Over time, the two became acquainted, and he was impressed by Pingting's talent and character.
As for what Pingting saw in him, he still doesn't know.
With red eyes, Li Xi looked at Li Zai and asked, "Then is my birth mother dead?"
What does leaving mean?
Why doesn't she want him?
Li Zai stiffened, but did not immediately answer Li Xi's question.
"Father," Li Xi said, her eyes misty with tears, "I'm not young anymore."
He wanted to know the truth of the matter.
Li Zai stiffened and shook his head. "She looked down on me, a poor soldier, and got together with His Majesty."
At the time, Pingting even gave that woman a good scolding and broke off all ties with her.
Li Xi threw herself into Li Zai's arms and burst into tears, saying, "I knew it, I knew it, I'm an unwanted child."
Su Qian looked at Li Xi in confusion, "Didn't your mother raise you back then?"
Li Xi stiffened. Since arriving in Shangjia Village, he had been following his father around every day, busy with chores, and hadn't thought about his mother for a long time.
Li Zai stood up, bowed to Su Qian, and said, "Please, young lady, save Pingting."
Su Qian didn't say whether to save her or not, but looked at Li Zai and asked, "If she is saved, what will her identity be?"
Shang Tian tugged at Su Qian's hand, signaling her to stop talking.
Su Qian pursed her lips; lovesick men and women were the most troublesome.
She doesn't want to get involved either, okay?
Li Zai took a deep breath and said, "If Pingting is willing, I, Li Zai, am willing to welcome her into the family as a principal wife."
As for the elaborate wedding procession with eight bearers, he dared not even think about it; even Su Qian and Shang Tian's wedding was so simple.
How complicated could their marriage be?
Su Qian nodded and vanished in a flash.
Inside the palace, Su Qian silently followed Pingting for half a day before finding an opportunity to kidnap her.
Pingting tried to scream in terror, but Su Qian held her mouth tightly. Once they were in a secluded spot, Su Qian put her down. "Do you want to come back with me? It's not safe here."
Pingting's hair was disheveled. She hurriedly shook her head, and after a long while, she caught her breath and said, "Pingting won't leave."
"Why?" Su Qian was very puzzled by her behavior.
She's always helped them, isn't it all because she hopes they can have a better life?
Life in Jizhou is much better than here.
Pingting shook her head and said, "Pingting has nowhere to go and only wishes to grow old and die in this deep palace."
"That's not right," Su Qian shook her head, "Don't you still have a son?"
What mother doesn't love her son?
Pingting stiffened. "Xi'er is not my biological daughter."
"But he's your biological son, haven't you always treated him like your own son?"
Su Qian didn't understand why she would lie; it clearly wouldn't do her any good.
Pingting sighed and said, "Pingting thanks you for your kindness, but I am too vain and can't bear the hardship of life in Jizhou."
Is Jizhou a poor and impoverished place?
Su Qian looked completely bewildered. "The food in Jizhou is much better than what you eat here."
At least, if she doesn't want to eat vegetables, she can simply choose not to.
Pingting stiffened. Couldn't this young lady tell that she was just being polite?
She just doesn't want to leave!
Pingting had figured out Su Qian's personality a bit, and she said frankly, "Pingting doesn't want to leave, thank you for your kindness, Miss."
"Oh." Su Qian understood. "Then I'll go by myself."
Pingting nodded, "I hope you can come visit me sometime in the future and help me send some messages back."
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