On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Xiao Xiao felt relieved after hearing this. She kissed him on the face and said with a smile, "You have suffered the pain of being the eldest son of a concubine. You know that wives and concubines cannot become sisters."

What I really think is: If you dare to have other thoughts, you will become sisters with her.

Li Yan did not deny it, but just said to her: "It is enough to have a close friend in life."

"It is enough for me to marry you."

Now that Xiao Xiao is pregnant, he will naturally obey her and say more nice things to make her happy. Why not?

Anyway, Li Yan firmly believed that Xiao Xiao was pregnant.

Xiao Xiao asked him again: "Do you like sons or daughters?"

"I like both, as long as our child is safe and healthy." Li Yan certainly hoped that Xiao Xiao could give him a son.

But he didn't want to put pressure on Xiao Xiao, and he also knew that having a daughter would make his stepmother more satisfied.

Of course, he would be very happy if Xiao Xiao could give birth to a son.

Xiao Xiao also felt that she had said something stupid, so she pushed him and said, "Okay, it's not certain whether it exists or not, let's not think too much about it."

Then he asked him, "I heard from my sister-in-law that the Queen is going to start meeting the female relatives?"

Li Yan did not hide it from her: "I have made this plan. You and the queen have an old relationship, so you don't have to worry even if you go to the palace."

Then he whispered, "The Queen is a person with a plan in mind. Don't stay too far away from her."

"There are many disputes in the palace, don't stay too long."

He is now the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. He knows a lot more things and has broadened his horizons. He finds that the open and secret fights among women are really bloodless.

Especially after the queen entered the palace, eunuchs could be seen from time to time taking away the head maid who was in charge of the master.

It's the kind that you go but never come back.

He was really worried that Xiao Xiao would be used by someone with ulterior motives after entering the palace.

After all, even though the Queen is now the Emperor's favorite concubine, the concubines who had given birth to children with the Emperor were not easy to deal with either.

If he could not disobey the Queen's order, he would not have been willing to let Xiao Xiao enter the palace.

In his heart, although Xiao Xiao is smart, she is not very scheming and is too kind.

Therefore, I couldn't help but remind her of the things she should pay attention to.

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but glance at him after hearing him repeat it n times. "Your eloquence has improved recently. You're almost as good as my grandmother."

After saying that, I couldn't help laughing.

Li Yan was a little angry and said, "You little heartless person, who am I doing this for?"

Xiao Xiao hugged his neck and kissed his cheek: "I am ungrateful. I know my husband is worried about me, but don't worry, I will definitely be careful."

In the next few days, everything was peaceful in the Li Mansion. Madam Li even exempted her two daughters-in-law from the morning and evening visits. She was now busy choosing a husband for her concubine's son.

Li Ren himself had no interest in taking the imperial examination, and had stayed in the academy as an assistant teacher, preparing to develop in the field of teaching and educating people.

Madam Li could now tolerate even Xiao Xiao, and was no longer so sarcastic towards her eldest illegitimate son. Therefore, she was more tolerant towards the youngest illegitimate son who had always been obedient.

She also wanted to find a concubine's daughter from a prominent family for her youngest son, so that she could gain a good reputation.

However, when the former General Li, now the Minister of War, found out, he first affirmed the lady's kindness and then said to her, "Our son is now the emperor's brother-in-law. I wonder how many people are watching him?"

"It's really too high-profile for Xiao San to discuss marriage with the girl of an aristocratic family. It would be better for him to choose a sensible and generous relative for her from the teacher in the academy, who will be worry-free for her family." To put it bluntly, he just wants the girl to be more noble and simple.

"Yes, I'll listen to you." Madam Li would certainly not go against his opinion, and his words "our son is the emperor's brother-in-law" were enough to make her happy.

Lord Li sighed again, "Thank you for your hard work. Whether you are the eldest son's wife or the future third son's wife, you are not from a high family and have limited experience. I have to worry about you."

Mrs. Li, who was being touched like a donkey, wanted to pat her chest and promise: "I can teach people. Look, didn't Xiao know how to behave and know when to stop because of me?"

Lord Li seemed a little regretful: "Ms. Xiao has never seen much of the world. Will she make a fool of herself by entering the palace?"

"No, Xiao is quite smart. I have reminded her of all the things she should be careful of." Seeing that her husband was still frowning, Madam Li hurriedly said, "I will accompany her to the palace to thank you and personally remind her."

"Thank you very much, Madam." Lord Li was well versed in the ways of the green tea, and patted her on the shoulder with a look of relief on his face: "You have worked so hard, I was just afraid that the Xiao family would make a fool of themselves, and it would also be a loss of face for us."

Madam Li thought the same and said, "My husband is really thoughtful. I will talk to Xiao about the palace rules in detail tomorrow."

Lord Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as he had finally fulfilled the instructions of that rebellious son.

In fact, he felt that his eldest daughter-in-law was a beautiful woman with a quick mind and good behavior, so nothing would go wrong if she entered the palace.

Soon, the imperial edict conferring the fourth-rank imperial decree on Xiao Xiao was delivered to Li's residence. The eunuch who delivered the decree, who had received the highest title, politely informed Xiao Xiao of the time to go to the palace to express her gratitude.

In fact, Madam Li and Xiao Xiao entered the palace smoothly.

When the Empress issued an imperial decree, everyone in the family was filled with joy.

Even if there are internal conflicts, they will not be revealed to the outside world at all.

What surprised Xiao Xiao was the Queen Mother. She originally thought that she was also a proud and self-admiring beauty.

Unexpectedly, after wearing the phoenix crown and the phoenix robe, she showed extraordinary bearing and spoke appropriately.

After all, in these few days, he had to meet several ladies every day, and he had to remember their surnames and official titles. Da Zhou behaved slowly and never made any mistakes.

In the end, Da Zhou did not keep the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for long. After talking to them for a few words, she gave them rewards and let them leave.

Xiao Xiao summed up two points about her trip to the palace: more than ten days of preparation, and only more than ten minutes of meeting, which was a huge loss.

It is not something that just anyone can become. Her food, clothing, housing and transportation are all monitored by so many female officials.

She sincerely hoped that there would be fewer palace banquets in the future. There were too many rules in the palace and she was still not used to them.

Only then did he realize that he had already been granted a fourth-rank imperial title.

Although he has no real power, only an empty title.

But it makes her look different and makes people envy her.

At the very least, even if Madam Li disliked me, she could not divorce me on behalf of Li Yan. She needed the emperor's decree or the empress's imperial decree to do so.

Instantly I felt my back became much stronger.

Mrs. Li certainly couldn't be completely happy when Xiao Xiao received the fourth-rank imperial decree.

But what made Madam Li happy was that Xiao Zhou was confirmed to be pregnant, but she could not announce it to the public. She could only use the excuse that Xiao Xiao had received the imperial edict to hold a banquet for the guests.

Xiao Xiao was also diagnosed by Mr. Jiang that she was pregnant.

After that, while her two daughters-in-law were pregnant, Mrs. Li made a careful investigation and, after waiting for her husband's approval, hurriedly arranged a marriage for her youngest son with the granddaughter of the vice-president of the academy.

The Li family has a new baby, and the family is prosperous. Madam Li can also be proud of it. (End of this chapter)