Chapter 190 Chapter 190 Bravery
When they saw Princess Yuan An and others, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao were very calm.
Yu Li had already noticed that there were people here, so he was not surprised; as for Fu Wenxiao, he had been seen once by Yuzhu, so it was nothing to be seen by his mother and Nanny Ru, he was already very calm.
Fu Wenxiao asked: "Mother, it's getting late, why haven't you rested yet?"
He looked a little disapproving. If he wasn't feeling well, he should have rested instead of waiting for them here in the middle of the night.
Princess Yuan An's eyes slid over the two of them, and she quickly calmed down and said, "I slept too much during the day, so I can't sleep now."
Fu Wenxiao's expression paused.
The mother and son looked at each other for a moment, and he soon understood that it was true that he slept more during the day, but it was also possible that he deliberately chose to sleep a little longer during the day, and then chose this time to wait for them here.
"You should rest more." Fu Wenxiao said seriously.
Princess Yuan An did not argue with him about this matter. Instead, she asked Yu Li: "Mother Li, are you cold? Go and have a bowl of hot soup to warm yourself up first."
Seeing the two children coming here late at night, cold, she felt distressed.
"I'm not cold." Yu Li said truthfully, "But Xiao Ge'er must be very cold, his face is frozen."
Everyone looked at Fu Wenxiao's face. Under the light, his complexion was indeed rather stiff and pale. He must have been frozen from the whole journey.
Soon, the two of them sat on the warm smoking cage and drank hot soup.
Unlike the last time they came over suddenly, Qingxiao Palace was well prepared this time, whether it was smoking cages or hot soup, they were all ready, and even midnight snacks were available.
Princess Yuan An asked, "Are you hungry? Go eat something first."
"That's fine." Fu Wenxiao nodded.
When Princess Yuan'an stood up, Fu Wenxiao went over to support her. Seeing this, Yu Li also held her other hand, pressed her wrist, and injected her with supernatural powers.
Princess Yuanan paused but showed no sign of abnormality.
The palace servants serving in the hall did not notice anything.
There was a whole table of food on the Eight Immortals Table, which was extremely sumptuous.
Princess Yuan'an sat aside and waved to the palace maids serving in the hall, asking them to leave and not to serve her.
Soon, there were only three people left at the scene.
Yu Li had just lost his supernatural powers to Princess Yuan An and was very hungry, so he started to eat a midnight snack.
Fu Wenxiao was not hungry. He did not have the habit of eating late at night. He simply drank a bowl of soup, then picked up some food for Yu Li with chopsticks while talking to his mother.
He asked, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Princess Yuan An smiled and said, "I feel much better these past two days, but I'm still taking medicine."
"You can't stop taking the medicine." Fu Wenxiao said, "I also took the medicine for a long time at the beginning. Later, my body was almost healed, so I stopped taking the medicine."
Princess Yuan'an seemed to be thinking about it and said she understood.
Then the mother and son talked about next year's imperial examination.
The two of them didn't talk much, and their words were very brief. They spoke back and forth, as if they said whatever they thought of. However, in these few words, they discussed a lot of things.
Yu Li felt that they were in a trance, and ate up the entire table of midnight snacks while listening to the sound of their conversation.
After eating and drinking, she began to feel sleepy.
Princess Yuan An saw this and said, "It's getting late. You should go and have some rest. Young people, get some more sleep. You don't have to get up so early tomorrow."
Fu Wenxiao agreed, took Yu Li's hand, stood up, and said good night to her.
"Good night, mother." Yu Li also said.
When Princess Yuan An heard her say "good night", she couldn't help but smile. Her smile was so light and beautiful, and she said, "Good child, go ahead."
The two of them went to the side hall, washed up, and went to bed to rest.
Lying in the soft and warm quilt, Yu Li turned over and said, "Xiao brother, wake me up early tomorrow."
"What do you want me to do?" Fu Wenxiao touched her warm eyes and said, "Mother wants you to sleep a little longer and get enough rest."
When she used her special powers to heal people, she would easily feel tired and not as energetic as usual.
He also hoped that she would get more sleep.
Yu Li snuggled into his arms, resting her head on his arm, her whole body pressed against him, absorbing the slightly cool breath from his body, and only then did she feel less hot.
She said vaguely: "Get up early and treat your mother..."
Fu Wenxiao laughed and reminded: "She is also your mother."
"I know, she is my mother." She murmured softly, "The one in the capital is my mother, I am not mistaken."
Fu Wenxiao listened to her shallow breathing and suddenly laughed.
One is called mother and the other is called mother, so it is indeed easy to distinguish them.
Perhaps it was because he grew up in the palace. Although he could often go home to see his parents, he still stayed in the palace most of the time, either being raised by his grandmother, the Empress Dowager, or studying with the princes. He was indeed closer to his uncle the Emperor, so that his relationship with his parents was not as close as that between an ordinary mother and son, or a father and son.
According to the rules, he called them father and mother.
But he knew that he was his parents' only child and they loved him.
He also cherishes his family.
Unfortunately, in such an environment, even blood relatives are still separated by distance and are not as close as ordinary people.
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The next day, when Yu Li woke up, he found Fu Wenxiao was also there. No wonder he was not woken up by the heat today.
He still maintained the same sleeping position, holding her body and letting her rest her head on his arms.
As soon as she moved a little, he opened his eyes. His eyes were clear, showing that he had been awake for a long time. His voice was very gentle: "Mother Li, do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Yu Li yawned and sat up, asking, "What time is it now?"
"It's almost noon."
"So late?"
Unexpectedly, she slept until noon again. She turned her head and saw him slowly sitting up, with one arm unnaturally stiff. She leaned over to massage his shoulder with a guilty conscience and said, "You don't have to let me rest my head on yours all night. Your arm will get numb."
Fu Wenxiao said, "I didn't notice it after I fell asleep."
She didn't quite believe it. He wouldn't move around when he fell asleep, and his sleeping posture was always good. But she moved. Could it be that she had been clinging to him to absorb the warmth from his body last night, so he had to maintain the same posture all night?
This was not the case in the past, because her sleeping position was not correct and she was always moving around, changing her sleeping position several times throughout the night.
Yu Li added: "Then when you wake up in the morning, you can push me away."
"You will wake up with the heat." Fu Wenxiao smiled, "And A-Li massaged my hand, and it got better soon. It wasn't uncomfortable."
Seeing that he was happy with it, Yu Li softened and said, "Okay, as long as you like it."
Once his arm was free again, they both got up.
After finishing their work, they went to see Princess Yuan'an.
Princess Yuan'an had just woken up and was taking medicine. When she saw the two people, she first asked them how they rested, and then asked someone to serve the meal.
While helping her up, Yu Li used his supernatural powers to heal her.
She now thinks it’s good to be a “filial” daughter-in-law, and she doesn’t have to find excuses to touch her and make people think her behavior is weird.
The lunch was very sumptuous and Yu Li was very satisfied. The food in the palace was so good that she would even come here every day just for the food.
After dinner, Yu Li remembered the package that Zhou asked her to bring, so she went to find it.
The package was placed in the corner. Since they had brought it, the palace servants did not open it on their own initiative.
Yu Li brought the package over and said, "Mother, this is what I asked you to bring."
"Su Niang?" Princess Yuan An was a little surprised and asked with a smile, "Why would Su Niang bring me something?"
Yu Li said honestly: "Mother has been very worried about you. She cried when she heard about you. Knowing that we were coming over today, she asked us to bring you some things and also wrote you a letter."
As she spoke, she found the letter and handed it to her.
Princess Yuan'an looked stunned and a little emotional. She stroked the envelope with her white hand, then unfolded it and began to read.
While Princess Yuan'an was reading the letter, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao stood up and walked out.
When he came to another side hall, he suddenly heard a delicate cat's cry. Yu Li turned his head and saw a cat with white fur squatting by the window. Its pair of blue eyes were watery, like gems, and extremely beautiful.
Its hair is white and long, which shows that it is well taken care of. It is just a little fat, so it must have good food.
Fu Wenxiao said, "This is the cat my mother raised. It's called White Jade. It's a species sent as tribute from the Western Regions."
"White emerald?" Yu Li asked, "Is it because its fur is white and its eyes are like emerald?"
Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "Yes."
There was a palace maid in the side hall who was specifically responsible for serving Li Nu. When she heard what Yu Li said, she thought that she was interested in Li Nu, so she brought Li Nu over and wanted her to hug him.
But just as it got close to Yu Li, the fat white cat let out a shrill scream and began to struggle.
If you're not paying attention, it will break free and run away.
The palace maid was somewhat at a loss, and hurriedly knelt down to apologize: "Prince, Madam, Bai Feicui is usually very well behaved, I don't know why she is so... "
"It's okay." Yu Li waved his hand and let her get up.
She and Fu Wenxiao both knew why the cat ran away.
After the palace servants left, Yu Li and Fu Wenxiao muttered, "As expected, animals don't like me. It seems that I will never be able to touch cats and dogs in this life."
In fact, there are also people in Qingshi Village who keep cats, after all, cats can catch mice.
Unfortunately, wherever she appeared, she couldn't see cats, dogs or other animals. They would run away in advance. Over time, she got used to it.
However, the cat raised by Princess Yuanan is really good-looking. Its white fur is long and lush, and it looks very nice to touch. Its face is chubby, so it is probably very easy to rub.
She is simply a beauty in the cat world.
Her face was full of pity.
In the evening, when Yu Li went to find Princess Yuan An, he found that the fat cat was held in her arms, with its belly spread out, being stroked by Princess Yuan An's hand.
Perhaps it was very comfortable being stroked, it gradually stretched out like a cat pancake and lay limply in the arms of its mistress.
Seeing Yu Li, Princess Yuan An smiled and said, "Mother Li is here. This is the white jadeite I have raised for many years."
Probably because she heard that Bai Feicui didn't give Yu Li face, when Yu Li sat down, she directly handed the cat to him.
At the moment when the cat was about to get angry and run away, Yu Li quickly grabbed it.
In an instant, the whole cat fell into her hands, and then lay stiffly on her knees, like a cat pancake, being kneaded by her, and it did not dare to resist at all.
Princess Yuanan was a little surprised when she saw this.
You know, white jade is a rare species, and its temperament is quite arrogant. Except for a few specific people, it rarely allows others to touch it. Look at it lying obediently in the arms of the daughter-in-law, letting her rub it, even when its ears were pinched, it didn't resist, it's really well behaved.
Yuzhu came over with tea, and seeing this scene, she smiled and said, "It seems that Bai Feicui likes the Crown Prince's wife very much."
Nanny Ru also said, "White Jade has always been spiritual. She probably knows that the Crown Prince's wife is the Princess' daughter-in-law, so she wants to get close to her."
Fu Wenxiao sat aside, drinking tea silently without saying a word.
This cat didn't look obedient, but rather seemed to be frightened. When it fell into Yu Li's hands, it didn't dare to move at all.
Yu Li petted the cat to his heart's content, and finally mercifully let the cat go free.
After the cat landed on the ground, its limbs became limp and it lay there in confusion. After a long while, it dragged its limp limbs and retreated in fear.
After retreating to a certain distance, it ran away quickly and disappeared in a flash.
Princess Yuanan finally noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but look at Yu Li.
If you only look at her appearance, she is a fair-skinned and beautiful girl. Because she is too thin, she gives people the impression of being weak and harmless. However, if you see her jump down from the roof neatly and catch a big man who jumps down from the roof steadily, you will know that she is not weak at all, but very...brave.
Princess Yuan An only needs to think of the scene of her son being held by her waist...
She stroked her forehead, trying to put the scene aside and stop thinking about it.
However, she did know that this daughter-in-law was different from the others. She had many secrets, some of which even her son was unwilling to tell her.
After dinner, Yu Li transferred his supernatural powers to Princess Yuan An again.
Princess Yuan An asked, "Xiao'er, Li Niang, are you going back tonight? Why don't you stay here for a few more days before leaving?"
She felt sorry for them running back and forth in such a cold weather and was worried about the harm to their health.
Fu Wenxiao said: "It's okay to stay for two more days, as long as mother doesn't dislike us."
In fact, it is quite troublesome to run back and forth like this. This time they come here, they really plan to stay here for two more days.
Of course, he couldn't stay too long, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the guards in the palace.
"How could I dislike it?" Princess Yuan An laughed, "I'm so happy that you guys can come to see me." Then she turned to look at Yu Li, "Tomorrow I'll have someone send a deer over, and ask the kitchen to roast the deer meat for you to eat."
Deer meat replenishes blood and energy. Eating more deer meat will be good for my daughter-in-law's health. It's good for keeping people fat.
Princess Yuan'an was a very observant person, and even though her son didn't mention it, she understood why Yu Li had such a big appetite.
She was a little worried about the child's health and was afraid that she would be hungry. She wanted her to eat better, so she specifically asked the kitchen to make more nourishing soups and water for her.
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A few days later, the two prepared to leave.
It just happened that it started snowing outside. Listening to the whistling north wind, Nanny Ru felt very distressed and couldn't help but say, "My Lord, Madam, why don't you leave after the fifth watch? You can get some sleep first. When you return to the capital, the city gate will be open and it will be convenient for you to enter the city."
It was still dark at five o'clock in the morning, so leaving would not attract any attention.
Fu Wenxiao said: "No need, we don't need to wait for the city gate to open."
"Not waiting for the gates to open?"
The people in the hall looked at them in confusion, not understanding what they meant for a moment.
Fu Wenxiao said: "We didn't go through the city gate when we came out."
He knew that some people in the capital should have already received the news of his arrival.
Because he had just arrived in the capital and had not shown up outside, those people naturally did not pay much attention to him. However, after a long time, it was hard to say. So he did not think of leaving through the city gate, and he could not even let people know that he had left the city.
Princess Yuanan understood what he meant. She was afraid that many people had already heard that her son was alive, and they would definitely send people to secretly keep an eye on him.
This was also the reason why she kept them for two more days, hoping that they would not come so often in the future.
Even if they could come and go freely in the palace, the fact that they were out of the city could not be concealed, and she didn't want them to come every night.
Princess Yuan An asked: "If you don't go through the city gate, where should you go?"
Yu Li said, "We climbed over the city wall." Then she comforted her, "Don't worry, mother. No one will find out that we left the city." She could guarantee this.
Princess Yuan An: "..."
Everyone: “…”
The people present looked at each other, thinking they had heard wrongly.
Climb over the city wall?
Is that what they understood?
Fu Wenxiao coughed lightly and said implicitly: "It's just as Li Niang said."
Everyone: “…”
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