The Princess's Deadly Daily Life

I heard from my husband that it was Aqi who wanted to keep her. As an aunt, I naturally have to keep an eye on my nephew's major life events. If this young lady didn't know him at all, then did Aqi fall in love with him at first sight?

If this is the case, we have to plan carefully. No matter which family this young lady comes from, she is not bad.

The prime minister's wife spoke softly and sincerely, and Li Xi was pleased with her. He wanted to be polite, but his words were cut off by the voice of the visitor.

"Mother, is there a guest in the mansion?" A pregnant woman spoke cheerfully as she was supported by a maid.

Upon hearing this, Madam Xiang hurriedly said, "Yihuan, you are about to give birth. There are many stones on the roadside, so be careful!"

Yi said, sticking out her waist and abdomen, "It's nothing. Anyway, the midwife said that walking more will make the delivery easier. I will be careful with a few small stones. I was just curious about the guests in the mansion. I don't know which relative they are, but they look friendly, so I came to join in the fun."

"I knew you liked to join in the fun." Madam Xiang ordered the snacks to be brought and placed on the table, and added two pieces of fruit and cakes. "Are you hungry? Come and sit down and have something to eat."

Yi was supported by the maid to sit down, and smiled, "I just ate a lot of fruit, so I'm not hungry." Then she sighed slightly, "You don't know how bored your daughter-in-law is. The maids don't relieve my boredom, and my brothers-in-law haven't married yet, so I don't even have a close friend to talk to. It's not good to disturb your peace all the time. Finally, a beautiful girl came, so I have to come over and get to know her. I think there will be no shortage of people to relieve my boredom."

"You are a child with a restless temper. When your brothers-in-law get married and have children, you will be the one making noise." The prime minister's wife smiled, covering her lips.

After they sat down, Yi looked at Li Xiying and said, "I wonder what your name is and which family you are from. You are really pretty. Are you here to... recognize your relatives?"

The lady gently pressed Yi's hand and shook her head.

Yihuan's expression changed slightly, she covered her lips with her hand and whispered in Madam's ear: "Mother, who said that only relatives can recognize relatives? Aren't you looking for a daughter-in-law for one of your uncles?"

The lady said softly, "You are a child with no talent at all, but you are already preparing for it before me. It's really funny."

"It's not a big deal. I'm not the kind of person who would overstep the line. But I can ask on behalf of my brothers-in-law. A gentleman loves a beautiful lady." She concealed the smile from the corner of her lips.

Li Xixiao looked at the two of them whispering to each other, unable to stop laughing, but not a single word fell into her ears.

The lady said in a serious tone, "Don't make wild guesses. I don't even know where she is from. It's too early for you to say anything. However, if I say that your father returned safely today, it is also her contribution."

"Oh?" Yihuan was very interested. "I just heard from the servants that Dad had a very dangerous journey back home. Fortunately, he was saved. It turns out that she helped. No wonder Mom personally received him."

After Yihuan finished speaking, she stopped smiling and glanced at Li Xiying, then asked Li Xiying again in a curious tone, "You haven't answered my question yet. What's your name and where do you live?"

Li Xiqi moved the corners of her lips. It was obvious that they had been whispering to each other all the time. How should she answer?

She didn't say anything, and replied, "Li Xiying, I live in Luoyang."

"It's a noble surname, but what is a person from Luoyang doing in Chang'an?" Yihuan asked doubtfully, staring at her with a pair of eyes as if trying to see something, and then she picked up a fruit and put it into her mouth.

Seeing her trying to get to the bottom of the matter, Li Xiying didn't intend to hide it and said without hesitation: "Escape from marriage."

Yihuan almost choked on the fruit she was eating, so she quickly spat it out, dumbfounded, "Running away from marriage?"

"It's the parents' order and the matchmaker's words. Why did you run away from the marriage..."

"Ahem..." The prime minister's wife grunted softly, took a piece of dessert on the table and handed it to her daughter-in-law, asking her to try it, and abruptly stopped her from finishing her words.

It means that everyone has their reasons.

After Yihuan took a small bite in confusion, her good impression of Li Xiying was greatly reduced. The lady turned back to look at Li Xiying, her face expressionless, and said to signal her to continue: "You continue."

Li Xixi was calm and composed. The customs of the Tang Dynasty were originally open, but now more and more people have picked up the dregs. Even her grandmother asked her to read "Instructions for Women" carefully. Now most people are influenced by and are taught to listen to their parents and do what their parents say. Some even want to spend their whole life with their husband without even meeting him the night before their marriage. This runs counter to the open and broad-minded ideals of the previous dynasty and is just done under the guise of filial piety.

Life is short, so why make yourself feel constrained and unhappy?

But these words might be shocking. She has always learned rules from her grandma. Sometimes she finds those conservative and rigid rules unbearable and asks her grandma to change them. But in such an environment, how many people have the right to say no like a willful princess?

If she didn't live outside the palace, I'm afraid she wouldn't have the right to say "no".

Looking at their curious and surprised faces, she tactfully and casually made up an excuse: "I felt that I had not repaid my parents for raising me, and I didn't want to marry hastily, so I ran away and ended up here."

This is a pretty accurate summary of the current situation, but it’s not much better.

She never liked to tell lies, and she knew that the most comfortable way to get along with others was to be honest, unless absolutely necessary.

The lady made eye contact with Yihuan this time and said, "I can see that you are a person of true character. But you came to Chang'an alone. Will your parents be worried?"

The fortune-teller lady didn't seem to be too upset after hearing this. Unlike her daughter-in-law who didn't comment, Li Xi was a little surprised. She said, "I'm afraid they will definitely be worried, but I can only wait until my parents understand. Then I will go home naturally."

"This..." Yihuan felt that it was absurd and ridiculous, so she had to say it. "I can't help but say it. It's like a bitter medicine. If no one tells you, you might continue to make mistakes. In my opinion, you are totally wrong. First, you ran away from home secretly and made your parents worry. It's selfish and you don't care about the consequences. Second, as a woman who has reached the age of marriage but doesn't get married, do you want your parents to support you for the rest of your life? This is unfilial. You should understand what I mean without me saying anything more, right?"

Li Xixiao frowned slightly without missing a word she said, and then smiled, "First, I admit that I am selfish. Second, it's not that I don't want to marry, but I don't marry casually. Besides, I think the meaning of filial piety is not so narrow."

Seeing her surprised expression, he continued, "Filial piety does not mean blindly going smoothly. This is foolish filial piety. Even now, some people still use foolish filial piety to verify their children's filial piety. Who knows whether future generations will sneer at it? It's right to listen to your parents, but if you go against your heart, you are gambling with your lifelong happiness. It's not about right or wrong. If you win, everyone is happy, but if you lose, it's a tragedy. If the world knows that the misfortune of their children is the sorrow of their parents' lives, how can they let their parents spend their lives in sadness? If you have no opinion and let it go, and the result makes your parents feel guilty, it is also a kind of unfilial piety in the final analysis, isn't it?"

“……”After hearing this, Yihuan felt that it was a fallacy, but was speechless for a moment.

Li Xiying added: "Life is so short, I don't want to compromise, so even if I have to be alone in this life, I don't want to deliberately tie my life to an unknown person, and live a life of regret like a walking corpse."

There is not enough time to travel around in this life, but who would want to be confined in a man's backyard for the rest of their life, to be content with being in a corner, without any freedom of movement? Just look at my grandfather's harem and you will know, it is really boring.