Chapter 115 Who agrees with him calling it that?
Shi Jianli looked at the water in the cup, paused for a moment, and then said, "When I'm not in school or playing, I go to the state capital to see my father. He handles official business, and I stay by his side."
"But he would often be so busy that he would forget about me, and when he remembered, he would have already left the state capital. Then he would come back and bring me home. I would pretend to be angry with him, and he would coax me and agree to anything I asked for."
"When I first arrived in Duzhou, there were many wrongful convictions. I listened to him overturn wrongful convictions and try criminals, and watched him uphold justice. I always felt that my father was the most powerful person."
"Because of my father, the people of Duzhou love me very much. Whenever I take Lanxing and Xianyue out to play, we always come back with our arms stuffed with fruits and vegetables grown by the people themselves. Whenever we see them carrying things, we run as fast as we can, for fear that they will stuff them with more."
Mingzhao rubbed her head and said, "Yaoyao's parents are both very capable people, so they raised such an outstanding person like you."
Shi Jianli held his wrist, rested her cheek on his palm, and stared into his eyes: "I have parents who are truly affectionate to me. I have seen the most beautiful form of love, so my heart is very small and there is no room for a third person."
"I'm willing to exchange my sincerity for yours, but once you've been unfaithful, I won't be faithful again. If one day, you change, we'll never be able to go back to where we are now."
She has the ability to leave him and live well without him.
She had never been moved before, so she didn't expect so-called love. She just wanted to control her future husband and make her life good, even if her husband would think she was jealous.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s not like she is unhappy. Being together is life, and sleeping in the same bed but having different dreams is still life.
Mingzhao was still a little panicked. He held her face with both hands and said seriously, "Yaoyao, I won't change."
"I am the eldest son in this family. While I enjoy the glory, I must also fulfill the corresponding responsibilities and do everything better than my younger brothers. I have the responsibility not to act capriciously and make my family worry about my marriage, and I have the responsibility to obey the arrangements of my elders."
"But you are the only one I want to fight for. After falling in love with you, I no longer hold the idea of marrying anyone. I just want to be with you for a hundred years."
Shi Jianli pursed her lips and said, "I trust you for now, but it takes your ability to make me trust you for a lifetime."
"Whether now or after marriage, I will listen to Yaoyao." Mingzhao was still a little relieved. "I will make you believe it."
He had finally come to terms with her and gotten engaged, and their relationship was growing closer day by day, so how could he let her turn cold towards him?
He couldn't stand it. If she called him "Prince" in a cold tone again, he might go crazy.
Mingzhao couldn't stand hearing such addresses, and she thought Jingyao's cousin and husband sounded better.
She is so outstanding and so many people like her, he won't give others a chance.
"After I burn incense for your mother tomorrow, I will be recognized as the future son-in-law by my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandparents."
Shi Jianli blinked and said, "Oh."
Shameless, who agreed to let him call her dad and mom, father-in-law and mother-in-law?
Mingzhao held her face and shook it gently, "Don't tell me, please."
Shi Jianli's eyes curved slightly, "Okay."
Looking at her relaxed expression, Mingzhao's eyes darkened slightly.
Shi Jianli met his gaze, blinked gently, and the smile in her eyes became even brighter.
Mingzhao withdrew his hand and just tapped her between the eyebrows.
Ming Zhouhe stood outside the courtyard gate for a while, a smile on his lips, and handed the oil-paper bag in his hand to Tianyu who was standing in front of the door, "Help me carry it in, I won't go in."
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The next afternoon, Shi Jianli woke up after her nap. When she got dressed and went out, there was a person sitting in the yard, smiling at her with a smile on his face.
"Sister Li~"
"Why are you here?" Shi Jianli walked over and pinched her face.
"Isn't today the anniversary of my aunt's death? I'll go with you to burn incense for her." Ming Yuelin grabbed her hand. "Sister Li, you look pretty good. Your injury shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
As for the issue of address, Ming Zhouhe is her third brother, so Ming Yuelin follows Ming Zhouhe and calls him that.
Shi Jianli's eyes warmed up, "Well, as long as you don't make a big move, there's no problem."
"When are we going?"
"Wait until my cousin and the others come back."
"That'll have to wait a while. I'll chat with you for a while." Ming Yuelin pulled her to sit down. "Sister Li, are you bored in the yard?"
"It's okay. Reading books and embroidering flowers can help me kill time. I've been drawing the clothes for the servants in the Princess's Mansion these past two days and asked Lanxing to send them to Hua Simeng."
The clothes of servants in the mansions of officials in the capital are all of uniform style, but the styles and materials of clothes worn by servants in different mansions are slightly different.
"After paying respects to my mother today, I'll take you to the Princess's Mansion. This is my first time there too."
"Okay, I was thinking that since you were bored, I'd take you out for a walk. We can play cuju and you can watch from the side, which can also help relieve your boredom."
Shi Jianli nodded, "Okay, let's go in a few days, before it snows and the riding grounds are not slippery."
Ming Yuelin rested her elbows on the table, supporting her chin as she spoke, "Sister Li, if you hadn't gone to math and arts class, my fourth sister and I wouldn't have been able to solve the problems the teacher had left behind, so we had to go to the teacher to find the answers."
The day passed by unnoticed while they were chatting. Xianyue came over and said that Zhao Hao and Ming Zhou were already outside the courtyard gate. Shi Jianli asked Lanxing to take the basket containing incense, candles and paper money.
Qiao Ruoying came over at a calculated time. Seeing Mingzhao didn't seem strange at all, but when she saw Mingyue, she suddenly asked, "Lin'er, are you going this year too?"
"Yes, I also accompanied Sister Li last year, so of course I remembered it this year." When she came to see Sister Li last year, she happened to see Sister Li and Second Aunt about to go out, so she asked and then followed them.
"Lin'er is so thoughtful." Qiao Ruoying smiled and touched her head.
The only legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, the little girl was spoiled but not arrogant. She was bright, lively, polite, thoughtful, and sincere to others.
The former residence of Qiao's maternal grandfather was on the outskirts of the capital, and the carriage had to turn several streets before arriving.
After getting off the carriage, Shi Jianli looked at the words "Qiao Mansion" on the lintel and let out a sigh.
After Qiao's maternal grandfather passed away, the key to the mansion was given to Qiao Ruoying, who opened the door with the key.
Because someone comes to clean frequently, the house is very tidy and clean.
A few of them went to the ancestral hall. Shi Jianli wiped her parents' spirit tablets with a handkerchief and carefully put it back. "Mother, today is your death anniversary. I came to see you again. My aunt, cousin, and sister Lin accompanied me."
"And my fiancé. I told you, my father, and the elders about him the last time I came here."
Shi Jianli took the lit incense that Mingzhao handed over and put it into the incense burner.
Ming Zhaohuan also respectfully held the incense and bowed three times, "Zhaohuan greets my uncle and aunt, and the Qiao family's grandparents."
Shi Jianli glanced at him, then knelt on the futon and looked up at the four wooden plaques. "Mother, the emperor made me a princess a few days ago, and the people of Duzhou are thinking of father again."
She remembered that her father had worked day and night for Duzhou and devoted all his energy to it.
Qiao Ruoying also said a few words to Qiao Ruowei and lit the incense.
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