Chapter 626
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A long banquet was not suitable for Ye Li's favorite things. The two children who weren't even six years old couldn't sit still. After sitting for a while, Mo Xiaobao made a fuss about wanting to go out to play. Ye Li told Mo Xiuyao and then took the two children to the imperial garden.
It was the third month. The grasses were long and orioles were flying in the imperial garden. Hundreds of flowers were blooming. Countless butterflies fluttered among the flowers, causing Leng Junhan to stare at them with her round eyes wide open. Seeing Leng Junhan squinting at the flowers and butterflies in front of her, Mo Xiaobao snorted disdainfully. Little Dazed Leng was too ignorant. What was so good about these red and green flowers and butterflies flying everywhere? The scenery in the northwest was better. There was also Taigong's Lishan Academy full of green bamboo and Uncle Han's residence outside Li City. It was a hundred times better than the imperial garden in the imperial palace.
After ordering the guards to follow them, Ye Li let the two children play in the imperial garden. She went to sit in a secluded pavilion in the garden to relax. Looking at the familiar scenery, she couldn't help but recall the first time she entered the palace when she was betrothed to Mo Xiuyao. And the many things that happened when they were newlyweds. At that time, the Prince Ding Mansion was under the control of others. Now, they were free and didn't have to worry about anything. And the emperor who was full of ambition had already passed away. His ambition had turned to dust.
The number of people in the imperial garden gradually increased. Most of them were noble ladies and daughters of the various families. The banquet was lively and interesting, but they weren't men. It was boring to sit for too long. So many people came to the imperial garden in twos and threes to take a walk.
The pavilion Ye Li sat in wasn't hidden. Naturally, many people saw her. But because of the Prince Ding Mansion's special status, there weren't many people who dared to come up and talk. Ye Li didn't care. She didn't know many people in the Chu capital. Compared to those meaningless greetings, she was more willing to be alone.
"Princess …"
When he raised his head, he saw a familiar face. It was Qin Zheng's mother, the censor's wife. Ye Li smiled and said, "Madam Qin, please sit."
Qin Furen thanked her cautiously. Even though Prince Ding and Wang Fei had brought back Qin Zheng's letter for them when they first returned to Jing, what was said in the letter was not as reassuring as hearing it with one's own ears. However, due to their statuses, they couldn't visit them personally. Now that they saw Ye Li and Madam Qin in the Imperial Garden, they naturally wanted to ask about their daughter.
Ye Li also understood her thoughts and said with a smile, "Madam, don't worry. Zheng 'er and Second Brother are living very well now. Their child had also begun to be enlightened. He was a smart little guy. Even if Madam doesn't believe me, you should at least believe in the Xu family's style. They definitely won't let Zheng 'er suffer. "Not only would she not suffer, but the entire Xu family treated Qin Zheng extremely well. Eldest Madam Xu wanted to spoil Qin Zheng as her own daughter. There was no other way. The Xu family had five young masters, but four of them were unwilling to marry. This made Eldest Madam Xu and Second Madam Xu hate that they didn't arrange more marriages when they were children. Qin Zheng was the Xu family's only daughter-in-law and had given birth to the Xu family's only great-grandson. How could they not dote on her?
Madam Qin smiled with some embarrassment and said, "Wang Fei is joking. How could I not believe Wang Fei, but …" Ye Li smiled and patted the back of her hand comfortingly, "I understand. Parents in the world are pitiful. Which parent doesn't worry about their children? Madam, don't worry. The Xu family and Second Brother will definitely treat Zheng 'er well. Otherwise, not to mention Madam and Censor Qin, even I won't agree. "Xu Qingze's personality was slightly cold, but he was truly a good husband. In all these years, he hadn't even quarreled with Qin Zheng. They were so harmonious that Ye Li couldn't help but feel envious. She would occasionally quarrel with Mo Xiuyao in a fit of pique.
Madam Qin smiled with relief and said, "It is Zheng 'er's fortune to have a friend like Wang Fei."
"Madam is joking. It is also my fortune to have a friend like Zheng 'er."
The two chatted happily. Seeing this, the madams watching in the surroundings also gathered around. Madam Qin and Ye Li naturally changed the topic and chatted with these upper-class madams. Following these noblewomen were beautiful young ladies from wealthy families. Seeing the shy and timid appearances of these young girls, Ye Li's heart moved and she couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
So these upper-class madams had ulterior motives. Coming forward to chat was a pretense. They wanted to promote their own daughters. Speaking of which, it was obvious that Prince Li was in power now. However, the influence of the Prince Ding Mansion was not so easy to erase. If a girl caught the eye of Prince Ding and was able to climb into the Prince Ding Mansion, it was naturally good to have another backer in the future. Even if they didn't, they would only lose a daughter. These nobles naturally didn't lack one or two concubine-born daughters or even legitimate daughters.
And these young ladies could be said to have grown up listening to the stories of Ding Wang fu and had a natural admiration for the past generations of Ding Wang. Moreover, Mo Xiuyao's devotion to Ye Li for so many years was a legend. If they could obtain the favor of this kind of man, it would naturally be the most beautiful dream in the hearts of every girl.
Ye Li rarely encountered this kind of situation. In these years, it wasn't that there weren't girls who tried to curry favor with Mo Xiuyao, but most of the time, Mo Xiuyao was able to deal with them himself. The only one she had personally dealt with was Noble Consort Liu. However, these girls in front of her were not shameless and pestering like Noble Consort Liu. Ye Li naturally couldn't use her poisonous tongue to deal with these girls and upper-class madams.
Just as she was helplessly complaining in her heart about Mo Xiuyao's attracting bees and butterflies, a mournful scream came from the distance. Ye Li's heart jumped and she suddenly stood up. Just now, Mo Xiaobao and Leng Junhan had gone in that direction. Leaving a word of excuse, Ye Li directly used qinggong to rush out of the pavilion in the direction of the scream.
The upper-class madams who were originally huddled together in the pavilion were startled by this sudden change. When they came back to their senses, they only saw Ye Li's white figure fluttering away like a butterfly.
"This … What's going on?"
"Something probably happened over there?" Someone said in a low voice.
"Let's also go quietly." Someone suggested. Soon, everyone moved in the direction of the scream outside the pavilion. The originally noisy pavilion suddenly quieted down. Walking at the back, Madam Qin saw the group of people chasing after Princess Ding's figure and shook her head with a smile as she followed with a smile.
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