In Lucheng, in the flower hall, after listening to Mai Xiang's narration, Chu Yiqing couldn't help frowning and whispered: "Maixiang, in fact, you have already made your own decision, so why come all the way to ask me!
"
Mai Xiang was startled and said quickly: "Auntie, I just didn't know what to do, so I came all the way here. I..."
"You have long recognized Liu Yi in your heart, but you don't have the courage to take this step. You need a supporter! At home, neither my godmother nor your parents support you, so you can only come to me!" Chu Yi
Qing sighed and said, "But if you want me to choose for you, Mai Xiang, my thoughts are the same as your mother's. I would rather you marry Ma Yunfei and live a simple life!"
Mai Xiang was startled and raised her eyes in surprise. Perhaps in her heart, she thought Chu Yiqing was the only one who supported her, but she never thought that Chu Yiqing's thoughts would be the same as Jin Yu's!
"Auntie, I thought..." Mai Xiang was stunned for a moment and was speechless. After a long time, she stammered.[
"Maixiang, you are different from me. I have been trapped in this circle from the beginning. I can't avoid it even if I want to dodge. I can only head on and accept this fate. But if I have to choose, I would rather
As an ordinary person, I just guard Chu Han's three-acre land and house and live a simple life. But my fate has been doomed from the moment I was born, so even I can't get rid of it!
Mai Xiang, have you ever thought about what problems you would face if you followed Liu Yi to Rao Country?"
Mai Xiang was startled and whispered: "Liu Yi said that he will protect me, I just need to rely on him!"
Chu Yiqing smiled lightly: "Maixiang, do you know that even Liu Yi can't help himself?"
Mai Xiang raised her eyes and said hesitantly: "I know Liu Yi's eldest brother will not approve of our marriage, but..."
"How much do you know about killings in the royal family? Although you have learned a lot from me over the years, your qualifications are limited. With your current ability, it is simply impossible for you to gain a foothold in the palace by yourself! Liu Yi
He said he can protect you, can he protect you for a while or for a lifetime? Liu Qian has high expectations for him. Liu Yi may be the future Emperor Rao. From then on, there will be many women around Liu Yi. These women can help him.
To stabilize the imperial court, even if he doesn't want to accept it, he must accept it! Even if he makes you the queen, even if you are willing to tolerate those women, can those women tolerate you? Through the ages, the harem has always been full of innocent souls!
"Chu Yiqing said calmly, "Your ability is not enough to protect yourself in the palace!"
Chu Yiqing's words were so straightforward that Mai Xiang was so shocked that she was speechless for a long time.
Outside the door, Li Huang had just finished playing football and couldn't help but frown when he heard Chu Yiqing's words to Mai Xiang.
When A Bao came, Chu Yiqing was naturally happy. He cooked eight dishes himself, including A Bao's favorite braised chicken wings, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and Dongpo pork. Thinking of the cakes he made before, Chu Yiqing
I also made an exception and made him a small cake with fresh wild berries on top.
"Mother, I like mother the most!" A Bao's mouth watered as soon as he saw the little cake. His little mouth was as sweet as if it had been smeared with honey, and he hugged Chu Yiqing and said.
"You kid, if I didn't have this cake, would you still like me?" Chu Yiqing was amused by A Bao and laughed, and deliberately confiscated A Bao's cake.
Abao quickly said: "I like it, I like it. It's my mother who I like, not the cake!"
Chu Yiqing laughed out loud at his serious expression, and had a great time playing with Abao, but Li Huang, who was opposite him, kept a stern look on his face and said nothing.
After dinner, Chu Yiqing played with A Bao again until it was late at night, then let A Bao go to bed.
In the room, Chu Yiqing looked in the mirror and took off her makeup while asking: "What's wrong with you? You look so serious. Is it because you lost the game and you feel unconvinced?"
In today's football match, Abao's team had a large number of people and defeated Li Huang and Lei Yuan. During the meal just now, Abao had been showing off, and Chu Yiqing immediately asked this question.
Li Huang shook his head and said quietly: "What about Mai Xiang, if you interrupt me, how should I deal with it?"
Chu Yiqing was stunned for a moment, wondering why Li Huang suddenly became concerned about Mai Xiang, but he still said: "She and Liu Yi are not suitable. I will try my best to persuade her to give up Liu Yi!"
"But I feel that the emotions and feelings between people are indeed the first priority. Since she and Liu Yi are in love, you should do your best to fulfill them instead of pouring cold water on her! She is thousands of miles away
She came all the way here just for your support, but you disappointed her!" Li Huang whispered.
Chu Yiqing was stunned, turned to look at Li Huang, and asked in a low voice: "Did you hear what I said to her?" [
Li Huang did not answer, but just said: "Maixiang and Liu Yi are not impossible! When I return to the palace in the future, I can make Maixiang a princess. By then, she will no longer be a peasant girl, and marrying Liu Yi will be more than enough!
"
Chu Yiqing's eyes flashed and he said secretly: "If you say so, I can help her with the cherry thing that day and accept her as her adopted sister. My adopted sister, Chu Yiqing, will marry a poor scholar Ding."
It’s more than enough for a scholar!”
"You have grown up watching Mai Xiang, and our friendship with us is naturally different from that of Cherry. How can you use such a metaphor?" Li Huang was startled and said with some displeasure.
"The life that Maixiang has to face is thousands of times more difficult and dangerous than that that Yingying has to face. You don't know what kind of person Liu Gan is. His current mood is just like the mood of your mother, concubine, and father. In his
In his heart, he doesn't like Mai Xiang at all. When the time comes, he will think that Mai Xiang has alienated the relationship between their brothers! Even if you can help Mai Xiang once, can you help her for the rest of your life? At that time, it's not that I didn't help Ying Ying,
There was nothing I could do to help. Helping her at the time helped her, but what happened later? Maybe it hurt her!" Chu Yiqing whispered, speaking as calmly as possible.
Li Huang stood up in a depressed tone and said, "I don't want to talk anymore. I'm in a bad mood. I'm going to go out for a walk first!"
As Li Huang said that, he suddenly got up from the bed and walked out. The bead curtain swayed and made a snapping sound, which sounded particularly harsh in the middle of the night. When Chu Yiqing saw him suddenly getting up and leaving, he was stunned at first, and then full of emotions.
A sense of sourness came over me, and my eyes were dry.
In the room, A Bao was laying down the quilt and getting ready to sleep. Chu Yiqing entered the room and asked with a smile: "A Bao, do you want mother to sleep with you? It's been a long time since we two have slept together!"
Abao immediately tilted his little head and said: "No, Abao has grown up and wants to sleep by himself. Mother just goes to accompany daddy!"
Chu Yiqing refused to leave. He sat down on his bed, stretched out his hand, touched A Bao's soft hair, and smiled softly: "But mother misses A Bao and wants to stay with A Bao."
sleep!"
Abao rolled his big eyes, glanced back, and suddenly asked: "Mother, did you have a quarrel with daddy?"
Chu Yiqing was startled and couldn't help but pointed at Abao's head with his finger and said: "You ghost, what do you know!"
"Otherwise, why would mother stay in my room? I am a man, and I don't want my mother to sleep with me!" Abao tugged hard on his clothes, and his small figure stood on the bed and insisted.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Okay, okay, then I won't accompany you, you can sleep by yourself! Look at you, I wanted to get close to you, but you rejected me!"
As Chu Yiqing said that, he exited the room and just entered the door. But when he thought of going back to the empty room, he sighed quietly.
In the morning, Yingqian came in with some face wash to wait on her. When she saw Chu Yiqing lying crookedly on the bed, she was stunned. She seemed to have noticed something, but she didn't dare to say anything. She just served her with all her heart.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, Yingqian bit her lip and was so preoccupied that she inserted the hairpin into the wrong one for Chu Yiqing, but she didn't even notice.
Chu Yiqing sighed quietly, raised his hand to straighten the hairpin, and then said: "Yingqian, what are you thinking absentmindedly?"
"Miss, uncle, he..." Yingqian asked quickly in a low voice.
"I seemed to have slept in the study last night. It's funny to say that he and I have gone through so many ups and downs. When did we ever have a quarrel? But now he is so angry because of Mai Xiang!"
Chu Yiqing said quietly.
Yingqian was stunned and said in confusion: "For Miss Maixiang's matter? How is this possible!"
"He must have heard what I said to persuade Mai Xiang, I'm afraid he thought wrongly!" Chu Yiqing said calmly, "I said those words to persuade Mai Xiang. Mai Xiang is different from me. She has a simple mind and can't handle it.
The deceit in the palace, if there is even a chance of survival, I will not let her face this situation!"
"Young lady feels sorry for Miss Mai Xiang, but my uncle felt uncomfortable after hearing these words. He will feel that he has wronged the young lady!" Yingqian persuaded in a low voice.[
"Not only that, I'm afraid that he will think that I am forced to marry him because of my status as a former princess. I also said that I have no choice but to face it head-on!" Chu Yiqing smiled lightly.
Yingqian was stunned for a moment, then took a breath of air and said quickly: "Since the young lady knows that it was my uncle who misunderstood, why don't you go and make it clear? I am not sure how uncomfortable I am at this moment!"
"We can only let him figure it out by himself. Now, whatever I say will only make it darker and darker!" Chu Yiqing said in a calm voice, and then warned: "Don't let this matter leak out. It would be bad if Maixiang knows about it."
!”
Yingqian responded quickly, but she was very worried in her heart.
Li Huang slept in the study room last night. At dawn, he took Tenglong out and went out for the whole day. He came back in the evening. As soon as he entered the door, he threw an object into Ah Bao's arms and said with a smile: "Ah
Bao, given to you!"
Abao looked at the snow-white soft ball in his arms and immediately exclaimed, hugging it and loving it.
"This is..." Chu Yiqing was startled and frightened by that thing. Isn't this a little white tiger? Li Huang went out for the whole day just for this thing?
"Mom, I like it, I like it very much!" Seeing Chu Yiqing acting like this, Abao was afraid that Chu Yiqing would object and not let him raise her, so he quickly stepped forward and pulled Chu Yiqing's arm to act coquettishly.
"This is a tiger, not a kitten. If it bites you..." Chu Yiqing whispered.
"Since Abao likes it, just stay. If the tiger is trained since childhood, it won't hurt anyone!" Li Huang finally spoke and whispered.
Chu Yiqing bit his lip and had to say: "Where is the tigress? Bring the cub over. What if the tigress comes down the mountain and hurts someone?"
"I bought this thing from a passing businessman. According to the businessman, the tigress had been killed. He saw the cute little tiger and kept it as a pet. I happened to encounter it today and I made a bid.
Gao, just give it to me!" Li Huang said in a low voice.
Chu Yiqing felt relieved, but still told Abao: "You have to be careful, the nature of the beast is difficult to tame!"
Seeing that Chu Yiqing agreed, Abao happily agreed.
The little tiger was all white and very cute. Po insisted on naming the little tiger Xiaobai, and he was called "Xiaobai, Xiaobai" all night long.
While eating, Li Huang said that he still had things to deal with, so he took Teng Long into the study.
Seeing him like this, Chu Yiqing knew that he hadn't figured it out yet, so he asked Yingqian to divide some of the food and send it to him.
Mai Xiang seemed to realize something and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, did you quarrel with your uncle? My uncle didn't look very happy!"
Chu Yiqing gave her a piece of food with chopsticks and said with a smile: "It's none of your business, you just have to eat! It's rare for you to come to Lucheng once. I will take you around tomorrow and buy some for your parents and grandma.
Gift!"
Mai Xiang was startled and whispered: "Auntie, I ran out secretly this time, so I left a note and told Aunt Sun's family. At this moment, my mother and father may be angry!
"
"It's okay. I've sent someone back to say that you and Abao have arrived at my place safely, so they can rest assured!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile, "By the time we get back, their anger will have gone away!"
Mai Xiang nodded, but because she had something on her mind, she took a few bites of the meal and then said she couldn't eat it. She was not interested in playing with Ah Bao, so she went into the room alone.
Chu Yiqing looked at Mai Xiang's back and sighed, shaking his head.
At night, Chu Yiqing was flipping through the accounts. Suddenly, there were a few slight movements on the roof. She frowned and wondered why Lei Yuan didn't notice it. A piece of red petals fell out of the window, as if it was raining.
There was a shower of flowers, extremely romantic.
Chu Yiqing's heart moved and she guessed who was on the roof. She closed the ledger and walked slowly to the window. Just as she was about to speak, another delicate small box fell on it. She opened it and found something lying inside.
A jasper hairpin.
Chu Yiqing closed the box and deliberately did not take it off. After a while, Li Huang looked down from the eaves of the corridor and said with a smile: "Are you still angry?"
Chu Yiqing ignored him and went straight into the house.
With a leap, Li Huang jumped down from above, ducked into the house, followed Chu Yiqing and said: "I heard that yesterday, and I felt really depressed. Now when I look at the fragrance of wheat, I'm thinking, that day
, if you were not the princess of the previous dynasty, would you marry Shangguan Yu? Shangguan Yu has no father or mother. If you marry him, no one will make it difficult for you, and you can live a peaceful life guarding your farmland!"
Chu Yiqing turned her back to him and raised her eyebrows slightly. Yes, she could live a normal life, but why did she marry Shangguan Yu? Without Shangguan Yu, she could be happy alone with A Bao.
She has lived her whole life! She never felt that she needed a man unless she loved him!
As soon as she thought about this, her eyebrows became gentle, she turned around and asked in a low voice: "Then you have figured it out now?"
Li Huang nodded: "With your character, I'm afraid you won't make it difficult for yourself to do things you don't want to do, even if you are the princess of the previous dynasty! I am overthinking it!"
Only then did Chu Yiqing burst into laughter: "Now I know you are overthinking? But because of your troubles, I think I should reconsider the matter between Mai Xiang and Liu Yi!"
Li Huang smiled and said, "You agree?"
Chu Yiqing shook his head and said: "I will never agree to asking Mai Xiang to go to the Rao Kingdom Palace. Mai Xiang does not have the ability to survive in that cannibal palace, but if Liu Yi is willing to stay for her,
Chu Han’s words..."
Li Huang sighed, stepped forward and hugged her: "Do you think there are a few infatuated princes like me in this world who only love beauty but not the country?"
"That's why you are worthy of my trust!" Chu Yiqing looked back and lightly swept his face.
Li Huang's body stiffened, he suddenly picked up Chu Yiqing, turned around and walked towards the bed.
"We haven't finished talking about the serious stuff yet, Mai Xiang and Liu Yi..." Chu Yiqing couldn't help shouting.
"We'll discuss their matters at dawn tomorrow, and now we'll deal with our matters first!" Li Huang's muffled voice came, and the room was filled with beauty.
Mai Xiang was very happy when she heard that Chu Yiqing would reconsider her relationship with Liu Yi. She immediately complained that she was hungry. Chu Yiqing asked someone to make braised pork and chicken stewed with mushrooms, and also asked him to serve four plates of side dishes.
, spicy cucumbers, spicy cabbage, celery, peanuts and sweet and sour lotus root. As soon as it was placed on the table, I was filled with the aroma of wheat.
"Sister Mai Xiang, eat slowly, my little Bai also likes this braised pork!" Abao shouted while hugging Xiao Bai, making everyone laugh.
Mai Xiang's mouth was full and she was mumbling something. Her high-spirited look made Chu Yiqing feel like she was back to the past again. She turned her eyes to look at Li Huang and couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.
She still likes to see Mai Xiang like this. She is really uncomfortable with that Mai Xiang who is heartbroken by love!
"Mom, when are we going back to Chuhan?" A Bao asked while feeding Xiaobai braised pork, "I also want dad and mom to visit my shop!"
Li Huang asked with a smile: "How many shops have you built in just a few months? Are you so anxious that your mother and I go to see them?"
Mai Xiang swallowed the rice in her mouth and said quickly: "Uncle, don't underestimate A Bao. A Bao is amazing. The five shops he bought from others are now profitable, and the fashion show has become a
It’s a unique sight in Chu Han, and many people come here to see it!”
"Fashion show?" Chu Yiqing was stunned, couldn't help but frown, and said: "Abao, you are just having a stupid idea. Didn't I tell you that you are still young and should not be too flamboyant when doing things, otherwise it will easily attract trouble?
"
Abao quickly said: "I am here for the shop, otherwise I can't make money! Besides, I didn't come forward, it was Yu Xiaoyu who was running errands for me!"
Chu Yiqing still frowned and said: "Anyway, it's better to be careful. Now that the war has just calmed down and the situation is uncertain, you have to be careful about everything!"
Abao quickly responded, turned his face, but secretly made a face.
"Abao, Abao!" At this moment, Hua Lin's voice rang out. Abao was startled and quickly hid Xiaobai in Chi Xuan's arms behind him, and warned: "Don't let Hua Lin see it.
If she sees her, she will definitely kill her!"
Just as he was saying this, Hua Lin came in and complained as soon as he saw A Bao: "Okay, A Bao, as soon as you come back, you go to see the bell and not look at me. If Aunt Chu hadn't asked someone to inform me, I would have
I didn’t know you were back!”
As soon as Po came back yesterday, he went to see Ling Dang. Ling Dang's legs were thunderous, so there was no problem. The grateful Shan Lao Er thanked him again and again.
Abao looked back at Chu Yiqing sadly, with a small mouth. Chu Yiqing smiled faintly and shook his head helplessly. In fact, if Hua Lin wanted to go back to Chu Han with them, there was no way he could hide away, but then again,
Although Hua Lin is willful, he is completely obedient to A Bao!
"Abao, do you miss me? I miss you every day these days!" Hua Lin chirped, suddenly thought of something, and fumbled for a delicate green handkerchief from his arms.
Come on, open it, there is a sapphire blue purse inside, which matches A Bao's clothes very well, except that the legs are a little thicker and a little wrinkled...
"Abao, this is for you. Although it's a bit ugly, it's the first time I made a purse. I didn't even give it to Aunt Chu or Big Brother, so I gave it to you!" Hua Lin handed the purse over, eyes wide.
Looking at Abao.
Abao was startled. Although he was still young, he knew that he couldn't take the purse given by this girl. Just like Lei Sheng, he took the purse of Cui Niu. The two of them were muttering all day long.
It tastes so good that he doesn’t want it!
"You're a girl, why do you give away things so casually? I don't want it!" Abao turned his face, but his face was hot and red.
Chu Yiqing took a look at Abao's awkward look and couldn't help but laugh in a low voice. He didn't say much and sat with Li Huang to watch the fun.
"This kid is following me. Someone robbed him at such a young age!" Li Huang took the opportunity to bite Chu Yiqing's ear and said.
Chu Yiqing immediately turned his eyes and asked: "So, someone also gave you a purse when you were a child. Who gave it to you?"
Li Huang was startled and wished he could slap himself in the mouth. Isn't this just looking for trouble? He quickly said: "I have been in the cold palace since I was a child. Who would send me away? I mean..."
Seeing his nervous look, Chu Yiqing couldn't help but laugh softly. Only then did Li Huang understand and secretly held Chu Yiqing's hand.
Over there, Hua Lin kept chasing A Bao to give him his purse, but A Bao refused to give him the purse. The two of them were chasing after each other, which was very lively.
Mai Xiang raised her head and looked at these four people, filled with envy.
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Dear friends, Xiaoyao will go out tomorrow. I originally planned to go out for two days, but the child is too young, so I can come back in one day. Dear friends, don’t forget to vote for Xiaoyao for the re-election of the annual meeting. Please give me everything.