Chapter 303: Hard work pays off
Five days later, at the Gu family's house, as Gu Yuru's wedding date was approaching, the house was filled with red silk and was filled with joy.
"Brother, aren't you going to the military camp with your third uncle today?" Li Mumu raised her eyebrows and asked mischievously.
"Ahem, I'll take a break today."
"Oh, if you're resting, why aren't you in the yard? Instead, you're running towards the gate..." Li Mumu asked with a smile, "Could it be that you knew the princess would be here later?"
"Who... who said that? I came to see how the servants are preparing. Our mother is getting married soon, and there can't be any mistakes."
"Oh, I see. I thought you wanted to see the princess."
"Who said that? It's not true." Li Yunchao denied it, but his eyes betrayed him.
But they waited for a long time and Princess Qingyang did not come.
Are you not coming today?
Just as Li Mumu was thinking, a carriage came from a distance, followed by many eunuchs and palace maids. It was quite a scene.
She was wondering which noble person in the palace it was when she saw Princess Qingyang get off the carriage.
No, that's not the case.
When Princess Qingyang came a few days ago, she was extremely shabby, with only one palace maid, Yan Xi. Today, the situation was obviously not right.
Li Mumu's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be a marriage alliance?
But the marriage will happen in a few years.
After the ceremony, she brought people to her own courtyard. Today, in addition to Yan Xi, there was also a palace maid. Li Mumu had good eyesight and remembered that she seemed to have seen her at Rong Fei's place.
It seems that I need to be more careful when speaking today.
"Princess, this is for you." Li Mumu handed the medicine bottle to Princess Qingyang in front of the palace maid.
"Wait, this is..."
"Sister Caique, this is the princess' medicine." Yan Xi said, "The young princess gives it to me every time I come."
Princess Qingyang had eaten it twice, but she felt that the taste was different this time. It was sweet with a special taste. Anyway, it was delicious and not bitter at all.
In fact, she had recovered a long time ago. In order to prevent Caique from saying anything when she went back, Li Mumu had to give her a chocolate bean. Naturally, outsiders could not see anything.
And looking at Princess Qingyang's expression, you can tell that she understands.
"I thought you wouldn't come." Li Mumu said with a smile, "My eldest brother has called me to get some snacks. If you don't come, I'll leave."
Li Yunchao immediately understood and said, "Princess, I will withdraw first."
A flash of disappointment flashed across Princess Qingyang's eyes.
Yan Xi is also a smart little girl. She seems to know that Li Mumu will not hurt Princess Qingyang, but will help her instead, so she deliberately found an excuse to call Cai Que out.
Li Mumu breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise she would have to find a way.
"Cai Que...why haven't I seen her before?"
"She's from Mother's palace. Mother said that apart from Yan Xi, no one else around me cared about me, so she gave her to me. In the future, I will go..."
Li Mumu waited for a while, but didn't hear her say where she was going, and the string in her heart tightened again.
"Where are you going?"
"Forget it. You won't tell anyone anyway. You'll know sooner or later. Marry to North Vietnam."
"Get married? You are only ten years old? Are you getting married so early?" Li Mumu asked.
But what she was thinking was, it was indeed early.
She didn't know if this was caused by her appearance, but she didn't want the flower-like girl in front of her to wither and die.
"The customs in North Vietnam are different from ours."
"No matter how different he is, he is still a child at the age of ten," said Li Mumu.
"And I heard that the emperor of North Vietnam is already in his fifties or sixties."
Li Mumu felt physically ill just thinking about the scene of the pear blossoms and the crabapple blossoms crushing the tree.
This is illegal in modern times.
"You know quite a bit." Princess Qingyang said with a wry smile, "But I'm a princess after all. This is my duty. If I marry into the relationship, the two countries won't have to fight each other. And..."
"What else?" Li Mumu was a little angry. "Letting a woman marry far away in a foreign country in exchange for peace is a sign of cowardice and incompetence on the part of men."
Isn't the reason the Gu family fought so hard to prevent something like this from happening again?
"Then I alone can prevent so many people from fighting, getting hurt, and losing their lives. How wonderful! Besides, I'm young, beautiful, and a princess. The old emperor will definitely love me."
Li Mumu knew that she was comforting herself.
"Do you know the old emperor's methods? How many women are there in the palace? If he dies, you will be buried with him."
Li Mumu shook her head, "Why do you want to go?"
"I'm going on my own." Princess Qingyang said with a smile, "I've been a princess for ten years in vain, so of course I have to do something."
"It's a lie."
Princess Qingyang paused and said, "No, here I am a fake princess, but once I marry there, I will be a real princess. Not only a real princess, but also a real concubine. No one can look down on me."
This may be okay for three or four kids, but not for her.
Li Mumu took a deep breath and covered her mouth. "It will be very dangerous if you go. You will be bullied and no one will support you. They will poison you, embarrass you, and use all kinds of insidious means on you."
Princess Qingyang shook her head. "It's not as bad as you think."
"It will only get worse than this. You are not cherished here, and in a foreign country, others will take you even less seriously. If I tell you that if you go this time, you will definitely die, and die miserably, will you still go?"
"I won't."
"Yes!" Li Mumu said firmly.
"Mumu...but I...must go. I know you are the best person to me besides Mother. I don't know why you are so nice to me, but...I owe Mother. She has suffered so much for me, and I can't let her down anymore."
"You mean, if you don't marry him, it will be bad for Concubine Rong?"
Princess Qingyang finally nodded.
Li Mumu frowned. It was indeed Rong Fei's method. She couldn't wait any longer. She could even harm a ten-year-old child.
After all, she has raised him for ten years, and she is really ruthless.
"Mumu, please don't tell me about this for now. I'm telling you this because I trust you. I've never met that Xie Xun, but the Eighth Prince is a very good person, but..."
Li Mumu thought that after Concubine Rong knew that the two were close, she might have asked her to match her up with the Eighth Prince.
"But……"
"But the palace isn't very good. You're so good, so you'd better not enter the palace."
At this moment, Li Mumu knew that her efforts had paid off.
"I never thought about entering the palace." Li Mumu said.
"That's good. Mother likes you and wants you to be engaged to the Eighth Prince, but I think you're kind and lovely. You don't deserve to live a life of intrigue and deception in the palace. I've seen Mother fight with those people. If she wins, she's honored, but if she loses, she loses everything."
"Then why do you still want to go?" Li Mumu asked with concern.
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