Chapter IX The Concubine's Room
"Girl, Xie Feng'an has a total of five concubines. This time, four of them are sent here at once. The oldest and most senior among them is An Niannian. She used to be a maid next to Mrs. Hou. She is proficient in writing and writing. You have entered Xie Feng'an.
In the second year of my family, Xie Feng'an came back from Nanzhili and wanted to marry Su Yao'er as his concubine. Madam Lao Hou called you over to talk. When you came back, you brought An Niannian back. She was bought from outside and is in the house.
She has no foundation and has always been honest. A year later, she gave birth to Brother Duan. Brother Duan is also Xie Fengan’s eldest son.
"Although An Niannian is literate, he is not as good as Su Yaoer who was born in Qinhuai. After An Niannian became pregnant, Xie Fengan doted on Su Yaoer and even took Su Yaoer to the academy in Nanzhili. Mrs. Hou
Xia He was also raised to be the first wife of Xie Fengan. Xia He belonged to Liu Sui's family, who was in charge of gardening and vegetation. He was born in Xie's family and had a strong temper. He had been fighting with Su Yao'er for half a year. As a result, Su Yao'er
She was pregnant. When Xie Fengan went to Nanzhili, she didn't bring anyone with her. When she came back, she brought back a few "confidantes". With Su Yao'er in front, Mrs. Hou was already prepared, and several beauties hadn't entered yet.
The government was dismissed.
"In order to reassure Xie Feng'an, Mrs. Hou gave him Liu Tianxing. Liu Tianxing's father was the steward of the Ning'an Hou Mansion in Zhuangzi in the north. Her temperament was a bit coquettish, and Xie Feng'an fell in love with her for more than a year.
When I got to one side, I still haven’t given birth.
"The other one is Cui Jinniang. Her father is a civil servant, so she is a good concubine."
Speaking of Cui Jinniang, a thin layer of anger appeared on Achi's face, and his tone became more and more rude:
"Cui Jinniang's father, Cui Juren, once received the guidance of the master. After passing the imperial examination, he failed to pass the Jinshi examination many times. Instead, the family business was almost destroyed. During the imperial examination the year before last, Cui Juren took his family to Yanjing.
, but Cui Juren himself fell ill, so Cui Jinniang took advantage of her past involvement with the master to get in front of the girl. Girl, you asked Chuiyun to come forward to cure her father's illness, and rented a house for them to live in Yanjing.
It turns out that Cui Jinniang came to visit the girl from time to time on the pretext of coming to visit her, but she hooked up with Xie Feng'an and became an adulterer. She was three months pregnant and knelt down to beg the girl to do it... Girl, did I say something wrong? "
Achi was cursing Cui Jinniang and Xie Fengan for repaying kindness in her heart. When she saw her girl staring at her, she felt at a loss again.
Her girl has a gentle and kind-hearted nature. Even to Cui Jinniang, she only said, "I have been poor and helpless for a long time, and it is like a drowning person to catch a floating reed to escape. It is really pitiful." She would never allow herself to speak like this.
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Zhao Surui got excited after hearing this and widened Shen Shiqing's eyes. His father, the late emperor, and his mother, the queen mother, had a very close relationship. Their only two sons were his brother, the former prince, and him, his
The Queen Mother was very skillful when she was the queen, and she managed the harem like an iron barrel. As the youngest son of the emperor who was the direct descendant of the middle palace, Zhao Surui had only heard about the jealousy between women, but had never seen such a jealousy among several women.
He really felt a little strange about the liveliness.
It was also because he was bored staying in this village.
He couldn't kill and make decisions, or even kick the eunuch's butt. He could only listen to these little things in the back house to relieve his boredom.
"Then what? Four of the five concubines were sent out. Is it the Qinhuai beauty Su Yao'er or the heroine Cui Jinniang who is left in the house?"
A Chi was startled by his girl's words, "Qin Huai is so beautiful, he is a leading female..."
"It was Su Yaoer who was left in Ning'an Hou Mansion."
"Oh...then Qin Huai's beauty is slightly better. This Xie Feng'an is really a womanizer."
Zhao Surui casually played with the brush in his hand and saw Ah Chi nodding his head.
"That's right! Girl, Xie Fengan is a lecher!"
Ever since he found out that the Xie family was determined to force their own girl to invite herself to the palace, and might even harm her life, Achi didn't even call her "uncle" and called everyone in the Xie family by name, which was very disrespectful.
, seeing the girl calling Xie Fengan's lustful name, Achi felt a bad breath coming from his heart.
However, Zhao Surui quite liked her "petty" attitude of worrying about her master's worries and hating her master's hatred. He had a smile on his face. He wanted to let Achi manage the affairs of the village for her, so he asked her:
"Then do you think any of these people can be used?"
Achi thought for a while and said: "Mr. An is the maid next to the old lady, and she has some dignity around her. Mister Xia is a son of the Xie family and has some connections among the servants. Mister Liu's father can be regarded as the Marquis of Ning'an."
As for the Cui family...Cui family..."
"The one you fear most among these people is the house-fighting hero, because she is ruthless, willing, and shameless." Zhao Surui knew what Achi was thinking without even looking.
Achi was silent for a moment and whispered: "She turned her back on the girl in return for kindness and revenge. Her character is the worst."
"Villains have their own uses. If you want to use them, you must not be afraid of them."
How many true gentlemen were there in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? For those villains, they just used power to lure them, lure them with money and silk, and use the emperor to intimidate them. Once one day their desire for power and money exceeds their fear of the power of the emperor,
Then you can kill him.
Thinking of several people he had killed, Zhao Surui yawned:
"Go to the back and see if they have finished crying. When they are done, bring them over."
"Yes, girl."
Ah Chi went out, and Zhao Surui stood up and stretched with Shen Shiqing's body.
On the table were tea snacks brought in by Tunan, a plate of golden sugar crisps sprinkled with sesame seeds, a plate of walnut kernels with their inner and outer skins removed, a plate of candied dates, and a pot of fragrant chrysanthemum tea.
Zhao Surui took a look and sneered: "It means that a woman raised by a poor family like Shen Sanfei tastes this kind of food."
He casually picked up a candied date and put it in his mouth to eat. He ate two pieces of sugar crisps and drank half a pot of tea. Zhao Surui slumped down on the desk chair Shen Shiqing was used to sitting on and took a deep breath. He grabbed another handful of walnuts.
Ren'er clicked and started eating.
The small village in the Marquis of Ning'an Mansion was only about the size of four square meters in front and back, and was less than half the size of Chaohua Garden. In his eyes, it was a place where he couldn't even move his butt, and such a small area was still packed.
Si Xie Feng'an's concubine came over, and together with the maid and mother-in-law, there were more than a dozen people.
Looking up and looking out the window, the scenery was really lackluster. Zhao Su Rui was a little surprised that Shen Sanfai was not driven crazy when he lived in a place like this without ever leaving the door.
"Crack, click, click..."
Taking another sip of tea, Zhao Surui felt like he was surrounded by the sweet Wei Zi Yao Huang that had just bloomed in autumn.
"It's hard for this loser Shen to find ways to live a comfortable life. Unfortunately, these clever tricks just don't make her live a good life."
Is there any undisputed truth in life?
The temporary peace gained by living an ignoble existence is like a thin porcelain cup that will break if it breaks.
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhao Surui heard faint crying coming in from the window. He smashed the cup in his hand:
"Tu Nan, please take care of the people. If anyone dares to cry again, he will be dragged down immediately and thrown into the river!"
Tunan, who was guarding the door, responded.
Several of Xie Feng'an's concubines standing at the entrance of the courtyard were startled by the cups thrown at them, and then they heard the usually tolerant young lady's sudden sharp voice, and they were all at a loss.
Among the few people, only one woman did not cry. She looked around and said with a smile: "Sisters, when we come to Zhuangzi, we should listen to the lady's instructions. Even if we think about the child again, we have to shed tears into our stomachs first.
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Hearing this, Achi suddenly turned to look at the woman wearing a green silk jacket.
The woman only smiled at her and said nothing.
With his arms propped on the table beside the bed and looking at the lawsuit outside, Zhao Surui immediately knew that the very kind-looking woman was Cui Jinniang, whom he called the "heroine among women".
Several other people came to see the mistress who was imprisoned in the village outside the city, with the intention of testing her in their hearts. They were crying at the same time, but when Cui Jinniang mentioned the child, they remembered that they were forced to be separated from each other.
, the tears in his eyes were quite real.
Xia He, who had always been a bit careless and aggressive, was about to cry out on the spot, but his mouth was tightly clamped down.
An Niannian held her head and whispered in her ear: "Don't listen to Aunt Cui's advice."
Liu Tianxing, who came in last, still wanted to cry, but because no one was taking her, she felt a little scared, so she could only bite her handkerchief.
These women really stopped crying, and Zhao Surui was in a better mood. He stretched out his hand outside the window and waved: "Let them stand outside the door. Achi, you go find Peifeng and ask her to bring all the things she found."
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"Yes, girl."
At noon, the unsightly courtyard was completely whitened by the sun. When I looked into the house, I could only see a deep space, and nothing was real.
Several women stood huddled next to each other. After waiting for a moment, they saw the door of the room opened wide, and a foot wearing a satin embroidered shoe stepped out.
When she first saw Shen Shiqing, Cui Jinniang couldn't help but frown.
She still had a thin and frail face, and her eyes were still like paint, but she felt that the "Shen Shiqing" in front of her was the same as the "Shen Shiqing" who looked at her for a moment, only said "take care of yourself" and then asked her to be Xie Feng'an's concubine.
"Ms. Shen" is different.
The upper body is a bright woven woven long coat from the East, and the lower body is a goose-yellow horse-faced skirt. There is no decoration on the head except a jade bead hairpin, and there is no makeup on the face. The second young lady, who has always been gentle and quiet, strides from
Walking out of the room, there was an elm wood chair under the eaves, covered with a brand-new chair cover. "Shen Shiqing" stepped over and sat down, with her left leg already crossed on top of her right leg.
Chapter completed!