Chapter 235: Tangled up with wishful thinking

Chapter 235: Tangled up with wishful thinking

Chapter 235: Tangled and Wishful Thinking

After having dinner with Liuli, Yunyi spent more than half an hour describing all the prey he had caught this time. It was not until the announcement came from the courtyard that "Prince Qu is here" that he was still unfinished. He stood up and said, "Sister, wait for me to go with you tomorrow!"

Liuli nodded with a smile and sent her to the front yard. Qu Chongyu and Pei Xingjian were actually in the study room. They didn't know what they were talking about, but they stopped talking tacitly when they saw them. Pei Xingjian just smiled and said, "Niang Yun will have to work hard tomorrow."

Qu Chongyu glanced at Yun Yi and raised his eyebrows, "That's easy to say! She is the only one in Xizhou who can restrain those talkative and greedy women!" He then said to Yun Yi, "Just remember not to be bullied by others. Go and don’t worry about anything else!”

Yun Yi raised his head, "When have I ever taught someone to bully someone?"

Qu Chongyu smiled softly. He was already in his thirties, his face had not changed much, and his demeanor seemed a bit calmer than before. However, between this smile, the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were still full of romance, and his tone was even more unruly. "I'm not afraid that you will see this lady or that lady, have you forgotten?"

Liuli couldn't help but choked up - tomorrow's owner is not the wife next to her, but a wife. Logically speaking, both of them should be called "concubine"! Is Qu Chongyu afraid that Yun Yi will be too polite to her? Just as she was about to speak, Qu Chongyu smiled and hugged her hands, "Sorry for disturbing you, I'll take her back." After saying that, she turned around and took Yun Yi's hand and walked out. Yun Yi turned around and waved with a smile. When he stepped out of the threshold, he quietly stepped on the corner of Qu Chongyu's robe. Qu Chongyu swayed slightly, stopped alertly, and grabbed Yun Yi out.

 How long have these living treasures grown? Liuli looked at the two people's backs and couldn't help but laugh. Pei Xingjian also laughed, turned around and took out a book from the study, "Have you ever read this set of miscellaneous notes?"

Liuli took a look at it and saw the words "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" written on it. She smiled and shook her head, "I have never seen it."

The warm candlelight on the bedside shone on the apricot-yellow silk curtain that had just been changed in autumn. The embroidered chrysanthemums looked particularly delicate. Liuli let her hair loose and changed into her middle coat. She leaned on Pei Xingjian's shoulder and listened to his every word. Reading the short and interesting stories in the miscellaneous notes and listening to this most familiar gentle voice, my heart gradually became peaceful.

 The candle on the bedside table made two "pop, pop" sounds. Liuli moved, and Pei Xingjian put down the book and said, "Let's stop reading here today, and I'll come." He leaned over and picked up the bamboo scissors, and cut the wax wicks on the Woyang candlestick flush, and then leaned on Go back to bed.

Liuli took the book in her hand, flipped through it a little, and said softly, "Why don't I remember that I have this book at home?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "There are not many miscellaneous books like this in Xizhou. These two volumes of "Miscellaneous Notes of Xijing" were brought back from Chang'an by someone asked by Qu Yulang. They were sent here today, probably to repay the favor of my leopard skin. He He looks straightforward, but his thoughts are extremely thoughtful.”

Liuli thought for a while and had to admit that Pei Xingjian was right. Qu Chongyu was not a person who liked to take advantage. In the past few years, she had not come up with many ideas at Baidiefang, but the 40% profit was More and more every year... She couldn't help but frowned, "I really don't understand."

Pei Xingjian laughed and said, "Don't you understand why he treats Yun Niang like this?"

Liuli sighed, "I really don't understand. Yunyi has a straightforward temperament, and she grew up on the grassland. She doesn't take anything seriously, but why doesn't Prince Qu mention her? She offended the Zhi clan, so What's the benefit of Yun Yi?" Qu Chongyu had a kind of indifference to Yun Yi's favor, and every time she laughed, she always felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment, "Do you know what Zhang and Zhi are planning?"

Liuli could only shake her head. She couldn't understand. Zhang and the others had just chatted in front of Yunyi before, so how could they suddenly take care of her?

Pei Xingjian said calmly, "Captain Qu's health is not very good. He did not go on two hunting trips this year."

Liuli glanced sideways at Pei Xingjian and wondered, is it because Qu Zhizhan didn't go out for hunting in the city because he was in poor health? But what does this have to do with what she wants to know?

Pei Xingjian smiled and patted Liuli, "You also know that among the high-ranking families in Xizhou, the Zhang family and the Zhi family of Dunhuang are the most prominent. The two families have been intermarried for generations, and many of the Qu family members also have their blood."

He paused, with undisguised sarcasm in his tone, "These aristocratic families value the family's future the most, and will do anything to keep the family from declining. In the original Gaochang Kingdom, the relationships between these surnames were intricately intertwined, from Gaochang to The princes, down to the officials, are all controlled by them, which is of course a good thing. But now that times have changed, it was better to say that when Qu Duhu was around, most of the staff and officials he used were old people from Gaochang, but if he had With three advantages and two disadvantages, how can these high-ranking families still be used by the government? Naturally, the most reliable way is to have a good marriage between two people. "

"Theoretically, they would be most happy if Qu Yulang could inherit his father's legacy. However, Qu Yulang has an arrogant temperament and erratic thoughts. If he does not have one or two of his daughters by his side, these people will not be at ease after all. In the past, there was no one in the prince's house. There was nothing anyone could do to take in the girl. After Yun Niang left, they had tried Yulang countless times in the past few years, but he had rudely blocked them all. Now that Commander Qu was not in good health, they were probably in a hurry. Now I thought of starting from Yun Niang!"

Liuli suddenly nodded. No wonder Qu Chongyu wished that Yunyi would make these people suffer more. There was no room for sand in his eyes. They were plotting against him. He must have been holding back his anger, so he just used Yunyi to vent his anger, right? But, "Now, seeing that Yunyi's side is not easy to attack, they settle for the next best thing?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case. The Qu family probably got the news a few days ago about the imperial edict. They were afraid that the prince would not be sure, so they decided to take action on you. These people are used to using the most noble words to do the most mean and mean things. The more polite you are to treat each other, the more they will bully each other. If I come back earlier, I will not let it go. You should pay attention to them." Liuli then realized that it was Su Haizheng instead of Qu Zhizhan who became the governor of Anxi this time, which made these people realize that the court seemed more willing to re-employ people from the Tang Dynasty. So if Qu Zhizhan died, it was probably Pei Xingjian. Rather than Qu Chongyu succeeding as the governor of Xizhou. With his situation being like this, he naturally seems to have more opportunities than Qu Chongyu. With the word of profit taking precedence, it is no wonder that these ladies from Xizhou, who had never looked down upon me, actually began to care about their future plans and taught themselves to be a good woman! But she didn't know that she had already learned this kind of behavior from Princess Linhai!

She nodded coldly, "I understand, I have my own sense of what to do tomorrow!" Just thinking of the "opportunity" they saw, she couldn't help but frown.

Pei Xingjian's arms around her tightened, but his voice became lighter, "Liu Li, don't think so wildly. Even if you can't trust me, you should trust Mr. Li! I'm not a childless person, and your appearance is even less handsome." Everything is complete, so what is there to worry about? You and I are not in good health right now, so it is important to take good care of yourself first. When you are well, you will have everything."

He would not be a man without an heir. Liuli clearly remembered it, but as for herself, she didn't remember it, and she didn't dare to think about it... She just thought that Pei Xingjian would pretend to drink the soup with him for several days every year, saying that it was She had hurt her body after drinking too much and needed to take good care of herself. She couldn't help but feel soft in her heart. She turned around and hugged him, burying her head in his chest.

 The most familiar heartbeat sounded in her ears, and Liuli let out a soft breath... I hope that the predictions made by the great master Li will come true!

Pei Xingjian hugged her tightly and laughed softly, "I'm just afraid that you'll think I'm annoying you and making you work too hard in the future!"

Liuli just smiled softly, stayed quiet for a moment, and simply changed the topic, "I still don't quite understand. I had heard that Madam Zhi often advised Yunniang to be generous and virtuous, and she seemed to be quite interested in stuffing her own niece. Be her 'sister', and now she's involved in our affairs... She is the prince's concubine after all. As long as the family has her, what's there to worry about? "

Pei Xingjian was silent for a while and then said, "The high-ranking officials in Xizhou know this well. You have little contact with them, so you don't know the reason. Qu Yulang is not the biological son of Qu Duhu."

Liuli was startled and turned to look at Pei Xingjian, not quite able to believe her ears. Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Is it possible that I can still coax you? Qu Yulang's biological father is the eldest brother of Qu Duhu. He served as the Duke of Qu for a few days to the King of Gaochang. It was probably because of the emptiness under Qu Du's knees. After arriving in Chang'an, As for the Zhi family, she was the concubine whom Qu Duhu married after returning to Gaochang. I am afraid that she will never go to the Qu family in the future. She has neither benevolence nor nurturing towards Qu Yulang, not even affection. If we can’t talk about it, how can we interfere with his future official affairs?”

In this way, Qu Chongyu was actually a serious prince of Gaochang Kingdom, and Xizhou was his family’s territory for generations. No wonder he wanted to go against Pei Xingjian! Liuli shook his head and sighed, "I see." That Zhi family was actually flustered, right? It's just... She vaguely felt that something was not good, and wanted to ask again. Pei Xingjian's lips were pressed against her earlobes, and his voice could not be lower, "Stop thinking about other people's affairs, Liuli, these days, Do you think I don’t?”

With a "hoo" sound, four of the five candles were extinguished, and the apricot-colored silk tent suddenly became half-bright, and even the blooming chrysanthemums were tainted with a strong feminine atmosphere.

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Early on the next morning, Pei Xingjian got up as usual and put on his boots lightly. He heard a slight movement behind him. When he looked back, Liuli had opened her eyes in a daze. Pei Xingjian smiled and lowered his head to kiss her on the cheek, "It's still early. You go to sleep for a while. I'll ask Xiaomi to wake you up when the time comes."

Liuli said "hmm", and when Pei Xingjian put on his robe, he heard her hoarse voice again, "I don't want to eat deer blood sausage tonight, so tell them not to do it."

Pei Xingjian was startled and laughed, "Why did you think of this?"

Liu Li said, "Don't you know? The deer blood sausage was originally prepared very early in the morning." As he spoke, he became more and more awake, "I have to go to the luncheon today, and there are still a lot of furs to watch over them. Clean it up, I’d better get up.”

Pei Xingjian looked back in surprise, and suddenly smiled, "If I had known you were in such good spirits, I shouldn't have..." Liuli pushed him angrily, and Pei Xingjian laughed and stopped talking, "I'll go out first. Stretch your hands and feet, and let’s have breakfast together later.”

Liuli looked at Pei Xingjian's back and vaguely felt that she had forgotten to ask him something, but she couldn't remember what it was. Even after breakfast and sending him out the door, this feeling was still looming. She finished doing the housework and tidying up, but before she went out, she heard the little maid Zizhi laughing from outside the curtain, "Madam, Yun Niang is here."

Liuli couldn't help but said "Oops" and patted her forehead. God, what happened to her memory?

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