Concubine can't do it

Chapter 53

Generally speaking, the screen door is at war, and except for the military newspaper, other letters are not allowed to enter or leave the war zone.But because a certain person has privileges, he was specially approved to receive letters, so Jun Qingchen received a small burden in the afternoon after discussing how to arrange the military defense.

There are three pairs of shoes inside.Two pairs belonged to him, and one pair belonged to Shuangwolves.

There is also a letter attached.

"Why, I heard that you received a letter from home?" Tao Jiang had just finished training with the soldiers who had been dispatched not long ago, and lifted the curtain into the military tent with his helmet in his arms.

Jun Qingchen pursed his lips and smiled, "Well, a letter from home."

Seeing him like this, as if the newlywed and other daughter-in-law brought him something personal, Tao Jiang looked suspicious, "Fifth brother, I said that you have become more and more strange recently, why do you feel that your temper is so sudden? Have you restrained yourself?"

Jun Qingchen folded the letter in his hand, raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "How do you restrain yourself?"

"You haven't been to a brothel since you came here! You don't get angry so easily, and you don't make faces to find fault with others when you are idle." Taojiang said without hesitation, "I see that the little girl here It’s not as good as ours, but it’s really high-quality in terms of beauty. And the people here, their tempers are as violent as yours, and a disagreement is louder than their voices. I can’t talk to them. Sometimes I can't help but want to shout a few words, you are so calm, it doesn't look like you at all."

Jun Qingchen looked at the two pairs of shoes in his hands again.

"I talk about business differently than you talk about war. If there is a disagreement and you have to confront each other, then there is no hope for future conversations. The business is done by myself, and I always know how to measure it. Since I am here to do business, of course Gotta have a look."

Taojiang teased, and looked at the shoes in his hand with unclear eyes, "Where did this come from?"

Judging from the material, it is considered excellent among ordinary people.It's just that the workmanship is a little poor. Generally, his fifth brother doesn't like this kind of stuff at all.

Jun Qingchen didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "She made it for me."

But who this "she" was, he didn't say.

Taojiang automatically made that "her" into the little princess of Mingxi, and nodded with a funny smile, "Princess is quite caring, but the material is not well chosen. Don't you like Liuyun brocade? It's been so long Doesn't she know? I know all about it."

Knowing that he misunderstood, but Jun Qingchen didn't want to explain, just said: "It's normal that she doesn't know, we haven't met a few times."

Think about it too.After all, from the time the two of them entered the palace together to see Princess Mingxi many years ago to now, he has entered the palace very few times, and sometimes he may not be able to see the princess when he arrives at Juan Mountain. It may not be as many times as he has seen the princess.

But to be honest, although Princess Mingxi is pretty, she is not so domineering. Compared to her elder sister, she looks like a little fairy, but she is still a bit willful, and sometimes she doesn't know how to read her words, so he has never liked her very much.

He prefers obedient girls.

As for his fifth elder brother, for no apparent reason, he and Princess Mingxi have made a private appointment for life.Although the two of them are cousins ​​on the surface, in fact they have almost no blood relationship, so he and the other brothers have not objected to it, as long as the fifth brother is happy.After all, it is one's own lifelong event, and no one else can get involved.

But the more time passed, the more Taojiang felt that Fifth Brother was not suitable for Princess Mingxi.After spending some time together with the two of them by chance, not only him, but even their elder brother Su Qingyan felt that his little sister was not suitable for the fifth brother.

If it fits, the two of them should get better.It should not be because of some conflicts that Wu Ge gave up many things, including his hobbies and dreams.

I have always been prejudiced against Mingxi, but seeing her accepting shoes for Brother Wu today, this heart is still okay.Taojiang thought about the past in a random way, but in the end he could only shake his head, and said sincerely: "Fifth brother, I don't care about your emotional affairs, but since you have decided to start over in your career, I hope you You can start well and end well. After all, you are different from me. The Tao family has seven sons. I can be replaced by others after I die, but your Jun family has only one son. If you don’t inherit the family business, the Jun family can only be abandoned. For For our future generations to live a good life, you have to work hard."

"Descendants?" Jun Qingchen chuckled, "You've been thinking of descendants since you were young."

"Hey, what do you mean by that!" Tao Jiang puffed up his cheeks, "My cousin is already a father, so why don't I think about it if I don't ask for a wife?" He caught it again, "At worst, I'll propose marriage to Miss Zhengxiu when I go back. Although she's not so docile, she's quite comfortable to get along with. It's good to marry her back and be a concubine."

A gloomy emotion flashed in his eyes, and disappeared in an instant.Jun Qingchen put the shoes on his cabinet, and asked leisurely: "Will General Tao allow you to marry a brothel girl?"

Taojiang shrank his neck.

Jun Qingchen thought that his elder brother's tone was serious and said: "Since you want to make contributions and then talk about marriage, don't think so much in advance, it's useless to think about it. If you die in battle unfortunately, you still have to die with regret, then it's a loss." big."

"Hey, I'm not your real brother, so you want me to die young?" Tao Jiang suddenly raised his voice, opened his mouth in a daze, seeing Jun Qingchen's seriousness, he didn't look like he was joking with him Yue felt that he was actually trying to persuade him to think about the business first so as not to delay his future, so he had no choice but to flatten his mouth, "Hey! Forget it, I don't want to, then I'll go back and wash my body, the smell of sweat It's going to stick to me and I won't be able to get off it, and if I continue like this, no girl will dare to approach me when I make contributions." She said and waved her hand, "Let's go!"

"Wait." Jun Qingchen called him in time, paused before saying: "...I would like to advise you on one thing. If there is a cloudy weather recently, you should take the soldiers on the front line back a little, and retreat to 300 meters away from Dongshan Don't just stand in a stalemate at a place a few meters away."

"Cloudy?" Taojiang was stunned, "It's going to be September soon. According to the weather changes in the Pingmen area over the years, cloudy days should be quite common in the future, right? The situation of dry thunder and no rain may last until It's the end of October. We can't retreat every time, won't the enemy think that we are afraid of thunder and retreat?"

Jun Qingchen turned his eyes slightly, shook his head and said solemnly: "It is not about momentum to fight for a long time. You have to use the art of war and know how to advance with retreat. There is no such thing as cowardice. You have studied the formation of troops, but there are some points But it is always insufficient consideration. Right now, the foot of Dongshan Mountain is the boundary, the enemy is above and our army is below. In terms of vision, we must be at a disadvantage. Now that the stalemate has lasted for more than a month, they will not be able to guess how many people we have. The enemy is in On the mountain, it is already difficult for us to monitor. When it is cloudy, our vision is blocked, and it is easy for the enemy to attack us. You should have heard Huo Bao say how good Xiao Guo is at attacking on the top of the mountain. Wait until they take advantage of the loophole and drop the giant rock and log Come on, we who are unprepared can only watch the soldiers lose their helmets and armor in fright, but there is nothing we can do."

In the war, Comrade Taojiang has always been very good at listening to other people's opinions and analyzing better solutions by himself.Therefore, he didn't hold back the attitude of Jun Qingchen's lesson, but considered the previous few battles and the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides, and finally nodded slowly.

"Fifth brother is right. Then I will talk to my father about the situation when I go back later, and then deal with it as appropriate."

Jun Qingchen was satisfied with his attitude, nodded and said: "It's good that you can listen to it."

Taojiang has always been good at listening to opinions and analyzing them carefully, but not easily losing his opinions.In addition, his own understanding and comprehension of marching and fighting are excellent, so General Tao is willing to let him play at the beginning of the long-lost battle.The purpose is to test his strength.

But it's just to test the strength first.General Tao has only one son, and he is reluctant to let him work hard.That's why he was given the job of training new soldiers.

Even elite soldiers have to retrain after being abandoned for a long time.Gotta get them used to putting down their hoes and picking up their weapons again.

Taojiang lifted the curtain with his helmet in his hands and went out.Jun Qingchen sat on his sheepskin-covered chair, thought for a while, and shook out the letter Hua Zhengxuan sent him.

In fact, the set of remarks he just made about the obstructed vision on cloudy days were all made up by Hu Zou.Although there is some truth to it, it is really not easy to convince everyone to forcefully retreat back with this reason, and it is also risky.

But what this letter says is that there will be a sudden heavy rain on Pingmen before the Yuping Festival, which will cause landslides. The worst result is that the armies of both sides will be caught off guard and suffer heavy losses in that heavy rain.

Hua Zhengxuan said that it was a fortune teller who warned her that the people around her would be in danger in the heavy rain.

Canglan people believe in gods, enshrining peacocks as sacred birds, and designate the Yuping Festival on October [-] every year. During this period, various celebrations will be held throughout the country to thank the bird god for his protection.

Jun Qingchen has always disbelieved in these bull ghosts and evil spirits.I don't like hearing people talk about it either.Originally, when he saw the content of this letter, he just wanted to laugh it off, but for some reason, he focused on the three words "people around him", and he inexplicably paid attention to this absurd statement.

Take precautions, it's always good.It was suggested that he mentioned that whether he would accept it was a matter for the Tao family and his son.He came here only to supervise the transportation of supplies and establish a good relationship among the major merchants in the screen door. By the way, he would get some information about Xiao Guo and pass it on to Taojiang so that he could think about the war more comprehensively and let him know that he was not just A second-generation official who followed his father through relationships, and behind him was the fifth brother as a backer, so he could give full play to his strength.

Among other things, with him here, the military resources are sufficient!
Folding the letter again, Jun Qingchen laughed for no reason.Putting the letter paper and the newly engraved ink dust seal together, he said, "Ergou!"

Shuanglang immediately opened the curtain: "The subordinate is here!"

Jun Qingchen threw him the slightly larger pair of shoes, which were obviously made of more ordinary materials.

Shuanglang took the shoes with a puzzled look on his face.

This is for him?

Why did the young master give him shoes?

I've only heard of little girls giving men shoes, but I've never heard of men giving men shoes...

Shuanglang shivered with chills all over, and then heard Jun Qingchen say sinisterly with a trace of resentment: "You can either hide these shoes, or confess them, and you are not allowed to wear them. No?"

What?
The twin wolves blinked.

"Aren't these for subordinates to wear? Why hide them?" It's nothing more than hiding them, but what's the point of confessing them?
Jun Qingchen said: "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask, just do it, you go down."

"...Yes." Shuanglang backed away with a tangled expression.

Jun Qingchen pinched the bridge of his nose and leaned against the back of the chair, exhaling heavily.

I really don't want to give it to him!
But thinking that she made it with her own hands, with so much heart, he couldn't bear to ignore her heart.At any rate, please help pass it on.At any rate, she gave him two pairs, probably thinking that if she only gave him one pair, he would be even more unhappy.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help raising the corner of his mouth.This unprecedented tangled and contradictory mood made him very puzzled.It's as if there is a boat in my heart that is rippling with the wind.Hua Zhengxuan was that endless wind, sometimes stubborn, making him spin around in place, and sometimes mischievous, making him flutter left and right.

sometimes……

The blow made him want to get out of the cabin, and he stretched out his hand to caress the gentle breeze.

He rationally felt that he probably liked Hua Zhengxuan a little bit.After all, his feeling for her is different from other women.

But it's just a little liking, not a lot of liking, let alone the word love.As for love, he has already seen it.There is no eternal love in the world, and there is no only love, some just take a long-term responsibility because of a short-term liking.

Just like he once made an appointment with Mingxi, when she gets married, they will get married.

Even if the relationship is gone, as long as she hasn't regretted it, he can still treat her as he did before and keep his promise.

It's just that sometimes I feel tired.

But what to do without getting tired?

Covering his eyes with his palms, Jun Qingchen let out a long sigh of relief, trying to squeeze out the frisky chick in his head.

He'd better think about how to settle the deal tomorrow.After all, the main business of the Jun family was quite special, and he needed to spend more time thinking about opening up another channel to expand the business.

In short, he will no longer be the young master who is just eating and waiting to die in the eyes of those people.He has been gambling for a long time, and he should mature a little bit, thinking about it for the future.He will let people know that without relying on the old man, he can do a good job just relying on the mutual assistance between himself and his brothers.

At least, you must not be laughed at by that fellow Shen Nianbai!
On the other end, Hua Zhengxuan was doing his best to practice repeatedly the piece he was going to play in the Oiran Competition.Not only must the sound of the piano be accurate, but also the singing voice must match seamlessly.This is the goal she set for herself when she listened to the piano music practiced by Helian before.

As for what she wanted to play, it was not the "Zhengxiong Minor" that made her famous, but another piece that she had never played and sung in front of people, called "Palace".

This song also became popular after a hundred years.It is a story about a woman who traveled between two countries, from being a queen to being deposed, marrying to an enemy country as a concubine, and experiencing emotional ups and downs with her husband.

In this song, she admires this woman who is not weak, not humble, and has an unyielding side.Although she failed to achieve herself in the end, she achieved her beloved, which is also a touching story.

There is love in the song and intention in the words.This is the piano song that will be more popular in Canglan Country in the future.The current Canglan, the word Yuqin is only a prototype.But feeling the love of the people, Hua Zhengxie believes that the guqin will soon be fully integrated into the Canglan Kingdom.

I just hope that she will not make any big taboos by embezzling future songs.Forgive her for having to do this in order to be sure of victory.

At this time of year, the brothels in the entire Yunlai City will be more lively.The girls competed to solicit customers in order to get acquainted with each other, get votes, and strive to rank in the oiran competition.Even if you don't make it to the top three, ranking in the top ten is a step towards prosperity and wealth.

Someone once ridiculed that this is a woman's ten-year-old "bed", waiting to be promoted in one day.

The number of customers in Luoxiangfang also increased for a while, and many girls were willing to lower their prices to attract customers in order to gain favor with others.From the beginning of this unprecedented bustle, no matter day or night, walking in the aisle of the stairs can always hear some ambiguous love words, and even those thin panting and moaning one after another, it really is a period of lust.Every time Hua Yumai passed by, her face would turn red and her ears would turn red, and she couldn't say anything. When she went to the hut every day, she had to bury her head in fear of being seen that she was not used to it. It was really not easy.

Fortunately, she doesn't need to do those things, she just needs to play the piano.Not only Sister Xu, but Mother Dong also disapproved of her receiving guests during this period, so she simply stopped her listing and only arranged for her to perform daily performances.

Thinking that they are all thinking about her and Shaoqing's future, but she and Shaoqing obviously won't have a future, Hua Weilai actually feels quite guilty.

At the same time, she was also worried about the situation at Pingmen.Whenever news came, Mu Shaoqing, who had friends in the outer city of Pingmen, would immediately pass on the news to her.

"Shaoqing, don't you resent me?" Hua Wei asked with complicated emotions when she heard Mu Shaoqing say that Jun's family had built a large-scale warehouse and shop in the screen door.

"I don't hate it." Mu Shaoqing looked at her dressing table calmly and said, "It's my fault, I didn't tell you about those things formally, and every time I mentioned it as a joke, I still acted ambiguously towards you. I made you unhappy. If I could do it all over again, I would probably tell you clearly earlier that I want to marry you. Instead of letting everyone know my heart for you, but not making a formal promise with you Careful."

On her dressing table, there are many things given by other men.Looking at the appearance that is a bit plain, but the inside is delicate and gorgeous, one can guess that Jun Qingchen deliberately made these things for her in order to make her think that these things are actually just cheap gadgets.

On the other hand, he knew that she was thin-skinned and didn't like to owe others, but he always wanted to give her the best.

Perhaps, it is true that Jun Qingchen is more suitable for Zhirou...if he is giving his heart.

"Zhirou, have you already made up your mind to be with Young Master Jun?"

Hua Wei's heart tightened, she turned her head slightly to look at the corner, "Yes, as long as he is willing to give me a title, I will accept even if he is a concubine."

In fact, she and Jun Qingchen didn't mention these things.After all, it was just a temporary favor from him.

But Mu Shaoqing was serious about it.After all, many people know that Jun Qingchen has long been Princess Mingxi's prospective son-in-law.Naturally, it is impossible for a woman in a brothel to rob a man with a noble person like the princess.It is not bad to be able to carve up a place.If the princess dislikes her, even if Jun Qingchen wants to marry her, she won't be able to marry her.No matter how well Jun Qingchen managed to make his business flourish, as long as he didn't inherit his father's business, he wouldn't be able to get the Jun family's current status in Canglan Country.

Now, there just happened to be rumors that Jun Qingchen took the initiative to negotiate business in order to be legitimate and qualified to inherit his father's business.Otherwise, the Jun family's property might be taken away by Shen Nianbai, the husband-in-law of Second Miss Jun's future marriage.After all, Jun Qingchen's attitude towards Master Jun is obvious to all, and he doesn't have this father in his eyes at all.

Mu Shaoqing had no interest in knowing about these gossips.But it was related to Hua Wei, so he still asked more.And passed it on to Hua Wei.

After hearing this, Hua Wei felt that these things had nothing to do with her at all, but she still listened carefully and moved, "Even if it's for Shaoqing's sake, I will pay more attention to it."

But now, she is more concerned about the heavy rain that is coming at the screen door.

According to the Yuping Festival in previous years, Pingmen, the "City of Sparrow Screen", will always be the busiest.Because Pingmen is a hilly area with many shrubs, dry climate and abundant water sources, it is very suitable for peacocks to survive, and it is also known as the hometown of divine birds.Canglan is considered an important cultural place.

However, this year, in the early morning of the day before the Yuping Festival, an accident happened at the screen door.Nearly [-]% of the [-] soldiers defending the city at Pingmen died in this accident.Among them was General Chu sent by King Yun.

In the past, it took three or four days to send a message through the screen door.But this time, perhaps there was too much noise, and the news was spread one after another, and Hua Wei, who was in Yunlai, heard the news on the same day.Then I heard that King Xuanyun and Master Jun rushed to Juanshan to discuss matters.

After hearing the news, Hua Weiwei felt a "thump" in her heart, and there was only one thought in her mind.

How is Jun Qingchen? ?
Apart from a bundle and her three pairs of shoes, there was no other correspondence between the two of them.Hua Weichen didn't know if Jun Qingchen had received the letter, let alone whether he believed what she said.Now, something is wrong with the screen door.She didn't care whether he believed it or not, she just wanted to know if he was still alive!

However, apart from news of the accident, no other news came from the screen door.I don't know if it was blocked or never again.

Time passed very slowly.

The second day, Yuping Festival.Yunlai City has already been prepared, so the street is as lively as in previous years.A hundred years later, Hua Weiwei also went to the Yuping Club. Even after a hundred years, when walking on the street, he would hear older vendors discussing how serious the screen door accident was.It was heard that the divine birds flew out of the mountains one after another, howling and howling, and looked very bleak in the dark night.Then there was a sudden gust of wind and heavy rain, causing countless casualties around Dongshan.

(End of this chapter)