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The little guy held his face in a complacent manner, "Does grandmother want to be smart? You can ask Shenyi Xue to prick her grandmother too."
The old lady couldn't help but laugh.
It was rare for them to come back. The old lady left the lunch they used in Yangxintang, and the second wife and others also came.
The second wife held Zhong Li's hand affectionately, and sighed, "I haven't seen you for a year, and I've grown into a big girl. Look at her appearance. Only by marrying the emperor will I not wrong you."
As soon as she said these words, the room fell silent for a moment.
Only then did the second lady realize that she had said the wrong thing for a while, and the old lady's eyes were blank. "Second daughter-in-law, what did you mean just now? What kind of emperor? Is the marriage of Li girl over?"
The eldest prince is already in his twenties, and the emperor is naturally old. To put it in an ugly way, he is a person who is about to fall into the ground. If he really allows Zhong Li to enter the palace, wouldn't he be spoiling the little girl?
The second wife was full of annoyance, blamed for being agitated for a while, saying that she was bald, forgetting that the old lady didn't know anything.
She didn't know where to start.
The old lady was so anxious that she struggled to stay, "He is so old, how can Li girl enter the palace? Even if I gave up this life, I can't just watch Li girl go to such a place that eats people."
Zhong Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
The maid quickly supported her, and the second wife hurriedly advised: "don't worry, now the world has changed hands, and the third master has ascended the throne."
"What?" The old lady was a little dumbfounded.
The second wife did not mention Pei Xing's rebellion, only that King An rebelled, the first emperor, the eldest prince and the crown prince were all killed in the infighting, the third prince could not bear the responsibility, and the ministers joined together to beg Pei Xing to ascend the throne. She is a smart person. Not a word about the risks involved.
After hearing this, the old lady felt dazed, and the second lady said, "We Li, who are so talented and good-looking, compare all the noble girls, and the emperor asked people to propose marriage and choose a day to get married."
What the old lady was most worried about was the marriage between Pei Xing and Zhong Li. Seeing that the two were actually getting together, she was even more dazed, "No, Ali called him third uncle, how could he..."
When the second wife heard the words, she couldn't help but feel nervous, lest Pei Xing be blamed, she hurriedly said: "The two are not related by blood. After the first emperor married Concubine De, he didn't marry Concubine De's niece? What is the issue of seniority? Men are unmarried and women are unmarried, one with outstanding ability and the other with outstanding talent, in my opinion, they are truly a match made in heaven, and she deserves to enter the palace."
Zhong Li was silent.
The girl's long eyelashes drooped down, covering the complexities in her eyes, without a trace of embarrassment on her face.
As soon as the old lady saw her face, she understood that this marriage was not what she wanted, and her heart sank. In front of everyone, she still saved face for Pei Xing and never said that his .
After Zhong Li, the second wife and the others left, the old lady sighed and said to Mammy Zhang, "You send someone to call Xing'er."
Pei Xing has been worried about the old lady's body. There are also his people in Yangxintang. When the old lady sent someone to call him, Pei Xing knew about Yangxintang.
He naturally knew that the old lady had been thinking about his marriage all the time. He originally wanted to wait for Zhong Li to be willing to find a suitable opportunity to tell the old lady. Unexpectedly, the second wife would ruin his affairs. Now that the matter has come, he no longer complains.
When Pei Xing came in, the old lady was actually a little tired, the decree lines on her face were as deep as ravines, she tried her best to open her slightly cloudy eyes, not letting go of any expression on his face, "You say it yourself, you are greedy Li girl's beauty forced her to enter the palace?"
Pei Xing's back is very straight. It is undeniable that Zhong Li is indeed beautiful, so Pei Xing naturally covets more than her beauty. He likes her perseverance under her soft appearance, and her calm response when she encounters an accident.
He didn't know what happened, and by the time he realized it, he had already fallen.
His tall and straight body bent down, lifted his robe, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly: "The child is in love with her, so he wants to force her to enter the palace, except for her, the child does not want to marry anyone, mother rest assured, I will make her willing to marry me."
His expression was serious as never before, and his voice was quite serious, and the old lady couldn't help being stunned.
Zhong Li did not return to the mansion at this moment, but went to Fuyoutang.
Fuyoutang has now expanded to 18, and in just one year, it has increased by more than a dozen, of which there is no lack of credit for the second wife and Zheng.
The ladies have money, and even if they don’t have much money, they also have shops and houses. After listening to their husband’s praise of Fuyoutang, they were moved to join. With the help of Zheng’s and the second wife, they also went out. With a little effort, those who have a house will come out of the house, and those who don’t have a house will offer everything. Some wives have cloth villages under their names, so they pack the children’s clothes all year round. Some wives have cloth on the village. Many vegetables, melons and fruits offered to provide food for the children.
Today, the scale of Fuyou Hall is not comparable to that of a year ago. When the ministers mentioned Fuyou Hall again, they were not only boasting about Zhong Li. In fact, some ministers had a very good impression of Zhong Li. The existence of Fuyoutang.
She was an orphan and was willing to do good things even when she didn't have much money on hand. If she became an empress, with her character, she would definitely be able to assist Pei Xing, manage the harem, and do more practical things.
In addition to her low status, Zhong Li couldn't pick out any other faults.
Zhong Li naturally didn't know, some old officials would rather Pei Xing marry her than want him to marry a noble woman in the capital.
Since ancient times, many foreign relatives have intervened in politics, Zhong Li has only one uncle, and Zhong Yin can't be more honest. Even if she becomes a queen in the future, there is no need to worry about her vigorously supporting her family.
Zhong Li didn't know what they were thinking. She only went to one Fuyoutang. When she came over, the children were reading with the master, and the neat sound of reading resounded in their ears. Zhang Zhang's face is full of thirst for knowledge.