The housekeeper left only after Jingzhu and Qiao Si reported that the inventory was correct.
Tonight was New Year's Eve, and they finally gathered together in the courtyard to celebrate. There were no lively reunions like before, but just a few familiar people sitting together, drinking tea, eating snacks, and waiting for the arrival of the new year.
Time, like every day and night, is no different; every second passes. It's just that each day is imbued with special meaning. So, when countless fireworks and sky lanterns drift into the night sky, illuminating the entire capital, it also signifies a new beginning.
The year draws to a close and a new year begins.
The new year is shrouded in mist and the chill is refreshing.
On the second day after their marriage, Li Guanghan did not come to Qiao Si's yard all day. Qiao Si went to the study to bring him tea and snacks, but was coldly driven out by him. He also did not allow the servants in the mansion to call her the princess. Everyone in the mansion avoided Qiao Si.
Zhang You and the others simply stayed in the yard and didn't go out, so as to avoid being looked down upon.
On the third day after the marriage, Qiao Si returned to his parents' home.
Li Guanghan was not willing to pretend at all.
Before getting married, he would pretend to be in love with Qiao Si, but now that he has really married her, he no longer pretends and he directly refuses to go back to Qiao Si's parents' home.
Even the gifts prepared for the return visit were prepared by Qiao Si with his own money.
If he doesn't come, Qiao Si won't force him.
When Zhang You followed Qiao Si back to Prince Qiao's Mansion, he felt that the road was particularly deserted.
The way home that he used to take him back home has become a distant and unreachable way back home. Qiao Si's current status makes it impossible for him to return home easily.
But in Prince Qiao's mansion, someone was still waiting for Qiao Si.
Prince Qiao had ordered people to prepare a return banquet early on. He thought Li Guanghan would come back with him, but he didn't expect that he would be so disregarding of Qiao Si's face and let her come back alone.
But he knew that this was Qiao Si's choice, and she would have to bear all the consequences. So he didn't say it out loud, which would only make her unhappy, and just welcomed Qiao Si home as usual.
This is the only place that is Qiao Si's home.
The news that Qiao Si returned home alone on the day of his return, as well as his experiences in Prince Han's Mansion, spread throughout the capital at some point.
Everyone laughed at Qiao Si's wishful thinking, saying that she was narrow-minded and intolerant, and that she had put a lot of effort into marrying into the palace, but in the end she was still no match for someone who died early.
But they were clearly saying that they were a perfect match not long ago and congratulating them on their happy marriage.
Qiao Si paid no attention to the rumors and simply let them spread. She even added more topics to the conversation.
After the spring, Qiao Er sent some more flowers, including three peonies of rare quality. Qiao Si used this as an excuse to hold a flower viewing banquet and invited noble ladies from aristocratic families to come.
As a result, when the flower-viewing banquet was halfway through, Li Guanghan came back from court and found that his palace was crowded with people. He was immediately furious.
He sneered rudely, smashed things in the garden, and sent people to drive them away without mercy. Not only that, he slapped Qiao Si in public, and in full view of everyone, he didn't hesitate to tell her her status in the palace, making Qiao Si embarrassed in front of all the noble ladies.
As for Qiao Si, she just listened to Li Guanghan's lecture in a meek manner. Her look was so pitiful that I felt pity for her. Among the noble ladies present, some watched the show and some felt sympathy.
In short, on the second day, there was one more thing that made Qiao Si unpopular.
The women in the inner house spread the story, saying: Qiao Si loved Li Guanghan terribly. They had originally thought that their love was just a temporary impulse of Qiao Si, but they had never expected that she would be willing to endure Li Guanghan's scolding for him.
She was a princess, even the arrogant princess who dared to confront Li Xianyu. Now, for the sake of Li Guanghan, she has become an ordinary woman, and she endures these injustices in silence.
Li Guanghan's actions towards Qiao Si were more than just this one.
At the palace banquet, Li Guanghan lost all restraint and, in front of the court officials, belittled Qiao Si and distanced himself from her. Finally, he left her alone in the palace without a carriage to take her back.
That evening, the ministers and their families who were leaving the palace saw Qiao Si standing at the palace gate waiting. Some were reluctant and said they could send her back without any problem, but Qiao Si just stood there stubbornly, saying that Li Guanghan asked her to wait for him here.
And that night, Qiao Si was the last one to walk back.
Those who loved to watch the fun deliberately left servants behind to watch her walk back.
From that moment on, the court officials all began to look down on Qiao Si. A woman who only cared about love and couldn't even be loved by her husband was not worthy of the attention of these "loyal ministers."
As for the rumors about Qiao Si among the people, they are even more bizarre.
It was said that she had spent a fortune to buy calligraphy and paintings for Li Guanghan in order to please him, but Li Guanghan had burned them all.
There are also people who say that the reason Qiao Si has never been favored is actually because she has body odor.
Some people even say it's outrageous, saying that Qiao Si was trying to imitate Li Guanghan's late lover Bai Yueguang, but was severely humiliated by Li Guanghan and forced to return to her parents' home to reflect on her mistakes.
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In short, for more than half a year, Qiao Si's infatuation with Li Guanghan but his inability to get his love has become a hot topic of conversation among every household in the capital.
As for the person involved.
Zhang You felt that they had a lot of fun performing with Qiao Si during this period.
Although I always get involved in it at the beginning, I often resent Li Guanghan for being so cold-blooded.
But after performing it slowly, they have already developed the same state of mind as Qiao Si.
Zhang You now understood why Qiao Si remained indifferent when Li Guanghan and Concubine Rou bullied him.
After acting for a long time, I know in my heart what is real and what is fake.
Just by pretending, you can get some peace and quiet for a while, so why not do it?
Moreover, Zhang You feels that they have fallen in love with the feeling of acting, because the content of each performance is unknown, and this unknown, with its sense of mystery, attracts people to explore it.
In the blink of an eye, it was autumn again. In the golden autumn season, the wedding of Crown Prince Li Yuanzhuo and Xu Yun, the daughter of Prime Minister Xu, also arrived.
It was said that their marriage had been arranged for the beginning of spring, but at that time two small tribes in the northwest of Tangye were in turmoil. The prince volunteered to quell the rebellion, and the marriage was delayed.
As for why the prince went?
It was naturally Li Guanghan who was taking action behind the scenes.
During the Crown Prince's confinement, Li Guanghan had indeed won over some of the ministers. However, after the Crown Prince's confinement ended, this madman noticed Li Guanghan's actions and directly sent people to accuse Li Guanghan's men of two crimes, allowing them to be easily exterminated.
Li Guanghan's power needed to be developed. If the Prince and Prime Minister Xu were to combine their forces, he was afraid that it would be even more difficult. So he designed to let the Prince leave the capital so that he could develop his power.
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