Chapter 116 Between Advance and retreat

The next day, Li Tian took Yue Niang and Yinhua to Tianyifang for a walk, and then turned into Zhixiaju. As soon as she sat down and drank half a cup of tea, she couldn't wait for Zhixiaju's hospitality woman to take all the latest materials in the capital this year, Yue Niang opened the curtain, wink outside, pouted and signaled.

After the guest went out, she didn't come in again. Yue Niang listened and made a gesture to Li Tian. Li Tian stood up, and Yin Hua was in front of her. The two went out of the room one after the other. Yue Niang followed closely and lifted the curtain.

The fourth prince was standing in the yard and hesitating whether to go in directly or let someone pass it on first. Seeing Li Tian coming out, he was stunned. Li Tian stood in the porch and bowed slightly. The fourth prince hurried back and smiled nervously and said, "What a coincidence." Yue Niang couldn't help rolling her eyes.

Li Tian lowered her eyebrows and thanked him, "Thank you very much for the work of my brother Li Xiaozu's work in the store." The fourth prince was stunned and frowned slightly. Without waiting for him to speak, Li Tian continued: "Until now, I don't know that this matter depends on the fourth master's care. I also listened to my brother's gossip a few days ago and thought that it must be taken care of by the fourth master. However," Li Tian looked up at the fourth prince: "My brother is honest but useless. At this time, he is in charge of a few small things to repair, but dozens of people have been very hard and constantly wrong. He is too honest and gets along with his colleagues. On the one hand, he can't hear other people's words, and on the other hand, he can't distinguish people's hearts, but the officialdom is riwardly, and people's hearts are dangerous. In the middle of him, it really makes people worried day by day. He was encouraged by people of his heart and violated the law. Li Tian paused and whispered worriedly, "If that's the case, even the officials can't save him." The fourth prince's face changed slightly. Thinking of Li Xiaozu's dull appearance, he was speechless and had to admit that Li Tian was right. It was really easy for a dull person like Li Xiaozu to calculate him. Standing behind him is a support but also a cause of trouble. Now it is such a delicate time, the fourth prince slowly nodded his head. Looking at Li Tian and asking, "I heard that you adopted a brother from your clan a while ago?"

"Yes, he is the second son of the lobby uncle. His name is Li Xiaoning. The second brother is also an honest man like the eldest brother. Before the succession, the lobby uncle told the second brother. He must know that he has kept his duty and must be self-knowledgeable. Don't be greedy for wealth and power, so as not to end a miserable end, which is contrary to the original intention of the succession. I have the same mind as my uncle and second brother. If I don't have that scheme, I have to be contented. The fourth room can have a successor, and I won't break the sacrifice of my ancestors in the future. This is a great blessing. Except for the word peace, my second brother and I dare not ask for more. Li Tian understood what the fourth prince meant. Before he said it, he clearly blocked it back first.

The fourth prince looked at Li Tian with burning eyes, and the smile on his face became stronger and stronger. He couldn't help laughing and said, "The men in your house are average, but it is rare that you are extremely intelligent and transparent. The aura of the Li family has gathered for your father and you." Li Tian bent her knees and did not answer. The fourth prince then laughed and said, "It's rare for you to know so much. It's great wisdom to have such insight. There are very few women with such wisdom as you. This is also your virtuous place." Hearing the fourth prince praise Li Tian's virtuousness, Yue Niang couldn't help rolling her eyes again and looked up at the blue sky speechlessly.

Li Tian bowed his knees and thanked him and said, "I dare not be the fourth master to praise him so much. The Li family is mediocre and useless. It is a blessing to ask for peace."

"I heard that you were sick yesterday? Have you had a pulse? What did the doctor say? Does it matter?" The fourth prince looked at Li Tian and asked with concern. Li Tian avoided answering, "I dare not be the fourth master to care about. It's just a minor illness and a disaster. Thank you for the fourth master for the matter of the eldest brother and the second brother. I should go back." Li Tian said and thanked solemnly again, lowered his eyebrows and went out from the side.

"Wait a minute," the fourth prince subconsciously stopped, "It's still early. Let's talk later."

"This is not appropriate and should not be said," Li Tian said solemnly, "The etiquette and law are the foundation of the state. The fourth master should pay more attention to than others. How can he say such a thing? If there is anything wrong with those who are in a high position, they will naturally see more people, and the criticism is even more than ordinary people. Why does the fourth master suffer from criticism for these little things? At the first meeting, I told the fourth master that the quality of Pu Liu is only planted in the wild by the river, not the quality of the jade hall. If it is planted in the jade hall, there is no other way but to wither. The fourth master is too persistent. Please put down your obsession. There are many big things waiting for the fourth master to do inside and outside the court. You really don't have to miss the time for such a false obsession.

After Li Tian finished speaking, she bent her knees slightly and hurried out. The fourth prince listened and stayed in the courtyard.

The carriage started to drive into the bustling crowd, and Li Tian was relieved. Yue Niang raised the curtain and came in and laughed, "That's a good lesson! I don't think you can marry him, otherwise how disappointed he will be when he finds out the truth of your virtuous future?!" Li Tian looked at her speechlessly and refuted, "Why are the five ladies not virtuous? I haven't seen one more virtuous than the Five Women!"

"That's it. Did she teach you?" Yue Niang didn't wait for Yinhua to speak and hurriedly turned around and put down the curtain.

Li Tian returned to Qingtongyuan, and Mother Xiong was talking to Yuluo waiting for her to come back. Seeing Li Tian coming in, the two quickly got up to wait for Li Tian to change their clothes and handed over the tea. Mother Xiong sat sideways on the kang and said with concern, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Well, it's okay." Li Tian answered in a low voice. Mother Xiong breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed her upper body a lot, moved to sit comfortably, and looked at Li Tian and said, "Next month, Mrs. Sun's 70th birthday, Dongyang County Palace has sent someone to pick up the eldest daughter back to her house." Li Tian said gently 'Oh', and there was no joy on her face. Mother Xiong looked at her face and sighed gently, "Don't be sad, Mrs. Sun's 70th birthday is such a big thing. How can the big girl not be in the house? Don't think too much."

"Well," Li Tian looked down at the tea in the cup, slowly shook it twice, and thought about it, "The day after tomorrow, Ake and Yaoyao, and Ye Shiniang are going to Qingyuguan. Yinhua will go to Nanning County Palace tomorrow and tell Ake that I have been sick all the time. Please ask her to help me come back safely." Yinhua hurriedly answered, and Mother Xiong looked at Li Tian and said, "Isn't the fifth lady going to celebrate Mrs. Sun's birthday?" Li Tian shook her head and looked out of the window with a gloomy expression.

The 70th birthday of Mrs. Sun of Dongyang County King's Mansion is the most eye-catching event in the capital in winter. Since November, all kinds of birthday gifts have flowed into Dongyang County Palace. In late November, big red mud gold invitations came out of Dongyang County Palace and began to be sent to various families. 70th birthday is a rare blessing, and the royal palace of Dongyang County naturally needs to be a big deal. Although it is a big deal, compared with the families of many official eunuchs in the capital, the big red mud gold post is still extremely rare. The Duke of Yongguo received two rare posts.

One is for Li Tian, and the other is for Wang, the wife of Li Xiaoning, the newly adopted son of four wives. Li Tian sat on the kang and stared at the two glittering red posts on the kang. Yingluo and Qingzhi stood in front of the kang left and right, looking at Li Tian anxiously. Yue Niang also came out of the east wing and sat on the opposite chair with Erlang legs, looked at the invitation, and then at Li Tian. She didn't care much.

"Alas," Li Tian sighed for a long time and reached out to fold two posts: "Go and go. What can I do?"

"That's right, what else can he do?" Yue Niang took a sentence carelessly. Qingzhi turned around and gave her a white look. Yingluo came forward to put away two posts and frowned and said, "Where is the next two posts? I don't know which mother in their house is in charge of this matter. How can they post like this?"

"In this way, I want to post one by one. If it is a post, I can't go because I'm sick, and my second sister-in-law can naturally not go. Now with these two posts, I'm sick and I can't go to my post. What about my second sister-in-law's post? You can't also get sick, but my second sister-in-law has never been to Dongyang County King's Mansion. There is no acquaintance. How can I let her go alone? This must be the meaning of the old lady or princess. Li Tian sighed long, and Yue Niang frowned: "What does this mean? Is the Ye family going to have a match? Doesn't their family look down on you?"

"Naturally, I don't like to be a princess, but I still like to be a concubine." Li Tian leaned back on the pillow, and Qingzhi gritted his teeth and said, "The fifth lady refused. What can they do? I don't believe they dare to rob!"

"It won't be defeated," Li Tian said weakly. What are you afraid of? Soldiers come to block, and the water comes to flood! We don't care about the eldest princess like that. What if the prince is not the prince?!" Yue Niang was full of grandi and said with a wry smile, "How can the eldest princess compare with the princes? Besides, if that person really succeeds the throne in the future... alas!" Yingluo didn't finish her words, and she sighed with anxiety.

"The fifth lady must have a way." Yue Niang stayed for a while and suddenly pointed to Li Tian. Li Tian closed her eyes and said, "I don't have a good way. Anyway, nothing will happen before February next year. Let's see if we can make a marriage after spring. If we can make a marriage smoothly, this matter will be temporary. If not, this marriage will definitely have to be delayed for several years. Fortunately, Now the house is quiet. After the Spring Festival, my aunt came back and can afford to drag it. The official's body doesn't seem to be very good. I heard that she didn't go to court for a few days last month.

"What if the fourth master succeeds from the throne?" Yue Niang asked seriously and worriedly, "If it really doesn't work, just go to the palace. If anyone dares to provoke us, you can kill her in the middle of the night!" Li Tian's words were also very serious. Yue Niang glanced at Li Tian, stood up and dusted her skirt: "If you really enter the palace, I will go to the mountain and hire a drug-sman to come back and kill people in the palace. It's best to use poison!"

He listened with his eyes wide open and looked at the green branches with half his mouth open.