atypical prostitute

Chapter 129
Surrounded by female officials, Li Ci walked through the pavilions and pavilions one after another, and the court attendants who came to meet them all turned sideways and saluted very respectfully.Seeing their humble expressions, Li Ci knew that he was no longer his former identity, but he was not arrogant either.Those who come forward to compliment, all reward as usual.

There are a few eunuchs in brocade clothes, who came back from the queen with a message. On the way, they ran into Mrs. Shaohou, but they got rewards with a few casual compliments. The amount is not much, but the most important thing is their heart. When thanking you, don't forget to whisper Instructed: "His Royal Highness has been feeling unwell recently, and I'm afraid there will be another incident in the palace."

Looking around again, he whispered: "The empress intends to choose a concubine wantonly, and the sage has already agreed. The young man is thinking that the young marquis will go back to his hometown with the young lady to worship the ancestors, so why not take the opportunity to choose the beautiful one from the clan?" Send it in, in this way, the position of Shaohou will be permanent."

Li Ci nodded, smiled without saying a word.

At this time, the empress's arrival hall was already in sight.

The eunuch in Jinyi saw Mrs. Shaohou's pensive look, but he was not in a hurry. What should be reminded has already been said, no matter the outcome in the future, the benefits will be indispensable to him.So he casually said some words of congratulations, bowed his waist, and returned to the saint.

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Entering the inner hall, Ye Wurong was reclining on the phoenix couch, seemingly awake, Wanyi didn't dare to neglect, and wanted to step forward to wake up the queen, but Lici saw her haggard face, signaled to keep silent, and approached on tiptoe, Waving the palace fan, take good care of it.

Her body withered a little more.

Like a tall and straight green bamboo, it is slowly withering and turning dark yellow after being scorched by the fire day and night.

There is no way to recover.

The sky can't tolerate a woman like her, and Ye Wurong doesn't want to pin his hope of survival on the illusory magic of immortals.

She is the mother of a country, and she has a deep relationship with her husband and wife, and she really pours the power of the whole country to continue her life, and she has celebrities in the world like a dog.

Although she didn't say it out loud, but looking at her recent arrangements, Li Ci also knew that she had chosen to give up.

If I could give her a chance to live a long life, I would probably be able to witness the rise of a generation of Wu Zetian, Empress Dowager Xiao, and at worst Empress Dowager Feng.

God, really ruthless.

Li Ci sighed and continued to shake the fan.

At this time, Ye Wurong had also woken up faintly, opened his eyes, saw Li Ci shaking his fan with a smile, and said: "You are here."

The voice is soft, with an indescribably lazy taste.

Li Ci carefully helped her to sit up, and said: "Erlang was playing chess with the saint in the imperial garden. I saw them fighting back and forth, and I was very bored, so I found an excuse and slipped here."

Ye Wurong squeezed her hand with a smile, and said, "We've been married for a few days, but are you still used to it?"

Li Ci's face turned red, and said: "Everything is..."

Seeing her blushing, Ye Wurong knew that the husband and wife must be in harmony, so he stopped asking questions immediately, and La Lici sat next to him, patted the back of his hand, and said, "I know you are burdened with the family and... other things, I have no choice, my heart is heavy. But now that you have entered the Ye family, you don't have to bear the past alone. Brother... is your husband, so he will naturally protect you from the wind and rain."

"Yes."

Li Ci spoke softly, she knew that Ye Wurong's words were both sympathy and warning.

Ye Wurong said again: "There is a man named Zhan Yifan in your house, who is born with supernatural power and is also loyal. But after all, this man has followed the King of Changsha, although His Majesty has not pursued him for my younger brother's sake. , but you have to be careful and send him to Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing next month to be in charge."

"Yes."

Li Ci's palms were covered with cold sweat.

It was beyond her expectation that she would meet Zhan Yifan again in Ye Mansion, and because of this, Li Ci finally knew how vulnerable her little secrets were to power.Fortunately, this man is full of love for him, and he has held so many handles, but he never uses them as threats, but instead covers them up for himself in every possible way.

But when she suddenly discovered that Ye Chuan's scheming was beyond her understanding of him, Li Ci was inevitably paranoid and worried.

It wasn't until now that she got the queen's advice that she realized that this chain of links was just the queen's order.

Ye Wurong really had a deep background, and Li Ci couldn't help being on guard.

Xu felt that the two consecutive reprimands just now were too harsh, Ye Wurong said kindly again: "Actually, as long as you don't do things that hinder the future of the Ye family, these little secrets don't matter."

"Your Highness—"

Li Ci whispered, with thousands of waves in his heart.

Ye Wurong still felt that it was not enough, and said: "You are the daughter-in-law of Ye's parents, and you will be responsible for the rise and fall of the clan in the future. Naturally, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds, and think twice about everything. Those forces behind you have their own plans. Drive carefully, there is a slight possibility of losing control, you can ask brother to come forward for you—”

She made a killing gesture, Li Ci couldn't help being taken aback, and then realized that after Ye Wurong's calm face, after all, he still had the ruthlessness to fight on the battlefield.

Fortunately, Ye Wurong immediately added: "All I have done is to protect the prosperity of the Ye family."

Li Ci understands that the foundation of the Ye family is military merit, while Ye Chuan's glory is based on Ye Wurong's favor.It's a pity that Ye Wurong doesn't have much longevity, so he can't protect Ye Chuan for half his life.If after she leaves, as Ye Chuan's housewife, she offends the monarch because of the power behind her, I am afraid that Ye Chuan's glory will also become the thin ice of warm spring and disappear in a blink of an eye.

Then he said cautiously: "I just met a father-in-law on the road, saying that His Highness intends to persuade His Majesty to choose a concubine—"

"Yes, did he advise you to take advantage of the opportunity of returning to your hometown to worship your ancestors and choose Ye clan women to fill the harem?"

Li Ci nodded.

Ye Wurong immediately sneered and said, "What do you think?"

Li Ci hurriedly restrained her mind and said, "Li Ci thinks this is inappropriate."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Li Ci respectfully said: "Those who use sex to serve others will fall in love with love. Your Majesty has a deep affection for His Highness, and the Ye family will naturally be honored as well. If you choose the women of the Ye family to fill the harem, the Ye family will definitely become more glorious in the short term, but For the husband, it is a worry."

"It's rare for you to have such foresight. It's just—why did you choose a girl from the Ye clan, which will hinder my brother's future? Tell me."

Li Ci knew that Ye Wurong was testing her political insight, so she immediately condensed her mind, pondered for a while, and said: "It doesn't matter whether this woman can be favored after entering the palace, or whether she can give birth to a prince for His Majesty. Her entry alone Palace, it will affect the core position of the husband in the family."

The Duke of Ye is a branch of the Ye family. If he hadn't come from a poor family, he would not have been pushed into the palace by the Ye family as a pawn at a young age. Various encounters in the future will be deeply burdened by his birth.It wasn't until the Northern Expedition made unworldly achievements that under the step-by-step promotion of Emperor Xuan, he gradually washed away his humble background and was included in the core of the Ye family.But the matter of the concubine's succession to the title hurt Ye Ziyun's lineage's status in the clan.That's why Ye Wurong took his younger brother to the border to discuss life after his father's death.

This time, if a woman from the Ye clan is chosen to enter the palace, the chosen one must be the authentic Ye clan. With the death of the empress, the daughter of the Ye clan will be favored, but Ye Chuan's position in the clan will be in jeopardy.

If the daughters of the Ye family were not selected to enter the palace, after the death of the queen, one only needs to be cautious in words and deeds. With his own military exploits and the affection left by his eldest sister, Ye's status as the uncle of the country will not be shaken.And no matter how swaying and capricious the Ye family is, they dare not neglect the uncle of the dynasty.

Therefore, even if it was just out of consideration for Ye Chuan to become the patriarch of the Ye clan, Li Ci would not allow the daughters of the Ye clan to enter the palace.

"It's really rare for you to have this thought. But more importantly, you didn't expect it."

Ye Wurong said to himself: "Mrs. Li would rather die than Emperor Wu see her sick face, because she wants Emperor Wu to always only have her best side in his heart. I don't have her lack of self-confidence, but I won't overdo it." Overestimating my influence on His Majesty. There is love for Ai Wu and Wu, but no one knows how long this love will last. Since Emperor Xuan, Ye Ziyun has worked hard for three generations. Love, you can't let those people who don't understand it enjoy it."

Hearing her mention of affection, Li Ci was also sad, not knowing whether to persuade her or not.

Ye Wurong sighed, and said: "You are an overly intelligent woman, much smarter than I was back then. When I first saw you, I liked it... It's a pity that your destiny is... Fortunately, you married Brother, I'm relieved."

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry too much, I will definitely—"

Ye Wurong laughed at himself, and said: "In the future, the palace may not be peaceful. Too many women will think about the status of the queen. Fortunately, it's okay for the Ye family to stay out of the matter. You are so smart, you probably don't want to be a queen." He will forget to support a woman who is beneficial to him in the harem."

Hearing this, Li Ci said in embarrassment, "I don't have this ability."

Ye Wurong gave an inscrutable smile, changed the subject, and said, "Have you paid homage to Princess Anping?"

Li Ci thought for a while, and said: "On the second day of the wedding, Shaohou went to pay a visit in person. I never went with her, so I didn't meet her face to face."

Ye Wurong sighed, stroked Li Ci's hand pitifully, and said, "I'm sorry for you."

Hearing her words, Li Ci knew that the Empress already knew the request of Princess Anping to be buried with the Duke in a hundred years, so she hurriedly said cautiously, "I don't know what your Highness thinks?"

Ye Wurong raised his head, looked at the figures surging outside the bead curtain, and said with a smile: "She is also an idiot."

Li Ci understood, Ye Wurong obviously knew more about what happened back then.

After all, Ye Ziyun was still alive when she was born.

He hurriedly said: "Then, if I meet her in the future, how should I get along with her?"

Ye Wurong smiled softly and said, "It's pitiful, but there's no need to pity too much."

After all, she stood up, but when she got up suddenly, there was a trace of white silk under the dark clouds.

Li Ci rubbed her eyes uncertainly, there was indeed a white line.

Her heart was trembling, and she followed nervously, before Ye Wurong parted the bead curtain, she took her hand and said eagerly: "Your Highness, your hair—"

"hair?"

Ye Wurong frowned, picked up a strand of black hair with his slender fingers, looked at the whiteness caught in the black cloud, and said with a wry smile: "It was only painted black a few days ago, but a new one appeared in a few days. Sure enough, It can't be covered anymore."

Li Ci couldn't help feeling sad, even though she already knew that Ye Wurong's lifespan was short, seeing Hua's hair like frost was a different feeling in her heart.

"...Your Majesty...know?"

Ye Wurong looked at her frightened eyes, and explained, "Maybe I know, maybe I don't know. I am not a woman who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he is not a man who is sentimental. This matter is so clever that we hide it from each other, but it is true. excellent."

When she said this, the bitterness of death flashed across her eyes.

Li Ci immediately stopped talking, and took Ye Wurong, who was already walking with an old look, on his arm, and walked slowly through the bead curtain, and then through layers of gauze curtains, and walked out of the palace door.

In front of the corridor, thousands of white lotuses fluttered in the wind out of season. Looking at the undefeated white lotus due to the mechanism created by Shangguan Nvshi, Li Ci couldn't help but sigh:
so lonely.

(End of this chapter)