It is said that the nobles in the palace have bad tempers, but Concubine Li is very good.
It makes people want to get close.
Holding the little princess in her arms, Li Qian was so soft that she was worried that her technique was wrong and that the little princess would cry if she felt uncomfortable.
But the little princess kept looking at her with her big eyes open, giggling from time to time, very well-behaved.
Yu Yiluo felt that her face was sore from laughing.
[Mom, my little cutie’s face is sore because of you. Miss Li likes to settle accounts, so marrying into the Cai family is perfect. Come on! 】
Concubine Li curled her lips as she listened and looked at Huarui, "Huarui, take Mrs. Li to see the hat I embroidered for Luo'er."
Mrs. Li followed Huarui to the side hall. She thought it was just Concubine Li who dismissed her, but she never thought that Concubine Li had actually embroidered a lot of baubles.
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After dismissing Mrs. Li, Concubine Li asked Nanny Zhang to take all the money in the box.
"No matter how I calculate this money, it's wrong. Aunty, come and do the math for me."
Grandma Zhang was puzzled, but she didn’t ask any more questions and sat down and did as she was told.
The empress knows the abacus better than anyone else, but she doesn't quite understand.
Li Qian, who was teasing Yu Yiluo, heard the conversation between the two and became interested and looked over.
Seeing that Nanny Zhang had dialed the wrong abacus beads several times, she wanted to go up and help, but her mother had told her not to talk nonsense, so she just watched quietly without speaking.
"Your Majesty, this servant must be right, right?" Grandma Zhang raised her head and asked.
"I am making things difficult for you," Li Fei smiled, looked at Li Qian, and asked casually, "Does Miss Li know how to make an abacus?"
[Yes, she's really good at it. She's indispensable to the success of the Cai family's business. 】
Li Qian pursed her lips and hesitated.
"It seems that Miss Li knows how to do it," Concubine Li hugged Yu Yiluo, "Since she can, please help Miss Li calculate how much money is in this box."
Concubine Li said so, and Li Qian couldn't refuse anymore. She sat down and picked up the abacus, flicking the beads on the abacus with her fingers. After a while, she calculated the money and put it in the box.
"Miss Li is such a wonderful person." Li Fei praised from the bottom of her heart.
Li Qian really put a lot of effort into it, otherwise she wouldn't have played so well.
"Your Majesty has been rewarded, but it is my daughter who has shown her shame."
She did go out of her way to learn. My mother found someone to teach them a lot of things, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and how to run a household.
But she was not interested in anything else and was only good at settling accounts.
She was afraid that her father and mother wouldn't like it, so she didn't show it.
"This is not a show of embarrassment. Miss Li's abacus is so good, so she can show it openly. I have read a story book, and there is a girl who is not interested in anything else, but is interested in settling scores."
She paused here.
Maybe it was similar to herself, so Li Qian couldn't help but ask.
"and after?"
Concubine Li chuckled, "Later, the girl married into a good husband's family who supported her, and she relied on her own abilities to make her husband's family richer and richer."
Hearing this, Li Qian lowered her eyes and couldn't help but think of the conversation between her father and mother.
"Your Majesty," Li Qian raised her head as if she had made a decision, "I have also read a storybook."
[Why is the content of what my mother just said so familiar? 】
Yu Yiluo pricked up her ears and thought about it for a while.
Isn't this what Li Qian is talking about? Where did you hear it?
Concubine Li raised her eyebrows and said in a good temper: "Oh? I would like to hear the details."
Li Qian glanced at the door and looked away.
"A woman's sister was originally engaged, but her sister was interested in someone else and didn't like her mother's engagement. She ran away, leaving her parents in a mess. Her parents originally planned to break off the engagement, but the man didn't agree.
She has a younger sister at home. Do you think this younger sister should consider the family and marry her in her elder sister’s place? "
[Mother and Li Qian know how to talk. Li Qian was talking about her current situation. It seemed that she was moved by what mother just said. 】
Yu Yiluo shouted in her heart.
[You should hurry up and agree to marry her. Your luck lies ahead. Just wait until Li Jia, the love brain, regrets it! 】
Concubine Li took a sip of tea with great interest and looked at Li Qian, "It depends on whether the marriage is good or not. If it is good, everyone will be happy if my sister gets married."
"But I am a little curious," Li Fei paused, "Did the woman's parents propose that her younger sister get married?"
Li Qian hurriedly shook her head, feeling that her reaction was a bit strong, and she pursed her lips and smiled sheepishly.
"This marriage is good in the eyes of my parents, but my elder sister doesn't think so, and my younger sister doesn't know either. My daughter is seeing this right now, and my parents have not mentioned letting my younger sister get married."
She also didn't understand why her sister, who had always been obedient, went to be the third prince's concubine, and even gave up her identity as the prime minister's lady.
"If parents are good to their children, they will definitely not harm their children. Maybe they didn't mention it because they were heartbroken by their elder sister. They were worried that their little daughter would think it was because their elder sister didn't want it, so they didn't mention it."
After speaking, Li Fei pushed a cup of tea to Li Qian.
"Having said all that, Miss Li, let's have some tea!"
After listening to Li Fei's words, Li Qian felt that she had figured out everything she couldn't understand at first.
If her mother told her this, she would indeed think so and feel that she was not valued.
But now she doesn't think so. The Cai family is a family of merchants, unlike these official families who have too many restrictions. Maybe she can really be aboveboard and do what she likes.
"Thank you, ma'am." She said with a serious face, picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.
[Mother, this is a great move. Without Mrs. Li and the others asking, Miss Li will marry her voluntarily, and the two families will not be divorced. How wonderful. 】
"Thank you for what?" Concubine Li pretended to be confused and asked Nanny Zhang to go see why Mrs. Li and Hua Rui hadn't come back yet.
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Mrs. Li returned to the main hall and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's embroidery work is so exquisite that I even forgot the time. My Majesty, please forgive me."
Huarui put the things Li Fei had embroidered on the table, and Yu Yiluo's eyes widened when she saw it.
There are purses, hats, and straps, all very delicate.
"I have a good rapport with Miss Li," Concubine Li picked up the stitched bra and showed it to her in front of Yu Yiluo, "I heard that Mrs. Li is very good at double-sided embroidery."
Mrs. Li was very modest, "I can barely tolerate it. If your Majesty doesn't dislike it, I can go back and embroider a pair of tiger-head shoes for the little princess."
Li Fei was naturally happy and agreed.
He also carefully asked Mrs. Li for advice on the double-sided embroidery method.
Only then did someone send the two of them out of the palace in person.
Sitting on the carriage, Li Qian opened the curtain and looked at the palace road that was gradually receding outside. Her mood was not as complicated as when she first entered the palace. She felt relaxed and excited like never before.
It was as if I had found the meaning of living.
"Don't catch a cold." Mrs. Li reminded softly and lowered the curtain for her.
"Mom," Li Qian looked at Mrs. Li seriously, "I have something to tell you and dad when I get home."
