074 Cold as a knife
Prime Minister's Office
The eldest lady hurried back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and didn't even bother to spy on Li Weiyang, which actually had a very profound reason. Li Xiaoran went out for three days and brought back a new concubine, what is different is that this time Li Xiaoran did not inform the eldest lady.
This means that Li Xiaoran no longer respects her as a wife as usual. Come to think of it, since the witch incident, he hadn't even set foot in her house once. In normal times, the eldest lady can still endure it, but at this time, she can't bear it anymore. She hurriedly took Li Changle home, but heard that Li Xiaoran had brought the new beauty to the banquet, and she was not in the house at all, and her anger suddenly turned into depression, and her hateful teeth were about to bite out blood, she tossed and turned all night, and she didn't even bother to ask about Li Weiyang's whereabouts. The next morning, she was really restless, and immediately sent someone to summon the new beauty Yun Ji.
The eldest lady pinched the teacup in her hand and stared at Yun Ji in front of her.
This woman's skin is whiter than snow, her nose and face shape are as if they were carefully carved out of jade, standing there like flowers and trees piling up snow, Qiong pressing begonias, although she is not as beautiful as her own daughter, but she is also completely a beautiful beauty who can't turn her eyes away. She stepped forward like a weak willow and gave a graceful salute.
The eldest lady was at a loss for a moment when she saw this face clearly, almost thinking that the woman was back then, and then her heart was secretly on fire, it turned out that the old man had never forgotten that woman! However, after all, she was very disgusted with this Yun Ji, but she didn't show a single sign on her face, and smiled and asked her to step forward, telling her to stretch out her hand and look at her hand. Yun Ji's fingers are also as thin and long as spring onions, and the palm shape is also extremely beautiful. The eldest lady asked her how old she was and who she was.
Yun Ji said: "The slave maid is called Yun Mei, sixteen years old, from Changzhou. β
Her voice was as graceful as a yellow warbler, and her thin teeth were like pearls. The eldest lady was angry: This look is really pitiful to me, no wonder Li Xiaoran, who has rarely been a new favorite in recent years, also wants to accept her.
Yun Ji did not dare to look at the eldest lady's gaze, because although the mistress had a smile on her face, her gaze was extremely deep, as if she was going to swallow her with a big mouth, and as if she was trying to grab something out of her body.
"Oh." Only then did the eldest lady realize that she had lost her temper, and hurriedly put on that gentle and elegant smile again: "You don't have to be afraid. I just see how beautiful you look, and I rejoice in my heart on behalf of the master. She calmed down a little, turned her eyes sideways and thought carefully: "It's just that the name Mei'er is too vulgar." I'll change your name, just call it Yunrou, and look elegant and generous, how about it? β
Yun Ji bowed her head deeply, but the corners of her mouth fell, obviously unhappy.
The eldest lady didn't expect that this girl seemed to be weak, but she was very stubborn in her bones. She was slightly annoyedβfor some reason, she was so easily angry after being snubbed, but she didn't show it. There are too many ways to clean up this little slut, she rolled her eyes, and changed her words calmly: "That's it, it seems that this name is not good." You will still be called Yunmei for the time being. Wait until the master is free one day, and then change your name! β
Yun Ji thanked her again, but in her heart, she was wary of the eldest lady's ability to observe people's hearts.
When he was stumbling, a servant girl suddenly came to report that the master was coming.
The eldest lady raised her head slowly, staring at Li Xiaoran who walked in with blazing eyes - although she didn't want to show a sharp gaze at this time, she couldn't help herself.
This time, he brought people back without saying a word, which was too humiliating for her.
As soon as Li Xiaoran saw Yun Ji's appearance as if she had been wronged, her face immediately felt a little unhappy. But he is a measured person after all, so he just said lightly: "You go down first, I have something to tell Madame." β
In the middle of speaking, Mother Lin suddenly walked in quickly and whispered a few words to the eldest lady, the eldest lady's face changed, and asked, "Is the matter true?" β
Mother Lin smiled: "Yes, the old slave has already verified." β
The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, and then an imperceptible burst of joy appeared in her eyes. Originally, she planned to say a few words to Li Xiaoran about Yun Ji, but now that she heard the news that Li Weiyang had disappeared and did not return home, she was immediately overjoyed, and she was determined to put down Yun Ji's affairs for the time being, and clean up Li Weiyang's confidant.
After Yun Ji retreated, the eldest lady suddenly turned upright: "Mother Lin, let everyone else go out, I have something to tell the master." She felt the words slowly move out of her mouth like a blade, but she was in a surprisingly good mood when she spoke.
Li Xiaoran thought that she was going to blame herself for not telling him about Yun Ji in advance, and a wind and thunder flashed on her face.
The eldest lady knew Li Xiaoran very well, but her face was silent at the moment, but there was an imperceptible cunning hidden in her eyes: "Master, I have something important to tell you." β
Li Xiaoran's face softened slightly, and he shook his hand to retreat left and right.
Thinking that Li Weiyang was about to be eliminated, the eldest lady felt a rush of blood to the bottom of her throat, swallowed it hard, approached him and raised her head, with a worried look on her face: "I also have a lot of responsibility for this matter, which makes me feel very guilty, but now, I have to tell the truth to the master." β
The voice was soft, but every word was like an ice cream.
Li Xiaoran frowned: "Don't make a fool of yourself, hurry up." β
The eldest lady was proud in her heart, but her face became more and more hesitant: "Yesterday I went to the Yongning Princess Mansion for a banquet, the old lady suddenly came to the old friend, so I rushed back, it happened that I was unwell, so I came back with me, we all left, I was afraid that it would be difficult to explain to the princess, so I asked Weiyang and Minde to stay for the dinner." β
In fact, the old lady was thinking at the time to test whether Li Weiyang could deal with it alone, but the eldest lady didn't take her seriously at all.
"And then?" Li Xiaoran sensed that something was wrong.
The eldest lady looked guilty: "Then I had a terrible headache, so I lay down first, thinking that Weiyang and Minde would come back by themselves when the time came." Who knew that someone had just reported that our Li family's carriage had been found on the official road, and there were also our family's guards next to it, and these people were all dead, and what was worse was that Weiyang and Minde were missing......"
The carriage has been attacked!
Li Xiaoran felt that this string of ice cubes pierced directly into his brain, and the pores all over his body were constricted, but his body did not move at all, and his lips were stiff and did not make any sound. What he is most afraid of now is that something will happen at home, and he is even more worried that there is something else going on in this matter!
"Who is so bold!" Then there was a thick anger, and he stared at the eldest lady like a wolf, his teeth clenched hard, and he continued to spark, almost squeezing out these words from between his teeth: "How dare you move my carriage!" β
The eldest lady had never seen Li Xiaoran speak so violently, she was slightly stunned, and then said: "Yes, these people are so bold, not only attacked the carriage, but also hijacked Weiyang and Minde!" Now I'm afraid it'sβ"
"What do you mean!" Li Xiaoran roared, his eyes almost erupted with flames, he didn't expect that there were still people in Kyoto who dared to touch his Li family's carriage and even kidnap his daughter. Although he doesn't necessarily have deep feelings for Li Weiyang, this definitely violates his authority, "Send someone to find it, immediately send someone to find Weiyang and Minde!" β
As soon as the third lady died, she lost her adopted son, and when it was spread, others thought he coveted the property of the third room! Be sure to get Minder back now!
"Master, the most important thing is not this, they have been missing all night!" The eldest lady met his gaze without fear, and a steel needle-like light appeared in her eyes, "I'm afraid Weiyang has already lost her virginity!" β
Li Xiaoran was stung by this steel needle-like gaze - no, it should be said that he was completely stunned. He was stunned for a moment, and the muscles in his face began to writhe violently, as if squeezed by an invisible hand.
The eldest lady noticed that the green tendons on Li Xiaoran's forehead also burst out at this moment, writhing like earthworms. The monstrous anger gradually flashed in her eyes, which showed how angry he was, and her face seemed to be even more uneasy: "Master, if Weiyang really gets it back, the reputation and face of the Li family will be all over!" β
A noble daughter who has been missing all night, Li Xiaoran can't help but imagine how much humiliation the Li family will suffer for this in the future, what his colleagues will think, and what the emperor will think! He suddenly calmed down, and his face was like a vague steel mask, "What do you mean by that?" β
This sentence touched the deepest secret in the eldest lady's heart. If it were usual, she would definitely play a generous mother, wait for the master to remember the consequences of this incident, and then she will come out to be a good person and send Li Weiyang to the temple to become a monk, so that Li Xiaoran will not doubt her intentions, and she can maintain a consistent image in front of everyone, but this time, she did not continue to endure, but preemptively mentioned it, yes, she wants to seize this opportunity and put Li Weiyang to death! Although the eldest lady thought so, when Li Xiaoran doubted, there was still a trace of fear in her heart, so she quickly adjusted her feelings, and the complexion on her face turned to mourning: "Master, I don't have the slightest selfishness when I say this, I'm just really worried about Weiyang, she is a good girl, and she hasn't been married to anyone yet, if people know about this matter in the future, who will marry her?" As she spoke, she carefully covered the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, as if she was genuinely worried.
Li Xiaoran sneered, but he didn't smile at all, like a crack in the corner of his mouth. Although he felt that the eldest lady was crying cat and mouse, he also had to admit that what she said was right! He looked at her hatefully, and said, "Then how to deal with this matter!?" β
The eldest lady pretended to be surprised and said: "Yes, I am also worried about this, first send someone to find her back, and then we will discuss what to do!" I'm just trying to prepare my lord! β
Li Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, a trace of condensation flashed in his expression, and he waved his hand, and he said loudly: "Call the housekeeper to come here!" β
Immediately there were footsteps outside, and they left quickly.
Li Xiaoran sat down and drank a sip of tea, but he felt cold, and he sighed: "It's also a big trouble to come back alive!" β
The eldest lady smiled slightly, then hid her smile, and stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, master, maybe it's not like a Yang Ji person!" β
Li Xiaoran didn't know what to say for a while, and sat blankly for a while, just when he was about to stand up and go out to think of countermeasures, someone suddenly came to report: "The third lady is back!" β
Li Xiaoran watched Li Weiyang walk in slowly, and was taken aback.
Before Li Weiyang came back, he dressed up carefully. Specially inserted a hibiscus picked in the garden, with an eyebrow pencil to lightly draw the eyebrows, the color is very light, if you don't look carefully, you can hardly see it, and lightly apply a layer of powder on the face, the rouge is opened, and lightly smeared on the cheeks and lips, with makeup and no makeup, indescribably fresh and beautiful. This is because if she doesn't wear makeup today, she can't hide the haggard feeling of a sleepless night. However, in the eyes of those who don't know, Li Weiyang, who has never applied powder, is full of youthful vitality at the moment, and there is no place that is not pure and fresh, just like a flower that has not yet bloomed in the morning, with a kind of liveliness that has never been seen in the past.
Li Xiaoran keenly noticed that Li Weiyang had a silver hairpin in his hair. If it were ordinary, this would not have caught his attention, but for some reason, today he noticed that it was a silver hairpin made of the purest silver, hollow in the middle, in the shape of a lifelike flower tree, with thin silver flakes on it to make flowers and buds, and the center of the flower was inlaid with brightly colored gemstones, which shone seven colors in the sunlight. Wearing it on his head, it is really scorching, adding a lot of charm to the originally delicate and lovely Li Weiyang.
"Weiyang, you're finally back!" The eldest lady greeted her eagerly, but something like a fang-like thing loomed in her eyes.
Li Weiyang saw it in his eyes, but he seemed to be very moved, and hurriedly responded with a smile: "Mother, Weiyang has made you worried." β
"Weiyang, it's not just worrying, my mother's heart is going to die, for fear that something will happen to you!" A sneer appeared at the corner of the eldest lady's mouth, and the fangs in her eyes had gradually become clear. It doesn't matter if Li Weiyang comes back alive, unscathed, it's already a dead end if he doesn't return all night!
Li Weiyang was shocked in his heart and frowned slightly. With her cleverness, she already felt the meaning of the other party's words, but she was naΓ―ve, as if she said unguardedly: "Mother is so good to me, Weiyang remembers, it's really hard to rest day and night!" β
I thought she would panic, but I didn't expect to be silent! The eldest lady gritted her teeth, and the sneer on her lips completely bloomed: "The next person said that the guards who followed were all dead, and you were also taken captive, let my mother take a look, but what is the damage?" β
Li Weiyang smiled slightly and said, "Mother, Weiyang is unharmed, you see." After speaking, she turned around lightly, looked at Li Xiaoran with a smile and said, "Father, Weiyang is not filial, so you are also worried." β
The eldest lady thought she was pretending to be calm, and sneered and continued to sprinkle salt on her wounds: "Weiyang, if you have any grievances, don't bear it, just tell your mother, and your mother will definitely make decisions for you." β
Grievance? Li Weiyang sneered in his heart. She squinted at the eldest lady with an ugly face, feeling that she had nothing to talk about with this beast-like woman, and spat out coldly: "Mother is worried about the sky, and Weiyang is unharmed." β
The eldest lady stared at her eyes, and wanted to continue to knock on the side, but found that her eyes were already looking at her coldly, but there was an invisible chill, just like the statues of gods enshrined in the temple in the wilderness, strange and mysterious but creepy. At this moment, Li Weiyang suddenly laughed, and the eldest lady felt that this laughter was like a scoop of ice water splashing directly into her heart, and she shivered involuntarily, and her momentum involuntarily weakened.
"Weiyang, are you really okay? So how did you get back? "It can't be the gangsters who let you come back, Li Xiaoran asked involuntarily. He didn't want to listen to what the eldest lady said anymore, he had to know the ins and outs of this matter, so that he could make the most appropriate arrangements!
Li Weiyang understood what Li Xiaoran meant, but she didn't answer this question immediately, she just smiled, and suddenly seemed to remember something: "By the way, father, I want to ask you to prepare a gift for Weiyang today, and thank the Seventh Prince and Princess Yongning, if it weren't for the two highnesses, Weiyang wouldn't be able to come back!" β
The eldest lady's face changed, and then she said, "What did you say?" β
Li Xiaoran also stood up suddenly, with a look of surprise on his face.
Li Weiyang raised his eyebrows and said innocently: "Why doesn't my father know?" Oh, look at me and I only cared about catching up with my mother for the rest of my life after the catastrophe, and I forgot to talk about serious things. Yesterday a group of people rushed out of nowhere to snatch our carriage, and the guards desperately protected me and Minde, but they were outnumbered, and at the critical moment, the Seventh Highness happened to pass by, and when the road was uneven, he drew his sword to help, and he was very heroic! After forcing those gangsters to retreat, His Royal Highness the Seventh saw that Minde was injured, and specially sent us back to Princess Yongning's mansion to recuperate, the princess took us in for one night, and also sent someone to ask Minde for a doctor. β
When Li Xiaoran heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "It was His Royal Highness the Seventh who saved you?" β
Li Weiyang nodded.
"And Princess Yongning also took you in?"
Li Weiyang continued to nod.
"Is this qiΔ all true?"
Li Weiyang pursed his lips and smiled: "Father, what's wrong with you, I came back in the carriage of the princess's mansion!" Speaking of this, she glanced at the eldest lady with a sweet smile: "Fortunately, my life is great, if I was really robbed by the gangsters, where would Weiyang dare to come back, I would have died a long time ago to keep my innocence, mother, I came back safely, why don't you seem to be unhappy?" β
"No, it can't be! You must be lying, how could you have disappeared overnight and nothing happened! The eldest lady breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly turned her face, completely out of shape.
It is often said that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, the eldest lady originally thought that she could take this opportunity to make Li Weiyang completely finished, but she didn't expect that this would also make her turn evil into good fortune, which is really too good luck and too unacceptable!
Li Xiaoran changed color: "What did you say!" Don't stop talking! β
The eldest lady was stunned, and then her face turned pale, and she realized that she had lost her temper.
Li Xiaoran was angry and then anxious, and now they all turned into joy, the Seventh Prince saved Li Weiyang, and she also stayed in the princess's mansion for one night, the impact of these two news far exceeded the disappearance of Li Weiyang just now.
However, he still had a slight doubt, because this qiΔ change was so fast that it was overwhelming.
Li Weiyang seemed to know what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "By the way, the princess said that I was frightened because I went to the banquet, and specially gave me a hairpin to talk about comfort." As she spoke, she pointed to the precious hairpin on her head.
Li Xiaoran breathed a long sigh of relief this time. It's - it's amazing! Then, he glared fiercely at the eldest lady.
The eldest lady was shocked, the original fog dispersed, and she smiled reluctantly: "Weiyang, you are really-lucky." β
Li Xiaoran also smiled and said comfortingly: "Weiyang, your mother is just too happy for a while. β
I'm afraid that the eldest lady is extremely disappointed, and she doesn't miss any opportunity to put herself to death, she is like a poisonous scorpion, and she is extremely vicious! However, Li Weiyang smiled slightly, why shouldn't he?
"Yes, Weiyang, my mother is so happy, don't blame me." The eldest lady seemed to have cotton stuffed in her throat, and her speech was extremely unnatural.
"Mother, you don't have to be like this, this is the good luck God gave me, and no one can stop it." Although Li Weiyang said it extremely humbly, there was obviously a thorn in his words.
Li Weiyang's eyes were as black as well water, and in the eyes of the eldest lady, they were like the netherworld fire that lingered with blue light in the ghost stream of the Demon Valley.
"Of course, this matter is also my fate. If His Royal Highness hadn't happened to pass by last nightβ" Li Weiyang said lightly: "I'm afraid I'm going to be in the wilderness, and the dog will eat the crow." β
Li Xiaoran listened to Li Weiyang's words and felt that this was indeed the case, to be honest, he was originally worried that Li Weiyang's death would affect the reputation of the family, and felt that she was indeed an unlucky daughter, but now it seems that she is simply a blessing. This psychological change in him had a subtle expression on his face, and he was all taken in by Li Weiyang.
Li Xiaoran didn't forget to ask, "Where is the old lady?" β
"Father, don't worry, Weiyang is going to report to the old lady soon."
Li Xiaoran nodded and watched Li Weiyang leave. Then he turned and stared at his wife. He didn't expect that she was not only small-minded, but also a vicious woman. She is obviously a mother-in-law, but she always tries her best to get along with her children. Li Xiaoran didn't ask her to be close to his other children like children, at least she had to be able to get by on face, such a blatant expression of resentment made him shudder. No matter how Li Weiyang is, he also has his blood on his body, and the eldest lady actually expects her to have an accident and use this to get rid of her, which is really chilling. He worked hard to run the officialdom outside, and did everything without revealing anything, but he didn't expect that his wife, who had always thought he was very virtuous, would dismantle the stage behind his back, which disappointed him too much!
He snorted coldly, and without waiting for the eldest lady to explain, he threw off his sleeves and left directly! When he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped: "Don't forget to prepare a thank you gift!" β
The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, and then she was full of resentment, but she was helpless, and Weng said, "Yes." β
Li Weiyang first went to the old lady's courtyard to ask for peace, explained the matter, and then returned to his courtyard, Bai Zhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss, fortunately, you are smart, go to the Seven Princes' Mansion one step earlier, and ask him to help arrange a qiΔ." β
"Of course, the eldest lady will not let go of this opportunity casually, how can I tell the truth." Now Li Weiyang is convinced that he was not wrong to help Tuoba Yu before, he is a person who knows how to reciprocate, and the effect is immediate. Before coming back, she freshened up and dressed up, and made special preparations, but she really didn't see anything unusual.
"The eldest lady is simply robbing ...... while the fire is hot"
"She's the kind of person she is......"
At this moment, Mo Zhu suddenly reported: "Miss, Aunt Seven is here!" β
Li Weiyang was stunned.
"Mother......
"Weiyang......" The seventh aunt rushed over, hugged Li Weiyang tightly, and cried loudly.
Li Weiyang looked at this fragile mother with a smile and a smile, and didn't know what to do for a while, Bai Zhi next to her hurriedly came over to help Aunt Seven, and said carefully: "Auntie, don't worry, isn't Miss coming back safely?" β
Aunt Qi's eyes were swollen, she was really worried to death, and she rushed over as soon as she heard about it.
Li Weiyang explained the ins and outs to her softly, and what she said was probably similar to what she said to Li Xiaoran, she didn't want her own mother to worry about it.
"So that's the case...... "Hearing that it was because she had spent the night in the princess's mansion, Aunt Seven breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought that Li Weiyang had been wronged by something......
"Originally......, the young lady insisted on coming back," Bai Zhi said with a smile.
"But the princess is so gracious that she ......," Mozhu interjected.
Li Weiyang only smiled: "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that the princess thinks that I was frightened because I went to the banquet, and I don't want to ......."
"I originally wanted to find someone to go back to the house to report the news, but it was already very late at that time, and I was afraid that it would disturb the old lady and ......you," Li Weiyang said, looking at the residual sadness on Aunt Seven's face, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, "It's all my fault, so you are worried." β
The seventh aunt shook her head and smiled with tears in her eyes. After she was happy, she sighed softly, looking at the bloodshot in Li Weiyang's eyes, and felt a little uncomfortable: "It's all useless, I can't protect you." β
In Li Weiyang's heart, a trace of warmth surged through.
To tell the truth, she has always had a sense of alienation from Aunt Seven, although she is her biological mother, but she died early in her previous life, and she didn't grow up beside her since she was a child, and her feelings are not particularly deep, and she doesn't know how to get along with her in this life, so she can't let go of her hands and feet everywhere, but seeing her sincere tears today, Li Weiyang feels guilty for her estrangement.
Her eyes were as warm as jade, but bright as stars.
"Mother, I said, I will protect you in the future."
The seventh aunt looked at her daughter in a daze, and her feelings fluctuated violently: "Weiyang, don't go against the eldest lady, she will harm you." β
Tan is a cowardly woman, and now she has nothing else to ask for, but to hope that her daughter will have a safe life and marry a good family in the future. The eldest lady is ruthless, she doesn't want something to happen to Weiyang.
"Mother, as long as people live, they will encounter countless twists and turns, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow. This path is my own choice, and no matter what hardships or even dangers I encounter, I will not retreat. Now that I'm ready enough, I don't have to think about anything anymore, not to mention, even if I want to quit, no one else will allow me to quit! There is nothing to be afraid of...... she is not afraid of life or death, but the eldest lady is different, so the winner will definitely be her."
Aunt Seven was stunned, she suddenly felt that Weiyang's stubbornness and strength were far beyond her imagination.
"Weiyang......" she made up her mind, "Mother will definitely support you." β
Can make the cowardly Aunt Seven say such things...... Li Weiyang didn't feel it, he only felt sweet and sour in his heart, and it felt good to have his family by his side.
Li Weiyang was attacked on the official road and was rescued by the Seven Princes The news spread all over Kyoto at once, and the jealousy ruined those famous ladies, everyone said that the Yongan County Lord was lucky, and the carriage was hijacked once in a hundred years, and he could still be saved by the emperor's favorite prince hero. Of course, there are also a lot of gossips, and some people even wonder how bandits can appear on the official road for no reason, not to mention that those bandits are all dead and have not left, and some people even spread that Li Weiyang deliberately did it in order to get close to the Seventh Prince, such sour words were passed around, and the Li family didn't care much, after all, compared with the woman's loss of virginity, these are floating clouds. No matter how stormy it was outside, Tuoba Yu and Li Weiyang, who were the parties involved, did not react, and the two had no intersection after the incident, and the matter was lively for a while, and it passed.
When Li Changle heard about this, he thought that Li Weiyang was going to be unlucky, but he didn't expect that the other party would turn evil into good fortune. I was so angry that I was helpless, and I couldn't help but feel depressed.
Sandalwood looked at her and said with a bad complexion, and persuaded her: "Miss, now that the flowers are blooming in the garden, why don't you go out and take a look?" β
Li Changle looked at her coldly, and Sandalwood's heart sank: "The slave is-" She also has good intentions.
Li Changle glanced at the spring light outside, his head has been getting more and more painful recently, especially when he saw Li Weiyang dangling in front of him, he couldn't help but get angry, "Forget it, let's go out for a walk." β
Li Changle walked into the garden with Sandalwood and others, but saw a beautiful woman sitting in the octagonal pavilion not far away, and she couldn't help frowning: "Who is that?" β
Sandalwood glanced at it and said carefully: "That's the ninth aunt newly married by the master." β
Aunt Nine? Is it Yun Ji, the woman that her father brought back with her mother without a ward? Li Changle watched from afar, and couldn't help frowning, Yun Ji is from Changzhou, I heard that she was born in Huadan, and her father actually brought such a lowly woman into the mansion, could it be crazy?
Li Changle brought sandalwood and walked to Yun Ji's side quietly. The girl next to her wanted to remind, but she was frightened by Li Changle's cold eyes.
As soon as Yun Ji looked up, she suddenly found that the eldest lady was coming, and she was so frightened that she quickly stood up.
Li Changle smiled slightly, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the thing in her hand with a smile.
Yun Ji's snow-white hand was a small brocade purse, on which was embroidered with a lotus flower with silk thread, and some small jade beads beside it. Although the workmanship is beautiful, you can tell at a glance that the materials used are cheap and old.
"This purse is beautiful." Li Changle smiled slightly, his face was silent, but he actually had doubts in his heart.
Yun Ji was actually very panicked, she was just here to enjoy the scenery, who knew that touching the scene was in love, and unconsciously took out the purse she was hiding, she thought that her girl would remind her, but no one told her that the eldest lady was here! She didn't know what Li Changle saw, but a purse didn't mean anything! She smiled as much as she could, pretending to be calm: "Yes, this is embroidered by my mother, I have always taken it with me, so I can use it as a talisman." β
Li Changle is a very sensitive person, she always feels that this is like a man's love object - this speculation made her excited all of a sudden, but she suppressed this excitement and smiled slightly: "You have married into our family, and you will be a family in the future, so you don't have to be so restrained." β
Yun Ji saw that she was no longer pursuing it, and quickly put away her purse.
Li Changle deliberately pretended not to notice, but laughed kindly: "Aunt Jiu, Changzhou is so far away from here, will you be homesick?" β
Yun Ji has left her hometown with the troupe since she was ten years old, and her impression of her parents has been blurred, let alone homesickness, she is doing drama outside, and has always been looked down upon, and later went to Lou Shangshu's banquet to sing in the hall, and was brought back by Li Xiaoran. But when she arrived at the Li Mansion, no one looked up to her, and everyone scolded her behind her back for being a cheap play, but this eldest lady was different, and actually showed such a kind smile to her, so she was surprised for a moment, and didn't know how to answer her words for a while.
Li Changle changed his words: "But with such a beautiful character as you, my father will naturally show more pity to you, and you will never have to walk the streets and alleys and live a hard life in the future." β
Hearing her say this, Yun Ji just smiled bitterly, which was not to her senses.
Li Changle smiled slightly, and casually talked about other things, diverting Yun Ji's attention.
After talking for half an hour, Yun Ji had a good impression of this eldest lady, and when she said goodbye, she also agreed with her to talk next time.
Sandalwood saw it in her eyes, but her heart became more and more strange, the eldest lady was approachable on the surface, but in fact she was a proud person, Aunt Nine was from a humble background, and the eldest lady actually talked to her very happily? It's just so weird!
Seeing Yun Ji's back disappear in the garden, Li Changle smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Let's go." β
Sandalwood looked at the smile on Li Changle's lips and couldn't help but lower her head.
Li Changle entered the courtyard of the eldest lady, talked with her for half an hour, and when he came out, he was full of smiles, and the sandalwood was even more afraid in his eyes. Every time the eldest lady shows this kind of smile, someone must be unlucky. It's just -- who will be unlucky? It's just that if Aunt Nine suffers, she will definitely not make the eldest lady so happy......
Half a month later, the eldest lady sent someone to invite Li Xiaoran over, Li Xiaoran just returned home, saying that she had something important to do and went to the study, and the eldest lady waited until it was dark. The eldest lady ordered someone to hold the lamp, and urged again. After waiting for him for a while, I saw him enter the door, so I personally stepped forward to dress him and looked at his face, and smiled: "It is Aunt Jiu's birthday in two days, and I want to make fun for her." β
Li Xiaoran raised his eyes and glanced at the eldest lady coldly.
The eldest lady's heart jumped, but her face was still smiling.
Li Xiaoran couldn't see any clues, rejected the eldest lady's hand, and responded lightly: "I know, I have other things, you should rest early." β
"Master, I also prepared dessert, you can use a little bit." The eldest lady said earnestly.
Li Xiaoran shook his head: "No." After saying that, he turned around and left, and ran to Aunt Jiu's yard.
Mother Lin looked at the eldest lady nervously, and the eldest lady sneered and raised a sharp smile. No one touched the tonic on the table that had been warm for half a night, and in a blink of an eye, it was full of sweet and hot air, and it was cold.
On the other side, Bai Zhi quietly told Li Weiyang about the movements of the Li family in the past few days, and according to the instructions of the young lady, everything was very detailed, including the eldest lady and the ninth aunt had a very happy conversation, including the eldest lady released the news today to give the ninth aunt a birthday.
After Bai Zhi finished speaking, she couldn't help but say, "Miss, it seems that the eldest lady has begun to woo Aunt Jiu." β
Li Weiyang smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "As a housewife, if you can't control your husband's concubine, you have to find a way to get rid of it, the fourth aunt and the sixth aunt are already difficult to deal with, and now my father favors the ninth aunt, and he doesn't even care about her face, do you think the eldest lady will let the ninth aunt live well?" β
Bai Zhi paused, and then said, "What does Miss meanβ"
"Just a ninth aunt will definitely not be able to satisfy their appetite, if you can drag the thorn in your eye into the water, it would be great." The candlelight reflected on the pear wood window lattice, which was engraved with rich begonias, and the delicate shadow of the tangled branches cast on Li Weiyang's face, as if covered with a dark veil.
Mother Lin walked through the corridor with a solemn expression, the sunlight reflected on the courtyard wall, and she couldn't help frowning. The girls on the side watched her walk in a hurry, followed by several tall and sturdy mothers.
"Where is Mother Lin? How did you do it in a hurry? The little girls quietly bit their ears.
"You don't know, Aunt Nine is going to have a birthday, and the eldest lady has to organize it for her personally! What antique plates, silk satin...... Flowing water outward, Mrs. is really good to Aunt Nine! β
"That's it, the fourth aunt's face is green, and the sixth aunt has been closed for a day and refuses to go out! Aunt Jiu's treatment has never been seen in the Li family. β
"Who let the master pamper Aunt Nine! Don't you see, you are pampered like a child, and she has been resting in her yard for half a month, Aunt Nine married in, and she is said to be half a master, and she shouldn't touch those Lao Shizi's costumes again, but the master loves her, so she re-does a set of outfits, and often sings to the master behind closed doors! β
"What! You don't know! Another girl whispered, "I heard Mother Zhou next door say, Aunt Nine is not an ordinary person, she is young and beautiful and can serve men, where do you understand!" β
Li Weiyang walked through the garden, and the girls were immediately silent and looked at each other.
Li Weiyang smiled slightly and said, "Disperse, be careful that Mother Lin hears and punishes you." β
The little girls giggled and quickly dispersed. The third lady is a good person, and she usually doesn't scold the girl casually, and it's not like the fifth miss who will sue behind her back.
Li Weiyang watched Mother Lin's back disappear into the corridor, and couldn't help frowning, I don't know what the eldest lady had planned to do this time, the eldest lady wantonly manipulated Aunt Jiu's birthday.
Maybe she's too careful......
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The enthusiasm for everyone's message has decreased, and my enthusiasm for writing is also declining, >_