Chapter Seventy-One: To Each His Heart
"The princess doesn't have to be so polite, please get in the car." Mrs. Li thought that Jiang Liuyu would not agree, but when she heard this answer, she was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted, and respectfully gave her an umbrella.
Jiang Liuyu is used to Mrs. Li's coquettish appearance, since she wants to pretend to be pitiful and give others umbrellas willingly, then why do she not fulfill her.
Ignoring the sneaky pointing behind him, Jiang Liuyu smiled at everyone, and then got into the car by himself without waiting for everyone to respond.
The rumors are terrible, but Jiang Liuyu is not a fool, and now the relationship is stale, only a layer of window paper is pierced, why should she pretend to be obedient with everyone.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and the sand washed on the bluestone pavement, making the road a little potholed. Li Niangzi's carriage is very large and the most prone to vibration, so the way back is very long.
Xiao Yun shrank and sat on the right side of the carriage with Jiang Liuyu. Noticing that Jiang Liuyu's attitude towards Li Niangzi had changed greatly, and the aura between the two was extremely weird, Xiaoyun couldn't help but clench the umbrella in his hand in fear.
"I have no grudges with you, the prince and your family officials have never had a grudge, and he has no threat to your family's official career, so you have no reason to target me at all."
The light emitted by the dim lantern made the whole carriage even more dull. No one in the car took the initiative to speak, and it took a long time for Jiang Liuyu to break the silence.
"What the princess said is very true." Li Niangzi's face was solemn, but she still shook the fan very calmly, dispelling the sultry atmosphere brought by the rainy day.
"Then why are you doing that? Do you feel happy that I am embarrassed in front of everyone? Or do you play with my sincerity and make you feel a sense of accomplishment? The more Jiang Liuyu spoke, the more angry she became, and she couldn't help but press her hand on her chest, so as not to hold back the anger in her heart.
"Princess, there are some things that don't need a reason to do." Li Niangzi curled the corners of her mouth slightly, "The so-called husband is a wife, that is, a married woman, and she must complete everything her husband asks unconditionally." ”
"It's sad." Jiang Liuyu sneered, and then reacted, her words just now seemed to have a deep meaning. Jiang Liuyu turned her head and grabbed the arm of Li Niangzi who was shaking the fan with one hand, "What do you mean by that?" Is it the military department Shangshu who wants to deal with the prince? ”
"The princess asked too much." Mrs. Li changed her previous weak appearance and pulled her hand back.
"Then I'll change the question, besides me, are there any other ladies and ladies who are being toyed with in your palm." A white lotus of this level will naturally not allow her prey, only one or two, I am afraid that most of the ladies who know Li Niangzi are used as a sharp blade for her to deal with others.
"The princess is smart, how can she not see it?" Mrs. Li knew very well in her heart that Jiang Liuyu was just stupid, not stupid. Jiang Liuyu will be kept in the dark by herself, completely because of her initial sincerity, which makes her feel trusted.
But now I am like Mrs. Qiao before, once the matter is revealed, there is no room for maneuver.
"Let me sort out the relationship, the princess of the county is a Wenchen family, and having a good relationship with her is equivalent to gaining a firm foothold in the court." Jiang Liuyu paused, "As for Mrs. Gu and the other Wenchen families, it's just your stepping board." Especially that Mrs. Gu, I'm afraid it's not even a sharp blade. ”
"As for the generals, you don't need to work hard to win people's hearts." Hearing this, Li Niangzi couldn't help laughing.
Jiang Liuyu frowned and looked over, "It's just that I'm curious, you have worked so hard to win over so many people, but the military department Shangshu doesn't want to gain any real power from His Majesty." If you want to control the government like the previous military department secretary, the military department secretary is too cautious. ”
"What the princess said is right," put down the fan for the lady, picked up a handkerchief, and gently wiped the tip of her nose. "It's just that don't waste your efforts, I won't tell you anything."
Jiang Liuyu only saw indifference from her face, and there was not even a trace of emotional ups and downs. She wanted to use these words to test it, but she didn't expect it to have little effect.
"Whatever you want to do? As long as I don't hurt the prince, I will naturally not be a stumbling block for you. ”
"I know the princess won't," Mrs. Li chuckled softly, "but the princess will." ”
"You,"
"The princess is angry." Jiang Liuyu still wanted to reason with her, but the carriage just stopped, and Mrs. Li glanced at her with a slight sneer, "If you want to settle accounts after the autumn, I will accompany you at any time." Only now, Princess, it's time for you to get off. ”
"I never say cruel words, I only prove it with my actions," Jiang Liuyu leaned over and stood up, "I took my leave." ”
Xiao Yun carried her and carefully fell to the ground, but there was too much water on the ground, which completely wet Jiang Liuyu's skirt. Mrs. Li deliberately opened the curtain and smiled defiantly.
"The princess walks slowly." Let's say, as soon as the curtain was lowered, the coachman drove the horses away quickly, and the wheels rolled over, splashing Jiang Liuyu with muddy water.
"This Li Niangzi is still praised by everyone in the capital, why is she so rude?" Xiao Yun took his sleeve to wipe the stains on Jiang Liuyu's body in distress.
Jiang Liuyu blocked her hand and said lightly, "It's okay, I've already gone back to the house anyway, let's go in and take a shower and change clothes." ”
Stepping into the gate of the palace, more than a dozen maids and wives immediately gathered around, while sending Jiang Liuyu back to the room, while shouting and asking for warmth. Jiang Liuyu only sat there for a while, and then quickly filled a bath bucket of water.
Having stripped all her subordinates, she soaked in the room alone. The warm water suddenly wrapped the whole body, soft and comfortable, and immediately dispelled the fatigue and tiredness of the day.
After brewing about a cup of tea, Xiaoyun brought a bowl of ginger soup. "Princess, drink some ginger soup to warm up your body, so as not to catch the cold."
"Hmm." Jiang Liuyu took it and took a sip, the slightly spicy ginger soup made her frown. She was a little hesitant to finish drinking, and when she saw that Xiaoyun had changed her clothes, but her head was still wet, she asked out loud.
"Have you ever drunk ginger soup?"
Xiao Yun took a towel from the side and slowly dried her long hair, "Don't worry, princess, wait for you to go to bed, and then the slave will drink." ”
"How's that good? You didn't take a bath either, and you didn't drink much ginger soup. So saying, he handed his bowl over.
"The slave is in good health, so it's okay to drink later." Xiaoyun put a spoon in her bowl very intimately, "Princess, don't think that the soup is not delicious, drinking it is really good for your health, and it will save the prince from worrying about you." ”
"Have you now seized my life and begun to refuse my requests?" Jiang Liuyu sighed, stirred in the soup with a spoon, and slowly drank it one bite at a time.
"The slave maid is also thinking about the princess," Xiaoyun wiped her hair dry, picked up a wooden comb, and combed her carefully. "It's just that the slave maid has something to say, the princess used to be as good as Mrs. Li, why is she so unhappy now."
"Fellow paths, each for his own heart. After all, I didn't do anything against my will. Jiang Liuyu said this sentence in a daze, and gently picked up the water in the bucket and applied it to his arm.
"That's Mrs. Li bullying the princess, does the princess want to tell the princess?" Xiaoyun was very indignant. For Xiaoyun, anyone who bullied Jiang Liuyu was a bad person.
"No need, the prince has been busy recently, I don't want him to worry about me." Jiang Liuyu finished drinking the ginger soup, put the bowl down, and stood up with both hands supporting both sides of the bath bucket. "Xiaoyun, help me up, I want to rest."
Xiao Yun quickly brought a wide towel, dried the water droplets on Jiang Liuyu's body, and then waited for her to change into her underwear. Jiang Liuyu listened carefully to the sound of the rain outside the window, "This rain is so heavy, I'm afraid the prince won't be able to come back tonight." ”
"After you clean yourself up, you should ask the kitchen to leave more ginger soup, in case the prince comes back from the rain, it is better to go to the cold in time."
"The prince cares about the princess, even if it rains hard, I'm afraid he will come back to see you." Xiaoyun helped her to the bed, and lit a soothing incense in the room. Jiang Liuyu couldn't fall asleep on the bed, staring at the roof all the time.
Xiaoyun put down the curtain for her, and said softly, "Don't worry, the princess, the slave and maid will arrange everything." ”
"Okay." Due to the effect of the soothing incense, Jiang Liuyu's spirit was slightly relaxed, and he became sleepy.
But he wasn't asleep, and he could hear the door closing as Xiaoyun tiptoed out. It took me less than a quarter of an hour before the door opened, and the sound of footsteps coming from the floor was familiar.
Waiting for the person to get closer, lifting the curtain and sitting on the side of her bed, Jiang Liuyu suddenly woke up, but saw the person she had been thinking about all night.
"Jingye, why did you come back?" The grievances suffered during the day before and today, coupled with the fact that he couldn't wait for Su Jingye in time, Jiang Liuyu released it together, hugged his waist and didn't let go, tears fell like beads.
"There are too many folds today, and the emperor ordered me to assist him in reviewing them in the palace. Later, when the rain started, His Majesty wanted to ask me to stay in the palace, but I was afraid that you would be worried, so I ran back. ”
Su Jingye thought that Jiang Liuyu was complaining about why she came back so late, and hurriedly explained, but she still cried very sadly, and he suddenly had a premonition in his heart.
"Ruyu, be good, don't cry, is someone bullying you?" Su Jingye was always called by the emperor to arrange something in the past few days, so she neglected her concern for Jiang Liuyu, and she was already very self-blaming, but now if she learned that someone was bullying her, she would be even more unbearable.
His big rough hand swept under her eyes, gently wiping away Jiang Liuyu's tears, and his eyes were extremely distressed. Jiang Liuyu cried for a while before he slowly eased up, but his breath was still a little panting, lying in his arms, and he didn't raise his head for a long time.
"It's okay, I'm just, I miss you so much." As she spoke, Jiang Liuyu's nose couldn't help but sour, and she felt like crying again.