Concubine like a house

Chapter 193 It’s Okay to Sink into a Crazy Man (2)
Hearing this, Mrs. Tai paused, and there was a subtle change on her originally expressionless face, which seemed to be vaguely sad.After a long while, she laughed at herself and said, "If I treat her harshly, why would Ci'er hate me to death?"

"Then you can rest assured that she will go to Beijing alone? What if the emperor gets angry with her one day, wouldn't it be..." Mother Chi expressed her concerns.

"The big deal is to put her to death, what else can I do?" Mrs. Tai finally told the truth, "Nie Qi and his father gave me a gold medal to avoid death when they were alive, and it can only be used once. I will keep it for Xiu."

Rao is Chi's mother who is used to seeing the wind and rain by Mrs. Tai's side, and this is the first time she heard about it: "Then why don't you come out to save Marquis Weiyuan?"

"Chuxiu is a daughter-in-law of the Yun family with a legitimate name. Shen Yu is a son-in-law who has a bad name, so he can't use it." Mrs. Tai explained helplessly, "Even if it can be used, I have no reason to take it out. There is no position to speak for Shen Yu."

"Aren't you afraid that the God-given Emperor will not recognize this death-free gold medal?" Chi's mother was worried.

"How dare he deny it!" Mrs. Tai sneered, "If he forced his brother to death, angered his biological father to death, and killed his adoptive mother, if he refused to recognize the gold medal for avoiding death, wouldn't it be a shame?"

Mother Chi stopped talking and just stared at Mrs. Tai.The latter looked uncomfortable, frowned and scolded: "Are you getting old and your eyesight is not good?"

"No." Mother Chi smiled, "This servant feels that you are very different from before. If it were a few years ago, you valued the Yun family more than your life, and you would never let Mrs. Chuxiu take the safety of your family Go on an adventure."

Mrs. Tai herself realized this, and walked into the Buddhist hall again: "Since Ye Yingfei died, I have also looked away. You can think that I am getting old."

Thirty days later, the group from Xiuxiu arrived in Jingzhou first, almost ten days faster than Meng Hui's team.She never expected that she would have the opportunity to visit Prince Cheng's mansion again in her lifetime, and it was King Cheng's mansion in the imperial city of Jingzhou.

Chuxiu would not have taken the liberty to come here if he hadn't really been desperate.First, Nie Peixiao's newlyweds, whether she is the widowed Mrs. Chuxiu or the so-called bosom friend Hanchu, these two identities are not suitable for visiting the Prince Cheng's residence.

Furthermore, Empress Dowager Ye "hanged herself to death", the status of the Ye family plummeted, and Nie Peixiao was forced to marry the daughter of the Xie family, which itself was a disguised method of self-protection.Based on these circumstances, Chuxiu was unwilling to let Nie Peixiao get involved in this muddy water again.

Since he could no longer appear in the name of the Yun family, Chuxiu had no way to visit the aristocratic family openly, so he could only rely on his personal friendship in the past and find a way through several well-connected wives.

But the results are minimal.

As a last resort, Chuxiu came to Prince Cheng's mansion with the cheek.Nie Peixiao's concubine Xie Peili greeted her in person, with a very friendly attitude: "I have been hearing about you from my aunt. I originally planned to visit you at the mansion after returning to Fangzhou with the prince. I don't know that we haven't set off yet, so you go first coming."

Xie Peili spoke politely, and her tone was very soft and pleasant.Chuxiu couldn't help looking at her, and saw that she had both delicate and gentle temperaments. Although she could not be called a peerless beauty, she was an exquisite and smart person.

That's right, Mrs. Xie's grand-niece, the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, how can she not be smart?
Chuxiu didn't know what Xie Peili had heard, and did she know about her "confidant relationship" with Nie Peixiao?But since the other party looked ignorant, she would naturally avoid sensitive topics, and just asked politely: "I took the liberty to visit, and I really want to discuss something important with His Highness Prince Cheng, I wonder if he can take the time?" one sight?"

Xie Peili pondered for a moment, then replied in a very embarrassed way: "His Royal Highness is meeting a guest... I heard that it is a general from the Northland. I'm afraid...it's not convenient at this moment."

Xie Peili is newly married, and her foundation in Prince Cheng's residence is not stable, it would be really difficult to interrupt Nie Peixiao's hospitality rashly.Although Chuxiu was anxious, she didn't want to embarrass Xie Peili, so she said with a smile, "Then I'll come visit another day."

"Don't worry, why don't you sit here?" Xie Peili hastily said to keep the guest, "There is only one guest, so I don't think we can stay for long, why don't you wait a little longer?"

Hearing this, Chuxiu looked up at Xie Peili again, inadvertently seeing a bit of urgency from her face.But why did she "urgently" retain herself?

Xie Peili, on the other hand, always had a decent smile on her face, and her tone was also generous, but there was a bit of tension and pleading hidden in her eyes, and she couldn't hide it.

In an instant, Chuxiu understood the meaning in her eyes - Xie Peili was afraid that she would come and go in a hurry, and Nie Peixiao would blame her for not being able to keep customers when she knew it.

This alone is enough for Chuxiu to conclude that Xie Peili must know something... At least, she should have heard some rumors in the market, such as the ambiguous relationship between King Cheng and Mrs. Chuxiu, and so on.

It's really exquisite!Chuxiu sighed in her heart, and was happy for Nie Peixiao.With such a sincere princess, there will be a lot less friction between husband and wife.Some things, some things, Xie Peili will carefully hide in his heart, and live with an inclusive and tacit attitude.

Which couple can't tolerate each other?Love may not last forever, but there is nothing wrong with respecting each other as guests.

Just like Emperor Tianshou and Empress Zhuang, they respect and tolerate each other enough to become a model for the world.

Chuxiu was feeling grateful for Nie Peixiao, but he heard voices outside the living room, a man with a northern accent said: "Your Highness, please stay, I will take my leave now."

Xie Peili was overjoyed, and immediately smiled at Chuxiu: "It's His Highness who came out of the study."

Chuxiu was afraid that Nie Peixiao would go out, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he hurriedly went out with Xie Peili.As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he saw two men standing on the corridor outside the hall, talking and laughing at each other.

A big man with a curly beard, about 40 to [-] years old, dressed vigorously, looks like a martial artist;
The other person is dressed in purple gold, has a face like a crown jade, and looks very noble. It is the long-lost Nie Peixiao.

For some reason, before seeing Nie Peixiao, Chuxiu was very anxious.But now that she really saw him, she couldn't move forward, and she didn't know how to make that request.She clearly knew that Nie Peixiao must be very embarrassed, but she still came here selfishly...

At this time, Nie Peixiao had also seen Chuxiu, but he didn't show any surprise on his face, instead he looked as expected.

Chuxiu had no choice but to walk over, saluted Nie Peixiao and said, "I have seen Your Highness."

If you calculate carefully, the two haven't seen each other for nine months.The last time when news of Queen Mother Ye's death came out, Chuxiu comforted him face to face...

Feng Shui took turns, this time the one in trouble was replaced by herself.

"You're here." Seeing the embarrassment on Chuxiu's face, Nie Peixiao asked with a flat smile, "Are you also here to intercede for Zifeng?"

"Also?" Chuxiu murmured, and asked back, "Anyone else came to see you?"

Nie Peixiao glanced at the bearded man beside him, pursed her lips and remained silent.

The big bearded man noticed Chuxiu only now, he glanced lightly at first, but he couldn't take his eyes away after only one glance, and said bluntly: "This young lady is really...beautiful."

The bearded man wanted to use some words to describe Chuxiu's appearance, but in the end, he could only think of the word "beautiful".

Chuxiu couldn't laugh or cry, but he didn't bother to explain his identity, he just bowed to the bearded man as a courtesy.Then, she turned to look at Nie Peixiao again: "I wonder if Your Highness can move on?"

Nie Peixiao was about to speak back, but the bearded man suddenly said "Aiya", pointed at Chuxiu and asked, "Are you from the Yun family?"

Chuxiu was startled, and nodded in admission.

The bearded man clapped his hands repeatedly in surprise, and laughed knowingly: "I know who you are now! You are Marquis Weiyuan's sweetheart!"

Obviously, the bearded man would have misunderstood it and thought that Chuxiu was the daughter of the Yun family, so he clicked his tongue and sighed again: "Miss Yun and Master Hou are really... a pair of talent and beauty, a match made in heaven!"

As soon as this remark came out, Nie Peixiao's face darkened immediately, and she was quite embarrassed when she came out of Xiuxiu.Xie Peili was the quickest to respond, she blinked her clear eyes and asked the bearded man: "Is General Zhu staying at the mansion for dinner?"

This curly bearded man was the general surnamed Zhu from the Northland. He heard that King Cheng and Shen Yu had a close personal relationship, so he went to the door to ask for help.Unexpectedly, I met Chuxiu.

Hearing that Xie Peili stayed to eat by herself, General Zhu didn't understand that she meant to drive away the guests, but he thought about it seriously before refusing: "Don't bother the princess, I still have some private matters, so I will leave." He looked at Nie Peixiao again, and said sincerely: "Since Miss Yun is here, I will leave without disturbing you."

Nie Peixiao put away her displeasure, and whispered "Yes": "Feng Fei, send General Zhu out."

General Zhu said a few more polite words, and then he left accompanied by Feng Fei.

At this point, Xie Peili also said to Chuxiu tactfully: "Madam, this is the first time here, so I have to stay for dinner anyway. I will order the servants to prepare the ingredients." She then bowed to Nie Peixiao, also respectfully leave.

Seeing Xie Peili walking away, Nie Peixiao looked at Chuxiu seriously: "Go to my study to talk?"

The two walked into the study of Prince Cheng's Mansion in silence, and Nie Peixiao looked at Chuxiu without any scruples: "You've lost weight."

The tip of Xiuxiu's nose was sour, and she raised her eyebrows and said: "I haven't congratulated you on your wedding yet. Princess Wangfei... is very good."

"It's pretty good." Nie Peixiao briefly brought up this topic, and then asked, "Isn't it too early for you to start running for Zi Fengren before he arrived in Jingzhou?"

Since the other party got straight to the point, there was no need to hide and hide: "I only think it's too late, not too early."

Seeing that Chuxiu was so haggard, Nie Peixiao's heart twitched, and she sighed after a moment of silence: "I thought you would be the first to come to me, but unexpectedly you kept me waiting for a few days."

Hearing this, Chuxiu was suddenly overjoyed: "Your Highness..."

But before her brows were filled with joy, she was disheartened by Nie Peixiao's next words: "I've even thought up an excuse to excuse me, and I'm just waiting for you to come to me."

Chuxiu felt dizzy for a while, and it was unbelievable that Nie Peixiao would bluntly refuse: "Aren't you on good terms with him?"

"Friendship is friendship, and reason is reason. Zifeng has indeed committed a serious crime. With the emperor's temper, he has no way out." Nie Peixiao categorically refused, "I have put in a lot of effort in recommending Zifeng to become an official. , I have to rely on Zhuang Xiang to help me. Now that his crime is more serious, and I can't protect myself, there is really nothing I can do...sorry."

Chuxiu originally thought that Nie Peixiao would hesitate and think about it, but now that the other party's attitude is firm, she has no choice but to speak again.

"I took the liberty to ask, and I understand your difficulties." Chuxiu suppressed his disappointment, "In that case, I will leave first."

On the way here, Chuxiu had already thought about it, and if Nie Peixiao felt forced, she would never beg her hard.She has long decided to live and die with Shen Yu, but right now, she is just fighting for the most possible opportunity.

Chuxiu tried her best to make herself look calm and stable, and she didn't want to lose her composure here, and let her mind suddenly arise.

And Nie Peixiao didn't ask her to stay, he kept looking at her, as if waiting for her to plead.He was so eager to open his arms to comfort her, but the woman in front of him refused to be seen thousands of miles away.

Seeing that Chuxiu turned around and was about to walk out of the room, at this moment, Nie Peixiao spoke again: "Wait a minute! Maybe I will think about it."

Chuxiu froze, turned around and looked at Nie Peixiao again: "Have you changed your mind?"

Nie Peixiao stared at her intently, her gaze was very burning, her handsome face was also very dignified, and there was a hint of hint.

What is he implying?Chuxiu met Nie Peixiao's gaze, and his heart gradually became clear from puzzlement and doubt, and finally understood the meaning of his gaze—desire.

That gaze was filled with a man's primitive desire for a woman.

The thoughts between adult men and women sometimes do not need to be clearly expressed.Especially in the face of a woman as smart as Chuxiu, Nie Peixiao only needs to express in a subtle way, or with a look, or a movement, to make the other party fully understand.

(End of this chapter)