readytorunbook Chapter 1 The Male Concubine
Chapter 1 The Male Concubine
Who told you to enter the bridal chamber with someone else today!And share the same bed with someone else!
In Xialiang County, the richest prefecture in Fengguo, there is a happy event today. Xu Muzhou, the grandson of the richest man in the country, is about to take a concubine.
It is only said that the second young master Xu is two years old and has not yet married a wife, but he will take a concubine first.
And this concubine's room is still a man.
Xu's house, inside the house, servants in twos and threes rubbed shoulders, maidservants washed clothes and watered flowers, it was no different from the usual days.Only two designated maidservants symbolically pasted a few happy characters in the west wing, and sprinkled a handful of copper coins and red dates on the bed.
Different from marrying a wife, according to the rules, the concubine who is accepted into the door cannot visit the hall, and even the bride's flower bridge cannot enter through the main door.
The attitude of everyone in Xu's house towards this matter is that they don't take it lightly, and naturally, they don't take it seriously.
In the bedroom of the main room, the protagonist of today's concubine, Xu Muzhou, the second son of the Xu family, is changing into the wedding clothes prepared by the bedside, and arranging his hair in front of the mirror of the dressing table.
In the shiny bronze mirror, the peerless face of the person in front of the stage is reflected, with a slender head and high eyebrows, eyebrows reaching into the temples, almond eyes and almond lips, skin like creamy fat, and fingers like watery green onions.
It is unreasonably reminiscent of the jade-faced Guanyin in the brocade painting.
The second son of the Xu family has a beautiful appearance, which is known to everyone in Xialiang County. In addition, Fengguo has never had such a clear boundary when it comes to the love between men and women. Courtship.
And this "favorite person" naturally does not matter male or female.
So ever since the Second Young Master Xu reached the age when he could get married, the threshold of Xu's residence was almost broken by the endless stream of suitors.
It has to be repaired every year.
Hey, when it comes to Xu Ergongzi's taking a concubine today, I really don't know how many people have broken their hearts.
"Second brother, let me comb your hair." A man appeared behind him, snatched the wooden comb from Xu Muzhou's hand, and then picked up Xu Muzhou's waterfall-like black hair, and slammed it down Comb gently.
As if treating a treasure with care.
Why.When this person is unhappy, he will pretend to call him "Second Brother", and he will always talk to himself.
Xu Muzhou sighed, and he had nothing to do with him.
"Hiss..." Xu Muzhou gasped as his scalp hurt, looked at the man's face from the bronze mirror, and said in a helpless tone, "Did you do it on purpose?"
"Hmph. Who told you to enter the bridal chamber with someone else today! And share the bed with someone else!" Zhuang Bai's mouth was pouted.
Zhuang Bai was picked up by Xu Muzhou from the side of the road to Xu's house two months ago.
When he picked it up, Zhuang Bai was covered in blood, with a big gash on his forehead. He had a high fever and was in a miserable condition.
Xu Muzhou speculated that it might be caused by being hunted down by the enemy.In short, he couldn't leave it alone, so he brought him back to Xu's house.
However, the doubts in his heart seemed to be unable to be answered, because the person he picked up didn't remember anything except that his name was "Zhuang Bai".
This seems to be the legendary amnesia.
Xu Muzhou saw that Zhuang Bai was alone and had nowhere to go, and was afraid that he would run into enemies after going out in such an ambiguous situation, and he might even get involved with him who helped him, so he left him in Xu's house for the time being. .
To Xu Muzhou's surprise, this stay seems to have left a small tail for himself out of thin air.
Perhaps because of his amnesia, Zhuang Bai is always trembling, like an animal that is uneasy about the surrounding environment, and only by following Xu Muzhou can he feel at ease.
Because it was Xu Muzhou who brought him here, like the first living thing a chick sees when it breaks its shell.
Perhaps because of this, Zhuang Bai also has an almost fanatical possessive desire for Xu Muzhou. If everyone in Xu Zhai doesn't care about taking a concubine today, then Zhuang Bai is the only one who cares.
His pursed mouth could almost hang a bottle of vinegar, "I heard that Mr. Hu has peach blossoms in his eyes, his aura is like a banishment, and there is a strange fragrance lingering all over his body."
"When the second elder brother enters the bridal chamber, he must be so fascinated that his bones are crisp."
The sour taste in these words can be directly used to make vinegar, it really makes people's teeth sour.
However, Xu Muzhou unexpectedly found it very useful. He rolled his eyes with a smile, beautiful and charming, with three points of helplessness: "You know that I will not do that. Hu Qinglian was sent by my elder brother. As for being so stupid."
At the moment of Xu Shi, the auspicious time has come, and it is time for the groom to step into the bridal chamber.
Xu Muzhou pushed the door open and entered, and saw the bride sitting by the bed.Because she was a concubine, she couldn't wear bright red wedding clothes, so Hu Qinglian's clothes were a bit pink, but her hijab was red, with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water embroidered on it.
There is indeed a strange fragrance in the surrounding air, but it would be an exaggeration to say that "the fragrance lingers".
This is obviously just the scent produced by applying face powder or balm, which is similar to the perfume sprayed by people in the 21st century.
Xu Muzhou is a book traveler who accidentally traveled to a history book four years ago when he slipped and fell from a building. Yiba, the president of the vertical and horizontal shopping mall, became the most neglected concubine among the grandchildren of Xu Zishan, the richest man in Fengguo. Son.
The old man of the Xu family has a quirk - his belief in superstition has reached the point of insanity. He insists that only children who "have a good marriage" can inherit the family business - it is said that he was bewitched by an unknown demigod, but this He is a half-immortal, but no one has ever seen him.
Recently, the old man's old illness relapsed, probably because he felt that his time was approaching, so he brought up the old matter of "separation".
So his elder brother Xu Xiuyu, who was always gentle, courteous, and kind to others, thoughtfully sent him a male concubine at this juncture.
That is the person in front of him, Hu Qinglian.
Hold on to the title of joy, lightly pick it up, the red hijab was lifted, the candles in the room were flickering, light and shadow interlaced, Hu Qinglian showed his face, even if the candlelight was dim, it was hard to hide the coldness in his bones.
She is indeed a beautiful woman with icy muscles and bones.
"With peach blossoms in his eyes, his spirit is like a banished immortal."
Zhuang Bai's voice echoed in Xu Muzhou's mind, and he could not help but compare the person in front of him with Zhuang Bai, um, sure enough, if it is said that the eyes are peachy, then Zhuang Bai's eyes are better.
"My lord, concubine...do you want my concubine to help you take off your clothes?" Hu Qinglian's voice was pleasant, like the gurgling of a clear mountain spring, and she looked shy and delicious even with her head bowed and not daring to look at people.
He pulled down the reddish wedding dress, as if intending to reveal more skin.
It's also interesting to say that this pink-toned, even somewhat gaudy clothes, when worn on Hu Qinglian's body, it only looks gorgeous but not vulgar.
Even the rouge and powder on his face will not make people think that it is weird for a man to wear rouge and powder, but it will be icing on the cake.
It seems that his eldest brother really put his mind and effort into the selection of candidates.
"On the wedding night, how can I make the bride bother, I will do it myself." Xu Muzhou smiled slightly, with a smile in his eyes, bright eyes and bright teeth, and he was even more beautiful than Hu Qinglian, who was dressed up beside the bed.
It's just that although the Second Young Master Xu is beautiful, he doesn't look weak at all, and he seems to be far from the image in the rumors.
Even, in his bright eyes and benevolent smile, there was a faint sense of calmness, as if everything was under control.
Xu Muzhou took off the robe of Xifu by himself, and there was a suit of ordinary clothes inside, and he got up to open the window, chatting casually, "The tiger came late this year, and the autumn harvest is almost here, and the night is still so hot."
"Qinglian, can you open the window for ventilation?"
Hu Qinglian was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the Second Young Master Xu to call him by his name, and his tone was like that of an old friend who had been with him for many years, so he didn't know how to answer the words for a while.
"..Uh, um...you can do whatever you want, you don't need to ask the concubine's meaning..." Hu Qinglian thought for a moment before slowly answering.
He was very cautious, for fear of revealing his flaws.
Xu Muzhou stood by the window and looked at him with complicated eyes, but it was impossible to tell from Hu Qinglian's perspective, because Xu Muzhou concealed it very well, "Qinglian, you seem to be cramped?"
Hu Qinglian's heart tightened, he clenched his hands slightly, and shook his head silently.
The eldest son told him that the Xu family's second child was weak and incompetent, had no opinion, and was just a straw pillow in the middle of nowhere.Moreover, he was seriously ill, and he would lose his hair when he closed his eyes at any time. He asked him to play by ear and try his best to grab Xu Muzhou's heart.
That's right, Hu Qinglian is the person that the eldest son Xu Xiuyu specially gave to his second brother.
Hu Qinglian was born in Liuxiang, Huajie. Because of his beauty, he was named the oiran, but was redeemed by the eldest son Xu, and asked him to stay by Xu Muzhou's side as a male concubine.
It's not just about staying, but it is also necessary to use various means to firmly hold Xu Muzhou's heart. It is best to make Xu Muzhou love him like the other men and love him so much that he can't extricate himself.
And their old man has always hated romantic people, so this marriage cannot be regarded as a "good marriage".
Xu Muzhou naturally lost the opportunity to inherit the family business.
Xu Xiuyu's wishful thinking can be said to be cracking.
But at this moment, Hu Qinglian encountered a problem. Why is the Xu Muzhou in front of him different from the promised "Xu Muzhou"?
Not to mention that it is completely different from the aura of "weak and incompetent, kind and deceitable", and even "frail and sick" is not visible at all.
He only felt that Xu Muzhou was in good health and full of energy, so he didn't look like he was going to raise his braids at any time?
When he suddenly met someone who was totally different from what he had imagined, Hu Qinglian's mind inevitably fluctuated and he fell into a panic.
And all of this, Xu Muzhou saw it.
After the evening breeze blew for a while, Xu Muzhou closed the window, approached the bed, reached out and lightly touched the collar of Hu Qinglian's loose wedding dress, raised both hands, and covered the exposed skin again.
Xu Muzhou's movements were gentle, as if he was worried about someone catching a cold, and they were clearly caring.
But Hu Qinglian is not a fool, he can read the meaning of "drawing a clear line" behind this move.
And, tell him "I know what you want to seduce me".
But Xu Muzhou just said with a smile on his mouth: "The evening wind in autumn nights is cool after all, Qing Lian never told me the truth, it's obvious that the hairs are standing on end from the cold, you still have to wear your clothes well of."
It was only then that Hu Qinglian realized that although it was an autumn tiger, the weather had turned cold since this morning. How could the wind outside be still hot?
He was so nervous that he didn't even notice that Xu Muzhou said the wrong thing.
.. Or, the Second Young Master Xu, did he say that on purpose?
The author says:
Zhuang Bai is the protagonist!Zhuang Bai is the protagonist!
(don't stand wrong, bow