her composure, the second aunt also opened her mouth wide.

The old man was also taken aback, the expression on his face constantly changing.

"Sheng'er! Hurry up, Uncle Lin, go and invite Dr. Wang over here!" The lady held Long Bisheng's face in her arms, her heart ached, she looked left and right, and saw that his left face was so red and swollen. As soon as she turned her head, Mama Yan, who was very discerning, had asked someone to fetch crushed ice, wrapped it in a piece of silk cloth, and handed it over.

While touching his face, the eldest lady reprimanded him in a low voice: "Sheng'er, what are you doing? Your father is teaching your brother a lesson. Why are you meddling?"

Long Bisheng also felt that his cheeks were so hot that he couldn't bear it, and felt that Sheng Yan's slap was not worth it, so he ignored the eyes of the eldest lady, straightened his body and knelt on the ground, and said, "Daddy, this incense pill is not ten What my brother stole...was..."

The lady behind him grabbed his arm cruelly.

In fact, he didn't need to be reminded by the eldest lady, he also knew that he could not tell the truth, if his careful mother knew about this, maybe Sheng Yan's life would be so sad in the future.With an idea, he said: "Just now, Sheng'er dropped a Hexiang Pill on the road. It's my thing...it must have been picked up by the tenth brother on the road. Presumably, the tenth brother wanted to listen to the teachings of his parents." After that, return it to me right away."

Sheng Yan looked at his kneeling back, her eyes rolled a little.

"Really?" The old man raised his sword eyebrows.

Long Bisheng pushed away the lady's hand, covered his face and replied, "Yes, Daddy, don't you believe me?"

It's not that they don't know that the second son has a stubborn personality, and he has recognized black one by one since he was a child. If it weren't for this, his ability in making incense might have been able to keep pace with the eldest son Bifei.It's not because it's hard to learn, but because he doesn't learn anything he doesn't like. He left a few eighth-level masters in anger at the old man's house, and refused to learn the spice recipes he developed when he got home. Create a brand new recipe by yourself.

He is not as obedient as the stable and obedient eldest son, but his innate aura is hard to put down.

Still newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!

Seeing him stubbornly wanting him to believe, the Elder had no choice but to wave his hands, as if he had forgotten that this was a formal ceremony for Shengyan to pass to the second room, and asked him: "In this case, what do you say about the prescription you made this time? I listen."

Long Bisheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thought for a while and said, "Sheng'er's recipe this time has eight ingredients in total. Mix it with refined honey, jujube paste, bletilla striata water and soft wax."

Listening to his tone of non-stop talking, the Da Furen's forehead was covered with cold sweat.I wondered in my heart, my father must have been too confused to tell Sheng'er about the prescription.

The old man listened carefully, but his brows slowly beamed with joy, he twitched his beard and said, "These three flavors are well chosen, what are the other five flavors... tell me in detail tonight."

If the effect of this prescription is good, and it can be mass-produced and put on the market in the future, it is natural that it cannot be told to women and Taoists.Moreover, there was also a tenth son who he hated no matter how he looked at it, let alone there.

Instructing Mama Yan to lead Long Bisheng back to the room first, the Elder Master suppressed the slight smile on his face, and said to Second Aunt: "Hurry up and salute and kowtow, don't delay the trivial matters of the whole family."

The second aunt stood up quickly, her face still had the usual grace of a Jiangnan woman, she gave a little blessing, and beckoned to the maid on the side to bring up the tea cups, and handed them to Sheng Yan in order.

He took the teacup dumbly, and held the smoke to offer tea to the Elder Master, followed by the Elder Furen, who took a sip when he saw the Elder Madam, and called out sweetly: "Mother!"

Afterwards, after three solid head-kowtows, the second aunt led him up, and that was the end of the matter.

Sheng Yan didn't remember until he got out of the incense stand and walked down the steps. In the end, his father still didn't say a word he imagined to him, even if he called him Sheng Yan gently, he didn't.

After the second elder brother slapped him and helped him explain the origin of He He Xiang Pill, the aloof patriarch looked at him without any regrets.

He beat him, the father beat the son, the head of the family beat the bastard, that's all.

What else?

Sheng Yan didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he returned to his hut. The good mood in the morning disappeared within an hour, and he also lost a scented pill that his second brother gave him.

Fortunately, the second elder brother picked it up and was not trampled into the soil by anyone.

I don't want to think about why the second elder brother can't tell the truth this time, isn't it also forbidden by the eldest lady and the eldest lord to give him a birthday gift?He sat at the desk and carefully looked at the beautiful box, and when he reached out to take out these round and lovely fragrant pills, his fingers trembled slightly.

I don't know how long it took, Sheng Yan softly buttoned the box and stuffed it under the bed, sat up with a sigh after a while, took it out and put it next to the pillow, and pressed it with a bundle.

After noon, Xiao Xi brought a few servants to move him, but there was nothing to move.The two little girls who were said to have been specially selected by the eldest lady for him also followed, and asked Sheng Yan's order with crisp laughter.

Sheng Yan touched the jade pendant on his neck unnaturally, and the second aunt's words sounded in his head, and he tried to raise his voice and said to them: "Then, help me put all my books in the box, and I will take them away together. "

The two little maids gave a little blessing, and replied with a smile: "Little master, we will be the servants of the little master from now on, just give your orders if you have something to do, you are welcome."

Why are they talking together?Sheng Yan looked at them carefully for a while, and then suddenly realized: "You are twins!"

Xin'er and Xing'er covered their mouths and laughed, their tempers were quite lively. Seeing Xiao Xi turn out of the outhouse, they became a lot more presumptuous, and answered Sheng Yan's words while busy: "Yes, we are carved out of the same mold. Yes, since we were young, we ate and lived together, everything was together, so we even talked the same, don't mind!"

Sheng Yanxin said that I have no right to mind, but they are not annoying to look at, and it is always good to have someone to serve them, it is just that their ears are buzzing.If two people talk at the same time, isn't the volume doubled?

After packing up a box of books, there was nothing left for Shengyan to take. Xiao Xi snatched the big bag in his hand and stuffed it into the hands of a servant, and filled his meager bag full. A small bag of clothes was given to Xing'er, who led him to Zhu Luan Courtyard with a wave of her hands.

It didn't take a stick of incense to enter the yard, Xiao Xi loudly ordered a group of people to clean the house, the inner room, and the open area in the front yard... Sheng Yan watched them busy going in and out, and didn't feel a little superior to be the master , On the contrary, he felt that he was a little redundant. After looking inside and out, he still didn't feel that this was a home.

The yard does not belong to him.

In other words, the yard doesn't seem to belong to him.

However, there are still places that Sheng Yan likes, such as the yard is spacious enough to plant some hibiscus and occasionally chaise bamboo, and there is no need to plant peach blossoms, so as not to offend those in the yard of the fourth and fifth brothers.I heard that Osmanthus osmanthus is planted in Sixth Brother's yard, and every August, the whole Zhuluan Courtyard will be filled with the refreshing scent of Osmanthus osmanthus.

It is inappropriate to plant sweet rhinoceros in the same way, so Sheng Yan sat on the stone bench in the front yard with his chin in his hands, thinking about what kind of tree to plant, preferably one that can be used as a spice when it grows up.After pondering for a long time, he took out the handkerchief that his fourth aunt had given him, and lost his mind.

The veil is snow-white, with only a pure white pear tree embroidered on it.

He vaguely remembered the aroma of pear blossoms that Fourth Aunt had described to him, so he secretly made up his mind.He wants to plant pear blossoms, and he will plant a yard full of pear blossoms in the open space in the backyard.

When the pear blossoms bloom, you may be able to make fragrant pills from pear blossoms.Yes, once he learned how to make Hexiang Pills, the first thing he would do was to make a pear blossom fragrance recipe, and then take the first one to Si Yiniang's grave and bury it in front of the stone tablet.

Sheng Yan clenched a pair of small fists and stood on the cobblestone, looking at the backyard with a determined expression.

Xiao Xi, who had just swept the dust with a feather duster, looked at Sheng Yan's thin back thoughtfully.What did Second Aunt see in this child?It is indeed very bearable to cry without crying after being slapped by your father, but don't be a resigned and spoiled temper, a child who is too weak...will not live long in the Long family.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Xi still didn't come forward to say anything to Sheng Yan, she sighed lightly, turned around and continued to clean the house.After another two incense sticks, the courtyard with a master's inner room, study room and a row of servants' houses took on a new look.Sheng Yan walked a few steps to the backyard, and found that there was a small kitchen that could fire. He was a little more pleased, and asked Xiao Xi if she could fire it by herself.

Xiao Xi said it was possible, but it would definitely cost more to eat Xiaozao, so he might as well wait until next month's expenses come down, and let Xing'er and Xin'er start the fire alone.As long as the cigarettes can be saved and no seafood is eaten, it is still enough to open small stoves every now and then within a month.

Sheng Yan smiled happily, took her hand, and secretly slipped a pearl hairpin to her.

Xiao Xi pursed her lips and smiled, giving her a symbolic blessing, and gave Xing'er and Xin'er some orders to be different between masters and servants.

Seeing her slender waist walking on tiptoes, Sheng Yan's nails dug into her skin, he just... gave away Fourth Aunt's jewelry without hesitation.

Going back to the house, I looked through the jewelry box, and there were not a few valuables left.Sheng Yan sighed for a long time, he didn't know what else he could take out after these few jewelry were delivered... He had to carry Xing'er and Xin'er on his back, otherwise, if they saw it, he would be really embarrassed, after all, The Da Furen chose it herself, so she is stingy with the money, so it is inevitable that people will look down on her.

Thinking about it, Sheng Yan became more and more irritable, but for a moment he forgot the pain on his cheek.

After dinner, he only remembered when he looked in the mirror. Facing the dark night sky, his eyes were full of hot flashes.Although these people were also serving him, none of them rang out. They should go to invite Dr. Wang for him, or boil an egg for him to rub his face.In their eyes, he is not a master at all...

In the middle of the night, Sheng Yan woke up from the cold. As soon as he raised his hand, he felt a chill on his face. When he opened his eyes, he found that the little beggar was sitting beside his bed, dragging his sleeves wrapped in ice, and was doing poorly. Lamely rubbing his face.

"Little beggar..." As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt a burst of wet mist pouring into his throat and eye sockets.

The little beggar quickly covered his mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't speak loudly, it's not good for those two girls of yours to overhear! I stole this ice cube from the ice cellar behind the kitchen... Fortunately, I didn't meet those two girls. Big wolf dog! You are really too, you have only seen each other for a day, and you have been bullied again!"

"Hehehe, yes, I'm so useless." Sheng Yan looked at him, grabbed his hand, and laughed foolishly.