Chapter 703: Go your own way



Chapter 703 Extra: Go your own way

Li Qiushui is such a powerful person. Now that she has figured it out, she can only live together if she cannot divorce.

She always takes the initiative.

So after returning home, soon someone told Qi Rui in the front yard that the prince's wife looked unwell when she came back and went to sleep without having lunch.

Whether he cared or not was another matter, but he was at least curious: "Something happened in the palace?"

"I guess he was reprimanded in Fuyang Palace?" the young eunuch smiled apologetically.

"Did mother mention her?" Qi Rui clicked his tongue and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

After all, she was the woman who had just given birth to his child.

In the main courtyard, Li Qiu Shui was looking after the child. The baby was only two months old and spent a lot of time sleeping.

"Your Highness is here." Li Qiu Shui stood up, and it was hard to tell whether she was in a good mood or not.

However, people have preconceived notions and think that she looks bad and is in a bad mood.

"Mother is like that sometimes, don't think too much about it." Qi Rui said.

"I have been in the mansion for several years. How could I have thought about it? It's just that mother..." Li Qiushui sighed, "Now is a time of trouble. Father is in a bad mood. We are always trembling with fear and it's not enough. Mother wants you to establish a concubine now, but the time is not right. I am not jealous, but now only the prince has a concubine, but she was selected at the same time as the selection. It was canonized by the imperial decree. Our mansion has not done anything right now. Can we get promoted because of giving birth? Besides, one of the two children born by Zhu is recorded with me."

"Mother is confused. Why would I appoint a concubine at this time?" Qi Rui immediately became worried.

"You don't have to worry. I'm the one who makes the decision. You've done nothing wrong in managing the backyard, so there's no need for this." Qi Rui smiled.

After all, men and women think differently.

Qi Rui didn't dote on Zhu very much either.

If that's the case, there's no problem with having a legitimate wife, but wouldn't it cause unrest in the family to establish a concubine for no reason?

Qi Rui is not smart, but he is not a real fool either.

Li Qiushui added: "Also, I heard that my mother has chosen a girl named Feng, who is thirteen this year, and said that she wants to send her to the Eastern Palace in a few years..."

"How come I don't know about this?" Qi Rui frowned.

"Maybe mother is afraid that Your Highness will worry, so she told me not to do this. In the East Palace... let alone the Crown Prince, he is a man of great potential. When the Imperial Concubine was still around, because of your childhood experience with the Crown Prince, it was also... I'm afraid that it would be of no benefit for the daughter of the Feng family to enter the East Palace. Besides, what if father is furious about this?"

"After all, when the Imperial Concubine was alive, none of the Shen family or the Pei family was given to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Her parents didn't even give her anything, how dare you? "You should talk to mother about this matter. Don't worry, you are doing this for the family. I know your strengths." Qi Rui was scared.

If this matter gets out into the open, my father will definitely not agree.

Who knows what will happen then.

Now that the imperial concubine is gone, the prince is the apple of his father's eye!

Although he was jealous and angry, he could do nothing.

"I will go to the palace tomorrow and try to persuade my mother." He has already concluded that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law failed to reach an agreement today because of this matter.

However, it was Qingya who told Li Qiushui about this matter. As for whether it was because of this incident, would the Second Prince question Concubine Qian Shu? On that day, the Second Prince naturally stayed in the main courtyard.

Li Qiu Shui deliberately guided him, and he gradually stayed in the main courtyard more often.

Whenever Li Qiu Shui felt upset, she would think about what Empress Dowager Li said. After all, the second son was still a handsome man.

At least he is not an old man. Thinking about this, I can be patient.

The other women in the backyard could naturally see the duplicity of the prince's wife, but it was useless.

The second prince didn't listen.

Concubine Qian Shu finally gave up the idea, and the matter passed quietly.

Qi Rui had always been a prince and had never been crowned a king until the emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, when he was crowned King Rui.

After becoming a prince, he could have a concubine. Zhu had already given birth to three children, so she became a concubine as he wished.

King Ke Rui dotes on his wife like a demon.

Even though so many years have passed, he seems to think that Li is better.

I came here before because I was planned to, but now I just want to come here on my own.

Li Qiu Shui had no choice but to continue giving birth to the baby, and she gave birth to three children in succession.

Qi Rui really has no future.

Being a prince and attending court, he was just wasting his time.

After a long time, I stopped struggling. Forget it, isn't it good to be rich and have free time?

Among the dozen or so children in the backyard, half were born to Li Qiu Shui.

The older Qi Rui got, the more he stuck to Li Qiu Shui.

I've gotten so used to seeing Li Qiu Shui's scarred face that I don't care anymore.

New people came into the backyard, but none of them could keep the prince linger for long.

When Qi Rui was forty years old, he fell seriously ill and almost died.

The first thing he wanted to do when he woke up was to see the princess.

Li Qiu Shui stayed with him until her eyes were red from staying up all night.

Qi Rui held her hand and said, "I have lived in a muddle for the past forty years. It would be best if you don't dislike me. I don't want to die. I want to grow old with you."

Li Qiushui had made a pitiful fortune and pretended to be happy, but she had never pretended to cry. At this moment, her tears were flowing down.

"Alas, I have lived a muddled life for half my life. Nothing is good about it. The only good thing is that I married you. I don't know how much you have done for this mansion. Thank you for your hard work."

Today, Concubine Qian still has a head full of white hair, and she still dislikes Li when she sees her.

Li Qiu Shui was holding Qi Rui's hand at this time, unable to say a word.

It has been decades since she has gone through all the right and wrong, and she really doesn't want to care about it anymore.

Her husband was not the best in her eyes, but he was not very bad to her either.

He is cowardly and stupid, but when he is sincere to you, he is pure and genuine.

Whatever, we have already walked most of the way in life, what else is there to say? "When your Majesty gets better, let's go to the south for a walk. Your Majesty has nothing to do in the court anyway. I heard that Jiangdong has the most flowers. As the weather is getting warmer, let's go for a walk for a year." Li Qiushui said.

"Okay, the children at home are all grown up, so I'll leave it to them. But I'm worried about my mother. Otherwise, one year is nothing, several years will do." Qi Rui smiled happily.

Li Qiu Shui didn't talk much, so she went to bring him some water.

Life is like this, nothing is absolutely fair.

Concubine Qian Shu and her son were stupid, especially Concubine Qian Shu, who had even been poisonous.

But this mother and son really live a long life.

Concubine Qian Shu became a dowager concubine and moved to Beigong Garden to live out her retirement.

Of course, the Beigong Garden today is not the same as it was in the past. It was overhauled in the year Qi Yan ascended the throne, and it is in very good condition now.

She lived to be eighty-one.

Qi Rui is no less capable.

Li Qiu Shui lived to be eighty-nine in one go. Although he passed away a few years early, he was still considered to have lived a long life.

There are all kinds of lives in this world. Li Qiu Shui is always grateful to Empress Dowager Li for teaching her how to live.

The Li family no longer has the glory of the past, although every concubine's family will go from prosperity to decline.

However, the Li family, the emperor's maternal grandfather, declined more rapidly than any other family. But the living have their own paths, and it is most important to walk your own path well.

(End of this chapter)

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