The grass in the factory should be plucked

Aunt Lian invited Xie Changan into the flower hall to serve tea, and dismissed everyone except Jiang Li.

Aunt Lian went straight to the point: "My girl, what is Lord Xie's plan?"

Xie Changan said solemnly: "I am attracted to her, and I must go through the three letters and six ceremonies to marry her formally."

Aunt Lian frowned and said, "But the girl's identity..."

Xie Changan said: "Don't worry, aunt, I will arrange a way out for her. Even if I can't restore her status as the daughter of the Jiang family, I will definitely allow her to appear in public with dignity."

Aunt Lian sighed, "Although I am a servant, I promised my young lady that I would do my best to protect her. Sir, please forgive me for my presumptuous behavior. Can you be consistent with the young lady?"

Xie Changan said solemnly: "Having her alone in my life is enough for me. I will definitely respect and love her, and do my best to protect her and make her worry-free for the rest of her life."

Jiang Li's face flushed when she heard this, and her eyes were full of trust and admiration.

Aunt Lian sighed, stood up and bowed to Xie Changan: "I hope you will remember what I said today and don't let the young lady down."

Xie Changan returned the greeting and said, "Thank you, Auntie, for your help! I will keep my word, so Auntie, please rest assured and leave the little raccoon to me."

Aunt Lian glared at the two of them again. One of them called him "Brother Chang'an" affectionately, and even called him "Little Li Nu". I'm afraid they had been hiding it from her and were in love!

Jiang Li stuck out her tongue and said with a giggle, "Aunt, are you relieved this time?"

Xie Changan added: "Aunt, there are many rumors about me outside, please don't take them to heart, those... are not true."

What rumors? Aunt Lian's heart skipped a beat.

When she inquired further, she was shocked.

The adopted son of the great eunuch Liao Wuyong, a "cruel and vindictive" evildoer, is also a "natural eunuch". No wonder he is in his twenties, has held the position of fourth rank, and has yet to marry.

Which noble lady in the capital would dare to marry him?

After Aunt Lian returned home, she hurriedly grabbed Jiang Li and asked, "Miss, were you fooled by him? Is Mr. Xie actually a 'natural eunuch'?"

Jiang Li blushed: "He is not."

Aunt Lian was even more panicked: "He's not? How do you know?"

Could it be that these two people...

Jiang Li was so embarrassed: "Aunt, what are you thinking about?"

She whispered, "He said that in the future our child will learn literature from me and martial arts from him."

Aunt Lian was half-believing and half-doubting. They were talking about having a child in the future, so it should be... right?

"Whether it's true or not, I'm going to marry him."

Jiang Li's face fell, "Aunt, think about my status. Even if I can leave the palace smoothly, I am still a... second bride. What kind of good family do you want to find for me?"

"Brother Changan takes good care of me and doesn't despise my identity. I like him and don't want to miss him..." Jiang Li said in a low voice.

Aunt Lian's eyes couldn't help but become red again. The girl had such a bad fate. It was all the Jiang family's fault!

Jiang Li and Xie Changan had made their relationship clear and they no longer had any reservations. Xie Changan openly gave her jewelry, clothes, and all kinds of food and toys. Jiang Li also simply strung the Pisces jade pendant with a red string and hung it on her chest.

Everything is going well for her now, except for one thing which gives her a headache.

Jiang Li was thinking about what holiday gift to give Nangong Qinghe. After all, he was her only good friend, so the gift naturally had to be prepared carefully.

She suddenly remembered his poem and learned it for Aunt Lian.

"Aunt, what does this mean?"

Aunt Lian smiled and said, "Silly girl, this is a confession of his love for you. He said at the beginning that he and you are like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, who can only miss each other but cannot meet each other. Then he asked you at the end, can you grow old with him and stay together for the rest of your life? Thank you, sir, for your literary talent."

Jiang Li was shocked. Was Nangong Qinghe confessing his feelings to her? When did he have such thoughts about her?

"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? Who are these two people?"

Aunt Lian smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you their stories on Valentine's Day in previous years?"

She thought Jiang Li was young at the time and had forgotten what she had heard, so she told the story again, only to have Jiang Li's delicate brows furrowed.

Aunt Lian thought again and felt that this was not right. The young lady and Lord Xie usually spent every day together, and now they were spending every day together. How could they only miss each other but not be able to see each other?

She became serious: "Who wrote this to you?"

The young lady was completely deceived by the poems written by that bastard Jiang Xiuyuan. Who is this person who wants to deceive her little cat slave?

"It's... a colleague. I didn't know he had such thoughts!" Jiang Li said with a sad face.

"Since you have pledged your life to Lord Xie, you should reject him as soon as possible and not play two men at the same time," Aunt Lian said sternly.

"understood."

Jiang Li was extremely confused. Such a long time had passed, and she suddenly replied, saying that she was not interested in him. Wasn't this just looking for trouble?

Or why not just play dead and say you don't understand?

But this would be a bit unfair to Nangong Qinghe. Aunt Lian was right. Since you have no interest in him, don't give him hope.

It is better to make things clear as soon as possible so as not to affect his great cause.

She asked Manager Liu to find a piece of the best Hui ink - "Qinglinsui" from Cheng's Ink Garden, and a set of Feng's Hu brushes, which are "Three Wonders of Wuxing", and sent them to Li's company, asking them to deliver them to Nangong Qinghe, with a letter attached.

The letter said that she recently read a story that she found incredible.

In the Han Dynasty, Zhaojun married the Xiongnu Khan, Huhanye Chanyu. After the old Chanyu died, Zhaojun asked to return to Han, but the emperor refused. She was forced to marry the old Chanyu's son, Fuzhulei Chanyu.

Jiang Li wrote, "After the father dies, the son inherits, after the elder brother dies, the younger brother inherits. In the land of barbarians, there is such a bad custom? It is really despicable! As the saying goes, "When the granary is full, people will know etiquette." Perhaps they are still in the stage of eating raw meat and drinking blood, so they are so shameless and disregard ethics?

She also encouraged Nangong Qinghe to unify the barbarians, educate the people, and become a holy ruler.

Nangong Qinghe was extremely happy to receive the gift Jiang Li had carefully prepared for him. However, he did not expect that after reading the letter, he would be hit hard by the blow and feel devastated.

He is an extremely smart man, how could he not see the hidden meaning in Jiang Li's words?

I guess she finally figured it out, so she wrote this story specifically to reject him!

Nangong Qinghe felt ashamed and sad. These sixteen words, "After the father's death, the son inherits; after the elder brother's death, the younger brother inherits; they have no sense of shame and disregard ethics" were like needles piercing his heart, making him feel indescribable pain and ashamed to death.

A'li is really smart. In the past, we only saw her making plans and hitting the target with one blow. I didn't expect that she could strike at the heart of people's hearts and hit the mark so hard!

Nangong Qinghe couldn't help but smile bitterly.

That’s right, even if A’li leaves the palace in the future, the fact that she was once the concubine of the previous emperor cannot be changed. If he marries her again, how will the world view her?

I'm afraid that rumors will drown her!

What's more, if he were to sit in that position, he would have to face court officials and the people of the world. How could he stop them from speaking out?

But he couldn't just let it go!

Her every smile, every word and action had already left a deep impression on him and made him fall deeply in love with her.

She has been so attentive and planned everything for him wholeheartedly. It can be said that his current situation is all thanks to A'li!

Why can't I share the throne and glory with him?

Didn't Emperor Yang and Emperor Xuanzong of ancient times also risk the disapproval of the world and insist on taking the women they loved as concubines? Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty even made his father's concubine the empress!

As long as he is a strong monarch, his ministers will naturally remain silent and dare not interfere in the affairs of the palace.

A'li, just wait a little longer, I will definitely let you be with me legitimately!

Jiang Li didn't expect that her letter of rejection would arouse Nangong Qinghe's fighting spirit even more. He vowed to become a great leader just to be his own master!