proud wife and concubine

"I'm probably going to die," Xiao Xueqiong thought, "I never expected that when I separated from my sister in the morning, it would be a farewell. We haven't...haven't gone to Jiangzhou, haven't gone to Yunzhong... .... There are still many promises that have not been fulfilled...."

In a trance, she seemed to hear a few more screams, but Xiao Xueqiong no longer had the strength or ability to look at it.

"Little aunt, little aunt!"

Is it Abby?Xiao Xueqiong wanted to open her eyes, but an invisible and powerful tiredness surrounded her like sea water, and she was just drifting in this sea water with no direction and no end.

"Reinforcements are here, we're safe! Wake up, don't scare me!" It was only a snort when her finger was cut off, but at this moment Abi was so anxious that tears came out.

"Reinforcements...safety..." Xiao Xueqiong repeated angrily, but her head could no longer understand the meaning of these words.

"Don't you want to see the princess anymore? If you make a mistake, the princess will go crazy!" Abi tried her best to heal her anger on Xiao Xueqiong, while trying to wake Xiao Xueqiong up.

"Princess...are you calling me?" Xiao Xueqiong thought dazedly, "No, no, I am no longer a princess. Is that calling sister Yuerong?"

Xiao Xueqiong felt herself falling into a warm embrace.The acupuncture points on the neck were tapped twice by the other party, the pain seemed to be relieved a lot, but the drowsiness still came like a flood.

"Xueqiong, Xueqiong!" An eager call sounded in my ears.

"It's calling me...it's Sister Yuerong! It's Sister Yuerong calling me!" Xiao Xueqiong suddenly opened her eyes like a flash of light, sat up suddenly, and grabbed the hands that surrounded her.

"Sister, you, don't forget our promise in the afterlife!" When she said this, her eyes were surprisingly bright, hope and love made this blood-stained face glow with a strange and charming brilliance.

Lu Weishuang, who had rushed to rescue her in a hurry, was taken aback, but before she could speak, Xiao Xueqiong's hand had already loosened and dropped.She finally passed out.

Li Yuerong thought that Concubine Li called her to go there urgently, and she wanted to discuss with her a way to prevent Li Yuyao from going to marry her, and she also hurried there with this purpose.But unexpectedly, when Concubine Li saw her, she held her hand and sobbed sadly, with tears streaming down her already aging face.The vitality and brilliance that bloomed in the front-end days due to Li Ji's unexpected considerate treatment have disappeared at this moment, and Concubine Li has become that Concubine Li again, even more sad and bitter.

The biological daughter is going to marry thousands of miles away, and it may be difficult to have a chance to reunite in her lifetime. Such sad news is like a bolt from the blue to any mother.Li Yuerong understood Concubine Li's mood at the moment, so she listened to and comforted Concubine Li with the utmost patience, and endured her blaming herself, but not Li Ji.

Amid Li Concubine's sobbing and confiding in a low voice, Li Yuerong's thoughts were a little wandering.She recalled the Concubine Li in her memory. From a very young age, she knew that Aunt Li was a gentle and kind person, and she was one of the few people in the deep house that her mother could talk to for a while.No matter what you say, she will smile docilely, even if you are wrong, she will not refute.

Li Yuerong was ignorant at that time, she thought that everyone would like someone like Aunt Li, but Li Ji just didn't like it.Later, Li Yuerong grew up a little bit, and accidentally heard her mother say, "Aunt Li is also a poor person."She was originally the servant girl of the old lady of the Li family. Li Ji, the young master of the older family, was quite old. After being sent to serve Li Ji, she became pregnant by "coincidence".The Li family was very happy. After all, at that time, it was very common for noble children to take a few houses before they got married. Only Li Ji treated the Li family coldly every day, as if he was stained with some kind of stain.This kind of cold violence did not change much after Li Chu was born. It was not until many years later that Li Ji experienced a series of experiences of getting married, losing his wife, taking concubines, remarrying and raising a foreign wife. "heart" to face Li - no longer disgust, only contempt from the bottom of my heart, which is often revealed.

Li Yuerong's biological mother, Qiao Shi, passed away early. After Qiao's death, almost all the care and love Li Yuerong received from older women came from Li Concubine (the concubine Li Shi at that time).This kind of care is so important and unforgettable in the growth process of a girl from "sensible" to "mature", so Li Yuerong is sincerely grateful and respectful to Li Shi.Although Concubine Li's love for her may only come from the duty of being a human being she has always abided by, but this "duty" carries warmth, and Li Yuerong can feel the kindness and sincerity in it. On the contrary, another Aunt Liang's "duty", the kind of "duty" shown for Li Ji's satisfaction, could only make Li Yuerong sneer from the bottom of her heart.As for Webster, he is an idiot who, relying on Li Ji's favor, can't even act in the "duty" of love.

Li Yuerong's gratitude and respect for Li Shi naturally spread to Li Chu and Li Yuyao.In fact, Li Chu and Li Yuyao are indeed much cuter than Liang's and Wei's children.When Mrs. Qiao was alive, her status as the main wife and her noble background made her the natural mistress and the absolute authority in the back house.Correspondingly, as the only legitimate daughter in the family, Li Yuerong disdains intrigue.After Qiao's death, the stable structure and situation in the Li family's backyard instantly collapsed, and even Li Yuerong was involved in the whirlpool.The Liang family, who coveted the position of mistress, secretly wrestled with Li Yuerong in various affairs and power in the mansion, and the Wei family, who was indirectly related to her mother's death, were Li Yuerong's fierce enemies.

Li's nature is cowardly, her first choice is to protect herself wisely and stay away from fighting. However, Wei's domineering and viciousness, Liang's ambition and city government make her go further and further away from them, and gradually become a member of Li Yuerong's team.It can be said that Li Yuerong and Li Shi are not only involved in interests, but also emotionally involved.As for Li Yuyao, who he watched growing up and had a deep affection for, Li Yuerong was even more unlikely to sit back and watch her be forced to marry Fanyi far away.

Li Yuerong recalled the past, and quickly searched for feasible methods and people in his mind, but there were very few results. How to make Li Ji take back his life is indeed a thorny problem.When Li Yuerong was irritable, Concubine Li was still wiping her tears and complaining about herself. Finally, Li Yuerong couldn't hold back, and she tried her best to use soft emphasis to say: "Auntie, I love my daughter dearly. I understand the pain in your heart. Yuyao is my sister." , I also don't want her to leave the barbarian land thousands of miles away. But, it's not time to be sad right now! The emperor hasn't announced the news to the world, and there is still a chance of turning things around. If we are still crying here, we will wait until we come to our senses. Come on, I'm afraid Yuyao's sedan chair is about to leave the capital!"

"Find a way?" Concubine Li stopped her complaints and tears for a while, and looked at Li Yuerong uncertainly.

"Yes, find a way." Li Yuyao replied patiently, thinking: You called me over in a hurry and didn't want to discuss the countermeasures. Could it be that you want me to hold your hand and cry with you?If it was Li Ke or Zhao Xu who asked such stupid words, she would have already ridiculed them.

Concubine Li wiped away the remaining tears on her face with a handkerchief, and said sadly: "The matter has come to this, what else can we think about? Your father and emperor have already promised the envoys and princes of Xiliao, how can he go back on his word?" What's more, you don't know what kind of temperament he is, how can he listen to what we say!"

Hearing Concubine Li say that Li Ji had agreed to the envoys and princes of Xiliao, Li Yuerong frowned even deeper.She thought it was Li Ji's intention to give him a marriage, but she didn't expect that it was Xi Liao's request, and Li Ji had already agreed. "Such a big matter is so closely concealed, I'm afraid I have already expected my opposition and have been prepared." Li Yuerong snorted coldly in her heart, and then thought that it was impossible for Li Ke not to hear any news, but until now She didn't mention this matter to her, and she felt even more dissatisfied, but she didn't have time to question Li Ke now.

"What did the father say? Have you already agreed with the Liao envoy to marry Yuyao, or did you just agree to send a princess there for a marriage?" Li Yuerong asked, and now Concubine Li knows more information than she does.Li Yuerong must first determine where the situation has reached before he can make corresponding countermeasures—whether to persuade Li Ji to dispel his thoughts, or find a way to assign the task of going to marry someone else, or even simply replace Li Zhuang. .....

"I don't know about this, but your father said that he has issued an order to the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple. After the spring hunting, the envoys of the prince of Xiliao will stay in the capital for a few days, and Yuyao will leave with them to go to the west. Liao got married."

"What?" Li Yuerong thought she heard it wrong. "Ordinary people don't just spend a few days preparing for their daughters, do they? What's his plan? Our Dazhou princess can't get married, so let him do it." Hurry up and send it to Xiliao!"

The "he" in Li Yuerong's mouth naturally refers to Li Ji, and such an angry questioning is obviously disrespectful to both his father and the current emperor.Concubine Li was so frightened that she kept covering her mouth, and hurriedly persuaded: "Why is Yuerong still so childish? Your father didn't take it seriously, and the servants heard the joke."

When Li Yuerong heard it, she was a little inexplicable at first, thinking to herself which servant could hear it and have the guts to make a joke?Just as she was about to continue talking, she suddenly understood what Concubine Li meant. She looked at the two maids who were waiting not far away, and found that they were not the two who often served Concubine Li. Li Yuerong's heart sank.

It seems that Concubine Li's invitation today, even if Li Ji did not accept it, is still under Li Ji's control. What she said, her views on this marriage, and what she wants to do, will probably be passed on to the audience verbatim. in his ears.Li Yuerong picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea calmly.

"Yuerong, my aunt knows that you are a good boy who values ​​feelings. My aunt has seen how you treat Yuyao these years." Concubine Li took Li Yuerong's hand and said gratefully.

Such a solemn tone made Li Yuerong quite uncomfortable. She smiled, and just about to say that this is what a sister should do, when Li Shi changed her tone and said almost pleadingly: "It's just that Yuyao's matter is a foregone conclusion. Although he is reluctant to give up, he also knows that the overall situation is the most important thing, and the country's affairs are the most important."

Li Yuerong was slightly taken aback, for a moment she couldn't tell if this was Concubine Li's sincerity or if she was trying to make a deal with Li Ji.

"Auntie doesn't want you to hurt the relationship between you and your father because of something irreparable. Besides," Concubine Li said tremblingly after a pause, "Maybe Ah Chu is going back to Beijing. If Yuyao does something It is inevitable that her brother will be implicated in the matter of disobedience to the holy will..."

Li Yuerong didn't speak for a while, and when she spoke again, she bid farewell to Concubine Li.