The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

She was skeptical, but Shanluo couldn't possibly lie to her.

I just feel that whenever I recall the scenes in my head, they are swollen and numb and I can't figure it out.

"I don't know either. I think that young man seems to have become a different person, gentle as jade. Last night, he handed you to me, and I couldn't hold you up. He was afraid that you would fall and get hurt, so he personally carried you back to the tent before leaving."

Thinking about this scene, my throat tightens.

You should never drink alcohol in the future. This place is not like a villa. No matter how drunk and acting like a spoiled child, grandma will take care of you. Showing your weaknesses to others here will only put yourself in an embarrassing situation!

If he didn't think she had bad intentions, why didn't he get rid of her while she was drunk? After all, she said she would leave today, but she didn't keep her word.

In short, when something is abnormal, there must be something wrong!

"He hugged me...in front of so many people?" Li Xiying caught the key words and asked.

Shan Luo shook her head. "I didn't know before that. They sent you back at midnight yesterday. I saw no one following him at that time." She thought for a moment and guessed, "Maybe there were two maids sending you back at first, but they got tired halfway through and asked the young man for help. It would be difficult to carry you back in front of everyone."

Maybe, when the day breaks, she will find a way to leave this place of trouble.

But it was pitch black outside and there were still eight quarters of an hour until dawn, which was neither short nor long.

"It's still early, sleep a little longer."

She tilted her head back and drank the glass of water, then shuddered and became more awake.

Shan Luo took the empty cup, put it on the table, and then extinguished the candle. He took off his shoes and lay on the couch with Li Xiying.

The two of them opened their eyes. Moonlight quietly seeped into the dark room, and soon the outlines of the furnishings in the room became clear.

In the darkness, all the furnishings seemed to have come to life, but were content to remain quiet, making one's heart palpitate slightly at the mere sight of their outlines.

She tilted her head slightly and saw that Li Xiying was still awake. When she turned her head again, she was already lying on her side, looking at her. "It's still early, let's talk."

Shan Luo saw that she looked very energetic, nodded, and then heard her ask: "Have you reached the age of marriage?"

Shan Luo pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm 14 years old? It's this year. I was last year."

She continued, "When a girl reaches the age of marriage, she is ready to get married. What kind of person do you want to marry in the future?"

Shan Luo was slightly stunned. Seeing her eyes full of anticipation, he thought for a moment and said, "I... I don't know either."

"Have you ever thought about Han Qi? Maybe he's not being nice to you without asking for anything in return?"

Shan Luo blushed and said, "He is a gentleman and is very kind to everyone, but even if he asks for something in return, I don't know how to repay him. Maybe I will never be able to repay his kindness to me in this lifetime."

Li Xiying sat up, pressed down on the soft pillow, and looked down at her. "If one day, he married you with a formal wedding, would you agree? Or if he carried you into the house through the back door in a sedan chair and made you his concubine, would you follow him?"

Looking at Li Xiying, even in the darkness, her beautiful eyes were like fireflies twinkling in the water, and as bright as stars.

Shan Luo barely avoided the burning gaze that made her look dwarfed by him. She came back to her senses and thought, "My life was saved by my husband at the cost of his own life. He even spent 500 gold coins to redeem me. I will never be able to repay his kindness in this lifetime. If Mr. Han wants to marry me or take me in one day, and doesn't despise me for being as humble as mud on the wall, I will naturally obey her, whether I am a wife, a concubine, a concubine or a maid, without any complaints."

"So do you like him?" Shanluo had just answered one question when the next one came.

Shanluo responded patiently, "I like it."

Almost without hesitation, from the first time she escaped from the brothel and he took off his outer robe to protect himself; from the moment he saved her from danger like a knight, she thought that even if he had an ulterior motive, she would be willing to follow him.

Even thinking this way is exaggerating yourself.

"Is it that you must like me?"

"Yes."

There was a cunning look in Li Xi's eyes, as if she was questioning herself: "What if someone else wants to marry you?"

Almost instantly, a speculation flashed through Li Xi's mind.

At the dinner yesterday, the prime minister's wife only asked her to sit at the same table with the men who did not bring their female relatives. She seemed to have understood something in an instant.

The lady insisted that she looked like her youngest daughter Zhier, and thus she wanted to adopt her as her goddaughter, but she politely declined.

So Madam kept her in another way?

Perhaps she just wanted to comfort herself spiritually and to repent for the years of physical and mental pain she had suffered after losing her daughter. That was why she was not afraid of Grandpa Li Xi coming to look for her. If he really came, the parents of both sides would discuss the marriage.

If this is the case, then what is the point of her running away from marriage? If she ends up losing herself, then she will never marry in this life.

Shan Luo's cheeks were red all the way to her ears. "Don't be afraid of my wife laughing at me. I have no intention of overstepping my authority. I have already decided to stay single for the sake of Mr. Han."

"Why?" Li Xiying was somewhat surprised by her remarks.

Shan Luo said: "If I get married and sleep with someone else, but have someone else in my heart, it should be considered unfaithful. How can an unfaithful woman live a good life?"

Li Xi was surprised, "But have you ever thought about why men can be unfaithful and unrighteous, surrounded by jewels and jade, and have many wives and concubines; while women must be faithful to one man and cannot have two hearts?"

Because of the injustice between men and women, women are not allowed to learn to read and write; it is also said that a woman’s virtue lies in her lack of talent; women are also taught to follow the three obediences and four virtues; and since ancient times, the seven grounds for divorce have only been aimed at women.

"I don't know either." Shan Luo had never thought about this question. "I guess since the beginning of the world, women have been classified as weak. Since they are weak, they have no power, so they naturally submit to the control of men, rely on him, listen to him, let him do what he wants, and admire him."

Suddenly she thought of something, and continued, "My mother was that kind of woman. No matter how much Grandpa beat her, she never ran away. She stayed by Grandpa's side until one day, she died of illness on her bed."

"You must think your mother is respectable and admirable, but I think she is worthless. When we live in this world, we are always watching other people's eyes and trembling with fear, mistaking it for love, but it is actually false."

Shan Luo's eyes dimmed, "My lady, you have really thought it through, but who can do it?"

Yes, it’s hard to jump out once you jump into the fire pit.

As soon as the day came, the lady sent someone to invite Li Xichen to have breakfast. Last night, a maid had washed and brought her clothes. Li Xichen changed back into her own clothes, wrote a farewell letter and put it on the table, then took Shanluo with her.

The morning light was dim, the water and trees were green, and Shanluo followed Li Xiying listlessly.

On the way, I met Cui Silang.

From a distance, he smiled respectfully at Li Xiying and walked closer in two steps. "Madam, are you going to my mother's place too?"

"Yes, it seems you are too." Li Xiying smiled and stopped talking to him, just going their way.

Cui Silang's robe fluttered in the wind, and he walked at a moderate pace, just right to follow closely behind.

When the prime minister's wife saw Li Xixiao and Cui Silang coming, she was beaming with joy. When she saw Shanluo's figure, her brows slightly frowned, and then she asked the maid beside her to order breakfast from the kitchen.

Cui Silang greeted Madam good morning, and Li Xiying also nodded and called her Madam.

Shan Luo couldn't help but secretly glance at the lady out of the corner of his eyes. She was just as graceful and elegant as the first time he saw her, like a fairy concubine. She seemed to know that her status was like an insurmountable chasm and she shouldn't look at her any more, so she lowered her head even more.

Madam Xiang nodded and asked the two to sit down. When she saw Shanluo, she asked Li Xiying, "Is this young lady the one from Anyifang?"

Li Xiwei didn't know that her wife would ask such a question even though she already knew the answer. After all, Yueji should have reported everything to her, and they had even had dinner together the day before yesterday. She didn't know if her memory was bad, so she just thought she was looking for a topic to talk about.

Li Xi smiled and replied, "Yes, I will send her to the embroidery workshop today. I am sorry to bother you for a while."

Madam Xiang waved her hand and said with a smile, "I don't mean that to you, kid. If she wants to stay here, ask the servants to prepare a room for her. She can stay for a long or short time. It will save two people from squeezing into one room. Firstly, I'm afraid you won't sleep well. Secondly, if your parents really come to our house, they will see that you have lost weight while staying with me. Wouldn't they be heartbroken?"

Li Xizhen didn't know whether the meaning was what she thought, so she just said: "Madam, you don't have to be too considerate of us two. We both slept soundly."

The lady smiled but said nothing.

Cui Silang hurriedly sat down and said that he was a little hungry after walking a few steps. At this time, the maids brought in breakfast one by one and placed it on the table.

Li Xi was not polite and pulled Shanluo to sit down together, expressing her gratitude for the endless hospitality of the Xiangfu Madam. Looking at the fragrant water on the table, steaming hot, and the maids beside helped to serve it.

Shanluo nodded and didn't dare to peek. When her lady ate, she also ate and didn't dare to move rashly.

But after a quarter of an hour, the prime minister's wife wiped her lips, and saw the purse he was wearing today. She said with a smile, "Silang, I've never seen you wear this purse before. It doesn't look like the embroidery was made by a maid in our mansion."