Old Mrs. Xu glanced at Li Yuhua worriedly, with hesitation and worry in her eyes. She finally lowered her eyes, bowed old and walked out quietly with the maid.
Li Yuhua looked at the people next to Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi frowned slightly. He had nothing to say to Li Yuhua in private, but a girl was standing alone in front of him. He couldn't stand behind him, otherwise he would look inferior.
She was a girl. So, she slightly nodded at Xiao Yi, who led his guards to retreat outside the door.
There were only two people left in the room.
The chirping of birds in the morning, accompanied by the sound of the gentle breeze, entered the room, making it even more peaceful.
Li Yuhua couldn't help but look out the window. The sunlight filtered through the shadow of the ginkgo tree and fell on the light-colored screen window. Countless bright light spots swayed along with the shadow of the tree blown by the wind, forming irregular pictures.
"In my hometown, there are countless birds chirping at dawn. Sometimes I find them disturbing. When I enter the city, I have to listen carefully to hear the sounds of birds." For some reason, Li Yuhua said suddenly.
With such irrelevant words, Mu Anzhi was about to say, "If you miss the birds in your hometown so much, then go back to your hometown. Girl, marrying me is really not a good match."
Li Yuhua's voice suddenly changed, "I arrived in the imperial capital yesterday afternoon. Before His Highness came over, the old lady just told me about His Majesty's proposal to marry the eldest daughter of the Lu family as His Highness's wife. I haven't had time to ask in detail, but judging from His Highness's description
I also understand that the person Your Highness wants to marry is Hui Ran, not me."
"Since you understand, there is no need for me to say anything more." Mu Anzhi stood with his hands behind his hands and looked Li Yuhua up and down. He saw that the little man was thin and quite smart.
"If the Xu family is willing to have this marriage, they will not take me from my hometown. Your Highness insists on marrying Hui Ran, and there is nothing he can do about it. Once I die, the eldest daughter will naturally become Hui Ran. At that time, she will marry even if she doesn't want to.
Your Highness’s wishes will naturally come true.”
"Xu Huiran is not worthy of anyone's death." Mu Anzhi glanced at Li Yuhua indifferently, "This matter has nothing to do with the girl. As long as the girl is willing to become a monk and practice and pray for the country, I will ask Your Majesty to issue a separate decree to marry Xu Huiran and me.
.”
It turns out that His Highness has already thought of a way out for her, which shows that this person is not that bad, at least he didn't let her die directly.
Thinking of the way His Highness the Prince mentioned Xu Huiran, Li Yuhua rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "His Highness insists on marrying Huiran. Don't you like her?"
Mu Anzhi's "ha" sneer and the sarcasm at the corner of his eyes and brows were a good answer. Li Yuhua became more and more sure. It seemed that not only the Xu family was unwilling to have this marriage, but also that His Highness had not taken Xu Huiran seriously from beginning to end.
So, how did this marriage come about?
There was no time to think about what was going on here. Li Yuhua took a step forward and looked directly at Mu Anzhi, "Then why should I go to the temple to eat fast and pray for Buddha for such a person that His Highness hates? I was born to like meat and fish, and I can't eat any meal without fish or meat.
Xiang, if you ask me to go to the temple, won't it make my life worse than death?"
"I will send someone to bring you some fish and meat every day, and you can eat it secretly without anyone knowing. In less than three to five years, you will be able to come out of the temple after the blessings are over." Mu Anzhi grew up in the temple.
Big, I understand Li Yuhua’s pain very well:
Yes, even the best vegetarian food is not meat!
Li Yuhua looked at Mu Anzhi, and realized more and more that although His Highness was dignified and majestic, he was extremely soft-hearted. People with soft hearts are easy to deal with. Li Yuhua said, "Before the servants of the Xu family found me, I didn't know that my father was still alive."
I didn’t know he was a high-ranking official while he was still alive. I have been living with my mother in the countryside. Life was very difficult when I was a child. After my mother died of illness, the remaining money in the family was only enough to buy her a thin coffin for burial. My mother passed away.
, I am living alone. If the Xu family hadn’t found me, maybe I would have found a young man of the right age in the countryside, and spent my whole life as a man farming and a woman weaving.”
There was not a drop of tears in Li Yuhua's eyes, but the sadness in her words was enough to move Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi couldn't help but said, "Didn't Mr. Xu say that you have been praying for Mrs. Xu in your hometown? You are extremely virtuous and filial, and you are in the palm of his hand."
Pearl. If he treats the pearl in his palm like this, he won’t even give you money to live on, right?"
"I gave him, but my mother despised him as a human being and threw them out the door without receiving a penny!"
"Your mother has such good character!" Mu Anzhijie praised, "She is truly a respectable person!"
"What's the use of backbone? When she was seriously ill, the family rummaged through the boxes and couldn't find any good medicine for her. If it hadn't been for the hard work of running the household these years, she wouldn't have passed away so early."
"But if there were no people like your mother in the world, and if they were all bastards who knelt down for glory and wealth, then this world would be so disgusting and disgusting." Mu Anzhi said seriously, "You think it's not worth it?
, because if you accept the money from the Xu family, maybe your life will be more comfortable. But have you ever thought that if your mother was willing to accept the money from the Xu family, then no matter how hard she tried, she would never take you away from the Xu family.
.Whether she became a humble woman for the sake of wealth or straightened her spine and continued to live, she chose the latter."
"It was this choice that allowed her to live with dignity. Although she died young, she was a person who truly lived. Such a person is far more respectable than a third-grade high-ranking official like Mr. Xu."
Li Yuhua grew up in the countryside. She had never heard anyone say anything about the Xu family, but she had always heard people lamenting how pitiful the mother and daughter were alone. When she first arrived at the Xu family, she didn't understand the matter between her mother and Xu Zhen, and she also
This was the first time in her life that she heard someone comment on her mother's life like this!
Sorrow and sorrow filled his heart like waves one after another. Li Yuhua blinked and tried hard to blink away the tears in his eyes:
"Your Highness said this, it shows that my mother's life is worth it." Li Yuhua's smile oozed with traces of sadness, like countless invisible threads, which made people feel sad. Mu Anzhi couldn't help but said, "Don't worry, I'll wait until you get to the temple
Here, I will find someone to take care of you."
"How long can Your Highness take care of me? One or two years? Or three or five years? If Your Highness is good in everything, the Xu family will not be able to avoid this marriage before it is too late for fear of dragging me down. People in the imperial capital are for power.
, can do anything. The people here are not people like my mother. The hearts of these people are colder than the ice of Sanjiu Tian. Your Highness, you are a good person, but if you are really powerful, how can you
Can you agree to the Xu family's plan to directly replace you with a married woman?" Li Yuhua smiled bitterly, "If my guess is correct, Your Highness, you are in a worrying situation."
If it hadn't been for that strange dream, Mu Anzhi would have felt offended. After all, he saw through a lot and just said, "Now that you know this, you should listen to me and stay away from my troubles."
"When I go to the temple, the Xu family will not care about me. Your Highness, you are not sure of the care you can give me. If I stay in the temple for the rest of my life, it will be as if I have died before I can live.
"
"You go away for a while, and I'll find a way to get you out again."
"Even if you take me out of the temple, what kind of marriage will the Xu family arrange for me? If you are lucky, you will meet a man who is a sensible governor. If you are not lucky, it is possible for me to make friends with powerful people and win over subordinates." Li Yuhua hoped.
Xiang Mu Anzhi said clearly every word, "Rather than this, I would rather marry His Highness!"
"No! I can't implicate you!" Mu Anzhi flatly refused. This girl's life experience is pitiful, and he can't bring her into this inevitable situation!
"Your Highness, listen to me." Li Yuhua took a few steps forward and stood in front of Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi's elegance and elegance were dazzling, and Mu Anzhi's long body also complemented her body.
She was thin and small. Li Yuhua raised her head slightly before she could look at Mu Anzhi. She analyzed the marriage in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Compared with the road ahead that I don't know about good or bad, I want to choose the path that I can best control. His Highness thought, the Xu family
It is your nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If something happens to your Highness in the future, the Xu family will think of ways to get me out for the sake of their own future and reputation. It is not impossible for me to escape, and you will not be able to harm me."
"You don't know, I only got married to leave the palace and open a mansion. I originally used Xu Huiran to fill a hole. It's okay to use her character. How can you do the same?"
"You lend me the palace to open a mansion, and I lend you to get rid of the Xu family." Li Yuhua said categorically, "I will never be manipulated by the Xu family. His Highness thinks it is to use Xu Huiran to fill a hole, but with all due respect, it is easier for Xu Huiran to get to His Highness
The opposite of. Your Highness is kind-hearted, how can you put her to death? If she is your wife, it is hard to say whether you are using her to fill a hole, or whether she is setting you up for a trap. Besides, once you get married, no matter whether Your Highness is
If you despise her character and human nature, how can you reconcile with the marriage granted by the emperor? Then, your names will be together for all eternity. Even if you are really clever and fill the hole with her, she will be the one lying in the coffin.
With you! I feel ecstatic just thinking about His Highness."
Mu Anzhi: ...Thank you for thinking about me.
"I'm different. I have nothing to do with the Xu family. I married His Highness willingly, and Your Highness doesn't have to worry about whether it will implicate me. Besides, I heard from the old lady that Cien Palace likes you very much. Although I don't
I know what kind of palace it is, but it sounds like a very powerful existence. Your Highness will not be ruined in the short term, that’s enough!"
Li Yuhua asked, "Your Highness, can you play cards?"
"Dominos or dice?"
"It's the same. Have you always had bad luck?" Li Yuhua said, "I've always been very lucky. Whether it's dominoes or rolling dice, I've never lost! Sometimes it's just a bad hand, but as long as I arrange it properly, I can win!
Your Highness, even if it depends on your luck in cards, you should marry me, maybe I can change your luck."
"Then I really thank you." Such a little girl seriously stated various reasons for marrying him in front of him. Mu Anzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Then it's settled. Don't pretend to embarrass me. You have to respect me as much as you respect yourself. Give me dignity, which means giving yourself dignity. You are the prince, don't be like those idle men in our country who only humiliate their wives.
Like Han." When Li Yuhua smiles, the ends of her eyes will rise slightly, which makes her whole person look bright and shining. "Your Highness wants to humiliate the Xu family. There is a way to get the best of both worlds, and that is to be nice to me! It's so nice.
It makes Xu Huiran jealous and makes the Xu family regret that they did such a stupid thing and gave up the position of the prince and concubine to me for nothing."
"You can really analyze it for me." Mu Anzhi listened to Li Yuhua's eloquent persuasion with a mixture of laughter and laughter, and followed her words, "So, I really have to treat you well."
"That's the best. I admire His Highness as a person and hope to get along well with Him." Li Yuhua said frankly.
Mu Anzhi looked at the girl who was a head shorter than him, and suddenly wanted to touch her head. He reminded her, "You are a girl, so it's not good for you to talk like this."
"We are not outsiders, we are an unmarried couple." Li Yuhua felt relieved when Mu Anzhi didn't seem to object to her proposal.
Mu Anzhi looked calm and said solemnly, "You are a good girl. I don't want to delay you. I still hope you can seriously consider going to the temple to practice."
"You don't have to think about it. I'm determined to marry you." Li Yuhua said firmly. She looked at Mu Anzhi seriously, "I will fulfill the position of His Highness's Crown Princess. I will not wrong myself, nor will I hold His Highness back."
, I am of the same mind as Your Highness. No matter how difficult your Highness’s situation is, I will face it together with Your Highness. If one day a disaster strikes, I will get away if I can. If I can’t escape, I will advance and retreat with Your Highness. Even if we go underground in the future, it will be between me and Your Highness.
Names side by side.”
"Your Highness, my surname is Li, and my name is Li Yuhua."
The sun is scorching outside the window, the fire is flowing to the ground, the birds are hiding in the trees, and the cicadas are chirping louder and louder. In the room, there is a refreshing coolness, and a small pot of jasmine blooms quietly, exuding a faint fragrance, colorless but invisible