Chapter 284 Li Xuan takes a concubine, Pei Lingxi is moved

Li Yuying was dumbfounded when she heard that her brother wanted to marry Jiang Yueyao.

She never expected something like this to happen.

It turned out that Jiang Yueyao had known about this for a long time, so she didn't play with her much during this period, and her brother never told her.

Li Yuying now doesn't know how to address Jiang Yueyao.

Is she her sister-in-law?
If Li Xuan marries Jiang Yueyao, there will be nothing wrong with Li Yuying.

But I always feel a little uncomfortable taking Jiang Yueyao as my concubine.

Li Shizhi also had a concubine. He knew the humble status of a concubine, which was only slightly higher than that of a maid.

Li Yuying ran to Tianshui Palace to find Li Xuan, but she had no idea where to start.

I just hope that Brother Seven will treat Jiang Yueyao well in the future, and not be like other powerful people who would drive away, sell their concubines, or even give them as gifts to other powerful people.

Li Xuan told Li Yuying not to think too much. It was impossible for Jiang Yueyao to do this given her status.

The ladies of the gentry were generally the principal wives, and many concubines were born as commoners or slaves.

It was only because of Li Xuan's different status and Li Linfu's ulterior motives that Li Xuan took Jiang Yueyao as his concubine.

Even though Changli and Shuang'er were born as slaves, Li Xuan would never give them away.

If anyone dares to bully Changli and Shuang'er, Li Xuan will kill him.

Li Yuying felt relieved after getting Li Xuan's reply.

She accepted the change in Jiang Yueyao's identity, and she had a reason to come to her seventh brother's mansion frequently in the future.

A few days later, the carriage from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion arrived at the gate of Tianshui Palace.

Unless the emperor takes a concubine, there will be no banquet.

The only etiquette is to get the consent of the legal wife Pei Lingxi.

But after marrying Pei Lingxi, Li Xuan told her about this matter.

Since Jiang Yueyao came to Tianshui Palace at dusk, Li Xuan came back from Zhongshumen early.

He thought about it and took the initiative to go out to greet Jiang Yueyao.

Jiang Yueyao, who was dressed in gorgeous attire, got out of the car with the help of her maid.

She wore a purple tasseled hairpin on her waterfall-like black hair, her curved eyebrows were carefully drawn, and between her eyebrows was a peach blossom cut from gold foil. Her eyes were as bright and moving as autumn water, her lips were small and rosy, and she was so beautiful that she could topple a country.

At this time, Jiang Yueyao accepted her fate.

But she didn't expect Li Xuan to come to the door to pick her up. According to etiquette, this was not necessary.

Jiang Yueyao's father was Jiang Du, Shaoqing of Taichang, and Li Linfu's cousin.

When Jiang Yueyao's younger brother was born, Li Linfu wrote a letter of congratulations. Jiang Du trusted his cousin Li Linfu too much and circulated the letter to the guests. However, Li Linfu was not well-educated and spread the rumor that he was "playing with deer".

Li Linfu was therefore ridiculed by his contemporaries as the Prime Minister who played with deer.

"Yueyao is my woman from now on. Don't feel pressured in the palace. You can tell me anything!"

Li Xuan said to Jiang Yueyao who had just got off the car, and extended her hand.

Jiang Yueyao's eyes changed because Li Xuan obviously asked her to hold his hand.

Hold your hand, grow old with you!
She used to be as carefree as the young ladies from the noble families in Chang'an, and she never thought that she would become a concubine.

The only thing that comforted her was that Li Xuan was also a great hero she admired.

Every time she heard Li Yuying talk about Li Xuan, she listened attentively.

After Li Xuan came back, Li Yuying always got news about Li Xuan's heroic deeds at the frontier.

The soaring heroic spirit is fascinating.

She had witnessed Li Xuan painting "Peony" with her own eyes.

Only the true national color of peony can move the capital when the flowers bloom.

The "Peony" on the scroll is still fresh in her memory.

At some point, peonies became her favorite flower.

Every time Qujiang blooms, she is reluctant to leave.

Li Xuan once brought back some exotic peonies from Luoyang for Li Yuying, which were very beautiful.

She and Li Yuying agreed to go to Luoyang to see the peonies in the future.

Maybe there is no chance anymore.

Jiang Yueyao looked at Li Xuan, like a peony bud about to bloom, and shyly held Li Xuan's hand.

She said nothing and followed Li Xuan into the Tianshui Palace.

When they crossed the threshold, Jiang Yueyao whispered to Li Xuan: "My husband, now that I have entered this door, I will serve you wholeheartedly and will not have any other thoughts. Please believe me."

"I believe you!"

Li Xuan smiled slightly and nodded.

His soft words seemed to melt Jiang Yueyao's heart.

The fear of Li Xuan also decreased infinitely.

But when he went deeper into the palace, he was still very nervous.

Li Xuan just held Jiang Yueyao's hand slightly and led her on the road in the back garden.

Now Li Linfu is completely at a disadvantage and the conservatives are relatively weak.

There is no military power, no absolute power of the Three Departments.

Apart from arguing in the court, he was also looking for flaws to impeach Li Xuan.

At the local level, conservatives were looking for opportunities, but Li Xuan was also preparing to establish his authority.

He can withdraw, but he will never allow local officials to act recklessly as they did in the Song Dynasty in history.

In the attic gallery of the back garden, Pei Lingxi had already prepared a banquet to entertain Jiang Yueyao.

This was Li Xuan's special order.

After dinner, we are a family.

"Greetings, my lady..."

According to the rules, Jiang Yueyao bowed to Pei Lingxi in the attic.

When a concubine enters the palace, she must bow to the principal wife.

She is exactly the same age as Pei Lingxi, but their fates are completely different.

"No need to be polite."

Although Pei Lingxi was young, he was considerate and helped Jiang Yueyao up.

Jiang Yueyao was so beautiful in her gorgeous dress that Pei Lingxi felt a sense of crisis, fearing that her husband's heart would fall to Jiang Yueyao.

It is human nature to worry about gains and losses.

Pei Lingxi would certainly not use any means to deal with Jiang Yueyao. She believed that she would always have a place in her husband's heart.

In the more than one month since she married Li Xuan, Li Xuan has treated Pei Lingxi like a treasure, and Pei Lingxi can feel this warm affection.

In the attic, Li Xuan asked Changli and Shuang'er to sit down and eat together.

It has been like this since Li Xuan married Pei Lingxi. During meals, only she and Pei Lingxi were not interested, which meant that he recognized Changli and Shuang'er's identities.

There was an abundance of fine wine and delicious food, and Li Xuan was just like usual, not picky about what he ate and drank.

But Jiang Yueyao found it hard to swallow.

Because at this moment, she was totally unexpected.

"It will be like this from now on. When I'm not at home, you do this. When I'm at home, you eat together. Just like you and your parents, there's no need to be formal."

Li Xuan personally picked up a piece of meat and put it in Jiang Yueyao's small bowl.

"Thank you sir!"

Jiang Yueyao returned the gift and chewed the meat in the bowl slowly.

Li Xuan thought Jiang Yueyao was too embarrassed to eat, so he used a pancake to roll the meat for her. Li Xuan handed it to her, so Jiang Yueyao had no choice but to take it.

After she finished eating the pancakes, Li Xuan served her a bowl of almond porridge.

This feeling made Jiang Yueyao feel wonderful.

Like a kind of warmth.

Originally, she was supposed to serve her husband, but this small banquet made Jiang Yueyao confused.

It’s completely different from what A Niang said.

"Come, let's have a drink together."

When Li Xuan had almost finished eating, he picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for Pei Lingxi, Jiang Yueyao, Changli and Shuang'er respectively.

They drank the delicious wine, whether they liked it or not.

But Jiang Yueyao was in tears.

It was a simple little banquet, but she felt that Li Xuan was different.

It was getting dark, and from the attic gallery one could see the garden in the autumn, which looked very beautiful.

Li Xuan saw that the century-old pear tree was full of fruits, but it seemed like no one was picking them.

"Lingxi, distribute the pears to the servants at home tomorrow. If you can't finish them, give them to the neighbors! It would be a pity to let them fall to the ground!"

Li Xuan gave Pei Lingxi an order.

"Good husband!"

Pei Lingxi knew that her husband loved this pear tree very much.

But there were too many pears on the tree and we couldn’t eat them all.

And a few days ago, a batch of pears were brought back from an orchard outside Chang'an City.

Those pears are bigger, sweeter, and crisper.

"Husband, please send Yueyao back to her room. We will clean up here."

After finishing the meal, Pei Lingxi slowly said to Li Xuan.

The meaning is very clear, a night of spring is worth a thousand gold.

It was also the first night she lost her partner after marrying Li Xuan.

"it is good!"

Li Xuan nodded and prepared to take Jiang Yueyao to her room.

Jiang Yueyao was nervous, but understood what he meant.

She got up and went downstairs to the middle courtyard with Li Xuan.

Jiang Yueyao lives in a formal attic in the central courtyard.

It can be seen that Li Xuan is devoted to her.

"Yueyao, you will live here from now on..."

Li Xuan took Jiang Yueyao into a neat and clean house.

All daily necessities, dressing tables, etc. are available.

"Um……"

Jiang Yueyao, feeling confused, nodded.

"My husband, wait for me to take off my makeup and take a bath..."

Jiang Yueyao thought of the key thing again.

"Being not!"

Li Xuan pulled Jiang Yueyao into the bedroom and sat down in front of the bed.

Jiang Yueyao didn't know what to do, her heart was in turmoil.

Li Xuan asked about her family matters.

Jiang Yueyao told Li Xuan the information of her parents and siblings without hiding anything.

Jiang Du was able to achieve his high position because of Li Linfu.

Now that he has Li Xuan as his cheap "son-in-law", I wonder how he feels.

Li Xuan did not ask about Li Linfu.

He was very good at guiding people, and Jiang Yueyao felt relaxed after a while.

Li Xuan and Jiang Yueyao chatted for an hour, and she also told Li Xuan that she and Li Yuying had agreed to go to Luoyang to see the peonies.

"There will be a chance!"

Li Xuan replied to Jiang Yueyao.

Jiang Yueyao just looked at Li Xuan in surprise.

The candlelight in front of the window makes the house bright.

"Yueyao has just arrived in the mansion. She will first adapt to the situation in the mansion for a while, and then perform the Zhougong ceremony with me."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Xuan stood up and said to Jiang Yueyao.

Jiang Yueyao went from fear to loss, isn’t her charm enough!
When she talked with Li Xuan, it was like a beautiful morning and a beautiful evening, making her look forward to what was to come.

Everything came to an abrupt halt, leaving Jiang Yueyao puzzled.

"Don't think too much. A maid will come to serve you. After bathing, go to bed early."

After saying this, Li Xuan left the room.

These gentle words made Jiang Yueyao feel that Li Xuan did not seem to dislike her.

I just don't think today is the right day.

The maid helped Jiang Yueyao remove her makeup and take a bath.

Lying on the bed, tossing and turning, even the quilt covering me was so soft, a different kind of emotion came over me...

After Li Xuan left Jiang Yueyao's attic, he quickly returned to the main room.

"Shuang'er?"

Pei Lingxi was reading a book under the lamp and thought it was Shuang'er who came in.

When Li Xuan entered the bedroom, Pei Lingxi realized it was Li Xuan: "How can my husband come back now?"

Pei Lingxi thought that Li Xuan had finished her work and came back. Logically speaking, her husband shouldn't be so short.

Normally she could feel her husband's restraint, but he still tortured her to death.

For some reason, she asked her husband to go to Changli Shuang'er, but her husband was unwilling!

"I just settled Yueyao down and asked some questions. Nothing happened."

Li Xuan hugged Pei Lingxi from behind.

"That's even worse. Husband, go back quickly."

Pei Lingxi quickly broke free from Li Xuan.

She was a woman, and she knew that when a noble lady became a concubine, she should at least have a wedding night.

"I will have physical contact with them when Lingxi is pregnant."

Li Xuan whispered in Pei Lingxi's ear.

Pei Lingxi burst into tears after hearing this.

She thought Li Xuan wanted her to give birth to a eldest son who would inherit the title in the future.

Because the title can only be inherited by one person.

According to the system, Li Xuan was a prince, and his successor must be a duke.

(End of this chapter)