Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 473 Ruichu
When Princess Anyang came out after washing up, Li An had already gone to bed.

Because Li An was sleeping outside, Princess Anyang stood by the bed, feeling somewhat helpless.

Li An was not asleep. He opened his eyes when he heard footsteps stopping beside the bed.

Princess Anyang was wrapped in a red cloth, with only her head exposed.

"It's getting late, let's go to bed." Li An said.

"Oh."

Princess Anyang gritted her teeth and loosened the red cloth on her body.

The red cloth slipped off, revealing her body in only her underwear.

Princess Anyang climbed up the bed from the foot of the bed, lay down next to Li An, pulled back the quilt and crawled in.

"Why don't you leave yet?"

Li An frowned when he saw Xia Chan and Dong Xue still standing there without moving.

"I will stay and serve my master and the county lady." Xia Chan said.

"You are not needed to serve here, go down and have a rest." Li An said.

What's the point of serving in the bridal chamber? Are you watching the live broadcast?

"Yes."

Xia Chan heard the anger in Li Ang's tone, and quickly pulled Dong Xue to turn off the lights and leave.

After the lights were turned off, there was only one lamp left in the room, and it was very dark.

Li An turned over and pressed Princess Anyang under him, then bent down and kissed her.

He had been holding it in during this period because Minglan was pregnant.

I drank a lot of wine tonight, and I was a little angry with Princess Anyang, so my actions were very wild.

In the past, he was more restrained when he showed pity for Minglan, but he was not so sympathetic towards Princess Anyang.

Half an hour later, Li An stopped, looked at the Anyang County Master who had fallen asleep with a frown on her face and tears on her face, and slapped himself.

Princess Anyang seemed to sense something, she shrank her body and frowned even more tightly, but she did not wake up.

When Li An saw this scene, he sighed with a complicated expression.

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It was not until dawn the next day that Ang Lee opened his eyes.

Scenes of what happened last night flashed through his mind. Li An turned his head and saw Princess Anyang, whose brows were still furrowed.

"Snapped."

Li An slapped himself and cursed, "What the hell are you doing?"

Li An's actions and the noise woke up the Princess of Anyang County.

When Princess Anyang woke up and saw Li An, she was a little confused at first, but soon she thought of what happened last night and shrank back in fear.

Li An saw Princess Anyang wake up and was about to say something when he saw the fear in her eyes.

"I'm... sorry about last night." Li An said guiltily.

"No...it's okay." Princess Anyang's voice was hoarse, but the fear in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

Li An sighed, got out of bed, put on his clothes, glanced at Princess Anyang, turned around and walked out.

After Li An left, Xia Chan and Dong Xue came in with a group of maids, ready to help Princess Anyang wash up.

"what!"

When Dongxue lifted the quilt and saw the bruised body of Princess Anyang, she let out a cry of surprise.

"Dongxue you..."

Xia Chan was about to scold Dong Xue, but when she saw the bruises on Anyang County Princess' body, tears started to flow.

"County Lady, you..."

"I'm fine, let them go out first, you stay and help me wash up."

Princess Anyang supported her tired body, endured the tearing pain, sat up and said.

"Yes." Xia Chan held back her tears and sent the other maids away.

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Princess Anyang sat in the bathtub while Xia Chan and Dong Xue washed her body.

"My lord, you are going too far. How can you treat the county lady like this?" Dongxue shed tears as she spoke up for County Lady Anyang.

"Donxue, please stop talking."

Although Xia Chan felt very distressed, he was worried about affecting the mood of Princess Anyang.

"Sigh~"

Because they were talking, the two of them didn't pay attention when cleaning Anyang County Lady and used too much energy.

"County Princess, are you okay?" Xia Chan asked anxiously.

"I'm fine." Princess Anyang shook her head and said, "You are not allowed to tell anyone about this, okay?"

"But the Lord is so..."

Dongxue wanted to say something, but when she met the stern gaze of Anyang County Lady, she could only reluctantly say, "I understand."

Princess Anyang's expression relaxed and she smiled.

Xia Chan and Dong Xue looked at each other, as if to say, "The county lady must be stupid."

Even after being tortured like this, he is still smiling.

"Hurry up, it's getting late and I still have to serve tea to my parents-in-law and my wife." Princess Anyang urged.

"County Lady, you are of noble status. Although you are lower than a common wife, there is no reason for you to serve tea." Xia Chan could no longer bear it.

"Have you forgotten what I said last night?" Princess Anyang said lightly.

She was not lost just because she was given the title of county princess.

She was very clear-headed and knew that she was just a palace maid.

Being conferred the title of county lady was just for show.

Therefore, I never feel how noble my status is.

Even though Li An treated her like that last night, she was just afraid and not hateful.

However, the look in Li An's eyes when he left made her fear disappear.

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"This is too unreasonable. Even if she is the county princess, there is no reason for us to wait for her." Liu said angrily.

"Mother-in-law, the husband was drunk last night, so it's normal that he got up late." Minglan comforted.

"Minglan, I know you have a good temper, but you can't help her with everything. Otherwise, what should we do if she makes a fuss in the future?" Liu said.

"Mother-in-law, I know, but when I got married to you, didn't I also get up late on the first day?" Minglan said with a smile.

"You are just too kind." Liu said with a sigh.

In fact, Liu was not really angry. She just did it for Minglan to see and show her attitude.

"Why don't you eat something first? You are pregnant now and you can't be hungry." Liu said.

"It's okay. I had a bowl of porridge when I got up this morning, so I'm not hungry." Minglan said.

Before Liu could say anything, a maid ran in to report that Li An and Princess Anyang had arrived.

After a while, Li An and Princess Anyang came in.

After leaving the master's room in Anyang County, Li An returned to the main courtyard.

Seeing that Minglan was not there, he washed up and returned to the west courtyard.

Facing Princess Anyang, he didn't know what to say, so he invited her to come to the main hall to serve tea.

The two of them didn't say a word along the way.

Li An felt guilty and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Princess Anyang walked very unnaturally, he reached out to support her.

Princess Anyang smiled at Li An and said nothing.

After entering the main hall, Li An let her go.

"Father, Mother!" Li An saluted.

"I greet my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and madam." Princess Anyang bowed to each of them. The maid in the hall was holding a tray with three teacups on it.

Princess Anyang saw the three teacups and said nothing. She picked up one, came to Li Nan, bowed and said, "Father, please have some tea."

"Yeah." Li Nan took it, took a sip and put it down, then picked up a purse and handed it over.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Princess Anyang took it with a thank you, put it on the tea tray, then picked up a cup of tea and offered it to Liu.

Liu took a sip and put it down, saying, "Our Li family was originally just an ordinary family, and we don't have so many rules. Ah Niu worked hard and passed the imperial examination to become an official. We should follow the rules. You are of noble status, and it is unfair for you to marry Ah Niu as a co-wife, but since you have entered the family, you are a member of the Li family. I hope you can respect your parents-in-law, serve Ah Niu well, and respect the lady in the future."

"The daughter-in-law will remember the teachings of her mother-in-law." Princess Anyang said respectfully.

Liu nodded slightly and handed over the purse.

Princess Anyang came to Minglan, picked up the tea and handed it to her, saying, "Sister, please have some tea."

"Yeah." Minglan took the teacup with a smile, took a sip, and handed over the purse.

She wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a while, she said nothing.

"Ahem..." Li Nan coughed a few times and said, "Let's eat."

Logically speaking, as a co-wife, Princess Anyang could not be included in the family tree.

But her identity is the county lord.

Fortunately, the Li family ancestral hall is in Yangzhou, so there is no need to worry about this matter.

However, Li An passed the imperial examination and was the first person from Lijia Village to pass the examination.

After discussion, the elders of the Li family are ready to let Li An's family become the main branch of the Li family.

The ancients attached great importance to fame and honor. In general, even if a concubine's son or a side branch of a wealthy family passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, it would be impossible for him to become the main branch.

But it is different for ordinary clans. As long as someone passes the imperial examination, he can become the main line and take charge of the clan's discourse power.

When they came to the dining table and sat down, Princess Anyang did not sit down. Instead, she stood between Liu and Minglan to serve food to them.

"Please sit down. We don't have so many rules in our family." Liu said.

Upon hearing this, Princess Anyang said, "I'm not hungry. I'll serve my mother-in-law and the eldest lady first."

"Now that mother has spoken, you can sit down and eat," said Li An.

Princess Anyang sat down only after she heard Li An speak.

"Minglan, you are in good health, so eat more." Liu picked up some food for Minglan and said with a smile.

"Thank you, mother-in-law." Minglan thanked him and picked up some dishes for Liu: "Mother-in-law, you eat too."

After breakfast, Liu and Minglan went for a walk in the garden.

Li Nan found an excuse and left, leaving only Li An and the Princess of Anyang County.

"Ahem..." Li An coughed twice and said, "Are you okay?"

"No...it's okay." Princess Anyang lowered her head and shook it.

Li An opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He was silent for a while and said, "You didn't get enough rest last night. Go back to your room and have some rest."

"Yes." Princess Anyang stood up, bowed, and left with her maid.

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Li An returned to the main courtyard, came to the bedroom, lay down on the bed, put his hands behind his head and stared blankly.

The last time Princess Anyang came to see him, he thought that Princess Anyang was arranged by the Queen Mother.

I had this prejudice against Princess Anyang in my heart. I drank last night, and with the prejudice in my heart, I treated her like that.

But now that I think about it carefully, it seems that is not the case.

The main reason why Anyang County has the Empress Dowager as its backer is that it has to be so servile.

For a moment, Li Ang's mind was very confused.

Minglan walked into the room and saw Li An lying on the bed. She thought he was asleep and walked lightly.

When I walked a little closer, I realized that Ang Lee had his eyes open.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Minglan sat down next to Li An.

Li An came back to his senses, sat up, and said, "Minglan, last night..."

"Sir, do you really treat her like that?" Minglan looked at Li An in disbelief.

"Yeah." Li An nodded and said, "I'm angry, so..."

"Alas." Minglan sighed and said, "Sir, why don't you just ask her directly?"

"I originally wanted to, but I drank a lot of wine yesterday," said Li An.

"What about now? Aren't you awake now?" Minglan said.

"I don't know how to face her now." Li An said somewhat embarrassedly.

Minglan said nothing and walked out.

"Madam, are you angry?" Li An thought Minglan was angry and quickly grabbed her.

"No." Minglan said, "Since you are embarrassed, I will go and talk to her."

Li An let go of his hand awkwardly after hearing this.

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"County Lady, the lady is here." A maid hurried into the room and said.

"Hurry, help me put on clothes." Upon hearing this, Princess Anyang hurriedly ordered.

Xia Chan and Dong Xue, who were applying medicine to Princess Anyang, hurriedly helped her put on clothes.

After packing up, Princess Anyang came to the outer room and saw Minglan sitting on the couch drinking tea. She stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Madam."

Minglan stepped forward to help Princess Anyang up, pulled her to sit on the couch, and said, "I want to talk to my sister alone, is that possible?"

"I also want to talk to the lady." Princess Anyang said to Xia Chan and the others, "You all should leave."

"Yes!" Xia Chan and others responded and retreated.

"You guys go down too." Minglan said to Xiaotao Danju.

"Yes." Danju responded and walked out, but Xiaotao did not move.

Danju pulled Xiaotao and gave her a look, signaling her to go out.

"Madam, please let me serve here." Xiao Tao said.

She was a little worried about Minglan because she was pregnant. What if a fight broke out?
Minglan's face darkened and she said, "Get out."

"Oh."

Xiao Tao was a little scared, so she went out with Dan Ju.

Outside the door, Xia Chan and his companions stood on the left, while Danju and Xiaotao stood on the right, clearly separated.

When Xiao Tao saw Xia Chan and the others looking at her, she glared at them, as if she was going to fight them if they had a disagreement.

"Peach."

Danju quickly pulled Xiaotao and whispered in her ear, "What are you doing? The lady just asked us to leave, but you refused to leave."

"I'm afraid that the Madam and Princess Anyang will get into a fight. The Madam is pregnant, so how can she be their opponent?" Xiao Tao whispered.

"..."

Danju was speechless after hearing this and asked, "Why do you think so?"

"In the past at the Sheng family, didn't Madam Wang and Madam Lin almost fight several times? And when the fifth lady came last time, didn't she also say that Princess Anyang might fight with Madam Wang after she came in? Sister Danju, you have good ears. If there is any movement inside, tell me and I will rush in to protect Madam Wang." Xiao Tao said.

Danju didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.

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"What's your sister's name?" Minglan asked with a smile.

"I didn't have a name. I entered the palace as a maid and the palace maid gave me the name Ruichu." said Princess Anyang.

"Rui Chu? The flower buds just begin to bloom, what a good name." Minglan praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, madam." said Princess Anyang.

"Sister, you must have met many nobles in the palace, right?" Minglan asked.

"Yes." Princess Anyang nodded and said, "I used to be a tea-serving maid in front of the emperor. I have seen all the concubines favored by the previous emperor."

"I heard that there are many concubines in the palace. The favored ones are okay and can occasionally see the emperor. Those who are not favored are very miserable. They can only see the emperor a few times throughout the year. I wonder if it's true?" Minglan asked.

(End of this chapter)