Chapter 295 She was nothing more than a concubine.
The banquet lasted until 7 PM. The first to leave were Prince Zhenbei and his wife, Zhao Changying. After that, Liu Shu got up, and Liu Tan left with Jiang Huijun and the children.
Then the others took their leave one after another.
Li Shiyue and Yan Jiuniang finally reconnected after most of the people had left.
She followed Yan Jiuniang, Li Qiutian, and Li Xiatian back to Yan Jiuniang's courtyard.
"...He is a founding nobleman, and the title of Duke of England has been passed down for three generations."
According to information gathered from Xingsheng Tower, Xie Mingyue is renowned for her talent in the capital, and once won first place at a poetry gathering with her poem "Spring Day"!
Yan Jiuniang sighed, "If such a talented woman were to marry Liu Shu, she would truly have wasted her life."
Li Shiyue ate the dried fruit from the box on the table one by one, while listening to Yan Jiuniang talk about the Duke of Yingguo and his granddaughter.
“Ninth Sister, let’s not talk about the matter between the young master and the Xie family’s wife for now. We’ll just listen to what’s going on. At most, I’ll have to send another gift in the future.”
I'd like to ask you, how are your marriage negotiations with the Sun family of Guanlong going?
In early May this year, are we really going to take a boat to Dongmu, and then from Dongmu to Guanlong?
Hearing Li Shiyue's words, Li Xiatian also chimed in, "That's right, I don't care about the young master's affairs, but your affairs are the most important!"
If you marry into Guanlong, how will we ever see each other again?
Isn't this farewell forever?
Li Qiutian kicked Li Xiatian under the table, and Li Xiatian realized that she had said something inappropriate. She quickly added, "No, well, Ninth Sister, why don't you not get married? Let the Prince find you a son-in-law."
My sister and I will be marrying into our family in the future, so we won't have to leave our mother and aunt for ten months. That would be wonderful.
Why don't you find a husband to marry into your family? Then we sisters can hang out together again.
Yan Jiuniang sighed again, "Alas, I wish I didn't get married, but with my father like that, how could I not get married?"
He's still waiting to trade me for someone else's iron.
However, Yan Jiuniang raised her head and lowered her voice to Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian, saying, "Logically speaking, the procession delivering the betrothal gifts should have arrived by now, and my dowry should have been loaded onto the ship by now."
But it's already the first month of the lunar calendar, and I haven't heard the chief secretary of the Prince's mansion mention anything about my dowry and betrothal gifts.
They can't just send me off to get married without giving me a dowry, can they?
It shouldn't be!
No matter how bad my father was, he was never stingy when it came to money.
Even if the princess doesn't like me, she will definitely not shortchange me on my dowry.
I also went to ask the chief clerk a few questions, and the chief clerk said that since my father hadn't given any instructions, no arrangements had been made.
But if I'm to get married in May, I'll have to leave in early March, so the dowry should be prepared even earlier, right?
But no one answered from inside the Prince's residence!
"Didn't you ask Manager Jin to find out what's going on outside?"
Don't let any changes keep you in the dark!
Yan Jiuniang nodded in agreement with Li Shiyue's words, and everyone began to speculate about what changes might occur in Yan Jiuniang's marriage.
Meanwhile, in the southwest corner of the Prince's mansion, Li Chunli was silently weeping while holding Qin Tao.
As for why Li Chunli was crying?
At the banquet on New Year's Day, the Prince of Zhenbei announced in a high-profile manner that his heir, Liu Shu, was engaged to the eldest granddaughter of the Duke of Yingguo. Even though Li Chunli, as a concubine, was not qualified to attend the banquet, she still learned about it.
According to Qin Tao, there's nothing to cry about.
After all, Li Chunli was just a concubine, and a concubine is a concubine no matter what.
At most, if the Crown Princess is kind-hearted in the future, considering the long time Li Chunli has served Liu Shu and the fact that she has borne him children, she might agree to let Li Chunli become a concubine after Liu Shu becomes a prince.
In other words, the position of Crown Princess will definitely not belong to Li Chunli; someone else will eventually take it.
So why is Li Chunli being so dramatic?
"Why are you thinking the wrong way again, kid?"
Didn't your mother tell you this last time?
You should focus on winning over the Crown Prince now, while he still has no one else around. First, establish a foothold in the Prince's mansion, and then think about other things!
Don't be petty. You are not like Li Shiyue!
She can live without a man, but you can't!
You need the Crown Prince's help to have a good life!
Qin Tao got up and wrung out a cloth soaked in cold water. "Wipe yourself off. Later, you will take a lantern and go to the prince's courtyard. The prince will definitely be drinking at the banquet tonight."
At this time, it would be most appropriate for you to go up and serve the prince well.
Do not displease the Crown Prince.
Even if you're going to show the slightest hint of petulance, it has to be in a way that makes you look afraid of losing the prince's favor. Even if you're just pretending, you have to put on a convincing act in front of him!
Li Chunli knew that Qin Tao was only saying things for her own good, but she still felt bad inside.
She knew that Liu Shu would definitely have more than just her as a woman in the future. Right now, the two maids in Liu Shu's courtyard who served Liu Shu's daily life had already slept with Liu Shu!
Last time, when she took the cat to Liu Shu's courtyard to deliver sweet soup to Liu Shu, she could already see that the two maids were obviously trying to please her.
That time, after she brought the cat back, she was afraid that Qin Tao would notice something, so she endured it until she lay down alone at night before she dared to hide under the covers and cry her heart out.
Rationally, Li Chunli knew that Qin Tao was right, but psychologically, she still felt wronged and sad.
She was nothing more than a concubine.
"Why are you being so stubborn?"
Sister Li, even if you're not doing it for yourself;
Think of the cat, think of your brother, and think of me—our whole family is counting on your belly for the future!
Li Chunli wiped her face with a handkerchief, and the warm tears flowed into the cold handkerchief.
Hearing Qin Tao say this, Li Chunli put down her handkerchief, raised her hand to touch her lower abdomen, and then lowered her head and said to Qin Tao in a muffled voice, "Mother, I haven't used my change of clothes for this month yet."
Qin Tao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Chunli with a look of ecstatic joy, put her hands on Li Chunli's shoulders, and asked her in a low voice, "Oh my!"
I've been so busy taking care of the cat these past few days that I completely forgot about you!
Yeah, let me do the math. Last month was... oh! Right, it's been about seven or eight days since then!
Sister Li!
You're probably pregnant!
OK!
"This time you'd better do your best and give birth to a son, then everything will be fine!"
Looking at Qin Tao, whose face was filled with barely suppressed joy, Li Chunli forced back the tears in her eyes and gently touched her lower abdomen again and again.
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