Chapter 28 Chapter 28 He is indeed a heartless person.
Hearing Li Shuyao say this, Yue Shu's resistance suddenly subsided a lot. After struggling for a while, she asked Li Shuyao weakly, "Really?"
Li Shuyao nodded and said angrily, "Don't you believe me?"
Yue Shu smiled awkwardly and quickly tried to make amends, "No, no, I just..." She paused, as if searching for the right words, "I just didn't think about it that way..."
"Why don't you get up quickly? Is it difficult to squat on the ground?" Li Shuyao stretched out her hand towards the silly child in annoyance, and with a little force, pulled her up from the ground.
He walked around the person twice more and brushed off the dust on the front and back of her clothes.
He looked at her with sparkling eyes: "Let's go, let's go find Qingyao and do something bad now!"
This was also the first time for her to do such a "bullying" thing, but thinking that she was on the side of justice, she couldn't help but feel excited and a sense of pride arose.
The two men walked out of the residence hand in hand and in a menacing manner.
When passing by the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I suddenly saw two children standing face to face on the distant steps. I didn’t know what they were talking about, but their tender little faces were full of solemnity.
"Huh?" Li Shuyao quickly pulled Yueshu back to the corner.
"Which two are they?"
She was still confused when Yue Shu beside her peeked in and shuddered violently, "That's the Crown Prince and the eldest prince!"
As he said this, he was about to go out and pay his respects.
Li Shuyao quickly pulled her back and said, "We're still quite far away. Is it okay if we don't go over to greet them?"
"But..." Yueshu hesitated.
Li Shuyao said, "Look at the two of them. They are obviously talking about something important very seriously. They even sent the palace servants several steps away."
"Wouldn't it be rude if we suddenly rushed out to salute?"
So the best way was to stay away and wait for the two most noble children in the Forbidden City to finish their conversation and leave, and then they would continue to walk towards the enclosure.
This is called avoiding suspicion. Don’t you understand how to avoid suspicion?
Yueshu is really stupid. No wonder she was targeted by her uncle's family outside the palace. If it were her...
Li Shuyao thought about it seriously, stretched out her hand and pinched Yueshu's nervous and solemn pretty face, then smoothed her temples for her. She felt more and more pity for her. It would not give her any sense of accomplishment to deceive such a stupid and honest Yueshu.
Her uncle is so mean!
Yue Shu was not as bold as Li Shuyao. Although she felt that what Li Shuyao said made sense, her fear of the imperial power could not be eliminated in a short time.
Tell her to hide here and watch instead of kneeling...
No matter how I thought about it, I felt uncomfortable, as if my body was infested with lice. It would tremble from time to time, and my fingers would pull the smooth hem of my skirt, leaving several deep wrinkles.
Li Shuyao felt relieved when she saw that she had no intention of rushing out. She ignored her and instead curiously stuck her head out to look at the three-headed child a few times.
Then I saw the slightly older child, after saying the last few words, looked towards the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity with a somewhat conflicted expression, and then withdrew his reluctant gaze, clasped his two short and fat little hands together, and bowed to the little child in front of him who was a head shorter than him.
The younger child quickly reached out and held the older child's hand to stop him from continuing to salute.
He seemed to say something again.
Their faces were about the same, like the Q-version characters in cartoons, with plump, round bodies and round heads, which, because most of their hair had been shaved, looked very smooth, making one want to touch them.
Big black eyes like black grapes, long, thick and curly eyelashes, a round nose, a rosy little mouth, and when the older one speaks, two deep dimples can be vaguely seen on the corners of her mouth.
But in terms of cuteness, little children are cuter because they are small and their body proportions are closer to three heads.
I watched them finish their conversation and turn away. Their hands were clearly still short, yet they pretended to be serious and put them behind their backs. I had to exert all my strength to barely hold onto their fingers...
Li Shuyao unconsciously held her chest, her almond-shaped eyes almost blinked into stars, she was so adorable!
It would be nice if I could let her touch me and hug me.
However, this is destined to be just a fantasy.
After all, the two children, one is the eldest prince of noble status, and the other is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of even more noble status.
When she saw them, Li Shuyao could only bow and couldn't even look up at them, let alone touch or hug them.
After Li Shuyao finished being cute, she composed herself and, with a bit of regret, took the hand of Yue Shu, who was already sweating, walked out from the corner, and continued walking towards Qingyao's residence.
Without noticing, the two children who were leaving stopped suddenly after walking a distance and glanced at the corner where she was hiding.
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When they arrived at the courtyard, Li Shuyao and Yueshu clearly felt that the atmosphere was not right before they even stepped into the yard.
Why are there so many people here?
It seemed that the maids and guards on duty outside had all come in, and two of the guards had drawn their knives, looking very ferocious.
Li Shuyao was so frightened that she just stepped into the yard and then retracted her foot.
He only dared to hold Yueshu's hand and hide outside the yard to watch quietly.
However, before she could figure out what was happening inside, the crowd suddenly became chaotic again. After a few sharp female voices, Qingyao's soft yet majestic voice came out. She said, "Then let's go to the emperor and confront him. It depends on whether you dare or not!"
As soon as the words fell, the courtyard fell into silence again.
For some reason, Li Shuyao's grip on Yueshu's wrist suddenly tightened. Her lips were a little dry, so she licked them with her tongue.
She had some vague guesses in her mind, but she was not sure yet.
The next second, the people inside moved again, and the guards rushed forward together, as if they were holding someone down and pinning them to the ground.
The nanny's voice was filled with vicissitudes of life, and there was a hint of gnashing anger. "After all, you poisoned me. The evidence is right here. We even found two packets of poison in your room. What's going on? Do you really want to confront me in front of the emperor?"
After the nanny finished speaking, she waved her hand and said, "Take him away and hand him over to the Ministry of Punishment."
Once these words were spoken, it was almost equivalent to sentencing that person's fate.
The guards obediently pushed the person out. When passing by the door, Li Shuyao took a bold look and found that it was indeed that Zhu.
But her current state was not as impressive as when they met before. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were full of wrinkles, and her makeup was smudged in several places. She looked like a female ghost, still shouting and yelling many curses in a rough voice.
They were all targeting Qingyao.
The insults were very harsh.
Li Shuyao immediately became furious. She rushed over and gave Zhu a ruthless kick. Then she crossed her arms, her eyes almost blazing with fire. "Go away! You're like a sick person!" [1]
After saying that, he turned to the guards and suggested, "Can you get a stinky rag and plug her mouth?"
"Otherwise, on the way to the Ministry of Punishment, we'll have to pass by many palaces of the masters and ladies. If this Zhu disturbs the ladies' peace and quiet, wouldn't it be you, the elder brothers, who will suffer the consequences?"
What she said made a lot of sense. The guards looked at each other and quickly agreed.
In the courtyard, the moment Qingyao saw Li Shuyao appear, her heart almost stopped beating with fright.
Why did Shu Yao come here at this time?
After the shock, she patted her chest and felt a little relieved. Fortunately, Zhu acted early. If she had been more patient and waited until Shu Yao came over...
Anyway, she could resist eating Zhu's snacks, but Shu Yao might not be able to do so.
I'm afraid that before she could stop it, the snack had already been stuffed into her mouth...
Fortunately, fortunately Shu Yao came late.
As she thought of this, a few beads of sweat broke out on her forehead. She picked up a handkerchief and wiped it casually, then walked out of the courtyard with Lingluo.
I saw that it was not only Shu Yao who came, but Yue Shu as well. Yue Shu seemed to be frightened. The sweat on her forehead flowed down and hung on her eyelashes, but she didn't even know to wipe it off.
There were small marks of sweat on the lapels and back of the clothes. Upon closer inspection, one could see that his fingers and calves were trembling.
His face was extremely pale.
On the other hand, Shu Yao was not only clean but also showed no fear at all. She even looked angrier than the person involved.
The fire in her apricot blossom eyes spread to her face, and even her slender white neck was pink.
At this moment, she was standing with her hands on her waist, moving around Zhu's body with an inquiring look in her eyes, as if she was studying where to start.
When the guards found a rag and stuffed it into Zhu's mouth, she reached out and quickly pulled Zhu's messy hair, then snorted angrily, "It will hurt you to death!"
The guards seemed speechless and held Zhu in place.
After a while, he cautiously asked Li Shuyao: "Do you want to kick a few more times?"
Li Shuyao blushed and quickly took a big step back, waving her hands and saying, "No more kicking, no more kicking." After a pause, she clenched her fists and said, "Anyway, the Ministry of Punishment will seek justice for Qingyao! I'll just wait and see."
The guards seemed to be unable to suppress their smiles. They lowered their heads one by one, and after a few seconds of silence, they carried Zhu quickly towards the Ministry of Punishment.
Qingyao walked over and grabbed Li Shuyao's hand, "Did you just kick once?"
Li Shuyao shook her head. "He even pulled her hair! And, he even called her a 'sick man'!"
After she finished speaking, the blush on her beautiful face faded, and then a look of worry emerged. She grabbed Qingyao's wrist and led her around in front of her, carefully examining her from front to back and up and down.
The voice asked her with concern, "Are you okay?"
"You didn't take the poison, did you?"
Alas, Qingyao is a character in the book after all, and she doesn’t know how treacherous people are.
In fact, apart from Zhu, the other official ladies in the surrounding room were also extremely jealous of her. It was just that Zhu was more cruel and bolder, which made it easy for her to succeed.
After traveling through time, Li Shuyao took advantage of the convenience of knowing the plot. Every time she came to Qingyao, she would remind her explicitly or implicitly to be careful of the people around her.
Especially when it comes to things that are eaten, it is better to be safe than sorry.
There are always thieves who steal for a thousand days in the world, so they naturally have to be on guard against thieves at all costs.
In short, the more careful you are, the better.
Human nature is something you cannot gamble with.
Qingyao didn't know that a long string of ancient wisdom was floating through her mind. Seeing that she was worried about her, she felt very happy and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth.
With a hint of pride, he said to Li Shuyao, "I'm fine. I'm fine. I knew she had bad intentions towards you and me. Every time you come over, she deliberately opens the door wide. She passes by my door three times in half an hour. On another occasion, Lingluo even caught her squatting under my window and eavesdropping..."
Qingyao Xuxu listed several peeping incidents that Zhu had done.
Li Shuyao's eyes widened suddenly when she heard this. "Ah? Is this true? How come I don't know anything?"
Qingyao: "..."
She was silent for a moment. "Because your mind is always on the snacks, sometimes you even forget to listen to what I say, and I have to repeat myself twice or three times..."
As she spoke, she suddenly paused and said in a strange tone, "You wouldn't be friends with me just for the snacks, right?"
Li Shuyao:?
!!!
How could she be that kind of person?
Wasn't it because she was thinking about the plot in the book when she was distracted several times before?
How could it be because the amber walnuts are sweet but not greasy, fragrant and crispy... the jujube paste cake is cool and refreshing... the Ruyi roll is delicious and beautiful, with cloud patterns... the golden cake is sour, sweet, soft and melts in your mouth... and those salted preserved fruits and candied fruits are really delicious...
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Li Shuyao accidentally became lost in thought and even forgot to refute.
Seeing this, Qingyao was furious. "Okay, you agree to this, right?"
"No, no, no, no, Qing, Qingyao, listen to me, I'm not here just for the snacks."
Dim sum is indeed valuable, but Qingyao is even more valuable.
If...
Without Ruowei, Qingyao is the best!
Li Shuyao took Qingyao's hand and spoke softly and coquettishly to her, which made Qingyao's anger subside a little.
At this time, the onlookers in the yard had dispersed, and only the four of them were standing inside and outside the yard.
Li Shuyao was talking to Qingyao. Lingluo didn't want Yueshu to be treated coldly, so she walked to Yueshu's side and wiped the sweat from her eyelashes, neck, and palms.
Then he took her hand, said a few soothing words in a gentle voice, and briefly recounted what had happened today.
Knowing that Qingyao was fine, Yueshu finally felt relieved, and the sweat on her forehead didn't flow as heavily.
Lingluo took her back to Qingyao's room first, and brought her a basin of clean water for her to wash her face and hands.
He also brought her a spare piece of clothing.
——Ever since Li Shuyao started running to Qingyao whenever she had nothing to do, Lingluo learned to always prepare two sets of clothes for her to change into.
After all, when these two get together, they are more noisy than children.
Once before, Lingluo almost lost her watch and let the two men climb up the tree.
Fortunately, she came back early. Li Shuyao only had time to tie up her sleeves with ropes. Before she could prepare anything else, she was caught by Lingluo.
Upon asking, it turned out that he was craving for the plums on the tree.
Lingluo had no choice but to go out and find the guards, asking them to climb up the tree and shake down the plums that were scattered on the ground to satisfy Li Shuyao and Qingyao's cravings.
By the way, they can also run around and collect fruits on the ground, which can consume their energy and also be fun...
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After Li Shuyao coaxed Qingyao, the two of them went back into the house.
Yueshu had already cleaned up the mess on her body, changed into clean clothes, sat on a chair, and drank a cup of hot water in small sips.
Seeing Qingyao and Li Shuyao coming in, he quickly put down the cup.
Qingyao was afraid that she would bow, so she let go of Li Shuyao's hand, took a few quick steps forward, grasped her wrist, and said softly, "Shuyao has already told me the whole story."
Yue Shu was startled, glanced at Li Shuyao, and then her face turned red quickly.
She lowered her head and whispered, "Shu Yao, Shu Yao, can you please..."
Before she finished speaking, Qingyao frowned and nodded decisively: "Okay."
She said, "I will send a letter of divorce back home and have some of my cousins take some people to your uncle's house."
After she finished speaking, she didn't know what she remembered, but a hint of reluctance flashed across her gentle and graceful face. She pulled Yueshu to sit on the couch, then turned around and glanced at Li Shuyao.
Li Shuyao:?
Without waiting for her to speak, Qingyao said, "Lingluo is preparing new snacks in the small kitchen. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
As soon as he heard this, he knew he wanted to send her away.
Li Shuyao refused to do that. She also wanted to contribute to Yueshu's side, so she puffed up her cheeks, shook her head, and moved a stool over to sit down. "I want to listen too."
Don't even think about leaving her alone.
Qingyao had no choice but to sigh, then turned her head back, pinched Yueshu's fingertips, and said to her, "Just be mentally prepared. What if your brothers teamed up with your uncle to deceive you?"
A look of confusion appeared on Yueshu and Li Shuyao's faces at the same time.
ah?
Qingyao explained to her, "You are a maid in the palace. According to palace rules, you can see your family once a month at Shunzhen Gate. Your brother knows all this, right?"
"If they were really being mistreated at your uncle's house, why didn't they come looking for you?"
"After all, you said that your eldest brother is already fifteen years old, and your uncle is already in his forties. Your aunt is a womanizer, and your cousins are only five or six or seven years old. As long as he is determined, it won't be difficult for him to run away from your uncle's house. Am I right?"
That’s right, it couldn’t be more right!
Li Shuyao couldn't help but nodded, then seemed to remember something, paused, and looked at Yueshu with some worry.
Yueshu looked like she had been hit hard. Her already pale face was now blank, and she was obviously frightened.
Qingyao sighed again, "Of course, I'm just talking. My brothers need to go and see it before we can know the specific situation."
After saying that, she stood up and walked to the study opposite to write a letter.
Li Shuyao quickly sat down next to Yueshu and wanted to reach out to touch her cheek, but when she reached out halfway, she silently retracted her hand.
He just kept looking at her with a very worried expression.
It took a long time for Yueshu to come to her senses, and two tears suddenly fell.
She hugged her knees and curled up on the couch, sobbing and crying in great pain.
Li Shuyao: "..."
Seeing this made her want to cry.
After a moment of restlessness, still not knowing how to comfort her, he quickly rushed to the study across the street and stammered to Qingyao, "Yue Shu, she's crying."
Qingyao nodded and said as she wrote the letter, "Let her cry for a while. She'll feel better after she cries."
If her three younger brothers really colluded with her uncle's family to defraud her of money for more than a year, then these three younger brothers would most likely not be allowed to be kept by her.
At the same time, it also means that from now on, Yue Shu is alone in this world.
This is a huge blow to everyone.
Although Qingyao felt a little reluctant, she also knew that no one could help her with this matter. She had to overcome the difficulties in her heart by herself before she could have a bright future.
Qingyao quickly finished the letter and placed it on the table, letting the ink dry.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned his head to look at Li Shuyao beside him. "What about you? What's your home like?"
Her and Yueshu's families were both in the capital, but Li Shuyao came from Jiangnan.
Every time they got together, they chattered a lot and had endless things to say, but they never discussed this topic once.
Therefore, she didn't know much about Shu Yao's family background.
However, judging from Shu Yao's personality, she thought her family must be very fond of her.
Facing Qingyao's inquiring gaze, Li Shuyao almost subconsciously told her about her family background in modern times.
Fortunately, she regained consciousness quickly, and only recalled the memory for a moment. When she spoke, her expression was clearly filled with nostalgia. "My family is educated. My father and mother have read many books and can write poetry. They are very respected in our place."
"Well, there are four children in my family. The oldest is my older sister, who is already married. The second is my older brother, who doted on me when I was little. He's married to my sister-in-law now. She's a very nice person, but a bit serious. She likes to pressure me to study..."
"Then it's my turn. I have a younger brother who is two years younger than me... Although he's a younger brother, he's very calm and steady, even calmer than my second older brother. He's also been doting on me since I was little, and would secretly give me anything delicious, drinkable, or fun."
"Father said that I'm very talented, like a gift from God. I could recite poems at the age of two, passed the Tongshi exam at ten, and am now preparing for the Xiangshi exam..." Li Shuyao paused and asked Qingyao hesitantly, "After the Tongshi exam, there's the Xiangshi exam, right?"
Qingyao:?
She suddenly widened her eyes and wanted to say, "You don't even know this."
Doesn’t everyone in the family study?
It seems your sister-in-law didn't put enough pressure on you...
Qingyao was silent for a long time before nodding and saying, "That should be the case."
Li Shuyao immediately laughed happily, "I knew I was not mistaken."
"When I entered the palace, my father and mother wanted to spend some money to bribe me to get me rejected. But for some reason, the maid from the palace just took one look at me and rejected the purse that my mother handed over. Then, I came to the Palace of Heavenly Purity..."
Li Shuyao knew the reason without having to think about it. It was because she was so beautiful that she was a feast for the eyes.
snort.
Li Shuyao complained inwardly.
Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly turned his head to look at Qingyao and said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret. That day, when Madam came to my house, as soon as Madam left, I locked myself up."
"I didn't know what was going on at the time. I saw him leaving and secretly followed him. As a result, I found him hiding in the house, crying and gasping for breath. It was so funny!"
Qingyao: "..."
She had a wooden face and pushed Li Shuyao away who was approaching quietly. She felt very sympathetic for Shuyao's younger brother.
Poor little brother, he obviously can't bear to leave Shu Yao.
Shu Yao just thought he was funny.
He is indeed a heartless person.
Qingyao was still thinking when she saw Li Shuyao being pushed away, with her hands behind her back. Then she frowned, with the corners of her eyes and mouth drooping, and her expression looked serious and mature.
His back was very straight, and both shoulders seemed to be exerting force. He took square steps and walked back and forth in the study several times.
Then he walked over to Qingyao, stretched out his hand, clenched it into a fist, and knocked on the table. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Your handwriting is as bad as a dog's crawling. How can you be worthy of your sister-in-law's diligent teaching?"
"Go copy those characters a hundred times, or I won't bring you any candied haws tonight!"
Qingyao:......
She suddenly understood why Shu Yao said that before.
If she remembered correctly, she had only seen this attitude of Shu Yao's younger brother on her own son Mafa, who was in his seventies.
Such a mature child would actually hide in the house and cry secretly because he couldn't bear to leave his sister...
Thinking of this, Qingyao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
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