Chapter 737: Habaek’s “Bride”
After the Fifth Princess cried freely in front of Shi Li, she began to let herself go completely.
After finally calming down his emotions, he saw the table that Shi Li had placed under the crabapple tree, and his pair of round eyes immediately looked at Shi Li innocently.
"Can I sit down and have tea with my sister?"
Well...why not?
At this moment, Shi Li finally understood Xie Yuan's past feelings.
Faced with such a lovely little girl, who would have the heart to say "no"?
She nodded, took the fifth princess' hand and sat under the crabapple tree, and poured her a cup of tea with her own hands.
The wind blew the scent of the crabapple tree. The fifth princess picked up an ordinary teacup, drank ordinary tea, and smiled with satisfaction.
Ling Heng, who was chased back into the house, watched the scene from afar through the window, and his heart ached again.
It's obviously me who should be sitting there!
When the prince heard the news and rushed over, he saw the same scene.
Seeing that his sister had been completely conquered by someone else, with the dependence in her eyes so strong that it was almost overflowing, the prince frowned helplessly.
I feel a little bitter.
He knew that he didn't care enough about his sister, but as a crown prince, he had too many things to worry about. Add to that Xu's affairs, and he could give very little attention to the fifth princess.
"Brother? Why are you here?"
The Fifth Princess saw the Crown Prince, stood up and walked over briskly, then thought of Shi Li beside her, and explained anxiously, "I took the initiative to find my sister to play, it has nothing to do with my sister."
She was very afraid that the prince would vent his anger on Shi Li.
The prince glanced at Shi Li, who was calm and indifferent, sighed, and touched the fifth princess' head.
"It's okay, but you stayed outside the palace for too long today. I'm here to take you back. If you like, come back another day."
"okay."
The fifth princess turned around and looked at Shi Li reluctantly, but finally she followed the prince and left sensibly.
Generally speaking, the prince does a pretty good job. At least he doesn't vent his anger on others or act arrogantly.
Shi Li watched the brother and sister walking away, touched his clothes, and felt a little guilty.
She was about to steal Xu out, which seemed a bit unfair to the prince.
But compared to the prince, she still hopes to help the poor Xu family.
As Shi Li expected, the Queen Mother stayed in the palace not because she was determined to behave herself, but because she wanted others to let down their guard so that she could do something big secretly.
The fact that Emperor Yuanxu fainted in Changyang Palace made the Queen Mother even more convinced that she was an evil concubine who brought disaster to the country, and she was eager to get rid of her.
Tonight, taking advantage of the dark night and strong wind, he sent one of his most trusted nannies with a bottle of highly poisonous poison to sneak into Changyang Palace and find Xu who was alone in the palace.
"Your Highness, this was given by the Queen Mother."
The nanny had a stern face and looked at Xu with undisguised contempt, as if Xu's current situation was all her own fault.
Xu looked at her silently without saying a word.
The nanny thought that she was unwilling to submit, so she gave her a lecture according to the Queen Mother's previous instructions.
"You should know what kind of person you are."
"Your Majesty's health is deteriorating. How will you stay in the future? The Queen Mother and the entire court will never allow someone like you to stay in the palace, so it's better to end it all once and for all."
Taking advantage of the fact that no one else was present, the nanny spoke bluntly.
Xu seemed to have heard it and took the bottle of Hedinghong. "I understand. But, Madam, please stop looking at me. I don't want to die in an ugly way."
Seeing this, the nanny breathed a sigh of relief, but looked at her with some distrust.
"Don't even think about fooling the Queen Mother. Even if you can avoid it on the first day, you can't avoid it on the fifteenth. Besides, you have to think about your family. I heard that you have two unmarried sisters in the mansion..."
"I know, you don't have to say it."
When mentioning her own sister, Xu frowned and finally interrupted the nanny.
After all, the nanny still had some concerns about her and did not force her. She just took a deep look at the medicine bottle in Xu's hand, then put on her cloak and left quietly.
After she was completely gone, Shi Li, who was hiding behind the screen, came out. Seeing Xu holding the medicine bottle in a daze, she couldn't help asking, "You don't really want to eat Hedinghong, do you?"
"Will not."
Xu came back to her senses and shook her head, forcing a smile at Shi Li, "It's just that what she said just now made me a little worried about my sister at home."
"Everyone has their own destiny. What's the point of thinking so much?"
Shi Li said this.
She would not tell Xu that historical records showed that after the current crown prince ascended the throne, the newly appointed queen was indeed from the Xu family.
What's the point of talking about these things? It will only add to your troubles.
"You're right. I can barely take care of myself now, so how can I take care of others?"
Xu nodded, poured the medicine in the bottle into the flowerpot next to her little by little, and looked at Shi Li with clear eyes.