As soon as he heard this, Qi Yun knew that his wife was drunk again.
However, he looked more sober than the last time he was drunk. He didn't look so dazed and shed tears. At this moment, the little ginseng didn't cry or make trouble. rubbed back and forth on his neck.
Xiao Su was a little at a loss, so she could only ask in a low voice, "Second Young Master, what can I… what can I do?"
According to Qi Yun's thinking, Ye Jiao was relying on herself when she was drunk, and Xiao Su was afraid that she would not be able to help.
Before waiting for Qi Yun to answer, Ye Jiao turned her head first, her eyes were foggy, and when she stared at people, her voice was soft and soft: "Xiao Su, I'm thirsty and need some water."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Su only felt that her back was numb and her face was hot.
It's not her fault... Second Young Mistress's words, this voice, and these eyes, anyone who sees and hears them will be nervous.
Ye Jiao saw that she didn't move, and then muttered, "I'm very thirsty."
In a hurry, Xiaosu stood up from the mat and was about to get the teapot, but she got up so violently that her head hit the roof of the car and made a muffled "dong" sound.
Ye Jiao was startled, she leaned into Qi Yun's arms subconsciously, turned her head and lay down again in the man's arms, hugging him tightly and motionless.
Qi Yun, on the other hand, looked helplessly at Xiao Su, who was squatting down with her head in her arms, but she didn't blame her, she just whispered: "Go and take a car with Xu Bao and the others, and Jiao Niang will give it to me. Yes, just take care of the children."
Xiao Su responded immediately, brought the teapot and cup over to the low table, and then got out of the car with her head covered.
Tie Zi's voice came from outside: "Second young master, the eldest young master brought Master Stone and said that he would go back on horseback, but the third young master and Liusi were still talking inside, saying that they would come back later."
Qi Yun hugged the lady in her arms, and Ye Jiao slid down, and then replied, "It's okay, it's okay to let people stay and watch."
If it was in the past, Qi Yun would definitely ask someone to take Qi Ming back, but now, Qi Ming is already a court official and has his own contacts, so he doesn't need to interfere.
Tie Zi responded with a sound, and after making arrangements, he went to the side of the coachman, and the carriage moved slowly.
Ye Jiao, who was still honest just now, looked up blankly after the carriage moved. Her arms were still hooked on the man's neck, tightening slightly, and Qi Yun was hugged closer by her. .
She was surprised that Ye Jiao's strength was stronger than expected, and she asked softly, "Jiao Niang, what's the matter, is there something uncomfortable?" Then, Qi Yun helped her to follow her back to make her feel more stable. .
Ye Jiao shook her head, her cheeks flushed, and her bright eyes stared at Qi Yun for a while, and then she leaned over to kiss her, and then said, "Mr. Xiang?"
Qi Yun nodded patiently: "I'm here."
Ye Jiao had a smile on her face, reached out to touch her hair, and said softly as she touched, "Look, I'm blooming."
Ordinary ginseng blooms every three years, but a thousand-year-old ginseng like Ye Jiao blooms only every three hundred years.
The little ginseng, who couldn't figure out who He Xi was today, stubbornly grabbed the pearl hairpin on his head, touched it, and smiled: "It's really good this time, it's long."
Qi Yun looked over and saw that Ye Jiao had a hairpin on her head that she had never seen before.
It was messy before, and he was busy taking care of his sweet lady, but he didn't see it. Now when he saw this magnolia flower bead hairpin, he knew at a glance that it was not ordinary, and he thought it came when he entered the palace.
Whether it was given by Hua Ning or Empress Meng, these are all gifts and cannot be easily damaged.
It's just that the Qi family has a lot of royal gifts, and now the most important thing is the girl, Qi Yun pulled out the pearl hairpin and said, "Look, it's down, it's not in the way."
Ye Jiao was stunned, staring straight at the hairpin in Qi Yun's hand, then raised her head to look at him, her mouth suddenly shriveled, and she looked a little aggrieved.
This frightened Qi Yun, a man who was always calm and calm but couldn't calmly face his wife's sadness, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?"
The little ginseng pursed her lips and said softly after a while, "You picked my flowers."
Qi Yun wanted to say, last time you said that the grass was growing, and I helped you "pull" it. Now that the flowers are growing, shouldn't you also pull them out
But seeing that Ye Jiao seemed a little unhappy, he said very wisely: "I was wrong, Jiao Niang, don't be angry, it's all my fault."
However, Ye Jiao gently grabbed Qi Yun's hand and said softly, "I originally wanted to use this to treat my husband, but if you pull it out, then eat it now, it's good for your body."
Qi Yun: …
He can handle other things, but eating pearl hairpin raw is indeed a bit too difficult.
Qi Yun could only say to him, "Is Jiao Niang thirsty? Come, drink some water first." After speaking, he poured a glass of water from the teapot beside him and handed it to Ye Jiao.
Ye Jiao was ignorant now, but she wasn't completely confused. She reached out and took it, holding the water cup with both hands to her mouth, sipping it in small sips.
Qi Erlang took this opportunity to stuff the pearl hairpin into his sleeve.
When Ye Jiao put down the cup and looked over, Qi Yun said calmly: "Jiao Niang is so good, I eat it, and I feel a lot better."
The little ginseng was used to trusting him, so he laughed when he heard the words, rubbed himself into the man's arms again, and said softly: "That's good, Xiang Gong, you have to take good care of your body and be good."
Qi Yun's heart was hot when he said this, he only knew how to nod, but he couldn't even speak.
At this time, the carriage had already entered Qi's house. Because Ye Jiao was drunk, Tie Zi asked the driver to drive the carriage directly into the yard, so that he could help him down later.
But Ye Jiao was obviously not going to go back so soon.
It's almost six months now, even if it's not too hot, it's already time to wear thin shirts. When the night wind is wrapping her face with coolness, Ye Jiao, who is hot because of the smell of alcohol, feels extra comfortable.
So when she was about to get off the carriage, she stopped, withdrew the hand in Qi Yun's palm, slowly sat on the low stool outside the carriage, and said softly, "I don't want to go back yet."
Qi Yun was slightly stunned: "What does Jiao Niang want to do?"
Ye Jiao didn't know what she wanted to do, so she didn't want to go back to the house, so she looked around, looked up at the sky, and smiled, "I want to see the stars."
Qi Yun felt that it was not cold at night, and the wind was slightly not rushing, so he turned his head and told them to take good care of the children, and let Tie Zi and Xiao Su go to rest first, and then got on the carriage instead of entering the carriage. , but sat next to Ye Jiao and said slowly, "I'll accompany you."
Ye Jiao nodded, reached out and hooked Qi Yun's arm, leaning her head slightly on his shoulder.
This scene made Qi Yun a little dazed.
In fact, there are often such scenes in the storybook. Men and women sit together under the starry sky and look up at the stars. Whether it is poetic or warm, people yearn for it.
But it was the first time for the two of them.
It's not that the stars in my hometown are not good-looking, but because Qi Yun's body is not good, even in the midsummer night, the doors and windows must be closed and the quilt covered, for fear that he will catch a cold.
After all, at that time, Qi Erlang was a body of paper, and even ordinary wind and cold could kill him.
Ye Jiao was busy taking care of him at night. Naturally, what happened next to her was unexpected. She didn't even think about looking at the stars or the moon.
Now the man's body is much better, even if it is not as good as ordinary people, it is not the same as before, and now he is finally qualified to watch the stars with his wife.
It sounds like a trivial matter, but trying to do it makes Qi Yun feel moved.
Ye Jiao didn't feel the man's mood change, she just looked up at the sky, and after a while, she said softly, "It's so beautiful."
Qi Yun gently kissed the woman's face and asked, "What's so beautiful?"
"Xingxing," the drunk Ye Jiao would not care about her identity, she was very frank, "I have seen Xingxing for many, many years before, but they were not as good-looking as they are now."
Ye Jiao said this sincerely.
She used to look up at the stars in the mountains and forests, and was extra pious every time.
Because she does not harm human life, and has never practiced the method of inhaling the essence of people, the practice of the little ginseng essence is not only to cure diseases and accumulate merit, but also to absorb the sun and moonlight, and occasionally eat soil and drink dew.
For thousands of years, at night, when she had to concentrate on her mind, she seemed to be at ease now.
Qi Yun smiled, squeezed Ye Jiao's hand, and said slowly, "It's probably because there are fewer clouds today, and it looks brighter."
Ye Jiao shook her head, clasped her fingers tightly with the man, and looked at him with bright eyes: "It's because of you."
Because of Qi Yun, she was able to have such a comfortable life, with a husband, a son, and a family, which made the little ginseng willing to be a human being.
In the past, I stared at the stars so that I could one day transform into a human form and live a free and happy life, rather than burying half of my body in the ground. Now, because of him, Ye Jiao has a fairy-like life in her heart.
This person is the luckiest she has ever been as a human being.
It turns out that being human is so fun.
And when Qi Yun heard this, even if he didn't know the cause and effect, he heard the tenderness, which made his heart soften again.
Holding Ye Jiao tightly, Qi Yun said, "Then we can all come out and see the stars in the future, okay?"
Originally thought Ye Jiao would just nod her head, but Little Ginseng yawned, and Nuo Nuo replied, "No, we have something more interesting than looking at the stars."
Qi Erlang wanted to ask what was going on, but he quickly reacted, and his ears immediately turned red.
The fingertips gently squeezed the soft flesh around the woman's waist. Qi Yun wanted to hold her and try something interesting now, but how interesting it would be, but when she thought that her wife could not remember anything after sobering up, she felt She shouldn't be doing this when she's confused, it's a little tangled.
Ye Jiao was calm, looked up at the sky, and laughed when she saw it.
Then she tugged on Qi Yun's sleeve and said, "Xianggong, I think this star is very similar to something."
Qi Yun was struggling in his heart. Hearing the words, he subconsciously said, "Like what?"
"Like sesame cake." After Ye Jiao finished speaking, she touched her stomach and whispered, "I'm hungry."
The thoughts that I had just started disappeared immediately, and Qi Erlang immediately called someone to come and ask someone to make a cake for Ye Jiao.
But in the end, Ye Jiao still couldn't eat the cake, she was drunk and tired, and she fell asleep relying on Qi Yun.
This sleep was really comfortable and peaceful, and even Qi Yun didn't wake up when he knocked on the door when he carried her back to the room.
The sesame cake is not in a hurry, I will talk about it tomorrow.
After the two entered the door, two people hurried past the yard with lanterns. It was Qi Saburo's master and servant who returned late.
Liusi followed behind Qi Ming, looking at the smile on his third young master's face strangely.
In fact, Qi Ming likes to laugh very much. Whether it is the cheerful young man in the past or the calm smile now, he is always a gentle person.
But Liusi looked at Qi Ming at the moment, but felt that the smile of his master was a bit silly.
Liu Si didn't dare to say these words directly, and he didn't ask too many questions. He couldn't ask anything if he didn't know what to say, but he was worried in the end, so he could only send Qi Ming back to the room and guard at the door. The candle in the bright room went out before going back.
And Qi Saburo, who was lying on the bed, tossed and turned, thinking about the person he had just met.
It was the fifth girl from the Meng family, who came with the family. Qi Ming just glanced at it from a distance and knew that she was the woman who lost her jade flower hairpin before.
Even though the men and women are not so defensive now, and the banquet does not insist on distinguishing between male guests and female guests, Qi Ming still did not dare to go forward, for fear of disturbing the beauty, and fearing that it would ruin her reputation.
He could only endure it and drag it on until the banquet was over before he dared to follow him out, pretending to have met the Meng family by accident.
On one side is the family of the prime minister, and on the other side is the new Tanhua. They are all close people of the emperor, and it is also appropriate to greet each other.
It was also the first time that Qi Ming had spoken to Miss Meng Wu.
He said, "Five girls are well."
She said, "Master Qi is well."
With just such a sentence, there is nothing next to it, but it makes Qi Ming remember it until now.
But he couldn't tell others, and he couldn't do anything, so he could only take out the jade flower beads and hairpins in the dead of night, looked and looked, thinking to himself, she called me Mrs. Qi, why so many people shouted like that, Only the five girls shouted so nicely
I laughed when I thought about it, and fell asleep with a smile.
However, he didn't know that this matter had been passed to the palace, and the emperor, who had facilitated this meeting, happily ran to the Queen's Palace and talked with Queen Meng all night.
The next day, when Xiao Hei chirped, Qi Ming sorted out his clothes and went to court, but there was no movement in Qi Erlang's yard.
When the sky was bright, the two woke up from their dreams.
Ye Jiao remembered that she drank a glass of wine before, and she also remembered seeing her brother and sister-in-law get married, but she couldn't remember the rest.
Ye Jiao also thought about the reason for being drunk.
Mostly because she was raised by the essence of ginseng, and her body was already hot, so she couldn't stand the smell of alcohol. As for the reason, the little ginseng could not guess.
It's not the first time that I forget things after drinking, so little ginseng doesn't feel strange.
What surprised her was that she woke up late and could be said to have a hangover, but as soon as she looked up, she saw that Qi Yun, who was hugging her tightly, had just woken up, Ye Jiao blinked and said, "Xiang Gong. "Why haven't you gotten up yet?"
Qi Yun didn't speak, but Ye Jiao's eyes were very persistent. He could only vaguely say: "It's okay, I was probably... tired yesterday."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yun wanted to cover his eyes.
Yesterday, he just walked all the way with his wife in his arms. He was afraid that it would be less than 100 feet in total, and he has slept until now.
Ye Jiao lifted the quilt and looked at it, and then she was a little puzzled: "No, we are all neatly dressed, why are we tired?" It was obvious that her husband would wake up late only after sex.
These words made Qi Yun's ears even redder. He really didn't know how to answer, so he could only stand up and help Ye Jiao up.
When the two of them are done grooming and tidying up, they will set the table.
The first to be served was the sesame cake.
This was what Qi Yun ordered last night, but Ye Jiao was asleep at the time and couldn't make it to eat, so it was delayed until today. The woman in the small kitchen prepared it early in the morning, just to receive a reward.
Sure enough, when Qi Yun saw it, he said to Xiao Su, "Give each person in the kitchen a coin at the end of the month."
Xiao Su responded, and Ye Jiao's eyes were drawn by the sesame cake.
The inside of this cake is sugar mixed with black sesame filling, the outside is crispy crust, and white sesame seeds, the bite is full of sweet fragrance, the most delicious.
Especially Ye Jiao likes to eat sweet, there is a lot of sugar in it, and it's crunchy, and the little ginseng immediately smiles.
As soon as she ate it, she turned to Qi Yun and said, "Xiang Gong is really amazing, how do you know I want to eat this?"
Qi Yun smiled and said softly, "I have a good heart."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Su raised her head in surprise, only to feel that her second young master had fooled people again, but she saw Ye Jiao's expression of surprise and joy.
Xiao Su, whose eyes flashed, silently stepped aside and learned that this is not fooling around, it is love.
In the next few days, Qi Ming packed up his things and moved to the new yard. Ye Jiao also chose five capable servants to follow him, and two women who were eloquent and quick-witted to follow him. Although the deed was not given, these people will listen to Qi Ming alone in the future, and the deed will be safe when placed by Qi Er's side.
Qi Dalang also left Qi's house and was about to rush back to his hometown.
It wasn't because he didn't want to spend more time with the second and third younger brothers, but because he was counting the days, Mrs. Fang was about to give birth in another month, so he had to go to accompany him.
Shi Shi was sad for two days because of Qi Zhao's departure, and then he and Xu Bao played together again, reading and literacy every day, which was extraordinarily fulfilling.
On the ninth day after Ye Pingrong and Hua Ning got married, Qi Er's family went to the Concubine's House again.
Princess marriage is different from ordinary people, especially Hua Ning is the eldest princess, and her status is honorable, which is more and more special.
Usually, the new daughter-in-law has to visit her family and mother-in-law on the second day, but the princess can wait until the ninth day.
Due to the untimely death of the second elder of the Ye family, Ye Pingrong cut off relations with Ye Erlang again, and now only the Ye Jiao family is close to him.
By the time the carriage arrived, it was almost noon.
Ye Jiao held Ning Bao, Qi Yun held Ruyi, and Xu Bao took Mrs. Mo's hand and walked into the door by herself, and someone came to lead them to the main hall.
As soon as she entered the door, Ye Jiao saw Hua Ning.
Princess Hua Ning, who is a married woman, is no longer dressed like a girl, with long hair up and luxurious clothes. When she sits there without saying anything, she is really extravagant.
But after seeing Ye Jiao, she laughed, got up and hurried to meet her, and said angrily with the same crisp and free temper: "Come on, Jiao Niang, I got a shad from the imperial brother today, come and try it. "
When Ye Jiao heard this, the corners of her mouth curled up. The easiest way to make her happy is to have something delicious.
They are not outsiders either, they are very familiar with each other, and this meal is particularly pleasant to eat.
Then it was time to change his words. Ye Pingrong really prepared red envelopes, one for each of the children and the younger sister and brother-in-law. Inside were real gold ingots, which was in line with Hua Ning's usual practice.
However, when taking the red envelope, the pair of milk dolls, who could not speak at all, also took it.
Ruyi loves to play, but his manpower is small, and the gold ingot is not big but has a lot of weight.
On the contrary, Ning Bao directly held the gold ingot in his arms.
He was already able to stand up while leaning on the railing, and when everyone looked over, they saw Ning Bao standing against the railing, the little fat man holding the gold ingot in his arms, which was extraordinarily stable.
Ye Jiao and Qi Yun didn't find it strange. They had seen Ning Bao throw the ball away after only a few months, so they didn't find it strange at the moment.
On the contrary, Ye Pingrong let out a "huh", walked over and hugged Ning Bao, stretched out his hand and tugged on his arms and legs.
Ning Bao knew that Ye Pingrong was a good person, and if he knew his parents, he was a good person.
But the little guy doesn't like others tossing himself too much, but Ye Pingrong always plays with him, which makes Ning Bao's little brows wrinkle, and he quickly pinches Ye Pingrong's earlobe with his free hand.
But this time, Ye Pingrong laughed. He held Ning Bao and held it high, and then laughed loudly: "Okay, it's really a good man!"
Ye Ping was a military general, and usually speaks in a low voice, but now Ning Bao covered his ears with such a sudden voice, and the gold ingot fell to the ground.
This made Ye Dalang squat down to help him pick it up, and put it back into Ning Bao's arms for him to hold, but his eyes were excited to look at his little sister, and said, "I see Ning Bao's strength and talent. It's definitely a good material for practicing martial arts."
Before Ye Jiao heard the words, Xu Bao asked, "Uncle, what is martial arts training?"
Ye Pingrong explained cheerfully: "Practicing martial arts means being a general, being a hero, not having to study for the imperial examinations and suffer that crime."
Ye Pingrong originally wanted to coax Xu Bao, but he didn't know that Xu Bao kept it in his heart.
Until he left the Concubine's Mansion and got on the carriage, Xu Bao frowned and looked extremely worried.
In the end, he lay down beside the crib and muttered to Ning Bao, who was inside: "Brother, don't listen to uncle, study is good, study is very good, brother still wants to study with you and Ruyi in the future. , brother, did you hear? Brother is talking to you, brother, why can't you speak..."
He was talking there and heard Ye Jiao laugh, Qi Yun also found it interesting and did not stop him, Ruyi even clapped his hands to encourage Xu Bao to continue.
Only Ning Bao, who was sleeping peacefully with a ball of wool, was woken up by Xu Bao's voice and couldn't sleep.
However, Xubao is very persistent in studying. He is young and does not understand the big truth. He just thinks that he likes studying, and studying is fun, so he should share what he likes with his younger brother, so that he will also like it.
But Ning Bao wanted to sleep right now, and he didn't want anything next to him.
Changed to the little doll next to him, I'm afraid he's already crying, but Ning Bao has never been a crying child. Seeing that Xu Bao was still talking, Ning Bao threw the ball of wool, sat up, and opened his mouth to Xu Bao. Open your mouth.
He first said "ah" twice, and then he spit out two clear words:
"elder brother… "