Chang Anqing

Chapter 176 Unexpected Changes
In a blink of an eye, New Year's Eve came quietly, and a ray of sunshine in the early morning faintly poured through the mist on the pavilions and palaces, blurring the soft and hazy light, and gradually smearing the snow on the tile eaves. Melts silently.Accompanied by the rustling sound, the servants and maids on the corridor are carefully sweeping, and the palace people in the corridor are busy coming and going. Although there is no time to talk, everyone's face reveals an unconcealable festive joy .

After the hour of the hour, Li Sui got up under the service of Nian Nu and Yu Nu and changed into new clothes. He was wearing a ermine shirt with half-arm and narrow sleeves with a pattern of lacquered peony wreaths, and a rose-gold dress with flowers, scrolls, and flowers. Die Shu brocade corseted satin skirt, covered with a shawl of the same color, her hair is pulled up high into a girlish bun, only adorned with a hairpin of begonia, pearl flowers and gemstones, and the fashionable pomegranate is smudged with her fingertips on her powdered cheeks. (The name of rouge), printed in front of the makeup mirror, looks like a delicate flower after the rain, making all the maids behind her sigh slightly.

In this room, Empress Yang, who is sitting in front of the dressing table and being dressed up by the maids, is still dignifiedly straight, her figure is motionless, her only pair of eyes is quietly staring at herself in the mirror, slightly lost in thought, as if she saw What, it seems that I have never seen anything.

At this moment, Empress Yang looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in the mirror, her eyebrows seemed to be the same as before, but only she knew that she had lost something silently.

The freedom and happiness of a young girl, and the child she never saw.

From the moment she entered the sixth house, under Aye's urging, A Niang's reminder, and her husband's expectations, she has been working hard to change, changing the old days of inviting female companions to ride horses and shoot arrows without any scruples She lived in the boudoir, trying to regulate her every move according to the standard of a queen in the eyes of courtiers and the world.

Because she knew very well that at the moment when the late emperor passed away and entrusted Jiangshan to Jiangshan, the conflict between the Yang family and the late emperor completely transformed into a conflict between their Yang family and the emperor.

She could see the faint hatred towards their Yang family from the fearful eyes of the royal family and veterans, so she tried her best to reconcile it with her own strength.

She didn't want those people to underestimate her, and she didn't want them to think that the queen born in the Yang family was doomed to be domineering and rude, trying to blackmail the imperial power.

Now, year after year, when she saw the sincere respect from those people looking at her, she thought she had done it, but thinking about it now, everything seemed like a joke.

Everyone respects her generosity and generosity, but only she knows that when her husband pushes him to other palaces and persuades her to share the rain and dew, her heart will not stop hurting.

Is there any woman in this world who does not want to be accompanied by the person next to her pillow every day, and who is willing to share her husband with others.

She tried her best to do everything, but in the end it was her father who personally pushed her to the royal family who abandoned her as a pawn.

Now every time she recalls the worry-free time before she got married, she can't help but feel chills in her heart. Perhaps from the beginning, Aye's kindness to her and her exclusive favor were all for marrying her into the royal family and building a bridge for herself paving.

Based on his calculations, how could he fail to calculate the prosperity of the Yang family, and he would surely plot suspicion for the emperor.

Perhaps at that time, she had become the Yang family's way of retreat, or even the way forward, in the eyes of her father.

In the past, King Qi was removed, and now her children are removed, maybe even her and Shiro's first child was the father's means.

The emperor has no children, and the powerful ministers are flourishing day by day.

What Ayer wants is hardly a guess.

On his road to power, she has never been a daughter. If everything goes according to his wishes, how will he arrange for her, the former queen.

Dethrone?

Become the princess of the new dynasty?
Or was he silently eliminated like A Yu?
Thinking of this, Queen Yang's lips parted slightly, the arc was too complicated.

Irony, powerlessness, or desolation after hard work no one knows.

Every time she thought about it, she felt that she couldn't think about it anymore.Because that would make her feel that the 20 years of father-daughter relationship and life in the past 20 years are all a disgusting joke.

The world envies her background, her status, and everything she possesses, but no one knows what she has lost, or the bitterness that she has never truly experienced.

"The new year is approaching, and I'm here to ask sister for the new year's money."

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the curtain, Empress Yang came back to her senses in silence, suppressing the depression in her heart, she turned her head and saw Li Sui walking in.

"Come on, it's already ready, Jiamo—"

While talking, Li Sui had approached, and Jiamo also smiled and handed over the money wrapped in gold and red paper, Li Sui smiled and motioned for Niannu to take it, then crossed his hands and bowed: "Thank you, sister Ah Man also wishes my sister Nian Nian to have today and every year to have today."

While speaking, Li Sui also took out the wrapped money from his sleeve and handed it to Queen Yang. Seeing Queen Yang's surprised eyes, he explained with a smile: "There are the lucky money I gave to my sister, and The auspicious amulet of peace that Aniang gave to Auntie, Auntie must take care of it."

Seeing the shining light in Li Sui's eyes, Empress Yang's heart warmed up, knowing that it was Chen's intention, she no longer refused, and took it with her own hands.

"Are you going to accompany your aunt today?"

Hearing Queen Yang's question, Li Sui nodded and said, "Go early in the morning, but it's not too late to have breakfast with sister before going."

Hearing Li Sui's words, Empress Yang nodded with a smile, turned her head sideways and said, "Let's go, let's eat first."

After eating and saying goodbye to Empress Yang, Li Suicai walked out of the Lizheng Hall under Jiamo's escort.

"Now my sister is out of the pudding period, and I will leave the palace in a while. My sister will inevitably have to see the wives inside and outside. There are too many people, and you must accompany me. You must not leave my sister alone, let alone Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu, etc. Yue Zhaoyi or other suspicious people will meet with sister alone, and everything will be waiting for me when I come back."

Hearing Li Sui's whispered advice, Jiamo seriously nodded and said: "Don't worry, princess, servants and maidservants will never leave His Highness for half a step."

Seeing Jiamo's serious expression, Li Sui reluctantly let go of his heart, got on the warm sedan chair and headed out of the palace.

"The county master—"

After leaving the inner palace, Li Sui walked out slowly when he heard the voice of Nian Nuan outside the warm sedan chair, and then saw Li Zhang, who was wearing a brocade shirt with an empty green treasure pattern, waiting with his hands behind his back. Her elegant face revealed undisguised pampering and joy.

She remembered that A Niang used to like this color the most.

"Aye—"

Li Sui smiled and went forward to salute, Li Zhang looked at his daughter in front of him carefully and praised: "Today's dress is beautiful, your mother will definitely like it."

"But why did you lose weight—"

Sensing the worry in his father's eyes, Li Sui smiled and stepped forward holding Li Zhang's hand while walking towards the chariots and horses: "Everyone says I'm fat, but Aye, you say I'm thin, I don't know what to say." Who did you listen to?"

"My daughter's family should be like this. It's so beautiful to be thin like a gust of wind. I don't want our Ah Man to be blown away by the wind before the start of the horse race in spring."

Hearing Li Zhang's deliberately funny words, Li Sui rarely relaxed and smiled, and then pretended to be helpless and said: "Okay, okay, let's go to Aniang's later, I want to ask Chun Niang to cook more delicious food for us—"

As soon as the words came out, Li Sui suddenly thought of something, stopped the words, looked up and saw Li Zhang's eyes were slightly stiff, although he laughed and laughed with her in a flash, but Li Sui knew that he had forgotten, forgot that every New Year's Eve in the past When visiting A Niang, A Niang would only have a reunion dinner with her at the same table, but she never gave Aye this opportunity.

As if aware of Li Sui's thoughts, Li Zhang said with a smile: "Okay, your mother should be waiting, let's go up earlier."

"Well, I'll take a car with you and let Niannu and Yunu go with them."

Seeing his father's lonely figure, Li Sui didn't want him to be alone anymore, so he got into Li Zhang's carriage, and his father and daughter went away together.

Hearing the sound of the carriage slowly moving forward, Li Sui lowered his head and poured a cup of hot tea for himself and Li Zhang, and when he looked up, he happened to meet a pair of scrutinizing eyes.

"Aye, what are you doing looking at me like that?"

While talking, Li Sui couldn't help but caressed his face, but saw Li Zhang smiled meaningfully but full of sighs: "Aye is thinking, at this time next year, accompany me to see your mother, But it’s not just us Ah Man.”

Hearing what his father meant, Li Sui pursed his lips and smiled, then reached out and handed the tea to Li Zhang.

"Your mother, even if you don't say anything, you will be happy for you in your heart."

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Li Sui looked back seriously and said, "What about Aye, is Aye happy?"

"joy."

Li Zhang smiled undisguisedly, and said very seriously: "Of course Aye is happy."

Looking at the refreshments handed over by his daughter in front of him, Li Zhang took it with satisfaction, but felt both warm and worried in his heart.

I only hope that their Ah Man can be happy and safe, not like him, not like them.

When the father and daughter went to the courtyard of Qinghe Dachang Princess Chen's family together, they saw that nothing had changed in the courtyard, except that they were a little more happy.

"Duke, Princess—"

As soon as Hui Chun, who was standing in the corridor waiting, saw the father and daughter entering, his eyes filled with unstoppable joy, and he stepped forward to make a salute.

"Where's Auntie? Are you ready?"

Hearing Li Sui's question, Huichun smiled and said: "I know the county chief is coming, the immortal master got up early in the morning, and I should finish reading today's scriptures."

While he was talking, the software in the main room was suddenly lifted, and Chen Shi, who was dressed in a Taoist uniform as usual, walked out. When he saw Li Suishi in the courtyard, a faint smile appeared on the bright and beautiful face of Qiuyue.

"Aman."

Hearing Mrs. Chen's soft call, Li Sui stepped forward to salute Mrs. Chen, and Mrs. Chen held his hand and said softly, "It's okay, but the hands are not cold. It's cold outside. Be careful of the wind and cold after standing for a long time." , quickly enter the house."

While speaking, Mrs. Chen was already dragging her towards the house. Thinking of her father in the courtyard, Li Sui slightly hesitated and glanced sideways at his father behind him. She couldn't help but want to say something to Mrs. Chen, but she saw Seeing his father smiling at him calmly and gently, as if he had seen her intentions, he shook his head as a comforting signal to her.

Li Sui knew in his heart that his father must want to stay alone in the side room and wait silently as before.

But he didn't know that he was just waiting for her to go home together, or waiting for his mother's possible change of mind.

"Hui Chun, please invite the Duke to come in. The weather is cold, so there should be a way to treat guests."

Just as Li Sui was thinking, Chen's voice suddenly sounded in her ears, but it shocked Li Sui. She knew very well the meaning behind Chen's seemingly polite and even indifferent words.

Since moving into Yuqing Temple in the previous life, the mother who has never gone down the mountain in her whole life, let alone sat with her father at the table, suddenly let go?

Glancing at Chen Shi with a plain face, and then turning his head, Li Sui saw his father and Huichun who were equally surprised and even so happy that he couldn't react for a long time.

(End of this chapter)