Pampered and fierce wife: Reborn daughter-in-law has a strategy

In the empty cave, the firelight danced on the rock wall, reflecting the black figures of the two people. Except for the crackling sound of the flame itself, there was no other sound.

The eldest princess was sitting next to the fire, her lips were buzzing, but no sound came out. Her whole body was half-dark under the light of the fire. Her old face seemed to be more decayed, and a lot of white hair seemed to appear on her temples. hair.

Opposite him, Xiao Yinchu leaned against the cliff with a peaceful face, his mouth slightly raised, but in his eyes there was the light of a bonfire.

"That's...your father..." The eldest princess seemed to be able to speak only a few words, and her whole person looked more and more decadent.

"It could be the Supreme Emperor, or," he raised his lips slightly, "the Emperor."

Xiao Yinchu's voice had never been loud, but it was deafening in the ears of the eldest princess. She didn't understand why Xiao Yinchu suddenly changed his mind when everything was fine.But at this time, Xiao Yinchu was no longer the child that Xiang Qingyuan could control. He had military exploits, connections, and reputation.

If he wants to set up his own business, Xiang Qingyuan really can't control him. As Xiao Yinchu said, the resurrection of the former prince from the dead has always been behind his back. For those who have always been loyal to them, it is indeed a sign of distrust. The signal is not good for the rule, and there is no guarantee that those people will really be loyal to a blind emperor.

"He won't rob you, Jingkun, he can't see it." The eldest princess said with some dejection.

It’s not that the eldest princess had a deep relationship with Xiang Qingyuan at the beginning. At first, it was just because he was the most important child of her royal brother and the only child of her younger brother and sister. However, everyone has sunk costs. Now, to the eldest princess, Xiang Qingyuan and Xiao Yinchu are indeed like their own descendants.

And how can an old man who is over seventy years old not feel sad when he sees his children and grandchildren fighting?

"Auntie, I don't want to be a puppet, let alone a trader." Xiao Yinchu said calmly.

"..."

The eldest princess was silent again for a while, and the flying sparks lit up the cave that had been chosen by the eldest princess as the place to die. The warmth spread from the fire, but the eldest princess could not feel it.

"Why are you telling me at this time," the eldest princess was silent for a moment, then raised her cloudy yet shrewd eyes to look at Xiao Yinchu, "because you need me, right?"

She smiled softly: "Qingyuan will use filial piety to suppress you, and you need me to use filial piety to suppress him. Right?"

Xiao Yinchu's eyes were lowered, and his long eyelashes blocked his gaze. He did not speak, which was regarded as acquiescence.

"You chose this time to confess to me to win over me, right?" She continued to ask, her tone was exactly the same as before, but there was a bit of broken pain in her eyes.

"I don't want to die, great-aunt." Xiao Yinchu took a deep breath and raised his head, his eyes filled with tears and his face begging.

The eldest princess slowly turned her head away, "It's so similar," she thought, "It's so similar to the emperor's younger brother"

More similar than Xiang Qingyuan.

The eldest princess's reckless help was not only due to General Zhenguo's promise to his old friend, but also the eldest princess's selfishness. She was just a younger brother, and the two of them had been dependent on each other since they were young. Not so much from the beginning. The eldest princess is for the emperor's younger brother's only heir, or rather, she is in a state of mind to protect the emperor's younger brother.

The eldest princess had long hated Emperor Hui of Chu. It was he who killed her cherished brother and also harmed her brother's descendants.

When Xiao Yinchu was a child, he didn't look like the late emperor. Instead, he looked like Xiang Qingyuan. At first glance, he knew he was the late emperor's heir. However, after Xiao Yinchu was 14 years old, he began to grow a beard. The bearded Xiao Yinchu then He is even less like the late emperor who was rigid, serious and clean since he was a child.

But now that he has shaved his beard, the face he reveals is not so much like Emperor Hui of Chu, but rather like being printed from the same mold as the late emperor.

"I won't let him kill you." The eldest princess took a deep breath and said.

"But can he?" Xiao Yinchu's voice had some vibrato.

"Sister Huang, will he die?" the late emperor asked with a trembling voice. That was the first time the late emperor showed his vulnerability to her, for the sake of the little bird with broken wings.

The mother died young, leaving only the two siblings to depend on each other. Fortunately, their father was the emperor, and there was basically no shortage of food and clothing. However, when a new generation replaces an old one, there are always some short-sighted people who think that they have fallen out of favor. Insulting them, this little bird is one of the evidences.This was the late emperor's favorite bird at that time.

In order to seek justice, the eldest princess took the late emperor and ran to the favored concubine Li at the time, knelt at the door and complained loudly.

The emperor punished the servants, but did not give them better treatment.

The siblings could only kowtow to express gratitude.

The late emperor, who was still seven years old, didn't know what he understood and began to work hard. In the end, it only took three years to become the most suitable candidate for the throne in the eyes of his father.

And that was the first and last time he showed vulnerability to her. After that, the late emperor was like a majestic monster sitting on the dragon chair, hiding in the shadow of the dragon chair, as if he had turned into a golden dragon on the pillars on both sides. , sorrow and joy cannot be controlled by oneself.

Taking a deep breath, the eldest princess closed her eyes, tears rolling down her face. She really missed her brother.

Xiao Yinchu silently watched the eldest princess's transformation from rage to current fragility without saying a word. He knew that the current eldest princess only needed an environment of her own.

"Okay..." the eldest princess said hoarsely, "I'll help you, but you have to keep your father alive."

The stone in his heart was relieved, and Xiao Yinchu's face became much more relaxed. He smiled softly: "I can still write the word filial piety."

……

After Li Xinran came back from looking for things, she felt that the atmosphere in the cave was particularly strange. She glanced at Xiao Yinchu and Princess Dachang, but neither of them had any intention of answering her questions.

Faced with such a strange atmosphere, Li Xinran immediately planned to change the topic.

"I found a lot of fruit, but the weather was cold and there were few wild animals passing by. I placed things that only our secret guards know where they can be found."

As she said that, Li Xinran handed the fruit over and muttered in her mouth: "Wipe it with snow. Snow is the cleanest thing. It will never stain your precious mouth."

Xiao Yinchu smiled, picked up the fruit and started to eat it. In fact, the wild fruits growing on the mountain are not actually delicious, but he can't be picky at the moment, so he can only eat these for now.

……

The atmosphere became even more awkward after the meal. In order to escape the awkward suffocating atmosphere, Li Xinran said, "I'll go find some herbs" and jumped out of the cave.

"Do you like this kind of thing?" Looking at Li Xinran's particularly lively back, the eldest princess asked in surprise.