atypical prostitute

Chapter 162
A fall into the water made the Lin family's wife's entry into the palace a certainty, and there was no possibility of change.

Lin Langya was naturally elated, and sat on the carriage wrapped in fur and giggled endlessly, but Li Ci felt that this matter was not worthy of joy.

Entering the palace is just the first step on the road of striving for favor, temporarily looking at her differently does not mean that it will be smooth sailing in the future.Because Lin Langya was born innocent, it was her blessing to be supported by the queen in the matter of entering the palace, but where she would go in the future would depend on her own destiny.

The imperial palace is not a good place. The women here bear the honor and disgrace of the family. For the sake of the family, to become a master, and for the illusory love, what vicious means can't be used?

Thinking that the sincere Crescent Eye would be infected with vicious and murderous aura in the harem, Li Ci sighed for a while.

But after thinking about it, I was relieved.

The harem is originally a colosseum, and even becoming a queen is only a temporary victory.The only blame is the lack of heart, willing to be bound by desire and become a slave to the palace.

Having said that, Xiao Zhiqian's expression today is very strange.

Li Ci carefully recalled the details of Lin Langya's falling into the water. She was familiar with Xiao Zhiqian, and knew that according to his mind, even if Lin Langya's falling into the water was sincere and innocent, it was impossible not to see that it was the Queen's careful arrangement?

But he was—

With a gentle smile, she took off the fur and tied it for Lin Langya herself!
Why is it obvious that it is fake, but it is accepted?

Is there anything else in this that she doesn't know?

I can't figure it out, so I don't even think about it anymore.

Just at this time the carriage left the imperial city, Li Ci saw that it was still early, so he ordered Zhan Yifan to lead dozens of guards to send Lin Langya back to Wudehou's mansion, while he drove to Fu's house with his servants.

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However, I haven't seen her for several months, and the eldest wife has a few more strands of white hair on her sideburns, and the fine lines around her eyes can't be concealed.Although her clothes are still luxurious and bright, and her high temples are still meticulous, they can't hide the truth of physical and mental exhaustion.

Because it was the first night of Hua Deng's dinner, Li Ci was not polite to them, bluntly saying that they hadn't eaten yet, the eldest wife held her slender wrist and burst into tears, ordering the nanny to add more chopsticks and vegetables, Yu Qing and Yu Qing Xin sits down with her head, laughs at Yan Yan, and is considerate.

However, despite the warm atmosphere, Li Ci was sensitive to notice that the eldest wife looked at him with deep flattery and caution, and Yuqing and Yuxin talked to him with respect and respect and awe.

In a blink of an eye, this became the feeling of alienation of the distinguished guests of the Fu family, which made Li Ci very uncomfortable.

So he gave up the chopsticks and cut straight to the point: "Just now I was serving Her Majesty the Queen in the palace, but I met Your Majesty instead. Your Majesty asked me, the marriage date between San Lang and Zi Niangzi has been fixed, and San Lang has served his filial piety, why is he so reluctant to become an official? ?”

This clearly meant to reuse Fu Yuqing.

Liking suddenly appeared on Yuqing's face, but he still had to say modestly: "You have little talent and little learning, so you can't take it seriously. How dare you become an official."

Li Ci knew his hypocrisy, but he didn't expose it. He pretended to count the petals of the condensed plum blossoms on the cloud pattern cuffs, and said casually: "There is really no rush to become an official. On Zi Niangzi's side, the male college is the married female college. When you get married, you can no longer waste other people's youth."

Yuqing pretended to be shy and said: "Si Niangzi has only been married for a few days, so she is so shameless."

Li Ci ignored him, and turned to the eldest wife, "Has the mother drawn up the dowry list? If it's in a hurry, I'm worried about making mistakes. My daughter can help with the preparation."

Although the tone was arrogant, but the words were tactful, the eldest lady heard Shu Chang, and then she smiled and said: "Fourth lady, don't worry. Although the Fu family is not as rich as the Jiang family, it is still a respectable family, so how could it lose its etiquette in the dowry. "

Li Ci nodded, and said again: "How is Princess Liang doing recently? A few days ago, Princess Yan said that she was unwell, so she specially prepared a gift and went to visit her. Unfortunately, His Royal Highness Liang and I have nothing to do with the names of righteous fathers and daughters. Difficult to solve, was... declined."

The words are tactful and considerate, but people who understand can know what's going on as soon as they hear it.

The eldest lady didn't like Yujing at all, and her face was even more gloomy when she heard the words, she said: "The threshold of Prince Liang's mansion is higher than that of Dongshan, and there are more affairs in the mansion than the bamboo of Nanshan. Concubine Liang has a lot of things to do every day, so it is inevitable that she will be overworked and exhausted. .”

In words, full of resentment.

Li Ci knew that Yu Jing's temperament had changed drastically since she married Queen Liang.But when she asked about Yu Jing's body this time, she wanted to know whether Yu Jing's sudden illness was because she was pregnant.

Ye Chuan got the news of her pregnancy from Xiao Zhiqian. She wanted to remind Yujing to be careful, but because the Liang Palace kept the matter secret, she was worried that she would rush to the door and arouse Yujing's suspicion, or fall into the tricks of Liang Wang. self-knowledge.

At this moment, seeing the expression on the eldest lady's face, Li Ci felt more and more confused. Although the dinner was exquisite, it was also tasteless.He simply stopped chopsticks, pulled Yuxin beside him, and said, "Has Fifth Lady done a good job recently?"

Yuxin lowered her eyes and said respectfully: "How dare you be negligent. The lintel of Mr. Zhongsu is not sloppy at all."

Seeing Yuxin's natural gesture of affection, Li Ci couldn't help feeling sad. Yuxin was originally innocent and innocent, but she didn't expect that in just three years, she had become what she is today.

She looked at it repeatedly, trying to find the tomboy who was running around with coral beads, but standing in front of her was a dignified lady with double rings looking at the fairy bun and a neon moonlight skirt.

It is so strange that it seems to have seen a jade garland.

On the other hand, Yu Xin felt a little uncomfortable because of Li Ci's gaze, turned her face sideways, and asked, "Why is Si Niangzi looking at me like this? Could it be that today's makeup powder wasn't evenly applied?"

Because of this sentence, Li Ci finally realized that Yuxin from three years ago had disappeared, and it was Yuxin or not Yuxin who was standing in front of her, so he could only calmly say: "Five Niangzi's makeup is very good today. , it’s just that I felt sad for no reason and thought of the jade garland.”

Let's talk, there are tears in the corner of his eyes.

Yuxin softly comforted her and said, "The dead are gone, so don't worry about the fourth lady. In fact... to be able to keep the name of the Fu family and add luster to the Fu family's thousand-year-old lintel, the first lady must die without regret... "

She spoke sternly, and it fell into Li Ci's ears, becoming more and more unfamiliar.

Perhaps, this strangeness is the real maturity.

We will eventually become what we once hated, and then out of fear of the unknown, we will miss the so-called "beautiful past".

Thinking of this, Li Ci suddenly felt bored, and lightly opened Yu Xin's hand, and said to the eldest lady: "The situation has changed recently, and the situation in the court may change drastically."

Although the eldest wife is old, she still has sharp eyes and ears, so she reacted immediately and asked, "But the matter of choosing a concubine is settled?"

Li Ci nodded, and said: "Most of the candidates for the fourth concubine have been decided, and the ninth concubine has not yet been determined. If the mother has a favorite candidate, the daughter will do her best to assist."

She glanced at the upright Yuxin again, and said: "Although the fourth concubine has been selected for the majority, the fifth lady is both talented and beautiful, and she is also Mrs. Ai's direct sister. If she wants to enter the palace as a concubine, it will not be difficult."

Yuxin smiled sadly when she heard this, and said, "It's all up to mother to decide."

The eldest wife's complexion rolled a few times, and finally sighed leisurely, and said: "Is the imperial palace really a good place? If it is possible, I just want to marry an ordinary husband with a jade garland, and live a life of wealth and leisure. It is not the identity of this mourning lady. , leaving my wife alone! Yuxin... I... If you want to enter the palace, I will not stop you, but..."

"My daughter understands."

Yuxin said humbly, a sense of relief flashed in her eyes.

The two funerals of the Fu family in the first five years raised the reputation of the Fu family to a new height, but also gave the Fu family a deeper understanding of the capriciousness of the imperial power. Dazzled, lost mind?
But the eldest wife was reluctant to part with her own daughter, but she was willing to push others into the fire pit. She rolled her eyes and said, "The last time I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, I saw a few ladies in the family who were born very well and had high aspirations. It's just that Whether it is successful or not, each has his own destiny, so don't bother the fourth lady to help."

"This--"

The eldest wife said bluntly: "I'm afraid that there will be another white-eyed wolf."

Li Ci understood, and said earnestly: "Mother is wrong. Your Majesty has a deep love for Zhonggong, and only those who don't know how to live or die will think that a little beauty can win the favor and become a witch for the country. Such ignorant people It's no pity that Pu cut off ties with her natal family as soon as she entered the palace."

This is the truth.

Xiao Zhiqian is too rational and calm. To him, ordinary women are just tools for procreation.Anyone who gets carried away because of the momentary favor and thinks that he can listen to the government behind the curtain and guide the country from now on will surely die without a place to bury him.

The eldest wife knew about Li Ci's life experience, and knew that the Fourth Lady had never taken Yu Jing's ingratitude seriously. Now that she heard Li Ci's words, she breathed a sigh of relief, and she said, "Si Niangzi's words are extremely serious. Yes. It is ignorant and short-sighted to think that if you get a good husband, you will reach the sky in one step. Only those concubine girls from a small family can be so ridiculous."

Yuxin also echoed from the side: "It's not all short-sighted, it's because I have gained little since I was a child, and I am used to inferiority. If I get a little bit occasionally, I wish everyone in the world would know. But I don't know, it's easy to laugh at."

All the people in the hall suddenly laughed and leaned forward, and the eldest wife took advantage of it and said, "I don't know who the candidates for the fourth concubine are?"

Li Ci waved her fan and said, "Shangguan Mingzhu has confirmed her status as a noble concubine, most of the ladies from Yixing Hou Zhao's family and Jinyang Hou Pei's family will also enter the palace."

"Sure enough, they are all famous ladies in Beijing, with noble backgrounds and extraordinary bearing."

Yuxin snorted coldly. Like most people, she didn't have a good impression of the Shangguan family who became the empress of Shangguan.

But Li Ci didn't say much. After some family quarrels, she said to Liu's mother beside her: "Liu's mother, I want to go to Sizhitang to offer a stick of incense to the old lady."

The eldest wife was speechless, and said, "This—"

Mother Liu was even more nervous and incoherent, and said, "I can't do it! How can I—"

As soon as she was about to speak out, Li Ci hurriedly interrupted, saying: "Although the old lady treated me less well during her lifetime, she was... after all, a grandmother. The elders are the most important, and the dead are the most important."

The eldest wife also turned the corner at this time, took a step forward, and said: "I will accompany Fourth Lady to offer incense."

Yuxin said coldly from the side: "The old lady is really confused, she likes her heart and soul, and she doesn't even have time to look at her. On the contrary, she doesn't care, and treats her sincerely. Sigh, the old man's eyes—"

"Fifth lady is wrong. The old lady treats Yujing well, but she just sees Yujing as pitiful, and feels that the lady of the Fu family is as honorable and should not be wronged."

Li Ci said euphemistically, the more humble and gentle she was, the more she set off Yu Jing's ungratefulness.A group of old servants saw it, but kept silent.

(End of this chapter)