On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 371 Crying Spirit
The smoke from incense and candles and the sobbing and crying of more than a hundred people mixed together sounded a bit like an opera.

Xiao Xiao quickly shook this disrespectful thought out of her mind and quietly moved her knees.

Fortunately, it is winter now and everyone is wearing cotton pants, so their knees are not in unbearable pain when kneeling on the mats.

She glanced around quietly and found that there were quite a lot of young girls.

For example, in the General's Mansion, the requirement is that the General's wife, Mrs. Li, must come to mourn.

However, most wives live a life of luxury, so in such occasions, they need to have a daughter-in-law or daughter to accompany them so that they can provide support at critical moments.

Generally speaking, unmarried girls rarely appear at funerals.

But today, she estimated that half of them were girls.

Speaking of which, after Xiao Xiao married Li Yan, she only attended a few small banquets. This should be the first time she had witnessed such a grand occasion.

It’s also Mrs. Li’s fault for insisting that her two sons get married on the same day. Otherwise, she could have seen how Li Yuan got married.

"..." Li wanted to try it out, but her clothes were too thick in winter, and she had been kneeling for about fifteen minutes. Every time she moved her legs, she felt like she was being electrocuted.

No, there is no electricity yet, and she has never been electrocuted. It should feel like being pricked by needles.

At this time, she no longer disliked Xiao Xiao.

He winked at her, wanting her to help him up.

Unfortunately, Xiao Xiao didn't pay any attention to herself at all, but was secretly looking at other girls.

Li took a deep breath, resisted the urge to curse, and reached out to pat her.

She wanted to twist her hard, but she was afraid that Xiao was ignorant and would scream, which would make her a laughing stock.

Xiao Xiao also came back to her senses, and seeing her handing her hand, she could only mutter a few words in her heart, and could only lower her head and help her stand up.

This is also the tacit understanding among everyone.

During the one-hour mourning period, one can take the opportunity to rest for a cup of tea when going to the toilet.

Madam Li comes to the palace several times every year and is quite familiar with it.

In addition, the maids in the palace were too busy today, so Madam Li refused the maid's company and went with Xiao.

When they reached a place where no one was around, Madam Li couldn't help but frown and scolded her in a low voice: "Who told you to look around? What kind of occasion is this? How can you be so presumptuous..."

Xiao Xiao listened to her mother-in-law talking a lot, which was nothing more than saying that her behavior was inappropriate and not like a lady from a noble family. She would make people laugh at her and make people think that Madam Li didn't know how to discipline people.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law will remember it." Xiao Xiao waited patiently for Mrs. Li to finish speaking before responding.

Anyway, she just let it go in one ear and out the other and never took it to heart.

Mrs. Li saw that Xiao didn't talk back, and she finally felt relieved. She asked her, "What were you looking at before? Were you dumbfounded?"

Everyone is curious, and Mrs. Li is no exception.

After all, she now understands that Xiao is not a stupid person.

Just because Xiao was able to kill the bandit leader with one arrow before, Madam Li would be more cautious about her.

Therefore, although Mrs. Li had nagged her a lot, made a few suggestions, and even took the opportunity to dislike her a few times, she did not make any personal attacks.

Xiao Xiao also wanted to discuss it with her, so she said honestly: "I'm looking at the girl in front."

Mrs. Li's heartbeat quickened after hearing this: "But what's wrong with that girl?"

She was a little nervous and instantly thought of the fear of being dominated by bandits.

She suspected that the girl had slipped through the net and was here to seek revenge. "No." Xiao Xiao didn't know that she would have such a wild imagination, so she asked curiously, "Mother, don't you think that there are too many unmarried girls at an occasion like today?"

Mainly the girls who are not married yet are all concubines.

After getting married, the hair on the forehead will be combed up to reveal a smooth forehead.

Madam Li rolled her eyes after hearing this: "Is there any need to think about this? The princess has passed away. Although the prince has concubines, he may also marry another princess."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Li felt a sense of crisis, knowing that if she died, the general would most likely remarry.

Fortunately, Xiao Xiao and the unfilial eldest son saved her, so she liked Xiao Xiao better and was willing to talk to her more: "Even if I can't be a princess, I am willing to be a concubine."

"Besides, there are many people watching the prince."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Xiao with complicated eyes and said, "It's you, a fool has his own luck. Although Li Ji is a stubborn person, he doesn't have those frivolous thoughts."

Originally, she wanted to give a few beautiful maids to her eldest son, but who would have thought that they would all fall into the hands of bandits.

Now she has very complicated feelings towards her eldest son and Xiao.

She still hated them, but not like before, wishing her eldest son would disappear from the world.

Even when she went out, she would feel much more at ease when she saw Xiao by her side.

Xiao Xiao complained in her heart: You wanted him to be more thoughtful, but unfortunately you were unlucky. Before you could take action, he was gone.

She also smiled shyly: "That's all thanks to my mother's good teaching."

Madam Li felt upset and changed the subject: "Behave yourself and don't embarrass the General's Mansion."

As they were talking, they just reached the corner.

Mrs. Li thought that she would have to kneel down and cry for the deceased, so she refused and slowed down her pace: "Have you seen your sister-in-law?"

There were people kneeling in front and behind, but Mrs. Li didn't recognize her daughter-in-law.

At the beginning, she was determined to get close to Zhou because her aunt was the princess.

But man proposes, God disposes. The princess passed away suddenly. If Zhou's family did not have any outstanding girls, they might not be able to be with the prince.

Madam Li was not discouraged by this, after all, the prince was still there.

Besides, my husband is an old man who has followed the prince.

It was simply that she was a little greedy at first and wanted to step on more boats.

"I saw it." Xiao Xiao had good eyesight and noticed it after entering: "Is your sister-in-law kneeling in the second row?"

Just as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of someone rushing over and subconsciously looked up.

A young wife in a white silk dress came running over from the opposite side, her eyes and eyebrows were very charming.

Xiao Xiao saw that her eyes were a little red, as if she had been wronged, and couldn't help but take another look at her.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She didn't understand what was wrong with Xiao. She herself was a girl, but when she saw a pretty woman, she would stare at her without blinking, as if she had lost her soul.

I don't know who was the wicked man who accidentally poured oil on the road. The woman stepped on the oil, her foot slipped, and she lost her balance and fell forward.

If you hit the ground on your face, it would be painful, not to mention breaking your nose or breaking your teeth.

Then this pleasing beauty would not be good-looking anymore.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao decisively took two quick steps, quickly grabbed her hand, then hugged her waist, and after spinning two steps, she released the force.