atypical prostitute

Chapter 62 Indecision
This trip to the palace, the eldest princess obviously gained a lot, but Li Ci was both angry and confused.

In order to separate himself from Empress Shangguan, the King of Changsha rewarded him with a personal bracelet, which is naturally not ordinary.but--

Do you really want to put the string of offerings in front of Fu Zhu's spirit?

Is this the tolerance and generosity of the superior, or is it intentional shabbiness?

Li Ci was pinching the bodhi bracelet in a daze, because the bodhi seeds, which were already faintly milky after being touched for a long time, were very hot at the moment.

What frightened her even more was King Changsha's gaze, that kind of look was nostalgia, and it was a combination of love and resentment.

Could it be that his life experience is also related to a abnormal relationship?Li Ci smiled wryly, since she knew that she was a member of the Xiao family, it seemed that nothing good had happened to her.

The season has already entered autumn, the breeze is blowing, the leaves are bleak, the autumn water is sparkling, and the feet are stepping on the soft fallen leaves, but the heart is getting more and more uneasy.

She needs to find a quiet place.

Yes, ever since she stepped into the eldest princess's mansion, loneliness and solitude surrounded her like a shadow.Although countless facts convinced her that she was a member of the Xiao family, the hearts she touched were too cold and hard to give her even the slightest sense of belonging.

Whether it's the eldest princess who looks kind but actually has ulterior motives, or the king of Changsha who looks humble and gentle but is actually as poisonous as a snake, or the queen mother who sacrifices even her grandson for the sake of power... The Xiao family scares her, and she dares not approach them. I'm afraid that when I gradually approach them, I will become a monster like them who will do anything for their own interests!

They didn't distort it at all, it's just that whoever gets in touch with power can no longer be normal.

Li Ci sighed. Politics is a quagmire. The deeper you get involved, the more you can't get out. But no matter how resentful she is, she has already been involved, how can she retreat?

There was the sound of footsteps in front of him, and he raised his head to see that it was the son of An Guogong coming towards him, so Li Ci put away the beads, stopped, put on a polite smile, and said, "How is your son?"

Hua Yunfei returned the gift with a smile, and said, "Is Si Niangzi still used to living here?"

Li Ci knew what he wanted in his heart, but he didn't point it out. Holding the palace fan embroidered with colorful butterflies and peony patterns, he half-covered his mouth and said, "Zhang Fengyi serves properly. I'm not used to it."

Smile on the face, displeased in the heart.Pili Yangqiu was originally the basic skill for the survival of the mansion.

It's a pity that Hua Yunfei didn't see this, or in other words, his status made it impossible for him to imagine that he would be disgusted by an orphan girl who was dependent on others.

At this moment, he was waving his fan flirtatiously, chatting up with Li Ci.

"Fourth Lady, if you feel lonely, you can ask Yunyao to come and accompany you. Although she is a concubine, her mother is also a noble concubine who can barely stand on the stage. She is usually humble and gentle, and she is quite liked by grandma."

Hua Yunyao is one of Hua Yunfei's half-sisters.Hua Jingrong is flirtatious and lustful, and has countless concubines, but because the old lady of An Guogong manages the family well, she still has rules and regulations.Those humble concubines and singers are not even allowed to have their own yards, only good families can give birth.So even though Hua Jingrong was absurd, except Hua Yunfei, who was a serious son, there were only five concubine wives under his knees, and the most honorable one was Hua Yunyao, born to Aunt Zeng, a noble concubine who was born in the offshoot of Ning Guogong Zheng's family.

"The eldest princess has brought Yujing to be my companion, so I dare not chatter about Princess Yunyao."

Li Ci cautiously tried to avoid the topic, but Hua Yunfei refused to let it go. When he rolled his eyes, he saw the palace fan in Li Ci's hand, and said courteously: "This fan is exquisitely made, and it complements Si Niangzi's appearance."

"Your Majesty's words are serious. The beauties in the world are headed by the Eldest Princess. Lici's facial features are barely in order. How can he get into the eyes of the Majesty's eyes?"

While speaking, he erected his fan to cover his face, making a gesture of self-ashamedness.

Hua Shizi refused to give up despite the difficulties, and said to Zhang Fengyi who was following Li Ci: "There is a lot of rain this year, and the magpie spiders in Yunyao and Yunxiu don't like spinning silk very much. How about the magpie spiders on my mother's side?"

One of the customs of the Qiqiao Festival is to raise hi spiders, which will be raised for a few nights. If the spiders spin silk and weave webs in the box, it is the appearance of the Weaver Girl, who believes that this lady will be lucky in the future.Although it is a superstition, it happens every year.However, Li Ci has only been here for three years. In the past two years, he was weak and young, so he failed to participate in the Qiqiao Festival.

So I have never raised hi spiders.

Zhang Fengyi is so shrewd, he has already seen that the son of Hua has some interest in Si Niangzi, and he also knows that Si Niangzi has never raised spiders before, so he hurriedly said: "My maidservant is blessed with a poor life, the spiders she raises do not spin silk, and the nets are also thin. .But the one that was offered to the fourth lady is really strange, the net is smooth and thick, the servant girl asked the old people in the house, and they all said that they have never seen such a blessing."

"Feng Yi, don't you want to lie to me?"

Li Ci knew that they deliberately sang together, but she couldn't hide her curiosity, not to mention that she was dependent on others after all, and the servants inevitably favored Mr. Hua.Instead of being teased repeatedly while buried in curiosity, he simply asked generously.

"That spider is kept in Fengyu Building. The girl who changes the water, fruits and vegetables for it every day has seen it. It is true that I have never seen such a thick one."

Zhang Fengyi's words were conclusive, Li Ci knew there was no falsehood, but it was inevitable to make a reserved gesture, and said: "It's really a coincidence to raise xi spiders like this?"

"It has been passed down from ancient times, so there is nothing wrong with it."

Zhang Fengyi smiled and winked at Hua Shizi.

Hua Shizi took the opportunity to take another step forward pretending to be elegant, and said courteously: "I have roughly learned face reading from the doormen of the house. When I first met the lady, I felt that the lady's bearing and blessings were unusual, which is rare. precious life."

"The first lady also met face to face, saying that she is a precious life, and later she had to choose the prince Liang Di. The family was naturally happy, prepared a generous gift and thanked the fortune teller. But in the end it was like this. It can be seen from the theory of meeting, Believe it or not."

Li Ci replied that she had too many reasons to dislike Hua Yunfei and the Hua family, but it was Hongmei who made this disgust explode.

After the golden sachet ironing incident happened, she asked the reason, and only then did she know that the red plum was brought back by Jun Fengxi when she was playing in the Northwest. been teased.Although Hongmei was reduced to a slave, after all she was well-clothed and well-fed. At the beginning, she was obedient, but she refused to bear it after many times. So she confronted each other and was punished many times, but she still refused to learn to be good.

It's just these things, but it makes Li Ci feel that Hua Yunfei is lustful and has a bad mind.However, the female officer who told the matter to Si Niangzi felt sympathetic to Hongmei, but at the end she said a slavish remark, "Fortunately, she was born well, and the son always cherishes the beauty and beauty, so he didn't do anything cruel".It was these few sentences that aroused Li Ci's irritability.

Hongmei is pitiful, so why not herself?
So what if the eldest princess likes it, she is already a duckweed without her father and her mother's family to rely on, not to mention——

The eldest princess didn't really like her purely at all, she seemed kind and considerate, but there were too many invisible calculations hidden behind it.

It's no wonder Daiyu is so contrived, and it's the saddest thing to lose someone to rely on.But her own situation is even more difficult than that of Daiyu.

For the time being, she still bears the status of a loyal daughter, so she can suppress some low-level calculations. If the king of Changsha succeeds in ascending the throne, this daughter of a loyal minister will be the daughter of a rebellious minister!Then what can we do to fight against those unbearable people!
After much deliberation, there is only the "biological father" who has not shown the truth so far to rely on.

I just hope that he has some serious affection for me and can become my reliance.

On the other hand, Hua Yunfei saw that his words made Li Ci feel sad for his first wife, so he quickly apologized, and said softly: "Spring flowers and autumn moon, this is the best time of the year. The lady can feel sad, but don't want to vent her anger It's a great view."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to a double-petalled crimson chrysanthemum that was about to bloom behind the golden railing ten steps away, and said, "The peony has already bloomed, and there are still chrysanthemums for hairpins."

"But I don't like it. The chrysanthemum is so noble, it's totally out of tune with me."

Li Ci smiled artificially, inevitably thinking of Chrysanthemum's alias of a certain social attribute in her previous life.

"How can the maiden name of the Fu family not be worthy of the chrysanthemum? The fourth lady is too modest."

"I really don't like it." Li Ci said as kindly as possible. She didn't like Hua Yunfei.

What's more, she doesn't like the Fu family's chastity name at all. The world thinks it's an honor, but what's there to be proud of in the loyalty exchanged with human life?

"Daughter's family shouldn't be so sad and weeping. Although all things wither in autumn, it is also the time of fruiting. Spring blossoms and autumn fruits, the wife should not only see the leaves wither, but not the heavy fruits on the branches. Spring has spring Beautiful, autumn is better than autumn."

"Spring blossoms and autumn fruits? If there are no flowers in spring, where can I find the fruits in autumn?"

Li Ci asked back, Hua Yunfei refused to give up, still dying.

"Doesn't the lady think that I am a frivolous and lustful person like my father? You don't want to talk to me more?"

Even the waiter Zhang Fengyi also chimed in and said: "Your Majesty has been taught by His Royal Highness, so his mouth is a bit sweet, but he never does things that are bad manners."

Li Ci sighed, knowing it would be like this.

Instead of worrying about his daughter's reservedness and refusal to speak clearly early, so that the matter dragged on and became more complicated, and finally he couldn't speak clearly even if he opened his mouth all over his body, it would be better to give him a blow immediately and cut the mess quickly.

Having made up her mind, Li Ci took a step back and said slowly: "The day before yesterday in the Hanyuan Hall, the Empress Dowager asked about the marriages of the juniors. Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess made it clear—"

"What did mother say?" Hua Yunfei really asked eagerly.

Li Ci paused, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the eldest princess said that Mrs. An Guogong and Mrs. An don't like each other, so how could she be allowed to intervene in the prince's marriage!"

"so what--"

"Don't you understand what the eldest princess means?"

Li Ci smiled, turned and left.

Li Ci didn't care how long the prince would stand in a daze because of this blunt words, she just wanted to express her position clearly: impossible, absolutely impossible.

Although I still don't know what the eldest princess is planning, but I can see that the eldest princess does not want Hua Yunfei to fall into this muddy water. Li Ci is not a heartless person. She still wanted to do what she could to repay the price.

It's not that the Virgin Mary's heart is flooding, it's just that she has long thought in her heart that she is a living person, not a pawn at the mercy of others.The eldest princess treated her well, and she remembered it in her heart, but she would never accept the price of being crushed to pieces.

Loyalty to the country?Even Fu Zhu, who accepted the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor since he was a child, was obedient and obedient. He was loyal to the emperor on the surface, but in his heart he was seeking political capital for the Fu family.Li Ci, a traveler who has been exposed to the idea of ​​"natural human rights", naturally cannot become a hypocritical defender of righteousness.

Maybe Changsha King can help him break through the siege.

Li Ci smiled wryly, this thought suddenly made the bodhi bracelet in her sleeve less hot.

It's a pity that borrowing the Changsha King's help is just a sudden idea. At present, there is too little information, and the road ahead is still elusive and difficult.

Perhaps it was intentional, Li Ci suddenly found himself standing at the fork in the road, and subconsciously wanted to ask Zhang Fengyi how to get there, but found that the servants were all five steps away, holding their breath and concentrating on it, without saying a word.

She knew that it was the words just now that made the female officer resentful, so she kept silent and stood in front of the sidewalk, thinking carefully.

The path on the left is colorful with fallen leaves, the layers of forest are all dyed, and the red clothes are enchanting;Both are good, hard to choose.

Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard the sound of the zither coming from the depths of the red leaves.

So the decision was made, stepping into the scarlet depths.

(End of this chapter)