The concubine pretends to be obedient, the sinister prince's favorite

"Princess, I'll accompany you to the carriage. It's very windy here."

"it is good."

The two girls were the first to leave, and the remaining three did not stay for long. After reorganizing the troops, they were ready to set off.

"Sister Princess!"

Jiang Li, who was about to get on the carriage, stopped and looked sideways. She saw Xiao Li wearing a clean and tidy pink dress and running towards her.

"Xiao Li?"

The little girl was still panting when she ran to her side.

Jiang Li quickly pulled her into her arms and squatted down to look her in the eye.

"Why are you here? Where's Brother Qi Yu?"

She was planning to take Xiao Li to the capital, so she asked Qi Yu to take her to pack her things first. Unexpectedly, the little girl came here alone.

"Brother Qi Yu is behind."

"Well, I'll take you to the carriage first."

After saying this, Jiang Li planned to find a royal guard to help her carry the little girl onto the carriage, but before she turned around, someone grabbed her sleeve tightly.

Jiang Li lowered her head, met those big watery eyes, and was possessed again.

"what happened?"

Xiao Li pursed her lips, then hesitantly looked back at Prefect Song and his wife who were not far away.

Jiang Li also followed her gaze and found that both of them were a little nervous and expectant.

Especially Mrs. Song, she clasped her hands in front of her, and her eyes were slightly red.

"Xiao Li, do you have anything to say to your sister?"

"Um……"

The little girl nodded, and after organizing her words for a while, she opened her lips under Jiang Li's patient gaze.

"Xiao Li doesn't want to go to the capital..."

Jiang Li frowned slightly, with worry on her face. She raised her hand and touched the top of her head.

"Why? When you get to the capital, you can live with your sister. I will also buy you lots of beautiful dresses, delicious food, and fun things. Xiaoli will live a very happy life."

The little girl pursed her lips hesitantly. It was obvious that she liked it, but she was a little hesitant.

Jiang Li didn't urge her, but just waited quietly for the little girl to make a decision.

After a while, Xiao Li seemed to have made up his mind and looked directly at Jiang Li.

"No, thank you for your kindness, sister..."

Jiang Li didn't expect her to make the same decision, so she couldn't help but ask,

"In that case, I respect your decision, but can you tell me why?"

If the little girl stayed in Changzhou, there would be no one around to take care of her.

Although that bastard father was exiled, her grandmother was still in Changzhou.

This old lady is extremely patriarchal. Not to mention whether she is willing to raise Xiao Li, she is afraid that she will turn evil and sell the girl to be a maid.

This is a situation that Jiang Li never wants to see again, so if the little girl is determined to stay, she must ensure a good growth environment for her.

"Because... Mom and sister are here, and I don't want to leave them."

Jiang Li paused as she was touching the girl's head, looking a little dazed.

"Is that so..."

"But, Mom and sister are no longer able to protect Xiaoli as he grows up, you..."

"princess……"

Suddenly, a gentle female voice interrupted her. She saw that the prefect Song and his wife, who were at the gate just now, had come behind them without her knowing.

Jiang Li stood up and looked at the prefect's wife with a smile.

"Madam, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

The woman nodded, tears in her eyes, and looked down at Xiao Li with a look full of love and tenderness.

"I do have something to ask of you. It's about Xiao Li..."

Jiang Li raised her eyebrows slightly, and some vague guesses surfaced in her mind.

"You said."

"It's like this. After spending the past two days together, the master and I both like Xiaoli. After learning about her father's dirty deeds, we feel even more pity for her... Therefore, we want to adopt her and let her grow up as the legitimate daughter of the Song family..."

Jiang Li didn't react much because it was pretty much what she had guessed.

Seeing that the girl didn't speak, Mrs. Song thought that she didn't trust her and was afraid that they wouldn't be able to treat Xiao Li as their own child, so she added more nervously,

"Don't worry! I will definitely treat her as my own child! ... My master and I have been married for ten years, but we have never been able to conceive a child. Later, I learned that it was because of my body that I couldn't conceive..."

"The master loves me deeply and has never wanted to take a concubine to continue the family line. So... adopting Xiaoli is not only a comfort to us, but also because he truly loves this child and can't bear to see her suffer any more."

Jiang Li knew the character of Prefect Song and his wife, and she believed what she said, but... she couldn't make the decision for Xiao Li.

"Xiao Li, what do you think? Do you want to live with Madam Song and the others?"

As Jiang Li finished speaking, Mrs. Song hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and squatted down to look Xiao Li in the eye.

"Well, I'm willing..."

The little girl's uninterrupted answer reassured Jiang Li, indicating that she truly felt the couple's kindness towards her, so she had no concerns.

"Okay, in that case, sister respects your decision."

"Here, take this jade pendant." Jiang Li put an exquisite purple jade pendant from her waist into the little girl's hand, her tone serious.

"If you miss me in the future and want to come and see me, just take this jade pendant to the Three Princes' Palace in the capital. Got it?"

"Ok!"

After the incident, the army set off for Beijing without delay.

Li Jinyuan still stayed in the carriage to accompany Jiang Li, but drove Lin Qingtang to the front to ride a horse.

"You really don't even treat me as a girl..."

The girl grabbed the reins angrily but didn't dare to resist.

……

The bustling streets of Beijing,

Several people traveled all night and arrived in the capital in the evening of the next day.

Li Jinyuan lowered his eyes to look at the girl who was sleeping soundly on his legs. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch her little nose, speaking in a doting tone.

"Home, lazy pig."

Jiang Li, who was unable to breathe, whimpered twice in pain. Li Jinyuan immediately withdrew his hand and patted her back gently as if to comfort her.

"Wake up...sleep after we get home?"

Jiang Li seemed to be blocking him out, her long eyelashes half-drooped, with no intention of opening her eyes.

The man chuckled helplessly and pulled up the clothes that had slipped down to her shoulders, his expression gentle.

Forget it, at worst he could just carry her back to her room to sleep.

But... if someone finds out after waking up, he'll probably blush and make a fuss again.