Chapter 279 Are you crazy?! How could you think such a thing!
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Li Shiyue had intended to apologize and then say goodbye to Liu Shu before leaving. Little did she expect that her words would cause the task completion rate displayed by the system in her mind to rise rapidly like a rollercoaster!
Li Shiyue felt that she was speaking the truth sincerely, so why did Li Chunli become more and more jealous of her the more she talked?
As she watched the task being completed with her words, Li Shiyue heard the notification "Task completed" in her mind, and her temper flared up.
"Fine, I sincerely apologize to you, but you hate me even more for saying one thing?"
No, I really did something wrong to offend you!
That's why Li Shiyue said those words to Liu Shu before leaving!
"...The study is a serious place, really not suitable for the women in your backyard to come here."
Li Shiyue left the Prince's Mansion with an invitation and a cartload of return gifts from Liu Shu.
But Liu Shu, having drunk more than half a bowl of sweet soup, thought for a moment and then spoke to Li Chunli in her study: "Li Niang, Li Xiaowei is right, this... this study, you shouldn't come here anymore."
Seeing Li Chunli's eyes brimming with tears, Liu Shu could only take one of Li Chunli's hands and stroke it back and forth, saying, "Don't do that."
Although you are now a concubine, even if you become my legal wife, this study is indeed not a place for women from the inner courtyard.
Don't worry, I'll definitely visit you and the cat in your yard whenever I have free time!
As if coaxed by Liu Shu, Li Chunli raised her pretty face and said to Liu Shu in a coquettish tone, "Your Highness, then, then you must not forget me and Cat!"
After Li Chunli left the study with the food box, a short while later, the pageboy's voice came from outside the door again: "Your Highness, Mr. Zhou has arrived."
After listening to Liu Shu recount everything that had just happened in the study, Zhou Yiran asked, "Sir, do you think Li Shiyue can truly be of use to me in the future?"
Zhou Yiran remained silent for a few moments before speaking, but he didn't address the question Liu Shu had asked. Instead, he said to Liu Shu, "Your Highness, Lieutenant Li's last sentence was indeed correct."
The study is a place for discussing important matters. In a few years, Your Highness will reach the age of twenty, at which time the Prince will surely let you be involved in some political affairs.
This study will henceforth be frequented by officials of both civil and military ranks; the women from His Highness's harem truly should not be here!
"Don't worry, sir, I know Li Shiyue is right."
"I've already told Liniang that she won't be looking for me in the front yard anymore."
Zhou Yiran had been by Liu Shu's side for several months, and he already knew what kind of person Liu Shu was.
Therefore, after saying those few words, he stopped lecturing Liu Shu on this issue and instead started talking about Li Shiyue.
“Your Highness, the fact that Lieutenant Li could say such things proves that she is not only incredibly strong, stronger than any man, but she can also overcome the narrow-mindedness of women and has the ability to distinguish right from wrong!”
These things are nothing compared to what's truly impressive: her willingness to swallow her pride and apologize to those in a lower position!
Your Highness, you must now…
Only the two of them knew how Zhou Yiran would advise Liu Shu.
At the same time, Li Chunli, who had hurried back to her courtyard, rushed into the house as soon as she entered. When she saw Qin Tao on the low couch, teasing the cat lying on it with an embroidered ball, Li Chunli could no longer hold back and started calling out to Qin Tao with a sob in her voice.
"Mother!"
Li Chunli's loud "howl" not only startled Qin Tao, but also frightened the cat that was chasing after the colorful ball in Qin Tao's hand.
The sound of "waaaaaah" instantly filled the room. Qin Tao turned her head and glared at Li Chunli, who was looking in this direction. Without bothering to ask what was wrong with Li Chunli, who looked disappointed and was about to cry, she quickly bent down and picked up the cat lying on the low couch.
"Oh, oh, Grandma's sweet baby, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Grandma will hug you, Grandma will hug you; oh, oh, Grandma's sweet baby..."
After finally managing to coax the cat to sleep, Qin Tao had a moment to go and see Li Chunli, who was sitting to the side with her head down, wiping away tears.
"You two are truly my debt for this lifetime!"
Can't you let your mother rest for a while?
"I just comforted the little one, and now you expect your mother to comfort the older one too?"
Despite saying such unpleasant things, Qin Tao still sat down next to Li Chunli and said, "Tell me, I just asked you to deliver some sweet soup, why are you calling for your mother as soon as you come back?"
Why doesn't he call for his mother? How old is he?
You're a mother yourself now, how dare you shed tears in front of your mother?
"Mother! Mother!"
Li Chunli buried her face in Qin Tao's chest, her voice still choked with sobs from crying. "After the cat came along, my mother stopped loving me."
Li Chunli complained to Qin Tao, "If it were in the past, my mother would definitely have held me in her arms and asked me a lot of questions when she saw me crying!"
A biological mother and daughter, this blood ties are a bond that lasts a lifetime.
Qin Tao smiled and gently patted Li Chunli's back. "Alright, now that you're done crying, tell your mother what happened."
What could have made you so sad and angry?
Li Chunli got up from Qin Tao's embrace and recounted in detail what she had said to Li Shiyue in Liu Shu's study.
Qin Tao's first reaction was not to what Li Shiyue had said, but rather: "Impossible!"
How could that be!
In this world, how can there be any logic in women holding official positions?
At most, Li Shiyue was just a bit stronger; how could she possibly have gotten the prince's approval to become an official?
That's impossible!
After listening to Qin Tao's series of words, Li Chunli finally turned her attention back to thinking about the fact that Li Shiyue had become an official as a woman.
"Yes, how did she, a woman, become an official?"
Oh! I remember now!
"Mother, Li Shiyue said she risked her life to get the prince's reward!"
For some reason, Li Chunli stared wide-eyed at Qin Tao, then whispered, "Mother, Li Shiyue isn't lying to me, is she?"
Could it be that she is with the prince...?
Qin Tao was startled by Li Chunli's wild imagination. She immediately covered Li Chunli's mouth with her hand, and then looked towards the west wall. Behind the west wall was the west wing, where the maids and servants assigned by the Prince's Mansion lived.
"Are you crazy?! How could you think such a thing!"
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