Li Gui Niang liked Li Shao very much.
Her father and mother had never had a good relationship since she was young. As far as she could remember, her father had only come to the princess's mansion a limited number of times. Instead, he spent more time in Jinling. He had always been very affectionate towards the two children who were raised by their mother.
Her mother was very concerned about her reputation, so even if she doted on her, she would not show it on her face. Only her brother Li Shao, who was six years younger than her, took her everywhere to run around and play since she was young.
When she was punished by her teacher, her brother would buy her all kinds of little toys to cheer her up. If she was praised, her brother would be happier than she was.
No matter how difficult the task is, as long as she asks her brother, he will do it for her.
Just like what happened when he dealt with Wei An in the villa before, based on my brother's personality, he would never be willing to take action against a girl again, but in order to make her happy, he still did it.
But her brother died just to make her happy!
Li Gui Niang didn't know whether she felt more pain or regret. She only knew that even the loss of her title of princess and the ridicule of the whole world did not make her as sad as her brother's death.
The sadder I am, the harder it is to let go of the cause of my brother's death.
Everything else would be fine, but she just couldn't believe that her brother would disregard the imperial order and secretly try to run back to the capital.
My brother was an extremely cautious person. He knew that Emperor Longqing was really angry this time. No matter how big the matter was, he would not go against the Emperor Longqing's will.
Someone must have tampered with this.
She grabbed her mother's hand, knelt in front of the couch, buried her head in her mother's arms, and finally cried out: "My brother was killed by Wei An! He was killed by Wei An!"
Princess Changying naturally knew.
She knew it earlier than her daughter.
How could she not know about her own son? As soon as the Jinyiwei said that it was Li Shao who attacked the Jinyiwei first and was guilty, she knew something was wrong.
He found all the guards who had gone with his son, detained them and questioned them again and again. He learned that his son had received a letter from someone which described the life and resume of He Zhizhou, so he hurried back to the capital. He then had something in mind - this matter was really strange.
No matter whether it was a daughter or a son, Hui would be unlucky if they got involved with Wei An. She absolutely did not believe that this was because Wei An was lucky.
She knew that there was something strange about Wei An.
She did blame Wei An for her son's death.
But she didn't want to involve her daughter in this matter.
She took a deep breath and felt less dizzy. She then put her arm around her daughter's shoulders and gently patted her back. After a while, she coaxed her softly, "Don't talk about this anymore... Just know it in your heart."
Li Gui Niang pursed her lips, and tears as big as beans fell on the back of her hand. She felt that the tears burned the back of her hand: "But I can't get over it..."
"We have to get through it even if it's hard!" Princess Changying raised her voice. Seeing her daughter looking up at her, she touched her face and coaxed her softly, "Don't worry, I will avenge your brother sooner or later, but not at this time. This time, mother is going to find a good family for you. We have already found a good match. He is a son of the direct branch of the Shen family in Shangqiu. Their family even married a princess in their early years. It won't be a disgrace to marry him to you. At this time, don't even think about arguing with Wei An."
Only after she resolved the worries about her daughter's marriage could she free up her hands to deal with Wei An.
Li Gui Niang frowned and sneered: "So what if she got married? Even if she got married, I still can't swallow this breath..."
She has never thought about getting married again. She can't swallow it, so how can she have the heart to live her life
Princess Changying felt like her throat was about to burst into flames. She poked her forehead hard with her hand and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How old are you? Why are you saying these useless things?"
She paused before asking, "You sent her a message this time. Even if she comes, what can you do to her?"
She knew her daughter's strengths and weaknesses, and the means she could think of to harm others were nothing more than those, but how could those be possible? Moreover, Wei An was afraid that her daughter's thoughts and means were not good enough - this dead girl was so smart that even Li Shao could be defeated by her. If Li Gui Niang met her again, she would still be beaten to a bloody pulp.
"If she comes, don't even think about going back." Li Gui Niang twisted the hem of her dress. The osmanthus flowers embroidered on the hem were all exposed by her repeated rubbing. But she didn't care about that at all. She lowered her head and said in a cold voice: "If she doesn't want to come, I will keep sending her invitations. If I send her too many invitations, and she still doesn't come, I will spread some rumors outside..."
Princess Changying smiled bitterly: "Your little tricks are not good enough in front of her, so put away your thoughts." She said calmly: "You still have a lot of good time in the future, why waste time with her? When you are done with this matter, I will naturally find a way to make her unlucky, don't worry about these things."
Li Gui Niang became a little suspicious.
She always felt that her mother was different from before. If something like this had happened in the past, her mother would probably have been the first to kill Wei An, but this time her mother was so calm.
He even had the energy to arrange a way out for her.
She felt something was not right, so she pulled her mother's sleeve and looked at her in confusion: "Mom, what do you want to do..."
Princess Changying was brought back to her senses by her. Seeing her timid appearance, she finally smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing. You don't need to know these. As long as you behave yourself, you will be helping your mother. But don't be willful anymore..."
She touched her daughter's head and whispered to her about the Shen family's advantages.
Needless to say, her family background is old and established, and it is located in Shangqiu, where the journey is long and the sky is high. When Li Gui Niang marries there, few people there know her background. As long as she manages it well, she can slowly deal with those bad rumors and live a good life then.
What's more, the man she chose for Li Gui Niang was the youngest son of the eldest branch of the Shen family. He didn't have to inherit the family business and was more than capable of being a rich and idle person.
Li Gui Niang herself has a large dowry in her hands, and when she gets married, Madam Shen will not be too harsh on her. She will also give her some capable servants who will know how to help Li Gui Niang deal with human relationships. In this way, even if she cannot stay in the capital and be watched over by Madam Shen at any time, she will be relieved about her daughter's future.
Li Gui Niang still didn't quite understand, but she knew that Princess Changying's tolerance for this period of time did not mean that she really intended to let the matter go, so she nodded in a daze and agreed.