On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 387 Makeup 5
The Crown Princess had absolutely no intention of sharing the same hatred with her.

She pondered secretly that Xiao was not tight-lipped, so she should just forget about wanting to keep someone by her side.

Seeing how sarcastic she is to the people given by Madam Li, she was thrown into the sewing room.

If I gave her to someone else, I was afraid that she would go outside and tell others that I had to add someone else to the house for her.

How would the other women in the family view me?

She didn't want people to say behind her back that she was a pimp.

Xiao was a loose-lipped and jealous person. The Crown Prince's wife really didn't understand why Li Yan would marry her.
What life-saving grace? If it were her, she would arrange for someone else to marry her and not wipe out the entire Xiao family, which would be the most she could do.

Anyway, the Crown Prince's Consort didn't want to talk to Xiao Xiao anymore at this moment, so she picked up the tea and said with a smile: "It's because I'm curious about the new wife that Master Xiao Li married that I asked you to come here."

"After seeing you today, I can see that you are indeed as beautiful as a flower. I will invite you to the palace to drink tea and appreciate the flowers when you are free in the future."

She was just being polite.

In fact, the Crown Princess felt that she would never want to see her again.

But Xiao Xiao seemed to not understand her words at all, and thanked her happily: "I just like the hustle and bustle, thank you very much, Princess. I will wait for your good news at home."

It seemed that he had completely forgotten that he should say that he was waiting in the mansion for an audience with the Crown Prince's Consort.

After saying that, she seemed to react and quickly changed her words: "Actually, I am usually very chaste and don't like to visit people. I only said a few more words to the Crown Prince's Consort because I got along well with him."

"In the past, when my mother-in-law asked me to go out, I was reluctant to go."

After hearing this, the Crown Princess was speechless: So I have to thank you for giving me so much face?

Originally, she thought that Madam Li was a bit cruel for letting her eldest son marry a peasant girl.

But now I feel that Mrs. Li has shot herself in the foot. Having a daughter-in-law like this, Mrs. Li must be very troubled, right?

She nodded perfunctorily and asked someone to bring out a box: "This is a little gift from me."

"How can I feel embarrassed about that?" Xiao Xiao said something that was not what she meant. She was still being polite, but she had already reached out and held the red-painted box in her arms.

The palace maid sent Xiao Xiao out.

Halfway through the journey, Xiao Xiao secretly opened the box from behind and saw that the bottom of the box was padded with red cloth, on which was placed a gold-threaded eight-treasure hairpin with beads, which looked gorgeous and dazzling.

The palace maid walking in front didn't need to look back to hear the sound of her opening the box and her low cry of surprise.

The palace maid once again believed that Xiao was a woman who did not know the rules, was shallow and ignorant, and was greedy for money.

Thinking of Lord Xiao Li, whom she had met many times before, the palace maid couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

Unexpectedly, the handsome and capable Mr. Li ended up marrying such a woman as his wife.

I just regret that I am not Xiao and cannot marry him.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as I can be with him, I would be willing to be his concubine.

At this time, she didn't know that the Crown Princess had changed her mind, so she was still thinking about how to fight for it.
After all, there are many people who want the Crown Princess to be introduced to Master Li, and the competition behind the scenes is quite fierce.

After Xiao Xiao got on her carriage, she immediately slumped down in her seat without caring about her image and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, I got through safely."

I am especially thankful that I come from an ordinary family.

No, it seems that I don’t have any family background at all.

It was already past noon, but unfortunately my performance did not catch the eyes of the Crown Princess, and she was not even given lunch.

Of course, if I really stayed for lunch, I probably wouldn't be able to eat. I thought that after I went back, my cheap mother-in-law wouldn't care whether I had lunch or not, and she would definitely ask what the Crown Princess said first.

She asked the maid to quickly pour her some tea and some snacks so that she could fill her stomach first.

Sure enough, when Xiao Xiao got off the carriage, Mrs. Zhou was already waiting at the door. Seeing her, she smiled and saluted: "Grandma, you are finally back. Madam and Second Madam have been waiting for you too."

Xiao Xiao had already figured out how to deal with her mother-in-law.

If she told the truth, Mrs. Li would definitely be angry if she knew how she behaved.

Fortunately, even if they meet, they will not discuss what they said.

Xiao Xiao greeted Mrs. Li politely as soon as she entered the room.

"Hurry up and sit down to talk." Madam Li immediately got to the point: "What did the Crown Prince's wife ask you? Did you meet anyone else?"

"The Crown Prince's Consort knew that I had been to the Zhou residence, so she asked me if Miss Zhou was easy to get along with."

"Then I will tell the truth and say that Miss Zhou is virtuous, dignified, generous and kind."

When Xiao Zhou heard her say this, she suspected that Xiao Xiao was not talking about her eldest sister.

She could admit that her elder sister was dignified and generous, but it was a bit far-fetched to say whether she was virtuous.

To be a kind person, it should be changed to "I will not offend others if others do not offend me."

"The Crown Princess is also concerned about whether my mother and I have any conflicts with each other."

Xiao Xiao said sincerely: "Mother has always treated me well. Only after I told her the truth did the Crown Princess feel relieved."

"She also asked my husband to spend more time with the prince when he is free. I definitely can't agree to that. She just said I would pass on the message."

Without having to say it explicitly, everyone knew that she couldn't guarantee whether the words that followed would work or not.

Mrs. Li nodded continuously, thinking that her eldest daughter-in-law's response was quite right. Seeing that she stopped talking, she asked again, "What else? What else did you say?"

"No more." Xiao Xiao sighed: "When I went there, the Crown Prince's Consort was meeting Madam Zhou. I waited for a long time before I saw the Crown Prince's Consort."

"After a few words, another maid said that Concubine Liang wanted to invite the Crown Prince's Concubine to come over."

"The Crown Prince's wife asked someone to give me a box and let me come back first."

Xiao Xiao touched her belly and said, "Mother, sister-in-law, have you had lunch?"

She actually knew that they would not wait for her to eat together, so she said this because she wanted to go back and have a good rest.

Xiao Zhou smiled and said, "We don't know when our sister-in-law will be back, so we'll eat first."

"But mother asked the kitchen to leave some food for sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, why don't you go and eat first?"

She also hoped that Xiao Xiao would leave quickly. After she left, she could discuss with her mother-in-law what the meaning of the Crown Princess being so concerned about her eldest sister was.
Not to mention that Miss Zhou hasn't entered the palace yet. Even if she has entered the palace, she has to be polite to the Crown Prince's Consort, otherwise she won't know when to trip her up.

Xiao Xiao was finally able to return to her own yard and have a good rest.

After eating and drinking to my heart's content, I had a good sleep and woke up to hear the maid say that grandma had gone back to her parents' home.

Xiao Xiao shook her head and said, "Then he must have gone back to discuss the Crown Prince's Consort's intentions with Madam Zhou Er?"

When Li Yan came back, he saw Xiao Xiao making a kite in the yard with great interest, and his heart was relieved: "I have a day off next time, let's go outing and fly kites together?"

Xiao Xiao felt that he overestimated himself. It was a bit difficult to fly a kite, and he should drag the kite.

She didn't want to make a fool of herself, so she asked the maid to take away the bamboo strips and paper on the stone table, and then she and Li Yan went into the house: "My husband doesn't care what the Crown Prince's wife said to me?"