On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Xiao Xiao is busy with her work, but she also spends time with her daughter in her free time, so her life is very fulfilling.

Seeing that Xiao Xiao had no intention of interfering with the power of housekeeper, and that he managed the charity hall well, which earned her some face outside, Mrs. Li would not cause trouble for no reason.

Besides, Xiao Xiao could be considered to have saved her, so she hasn't forgotten it yet, right?

Anyway, she would never admit that deep down in her heart, she was still a little afraid of Xiao Xiao.

I originally thought that this was an ordinary family and would not be of any help to the eldest son of a concubine, and might even be a hindrance.

Who would have thought that Xiao Xiao was so lucky that the Da Zhou she rescued became the empress. The key point is that it’s not enough to save her once, she can save her again.

Besides, Xiao Xiao is a person with her own ideas and is not easy to control, which makes her a little regretful. Letting the eldest son of the concubine marry her is simply adding wings to a tiger.

Fortunately, his son was lucky. Although the woman he married, Mrs. Zhou, was not very virtuous, she was pregnant and gave him a smart grandson.

Originally, she was waiting for the girls' school to be established. It would be more prestigious if she could tell others that Xiao Zhou could come to the school to help.

Who would have thought that since the Queen was pregnant, there was no rush for girls' education.

Xiao Zhou was a very generous person, and her whole mind was focused on her husband and son, which made her very uncomfortable.

So when Mrs. Li heard that Xiao Xiao was going to the Sheng family for another banquet in April, she said, "You are still young, you really need to go out more. You can also invite your brother and sister-in-law to come."

Then he continued, "Aren't you planning to buy more land, build houses, and dig a reservoir at the charity hall? Let your sister-in-law go with you to help."

"To fight a tiger, you need brothers, don't you think?"

Xiao Xiao also agreed immediately: "What mother said is right. I originally wanted to invite mother and my younger brother and sister-in-law to go to the charity hall together, and they even reserved a yard for us."

"Just to get rid of the bad smell, I didn't invite my mother over."

"Besides, they are still digging a reservoir over there, and there are a lot of people coming and going. I am afraid it will disturb my mother."

As long as the step-mother-in-law doesn't make trouble or force people into the room, Xiao Xiao is still willing to coax her and do what she wants.

Who made it so that nowadays the word "filial piety" can crush people to death?
Not to mention Xiao Xiao, even Li Yan himself, when he met his biological mother, could only call her aunt?
Even if he wanted to send some extra food and clothes to Aunt Mo, he had to do it secretly.

Otherwise, if Madam Li was unhappy, they and Aunt Mo would be the ones to suffer.

If Li Yan wants to be filial in a legitimate way, he can only benefit his biological mother if he can be granted a title of nobility and become a prime minister.

In fact, Xiao Xiao didn't feel that her mother-in-law was not worthy of being an aunt.

After all, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a problem since ancient times.

If Li Yan's biological mother was married in a formal way, she might not be able to let him in.

Even if she gets married, she might feel that she is not worthy of the other person's son, and she wants to have more people and set rules.

Anyway, there are some big ones who just don't like me.

Moreover, I would have my own concerns and would never be as comfortable as I am now.

These days, she goes out every other day. Even Aunt Mo, who is disciplining her in an improper way, has hinted that she should bring a few people with her when she goes out and be careful about safety.

I don’t know if he gave Li Yan a green hat because he was afraid that I would go out often, or if he really cared about my safety.

Fortunately, she was just an aunt, so Xiao Xiao didn't have to guess what she meant and could just think of it as Aunt Mo caring about her.

After hearing Xiao Xiao's big promise, Madam Li said that she heard that Xiao Xiao liked bamboo forests, so she dug some bamboos and planted them next to the house to match her elegant and indifferent personality. Although Madam Li herself didn't know when she had such a good personality.

He also said that he had heard her say that she liked boating, and when the reservoir is dug, he would prepare a pleasure boat for her, so that she and her father-in-law could go boating together, feeling the breeze blowing the green willows, the white water reflecting the red peaches, and the artistic conception of the boat sailing on the blue waves and people swimming in a painting.

That's exactly what she said.

Although she said it casually at the time, she didn't expect Xiao Xiao to take it to heart. How could Mrs. Li not be happy?

Therefore, Xiao Xiao not only did not get scolded, but also received two pieces of the finest green cicada wing and cloud mist silk from Madam Li: "The weather is getting hot, these two pieces of cloth were sent by your father's former subordinates, you can take them back to make summer clothes."

Xiao Xiao continued to say a lot of nice things to coax people: "Thank you, mother. You are the most loving elder that your daughter-in-law has ever seen. It is a blessing to have a grandmother like you and a mother-in-law like you."

Anyway, good words don’t cost money.

Mrs. Li thought that she had given birth to a daughter, and her granddaughter was fair, tender and chubby, so she said kindly, "Let's have dinner together tonight. Bring Yi Yi with you so that your father and I can hold our granddaughter."

Even though Xiao Xiao didn't really want it, she still acted flattered and responded with gratitude.

In the past, Mrs. Li didn’t want to see them very much, and only let them have dinner together on the first and fifteenth day of a month.

But now I don’t know whether Lord Li is not busy in the yamen or he wants to see more of his children and grandchildren, so he lets them go to the main courtyard to have meals every fifth day.

So when it was time for dinner, Xiao Xiao asked the wet nurse to carry her daughter over.

Babies who are less than three months old still sleep more.

It just happened today that I just woke up before going there, changed my diaper, and drank my fill, so I was energetic for a rare moment.

Lord Li came back early today. He saw his granddaughter, who was as white as a snow ball, looking at him with her big, innocent eyes and blinking them non-stop. She was so adorable.

He reached out and picked up his granddaughter, and rarely showed a gentle smile in front of his daughters-in-law: "This child is growing up well."

When Madam Li thought that this was a granddaughter, not a grandson, she didn't feel sad. She went up to her and said flatteringly, "Her parents are both good-looking, so how can the child not be good-looking?"

It’s a pity that my eldest grandson is still sleeping and his granddaughter has stolen the limelight.

Lord Li knew his wife very well. In order not to implicate his granddaughter, he even praised his grandson: "Our Hanhan is also good-looking, his eyebrows and eyes are a bit like yours."

Now Mrs. Li was satisfied.

Saying that your grandson is good-looking and that he looks like you, isn't that just praising your own good looks?
She also smiled and said, "Now that my sons have all started their own families and careers, we are just waiting for good news from the third son's wife."

Third grandmother Xue smiled shyly and said, "Thank you, mother for your good words."

Xue really thinks the Shangshu Mansion is good.

It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that my mother's family is a scholarly family.

I originally thought that as the daughter-in-law of a concubine, my life would not be easy. However, I didn't need to set rules for my mother-in-law, and my sisters-in-law were also kind. There were no terrible inner house schemes as I had imagined.

Xiao Zhou smiled and joked: "Who knows, by this time next year, my sister-in-law will be holding her son to pay respects to our father and mother."

Then he said to Xiao Xiao, "Sister-in-law, Yi Yi is so pretty. I just regret that I gave birth to a son. I'm so envious and want to give birth to a girl."

Of course, I still think that my son is the most handsome!
Xiao Xiao also joked: "You are such a person, you are so ungrateful after getting an advantage!"

I thought: If you really gave birth to a daughter, you would definitely not be happy. (End of this chapter)