Prince Consort

Mrs. Li stayed in the room teaching Xie Xiaomei to read.

Mrs. Li is literate, and she studied hard with Xie Qian Hanchuang for many years, and learned a lot under her influence.Although she is not as good as the educated women from aristocratic families, she is also different from ordinary rural women.

When the sun was shining brightly, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.

The door curtain was raised, and it turned out that Aunt Xu, who was in charge of looking after the inner house, came in.She respectfully said to Mrs. Li: "My lady, my lady, the little official is back."

Mrs. Li said: "Our family doesn't pay so much attention, Aunt Xu, you don't have to rush in and out like this."

Aunt Xu said, "No way," she persuaded earnestly, "If a petty official has some skills, he will definitely have great achievements in the future. How can there be no rules in the house?"

Xie Ze'an had already stepped into the door, and asked with a faint smile, "What rules?"

Aunt Xu stepped aside respectfully and bowed: "Young official."

Aunt Xu was originally the steward of a wealthy family. In autumn, her old employer was confiscated and exiled, and the servants were reorganized into the book market for sale.Aunt Xu's status was embarrassing, and many hosts didn't want to pick it, so she came and went, and she was the only one left there.

Not long ago, Xie bought a house, and according to the law, he could buy a few servants to take care of him.Xie Ze'an doesn't like human trafficking very much, but he has too many things to do, and he can't have no one around, so he simply picks enough people at once.Anyway, the deed of selling one's life is in one's hand, how can a person decide how to use it?

Whether to be a human or a dog depends entirely on their own good fortune.

Xie Ze'an considers himself not a savior, and does not have the ability to change the entire social system on his own.

He just gives them a chance.

He will reuse those who seize the opportunity, as for those who cannot seize the opportunity?He has no obligation to worry about them.

Xie Ze'an picked Aunt Xu back at that time.

Aunt Xu did not disappoint Xie Zean. After Xie Zean handed over the newcomers to her, she quickly took care of the whole house in an orderly manner, and also helped Xie Zean get acquainted with some taboos and customs in the capital.

But even if Aunt Xu is a useful person, Xie Ze'an still doesn't want her to control Li Shi and Xie Xiaomei.

Xie Ze'an smiled faintly: "In this family, A Niang and Xiaomei are the rules."

Aunt Xu's heart shuddered when she heard Xie Ze'an's beating.

She bent down and promised: "I will remember what the little official said."

Xie Ze'an said: "Aunt Xu, go and get busy, I'll talk to Auntie."

Mrs. Li waited for Aunt Xu to go out before saying: "Aunt Xu didn't say anything, Sanlang, don't be so harsh on them, they are all poor people."

Xie Ze'an said: "Aunt Xu used to be the steward of a rich family, so she would inevitably bring some of the faults of the rich family over. If no one in the family can convince her, she will not do things for our family wholeheartedly." He carried Xiaomei Xie into the house. Teasing in his arms, "Aniang, do you believe that the more I treat her badly, the happier she will be?"

Li was speechless.

Xie Ze'an knew that Li's temper was a bit soft, so he didn't force her to accept his actions.He threw out another message lightly: "I saw the eldest princess."

Li shivered all over, and looked at Xie Ze'an in disbelief.

Xie Ze'an said to Xie Xiaomei: "Little sister, I want to read some books, can you help me find them?"

Xie Xiaomei was listening to what they had to say, and she immediately responded: "Okay! Brother, tell me what you are looking for, I will go right away!"

Xie Ze'an reported the titles of several books and watched Xiaomei Xie run away.

Only then did Li asked: "Sanlang, how did you see it?"

Of course Xie Ze'an would not mention the fact that he used "Shaochun" to attract the eldest princess, he said flatly: "Brother Zhang's honor."

Li was silent.

She never mentioned her husband's cruelty in front of her children, but her husband's betrayal was an extremely heavy blow to her. If it weren't for the presence of a pair of children, she would definitely not be able to survive today.She seldom thinks about what kind of person that eldest princess is, anyway, she is incomparable, so what does it matter if she loses to someone?

But when he heard his son say he saw him, the most secret wound in his heart was suddenly opened.

Li's lips moved slightly, but she couldn't ask a word.

No matter what kind of woman she is, marrying a princess is always more dignified than marrying an orphan girl without father or mother, right?Who would want to think of those hard days of living without dignity, those hard days of having to borrow rice from others on credit, and those hard days of patching clothes one after another?

Knowing more about the eldest princess is nothing more than adding a few new wounds to my heart.

So she doesn't want to know.

Xie Ze'an asked: "Aniang, do you still think about him?" Of course he was referring to Xie Qian.

Li Shi paused.

She already knew that this was hopeless, so she gave up her mind the year Xie Qian became a son-in-law.After so many years of peace of mind, her feelings for Xie Qian have long since been wiped clean by herself.Even if she stood face to face with Xie Qian, she probably wouldn't feel anything other than "strange".

Li shook his head.

Xie Ze'an said, "That will work."

After finishing speaking, he didn't say anything more about the eldest princess, and sat quietly on the side without speaking.

After all, Mrs. Li asked the words: "Sanlang, what kind of person is that eldest princess?"

Xie Ze'an gave a sincere answer: "A person who will make people fall in love at first sight."

This time it was Li Shi's turn to stop talking.

Xie Ze'an straightened his mind, and expressed his guess: "We have been in Beijing for almost a month, and we have heard a lot of rumors outside, and there are all kinds of opinions. I have been thinking about it for the past few days, and I have roughly figured it out. What's going on. For him, it's almost unbearable for him to reach the top spot, and it's too slow and too hard for him to go up from the Imperial Academy step by step, and he can't wait." He smiled lightly and raised his eyes, Looking at Li Shidao, "He can't wait to get rid of everything in the past, including us."

Mrs. Li said: "Sanlang..."

Xie Ze'an signaled Mrs. Li not to be impatient, and continued in an orderly manner: "Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to get along very well with the eldest princess. After so many years of marriage, he only has one son. I heard that he is very fond of that son. I was afraid of melting in my mouth, and I was afraid of falling when I held it in my hand, so I just used that son as a little dandy. A while ago, the little dandy offended His Royal Highness, and His Highness expressed that he wanted the little dandy to be his son-in-law, to cheer the princess— —In the end, Aunt, you received his letter.”

Li's eyes widened: "Could it be that he wants you to replace him!"

Xie Ze'an said: "This is my speculation. He has no hope of official career in his life, and he has pinned all his hopes on that son. He definitely doesn't want his son to be like him as a consort with no real power. And you know, mother? Daqing There has always been only princesses remarrying here, not concubines remarrying."

Mrs. Li nodded.

Xie Ze'an said: "That's right. The princess's health is very bad. If she doesn't live to be an adult, being the son-in-law will ruin her future and marriage."

Mrs. Li was stunned.

She never knew that being a son-in-law would be such a bad thing.

Xie Ze'an's tone was still calm: "If you committed suicide as soon as you entered Beijing, and only my little sister and I entered the princess mansion, we should be easy to deceive, right? At that time, he told me that there was a great opportunity ahead, let me To actively perform and actively fight for it, and if it is successful, my little sister and I can transform into real relatives of the emperor." He paused, "Mother, think about it, would I be fooled and foolishly fooled in that case? Foolishly trying to curry favor with the princess and become a consort?"

Li was dumbfounded.

Xie Ze'an sneered: "He knows your character best, Aunt, and deliberately said in the letter that the eldest princess is tricky, jealous, and can't tolerate others. It is nothing more than implying that Aunt, you committed suicide and left you alone. Things will be easier when you are gone. He will be in front of outsiders. Pretending to feel guilty for our brothers and sisters, and caring! When the time comes, he finds an eminent monk to fool me and say that the princess and I are compatible. Turn your eyes to me."

Mrs. Li looked at her son in disbelief, unable to imagine why he could calmly say such an infuriating inference!

Does the son have no expectations for his "father"?

Of course Xie Ze'an would not tell Li Shi that he never had any expectations.

He continued to add fuel to the fire: "As for what will happen to a guy like me, a toad who wants to eat swan meat, it has nothing to do with him. It's all my own fault—who told you that you don't know the heights of the sky and want to climb up to the princess?"

Mrs. Li knew Xie Qian better than Xie Zean, and the more Xie Zean went on, the more she believed that it was something Xie Qian would do.

She was so angry that her voice was almost trembling: "Sanlang, let's leave the capital immediately!"

Xie Ze'an didn't answer the words, he raised his hand to caress the black hair on Li's temple, and said, "The capital city is not his, and I didn't come to Beijing for him."

Li looked at her son in a daze.

Xie Ze'an said: "Mother, what do you think is the most irritating thing? I think the most irritating thing for the kind of guy who wants to be a master is to see others easily I can live a better life than myself." He raised his lips and smiled, with a bit of obvious mockery in his smile, "I don't mind helping you to anger him."

Mrs. Li said, "What if..."

Xie Ze'an said: "What if I really become a son-in-law? That's even better, the starting point is the same, and I will definitely teach him how to write the four words "convinced."

Mrs. Li fell silent.

Xie Ze'an smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ma'am, His Highness the Crown Prince is just trying to scare them. His Highness the Crown Prince and the princess have a very good relationship. His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not do such a thing as marrying the princess to the Xie family just to vent his anger." He will At the beginning, Yan Chong and Zhao Chongzhao's disdainful conversation was conveyed to Li Shi, so that Li Shi could feel at ease.

Mrs. Li calmed down a little.

Li Shi's feelings for Xie Qian had already faded, but upon hearing Xie Ze'an's extremely absurd but very likely speculation, the emotion of "hate" arose in her heart for the first time.

She could not hate Xie Qian for abandoning their mother and son, but she couldn't help hating Xie Qian for pushing his son to a dead end.

For the first time, Mrs. Li felt that the person she once loved so much was not as good as a beast!

Mrs. Li stretched out her arms to hug Xie Ze'an tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks: "Sanlang, if he really wants to do that, then you must never call him father!"

Xie Ze'an let out a "huh" and let Mrs. Li hug her and cry.

Xie Ze'an comforted Mrs. Li with gentle words. Xie Xiaomei had already run back with her little arms and legs, holding a few thin books in her arms.

Xie Ze'an hugged Xie Xiaomei and kissed her on the cheek: "Little sister is getting smarter and smarter, and I can't find anything wrong."

Xie Xiaomei was unhappy: "Brother is boasting, you didn't even see what books I brought over!"

Xie Ze'an smiled, and said brazenly: "Okay, my brother made a mistake, I will punish my brother with a kiss from you."

Xie Xiaomei glared at Xie Zean and cursed: "Shameless!" After scolding, she couldn't help but smack Xie Zean's face, smiling happier than anyone else.

Seeing the intimate relationship between her children, Mrs. Li made a decision in her heart.

The son has so many things to do, the inner house can no longer let him worry about it!

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said to Xie Ze'an: "San Lang, call Aunt Xu, I have something to discuss with her."

Xie Ze'an smiled and agreed: "Okay."

This is the effect he wants.

He could have told Li Shi nothing, but he didn't want Li Shi to have hope for that "father".

That would just hold him back.

Xie Qian is just a mere one, Xie Ze'an doesn't take it seriously.

Is Xie Qian, the son-in-law, really so beautiful?not necessarily.

Why was Xie Qian so worried when he heard Zhao Chongzhao's joke?It was simply because he had no confidence. After so many years of suffering, he still failed to straighten up in the royal family.

And his son is obviously the eldest princess's son, as long as the eldest princess refuses, how can Zhao Chongzhao dare to force it?

So there was only one explanation left: the eldest princess didn't like him, and she didn't even like that son.

If someone wanted to kill their son, the eldest princess might speak out, but what about the others?As long as she is still alive, the other eldest princesses don't care.

If the eldest princess really doesn't care, it shouldn't matter if he stepped on her feet, right?

Ouch what to do?Just thinking of this possibility made him feel very happy!

He really is a villain.