One month after Princess Yongning and Li Xian got married, they lived well together.
The heated discussions about this marriage in Yanjing City gradually became colder, and people were attracted by new things. It seems that nothing major is going to happen in North Korea, and everything is calm.
In Youxiang's mansion, Princess Yongning was sitting in the room and asked Mei Xiang to give her pickled salted plums to eat. After she was pregnant, she became more sour, and asked Mei Xiang to prepare more on weekdays. Fortunately, at Youxiang's Mansion, she is still free. Li Zhongnan and his son were busy with political affairs for three days and were not in the house. Except for Mrs. Li, there are no other people in this mansion. Moreover, her mother-in-law has a gentle temperament, and she is obedient to her daughter-in-law. After marrying, Princess Yongning is also very satisfied.
On the night of the marriage, the pot of wine that Princess Yongning asked Mei Xiang to prepare didn't come in handy. As soon as Li Xian entered the door and blew out the lights, he was drunk before taking a few steps. Princess Yongning dragged him to the bed with difficulty, and fell asleep herself. On the second day, there were pre-prepared traces on the bed. Princess Yongning only needs to wake up with sleepy eyes.
Anyway, Li Xian was drunk, and the drunk didn't know what he did.
After the night of the bridal chamber, Princess Yongning refused to share the same room with Li Xian on the grounds that she had suffered the wind and cold. She can't use these methods every day, she is always afraid of showing her feet. It was discovered that she was pregnant, and she wondered if she could keep the baby in her belly.
Originally, Princess Yongning thought that Li Xian would be unhappy or suspicious, but the eldest son of Li was indeed a good-tempered person according to the rumors, and he did not question anything. Sleep in the study every night.
This time, Princess Yongning was even more satisfied. The child in her belly will be almost two months away in a few days. As long as you feel uncomfortable, let the doctor take the pulse, stagger the time a little, and say that you were pregnant on the night of marriage, and you can sit back and relax for the time being.
Today Li Xian went to the court again early in the morning. Princess Yongning finished eating the last plum in the plate and stood up and said, "It's weird to stay in the house, Mei Xiang, go out with the palace."
Mei Xiang hurried over to help Princess Yongning to go outside Li's mansion.
When the people in Li's mansion met her, they all saluted her. Princess Yongning's status in Youxiang's Mansion can be said to be very high. I don’t know if Cheng Wang had greeted Li Zhongnan in advance. Princess Yongning doesn't even have to go to her mother-in-law every day to save her time in the morning and twilight.
For Princess Yongning, she didn't bother to please anyone. She thinks that she is only temporary in Youxiang's Mansion. One day, she will marry to Shen's family and become a member of Shen's family. So there is no need to waste energy in Li's house.
"Which direction does your Highness want to go?" Mei Xiang asked.
Princess Yongning took a look and pointed her finger in a direction, "Over there, I heard that Li Xian lives there on weekdays. My palace sleeps with him in a separate room these days, and he has no complaints. Could it be that he is already on the other side? What kind of room do you take? If it's true, naturally you should come and see the wife of this palace."
A trace of malice flashed in Princess Yongning's eyes. She didn't want to be Grandma Li, but once she had this title, it was her habit to use it to torture others. Now that Li Xian is sleeping with her in a separate room, Princess Yongning wants to see if Li Xian acquiesces in such a tacit agreement, is it because there have been other bed warmers long ago? If it was true, she wouldn't mind tidying up those women. Since this marriage taught her to be unhappy, she changed the way to teach others to be unhappy.
Anyway, others didn't dare to say anything, and Li Xian didn't dare to say anything. They were just women with low status. How could he be disrespectful to himself for those women
With this thought in mind, Princess Yongning and Mei Xiang walked to the courtyard where Li Xian usually lives.
I heard that the yard where Li Xian lived was rather biased, and Princess Yongning really realized it this time. After walking for a while, she felt a little tired, and she didn't know if it was because of her weight now. Mei Xiang assisted her and walked, and finally reached it, and said: "Your Highness, here it is."
But I saw that the yard was really elegant, and a large piece of bamboo was planted at the back of the yard, which looked lush. It just seemed extremely quiet, and there wasn't even a sweeping person outside.
"Is there no one to serve Mr. Li on weekdays?" Mei Xiang whispered: "Why don't you even see a servant here?"
"How is it possible?" Princess Yongning also felt weird. She thought about it, raised her eyebrows high, and said, "Maybe it's Cangjiao in the Golden House. Go, go in and take a look."
"Will Da Young Master Li be angry if I rush in like this? If there is any secret in it..." Mei Xiang was still hesitating. Yong Ning glared at her: "Why is he angry? I can see it everywhere when I married to their house. Besides, what if there are secrets? Does he still want to keep it from me? The more I want to hide it, the more I want it. Look clearly, see what idea they are fighting behind in the Li family!" She said, pushing Mei Xiang away, and pushing the door in by herself.
Mei Xiang was very helpless. Princess Yongning had learned that she was pregnant before, and she had tempered her temper for a while. Now that I am married to the Li family, the wedding night has passed without incident, and my temperament is revealed again. I don't know how to bow my head, even more ostentatious than before.
Mei Xiang followed in, only to see Princess Yongning standing at the door with frowning, not going in. Mei Xiang looked inside, but saw that it was a study-like room with another bed in it. It is so spacious that it can match the large courtyard on weekdays. Here, food, clothing and daily life are not a problem.
But this is not surprising. What is surprising is that there are many people in the house. They are all young boys or children who look like their clothes are well-dressed. The students are very delicate and weak.
Princess Yongning frowned, and there was no maid in the room, which was beyond her expectation. She looked at the nearest child standing, who seemed to be only eight or nine years old, and looked at the two Princess Yongning blankly, as if they didn't know each other, didn't say anything, didn't say anything, and didn't know if they were a fool.
"Who are you?" Princess Yongning asked him.
The child still looked at her idiotically, without saying a word. Princess Yongning was about to get angry. At this moment, another older teenager suddenly pulled the child, pointed his mouth at Princess Yongning, and shook his head.
"His Royal Highness, they seem to be dumb." Mei Xiang saw it.
"Dumb?" Princess Yongning was taken aback and looked at the others in the room. There are about ten teenagers and children. But they all looked at them in a daze, without saying anything. Princess Yongning suddenly understood where the weird feeling came from just after entering the house, it was because the house was too quiet. Isn't it weird that there are so many people, but no sound is heard
"Aren't these people all dumb?" Princess Yongning frowned and asked.
The teenager holding the child nodded sharply.
"Really." Mei Xiang said.
"What are so many dumb Li Xian doing here?" Princess Yongning touched her arm, "It's weird."
"Perhaps these are subordinates. You see they are wearing subordinates' clothes. By the way," Mei Xiang said, "The slave and maidservant suddenly remembered. I heard that the young man Li is very kind and has taken in some of them. Parents and motherless orphans. Let them be present in the mansion. The slaves and maidservants hadn't thought of it before, but now that these servants are not very old, it is very likely that they are the orphans adopted by Grandpa Li."
Princess Yongning sneered: "So, Li Xian is still a good person? But how is it so coincidence that all the orphans he adopted are dumb? Could it be that he was dumb?"
Mei Xiang paused, and whispered, "Each house has a lot of secrets. Since this is a study room, I want to come and hide a lot of important things in it. Maybe Mr. Li wanted to keep these secrets from being discovered. People become dumb."
Obviously it is a very harsh thing, and when the master and servant talked about it, it seemed as if they were very accustomed to it. Princess Yongning said: "Only the dead can keep secrets. If you really want to be undiscovered, kill these people, what else are you keeping? Or shouldn't you bring them back to the mansion at all? I see this Li Obviously, it's an idiot."
Mei Xiang didn't speak, she was just a maid and couldn't talk about the master.
"Forget it, since there are no women here, it is uncomfortable to keep them, let's go." Princess Yongning glanced at these young boys again, and said: "If he wants to be a good man, let him do it. palace."
Mei Xiang and Yong Ning left the house. The house was still quiet. After the door was closed, it seemed that there was no one inside. But there is actually a house of people, thinking about these people doing things silently in the house, and walking around, Princess Yongning felt a chill coming up all over her body. Suddenly, she felt a nausea in her chest, walked quickly to the tree in the yard, helped the tree dry and vomited.
"His Royal Highness!" Mei Xiang exclaimed. Princess Yongning stretched out her hand: "Medicine!"
Mei Xiang took out the medicine from her sleeve and gave it to Princess Yongning. Princess Yongning rested against the tree for a while, and then said: "This reaction is getting bigger and bigger. In a few days, you will ask the doctor to come over and tell Li Xian that I am pregnant and it is less than one month old."
Mei Xiang nodded and said yes.
"These days, Shen Lang doesn't come to see me..." Princess Yongning said, her tone was sad again, "His own children don't care, so he allows me to marry Li's family. If things are revealed, he I will also be involved."
Mei Xiang was trying to comfort a few words, suddenly heard a crisp sound from the wall of something falling on the ground, Princess Yongning turned her head: "Who?" Mei Xiang has already hurried to catch up, and the person hiding behind the wall is probably flustered. , She fell down before she could run a few steps, and was soon caught in front of Princess Yongning by Mei Xiang.
"Who are you? You even overheared my palace!" Princess Yongning said angrily.
"Your Majesty, please be forgive," the woman panicked, "the court lady didn't hear anything! The court lady didn't mean it, she just walked to the wall and got her feet hurt!"
"Courtesy girl?" Princess Yongning was taken aback, and she looked at the woman carefully. She saw that the woman didn't look like a servant, and her face was very familiar, so she couldn't think of it for a while. Mei Xiang's eyes lit up and said, "His Royal Highness, this is Miss Jiang San from the Shoufu Mansion!"
Miss Jiang San? Jiang Youyao!
Jiang Youyao was horrified, and she was extremely upset when she said the word "civilian" in a hurry. At this moment, she was found out by the maidservant beside Princess Yongning, and she really didn't know what to do.
"Jiang Youyao?" Princess Yongning also remembered, and said: "Why are you in Li's house?"
Mei Xiang approached Princess Yongning and said: "A few days ago, I heard Master Jing Zhaoyin said that the third young lady of the Jiang family was missing and Jiang Shoufu was looking for people, but for the sake of Miss Jiang San's reputation, she did not publicize it."
Princess Yongning suddenly said, "Are you having an affair with someone? You are the one raised by Li Xian in the house?"
Jiang Youyao was taken aback. She knew that Princess Yongning and Li Xian were now relatives. If she were to be regarded as a vixen who confuses Li Xian, it would be because of thunder. Therefore, she quickly denied, saying: "The courtier didn't know Mr. Li. The courtier was killed by others outside. Thanks to the help of the second son of Li, the second son of Li took the courtier back to the house to recover."
"Go back to the mansion to heal your wounds?" Princess Yongning smiled, "Why don't you go back to Jiang Mansion to heal your wounds? I'm afraid that you would do something in the name of healing your wounds, right?"
She was so ugly, but Jiang Youyao did not dare to refute it. This is in Li's family, not in Jiang's family. No one can protect her. And the other party is Princess Yongning, the domineering person.
"His Royal Highness, this woman can't stay." Mei Xiang whispered, "She just heard the slave and the maid talking..."
When Jiang Youyao heard the words, she was trembling with fear: "The courtier did not hear anything! The courtier did not hear anything!" She was so frightened that she was so frightened that she groaned. Today, she had a dispute with the maids in Li Lian’s yard, and went out in a rage, thinking of Li Xian’s going around in the yard. Who knew that when she arrived, she saw Princess Yongning and her maid from Li Xian’s study. Come out. Princess Yongning seemed to be very uncomfortable, holding the tree and retching, and immediately after, she heard the words of the master and servant of Princess Yongning.
She learned this huge secret, she was terrified in her heart, and immediately wanted to escape. Who knew that the more anxious she was, the more mistakes she made. She stepped on a stone under her foot and fell to the ground. Princess Yongning and Meixiang found it.
"The court lady didn't hear anything... Um..." Jiang Youyao couldn't say what she said, because Mei Xiang blocked her mouth with something and twisted her arm.
With Princess Yongning, Mei Xiang can also do some work, although it may not be the best, but it is more than enough to deal with Jiang Youyao, who has no power to hold a chicken. Jiang Youyao struggled desperately, but couldn't move, so she had to look sadly at Princess Yongning with a pair of eyes.
"Only the dead can keep secrets," Princess Yongning didn't move at all. "Who told you to be able to wash what you shouldn't hear? Miss Jiang San, even if it's for this palace, you should take a step first. ."
"His Royal Highness," Mei Xiang said, "This Jiang Youyao is the daughter of the first assistant, no more than an ordinary maid. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it will not be good for the aftermath."
Princess Yongning said displeased: "What? You mean, this palace doesn't even have the ability to deal with a girl?"
"The slaves dare not." Mei Xiang continued: "It's just that the Jiang family has not given up on searching for Jiang Youyao. If Jiang Yuanbai knows that Jiang Youyao's death is related to His Royal Highness, I am afraid that she will try her best to seize His Highness's handle. Your Royal Highness now has it. Little son... "If Jiang Yuanbai found evidence that Princess Yongning was pregnant, and the child in Yongning's belly made a fuss, it would be more than a loss.
A hint of irritation flashed between Princess Yongning's eyebrows, "Can't you kill her? Do you want to keep her?"
"His Royal Highness, it is better to send her to a private prison first." Mei Xiang said: "His Royal Highness has already lived in a private prison. Many people have already lived in the private prison. This Miss Jiang San lives in and will not be discovered. Besides, just like Li Da The dumb children in the prince’s house are just like those dumb children, and then give Miss Jiang San a dumb medicine and keep her in a private prison. After a year or two, the Jiang family will no longer look for Jiang Youyao, so you can send her on the road."
Jiang Youyao clearly heard Mei Xiang talk about her fate, and immediately shed two lines of tears. She was terrified in her heart and suddenly regretted it. She had known that she had stayed at Jiang's house. At least in Jiang's family, she was still the third young lady, and no one dared to abuse her. If she had not left Jiang's house that night, she would not have met Li Lian on the road, and if she had not met Li Lian, she would not have been taken to Youxiang's Mansion. If it were not in the Youxiang Mansion, she would not have seen Princess Yongning, she would have been killed when she learned the secret of Princess Yongning, and no one would know even if she died, and no one would collect her body!
By the way, Li Lian! She also has Li Lian! Hope suddenly ignited in Jiang Youyao's heart. As long as Li Lian comes back and finds that she is missing, he will definitely look for her everywhere. After Li Lian knew that he was taken away by Princess Yongning, he would definitely be with the principal of Duke Yongning. Li Lian can save himself!
But the next moment, what Princess Yongning and Mei Xiang said was a basin of cold water, which wiped out Jiang Youyao's hope with a "poof".
Princess Yongning said: "This Jiang Youyao is now Li Lian's person. We will take her away. Li Lian is afraid that someone will come."
"Not necessarily." Mei Xiang smiled: "Now Jiang Youyao is staying at Li's house, no one outside knows, Jiang's family should not know. It seems that Li Xiang is also in the dark. His Royal Highness took it away, but An ordinary maid is not Jiang Youyao. The second son of Li dared not admit Jiang Youyao's identity, but would only acquiesce. His Royal Highness is a princess, it is easy to punish an ordinary maid. The second son of Li will not care about the princess, and even will Thank the princess to clean up the backyard for him."
"What you said makes sense." Princess Yongning stretched her brows, "The eldest sister is like a mother, he really should thank me."
Jiang Youyao felt completely desperate in her heart. She knew that she had no life left. When the man from the Li family was away, Princess Yongning covered the sky with one hand in Youxiang’s Mansion. They blocked their mouths and called a woman to wait for her to be sent to the unknown and terrifying “private prison”. destiny.
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At night, when Princess Yongning had just eaten dinner, Mei Xiang came in and said, "Your Royal Highness, Second Young Master Li is waiting for you outside, I have something to tell you."
Princess Yongning knew that Li Lian was asking her to beg someone. Jiang Youyao has been sent to the private prison of the princess's mansion, and Princess Yongning is already prepared to deal with it, knowing that Li Lian can't do anything to herself in the end. Shi Shiran put on his robe and walked out.
Outside, Li Lian was sitting at the table waiting for her. Seeing her coming out, he stood up and saluted: "Sister-in-law."
Upon hearing this name, Princess Yongning couldn't help but frowned, which reminded her that she was the grandmother of the Li family, not "Mrs. Shen". Princess Yongning smiled and said without a smile: "The second brother is here so late, what's the matter?"
Li Lian said: "I heard that my sister-in-law passed by near my yard today and saw me... Maid Xiaoyao, took her away."
"Oh, Xiao Yao," Princess Yongning deliberately prolonged the character "Yao", looked at Li Lian's nervous expression, smiled, and said: "That's what happened. This maid doesn't have eyes, she sees this palace. Even if you didn't bow to courtesy and spoke badly, this palace took care of you and disciplined the maid. The second brother is kind, but he can't condone the maid in the house and even the master is not in his eyes. How decent is that."
She was talking absently, and Li Lian felt angry. Jiang Youyao would not take the initiative to rush Princess Yongning, no matter how brainless. Princess Yongning just relied that Jiang Youyao was not in front of her, so she could splash dirty water as she wanted.
Li Lian grinned reluctantly, and said, "Dare to ask my sister-in-law, where is Xiao Yao now?"
Princess Yongning glanced at Li Lian and said with a smile: "That maid is really wicked. My palace thought that a maid like Xiao Yao could not stay in the house. It would be a disaster to stay, so she asked the tooth to come and sell her. No. There was no deed, it was almost for nothing. That guy doesn't look like a person from Yanjing, maybe he has been sent out of the city now."
Li Lian looked at Princess Yongning. He didn’t know whether what Princess Yongning said was true or false. He also didn’t know whether Princess Yongning recognized Jiang Youyao's identity, let alone how Jiang Youyao offended Princess Yongning—the courtyard at the time. No one else is here, I don't know what happened.
Li Lian didn't know what to do. Others didn't know. He knew that it was Jiang Yuanbai's biological daughter, but something went wrong in their Li family. If it spreads out, he can't get away with it.
Princess Yongning said nonchalantly: "The second brother doesn't have to be so sad, he is just an inferior maid. Since it has been sold, he should not return to Yanjing City in this life. The palace does not take this matter into consideration, hope the second Don’t worry about it, brother. No one cares about the life and death of a maid. You don’t have to worry about the maid’s revenge. The palace will not give her a chance to retaliate.”
Li Lian was taken aback and raised his head to look at Princess Xiang Yongning. The meaning of Princess Yongning's words was that she already knew Jiang Youyao's identity and told him that she should not be afraid, and she would not give the Jiang family a chance to discover the truth, nor would she let the Jiang family retaliate against him.
"How about, second brother?" Princess Yongning smiled and looked at him, "You won't be angry with me for an inferior maid?"
Li Lian hurriedly said: "How come? My sister-in-law helped me teach the maid, I am too grateful. In addition to my mother, from now on, we will be tired of all kinds of affairs in our house. My sister-in-law will be the master. Sister-in-law helped discipline."
This Li Lian is a knowledgeable person, and Princess Yongning was very satisfied, smiled and said a few words with Li Lian, and went back to the room.
After Li Lian waited for Princess Yongning to return to the house, he paused before walking out slowly.
He figured it out clearly, anyway Princess Yongning had already promised, but Jiang Youyao would be seen again. No one knew about this. No one knew that Jiang Youyao had been in his mansion, and that Li's mansion had only dealt with an inferior maid.
The matter of becoming king is very close, and after success, their Li family is infinitely honorable and can not offend Princess Yongning. Whatever she wants to do, just as she pleases.
Li Lian walked out the door and almost ran into someone full of arms. He stopped to take a look, but it was Li Xian.
Li Xian looked at him and asked, "Is it clear?"
Li Lian nodded: "I said it was sold." Li Xian also learned what happened today. After all, the place where Princess Yongning went first was Li Xian's yard. It was in Li Xian's courtyard that I saw Jiang Youyao.
"It's okay, let her be happy." Li Lian patted Li Xian on the shoulder, "You want to go in?"
Li Xian nodded.
Li Lian said, "Then you don't want to annoy her." Walked out the door.
Princess Yongning sat on the couch and walked in Li Xian's yard today. She also felt sore in her legs and feet. I also wanted Meixiang to give her some sour fruit to eat, so I heard Meixiang say at the door: "Master."
She raised her eyes and saw Li Xian walked in.
Princess Yongning was unhappy in her heart, but she was still calm on her face, saying: "You are here. My palace is not very well today, so I won't be able to welcome it."
Li Xian said: "It's okay, the princess is sitting."
The conversation between the two of them really didn't look like a couple, not even friends, and even strangers might be more natural than them, not like they are now.
Li Xian asked, "My yard the princess went to today?"
Princess Yongning said: "You're not here also for the second brother's maid?"
"It's just a maid, just let the princess take care of it." Li Xian smiled and shook his head, only saying: "I heard that the princess has entered my house."
"Yes," said Princess Yongning, "I saw a room of dumb people."
Li Xian's expression changed slightly, but his tone was still gentle, and said, "Those are all orphans I adopted."
"Are you a good person or a bad person?" Princess Yongning sneered: "Adopt orphans and then mute them. Those orphans are also unlucky. If you don't want to be discovered the secrets of the Li family, you might as well kill them all. Why should there be trouble?"
Hearing this, Li Xian was a little stunned, but soon, as if he was relieved, he smiled and said: "It's really helpless. It made the princess laugh."
Princess Yongning didn't speak, and Li Xian stood up. She was a little nervous. If Li Xian wanted to have sex with her, she would have to make an excuse that she was not well, but it was inevitable that she was eager and suspicious.
However, to her surprise, Li Xian did not approach, but said to Princess Yongning: "The princess is not well yet, so I won't bother the princess to rest." He went out coolly.
Princess Yongning was a little startled.
When Li Xian walked out of the house, his steps suddenly became a lot lighter. He even put on a smile and whispered in a low voice: "I didn't find... what a stupid thing."