Chapter 103 The Princess's Plan 02
The next day, Xia Yutong was invited to the Princess's Mansion by Shan Ning.
After Xia Yutong learned the eldest princess's intention, she immediately took Xia Xue and the others there.
How could she not go when there was a show to watch?
As soon as she arrived at the Princess's Mansion, Xia Yutong saw Wen Li standing there waiting for her.
Xia Yutong rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Shanning, you've grown up now."
"Empress sister-in-law, you can't blame me. It was my royal brother who asked me to invite you to watch the show." Shan Ning looked embarrassed and hid behind Wen Li.
Wen Li smiled and watched them joking.
"Okay, stop making trouble. It won't be good if you sweat. It's snowing today." Seeing that they had been making trouble for a while, Wen Li stopped them.
He walked forward and held Xia Yutong's hand, "Xiaotong, I miss you so much." He whispered in her ear.
There were only a few servants and Shan Ning around, all of them looked up at the sky in silence.
It can be seen that they are used to the behavior of these two people.
"Royal brother, let's go in quickly and don't keep mother waiting anxiously." Someone else is coming today, so they have to prepare well.
"Let's go, don't keep your aunt waiting for too long." Wen Li took Xia Yutong's hand and walked inside.
Today is not Xia Yutong's first time to come to the Princess's Mansion. She is very familiar with this place.
Seeing that he was pulling her towards the front hall, she asked curiously, "Where are we going?" She was a little confused.
Wen Li did not answer her, but kept walking until he reached the rockery in the backyard of the Princess's Mansion, where he stopped.
"Let's go. Auntie is here to take care of the front hall. Shanning won't suffer any loss."
Taking her with him, without saying a word, he flew directly to the pavilion in the lake not far from the rockery.
"I haven't seen you for so long. I miss you so much." As soon as he entered the pavilion, he hugged her in his arms and began to tell her how much he missed her.
Xia Yutong followed him, and he didn't let her go until a while later.
"Xiaotong, can we get married after the New Year?" He couldn't wait to bring her home.
"After the New Year?" Xia Yutong was shocked. "No." She didn't want to. If she really got married, facing those concubines in the harem, she was afraid that she would not be able to help but beat them to death.
Especially the mother of the second prince.
Seeing that she was unhappy, he felt very disappointed, but he would not force her.
"So when do you want me to marry you?" he asked.
"I'll see you when I'm in a better mood. Come on, I'm going to the theater."
She came here just to watch the show.
When the Li family went out today and didn't see the cousin from the Zhou family, they were a little surprised.
But after seeing the indifferent look on the eldest sister-in-law's face, they knew that she might be hiding somewhere. They had heard about what happened yesterday.
Madam Li brought a group of people to the Princess's Mansion.
A princess's mansion is far from what they want in comparison to their home.
Royal things are precious. There are two heads of the Li family in the Princess's Mansion.
The eldest princess was very considerate and opened the door to allow these Li family members to enter and exit.
But when the Li family came to the Princess's Mansion to pay their respects, Zhou Xixi appeared in front of everyone, and the Li family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It would be strange if she didn't come.
There is nothing for them to do when they come, just enjoy the snow.
After getting to know each other, the eldest princess started to do business.
"Why haven't I seen this girl before? Whose daughter is she in the Li family? She is so pretty." The eldest princess praised.
When the Li family heard the eldest princess' question, their peers all started to gloat over the misfortune.
But it's not their turn to speak here.
Of course, the lady of the house came forward.
Madam Li stood up and said, "To answer the princess, this is my niece from her mother's side. When she heard that we were coming to the princess's mansion, she asked me for permission all morning, saying that she wanted to see the royal family." Madam Li said with a flattering look on her face.
The eldest princess glanced at Zhou Xixi again and said, "Haha, that's great. You can come and play whenever you want. Shanning is the only one at home, and she always feels a little lonely."
"That's right, Princess Shanning is a sensible person." Madam Li's mouth was almost splitting with smile.
As a princess, Shanning certainly could not bow to Madam Li. Even in the future, it would be the Li family members who would bow to her.
"Thank you for the compliment, Madam Li. Shan Ning doesn't deserve it." Shan Ning is not bad at acting.
After being pointed out by the eldest princess, Zhou Xixi became neglected again, standing in the middle, being stared at like a monkey.
She secretly resents herself and thinks that the eldest princess is deliberately ridiculing her.
Princess Shanning was not a kind person either, and she was very jealous.
She didn't trust her cousin very much, and now she met Princess Shanning again. In comparison, she felt that she was no match for Princess Shanning.
Will I still have a place to stand after they get married?
She couldn't help but doubt.
She touched her belly in private. She had her own plans for giving her body to her cousin before he got married.
She just hoped that her belly would be more sturdy.
But her period is in these few days, if it doesn't come...
There was laughter and joy above, and Zhou Xixi, standing in the middle, was thinking about her own things.
Look, the eldest princess called her several times but she didn't respond.
Madam Li said anxiously, "Xixi, what are you daydreaming about? The eldest princess is calling you." Her voice was a little loud.
Everyone frowned when they heard her voice.
The eldest princess was really kind. "It's okay, it's okay. The little girl is at the age of curiosity. She looks younger than Shanning." Due to her own reasons, Shanning was considered older in the imperial city.
If the Li family wanted to take a concubine, she wouldn't say a word.
But yesterday Shan Ning said that he would kill the mother and keep the son, and hold the power of the eldest princess, so don't blame her for being hateful and ruthless.
She was able to survive in the palace and grow up to be a princess, and her methods were no worse than those of the ladies from aristocratic families.
Seeing that the princess had no intention of blaming her, Zhou Xixi regained her composure, half-knelt and said, "In reply to the princess, I am indeed two years younger than Princess Shanning." When she said this, Zhou Xixi's face was full of pride.
It seems that no one else can see her character.
"Oh, you're right, she's really young, but she must be sixteen, right?" Shan Ning is eighteen, and if she's two years younger, she's only sixteen.
"Sixteen, it's time for you to be promised to someone. I heard that you are the legitimate daughter of Lord Zhou. Lord Zhou is a loving person, but I don't know to which family you are promised?" The eldest princess never stopped talking after she started.
The Zhou family cannot compare with other aristocratic families like the Li family, but they are also descendants of scholars and have their own power.
Lord Zhou is an official in the court and is also a fourth-rank official. He is somewhat familiar to the emperor.
Not as good as the old man of the Zhou family, but not too bad either.
Madam Li San, who had always been at odds with Madam Li, chuckled, "I'm not afraid of the princess laughing at me when I say this, but those who know that Miss Zhou is the legitimate daughter of the Zhou family, those who don't know would think that both her parents are gone." As the third madam of the Li family, her family background is no worse than Madam Li's.
On weekdays, the two of them are always at odds.
She was always unwilling to accept that the old man passed the position of head of the family to his eldest son.
Now when there is a tug of war, she won't let it go.
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