Chapter 82
Chapter 82
After breakfast, Tang Xiaoshi couldn't walk because of her foot injury and felt the house was stuffy, so she sat on the porch in front of her living room and looked through the bamboo slips, while Xiaoqing was serving tea and snacks, and Xiaotan was helping her embroider her purse.
She glanced at it occasionally, and found that the embroidery work was mediocre, and the stitches were not handled well in some places, so she pointed out one or two.
Xiao Tan joked with her: "The servant girl doesn't know that the lady's embroidery has improved."
She smiled and said nothing, this is a skill she has practiced in several time and space, especially in the time and space of "Abandoned Woman", not only embroidery, but also tailoring skills are outstanding.
It's just that Song Chu's skills are not good, so she can't behave too abnormally.
"It's because your embroidery is so ugly that the lady can't stand it anymore." Xiaoqing made fun of it.
"Where, look how much this peach blossom looks like." Handed the embroidered cloth to Xiaoqing for her to see.
Xiaoqing curled her lips: "Barely caught the eye."
Tang Xiaoshi smiled. Hearing the two of them quarreling, she picked up the bamboo slips and read them again.
After a while, a young servant came to report that the husband and wife of the Song family had come.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Mrs. Song hurrying over with her two maidservants.
"Chu Niang." He came forward and took her hand, his eyes were red, and he looked her up and down, tears streaming down silently.
"Uncle heard about the Taolin incident yesterday and punished Saburo in a fit of anger. My aunt was worried that you cried for a long time and stayed up all night, so she urged me and your elder brother to come over early in the morning. What happened yesterday, how did your feet hurt? Any other injuries?"
"It's okay, there is no danger." She comforted Mrs. Song, "It's just a sprained foot. The medical staff said it was a small injury. It will be fine after a few days of treatment."
"You can't bear it by yourself because you are afraid of your parents, brothers and sister-in-law."
"It's all right."
Mrs. Song was still dubious, and asked Xiao Tan Xiaoqing, who was serving at the side, to tell them what happened yesterday in detail.
After hearing this, Mrs. Song was terrified, hugging her and crying even more distressed.
"Chu Niang, why did you suffer such a crime?"
"It's all right." She was still afraid when she remembered what happened yesterday, but she didn't want the people of the Song family to worry, so she tried her best to calmly persuade Aunt Song, "Sister-in-law, you must not tell your parents about this matter. Since I am fine, don't worry about it." To make them worry is to increase worry."
"Okay." Mrs. Song wiped her tears and glanced at Xiao Tan and Xiao Qing beside her, blaming them for failing to protect the lady.
She persuaded Mrs. Song a few words.Xiao Tan and Xiaoqing also tried their best for yesterday's incident, and they are still terrified to this day.
"Brother and Qilang are talking in the front yard?" She changed the subject.
"Yes, such a big incident happened just a few days after you married into Qi's family. He is not worried or angry. He was going to come to look for Qi Dalang overnight yesterday, but he was stopped. He probably got into a fight with Qi Dalang at this moment." .
She couldn't help smiling.
It is common for the brothers and sisters to fight. The two martial arts are on par, and every time both of them will suffer in the end.
She asked Xiaoqing to go over and see the situation.
After a while Xiaoqing came back to report, and after a few tricks, the two left the house to go to the government office to deal with yesterday's matter.
The two came back in the evening, and this time only Qi Song was injured, with a bruise on the corner of his mouth.
Mrs. Song asked about the result of the government's handling, and Song Dalang said angrily, "It's just a one-hundred-throwing sentence."
Tang Xiaoshi sighed helplessly. Li Erlang was a man in Song Chu's memory. He was a well-known villain in the capital. Relying on the power of his father and brother, he did many evil things and offended many officials and disciples. Most of the people who dared to offend General Li swallowed their anger.
Although the Song family has a place in the Habayashi Guard, there is a certain gap compared with the power of the Li family.The reason why he was sentenced to flogging this time must have been because he offended Guo Lang, the son of Prime Minister Guo.
As soon as he guessed this way, Song Dalang said: "If Mr. Guo had not been injured and the Guo family intervened, Li Erlang would have been released without charge."
"This time is also a lesson for him, let him know that the foot of the emperor in the capital is not a place where he can do whatever he wants." She said.
Then he glanced at Qi Song again, the wound on the corner of his mouth was too obvious, he wanted to pretend he didn't see it.
Qi Song touched the corner of his mouth subconsciously, and Song Dalang warned: "If you dare to put Chu Niang in danger and suffer even a little damage, I will definitely drive to pick Chu Niang back to Song's house."
Qi Song glared at him, knowing that he was wrong and didn't argue with him.
After Song Dalang and his wife left, Tang Xiaoshi asked, "Are you also injured?" Song Dalang couldn't just slap him in the face.
"No." He touched the corner of his mouth again, and suddenly saw Tang Xiaoshi staring at him, expressing his disbelief.He changed his words and said embarrassingly: "It's just a small injury, it doesn't matter."
Tang Xiaoshi didn't ask any more questions, and asked him to apply some medicine.
Qi Song took a bath for more than ten days before and after getting married, and went to work early the next morning.
She was still sitting on the porch in front of the living room, drinking tea and looking through the bamboo slips. Xiaoqing came over with hot cakes that had just been steamed, and leaned closer to her and whispered: "Miss Liu and Mr. Erlang had a quarrel. Cried."
She looked in the direction of the back garden and asked doubtfully, "What are you arguing about?"
"The servant girl didn't know, she just watched Mr. Erlang leave with a displeased face, leaving Miss Liu sitting in the pavilion wiping her tears."
Xiao Tan put down her needle and thread and interjected: "When I went to the back kitchen this morning, I heard Hua Niang say that she had been at odds since yesterday, because of the incident in Taolin the day before yesterday. That day, Lady Liu was almost treated lightly, and she felt wronged in every possible way. Afterwards, Mr. Erlang Blame the dress she wore that day for causing trouble. Lady Liu is sad because of it."
After she finished speaking, she also complained: "If she hadn't been implicated that day, everyone would not have suffered that crisis."
Tang Xiaoshi knew that Xiaotan blamed Liu Yunsi, because she helped Liu Yunsi, she didn't run away, and was kicked by the evil servant of the Li family, and now she can't walk very well on her legs.
She can understand Liu Yunsi's thoughts, she must also regret that her dress was not suitable that day, she was so wronged and frightened, she originally wanted Qi Erlang to comfort her, but in the end it turned into blame, how could she not be sad.And in the past few days, she can also see that Liu Yunsi likes Qi Erlang, and Qi's mother also seems to want Qi Erlang to marry Liu Yunsi.
The future husband is indifferent to him, so he is naturally disappointed.
She looked back at Xiao Tan's leg, and asked with concern, "Does it still hurt?"
Xiao Tan rubbed, shook his head and smiled, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Make up for it." She smiled and pinched a piece of sweet pastry for Xiao Tan.
For several days in a row, Tang Xiaoshi was recuperating at home, and Qi Song would think of ways to buy her some delicious and fun things to make her happy when he came back from duty every day.Knowing the other party's intentions, she no longer clings to Taolin's matter.
This day she was sitting on the swing in the back garden, watching Liu Yunsi and Qi Xiaomei playing with Ge Wu on the side table.
After a while, Qi Xiaomei lost. This was already the fifth game she had lost to Liu Yunsi. She drooped her head and dropped the chess pieces in her hand in frustration.
"Sister-in-law will help you win it back." She smiled and got up from the swing and walked over.
Xiaomei Qi grabbed her hand excitedly and asked, "Sister-in-law can really help me win it back?"
"of course."
"My cousin is the best at playing this game. Even the eldest brother and the second brother can't beat my cousin."
Liu Yunsi showed complacency, and said with a smile: "I haven't played a game with my cousin, my cousin will let me go."
Tang Xiaoshi rolled up her sleeves on purpose, and said solemnly: "The chess field is like a battlefield, I won't let you, and you won't let me either."
Put away the chess pieces, and the two started the game again.After a while, she was already ahead, and Liu Yunsi showed a nervous and anxious expression on her face.After a while, his brows were slightly frowned, and there was a little bit of unwillingness in his eyes.
She smiled and deliberately took a wrong step.
Song Chu is not proficient in Ge Wu, but she used it to relieve boredom during the hour of "Ancient Lovesickness" when she had nothing to do. The more she played, the more she became proficient.
With one step of concession, the tension eased, and Liu Yunsi took a breath for a while, and then she didn't give in again, and quickly won Liu Yunsi.
Liu Yunsi showed the slightest bit of displeasure, forced a smile and said: "I didn't expect my cousin to be so good at chess."
"It's you who gave way to my cousin! Let's play another game."
In the second round, Tang Xiaoshi intentionally made many concessions and finally lost to Liu Yunsi by one step. At this time, Liu Yunsi showed a smug smile on her face.
The two played a total of four rounds, with two wins and two losses.
Qi Xiaomei clapped her hands and said with a smile: "In our family, only sister-in-law can tie with cousin."
"What are you playing, my lady is so powerful?"
Tang Xiaoshi looked back when he heard the sound, Qi Song walked over with a smile, the golden sun in the afternoon was hitting his face head-on, as if covered with a layer of gold powder, shining brightly.
"Playing five with my cousin."
"My lady can draw with my cousin?" He looked surprised, and walked over to see the round that just ended on the table, which was won by Tang Xiaoshi's side.He sat down cross-legged, put his arms around Tang Xiaoshi and said with a smile, "My husband has lost so many times to his cousin, today the lady finally helped him win back, let him feel proud for a while."
Tang Xiaoshi knocked off his arm, and yelled at him: "Whoever won for you, I won for myself, so continue to embarrass yourself!" Standing up on the table, she walked towards the swing.
"My lady, the husband and wife are one, why should we divide between you and me?"
"You are too bad, I am not one with you."
"My lady doesn't have to criticize her husband in front of my younger sister, right? At least give her some face." He walked to the swing with an aggrieved look, and gently pushed her to swing.
Tang Xiaoshi glanced at him with a smile, and turned away.
Liu Yunsi and Qi Xiaomei couldn't help covering their faces and smiling.
Just at that moment Qi Erlang came over and seeing them joking, he couldn't help but also laughed and asked, "What are you talking about so happy?"
Qi Xiaomei had an idea, and teased him: "It's talking about your marriage with your cousin."
Qi Erlang glanced at Liu Yunsi, his face turned slightly cold, and he said in a reprimanding tone: "What nonsense!"
"Where am I talking nonsense, the eldest brother married the eldest sister-in-law, wouldn't it be you, the second brother? My mother has already said that I plan to have a wedding between you and your cousin at the end of this year or early next year."
"It's still early!" Qi Erlang said perfunctorily, and Qi Song said, "Brother, you said a few days ago that you wanted to make a small sleeve arrow. I passed by the carpenter's shop today and went in to inquire. They can make it, and they are small and light, and can be made at the same time Shooting three arrows in a row is better than what you said, brother."
"Really?"
"Yes." As he spoke, he took out a piece of silk from his sleeve, which was exactly the sample picture.
Tang Xiaoshi glanced at it, and asked curiously, "Which one of you wants to use?"
"It's for you, sister-in-law." Qi Erlang said with a smile.
She couldn't help being curious, Qi Song explained: "What you learn will give you wisdom, and it will be used for your self-defense. If you go out in the future and it happens that your husband is on duty and can't accompany you, you can take it with you."
Qi Xiaomei was immediately dissatisfied and complained: "Eldest brother, second brother, you are too partial." Then Qi Erlang blamed, "Eldest brother married a wife and forgot my sister. Why don't you care about your sister before you marry a wife?"
"I..." He glanced at Tang Xiaoshi, and immediately turned his face away, "I was entrusted by the elder brother, you blame the elder brother."
"You're all biased!" She snorted angrily.Qi Song patted her on the head and said dotingly: "I will give you one as well."
Liu Yunsi stood aside silently, her gaze kept on Qi Erlang, until her eyes were dry.She blinked lightly, warm tears moistening her eyes.She turned to look at Tang Xiaoshi, blinked a few times, and swallowed back the tears that filled her eyes.
"And my cousin." Qi Song caught a glimpse of her expression was wrong, her eyes were slightly red, and said with a smile, "Erlang also prepared one for you."
Liu Yunsi was slightly taken aback, then looked at Qi Erlang again.
Qi Erlang was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, Ying Ying smiled and nodded: "Yes."
Qi Song handed the design back to Qi Erlang and said, "Come along with me, I have something to tell you."
Watching the two brothers walk around the veranda, Tang Xiaoshi thought for a while, then looked back at Liu Yunsi, the resentment in her eyes had not dissipated.
It is said that the moon is the first to be close to the water, but it is not worth it if the concubine has a lover and has no intention of a lover.
I don't know what Qi Song and Qi Erlang said, but at dinner, Qi Erlang seemed to be enlightened, and helped Liu Yunsi pick up vegetables.Liu Yunsi was surprised and flattered.This was the first time Qi Erlang took the initiative to pick up food for her. He had a smile on his face throughout the meal, and even ate half a bowl more.
Returning to the living room after dinner, after the maid left, Tang Xiaoshi turned around from the vanity mirror and asked Qi Song and Qi Erlang what they had said.
Qi Song stared at her for a moment, then said with a smile: "This is our gentleman's business, I can't tell your lady."
"You really can't say it?" She said in a coquettish tone.
Qi Song smiled and shook his head: "No."
"Let's say nothing!" She snorted, turned around and put down the comb, climbed onto the couch and kicked Qi Song to the ground, "Go to your couch."
"Miss, for my husband... I have been sleeping on the small couch for half a month."
"Then sleep on the floor!" She pulled the quilt back to get ready for bed.
Qi Song begged: "My lady... your foot injury is also healed, and my husband will never encounter your injured foot, so let me..."
"I'm still heartbroken!"
"My lady..." He walked to the couch pitifully, and just as he was about to sit down, Tang Xiaoshi kicked him again.He simply sat on the ground in front of the couch and couldn't get up.
"Miss, you have been punishing your husband for half a month, and you still haven't relieved your anger?"
"No." After speaking, he pulled up the quilt, lay down, closed his eyes and fell asleep.After hearing no sound for a while, she opened her eyes, and Qi Song was still sitting on the floor in front of the couch, resting his chin on the edge of the couch and looking at her.
She ignored him and turned over to face inside.
There was still no movement after a long time, she couldn't help turning over again, Qi Song was still staring at her just now.
"What are you doing?" She was a little displeased, it was too scary to stare at others sleeping like a ghost.
"Miss, I really know I was wrong. You just need to forgive my husband for the sake of admitting my mistake sincerely, okay?" Both hands were about to grab her hand, and she immediately moved back to avoid it.
It's because she didn't forgive him, it's because the marriage was too sudden, and she still hasn't figured out whether the wedding night in the bridal chamber is Song Chu's memory or her own experience, she subconsciously resisted.
"My lady..." Qi Song wept bitterly, got up and crawled towards the couch.
"Get down." She pushed and kicked again, this time the opponent seemed to be filled with lead, unable to push or kick.
Qi Song smiled triumphantly, lay down, and lifted her quilt, she immediately wrapped it tightly, not letting her size go.
"Cover your own and go."
Qi Song begged for a while, but she didn't compromise, Qi Song didn't dare to force it, and obediently went to the small couch to hug his quilt.He stretched out his hands under the quilt to hug her.
She shrank herself into the quilt until the position above her nose and mouth was exposed, staring at him with her two eyes.
Qi Song snorted and teased her: "You look like a baby in swaddling clothes."
She gave him a hard look.
Qi Song hugged her tighter through the quilt, leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Ma'am, how about we have a baby?"
The warm breath poured into his ears, and it was very itchy. He couldn't help but shrink down again, tilted his head, and hid his ears under the quilt.
"not good!"
"Miss..."
"If you don't sleep anymore, I'm going to be angry." She scolded her face, her voice was a little bit colder.
Qi Song smiled and leaned forward and kissed her on the lips quickly.
"Rogue!" She immediately hid her mouth in the quilt, wiped her lips with her hand, and cursed angrily, "You bastard!"
Qi Song laughed a few times, lay back to his position, and looked at her with his arm on his side.
She squirmed a few times in the quilt, turned her back to him.
Qi Song stretched out his hands to straighten her hair, and teased: "My lady, do you want to wrap yourself up like this in the hot summer?"
"If you don't behave properly, I'll go to sleep with my little sister."
"How can I do that, otherwise, wouldn't the whole family know that my husband was neglected by his wife, and there would be no face for my husband."
Tang Xiaoshi snorted softly and ignored him.
Qi Song said a few more words, the person in front of him stopped making a sound, breathing evenly and gently, as if he was asleep, then he closed his mouth, still looking at her sideways, gently stroking her ear, and wrapped around her hair strands.
She whispered to herself: "Lady, if I go out with the army, I don't know when I will be back. Without me by my side, what will you do alone?"
After a long time, he sighed softly again: "For you, I will find a way to stay in Beijing for a while longer, to accompany you more day and night."
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