The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

Seeing Li Xiying's complaints, the emperor did not take it as an offense. He smiled and pinched Li Xiying's nose: "You are blaming me for something else and getting angry. Can you be more quiet when we are not together? Living in a villa is fine. You can get whatever you want. Which princess can be so spoiled? Besides, you have passed the age of marriage. If you don't choose a husband, I am afraid it will be difficult for you to get married."

Li Xiying held Grandpa's skinny arm and was shocked for a moment, but she continued to speak angrily: "Grandpa, does the princess still have trouble getting married? Don't you want to keep your daughter for a few more years?"

"Which princess of marriageable age doesn't want to marry? You are almost sixteen, and you should be taking care of your husband and children. But you come to vent your anger on me. I won't let you do what you want this time. You better take care of yourself."

Li Xixiao let go of his hand, frowned and said, "Grandpa, can you really bear it?"

The emperor looked at the inky black scenery in the distance with dim eyes, and then walked towards the queen's bedroom, saying: "I will keep a close eye on your husband, and don't make any mistakes. Be honest and marry someone you should marry. After all, I can't work hard for you all my life..."

Li Xiying chased after him, and she vaguely heard the hidden meaning in her grandfather's words.

What does it mean that you can’t work hard all your life?

When did Grandpa become so pessimistic?

Could it be that after escaping death, grandpa has started to think about the consequences?

The Queen said, he was an emperor but he suffered from hunger in Fengxiang. Just imagine how hard life was in Fengxiang, so he thought too much about everything?

She knew that her grandfather was facing more than one threat, but she couldn't just hastily marry to protect herself!

The empress heard the noise and came out to greet the emperor. Seeing the emperor's dark face, she asked him how he was. She thought he was worried about the affairs of the court again, but when she saw Tang Xing, who looked unhappy behind her, she guessed the reason.

The "Queen" Li Xiying rushed forward and bowed slightly, then pulled the Queen's skirt, "If the Queen can persuade Grandpa to give up arranging a marriage for me, I will definitely repay you well in the future..."

She smiled knowingly and interrupted her, saying, "Tang Xing, I understand your nature. You are unwilling to marry someone else and be bound by marriage. But His Majesty also loves you. Everything else is fine, except for this matter. It would be bad if His Majesty is worried and upset because of this matter." Then she took Li Xiying's hand and said, "Your grandfather has been thinking about it for a long time. Naturally, he thinks more than you and will not treat you unfairly. After all, you can't stay single for your whole life, right?"

Looking at the frail figure of her grandfather, he was in the prime of his life, but less than two months after returning to the palace from Fengxiang, he was still skinny and pale. It took him a lot of effort to get his complexion back to normal. She didn't want to say anything else to anger him.

Besides, the Queen and Grandpa were determined to unite their forces, so it was useless to say anything.

Li Xiwei didn't say any more words, like a wilted Kunlun melon. However, she refused to accept her fate and secretly made plans on how to return to the village so that the two men wouldn't have to worry about her.

That night, she was thinking about how to leave in her bedroom, and fell asleep while thinking. Fortunately, she had no dreams that night and slept until dawn.

The next day, after breakfast, I saw a maid bringing a tray outside the window.

When she uncovered it, she found it was a portrait of her fiancé. She threw it aside with a sigh and did not hear what the maid said.

Suddenly she thought of something and stopped the maid and asked, "Is there a curfew outside the palace?"

The maid shook her head. "The Spring Festival has just passed, so the curfew hasn't been implemented yet."

Li Xiying let her go, and Pingyuan came right after.

She saw a portrait beside her, picked it up, and said seriously, "This future brother-in-law is quite handsome."

Li Xiying said in distress: "Sister, please stop teasing me. I am almost annoyed to death."

Pingyuan looked much better today. Her hair was neatly and elegantly done, and her cheeks were lightly rouge-ed. Although her eyes were not as expressive as before, they were a little more indifferent than before.

"I heard from my mother that we are planning to let you meet that person, and the wedding date is already being discussed."

She said nonchalantly, "I don't want to get married, there's no point in saying anything."

Pingyuan sighed, sat down at the table and put down the portrait. She looked at Li Xiying, feeling the same helplessness that was hard to express but could not be contained. She empathized with him and said, "You really have your own ideas. If you don't like this consort, ask your parents to change him. If the facts are already established, there is no point in saying anything."

She understood what Pingyuan meant, but Pingyuan didn't understand her thoughts. She sighed, "How can this be a matter of changing people? Life is just a blink of an eye. Can you just mess around and get married?"

"What do you want?" Pingyuan asked quickly, and Li Xiying didn't know how to answer.

She thought for a moment and said, "I'm still young, so I might as well wait two years. My taste in choosing people will improve, and it would be great if I could choose someone I can spend my life with."

Pingyuan smiled and asked, "Grandpa, do you listen to me?"

Li Xiying muttered, "My grandfather used to stay out of my way, but this time he is determined."

After listening to Pingyuan's words, she seemed to be more determined in her mind. She took Pingyuan's hand and said coquettishly, "Sister, I don't want to get married anyway. Can you help me?"

Pingyuan was stunned. "How can I help?"

……

The moonlight gradually became clearer, and it seemed to be rushing around in the night sky full of stars.

"Master, are we leaving like this?" Amber followed behind Xi Ying, muttering softly.

Li Xiying combed her hair into a lily bun, which was commonly worn by palace maids. The two of them wore maids' usual clothes and showed the palace badge that her sister had cleverly stolen from the queen to the guards at the palace gate.

Seeing the three characters "Zhongxuan Gate" written on the door, her heart suddenly began to beat. The palace gates had been closed, and people were generally not allowed to leave the palace at will, but she still wanted to try with the palace card.

If you can't leave at night, then go before the court tomorrow morning. The earlier the better.

The two guards at the palace gate stopped him with their spears in hand and asked, "The palace gates are closed, what are you doing outside?"

Xi Xi imitated the way the maids around the queen treated the maids, and proudly took out a gold ingot from her sleeve and handed it to the guard at the gate. "The queen has an upset appetite today, so we are naturally following the queen's order to go to her hometown to buy sour and astringent local products. If it delays the trip, we can't afford it."

The guard at the gate was half-believing and half-doubting, so he guessed: "Is the Queen pregnant?"

"That's not something you can find out. Besides, this is something His Majesty has personally approved. Do we need to go back and ask for His Majesty's personal order?" Amber glared at him.

Xi Xuan had a calm expression and glanced at them coldly. However, the guards had no way to verify that the cards were genuine and that the people were unfamiliar, but the clothes were indeed those worn by the high-ranking maids around the queen, so they no longer refused and opened the door to let them out.

The guard looked at the gold in his hand and felt strange. "Get out if you want. Why did the queen ask the maid to bribe her?"

Another guard scolded: "What kind of bribe is this? This is a reward!"

They hurried out of the palace gate. It was dark outside, and the trees along the road blocked most of the moonlight, making it dripping and mottled. After leaving the Daming Palace, the two of them were unfamiliar with the place, so they had to point in a direction and walk, find a guesthouse and hire a carriage.