proud wife and concubine

Out of the house, the cold wind hits head-on.

Snowflakes the size of goose feathers fluttered outside the eaves, reflecting the dimly swaying firelight inside the stone lamp, the scenery had a special charm, but the three of them had no intention of appreciating it.

Xiao Xueqiong tightened the lace on the hat, and Li Yuyao even covered it so that only a pair of glistening eyes were left exposed.The two quickened their pace, barely keeping up with Li Yuerong who was walking in front.

The three of them left the small courtyard and walked along the corridor for a while, but they still didn't see Zhao Xu and Li Ke.

"Could it be that we reunited after a long absence, and we chatted at the door despite the cold weather?" Xiao Xueqiong pondered.Li Yuyao was also a little depressed: Is it possible that if I have to go all the way to the small door in the backyard, won't I be frozen to death?

"Ah! Look, they are there." Li Yuyao, who had been silent all the way, suddenly shouted happily, pointing to the front.As soon as the words fell, she withdrew her fingers, pulled off the hat and put it to her mouth, and let out a breath.

Li Ke also saw them, and reluctantly took out his hands that were put in Zhao Xu's cotton coat.But the snowy night was dark, Li Yuerong and the others hadn't walked in front of them, they only knew that the two of them were standing very close, and they couldn't see clearly anymore.

Xiao Xueqiong followed Li Yuerong and found that it was Zhao Xu who was holding the lamp. Looking around, she didn't see the boy carrying the lamp, it seemed that they had sent them away.

"Fourth brother." Li Yuyao greeted obediently, Li Ke nodded to her with a smile, and apologized to Li Yuerong: "I came here recklessly, sister, don't be angry with me."

The handsome eyes are affectionate, the thin lips are smiling, but there is an air of arrogance in the soft laughter, which makes people feel good but fearful. Rao Xiao Xueqiong, who has always been indifferent to men, is a little I was dumbfounded.

"His Royal Highness King Qin really looks like a sister! Hey... No wonder the general is so deeply trapped..." Xiao Xueqiong thought secretly, feeling more and more sympathetic to Zhao Xu in her heart.

However, Li Yuerong felt completely different when facing her younger brother whom she watched growing up. She was already displeased with Li Ke's act of returning to Beijing without authorization, but now seeing the other's playful and smiling face, she suddenly became angry from the heart, and said coldly Asked: "Since you know that you are reckless, why do you still come here? Could it be that you regard the son-in-law's residence as your Prince Qin's residence?"

Li Ke obviously didn't expect Li Yuerong to be so angry, and it was still in front of Li Yueyao and Xiao Xueqiong.Fortunately, he has been scolded by Li Yuerong countless times since he was a child. Although he was a little unhappy, he didn't show it.

"It's cold outside, let's go inside and tell." Zhao Xu frowned, he didn't want Li Ke to stand in front of him and suffer from the cold.

Li Yuerong turned a deaf ear to it, and continued to question Li Ke: "What's your business when you come here in the middle of the night?"

"Princess, let's talk again when we go back to the room." Zhao Xu's tone was unusually tough.

Although the veranda is not narrow, it can't accommodate five people walking side by side. At this moment, Li Yuerong didn't turn around or give way at all. Xiao Xueqiong and Li Yuyao beside her were a little at a loss. They didn't know whether to listen to Zhao Xu's words and go back to the house, or stand here Wait for Li Yuerong to finish speaking.

Li Ke patted Zhao Xu on the back lightly, signaling him not to worry.

"I got the news during the day that my brother-in-law arrived in Beijing today. Because I couldn't bear it tomorrow, I rushed back overnight." Li Ke said it calmly, but with confidence.

Li Yuerong didn't expect him to be so straightforward, and she was annoyed: "What about Ah Xu, you left him in Fenzhou alone?"

"Of course I came here after making arrangements. Besides, he is not young, so what's wrong with letting him stay in Fenzhou alone?" Li Ke didn't hide his indifference to Li Yuerong's worries. .

"Okay, very good! Then, have you ever thought about it, if you return to Beijing without authorization while you are on official business, what if someone finds out that you have read a book and charges you with dereliction of duty?" Li Yuerong was about to laugh angrily.

Li Ke's heart warmed, and he thought: "Sister is so angry, it must be because she is worried about me, she didn't deliberately make things difficult for me and Zhao Xu, it's my fault, I shouldn't talk to sister in this tone."

The tone eased immediately: "Don't worry, sister, since I dared to come, I have thought of a countermeasure. I know that this time I was a bit reckless and made sister angry, so I will definitely think twice in the future, let me go in and have a drink hot soup?"

Not to mention Zhao Xu at this time, even Xiao Xueqiong and Li Yuyao wanted to speak for Li Ke.

Naturally, Li Yuerong really loves her younger brother, and she is also soft-hearted at the moment, but...

"When you come back, did you send someone back to the mansion to tell Ci Bing?" Li Yuerong asked.

Xiao Xueqiong's scalp went numb for a moment: Yes!This is the first time His Royal Highness King Qin met with the general after getting married!

Looking secretly at Zhao Xu, the other party really looked devastated.

"Why should I tell her?" The warmth in the previous tone had disappeared, and Li Ke asked coldly.

"Why? Because she is your wife! During the days when you went to Fenzhou, she thought about it day and night, looking forward to your early return all the time. She didn't dare to tell you that she was afraid that you would be worried. You think she's annoying!" After finishing speaking in one breath, Li Yuerong suddenly felt much happier.

During these days when Li Ke was away, Li Yuerong saw Xu Cibing's longing and love.As soon as she thought that this marriage was brought about by herself, Li Yuerong felt strong anxiety and guilt in her heart. Her intuition told her: Xu Cibing's happiness is just a castle in the air.And when the pavilion collapsed, how would he face this girl?

Li Yuerong's words did not move Li Ke. On the contrary, he was very upset: "So what? Do you want me to stay in the mansion with her all day regardless of the holy will? Since she has become a princess, she should have known this a long time ago." .”

"Did she ask you to hang around her? She just wanted you to pay more attention to her!" Li Yuerong felt that Li Ke was talking nonsense with his eyes open, which was unreasonable.

"Did she ask sister to convey this?" Li Ke's left lip curled up, showing a sneer that was exactly the same as Li Yuerong: "It seems that I am too kind to her, which makes her so dissatisfied. With her big body Miss's temper, if it's not about the relationship between husband and wife, why should I accommodate her!"

Xu Cibing is delicate and cute, and he is sincere to Li Ke, and Li Ke is full of blood, and Xu Cibing is his upright and honest wife, which has a different meaning from other concubines, so Li Ke is not long after marriage. The two of them, Xu Cibing and Xu Cibing, are really like glue, like paint, honey in honey.It's just that as time goes by, each other's temperament and shortcomings are exposed, Xu Cibing is still indulging in happiness, and has no dissatisfaction with Li Ke.However, Li Ke disliked Xu Cibing's spoiled young lady's temper. Some trivial things would make her lose her temper. It's fine with other people in the palace. Li Ke would never interfere, but he didn't expect to treat himself as a prince , Xu Cibing will not restrain himself.Coupled with the fact that there is still a Zhao Xu in his heart, Li Ke's affection for Xu Cibing will inevitably decrease. Sadly, Xu Cibing is unaware of this.

"You have ghosts in your heart, so you don't need to speculate on others! I just can't see it, let me remind you. However, it seems that our Highness King Qin doesn't appreciate it, yes, I don't know the current affairs. In the future, His Highness King Qin will ask you You worry about it yourself."

Li Yuerong sneered again and again, Li Yuyao beside her was so frightened that she didn't know what to say, this was the first time she saw Li Yuerong's siblings being so tense.Xiao Xueqiong tugged at the corner of Li Yuerong's clothes anxiously, afraid that she would say something angry again.

"Sister, Yuyao and I are freezing to death, let's go back first...If you have anything to say, we can talk about it another day, let His Highness King Qin enter the room!" Xiao Xueqiong begged.

Seeing her pale face, Li Yuerong felt a little distressed at the moment, seeing Li Yuyao also shy away from speaking, so she snorted coldly, and brushed off her clothes.

Li Yuyao sat with Xiao Xueqiong and Li Yuerong for a while, seeing that the two of them were not interested, she took her leave and went back to the guest room.Li Yuerong trained and taught well, and the maids in the house were all well-behaved and sensible, and they were very considerate in serving her. Even so, Li Yuyao, who was used to Turan's care, still felt a little awkward.

"Okay, you all go down, I'm going to rest." Li Yuyao ordered.

"Yes, if the princess has something to do, just call the servants directly. We are all waiting outside." The two maids answered with a smile after removing Li Yuyao's hair ornaments.

"En." Li Yuyao nodded.

The room fell into silence again, and Li Yuyao sat in front of the mirror in a daze until she was awakened by the sound of a candle bursting.

"Oh." She sighed, and then smiled at herself, but the boredom in her chest did not decrease at all.I got up and walked to the window, trying to open the window to get some air.

"Hiss!" Li Yuyao gasped from the cold, and immediately closed the window again.

"Why am I so stupid, it's snowing outside..." "Go to bed early, how warm it is under the quilt in such a cold day."

She talked to herself for a while, then walked back to the bed, took off her shoes and lay down.

After an unknown period of time, there was no more movement in the house, and the maid who was watching the night outside the door also thought that Li Yuyao had fallen asleep, and began to doze off.

Everything was silent, except for the whistling of the wind outside the window.

Li Yuyao slowly opened her eyes: Sure enough, she still couldn't sleep.

Turning over, although it wasn't cold, her body curled up, which made her feel much more at ease.

"What do you mean by what the father said to me? Did you already make an engagement for me? If that's the case, why did you only mention it to me?" Li Yuyao's thoughts were in a mess, full of worries and fears.Thinking of my own biological mother Concubine Li, in the past, she would just swallow her anger, but now the Holy Majesty seems to be interested in her, and she is so happy that she doesn't know what to do. It was even more stuffy.

Not long ago, Li Yuyao plucked up the courage to ask Concubine Li to help her find out her father's tone, but she didn't know that the other party taught her a lesson first: "You are only so old, so you are so anxious about this matter? You are not afraid of being laughed at if you say it. I As someone who has experienced it, of course he knows how important marriage is to a daughter's family, but even if you are in a hurry, you have to bear with it and ask your royal father recklessly, what should you do if you make him unhappy?"

Thinking of these words, Li Yuyao became angry, she is a very kind mother, she is always angry with everyone, but she is the only daughter who has the ability to teach her a lesson regardless of the cause and effect.

"Concubine Li, to tell you the truth, I am not in a hurry about this matter. I wish I would never have to marry again! If my father hadn't said that it was time for me to get married, I would not have come to ask you .Since you don't know anything and don't want to help me, you don't need to bother teaching me!" Li Yuyao was also angry at that time, and pushed back mercilessly.

Sure enough, Concubine Li was so angry that her voice trembled: "You...You girl...How could you say such cruel words! How could I not want to help you? Good words are harsh, I am not What are you doing for you, why are you so heartless? If you are as sensible as your brother, I don't have to be so worried about you every day!" After finishing speaking, he wiped his tears again with his handkerchief.

Concubine Li mentioned Li Chu at this moment, which made Li Yuyao even more angry.Since she was young, Concubine Li cared more about Li Chu than she did herself. She often said in front of Li Yuyao, "I don't want anything but your brother to be successful and get married." Li Yuyao received more attention because Chu had been away all the time.

"Yes, yes, I am ignorant, and I have no heart. Where is your precious son? He is sensible and hearty, where is he now? What kind of place is he suffering in there? What is the difference between him and the assigned prisoner?" Li Yuyao retorted. road.

"You...you are so bold, how dare you say such a thing...if your father hears it, will we still have a good life? You don't care about it yourself, you have to help me Let me and your brother think about it." Concubine Li turned pale with fright, and quickly got up to cover Li Yuyao's mouth.

Li Yuyao pushed away impatiently: "I'm afraid I'll just swallow my anger like you, and I won't have a good life! But don't worry, I'm not hard-hearted, and no matter what happens in the future, I won't drag you and elder brother down."

Concubine Li finally couldn't help crying out loud: "You child, why do you always say such chilling things! Your father has his own difficulties... But he is your father after all, how could Is it not for your sake? As long as you don't make him angry..."

"Okay, okay, I'm tired of hearing your words. I'm going back, so I won't disturb Li Concubine Li in your dreams." Li Yuyao turned around and left, with an extremely ugly expression on her face.

"Really!" Recalling what happened that day, Li Yuyao was still so angry that she sat up directly from the bed.However, there is no one who can relieve her complaints.

One can't count on one's own mother. Although sister-in-law is kind to him, she was not born from a mother's womb after all.When I was young, I didn't feel that I was different from my fourth brother and A Xu in my sister's heart. Now that I have grown up, although I am still close, it is not as close as when I was a child. Li Yuyao gradually understands that "kinship is different" reason.

This time Li Yuyao went out of the palace, half of it was to relax and relieve boredom, and the other half was to ask Li Yuerong for help.It's just... the words came to my lips several times, but I just couldn't open my mouth.I'm afraid that I'm just catching up with others and making others laugh, but I also feel that my elder sister has a lot of affairs, so I feel sorry for causing her trouble.

After thinking about it, only my own elder brother Li Chu is calm and reliable and considerate of himself, but it is difficult to put out the fire near the water, the sky is high and the road is far away, so what can we do?

"Tulan is really kind to me, far more sincere than Yun'er. But in the end, she is just a maid and can't help much. Not only that, I have to figure out a way out for her. Gao Che is dead now. China, I don’t know if she would like to go back..."

Li Yuyao let out a long sigh, then lay down again, and after an unknown amount of time, she fell asleep lightly.