Chapter 55: Salted Fish Lies Down to Get to the Top
Yun Qiao sat on the soft couch inside the window, looking at Yuan Jie'er who was pruning branches with the gardener outside the window.
"This child is truly admirable, but it's not good for her to always be doing these menial tasks in Lan Garden. She's so smart, she should go to school and learn to read."
Xiao Tao said, "This child is so lucky to be with the girl."
As he was speaking, he saw Yuan Jie'er walking towards Yun Qiao with a small basket full of flowers.
"Auntie, I cut a lot of flowers. The gardener said that these can be made into dried flower pillows. I want to make a pillow for you."
Yun Qiao smiled and waved at her, "I'm very satisfied that you have this intention."
"Sister Yuan, let me ask you, if I let you go to study, would you like it?"
When Yuanjie heard about reading, her eyes lit up.
But she still asked cautiously, "Can I go study?"
"Of course, if you want."
The child is that old now, and if he doesn't study, it's not a good thing for him to stay idle at home all day. Another point is that, in Yunqiao's opinion, children should go to school when they reach a certain age.
Besides, she can't give birth, but now she has a daughter in front of her. She can raise her well. If the child is brought up well in the future, she will benefit from it.
Of course, Yun Qiao knew clearly in her heart that the child was not her own after all. If Yuan Jieer really was unfilial to her in the future, this was something she could not have predicted.
All she can do now is to treat Yuan Jie'er as well as an ordinary person, strive for what she should strive for, but not put too much thought into it.
When Chen Jingyan came over, he heard Yun Qiao asking Yuan Jie'er if she wanted to go to school.
Chen Jingyan strode into the house.
Yun Qiao looked up and saw that it was Chen Jingyan, so she hurriedly stood up.
"My Lord, you are here."
"Sister Yuan has already taken her in. This child and I are very compatible. I saw her once before at the back door of the Marquis's residence. I never thought that she would become my daughter now."
Yun Qiao said with a smile, her eyes gentle. She had never given birth to a child, but the way she spoke now and her expression showed some more maternal kindness.
Chen Jingyan really wants Yun Qiao to have a child.
Sometimes she even thought about giving Yun Qiao the status of legitimate wife, but his grandmother would never agree.
Chen Jingyan was raised by his grandmother. His parents were childhood sweethearts and loved each other after marriage. Unfortunately, Chen Jingyan accepted what his grandmother said, that is, to marry someone of equal social status and marry a virtuous and kind wife.
Concubines and maids-in-law are allowed, but the wife must come from a prominent family.
Chen Jingyan grew up under this kind of thinking, and his view on choosing a spouse was that a man could have three wives and four concubines.
Chen Jingyan leaned back in his chair and asked her, "When did you go to the back door?"
Yun Qiao looked at Chen Jingyan, "Why do you suspect me, Lord?"
Yun Qiao was just thinking about explaining when she heard Chen Jingyan say, "Since you two are destined to be mother and daughter, then I did a good job. Please report your matter to your superiors in a few days. From now on, the affairs of the backyard will be handed over to you..."
Yun Qiao didn't quite understand what Chen Jingyan meant.
She asked tentatively, "My Lord, do you want me to take charge of the affairs of the harem?"
"Why? Are you still reluctant?"
It's not that she was reluctant, but Yun Qiao never expected that after she traveled through time and space, she just wanted to lie down and never thought about getting promoted. But now she was moving up steadily step by step, and it seemed that the reality was completely contrary to what she had imagined.
"Of course I am willing."
Yuan Jie'er saw Chen Jingyan coming and didn't dare to go forward. It was Yun Qiao who called her over.
After teaching her, she called out "father" in a low voice.
"Now you are under your Aunt Qiao's command. From now on, you must obey her and not disobey her."
Sister Yuan nodded.
Chen Jingyan stayed in Lan Garden and did not leave. The maids and servants took Yuan Jie'er away.
After the servants left the room, Chen Jingyan lost his cold attitude and pulled Yun Qiao's hand and got into bed. He became more and more adept at playing tricks.
"My Lord, my waist..."
It's about to be cut off.
This man has no idea how strong he is.
"It hurts now? You're such a squeamish person."
Although he said it didn't hurt, his hands were much lighter than before.
After asking for it three times in a row, Chen Jingyan finally gave up and waited for the maid to bring warm water before he moved his lower body...
Yun Qiao wanted to get up, but her legs were weak. It was really tiring after not doing anything for a long time.
This business of making money without doing anything is not easy to do.
Yes, Yun Qiao no longer has any feelings for Chen Jingyan, but she cannot avoid doing such things. She can only hint at it in her heart that it is just an ancient profession.
Seeing Yun Qiao so frail, Chen Jingyan raised the corner of his mouth slightly with a faint smile.
"I didn't tell you to get up, so just lie still. I have something to do at the training ground later."
"I forgot to tell you, go to Chunhui Garden when you get back. I'll ask Xiaodong to take you there to check on yourself."
Yun Qiao nodded.
I wonder what Chen Jingyan meant? Was he trying to confirm that she was indeed infertile?
Chen Jingyan left first, and Xiaotao came in from outside with hot water.
When helping Yunqiao change her clothes, Xiaotao found that her body was covered with bruises of various sizes, and she felt distressed.
"My Lord, this blow is too harsh. If someone didn't know, they would think you were beaten by me."
Yun Qiao smiled.
Just think of it as being bitten by a dog.
Men really act according to their own preferences in bed, especially a pure ancient man like Chen Jingyan, who is not only domineering and chauvinistic in daily life, but also in bed.
Every time they had sex, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she couldn't cry out in pain.
Because she found that the more she screamed in pain, the stronger the man became.
She could only bend her body to cater to him, so as to minimize the harm to herself.
She didn't say she liked Chen Jingyan, but she didn't dislike him either.
Just treat it as a simple matter of each taking what they need.
But she couldn't say these words to Xiaotao.
"Pull down the sheets from the bed..."
Xiao Tao went to tidy up the bed sheets but found some bloodstains on them.
"Miss, are you about to have your period? The sheets are a little dirty."
If a girl is about to have her period, she should eat less spicy food, especially cold food.
"It doesn't seem like the date, but I've never been very accurate. I just heard from the Marquis that..."
Yun Qiao suddenly remembered something. She remembered that one time, Chen Jingyan came to her room and wanted to touch her, but she happened to be having sex. Chen Jingyan was not satisfied and felt unhappy.
I asked her why other people's menstruation was regular, but hers came whenever she wanted, so capricious.
Could this be what Chen Jingyan meant when he said he had invited a doctor to take her pulse?
It was still early in the afternoon, so Xiaodong arrived in time and took Yunqiao directly to Chunhui Garden.
Xiaodong walked in front, leading Yunqiao forward.
Yun Qiao looked at Xiaodong and asked in a normal tone, "I've heard that there's a powerful person living in Chunhui Garden, but I don't know who that person is."
Doctors from outside the mansion are not allowed to live in the mansion at will. Even doctors employed by the mansion are kept in the outer courtyard. Chunhui Garden is a house inside the mansion, so Yun Qiao guessed that the people living in Chunhui Garden should be people from the mansion.
She didn't know who it was exactly.
Xiaodong smiled and said, "It's only natural that Aunt Qiao doesn't know. The person living in Chunhui Garden is the Second Master, the son previously adopted by the Second House Master. He's also the Marquis's half-brother. However, the Second Master has been busy away from home and rarely returns to Kyoto, let alone the Marquis's Mansion. Many people don't know about this, and only the elders in the Marquis's Mansion know about it."
"Second Master has learned medicine since he was young, and now the Marquis wants Second Master to take a look at Auntie's health."
Yun Qiao nodded.
She realized that it was probably because she was too weak. Every time Chen Jingyan did it to her, she felt uncomfortable. So she thought of finding someone to take a look at her and help her adjust her body.
This is really not her fault.
Normally, living in northern Shaanxi, her body cannot be too delicate, after all, that's the geographical environment.
But she was extremely delicate.
Yun Qiao had thought about seeing a doctor before to find out what was wrong with her body, but she was usually healthy and was just a little weak, so she didn't go see a doctor.
Now that the Marquis has personally found a doctor for her, she will just take a good look at him.
As they were talking, they arrived at Chunhui Garden.
There are many medicinal herbs placed in Chunhui Garden, and you can smell the scent of herbs as soon as you enter the yard.
Yun Qiao frowned and covered her nose. People said that herbs had a fragrance, but she could not smell any herbal fragrance. She only smelled the strong and pungent smell of medicinal herbs.
"Second Master, the Marquis said so himself. I've brought someone here for you to take a look..."
Yun Qiao just watched Xiaodong speaking respectfully to the man in coarse clothes.
It turns out that Gu Heng lives here.
The second master of the Marquis’ Mansion is Gu Heng, and the one who is good at medicine is Gu Heng.
In this case, the second master of the Marquis's Mansion is good at medicine.
But there are rumors outside that the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion attaches great importance to the second master of the Marquis' Mansion and wants to hand over the business to him. It is said that the second master of the Marquis' Mansion is a business genius.
I have helped the old lady deal with several difficult business cases.
Originally, the old lady intended to keep Gu Heng in the Marquis' Mansion to work, but it was Gu Heng who wanted to leave the Mansion and go out to make his own way.
Not to mention, he actually made himself a miracle doctor.
Gu Heng put down the herbs in his hand with an indifferent expression.
"Just bring the person here. There's no need to be so polite, Third Brother."
Speaking of his half-brother, Gu Heng felt amused.
When Chen Jingyan's parents both passed away, Gu Heng was already grown up. He was also the first person to accompany Chen Jingyan to overcome his grief.
Although there seems to be a huge difference in status between the two brothers, they actually have a pretty good relationship.
Of course, we are much closer than the eldest wife.
Since he is from his third brother's side, he will naturally not refuse or decline.
When Yun Qiao came out from behind Xiaodong, Gu Heng was slightly stunned, but he reacted quickly and instantly concealed the surprise in his eyes.
"Sit inside," he said softly.
Yun Qiao nodded slightly and said, "Thank you."
Gu Heng washed his hands before walking towards the inner room. Xiaodong was guarding outside the door, while Xiaotao followed Yunqiao inside.
Yun Qiao saw that Gu Heng's face was not very good.
She then asked softly, "Have you noticed anything wrong?"
"I have an old illness. I know this. You don't have to be surprised. Just tell me."
Gu Heng looked at Yun Qiao.
"Since you're aware of your physical condition, I won't elaborate further. Your frail body is mainly due to your old illness, which can't be changed. I can only advise you to be more careful with your food and drink, work less, and rest more."
Yun Qiao left Chunhui Garden, thinking...
The disease I have is not a serious one at all.
It's a disease of affluence.
This disease of affluence requires money to be treated.
It’s such a headache.
In mid-May, Yun Qiao transferred Yuan Jie'er's identity documents to her name, and at the end of the month, she raised her status from a concubine with no status to a favored concubine, and even had a child.
Fang Jia left Xiaoxiang Garden.
Chen Jingyan didn't say at first that he did it, and Yun Qiao was worried about it for a long time. Later, when she pestered Chen Jingyan to ask him in bed, she found out that Fang Jia was sent away directly by Chen Jingyan under the pretext of sending her back to her parents' home.
Not to mention that the Fang family came to the Marquis' Mansion to ask for someone, the Marquis' Mansion also went to the Fang family to ask for someone.
No matter what the mess was, at least Fang Jia left.
She didn't want to go back to the Fang family, nor did she want to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, so it was good to leave like this.
Yun Qiao just felt it was strange why the Marquis hid the fact that Fang Jia had left from her.
Could it be that he was afraid that she would secretly run away with Fang Jia?
She wanted to do it, but she didn't dare to do it.
She ran away secretly, and her identity alone was a big problem. She couldn't be an illegal resident. Even in the countryside, it would be difficult to live without an identity or household registration. Various taxes also required her household registration to be recorded.
She had inquired about it.
Yun Qiao also thought about running away secretly and living in a small place...
But all under heaven belongs to the king.
Unless she stays deep in the mountains and forests and doesn't come out, she will not be able to move forward unless the problem of her identity is resolved.
I wonder if she is serving the Marquis wholeheartedly now, and if the Marquis doesn't like her in the future, he will let her go because of their old friendship.
Gu Heng brought her a lot of medicinal herbs, but Yun Qiao was worried that they were too expensive and she didn't have enough money...
However, Gu Heng said that the medicinal herbs were all supplied to the people in the Marquis' Mansion and she didn't need to worry about anything else.
Yun Qiao still thanked him.
He carried the herbs back to Lanyuan.
It was already dark in the evening when Chen Jingyan returned from the training ground.
Xiaodong was serving him, so he told him what had happened during the day.
"Didn't you tell me why Aunt Qiao is so weak?"
Xiaodong said, "I didn't ask about that. I heard from the Second Master that Concubine Qiao had an old illness, but he prescribed medicine for her and also said that Concubine Qiao couldn't do heavy work and that she had to pay more attention to her food. That would be the best..."
"From now on, please pay more attention to the food at Lan Garden."
"I found some news in Jiangcheng, I want to go there."
Before Chen Jingyan's parents died, they had a child, a girl. Something happened on their way back. The child was Chen Jingyan's sister, but her body was never found.
He has been looking for it since he learned about it.
He didn't believe that his parents had an accident, and it must have been done by someone else.
His sister might still be alive.
This was also what his grandmother secretly told him to do, if possible, he must find his biological sister.
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