Chapter 306 How to train?

Li Huaiyan pursed his lips slightly. The soft and gentle words made him remember them for many years.

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The Fourth Prince’s Mansion, study.

Shen Anan bent over, sitting on a small stool beside the desk, with her head on Xiao Yuan's legs and her eyes slightly closed.

Xiao Yuan was reviewing official documents with one hand and stroking her head with the other hand, as if he was coaxing a clingy child.

"If you're tired, go back and take a nap."

Shen Anan didn't say anything, just shook his head gently.

"Master," Qing'an pushed the door open and handed over a letter, "It's from the border."

Upon hearing this, Shen Anan immediately stood up from the small stool. Xiao Yuan naturally pulled her into his arms, held her on his lap, and opened it together.

"Brother won the battle."

"Well," Xiao Yuan did not smile, but instead looked a little thoughtful.

"Are you considering Big Brother's proposal?"

He lowered his eyes, looked at the girl in his arms, and curled his lips, "Madam, do you think we should strike while the iron is hot and take over the Western Region?"

Shen Anan thought for a moment and shook his head, "It's not the right time yet. As long as the border is safe and sound, and there is no invasion, it will be fine. After all, we are facing constant internal troubles in Daliang now. If there are external troubles again, the risk will be too great."

Xiao Yuan also meant this. Besides, the 20,000 soldiers and horses in East City were also taken to the border by Shen Changhe. If there was really unrest in the city, he was afraid that there would not be enough troops to protect An An.

Therefore, letting Shen Changhe come back is the safest way. Even if it can only delay for a month or two, it is enough for him to stabilize the situation while protecting the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

It seems that he has to act quickly to take that position.

Shen Anan stood up and spread paper and ground ink for him. Xiao Yuan picked up his pen and wrote a reply letter and gave it to Qingan to send away.

At this moment, voices were heard outside the courtyard. Shen Anan looked out lazily and saw Li Huaiyan and Zheng Yueer slowly coming in holding hands.

"Li Huaiyan and Zheng Yueer are here."

Xiao Yuan frowned, "Why are you here again? Is there no food in the Duke's Mansion?"

The two of them got married three days ago and went to the prince's mansion for two days. Since that day, Zheng Yue'er and An An had a close relationship and joined forces, their relationship has become much closer. As long as she is around, An An will always accompany her to talk and will not stick to him anymore.

Shen Anan laughed softly, and did not respond to Xiao Yuan's words, but walked out of the desk. At this time, Li Huaiyan also came in with Zheng Yue'er.

Both of them had happy faces, especially Zheng Yue'er, whose eyes and eyebrows were full of charm, and it was obvious that they had lived a very good married life in the past three days.

"The Fourth Prince, the Fourth Prince's Consort."

Shen Anan helped her up, and the two of them walked out directly and returned to Wutong Garden to talk. Xiao Yuan looked at their backs, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Li Huaiyan came forward with a smile on his face, but Xiao Yuan glared at him with disdain, "Isn't your Duke's Mansion big enough for you two? Why do you always come to my place?"

"…Didn't I come here every day before?"

"The past is the past." Xiao Yuan frowned tightly. He was alone before, and now he brought another one. The one who took An An away as soon as he entered the door, how could he be happy.

"I have worked hard for you, risking my life for you. I am just adding another mouth to feed you. Why are you so stingy?"

"Then eat quickly, and get out of here quickly after eating."

"..." Li Huaiyan was silent, but the study door was pushed open again, and a leisurely figure walked in, "Who wants to leave?"

As soon as Li Huaiyan saw Ling Chenyi, he was immediately happy.

Here comes another freeloader!

Ling Chenyi looked puzzled, "Why are you grinning like an idiot?"

Li Huaiyan touched his nose and said, "Nothing. Xiao Yuan just said that you are annoying and come to eat every other day."

Xiao Yuan, "..."

Ling Chenyi raised his eyebrows. He naturally wouldn't believe Li Huaiyan's lies. "Are you afraid that he is talking about you?"

"But it's true. You newlyweds, why don't you stay at home and spend time together instead of going out all the time?"

Li Huaiyan sat down beside Ling Chenyi, his face slightly restrained, "Lord Zheng will be beheaded tomorrow, and the Zheng family's direct lineage will not be spared. Although she didn't say it, I can sense that she is unhappy, so I brought her out to talk to the Fourth Prince's wife, which can also relieve her mood."

Ling Chenyi nodded slightly without saying anything.

It must be said that Miss Zheng was a straightforward and ruthless person, decisive and efficient. He admired her very much, but...

Can Li Huaiyan handle such a thoughtful girl?

After pondering for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "In the past few days since you got married, how has Miss Zheng treated you?"

"Very good," Li Huaiyan said, "She is gentle and virtuous, always speaks softly, and is considerate and caring to me."

He has a high opinion of Zheng Yueer.

"Just one thing..." He frowned slightly, and sighed under the gaze of Ling Chenyi and Xiao Yuan, "But it's not her fault. I agreed to her first."

"I used to have four beautiful maids in my room, but she sent them away. Now even the one who serves water has been replaced by a maid, or one who is so ugly that it's scary."

Li Huaiyan frowned, as if not having a beautiful maid was a very worrying thing.

Ling Chenyi, "Didn't you say she could handle it and agreed to let you play with her as you like?"

"...That's what I said before we got married, but..." He didn't continue.

Ling Chenyi suddenly laughed softly, "You've been deceived."

"How is that possible? I just went along with her because something happened to the Zheng family and I was worried that she would be unhappy. When this is over, I..."

"How are you?"

Li Huaiyan puffed his cheeks and didn't say anything for a long time, "Anyway... she definitely won't lie to me. She's such a gentle girl, she definitely won't be jealous."

Ling Chenyi glanced at Xiao Yuan, with a teasing look in his eyes as if he was waiting to see a show.

Li Huaiyan muttered to himself, "Actually... she likes me so much, it's inevitable that she would be jealous. I can understand. I'm a man, and her husband, so it's only natural for me to give in to her, right, Xiao Yuan?"

Xiao Yuan raised his eyes calmly and glanced at Li Huaiyan, "I don't know, I never use a maid to serve me."

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In Wutong Garden.

There was sunlight in the courtyard, so the two of them sat down directly on the stone bench, and Mo Xiang served them tea and waited by the side.

Zheng Yueer, "Thank you for what happened last time, Princess Fourth Prince."

"You are willing to tell the truth, which has saved me a lot of trouble. I should thank you."

Zheng Yue'er curled her lips, lowered her head slightly and stared at the swaying tea on the stone table, "They will be beheaded tomorrow."

Shen Anan frowned, "Can't bear to do it?"

"No, I was just wondering if I was a little selfish and heartless. For the sake of my own good life, I ruined the lives of my entire family."

Shen Anan, “Even without you, the Zheng family won’t last a few days.”

"I know." She forced a smile, "But they were put in jail because of me. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel anything."

After all, they are the parents who gave birth to and raised you. Even if they are wrong in every way, you will still feel a little bit reluctant when it comes to life and death.

The two fell into a brief silence, sipping tea in the sunshine.

After a while, Shen Anan suddenly said, "If you really can't bear to let go, why don't you ask Li Huaiyan for mercy and let him turn the situation around, maybe he can spare your mother's life."

Zheng Yue'er was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.

She understood what Shen Anan meant. The life and death of the Shen family was in the hands of the Fourth Prince. Shen Anan said this because he was willing to let her mother go because she told the truth and cooperated.

Her fingers holding the teacup tightened slightly, her knuckles turned white, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Shen Anan glanced at her and didn't say anything.

She and Xiao Yuan would both give face to Li Huaiyan, also because Zheng Yue'er was clear-headed. As for what choice to make, it all depended on what Zheng Yue'er did.

"The Fourth Prince's wife's tea is delicious." She curled her lips slightly and changed the subject.

Shen Anan then followed suit and talked about other places.

"Did Li Huaiyan have a crush on a girl before?"

Shen Anan blinked, looked at Zheng Yue'er's curious face, and shook her head, "I don't know."

She couldn't say that the girls Li Huaiyan liked couldn't fit into one yard, but if she talked about the names she could name, there really wasn't any.

Zheng Yue'er pursed her lips and held her chin with one hand. "I really envy you for having such a good husband as the Fourth Prince. How do you train a prince's wife? Can you teach me?"

Shen Anan was speechless again.

She remembered that Li Huaiyan didn't seem to say that, but looking at the girl in front of her, she didn't seem to care at all about letting him play with her. She was probably thinking about how to deal with him even when she was sleeping.

"They have different temperaments. When I met Xiao Yuan, he was like this. He didn't need to be disciplined."

Zheng Yue'er seemed a little disappointed.

"You haven't seen it. His Duke's Mansion is just like the back garden, with flowers in all colors, colorful and splendid. It took me a lot of effort to clear out the four people in the main house."

"Li Huaiyan agrees?" Shen Anan was a little surprised.

"Maybe he's not happy about it, but we're newlyweds after all, so we didn't say anything. But if we want to live our lives smoothly, we still have to think hard about it."

Shen Anan lowered her head and sipped her tea.

Zheng Yueer was filled with distress, "Please don't tell Li Huaiyan about our conversation today. It would be terrible if he knew."

You will definitely say later that you cheated in marriage! !

"Don't worry." Shen Anan naturally wouldn't say that Li Huaiyan was a playboy and Zheng Yue'er was not an easy person to deal with either. If the two of them got married, there would definitely be a lot of fun in the future.

The two chatted for a while, had dinner together in the banquet hall, and then left.

"What did you talk about?" Xiao Yuan asked while hugging Shen Anan.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Yuan, and said, "You came to learn from me. I want to ask you how I trained you to be so good."

"I was born this good."

Shen Anan nodded, "Well, that's what I said. Just wait and see. Li Huaiyan will suffer the consequences in the future."

Xiao Yuan and Ling Chenyi had expected this a long time ago. It was his fault for not having a brain. It was also his retribution.

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Back to the carriage of Duke Li’s Mansion.

Zheng Yue'er leaned against the wall of the car, with her head slightly lowered, seeming a little unhappy.

She laid some groundwork and took advantage of Li Huaiyan's reluctance and his new marriage to send the four maids away, but she still had to plan carefully how to spend the rest of her life.

She had never thought of becoming a couple with Li Huaiyan with a difference in the degree of closeness, and turning a blind eye and allowing him to live freely.

Li Huaiyan thought she was upset because of the Zheng family's affairs. "The execution will be carried out tomorrow. According to the rules, you can go to the Dali Temple prison to visit him today. I will go with you to see him."

After all, it was the last time we saw each other, so there were no regrets.

Zheng Yue'er came back to her senses, glanced at Li Huaiyan, and nodded slightly. She did have something to say to them.

"My husband, how did the Fourth Prince and his wife meet? They have such a good relationship, it's really enviable." Zheng Yue'er sat up straight, envy and longing in her eyes.

Li Huaiyan really wanted to say that they were just a pair of fools.

Because he had never seen a partner who would risk life and death for each other.

But when he saw Zheng Yueer full of expectation and envy, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, "What are you saying? Am I treating you badly?"

"Not bad," Zheng Yue'er leaned towards him and put her head on his shoulder, "You are very good, but as a woman, I envy their kind of relationship. If I could have a husband like this, I would die without regrets."

Li Huaiyan frowned even more tightly when he heard this, and then he heard Zheng Yueer say, "But that kind of relationship is too rare. I have met you, which is better than most women in the world. I am very satisfied."

Li Huaiyan's expression eased a little, but he was still complaining in his heart. Two people who were so familiar with each other were facing each other day and night, and they were still sticking together. There was no novelty at all. What was there to envy?

It's enough to have a pair of fools like that in the world.

The carriage stopped in front of the Dali Temple prison. Li Huaiyan spoke a few words to the jailer, who immediately let the two of them in.

Zheng Yue'er stood at the door, but suddenly felt a little timid. She could guess what she was about to face, accusations, abuse, and even curses! !

"Do you want to go in?" Li Huaiyan asked, "If you don't want to see him, let's go back."

Zheng Yue'er looked up at him, finally smiled firmly, and walked in holding his hand.

From the day she chose me, everything that happened today was destined. Now that I have taken that step, there is nothing to regret.

She did not let the Zheng family down. It was they who did not love her, plotted against her, and did not leave her a way to live. She just wanted to live, and there was nothing wrong with wanting to live!

The cell was dark and damp; the further one went in, the louder the wailing and howling sounds were. They were like wild beasts trapped in a cage, with their claws sharpened and staring at the corridor with empty despair.

The jailer led the two men to the door of a cell and said, "It's right inside. Please hurry up, Lord Li. The higher-ups are keeping a very strict watch on this prisoner."

"Okay." Li Huaiyan responded, and the jailer quickly disappeared in the corridor.