Tibetan beads

Chapter 471 Expedient measures
Seeing the child she brought up with her own hands, Princess Zhao couldn't help but soften her heart.

She sighed and said, "Ah Cheng, mother doesn't want to take care of your affairs in the room, neither will she give you a girl, nor ask you to guard yourself. You have grown up, and now you still shoulder such a heavy responsibility. Take care of your own private affairs. It doesn't matter whether you take a concubine or not, the important thing is that you handle it well, understand?"

Yan Cheng suppressed his emotions and nodded: "My child understands, I'm going to see the concubine right now."

"You have to agree with your daughter-in-law, don't make her feel cold."

"Yes."

Yan Cheng quit, Princess Zhao sat down and slapped the table angrily.

When Nanny Zhuang came in, what she saw was an angry look on her face.

"Tell me, who does he have a crush on? That Miss Liu! That's the girl next to Concubine Liu, and others thought we were treating our old friend badly." Princess Zhao scolded.

Nanny Zhuang reassured: "Princess, don't be angry, after a few months, it won't be considered a bad treatment."

Now, it is useless to be angry again, Princess Zhao finally sighed: "I hope the boss will talk to his wife, I watched her enter the door, the relationship between the two has gradually improved from unfamiliarity to acquaintance, and I am about to let go of my heart. I know... that's all, let's see how he handles it!"

Yan Cheng turned his head and entered the palace. Mrs. Xie had just finished her work, and when she heard that the son was going to see Concubine Liu, she couldn't help it.She barely held back, turned her head and went back to the room, and after entering the room, she burst into tears.

……

In Taiyuan Palace, Yan Cheng waited for a while before seeing Concubine Liu.

She had just taken off her hairpin and was wearing homely clothes, with a haggard face.

"Aunt." Yan Cheng called out in a low voice.

Concubine Liu nodded, shunned the palace people, and asked, "Ah Cheng, what's going on? Why did your mother hint to me that you want to accept Xi'er?"

Until then, Yan Cheng's emotions that had been strained for a whole day finally had an outlet, his expression showed a trace of collapse, and he said: "I don't know how things have come to this point. My cousin went to pay homage to the ancestors, and I wanted to take the opportunity Shangzhu incense, who knows that something unexpected happened, a snake came out..."

He wiped his face in annoyance: "If no one finds out, they can cover it up, but Mrs. Xu came to look for it under the order of her mother. This is good, the whole thing has been spread out. How can I explain that I went to worship Liu?" Ancestors? How do you explain sending others away to be alone with my cousin?"

Yan Cheng thought well in advance, he went to the racecourse to inspect, and then stopped by the nearby Liu family's tomb.The guards with him are all confidantes, not afraid of revealing his whereabouts, and when he came back, he said that he met Liu Xi'er on the road.

In this way, no one knew that he had paid homage to the ancestors of the Liu family.

This is good, Liu Xi'er came to rescue him and was bitten by a snake, so he had to explain why the guards weren't around, and why he went to worship the Liu family.

"I see." Concubine Liu nodded solemnly, "No wonder the princess thinks you're attracted to Xi'er. If I didn't know the inside story, I would think so."

"Auntie, what should I do?" Yan Cheng looked at her asking for help, "My cousin is looking at the wedding, but because of me, my reputation and appearance have been ruined. Help me think of a way, how to explain this matter? "

Concubine Liu was silent for a long time, she shook her head: "Your concern is right, this matter cannot be explained clearly. If you are not careful, you will attract suspicion..."

She looked at Yan Cheng: "Auntie is not trying to provoke you, but once this matter is revealed, you and the princess will not be able to return to the original mother-child relationship. Now, she thinks you don't know, and will still treat you as her own son. If she knows that you have learned the truth, then..."

Yan Cheng's heart trembled, thinking of Princess Zhao's words: If you can't do the first two things well, how can you do the latter well?
"Then what should we do? Could it be..."

Concubine Liu nodded solemnly: "I can only make mistakes, I have wronged Xi'er."

Yan Cheng covered his face, thinking of his silent wife last night, and her ashen complexion in the morning.After nearly two years of marriage, the relationship between the two is getting better, and he doesn't want to separate from her.

"How can this be worthy of my cousin? I heard that she is looking at Du Ming. Du Ming is young and promising. She was Mrs. Uncle when she married, but she can only be wronged as a concubine after following me."

Concubine Liu sighed: "I can only say that Xi'er doesn't have this fate! Besides, she has lost her appearance, so this marriage is no longer possible? If you don't accept her, what else can she do?"

That's right, Liu Xi'er was bitten to save him, it was a life-saving grace.

Yan Cheng was silent for a long time, and said: "But I only regard my cousin as a family member, even if I take her in, I can't treat her well."

Concubine Liu had no choice but to say: "If not, you should accept her first and calm down the turmoil. Just name her and wait until later... You can find a way to arrange her. At that time, you can naturally ask her to marry Chenglong." Hurry up son-in-law. In this way, you can also explain to your daughter-in-law."

When he becomes the prince, it will be easy to arrange such a thing.The most important thing is that Liu Taifei's last sentence moved him.

"This...can my cousin agree?"

Concubine Liu said softly: "Xi'er is reasonable. In the current situation, you can't explain your behavior clearly, and Xi'er can't discuss marriage. Only by doing this can you solve the problems of both of you. It's an expedient measure, she will understand, as long as you make up for it in the future, it won't be regarded as treating her badly."

It was getting late, Yan Cheng couldn't stay for too long, so he hurried out of the palace.

Concubine Liu looked at his leaving back, and the corners of her mouth twitched, revealing a faint smile.

God helped her, she always disliked Xi'er's stupidity, but she didn't expect her to do it so perfectly.Not only was he rescued, but he was also injured on the face.Now, the marriage is in shambles, and it's impossible for Yan Cheng not to marry.

And that Xu San, who just happened to stop them at the foot of the mountain, told Yan Chengzang that there was nothing to hide.He didn't want to attract suspicion, so he could only allow others to misunderstand.

After Xi'er enters Prince Zhao's Mansion, and then enters the East Palace in the future, and slowly wears it out, won't the fake come true?She was like planting a nail in Dong's side.

Moreover, she also took advantage of this incident to get closer to Yan Cheng.Although he had recognized her before, he hadn't put his heart out and believed in Dong Shi blindly.Now, he should understand who is the one with whom he has no qualms about sharing secrets.

……

Yan Cheng already had a plan in mind, so he wanted to come back and communicate with Mrs. Xie.

Unexpectedly, the atmosphere was not quite right when we entered the yard.It's okay outside, the few dowry maids brought by Mrs. Xie didn't look good when they saw him, so they hurriedly saluted him and called him a prince.

Yan Cheng had something on his mind, so he just asked: "Where is Shi Zifei? Is she in the house?"

"My son, here I am."

Yan Cheng nodded: "You all step back first."

The maids looked at each other, and even though they were reluctant, they withdrew.

Yan Cheng entered the inner room and found it was dark and gloomy, the lights were not on, the windows were not open, and the curtains were still drawn.

"Yuanniang?" he called out.

There was no response for a long time, but there was the sound of heavy breathing inside.

Yan Cheng couldn't bear it anymore, he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, and met Xie's red and swollen eyes.

(End of this chapter)