atypical prostitute

Chapter 69 False Mercy

After all, the King of Yan was afraid that the King of Changsha would break his face and be encircled by the army. After repairing the Guanyin Temple, he returned to the fief overnight under the escort of Ye Chuan and fifty horsemen.Now that King Yan is gone, Princess Fu naturally doesn't have to worry anymore. After talking with Master Buyu, she decides to stay in Shuiyue Nunnery next to Guanyin Temple to practice.

I just feel sorry for Lici, when I returned it, there was only one person sitting in the silver car with red sandalwood veneer, so I felt a little lonely.

Fortunately, Aunt Shen got the news and was waiting in front of the eldest princess's mansion.

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Because of Fu Zhu's martyrdom, the Fu family temporarily retreated to the Northland, but those who stayed in the capital were still able to see and hear.What happened in the bushes outside the city was too much movement, so anyone can cover it up if they want to?
Therefore, Aunt Shen learned that Li Ci was fine, and returned to the mansion today, and prepared a big brazier at the gate of the Princess's mansion early in the morning to ward off bad luck.Before Li Ci's carriage approached, sandalwood was already rushing towards her.

Seeing Li Ci getting out of the car slowly with Ding Fengyi's support, Aunt Shen suddenly forgot the rules of etiquette, and hurried forward to support Li Ci, while earnestly exhorting: "Be careful."

"Auntie doesn't need to be so polite."

Li Ci said softly, and after standing firm, she held Aunt Shen's hand.

Compared with the last time we met, she was much haggard, her eyes were red, and her eye circles were so heavy that even heavy makeup couldn't cover them.It must be that after receiving the news that Li Ci was ambushed in the grove, he had trouble sleeping and eating.

Li Ci looked at Aunt Shen, and Aunt Shen was also looking at her. After looking around, she found that the fourth lady was not injured at all, so she let go of her hanging heart, half complaining and half relieved, and said: "These few days have been frightening to death. Auntie."

"My daughter is unfilial, and my aunt is worried."

Li Ci said with lingering fear, although there was no danger, but recalling that time, he was also in a cold sweat.If Ye Chuan's Heavenly Soldiers hadn't come, I'm afraid I would have to die again.

This time, can you still be lucky enough to go through resurrection?
Don't know and don't want to know.

On the contrary, Aunt Shen, seeing her sad face, guessed that she remembered the tragedy at that time, and comforted her: "Those are all over, don't worry too much, lady. Just be safe, just be safe. You see, I went to Guanli begged the master to draw a talisman on the peach wood with cinnabar, step over it, and all the bad luck will be washed away."

With the support of Aunt Shen, Li Ci steadily stepped over the big brazier, and it was inauspicious to burn it away.

Then Aunt Shen personally brought a large basin of grapefruit leaf water, and Li Ci carefully washed it with bath beans three times before the evil spirits were finally driven away.

The two supported each other and entered Jingxiu Garden.

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Reunited after a long absence, and just after a close escape, Li Ci wanted to talk to Aunt Shen, but when they both sat down, she suddenly found that her tongue was clumsy and tight, and she didn't know how to speak.

However, Aunt Shen was also full of words and couldn't find a point, so the two of them just looked at each other tearfully for a quarter of the time, without saying a word.

In the end, it was Aunt Shen who broke the silence.

"Are you still used to being in the princess mansion?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Aunt Shen regretted it, but Li Ci calmly said: "Your Highness has treated me very well."

Aunt Shen nodded and said, "Then I can rest assured."

Seeing her erratic expression, Lici obviously had something on her mind, and asked tentatively, "Why didn't Auntie ask Yujing?"

"Yu Jing is favored by the Eldest Princess this time, and she will live in Chu Garden together, so I like it very much. What's more, you were raised by me, not her."

Aunt Shen spoke calmly and naturally, and Li Ci knew that she still cared about the poisoning case back then.

But Li Ci couldn't tell her that the eldest princess already knew who the real murderer was.

She just gave an agreeable "hmm" and said, "Yu Jing is prettier than me, and has a better personality than me, so it's inevitable that she will be more pampered."

"I hope she can keep her own place." Aunt Shen said lightly, her words were actually a bit harsh.

Li Ci knew that Aunt Shen's worry was not without reason. Because her mother was not favored by her, Yu Jing was used to staring at Fu's family since she was a child.This time she was able to abandon the old lady who cared and loved her, and came to the eldest princess's mansion to live a life under the fence without hesitation. It can be seen that she is determined to enter the prince's house.

In fact, if this situation continues, the chances of her getting what she wants are very high.

Li Ci felt that she owed the Fu family, and since she was the second generation, she also wanted to fulfill Yu Jing's self-reliance.So as long as Yujing's behavior does not harm her own interests, she is happy to go along with it.

So he said politely: "Yu Jing's mind is also simple, to find a good husband and live a stable life with a husband and wife."

Aunt Shen could not help sighing when she saw her speaking lightly, "Fourth lady, you are really confused! Which woman would not want to have a husband who respects each other like a guest, has no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime, and is happy and happy? But from ancient times to the present, how many women Get your wish fulfilled? The happy ones feel that their husbands are not dignified, but the dignified ones feel that the backyard is uneasy. The so-called priceless treasure is easy to get, but it is rare to have a lover. A dignified husband who knows the cold and warm, what a petty ambition."

"Marriage is originally the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. The elders are optimistic about each other, and the child's only obedience is..."

Li Ci lowered her head pretending to be shy. Although Daxie has always married early, as long as she thinks about this body, she is only 14 years old, and she feels that it is a bit weird to talk about marriage.

Seeing her unconcerned look, Aunt Shen really stamped her feet anxiously.

"The truth is this, but the fourth lady is no better than the other ladies, and the Fu family is not the same as the Fu family in the past. If you don't care about it early, you may regret it in the future."

"Auntie means—"

Li Ci lowered her voice, waiting for Aunt Shen's answer.

Aunt Shen also disagreed with her beating around the bush, and said directly: "I think the son of An Guogong is very good."

"But--"

Li Ci paused, seeing Aunt Shen pretending to be deaf and dumb, she said helplessly: "I don't know why outsiders pass on the name Hua Shizi. The Hua Shizi I met was just like An Guogong, a lecherous, vulgar person with extremely good morals. Poor, there is no sincerity at all. My mother wants me to choose this vagabond, I would rather marry a reckless man!"

Aunt Shen was shocked when she heard the words, and said: "Is Hua Shizi really so bad?"

"Why not? Everyone in the eldest princess's house knows that as long as she has a bit of beauty, she can be called by her sisters. When you meet that thin-skinned one, you will even linger behind him. Last month, there was a The newly promoted person in Zhuangzi was scared by him and fell into the pool, and got a cold. However, he is the only son of the eldest princess, and no one dares to take care of him when he gets into trouble, so he will be born a great devil in the world."

The art of lying lies in mixing truth and falsehood. Although some of them are exaggerated, in essence Lici did not wrong Hua Yunfei.

After hearing this, Aunt Shen pondered for a while, and said, "It's normal for a man to be a bit of a fling when he's young, not to mention as the son of Hua, it's impossible for him to treat only one woman all his life."

"Could it be that my aunt wants me to marry Shizi Hua so much?"

Li Ci asked back, she didn't understand how Aunt Shen calculated.

"If Si Niangzi can meet a better one in the future, it will be the best. But at the moment, he should choose Hua Shizi."

When she was speaking, Aunt Shen's expression flickered, and Li Ci knew that she had something personal to say to him, so she signaled to all the waiters to step back temporarily.

So, only Li Ci and Aunt Shen's mother and daughter were left in the hall.

Li Ci said softly: "If you have anything to say, you can speak directly."

Aunt Shen was also unambiguous, and said straightforwardly: "Whether Hua Shizi is a good match, I don't know, but he is the son of the eldest princess, and you have been favored by the eldest princess since childhood, so it is only natural to marry him."

"Auntie means that the eldest princess wants me to marry Shizi Hua?"

Li Ci asked in disbelief, she had been in the eldest princess's mansion for some time, and she had never seen the eldest princess revealing her intention to be her daughter-in-law.Even in the beginning, Hua Yunfei could harass her from time to time under the pretext of "encountering" her. Since she came back from the palace with the eldest princess, Hua Yunfei came to her door less frequently.

"Whether the eldest princess wants you to be her daughter-in-law, of course I don't know, but the whole capital has seen the difference in how she treats you. If you can't find a husband who is better than Hua Shizi, those broken-mouthed people don't know what to do." What an ugly thing to say. What's more, this time, I... really can't bear it a second time!"

As she spoke, Aunt Shen's tears came down, Li Ci hurriedly comforted her for a while, and then she calmed down her grief and continued to talk.

"Outsiders can't understand the eldest princess' temperament, but I know it clearly. She looks gentle and noble, but she is the most powerful in her bones. She has always loved you. If she didn't feel that you were not obeying her orders, she would not be able to kill you. I'll give you an errand... After this incident, I finally understand that if you want to live a safe life in the eldest princess's mansion, you have to tighten your grip on Mr. Hua."

Li Ci nodded perfunctorily, and when Aunt Shen said that she knew the eldest princess's temperament very well, she couldn't help thinking of what Fu Zhu said to herself before she died, and suddenly became suspicious, saying: "Auntie, tell me the truth, 14 Are there still some unknown parts of the public case from years ago?"

Aunt Shen was shocked when she heard the words, and said, "What does Si Niangzi mean by this?"

Li Ci is different from her going around in circles. Since Fu Zhu and her heart-to-heart conversation, her vision and mentality have changed, and she said immediately: "The night before my lord died, I told me some private things. My aunt also said it just now. The eldest princess looks gentle and noble, but she is the most powerful in her bones. I can't help but wonder, 14 years ago, the eldest princess cut the face of the Fu family with great fanfare, was it really just for you?"

The words were gentle, but Aunt Shen's face turned pale instantly, and she said with trembling fingers: "What did Lan Shi say to you?!"

Seeing that she reacted fiercely, Li Ci knew that what Fu Zhu said was probably true, so he said along the way: "I just told me about the open and secret fights in the court, and asked me to get a good husband in the future and protect the Fu family more. The other side, but also Did not elaborate."

"Didn't you elaborate?"

Aunt Shen smiled wryly, and her face became paler.

"Lici, I will never harm you. I can't tell you why I want you to marry Shizi Hua now, and I even hope that you will never know. Because—this is a messy situation, And you are the piece with the least autonomy in the chess game. Although I know more than you, I have no ability to change anything. The only thing I can do is to tell you what to do to get out of this game. Rather than - sinking deeper and deeper."

Hearing her sincere words, Li Ci vaguely understood a little.

The eldest princess is doing a terrible thing, and the layout of it started 14 years ago.Whether it's him, Aunt Shen, or even the entire Fu family, they are all trapped in the situation and cannot extricate themselves.

But she was not surprised.

There is no such thing as giving without a reason in the world, and the eldest princess' favor is destined to be an exchange of benefits.

Aunt Shen hoped to use Hua Shizi's status as the eldest princess's close relative to help her break out of the chess game, even though she knew that Hua Yunfei was not a good match.

Pity the parents of the world.

But even after she figured out part of Aunt Shen's calculations, Li Ci only felt that the fog in front of her was getting thicker.

What does the eldest princess want to do?
Who is my biological father whom I have never met?

On the other hand, Aunt Shen, seeing Li Ci's silence, thought that she was embarrassing her, so she tried to comfort her with soft words. Seeing that she no longer mentioned marriage, Li Ci was also happy to talk to her about trivial things about her parents.

The two of them were chatting and laughing like this, inadvertently, it was already the beginning of the day.

So he prepared meals and left Aunt Shen overnight.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he picked up the bowl and prepared to eat, the envoy of Changsha King came.

It turned out that after "hearing" about the appalling case, the King of Changsha was furious, and sent someone to severely reprimand Jing Zhaoyin, ordering him to solve the case within a time limit.Today, I got the news that the fourth lady returned safely, and I specially ordered someone to take some things from the inner storehouse to send to the fourth lady. It turned out to be a seven-treasure white jade water purification bottle, a necklace with a huge lotus flower carved from a whole ruby, and a precious tree glaze. Rare things like step shakers.The maids were rewarded with silk and jewelry respectively.The widows of the guards who died in the line of duty of the Princess Palace also received generous pensions.

For a moment, the precious lights in Fengyu Tower flickered, which was too beautiful to behold.

In this regard, Li Ci's evaluation is only seven words: the cat cries for the mouse, fake mercy!

(End of this chapter)