Chapter 153 Help
"Ji Shiqi, no, in the blink of an eye you have become Ji Shufei. I am just a Shiqi, how can I be as busy as you, a Shufei?"
Concubine Zhao walked slowly forward, and her lotus steps revealed her embroidered shoes with a gourd pattern and a circle of millet beads, which happened to be seen by Ji Yunqing.
Ji Yunqing looked at this scene with a thoughtful expression.
"What is Sister Ji looking at?"
Concubine Zhao asked the question even though she knew the answer. She raised her head slightly, feeling a little superior.
So what if you become a concubine?
It’s all because my mother’s family is not doing well.
She has used things like this countless times since she was a child. I guess Ji Yunqing has rarely seen them, right?
It was just luck that she was pregnant. If she had been lucky, she might have been the concubine now.
Ji Yunqing looked at the embroidered shoes and suddenly slapped her head: "I was wondering what was missing. I actually forgot to plant the gourd! Aunt An, do you know where to find gourd seeds?"
She didn't plant any last year because she was always thinking about eating eggplants and beans. Her mind was so filled with eggplants and beans that she forgot to plant them.
When I was a child, I learned a text about a man who planted small gourds in the yard.
The little gourd is so cute, she wants to plant one too!
Even though Nanny An didn't expect that the master was thinking this, she quickly thought: "Uh... Master, the big kitchen should have it. If you don't need it urgently, you can also send someone to buy it outside the mansion."
"Master," Ruyi said hurriedly, "I planted gourds at home last year, and they are growing very well. Mother left a lot of seeds. We also have pumpkins, winter melons, loofahs, lentils..."
Many of these were already collected by Ji Yunqing, but there were also some that she had not collected.
"Then let Ruyi go and see if there is anything else that we don't have in our yard, and bring it all over."
"Yes, master," Ruyi agreed happily, and this time he got the reward money again.
Jixiang looked at Ruyi with envy, and only regretted that he was slow to react. He didn't grow so many kinds of vegetables at home, and he got Ruyi to show up and earn reward money.
Concubine Zhao saw that they were talking as if they were not the only ones around, and that the little girl was the only one in the whole yard who paid attention to her and took her seriously and yelled at her, making her pretty face distorted with anger.
This Ji Yunqing, this Ji Yunqing!
She tried to calm down: "Sister Ji, I've been here for so long, but I haven't even had a cup of tea. Is this your way of entertaining guests?"
Ji Yunqing seemed to remember that she was here. He walked out of the vegetable garden with a hoe in one hand. In front of Zhao Shiqi's confused look, he took the hand hidden in her sleeve.
She asked with concern, "Are you tired, Concubine Zhao? You look a little weak now. When I first came here, you were so healthy and lovely. Even without dressing up, you were still very pure and beautiful. Why do you look a little different to me now?"
She sighed, "Looks like she's lost a lot of weight!"
…She actually knew she had lost weight.
It was rare for Zhao Shiqi to be cared for like this. She felt mixed emotions and was very uncomfortable.
"I'm fine, I'm not thin," Concubine Zhao said in a hard tone, choking with sobs.
In her heart, she thought of the suffering she had endured. It was really painful. She had been pampered all her life, but she had suffered a lot since she entered the palace.
It was better when she was under house arrest, after all she was pregnant at that time, although it was not the case in the end.
But ever since the prince personally ordered her to be punished, the servants had been indifferent to her, and it was the first time that she experienced hunger.
"Yes, yes, yes, our concubine Zhao hasn't lost weight. She's still as beautiful as before. Such a beautiful concubine Zhao, would you like to exercise a little? I think you are beautiful now, but your body is a little weak. If you exercise a little, you will look good!"
Concubine Zhao couldn't help but ask curiously: "How do I exercise?"
"You are too weak now, and you can't do many activities. Let's dig out this pit together. Let's dig a few and then take a break. Everything should be done step by step. Don't be in a hurry."
Ji Yunqing taught her step by step with great patience.
She remembered that she had taught King Zhao the same way last year.
King Zhao lacked skills, but it should be said that he was very powerful.
This concubine Zhao is not very strong, but she is careful in her work, which is considered to be her own merit.
"Sister Zhao, don't do this, you need to use more force slowly, yes, you are doing a great job!"
"Sister Zhao, you dug a good trap. That's it. You learn really fast. Is this the legendary intelligence?"
"Sister Zhao is really capable, she is much better than I was at the beginning"
Concubine Zhao held the hoe in her fair and tender hands, her cheeks flushed, and she smiled embarrassedly when she heard the compliments.
"Actually, I didn't do anything good at all. I must have caused a lot of trouble for Sister Ji, right?"
Ji Yunqing waved his hand, seemingly not caring at all: "It's no trouble, no trouble. As long as it's good for Sister Zhao, I don't mind the trouble!"
"Thank you, Sister Ji"
Nanny An grabbed a handful of cucumber seeds in her hand. Even though she had been trained in etiquette in the palace for decades, she couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly.
Master, what's the trouble with you?
It was clearly Concubine Zhao who was helping you with the work, but she ended up thanking you instead.
It seems like you have taken advantage of all the benefits in the world!
Ji Yunqing pointed to a small area near the door and said generously: "I didn't ask anyone to plant this small area just now. It is reserved for you. You can plant whatever vegetables you want.
When they grow up, you can bring a small basket and pick them yourself. They are born for you and grow just for you. Just think about it, how exciting it is!"
Concubine Zhao didn't expect that she could get a small piece of land. She was touched and said, "Sister Ji, you are so kind."
"It's enough to know that I'm good. I can be even better. When the gourds come tomorrow, I'll help you plant another one. I see that there are gourds on your shoes. You must like gourds very much, right?"
Concubine Zhao forced a smile.
In fact, she didn't like the gourd, but wanted to take the gourd as it has many seeds.
The others listened silently to the conversation between their master and Concubine Zhao. The master was really good at talking. It was obviously the place she reserved for growing other vegetables, but with just this words, it became a place specially reserved for Concubine Zhao.
It's so small that it's hard to even turn around. What can you grow?
After Ji Yunqing and Concubine Zhao finished planting vegetables, he went out of his way to help her rub her sore wrists.
"Are you exhausted? Xiuqiu, go and help Concubine Zhao pour tea."
Poor concubine Zhao, she worked for so long just to get a cup of tea.
Concubine Zhao was still a little wary in her heart. She could work, but she couldn't drink water.
She declined: "I'm not thirsty, no thanks"
That’s it, even tea is saved.
Ji Yunqing himself drank a few glasses of water happily.
After drinking, Ji Yunqing felt less tired and full of energy. She looked at Concubine Zhao with sparkling eyes.