Chapter 37: Persuasion
"Coincidentallyβ"
As soon as Li Bingru stepped out of the door of Qingxiang Pavilion, he saw Ke Qiao sneakily poking his head at the door, and couldn't help but scream.
Coincidentally, he was stunned, lowered his head, and respectfully walked in front of Li Bingru and bowed.
"Second Young Lady!"
"You found me yesterday?"
Thinking of this, Li Bingru's heart was still soft. Although I don't know why I'm by the river, but, in Qingxiang Pavilion, there are still people who care about her, don't they?
"Hmm." Ke Qiao nodded, raising a pair of eyes that looked like a small beast, "Yesterday, Sister Helan saw that the young lady did not come back for a long time, and she was very worried, so she ordered the slaves and maids to find it, Qingxiang Pavilion did not, so she looked for the entire Yifeng Courtyard, except for the Xifeng Pavilion, I searched the entire Yifeng Courtyard and did not see the young lady, Sister Helan was going to the Xifeng Pavilion to tell the second young master, and the slave and maid suddenly thought that the young lady had gone to the river during the day, so she went to see, but she didn't expect to find that the young lady fell asleep leaning on the willow tree by the river. β
Li Bingru thought about it hard, but still had no impression of sleeping by the river. Maybe it was Li Yuchen who found out that the people in Qingxiang Pavilion were looking for her, so he put her sleeping under the willow tree by the river.
Aren't you afraid that others will not find her and freeze her?
"Where does the second young lady want?"
Ke Qiao asked after Li Bingru closely.
"Go to the river."
The clear river water, the turquoise willows, the gray rocks, and the unobscure but still delicate flowers and branches are dotted with fragrance in the refreshing air.
"The second young lady slept here yesterday." Ke Qiao pointed to the thick willow tree pole of the bowl and said.
There were still a few broken willow branches in the place where he coincidentally pointed, Li Bingru lifted her skirt and sat down, remembering the scene when she first saw Li Yuchen in Tianlong Castle, he suddenly appeared at this rockery vine and willow, with an evil and playful smile on his face.
The black-clothed man who held her hostage with a sword in the kitchen gradually overlapped with Li Yuchen's posture and voice.
Is it really where you don't meet in life?
She was indeed a little afraid of him at that time, right?
Li Yuchen, who are you?
It seems to be noble and noble, but a pair of eyes are deep and can't see any emotion, even if it is smiling, it only makes people feel evil and gloomy, as if the seven emotions and six desires in the world have nothing to do with you.
What did you come to Draco Fort for? Homicide? Stealing? Although you have not seen the head and tail of the dragon all day, there is nothing unusual in Tianlong Castle except for the day when there is an assassin.
That near-fatal injury is the terrible price you paid for your night trip to Heavenly Dragon Castle, right?
"The young lady must have been washing her face by the river yesterday and was too tired to fall asleep." Ke Qiao tilted his head, as if talking to himself, "But it's also strange, the young lady looks like she's been asleep for a long time, but the clothes and stuff are all warm......"
When Li Bingru heard this, she couldn't help but stroke her smooth cheeks, bend the corners of her lips, and hook up a pleasant arc.
Maybe you're not as cold and heartless as you seem.
Li Bingru lay under the willow tree for a long time, looking at the wind blowing the willow catkins swaying softly, and the chaotic spiritual platform was turbid and bright, clear and confused.
I should always find someone to talk to, about the assassin that day, about Nangong Yifeng......
But in the huge Tianlong Castle, who can talk to her well?
Perhaps, there is a person.
Li Bingru then rolled over.
"What's the matter, young lady?" Coincidentally, he was startled by Li Bingru's sudden action of sitting up.
"Go to Hyuncheongwon."
Xiancheongin is the residence of Nangong Yiqing and Yurou.
Li Bingru was led to Xianqing Courtyard by Keqiao, and Yu Rou was explaining something to her subordinates.
"Sister-in-law!" Li Bingru called sweetly.
Yu Rou turned around when she heard the sound, looked at Li Bingru, and smiled gently, "Brother and sister, why are you here?" β
"I'm bored in Qingxiang Pavilion, come and see my sister-in-law." Li Bingru said with a smile, "Nangong Yifeng said that you can also come over and learn housekeeping from your sister-in-law." β
"It's all trivial things, I'm afraid that you will be impatient, brother and sister."
Yu Rou smiled, and while inviting Li Bingru into the hall, she called Yahuan to serve tea.
Li Bingru took the tea handed by Yahuan and replied with resentment: "It's better to have something to do than to panic." β
"Is this something?" Yu Rou looked at Li Bingru with a smile, "No wonder I set foot in Xianqing Courtyard!" β
"Sister-in-law, you just laugh at me, can't I come to see my sister-in-law?"
Yu Rou smiled silently, holding the tea and tasting it.
"Okay, okay, I'm just looking for my sister-in-law to talk about things."
Li Bingru snorted with a little shame and anger, and said in Yu Rou's somewhat warm smile:
"I've been restless these days, and I've always had some frightened dreams, and today I happened to hear the maids mention that on the day I got married to Nangong Yifeng, there seemed to be some assassin in Tianlong Castle, so I wanted to ask my sister-in-law to see if the assassin was alarming me?"
"How could you be surprised if you didn't see the assassin?" Yu Rou smiled softly and glanced up at Li Bingru, "You should be doing it for Zixi, right?" β
Li Bingru was stunned, simply put down the teacup, and looked at Yu Rou seriously.
"I wonder what my sister-in-law thinks about this matter?"
"In this matter, Zixi may not be wrong."
Yu Rou said, looking at Li Bingru with a smile in her gentle eyes, Li Bingru's heart moved, although she didn't agree with Yu Rou's words, she didn't think she was intentionally partial.
"Why?"
"Bu Sang has a saying that is right, Zixi and the second brother are indeed childhood sweethearts, Lang is a concubine, if it is not for the holy decree from heaven, I am afraid that they will be the ones who get married. If it were you, would you not complain? β
"I ......"
Li Bingru lowered her head under Yu Rou's questioning gaze, thought about it, and was a little unwilling.
"You can't accept me because of that? But what's wrong with me? β
"It can only be said that creation makes people." Yu Rou pursed her delicate red lips, "After all, the second brother recognized Zixi from the beginning, and we have always regarded Zixi as the second young lady of Tianlong Castle." β
"What about me?" Li Bingru murmured a little sadly, "What should I do, what should Nangong Yifeng and I do?" β
"In my opinion, the second brother may not have no intention of you." Yu Rou comforted softly, and then solemnized her tone, "But you also have to know that the more the second brother cares about you, the more guilty he will feel about Zixi, and he must be the first to bear Zixi." β
"Sister-in-law......"
"Xiangxue, you are a smart woman. If you want to go on with your second brother, then you have to accept his guilt for Zixi. β
"If so...... Unacceptable? β
Li Bingru held the tea cup and looked at the clear liquid swaying inside, astringent and dazed.
"Feelings can make small temperaments, but if you want to maintain a good home, you need wisdom and trade-offs!" Yu Judo, with a shallow voice with helpless emotion, "Actually, what is easy to be born a woman?" β
"Sister-in-law, you ......"
I don't know if it's an illusion, Li Bingru felt that when Yu Rou said this, she was a little sentimental and resentful.
Could it be that Nangong Yiqing is not good enough for him?
"My business is over."
Yu Rou seemed to prove something, and tried her best to smile brightly, "I'm fine now, Yiqing is good to me, and we still have Xuanming." β
Li Bingru held the teacup and drank it silently, everyone has their own story, why should she expose other people's scars?
"Did Xuanming go to class?" Li Bingru deliberately changed the subject
Yu Rou smiled helplessly.
The girl who added water next to her listened, and glanced at Li Bingru with infinite grievance.
"Young Master Sun is in Wusi Mansion!"
"Wu Si Mansion?" Li Bingru choked on a sip of tea, "Didn't he just come out of Wusi Mansion?" β
Yu Rou glared at the girl, and the girl hurriedly withdrew with the plate.
Li Bingru suddenly realized something.
"Is it because of yesterday?"
"It is understandable for Xuanming to protect his second aunt. But ......," Yu Rou sighed slightly, "he has always made a mistake......"
"Sister-in-law, declare that he is ...... for me"
"Xiangxue!" Yu Rou's gentle smile suddenly gave birth to a hint of coldness, "Wrong is wrong, remember, don't say such things again in the future, for the sake of Xuanming, and for you." β
"I ......"
Li Bingru wanted to explain something, but seeing the rare coldness on Yu Rou's face, she couldn't help lowering her head. "I see."
"By the way, aren't you going to learn to be in charge?"
Yu Rou held the tea cup and smiled lightly, as if the coldness just now did not exist.
"In fact, the financial power of Tianlong Fort is in the hands of my mother, and I am only responsible for the commissioning of the small house in the fort, the provision and management of everything, and the distribution of money and silver for everyone in the fort. If you really want to learn, I'll leave some of the things in Yifuin to you to take care of. β
"Is the distribution of money and silver every month?"
Li Bingru's eyes suddenly widened, and she looked at Yu Rou with a sparkling look. Silver, do you have a salary to get?
"Yes." Yu Rou looked at Li Bingru's expression and smiled unconsciously, "If you are in charge, the silver will rise by one or two more every month." β
"Really?" Li Bingru blinked her clear eyes and shook Yu Rou's arm with a smile, "How much is that?" β
"Well, about five taels of silver." Yurou chuckled.
"Yay!" Li Bingru suddenly opened her arms and hugged Yu Rou, "Sister-in-law, I really love you so much!" β
"Uh-huh-"
A continuous cold snort sounded at the door, Li Bingru let go of Yu Rou when she heard the sound and looked back, Nangong Yiqing's tall figure blocked the light of the room, with a light smile on her face, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes.
"Big brother!"
Li Bingru called crisply. Looking at Nangong Yiqing's majestic posture coming over, thinking of his frightening crampedness last time, he unconsciously leaned towards Yurou.
"Why are you here?"
Nangong Yiqing asked seemingly casually, walked over and pulled Yu Rou behind him, frowning slightly, "What kind of system is pulling?" β
The voice was thin and cold, and it was very unpleasant.
Li Bingru bit her lip tightly, with a pair of big watery eyes, I don't know how she provoked this big brother?
"You're scared Xiangxue!"
Yu Rou patted Nangong Yiqing's hand in disgust, and said to Li Bingru, "Your eldest brother is strict and harsh in what he says and does, don't worry about it, he is not targeting you." β
"I know." Li Bingru tried her best to raise a smile, "I know that the eldest brother is all for my good." β
Seeing Nangong Yiqing protecting Yu Rou tightly, thinking of the scene just now, Hu Er understood something.
"Big brother," Li Bingru tilted her head and smiled ill-willedly, "I can understand that you are jealous of my behavior of hugging my sister-in-law just now?" β
Nangong Yiqing brushed his face unnaturally, and a lovely blush appeared on his face.
Yu Rou was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Nangong Yiqing.
"Big brother and sister-in-law, don't bother you, I'll go back first."
Li Bingru covered her smile, pulled Keqiao, and left decisively.