Chapter 130 Wanting Freedom
Then he carried the maid out with a ferocious look on his face, intending to hand her over to the steward for handling.
The maid didn't know where she had gone wrong: "What are you doing? What did I do wrong?"
The nanny slapped her twice more and said, "You don't even know what you did wrong. You deserve this."
He stuffed her mouth again and dragged the crying person away so as not to disturb the prince's peace.
Qingfeng Bamboo Garden.
When Li Runrun entered the room, she smelled the delicious food. Li Mutou happily led her to the dining table and sat her down. Only then did she see that several dishes had already been prepared.
She hurried to the small kitchen: "Dad, didn't I say I would bring some food? Why are you still busy?"
Li Da said happily, "Dad has been working in the kitchen for so long, and he has learned a few tricks. I'll show them to you and let you taste my cooking skills."
Li Ruanruan felt warm at heart when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "If Dad can't cook, who can? Just don't bother working so hard. If you can't finish it, I brought a lot, and some good wine."
Li Da wiped the sweat from his face and nodded: "Okay, let's eat after we fry this dish."
Li Runrun sat at the dining table, looking at her father and brother. She felt very warm at this rare moment, with a table full of delicious food and her family around her.
This day was a scene that she had never dreamed of a few months ago.
Li Runrun was happy and asked for half a glass of wine as well.
There weren't many rules for them to follow when eating. They just talked while they ate. However, Li Ruanruan had been with Ye Yunchu for a long time, and she didn't eat as heartily as her father and brother.
She ate slowly, elegantly and calmly.
Li Mutou put down his chopsticks and looked at her: "Sister, why are you so particular about your food?"
Li Da knocked her on the forehead and said, "Your sister has to serve the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is such a great man, how could he not be so particular? How could she be as vulgar as us?"
Li Ruonruan paused while chewing, then put down his chopsticks and started laughing too.
For some unknown reason, the family of three started laughing and couldn't stop.
Finally, Li Ruanruan covered her stomach which hurt from laughing, and then she said, "Dad is making fun of me again."
"Dad is telling the truth."
The smile on Li Da's face never faded.
Li Mutou smiled and took two mouthfuls of rice.
Li Runrun repeated to her father what she had said in the stable that morning.
Li Da has been a slave for half his life, almost his entire life. He knows the suffering of slaves better than Li Mutou.
He had enjoyed glory and comfort in the past, but in the end, all he did was lose a leg because of a word from his master, and he ended up living in the miserable state he is in now.
Li Da can't remember the good times in the past. When she thinks about them, it feels like it was in her previous life.
It was snowing outside again. Li Da stood up and closed the window, then sat on a chair and said, "My dear daughter, you are very thoughtful. Only Dad and my brother are out, but you have to be very careful in the backyard. If you ever want to leave this backyard, Dad will help you at all costs, not to mention money. Otherwise, it's fine to escape. Let's live in the deep mountains and never let anyone find us."
Li Da was also a little drunk. He put one hand on Li Mumu and the other on Li Ruanruan's shoulder: "As long as we are together, anywhere is home. As long as we keep our lives, we can live."
Li Da burst into tears as she spoke: "My dear daughter, Daddy is worried about you, but Daddy is incompetent and can't protect you. Daddy is sorry for you and your mother..."
Li Runrun saw Li Da, such an old man, crying like a child. How could she not understand the pain in his heart?
Li Ruanruan started crying too. She held Li Da's weathered hand and said, "Dad, don't worry. I promise I'll live well. If Fugui Dad is happy for me, and if things don't go well for me, I'll definitely keep my life and escape to the mountains with you and my brother, okay?"
Li Mutou's eyes also turned red and he started crying.
Li Ruanruan wiped their tears: "Don't cry, don't cry, life will only get better and better. I promise you, and you have to promise me too, that we will all live well."
In the end, what they want is to live well. For them, just surviving is not easy.
How important are a good family background, money and power?
Li Runrun became more determined in her thoughts.
When she walked out of the bamboo garden, her father and brother wanted to see her off, but Li Runrun refused.
She was walking in the snow and wind. Li Bai wanted to hold an umbrella for her, but she pushed him away.
She raised her head and let the cold snowflakes fall on her head and body, and she spun around in the wind and snow.
Only at this moment is she a free soul.
It turns out that freedom is so difficult.
It was already dark when Li Runrun returned to the East Courtyard.
The servant opened the door and saw that it was her. He whispered, "Why did the concubine come back just now? The prince has been waiting for a long time."
Li Ruanruan was a little tipsy. She propped up her forehead and said, "My Lord, wait for me?"
"The prince seems to be in a bad mood today. He sent a maid away as soon as he came back."
Li Ruanruan nodded: "Thank you."
Then he asked, "What's your name?"
"The younger one's name is Wang'er."
Li Runrun nodded and glanced at Li Bai.
Li Bai took out a hundred coins as a reward for him.
Li Ruanruan said the same thing: "It's cold on a snowy night, I'd better ask the kitchen for a bowl of ginger soup to warm me up."
Li Runrun left, and Wang'er was so happy holding the hundred dollars in his hand.
They all knew that Tongfang was generous, so they were naturally willing to give her some leeway without breaking the rules.
Who would have a problem with Tongzi'er? I thought so at first, but after getting to know her, I felt that Li Ruanruan was a good master and I felt loyal to her.
I'm afraid the concubines are short of staff right now. If I show my loyalty, I will get many benefits in the future.
Wang'er is a smart boy and his mind becomes active.
Li Ruanruan noticed that the light in the study was on. She lowered her head, sniffed her body, and asked Li Bai, "Do I smell of alcohol?"
Li Bai sniffed it, then nodded and shook her head.
Li Ruanruan stretched out her hand.
Li Baicai wrote: "A little bit."
You can't tell if you don't smell it carefully.
Li Ruanruan nodded: "A little bit is enough, don't let the prince get irritated."
The prince had a very sensitive nose. He was already in a bad mood, and then he smelled her alcohol.
Li Runrun was quite scared. She was actually quite afraid of him when he was angry with her, and he was so difficult to coax.
She thought that he got angry as soon as he came back today, it couldn't be because of her, and besides, she didn't do anything to make him angry.
She pretended to know nothing and went back first.
If there is anything, let’s talk about it tomorrow. Tomorrow the prince will be in a better mood and she will no longer smell of alcohol.
Li Ruanruan turned around and went back to the side room, and ordered Li Bai: "Fetch me some water, I need to wash up."
After just two steps, Ye Yunchu opened the door of the study and glared at her coldly: "Where are you going?"
The window was not closed, so he saw her as soon as she came. She had been standing in the snow for so long that she almost became a snowman.
I have a cold body and don't take care of myself at all.
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