The survival rule of a concubine's daughter 93 Some people are happy and some people worry

  Starting from the age of six, Ruò Qíng began to have contact with Lǐ Xiāo, although each time was brief, but it cannot be denied that every meeting with this guy would deepen her impression of him, and each time there were more profound and unconventional views and insights than before.

  At the age of six, she unintentionally witnessed Li Xiao, who was then still physically immature but pretending to be mature, lecturing Zhi Yi with a serious expression. When he saw her cowering in the corner, he learned from Zhi Yi's mouth that she was just an "insignificant" person and didn't give her another glance.

  At that time, she was a bit hurt and also very angry, resenting this guy for being arrogant and looking down on others.

  In the second episode, in Fuzi's classroom, Zhiyi, Zhilian and Ruyan, three siblings, were arguing over the characters in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" until their faces turned red and they couldn't come to an agreement. At that moment, this guy appeared with the aura of a young master, shining brightly. At that time, he was talking to his father in a gentle tone, showing respect to the old lady, being a polite and elegant young master, which made Ruyan's heart skip a beat, but every time she tried to get close to him, he ignored her completely.

  What was she feeling about Li Xiao at that time?

  Um, I think I had a bit of a good impression, and also often secretly glanced at him when no one was around. At the time, I only felt that this young man was quite impressive, so young yet with such elegant demeanor and proper manners.

  The third time, um, my memory is a bit fuzzy, it seems that Li Xiang was going back to the capital, at the entrance of Fang's mansion, wearing a black and powerful outfit, with a group of guards as a foil, he looked even more majestic and unmatched.

  In the fourth episode, it turned out that I had a good impression of this guy, but it was all destroyed in this episode. He actually rode his horse recklessly in the city and injured Mrs. Fang, and even threw a handful of silver coins without dismounting, which seriously offended her. Also in this episode, Mrs. Fang told her about Li Xiao's evil deeds in the capital, which made her unable to feel any good feelings towards him again.

  For the fifth time, he came to apologize, but with a stern expression and raised eyebrows, he questioned himself. Although he had brought a box of pearls as a gift, he had also taken away her beloved bear paw, causing her to have an extra bit of fear and dissatisfaction towards him.

  It's been a long time since they last met, probably three or four years. She can't even remember herself. Anyway, every time they meet after that, it ends in an unpleasant way. He leaves with a triumphant smile, while she is left with resentment and anger... In short, once the good impression of him was ruined, it could never be restored. This guy divorced his wife and accepted other women from others, but he didn't manage his wives properly, which eventually led to disaster. These were all reasons to give him a low score. Especially later, he repeatedly humiliated her and bullied her... It wasn't until he risked his life to save her at Baideng Lake that she felt some gratitude towards him again, and even regretted her previous curses against him. However, it didn't take long for this guy to reveal his true nature again. After that, her impression of him continued to deteriorate. Later, after returning to the capital, she also witnessed the cruelty of the Wei family's mother and son. When she went out with Old Lady He and others to visit relatives and friends, seven out of ten official families had concubines, and not just one or two. The remaining three were either too old to move around and couldn't take on any more, or they were physically weak and unable to do so even if they wanted to. Only one was under the strict control of his wife.

  In this era, if a man has a wife who is strict and controlling, it's truly hard to find someone like that even with a lantern in hand. She also acknowledges that she doesn't have the ability to control her husband to that extent, so she has no choice but to accept the fact that her future husband will take three or five concubines and have several illegitimate children. Even if it's the clean and upright He family's young master, Ruan Qing, who is also willing to compromise, if he really wants to take a concubine, she can buy him two innocent and naive little girls from outside to be his concubines, but she must hold the deed of sale in her own hands.

  Now, the He family's young master, who was known for his strict and upright behavior, had suddenly changed to Li Xiao. She didn't dare think about it, but the Shanxi King had taken in four concubines and 45 mistresses, while her father-in-law, the Yu County King, had two concubines and 18 mistresses, not to mention countless maidservants. The new Cheng King was only around 30 years old, but his wife had been driven to death by his many concubines. The Cheng King's household was slightly better off, with a total of 16 bedfellows, including his wife. The newly appointed Qi King, the emperor's younger half-brother and the only son of Empress Su, had married a noblewoman as his primary wife in the third year of the Qingyuan era. This noblewoman was also known for her virtuous and wise nature, but after giving birth to their eldest son, she allowed her husband to take on three concubines, in addition to two beautiful maidservants gifted by the Empress Dowager, four palace maidens given by the Emperor's mother, and several others bestowed upon him by the Emperor himself. In total, he had 12 houses of concubines...

  The emperor has three younger brothers. The 22-year-old Fu Wang is already married to his wife and has taken in two concubines and three maidservants, and it's said that he currently has his eye on a certain fourth-rank official's daughter, intending to make her a concubine... The 20-year-old Xi Wang had several mistresses before marrying his wife, but after his wife entered the household, these mistresses seem to have disappeared without a trace. Currently, Xi Wang already has one son by his wife and three sons by his concubines, as well as two county princesses.

  Sixteen-year-old Teng Wang is currently at the stage of discussing marriage, but it's heard that there are already many beautiful concubines in the house...

  Take out all the princes in Beijing and compare them one by one. If you still shake your head, being a princess is really not a good job.

  Looking at the entire capital, those princesses, which one doesn't have a good family background? Either they come from families of scholars and officials who have been famous for generations, or they are from powerful and prestigious families. Among them, there are also many families with meritorious titles and official ranks. Even the lowest-ranking ones are daughters of third-grade officials, and every one of them is a legitimate daughter. The only exception is Fu Wangfei, who was married off as a concubine's daughter. However, her maternal family, the Liu family of Chengping Bo, is also a prominent and well-known family. The reason why Fu Wang married this Liu family concubine's daughter is that he himself has a weak body and was born with an incurable disease. According to the imperial physician, it is estimated that he will not live long. When the imperial edict arrived at the Liu family, Madame Liu took it upon herself to substitute her own concubine's daughter for the marriage. At that time, the Empress Dowager was indeed angry, but there was nothing she could do about it. You didn't specify a name in the imperial edict, just a general term "Liu family maiden", so you can't blame them for taking advantage of the loophole.

  Fu Wang's son is weak and won't live long. No matter how unbearable the eldest daughter of the Liu family is, she is still a noble lady from a prestigious family. But look at her now... Alas, Fu Wang sighed again, fine, go play wherever you want, just don't cry in front of others, lest you lose face. And also drag down the Fang family, becoming a sinner for eternity.

  Of course, in front of her brother's concern, how dare she say these things out loud? She just frowned and said: "The threshold of the Jing Wang Fu is too high, and my sister really can't afford it. Moreover, looking at the entire capital city, those princesses, how good are their days? If brother really cares about his sister, he must refuse this marriage on her behalf when facing the emperor."

  Zhi Yi wasn't a fool, he had long since seen through the emotions on Ruo Xue's face. He felt a pang of regret in his heart, but still smiled and gazed at her with loving eyes, saying softly: "You've always been more perceptive than others since you were young. Alright, I'll definitely plead for you, and beg the Emperor to retract his decree."

  Actually, the emperor's decree of marriage is usually issued after which dare to resist? Zhiyi actually didn't have much confidence either, but his mouth was indeed good enough to bring out the ancestral teachings that military generals and royal nobles cannot intermarry. He expressed his loyalty to the emperor while giving the emperor a sense of "our family members are not afraid of power, do not care about honor or shame, and are loyal to the emperor". With one flip of words, he moved the emperor so much that he almost immediately wanted to withdraw his decree. However, he suddenly thought of Li Xiong also expressing his loyalty in front of him, and his intentions towards Ruoxi were still on his mind, and he was still putting pressure on him...

  The Emperor thought of Li Xiong's prestige and couldn't help but feel a wave of frustration, no matter what he didn't dare to respond to Zhiyi's request. Just as he was about to scold him in an imperial tone, Zhiyi raised his eyebrows and said: "If Your Majesty is unwilling to grant my request, then I can only find Yang Gong, the Imperial Censor, who knows that you secretly sneaked out of the palace to Datong."

  The Emperor almost jumped up on the spot, pointing at Zhi Yi and unable to speak for half a day. "How dare you, Zhi Yi! You dare to threaten me? Do you have several heads?"

  Zhi Yi suddenly knelt down and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the one I care about most is this younger sister. Can Your Majesty bear to push her into the fire pit?"

  The emperor was amused, "Marrying Li Xiao, isn't that just being a noble princess? How can it be called a fiery pit?" But in his heart, he was gloating, "Good for you, Li Xiao, so you also have times when people look down on you..."

  Zhi Yi's tone was heavy with meaning, "My sister is weak and timid, a mere breeze could knock her over, and besides..."

  The emperor waved his hand, stopping him from continuing to speak. "Alright, alright, don't give me those grandiose reasons. As for Li Xiong's marriage, I can no longer make the decision myself. Everything will be decided by the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother." He gave Zhi Yi a tired smile. "As for Li Xiong, I'll just return it to him like this." Previously, he had indeed been considering Zhi Yi's control of the powerful army and Li Xiong's identity, but now, being a wise and just emperor wasn't bad either.

  ……

  The emperor can show off in front of his ministers, but it's not that easy to deal with the empress dowager.

  Today, the two empress dowagers that Ruo Xian is going to meet are the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager has already met her and they have both revealed their identities, so Ruo Xian can put her mind at ease and not worry about the Empress Dowager suddenly becoming hostile. However, the Grand Empress Dowager is not that easy to talk to.

  As soon as she knelt down and knocked her head, the Empress Dowager did not let her get up, but said: "You are the Fang family daughter whom Xiao Er insisted on marrying? Lift your head and let me take a look."

  The words, neither light nor heavy, neither joyful nor angry, yet inspired a sense of reverence in the heart, making one dare not stand up, but only lift their head to listen. About ten steps away, on a purple sandalwood carved flower phoenix throne, sat an elderly woman with snow-white hair and a pearl crown on her head, wearing a black and blue double-colored shoulder sleeve robe with phoenix birds embroidered on the cuffs and golden dragon phoenix patterns on the lapels, and a long skirt with dark green jade circles and gold-black auspicious cloud patterns. Her face was expressionless, with one half of her snow-white eyebrows furrowed, her demeanor seeming to be evaluating, yet also seemingly dissatisfied.

  The Empress Dowager glanced at Ruyi and smiled at the Grand Empress Dowager: "Mother, it's this little girl. Take a look, isn't she born very clean?"

  The Empress Dowager said: "It's a bit far away, and it doesn't look very clear."

  The Empress Dowager turned her head to Ruqing and said, "Come closer, let the Grand Empress Dowager take a good look at you."

  With a bitter smile, she stood up and took several big steps forward before kneeling down again. The last time she came to the Cining Palace to see the Empress Dowager, the room was covered with thick, crimson carpets embroidered with golden auspicious flowers. But now, in this extremely cold weather, the palace chamber of the Grand Empress Dowager was surprisingly empty and bare. Although she was warmly dressed, she couldn't withstand the hardness of the marble floor for long. She had only been kneeling for a while when her knee bones began to ache. She could only grit her teeth and straighten her shoulders, but this posture would really be fatal if maintained for too long. The Grand Empress Dowager seemed to be sizing her up, but forgot to let her get up, or perhaps was intentionally putting pressure on her.

  Damn it, damn this feudal society.

  The Empress Dowager stared at Ruqing for a while, not letting go of any part of her face or body. After sizing her up thoroughly, she turned to the Empress and said indifferently: "This girl looks clean and has a good appearance."

  The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Ping Shi's child has a high vision, now he finally has a daughter-in-law who meets his expectations, and is willing to do anything to marry her. Mother, don't you think it would be good for this child to become the queen of Xi Er?"

  With downcast eyes and lowered eyebrows, she didn't dare to look at the expressions of the two noble figures above her head. She only heard the aged voice of the Empress Dowager rising in discontent, "Looking at this appearance, it's not bad. But how can a mere daughter of a guilty minister who was dismissed from office for being involved with a concubine possibly be worthy of my Xiao Er?"

  Is it that the emperor had heard that she was unwilling to marry Li Xiu, so he summoned her into the palace to show off his power? Or is it that he was standing up for Li Xiu and scolding her for being ungrateful and not knowing her place?

  The Empress Dowager looked at Ru Qing with a sympathetic gaze, and saw that she had already kowtowed again. Her voice was clear and bright: "Your Majesty is wise and brilliant. I, Ru Qing, am the daughter of a guilty minister, and I really do not dare to aspire to Your Majesty's heavenly countenance. The King of Jing is handsome and elegant, with unparalleled bravery and magnanimity. However, our family has fallen into decline, and my father was also dismissed from office due to his crimes. How could I possibly dare to marry into the imperial family? Please, Your Majesty, take charge and bestow upon the King of Jing another excellent lady who is worthy of him." She then continued to kowtow without rising.

  The empress dowager was stunned, it turned out that this girl was not pretending to be arrogant, but actually did not want to marry Li Xiao.

  The Empress Dowager was also shocked, staring at the woman who was kowtowing on the ground. Her chest was filled with rage and she slapped the intricately carved small table beside her, shouting: "How dare you! The imperial edict has already been issued, yet you still dare to disobey it? This is a grave offense punishable by the extermination of your entire family. Can you bear the consequences?"

  It's like a fright that makes one's heart skip a beat. The nobles in the imperial palace are indeed not easy to serve, they can turn their faces at any moment without any warning signs.

  But as if he had played out his skills over the years, he choked and said: "The imperial edict is about to be issued, and it is impossible to disobey the holy order. However, I am indeed of lowly status and fear that I am not worthy of being matched with Prince Jing. I humbly request that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager consider this with discretion."

  The Empress Dowager saw the Grand Empress Dowager's expression becoming increasingly angry, and she also scolded angrily: "How dare you. It is your good fortune that King Jing looks up to you. You don't know how to be grateful, but instead put on airs everywhere. Can the dignity of the imperial family be treated like a child's play? Come, take Fang Shi down for me and bring her back to Cining Palace, let her learn some rules."

  Several eunuchs rushed in immediately, and within three to five minutes, they had already apprehended Ru Qing. Just as they were about to drag her out, the Empress Dowager hastily called out, "Wait!" She looked at the Queen and said, "After all, she is the daughter of a guilty minister and an untutored concubine who has never seen the world. What does she know about these rules? You don't have to get angry, just let her go back and reflect on her mistakes. I will also assign several eunuchs to Fang's residence to teach her more."

  He then glanced at Ruqing and said slowly: "Wait until you've learned your manners, and we'll choose another day to get married."

  The Empress Dowager hastened to obey, "You are absolutely right, it was just the daughter-in-law who didn't think this through."

  It turned out that she was summoned to the palace not to ask for her opinion, but to interrogate her with the dignity of the imperial family, and even accused her of being ignorant of etiquette, having a lowly birth, and putting on airs. Forcing others to admit their guilt while pretending to be doing them a favor, without allowing them to refute or resist, not even daring to show a hint of anger... Suddenly, she felt a chill run down her spine, all the ancient survival rules she had learned before were now completely useless. What to do, what to do? If she started learning again from scratch, would it be too late?

  Thinking of the bleak future, and thinking of Empress Dowager's overbearing and condescending face, I felt suffocated, my breath caught in my throat, and everything went black as I fell to the ground with a thud.

  ……

  Early in the morning, I received an edict from the Empress Dowager, my heart racing with anxiety. I didn't eat much for breakfast and knelt stiffly in front of her for a long time, feeling both intimidated and resentful. My stomach growled with hunger, and I felt hopeless about the future, harboring a deep-seated grudge against these powerful nobles. But I had to suppress it all, until I couldn't catch my breath and fainted.

  The Empress Dowager was startled, and hastily ordered the people below to help Ruqing up, thinking that she had contracted some serious illness. Just as they were about to summon the imperial physician, Ruqing quickly came to, struggling to sit up straight, "Your Majesty, I'm fine, it's just a temporary bout of dizziness."

  The empress dowager's face was filled with unconcealable worry, "Really nothing? Look at how pale your face is."

  "It's really nothing..." As she forced a bitter smile, how could she say that she had been kneeling for too long, her stomach was also hungry and weak, and she had no energy at the moment. Moreover, due to the tyranny and unreasonableness of the imperial power, she was suddenly overcome with grief and anger, which made her faint.

  At this time, the Empress Dowager walked over with the help of eunuchs, leaning on a dragon-head cane with a ruby gemstone inlaid in its mouth. Her eyes were piercing, her face stern, and her tone dissatisfied. "What's going on? You're fine one moment, and then you suddenly faint? Your body is too weak. How will you be able to bear the crown prince for Rong'er in the future?"

  Ruqin lowered her head and said in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager is wise, but Ruqin's son is indeed useless..."

  The Empress Dowager saw her half-bowing, rubbing her knees with both hands, and also understood the crux of the matter. She thought that at such a young age, she had never experienced such a scene before, and was probably frightened as well. So she said to the Grand Empress Dowager: "Mother, calm down, this child has been raised in the inner chambers since childhood, when has she ever seen Mother's majesty? I'm afraid she's scared."

  The Empress Dowager's eyes were like piercing torches, coldly staring at Ru Qing.

  Only saw him with his head hung low, his body swaying as if it was about to collapse, the wind blowing and he would fall, his eyebrows furrowed even more fiercely...

  ……

  The palace in the afternoon is quiet and peaceful. The marble pillars are carved with patterns of dragons and phoenixes flying, nearby are purple and red rare flowers, far away are glazed tile houses with carved beams and painted rafters, just turn around the bridge in front, it is the harem, outsiders without summons are not allowed to enter.

  Zhi Yi had his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was already getting dark, guessing that there would be another snowfall tonight. As time passed, a pair of sword-like eyebrows gradually furrowed - how could Qing still not come out? Could it be that the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother wanted to detain him for dinner?

  If it's really like this, then someone should have come to inform him instead of letting him wait in vain.

  After waiting for another cup of tea, I finally saw a small sedan chair with a green canopy being carried in the distance, similar to the one that had just taken Ruyi into the palace. I hastily stepped forward and craned my neck to get a better look.

  The sedan chair was carried to a place not far from Zhiyi, and then it stopped. A palace maid in a green jacket supported the person in the sedan chair. Zhiyi took a closer look and his face lit up with joy, and indeed it was Ruyi.

  As soon as the sedan chair was lowered by the palace maid, she saw Zhiyi and suddenly couldn't hold back, calling out softly and rushing into Zhiyi's arms, "Brother..." Her eyes were inexplicably red and swollen, tears streaming down before she could speak.

  Zhi Yi's face changed greatly, grasping her frail shoulders and tremblingly asked: "What happened, did the Empress Dowager give you a hard time?"

  Ru Jing shook her head, randomly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe away tears and said in a low voice: "This is not the place to talk, let's go back and say it again."

  Zhi nodded in understanding and accompanied Ruqing as they walked out of the palace gates.

  As soon as they got on the horse carriage, Zhi Yi hastily asked: "What's going on? Is the Empress Dowager giving you a hard time?" The impression he had of Ru Xiang was that she wouldn't cry easily, especially not with this expression.

  As she thought of the words spoken by Empress Dowager in Cining Palace, her mood became heavy again. She didn't want to tell Zhiyi about these things, lest it suddenly increase his worries. She only sighed and said: "Brother hopes that sister will marry into the Wang family?"

  "Actually, putting aside family background and just standing from a man's perspective, I think Li Xiong is still quite good. However, he already has an eldest son and numerous concubines. If our sister marries him, it will indeed add some trouble. But everything can't be seen from only one side... There's no perfect thing in this world... Nevertheless, as your brother, I'll always stand on your side first."

  With an emotional gaze at him, "Thank you, brother."

  "What's going on with you, being so polite to me?" Zhiyi frowned. "What did the empress say to you? Look at you..." Zhiyi felt heartbroken. This morning, her sister was still fine, but now she looked like a flower that had lost its moisture or been ravaged by a storm - listless and dispirited, with a hint of despair in her eyes, which were also red. The degree of redness wasn't something that could be achieved overnight; it must have been forced out of her.

  As she thought of the empress dowager's stern and dissatisfied expression, and then thought of her temporary advice, she shook her head vaguely, "I really don't have anything, I just don't have confidence in the future." In the eyes of the empress dowager, she was a lowly woman who was the daughter of a guilty official, still putting on airs and pretending to be elegant, but actually useless. Li Xiong being able to appreciate her was truly her good fortune accumulated over several lifetimes, yet she didn't feel grateful or virtuous, and instead dared to be dissatisfied, which was absolutely unforgivable.

  The Empress Dowager may be on her side, but she also feels that with her identity, matching Li Xiao is indeed a big high match. And also asked her back: "What's wrong with King Jing? Worth your rejection?"

  But then again, who among women would truly wish for their husbands to bring in concubines one after another?

  The empress dowager was indeed moved, gazing at Yu's affectionate eyes with a hint of sorrow.

  "Your Majesty, if I were just an ordinary person, perhaps I could endure the humiliation and share my husband with many women, living a life of constant scheming and being schemed against. But I fear that I might do something rash and impulsive, bringing shame to our family... after all, my grandmother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law have all treated me very well..."

  Although cheap old man Fang Jinglan is biased, it cannot be denied that under his wings, she has indeed grown up safely. Moreover, although the cheap old man is selfish, he did not use her life to exchange for a good career.

  Although the old lady is not her own biological grandmother, the nurturing kindness is just as important. The old lady has raised her since she was a child and wholeheartedly thinks of her, although occasionally having her own private thoughts, but overall, she is still a good grandmother.

  Although Zhili's relationship with her is dull and they haven't spent much time together, whenever something related to her comes up, he always tries to think of ways to help her.

  It goes without saying that Zhiyi is even more so, although she has never had any words or phrases, but in her actions, she has moved her with warmth and affection. The two sisters-in-law are also very good to her... There's also Zhen, Shan, Mei... If she really marries into the Jingwang Fu, her every move, every word, is related to the face of the Fang family, one loss affects all, one honor benefits all, this is the ancient family's survival law, cannot tolerate her destruction.

  The empress dowager finally understood Yu Qing's concerns, but after thinking for a while, she still insisted that she must marry Li Xiao.

  As the flame of unwillingness flickered in her eyes, she continued to plead with the empress dowager. However, the empress dowager gently brushed aside her hand, only grasping her shoulder, and said warmly: "Child, the imperial edict has been issued, it is absolutely unchangeable. Moreover," she paused, "women are born into this world with many constraints, and even if you want to escape, you can't. I know that you have a clear mind, think more than anyone else, and see things more clearly than anyone else. But still, you must get married. The dignity of the imperial family is not a joke. If you really don't have confidence in your future, then from now on, you must pick up your confidence again."

  "What if I regain confidence and it still doesn't work?"

  The empress dowager let her go, saying lightly: "Then endure."

  Three short words, yet filled with intense despair and cold indifference. As if the weight of emotions had suddenly fallen, both shoulders slumped down, eyes gazed blankly for a while, and tears of desperation flowed silently from within.

  The empress dowager let her cry, not stopping her, but only stared at her with an unusually cold gaze, her voice icy, like the silver frost under the cold moon. "You also don't blame me and the emperor for not giving you a way out. I'll tell you, a woman's path in life has always been something she must fight and struggle to create for herself. No one is born with a broad and smooth road waiting for her."

  ……

  As she raised her head, she forced a smile on her face, but the smile looked even more painful than crying. "Brother, I've figured it out, marrying Li Xiao isn't all bad either."

  Once she marries into the Jing Wang Fu, she will be a noble princess. I believe the Jiang family, who used to look down on her illegitimate status and only gave her concubine treatment, will receive endless ridicule.

  But in the eyes of Mrs., who had broken off her son's engagement, she would never find a better mother-in-law. Yet she suddenly married up, which was also ironic for her.

  Based on these two points, I think being a princess is actually not bad at all.

  He looked at Ruoxi with a sympathetic gaze, knowing that things were beyond redemption. However, her sorrowful and resigned expression made him extremely uncomfortable. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of any way to comfort her, so he could only say something rather unpleasant: "Don't be too pessimistic, since Li Xiu is wholeheartedly seeking to marry you, I'm sure he has feelings for you too. Just don't think too much and focus on being a good bride."

  As if by instinct, she could only think in this direction now.

  After a while, Zhiyi asked again: "When is the wedding date set?"

  The Empress Dowager promised me that whenever I come around, that's when we'll get married.

  Zhi Yi was shocked, "This... did Empress Dowager really say this?"

  Thinking of the Empress's face flashing with a hint of a smile, she slightly revealed a smile. After the Empress severely warned her, she gave her a sweet jujube to eat. "Li Xiao ruined your good marriage with the He family in such a way, and now he has even asked for an imperial edict to suppress you. I know you are resentful in your heart, but from the standpoint of the royal family, I can't help you much either. The only thing I can promise you is that whenever you come around, we will get married."

  At that time, there was no joy in their relationship, and whether they got married early or late, it was a fact that she would eventually marry Li Xiao.

  It seems that the empress knew her thoughts, and she said: "These days, Li Xiu's visits to the palace have increased compared to before. Every time he comes, he begs me to let you get married early. Looking at his anxious appearance, it's likely that he really cares about you. So, silly girl, every girl has to be humble after getting married, so you can only show off your attitude before you get married."

  ……

  After returning from the palace, she felt mentally and physically exhausted. After returning to Xieyiju, she lay down on her bed and fell into a deep sleep. Fang Jinglan's questions were all dismissed by Zhiyi.

  It's just that the other party solemnly said: "You can prepare for your sister's marriage now."

  Wooden words left Fang Jinglan stunned, "Really, really..." Suddenly thinking that Ru Qing was extremely unwilling to marry into the King of Jing's mansion, and both sons also had an opposing attitude, Fang Jinglan hastily put on a shocked and solemn expression, "Didn't you say it could be revoked? How come... Cough cough, when is the wedding date?"

  Zhī Yì slightly raised an eyebrow, "Not clear."

  Fang Jinglan was stunned again, the Emperor only granted the marriage but did not set a wedding date, is this acceptable?

  But he didn't have time to answer him because he had something more important to attend to.

  ……

  Digression

  Thanks for your comments, it seems that there are some discrepancies in some places, I wrote too long ago and forgot the previous parts, now I'll review them again and try to make a comeback.

  If I'm not busy today, I'll update twice.