Chapter 114: Insist on visiting
Come again?
Ji Yunqing raised his eyebrows slightly and said reluctantly: "Please invite them to the living room!"
She had a feeling that if she refused again this time, this guy might come again.
To avoid trouble, she decided to meet him.
She wanted to see what gift this legendary Miss Li would give her.
Thinking of this, she asked Xuancao to stay and take good care of Ruirui: "It's cold outside now, you two shouldn't go out in the wind, I'll ask the others to go."
She will send those people away later, and she will come back to play with the little guy.
Xuancao wants to follow the master. Can those little girls take good care of the master?
But the young master cannot be left alone, and this is in his own yard.
After much hesitation, Daylily finally decided to stay.
Ji Yunqing walked into the living room and finally met this "Sister of Concubine Li".
Her appearance is 50% similar to that of Concubine Li, and her fragile temperament makes her very charming. Moreover, she looks young, and there is a bit of childishness and innocence between her eyebrows.
She was wearing a moon-white brocade dress, her skin was smooth and delicate, and the palm-wide belt made her narrow waist clearly visible.
Just one look at her makes you want to hold her in your heart.
Ji Yunqing sighed inwardly, it seems that Old Man Li is also a handsome man with some charm!
——After all, these two sisters have the same father but different mothers, so their similarities must have been inherited from their father.
She only took a look when she entered the door, then smiled and said:
"I've heard for a long time that Miss Li has come to the mansion. She is a good girl with a kind heart. After seeing her today, I find that her reputation is well-deserved."
As he spoke, Ji Yunqing asked the other party to sit down.
Hongdou, who was serving at the side, silently brought a pot of hot tea. Ji Yunqing stretched out his finger to check the temperature and decided to exchange a few words first.
"I wonder why Miss Li came here?"
Miss Li lowered her head slightly, with a shy look on her cheeks. Her long black hair hung gently on both sides of her temples. The small silver hairpin in her hair added a touch of liveliness.
She spoke softly, "Sister Ji, I have been seriously ill recently. I am very happy to hear the good news that you have moved to a new home.
However, I am too weak to come here in person, so I asked my younger sister to go there on my behalf. Sister Ji was probably busy when I came here yesterday, so my younger sister will come to see me again today."
Ji Yunqing looked at Miss Li who looked shy, and said with a smile: "I was indeed busy yesterday."
She passed on the topic and continued, "Miss Li is a noble lady in the Hou Mansion, and I am just a concubine in the Wang Mansion. It is not worthy for you to address me as a sister. You should just call me by my name."
Hearing this title, people who don't know would think that both of them are the women of King Zhao's old man Deng.
How could Miss Li change her words? She said gently, "Sister Ji, please don't refuse. You and Big Sister are sisters, so it's only right for me to call you Sister."
This is even more inappropriate, child.
Ji Yunqing felt bitter. She wondered what the girl was thinking. Is it really okay to address her like this?
Never mind, she'd better just say it straight.
"Miss Li, my relationship with Concubine Li is naturally different. How can you, an unmarried noble lady, address people like us casually? If you tell others, it will inevitably cause misunderstanding."
After hearing this, Miss Li's face turned red and white. These words were really harsh for a girl who had been learning to speak in a roundabout way since she was a child.
Her maid Huaping stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "Concubine Ji, my young lady just wants to get closer to you, she has no other intentions."
Ji Yunqing looked at Miss Li with an innocent look on his face: "I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to avoid ruining your reputation, so I gave you a bold reminder."
Huaping was furious: "You still said..."
"Hua Ping, step back!"
Miss Li quickly calmed down and smiled sweetly at Ji Yunqing: "Concubine Ji's reminder is very correct. I thought that I was close to my sister and was careless for a moment."
"I hope Miss Li doesn't blame me for being too talkative."
Ji Yunqing finally relaxed in his heart. It’s okay, it’s okay.
If those women knew that it was her who started this little girl calling her sister, wouldn't they tear her apart alive?
"Don't worry, Miss Li. I won't say anything else. I'm very tight-lipped and I will definitely not tell anyone about this."
Miss Li didn't expect that as she was talking, she suddenly felt like she owed someone a favor.
But when she thought about it, she felt that there was nothing wrong with what the other party said.
I can only say with great frustration: "Thank you, concubine, for keeping it a secret."
After saying that, Ji Yunqing looked left and right, and this guy didn't seem to be showing any intention of leaving.
what happened?
I thought to myself, I’ve already met this guy and given him the gifts, why isn’t he leaving yet?
Suddenly, Miss Li asked, "Why don't you see the Fourth Young Master?"
Ji Yunqing thought, is he going to chat with her about family matters?
She was muttering to herself, but her expression was sincere: "That boy only eats and sleeps all day long. He is sleeping now, so we should not wake him up.
Otherwise, she would cry so loudly that the sound would linger in the room for three days."
Since she said so, Miss Li had no choice but to give up.
We can only talk about other topics.
Praise the hairpin on Ji Yunqing's head as being particularly exquisite.
After all, she was a girl who grew up in a family of domestic intrigues. She knew all kinds of jewelry like the back of her hand and praised Ji Yunqing in various ways.
Ji Yunqing only sighed after listening: "Miss Li is not only beautiful and kind, but also has a unique vision. It really broadened my horizons."
"No, no, this is just a trivial skill..."
Miss Li racked her brains and was so angry that she almost asked to leave several times, but she finally endured it.
It was not until the sky was filled with rosy clouds that Miss Li asked casually, "I heard that the prince particularly dotes on Concubine Ji. Is Concubine Ji no longer waiting?"
It would be terrible if the prince came and caught them having dinner.
Since she was a child, she had seen her father's concubines, who, in order to wait for her father, would stay up all night long until they heard from the servants which courtyard her father had gone to.
If you wait for a long time and finally the person comes, it will make your father feel distressed. Maybe you can even get his pity and more love.
In short, in Miss Li's opinion, it is incredible that she chooses to eat alone instead of waiting patiently for the man who might come.
After she reminded him, Ji Yunqing suddenly realized: "Yes, the prince may come at any time, why don't you leave earlier, Miss Li?"
It's late at night now, I'm just being polite. You really don't want to go back? Are you planning to stay here for a free meal?
Miss Li was choked by these words which were clearly meant to drive her away.
It took her a while to sort out her thoughts, and she struggled to stay away: "I'm here to give you a gift today..."
Ji Yunqing: "I have already accepted the gift!"
"Then I and Concubine Ji hit it off right away..."
Ji Yunqing continued: "Miss Li, if you have nothing to do, we can continue today's topic tomorrow during the day."
Although she didn't understand what the other party said, Ji Yunqing still liked the feeling of knowledge passing through her smooth brain.
Miss Li wanted to wait a little longer after waiting so long. "But it's not too late now. Before I came here, my sister told me to get close to Concubine Ji. If I leave in such a hurry, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain to her.
Leave in a hurry
Ji Yunqing almost burst out laughing at this word.
You've been here for three or four hours. How can you say you left in a hurry?
At this moment, they heard a noise at the door and both looked over.
King Zhao, dressed in dark uniform, was seen standing at the door with his servants. Perhaps he had just returned from outside, as there was a hint of sharpness between his brows, and his whole body was full of majestic aura, intimidating without even being angry.
Ji Yunqing thought to himself, let’s not talk about anything else about this guy, he has a really good-looking appearance.
This face, this figure, this waist, these proportions, these fingers.
Wow, it’s so beautiful.
Will the little kid in the room who only wets the bed grow up to be like this?
Ji Yunqing was skeptical.
This was the first time that Miss Li saw King Zhao. After just one glance, she lowered her head deeply.
Her cheeks flushed, her fingers tangled together, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Greetings to the prince."
King Zhao glanced at the woman, then looked at Ji who was standing behind him: "Who is this?"
Miss Li suddenly became very nervous and her breathing stopped.
Then Ji Yunqing came forward and said with a smile, "Your Highness, this is Concubine Li's sister, she came to give a gift."
"Have you delivered it?" The man's voice was nonchalant.
Just as Miss Li was about to speak, she heard Ji Yunqing say enthusiastically, "It's all delivered, it's all delivered. Miss Li is very generous. The gifts she sent are really good."
Miss Li became more and more nervous, her heart was pounding and her long eyelashes were trembling. She wanted to take another look at the imposing man and say a few words to him.
Unexpectedly, the man's next sentence was: "Why don't you send the person back after sending him there? You really don't know how to do things. Do you need me to teach you this?"
In an instant, it was as if a bucket of ice-cold water was poured over her head. Miss Li couldn't believe it. They just let her go like that?
When the prince saw her, didn't he have any thoughts at all?
Hearing the scolding, Ji Yunqing hurriedly ordered: "Send Miss Li back quickly, it's all my fault. I saw that Miss Li was pretty and good-tempered, and I forgot the time. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
Miss Li didn't know how she stepped out of the courtyard. She could still barely hear the laughter in the yard behind her.
Unlike the serious concubine Ji when she was with her, she heard the woman inside laughing and begging for mercy: "My lord, I am young and inexperienced, and I need your guidance!"
Then came the calm and reserved voice of King Zhao: "Do you need me to teach you well?"
The woman's voice was cheerful and sweet: "Yes, if I teach you, won't you be able to learn everything?"
As she was listening, the eunuchs guarding outside saw that she had not left yet and scolded her, "Why haven't you left yet? What are you hiding for?"
Huaping quickly pulled the lady away.
Concubine Li embroidered the clothes stitch by stitch. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was a dark blue men's clothes.
The maidservant beside her whispered, "Master, you have been embroidering all day, you should take a break!"
"What are you taking a break for?"
Concubine Li did not even raise her head, as if she could not feel the discomfort in her body. After a while, she asked softly, "Where did the prince go today?"
The maid shook her head: "There is no movement in any courtyard, I am afraid that the prince has not returned home yet."
It’s good that you haven’t returned home yet!
Concubine Li felt relieved. She knew: "The prince has always been like this. He never indulges in women."
She asked again: "Where is my good sister?"
The maid was really angry now: "Master, you treated her so well, but Miss Six actually went to Concubine Ji's place. She is really willing to be a lowly person."
A good and innocent girl would make friends with a concubine. If she doesn't have some ulterior motive, then she must be crazy.
Concubine Li chuckled and said, "Let her do it!"
She knew the prince's temper well. If her sister made too much noise, the prince would definitely send her away.
Perhaps her good sister is still saying behind her back that she is out of favor and that the prince has been reluctant to come to her courtyard.
But has she ever thought about which normal person would deliberately approach her sister-in-law even though she knew that she was living there?
What's more, the prince has more than just her as his choice. If she is not his concubine, there are still the princess, the concubine Wen, the concubine Lou, and the concubine Ji...
Only the Marquis' Mansion is so undisciplined that it would do such a ridiculous thing as leaving an unmarried girl without any status in another family's mansion.
Thinking of this, Concubine Li's eyes dimmed slightly.
The Sixth Sister is young and beautiful. The Prince has never met her, so he might not take her seriously. But if he happens to meet her, he might have other thoughts...
Then she shuddered and comforted herself, "No, the prince has always been polite and would not do anything without any status or position."
But if the prince takes the initiative to ask for it, the Marquis' Mansion will definitely not refuse!
Concubine Li was in a state of confusion.
"what"
She felt a sudden pain in her hand, and the maid cried out: "Master, you are bleeding! I will go and ask the palace doctor."
Concubine Li shook her head to stop him: "Don't go"
The maid was anxious: "But now the master's hand..."
"I'm fine"
Seeing that the maid was still hesitating, Concubine Li said coldly: "Why bother going? I am no longer welcome now. The prince has instructed that it is best not to appear in front of outsiders." After saying that, she laughed at herself.
After so many years of love, is it possible that it is not as good as that of a mere concubine?
So what if the concubine is pregnant?
Doesn’t the prince already have her Zhi’er?
The maidservant was helpless against Concubine Li's insistence and could only find some medicine and bandage the wound simply.
Just after the bandage was completed, there was a noise at the gate of the courtyard.
Miss Li opened the door and was startled at first, "Big sister?"
Then her heartbeat slowly returned to normal, and she explained as if nothing had happened: "Sister, I was just bored today, so I went out for a walk."
At this point, she lowered her head shyly: "The palace is so beautiful, I accidentally forgot the time."
Concubine Li looked at her sixth sister coldly: "Is that so?"
"Sister, that's it."
Miss Li said softly, "Sister, I was just bored for a while and took a walk around the neighborhood. Please forgive me."
He speaks as if he feels very wronged.
Concubine Li sneered in her heart, these little language tricks were just left over from her past.
"Since you're back, go to bed early."
When Miss Li approached, a light fragrant breeze blew by. Concubine Li narrowed her eyes in intoxication, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
My dear sister, no matter how well you behave, you can't stay here for a few more days.
What a pity!