415. Goodbye, Hidden Worries

After returning to Licheng, Ye Li put aside her original work and concentrated on taking care of the children. Although they left their parents not long after their full-month birth, perhaps it was the nature of mother and child that the two little babies became familiar with their mother in just two days. They looked so clingy as if they had been staying by Ye Li's side since they were born and had never left for a day.

Ye Li was a soldier in both her past and future lives. Soldiers who have been to the battlefield are always surrounded by a murderous aura. But Ye Li is not like that. No matter how fiercely she fights on the battlefield, she will change her clothes after leaving the battlefield and still be a gentle lady from a scholarly family. Even her eyebrows are filled with a hint of warmth and tenderness. No wonder the two children are so happy when they see their mother. Children are always naturally close to things that are more gentle and warm.

In the main courtyard of Prince Ding's mansion, the spacious room was covered with thick carpets from the Western Regions. All the corners of the furnishings in the room were polished and covered with cotton cloth. There were various toys on the floor, and the two babies were placed on the floor and allowed to play everywhere. The baby, who was only eleven months old, had already begun to learn to walk. Lin'er, who was born first, was already able to walk steadily by himself. Xin'er was born later, and his body was a little thinner. He liked to sit on the floor and play more. Seeing his brother walking around, he stretched out his little hand to pull him. The floor was covered with thick wool carpets, and Lin'er was pulled to sit on the floor without any pain or crying. He smiled happily at his sister.

Ye Li also sat on the ground, looking at the two babies giggling, with a faint smile on her lips.

"Princess, Madam Xu and Madam Leng are here." The maid reported softly outside the door.

Before anyone came in, Murong Ting's voice came from outside, "Li'er, you seem to be free." Ye Li raised her head and saw Murong Ting, Qin Zheng, Hua Tianxiang, Mo Wuyou, and Gu Yunge all standing at the door. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Why are you here? Come in quickly."

Qin Zheng looked inside, covered her lips and smiled, "It's very busy outside, but you are free. You should come out. It's not easy for us to come in with so many people." The inside was clean and tidy, obviously specially paved for children. If so many people came in, the snow-white carpet would be soiled. Although they were all female relatives now, except for Murong Ting and Gu Yunge, none of the women who had been educated by famous families since childhood would dare to take off their shoes in front of outsiders.

Ye Li smiled, picked up a baby in each hand and put them in Qin Zheng and Murong Ting's hands respectively, and then walked out. Murong Ting and Qin Zheng both had children of their own, and they were very familiar with the two babies in the past six months. The two little guys were not shy at all in their arms. Murong Ting held her pink and tender heart and said that she also wanted a daughter.

"Sister Li, no, it's the princess!" Yun Ge walked up to Ye Li and bowed gently. She was more obedient and calm than when she was in Jiangnan before. Ye Li pulled her and said with a smile: "Just call me Sister Li. Look who is polite to me? Is Yun Ge used to living in Li City?"

Gu Yunge nodded and said, "Both Aunt Xu are very kind to me. Sister Tianxiang, Sister Zheng'er, Sister Ting, and Wuyou are also very kind to me. And... Yunge has a foster father now."

"Adoptive father?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows. Mo Wuyou pursed his lips and smiled, "It's my master. Didn't the master tell the princess when he went to Feihong Pass? The master said that Yun Ge is much more talented in medicine than me, and he likes her very much. So he took Yun Ge as his adopted daughter." Ye Li raised her eyebrows. She remembered that Shen Yang and Yun Ge's father seemed to have some relatives, but this generation... Then she changed her mind and thought that maybe Shen Yang and Yun Ge only had each other as relatives in this world. What other relationship in this world is closer than that between father and daughter? Since Shen Yang made this decision, he must have his reasons, so she didn't think about it anymore.

Gu Yunge nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, my adoptive father is a great doctor, even better than my father. He said that as long as I study hard, I will be as good as him in the future." Perhaps it was because of his family background, Yunge was born with a unique talent and interest in medicine, and his eyes couldn't help but shine when he talked about it.

"Just be happy." Ye Li smiled. She glanced at the girls in front of her and said, "Last night when we were having dinner, my aunt and second aunt told me that now that things are finally peaceful, they are eager to arrange the marriages for my third and fourth brothers."

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "Li'er is right. Mother and aunt are really anxious. Unfortunately, my third brother is away on the expedition and my fourth brother is far away in Xiling and never comes. Mother also said that this time, no matter what, we must let my third brother get married first."

"Zheng'er!" Hua Tianxiang blushed with shame and glared at Qin Zheng fiercely, "You usually seem to be the most gentle and elegant, how come you are like this..."

Murong Ting rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are happy if you are happy. We won't laugh at you. Yesterday, the third son of the Xu family came back and rushed to give you something. Did he think we didn't see it?" After saying that, she glanced at the delicate and elegant pearl hairpin on Hua Tianxiang's head, her face full of good-natured teasing. Mo Wuyou, who was also about to become a bride, carefully hid aside to avoid being caught in the same plight as Hua Tianxiang. It's not that she doesn't have sisterly love, but she can't stand up to Sister Murong's sharp tongue.

On the contrary, Gu Yunge, who was clear-minded, was full of joy. "Is Sister Tianxiang getting married? Yunge will definitely give you a good gift." Murong Ting chuckled and looked at Gu Yunge and said, "Yunge, you are not going to give me pills again, are you?"

Gu Yunge blinked his eyes. "Is there something wrong?"

Ye Li was also puzzled, "What's wrong?" Gu Yunge's skill in making medicine is better than her master's, so the pills she makes are naturally not ordinary. Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Did Yunge give everyone in our family a bottle of pills during the Chinese New Year last year? Last October, my uncle's birthday was also a bottle of pills. As a result, at the beginning of this year, my eldest brother's birthday was also a bottle of pills. In addition... my eldest brother has received the most pills among the people in our family. Now his face becomes stiff when he sees the pills."

The people around him also looked like they were about to laugh. Ye Li couldn't help laughing because she found it interesting. She was actually a little curious about what it would look like when Master Qingchen's face turned blue because of a bottle of small pills.

Gu Yunge pouted her lips and looked at everyone in a daze. What's wrong with her giving pills? The pills she gave to the two aunts Xu were for maintenance and conditioning, the pills she gave to Zheng'er and her sisters were for beauty, and the pills she gave to the two uncles and Xu Qingchen were all for health preservation. It turned out that the people of the Xu family saw that the little girl was so innocent and that she made the pills with all her heart, so they were embarrassed to talk to her about the etiquette of gift giving. But the Xu family didn't care about these false gifts. A gift given with sincerity is always more precious than a perfunctory one with false feelings, isn't it? But it made Master Qingchen suffer. Miss Yunge believed that Xu Qingchen had been seriously injured and left with a root cause of the disease. Whenever Xu Qingchen had a headache or fever, the little girl would stuff a bunch of various pills into his hands. Now when the Xu family members are sick, they don't go to the doctor to get medicine anymore. They just ask Xu Qingchen directly. Anyway, Miss Yun Ge's medicine is always much more effective than the medicine prescribed by ordinary doctors.

Ye Li rubbed her head and said with a smile: "It's nothing. Yun Ge's medicine is very good. Medical technology must have made great progress in recent days."

Yun Ge's eyes lit up, "Huh? Sister Li, have you also used my medicine?"

Ye Li nodded, "Mr. Shen went to Feihong Pass and brought some back. The effect is very good." Yun Ge said proudly, "That's good. Yun Ge will definitely become the most famous doctor in the world. Then, just like my adoptive father when he was young, I will hang the pot to save the world and save many, many people."

Suspended pot to save the world? A great ideal. Ye Li raised her eyebrows and smiled: "What do you say, brother?"

Gu Yunge blinked in bewilderment and said, "Xu Qingchen? What did he want to say? Oh... he said that I will become a great doctor."

Looking at the happy little girl in front of her, Ye Li couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, she thought too much. She didn't expect that the marriage of the elegant and graceful fairy prince had become a difficult problem in everyone's mind. Even she couldn't help but want to pull him with another girl. Since Xu Qingchen didn't have any ideas, Ye Li nodded and smiled calmly: "Brother is right, Yun Ge will definitely become a great female doctor."

Murong Ting rolled her eyes at Ye Li and said, "What's right? Yun Ge is one year older than Wu You, right? A girl of this age should consider marrying into a good family, not whether to become a female healer."

Ye Li glanced at Qin Zheng, who was holding Lin'er and laughing. Ye Li smiled in her heart, turned her eyes and winked at Wuyou, who immediately understood and took Yun Ge out to play.

Watching the two little girls walk out hand in hand, Ye Li smiled and said, "Wuyou and Yunge have a good relationship." Hua Tianxiang smiled and said, "That's right, they both have good tempers, and they study medicine with Mr. Shen together on weekdays. It's only been a short while, and to outsiders, it doesn't look like Wuyou and I are cousins, but they look like real sisters."

"About Yun Ge..." Ye Li frowned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Murong Ting smiled and said, "Madam Xu is very satisfied with Yun Ge being the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family. However, one of the two parties involved is really stupid, and the other is pretending to be stupid. Madam Xu did not dare to tell the girl directly for fear of scaring her. And Master Qingchen did not say anything. I heard that Madam Xu was very angry."

Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "Maybe... Big Brother really didn't mean that?"

Murong Ting rolled her eyes, "If you don't mean to, don't delay the girl. She is Mr. Shen's adopted daughter and the future female doctor. How many people are eagerly waiting for her hand in marriage." Murong Ting was not joking. Yun Ge was beautiful, had high martial arts skills, and was cheerful and kind. Such a character might not be very good in the rich and powerful families, but it was the most popular among the generals who fought on the battlefield. I don't know how many generals of the Mohist Army wanted to marry such a daughter-in-law for their sons, and how many young generals of the Mohist Army envied such a beautiful and cheerful girl.

Not to mention, Yun Ge's medical skills were highly praised by Shen Yang. Even though she had no beauty and no family background, countless people were waiting to marry her with betrothal gifts. Unfortunately, such a beautiful and lovely girl would always be accompanied by a handsome and elegant young man in white clothes. This made countless suitors retreat before they could even make a move.

This is also what Murong Ting dislikes most about Xu Qingchen. If you are interested in the girl, just be direct. If not, stay away and don't interfere with other people's pursuits. You can't bully the girl just because she has lived in the mountains since she was a child and has not seen much of the ways of the world and knows nothing. After all, Yun Ge is really not young anymore. Except for Hua Tianxiang who is forced by the situation, aren't there girls in this world who are married at the age of fifteen or sixteen?

"Zheng'er, what exactly does big brother mean?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Li'er, don't ask me. I rarely see my elder brother either. But... I always feel that my elder brother... should be different to Yun Ge." After all, Master Qingchen has been so busy in the past six months that even Madam Xu couldn't find him many times, but he still takes Yun Ge out for a walk every now and then. It doesn't seem like he has no intention at all. But... Master Qingchen's thoughts are not something that ordinary people like them can guess.

Seeing the three people discussing the gossip about Master Qingchen, Hua Tianxiang no longer cared about being shy and said with a smile: "If you ask me, if Master Qingchen is really interested in Yunge, I'm afraid Master Qingchen will be in big trouble."

"What do you mean?" The three of them asked curiously. In this world, there aren't many people who can be considered a big trouble for Master Qingchen. No wonder the three of them are so curious.

Hua Tianxiang smiled and said, "Yun Ge grew up in the mountains, and her personality is as simple as a child. If a normal girl had Young Master Qingchen by her side, she would at least be spoiled. But look at how miserable Yun Ge's face looks every time."

Murong Ting and Qin Zheng looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. I don't know why, Master Qingchen looks so kind, but Yun Ge seems to be really afraid of Xu Qingchen. She doesn't look like a young girl who has just fallen in love in front of Master Qingchen, but more like a stupid student who has done something wrong standing in front of a teacher. If Xu Qingchen really has something for Yun Ge, then Master Qingchen's love life will be difficult.

Ye Li took Lin'er, who was holding out his little hand to her, from Qin Zheng's arms and said with a smile, "Forget it. I'll ask my eldest brother about this later. But what do the eldest and second aunts think about the marriage of the third and fourth brothers?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Mother and my aunt want to hold the weddings of my third and fourth brothers together in August this year. We have also discussed this with Madam Yang, and she has no objection."

Ye Li smiled and said, "That's good. It seems that there are indeed many happy events in our family this year. When the time comes... Tianxiang and Wuyou can just marry directly from Prince Ding's Mansion."

"Li'er!" Hua Tianxiang blushed, glared at Ye Li and said, "We heard that Lin'er and Xin'er were going to hold a birthday party, so we came to see if there was anything we could do to help. Why are you teasing me?" Ye Li sighed and smiled, "There are people to take care of these things. Tianxiang, you should just be a bride. I'm sorry for all these years." Speaking of which, they married into the Dingwang Mansion early, and Qin Zheng and Murong Ting also got married one after another. Now even Mo Xiaobao is almost ten years old, but Hua Tianxiang's marriage has been delayed until now. She is now twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, which is not considered old in the previous life, but in this generation, a girl who is not married at the age of twenty is already called an old maid who can't get married. One can imagine the pressure Hua Tianxiang is under.

Hua Tianxiang's beautiful eyes turned red, and she whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm fine."

Ye Li raised her hand and patted her hand and said with a smile: "Yes, it will be better in the future."

"Li'er...are you going to be the empress?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Murong Ting quickly changed the subject and asked with a joking smile.

Ye Li raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Who said I'm going to be the empress?" Murong Ting looked at him with a smile and said, "Now that Prince Ding has defeated Beirong, Mo Jingli and the King of Xiling Zhennan, shouldn't he ascend the throne and become the emperor? If not you, Li'er, then who will be the empress? We won't laugh at you. It's so glorious to have a close friend who is the empress."

Ye Li smiled and said, "I'm afraid you will be disappointed. I can't become the queen for the time being."

"Why?" Murong Ting was at a loss. If Li'er wasn't the empress when Prince Ding became the emperor, no one in the world would agree.

Hua Tianxiang rolled her eyes and said, "That must be because Prince Ding has not yet planned to become emperor. But Li'er... Prince Ding really..." Ye Li smiled helplessly. It seemed that Mo Xiuyao's ascension to the throne was indeed what everyone expected. Even ladies like Hua Tianxiang and Murong Ting didn't believe it.

After receiving Ye Li's affirmative answer, everyone was silent for a while. Murong Ting sighed, looked at Ye Li and said, "In fact, it is also good for Prince Ding not to ascend the throne. I have heard many people these days are planning how to send their daughters to the palace to be concubines. Zheng'er, there are many people who use the Xu family's connections, right?"

Qin Zheng nodded silently. In recent days, many people have come to the Xu family to try to establish connections. After all, although Princess Ding's surname is Ye, the Ding Palace clearly recognizes only the Xu family as Princess Ding's maternal relatives. However, Ye Li had just returned, and the Xu family didn't want to upset Ye Li, so they didn't tell her.

In fact, such a thing was expected. In the past, the Dingwang Mansion was not stable. When conquering the world, the situation changed rapidly. It can be said that everything is possible. Naturally, no one cares whether the Dingwang married a wife or a courtyard of beautiful wives and concubines. Even if the Dingwang refused to marry for the sake of pulling together power, it can only be said that the Dingwang was proud and disdained nepotism. But when the world is settled, whether it is for the sake of etiquette and clan law, the interests of the powerful or for the balance of power, it is imperative to take in six palaces. No matter how powerful Mo Xiuyao is, he can't kill all the opposing ministers, and such a huge country can't be supported by the Xu family alone. These people, seeing this point clearly, took it for granted that once Mo Xiuyao ascended the throne, he would definitely take concubines like the Dingwangs of all generations. In history, there are examples of emperors and empresses who were deeply in love when they were conquering the world. But once they actually ascended the throne, which emperor did not have three palaces and six courtyards?

"Li'er..." Qin Zheng looked at Ye Li with some worry.

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, Xiu Yao will take care of these problems."

Murong Ting said with some concern: "Prince Ding..." It's not that she didn't trust Prince Ding's character. Murong Ting was very envious of how Li'er and Prince Ding had come through all these years. But the throne of the emperor often meant countless helpless and helpless choices.

Ye Li said softly: "I believe him. No matter what happens, we will stand together to face it."

Seeing Ye Li so calm, Murong Ting also felt relieved and nodded heavily, saying, "No matter what, Li'er, we support you."

"Thank you." Ye Li said with a smile.

"My queen..." The little princess in Murong Ting's arms twisted her body and stretched out her hands to Ye Li. Ye Li had no choice but to hand Lin'er to Qin Zheng, took Xin'er into her arms and said with a smile: "Xin'er, what's wrong?"

Murong Ting looked at Xin'er sitting in Ye Li's arms with a big smile on her tender little face, and couldn't help but said sourly: "Aunt Xu is right, you are really a heartless little girl. Before your mother came back, Aunt Murong held you and played with you every day. Now that your mother is back, she doesn't want me anymore."

"Aunt... Madam..." The little princess laughed even more happily in Ye Li's arms, not understanding Murong Ting's complaint at all.

While holding Lin'er and teasing him, Hua Tianxiang said thoughtfully: "Lin'er, could it be that Prince Ding refuses to ascend the throne because of this?" It must be said that Hua Tianxiang, who came from a meritorious family, understands many things more clearly than Qin Zheng and Murong Ting.

Ye Li was startled, then smiled and said, "He said he didn't want to go to court."

Everyone was speechless. What kind of reason is this?

"My princess, Master Qingchen asks you to go to the study." The guard hurriedly reported outside the door.

Hearing this, Ye Li raised her eyebrows and immediately heard the difference. Mo Xiuyao was also in the study at this time, why was it Master Qingchen who invited him instead of the prince? "What happened?"

The guard looked at Ye Li in embarrassment and said, "The prince... the prince is furious in the study. Master Qingchen, please ask the princess to go over and take a look."

"I know, go ahead." Ye Li sighed, stood up and called Xin'er to Qin Zheng. Qin Zheng smiled and said, "I'll be back soon." The little princess babbled and grabbed Ye Li's hair and refused to let go. Ye Li frowned helplessly, shook her head and smiled, "Forget it, I'll take you with me. Xin'er, you miss your father too, right?"

"Li'er, let me take care of Xin'er." Qin Zheng said. Although she had never seen Prince Ding get angry, she had heard of it. She should not scare the child. And Qin Zheng had a rough idea of ​​what Prince Ding got angry about. She said softly, "Don't care what others say."

Ye Li nodded and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen." After a lot of persuasion, she finally persuaded the little princess to let go. Ye Li went in to change her clothes and then walked towards the study room.