Minister

138【Eight Years of Jiankang】

Xu Xiaonian pushed the quilt away.

"Ma'am!" Qiuyue is a very clever person, and hurried over with the shoes.

But Xu Xiaonian stopped: "Did the eldest wife and the master go together?"

"Return to the second wife's words, and go together."

Xu Xiaonian slowly retreated to the bed, thinking for a long time: "Then let her go, see how far she can go!"

"Madam?" Qiuyue was a little confused.

Xu Xiaonian covered her face with a handkerchief, Qiuyue couldn't say anything more, so she had to dismiss the housekeeper, and then took some needlework and went to the side to do it.

The wind in the capital is always strong, and the wind in winter is even dry and cold. Qi Yuan stood behind Feng Shixun, leaning against the door, and the cold wind blew in through the edge of the curtain, making her uncomfortable.Liao Qiushui sat in the room and cried, because he was dressed thickly in winter, so he didn't look bloated.She had a pleasing appearance, but now she was crying even more so.

"This is not what I want, that is, other people gossip, and I never really said what I want. Why should the second wife be angry with me if she doesn't ask my wife? It's just bullying me! Even though I usually speak straighter , but why did she only offend her?"

Feng Shixun motioned for Osmanthus to go and help her to bed.

"Ma'am... well, what else can we do in the study?"

"Although there is no ready-made house in the study room, it can still live in if it is cleaned up." Qi Yuan pressed the curtain that was blown up by the wind.

"What do you think of the wife?" Feng Shixun probed.

As soon as Feng Shixun said that, he immediately regretted it.

A cold smile flashed across Qi Yuan's face inadvertently: "Of course this is according to the master's intention."

"Cough!" Feng Shixun let Qi Yuan into the room: "The maids in your room are getting more and more unruly, why are they all there? There is no one who knows how to pour tea? Who is spreading those nonsense outside? "

The nuns brought by Liao Qiushui's family quickly winked at the left and right, and only then did someone show Qi Yuan a seat and pour tea.

Feng Shixun didn't sit down: "It's getting more and more outrageous!"

"Master!" The mother of the Liao family came over: "It's not once or twice that this half-immortal has given my lady a horoscope. If you want to say it's accurate, it's accurate. And the child was lost in this room before." This is really rather credible than nothing. The servant is also an old man, and usually hates those who chew their tongues, but this is a serious thing. Maybe the people below are rambling all over the place. It's not our intention to offend the second wife."

"That's the end of this matter, how can it be proper for officials to talk about witchcraft?"

After Feng Shixun finished speaking, Liao Qiushui's crying became louder: "If you can't tolerate me, I'll go back to my mother's house!"

"Go back to your mother's house?" Feng Shixun walked to the bed and lowered his voice: "What else are you going to do? In the past half a month, this kind of thing, that kind of thing is not enough? You want to go back to your mother's house again?"

"Why so much?" Liao Qiushui looked up at him: "You started to dislike our mother and daughter before the baby was born. You don't love him, I love him!"

"You!" Feng Shixun sat on the side of the bed: "...Why do you find these useless things to disturb yourself?"

"I believe it!" Liao Qiushui turned his head away.

"Generally speaking, it won't work this time! If you want to change houses, look at Mrs. Li's house, and Mrs. Meng's house is also good."

"Is it so difficult for you to obey me once?" Liao Qiushui said with tears all over his face, "Before I entered the door, you were obedient to me, but now you are like this! What did you say to my father at that time!"

"That's because you used to be gentle and gentle! Look at you now!" Feng Shixun suppressed his anger: "I shouldn't be in a hurry to see you! I don't think you will stop until you tear this family apart!"

Qi Yuan was holding tea—it's no surprise that she was the daughter of a wealthy family, and the tea she sent was not bad.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the mother of the Liao family hurried up to persuade her, but Liao Qiushui had an extremely strong character and would not give in at all.Feng Shixun has made up his mind, no matter how much she cries, she won't be moved.

"Ma'am, I'll take you back to your room." Feng Shixun didn't want to entangle with Liao Qiushui any more, so he stood up and said to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan put down her tea: "Third sister, take a good rest."

After leaving the courtyard of the third room, all the maids and servants saw that the wind was not in the right direction, so they hid one after another.

Qi Yuan wrapped her cloak and walked faster and faster, but Feng Shixun seemed to have no intention of catching up with her, and slowed down on purpose.

"Ma'am, I heard you went to Sanfang?" Seeing Qi Yuan coming back alone, Mama Liu quickly surrounded her and asked.

"Yes."

"I heard that the third room is arguing to move to the study room? It's really becoming more and more unscrupulous! How dare she embarrass the wife?"

"She has eaten so many nails, so she won't break the rules in front of everyone and contradict me. What's more, I'm just going with the master, and everything is up to the master."

Thinking of Liao Qiushui's crazy behavior last year, Mama Liu curled her lips angrily.Although the Liao family is not a famous family, they are indeed rich. If it is said that she is usually jealous of the second room.Mrs. Qi is a majestic main wife and she doesn't even pay attention to her. She doesn't understand the rules and even dares to talk back in public. She can't blame the master for ignoring her because of this matter.Even those two aunts who don't cause trouble are often bullied by her, and it is only natural that she is spurned by everyone now.

But in all fairness, Liao Qiushui's job as a housekeeper is actually more appropriate. After all, he is a child from our family and knows what is important, but he has been used to being arrogant since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to buy people's hearts.This is what Xu Xiaonian is best at, so even if she is short-lived every year, she used to be in charge of the family.After everyone saw Madam Qi's ability last year, everyone's feelings faded away.It's just that Liao Qiushui is the strongest person, and Mingli and the eldest wife contradicted each other a few times.Although Qi Yuan is a person who doesn't cause trouble, she is not soft on the troublemakers who come to her door. A few things are punished so that the whole family is convinced, and the family's goose affairs are on the right track.

Mama Liu knew that Qi Yuan never talked about people behind their backs, so she said a few words angrily and went to do her own work.Qi Yuan looked at the account book for a while and felt upset, so she asked Mei Yue to come over and embroider with her.

"Madam's craftsmanship is really good!" Mei Yue was helping her with the wiring: "The whole family is full of people who don't use needles, the second wife is nothing but the third wife is not very good."

"It's okay to be heartless in front of me, but don't talk nonsense when you go out." Qi Yuan knew that this little girl was different from Mama Liu, so she just said it after thinking about it.

"Oh..." Mei Yue still didn't understand where she was wrong: "Speaking of which, the third wife is really bad-tempered. The other day I heard that the servant in her yard was punished again. If I were in her yard, I might have been punished. Killed."

"The servants don't like her?"

"That is, who wants to be beaten."

Qi Yuan stopped her needlework, looked at the bare courtyard and the sickly banyan tree outside the window, and sighed: "Don't talk about her with those people, she...is just a poor person .”

It started to rain in the afternoon, so Qi Yuan ordered Mei Yue to fasten the curtains and prepare for a nap.I was lying on the bed and sleeping for a while, when I heard Feng Shixun's personal servant send a message outside, saying that there is something urgent, please change your clothes and go to the front hall.

Qi Yuan turned over and had to sit up, but she didn't know why.

"Ma'am, do you want me to go with you?" Mei Yue leaned over anxiously, she hadn't been out of the house for a month.

"What are you going to do?"

"I won't make trouble!" Mei Yue begged.

Qi Yuan twisted her face: "...Well, if you can promise not to say a word, then we can discuss it."

"Yeah!" Mei Yue nodded quickly, not to mention not talking, she would do anything else if she was asked.

When Qi Yuan arrived at the main hall, Feng Shixun had swept away the haze just now, holding an invitation card with a smile on his face: "Ma'am, someone invited us to visit together."

Qi Yuan took the invitation with suspicion: "Master Yang?"

"My lord who works with me in the Ministry of Rites."

Qi Yuan didn't see the reason from the invitation: "Master Yang...why did you invite me? I don't know him."

"To be honest, I don't know either," Feng Shixun ordered someone to bring over a vase: "The early-blooming plum blossoms were sent along with the invitation just now. I wonder if we were invited to enjoy the flowers."

Although the old man of Qi's family has a few friends in the capital, they almost don't communicate with each other. Qi Yuan really doesn't know why someone from the Ministry of Rites came to invite her.At first, I thought it was the Liao family making trouble again, but I didn't expect such an inexplicable incident...

In fact, Feng Shixun didn't mean to be tricky, and he really didn't know how this Master Yang knew his wife, but this sister Yang has always been a maverick, so you might as well find out.

"Master Wei...?" Entering Lord Yang's garden, Feng Shixun was taken aback.

"Lord Feng...?" Lord Wei was also surprised: "Madam Qi???!!!"

Yang Yong laughed triumphantly: "How is it?"

After everyone was seated, Master Yang unreservedly told about the game between Wei Chi and Qi Yuan: "I heard that Master Wei lost miserably."

"I've heard about this too!" Feng Shixun also laughed: "This kid was still complaining to me that day."

Wei Chi propped his forehead: "Master Yang! You have gone too far with this matter! How rude to find us here so recklessly!"

"I told you not to toast and eat fine wine, so naturally you can't break your promise." Yang Yong was very proud.

Yang Yong's wife, Mrs. Deng, was by Qi Yuan's side: "Lord Wei, don't be as knowledgeable as him."

"Ma'am, don't talk about me, you chess idiot, don't you just keep teasing me?"

Mrs. Deng held Qi Yuan's hand: "Ma'am, do you still remember me? The year you were appointed, my mother was also appointed. I asked you how hello I was at that time."

Only then did Qi Yuan remember that she happened to meet someone with such a look that year, and exchanged a few pleasantries at that time.

"I made you laugh."

Yang Yong has already recruited people to set up the chess table: "Our family is all chess idiots, please forgive me Madam Qi."

"This...?" Wei Chi was very embarrassed.

When Qi Yuan looked up, she happened to see his childlike expression, but today he was wearing an official robe, which looked a little funny.

"Alas!" Wei Chi spread his hands: "To be honest, I really haven't found a way to crack it."

Feng Shixun stepped forward to make a rescue: "Then you might as well put it out there, and I'll join the army for you too?"

"No need," Qi Yuan picked up the sunspot: "Master Wei said that there must be a beginning and an end, so naturally he doesn't care about winning or losing."

Wei Chi did say that, but she really didn't want to lose in front of a roomful of people.

"Master Wei, please hold me."

Master Yang took advantage of their arrangement, and moved to Feng Shixun's side: "...your wife is really brave!"

Feng Shixun smiled.

When the chess game was laid out, Yang Yong knew why Mr. Wei was distressed—not to mention who was the better of the two, at this point, he might be the only one who still had the nerve to say it was a "middle game" and not admit defeat.

"Then, let's begin."

"Please."

Wei Chi held the chess piece in his hand, his mind was very confused, all the moves that he thought of in the past three days were all swarmed up, but none of them could reverse the defeat.

Because the outcome was too obvious, Qi Yuan had plenty of time to look at the sad face of this young adult.Taking a closer look today, his face seems too delicate, and his skin is too fair.Compared with those young men who are called beautiful, he is very imposing. Although he is polite, he has a special heroic spirit inside.Maybe it's because he was a military officer?But...it's really hard to imagine how these white hands killed the enemy on the battlefield...

It took a quarter of an hour for Wei Chi to pick up the chess piece and put it down.

Qi Yuan followed up decisively.

Wei Chi took another quarter of an hour.

Master Yang complained helplessly: "In this kind of chess game, you can throw a piece and admit defeat. No one can turn defeat into victory."

Wei Chi could no longer hear his voice, and Qi Yuan's third chess piece had already landed on the chessboard crisply.

Two hours later, Wei Chi put down his last move: "I lost."

Feng Shixun said with a smile: "You don't know Master Yang's reputation as a chess idiot, do you? If you know a good chess game, you have to find out the truth no matter what. Don't tell him this in the future, he will make you look ugly."

Master Yang shouted that he had been fooled, saying that it was not worth it to spend so much time and ostentation on this inevitable chess game, and laughed at Wei Chi's stubborn mouth and refused to admit defeat.

The maids served warm wine, while Deng looked at the chessboard and chatted with Qi Yuan, the two seemed to be very speculative.

"I prepared a small banquet, everyone come with me." Yang Yong is a hospitable person.

Feng Shixun wanted to leave: "There are still things at home, I was really teased by you today, let's meet again some other day."

Yang Yong and Deng tried to persuade them to stay, but Feng Shixun was not being polite, so he had to send them to the door.

Mrs. Deng took Qi Yuan's hand: "Madam Qi really deserves her reputation. If I have time in the future, I will definitely play a game with you."

"Where, you're really polite." Qi Yuan saluted.

Everyone chatted for a while, Feng Shixun watched Deng let go of Qi Yuan's hand and got into the carriage, and then got on the horse by himself, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

"It's really a pair of people." Tang said with emotion: "Just talk about looks, it's really one-to-one."

On the carriage, Mei Yue sneaked over: "Ma'am, can I talk now?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Your face is blushing, what are you going to say?"

Mei Yue let out a long breath: "When we left, the adult next door was still looking at the chessboard, smiling silly while watching, and didn't even know we were leaving."

Qi Yuan thought about it for a while: "It's really amazing, but in the end he was forced to take back two sons... Interesting."

The carriage had just set off from the Yang Mansion, and Xu Xiaonian was already waiting at the gate, welcoming Feng Shixun and Qi Yuan in when they arrived.After watching the wife of the main house go back, Xu Xiaonian asked: "Where did the master and wife go out?"

Feng Shixun put his arms around her shoulders: "Your Excellency made fun of you."

"People from the Liao family just came." Xu Xiaonian stood up.

"Who?" Feng Shixun was surprised.

"I'll change rooms with her," Xu Xiaonian said flatly, "It's a trivial thing to say."

"Have you asked your wife?"

"You don't need to ask your wife, she won't make up her mind about it. Master, let her do it again."

Feng Shixun was silent for a long time.

"I absolutely disagree with this matter. The Liao family is just a common people's family. If you come to make trouble next time, you should report it to the government! It can be seen that the family looks like one, and they can no longer be allowed to make trouble. You Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Xu Xiaonian turned his head: "Don't you feel sorry for that child?"

Feng Shixun said coldly: "That can't make her lawless, and I will allow her to kill someone tomorrow?"

"She won't make trouble anymore when she enters the study," Xu Xiaonian sighed, "It's been ten years, and I finally got one...and...this time is a good thing. Get angry."

"Xiao Nian!" Feng Shixun stood up and held her hand: "I..."

"Don't talk about it," Xu Xiaonian smiled: "We have gone through so much, even when Prince Xiang forced you and me, we survived, how can there be difficulties? Our house is too deserted, yes It's time to have a child. Although Qiushui has a bad temper, she is also a mother. Although we don't believe what she said, her worries are natural. My relationship with her is not shallow. After this time, She will at least give me some love."

On this windy night, Feng Shixun's house was busy moving things, which could be heard even in the westernmost yard.

"This woman is really about to ascend to the sky!" Mama Liu complained.

Qi Yuan, who didn't often have dinner with everyone, was not affected, and Mei Yue brought the unfinished embroidery at noon.Qi Yuan held it in her hand and looked at the light: "The color of the leaves is a bit lighter."

Mama Liu puffed her cheeks: "Madam is so indifferent!"

Qi Yuan smiled and said: "Okay! After dinner later, tell them to watch things carefully. If you want to move the yard like last time, you will lose so many things, so don't move it."

When Mama Liu went out, Mei Yue came over with a new line: "I can't blame Mama Liu for being angry. The maids of the third room don't even think of her recently."

"It's such a big yard anyway, what's there to argue about?"

Mei Yue took a piece of peach cake and stuffed it into her mouth: "The peach cake on Mrs. Yang's table looks much tastier than ours."

"Have?"

"Yes, the adult next door ate a piece."

Qi Yuan just remembered that that 'good boy' did take a piece and ate it, as if he wanted to fill his stomach and fought fiercely with himself.

"What are you laughing at, madam?" Mei Yue licked the corner of her mouth.

"Heh... laughing at you little cat, eat less, dinner will be in a while."

The author has something to say: Shi Xiaonian, you come to soothe my lonely heart, I like you.

-------The last confession was reworked... Xiaonian, I will never dare to spell essays with you again.