Chapter 117
The Crown Princess wants to reconcile with the Crown Prince. No matter where this happens, it is a big deal. If they were in the capital at this time, they would have to go before the Emperor and ask him to issue a ruling before they could really break up the dispute. clear.
But at this time, the capital fell, the emperor was hunting in the west, and King Wei was on the front line. The only one who could really make the decision was Princess Wei.
Does Princess Wei like Wu Cuicui as her daughter-in-law?
Of course I like it.
He has a good family background, is beautiful, and is obsessed with his son. The brother from his mother's side married his sister's only daughter, so they are related to each other.
Will Princess Wei bother her rebellious son?
Of course it will.
He didn't listen to her. He had his own ideas since he was a child. He couldn't get back what he had decided. He had to protect the little vixen named Yu. He even said that if the little vixen died, he would not survive. He said such words to break the heart of her own mother...
When it comes to choosing between a well-behaved and sensible daughter-in-law and a scoundrel son who always annoys her, who will Princess Wei choose?
Needless to say?
Of course he is his biological son!
No matter how hateful a child crawls out of her own belly, a mother can still see a little bit of cuteness in it. If it were a child crawling out of someone else's belly, with even the slightest shortcomings, I'm afraid she would be immediately picked on. Magnified countless times.
Princess Wei has always been a loving and considerate elder in front of Wu Cuicui, but in the eyes of others, she is an evil ghost who eats people without spitting out bones!
Wu Cuicui felt that she was amiable. Ultimately, it was because there was no conflict of interest between the two of them in the past. Wu Cuicui thought of Li Tianrong wholeheartedly, but now——
"Heli? No, I don't agree!"
After hearing her son's statement, Princess Wei's well-maintained face was filled with clouds: "The Wu family is a famous family in the world, and Cuicui is the most favored daughter in the family. Now that the world is falling apart, it is time to recruit strong support. It would be better for you, no? What's the point of pulling people this way and pushing them outward?!"
"Besides, your father is a prince, and you are the eldest son of the royal family. What does it matter to Li? Do you think it will be popular if it is spread out? Who knows how the world will talk about this matter!"
He added: "That's all in the past. In the imperial capital, there are many clans. Even if they really reconcile, not many people will care. They will be covered up by new news in a few days, but not now!"
She lowered her voice and said earnestly: "Your father intends to compete for the big position, and you are his eldest son. You have the reputation of being divorced from your wife. If word spreads, it will affect your reputation! If you call those few The little bastard got the advantage, even if your mother dies, she still can’t close her eyes!”
Li Tianrong rubbed his temples tiredly: "Mom, this is not my intention alone. Wu Shi also nodded. We are both willing, so why do you have to be a villain in vain?"
Princess Wei was first shocked by the sentence "Wu Shi also nodded", and then was stabbed by the sentence "Why do you have to be a villain in vain?"
It was just that the matter was so important that he didn't care about getting angry with his son, so he said to himself: "Cui Cui also nodded. How could this happen?"
She couldn't help but frown and said, "Did you quarrel with Cuicui again?!"
Li Tianrong shook his head: "I just came back, how could I quarrel with her?"
He also told her what happened before: "As soon as I entered the door, she mentioned the matter of reconciliation to me."
"This shouldn't be the case," Princess Wei looked puzzled: "Ever since she received the letter and knew you were coming back, she has been looking forward to it. She was so happy yesterday, why did she suddenly change? Face? There was no quarrel..."
Li Tianrong waved his hand and dismissed the servants, sat next to his mother, and whispered: "I thought about it privately, maybe there was something wrong with the war on the Western Front. The Wu family has always been valued by the emperor, and I have always loved this daughter..."
Princess Wei was stunned by this. After a few moments, she realized what she was doing. The gloomy look in her eyes flashed away: "Why, did you dare to think that our family was going to collapse, and you were afraid of implicating yourself, so you ran away in a hurry?"
Li Tianrong said: "Maybe so."
Over there, Princess Wei had clenched her silver teeth and cursed fiercely: "This little hooves, I thought she was a good person in the past, but I didn't expect that she would be so ruthless after things came to pass - she wanted to get out of the way? nothing!"
Then he sneered: "The Wu family feels sorry for their daughter, so they sent a letter here to try to get her out with Li? Then we won't let her go! Why should such a useful chess piece be thrown away in vain?"
Li Tianrong said helplessly: "Why is it so? She and I are enemies. We can be at ease even if we are apart from each other."
"Shut up!" Princess Wei scolded in a cold voice: "Harmony? It's a shame they dare to think about it! Divorce is just as good as divorce!"
She stood up and said, "Don't worry about this matter, just leave it to me!"
Li Tianrong wanted to say more, but he saw a hint of ridicule on his mother's face: "When you threatened me with death for that little vixen named Yu, you wouldn't do the same for the little hooves of the Wu family, right?"
Li Tianrong was speechless for a moment, but Princess Wei had already straightened the hairpin and walked out.
…
Arriving all the way to the courtyard where the prince and his wife lived, Princess Wei could not see the slightest hint of complacency on her face, but instead looked concerned.
The maid went inside to announce the arrival of Princess Wei, and Wu Cuicui personally welcomed her out - for Fa, Princess Wei was the mother-in-law, and for Qing, she was at odds with Li Tianrong and his wife, but Princess Wei treated her as her own daughter.
Seeing this mother-in-law at this moment, Wu Cuicui was inevitably a little short of breath. Just as she was about to bend her knees to greet her, Princess Wei had already taken the first step and grabbed her sleeves, choking and saying: "My son, why have you reached this point? ?”
"Did that bastard bully you? Just tell mom, she will take care of him!"
"You were fine yesterday, but today you are saying that you want to make peace with me. My mother regards you as her biological daughter, but you just leave as soon as you say so. You are trying to take away my mother's heart!"
Wu Cuicui saw Princess Wei burst into tears and felt guilty. Then she thought about how the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law used to get along well with each other, but now...
I couldn't help but shed tears.
The two held hands and entered the inner room. She sobbed and said: "I just, just want to understand. The prince doesn't have me in his heart, so why should I force..."
Princess Wei persuaded her earnestly: "Silly boy, he has married you, so how can he not have you in his heart? Men are like this. They were ignorant when they were young. It would be better if they were older."
He took the initiative to increase the pressure: "Has he not told you yet? That little vixen named Yu has been arranged to get married, and will never affect you two again!"
Wu Cuicui was one of them: "Is Yu Yingying married?"
This is different from the previous life!
Princess Wei didn't know what was going on in her heart: "We haven't gotten married yet, but it's almost done. Now everyone has left with her husband's family. I won't be an eyesore to you again!"
Wu Cuicui stared blankly at Princess Wei in front of her. The seven-tailed phoenix hairpin on her bun trembled slightly as the owner spoke. The bright ruby gave off a dizzying light under the sunlight shining through the window lattice. .
Wu Cuicui asked subconsciously: "Where did Yu Yingying... get married to?"
Princess Wei answered her uncertainly: "It seems like Texas? It's just a remote little place."
Texas…
Yu Yingying didn't marry anyone in her previous life, let alone marrying far away from Texas.
How has this life become different?
Wu Cuicui thought in a daze that I had experienced my previous life, wandered around the world as a ghost for decades, and returned to my youth again.
Or is it that everything that happened before was actually just a dream?
She looked confused, as if in a dream.
When Princess Wei saw this, she knew that she had hesitated. She waited for a moment with confidence, but she never thought that the other party actually gave her a result that she did not want at all.
"Mom, no matter what happens between me and the crown prince, in my heart, you will always be my mother!"
Wu Cuicui knelt down and put her face on Princess Wei's lap lovingly. She shed tears and said, "It's just me and the crown prince. I'm afraid our fate has ended..."
She didn't see the fleeting fierce look on Princess Wei's face.
Just silent sobbing.
Princess Wei gently brushed her back: "Good boy, you will always be my mother's daughter."
…
After leaving the courtyard where the Crown Prince and his wife lived, Princess Wei had a smile on her face and told her confidants: "The Crown Princess is probably ill and has lost her mind. Find a better doctor to prescribe some medicine for her." …”
The confidant took the order and left.
After returning to his residence, Li Tianrong gave a completely different view.
"It's better to let her go."
He said: "If the Wu family really values this daughter, if we let her go, we will have formed a good relationship, and if we force her to stay, she will become evil. If the Wu family does not value this daughter, there will be consequences for whether we keep her or not. What's the difference?"
Princess Wei looked unhappy: "How can there be a reason for the royal family to be picked and picked by the subordinates..."
Li Tianrong advised her: "You should leave an extra path."
Princess Wei's expression was uncertain. After a long time, she finally made up her mind.
…
In March, it turns from warm to cold, and the spring breeze is sharp.
The wealthy merchants from the north were dressed in fox furs and wore fine clothes and strong horses. However, the slaves accompanying them were dressed in tatters and could not cover their bodies. They staggered into a long queue and were tied together with thick hemp ropes, as if they were one group. A group of lonely ghosts who escaped from the underworld walked forward with numb expressions.
There were many injured slaves among them.
But this pain obviously cannot bring them any preferential treatment.
The most seriously injured person was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. The dirty clothes on his body were no longer enough to cover his body. While the whip easily destroyed the clothes, it also left a scarlet red mark on his body.
In fact, even his right leg suffered a heavy blow, and his ankle was dragged on the ground. He could only rely on the strength of his left leg to drag forward with difficulty.
This injury was obviously caused intentionally.
Because he is too young and too strong.
Those eyes were dark, impenetrable, and wild, like wild wolves on the prairie. When the pupils were focused on a target, it seemed that they could bite the target's throat open at any time, using their sharp teeth. Shred it.
He is indeed a slave who looks uneasy.
The man responsible for guarding them rode a horse to patrol here, and his eyes stayed on the young man for a while. After making sure that he would not and was unable to cause harm, he turned his horse's head to inspect other slave teams.
A gust of cold wind blew by, carrying the smell of sweat, foot odor and rotting wounds. The young man sat on the ground and looked ahead expressionlessly.
…
Wu Cuicui finally reconciled with Li Tianrong.
She brought her dowry, the concubines from her natal family and a group of retinues sent by Princess Wei when she got married. After tearfully bidding farewell to Princess Wei, her former mother-in-law who treated her very kindly, she embarked on the road to find her relatives.
Under the banner of Prince Wei's Palace, with the aura of the daughter of the Wu family, and with many retinues on his side, the journey was smooth.
It wasn't until she was resting in the middle of the team that she met a caravan selling slaves to the south.
Wu Cuicui didn't care at first, he was just a wealthy businessman. Even if the world is in chaos now, he is not a big figure in front of her.
The servants occupied the entire road, and the wealthy merchants retreated to both sides of the road. The group of dirty slaves were expelled to the grassland farther away, like a group of soulless puppets, staring blankly. Looking into the distance.
Wu Cuicui opened the driver's curtain and took a look, and couldn't help but frown. For a girl who grew up in a greenhouse, this scene was really impactful.
She was about to lower the car curtain when her gaze suddenly touched a pair of eyes.
What a pair of eyes that is!
Like a bottomless black hole, it seems to be able to suck away all the light in the world.
