Chu Li did not follow them in. He picked up his book again and sat by the stone table, quietly reading under the plum tree.
The smell of medicine lingered in the house. Siao Shi was leaning against a high pillow, half sitting and half lying down. She lazily sized up Song Liuying and her daughter who entered the house.
Song Liuying curtsied and smiled sweetly, "Greetings, Sister Xiao."
Leng Qing curtsied and remained silent. She only looked at her curiously, wanting to know how beautiful the first beauty of the Great Ji Dynasty was.
Siao Shi smiled gently, "Sister Song, come and sit."
She had never met Song Liuying before, but the way she spoke was as if they were old friends. She sighed, "I should have gone over to see Sister Song, but I have to trouble Sister Song to come and see me personally."
"I wouldn't dare." Song Liuying smiled, "Sister Xiao is the Princess Consort. Her status is noble and above us. How can she be arrogant? If His Royal Highness were to find out, he would definitely scold her!"
Siao Shi smiled and said, "I've long heard that the Royal Highness is a strict housekeeper, but there's no need to be strict with us sisters, is there?"
Song Liuying said with a smile, "Sister Xiao, you still don't understand His Royal Highness. He only pays attention to the matters of the imperial court and never pays attention to these trivial matters at home. But if you disturb him because of these trivial matters, he will get angry!"
"That's what a man should do." Siao Shi smiled sweetly and said, "From now on, I'll have to trouble Sister Song with everything in this residence. My body isn't good enough, even if I wanted to help, I'm powerless."
"Commander Zheng and the others are too useless." Song Liuying's face tightened and she said hatefully, "There were so many experts and they actually let them barge in openly and seriously injure Sister Xiao. It is indeed a dereliction of duty!"
"That person's martial arts was too strong," Siao Shi shook her head lightly and sighed, "The House of High Dukes had offended too many people from the martial arts world. It was expected that they would end up like this. However, for the sake of the imperial court's stability, the House of High Dukes had no choice but to continue suppressing these people from the martial arts world and provoking assassinations again and again."
"Sigh …" Song Liuying sighed, "It's been hard on Sister Xiao. As soon as I enter the mansion, I have to lie on the bed, without any freedom. "
Siao Shi smiled, "Actually, it's nothing much. I've been living like this since I was young, so I'm used to it. I was fine a while ago, but now I'm back. It's as if I'm destined to be bedridden. "
"You must not say that," Song Liuying advised, "Sister Xiao's good days are yet to come. His Royal Highness will punish the murderer severely."
"I would rather Your Highness not provoke that person," Siao Shi shook her head and said, "Or else. The one in danger isn't me, it's His Highness, and even my two sisters. Such an expert is rarely seen in this world. If we can avoid provoking him, we should. "
"This guy is too dangerous," Song Liuying frowned, "The Imperial Residence is not safe either, it's really worrying!"
When she thought of that guy trying to assassinate her, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
Siao Shi smiled and said, "But with Chu Li here, we don't have to be afraid of that guy coming again."
Song Liuying's slender brows twitched, "Chief Chu is so capable that he can surpass Commander Zheng?"
Siao Shi smiled, "His Qing Gong is unparalleled. Even if I can't beat them, I can always run away! "
"Unparalleled Qing Gong …" Song Liuying understood what she meant. It wasn't that he could beat that guy, but that he could escape from his hands. This was indeed a method.
"Chief Chu has a good Qing Gong, it's sister's good fortune." Song Liuying smiled, "It's a pity that Chu Li was at the banquet yesterday. If not, Sister Xiao wouldn't have suffered such a serious injury!"
"It can't be helped." Siao Shi sighed, "He didn't want to go to the banquet because he was worried about the safety of the Imperial Residence. He was chased away by me. Although he's rank one, he can't look down on his colleagues because of that. "
"I wonder what position His Royal Highness will arrange for Chief Chu," Song Liuying said, "Rank one. In the Imperial Residence, he's just below His Royal Highness. Normal positions can't accommodate him."
"That depends on His Royal Highness," Siao Shi said lightly, "As inner concubines, it's not appropriate for us to say much."
"That's right," Song Liuying smiled.
She was secretly shocked. As expected of someone from the House of High Dukes, she was not an ordinary person.
As they were talking, they heard movement outside.
Chu Li put down the scroll, stood up and closed fist saluted.
A petite and cute young lady with a sweet and cute appearance walked in. Beside her was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. Pure and beautiful, expressionless.
The sweet lady wore a yellow shirt, her face was radiant. When she entered the courtyard and saw Chu Li, she frowned, "Who are you?"
Chu Li closed fist saluted, "Chu Li greets Princess Xue."
"You're Chu Li?" Xue Ningyu glanced at him and nodded, "I've heard of you. But you're a man, how can you stay here?"
Chu Li said, "The Imperial Residence is not stable now. Lady Xiao can't take any more trouble. I can only guard here."
"You're loyal!" Xue Ningyu scoffed, "But you're a man after all. You should avoid arousing suspicion, lest you make His Royal Highness unhappy!"
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Princess Xue!" Chu Li closed fist saluted.
Xue Ningyu scoffed, "If it weren't for your loyalty, I wouldn't have said anything. Let's go, Qiu Er!"
She pulled Leng Qiu who was curiously looking at Chu Li and entered the house.
Once she entered the house, she waved at Yang Xu and Xue Ling who bowed. She came closer and smiled, "Yo, sister Song is here too. Greetings, Sister Siao!"
She curtsied at Siao Shi and bowed at Song Liuying. Her arrogance was obvious.
Leng Qiu who was beside her curtsied as well. She bowed to Siao Shi, Song Liuying, and Leng Qing.
Siao Shi smiled gently, "Thank you for coming personally, sister Xue."
"Sister Siao, don't be so courteous. We'll be a family from now on. Did you really stab me in the heart?" Xue Ningyu squeezed in front of Song Liuying and got closer to the bed. She said with concern, "This damn guy, he's so cruel. He could even stab a beauty like you. He's not a man!"
Siao Shi smiled, "I almost lost my life."
"Heaven helps the worthy." Xue Ningyu smiled, "Sister Siao Shi, you've gone through so many hardships to get to this stage. How can you just die like that? One who survives a great disaster is bound to have good fortune later on. Your good fortune is coming soon! "
Siao Shi smiled, "My body is completely ruined. What good fortune do I have?"
"His Royal Highness will take extra pity on you." Xue Ningyu pursed her lips and smiled, "How can it not be a good fortune to be doted on?"
Siao Shi shook her head and smiled, "You all have children by your side. I'll be alone for the rest of my life. When I'm old, I can only spend the rest of my life with a Buddhist scripture and a lamp!"
She said it pitifully. The two girls felt sad. They knew that this was the unavoidable truth.
A man's love cannot last long. Once he gets old and has no children by his side, he'll be like a rootless duckweed. He'll be swept to a corner and no one will care for him.
Xue Ningyu said, "Sister Siao Shi, you still have Chu Li! He's rank one. He's the only one in the Imperial Residence. His Royal Highness must be having a headache about how to settle him down. Sister Song, don't you think so? "
Song Liuying said lightly, "Can we women talk too much about this kind of thing?"
Xue Ningyu smiled, "From what I see, that old man Song Sansi should give up his position. He's gotten so many benefits from being the Chief of the Imperial Residence. He should be satisfied!"
Song Liuying said, "Everything is up to His Royal Highness."
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