"But how can I take back something I've already given away? How can I even bring myself to say that?"
"Then how are you going to explain this to Empress Li? Why don't you go and tell Princess Yu the truth? There's a missing ingredient in it, and it's not good for her to wear it."
Hearing this, Yu Qiaoqiao nodded as if suddenly understanding something. "Why didn't I think of that? That's used to protect the fetus. If one of the herbs is missing, what if something happens to her while she's wearing it?"
Thinking of this, she hurried out, but happened to meet Leng Xi who was coming in.
Leng Xi's expression was very calm today. He looked at Yu Qiaoqiao and asked directly:
"Where are you going?"
Yu Qiaoqiao felt a little disgusted with Leng Xi and didn't want to have too much conversation with him.
So she replied directly:
"I'm going to Prince Yu's Mansion. I have something to ask Princess Yu."
"You're not allowed to go."
Leng Xi stopped him directly and said:
"I heard that Princess Yu came a few days ago. Did you go to Prince Yu's Mansion again?"
"Yes, what's wrong with that?" Yu Qiaoqiao asked in a cold voice. Leng Xi used to go to Prince Yu's Mansion frequently, but she didn't know when he changed. He no longer liked to look for his fourth brother, nor did he go to Prince Yu's Mansion anymore.
"Princess Yu is pregnant now, so you'd better stay away from her. Didn't you see what happened in the palace yesterday? She deliberately framed Mother. If you don't want to cause trouble, stay away from her."
It turned out that Leng Xi had always thought so. Although he felt that his mother was a little unreasonable because of Long Xiaomin's incident, he still felt a little angry when Shui Luolan framed him so blatantly.
Yu Qiaoqiao disagreed and replied coldly:
"Why would Prince Xi say that? Didn't Aunt Lu, who was beside Mother, already admit that she was the one who made the incense? She had no idea it would fall into the hands of Princess Yu, and it wasn't her doing it on purpose. Why do you suspect Princess Yu? If she really framed it, then why did she come to Mother's rescue later?"
Yu Qiaoqiao's question was exactly what Leng Xi was puzzled about.
He still said coldly:
"No matter what, you should have less contact with Princess Yu to avoid any trouble."
"But……"
Seeing that Yu Qiaoqiao wanted to say something, Leng Xi waved his hand and said, "Stop talking and do as I say."
Leaving these words behind, he turned around mercilessly and left without looking back.
Looking at his back, Yu Qiaoqiao's face flushed with anger. Xiaoju hurriedly whispered to comfort him:
"Princess, please don't be angry. Why don't we not go today? We can find a chance to go tomorrow when the prince is not in the mansion. The prince has a bad temper, so let's try not to make him angry."
"He has a bad temper? I have a bad temper too. It's all my father's fault. He insisted on making me marry him. Now, his daughter is suffering here for the rest of her life. How can he feel at ease?"
After saying this, she swung her handkerchief and said angrily:
"Forget it, I won't go out. It's quite windy today anyway, so I'll just stay inside."
Although she felt wronged, she never cried. On her wedding day, she cried her heart out, and no one came to comfort her except the maid.
From that day on, she stopped crying. She knew that crying was useless. If she cried in Prince Xi's Mansion, no one would feel sorry for her. If she cried at her mother's house, her father and mother would get anxious and angry. Since the facts could not be changed, she had to bear it alone.
Leng Xi, who had just returned from Yu Qiaoqiao, sat in the main hall of Prince Xi's Mansion with a gloomy expression. Opposite him stood two men in black.
He asked in a cold voice, "What a bunch of losers, you can't even find a woman."
One of them bowed and replied:
"Your Highness, please calm down. We have searched for a hundred miles in the four directions of the capital, east, south, west, and north, but we have not found the person you are looking for."
"Then expand the scope and continue searching until you find it."
Hearing his roar, the two men in black took the order and retreated tremblingly.
Thinking of Long Xiaomin, Leng Xi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
Long Xiaomin disappeared without a trace like air. He met her several times in his dreams. She was still that innocent and spoiled little girl. She liked to lean her hands on her chin and listen to him tell her those interesting stories, and she would laugh like a silver bell from time to time.
But when he woke up, there was nothing but a wet pillow.
Long Xiaomin became the eternal pain in his heart. If he found her, he would go to her in person and explain to her that he had no choice but to abandon her, and killing her father was not what he wanted in his heart... He regretted it.
Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his hand and hit himself on the head hard. Such a reason was just self-deception. He himself didn't believe it, so how could Xiao Min believe it?
He knew very well that sending people to look for her was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Not only would he not find her, but even if he did, she would never see him.
But he still wanted to do this, perhaps because he felt indebted to her and always wanted to do something to comfort himself!
…
Three months after the marriage, Princess Xi was still not pregnant. Concubine Li was anxious. She brought the imperial physician directly to Prince Xi's Mansion, which made Yu Qiaoqiao a little anxious.
The previous times she entered the palace, she always made the excuse that she forgot to bring the purse. Now that Empress Li has come in person, how should she explain the matter of the purse?
While she was thinking, Concubine Li said softly:
"Qiaoqiao, let the imperial physician check your pulse and prescribe some medicine for you."
"Mother, I'm not sick, why should I see the imperial physician?"
"I know you're not sick, but you've been married for so long and there's no sign of pregnancy. Mother is worried, so it's always a good idea to ask the imperial physician to take a look."
Listening to Concubine Li's words, Yu Qiaoqiao frowned and glanced at Leng Xi who was sitting opposite her. He looked calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that the imperial physician was ready, Yu Qiaoqiao could only stretch out her wrist...
After a while, the imperial physician withdrew his finger from Qiaoqiao's pulse, stood up, bowed, and said to Concubine Li:
"Replying to Empress Li, I am slow-witted and have not found any abnormalities in Princess Xi's health. I can only prescribe some tonics to try."
Hearing this, Concubine Li nodded with a gloomy expression.
"Got it. Go on down."
The imperial physician then carried his medicine box and left the main hall of Prince Xi's Mansion.
Yu Qiaoqiao felt uneasy. How could a woman like her, who had never even entered the bridal chamber, get pregnant?
But she didn't intend to tell this story. Firstly, it was too embarrassing, and secondly, she didn't want anyone to sympathize with her.
Leng Xi, who was sitting on the other side, still had an icy look in his eyes. The two women in front of him, one was his mother who made him feel heartbroken, and the other was his legal wife whom he could not love. They were both people who would appear before his eyes every day. There were many times when he felt that there was no hope in his life.
Seeing Leng Xi sitting there with a sullen face, Concubine Li waved her hand at him and said:
"Xi'er, go and do your work first. Qiaoqiao and I have some womanly things to talk about."
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