Chapter 187 Chapter 187 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law
Yu Li ate up all the snacks in the box.
But it was obviously not enough. It just filled her stomach a little and she was still very hungry.
Because she was too hungry, she looked a little listless. In the end, she could only hold the water and drink it slowly, her eyes falling on the princess mother-in-law opposite her.
Whenever he saw her, Yu Li always felt very familiar with her and didn't feel any sense of strangeness at all.
Because Fu Wenxiao is so much like her.
Not only do the mother and son look alike, they are both rare beauties. Their elegant and calm demeanor is even more similar. She even has a kind of charm that comes with years of accumulation, and she is more dignified and graceful than Fu Wenxiao.
At this time, Princess Yuan An said, "Xiao'er, how is your health?"
Fu Wenxiao raised his eyes to look at her, his expression somewhat restrained, "It's fine now."
"That's good." Princess Yuan An smiled. She didn't ask any more questions. She turned her gaze to Yu Li and said with a smile, "Would you like to introduce my daughter-in-law to me?"
The way she spoke with a smile on her face made her look more like Fu Wenxiao.
She is always calm and composed, looking at people intently with her eyes, making people feel that she cares about them.
Yu Li couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity, and suddenly discovered that facing this princess mother-in-law whom she met for the first time, she didn't feel strange at all.
Fu Wenxiao pursed his lips, his handsome face showing a bit of embarrassment, and said solemnly: "Mother, her name is Yu Li, she is my wife."
As he spoke, he pulled Yu Li up and respectfully paid his respects to Princess Yuan An.
Yu Li also shouted, "Mother."
Although she had a princess mother-in-law, she accepted it well and had a very frank attitude, without any of the restraint and embarrassment of an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law for the first time.
This frankness also made the servants in the palace feel good about her, and they looked at her with smiles.
The more Nanny Ru and Yuzhu looked, the more satisfied they were. The prince really had good taste.
Seeing that Princess Yuanan was about to stand up, Yuzhu and Nanny Ru hurried over to help her.
She pushed the two men away, barely stood, then bent down and helped the two children up herself, holding their hands and sitting back down, looking at Yu Li with her beautiful eyes with a smile in them.
Princess Yuan An said, "Yes, Xiao'er finally got married."
Fu Wenxiao said: "It was the nurse who made the decision."
Princess Yuan An was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Su Niang's vision has always been good. I trust her."
The sentence "I believe her" shows her attitude.
She also recognized Yu Li as her daughter-in-law.
Nanny Ru and Yuzhu who were present were both quite serious. Although they knew that as long as it was the prince's choice, the princess must have good taste and would not stop him, but hearing her admit it herself made them feel different.
It's like getting the approval of parents, making it public, and finally settling down.
Fu Wenxiao said: "Thank you, mother."
Even though they were excited to meet again after a long separation, both mother and son were calm and restrained, and kept their thoughts to themselves.
This also made the scene of mother and son reunion seem so dull that Yu Li couldn't help but look at them a few more times.
Just then something was delivered from the kitchen.
Yuzhu said, "My Lord, Madam, go eat something first."
She thought that the two of them must be very hungry after coming here in the middle of the night in the snow and wind, so she felt sorry for them and asked them to eat something first.
Fu Wenxiao then pulled Yu Li up and went outside to eat.
When passing by the main hall, Yu Li took a look and found that the hole in the roof had been blocked with some wood and oilcloth. It was obvious that Yuzhu had asked someone to block it with something.
Because the hole was blocked, the temperature in the hall slowly rose, but unlike the warmth in the inner hall, it was still a little chilly.
The underground heating in the inner hall was burning brightly and Yu Li felt quite hot. Now the temperature in the main hall was just right and the air was fresh.
The table was filled with food.
Yu Li didn't expect that the palace's kitchen would prepare so much food in the middle of the night. He was very surprised.
Fu Wenxiao was worried that she was hungry, so he served her a bowl of soup and said, "Li Niang, eat quickly. Don't be hungry."
Yu Li responded, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Yuzhu originally wanted to stay and serve, but after being glanced at by the prince, she left tactfully.
When she left, she could still see the Crown Prince serving food to his wife, whispering something to him. He looked particularly gentle and considerate.
The first time I saw the prince like this, it was really...
Yuzhu returned to the hall with a complicated expression.
Princess Yuan An was still sitting there, and Nanny Ru said worriedly, "Your Highness, how is your health? Do you want to go and rest?"
The princess suddenly woke up and looked in good spirits. They all thought that it was the prince's return that cheered her up.
But the princess's health was so bad that they were still worried.
Princess Yuan An smiled and said, "Mammy, don't worry. I'm in good spirits now."
"real?"
She nodded. She knew her own body. She was too excited to see her son just now and didn't think about it carefully. But now she realized that her body was much more relaxed, as if her serious illness had been cured. She felt a rare sense of relief.
Princess Yuan An asked, "Mammy, did the palace send other doctors over?"
She thought the imperial physician had been changed and prescribed other medicines for her.
"No." Nanny Ru shook her head. "It's still Imperial Doctor Zhang who's here. The palace hasn't sent any more imperial doctors." Then she asked nervously, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?"
Princess Yuanan shook her head, with a strange look on her face.
It's not that the imperial physician has been changed, but that someone has tampered with her medicine again?
Seeing the two people were worried, Princess Yuan An concealed the expression on her face and asked, "How are Xiao'er and his wife?"
This question was asked to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu smiled and said, "The relationship between the Crown Prince and his wife seems to be very good..."
She told the princess what she had just seen.
Princess Yuan An laughed suddenly after hearing this, "It seems that Xiao'er's personality is like his father's."
Yuzhu and Ru Ma Ma thought to themselves that the prince's personality was more like that of the princess, so it was normal for the son to resemble his mother, but...
The gentle and considerate nature of the wife is indeed like that of the Duke. When the Duke was still alive, he was also gentle and considerate when he was with the princess, and he never asked anyone else to serve the princess food.
Thinking of the deceased Duke Zhenguo, both Nanny Ru and Yuzhu looked a little gloomy.
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After dinner, Yu Li felt a little better, but he was still tired, with some fatigue in his eyes.
Fu Wenxiao said, "Li Niang, are you tired? Do you want to rest here?"
"Not good, right?" Yu Li glanced at the door. Suddenly two living people appeared here. Would they be discovered by the guards outside?
Fu Wenxiao said, "It's okay. Let's go back now. I'm afraid it will be dawn when we get back to the city." Then he suggested, "Why don't we rest here for a day and go back tomorrow night."
She had overdrawn her supernatural powers before, and her complexion looked really bad. He didn't want her to rush back in the wind and snow and endure it.
Even if she had special abilities, she wouldn't endure this. He would rather let her rest here before going back.
When they entered the inner hall, Princess Yuan An said, "Xiao'er, Li Niang, it's getting late, you can rest in the side hall."
Yu Li looked at her with some surprise.
Princess Yuan An saw her looking at her with wide eyes, and said gently, "It's snowing hard outside, and it's hard to travel. It's really unsafe for you to go back like this. It's better to wait until the snow stops."
As a mother, she was still worried about her children and decided to let them stay here for one night.
It will be safer to send them away after the snow stops.
"Will it bother you?" Yu Li felt a little embarrassed.
"What do you mean by disturbing me?" Princess Yuan An said with a smile, "I am so happy that you can come. I hope you can stay for a few more days."
Although she was surrounded by people outside the Qingxiao Palace, she was the one who had the final say in the palace. As long as she didn't speak, no one dared to break in to find out what was going on.
Yu Li agreed. She felt that it was a rare reunion for mother and son, and they actually had a lot to talk about, right?
The two of them didn't say anything just now, probably because they were in too much of a hurry and there were other people around, so it was difficult to have any private conversation. If they stayed, Xiao Ge'er could also have a private conversation with his mother.
Princess Yuan'an saw that she looked tired, so she asked them to rest.
Yuzhu took the two of them to the side hall.
The bed in the side hall had been made. The room was warm and filled with an unknown fragrance that smelled light and not greasy, making Yu Li even more sleepy.
After washing up, Yu Li lay on the bed, feeling sleepy.
She forced herself to cheer up and muttered, "Xiao brother, there are so few people serving in the palace. Is it true that no one treats your mother harshly?"
She had seen the ladies and daughters of wealthy families, who were followed by a group of maids and old women to serve them, but when she saw Princess Yuan'an, there were only two people serving her, which was really too shabby.
Fu Wenxiao laughed, "My mother is not in good health. She doesn't like too many people to serve her. It will disturb her rest."
Therefore, only two trusted confidants were left inside the palace to guard it, but it was not that there was no one to serve him.
Yu Li said, "That's good..."
Her voice gradually faded away and she soon fell into a deep sleep.
In the corners of the hall, sheep-horn lanterns were lit, and curtains were dropped in layers to block out the light from outside.
Fu Wenxiao stretched out his arms and held her in his arms, gently stroking her warm and delicate face, feeling an indescribable sense of security in his heart.
That’s great.
Seeing my mother alive tonight, with the possibility that she could be healed... nothing could be better.
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Yu Li slept until noon the next day, when he woke up slowly.
She was awakened by the heat. When she woke up, her hair was wet, which showed how hot the heating in the side hall was.
Yu Li found that he was the only one in the bed, without seeing Fu Wenxiao. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that he was woken up by the heat.
Yawning, she opened the curtain and got out of bed. Just as she stretched out her feet to put on her shoes, a palace maid came in. Seeing that she woke up, she hurried over, squatted down, and put on her shoes.
Yu Li felt very uncomfortable. She still knew how to put on shoes, so she said quickly, "No, I can put them on myself."
The maid did not force him. She introduced herself first. Her name was Yuzhan. Then she asked with a smile, "Madam, do you want to wash up?"
Seeing that she agreed, Yuzhan called out and several smart palace maids came in with washing utensils to help her wash.
It was the first time that Yu Li was served by so many people and he was really not used to it. But looking at the various toiletries in their hands, he knew that if he didn't let them serve him, they would all look embarrassed and so he had to give up.
When she sat in front of the dressing table and a palace maid combed her hair, she felt good again.
The palace maid who did her hair was very skillful. She made a beautiful bun for her and pinned a silk flower, which was popular in the palace, on the bun, making her look a bit playful.
Yuzhan asked her if she wanted to eat.
Yu Li glanced outside the door and asked, "Where's Xiaoge'er?"
Hearing the voice of "Xiao Ge'er", Yuzhan's eyelids jumped, but her face showed no strange expression. She smiled and said, "The prince is accompanying the princess in the main hall. Do you want to go over?"
"Go ahead." Yu Li said.
She didn't quite understand the rules of wealthy families, but she knew the principle of paying respects to elders.
It just so happens that my super powers have been restored, so I can go and treat the princess.
Yuzhan took Yu away to the main hall.
When she entered the room, she first took a look at the hole she had made last night and found that it had not been repaired yet, but it had not been collapsed by the snow either.
The north wind outside was still very strong, blowing non-stop, and the window frames made a crackling sound.
When Yu Li came in, he saw the mother and son sitting opposite each other, seemingly talking, and there was no one around.
Seeing her, they both stopped and looked over.
Princess Yuan An invited her to sit over and asked with a smile, "When did you wake up, Li Niang? Did you sleep well last night?"
"I just woke up, and I feel fine." Yu Li said truthfully.
The beds in the side hall were very comfortable to sleep on, but the heating was too strong. In the morning when Fu Wenxiao was not there, she was woken up by the heat.
Princess Yuan'an asked her if she had eaten yet, and when she learned that she had not yet, she asked the palace maid to prepare the meal.
Her voice was clear and soft, like the sound of jade. She spoke slowly and her movements were well-organized. Yu Li felt as if he saw another Fu Wenxiao. Both mother and son had a special charm that easily attracted people.
When the maid went down to prepare, Yu Li suddenly said, "Mother, can I touch your hand?"
Princess Yuan An: "..."
Fu Wenxiao: "..."
Yuzhan: “…”
Princess Yuanan suddenly laughed, and because of her smile, a few fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes, adding a bit of charm.
She first looked at her son and saw a smile on his face. She felt that this daughter-in-law was really different from others. No wonder her son was in trouble.
She stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Touch it."
Yu Li walked over and put his hand on her wrist.
Princess Yuanan originally thought that her daughter-in-law had a strange habit, until she noticed something wrong with her body. A warm current rose in her body and her body became a little more relaxed.
Her pupils trembled slightly, and her gaze shifted from her focused daughter-in-law to her son.
Fu Wenxiao sat there and looked at her calmly.
The eyes of mother and son met in mid-air, and they quickly looked away from each other. Princess Yuanan still looked calm and graceful.
The palace servants in the hall did not notice anything unusual.
When Yu Li withdrew her hand, Princess Yuan An noticed the distress between her brows and the way she was touching her belly inconspicuously.
She suddenly said, "Is the meal ready? Prepare more."
Yuzhan said hurriedly: "I will go and take a look."
Those who can stay in the palace to serve are Princess Yuanan’s confidants and are trustworthy.
They could naturally see how much Princess Yuan'an valued the Crown Prince's wife, and the palace servants also followed suit and easily accepted this "Crown Prince's wife".
After the meal was ready, Yu Li turned around and asked them, "Mother, Xiao Ge'er, have you had your meal yet?"
Princess Yuan An smiled and said, "I'm not hungry, you can eat."
Fu Wenxiao also said that he had already eaten.
When Yu Li followed the palace servants to eat, only the mother and son were left in the palace.
Princess Yuan An looked in the direction where Yu Li left and suddenly asked, "Xiao'er, have you ever blamed your mother for getting you into trouble?"
"Don't blame me." Fu Wenxiao said calmly, "If it weren't for me, my mother wouldn't have fallen to this point. It's my son's fault."
In some matters, it is hard to tell who is right and who is wrong.
The emperor was able to ascend the throne with the support of the empress dowager. Later, the empress dowager controlled the government and personally raised Princess Yuan'an to compete with the emperor.
It was not until Fu Wenxiao was born that the emperor brought Fu Wenxiao to the palace and raised him together with the other princes.
Later, the Empress Dowager died and the Emperor began to liquidate her power.
It was just because Princess Yuan'an was around that the emperor couldn't do anything too much, and they competed secretly with each other until the Fu family became more and more powerful and at its peak, the emperor finally took action against the Fu family.
The first to bear the brunt was Fu Wenxiao.
Princess Yuan An's expression remained unchanged as she said, "It's just a matter of success or failure. What does it have to do with my son? I can only blame myself for not being ruthless enough back then. You are my only son, so naturally I have to protect you first."
Between power and her son, she chose to protect her son and took a step back.
She just didn't expect that someone would take advantage of the opportunity to poison him, leaving him with only a few years to live. This was something she could not tolerate.
Fu Wenxiao pursed his lips, his expression turned stern, and his eyes revealed deeply suppressed emotions.
Princess Yuan An patted his hands and continued, "It's a blessing in disguise. I didn't expect you to be in such a situation. I'm relieved." Thinking of something, she smiled again, "I also want to thank Su Niang for choosing a good wife for you."
Fu Wenxiao was a little embarrassed and said softly, "A-Li is indeed very good."
Princess Yuanan was amused to see him behave like a child on such a rare occasion.
Her son was sent to the palace since he was young and was taught to be cold and restrained. However, he really knew nothing about matters between men and women. People inside and outside the palace were watching him, and he had no interest in understanding those things.
He has too many things to do. He is caught between the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Fu family. If he is not careful, he will be doomed.
Princess Yuan An sighed, "When I asked Su Niang to take you south, I wanted to give you a chance to survive. I told Su Niang that as long as I could save you, I would agree to anything. Your life is gone, so why worry about so many things?"
When she said this, the corners of her eyes turned slightly red, revealing a hint of sadness.
"Mother……"
Princess Yuan An pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and soon returned to normal. She continued, "I recognize this daughter-in-law chosen by Su Niang. You two will live a good life in the future."
Fu Wenxiao said solemnly: "I will."
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