royal girl

Chapter 131 The Unexpected Gift

There was nothing unusual about this tortoise, but the porcelain pot in which the tortoise was kept looked a bit elegant, and Mrs. Dong disliked this, and Huiyu packed it up for her daughter when she left.

Mr. Dong Er washed his face and came out. He saw that the porcelain basin was gone, looked at Mrs. Dong Er and said, "Where is the turtle?"

Mrs. Dong Er gave Mr. Dong Er a white look, "You really treat it as a gift from someone. You, Taishan old man, why don't you give me a turtle. It's clearly a plaything sent to Huiyu by your hand. You're stupid enough to take it seriously."

Master Dong Er thought about it for a while, and he couldn't help feeling embarrassed, but people with a thick skin and a simple mind are also good, that is, they don't take anything to heart for too long.Seeing Mrs. Dong sitting on the couch with a book in her hand, she rubbed her hand to sit down, and then said with a smile: "I have something I want to discuss with you."

Hearing Master Dong's humble voice, Mrs. Dong became a little irritable. She put the book on the kang table and said, "Let's talk."

Master Dong Er coughed lightly, dared not even look at Mrs. Dong Er, and said in a low voice: "It's about Yunxuan..."

"Stop!" Mrs. Dong Er cut off Mr. Dong Er's words, and then said: "You can do whatever you want with his affairs. I won't obstruct it, but don't point me at me. I can't finish it with a son or a daughter. There is no time to worry about crawling out of other people's stomachs."

Hearing Mrs. Dong Er's words, Master Dong Er was also a little embarrassed, and was speechless for a while.

The two husband and wife are obviously very close, but Mrs. Dong feels a sense of powerlessness across thousands of rivers and mountains.Aunt Qing is just a concubine, in her eyes, she is not much more noble than a slave, as long as she is willing to torment her, it is just a matter of raising her hand, but she feels that it is a waste of eyes to look at her.

In fact, she never put such a concubine in her eyes at all.

"I don't think the child is wrong, it's not good to delay him." Second master Dong lowered his head, and even the strands of his hair seemed to reveal a bit of grayness.

Mrs. Dong Er couldn't see his cowardice, she sneered and said: "You are a father, you can do whatever you want, and no one will stop you. But it's not good to say, I'm afraid you are now Don't point it at me if you have a weak heart, I am the most selfish person, and I can't even take care of my own life."

Mrs. Dong Er understood very well that Dong Yunji was not successful in civil and military affairs, even if he wanted to find a future for Dong Yunxuan, he didn't have the ability.If she doesn't come to beg her, she has to beg the elder, but why should she give face to a concubine born to an aunt?
Master Dong Er smiled wryly, "What you are saying is that I am useless and useless. I have lived most of my life to realize that I have achieved nothing. I am afraid that it will be a problem to support my family even if I leave the Duke's Mansion."

It's really not easy for Mrs. Dong Er to be silent. After half a lifetime of ignorance, she finally understands how much she is.

"I know you've never looked up to me, and I want to be a real man." Master Dong Er stood up and squeezed out a smile, "Before you said you added me and wronged you, I always thought your eyes were too high. There are only a few that you can see. Now that I think about it, you don’t dislike my incompetence, but you look down on my inaction.”

"It's really rare. After half a lifetime, I finally understand."

"Then, will you give me a chance?" Second master Dong felt that after his son and daughter were born, his son was going to discuss marriage, and his daughter was going to get married, so he wanted to work hard. Is it too late?
Mrs. Dong Er couldn't hold back anymore, she raised her head abruptly, looked at Master Dong Er and said, "Then what do you think you can do? As far as your ability is concerned, you can recite a few sour poems, and you can't even teach me a scholar." At most, it can enlighten the children, but the parents have to trust you so that you won’t be misled.”

"I can still draw two strokes." Master Dong said with his head bowed.

"Can painting be eaten as food?"

"Painting is an elegant thing, but it becomes vulgar when it comes to your mouth."

"I'm just an ordinary person, and it's not the first day you know."

"I...forget it, then what can I do?"

Mrs. Dong Er is also depressed. Apart from being able to contribute to the childbirth, what else can her husband do?
Dong Huiyu didn't know about the conversation between Master Dong and Mrs. Dong, so she asked the girl to carry the turtle back and put it on the table in front of the window.The palm-sized tortoise was still playing dead, Huiyu poked it with his finger, not to mention showing his head.

"This little thing is really fun, girl, let me ask how to raise it, don't feed it to death, it was sent by the prince." Xueqi ran out with a smile on her face.

Xueying looked at Xueqi's back and smiled, and couldn't help smiling when she looked at the tortoise shell, "Girl, do you really not care about things at Prince Chun's Mansion?"

"I can't control it." Hui Yu said softly, "In the future, if someone asks about the relationship between King Su's Mansion, Prince Jin's Mansion and our mansion, you can just say ordinary friends."

"Then... Miss Chu Er is really pitiful." Xueying thought of the way Chu Ke talked and laughed with her own girls before, but now that she thinks about it, things are different.

"There's no way around it." Huiyu is not a cold-hearted person. If she had hesitated before, she made up her mind to stand on the sidelines for the time being after seeing this turtle.Everyone in this world is fate, if she reaches out to save others, but puts her own people in a trap, the gains and losses cannot be calculated clearly.

What's more, although Ji Qiyu is cold-hearted, at least he is reliable in some things.Now I and him are like grasshoppers on the same rope, even if he wants to kill and set fire to him, I have to destroy his body and wipe out his traces.

I can't help myself.

"It's a pity that Miss Chu is such a good person, but she has a bad fate." Xueying thought that although Miss Chu was the daughter of the Duke's family, she was not as comfortable as slaves like them.

When Huiyu heard this, she turned her head and said: "If her life is bad, what will you people do? It's a good fate to be reborn as a girl and fall into the wealth and beauty. It's just bad luck. People from the Chu family."

"What the girl said is that our wife is different from Mrs. Chu. She loves her like her eyes." Xueying also said that even if the affairs of other girls are on good terms with her own girl, it is the love before marriage. Well, now that you are married, it's not the same.

Huiyu also laughed when she thought of Mrs. Dong Er. Although the original owner was a cannon fodder, she still had her mother's fate anyway.Looking down at the tortoise in the basin, Huiyu thought for a while and said, "Let's go and have a look tomorrow, and stop by Pinxiangju for a cup of tea."

Xueying nodded with a smile, "Yes, this servant will go get ready now."

Huiyu nodded and let her go down.

Early the next morning, Huiyu went with Dong Feiling and Xue Runiang to greet Mrs. Tai, and then told Mrs. Dong that she was going out, and then got into the carriage and went all the way. .

The shopkeeper who came and never left was also a little surprised to see Huiyu, so he quickly responded, welcomed her into the inner hall, and said respectfully: "I have seen the owner."

"Shopkeeper Sun, you're welcome, you can sit too." Huiyu smiled and pointed to the chair next to him to sit down.

"There is no seat for a villain in front of you. If the master has anything to say, just ask." Shopkeeper Sun did not dare to be presumptuous. The master in front of him will be Princess Jing in the future. I can only leave with my burden on my back.

"Shopkeeper Sun doesn't need to look outside. Kan Zhiyi once told me before leaving that shopkeeper Sun is a reliable person. The account books are clear and clear. Although the business in the store is much more sluggish than before, you can still see it. It can be seen that shopkeeper Sun is working hard to hold on."

The master could see the hard work he put in, and shopkeeper Sun was also a little excited, "We have our own rules in this business. Since the boss trusts us, we have to make a way."

Huiyu just laughed, "Shopkeeper Sun is loyal, and I can rest assured that this shop is in your hands. If you have any difficulties, you can go directly to Zhong Danian, or Deng Yangyu."

"Yes, the villain has remembered." Shopkeeper Sun replied hastily.

"Is it peaceful in the shop recently?"

"Taiping, with Lord Bei'an standing there, there are no troublemakers on this street. Everyone is a businessman, who doesn't want to do business peacefully. The business we do is rare here, Therefore, there are very few conflicts of interest, and the owner can rest assured."

Although Huiyu knew it, but after listening to shopkeeper Sun, he also felt that shopkeeper Sun was really a good person, "I'm afraid it will be spring when shopkeeper Kan is coming back. Don't worry if the business is not good in the meantime. Wait until shopkeeper Kan comes back." You are busy. During the Chinese New Year, everyone wants that thick red envelope, so that you can work hard next year."

Shopkeeper Sun laughed, "These bastards have met a good boss, and I'm afraid they will go crazy with joy when they know the news."

Seeing that the end of the year is approaching, Huiyu doesn't want the shop workers to feel hopeless without Kan Zhiyi.No matter when, everyone must have confidence, and the business in this shop will be better and better.

After never coming out, Huiyu went directly to Pinxiangju on the opposite side.

As soon as the shopkeeper of Pinxiangju saw Huiyu's face full of smiles, he responded personally, "Miss, please go upstairs."

Huiyu nodded slightly, and walked up the stairs.The owner of Pinxiangju is Ji Qiyu, and now she is the sure-fire Concubine Jing, but the shopkeeper is very understanding.

It was the same old place, Huiyu walked over slowly when she saw Jiang Qing guarding the door.

Jiang Qing hurriedly trotted over and bowed to salute, "This subordinate has seen the second girl, and greets the second girl."

It's different when you have the name score, Huiyu glanced at Jiang Qing, "So it's Jiang's bodyguard, thank you for your hard work."

"Being loyal to the master, I dare not say hard work. The prince is inside, please." Jiang Qing led Huiyu over, opened the door himself, watched Huiyu go in, and closed the door again.

Xue Qi Xueying was waiting outside, but seeing Jiang Qing's behavior, she was still angry in her heart.

Huiyu entered the door, but didn't stop when she heard the door closing behind her. She saw Ji Qiyu leaning on the window sill, her eyes were looking sideways at her.Ji Qiyu seems to like wide-sleeved long robes very much, and always wears this kind of attire whenever she sees him.At this time, the wide-sleeved gowns of the Great Jin Dynasty were rarely worn, and more people liked the narrow-sleeved straight gown that was convenient for entry and exit.However, Ji Qiyu seemed to love this kind of cumbersome clothes more deeply, but there was indeed an indescribable charm when he wore them.

"I have seen the prince." Huiyu knelt down and saluted.

Ji Qiyu looked at Dong Huiyu who strictly abided by the rules every time they met, and said slowly: "There is no need to be too polite as a family."

Huiyu straightened up slowly, and the words "family" could no longer stimulate her.

"sit."

Hearing Ji Qiyu's words, Huiyu slowly walked over and sat down opposite to him, instead of remaining silent like last time, she spoke first, "I haven't congratulated you on your victory yet."

"My uncle is also responsible for this." Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu with a half-smile, "Of course, it's also yours."

"My lord really likes to joke. How can my little girl get any credit?" Huiyu refused to admit it even if she was beaten to death, so she simply changed the subject, "My lord warned me, why?"

"Oh? How do you know that this king is warning you?" Although Ji Qiyu thought that Dong Huiyu should be able to understand what he meant, but there is still a difference between thinking about it and seeing it with his own eyes. It cannot be denied that he is in a good mood now.

Huiyu didn't want to discuss this childish topic, so she said, "Concubine Su and Concubine Chun are both my former boudoir friends."

Ji Qiyu was very satisfied with Huiyu's expression of Zeng, nodded and said, "It's good that you understand."

"What does the lord mean, the little girl can't have any private relationship with them in the future?" Hui Yu frowned. Even though Zhang Yuqiong and Chu Ke changed because of their marriage, she also believed that these two people would not have any real affection for her. What a dark mind.

"No."

"Why?"

"The way is different."

"Men dominate, but women are hurt."

"Husband and wife are one, we share weal and woe."

"Really?" Huiyu sneered a few times in her heart, husband and wife?Hehe, think about Chu Ke.

Seeing Huiyu's obviously questioning expression, Ji Qiyu said, "Are you doubting my sincerity?"

"Is the prince sincere? I'm really sorry, but the little girl's poor eyesight didn't see it."

"This king has already promised that you will not enter the concubine without entering the door. Is it not sincere enough?"

"The little girl is more inclined to want the prince to get the support of the Dong family."

"Dong Huiyu!"

"The prince is angry because the little girl is right?"

"Are you very prejudiced against me?"

"Don't dare."

Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu as if he didn't dare, but he was clearly very daring.

"Is there anything wrong with this king that makes you so on guard?"

"Why did the prince say this? Huiyu is terrified."

"We are people who will spend our whole life together in the future." Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu and said word by word, "I don't want you to lie to me."

"Hehe." Huiyu snorted, if she didn't lie, this day would be impossible.Which woman wants her man to have three wives and four concubines, can a man keep himself safe?Knowing that women don't like it, but still using the rules to suppress others, and asking others to live honestly, this is so fucking difficult. "The little girl dare not lie, the prince also misunderstood the little girl a lot."

"Forget it." Ji Qiyu felt that what she said to Dong Huiyu was playing the piano to a cow, she was really like a stubborn stone, no matter how windy and rainy you were, she would not move at all, just this calmness, it was really intoxicating up. "You asked me to come here, but something happened?"

"Yes." Huiyu didn't go around in circles this time, looked at Ji Qiyu and said, "I have already understood what the lord means, and I will pay attention to it in the future, and will not have close contacts with Su Wang's mansion and Jin wang's mansion. This time, please come out and see the lord." I just hope that the prince can help me find out the whereabouts of Kan Zhiyi."

"Just for this?"

"Just for that."

Although Huiyu knew that Kan Zhiyi would be fine, the current situation was still very worrying after all.Now Ji Qiyu can be regarded as a little accomplished, and it will not be so difficult to find out the whereabouts of a person.

"Okay, I understand." Ji Qiyu said.

Hearing that Ji Qiyu agreed without any shirk, Huiyu smiled brightly at him.Huiyu is not stingy with her smile and thanks when she asks for help.

A small jacket with narrow sleeves in peach red carved silk and lotus pattern, a pair of brocade skirts with rattan pattern, soft satin and pomegranate skirt carved in stone and blue silk, blessing pattern, black and shiny hair tied into a tassel bun, and a hollow peony red coral jade hairpin as a hairpin.In the dreary winter, Huiyu's bright colors made her look as enchanting as spring.

Mrs. Dong's reputation for dressing up has long been rumored in Kyoto. Looking at Huiyu's dressing now, it really makes people feel that the rumors are true. As expected, every mother has a daughter, and this temperament of dressing up has not changed at all.

Ji Qiyu turned around, opened a hidden compartment behind her, took out a brown brocade box three inches wide and six inches long, looked down, then put it on the table and pushed it over.Ji Qiyu's slender fingers landed on the brown brocade box, making her skin as flawless as white jade, and even Huiyu was a little lost in thought.

"What is this?" Huiyu came back to her senses after a while, feeling a little embarrassed that she was distracted, so she opened her mouth to break the silence.

"It's for you."

"give me?"

Huiyu was really surprised, she looked up at Ji Qiyu in surprise, she didn't expect this guy to be able to please girls in this way.

"Yes." Ji Qiyu gave a rare smile, "Since you and I are grasshoppers on the same rope, we naturally share good fortune and misfortune. This thing was honored by the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. It's still eye-catching when I look at it. You can play with it." .”

Huiyu listened to Ji Qiyu's understatement, but the salt merchants below wanted to curry favor with Ji Qiyu, the Buddha who was in charge of Yanyin, and what he was willing to give away was definitely not a cheap item.Huiyu frowned, "It's so easy to win people's love, the prince should take it back."

Ji Qiyu's expression froze when he heard this, it was the first time in his life that he gave a girl something but was rejected!He expressed his inability to accept it, and said, "If you don't want it, just throw it away. The things this king sends out will not be taken back."

Huiyu is really convinced that even giving a gift can be so arrogant.

After thinking about it, she still reached out to take it, hesitated again, and Huiyu decided to open it and take a look.

The peaty, angry Ji Qiyu is so unbearable.

When she opened the box, Huiyu was taken aback for a moment. On the brown soft satin was quietly resting a Bu Yao made of white jade.There is nothing unusual about jade steps, what is strange is that the tassels that hang down on this step are not made of ordinary gold and silver, but are carved from a whole piece of jade and are thin and transparent rings that are only the size of a fingernail. With a made tassel.

With regard to the craftsmanship of the openwork ring, Huiyu was dumbfounded.

This jade hairpin is not eye-catching when you say it, but when you open it and look at it, it can make your heart tremble.

"This thing is too expensive." Huiyu hesitated to accept it. If he didn't accept it, this guy probably felt that he didn't want to share troubles with him.

"What is this? It's just a small object. It's merit is that it catches your eyes and makes you like it. Since you can see it, just hold it, and just carry it with you."

Take whatever you want...

For the first time, Huiyu felt that Ji Qiyu's richness and wealth are not bad, at least it means that her marriage to Prince Jing's mansion in the future is not just empty-handed.

"Now that the national treasury is empty, why is my little girl so extravagant?" Huiyu blinked and smiled happily.

Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu's sly smile, and said lightly: "The national treasury is empty, but the emperor's private treasury is still very rich. If all these things are found, the Great Jin Dynasty will be in jeopardy."

It turned out that the state treasury and the emperor's private treasury were not mixed together. Huiyu suddenly remembered that when Li Zicheng captured Beijing at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the treasury he found was indeed nothing good.But the private treasury of Lao Zhu's family is full. I didn't expect this to be popular in the Jin Dynasty.

Huiyu suddenly looked at Ji Qiyu very curiously. Does this fellow have his own small treasury?
Xu Huiyu's eyes were too bright, Ji Qiyu felt the pressure inexplicably, and couldn't help but annoyed: "This king doesn't have a private treasury yet."

Huiyu: ...

Ji Qiyu: ...

The two looked at each other, this rare embarrassment unexpectedly made Huiyu feel that Ji Qiyu was actually kind of cute.

With a low laugh, Huiyu lowered her head and said, "Whether the prince has a private treasury or not, it has nothing to do with my daughter. Anyway, my daughter will live on this dowry in the future."

"You mean this king won't be able to support you in the future?"

Shit, which ear of yours heard me say that?
Huiyu felt very wronged, and besides, the dowry of a married woman is a very important matter.To put it bluntly, let alone Dong Huiyu, since Dong Wan was born, the eldest lady will prepare a dowry for her.From the clothes and jewelry, the farm shop, to the things placed in the house, the clothes on the body, and even the high-quality wood for making furniture, they are all prepared early, and families like the four great families have their own dowry for their daughters. A set of regulations, even the coffin and shroud in the next hundred years are ready.Perhaps this is an exaggeration, but it is true.

The bigger the ostentation of the married woman, the richer the dowry, and the married woman can stand upright in her husband's house.I can't eat or wear your clothes. If my husband's family is down and out, she can still take out a dowry to help.The dowry is thicker, and I just hope that the man can be less verbose, treat his own girl better, and live without looking at other people's faces when he enters the door.

Dong Huiyu once heard that Mrs. Dong Er reconciled the account books with Pang's mother last time, and when she happened to hear that even the Gong bucket was ready, Huiyu was speechless.

She really felt that marrying a daughter in ancient times, especially a noble family's daughter, would be quite bloody.

"I didn't mean that." Huiyu felt very wronged.

"I know, everyone thinks that I'm an unfavored prince, and I'm sure I don't have a lot of money. If you marry me, you may suffer in the future." Ji Qiyu looked at Huiyu and said, and she locked her eyes quietly. A gloomy color.

"Good girls don't wear wedding clothes, and good men don't eat their parents' meals. The prince is a genius, wise and heroic, and it is a blessing for a little girl to marry the prince." She sincerely hopes that Ji Qiyu can perfectly PK Ji Fuyan, Then she doesn't have to worry about being cannon fodder.Tsk, at that time, she will be the only one who cannon fodder for others. Thinking about it, I feel so domineering.

Xiaosi, sister is optimistic about you!
Come on!

"Is it?"

"Of course." Huiyu replied without hesitation. In front of her immediate boss for the rest of her life, she must show her loyalty without hesitation. It was even louder and more powerful than the party declaration back then.

If he had had the determination and spirit to join the party back then, he would have been promoted long ago.

Hey, there won't be such a bad thing as time travel.

Ji Qiyu was quietly facing the slightly immature face, but she insisted on a solemn expression, expressing her position to herself solemnly, for some reason, a certain corner of her heart gradually softened.

At least, it's not bad that this little liar can pretend to be a smile for himself.If it were the past when the two had no engagement, she would just pretend not to see, and her determination to pretend to be stupid to the end would make people want to spank her hard.

"Dong Huiyu."

"what?"

"What do you think of this marriage?"

"Resolutely obey the emperor's will, be loyal to the country, do your best for the people, and be an excellent and perfect lady of the Jin Dynasty."

Ji Qiyu: ...

Seeing Ji Qiyu's extremely gloomy expression, Huiyu couldn't help laughing, and lay down on the table with her stomach covered, not showing her ladylike demeanor.

"I really hated you." Huiyu said in a low voice after laughing.

"Then?" Ji Qiyu knew about it a long time ago, but she still felt very uncomfortable hearing Huiyu say it directly.

(End of this chapter)