atypical prostitute

Chapter 81
As soon as November entered, there was a cold wave, and several days of snow opened the curtain of early winter.Before the civilians in the capital had time to wave with Qiu, they were already covered in silver in an instant.

At the gate of Fu's house, the old servants were wearily holding brooms and counting the ice edges, chatting about homework, talking about the news from the wine shop in the corner of the alley, bursts of laughter burst out from time to time.The battles of the nobles in the imperial city are too far away from them.After all, there will be a noble ass to sit on the throne. They only worry about the rapid and heavy snowfall for several days, and the price of charcoal fire in Nanshi will increase again.In winter, there is nothing more comforting than a warm stove.

While chatting about homework, lamenting that in the past, the lord's family was honored, and the servants were also very beautiful, when I suddenly heard a ringing bell, and saw a servant in brocade clothes riding a horse from the alley, crushing the snow on the ground.

After all, they have seen the world, and immediately went inside to report to the head aunt, and the rest of them also hurriedly washed off the decadence just now, got plastic surgery and straightened their crowns, and stood in front of the door with their heads held high, looking like a master.

Not long after, surrounded by dozens of guards armed with knives, Dawan's tribute white horse pulled a luxury carriage into the alley.The whole body of the carriage is pitch black, with the emblem of the Princess Chang's Mansion on it, the wood used is black and purple, and it exudes a dark fragrance from a distance, most of it is red sandalwood, agarwood and the like.The roof of the car is wrapped with brocade, and decorated with more than a hundred jade bells. Along the way, the jewels and jade jingle, the sound is melodious and heavenly.

But which delicate guest came to visit?

Ever since the master became loyal to the Golden Palace and his wife brought his family to help Lingbei, the Fu's house in the capital has been neglected, and only Aunt Shen and dozens of old slaves are struggling to support it.Not to mention the jade makeup chariots that can only be used by the royal family, even the green oil chariots of ordinary rich and noble families are rarely seen.

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The luxurious Yuling carriage came slowly, the middle door of Fu's house was opened wide, and dozens of servants and women who stayed behind were lined up in two rows wearing bright satin, holding their breath and concentrating.

Standing in the middle is a middle-aged lady dressed in a solid-colored fox fur coat and with hair styled to wrap her face around her temples. She has a graceful temperament and a sad brow. It is Aunt Shen.

Before the carriage came to a complete stop, Aunt Shen couldn't wait to step forward, bent over and drew up the glazed curtain to draw the charming guest out.

Seeing Aunt Shen being so courteous, Li Ci couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, handed the white jade thousand lotus heater to Ding Fengyi who was in the car accompanying her, poked her head out and said, "Daughter is coming back, why is Auntie being so polite. "

"How can you be rude, but you... You have such a demeanor, those who don't know it may think that the princess of some family is here."

Aunt Shen clicked her tongue, supported Li Ci's hand, and pulled her down.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, Li Ci's outfit today is indeed full of extravagance.

Whether it's a cloak tanned with the entire Northeast White Bear King's fur without a trace of variegation, or a phoenix-wearing peony cloud water pattern dark gray gold and silver double-threaded satin fur coat, or a brocade brocade with hibiscus embroidered and moonlight exposed at the collar, everything is palace. A rarity in the world.

What's more, she has a rich and noble appearance, and she was pampered by the eldest princess's mansion. This time, she wore a lazy pony bun, and her hair was decorated with sapphire phoenixes mixed with five-color gemstones, and beside her were three or five flowers inlaid with gold and white jade. Wan Qibao Liuli tassel step two rocking hairpins, pearls and emeralds are lightly tapped when she moves, her beautiful eyes are shining brightly, she is really a beautiful person, and she will never forget it when she sees it.

Suddenly, Aunt Shen was stunned.

On the other hand, Li Ci, seeing Auntie thoughtful, immediately stepped forward to hold her slightly cool hand, and said, "How is Auntie recently?"

Aunt Shen suddenly came to her senses, she withdrew her hand, pretended to be cool and supported the hairpin, and said with a smile: "It's not the same as before, what's good or bad about it."

But Li Ci didn't talk bluntly, they greeted each other and helped each other into the room.

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Walking slowly in the small garden full of broken Joan, one can see the ylang-ylang trees still green from a distance, but unfortunately the flowers have withered, and only a faint fragrance is sent.Looking back on the intimacy with Yujing and Yuxin in the past, and thinking of the mutual calculations and separate hearts today, I suddenly feel that life is like a dream, and the world is impermanent.

But it is the present that is more worth cherishing than nostalgia for the past.

Li Ci withdrew his gaze and said to Aunt Shen: "I came here this time to ask Auntie to return with me."

"Same return? How...how did this happen?"

"Why not? King Yuzhang's army is approaching the city, and sooner or later there will be a fierce battle in the capital. At that time, there will be chaos and chaos, and anything is possible. I am worried about the safety of my aunt, so I specifically asked the eldest princess for permission. Please stay with me temporarily." Princess Palace."

Li Ci said with concern that although the eldest princess is her biological mother, it is Aunt Shen who is closer to her emotionally.

However, Aunt Shen was overjoyed several times, and sighed several times, saying: "King Yuzhang has always been strict in running the army, and this time he raised the army in the name of righteousness, and will never condone his subordinates to commit burning and killing. What's more The Fu family is also a big and prestigious family in Beijing, the master still has Yu Wei, even if there is an occasional fisherman in troubled waters, he would not dare to come here to fight the autumn breeze."

really?

Li Ci doesn't believe it.

So he comforted him and said: "My aunt's self-confidence is not unreasonable. However, the princess's mansion is several miles away from here. In case the news is cut off after the city is broken, even though I know in my heart that there will be no accidents on my aunt's side, I can't see her face. However, it is unavoidable to worry. If my aunt understands my daughter's painstaking efforts, please return with me."

"This--"

Aunt Shen murmured, apparently having some scruples.

Li Ci went a step further: "The eldest princess has ordered the steward to transfer five hundred fine armored guards from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city. Even if the city falls into chaos, they will be able to protect the entire eldest princess mansion like an iron bucket."

"But--"

Aunt Shen hesitated to speak.

Li Ci then probed, "Could it be that Auntie is worried about the hidden crisis in the Princess's Mansion?"

As soon as the words fell, she really saw a trace of panic in Aunt Shen's eyes, and she quickly turned into a smirk, and said: "How is it possible. I came from the eldest princess's mansion...The eldest princess's mansion is my natal family..."

"Then why doesn't my aunt want to return it with me?" Li Ci asked.

Aunt Shen was at a loss for words for a moment, she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that she was troubled, Li Ci immediately ordered the mother-in-law and maid who followed behind her to stop for a while, and after going to a rockery with Aunt Shen, she took out the five-bat-ringed pearl Ruyi red gold hollow hairpin, put it on it for her, and said slowly: " This hairpin was given to me by the queen when I stayed in the palace last month."

When Aunt Shen heard the words, she was stunned as if she had received an electric shock.

After finishing the hairpin, Li Ci said, "Before my father left, he told me a lot... many things that I never dreamed of."

The voice was very soft, but it made Aunt Shen's body tremble slightly. Although it was well concealed, the shock was absolutely real.

"He... what did he say to you!"

Aunt Shen's throat rolled, swallowing body fluid, pretending to be calm.

Li Ci smoothed out her aunt's temples and clothes, and said calmly, "The truth about the affair 14 years ago...my birth mother's identity...the calculations of those nobles behind the curtain...everything I can say is the same. I said that."

Aunt Shen let out a "huh", took half a step back, forced a stiff smile, and said, "But you hate me for lying to you?"

Li Ci shook her head.

"I am very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, my life in Fu's family would be very difficult."

"How can it be difficult, who dares to give you face? The honor and disgrace of the backyard, on the face of it is the mistress, but in the heart, it is not the meaning of the man. Fu Zhu is a capable person, don't think he is too lazy to pay attention to the affairs of the backyard, In fact, all the yards are under his control. It's just that he didn't bother to ask, and he was confused in the past."

Aunt Shen said with a slight complaint, Li Ci deeply agreed.

At the beginning, she felt that Fu Zhu was indifferent and treated her so perfunctorily.But after knowing my own life experience, looking back at the past, I have benefited a lot.Fu Zhu is really slick and calculating, whether it is the court or the house, everything is in order, just right.

Even being polite and perfunctory to oneself, and interpreting it carefully, is also helpless love.

It is precisely because of her deep love and infinite concern that he specially taught her so much, so that she can understand the division of court factions and the interests of each other early, so that she will not be involved in royal infighting in the future, so that she will not be swallowed alive when she appears on the stage.

On the other hand, Aunt Shen, seeing Li Ci thinking silently, actually gave up on herself and said: "Actually, it's good to know, I can't bear your courtesy at all."

"Auntie, you..."

Li Ci sighed, and reiterated: "I am a mother for a day, and I will be a mother for the rest of my life. Although you did not give birth to me, you raised me. As a human daughter, you should feed me back. Come with me to the princess mansion, I want to be good. to repay you."

Aunt Shen couldn't help feeling bitter, and said: "My lady's kindness, I appreciate it, but——I have known the Tian family's fickleness since I was a child."

"Why did Auntie say such depressing words? Don't you think I'm the kind of person who waits for a sweet heart and a sword?"

She only spoke slightly harshly, but Aunt Shen was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and said: "My lady, forgive me, my aunt has absolutely no intention of doubting my wife, but the eldest princess is not sure."

"Auntie is worried that the eldest princess will be unfavorable to you?"

While talking, Li Ci held Aunt Shen up, but Aunt Shen refused, so Li Ci pouted and pointed at the maidservants waiting behind the rockery, and said: "There is no reason in the world for an aunt to give such a big gift to a lady. Let people Seeing it, it is inevitable that gossip will arise, which will be detrimental to the Fu family and you and me."

Aunt Shen heard the words, stood up with a wry smile, and said: "The lady is right. I have been with the eldest princess all these years, and I am very familiar with her temperament. She is born with a good face, and she is a noble person, with golden branches and jade leaves. Since she was a child, she has been used to being surrounded by stars. She is so proud and unparalleled, thinking that there is no man in the world who would dislike her. But how can things in the world be as you wish... When I was ordered to enter the Fu family to be your aunt, I was naturally loyal to her But people's hearts are inherently fickle, not to mention getting along day and night...whether it's Fu Zhu or me...although they were her admirers in the past, the most important position in my heart has gradually ceased to be given to her...however You...she only needs to see that you treat me a little better, and she will hate me even more."

"Even if I don't know that she is my own mother, if I don't love her, is it a heinous crime?"

Aunt Shen turned her face sideways and said: "You don't know, so she doesn't blame you. I know but dare to bear it, which is a heinous crime. I originally became the aunt of the Fu family just to find a safe place to live. When I get the chance to fight for the Shen family. Who would have thought that you really rely on me as a mother, and I begin to feel that those things are not important. How can I, Shen Liji, He De, be able to make the eldest princess jealous! Even if it is just A fantasy dream, also a dream that is unparalleled in the world!"

"Even if I know the truth, I will still choose to be the fourth wife of the Fu family."

Li Ci said softly, and hugged Aunt Shen.

"Although the grace of birth is great, the relatives who have raised them are more real. What's more... I didn't know that she was my own mother. I regarded the eldest princess's kindness to me as a reward, and occasionally she used her to plot against me, and I felt that it should be taken for granted. Now that I know the truth, looking back at the good old days, I feel cold all over my body. The eldest princess’s love is too ethereal and calculating, far inferior to you, Auntie...real. What I want is a mother with a warm body, not a full-bodied mother. Hands are cold and Zhucui."

She was reincarnated as a human being, so she didn't care too much about the blood of her body.To her, Aunt Shen's love and care over the years, even if it was done as a master and servant, was warmer than the eldest princess' condescending alms and arrogance.

What's more, Aunt Shen really cared for her as her own flesh and blood.

Vote for me with papaya and reward with Qiongyao.

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Snow is to winter what peach blossoms and running water are to spring.Guxue always has a lonely atmosphere. When ice and snow block the land, the rest is only cold and desolate.

When Li Ci walked into the Nuan Pavilion, the sandalwood in the furnace of Boshan was still there, but the ice on the Emerald Lake could be seen, and the snow-covered sky looked particularly high.Open the wooden window, the breeze blows, the crystal beads fall from the willow treetops, the chill seeps into the cloak, and I feel empty in my heart.

The world was silent, and there was a faint sound of nature.

She took off her cloak, retreated to the left and right, sat cross-legged in front of the Boshan furnace, pinched the bead string presented by King Changsha, and began to meditate.

She will not open her eyes until the sandalwood is gone.

The obedience in front of the eldest princess had already been removed, and the killing intent and hatred buried deep in his heart jumped wildly like a living thing during meditation, and the killing was deduced, and the blade was bloody.

The sky wants to destroy me, but I want to live!

(End of this chapter)