Good heavens, a handsome face was right in front of her.
[Wait, why does this face look so much like my father from my past life?]
The inner monologues of the two people inside the room:
Li Ting: "That father? Impossible, how could Ningyou possibly betray me?"
Xu Ningyou looked at Li Ting, unaware of the change in his expression. Inwardly, she scolded Li Xingran:
What are you saying, child? Luckily your father can't hear you, otherwise the couple would fall apart.
Wow, my dad is such a tragic figure. He's so handsome, yet he lost a leg on the battlefield and could no longer fight. The emperor stripped him of his military power, not even giving him a sinecure, only telling him to wait. Instead, he was given the position of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, but in the end, the Crown Prince was falsely accused of treason, and the entire Li family was slaughtered.
Xu Ningyou's inner thoughts: "What is a beautiful, strong, and tragic character?"
Li Ting's inner thoughts: "You bastard emperor, I've worked so hard to protect your empire for twenty years, and you want to slaughter my entire family?"
Li Xingran went to great lengths to find Xu Ningyou. Li Ting noticed that his daughter seemed to want to find her mother, so he brought his daughter close to Xu Ningyou.
Wow, my beautiful mother! The more I look at her, the more beautiful she becomes. She's just given birth to me, yet she's still so ethereally beautiful. I love my mother so much; that bastard King Yama has finally done something good.
Flattery will get you everywhere, especially when it's this kind of praise that compliments a woman's beauty.
Li Xingran knows how to compete for favor.
Li Ting looked at his wife, whose expression remained unchanged, indicating that she had not heard the sound.
In truth, Xu Ningyou was overjoyed. "Ruan Ruan praised me, saying I'm beautiful no matter what!" Xu Ningyou looked at Li Ting, whose hand wasn't trembling, so it seemed he really couldn't hear her voice.
But in Li Ting's heart, he thought, "Of course, my wife is the most beautiful woman in Nanchen."
[Sobbing, in my past life, my mother died of amniotic fluid embolism during my birth. My handsome father deleted all of my mother's photos, so I never even saw her. Was my mother in my past life as beautiful as this one?]
These words successfully aroused Xu Ningyou's maternal love. Regardless of why she could hear her daughter's inner thoughts, her daughter was her own, and that was always right.
My handsome father from my past life raised me with great difficulty, and just when I was about to start working and he could finally enjoy his retirement, he passed away. Here, I have a father who looks exactly like him. I can finally take good care of him; I want to be his little darling.
Upon hearing this, Li Ting was thrilled and excited. How could his beloved woman betray him? This daughter was truly a treasure; just like in those dramas, daughters are born with a deep connection to their fathers!
[Oh no, I was too excited. According to the plot of the book, the chief eunuch is about to read the imperial edict, and my handsome, powerful, and tragic father is going to be appointed as the Crown Prince's tutor.]
[You know, that Crown Prince is nothing but a puppet, destined to become a stepping stone for the Second Prince. Our Li family suffered a terrible fate because of him; the Emperor slaughtered our entire clan. And me too! I was supposed to enter the palace as the First Princess's companion after I turned three. Damn it, that scheming woman! My life ended in her hands; I was burned alive! How despicable!]
When Xu Ningyou heard the news of the entire family being slaughtered for the second time, the strings in her heart tightened. And then she heard that her precious daughter would have to become a study companion in the future. How could her little darling leave her sight and go to that den of wolves and tigers? She absolutely wouldn't allow it.
Li Ting also noticed once again that the Li family was about to be wiped out.
Just as Li Xingran finished her inner monologue, the anxious voice of the butler Liu Fu came from outside the door: "Master, Eunuch Zheng is here."
Li Ting was horrified! He looked at Xu Ningyou and found that his wife was still playing with their daughter, her expression unchanged.
Forget it, I shouldn't worry her. She just gave birth to her daughter. Luckily, she can't hear Ruan Ruan's inner thoughts.
Note: The nicknames for the babies were decided before they were even born. The daughter will be called Ruanruan, and the son will be called Zhaomei.
Xu Ningyou's heart was in turmoil at this moment.
She knew how the Crown Prince's birth mother died, so the massacre of the Li family was highly likely.
"Did Eunuch Zheng reveal the contents of the imperial edict?" Li Ting asked as he walked.
"I bribed him with a lot of money before Eunuch Zheng would say, 'Sir, the Emperor has appointed you as Grand Tutor.'"
Upon hearing this news, and considering his daughter's words earlier, Li Ting wondered: Should he defy the imperial decree? If he did, the entire Li family would likely be executed in moments.
The emperor has some clever methods; he's going to discard the donkey after it has served its purpose! But on the surface, he still put on a happy expression, not wanting Ningyou to worry.
[Oh no, Eunuch Zheng really came to read the imperial edict. I remember this is when the Li family's misfortune began, following the Crown Prince.]
Li Ting thought to himself: Since the emperor is ruthless, don't blame him for being unjust. Does the emperor really think that just because he relinquished his military power, he'll be bullied at will?
"Master—Master, the imperial edict from the palace is about to arrive in our backyard! I can't stop it no matter what I do!" The second steward, Liu Lu, rushed into the courtyard, shouting as he ran.
Li Xingran thought the butler was about to faint at any moment. Just as Li Ting was about to stop Eunuch Zheng, Eunuch Zheng's voice came over.
"Lord Li, your legs are not very strong, so please let me walk a few more steps!"
[Eunuch Zheng's tone doesn't sound like that of a good person.]
Xu Ningyou tapped Li Xingran's nose with her delicate hand.
Xu Ningyou knew that this Eunuch Zheng was a filthy scoundrel, a lackey who relied on his master's power.
"Sweetie, it's time for you to go to sleep."
[Ahhh, Mom is so beautiful, even her hands are so beautiful. Her skin is so smooth and delicate! Even though she looks weak now, she's still so beautiful, so cool and beautiful. Mom's naughty, she won't give me any milk. I'm so sleepy and hungry.]
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