Shen Xi, who was summoned by the princess, sat in the luxurious and exquisite reception room, wondering what the princess wanted to tell him.
Luo Li wore a comfortable light blue Shu brocade embroidered long dress with a layer of misty cloud gauze on the outside. She had a simple jade hairpin with a golden flower inserted in her bun on her head. She was a natural beauty, elegant and noble, and she walked in with a relaxed and free-spirited pace.
Shen Xi hurriedly stood up and saluted the princess, "Shen Xi greets the princess."
Luo Li smiled before she spoke, and extended her hand to support him, "Master Shen, there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat."
Shen Xi knew that the princess didn't like red tape, so he sat down casually after thanking her for the meal.
Luo Li got straight to the point, "Shen Xi, you are a widower who has been widowed for several years, and the Empress Dowager has been a widow for even longer, both of them are lonely and pitiful people.
I want to help you two. Do you have the same feelings towards my mother?"
Shen Xi was shocked!
He hurriedly denied it, "I dare not! I dare not have any bad thoughts towards the Grand Empress Dowager."
Luo Li glanced at him with a smile and asked slowly, "Shen Xi, do you not dare to have any thoughts about the Grand Empress Dowager or do you not have such thoughts at all?"
Shen Xi's face flushed red, and he answered with a choked voice: "Princess, Shen Xi doesn't dare!"
Luo Li laughed tenderly and continued to deceive and seduce, "Shen Xi, you followed the prince and me to Penghu Island, which is far away from the capital. You don't need to pay too much attention to the strict etiquette and old dogmas.
The Empress Dowager is 46, and you are 48, so they are about the same age. My mother is well-maintained, beautiful and elegant, and looks a dozen years younger than you. So, you are the old cow eating young grass and getting a big advantage. "
Seeing Shen Xi's face flushed and he was speechless due to fear and shame, Luo Li smiled sympathetically, "Love between men and women is based on feelings. How about this! If you have feelings for my mother, just nod your head. If you don't have feelings for me, just shake your head and pretend that I never mentioned this."
Shen Xi's face flushed, his heart was pounding, he didn't dare to look at the princess, he nodded solemnly and seriously!
Luo Li smiled so hard that she covered her eyes and couldn't bear to look directly at him. "Okay, okay! Since you have this intention, I will lobby for you with the Queen Mother, but pursuing the beauty and winning her heart depends on your own efforts."
Ruhua and Yingchun, who were standing behind him, covered their mouths with their hands and laughed so hard that their bodies trembled.
With a throbbing, hot heart and a red face like a drunk, Shen Xi walked out of the Eighth Sage Prince's Mansion with his footsteps floating on cotton wool. ...
Luo Li has always been efficient and decisive in her work. After seeing Shen Xi off, she went to Ci Ning Garden where her mother lived.
He had to lead the thin-skinned mother in a roundabout way before speaking directly. He took a sip of the teacup and slowly began to deceive and seduce her, "Mother, the 3,000 female soldiers of the Big Foot Women's Corps who came with me were basically married to or engaged to by the bad boys of Zhao Defang's personal soldiers, the Mo Yunqi and Fei Yunqi.
I carefully cultivated this field of tender and juicy cabbages, but just like that, they were taken away by the breeding pigs under your son Zhao Defang. I feel distressed, annoyed, and happy at the same time!"
The Empress Dowager smiled with her eyebrows curved, and comforted her silly daughter-in-law who was pretending to be so. "Li'er, seeing them become a couple, loving and happy after marriage, and living a happy life with children around them, you should throw away all your heartache and anger, and just be happy and relieved."
Luo Li secretly smiled, looked at the Grand Empress Dowager and flattered her, "My mother is kind and loving, and always hopes that everyone around her can be happy. You are worthy of being the Grand Empress Dowager who is the mother of the country."
The Empress Dowager was flattered by her daughter-in-law and felt very comfortable. "Yes! Mother has been a widow for many years since she was in her twenties. She knows the pain of loneliness and helplessness, so she always hopes that the women around her can have a lifelong support and live happily."
The fish has taken the bait, Luo Li struck while the iron was hot, "Mother, although I advocate that women should be independent and strong, I also hope that women can have a warm and generous chest to lean on to protect and cherish her.
In this world, women are a vulnerable group oppressed by patriarchy. It is not easy for them to survive under the shackles of various ignorant etiquette and dogma. If she were alone, it would be heartbreaking to think about how hard she would struggle to resist the bullying and conspiracy outside during the day, how she would cry alone in the middle of the night, and how she would toss and turn in the night due to sadness and depression. "
The Empress Dowager was reminded of the past by her silly daughter-in-law's words. The countless scenes of being bullied and plotted against, the countless tear-soaked pillows, the sleepless nights of sadness and depression in the deep palace, all seemed like they happened just yesterday.
: "Li'er, don't say anymore, mother... when mother thinks of those days and nights, her heart is filled with fear and sadness." The Empress Dowager was in tears and her voice choked with sobs.
[There is a way, this trick works! ]
Luo Li was secretly happy in her heart, and quickly stood up to fulfill her duty as a filial daughter-in-law. She went forward to hug the trembling body of the Empress Dowager, and comforted her softly, "Mother, don't think about the sad things in the past.
Zhao Defang and I will take care of you, your grandchildren will cheer you up, and we will help you find a warm and generous embrace to lean on at night. Lord Shen Xi is the one we chose for you. You will have a companion who will take care of you. You should make up for yourself and enjoy the rest of your life as the queen mother..."
The Empress Dowager, who was saddened by the past, felt something was not right the more she listened. She pushed her silly daughter-in-law away in anger and shouted in shame and anger: "Li'er, stop talking nonsense! If you continue to talk nonsense, I will kick you out!"
Well! I wasted half a day trying to deceive and deceive you, but it didn't work! Luo Li spread her hands helplessly, a poor person who was deeply poisoned by feudal ideology and dogma!
There is no other way, Lord Shen Xi, you can only rely on your own efforts to pursue it.
Before leaving, Luo Li tried again to help Lord Shen.
"Mother, your son Zhao Defang and I both feel sorry for you.
We have moved to Penghu Island overseas. We don’t need to take the old customs and feudal ethics in the capital too seriously. We should consider everything from the perspective of human nature. What is important is to live freely and happily. ”
After saying that, Luo Li quickly slipped out of Cining Garden.
The frequency of Lord Shen Xi's visits to the house could not be any more frequent, which was the result of Luo Li's encouragement and instigation. With so many visits, there were always times when he met the Grand Empress Dowager. Every time, the Grand Empress Dowager's old face quickly turned red, and she angrily glared at her silly daughter-in-law who smiled cunningly and complacently, and left in a panic!
Luo Li, who was good at creating opportunities for others, finally asked Zhao Defang to send Lord Shen Xi to be the commander of the 300 Feiyun Cavalry responsible for protecting the Empress Dowager when the Empress Dowager decided to stay in the newly built Faji Temple for half a month to worship Buddha and chant scriptures for blessings.
Half a month later, Luo Li met Lord Shen Xi, who was full of joy, in the reception room as she wished.
Luo Li jokingly said, "Did it work? Lord Shen, I heard from the shadow guard that Lord Shen Xi's skill in picking up cabbages is quite superb and advanced."
Shen Xi's old face flushed, and the joy in his heart reached his eyes. "Reporting to the princess, it's done! However, the Empress Dowager has made a request that we don't make it public when we get married, and don't let this matter spread to the capital."
Luo Li was happy, "I understand. The wedding should be held quietly and the news should be kept strictly secret on Penghu Island."
Shen Xi bowed sincerely, "Shen Xi thanks the princess for being the matchmaker!"
Luo Li couldn't help but giggled and said, "This princess likes to do good things for the benefit of others, and hopes that all lovers in the world will eventually get married."
Luo Li didn't expect that two hours later, she would be slapped in the face by her own words.
When Sima Qingyun pulled Yuli to beg the princess to help them, Luo Li was so angry that she almost dropped the teacup at hand!
"Sima Qingyun, you are such a treacherous and shameless person, how could you deceive Yuli, a silly girl, with your sweet words?
You are old enough to be Yuli's father, but you dare to dream of being a toad to eat my Yuli, the swan meat? Why don't you take a piss and reflect on your stinky behavior! "
Seeing the princess was furious, the Eighth Sage Prince Zhao Defang beside her hurriedly put on a smile and tried to smooth things over, "Princess, please calm down for now and listen to what Sima Qingyun, this shameless guy, has to say, okay?"
Luo Li was even more furious and shifted her target of anger.
"Zhao Defang! It was all instigated by you, the insidious and shameless breeding pig. The 3,000 little girls of the Big Foot Female Army that I carefully trained were all taken away by those breeding pigs under you. Now, my simple Yuli has been deceived by the most insidious, cunning, and scheming old breeding pig under you. What crime should you be punished for?" Luo Li was so angry that tears were about to come out.
Yuli, whose thoughts are as simple and pure as a blank sheet of paper, is the child she loves the most and wants to protect the most. How could she be deceived by Sima Qingyun, an old man who is full of schemes and has a heart as cunning as a lotus.
Hong Gu also rushed over after hearing the news. Without saying a word, she drew the sword from her waist and put the cold and sharp tip of the sword against Sima Qingyun's throat!