Chapter 45 Winter Solstice
There were three people in the small courtyard all of a sudden. Before Ji Rongjin could sigh that there were so many people, King Qi actually sent six of them, "Is there a mistake?"
She pointed to the next door and asked the steward who came.
The middle-aged steward replied very humbly, "Madam, no."
Besides Captain Qiao, she was the second person under King Qi to call her 'Madam'. Ji Rongjin raised her delicate eyebrows and asked, "Where is Your Highness?"
The middle-aged steward continued to reply: "Back to Madam, the winter solstice is coming soon, and His Highness is quite busy."
The smile on Ji Rongjin's face did not change.
The middle-aged steward sensed her displeasure and quickly handed over his hand: "Go back to Madam, all the money of all the girls, women and servants in the courtyard comes from Prince Qi's Mansion."
Are there any arrows that need to be blocked? King Qi Yantao was still enthusiastic about raising the 'outer room'. Ji Rongjin turned sideways and said to the steward, "It's not that I don't know how to show appreciation, it's just that the yard is too small. The little girl I bought lives with Aunt Guo, boy.
They live in the vacated utility room, there is no other place for these people.”
The middle-aged steward smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, Your Highness has already arranged these things."
"..." Ji Rongjin followed the steward's gaze and looked next door, as if he understood something.
Sure enough, as she thought, King Qi ordered people to open up the courtyard next door, merging the big one and the small one into one. Her name was written on the merged property certificate, and the middle-aged steward became the housekeeper of the new courtyard.
?, The arrow that King Qi used her for this time must be very sharp!
Wearing gold and silver, having food, drinks, and having sex, and receiving money every month are simply the standard features of an "outer room". For a vain woman who climbs the dragon and the phoenix, it is simply the life she wants in her dreams.
But she is not a lazy and vain woman. She has the ability to live a practical and ordinary life. However, her life is suddenly dominated by others, and she is walking on thin ice every day.
Not to mention, ever since she admitted that she was Cai Ronger in front of the wheelchair man and Aunt Guo, Aunt Guo would tell her about the Cai family, the former national advisor, and how cunning the current Marquis Xuan Ping was, and how he had made her suffer since she was a child.
The suffering prompted her to climb up to the prince of the Xia Dynasty and overthrow Mr. Lu who had rebelled against Cai Guoshi.
Let her be a spy?
"big……"
"Call Mommy." Aunt Guo corrected her with a serious look.
"..." Ji Rongjin stared at her.
The old lady was not afraid at all and still held her head high, "If I were Rong Niang, if I had lived in the war-torn Northland for twelve years, I would have hated the Lu family to the core, and now Lu Xiuer actually wants to marry
The King of Qi, who has military power, lets her dream."
That's me, not Ji Rongjin. She doesn't have any hatred at all.
Ji Rongjin rubbed his temples with protruding veins, "Mommy, if someone doesn't want King Qi to marry Lu Xiuer, she will definitely find a way to stop it. As for us, just be fishermen and calm down... calm down."
"Rong Niang is talking about Prince Qi's cousin Yuan Yuejiao?"
Last time, Ji Rongjin secretly hired two experts to inquire about the information from the fortune teller. Not only was Ji Rongjin blind now, he also had some understanding of the turmoil in the court of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Guo quickly denied it, "I'm afraid Rong Niang doesn't know. If Concubine Shu wants her niece to be her daughter-in-law, how can something happen to the Lu family? She can't stop it."
Of course Ji Rongjin knew that the thoughts of her children were nothing compared to political marriage. Isn't she looking for excuses to avoid these nonsense matters that have nothing to do with her?
"You can't say that. It's said that the Yuan family's daughter is not the one who has a crush on her cousin. She is now helping to take care of the winter solstice and Chinese New Year affairs in the house."
"Rong Niang, did you listen to that girl Zisu?"
"Who are they?" How could the girl sent by King Qi talk about the affairs of King Qi's house? Ji Rongjin laughed, "Mommy, I'm tired and want to sleep for a while." He yawned deliberately while talking.
Aunt Guo still had something to explain, "Tomorrow is the winter solstice, and the eldest son wants you to go to Yuqian Lane to have a meal together."
"The girls around me are all from King Qi, so I won't go."
King Qi used her as a shield, and the eldest son of the Cai family asked her to take revenge. The people and things around her were a complete mess. Ji Rongjin could now avoid it for a while.
Aunt Guo still wanted to persuade her, but there were footsteps at the door of the room, and the eldest girl Zisu sent by King Qi called the door, "Madam, His Highness has sent someone to reward you with something."
King Qi's people came, and Aunt Guo had no choice but to open the door and look towards the door. She saw a large row of girls standing there, each holding a tray with silk satins, gold hairpins and jade pendants on it.
, a dazzling array of things to see.
Good guy, after celebrating the winter solstice, I was able to reward so many things, which made Ji Rongjin’s eyelids jump.
Butler Wu stood at the front, cupped his hands and said, "In three days, His Highness will take Madam to Meitingxuan to appreciate the plum blossoms. These are clothes and jewelry for Madam."
Oh, it turns out it's not just a holiday, now that she has collected these things, she feels more at ease.
The Winter Solstice is a very important festival for the people of the Xia Dynasty, but it is not so good for Ji Rongjin who comes from modern times. Everything is done by the girls and women. She just reads books and practices calligraphy in the study.
I did not go to Yuqian Lane with Aunt Guo.
"She doesn't want to come, and she doesn't want to take revenge on the Lu family." Aunt Guo told her master the truth about the situation.
Cai Rongcheng was dressed in white, sitting in a wheelchair, holding the armrests with his hands, and the veins on the back of his hands were popping out, "Is the twelve years of hardship just in vain? Is she willing to do it?"
Aunt Guo curled her lips.
With a 'pop', Cai Rongcheng hit the armrest of the wheelchair hard, "I think she was knocked unconscious by Yan Tao."
Aunt Guo really didn't know whether Rong Niang was stunned by Yan Tao, but King Qi Yan Tao would either reward her with gifts or come to see her in person every now and then, as if she was fascinated.
"My father sacrificed the lives of his entire clan to take my life and hers, but she is just trying to get away with it. Even if she wants to, I can't tolerate it." At this moment, Cai Rongcheng still looked like a close brother, with a gloomy face and red pupils.
, like a demon who wants to eat people.
"Then what can the eldest son do to get Rong Niang to take revenge?"
Cai Rongcheng raised his red eyes and whispered a few words to Aunt Guo, "That's it, do you understand?"
In a blink of an eye, it was the day to go to Meitingxuan to enjoy the plum blossoms. The weather was not good in the morning, it was gloomy. Ji Rongjin didn’t want to go out. The eldest girl Zisu sent by the King of Qi coaxed her, but she didn’t want these girls to go out.
I finally washed up and went out in a difficult mood.
Unexpectedly, King Qi was already waiting at the door.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" She turned around and asked Zisu.
Zi Su smiled gracefully and bowed, "Your Highness doesn't want this servant to reveal it."
Yan Tao was sitting in the arrogance, with the door curtain open. He was dressed in black and gold-embellished clothes, with eyebrows like distant mountains and eyes like bright stars. The clear and handsome young master came towards him.
"Your Highness—" Ji Rongjin stepped forward and saluted. He was obviously not a lover, but he was still flirting. She lowered her eyes and secretly complained that if this guy were placed in modern times, he would be a proper actor.
Yan Tao stretched out his hand.
Ji Rongjin wanted to pretend that she couldn't see, but she was not blind and couldn't tolerate her being invisible, so she had to put her hand in his palm, and he gently pulled her into the carriage. She was like the "gentle version of the president" himself.
Chapter completed!