Chapter 349 Yixiu 27
After slightly smoothing up the corners of her clothes, Yixiu came to the yard in her neat and casual outfit. She greeted Yinzhen as soon as he walked in.
The two walked into the house side by side. Yixiu took the blue and white porcelain cup from Jianqiu's tray and offered it to Yinzhen. After he took it, she smiled and said, "I thought you've been busy all day, and autumn is hot and dry, so I asked someone to prepare some pear soup. How about trying it?"
Yinzhen took a spoon and drank half a cup. The sweet pear soup soothed the anger in his heart for half a day. He just nodded and drank the remaining half cup in one breath before sighing:
"I really enjoy drinking the soup you have here. It's hard for you to go to such lengths."
"I am just a mouth. Master is working so hard outside, and I, a woman, can't help. I can only pay attention to the food. It is my benefit if Master is happy to eat it."
With the warm sugar water filling his stomach, Yinzhen's tense spirit was noticeably relaxed. Prince Yong, who had slightly relaxed, leaned on the couch and squinted his eyes. He just smiled when he heard her words:
"This is very rare. Among all the places in the harem, only your place can make me worry less."
Yixiu remained silent, simply ordering the small cup to be removed and the tea to be replaced. Jianqiu, observing this, spoke at the perfect moment, "Concubine, Huichun just came to report that the west wing is ready. Do you need anything else?"
"Let's leave it at that for now. Ask someone to clean up more diligently these days so that the house doesn't get dusty again."
Yinzhen listened from the side and couldn't help wondering, "Why did you suddenly think of cleaning up that room?"
"This is just something I thought about when I was bored. Fu Jin mentioned the new arrivals today and asked me and Concubine Nian to teach them the rules. Isn't this just about letting them move in? I'll clean up first, otherwise when Fu Jin gives the order, my room will still be a mess and uninhabitable, which will make the newcomers laugh at me."
Yixiu felt a little embarrassed. Seeing that Yinzhen didn't say anything, she explained again: "It's not that I'm short-sighted and don't want to give her the east wing. It's just that Honghui lived in the east wing before, and I... can't bear to let it go."
Yixiu's words were sincere and pitiful. Yinzhen didn't care about the two newcomers at first, but seeing Yixiu so busy, he comforted her:
"Don't you know what kind of person you are? Honghui is now valued by Han Ama. Even though I don't see him often, I always think of him in my heart."
Yinzhen consoled Yixiu and said, "It's probably always like this for parents. Raising a child for a hundred years means worrying about him for ninety-nine. I'm a worthless person. I only hope that the prince and Honghui can be healthy and safe. I don't ask for anything else."
"How can this be considered unpromising? If our family could truly live in peace and stability, wouldn't that be a kind of perfection? It's a pity that the tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop..."
Yinzhen murmured, his voice gradually becoming lower. Seeing this, Yixiu smiled and said something else: "Actually, it's good to have a new person living here. I used to live alone in Zhixinzhai. When the new person comes, it will be much more lively."
"It would be best if she were like Sister Geng, straightforward and measured. Otherwise, I would find it hard to handle if she's too lively."
Yixiu's last sentence was playful, and Yinzhen smiled. But when he thought of the word "lively", he couldn't help frowning after pondering it for a while.
His backyard is just too noisy now. Not to mention Rouze, among the few quiet people, although Qi has some respect from him, she lacks the interest in men and women. Not to mention Song. If it weren't for the little princess, he would have forgotten this woman long ago.
So after all, Chixinzhai can be said to be his only quiet place to hide away.
If a new person came in, even if he was an honest person like Song, I'm afraid the two of them would not be so comfortable getting along with each other on a daily basis.
"Master, remember there's a courtyard behind Baifu Tower? And isn't there only one person in Qi's Wangyue Pavilion?"
"Master, you have a good memory. There's also a Dawn Pavilion behind Baifu Building. It's just been vacant for many years. I'm afraid it won't be habitable for a while."
Yixiu picked up the big red pomegranate on the table and started peeling it, continuing her conversation casually. Her fair hands and the glass-like pomegranate seeds were indescribably pleasing to the eye.
Yinzhen lowered his eyes to look, his tone still as calm as ever: "In that case, there's no need for anyone else to come in, lest you disturb the tranquility of Zhixinzhai."
Yixiu raised her face slightly and smiled at Yinzhen: "I will obey you, Master. Please try this pomegranate."
As he spoke, he pushed over a green glass bowl filled with pomegranate seeds. "This is a new variety that our servants have made. They say it's a soft-seeded pomegranate. I tried one before, and it's indeed sweeter than any I've had before. The seeds are also soft, and the juice is also good."
Yinzhen was very considerate and scooped a spoonful. After taking two bites, he nodded and said, "It's really good. Even the ones in the palace are probably not as good as this. It's not hard to chew."
Yinzhen praised her a few words and went to the dining room with Yixiu to have dinner. Naturally, he stayed at Yixiu's place at night.
On the afternoon of the next day, when Su Peisheng came to ask her for a dozen baskets of pomegranates, Yixiu also received news that Fu Jin asked Qi and Nian to clean up the place in preparation for the new bride to enter the mansion.
"I have prepared it long ago. There are eight baskets of the best ones specially selected for you, and there are ten or so baskets of slightly inferior ones prepared to share with my sisters. Now that you have asked, Eunuch Su will have them all moved."
Yixiu smiled and called Jiang Fuhai over, asking him to send two skilled men to take Su Peisheng to move the items. After the men left, she said to Huichun:
"In that case, the room shouldn't be left unused after it's been cleaned up. I've always felt that my study is a little small, so I've connected the three rooms on the west side and built one in the style of the Han people in the south."
"yes."
None of the personal maids present had any doubts, and they all went about their business after receiving the order. As for the concubine, there was indeed no reaction to Chi Xinzhai's obvious action.
However, three days later, when Nian came to pay her respects, she made a few sarcastic remarks. Yixiu knew that she was jealous, so she also said a few sarcastic remarks to cater to her love-brained heart.
What a joke! In this life, she is no longer the thankless wife, but just a concubine. She would be a fool if she still allowed Nian Shilan to step on her head.
"It's clear that the prince loves his sister dearly. He's worried that you're too young and like to be busy, and that living alone would be too lonely. He even specially allowed a new person to accompany you."
The sarcasm in Yixiu's tone was too obvious, and she used the youth and beauty that Nian Shilan had boasted about a few days ago as an excuse. Even if she asked Nian to lie to herself that she was really envious of her, she couldn't do it.
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