Chen Dongyan immediately stopped the carriage. He thought something had happened to Yan Ning, so he quickly opened the door on one side of the carriage and asked, "What happened?"
"It's okay, Mr. Chen, don't worry. I just want to find a mother-in-law for Yan Lang."
Chen Dongyan looked confused: "Looking for it here?"
Yan Ning smiled: "I found it."
Not to mention Chen Dongyan was puzzled, even Niandie and Yan Lang were puzzled. The three of them looked at her, but she didn't look at them. Instead, she lifted the car curtain and looked outside.
The woman said anxiously: "Shopkeeper, I can do everything. I can do laundry, cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning the courtyard. I'm good at everything. I don't want wages. Give me a place to live. I'll have three meals a day. No matter what."
Just let me starve and freeze."
The shopkeeper looked her over and over, and felt that it was not bad to get such a coolie for nothing.
Just as he was about to speak, Yan Ning said first, "I'm in need of a mother. Are you willing to come work for me?"
The woman heard the voice behind her and turned her head to look over.
Yan Ning smiled at her: "I have a younger brother who is studying at Shengzhi College. He is in need of an all-around mother. If you can come, I will give you a salary of fifty taels a month."
Five taels a month is a very high salary.
The woman didn't believe it, but she looked up and saw Chen Dongyan driving the carriage. The woman didn't know Chen Dongyan, but she knew the official uniform. The official uniform was different from ordinary clothes and had official seals on it.
The woman thought, is this an official lady?
Thinking of that ungrateful man, the woman felt sad and hateful in her heart. The reason why she did not go back to her parents' home or leave Guiyang City was because she was unwilling to settle down and take root in Guiyang City. She wanted to see how bad that man was.
die.
The woman came over. She was cold and hungry. She was kicked out of the Huang Mansion yesterday. She was penniless. Fortunately, the Silver Guards helped her and gave her some money, but not much, just enough to replace it.
The wet clothes on her body, if she didn't have a bracelet that was worth a little bit, went to the pawn shop to exchange for some money, and barely survived the day, she would have starved to death and froze to death on the street. If she couldn't find a job today, what would have happened.
And know.
The woman asked: "Are you telling the truth? Five taels a month's wages?"
Yan Ning said: "As long as you take good care of my brother, I will not deduct wages, five taels a month, in black and white, and I will never cheat."
The woman said, "I'll go with you."
Yan Ning said: "Come up, we are about to go back."
The woman quickly got on the carriage, and when she got up, she saw two other people in the carriage, one of whom was a girl and the other a child. The woman immediately understood that the child was her brother and the other girl was probably a slave.
The woman didn't say much, nodded and greeted everyone, and sat aside politely.
Nian Die glanced at the woman and recognized who she was. Her eyes widened as she stared. She looked at Yan Ning: "Ms. beautiful..."
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Niandie closed her mouth.
Yan Lang glanced at the woman and knew that this woman would take care of him in the future. He looked at her calmly and felt that she was an honest person, but her true nature would only become clearer after getting along with her.
The carriage drove into the house and a group of four people got out.
Yanning entered the house, Niandie followed, and Yan Lang followed.
The woman paused and followed.
Yan Ning asked: "Can you light the stove?"
The woman immediately said: "Yes."
Yan Ning said: "Then go and light the stove. It's a little cold in the room. The stove and charcoal were just bought and are in the warehouse next to the wall."
Yan Ning asked Niandie to take the woman there, and the two came back soon. The woman lit the stove in front of Yan Ning, and soon a burst of warmth came through.
The woman's movements were quick and skillful, and she looked like she was used to doing this kind of thing. Yan Ning was originally worried that as a wife, she had never done anything before, so she was afraid that she would not do well. But looking at it this way, when she was a wife, she also did everything herself.
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Yan Ning asked her name, and the woman said: "My name is Li Quezhi, so..."
"I have no interest or desire to know who you were originally. What you need to know clearly is who you are now. If you agree to stay, you will be Mother Li in this house. If you have other thoughts..."
"I have no other thoughts. The young lady is right. Who I was before is not important anymore. What is important is who I am now. I can recognize myself. As long as the young lady is willing to accept me, I will definitely take good care of the young master.
"
What Yan Ning wanted was her guarantee. She smiled and said, "Then let's sign a contract."
With Chen Dongyan here, this matter will be handled easily and quickly.
Chen Dongyan did another errand and went to the government to establish a personal deed. When he came back, he gave Li Quezhi's personal deed to Yan Ning. Yan Ning kept it and explained some things to Li Quezhi.
Chen Dongyan glanced at Yan Lang, and he wanted to get close to this child in his heart. He loved Yan Ning, and he wanted to be good to Yan Ning, his younger brother.
He planned to buy Yan Lang a sword.
Although this move was somewhat inappropriate, Chen Dongyan just couldn't control his mind.
He told Yan Ning that he had something to do and he had to go out. Yan Ning would not stop him, nor would he ask him what his business was, and let him go.
Yan Ning said: "Mama Li, Yan Lang has to eat three meals a day at home. Today is New Year's Eve, so I will come over in the evening. Can you make some dumplings? I will give you some money later, and you can prepare it in the afternoon. Tomorrow is
During the Spring Festival, you also put on new clothes for yourself, and put couplets on the door. You buy some couplets and ask Yan Lang to write them. I made a few sets of clothes for Yan Lang in the morning, and they may be delivered in the afternoon or evening.
If I'm not here, just take it. There is nothing in the kitchen. You can buy whatever you need. The money that should be given will be given to you, but you can't use it randomly. Make a list of your daily expenses. If you don't know how to write a list,
, report it to Yan Lang, let Yan Lang write it, I want to see the account book when I come."
Mother Li wrote them down one by one and said, "Don't worry, Miss, I will definitely handle the things you told me. I will buy whatever I need to buy and I will never spend money indiscriminately."
Yan Ning nodded, still very satisfied with her attitude, depending on what she did.
Yan Ning came to send Yan Lang off to school. She couldn't stay outside all the time. Although she didn't want to go back to the palace and wanted to stay with Yan Lang all the time, she was worried that His Majesty Qi would be dissatisfied. She had been out of the palace too frequently recently.
She wanted to come out at night, and she would want to come out again tomorrow. She had to go back to the palace and ask His Majesty Qi for a favor.
Yan Ning left ten taels of gold to Yan Lang for Yan Lang to keep, and she gave Yan Lang the remaining one hundred taels of silver for Yan Lang's daily expenses.
Yan Lang understood. He would use the ten taels of gold for himself and the one hundred taels of silver for his mother Li for daily use.
Yan Lang said: "Fourth sister, don't worry, I won't spend money randomly."
Yan Ning said: "You say that, the fourth sister is very pleased, but not happy. Spend money when you should spend money. Now that you have come to Guiyang City, you must also learn how to communicate and not be too exclusive. Do you understand?"
Yan Lang smiled and said, "Fourth sister, you are so verbose."
Yan Ning: "..."
Yan Ning pulled Yan Lang to the study room to talk about these things. Niandie was there but Mother Li was not. Niandie said: "Sixth Young Master, don't think the beauty is verbose, remember it."
Yan Lang could only nod: "Yes, remember it!"
Yan Lang collected all the money and went to sort out the books he brought back from Shengzhi Academy in the morning.
Yan Ning led Niandie out. Mother Li was cleaning the yard and was not around.
Niandie whispered: "Miss, is it a bit too careless to hire Mother Li like this? We don't know any details about her."
Yan Ning stood in front of the hall door, facing the cold winter breeze, frowning and thinking about finding another book boy for Yan Lang. The book boy was different from the mother who served her, so she had to be carefully selected. She couldn't leave the palace every day.
, this matter is really difficult to handle.
While he was feeling sad, he heard Niandie's words.
Yan Ning glanced sideways at Niandie, then turned her gaze to Mother Li who was cleaning in the distance, and said in a calm tone: "I don't care about her background, I just think she is a little pitiful and want to help her.
, it just so happens that Yan Lang really needs a mother. If we don’t find this one, we have to find the next one, and we don’t have that much time.”
After saying that, he paused and then said: "Anyway, her body is bound to me. If she really doesn't do well, I will fire her."
Niandie thought about it and it was the same. They were different from others and couldn't stay outside all the time. The Sixth Young Master really had to have a mother to take care of him. It was better to choose the day than to hit it. I happened to meet this Mother Li today. It was useful to take a look.
OK.
Nian Die said: "Young lady is very considerate, but this slave is overly worried."
The master and the servant were talking. In the front yard, Chen Dongyan came in from the door, holding something in his hand, wrapped in black cloth. He didn't know what it was.
He walked all the way to the main hall door, saw Yan Ning, said hello first, and then asked: "Where is Yan Lang?"
Yan Ning glanced at the black cloth in his hand.
Chen Dongyan subconsciously clenched his hands. Because of his ulterior motives, he always felt that he lacked confidence. Being stared at by Yan Ning felt like being roasted on a fire.
His throat rolled up and he wanted to speak, but in the end he said nothing.
Yan Ning could see Chen Dongyan's nervousness, so she didn't ask him what he was holding, but only told Yan Lang's address: "He is sorting books in the study."
"I'll go find him."
"..."
Before Yan Ning could say anything, Chen Dongyan had already quickly entered the room.
Yan Ning raised her eyebrows, wondering why Mr. Chen felt so embarrassed about running away.
Why did she fall in love with him?
Yan Ning scratched her head.
After Chen Dongyan left for a long time, Yan Ning remembered that she didn't tell Chen Dongyan where the study was.
She was about to ask Nian Die to tell her, but suddenly she thought that this house was bought by Chen Dongyan through matchmaking. Chen Dongyan said that this house belonged to his friend, so Chen Dongyan should be familiar with this house, so Yan Ning did not send Nian Die again.
Chen Dongyan was indeed familiar with the house. He found the study accurately, knocked on the door and entered. He handed the thing wrapped in black cloth to Yan Lang: "This is for you."
Yan Lang had already laid out the books and was cleaning the table. When he saw Chen Dongyan handing him something and saying it was for him, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you confused on his dark and thin face?"
Buy something for me?"
Chen Dongyan hummed: "You must like it."
Yan Lang thought to himself, shouldn't I buy something for you? I want you, an official, to buy something for me. This is really...
Yan Lang wiped his hands and did not accept the gift. He just smiled and said, "Isn't that bad? I accepted Mr. Chen's gift for no reason. I deserve it."
Chen Dongyan understood Yan Lang's concerns, so he did not waste any words to persuade Yan Lang to accept the gift. Instead, he opened the layer of black cloth to reveal the true contents of the items inside.
Yan Lang's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing stopped.
It was a sword. The scabbard was silver and looked very plain. But Yan Lang knew that the gift Chen Dongyan took out as a gift must be first-class. The sword locked in the scabbard must be a famous sword.
!
Yan Lang's face turned red with excitement. His skin was dark and hard to tell, but his eyes were sparkling.
He rushed over like the wind, grabbed the sword, and without caring about receiving it with shame, he pulled out the sword with his right hand and took it out of the sheath.
When the cold thin sword was pulled out, it seemed like snowflakes were spilling out. With a slight stroke of his arm, a cold light flashed and disappeared quickly. Yan Lang went to find a piece of scrap metal and tried it. It broke with just one stroke.
It’s really hard to cut iron like clay!
Yan Lang said excitedly: "What a good sword, Mr. Chen, what kind of sword is this?"
"Snow Dust Sword."
"What a name!"
Yan Lang liked him very much. Because Yan Lang came out to look for scrap metal, Yan Ning also knew about it. Yan Ning took a look at the sword in Yan Lang's hand, and then looked at the sword that made Yan Lang want his eyes to be glued to the sword.
Guzi loved Jin and sighed and said, "Master Chen understands Yan Lang's heart very well. I didn't even think of buying him a sword. Master Chen, isn't this sword expensive?"
“Not expensive.”
Yan Ning didn't believe it: "How can such a famous sword not be expensive?"
"Well, it's just not expensive."
Yan Ning said: "Even if it's not expensive, Mr. Chen can't pay for it. Mr. Chen, tell me how much it is, and I'll pay you back every penny."
Chen Dongyan pursed his lips, glanced at Yan Ning lightly, lowered his gaze, and after a moment, reported a number.
Yan Ning gave Chen Dongyan fifty taels of gold. Chen Dongyan didn't want to take it, but he knew he couldn't do it, so he had to reach out and take it.
But my heart is sad.
When Yan Ning saw Chen Dongyan accepting the money, she smiled and felt relieved. She didn't want to owe Chen Dongyan any benefits. Chen Dongyan was Chen Yurong's younger brother. Who knew if he would use these benefits against her in the future.
It is better to eliminate these signs in advance.
After Chen Dongyan came back, Yan Ning also wanted to go back to the palace. Yan Ning called Mother Li, explained some things, and patted Yan Lang on the shoulder: "Fourth sister has returned to the palace. Take care of yourself. Fourth sister will come to stay with you in the evening."
You have New Year’s Eve dinner together.”
Yan Lang nodded: "Yeah."
Yan Ning returned to the palace. As soon as she entered the Xixiang Courtyard, Concubine Liu came. Concubine Liu asked her, "Have you left the palace again?"
Yan Ning said with a smile: "Yan Lang has arrived. Your Majesty allowed me to take Yan Lang to school. I completed the admission procedures for him in the morning, received books, and arranged a yard for him. I bought some things and delayed some time."
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Concubine Liu said happily: "Yan Lang has already entered school?"
Yan Ning nodded: "Yes."
Concubine Liu said: "My little sister has a day off in the afternoon. She must be at home at this time. I am going home for the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening. Do you want to go?"
Yan Ning smiled and said, "I appreciate Concubine Liu's kindness, but I want to accompany Yan Lang at night."
"Let Yan Lang go with us. Didn't I say that I would introduce my sister to Yan Lang?"
Concubine Liu was outspoken and didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all.
Yan Ning has long been accustomed to Concubine Liu's innocence. Most people would be surprised when they heard Concubine Liu's words. However, Yan Ning did not react at all. She only said: "Today is the New Year's Eve, I want to accompany Yan Lang, and tomorrow during the Spring Festival, I will also
I want to accompany Yan Lang. We can go to Liu's house with you today, but what about tomorrow? It won't be easy for us to go tomorrow. Concubine Liu went home today and will not return to the palace. She will definitely spend her time at home.
Are you coming again for the Lantern Festival?"
Concubine Liu nodded: "Yes, every year we go back to the palace after the Lantern Festival. Oh, I mean Concubine Chen and Concubine Yang also go home during the New Year. Your Majesty also doesn't spend the New Year in the palace every year. He
I was at the imperial concubine's place."
Yan Ning really didn't know about such a thing and was a little surprised, but thinking about it, it didn't seem surprising. His Majesty Qi had lost his parents and eldest brother, and his only relatives were his wife-in-law and Uncle Wang.
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But why not spend it at Uncle Qi’s place, but instead spend it at the Crown Princess’s place?
Probably because His Majesty the State of Qi was brought up by the Crown Princess.
It is not easy for Yan Ning to leave the palace. She said that she would accompany Yan Lang at night because Yan Ning wanted Concubine Liu to take her out of the palace. However, it was not to go to the Liu family, but to use Concubine Liu to leave the palace. It was only temporary. She could not stay in the palace forever.
Outside, but with the grace of His Majesty Qi, it would be different.
Yan Ning's mind turned around and she immediately said: "I'm going to see His Majesty. I want His Majesty to give me a favor and allow me to leave the palace during the Chinese New Year and celebrate the New Year with Yan Lang. Concubine Liu, when I can leave the palace,
How about I send someone to send you a message, or you send me a message and then let Yan Lang meet your sister?"
Concubine Liu thought for a moment and thought this was not a bad idea. She smiled and said, "Okay." Then she urged her: "Hurry up and find your Majesty. Your Majesty will leave the palace in the evening. Your Majesty will not come back until after the Lantern Festival."
Palace, if you arrive late and cannot see His Majesty, you will not receive grace and cannot leave the palace."
Yan Ning became anxious upon hearing this and immediately took Niandie to the imperial study room.
After arriving at the Imperial Study Room, Niandie stayed outside while Yan Ning was summoned to go in.
When Yan Ning saw the king, he was about to kneel down to pay respects. Qi Hengyuan said, "Come here."
Yan Ning had no choice but to stop kneeling and walked slowly to the dragon table and stood still: "Your Majesty."
Qi Hengyuan folded the memorial in his hand and looked up at her: "Has Yanlang's enrollment been completed?"
"Well, it's done."
"I am going out of the palace in the evening, and you will come out with me."
"!"
Yan Ning was shocked, what does it mean to leave the palace together?
"Your Majesty, concubine..."
"Don't want to?"
"No, I don't understand why His Majesty takes me with him when he leaves the palace."
Qi Hengyuan looked at her and slowly raised his lips: "Don't think too much. During the Chinese New Year, I will not be in the palace, nor will the three noble concubines. Do you think it is appropriate to leave you alone in the palace?
?Or do you want to have a taste of being the master of the harem?"
The king and the concubines had all left the palace, and she was the only one in the palace. She was really the biggest one, and she was really suspected of being the master of the harem.
Yan Ning was startled, knelt down, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I must be clear, I must not have such thoughts."
Qi Hengyuan kept a calm face and said nothing. He snorted lightly and said, "Get up."
Yan Ning stood up anxiously. What on earth had she done? Why did she always make His Majesty Qi think... that she had wild thoughts?
Yan Ning stood there reflecting on herself, thinking that she should be more cautious in what she says and does in the future.
Concubine Liu Guifei just said that His Majesty the State of Qi was going to the Crown Princess when he left the palace. Could it be that he wanted to take her to the Crown Princess?
The Crown Princess dislikes her very much.
Didn't she go and cause trouble for the Crown Princess for nothing?
It would be very easy for the Crown Princess to punish her.
What on earth is His Majesty Qi thinking?
Don't understand.
Yan Ning really couldn't figure it out, and she didn't dare to refuse. If she refused, she might not be able to get the grace.
No matter what, if she leaves the palace, she is leaving the palace. Going out with His Majesty Qi is also leaving the palace. As long as she can leave the palace, she should have the opportunity to accompany Yan Lang.
His Majesty Qi still has a childhood sweetheart. After he leaves the palace, his thoughts will not be on her. She may be more free.
Thinking of this, Yan Ning said softly: "Your Majesty allows me to accompany you out of the palace. It is your grace and consideration for me. I am very frightened and very grateful. I don't know when your majesty will leave the palace, so I went to pack some things."
"
Qi Hengyuan said softly: "There are still three memorials left. Once approved, we will leave the palace."
"Then I will go back to Xixiangyuan to pack my things first?"
"Go ahead, I'll find you later."
"..."
I always feel weird, but I can't explain why.
Yan Ning thanked En and left, frowning all the way and unable to relax.
After lunch, Concubine Chen and Concubine Yang had already left the palace. Concubine Liu was originally going to leave the palace, but because she had an appointment with Yan Ning to bring Yan Lang and Liu Yuchan to meet, she had been waiting in the palace. It was just agreed that Liu Guifei would leave the palace.
The imperial concubine also left the palace.
Niandie was packing her things, while Yan Ning sat there in a daze, somewhat confused about the king's intentions.
After packing up, about a cup of tea later, Qi Hengyuan came over. Without saying much, he took Yan Ning to the Yuhu, and the Yuhu drove all the way to the palace gate.
After leaving the palace, the goal of the imperial expedition was also very clear, which was to march to the house where the imperial concubine lived.
"Your Majesty." Yan Ning shouted softly.
Qi Hengyuan sat against the wall of the luxurious carriage, closing his eyes and taking a deep sleep. He changed out of his dragon robe and wore a purple python robe, a black robe, and a fur collar of the same color around his neck. He looked dignified and graceful.
Like a god's palace, it's hard to conceal the king's demeanor under any circumstances.
He gently raised his eyelids and glanced at Yan Ning.
Yan Ning immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is New Year's Eve tonight, can I have dinner with Yan Lang?" Afraid that he would not agree, she continued: "I will leave after dinner and will never stay overnight."
"Yan Meiren came to Guiyang City for the first time, haven't you seen the Spring Night scene in Guiyang City?" The king suddenly asked such a sentence, which was a bit misleading.
Yan Ning blinked and said, "I really haven't seen it."
"You can meet Yan Lang tonight, you don't have to come with me."
Yan Ning's face lit up with joy, her beautiful big eyes flashed with disbelief, and soon she started laughing, her eyes curved into crescents, like sunshine breaking through dark clouds.
Qi Hengyuan thought to himself that she looks very pretty when she smiles.
Although there is only one chapter, this chapter is 6,000 words long, so it’s a lot. I’ll see if I can write another chapter during the day. If I do, I’ll post another chapter. If I can’t, I’ll see you at 0:00 p.m.
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