The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Li Xiqie glossed over the whole story of the little beggar poisoning the horse, how she got on the carriage, and how she was misunderstood, from beginning to end. After she finished speaking, she looked at him and his expression seemed to become even uglier.

He was shocked and said, "How can you climb into someone's carriage as you are a girl? What if something happens to you?"

Li Xi was afraid that he would give a long speech, so he immediately made his position clear: "I promise, I will never make the same mistake again."

Li Xuan frowned in displeasure, "I was wondering why the nephew of the prime minister's mansion picked up your portrait and left. It turns out he is not a good person."

"He picked up my portrait?"

I was going to just briefly mention it, but I found that I seemed to have provided all the important clues to my fourth uncle, which led him to speak earnestly and intermittently all the way.

She pursed her lips, feeling mixed emotions and remaining silent.

But she was indignant. Why did he take her portrait? Was he coveting her beauty? Or was he using her portrait as a target behind her back? There was no grudge between them. It was really dark...

The carriage slowly stopped, and Fourth Uncle got off first. Under his gaze, Li Xiqi also lifted the curtain and stepped on the stool. When he saw that it was Prince Xian's mansion, he breathed a sigh of relief and followed Fourth Uncle and Shan Luo into the mansion.

I have never been to my fourth uncle's mansion since I was a child. I couldn't help but open my eyes wide, not daring to miss any scenery.

When I was young, I always saw him living in the palace. When I grew older, I mostly saw him at banquets in the palace. I thought he had always lived in the palace, but I didn't know that he had already set up a residence outside the palace.

The interior of the mansion was built as he pleased, unlike the general Prince Xian who made the facade magnificent. Fourth Uncle has always been pure and simple, but this kind of originality is indeed like him.

As soon as you enter the front yard, you will be greeted by a faint fragrance of flowers and herbs, all of which are unnamed and uncommon botanical herbs. Flowers, plants, and vines are everywhere in the yard, and among the lush green, there are many colorful flower buds, which are so beautiful that they are like beauties waiting for you. They can be used for viewing and medicinal purposes.

The air is sweet and fragrant, and the swaying flowers are a delight to the eyes. Probably most of the money spent on decorating the facade was saved here.

Just then, two maids arrived and told Li Xuan that the rooms had been tidied up as usual. Li Xixuan followed him. It seemed that the fourth uncle had arranged for the maids to take care of Li Xixuan's residence every day so that she would have a more comfortable place to live if she was caught.

He nodded and signaled the two maids to follow Li Xiying and continue walking forward.

Entering the corridors on both sides of the front hall, there are many vines climbing in the corridors. The thorns on the vines are slightly red, and the purple flowers are blooming sparsely and delicately, like purple hairpins embellishing a woman's soft and misty hair.

"Don't touch it."

Li Xixiao retracted her hand and looked at her fourth uncle. It turned out that he was talking about the woman who was sitting in the corridor watching the vines.

The woman's pale hand froze beside the flower bud, and she withdrew it awkwardly because she was scolded. When she saw Li Xiying and others behind him, her face turned slightly red and then returned to normal, looking calm and composed.

Li Xuan took her wrist and looked at it. Seeing that it was not injured, he asked, "Who told you to get out of bed and move around?"

"I just rested for a day and found that my legs and feet could move. I felt exhausted lying on the couch, so I thought of coming out for some fresh air." She opened her innocent almond eyes, and her face was as pretty as a lotus in the distant mountains, except for a bright scar on her chin that caught the eye.

"This vine is poisonous from its leaves to its flowers to its vines. The strength of its toxicity varies from person to person, so don't touch it carelessly," he went on to explain.

Li Xiying also walked closer, with some thoughts about the major events in his life in mind.

On the way back to the mansion, she had already made up her mind to take it step by step, slowly convince Fourth Uncle, and then ask Fourth Uncle to speak on her behalf in front of Grandpa. It shouldn't be as outrageous as asking her to wear a wedding dress and get married right away.

Now she thinks why not try to get closer to his bedmate. Maybe his whispers will be more effective than what she says out loud.

She then blinked her eyes and looked at the girl, nodded obediently, and said with a smile: "I guess this is the new aunt? What a rare beauty. It's not easy to see such a pretty daughter-in-law by my uncle's side, I'm very happy. My uncle is a man who looks fierce but is actually weak. He doesn't know how to speak gently and coaxingly. He thought everyone was as tough as his niece and could take scolding?"

The woman smiled and covered her lips after hearing this. "I'm not your aunt. It's just that your uncle saved me. He is the doctor and I am the patient. That's all. Don't misunderstand me."

Li Xi was sitting next to the woman. Hearing that she was eager to cut off her relationship with her fourth uncle, he was a little surprised and moved closer. But he whispered in her ear with a tone of regret: "What does it matter? I think women are kind. My fourth uncle has not married for many years. Why don't you consider it and help me take care of him?"

The woman's face darkened, and even the barely perceptible blush was washed away by her worry.

Li Xuan gently lifted her earlobe, "You are being naughty again, disrespectful, when did I ever need you to mess around with me?"

"No, no! Grandpa only cares about me. Fourth uncle hasn't married for many years, so he's not in a hurry to have an empty family. It's not that I'm picky. Anyway, I've made up my mind. I'm still young. Since Fourth uncle hasn't settled his own lifelong affairs, I'm not in a hurry to get married."

After that, she pouted and dragged Shanluo to follow the maid. She only heard her fourth uncle say behind her: "You are still as sharp-tongued as when you were a child. How can you be like me?"

It was the afternoon and the sky was dark.

In the chess club, the man in white robe lost three games in a row. The onlookers praised Cui Silang's superb chess skills, as if he was assisted by God. Every move seemed random, but in fact, it was full of hidden scheming. He was convinced of his defeat, so he stood up and bowed respectfully, with a face full of shame, "I'm so sorry, Cui Silang, I was blind."

Cui Silang returned the gift, but his interest was dull. Seeing that everyone around him was going home, he also looked for Li Xiying, but he looked back and forth several times but found nothing, and he felt bad.

Just now, the chess table and even the entire chess club were filled with men. Some of them were sweating profusely, some were talking big, and it was even more inappropriate for women to be around.

He won game after game, and although he felt happy, he was still worried about them. When he cleared the space on the chessboard, those people blocked his view tightly. He had hoped that they would still wait by the side, but now he could no longer see them, which made him feel even more worried.

Damn it! His mother gave the person to him in the morning, but he actually lost it!

She was stunningly beautiful, and the little girl beside her was pretty too. Both of them were weak women who were powerless. What if they really met a bad guy...

Thinking of this, he asked everyone he met, "Have you seen the two ladies? One is about five feet three inches tall, and the other is five feet one inch tall. ..."

Everyone who asked shook their heads.

The more he searched, the more anxious he became, and the more strange it seemed. He happened to run into the servants of the mansion who were out shopping. So he hurriedly sent him back to ask if they had returned home, while he continued to search.

Two living people should not disappear suddenly in broad daylight.

The shopkeeper came back soon to report that he had asked the soldiers at the door, and they all said that the two ladies had not returned home. Later, according to Silang's order, he sent a few more servants to look for them.

As I searched, the sky gradually darkened.

He searched every household nearby, but where could she go on such a cool autumn night? He had no choice but to look for her far away. His heart ached every night.