Chapter 45 Seeking to give a handle and make a position clear
Li Lanqi leaned against the window, looked into the courtyard through the half-open window, and threw the plum blossom trees hanging with snow, and his mood was very depressed.
He originally planned to use the practice of "finding a scene" to have a good relationship with Li Yuanru.
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanru didn't accept his love at all.
If it weren't for the fact that Mu Rui happened to pass by and helped him play a round, he really didn't know how to step down.
This kind of thing that damages the face of the public mansion is never allowed to happen by Deping Bo Li Ming.
Li Lanqi didn't believe it, he was lucky enough to be the exception.
It seems that this matter needs to be considered in the long run, and it should not be rushed.
His life, but he broke free from the ghost gate, cherished it very much, but he couldn't lose it inexplicably because of negligence or improper planning.
He felt that it was necessary for him to find a suitable time to meet Li Yuanru alone again, and ask her what kind of ideas he had and what he needed to cooperate with.
Something like yesterday must not happen a second time.
"I think you should bring a gift and visit the third princess, tell her what happened yesterday, and ask her for guidance."
"Although I have never met her, and I don't know what her habits are, I think that a person who can be liked by His Majesty should always have her excellence."
"People in Yanjing are rumoring that Your Majesty likes her because she saved Your Majesty's life."
"But I don't think it's believable."
"The doctor should have hung the pot to help the world, and being able to administer medicine to His Majesty is a blessing for the doctor."
"In the imperial hospital, among those many doctors, which one has never relieved His Majesty's pain, do you see which one has won His Majesty's favor and is always worried about it?"
Duan came in with a newly modified dress, and saw his husband's brows furrowed, with a look of chagrin.
Because a few days ago, Li Lanqi had an accident and was sent to Zhuangzi outside the city by Li Ming, Depingbo, she didn't eat and sleep well, and the whole person lost weight twice, so that the previous clothes were loose and could not be worn.
But she had always been frugal, and she was reluctant to discard her previous clothes and make new ones, so she sent her own nurse to the tailor to change them, and took them back to wear them again.
Although Li Lanqi didn't tell her what happened during this period, she was still smart, and she could still deduce a rough idea from what he had done recently.
After all, the two of them have been together for too long, and they are familiar with each other, and they can already guess what each other thinks with just one look.
She just doesn't like to show too much, which makes Li Lanqi feel that she is a noisy woman.
But just because she doesn't say it doesn't mean she doesn't understand.
"Coming back?"
"What about the little ones?"
Seeing that the Duan family was back, Li Lanqi, who was still frowning, got up with a slight smile on his face, got up, and encircled her in his arms.
Xu grew up as a childhood sweetheart, and after a long time of dependence, when he was with Duan, he always felt inexplicably relieved.
The feeling was so good that he couldn't help but indulge in it.
Although, when Duan's was a girl, he was not pretty, and now, when he is a little older, his appearance is far inferior to those concubines and maidservants sent to the house in order to please him, but he has always been happy with Duan's alone, and he doesn't look at others much, so naturally he can't talk about "rain and dew are evenly wet".
"I practice calligraphy."
"There is a gentleman watching, so you don't have to worry about it."
The Duan clan did not resist, and only let Li Lanqi wrap her tightly in his arms and ask long and short questions.
She knew that every time Li Lanqi did this, he was physically and mentally exhausted and urgently needed to be comforted, so as long as he didn't do anything in front of outsiders, she would rely on him.
"Words are like people."
"This thing, practicing is the most grinding temperament, and there is no harm in practicing more."
Hearing Duan's words, the two children were practicing calligraphy, Li Lan's gentle smile in his eyes became a little thicker, lowered his head, and pecked Duan's forehead lightly.
"When I was a child, I suffered this loss, so that now, if I want to pick it up again, I don't have the time and patience."
Li Lanqi's words are not good-looking.
This has always been a sore spot in his heart, and every time he sees someone else, he can't help but feel envious when he writes well.
Therefore, he has always been quite demanding of the two children born to the Duan family, and the gentleman he invited for them is also the best handwriting in the entire Yanjing.
"Human nature is ground out."
"In the past few years, you have had a very smooth life and have not suffered any grievances, naturally, you will not be more able to endure humiliation than those who have worked their own and climbed up in adversity."
As he spoke, Duan raised his right hand and stroked Li Lan's cheek, his voice was gentle, like water that could contain all things.
"When I was young, I was taught by my father."
"The Tao is that many tribulations and adversities in this world are, in fact, the fulfillment and edification of people, and the blessing of Providence."
"At that time, I was young and ignorant, and I only felt that many of the things he said were nonsense, and they were incompatible with those of us who were not born in the same era."
"However, now, when people are middle-aged, and then look back and scrutinize, many of the truths he said are discovered, which contains a lot of wisdom that has gone through ups and downs, which is far from being as old and pedantic as we thought in those years, and it is not worth referring to."
Everyone, after experiencing something, will see through some things, or look down on some things.
Although he enjoys Li Lanqi's "sole favor", he has lived in Depingbo's Mansion for many years, and Duan's family can still be regarded as seeing more people's warmth and coldness.
When mentioning her father, she paused slightly, and then, she took a deep breath and smiled softly at Li Lanqi.
She hasn't been back to Duan's house for many years.
The last time I saw her father Duan Junhao, it was when she was just pregnant with her son Li Kaiji.
In a sense, she is not a filial daughter, but for the sake of the Duan family, don't be too involved in the disputes of Depingbo's mansion, she can only be an unfilial daughter.
For her, Duan Junhao, her father, has always been very understanding and very protective, and the two brothers born by her mother have always taken good care of her.
The Duan family's kindness to her, in her life, I am afraid that she will not be able to repay it.
"Father, brother, I look forward to the next life, Yu'er can be a cow and a horse, and you will be blessed in this life."
Duan Shi muttered silently in his heart, but his face did not show any different color.
She was happy with Li Lanqi.
The only thing I want in this life is to advance and retreat with him.
"You just said that I should bring a gift and visit the third princess and ask her for advice?"
After listening to Duan's persuasion, Li Lanqi seemed to feel much more comfortable.
But since he was a child, he was educated by Deping Bofu, and instinctively, he held a prejudice against women with "inadequacy and conspiracy".
Of course, his wife-in-law, Duan, is an exception.
Li Lanqi wrinkled his eyebrows slightly, and was quite embarrassed about Liu Qingxin, who seemed to fall from the sky and explored the princess-to-be who was less than half detailed, and how to "start".
She didn't seem to lack anything.
Although, it is rumored that she likes to collect rare medicinal herbs, but from the time before, when he and Deping Bo Li Ming visited Deshui Xuan, it seemed that it was not necessarily the case.
"It's a bit rude to ask someone for advice."
"You might as well find an excuse to visit, and then mention it casually when you are gossiping."
Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles are all good ways to accumulate knowledge.
As the daughter of a family, Duan has never had the opportunity to travel thousands of miles away, but she has read thousands of books.
She lowered her head, thought carefully for a moment, and then raised her head again and looked at Li Lanqi who was encircling her.
"The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit."
"Even the Buddha in the temple must be diligent in fulfilling his wishes in order to get more incense."
"You must know that no matter how much joy and pampering you have, it will be difficult to withstand the passage of time, after all, in this world, the matter of a lifetime and a couple will only exist in the book."
"I think that if we can't do what the princess-to-be likes because of lack of information, it would be better to send some of our handles, which still have room for manoeuvre, to be pinched in her hands, so that she will feel that we will swear allegiance to her for these handles, and help her fight against those 'others' who don't know what family background they are from, and whether they will threaten her status."
As he spoke, Duan stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Li Huyue's courtyard, reminding Li Lanqi that Li Huyue had a sister who had long wanted to climb onto the bed of the three princes, but it was only because the three princes were not interested in him and they were strictly guarded against it, so they did not succeed, and this kind of person will never be less in the future, especially after the three princes have gained power.
No matter how strong a wrestler is, it is difficult to pull mountains and rivers.
As the saying goes, good birds should be perched on trees, but how many people have thought that being inhabited by many good birds should also be the expectation of trees?
After all, "insects" must be eaten, and "nutrients" must be supplied to people, so that trees can flourish and be possible.
"Yu'er has a point."
"But where are we, what kind of handle should we find, and how should we give it to her?"
Li Lanqi nodded, and deeply agreed with Li Yuanru's statement, but he was a little embarrassed about the "handle" they needed to send out.
A gentleman does not erect a dangerous wall.
The handle that was sent out not only wanted to make the third princess feel valuable, but also to facilitate the withdrawal at any time, so that he would not be in danger and unable to retreat.
The "degree" has always been difficult to grasp accurately, and in this world, there are not so many reasons that are just right, which can not only make people worry about handing over the handle to others, but also not let the other party feel unreasonable.
"I remember, a few years ago, you received a small gift from a certain general in the Jiangnan camp to pay for the education expenses of the two little ones."
"The purpose of the general giving you money is to let you introduce someone from the military department to persuade you to turn a blind eye to what happened to General Jiang and his cronies."
"If I'm not mistaken, that old General Jiang should have had a few years of upbringing for His Royal Highness."
Li Lanqi never concealed the income of the family, even if the income was unseemly, he did not shy away from it.
Duan's memory is very good, at this time, as soon as he heard Li Lanqi ask himself, what handle should be given to Liu Qingxin, so he suddenly pulled out a piece, saying that it was big, it could not be compared with tigers and leopards, and it was small, and it could not be regarded as a fly and grasshopper, and gave him "advice".