Chapter 112: One Day of Replenishment
When Ji Yunqing heard this, he waved his hands desperately: "Sister Liu made it herself, so let's give it to the Third Young Master. Although the people in my yard are stupid, they can at least make a sachet."
Concubine Liu looked towards King Zhao and saw that he was teasing the child born by Ji Yunqing. He had no intention of looking at her at all and his eyes were dim.
He forced a smile and said, "It's just a sachet. If the Third Young Master likes it, I can make another one for him. It's not worth much."
A sachet is really not worth anything. It's hard for these two people to send it specially. Seeing Concubine Liu glancing in the direction of King Zhao from time to time, Ji Yunqing really didn't know what to say.
Big socks, isn't this too obvious?
Seeing that the two had no intention of leaving, Ji Yunqing waved his hand.
"It just so happens that you guys are here, Sister Liu. Why don't you stay and have dinner together?"
Concubine Liu seemed to be tempted and hesitant, but in fact she was ecstatic. However, she wanted to take advantage of Qiao again: "Is this appropriate?"
Who doesn’t want to hang around the prince more often?
She acted reserved, wanting Ji Yunqing to invite her sincerely so that she could "go with the flow" and find an opportunity to talk to the prince.
Ji Yunqing was surprised and followed her words: "Is it inappropriate? If it's not appropriate, forget it. I will invite you alone another day."
The prince is not here, who wants to have dinner with her alone?
Seeing that the opportunity was about to slip away, Concubine Liu had not yet made any reaction, but Concubine Zhou was already extremely anxious.
Now Sister Liu has a son for free, but she doesn’t have a child yet, so she wants to have more contact with the prince.
How can I just go back like this?
He quickly said: "It's appropriate, why not, we just haven't eaten yet."
After saying this, Concubine Zhou wanted to bite off her tongue, as if she had come here specially to get a free meal.
But it was so rare to see the prince that she couldn't care less about those things.
When Ji Yunqing heard this, he agreed with a smile: "This is just a coincidence, we just happened to gather here to have a meal together, how lively it is!"
Seeing that Concubine Zhou agreed on her own initiative, Concubine Liu cursed Concubine Zhou as an idiot countless times in her heart.
She was also angry that the prince only had eyes for the child born to Concubine Ji, and ignored her own child. Poor her child, he suffered so much following her.
Concubine Liu sat at the table feeling extremely humiliated. Even for the sake of her child, she had to stay and let the prince take a good look at their child.
Their child is the one that the prince should love the most. It's all because of that damn concubine Mei who ruined her child!
Ended up with a fate that displeased the prince.
Ji Yunqing had no idea that Concubine Liu was thinking so much. When she saw Prince Zhao's actions, she quickly stopped him loudly: "Prince, you can't give that to the child. He can't eat meat now, he can only drink milk!"
The wet nurse and servants watching nearby looked at her with gratitude and excitement in their hearts. Finally someone dared to stop the prince.
King Zhao slowly withdrew his hand, with a calm face, and said nonchalantly: "It was this kid who insisted on eating it."
It has nothing to do with him.
Besides, it wasn’t meat, it was just a small pair of ribs. He ate all the meat, leaving only a bare bone that made him spit!
Ha, this kid insists on eating it himself?
Ji Yunqing was so angry that he put his hands on his hips and said, "You and Concubine Wen are really from the same family. Ruirui, who can't even crawl for more than two months, insisted on grabbing Concubine Wen's fingers.
Ruirui, who is just over two months old and has no teeth and cannot speak, has a toothless mouth and told his father that he must eat meat!
That kid is young, but he is strong, and he can take so many responsibilities."
Even if she is unreliable, she wouldn't raise a child like this!
King Zhao: “…”
Concubine Wen turned away uncomfortably: "..."
It’s all the prince’s fault, otherwise her affair would never have been exposed.
Only concubine Liu heard the key word "Rui Rui"
Her heart was so sour as a lemon. Did the prince name Ji Yunqing's child?
Her child was born first, so why didn’t the prince take the trouble to name him?
Concubine Liu casually mentioned: "So the Fourth Young Master already has a name?"
There was a hint of loss in her tone as she hugged the child gently, her brows lowered, and even her hair drooped obediently.
"Poor Third Young Master, he doesn't even have a proper name. It's all my fault..."
Both of them are newly born children, and the Third Young Master was born earlier. Now that the Fourth Young Master has won the favor of the prince, he doesn’t even look at the Third Young Master. The contrast is too obvious.
Concubine Zhou hurried forward to comfort her: "Don't worry, Sister Liu, the prince must have too many things to do and didn't think of it for a while. I don't think it was intentional."
Too many chores?
Isn't this implying that King Zhao's visit to Ji Yunqing was just a trivial matter?
Concubine Wen finally understood why these two people came here.
Her eyebrows were raised, and she felt incredible: "Can't you give your child a nickname yourself?
My cousin is not some unreasonable street shrew. Is it worth it for me to argue with you over a child's name?"
Having her thoughts suddenly exposed, concubine Liu felt a little embarrassed.
She thought to herself, how could the name given by the prince himself be the same as the name given by a concubine like her?
If she hadn't had this idea in mind, she wouldn't have deliberately kept calling him "Third Young Master". Wasn't it just to get the prince's attention?
When the prince names the child himself, will it help elevate the child's status by saying it out loud?
She bowed slightly and said, "Concubine, what you said is wrong. I am the prince's servant, and the Third Young Master is the young master. How can I name my master?"
Ji Yunqing felt that this person was too slow. Since he was raising him, why couldn't he give him a name?
As for exaggerating?
King Zhao thought the same thing, and he made a prompt decision: "Okay, I'll give this child a nickname, let's call him... Congcong!"
This name was originally intended for the child born to Ji Yunqing. After all, Ji was stupid, so King Zhao wanted to make up for it by naming the child.
However, the nickname Ruirui given by Ji is also good. In this case, let’s give that name to the third child.
Congcong
When Concubine Liu heard the name, she was stunned for a moment. This name was so casual, and then she quickly thanked him.
No matter what, this name was chosen by the prince himself, which made Concubine Liu feel a little comforted.
It’s also good to be called Congcong. You can tell that Congcong is very intelligent just by listening to him.
At the same time, Ji Yunqing also felt relieved.
It seems that King Zhao only looks good, but in fact his naming level is about the same as hers. He is really all show and no substance.
Very good, very good!
Finally, we skipped the naming part and everyone sat down to eat peacefully.
The situation was not too bad except that Concubine Liu always talked about Congcong, Concubine Zhou repeatedly secretly recommended herself to kidnap people, and Concubine Wen said sour words from time to time.
As mentioned before, Ji Yunqing eats the fastest. By the time Ji Yunqing has almost finished eating while everyone is talking, the others are still busy talking and have not eaten much.
Ji Yunqing looked at the beautiful Concubine Wen who was ready to go next to him, then at the Concubine Liu who was forbearing and affectionate, and then at the Concubine Zhou who had a look on her face that said "I want to get promoted and have children".
Look, once there are more women in the backyard, King Zhao will inevitably become a toy for the women in the backyard.
She felt pity for King Zhao and picked up the public chopsticks "Ku Ku" to pick up some leeks for him.
Eat, eat, eat more!
Eat more to replenish your body.
whee!
You are so young, don't let yourself be squeezed dry.
Ji Yunqing sighed in her heart, she truly loved King Zhao. The child had already been born, and it didn't matter whether King Zhao had other children or not, but she still cared about King Zhao's health.
At the dinner table, other voices disappeared unconsciously. Everyone looked at Ji Yunqing in surprise as he picked up food for the prince with chopsticks, and it was leeks. They gradually became silent.
Ah this!
Can this be expressed openly?
Or is it that the prince is now...
If you think about it this way, there really is a clue to follow.
Ever since the children in the mansion were born, no, even before the children were born, Prince Zhao rarely went into the backyard.
After all the babies were born, it seemed... the only place the prince could stay was Ji Yunqing's yard.
If she knew or felt something, that would be normal.
When you think about it this way, it’s really terrifying!
Of course, they couldn't ask the prince directly about this question. When Concubine Wen heard this, her brows moved, and she picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of leek for Prince Zhao.
Immediately afterwards, Concubine Liu and Concubine Zhou also hurriedly picked up some food for Prince Zhao and urged him to eat more, as they noticed that he had lost a lot of weight recently.
If what they picked up was not leeks, King Zhao thought he would still be happy to have his wives and concubines caring about him.
but--
King Zhao lowered his eyes and looked at the bowl full of green leeks.
He laughed angrily.
Ji, you are really great!
Little did he know that Ji Yunqing was also shocked at this moment.
Those people were picking up leeks for Prince Zhao. Is it true that the prince is really not good at that?
This is really - great!
Ji Yunqing looked at King Zhao with eyes full of sympathy. What else was there to say?
With a wave of her hand, she roasted the last half plate of leeks.
King Zhao might get sick of eating half a plate of hot-boiled leeks, but roasted leeks should be edible.
"Your Majesty, please eat as much as you want. If it's not enough, we can go to the kitchen to get more."
I don't have anything else on hand right now, but if I ask for it, maybe there are more of that kind.
King Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "...it's better not to bother."
“No trouble, no trouble”
Concubine Wen also looked at her cousin with concern, "Cousin, I'll ask someone to get it right away, it will be quick."
She became more understanding than ever before. No wonder her cousin didn't often go into the backyard. It turned out there was a reason.
King Zhao's face darkened: "...I won't eat it!"
Just at this time, a servant came to report: "Your Majesty, Miss Li is outside asking to see you. She said she heard that Concubine Ji moved to a new house and came to congratulate her."
Miss Li?
Ji Yunqing recalled that after Concubine Li gave birth, her family specially sent her younger sister to take care of Concubine Li.
However, she had never met this Miss Li before. Why did she suddenly come to give her a gift when they had such an unrelated relationship?
King Zhao dismissed him directly: "Accept the gift, please go back."
Ji Yunqing hesitated: "My Lord, this Miss Li, I have never seen her before. I came here specially today. Is there anything wrong?"
Listen carefully, Lao Deng, she has never seen any Miss Li.
"Don't worry, Concubine Li will speak up if there is anything."
Concubine Wen suddenly said: "The person I want to see may not necessarily be Sister Ji"
Not necessarily sister Ji?
Ji Yunqing frowned and immediately lowered his voice: "She didn't come to look for me on purpose, could it be that she wanted to see Sister Wen? She is so brave!"
King Zhao: “…”
Everyone: "..."
Concubine Wen: "..."
At this moment, she also realized that something was wrong. If her words got out and someone deliberately said that she had ruined the reputation of an unmarried girl, wouldn't that be an opportunity for them to get close to their cousin?
Wouldn't that family be really happy?
Who doesn't know what it means for an unmarried girl to live in her brother-in-law's house instead of her own?
Thinking of this, Concubine Wen said decisively: "She should be here to find me. Go and tell her that I will go find Concubine Li in person later. Let her go back first!"
Concubine Liu and Concubine Zhou were stunned: "..."
Shouldn't they call people in, let Concubine Wen take advantage of her power to humiliate the girl, or should they humiliate the girl in a roundabout way and let the girl go back on her own?
It seems like we got the wrong script?
Miss Li, who was standing at the door eagerly looking forward to going in, turned ten shades paler when she heard that she couldn't go in.
She stuffed the purse in her hand into the hands of the young eunuch who brought the news, and smiled gently, "Excuse me, eunuch, can you help me to plead for mercy?
Just say that I am Concubine Li's younger sister, and I came here on my sister's orders to deliver a gift. I just want to take a look and leave, okay?"
As long as she goes in and is seen by the prince, she will definitely attract his attention.
The young eunuch was full of impatience, and even refused the silver he had received: "No means no, don't stand here like a pillar."
"Hey, father-in-law, please help me..."
Miss Li and the little maid who followed behind her were pushed out together. The two of them walked on the small path. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, the little maid's face was full of anger that had nowhere to vent.
"Miss, it must be that concubine Ji, the shameless little hoof, who seduced the prince. When the prince sees the beauty of the master, he will definitely treat her like a jewel!"
Miss Li's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a tear rolled in her eye socket: "Hua Ping, stop talking."
"If she can do it, why can't we say it?"
Hua Ping was so angry that she didn't even care about her manners. She stamped her feet angrily and said, "Master, don't be impatient. This won't work. Let's find another opportunity. As long as the prince sees you, he will be so happy that his soul will fly away."
"Well, if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. When I go back, the worst that can happen is that my father and stepmother will blame me."
"How can you say that, young lady? Who knew that the eldest aunt was so unpopular? Since we came in for such a long time, the prince has not even visited the eldest aunt once.
She herself was not able to bear the baby and only gave birth to a girl, which also caused trouble for the young lady."
"Shut up, don't say that!"
Miss Li stopped and looked around to see if there was anyone around. Then she relaxed a little and said seriously, "Even though she is a girl, she is still noble in the palace. Don't mention this again in the future."
Huaping also realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly admitted her mistake, and the master and servant then slowly went back.