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Chapter 116 Don't Lose My Hope
The Li family's inner courtyard is divided into three parts.

My uncle's family lives on the left, the maids' dormitory is on the right, and the middle is the master bedroom of the main house, each separated by an independent courtyard wall.

So if you don’t go out of your way to meet each other on weekdays, it’s actually pretty hard to run into each other.

However, before Fu Erniang got married, her uncle's family took the initiative to move to the central courtyard in front, and Li Yi did not try to persuade them too much.

Anyway, the house is big enough. The front yard is occupied by servants and maids from the outer rooms. The middle yard is vacant, so it won’t affect anything if my uncle and his family move in.

Besides, with the addition of Fu Erniang and the maids she brought with her, it was indeed a bit inconvenient for my uncle's family to live in the inner courtyard.

Li Yi stepped into the inner courtyard, but suddenly stopped. He saw Fu Erniang and Guo sitting under the eaves of the main room, drinking tea and chatting.

Seeing this scene, Li Yi felt inexplicably uneasy. He had not yet confessed to Fu Erniang about his relationship with Guo, so he inevitably felt a little guilty.

But seeing as the two girls were chatting and laughing happily, they should be getting along pretty well, right?

Li Yi walked up to her head, but before he could speak, Guo stood up and whispered, "Second Madam, I, I'll leave first."

After she said that, she turned and left in a hurry, causing Fu Erniang to look at Li Yi with confusion, "What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

"This... maybe it's an urgent matter." Li Yi was suddenly speechless and could only respond casually.

Seeing that Fu Erniang was about to ask more, he quickly changed the subject and said, "I just saw Xian'er at the door. I thought she had returned to Daming Mansion."

After hearing this, Fu Erniang's attention was truly diverted. She explained, "Xian'er came into the mansion to serve me when she was seven or eight years old. She and I have been playing together since we were little, and we are as close as sisters. Now that I'm married to my husband, it's natural for her to come with me..."

However, as she spoke, Fu Erniang thought of something else, rolled her eyes at Li Yi, and said unhappily, "I think my husband is asking even though he already knows the answer. Humph, you're getting a good deal!"

During the few days she and Li Yi were together, their relationship heated up rapidly, to the point where they were inseparable. Naturally, she was not too restrained when facing Li Yi.

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "What does this have to do with me? I really didn't know Xian'er didn't go back, and how did I take advantage of anyone?"

Seeing that his reaction didn't seem fake, Fu Erniang suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, "My husband, you are sometimes very smart, but sometimes you are stupid... Xian'er is my maidservant, you must not bully her in the future."

Li Yi only realized after hearing this that this was what Fu Er Niang meant by taking advantage.

But from the look of her, she doesn't seem to mind anything happening between him and other women?
But this may not be the case. Judging from what Fu Er Niang said, she and the maid Xian'er have been close since childhood, so she might be able to tolerate me thinking about Xian'er, but it is hard to say if it is another woman.

Seeing Li Yi in a daze, Fu Erniang asked curiously, "Husband, do you have something to tell me?"

Perhaps women really have a sixth sense, and a casual remark hit the nail on the head for Li Yi, but Li Yi hadn't figured out how to start the conversation yet, and he also had to consider the attitude of the old lady Fu Yanqing, as well as some other miscellaneous influences.

As Li Yi's status becomes higher and higher, many things involve all aspects, which is really a headache.

As for his relationship with the Guo family, it seems we can only talk about it after he returns from attacking Shu.

Thinking of this, Li Yi shook his head and said, "Nothing. By the way, Second Mother, I saw you and sister-in-law were talking about something just now?"

He was used to calling Yu Lan, and it felt weird to suddenly change back to calling her sister-in-law... It was helpless to think about it. A man wanted to take the woman's feelings into consideration, but also wanted to hug her left and right. It was really too much trouble.

But Li Yi couldn't be so ruthless and indifferent as to ignore people as soon as they pulled up their pants.

Fu Erniang didn't doubt it and replied with a smile: "I was just about to tell you about this, my husband. My sister-in-law said that she was in charge of the family affairs before, and now that I'm married, she wants to hand over all these things to me..."

She said with a troubled expression, "Alas, I've never taken care of these things at home, and I don't know how to do it at all. Husband, what do you think I should do?"

Li Yi looked at her and chuckled and shook his head. Although his wife, whom he married in a formal ceremony, was three years older than him, after spending the past few days together, Li Yi discovered that Fu Er Niang was actually quite simple in character.

Sometimes she pretends to be profound, but in fact she is still a bit childish at heart. It is really difficult to ask her to take care of these trivial matters.

Li Yi smiled and said, "If Second Mother finds it troublesome, then let Sister-in-law continue to take care of it. After all, there are so many people in the family, and you can still take care of it."

"Really?" Fu Erniang said happily, but then she felt a little embarrassed. "People say men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. I married my husband, so I should manage the household in an orderly manner. I can't just ignore everything and let my sister-in-law worry about it..."

Li Yi shook his head and said, "I didn't marry Er Niang to expect you to work for the family. You just need to live happily every day. Your husband will take care of the rest. Okay, it's settled. You don't have to worry about the family affairs. Just leave it to your sister-in-law."

"Hmm!" Fu Erniang smiled after hearing this, but she didn't say anything else. She snuggled into Li Yi's arms with a happy look on her face. After a while, Fu Erniang suddenly said, "My husband, my dowry has been brought back from the Fu family mansion in Tokyo. I'll have Xian'er count the things and give them to my sister-in-law to take care of. What do you say?"

Li Yi said hurriedly, "I'm not marrying you for the Fu family's dowry. You can keep it for yourself. My salary and the subsidies are enough for the family's expenses."

Fu Erniang was silent for a moment, then bit her lip and whispered, "My husband, do you treat me like a three-year-old child? Last year, you were just a lieutenant in the Imperial Guards. You certainly didn't have much money. You sent such a large betrothal gift to marry me. I'm afraid you borrowed money from others to buy it, right?"

As she spoke, she looked up at Li Yi and said softly, "You and I are husband and wife now, what's mine is yours..."

Fu Erniang didn't say the rest of the words, but her meaning was very clear. She simply felt that Li Yi must have owed a lot of debts in order to marry her, and she wanted Li Yi to use her dowry to pay it back.

Li Yi was both touched and amused. He pinched Fu Erniang's chin and said half-jokingly, "Forget the betrothal gifts. Even if I had to give up several cities to marry you, I would be willing to do so... As for the betrothal gifts, don't overthink it. Your husband exchanged them for good things, not a penny from anyone."

Fu Erniang chuckled: "Are you planning to trade the emperor's brother-in-law's city for me? My husband is a general, and he doesn't speak seriously at all."

"You dare to say that your husband is not serious? Well, then I will show you how serious I am."

As Li Yi spoke, he stretched out his claws towards Fu Erniang's chest, causing her to beg for mercy quickly.

Played around for a while.

The maid Xian'er came in to report the dowry matter to Fu Erniang, and the two of them gave up.

After Fu Er Niang followed Xian'er out, Li Yi thought for a moment, secretly ran to find Guo, and comforted her with sweet words.

The next two days.

Li Yi stayed at home with Fu Erniang, waiting for the day to go to war.

……

On May 15th, the army officially set out.

At the departure ceremony, Emperor Chai Rong came to review in person. He did not say much, but only told Li Yi: Do not disappoint me.

However, these four short words can express Chai Rong's thoughts. He has high hopes for Li Yi.

But the premise is that we must not disappoint the emperor...

Fu Erniang brought her family members to the gate of Xinzheng to see him off.

The cavalry and infantry passed through the city gate one after another. Li Yi was riding in the front on horseback. He turned around and saw his own carriage among the crowd on the roadside.

Fu Erniang was standing in front of the car wearing a veil. Although her expression could not be seen clearly, it seemed that she must be feeling uncomfortable.

After all, they had only been married for seven or eight days, and her husband was about to lead his army to fight thousands of miles away. As a wife, how could she not be worried and afraid?

Just as Fu Er Niang said while lying in Li Yi's arms the night before going to the battle, she had rarely seen her father Fu Yanqing since she was born. Her father was fighting outside all year round, and would occasionally come back for a few days before leading the army away again.

Fortunately, as her father grew older and his status became higher, he no longer had to lead troops into battle frequently, and Fu Er Niang spent more time with her father.

However, now that she is married, she has to wait at home for her husband to return from the war, which has turned from one torment into another.

Fu Erniang's words reminded Li Yi of his previous life. His parents went out to work, and he became a left-behind child. He was looking forward to his parents coming back in his heart. That feeling and emotion was really unpleasant.

Beside Fu Erniang, Guo and the maid Xian'er stood on her left and right. As for her uncle's family, they stood on the other side of the carriage.

Li Yi waved to his family, put aside the random thoughts in his mind, and then lightly stepped on the horse's belly and rode forward.

Given a choice, who would want to travel thousands of miles to fight and risk their life on the battlefield?

But in this world, if you don’t work hard to climb up, you may fall to the bottom of the valley one day and end up in pieces.

(End of this chapter)