Ten years later
Mu Qing zealously ate up the honey-glazed roasted wings made by the imperial kitchen, and drank tea to make it greasy.
"Honey-glazed grilled wings is delicious, if only you can eat the best braised duck in the world."
One year ago, Emperor Shengde died, the fourth prince Xiao Rui became emperor, and Mu Qingci was named Mu Bi.
After a year of filial piety and a year of vegetarianism, Mu Qingci has lost a lot of weight.
Now that the filial piety period is out, Mu Qingci dare not eat big fish and meat all at once, so she can only eat honey-sweet roasted wings to relieve her greed.
Plum: "..."
"Plum Blossom, is Princess Ruan noisy today?" Mu Qingci put down the tea cup and asked with interest.
Mai Hua, the maid, looked at her master caring about gossip, with a look of lovelessness.
"Master, the first emperor's filial piety period is over. You should put your mind on the emperor's heart, work hard to favor the emperor, and strive for the opportunity to conceive a dragon heir."
Mu Qingci smiled carelessly: "Mei Hua, this matter is not in a hurry. The emperor is diligent in political affairs and rarely enters the harem. Your master is not favored. Let it be the case."
The Mu's house fell, and the Mu's concubine went there less than half a year after entering the royal temple. Her helpless Mu's daughter was not very attractive in the new emperor's harem concubine, if it wasn't for the palace's Princess Ruan to summon her from time to time Looking for a sense of presence, the eunuch's mother in the palace was afraid that she would have stepped on low and raised her high and neglected her.
Fighting for favor or something, Mu Qing smiled bitterly in her heart. How could she compete for an ancient lady.
Since the miscarriage a few years earlier, she had also been pregnant twice, but she did not save it once.
Several of the emperor’s princes were all produced by the Queen Li Xiangxiang and two concubines from prominent family backgrounds. In addition to the women who gave birth to the princess, the concubines of the concubines were her concubines who had been qualified and the concubines of other women. The quantile is lower.
Mu Qingci has no hope anymore.
Life is pretty good now, so it's as old as old age.
Mei Hua felt sad when she saw the master's indifferent appearance, nothing more, since the master didn't have this thought, she didn't want to mention it again.
So Meihua changed the subject and talked about the master's favorite gossip.
"Master, Princess Ruan gave two more beautiful palace ladies to Master Qi."
Mu Qingci bends his eyes.
"Lady Ruan is still such a trick. The maids she gave to Master Qi are all decorations. Who doesn't know that Master Qi and Wen Shangshu of the Criminal Department are good wives."
Speaking of the young and handsome Wen Shangshu of the Xing Department, Mu Qingci thought of his wife, the exquisite Miss Ruan Si Ruan Xi, who was dominated by Master Wen for more than ten years and gave birth to three sons and one daughter. If it weren’t for Wen Shangshu’s distress that his wife secretly took the sterilization medicine, his wife Ruan Xi would have been pregnant and had children.
Later, Wen Shangshu was exposed to the sterilization medicine, which shocked the entire capital.
I don't know how many women secretly envy and jealous of Ruan Xi, and Mu Qingci is also one of them. Those who want to make Wen Shangshu disappear without a trace overnight.
When Taifei Ruan mentioned Ruan Xi now, she had a black face and gritted her teeth.
Mei Hua smiled: "Yes, the servant girl remembers that in the early years, Princess Ruan gave her sister back. Mrs. Wen Shangshu sent the court ladies several times, every time when Mrs. Wen was pregnant, Wen Shangshu was not Master Qi. After eating for several times, Princess Ruan didn't dare to move anymore, so she focused on Master Qi and Madam Qi."
Of course there is the master.
I really don't know what kind of mentality Ruan Taifei is.
Mu Qingci laughed.
"That's true. Mrs. Wen is the opposite of Wen Shangshu. Princess Ruan wants to feel sick and responds to Mrs. Wen. It is strange that Wen Shangshu is not angry."
"It's not surprising that Princess Ruan is staring at Master Qi. At the beginning, Princess Ruan and Master Qi had a marriage contract, but it was later cancelled. She shouldn't have thought that Master Qi would soar into the sky and be a good wife."
He was young and widowed.
Mu Qingci can actually understand the mentality of this traveling fellow.
Even a person like her would be a little envious and jealous, not to mention the arrogant Princess Ruan.
The current Taifei Ruan is less than thirty years old. Because of the emperor's decree, she had to stay in the deep palace and spend the rest of her life lonely. It was not a big deal to send Master Qi a court lady to Madam Qi to relieve her boredom.
Even if she tossed their concubines from the new emperor's harem, the emperor would not say anything as long as they did not harm the dragon heir.
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Wen House
This is the Wen Mansion ten years later, and in the Wen Mansion today, the Wen family has two bedrooms and two books, which makes people talk about it.
Today Wen Tingzhou rests, dressed in a robes and Ruan Xi sitting on a rattan chair in the yard, looking at the four children laughing not far away.
"Ruan Ruan, wait a few years for Ayu to turn fifteen years old, then I will pay official duties and accompany you to see the scenery in various places.
Wen Tingzhou looked down at Ruan Xi with a gentle smile.
The current Wen Tingzhou has been in charge of the penalty department for more than a year. The breath on his body is unfathomable, with a faint fierceness, but in front of Ruan Xi, he has reduced all his aura, just like the gentle and beautiful gentleman Wen who was as good as jade. .
Ruan Xi was shocked.
In a few years, Wen Tingzhou was only thirty-six and seventy-seven, and he wanted to pay homage to those seven-year-old and eighty-year-old officials, just to accompany her to see the scenery of various places.
It should be Wen Tingzhou who heard what she said to Ayu the other day.
Ruan Xi was delighted and touched that Wen Tingzhou put herself first.
But she didn't want Wen Tingzhou to give up her great future for her.
"Tingzhou, you don't have to give in to me like this. You will spoil me like this. When our children are grown up and married, you will be honored again. Then we will go out together to see the beautiful scenery."
Wen Tingzhou stretched out his long arms, gently embraced Ruan Xi in his arms, and kissed her on the cheek, just as he did many years ago.
"Ruan Ruan, I am actually not keen on greed for power. I entered the court to fulfill my grandmother's wish and to make my mother happy. Our daughters are royal daughters-in-law."
He and the new emperor, the four princes, who were enthroned, are privately friends. He knows his temperament best. He doesn't want to be the queen of the new emperor, but also to teach him the prince and grandchildren.
The most disgusting thing is that the new emperor actually stared at his five-year-old girl, and kept persuading him to send her girl to the palace for a while, wanting his girl Yun'er to be his wife.
Want to be beautiful.
Wen Tingzhou didn't want her lovely and caring daughter to marry the royal family.
Just a few days ago, when Ruan Xi and her eldest son talked about her dream, Wen Tingzhou's heart moved and decided to take Ruan Ruan and her daughter to go on a mountain tour together when her daughter was older.
"You never told me about this. Yun'er definitely cannot marry the prince." Ruan Xi became excited when he heard that the girl was missed. He almost didn't jump from Wen Tingzhou's arms. What is the royal family? The palace gate was deep like the sea, and she didn't want her only girl to enter that Longtan Tiger Den.
Besides, the girl was worried about when she was only five years old.
This can't work!
Wen Tingzhou gently patted Ruan Xi on the back to comfort her, his voice low and determined.
"Ruan Ruan, don't worry, I will never let Yun'er marry into the royal family. When that happens, I will cut and play. Let's take Yun'er and take a tour together."
"Yes, take Yun'er!"
Now Ruan Xi no longer opposes Wen Tingzhou's less than forty official duties.
With Wen Tingzhou's ability, it is estimated that his official position can be promoted even before Zhishi.
At that time, the girl is also big, what if the emperor suddenly comes to marry him?
Ruan Xi dare not bet.
Seeing Ruan Ruan's reaction like this, Wen Tingzhou raised his lips slightly, and he knew Ruan Ruan would agree.
Thinking of the happy scene of a family of three traveling in the mountains and water in the future, Wen Tingzhou couldn't help holding Ruan Xi tightly, his eyes full of expectation.
As for the other three sons, they were forgotten in the corner by Wen Tingzhou.
After Ruan Xi got excited, he got Wen Tingzhou’s assurance, calmed down, nestled in Wen Tingzhou’s arms, looking at the children not far away, and inadvertently passing over several osmanthus trees in the yard that Wen Tingzhou had planted for her. Full of happiness.
Ruan Xi feels very lucky to be able to marry a good husband who treats her wholeheartedly in ancient times.
Wen Tingzhou treats her as always for more than ten years.
And Wen Jingru, a cousin, a good girlfriend.
As for Ruan Sanniang, she is now constrained and imprisoned as a concubine in the deep palace, even if she would occasionally give her a little trouble, Ruan Xi didn't care.
Looking back on her first half of her life, love, affection, friendship, she has all got it.
There will be Wen Tingzhou with Wen Tingzhou for the next half of her life, and she should have no regrets in her life.
Not far away, Ayu, the eldest son of the two men, accidentally saw the embracing parents and couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Although he was used to his parents often showing affection in front of their children, he still felt that his eyes were going to be blinded, but a faint envy appeared in his heart.
I wonder if he will have his father's good luck?
The author has something to say: Someone said that the previous chapter was too sloppy, so write one more chapter here to add an explanation. The article is officially finished here. Let’s look at the situation outside, and may not write it. Thanks to all those who supported me. Little angels, see you in the next article.