Chapter 296 Good Luck
Shen Yuexi had a full exchange with Qiang Lin's mother in the Xirong settlement, and stayed there to have a meal of roasted lamb. She returned to Shengjing City leisurely in the afternoon.
"Aunt, I've found out everything," she said, returning to the palace and exposing Madam Li the moment she saw her. "My cousin took the initiative to go with Qiang Lin."
Madam Li blushed, still trying to make sense: "I am her biological mother. She left without even telling me..."
As she spoke, she began to wipe her tears with her handkerchief again.
Shen Yuexi smiled and said, "Aunt, you know very well why my cousin left without saying goodbye."
Madam Li was about to burst into tears when she heard Shen Yuexi's words and threw her handkerchief on the table. "Let me be frank. I won't allow Wan'er to date him. He's a foreigner, and he's only a captain of a thousand men. He's not worthy of my Wan'er."
Chen Yuexi was surprised and asked, "So my aunt cares so much about family background. Then, Prince Mei wanted to marry my cousin. Why did you go to such lengths to dig a hole to rescue my cousin? Prince Mei's status is quite noble."
Mrs. Li leaned back in her chair, picked up the pear beside her and took a bite.
Shen Yuexi's question stumped her. Because this matter was related to Shen Yuexi, it was difficult to answer.
When Mei Pu was about to marry Li Wan, she thought her daughter was still attached to her cousin, so how could she possibly marry Mei Pu? She had Li Wan take care of Mei Pu because she wanted Mei Pu to recover and compete with Xiao Zhuo for Shen Yuexi. If Mei Pu succeeded, wouldn't her daughter be the heir apparent?
However, he didn't expect that his plan would backfire. Mei Pu persuaded Li Wan with just a few words. He disagreed and had a quarrel with his daughter. Later, he simply hired someone to dig a hole and rescue his daughter.
Later, she saw that Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo were in love with each other, and felt that her daughter had no chance, so she stopped forcing them.
Unexpectedly, she faced the same problem again. Her daughter must have been persuaded by Qiang Lin's simple words. Upon learning this, she and her daughter had another argument. This time, Li Wan didn't give her a chance to dig a hole and simply ran away with Qiang Lin.
This Qiang Lin is really amazing. I haven't seen him talk to his daughter many times, so how did he hook up with her?
She thought about it over and over but could not find a way, so she had to use the fake news about the thrush to trick Shen Yuexi back, hoping that Shen Yuexi would go and find her daughter. She did not expect that Shen Yuexi would grasp the truth so quickly.
"Of course Prince Mei can. But he's not sincere towards Wan'er, so as a mother, I certainly won't agree."
After thinking for a long time, she found a suitable reason.
"Aunt, I think Qiang Lin is a very good person," Shen Yuexi persuaded, "If my cousin likes him, I think it's not a bad idea."
In Shen Yuexi's eyes, Li Wan is an alternative - the kind she admires.
In ancient times, women were subject to their parents' orders, but Li Wan was different. While she had a bit of a spoiled brat temper, she was bold in her love and hate, unwavering in her love. If she truly wanted to leave someone, she wouldn't drag her feet or linger; she was a decisive woman. Compared to her, Chen Lan was far inferior.
Although Qiang Lin is from Xirong, he has always been her trusted guard. She knows Qiang Lin very well. In addition, she has communicated with Qiang Lin's mother. She feels that as long as the two of them are in love, there will be no problem.
The only possible obstacle was Madam Li's concern for social status, but she didn't take it seriously. My sister and Xiao Kai were a perfect match, but what kind of life were they actually living? If Xiao Beiheng hadn't killed that scumbag Xiao Kai, my sister probably wouldn't be alive today.
"Yuexi, Wan'er is your cousin," Mrs. Li almost jumped up when she heard that she also agreed with this marriage, "You are still speaking for that foreigner. I want to go find my nephew..."
Mrs. Li said this and stood up and walked out.
Shen Yuexi didn't stop her. She called Xia Lan over and said, "Auntie is a little upset right now. Please keep an eye on her and don't let her run around. When Qiang Lin and my cousin come back, we'll try to persuade Auntie."
Qianglin's mother had already told her that Qianglin and Li Wan would come back after visiting the king.
Xia Lan said confidently, "Don't worry, Madam. I will keep a close eye on her. If she dares to run away, I will use a rope..."
She covered her mouth and said nothing, looking embarrassed.
The two of them almost simultaneously recalled the harsh words Xia Lan said to Shen Yuexi when they first met.
Shen Yuexi smiled and said, "Don't tie her up, she is my elder."
After sending Xia Lan away, Shen Yuexi went to the village head and told him the name of the city. The village head immediately asked someone to arrange for craftsmen to make a plaque to be hung above the city gate.
Shen Yuexi returned to the palace and came to her room, where she saw the gold wire cage and the iron wire cage she made still on the table.
She hadn't told anyone to throw it away before she left, so the servants left it in her room. Looking at the empty cage, she felt a surge of emotion and a sense of sadness.
Xiao Zhuo, Mei Dai, and Chen Lan were currently fighting in Xiliang. Qiang Lin and Li Wan had gone north together. Madam Li was upset, and Xia Lan was going to look after her. Feng Zhang and Yang Cong were busy building the city wall. For a moment, there was no one left in the palace to talk to.
Three days passed like this. At noon, she ate something casually, sat at the table, and stared at the golden cage in a daze.
Just when I was bored, a maid came in with a smile and reported: "Madam, great news. Miss Yang knew you were sad about losing your thrush, so she caught a bird specially for you."
When Shen Yuexi heard the news, her eyes lit up and she quickly stood up and walked out.
I never thought Yang Cong was so considerate. Knowing that she had lost her thrush and feeling unhappy, he caught a bird for her.
As soon as I left the room, Yang Cong came running over happily, holding something covered with black cloth in his arms: "Madam, I'm here to catch a bird for you. I've been watching it for several days, but I can't use a clamp."
Shen Yuexi was delighted and quickly turned around, opened the door and said, "Quickly put the bird in the cage."
Yang Cong ran into the house and unwrapped the package while saying, "Madam, why didn't you tell me earlier that you liked birds? If you had told me earlier, I would have caught as many as you wanted. Would there be any need for the Shengzhou governor to send them?"
Shen Yuexi stood behind Yang Cong, staring in amazement as she stuffed a black bird into a wire cage and closed the door.
The black bird entered the cage, flapped its wings, twisted the wire in its beak a few times, and jumped back and forth in the cage.
"Yang Cong, what kind of bird is this?" Shen Yuexi asked, pointing at the black bird in the cage.
"Crow," Yang Cong patted the cage with a smile, and said to her with his hands on his hips, "How about it, mistress? This crow is not bad, right?"
Shen Yuexi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to Yang Cong, "Thank you very much. Um... you must be hungry, there's food in the kitchen."
Yang Cong worked hard to catch this, so let’s put it here for now.
Yang Cong said happily, "That's just right. Catching this crow has really exhausted me. I'll go eat first."
After Yang Cong left, Shen Yuexi returned to the house and stared at the crow in the cage for a while.
From ancient times to the present, she has never seen anyone raising crows.
At this time, the crow cawed twice.
After hearing the call of the thrush, the call of the crow is almost like the sound of a broken gong.
Shen Yuexi covered her ears, picked up the cage with one hand and walked out.
She ran to the garden, opened the cage door, and said to the crow, "You'd better fly away quickly."
After releasing the crow, Shen Yuexi returned to the room, put the cage on the table, sighed, sat down, and put her hands on her chin, intending to continue daydreaming.
Suddenly, a pair of hands gently covered her eyes, and a woman's low laughter came from behind her.
Yang Cong's hands weren't that soft, and his laughter wasn't that sweet. Thinking Xia Lan was joking with her, Shen Yuexi reached out and pulled those hands away, saying, "Xia Lan, stop joking."
Looking back, I saw Su Mo's smiling face: "Haha, sister-in-law guessed wrong."
"It's you." Shen Yuexi stood up.
She was bored these days, and unexpectedly Su Mo appeared out of nowhere, which made her surprised and happy.
Su Mo stepped aside and said, "A gift for my sister-in-law."
Shen Yuexi looked in the direction she pointed, and when she saw the big bird standing on the arm of the smiling Yang Cong, she was stunned.
She once suspected that she was dreaming and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.
She had never seen such a beautiful bird. Its eyes, its wings spread wide, its golden belly feathers... Compared to the crow, it was like a phoenix incarnate.
Su Mo called to the big bird and said, "Come, Liuli, say something to your sister-in-law."
The big bird folded its wings, tilted its head to look at Shen Yuexi, opened its mouth and said, "Yuexi, good luck."
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