peaceful ancient life

Chapter 108
After having lunch at Duke Li's mansion, An Ning bid farewell to Mrs. Tai and the eldest princess in disgust. It's the most annoying thing to come back after being disappointed. Since there is no excitement to watch, it's better to go back to the house for a beauty sleep.

Zhou Xiaoyou in the hall looked at An Ning's walking figure with complicated eyes.

Zhou Xiaoyou's grandfather lived in the third rank before his death. His father was the sixth rank official and was the second eldest in the family. There was an elder brother who was the eldest son who was valued by his father, and a younger brother who was loved by his mother.As the second child, he was stuck in the middle and was ignored. Later, he begged his father to find him an errand in Liaodong, and took his wife and children to the post. Never went back to the old house.

Zhou Xiaoyou grew up with her father in a remote place in the south of Liaodong. When her father died at the age of 13, she followed her mother to observe filial piety in Jiangnan's old house. Three years later, when her grandfather passed away, she kept filial piety. Xiao is 19 years old.

The second bedroom was not taken seriously, and there was no pillar in the family. There were only orphans and widows who were inevitably squeezed out by the other two households. Zhou's mother began to talk to her 19-year-old eldest daughter after she became a filial piety. However, she used to The person is not in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has no contacts in his hands. Asking his elder sister-in-law to help pay attention has little effect. He is looking for either a second-marriage who is too old or a scholar from a poor family.

Zhou's mother was not very satisfied with these candidates, so she complained about it in letters to her sister in the capital. After learning about it, Zhou's sister, Mrs. Qi Dashifu, came to ask Zhou's mother to take Zhou Xiaoyou with her. Go to the Qi Mansion in the capital to live temporarily, and choose a husband for Zhou Xiaoyou there by the way, and she will take care of Zhou Xiaoyou if she marries in the capital in the future.

Zhou's mother was very happy when she received the letter. After a briefing with her mother-in-law Mrs. Zhou, she packed her bags and took her eldest daughter Zhou Xiaoyou and ten-year-old son Zhou Maofan to Beijing by boat to join her sister.

After arriving in the capital, Zhou Xiaoyou, who had never seen a rich and luxurious life before, was fascinated by the wealth of the Qi family. When she was in Liaodong, her father was not a big official, and the living environment at home was just average. Later, she followed her mother back to Jiangnan to keep filial piety. , because they are not valued at home, and there is no pillar in the family, so life in the old house is not luxurious, and everything is simple.

After arriving in the capital, because Qi's mother often took her out to various banquets, introduced her to the wives of various families, and asked Qi Peiyu to take her to participate in various poetry fairs and flower appreciation parties held by noble ladies in Beijing, she became a Her reputation spread far and wide, and she was called the number one beauty in the capital.

After seeing the wealth of the aristocratic family in the capital, she can no longer live the simple life before. She also wants to be like Qi Peiyu and other aristocratic daughters who are surrounded by servants, eat delicacies from mountains and seas, wear silk and satin, sleep Exquisite and luxurious house, there are luxury carriages to pick you up and out.

If you want to live such a life, the fastest way is to marry into those honorable families. Zhou Xiaoyou is very self-aware. She knows that it is foolish to marry in with her family background, but this cannot dispel her yearning for wealth. If you can't get married, you can only enter the door and commit yourself as a concubine.

Having made up her mind, every time she goes out with Qi Peiyu, she circles among the young masters, trying to choose the one who is most suitable for her.

Until she saw Tang Yan who was Changlehou in the Duke of Li's mansion. At that time, he walked slowly under the rays of the sun like a god descending from the earth, and she instantly fell in love with him deeply.That handsome face, handsome body, and noble status.She is the son of Princess Qingyue, the second master of Liguo Duke's Mansion, and Prince Junyu who is loved by Emperor Qianyuan and bestowed the title of Marquis of Changle. The more she knows, the more determined she is for him.

Only such an outstanding person is the most suitable candidate for her, the number one beauty in the capital.

Although Tang Yan was expressionless when they met for the first time and treated her indifferently, Zhou Xiaoyou didn't take it seriously. She thought it was because An Ning was by his side and he cared about the fetus in her womb.

Ever since she made up her mind to be Tang Yan's concubine, Zhou Xiaoyou coaxed Qi Peiyu to bring her to Liguo's mansion from time to time. Tang Yan, cultivate a good relationship with him.

In her opinion, Tang Yan's wife, An Ning, is pregnant now, so she must not be able to serve Tang Yan, and she also found out that there is no concubine in the Marquis of Changle. It is very simple to win Tang Yan's love.

In fact, the best place to meet Changle Hou Tang Yan is in the Changle Hou Mansion, but she and An Ning have only met once, there is no reason to come to the house, and they can only go to the Li Guogong Mansion for the next best thing. It's a matter of luck, after all, even if he doesn't live here, he often has to come to Li Guogong's mansion to pay his respects to Mrs. Tai and the eldest princess.

As a result, she didn't meet him after several visits. Later, she learned that he had gone out of Beijing on business. As for when he would come back, she was not sure. She had to finish the business to come back.

Originally planned to please Mrs. Tai and the eldest princess first, and then make plans after Tang Yan came back. Who would think that people are not as good as God, and the plan cannot keep up with the changes.Zhou Xiaoyou was stunned when news came from her hometown in Jiangnan that Mrs. Zhou was unwell and might not last long.

She has already delayed her youth for several years because of her filial piety. Could it be that she is still delaying her youth for three years because of her filial piety? There is no beauty, who will remember her after three years?
Although she is supported by the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital, when the time comes, even if she is a concubine, it will no longer be her who picks others but others who pick her.Don't even think about the honorable family.

As long as Zhou Xiaoyou thinks of this situation, Zhou Xiaoyou will feel cold. She must not let such a thing happen. Knowing that Tang Yan's return date is uncertain, she has no time to wait for him to come back and plan carefully, so she resolutely abandons him and turns her attention to Tang Yan. The first time he saw him, Tang Zheng, the son of Duke Li, had eyes full of surprise.

This time the plan went as smoothly as she had imagined. Tang Zheng was already fascinated by her beauty, and she successfully entered the gate of Liguo Duke's Mansion and became Tang Zheng's concubine with just a little temptation.

Now that she has fulfilled her wish, but seeing An Ning think of Tang Yan, her heart still hurts slightly.

An Ning, who was ignorant of Zhou Xiaoyou's thoughts, went back to Changle Hou's mansion in disgust. Not long after entering the house, the mansion welcomed the great eunuch Gao Gonggong.

After An Ning learned that Eunuch Gao had arrived, she asked Ah Zi to bring the manuscript of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" and walked to the main hall, saluted Eunuch Gao and handed the manuscript directly to him.

Eunuch Gao took it with a smile, glanced at the manuscript in his hand, and then looked at An Ning with a smile, "Since the manuscript is here, the miscellaneous family will not bother Mrs. Hou, and leave."

An Ning asked in surprise, "Is it because the tea in the mansion doesn't suit Eunuch Gao? Why do you want to leave just after arriving?"

Eunuch Gao smiled and waved his hands, "I agree, but I'd better save this tea for another day. Your Majesty is still waiting for this book in the palace. Don't dare to make Your Majesty wait too long."

(End of this chapter)