Chapter 110: Lady Ruan deliberately dressed like Lady Lan to dislike her

Xue Yili stood up from his chair and reached out to help the man kneeling on the ground. His eyes were slightly red and his voice was choked with sobs: "Uncle, get up quickly."

The man with a beautiful face and heroic spirit, wearing women's makeup, did not stand up. He just knelt down and took the little boy into his arms, pressed his head on his shoulder, hugged him tightly, and cried: "Your Highness, I am useless. It has taken me so many years to come to see you."

Xue Yili hugged his neck tightly, unable to suppress the surging emotions in his chest, and cried softly: "Uncle, A Li knows that you have been watched all the time, A Li does not blame you."

Cong An stood outside the window, listening to the noise inside the house. He couldn't help but burst into tears and raised his hands to wipe away his tears from time to time.

The uncle and nephew hugged each other and cried for a while, then they stood up and sat on the couch together.

Yunxiao touched his nephew's head, his eyes reddened: "Your Highness has been alone in the harem of Da Sheng for so many years, you must have suffered a lot."

Xue Yili tugged at his finely crafted brocade robe and said in a nonchalant tone, "Don't worry, uncle. The old Emperor Wen Zhao has never treated me harshly. You see, I am fine."

Yunxiao looked at the little boy's face and saw that although he looked good, he was very thin. Combined with the information he had heard before, he knew that the little boy was just comforting him.

Thinking of how his little nephew was forced to be separated from his mother at such a young age, and was sent alone to the cannibalistic Dasheng Palace as a hostage, and then thinking of how his sister in Dayao's harem was worried every day and almost cried herself blind because of this, his blood boiled in his heart and he was filled with rage.

Seeing his uncle's eyes flushed, and holding his hand tightly without realizing it, causing his hand to hurt, Xue Yili felt warm and painful in his heart, "Uncle, I'm really fine now."

Yunxiao didn't want to worry the little boy, so he forced a smile and said, "Okay, uncle got it."

Xue Yili then carefully asked the question he had always wanted to ask but was afraid to ask: "My mother, is she okay?"

Yunxiao smiled and nodded: "Your mother is fine. She has lost a lot of weight because she misses you all the time. Everything is fine. You don't have to worry."

Xue Yili carefully observed Yunxiao's expression, not missing any subtle changes in his facial expression. Seeing that he didn't seem to be pretending, he felt relieved: "That's good."

Time was running out, so after a brief greeting, the two briefly introduced each other's situations over the years and then got down to business.

Yunxiao: "Your Highness, His Majesty is seriously ill now, and his health is getting worse day by day. If he can get well one day out of ten, he will be fine. Now the Prince of Liang is in charge of the country and is in charge of government affairs."

Xue Yili frowned slightly: "Where is the prince?"

Yunxiao replied, "A few months ago, because of the chaos in the palace, your majesty seized the throne. Now I am imprisoned in the palace, and I spend my days drinking and having fun. I am considered useless."

Xue Yili asked again: "Who is the head of the harem?"

Yunxiao answered in a low voice: "Because of the Crown Prince's incident, the Queen was reprimanded and ordered to hand over the power of the harem. Now the entire Dayao harem is under the control of the Queen Mother of Liang and the Royal Concubine."

Thinking of Concubine He's cruel methods, Xue Yili was filled with worry: "What about my mother?"

Yunxiao patted the little boy's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. The first year after you left Dayao, the Queen tried everything to get His Majesty to take you back. But when she found it was useless, she stayed at home all day copying scriptures and praying for you. She no longer cared about anyone or anything. Although she lost His Majesty's favor, she also avoided the harem struggles by accident. Isn't this a way to keep a low profile?"

"Besides, based on the years of grievances between Dayao and Shengguo, everyone believes that you will never be able to return in this lifetime, so your life is not a concern at this moment."

Xue Yili nodded gently, feeling relieved: "Yes, you are childless, out of favor, and you spend all day fasting and chanting Buddha's name. No one will be jealous of such a disheartened and uncontested concubine. It's good for mother to be like this."

Yunxiao's face was still sad. "Your Highness, back then, because the queen entered the palace, she took away the favor from His Majesty. He Guifei has long been resentful of the queen, otherwise she would not have planned to send you to Yao Kingdom as a hostage."

"If the King of Liang ascends the throne in the future and the noble concubine becomes the queen mother, she will be a vicious woman with an extremely narrow mind. By then, I'm afraid you will have no hope of returning to your country, and your majesty's situation..."

Yunxiao stopped talking halfway, and Xue Yili said sternly: "Ali understands, Ali needs to go back as soon as possible."

"That's exactly what I meant." Yun Xiao nodded, and then said worriedly, "But the harem of Da Sheng is heavily guarded. I have been in the capital for several months disguised as a traveling merchant, and only today did I find an opportunity to enter the palace. That's because no one knows me. If Your Highness wants to leave, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

Looking at his uncle who was forced to put on makeup and dress up as a palace maid just to see him, Xue Yili thought carefully and said, "Every year after the Double Ninth Festival, Emperor Wen Zhao would leave the palace to go hunting in autumn. This year will be no exception. At that time, half of the concubines in the harem will have to accompany him, and the guards in the palace will definitely be lax."

Yunxiao's eyes lit up: "That's a good opportunity. There are still more than 20 days until Double Ninth Festival. I will arrange everything outside the palace in advance, and then I will sneak into the palace again..."

The two men discussed in low voices for a while before Yunxiao quietly left in the dark night.

Cong An waited outside for a while, and when he thought Yun Xiao had gone far away, he returned to the house and asked anxiously in a low voice, "Your Highness, how is it?"

Xue Yili smiled and said, "Cong'an, maybe we can go home soon."

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Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, seeing that Emperor Wen Zhao was very pleased, several pairs of ministers who had secretly shown liking for each other asked him to arrange marriages for their children.

Emperor Wen Zhao was in high spirits. He immediately arranged marriages for four couples. Happy events happened one after another, and the atmosphere in the palace was unprecedentedly lively.

Seeing that Emperor Wen Zhao was no longer in a rage, Ji Jinyou slipped off his knees with confidence and ran back into the empress's arms. The fat boy arched his body, found a comfortable position, and continued to be lazy.

The queen held the soft, plump little girl in her arms. She liked her more and more every time she looked at her. She couldn't help but grab the little girl's chubby little hand and kiss it.

Seeing the queen smiling at her with kind eyes, Ji Jinyou smiled back happily, and even stretched out her little hand to touch the queen's face, saying in a baby voice, "Mother, you are beautiful."

The queen looked at the little girl who was grinning so hard that her teeth were showing. She couldn't help but chuckle and tapped her nose: "Our little Jiu is a little honeypot."

Another minister came forward to pay his respects to Emperor Wen Zhao and say auspicious words. The empress straightened her posture and looked over. Ji Jinyou leaned in the empress's fragrant and soft arms, looked at Concubine Ru, and the mother and daughter smiled at each other.

Ji Jinyou was originally sleepy, but after what happened just now when Emperor Wen Zhao wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Guang'an Marquis's Mansion, all her sleepiness was gone. Now she was very energetic, her big eyes rolling around as she looked at the concubines sitting there.

Seeing the two concubines in pink dresses sitting at the end, she asked curiously: "Master, those two people dressed exactly the same, are they Shi Zhaoyi and Yu Zhaoyi?"

System: [That’s right.]

When they heard Yi Wa and Yi Tong chatting again, all the masters and dignitaries in the palace suddenly became quiet and listened attentively.

The Sixth Princess's relationship has been going smoothly recently, and she is living a very comfortable life. Her cheeks are rosy, her eyes are smiling, and her hands under the table are tightly held with the Sixth Prince Consort Zheng Shuyan, and she is reluctant to let go for even a moment.

But when she heard Xiaojiu and Tongtong start talking again, she no longer cared about her affectionate husband. In his slightly resentful look, she let go of his hand, stood up, asked someone to move a chair and sat between the seventh and eighth princesses. The three sisters looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Ji Jinyou remembered that he had met Shi Zhaoyi and Yu Zhaoyi in Chongde Hall before, but they were just cannon fodder and there was no big plot about them. There were two other concubines present at the time, so the system did not say much about them.

But seeing them wearing the same clothes twice in a row, she couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why do they always dress like twins?"

[Let me look for it.] The system never paid attention to such trivial matters. When it heard Youzier's question, it started to look carefully: [Ah, I found it.]

[Shi Zhaoyi and Yu Zhaoyi lived in the same palace. Shi Zhaoyi was cute and lovely, and had a delicate mind. Yu Zhaoyi had a bright and generous appearance, and a cheerful and simple temperament.]

[When the two stood together, the smiling Yu Zhaoyi attracted more attention. There were several times when the two appeared together, and Emperor Wen Zhao's eyes only fell on Yu Zhaoyi, which made Shi Zhaoyi jealous.]

Ji Jinyou asked: [What does it have to do with wearing the same clothes as them? ]

Everyone looked at the two people who were dressed like twin sisters, and they were equally puzzled.

Yu Zhaoyi had a smile on her face, but when she heard Tong Tong say that Shi Zhaoyi was jealous of her, she couldn't help but frown and look at Shi Zhaoyi beside her.

However, Shi Zhaoyi avoided her gaze and did not dare to meet her eyes. After being stared at by her for a while, Shi Zhaoyi even lowered his head to pick up the spoon to stir the chicken soup in the bowl. He seemed to be very guilty. Yu Zhaoyi was full of doubts.

Emperor Wen Zhao waved his hand to send away the ministers who came to greet him, picked up the wine cup in front of him and shook it gently, his eyes falling on the two women in pink.

System: [In order to avoid being overshadowed by Yu Zhaoyi, Shi Zhaoyi pretended to be on good terms with her. Whenever she made new clothes, she would also make one for Yu Zhaoyi.]

[Yu Zhaoyi's family only has brothers but no sisters. She was touched by Shi Zhaoyi's deep sisterly love for her, so she happily wore the new clothes Shi Zhaoyi gave her. She always gave her expensive jewelry as a thank-you gift, and she sincerely wanted to be a good sister to her for life.]

[Shi Zhaoyi is cute and lovely, and the pink and lively clothes she wears just bring out all her strengths.]

[However, Yu Zhaoyi has a large frame and a voluptuous figure, which suits Sister Yu's style. When she puts on the clothes that Shi Zhaoyi gave her, not only does it cover up all her advantages, but it also makes her look a bit out of place, which lowers her appearance. As the saying goes, wearing the same clothes is not a big deal, but it is embarrassing for whoever doesn't fit. ]

Everyone who heard Watong's conversation suddenly understood, and thought to themselves that it was no wonder that such a bright and beautiful woman like Yu Zhaoyi liked to act younger and younger, which made her look more and more awkward.

After hearing that Tongtong reveal all her little thoughts, Shi Zhaoyi knew without raising her head that everyone was looking at her. She lowered her head very low, wishing she could crawl under the table and never come out again.

Yu Zhaoyi looked at Shi Zhaoyi, whom she had befriended with all her heart, and felt heartbroken. She was so angry that she twisted the handkerchief in her hand and turned her head away, not wanting to look at her again.

She stood up and saluted to Emperor Wen Zhao and the Empress, who were sitting at the top of the table. "Your Majesty, Empress, I am a little drunk and feel a little dizzy. I would like to go back and rest first."

Looking at her red eyes, the queen felt sympathy, nodded, and said gently: "Go."

Shi Zhaoyi felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. When she saw Yu Zhaoyi leave, she also stood up tremblingly and left with the same excuse.

As long as the concubines didn't hurt anyone, the little tricks of jealousy among the concubines were just children playing house in the eyes of Emperor Wen Zhao. They were not a big deal at all and he didn't even glance at them.

The queen looked at the young woman who was drooping her head and wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, and said calmly, "Go."

Shi Zhaoyi felt as if he had been pardoned. He thanked the emperor hastily, lowered his head, and hurriedly retreated.

Seeing them both leave one after the other, Ji Jinyou couldn't help but wonder, "Why did they leave early?"

System: [I don’t know.]

Ji Jinyou didn't care. Her big dark eyes turned around again, and when she saw the other two concubines dressed very similarly, she asked again: "Are they all the same? The nobles Lan and Ruan are dressed similarly. Could it be that they are also like Shi Zhaoyi and Yu Zhaoyi, where one of them was deceived by the other?"

The system quickly flipped through the information and replied: [Neither of them is the case. Lady Ruan deliberately dressed similarly to Lady Lan to dislike her.]