Chapter 46 When to have a baby
Du Ruozhi was stunned. Before she could reply, Du Huaizhi continued, "Besides, how can you be sure that I didn't kill your sister?"
The real Du Huaizhi died, and a new one emerged to replace her identity and continue living. It is hard for those who are not in the know to believe that this incident has nothing to do with the imposter.
Du Ruozhi stopped talking and the room was silent. Just when Du Huaizhi thought she had fallen asleep, she finally spoke.
"Did you do this?"
The voice was surprisingly calm.
Du Huaizhi met her gaze in the darkness. "If I say no, will you believe me?"
"Believe." The voice was still calm, but very convincing. "Although I don't know what happened, I believe you. You won't do such a thing."
Du Huaizhi just looked at her for a while, then sighed, "Then it's not."
…
Two days later, Du Huaizhi moved to Prince Cheng's mansion with Li Siyu. Living under the same roof with Li Cunjiu, Du Huaizhi felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"Didn't you say before that you had another house in the capital?" she asked Li Siyu in a low voice.
Li Siyu's lips curled up slightly, making Du Huaizhi feel as if he had believed his lies. Sure enough, he said the next moment, "Land in the capital is extremely expensive. How can I afford to buy a house?"
He paused, his eyes glued to her, "I do remember you buried a lot of gold and silver in Hezhou. If not, I'll send someone to dig it up."
Du Huaizhi: “???”
She would always find a spot that looked good to her and bury the gold and silver wherever she went. Since joining the Tiandihui, she had made so many achievements and buried her money in so many places that she couldn't even remember where they were.
If he could find them all and dig them out, they could be his.
Li Siyu seemed to see what she was thinking, but he misunderstood her. "Don't worry, I wouldn't be so shameless as to touch your money."
He said it as if he was going to save face. Du Huaizhi thought to himself, but said calmly, "Where will I live in the future?"
"Of course you live with me." Li Siyu lowered his head and moved closer to her. "You and I are husband and wife. Now we are in the palace. If we live separately, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
"Cough cough." Almost at the same time as he finished speaking, a few light coughs came from the front. Looking up, he saw Li Cunjiu in casual clothes standing on the steps.
Du Huaizhi then realized that the two of them were acting too intimately, and he quickly moved half a step to the side, away from Li Siyu.
Li Siyu smiled and raised his hand to salute, "Greetings, Father."
Du Huaizhi followed suit and bowed, saying awkwardly, "Greetings, father."
"Yes." Li Cunjiu responded, his eyes sweeping over the two of them, "Come and have dinner."
The atmosphere in the dining hall was subtle. Du Huaizhi sat beside Li Siyu, only to feel Li Cunjiu's gaze sweeping over her from time to time.
"Yu'er," Li Cunjiu suddenly said, "How are your preparations for tomorrow's grand court meeting going?"
Li Siyu slowly picked up a piece of food for Du Huaizhi with his chopsticks and replied with a smile, "Don't worry, father. I know what to do."
"Hmm." Li Cunjiu nodded slightly, his eyes falling on Du Huaizhi, "Do you like the gift I sent you a few days ago?"
"I took them all away. She didn't have a chance to see them." Li Siyu took over the conversation. "Father, please forgive me." As he spoke, he picked out the bones from a piece of fish in the bowl and placed it in Du Huaizhi's bowl. "She is shy and doesn't like to talk. Father, please don't scare her."
Du Huaizhi: “…”
Li Cunjiu took their actions into account, his expression ambiguous but much softer than when they first met. "You two have been married for two years, right?"
"Indeed." Li Siyu thought for a moment, "But to be more precise, it's still three months away."
Li Cunjiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "When are you planning to have a child?"
"Puff—cough cough cough..." Du Huaizhi couldn't hold it in any longer, and a mouthful of fish meat almost got stuck in his throat. "Why are you eating so fast?" Li Siyu smiled and thoughtfully fed him a cup of tea.
Du Huaizhi glared at him resentfully, took the tea, and leaned aside. When elders and married young people dine together, they often talk about children.
Li Siyu patted her back gently. "There's no rush. I'm still young and have a long way to go." He chuckled. "My wife is very shy. If my father asks her this, she might not dare to come to eat with us anymore."
Du Huaizhi gnashed her teeth, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She secretly reached under the table and pinched Li Siyu, but he grabbed her hand with his backhand, interlocking their fingers.
After seeing this, Li Cunjiu never mentioned this topic again and chatted about other topics haphazardly.
After the meal, Li Siyu was summoned to the study by Li Cunjiu, while Du Huaizhi, led by Wangduan, went to his residence in the palace.
Passing through the winding corridors, there were only a few servants and guards on the road, and no female relatives were seen. Du Huaizhi looked particularly out of place as he walked in the courtyard.
"Is there no maids or concubines in Prince Cheng's Mansion?" Du Huaizhi couldn't help but ask Wangduan who was leading the way in front.
"The prince has always been clean and self-disciplined." Wang Duan said in a voice full of energy without even turning his head.
Du Huaizhi had heard that Li Cunjiu never married, but she hadn't expected him to have even a concubine. He had always been chaste, so where did Li Siyu come from? Who was his biological mother?
This is a good question, but Du Huaizhi didn't ask it out loud because he was afraid that he would be alive to ask it but not live to bear the answer.
Wangduan was like a worm in Du Huaizhi's stomach. He suddenly said, "You might as well ask the prince."
Du Huaizhi was stunned. She had never thought of asking Li Siyu. Given their relationship, they were probably not close enough to ask such an obscure question.
If Li Siyu's mother had a normal background and was a girl from an ordinary family, Li Siyu would not have fallen into such a situation, and Li Cunjiu would not have had to wait until Li Siyu appeared in front of him before he knew that he had a son.
He walked all the way to the corner of the palace before arriving at his residence. Du Huaizhi stepped into the courtyard. The furnishings in the courtyard were simple, with blue bricks and black tiles. A few plum trees leaned against the corner of the wall. It was quiet and elegant, and compared with other places in the palace, it was a different world.
Du Huaizhi felt very comfortable here as soon as she entered. Wangduan led her to the main house and then left, leaving only one sentence, "The leader has ordered that after you settle down, go to Wangyou Pavilion."
The furnishings in the room were equally simple: a pearwood table, a few armchairs, and a large bed vaguely visible behind a screen. Du Huaizhi's gaze lingered on the bed for a moment, his brows slightly furrowed.
night~
The top floor of Wangyou Pavilion.
"Xi" leaned out from the shadows, and Hongluan was leaning on the couch, having been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Xi appear, Hongluan stood up straight and bowed respectfully, "Greetings to the guardian Xi."
The ferocious and strange face on Xi's face turned to her, "What is the mission?"
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