Chapter 146 The best husband in the world, this is the betrothal gift
However, the emperor's strategy did touch upon Ji Qingwu's lifeblood.
Don't give too much consideration to others. If it was for him, it wouldn't be enough to make her want to stay in the palace.
But if it's for Yuan Heng...
Ji Qingwu looked at the little girl in front of her who kept blinking her big eyes at her and smiling sweeter than sugar.
She imagined seeing two lively and cute little ones every day.
or--
Action speaks louder than words, so she should sneak Yuan Heng out of the palace as soon as possible!
Ji Qingwu was thinking about the feasibility of this plan.
Jiujiu quickly climbed onto the couch and buried its furry little head in her arms, trying to get her attention.
She shook out a few more candies from her sleeves and said in a baby voice, "Mother, one for you and one for me."
Ji Qingwu deliberately said with a stern face: "Jiujiu, you can only eat two a day, no more, otherwise you will get cavities from eating too much, and you will roll around in bed at night because of the toothache. Don't hold me and cry."
Her parenting philosophy is to tell children the dangers of things, and not to control too strictly.
Jiujiu nodded obediently and said, "I won't eat too much, because this is my mother's candy."
These candies all have the seal of the palace kitchen printed on them, so how come they are her candies?
Ji Qingwu looked at her white and tender palm and said, "My candy?"
Jiujiu thought for a moment and nodded, "It's A Niang's candy, or A Niang's wedding candy."
"My wedding candy?"
Ji Qingwu picked up one with a mixture of laughter and tears.
She opened the candy wrapper, looked at it carefully, and confirmed that it was indeed the imperial candy made in the palace.
"What good news is going to happen to me?"
Jiujiu kept the secret at this time, took the unwrapped candy in her hand and said, "Mother, eat one first, and I will tell you."
Ji Qingwu was worried that there was something hidden in the candy, so he said, "You tell me first, and then I'll eat it."
Jiujiu stuffed the candy into her little mouth and said while holding the candy in her mouth: "Last time I promised my mother that I would find the best husband in the world for her. I have found one for her. This is the betrothal gift he paid in advance."
Whose betrothal gift is a bag of candy? !
Ji Qingwu’s premonition turned out to be correct, this candy was just a sugar-coated little bullet.
What the best husband in the world? It's obvious that the little girl lacks self-control. She was bewitched by the man's sugar and wanted to give away her own mother.
I don’t know how he told Jiujiu. Ji Qingwu bit his lip and his eyes shook.
"Mother, do you agree? If you agree, take one."
Ji Qingwu stretched out her hand and pinched Jiujiu's little face. She narrowed her eyes and said with a half-smile: "Okay, little Jiujiu, it's just a few pieces of candy, and you dare to sell out your mother!"
Seeing that A Niang had a strange expression on her face, Jiujiu tried to escape using both hands and feet.
But she couldn't run fast enough because of her short arms and legs, and her mother grabbed her calf.
The mother and daughter laughed and fell on the couch together.
Ji Qingwu ravaged Jiujiu's little butt, and only after the little girl repeatedly assured that she would always be with her mother and the best person in the world and that the "bride price" would be returned tomorrow, did the fleshy butt escape the harm.
But in order to prevent Jiujiu from being completely turned against, Ji Qingwu decided to keep a close eye on her and "consolidate" his position.
She volunteered to take over half of Nanny Li's duties and would personally pick up Jiujiu from school in the afternoons.
As for why she didn't go to deliver the package in the morning, one reason was that she planned to take care of the shop business, and the other was that she really couldn't get up.
After returning home, she did not get as close to Old Madam Ji as Ji Qingyuan did, and did not go to Shou'an Hall to pay her respects every morning and evening. In addition, since her relationship with the old lady was not good, she did not need to do so.
Mrs. Qiao also indulged her. She had a hot breakfast every day when she woke up. Her life was so leisurely.
I entered the courtyard early in the morning, and the sun shone on the eaves.
Ji Qingwu got up, but there was a dark spot under his eyes.
Last night, she suffered from insomnia for the first time in a long time, and she even did not sleep well in the attic of Handan Pavilion.
When she lay down, her mind went out of control and she kept thinking about what had happened in the palace that day and night.
Regarding Prince Yong's matter, she acted inappropriately.
If she were given the choice again, she would still do the same.
She was not a prophet. Who could have expected that the seemingly lustful Prince Yong was once a passionate man, and the person in his heart was still the Princess Yong, who was married to him in a formal ceremony. He was secretly paying attention to Tao Wanyin's every move.
But no matter what, Prince Yong took the opportunity to take the prescription so that his princess could get pregnant as soon as possible. Although it did not completely end his family line, it was also a lesson for him. His body was weak and it would take some time to recover.
The more Ji Qingwu thought about it, the more headache he got. No one in the palace was simple.
She knew her own character. In a cannibalistic place like the palace, showing weakness and giving in would only make people bully you even more. When she first entered the palace, she felt that it was a den of dragons and tigers. Everyone was a pitiful person who lived a life of pretense for the sake of power and family.
She is not the pure lotus that remains untainted by the mud and never becomes evil. After being in the palace for a long time, people's hearts are fickle, and she will change too.
Since she couldn't see through the complexity of human hearts, she could only choose to protect her own heart.
So what if the emperor treats her specially? How long can this specialness last?
It's easy to fall in love, but hard to stay together. There are many examples of beauty dying before love fades.
Believing that the emperor is truly in love is like tying her head to her belt, and she is not so foolish as that.
Moreover, if she keeps relying on others for protection, she will feel weak and incompetent. Just as Yuan Heng heard from Emperor Wu Su, only the strong can protect those they want to protect.
All the worries came from the timidity in her heart. She was not strong enough.
Thinking of the people she had to protect, Ji Qingwu's depressed mood suddenly turned into fighting spirit.
In the second half of the night, Ji Qingwu was as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
When she doesn't think about love matters, her mind becomes particularly clear.
She had already made several plans for the shop that Qiao had given her. The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. If all the shops on the street were not closed at night, she would have wanted to leave immediately.
Later, I felt a little sleepy and slept for more than an hour in a daze.
Ji Qingwu yawned and looked at himself in the bronze mirror. His hair was thick and black, falling to his waist.
Lanzhi helped her tie her hair with a wide-toothed boxwood comb.
Ji Qingwu said, "No need to make the hair too complicated, I have to go out today."
Lanzhi took out a red butterfly-shaped hairpin with pearls from her makeup box, and tried to put it on her hair: "Young lady, you are going to enter the palace after all, you can't be too plain, or other noble ladies will laugh at you if they see you."
Ji Qingwu casually picked up a nanmu hairpin and put it on.
She said, "No need. I'm going to the market first and will be back later. Wearing so much would be a burden. You don't need to follow me."
Ji Qingwu looked around the most prosperous area of Lin'an, and then went to the largest shop in Shangqi, which was a traditional rice shop selling grain.
Qiao was very efficient and had asked people to inform her in advance. The shopkeeper and his employees were all honest people and reported all the account books and market conditions to her one by one.
After understanding the situation, Ji Qingwu made a bold decision.
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