Qi Ming did not expect that he would go home well, but he would be stopped at the door of his house.
He didn't get out of the car, but raised the curtain first and whispered, "Six thoughts, what happened? Who is that?"
After such a long period of training, Liu Si's stuttering symptoms have improved a lot, but he is still prone to tongue knots in emergencies. At this moment, he tried to slow down his voice and replied: "Third young master, listen, listen to that woman. Said, she is a friend of the young master... a friend, she has nowhere to go, so she came to join the young master."
As soon as these words came out, Qi Ming's sweat was scared out.
After serving as an official for one year, Qi Ming was no longer the stunned boy he used to be.
In the imperial court, he was blessed by the emperor in front of him, and favored by the prime minister in the back. Qi Ming's official career was much smoother than ordinary people, but he could still see many disturbances in the court, which always made people grow up quickly. .
As for the affairs of the imperial court, the Qi family Saburo is becoming more and more mature. As for the affairs of men and women, he also pays special attention to the love of jade flowers in his heart.
Usually there are some gatherings, Qi Ming is very careful to keep a distance from other women, and he doesn't look up when he speaks.
Although Qi Ming still doesn't know that his emperor's righteous brother has long communicated with the Qi family, and even took advantage of the New Year's time to confirm the marriage with his parents, but in Qi Ming's heart, he recognized Meng Zhilan, not the fifth girl. do not marry.
The Qi family's Erlang has the temper of admitting death when he falls in love with any girl.
Even if some officials in the court who did not know the inside information wanted to kiss Qi Ming, and some even wanted to send a beauty to be his maid and concubine, Qi Ming refused, and he was very clean.
Now that I can finally stabilize my relationship with Miss Meng Wu, and my errands in the Privy Council have also stabilized, as a result, a big "gift" came from the sky, and a woman was lying in front of the car, how could people not think about it
Liu Si also saw that the man really frightened his master, and said, "Third Young Master, I, I will go and see..."
"Wait." At this time, a slightly deserted voice came out.
When Qi Ming turned his head, he saw Xiao Yuanbai, who was opposite him, looking at him indifferently.
It was probably because he was bluffed that Qi Ming lost his space, and it was only now that he remembered why he rode in a carriage instead of a sedan chair. It was because he had planned to invite his colleague Xiao Yuanbai to come home as a guest. Just ride in the same car.
Before Qi Ming was named as the third flower, Xiao Yuanbai was the champion who came out on the same list with him.
If you talk about the relationship between the top three, Qi Ming and Guo Chengji, the second place in the list, are closer, not only because Guo Bangyan has a bright temper, but also because the Guo family is the uncle's home of the eldest princess Hua Ning, and they are also somewhat related to Qi Ming. Both of them stood firmly on the emperor's side, and it was normal for them to communicate more closely.
However, Xiao Yuanbai is different. He comes from the Xiao family and is a very precious gateway, and Xiao Yuanbai himself has always been cold and arrogant, and rarely interacts with people, so Qi Ming does not have a deep relationship with him.
But now Xiao Yuanbai is the privy secretary and Qi Ming is the deputy clerk. They have a close relationship and have many contacts when doing official business in the yamen. Qi Ming thought about getting closer to him and working together in the future.
Who knew that it was so difficult to take this step, to summon the courage to invite people home as a guest, and as a result, there was such a scene at the door of the house.
Qi Ming was a little embarrassed, so he said: "Mr. Xiao will be laughed at, I will go down and deal with it." Then he opened the car door.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanbai grabbed him and pulled him back violently.
Qi Ming was already thinner, so he fell unexpectedly and sat back on the soft cushion, and looked at Xiao Yuanbai with a bit of astonishment.
Then Qi Ming heard Xiao Yuanbai say: "This woman must be asking for you, and most of them have bad intentions. If you come forward, no matter if there is any quarrel between you and her, it will inevitably cause rumors in the end, which will be bad for your reputation. ."
Qi Ming didn't think about this, he was stunned for a moment, and asked subconsciously, "How could Master Xiao know so clearly?"
Xiao Yuanbai glanced at him and said lightly: "In the capital, this kind of thing is not new, and you will get used to it if you encounter it more."
This is frank, and Xiao Yuanbai is just telling the truth.
He was born in the Xiao family, even in the capital city where the land and money are very rare, a talent like Xiao Yuanbai has to face all kinds of women since he was a child, and he sees a lot of routines. Once you are familiar with it, you will naturally be extra alert.
Today, he was just a reminder and didn't think much about it.
But in Qi Ming's view, Xiao Yuanbai's actions made him very grateful, and it also made Qi Ming feel that this Xiao Zhuangyuan was not really as arrogant and arrogant as others said, but just a little deserted and aloof. Still good.
So, Xiao Yuanbai saw Qi Ming smiled gratefully at him, and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Xiao Yuanbai was a little surprised that this person was so sincere, but it was a trivial matter.
He stared at Qi Ming, and then cupped his hands to Qi Ming: "It's just a small matter, don't worry about it." Then he looked out through the car door, and said lightly, "It's more important to solve the immediate problem first."
Qi Ming nodded, said a few words to Liusi, and Liusi responded a few times before walking towards the woman in the white dress.
And Zhu Si girl, who was lying on the ground, felt that her body was going to freeze.
She could vaguely hear the voices in the carriage, even if the conversation between Xiao Yuanbai and Qi Ming could not be conveyed clearly, only a few words were enough to make Fourth Young Lady Zhu think.
Obviously, Qi Ming didn't remember her for a long time, which made the Fourth Miss Zhu panic.
In fact, the fourth girl Zhu was not attracted to Qi Ming, but after weighing the pros and cons, she felt that Qi Ming was a good one to rely on.
Her father was on duty in the Privy Council, which is a bit higher than Qi Ming's official position, but everyone can see that Qi Ming is now highly regarded by the Holy Spirit, but he was born in a wealthy family and can be directly assigned to the Privy Council. Naturally, his future is not good. Limited.
The Fourth Miss Zhu found a way to get in touch with him a few times, but most of them were in a hurry at poetry parties or tea parties. Every time Qi Ming seemed to be a stranger to her.
Fortunately, Miss Zhu Si was patient, thinking that she would always be able to cling to her when she reached out slowly. She was also very confident. She felt that with her conditions, Qi Ming would have remembered it a long time ago, but she just pretended to be unaware.
Originally, Fourth Girl Zhu was thinking about planning slowly, but who knew that something happened at home.
The collusion between the Zhu family and the two kings was revealed, and Mr. Zhu was dismissed from office, and he was about to bring disaster to his family.
The Tian family didn't clean them up immediately, but gave them some time to find a way out. The daughters of the Zhu family stayed behind closed doors, and those who didn't leave the cabinet hurriedly got married, hoping to get out as soon as possible.
Zhu Si girl heard that her family had appointed her a small official, and she could stay away from the capital as soon as possible by setting a marriage.
Although it is not as good as the previous brocade clothing and jade food, but today Shang is kind and generous, and never involves his family too much. As long as he keeps a low profile, most women will not be overly teased. Moreover, this outsourced official has an old relationship with the Zhu family. She was the daughter of a sinner and was treated badly, and she was able to be the mistress of the house, which was already an excellent condition.
But she was not reconciled.
She is the direct daughter of the main family, and she is excellent in both calligraphy and painting, and her appearance is first-class. If she is released, when will she be able to return to Beijing? How could she endure the shabby misery of a remote place
So Zhu Si girl's eyes fell on Qi Ming again, and when the family was not paying attention, she sneaked out and squatted at the door of Qi Ming's house to stop Qi Ming's bicycle frame.
As she thought, Qi Ming was someone with little knowledge. As long as he could beg softly and tell his past friendship, he would always succeed.
Even if Qi Ming can't make up his mind now, Zhu Si girl is not afraid, as long as there is some rumors, he will marry if he doesn't want to.
But Qi Ming's indifference at the moment made Zhu Si girl lose her mind, so she lay on the ground, even in the spring, but this posture still made her feel cold, but these were not enough to keep the cold in her heart.
Fourth Miss Zhu's head was in a mess, no matter what thoughts and determinations she made when she came, in the end, she was just a teenage girl who came alone, how could she have so many ideas
Therefore, before Liu Si came over, Fourth Miss Zhu had already clenched her silver teeth and made up her mind—
Even if she can't be the main room, she can be a concubine, as long as she can't leave the capital, she will be happy.
Thinking of this, Zhu Si girl felt extremely aggrieved. She couldn't imagine how embarrassing Qi Ming would be when she stopped her. She only felt that it was especially wronged that she surrendered her status to be a concubine.
Without waiting for Liusi to speak, she propped herself up and shouted to the carriage in tears: "Sanlang, I am the fourth girl of the Zhu family, you and I have met several times before, and we are looking at the poetry party through the curtain. , Have you forgotten to sit and drink tea beside the West Pond?"
Qi Ming was a little dazed, he really didn't remember, but when Xiao Yuanbai looked at him suspiciously, Qi Ming waved his hand vigorously to show his innocence.
Liu Si didn't stutter at all at this moment, and he forgot about his stuttering problem at the critical moment. For fear that Miss Zhu Si would smear his master's reputation, Liu Si raised his voice a little and said, "This girl, I I see that you are so full of anger, and you want to come here to be fine, please make way and don't block the road."
But Miss Zhu Si covered her tears with a handkerchief. She didn't even think about it. She said to herself, "Now my family is going to fail. My parents have abandoned me. The future is uncertain." They all cried, "I just ask you to take me in, whether it's a wife, a concubine, or a maid, I'm happy."
As soon as these words came out, Liusi frowned, obviously the little book boy had never seen such a person who couldn't understand human words.
Qi Ming in the carriage was stunned with fright. Obviously, he had never seen such a battle before. He had not come into contact with many women. Whether it was his mother or his sister-in-law, they were very reasonable and had to be respectful. People, not to mention Miss Meng Wu, in his heart, the five girls are made of jade, and they are the most precious.
Now, this style of Zhu Si girl has really opened Qi Ming's horizons.
On the other hand, Xiao Yuanbai, who had been silent for a while, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice, "I am self-deprecating, I don't know how to behave."
Qi Ming hurriedly looked over and asked for help, "Brother Xiao, I... what should I do?"
Xiao Yuanbai didn't notice that this person had changed his name to himself, he just said, "Don't come forward, find someone to gag her and drag her away, send her as far as she can."
Qi Ming hurriedly responded and asked someone to pass the word.
And Zhu Si girl immediately stepped back when she saw that someone was coming to arrest her.
The tears just flowed out to be lovable, but now seeing Qi Ming's stubbornness and refusal to eat, Zhu Si girl was really red-eyed, angry and anxious.
She was uneasy because of Qi Ming's attitude, and she also knew that what she just said had lost her identity, and she was afraid that she would be laughed at to death if she spread it out. You are so ruthless!"
Qi Ming finally couldn't hold back, and whispered: "She said good things and bad things, but she's really capable."
Xiao Yuanbai glanced at Qi Ming, and also felt that Qi Ming was unlucky, but Qi Saburo's aggrieved appearance was completely different from his usual serious appearance in the yamen, which made Xiao Yuanbai's mouth curled up, but immediately He restrained his smile, sat upright, and did not look sideways.
Liusi was afraid that she would attract people with her loud noise, and immediately said to the servants on both sides: "Go over, cover her mouth, drag... drag away."
Fourth Miss Zhu got up from the ground, ignoring the dust on her body, she just stared and said, "I see who dares to touch me."
After all, the servant is a man, and it is not easy to start, and he hesitated while looking at each other.
At this moment, Ye Jiao came over with Xiao Su.
It was a long story to talk about just now, but since it was the fourth girl who had always been talking to herself, it didn't take much effort to add up and down. Ye Jiao could hear a sentence or two when she walked over, so she probably understood what this person was thinking. .
And the name Zhu Si girl finally evoked Ye Jiao's memory. She had met Zhu Si girl in Shi's orchard before, the woman who had asked her to teach her to throw a pot.
At that time, Ye Jiao felt that this person wanted something and didn't like it very much. Now, looking at this person, she was afraid that she would have been eyeing her Saburo early on.
But Ye Jiao knew the marriage between Qi Saburo and Meng Wu girl, and naturally she wouldn't let things happen between them.
Ordinary little ginseng will definitely not get involved in other people's affairs, but Qi Ming is her own family. She wants to protect her family back and forth. She walked in and said, "Xiao Su, go and help."
Xiao Su responded, tugged at her sleeves and walked over.
Today's Xiaosu is no longer the little hairy girl like bean sprouts back then. She is young, and she has recently had a thin body. Plus, she eats well, her figure is much slimmer, and her strength is much stronger.
Back then, she was able to run away the maid who wanted to hook up with Qi Yun with the rattan paddle, but now she can roll up her sleeves and twist Zhu Fourth Girl.
The Fourth Miss Zhu also recognized Ye Jiao and looked a little flustered, but when Xiao Su grabbed her hand, the Fourth Miss Zhu burst into tears and could not break free, so she could only say to Ye Jiao: "Let me go, let me go. open… "
Ye Jiao didn't speak. She was never too lazy to say anything to people who didn't care, but Xiao Su glared at her and said, "If you could just walk by yourself, why would you let me drag you?"
Fourth Miss Zhu didn't expect that a maid could come to scold her, her throat tightened immediately, and the fact that what happened today was completely different from common sense made Fourth Miss Zhu a little surprised.
She has good looks, good knowledge, and is even willing to be a concubine. As long as she is a man, who can't be tempted
As a result, Qi San was not only unmoved, but also joined his sister-in-law to turn him away. What is the reason! Why is the Qi family different from others!
Fourth Miss Zhu said loudly while struggling, "What's wrong with me fighting for my own future?"
Ye Jiao finally looked at her. Little Ginseng's eternally clear eyes were filled with confusion, and she asked, "You are fighting for your future, why are you blocking Saburo's car? What's wrong with Saburo, he didn't do anything, Why do I have to be with you?"
Fourth Girl Zhu: …
This question came to the point, and Zhu Si girl couldn't think of how to reply. She could only continue to push Xiao Su, and she kept crying.
Ye Jiao regretted that she didn't bring a few more wives today, but she didn't bring many people when she went to the palace to see Empress Meng, so she seemed a little stretched at the moment.
At this moment, six or seven old women suddenly rushed over, grabbed Fourth Miss Zhu's hands and feet, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and pressed them directly to the ground!
The sudden change shocked Ye Jiao and subconsciously wanted to call someone, when she saw a woman who smiled and leaned forward and whispered to Ye Jiao, "Mrs. Qi, we belong to Meng's house." Then, the old woman showed Ye Jiao the sign of Meng Mansion.
Ye Jiao blinked and asked, "Who asked you to come?"
"In response to Mrs. Qi's words, the master of this old slave is the fifth girl." The old woman's voice was slightly paused, and her voice was softer, "It is not easy for the fifth girl to come forward about this matter today, and I hope that Mrs. Qi will not tell the third son of Qi. it is good."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Jiao nodded and took a step back.
From her point of view, the marriage between Meng Wu and Qi Ming had already passed the bright road in front of the emperor. Now that the fifth girl came out to protect Qi Ming, Ye Jiao would naturally not interfere.
And the old woman who was smiling and smiling lost her smile when she turned her head, and said coldly, "Take it away."
Then someone carried a certain soft sedan chair and walked quickly into the alley. Several old ladies grabbed Miss Zhu Si and tied it with ropes, threw her into the sedan chair, and walked away.
After everything settled down, Ye Jiao looked at the carriage and saw Qi Ming sticking his head out.
Qi Saburo felt that Ye Jiao brought those old women, so he didn't ask any more questions, he just jumped off the carriage and bowed to Ye Jiao: "Thank you, sister-in-law for saving me."
Ye Jiao was not greedy for merit, she wanted to say it clearly, but she thought of what the old lady just said, so she swallowed it back.
And Xiao Yuanbai who was on the carriage also walked down and greeted Ye Jiao.
Seeing that Qi Ming had guests here, Ye Jiao didn't stay too long. She just smiled at Qi Ming and said, "When you have time, come back for dinner. Your brother and several children are thinking of you."
Qi Ming responded immediately with a bright smile.
Ye Jiao took Xiao Su back to her carriage and headed towards Qi Mansion.
When she got home, Ye Jiao had her three sleeping children take them to the wing to look after them, while she went back to the bedroom.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Qi Yun sitting in front of the table, and a copper pot on the table. There were a lot of plates with vegetables and meat next to them, all of different colors, and they looked very lively together.
Ye Jiao had some worries at first, but when she saw the copper pot, she immediately laughed, her eyes were sparkling, she didn't have time to speak, she trotted to wash her hands with the incense pan.
Qi Yun put down the book, walked over and handed Ye Jiao a towel, and said, "I just got a piece of fresh donkey meat. I remembered that you like it, so I had someone cut some to make a pot."
As soon as the little ginseng heard it, he tilted his head and kissed Qi Yun's face with a smile on his face, and then he remembered and asked, "Can the children eat it?"
Qi Yun took her to the table and said in a gentle voice, "Donkey meat is hot and hard to digest, they can't eat it, so I'll have it chop it up finely and make porridge. OK."
Ye Jiao nodded when she heard the words, but she kept her eyes fixed on the copper pot. After sitting down, she took the chopsticks and waited excitedly for the soup in the copper stove to boil.
After eating a few chopsticks, Ye Jiao remembered and said to Qi Yun, "Huiniang told me just now that the emperor intends to give you ten shops."
Qi Yun was putting the mushrooms into the pot when she heard the words, turned her head to look at Ye Jiao, and asked, "A shop in the capital?"
"Yes."
Qi Yun was quiet for a moment, and then said softly, "This is a thank you."
Ye Jiao was a little puzzled: "If it's a thank-you gift for saving Huiniang, you already have that life-saving Danshu iron coupon, why did you give it to these shops?"
Qi Yun put the mushrooms in Ye Jiao's bowl, and said lightly, "This is our thank you gift for helping him."
Previously, Chu Chengyun said that he would send a golden plaque to the Qi family, so he sent twenty guards to protect them all the way. Soon after those guards left, all the relatives of the two kings fell off the cliff and died, plus the ten shops that came out of thin air now. It's hard to imagine that it's related.
However, Qi Yun never cared about the royal family affairs, and would not say anything to make Ye Jiao worried, so he didn't mention a word, just said, "Try this, the shrimp balls that I just had someone mashed with fresh shrimp."
Ye Jiao put one in her mouth, feeling the fresh fragrance and flicking her teeth, eating with a smile on her face.
This dinner was especially enjoyable. Although Shabu-shabu was not as delicate as ordinary dishes, it was especially delicious.
When the table was removed, Ye Jiao rubbed her stomach, exhaled contentedly, and muttered, "When the big brother comes back, we should have a meal with him, and Hua Ning will be able to give birth by then. ."
Hearing her mention Ye Pingrong, Qi Yun knew that Ye Jiao still had something in mind, so he said, "Don't worry, with the ability of eldest brother, you will definitely be able to return home with a great victory."
Ye Jiao smiled and said, "Huiniang also said so."
Qi Yun said again: "Before he left, I gave him a lot of pigeons I raised. I think it would be useful."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Jiao looked at her husband in surprise.
Those pigeons were specially trained by Qi Yun in order to contact the caravan. Each pigeon was extremely precious, fast and accurate in flight. Training them did not know how much of Qi Yun's mind was wasted.
Now that I can take it out to Ye Pingrong, this is much more reassuring than empty words of comfort.
Ye Jiao couldn't help but stretched out her hand and took Qi Yun's arm, probed over and kissed him on the face.
Qi Yun tilted his head and said softly, "I want it here too."
So Ye Jiao obediently leaned over and kissed the other cheek as well, then she laughed, wrapping her arms around the man's neck and not letting go.
The two stayed together for a while, and then someone came to report that the children were awake. Ye Jiao asked them to be brought to feed the porridge, and played with the children. By the time they were coaxed to sleep, it would already be Liu Shangliu. tip.
Qi Er and his wife were a little tired when they were lying on the bed. Ye Jiao yawned and said, "I don't know when Saburo will come to eat, but the fifth girl from the Meng family is watching him closely."
Qi Yun heard something was wrong, so he took Ye Jiao's shoulder and asked softly, "What happened?"
Then Ye Jiao told Qi Yun about the farce in front of Qi Ming's gate in detail.
After Qi Yun heard this, his brows furrowed first, then loosened, and then frowned again quickly.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ye Jiao said, "Is there something wrong?"
Qi Yun shook his head and said slowly, "No, there's nothing wrong, Miss Meng Wu is quick-witted, it's best to gag someone early and take them away. I think that Fourth Miss Zhu was thrown back to Zhu's house."
Ye Jiao was puzzled: "For the Zhu family? They will definitely return to protect their daughter, will they find a reason to put the person back to Saburo?"
"No." Qi Yun said resolutely, "The Zhu family is now in a state of despair, and only relying on the emperor's benevolence can they have time to find some way out for their own family. The daughter to be married is not only the fourth girl Zhu, if they dare to go up against Saburo, then The fourth girl Zhu said today that she is willing to be a concubine, it will definitely spread, and by then, the other Zhu family daughters are afraid that they will not be able to marry, and they will not dare."
Ye Jiao didn't expect this level, but now she suddenly realized when Qi Yun said it, she nodded, thinking that being a human being is really not easy, and there is new knowledge every day.
But she saw that Qi Yun was still thoughtful, so she raised her upper body slightly, pressed her fingers between the man's eyebrows, and flattened his slightly frowning eyebrows, and then smiled: "Since there is nothing else, Xianggong will return worry about what?"
Qi Yun pulled Ye Jiao into his arms, covered the quilt, and then said, "I was thinking, Saburo is still young, next time he comes back, I want to talk to him about how to behave, and I can't always count on others. "
Ye Jiao leaned her head against the man's heart, yawned, and said softly, "It's a coincidence this time, the people from the five girls came out all of a sudden, and they startled me... Speaking of which, how did the Meng family come here? quick?"
come fast? I'm afraid it was Miss Meng Wu who kept people staring at Qi Ming's house and didn't relax for a moment.
If you change someone, I'm afraid that Miss Meng Wu is so thoughtful and fearful at a young age, but Qi Yun thinks that this marriage is a good thing. In the future, my younger siblings will not only have scheming, but also means. The lady is really a blessing from a previous life.
But just when Qi Yun wanted to talk to Ye Jiao, when he lowered his head, he saw that Ye Jiao had fallen asleep.
The next day was very smooth, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, the apricot blossoms were in full bloom, and the Qi's yard was extraordinarily lively.
Ye Jiao let people leave a lot of peach petals, not only to eat, but also mashed and mixed into hair oil, the taste is fragrant, and Ye Jiao likes it very much.
And when the peach and apricot blossoms are all gone, it is already the beginning of May.
That night, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao had just rested when Xiao Su hurried over and said across the window, "Second Young Mistress, someone came to report that Her Royal Highness Princess Eldest has started."
The author has something to say: Ye Jiao: Look, does Hua Hua look good
Ruyi: Beautiful!
Ning Bao: Can I eat it
Ruyi: Ruyi also wants to eat!
Xu Bao: Just know how to eat, look at how fat you are, brother
Ning Bao: [pinch Xubao meat]
Xu Bao: …
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