Concubine like a house

Chapter 95
Out of Xiuqing, knowing that he made this sentence specially for Nie Peixiao, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord, go slowly." .On New Year's Eve, colorful lights are hung everywhere in the street, and the wandering light is full of joy, but it can't stop the atmosphere of parting.Even Chuxiu never imagined that the hasty farewell to Shen Yu this time would be two years later.Of course, this is something to come... It wasn't until Shen Yu's carriage went far that Chuxiu came back to look at Nie Peixiao again: "It's windy at night, Your Highness has something to come in and talk about."

Nie Peixiao pursed her thin lips and responded silently.The two went all the way to Liuyun Villa's study without a word.The long purple gauze flutters and shakes, and the lamp shines brightly.The study room of Liuyun Villa is located in a corner, and it is also the place where business is handled recently, and it is the most quiet and quiet place.After inviting Nie Peixiao to enter, he ordered the little maid to serve tea, and went out of Xiuxiu to explain that no one was allowed to approach.

She thought that if it wasn't for an urgent matter, Nie Peixiao would never have rushed here on New Year's Eve... What could be the urgent matter?There are only two people in her connection with the Chengjun King, one is Mu Wang, and the other is Shen Yu.

Out of Xiuxiu's heart, she didn't make any detours, and asked straight to the point: "What's urgent, Your Highness?" Nie Peixiao looked up, but didn't answer immediately, but asked: "My king is visiting late at night, will you be here?" Trouble Madam?" There was a little expectation in his words, he only hoped to see a trace of embarrassment or blush on his face.However, he was disappointed, Chuxiu's expression was as usual, and he just smiled back: "Although I am a widow, I am not a coquettish person. Since you came late at night, do I still have to use the excuse of 'male and female' to arrest you?" Can't you hurry back?" This was originally a joke, but Chuxiu noticed that Nie Peixiao's expression became darker after hearing this.Seeing this, she had no choice but to restrain her smile, and asked cautiously: "What kind of trouble has your Highness encountered? If you can use Yun, you just say it's okay."

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao's eyes seemed to be filled with a layer of mist, she was silent for a long time, and then said: "There is a difficult matter, but I want to ask my wife first, at the palace banquet tonight, Seventh Brother forced you... Archway, can Madam accept it willingly?"

Four archways?Chuxiu smiled: "Are you referring to the chastity archway?" She slowed down, thinking that she had nothing to hide from Nie Peixiao, so she replied truthfully, "To tell you the truth, this concubine has already had this idea. I would like to ask His Royal Highness Mu Wang to grant a chastity archway after he ascends the throne. Now this matter can only be done in advance, and I will naturally accept it willingly."

As soon as the last four words were uttered, Chuxiu saw a sliver of haze passing over Nie Peixiao's face, and the cold stars in his eyes shattered, as if something had broken apart until his body was completely shattered.If it weren't for the bright lights in the study room, Chuxiu would almost think that he was wrong. How could this proud son of heaven who has been loved by thousands of people be so...frustrated?
"Your Highness?" She asked softly, "Are you feeling unwell?" Nie Peixiao still did not return, her eyes were fixed, and she asked again: "If my king remembers correctly, Madam is not yet 20 years old...she is in her prime Do you really want to guard Yun's widow forever?" Chuxiu still didn't see what Nie Peixiao was thinking, and replied calmly: "Your Highness is kind-hearted and considerate of this concubine. Passing away, this concubine's lifelong wish is to fulfill his unfulfilled ambitions, and don't think about the rest." "I don't think about the rest..." Nie Peixiao repeated in a low voice, almost trembling, "If from now on, there is a sincere heart When a man who respects, admires, and loves you appears, Madam...wouldn't be tempted?" He finally understood that if he didn't say anything else, Chuxiu would never understand what he meant: "Madam, I..." He looked at When I came out of Xiu, I was about to reveal my heart, when I heard a sound from outside the study: "Miss, Madam told me that no one can go in..." "Let me in! If she didn't have a ghost in her heart, why did she sneak in?" This?" It was Yun Xiangrong's voice, and the tone was very resentful.

Originally, Nie Peixiao's thoughts were all on Nie Peixiao, but now she heard a strange noise outside, and her attention was also attracted.She frowned slightly and apologized to Nie Peixiao, walked to the door of the study, opened half the door and asked, "Xiangrong, what are you doing outside?"

Yun Xiangrong was confronting the servant, and when he looked up and saw Chuxiu's clothes neatly appearing in front of the door, he felt relieved a little.Unexpectedly, turning around, he saw a figure of a man reflected on the window of the study room, he looked extremely tall and straight under the light... Yun Xiangrong's heart twitched, and he was immediately annoyed, and asked in a cold voice: "Sister-in-law, that's a good question. I also want to know, what is my sister-in-law doing here?"

Chuxiu thought of Nie Peixiao in the house. She was a widow and met a man alone in the middle of the night. It was really out of courtesy, so she hesitated for a moment and didn't reply immediately.

It's just this moment of hesitation and silence that made Yun Xiangrong feel even colder. She stood at the bottom of the steps and pointed at Xiu angrily: "We eat together at the family dinner table on New Year's Eve, why are we all so sleepy? Tired? In the dead of night in the middle of the night, what important things does my sister-in-law have to say to my husband? Those who know the inside story mean that my sister-in-law and my husband have important matters to discuss. Those who don’t know, think you are..."

"What is it?" Before Yun Xiangrong could finish speaking, Chuxiu interrupted in a cold voice, a pair of clear eyes gleamed coldly, and fell directly on her body, "Yun Xiangrong, think clearly before you speak!"

This was the first time that Chuxiu called her by her name directly, Yun Xiangrong couldn't help being startled, thinking of Chuxiu and Shen Yu secretly drugging a table of people down and sharing a room alone... She just felt hate!

"You let him come out to see me!" Yun Xiangrong's voice was already crying, feeling wronged in every possible way, "I am his wife anyway, the young lady of the Yun family, yet he is blatantly disregarding morals in my Yun family's villa, Where will I put my face again!"

As Yun Xiangrong said that tears were shed, and he led all the servants around.But she was still relentless, and Li Hua said again with rain: "If he really betrayed his heart to this point, why don't he just write a divorce letter today and divorce me."

Chuxiu saw Yun Xiangrong's tricks, and understood that she deliberately wanted to make things big, so as to cut off her private contact with Shen Yu.Under the watchful eyes of so many people, if Yun Xiangrong is really allowed to sit down on this matter, I'm afraid her reputation for hard work will be ruined!

No matter what happens between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law, it is always the woman who loses in virtue.What's more, Shen Yu was once his old master!She was so angry that she was shaking all over, she didn't expect that she would be slapped twice tonight!It's fine in the palace, and the family members are still there, especially in front of outsiders.

Chu Xiuneng felt two eyes coming from behind him, from Nie Peixiao.She didn't have to look back to feel his pity, and that feeling hurt her so much.Chuxiu didn't want Nie Peixiao to see the joke, so he scolded Yun Xiangrong in a cold voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you go back soon?"

Yun Xiangrong saw Chuxiu standing between the two doors, holding the door frame with both hands, while the man in the room never showed his face.This scene made her guess even more solid, so she pretended to be angry and said: "Sister-in-law, elder brother has been dead for many years, it is indeed difficult for you to guard the Yun family alone. But you can't...you can't...husband..."

The more she spoke, the more hurtful she became, and the embarrassing meaning in her words made all the servants present sympathize with her.This is Liuyun Villa, not far from the Xinhou Mansion, and the discipline of the servants is also far behind.It is almost foreseeable that if this matter is not clarified tonight, within a month or so, the whole Jingzhou city will hear that her mistress of the Yun family has misbehaved and lost her wife's virtue!
Chuxiu's hands holding the door frame were tightly tightened, and his heart was completely cold.She raised her eyes to look down the steps, and suddenly found that Danxin and Zhuying were also among them. These two people also looked worried, revealing their nervous expressions.They also thought it was Shen Yu who was in the room...Chuxiu slowly let go of her hands and put them in her sleeves: "The room is..." Before she could finish her sentence, a scent of ambergris suddenly hit her, accompanied by a sentence Sneering: "Miss Yun is said to be gentle, virtuous, well-educated and reasonable. When I saw her today, she really deserves her reputation." Nie Peixiao finally appeared in front of the study door, standing side by side with Chuxiu.He looked at Yun Xiangrong who was stunned and stopped crying at the bottom of the steps, and the cold voice came again: "Mrs. Chuxiu is going to the palace to have a banquet tonight, and there is a decree from the Holy Spirit. Why, this king came to read the secret decree at night, and I still need to ask Miss Yun asking for instructions?"

Yun Xiangrong never expected that the person in the study room was not Shen Yu, and asked at a loss in a panic, "Are you..." "Shouldn't you be polite when you see His Royal Highness Prince Cheng?" All the servants ordered.Only then did the crowd come to their senses, and hurriedly fell to their knees to salute.Chuxiu didn't want to make matters worse, so he said to Zhuying, "Take the eldest lady back yet!" Yun Xiangrong was really guilty, with wet tears still remaining in the corners of his eyes, he turned around in a panic and wanted to leave. "Wait!" Nie Peixiao stopped in a deep voice, saw Yun Xiangrong paused, and said, "Miss just left like that? You are ashamed to slander your sister-in-law's virtue, shouldn't you explain it?" Nie Peixiao Standing upright with his hands behind his back, he stood tall on the steps and looked down at Yun Xiangrong.He was dressed in purple against the vast starry sky, and the flying stars and broken jade were so luxurious that he looked like a king looking down on all living beings: "Just now this king personally sent Zifeng out. Zifeng is your husband, but he abandoned you on New Year's Eve and went home alone , as a wife, you don’t know how to reflect on yourself, and instead pour dirty water on your sister-in-law’s head?”

Even though the night was dark and the light and shadow were dim, Chuxiu could still see Yun Xiangrong's pale face suddenly.What Nie Peixiao said was too serious, I'm afraid it just hit her sore spot.

Sure enough, Yun Xiangrong bit her lower lip and raised her eyes lightly, and suddenly said softly, "Sister-in-law, don't blame... I just listened to the nonsense of my maidservant..."

"Miss Yun would rather listen to the maidservant's side than trust your sister-in-law?" Nie Peixiao interrupted Yun Xiangrong and sneered again, "I vaguely remember that just now you said you wanted Zifeng to write a divorce letter? It's a good idea, Zifeng must be very happy too. Why don't you take this opportunity to invite him back, so that I can be a witness in person, so that we can get together and break up, and the two of you will marry and have nothing to do with each other from now on." "Sister-in-law..." Yun Xiangrong Hearing the words, he was startled, and said softly, almost crying, "I want to let my ears soften, and I will ask my sister-in-law... to punish me after hearing the maidservant's nonsense." "Oh? Which maidservant dares to speak nonsense?" insulting the head mistress of the Yun family?" Nie Peixiao was obviously extremely annoyed, determined to embarrass Yun Xiangrong.At this moment, Chuxiu only felt a headache.Thinking of the cold relationship between Shen Yu and Yun Xiangrong now, she felt a little guilty, so she softly stopped Nie Peixiao, "Your Highness...you have to forgive me..." Nie Peixiao glanced at Xiuqing, knowing that It means, coldly snorted and no longer speak.Chuxiu caressed his forehead, and stopped looking at Yun Xiangrong, and only ordered: "Zhuying, send the young lady back to Chasing Hongyuan."

After thinking about it, he added, "Missy is in a bad mood and is talking nonsense, please ask a doctor to show her tomorrow." Zhu Ying accepted the order and said yes, walked to Yun Xiangrong's side and stretched out her hand to greet her.The latter bid farewell to Chuxiu and Nie Peixiao in a hurry, and left in a hurry.Seeing this, Danxin also stepped forward and shouted: "What are you all doing? The prince and his wife are talking secretly, are you planning to listen to the corner?"

Who can bear this charge?The servants watching the bustle scattered one after another.Chuxiu felt helpless, and then closed the door of the study again: "Your Highness is taught to read jokes." She sat down slowly as she spoke, with undisguised tiredness in her eyes. I feel sorry for her.After being disturbed by this incident, Nie Peixiao didn't speak again for a long time. Nie Peixiao thought she would cry, but she just lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while before she sighed with a faint smile: "Your Highness rescued this concubine twice tonight. I don't know how to say thank you."

She didn't have the heart to talk to Nie Peixiao any more, and only said in a vague way: "I'm not feeling well tonight. If you're not in a hurry, can I come to visit another day?" She thought that Nie Peixiao should I can understand her mood at the moment, even if there are still big things, she is really powerless to deal with it at the moment.

But Nie Peixiao didn't want to leave, he was afraid that if he missed tonight, it would be difficult to find another chance.It is said that "one vigorous effort, then decline and three exhaustion", he is also the same.

"Is it worth it?" He asked her in a low voice, "The family that Madam protects wholeheartedly treats you like this, is it worth it?" Chuxiu smiled feebly: "It doesn't matter whether it's worth it or not, the most difficult days have passed , now...it's fine." She didn't feel self-pitying, but it sounded so sarcastic in Nie Peixiao's ears, and a sense of trouble and depression arose in her heart: "Just now the king asked You haven't answered Madam's question." What did you ask just now?what is itBeing disturbed by Yun Xiangrong, Chuxiu can't remember it anymore.Obviously, Nie Peixiao also guessed that she had forgotten, so she gave a wry smile and asked again: "My lord just said that if a man who sincerely respects, admires, and loves Madam appears in the future, will Madam consider remarrying?" Respect, admire, and adore your man?Chuxiu thought of Shen Yu, felt sore in his heart, lowered his eyebrows and replied:

"Your Highness was joking. Since the concubine is willing to take over the chastity archway, she has made up her mind to be a widow for the rest of her life." She didn't understand why Nie Peixiao wanted to entangle this issue, if he came here on New Year's Eve just to prove the matter ...It's too much of a fuss!But at this moment, she has no intention of dealing with him anymore, so she explained gently again, and wanted to end this topic as soon as possible to send the guest out:

"I understand what Your Highness means, and I am very grateful...but I have made up my mind and mind, and I don't force myself to protect the Yun family for my husband. I am very content."

At this point in her words, Nie Peixiao couldn't hold back any longer, and suddenly got up from her seat.It was as if an unspeakable pain gradually bit into his bone marrow, and spread to his whole body following Chuxiu's words, and finally made him hopeless and on the verge of death.

"Even if you want to protect the Yun family, you don't have to have a chastity archway..." Nie Peixiao blurted out, "As for the matter of the archway, as long as my wife is a bit reluctant, I am willing to persuade my father and seventh brother to take it back. "

(End of this chapter)