Chapter 12: Finding Another Way
When He Wan saw He Xiaoxiao coming back, he hurriedly beckoned her to sit down on the edge of the bed.
"My injuries are really nothing, and the person who served me at the first time has already invited the imperial doctor to come and see it." He Wan took He Xiaoxiao's hand and explained to her softly. "With you as a big backer in the palace, no one will snub me. It was also because I accidentally landed this time, and I will not be next time. β
"Although my sister practices martial arts, her heart is really soft." He Xiaoxiao sighed.
"Although her family is down, she is the daughter of the eldest princess of Huining. Even if you want to save face for your mother, it's not good to really tear your face with her. He Yun smiled.
It was probably because He Xiaoxiao's threat worked, but after half a pillar of incense, Huang Yuyan led a person into He Yun's room.
"This is Li Fangru, she is here to apologize to He Yun." In front of He Xiaoxiao, Huang Yuyan still held her head high and followed her in, and a girl who looked a little cowering was pushed to the He sisters. "She is my fifth sister-in-law's own sister, and I hope that Xiaoxiao will raise her noble hand."
Hearing Li Fangru's name, He Xiaoxiao, who was about to speak, was stunned.
"I told Xiaoxiao a long time ago, and today's incident happened because I was not careful." Seeing that He Xiaoxiao stopped talking, He Yun smiled and said to Li Fangru. "Miss Li doesn't need to blame herself too much, my injury is not serious, I only need to recuperate for a few days."
The reason why He Xiaoxiao was stunned was because she recognized that this Li Fangru was the sister of her second fiancΓ© Li Xu in her previous life.
At that time, when the queen gave the marriage decree, Li Fangru followed her mother to the mansion of the eldest princess of Chengguo, and sent a dowry gift from the Li family, and she had a relationship.
And the Huang family of the eldest princess of Huining has declined, and the fifth son of the eldest princess of Huining is not successful in reading and practicing martial arts, and the family that can marry his daughter to him is naturally worse than the Huang family.
Therefore, the ladies of the Li family couldn't enter He Xiaoxiao's circle at all, so it was the first time He Xiaoxiao saw Li Fangru after he was reborn.
"Thank you, Miss Ho, for your magnanimity." Li Fangru was just a scapegoat chosen by Huang Yuyan, and when she saw that He Yun was not ready to pursue her, she immediately thanked her with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, Miss He won't pursue it." Huang Yuyan glanced at He Xiaoxiao cautiously and said. "Then we won't disturb your rest."
Huang Yuyan dragged Li Fangru and just wanted to leave, but He Xiaoxiao came back to her senses.
"Stop." He Xiaoxiao slowly got up, paced to the two of them, and looked Li Fangru up and down before looking at Huang Yuyan again. "You have to remember that this time it was my sister who was generous, so I would be so easy to speak. But next time there will be no such good thing, and no matter who you push out as a scapegoat, I will only find trouble with the culprit. β
"He Xiaoxiao!" Huang Yuyan pretended to be calm and retorted. "Don't be unforgiving."
"It's useless to talk to me about this." He Xiaoxiao said with a sneer. "If I am justified, why should I spare others."
He Xiaoxiao was finally worried about He Yun's injury, so he personally went to the Tai Hospital and brought He Yun to see him.
Fortunately, He Yun's physique is good, and the injury is really not serious, but the hospital is only allowed to leave after He Xiaoxiao's repeated requests to prescribe the best trauma dressing to ensure that the injury on He Yun's face will not leave any scars.
Because of these things, He Xiaoxiao was delayed for a long time in Lanxiu Palace today.
She was worried about meeting Zhong Lijue outside, and asked Tanyin to go outside to take a look.
That's it, when Tanyin turned around to greet her and just walked out of the gate of Lanxiu Palace, Zhong Lijue came out of nowhere and blocked her way.
Tan Yin knew that He Xiaoxiao was afraid of him, so he stepped forward and blocked in front of He Xiaoxiao.
Zhong Lijue waved his hand, and several chamberlains who followed him immediately stepped forward and pulled Tan Yin aside.
"You really care about He Yun." Zhong Lijue walked in front of He Xiaoxiao step by step. "Angry for her?"
"Xiaoxiao has seen His Royal Highness." He Xiaoxiao bent her knees and saluted, and Zhong Lijue grabbed her arm and led her in front of him.
Whenever He Xiaoxiao saw him, he would almost subconsciously stiffen his whole body and turn pale.
"Second Miss!" Seeing this, Tan Yin wanted to break free of the inner servant.
"Why are you so afraid of me every time?" Zhong Lijue lightly grabbed He Xiaoxiao's arm. "Where did you go to stand out for your sister in the Lanxiu Palace? Xie Lingci is not on duty in the palace today, I think who else will take you away? β
"Tanyin, I'm fine." He Xiaoxiao held his spirit to appease Tan Yin. "Second Highness, when I left Yongshou Palace, I told my grandmother that I would only stay in Lanxiu Palace for half a pillar of incense. Now that the time has passed, my grandmother is afraid that she will send someone to look for me soon, and the Second Highness still doesn't want to entangle with me. β
"My aunt has rejected my mother's proposal." Zhong Lijue didn't think it was a pestle at all, and picked up He Xiaoxiao's chin to force her to look at him.
"Yes." He Xiaoxiao plucked up the courage to reply. "Xiaoxiao's temperament is arrogant, and he is not a good match for His Highness."
"But I like you like that." Zhong Lijue stared into her eyes and said. "I just like the way you pamper you, with stars in your eyes."
He Xiaoxiao was biased against Zhong Lijue's meaning.
"I'm only twelve years old now, and I really don't know anything about the relationship between men and women." He Xiaoxiao simply broke the jar, looked directly into his eyes, and said word by word. "I hope that His Royal Highness will not continue to waste time with me, and it is the right way to marry another lady as soon as possible."
"You." Zhong Lijue was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he raised his eyebrows and let go of He Xiaoxiao, and with a wave of his hand, the attendants let go of Tanyin. "You'll understand my heart one day."
Zhong Lijue led people away, and He Xiaoxiao's legs suddenly weakened, and he staggered a few steps and sat on the ground.
"Second Miss?" Tan Yin hurriedly pounced and helped her to get up. "Do you want to mention today's events to the Queen Mother?"
"You don't need to say anything, you don't have to make trouble." He Xiaoxiao licked his lips and thought for a moment to instruct Tan Yin. "Let's go."
For a long time later, He Xiaoxiao only stayed in the Yongshou Palace and did not go out.
On He Yun's side, she only asked Tan Yin to see it every day, but fortunately, He Yun recovered well.
As for Zhong Lijue, he and Zhong Liheng usually go to the Yongshou Palace every five days to ask the Queen Mother for peace.
He Xiaoxiao didn't deliberately avoid him anymore, as long as he was either staying by the Queen Mother's side in the Yongshou Palace, or surrounded by five or six palace maids, Zhong Lijue was much more normal to talk to her.
Soon a month passed, and the first batch of show girls who were eliminated from the palace were about to leave the palace today.
Through the news heard by Tan Yin, He Xiaoxiao knew that Huang Yuyan, Li Fangru and others were all on today's list of leaving the palace.
The Queen Mother also received a list of the remaining show girls, and after a round of adjustments, most of these girls who can stay have a predetermined future.
"Queen Mother, I heard that yesterday, His Royal Highness was reprimanded by His Majesty because he was unwilling to accept the candidates for the main concubine and the side concubine selected by His Majesty." Mama Shangguan leaned over and whispered in the Queen Mother's ear. "But Your Majesty finally made concessions, and His Royal Highness Xu Er first set a candidate for a side concubine, and he could wait for another two years to marry the main concubine."
"I didn't expect my grandson to be really stubborn." The Queen Mother put down the list in her hand, shook her head and said. "It seems that Xiaoxiao's marriage still needs to be decided as soon as possible."