Li Qiqi seemed a little flattered, a concubine did not need to cover her head with a cloth when she got married. At this moment, her beautiful face became more and more dazzling under the candlelight, forming an ironic contrast with the wrinkles at the corner of Dou Qing'e's eyes.
Li Qiqi was still hesitant while Qin Zhi, who was on the side, spoke first, "It's rare that my wife Qing'e is so courteous. It seems that worshipping the Buddha for half a month can really purify a soul."
He called her "my wife Qing'e". It had been years since he last called her like that. Dou Qing'e forced a bitter smile. She had done so much for the Qin Family and yet Qin Zhi had never praised her for it. Now that she merely gave his new concubine a couple hairpins, he was full of tenderness. This was the man that she wanted so badly to keep to her own.
"Huh, it's all about her face." After the tea was finished, naturally Qin Zhi carried Li Qiqi back for the wedding
"Where is Concubine Liu? Why wasn't she here?" Dou Qing'e sipped the tea and pretended to worry her.Qin Yuwan's hands shook and the tea was almost spilled, "My mother is busy in the counting house."Qin Zhi felt unsatisfied and slapped the table, "What is happening now? The Hai Tang Courtyard now is on big fire, but why is she now busy in accounting, such little business?" What Qin Zhi really meant was that he and his lovely concubine got astonished and everyone should be here to comfort them.Half of the people present here disliked Concubine Liu, but they felt unhappy when they saw Qin Zhi took side in Li Qiqi very much."Maybe not," Qin Yunuan said calmly, "It's windy very much tonight and it's blowing east wind. The counting house is very close to Hai Tang Courtyard and now everybody focuses on saving Hai Tang Courtyard. I am afraid of the security of counting house…."Before Qin Yunuan finished, at the door, a hu
"The two people were likely to be afraid of their masters," Qin Yunzhuang just glimpsed at Concubine Liu kneeling on the ground, "Or, the two concubines threatened them, but they dared not to do that.""Sister, why are you so urgent to defend these two people?" Qin Yunuan smiled, and said to Nanny Qiao, "You mean it was the two concubines that forced you to purchase inferior goods. Apart from those wooden charcoals, is there any other evidence? Do you get the receipt?"Nanny Qiao was stunned, with her fingers rubbing her apron in her waist, "I… I forget. We mansion Qin is so familiar with those merchants of goods. We usually settle the accounts every three months if there is no other reason.""Then, that's weird," Qin Yunuan smiled with a handkerchief covering her face, "Just now my mother said that it was commonsense to do a backup when doing the accounting, and these two concubines were their first time to do the house management. They lacked
The first thing Qin Yunuan did after returning to the Fuxi Courtyard was to take a look at Baochuan. Nurse Liao was guarding outside his room, and when she saw Qin Yunuan coming, she said to her in a soft voice, "Second Master has not woken up yet. He must be very sleepy last night."Qin Yunuan gave her a smile and walked straight into the room. While a cold blast of air poured into the room, Qin Baochuan still curled himself up in the quilt and remained unmoved.Qin Yunuan took a seat beside Qin Baochuan's bed. With a faint smile, her face was as still as the surface of a lake."Having slept for a whole night, you should have had enough." Qin Yunuan tipped the bedside and continued speaking, "You are not a sleepyhead. So, tell me, why do you pretend to be sleeping in front of father?"The quilt moved slightly, but still, Qin Baochuan made no sound. After a while, a small head got out of the quilt and murmured, "Father? I don't wan
Su Chenghai and Qin Yunuan were left in the room alone after Concubine Chang went back. Qin Yunuan seemed to have something private to say, so she asked Maner and Tong to stop serving tea and wait outside. Nurse Liao also went out in a hurry after putting down a stem-dish with Glutinous Rice Balls on the table.Qin Yunuan smiled warmly and pointed to the five-colored Glutinous Rice Balls in the plate. "Do you still remember this dessert, cousin? It was our favorite in the childhood. We had even fought over it. Have a try and see whether it is as delicious as before."Su Chenghai made a big grin sincerely, "It really was a long time ago. I could not remember clearly."Qin Yunuan didn't say anything. She just stretched out her fair hand and picked one into the small porcelain plate for Su Chenghai. "Have a try." She smiled.As Su Chenghai was enjoying the dessert, Qin Yunuan continued speaking, "Cousin, Yunuan has to thank you again
Qin Yunuan saluted hurriedly. After general greetings, Chun Gu and Huang Dashi retreated to give them space to discuss the business affairs."Miss Yang, you have a very bold idea. But I wonder how confident you are about this sale?"To the boss, Qin Yunuan claimed to have a surname "Yang". On the one hand, she was trying to hide her identity. On the other hand, all of her embroidery methods and patterns were learned from the handwriting notes of her birth mother, Yang. Qin Yunuan did nothing but sort the notes out in order. Boss Shen was testing Qin Yunuan's ability by asking this.Qin Yunuan thought of the previous life when Qin Yunzhuang asked her to embroider various samples and pieces to the palace and please the Empress. Confidence rose inside her when she recalled that the Empress often praised her for the embroidery. She questioned back, "Boss Shen, you have seen my embroidery. What do you think?"Qin Yunuan kicked the ball
Impossible! Dou Qing'e rushed down the stairs with Qin Yunzhuang. Squatting down, the girl even took a look into Li Qiqi's eyes. "Gosh, it's Concubine Li." Qin Yunzhuang cried and put her hand at her heart.Li Qiqi sat on the ground with a distressed look. Rubbing her swollen ankle, she found creases of all over her new layered dress after the pulling and dragging. There was also an opening in the hemline that was about a finger long and half a finger wide. However, it seemed that the opening was torn before this incident.Dou Qing'e was so surprised that she couldn't speak. It was not until a moment later did she open her mouth and stuttered, "Sister Li, how are you? Why didn't you say it out clearly?" Dou Qing'e knew it well that Li Qiqi meant a lot to Qin Zhi in his heart, so she had to calm Li down, "Aw, if you said it just now and came out, everything wouldn't be like this....Come, let me see if this left any scars?"Li Qiqi was not pushov
In fact, Qin Yunuan was still in the First Boite of the Royal City a while ago. As for Dou Qing'e sending Cui'e to the Fuxi Courtyard to deliver a message was merely an excuse to make sure that Qin Yunuan had not returned yet.Qin Yunuan smiled slightly, "Indeed, I was not in the Fuxi Courtyard." Dou Qing'e's face immediately rekindled with joy but it was suppressed by her without any trace. "At that time, I was in Concubine Chang's yard. I was there all day today."Concubine Chang smiled and nodded, "That's right. Yunuan came here early in the morning, saying that she wanted to discuss the congratulatory gift to the second master for having a son."The second master of the Qin Family, Qin Chang, was a fellow brother of Qin Zhi. They separated many years ago, but he became the sixth-class official of the Dali Temple because of the identity of Qin Zhi as the Grand Commandant. His wife came from a merchant family. Therefore, he was very rich and
It reminded Dou Qing'e of the last fire. She did cause a big disgrace of Concubine Chang and Concubine Liu in front of Qin Zhi, but finally the emergence was resolved by the letter of boss Yuan. She had dispatched people to investigate. Boss Yuan had come back hometown early and he couldn't send a letter to the mansion. However, there was a seal on that letter. She had no idea how the seal was gained. If Qin Zhi allowed the discussion about this issue, she would figure out the whole thing and tell all to Qin Zhi."I'm off if no more things here." Concubine Chang gave a gentle salute. This time, she decided to help Qin Yunuan publicly, which meant that she chose a totally different way from Dou Qing'e. Concubine Chang just ignored the malicious eyes of Dou Qing'e. Dou Qing'e had a strong family background, but if Concubine Chang kept relying on Dou Qing'e, Baoduan would be an idiot like Qin Yuzhao. If she allied with Qin Yunuan, she could ensure Baoduan to grow up safely