Chapter 64 On the Way

At the same time, in the post station a hundred miles away, Chao Jingyou was waving a hand to throw the handkerchief into the water basin, and asked the accompanying little maid to take it out and pour it out.

But he sat still, quietly staring at the man inside the hanging curtain.

Qi Jiulu was originally handsome and handsome, with sharp brows and sharp eyes, but after more than half a year of experience in the army, he has become more resolute. Even in a coma at this moment, her thin lips were tightly pursed, still showing a bit of sharpness.

This reminded her of when this man was sober, he looked at her like a knife... No, most of the time, he wouldn't even look at her at all.

Quan should not exist without Chao Jingyou.

This is the upper room of the inn, but the furnishings are not as good as those of a rich family over the years. Some items are there, but they are unavoidably simple.

For example, the bronze mirror used to correct the appearance is hung on the wall, and there is no special dressing table.

At this moment, Chao Jingyou only needs to tilt her head slightly, and she can see her own appearance from the side.

Her appearance is actually no worse than Yun Fenghuang.

Curved eyebrows and almond eyes, pink face and peach cheeks, among the facial features, the nose is particularly good, straight and delicate, like a chimney tube made of snow, because of the labor of washing Qi Jiulu just now, the tip of the nose is blush, and the cheeks are smudged The light pink echoes, reminding people of the peach branches quietly blooming in the mountains and fields in March.

It is a kind of calm and charming.

It is different from Yun Feng Huang's brilliance and aggression like a thorny rose, but it is not inferior.

And in the reverse seat at the back, there lived two concubines who were hastily named by her to set off together. One was a beauty from the south, petite and exquisite, as pink as a brush, with a skin that was as thick as frost and snow, and could be squeezed into water. Age; one is a Hu Han mixed blood Ji with exotic blood, with undulating body like mountains, eyes like pearls, good at singing and dancing, and enthusiastic by nature... This is all Qi's obedience to Chao Jingyou after Qi Jiulu took office in the Northern Army. The proposal was bought at a huge expense, in order to relieve the loneliness of their eldest son and extend their heirs.

The most important thing is to let him forget about the person who should no longer be missed.

But so far nothing seems to work...

Qi Jiulu didn't pay attention to his main wife at all. When he was in the imperial capital, he didn't completely ignore her. When he came back after going out, he looked at her with repulsion and boredom, and occasionally scolded and expelled her. After all, he could still see her. .

Ever since he went to Qishan last year, his spirit seemed to have been drained all of a sudden.

The whole person has been as cold as ice since then.

After that, Chao Jingyou hardly heard him speak, not only for her, but also for servants and outsiders, it was a kind of indifference.

The only exception is that on the way to the Dingbei Army, he met Jiang and his party who were heading south.

Chao Jingyou still feels sore when she thinks about it... But she quickly suppressed the sourness. This was before leaving the cabinet, no, it should be said, it was already foreseeable from the time the matter had not started, from the moment Chao made the decision. isn't it?

It is said that Yun Fenghuang and Qi Jiulu are childhood sweethearts, but they are both children of the rich family in the Northland. Didn't Chao Jingyou grow up with these two?

They knew her as she knew them.

As the eldest son of the Qi family, Qi Jiulu was taught to win over the children of various families and plump his wings since he was a child. Therefore, he seems to be arrogant, but in fact he is not an inaccessible character.

However, because Yun Fenghuang rejected Chao Jingyou and Chao Shi, he gave up on Chao Shi directly.

"What's the use of listening to her like that? Didn't she abandon you?" Chao Jingyou really wanted to say to him, "If you hadn't alienated me so clearly back then, my father, brother and uncle would not It may not be so quick to make up your mind to break up you."

Chao's stature was originally inferior to that of Xie's.

After being jointly suppressed by the eldest son of the Qi family and the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, even if you don't say that you have been down since then, life is definitely not easy... Chao Jingyou never felt that there was anything wrong with this scheming to win love.

Who wouldn't want to live better?

If Yun Fenghuang hadn't been jealous since childhood, and if Qi Jiulu hadn't been so obedient to his childhood sweetheart fiancee, Chao wouldn't have taken the risk of stepping on the boat of that great man in Beijing.

Originally, Chao's plan was to let her be close to Yunfenghuang, and use Jiang's management as her own daughter to secure the reputation of Beidi Shuangshu. In addition, her quiet and gentle personality made her very popular with Qi Jiulu's mother Chen. to find a powerful in-law... As for Qi Jiulu, it would be best if he could get it, but if he couldn't, he could turn to Chen's daughter as a goddaughter, so that he could be in Qi's favor for a long time, even in the future. As a sister-in-law, go to Xie's glory.

Although this plan looks ugly, but considering that Jiang is a mistress who takes care of her concubine's daughter, it can be inferred that her biological daughter should also be aware of the overall situation, even if it is not happy in her heart, it will hinder her future mother-in-law's liking. I have to swallow my anger...it's not impossible.

But who knew that the virtuous and virtuous in the Yunfenghuang rumors were all helped by the Jiang family?

In front of her, she really knew the general situation and considered the overall situation. She pulled Chao Jingyou, and her sister and sister shouted affectionately, but secretly urged Qi Jiulu to come forward and be a villain.

Chen can use all kinds of methods to tease her daughter-in-law-to-be she doesn't like, but what can she do with her own son?

This path was impracticable, and Chao had no choice but to find another way.

There are only a few in the North, and the top Qi family and Xie family don't want to see them, so of course they are looking for opportunities elsewhere.

As for the agreement in the hometown, not to mix with the temple, not to get involved in high-level gossip... When it's good, it's fine.

My own family has been excluded from the Baotuan, so why keep the promise for those few?

After all, even if standing in a team will end miserably after failing, once you choose the right team, you can expect a bright future.

At that time, the Chao family didn't have many choices, but as one of the members of the Chao family, Chao Jingyou had even fewer choices.

There is no matriarch who is as cunning as the Jiang family, and there are not many male heirs to support her reputation... Chao Jingyou was able to get ahead in the family only because of her natural good looks and the docile nature she had to cultivate. , so that the family feels that she is worthy of being cultivated.

So she could only endure and wait.

... Withdrawing her gaze from the bronze mirror on the wall, Chao Jingyou observed Qi Jiulu for a while, and seeing that his breathing was still stable, she flicked her sleeves, got up and left, and entered the next room.

"Qi Jiulu is okay?" Turning around the screen at the door, there is a small flower hall with round tables and embroidered stools. Not far away, in the carved Baibaoyue cave door leading to the inner room, there is a bead curtain hanging as a partition.

Therefore, he couldn't see clearly what was going on inside, and only asked in a low voice, casually.

Chao Jingyou lowered her head slightly, and said, "My husband's injuries are not in danger of life."

The people inside said "hmm": "I will arrive in the imperial capital in a few days, what should I do then, but do I still have doubts?"

"My concubine will follow my orders." Chao Jingyou did not hesitate.

"After the matter is completed, the master will accept you as a righteous daughter." The person inside laughed, "Of course the Chao family also has a reward... If there is nothing wrong, let's go down."

Chao Jingyou pondered for a while, and said: "Before, the Imperial City Secretary sent a special person to the north to thoroughly investigate the matter of Xie Fenghuan, and concluded that the Wang family was the culprit."

There was no movement behind the curtain for a while, and she didn't say anything more, she only wished her luck, and left with a calm expression.

After going out, he didn't go back to Qi Jiulu's residence, but walked to the back where the two concubines were placed. There are several masters and servants here, and when they saw her coming, they hurriedly saluted.

Before Chao Jingyou could open her mouth, someone called the maid inside, took out a baby in a red silk cloth, wrapped in a baby with closed eyes and breathing weakly, and whispered to Chao Jingyou about the situation: "...Miss Sun I just ate it... I fell asleep... I got a little heavier..."

Chao Jing listened quietly for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I'll take care of you."

He lowered his eyes to look at the baby's cheeks for a while, pointed his fingers, but turned around and left without hugging him.

...At this moment, in the palace of the Imperial Capital, on the Huanhua Hall, Yun Fenghuang was hugging Princess Zhaoqing, and said to Yi Xingen, who was kneeling on his highness: "His Majesty will come over later, and you will take care of the meal."

Yi Xingen respectfully thanked her, got the order from the host to stand up, then stood up cautiously, and stood beside her, without even looking at Princess Zhaoqing.

Yun Fenghuang was satisfied with this duty, but he took the initiative to hand over the princess to the palace man, and let her kiss her for a while: "After all, you are the princess' biological mother, and you can come here often to have a look when you are free."

"My concubine, thank you for your grace!" Princess Zhaoqing was already cute, and she was her own daughter. Yi Xingen naturally liked her unspeakably, but in front of Yun Fenghuang, she only hugged her slightly, and quickly hugged her The swaddling baby was returned to the palace man, but he praised the virtuous concubine Xian without saying a word, telling her how lucky and blessed she was to be able to enter the Xuanqing Palace... Such flattery made Yun Fenghuang smile slightly, Only then secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Seeing that it was almost time for the emperor to come, Yun Fenghuang went inside to change clothes, and asked her to go to the side hall to tidy up her appearance. After all, she had to serve Chunjia tonight, even if she was a beautiful woman, she should strive for excellence, right?

"Your Majesty, why do you continue to praise this Yi family?" The Qing people followed up to serve in the inner hall, and whispered to Yun Fenghuang, "Qu's looks are not bad, and their temperament is also gentle and pleasant. Anyway, this Yi family is already A princess is born, although she is still humble and respectful, but people's hearts are unpredictable, so we must guard against it."

After all, when it comes to beauty, Yi Xingen is even higher than Yunfenghuang.

Also gave birth to Yuxue's lovely eldest daughter.

If she is allowed to have children one after another, she may be able to become a concubine after accumulating merits - who knows if she will repay her kindness by then?

You must know the rules of the palace ban. Since the eldest daughter of the emperor, Gongxiang, is recorded in Yunfenghuang's name, even if her mother is named a concubine in the future, she can raise her children by herself, but Gongxiang's mother and concubine are still virtuous concubines, not biological mothers.

However, no matter considering the relationship between mother and daughter, the obsessive favor brought by the emperor, and the dependence after old age, how many biological mothers are willing to give up their own flesh and blood like this?

At that time, it is necessary to have a match with the former master.

This kind of thing happened not once or twice in the previous dynasty.

If it was an ordinary concubine, the Qing people would not take it seriously, but Yi Xingen would still feel a lot of pressure for Yun Fenghuang.

The key is……

Chunjia came to Xuanqing Palace these days, Yunfenghuang would not have arranged for the concubines to sleep except for his own inconvenience.

It's hard not to let the Qing people suspect that it's because of Qi Jiulu's news that he did this today.

Let this master be confused.

She didn't dare to ask this taboo question directly, so she chose Yi Shi as the topic, wondering whether it was a tactful temptation or a tactful persuasion?