Qi Rui Extra Episode (8)

When the sun broke through the mist and shone on the ground, the hot day began again.

Sitting in the carriage, Gao Haiqiong muttered while wiping his sweat: "It's time to go out earlier." When we arrived at Ci'en Temple, it might be noon. At noon in August, people can be roasted.

Caichun smiled and said, "It will be hotter on the official road now, but it won't be so hot when we go up the mountain." There are many trees on both sides of the mountain road, and the mountain is cooler than the city.

That being said, it is not an easy task to go up the mountain with such a big sun.

At the beginning of noon, a group of people arrived at the Temple of Mercy. After arriving at the main hall to worship the Lord Buddha, Guanyin and other Bodhisattvas, Gao Haiqiong followed the abbot to a small courtyard.

There is a tall linden tree in this courtyard, which covers the entire courtyard with its luxuriant branches and leaves. Once you walk in, it is very cool.

Gao Haiqiong leaned back on the chair, not wanting to move anymore.

Soon, the monks in the temple brought a vegetarian meal and vegetarian food. At home on weekdays, she is seven to eighty percent full. But the vegetarian food sent by Ci'en Temple this time was very delicious, and Gao Haiqiong didn't notice that he ate too much.

"Go to the back mountain for a walk." The scenery of the back mountain is still very good. You can enjoy the scenery while digesting food.

As a result, in the back mountain, Gao Haiqiong met Mu Yingying who also came to Ci'en Temple to offer incense.

After carefully looking at Mu Yingying up, down, left, and right, Gao Haiqiong said in a disdainful tone: "You look pretty good, no wonder you hook up with men everywhere."

When Ji Lan heard this, her face turned blue with anger. However, considering Gao Haiqiong's identity, Ji Lan dared not speak out.

Mu Yingying turned to Ji Lan and said, "Didn't you just say that you lost your hairpin by the water spring? Find it now."

Ji Lan didn't want to go, but under Mu Yingying's sharp gaze, she had to.

Gao Haiqiong admired Mu Yingying a little, and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will be bad for you?"

Mu Yingying looked very calm, and said: "I believe that the princess will not want my life."

Gao Haiqiong was a little surprised: "Are you so sure that I won't kill you?"

"Although the concubine hates me, she didn't go to the point of murder." After a pause, Mu Yingying said: "Furthermore, the second girl of the Li family committed suicide, Mrs. Li died accidentally, and the censor even impeached you for disregarding human life. If you really killed me,

Even the Empress Dowager will no longer protect you. I believe, princess, you will not do such a stupid thing. "

When she said this, Mu Yingying looked very calm.

If Mu Yingying succeeds in seducing Qi Rui, she might become murderous. This will, but I don't have this idea.

Gao Haiqiong exclaimed: "You are very smart. It's just that I don't understand that you are so beautiful and smart. Why don't you worry about marrying a good man? Why do you want to be my prince's concubine?" Very low status. Although King Xuan has many concubines, the positions of the two side concubines have been vacant until now. Apart from the main wife Dai Yanxin in Prince Xuan's mansion, the wife has the highest status. Even if these two wives bore children for King Xuan, they are not eligible to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother.

After hearing this, Mu Yingying said, "If the princess has time, I can tell you a story."

Gao Haiqiong is idle, and she is interested in listening to Mu Yingying's story when she has time.

Mu Yingying told the story of her father, Mu Changqiu, and her mother, Liao Shi: "The Mu family was so poor that they ate sweet potatoes and yams every day. Whenever there was a bowl of egg drop soup on the dinner table, it was considered rich. But my father After getting engaged to my mother, they can see some meat on the table every month."

From the words alone, Gao Haiqiong could feel that Mu Yingying hated the members of the Mu family.

"Before my father passed the Xiucai exam, my grandfather paid for his studies. After passing the Xiucai exam, my grandfather's bottom line was basically emptied, and he was powerless to continue funding. But at that time my father got the county school. With the appreciation of the head of the mountain, I went to the county school to study." With the appreciation of the head of the mountain, I can study without money.

In fact, even without the appreciation of the head of the mountain, Mu Changqiu was born with money and food every month. In addition, with fame, you can teach and collect Shuxiu. As long as you have perseverance, you will eventually succeed.

Gao Haiqiong asked: "Is your grandfather the only daughter of your mother?"

Mu Yingying shook her head and said, "My maternal grandfather had a son and a daughter, and my uncle is three years younger than my mother."

"Then what?"

Mu Yingying said: "After my father won the Juren, my grandmother turned her face and wanted to withdraw. At that time, my grandfather thought that the Mu family's prosperity would change their face and be unreliable, and they didn't want my mother to marry into the Mu family. But my mother didn't want it. , forced to die. My grandfather had no other choice, so he didn’t agree to divorce. When I was young, I often heard my grandmother say that my mother is the daughter of a butcher, and she married my father because she was a high-ranking man.”

Gao Haiqiong was stunned: "How can you say such a thing? If it weren't for your grandfather, how could your father be able to study?"

Mu Yingying smiled, and that smile was very ironic: "When I was young, my grandmother often said that my grandfather took advantage of others' dangers and plotted against my father. Otherwise, my father would marry a lady from the official family. According to my grandmother's It means that my grandfather should help my father to study for free. Only in this way can he be a real good person."

I have never seen such a shameless one before. Gao Haiqiong said: "Who is willing to pay someone who has nothing to do with him to study? Can't you think that the money is all blown by the wind?" There is no such thing as pie in the sky, even if the big families in the capital donate money to support poor families Students also want to wait for their success and fame before getting rewarded.

After finishing speaking, Gao Haiqiong asked: "Then what does your father think?" The key is Mu Changqiu's attitude.

Hearing Mu Changqiu's three words, Mu Yingying's expression turned cold: "I know that my grandmother made things difficult for my mother, but she never said a word for my mother. After he passed the entrance examination and became an official, he still wanted my mother." He stayed in the country to serve my grandparents, and he and Mrs. Li lived a carefree life outside. My mother has been married to her for almost twenty years, and she has never left her hometown."

After a pause, Mu Yingying continued: "When I was twelve years old, he was sent to Shengjing, so he sent someone to pick me up. My elder brother Xinting was killed by my grandmother's ignorance. Don't worry about leaving little brother Xinrui at home, and insist on bringing him to Shengjing."

As a parent, the feelings for the first child are particularly deep. Furthermore, Mu Yingying is very smart. After going to the women's school to learn how to read, she has to write a letter to Mu Changqiu every month. After a long time, Mu Changqiu also missed this daughter. Of course, it was also because Mu Yingying was beautiful and smart that he paid attention. Otherwise, I don't know where I forgot.

Gao Haiqiong said: "Are you relieved to leave your mother alone in my hometown?"

"What's wrong with worrying? If I listen to her, I can only live in my hometown in the country for the rest of my life." After speaking, Mu Yingying looked at Gao Haiqiong and said with a smile: "When I was six years old, I was going to a girls' school. My grandmother She disagreed, and she beat me up in order to force me to compromise. At that time, I lay in bed for three days."

In this world, there are still such mothers.

"When I arrived in Shengjing, I found out that the servants of the Liao Mansion only knew about the Li family, and they didn't even know about the existence of my mother, the wife, and our siblings. When I first arrived in the Liao Mansion, my concubine Xueli thought we were from our hometown. The poor relatives who came to beat the autumn wind taunted our siblings." Mu Yingying laughed when she said this. That smile doesn't have any warmth.

Gao Haiqiong looked at Mu Yingying, but said nothing. Anyone who is replaced by this will be sad.

Mu Yingying continued: "Later I used a trick to let outsiders know that Mrs. Li and Mu Xueli bullied our siblings." Female, it will definitely affect Mu Changqiu's official career. So after this incident, Mu Changqiu let Mu Yingying take care of the general affairs of the Mu residence.

Remembering what Yang Qi said, Gao Haiqiong asked me: "Is it the young master of the Yang family who saw Mu Xueli bullying your siblings?"

"Yes. I just wanted him to be a witness at the time, but I didn't expect him to marry me because of this matter. I knew that the young master of the Yang family was going on a hunger strike to force me to marry me, so I begged my father not to agree to this marriage. But In order to curry favor with the Yang family, my father still agreed to this marriage."

Gao Haiqiong was very surprised: "The young master of the Yang family is doing this for you, why don't you agree?"

Mu Yingying said disdainfully: "Seeing how pitiful I am, I want to marry me. Do you think such a man is reliable? There are many poorer women in this world than me. Do you want to marry me when we meet again? But my father doesn't care about my wishes. , agreed to this marriage, and the result was indeed as I expected."

"What happened in Banruo Temple?"

Mu Yingying said: "The person is gone, so there's no need to talk about the details. But I asked him to meet at Banruo Temple that day to tell him about the divorce. He didn't agree with the divorce and said that I had no sympathy. We broke up badly, and he couldn’t get sick after returning home. I also felt guilty after he passed away, so I said I would stay for him for three years. But I didn’t expect that the Yang family would let me marry and be a widow .”

Gao Haiqiong asked: "In order to get rid of the Yang family, you set your sights on my prince?"

At this meeting, Mu Yingying did not hide anything: "I went to see the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, and I saw that the prince put the princess first in everything, and I was envious. After the Lantern Festival, my father took another beautiful concubine, and the prince loves the princess. Shen Yizhong has only you, Wangfei, all these years, so I moved my mind that I shouldn't."

Gao Haiqiong couldn't believe what she heard: "You mean you want to take my prince away from me because you saw how nice my prince is to me?"

Mu Yingying nodded in agreement.

Gao Haiqiong asked back: "Don't you think you're very low?" She felt that Mu Yingying was more disgusting than those women who wanted to cling to Qi Rui for the sake of glory and wealth.

Mu Yingying did not deny it, she said with a smile: "Facts have proved that a really good man cannot be seduced by others."

Seeing her smiling face, Gao Haiqiong was a little confused: "Why do you seem to be very happy?" Normally, it should be out of breath or angry, or even ashamed to see others. Why is Mu Yingying's attitude so strange.

Mu Yingying smiled and said: "I'm very happy. Because Prince Rui convinced me that there are really men in this world who are not seduced by beauty and are clean. I really envy you, Princess." She didn't have this life, to be exact, this Many women in the world do not have such a good life.

Gao Haiqiong could feel that Mu Yingying said this from the bottom of her heart, and she couldn't even speak the cruel words.

ps: O(∩_∩)O~, Fanwai will finish the book in June and prepare the new book in July.