Concubine like a house

Chapter 91
The small garden has always been a landscape of Qianyage, but the capacity is too small, so people often just stop and watch, and do not hold banquets here.It was obviously specially arranged here tonight, with pink lanterns in the shape of lotus flowers hanging all around, and all kinds of unnamed flowers surrounded the main table. The atmosphere is bright and ambiguous.

Originally, the main table could seat four people, but the two stone stools were removed by the people, and the remaining two other tables faced each other. The stools were covered with cushions in the shape of a lotus throne, which should have been prepared by the host in consideration of the guests.Also, the two red candles on the main table were shining toweringly, no matter how you looked at them, they looked like dragon and phoenix wedding candles for marriage.

Just glanced casually, Nie Peixiao became more annoyed, and smiled at He Lianqi in a cold voice: "Jing Yue is so interested, who is the beauty?"

Since Nie Peixiao was standing with the backlight, He Lianqi couldn't see his face, so he didn't know that the Chengjun King was jealous.He coughed lightly in embarrassment, and replied: "Your Highness was joking, but it's just a reunion of old friends, and we invite you to have a drink."

"Have a drink?" Nie Peixiao laughed sarcasticly, "This old friend must be a woman, right? Are you afraid that Mrs. Zun will be jealous?"

Mentioning Mingying, He Lianqi's expression changed instantly, and he scoffed in a deep voice: "The name of my wife's jealousy has already reached His Highness's ears."

Jealous?Mingying is notoriously jealous. "Back then Mrs. Ming set fire to the drunk flower building and forced Miss Hanchu to death. That was a widely circulated joke!" Nie Peixiao intentionally provoked He Lianqi, and looked sideways while talking, seeing that he was staggering as if he had been hit. , said something unclear in the mouth.

"What did you say?" Nie Peixiao leaned over to listen carefully, and could only distinguish the word "Hanchu".Hearing this name, Nie Peixiao felt even more annoyed when she thought of the wonderful song four or five years ago. Impulsively, she satirized again, "The scenery is so great. First, there was Miss Hanchu as a confidante, and now she can be with her again." Mrs. Chuxiu will meet next month. This king is really envious."

Hearing this, He Lianqi immediately came to his senses, looked at Nie Peixiao and asked, "Does Your Highness know?" Nie Peixiao snorted coldly, as a tacit consent.Seeing this, He Lianqi shook his head and smiled wryly: "Your official almost forgot that when Han Chu was listed, you also went to fight, so you must have seen her true face... In this way, you already knew that Chuxiu was born. Madame's real identity?" Nie Peixiao didn't understand the meaning of these words for a moment, and couldn't help but react in a daze for a moment... Hanchu, Chuxiu, real identity?
In the blink of an eye, enlightenment!Nie Peixiao suddenly came to her senses: beautiful, good at piano, and old acquaintance with He Lianqi... How many other women with such stunning beauty are there in this world?How many people can play the sound of the gods that day? !

I am self-destined to combine the zither and the flute, and you go to the nine heavens to play the clouds.There is no such thing as infatuation in the world, Xiu Jiao Xianyin burst into tears...all this is so unbelievable!Nie Peixiao couldn't help but grabbed He Lianqi's skirt, and asked eagerly, "What did you say? Mrs. Chuxiu is Hanchu?!"

The famous Mistress of the Yun family turned out to be the "Nanxi's No. [-] Beauty" Han Chu back then!Seeing that He Lianqi was lost in thought, Nie Peixiao asked again anxiously: "Is Mrs. Chuxiu really Han Chu?!"

But He Lianqi didn't realize it, as if he was drunk, he replied in a daze: "Your Highness, why bother to ask knowingly..." Just this one sentence has confirmed Nie Peixiao's conjecture.He couldn't restrain the excitement in his chest, and the hand holding He Lianqi's lapel began to tremble, and his mind suddenly went blank... It took a long time before he calmed down.Suddenly, some things that have been puzzling him have finally been answered!
No wonder Marquis Li Xin loved Chuxiu so much, but later he abandoned her like a trash. It must be because he discovered her true identity as a prostitute... Then what role did Shen Yu play in this?There was a fire in Zuihualou back then, could it be that he saved Han Chu?If it was really Shen Yu who came to her rescue and gave her protection with the power of the Marquis of Wenchang...then Nie Peixiao could also understand why Chuxiu spared no effort to rescue Shen Yu and worked so hard for his future.The grace of saving lives and the love of protection are indeed worthy of repayment in every possible way.

No wonder she wants to deny Shanqin in front of her!No wonder she asked herself to rescue Shen Yu!It turned out that she was Han Chu!She had heard the song "Zhu Xian Duan" a long time ago!
So that's the case... "She won't come, is she?" At this moment, He Lianqi suddenly opened his mouth, interrupting Nie Peixiao's long thoughts.

Nie Peixiao looked at He Lianqi handsomely, pursed her lips and remained silent.Seeing this, He Lianqi had confirmed it, and his expression suddenly seemed to be crying and laughing, and there was a whimpering sound in his mouth, as if he was really desperate to the extreme.If Nie Peixiao hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to imagine that this usually calm and calm servant of the Ministry of Justice and the future head of the Helian family would have such a gaffe.

Like a wild animal caught in heavy siege, there is no anger, no excitement, only despair. "Not only did she not come, but she also told you about it..." He Lianqi was a little incoherent, muttering to himself, "She won't forgive me..." When he said this, Nie Peixiao was in awe. As he got closer, he could smell the faint smell of alcohol on his body.It turned out that He Lianqi had been drinking, Nie Peixiao snorted coldly: "Fortunately Mrs. Chuxiu refused to come, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be in a good mood seeing you like this."

Probably stimulated by this sentence, He Lianqi no longer cared about the manners of a monarch and his ministers.He kicked away the flower bushes beside the main table, picked up the jug on the table in front of Nie Peixiao, raised his head and poured it into his throat.

Nie Peixiao watched coldly from the side, seeing him pour a whole jug of wine into his mouth, then put down the jug with a "bang", panting heavily.He Lianqi put both hands on the table, leaned over and stared at the empty jug, and said in despair: "If I don't pour myself some wine, how dare I invite you over..."

you?Did Helian Qi regard himself as a native?Nie Peixiao said disgustedly: "You're drunk." Unexpectedly, He Lianqi sat down as if he couldn't hear him, still staring at the jug, and continued: "I understand that you don't want to see me... But I had a hard time back then." "When I got engaged to Ming Ying, Grandpa threatened me with you and said he would destroy you. I didn't dare to think about the meaning of the word 'destroy', so I could only resolutely refuse to see you. I heard that Ying insulted you and stabbed you with a hairpin... Hanchu, you don't know how uncomfortable I am..."

He Lianqi rolled up his left sleeve while talking, exposed his arm, and said to Nie Peixiao: "Look, Mingying insulted you, and I also stabbed my arm with a dagger. How many times did she stab you with a hairpin? Are my scars enough?" He stretched out his left arm to Nie Peixiao, and hurriedly said, "Hanchu, do you know? She insulted you, and I feel the same way, I really..."

He Lianqi didn't continue to speak, and suddenly burst into tears: "It's my fault, I'm too cowardly!" At this time, he was almost insane, or his mind was hurt by drinking too much.

Nie Peixiao looked at He Lianqi with a frown, and finally her eyes fell on his left arm.Under the lights all over the garden, one could see that the left arm was covered with scars, varying in shades and criss-crossing. At first glance, it looked like old wounds, densely packed and frightening.

He Lianqi was still crying bitterly, his face full of remorse: "Later, I finally made up a plan to hide from the world. I thought that the body would be burnt beyond recognition, and they would let you go, and I would take you away in the chaos. Unexpectedly, Wan you are not in Zuihualou at all, I couldn't find you...Later, Mother Feng told me that it was Shen Yu who rescued you!"

He Lianqi grabbed Nie Peixiao's robe fiercely, and looked at him eagerly: "Hanchu, did you come here that night, right? Mother Feng said that you escaped from the fire by running to Qianyage ...You still remember, we met here..."

While talking, He Lianqi smiled again, and said with relief and urgency: "So you didn't forget me... I was your first man, and we were very close at that time... Hanchu, I..."

"Enough!" Hearing this, Nie Peixiao was very annoyed, especially the sentence "I am your first man", which made him extremely aggrieved.He tried to shake off He Lianqi's hand, but the other party grabbed him tightly, so he said again: "He Lianqi! Look clearly, I'm not Han Chu!"

At this moment, how could He Lianqi listen to it?His eyes were wide and unfocused, but his eyes kept falling on Nie Peixiao, and he sighed in pain: "Yes, you are not Hanchu anymore, you are Mrs. Chuxiu... Listen to my explanation, Shen Yu rescued you, That was only temporary, I was fledgling back then, I didn't dare to challenge Grandpa, and I didn't dare to offend Mingying... I thought that one day I would be able to get you back..."

"But I didn't expect that Shen Yu gave you to Yun Ci!" At this point, He Lianqi finally let go of his hand, no longer tugging on Nie Peixiao's sleeve, but covering his handsome face instead.The gurgling tears flowed from his fingers until it wet the whole palm, "What am I going to fight with Yun! I can only watch you go to Fangzhou... Do you know? When I heard the news, I understood You will never want me again!"

In the last sentence, He Lianqi said it so hopelessly, and that emotion deeply infected Nie Peixiao.That's right, Yun's identity as the head of the family is like an insurmountable gap, separating all the admirers of Mrs. Chuxiu from the other end that is out of reach.

"Hanchu, I was really wrong! I'm too cowardly!" He Lianqi had lost his mind at this time, and his body trembled violently.He staggered, and suddenly fell backwards to the ground, but he didn't have the intention to get up, and simply lay on the ground and cried loudly.

Nie Peixiao sighed deeply, and looked at He Lianqi with great emotion and pity.The latter was still lying on the ground crying bitterly, repenting without any scruples.Tonight, he is not a son of a rich man, but an idiot who has lost his love and cannot be forgiven.

Who said that a man does not flick his tears easily?Just not to the heartbreak.What happened tonight was so incredible that Nie Peixiao couldn't digest it for a while, and she didn't want to see He Lianqi's gaffe again, and wanted to leave this place.After taking two steps, he stopped again, and asked in a cold voice: "I remember, Master Helian has a pair of children, and the youngest daughter should be two years old now, right?"

One sentence made He Lianqi freeze his throat suddenly, and closed his eyes tightly, unwilling to face the reality. "Coward! What's the use of regretting? You've already lost your qualifications." Nie Peixiao sneered again, and walked away after speaking... How amazing is fate!Going around, he returned to five years ago, and met people he should have known five years ago.In a daze, Nie Peixiao heard the sound of her rapid breathing, and the sound of something cracking in her heart...

(End of this chapter)