Li Can didn't know how to answer the word "dog thing", so he could only press his lips silently.
Concubine Chen saw her cuteness and deliberately teased her: "Why, are you scared when you see your aunt scolding him?"
"I'm not afraid." Li Can smiled at her and crushed the tea cake in his hand.
"You're not afraid, why didn't you say anything?" Concubine Chen asked her deliberately.
"It's agreed." Li Can said with a smile: "I already know that I should remind my uncle properly when I go back."
"Then you follow my aunt and scold that bitch Zhao Ling." Concubine Chen looked at her with a smile on her face.
Li Can opened his eyes wide and shook his head: "That won't work. It's treason and it's a capital crime."
She said and put her hand to cover her lips.
After all, Emperor Qianyuan was also an emperor, so she didn't dare.
Emperor Qianyuan had Aunt Chen in his heart, and she could call him whatever she wanted. Even if Emperor Qianyuan knew about it, he probably wouldn't be too angry.
It wouldn't work if it were her.
If she really dared to scold Emperor Qianyuan like this and let people spread the word, she might lose her head.
"Why, you can't trust your aunt?" Concubine Chen looked at her nervous look and had a hard time holding back her laughter: "This is behind my back, it doesn't matter if I say it."
"No, no." Li Can shook his head repeatedly: "Brother Zeyu doesn't allow it."
She really couldn't shirk it, so she found another excuse and found Zhao Zhen's head.
Concubine Chen finally couldn't help but laugh: "You! Don't be afraid, my aunt is just teasing you."
She put her arms around Li Can and held her in her arms, feeling deeply in her heart: "It would be great if you could stay with me every day like you did when you were a child.
In this way, the days in this palace will not be so long and difficult."
"Then if I have the opportunity in the future, can I go to the palace to visit my aunt more often?" Li Can looked at her with wet black eyes, his eyes soft and warm.
"Good boy, if you have such a heart, it doesn't matter if you come or not." Concubine Chen could not help but hug her tightly and patted her vest gently: "When you go back, you must remember to tell your uncle.
Remember, just say you thought of it yourself and don't mention me."
Li Can was confused for a moment and realized that Aunt Concubine Chen was probably afraid that her eldest aunt would feel uncomfortable if she found out, so she specifically told her not to mention her.
Li Can thought about it and felt even more sorry for Concubine Chen.
In fact, she felt that among the four people including Emperor Qianyuan, Concubine Chen, and her uncle and aunt, the most miserable person at the moment should be Concubine Chen and her aunt.
Needless to say, Emperor Qianyuan, although he had his concubine and aunt in his heart, he had not married many women over the years. He had so many princes and princesses, so he might feel sad, but not too many.
My eldest uncle has been very affectionate with my eldest aunt for so many years, but the pain in my heart should have been buried long ago.
As for the eldest aunt, she is well-educated, courteous, gentle and generous. Even if she knew about the past of the eldest uncle, she would not pursue it or even mention it.
Concubine Chen, on the other hand, lost the one she loved when she was young, and was forced to marry Emperor Qianyuan, whom she did not love. She was imprisoned in this golden cage-like palace, day after day, without any fun.
What's the point of living like this, even if you wear luxurious clothes and cook fine food every day?
The days are like a prison, with no end in sight, and it is really painful.
"You little girl, don't think too much." Concubine Chen poked her forehead with her fingertips: "Actually, I didn't suffer much when I followed Zhao Ling.
You have also seen that for so many years, few people in this harem dare to mess with me. If there are any new and good things, he will be the first to send them to me.
At the beginning, it was against the rules for me to raise you, including asking Ze Yu to teach you.
Especially if you ask Ze Yu to teach you, countless old officials in the court have written letters saying that this matter is inappropriate and asking him to consider it carefully.
He was still right.
He treats me well, actually."
For an emperor to be like this, it should be considered affectionate, right?
Unfortunately, she doesn't care about it, nor does she want it.
Li Can's eyes turned red for some reason when he heard what she said. She stretched out her hand and hugged her tightly: "Aunt, thank you."
"Silly boy, what are you thanking me for? You are the treasure your mother left for me." Concubine Chen hugged her tightly and said with a smile, "You were so young and weak at that time, so I wouldn't trust you if I left you to others to teach you.
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Especially since your eldest aunt was in poor health at that time and your stepmother was not a fuel-efficient lamp, I definitely couldn’t let you go back to Jing’an Marquis Mansion.”
"Xin'er asked my aunt to worry about it." Li Can leaned in her arms and couldn't help but shed tears: "I will definitely be filial to my aunt in the future."
"Of course." Concubine Chen laughed: "As my daughter-in-law, of course you must be filial to me."
Li Can burst into tears and smiled: "I am filial even if I am not a daughter-in-law."
"What we have to do." Concubine Chen waved her hand: "I look down on other people. Only you can match Ze Yu."
Li Can leaned into her arms and smiled quietly.
The two of them sat together and talked. Li Can ordered tea and shared a cup. Concubine Chen said: "Aunt, can I go back after I finish the tea?
It’s getting dark outside.”
This was the first time that she stayed in Ninghe Palace by herself without Zhao Zong's arrangement, and she was a little unsure of the time to go back.
"Why are you going back so early?" Concubine Chen had a cup of tea and said, holding a tea cup: "It's rare for you to enter the palace, so naturally you have to have dinner at your aunt's place before going back.
I have sent someone to inform Zeyu that he will come to have dinner with you later and then take you out of the palace."
"Brother Zeyu, isn't he busy?" Li Can looked at her, his long green eyelashes fluttering twice.
After his uncle came back, Zhao Zong started to get busy.
"How busy can you be?" Concubine Chen said: "No matter how busy you are, you don't care about this for a while, don't worry."
Li Can nodded obediently: "Yes."
"By the way, Changle and her daughter-in-law are not acting like monsters these days, right?" Concubine Chen remembered and asked her.
Li Can shook his head: "No..."
Halfway through her words, she remembered what happened with Lianzi and changed her words: "Except for Liu Zhenlian."
"I know about Liu Zhenlian." Concubine Chen snorted: "As long as they don't target you, let them do whatever they want.
If they dare to attack you, don't be polite and ask Tang Qiu to attack you. If you ask any questions, just say I taught you.
Leave the rest to me, remember?"
Li Can couldn't help but smile and nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll remember it."
Concubine Chen prepared the dinner, and after waiting for a while, Zhao Ji came in a hurry: "Concubine."
"How come you are here now?" Concubine Chen waved to him: "Come here and sit down."
"At the end of the year, various affairs are busy." Zhao Ji stepped forward and replied: "In addition, General Li has returned, military supplies and rewards, as well as some things in the army, all need to be dealt with urgently."
His eyes paused on Li Canying's white face, and then he looked back with restraint.
"You are busy with so many things in a day, what does your father do?" Concubine Chen frowned and said, "He just leaves it all to you?"
"Not really." Zhao Xie explained: "Father also has various matters to deal with."
"Sit here." Concubine Chen asked him to sit next to Li Can: "Peel the shrimp for Xin'er."
Zhao Zong followed his words and sat down next to Li Can.
"Brother Zeyu." Li Can greeted him in a low voice.
"Yeah." Zhao Ye responded lightly.
Concubine Chen looked at the two of them sitting together and couldn't help but smile. She placed the plate with fresh shrimps in front of Zhao Ye and said, "Here, peel them."
"I'm going to wash my hands." Zhao Zhi stood up, went to the washstand, got hot water, and washed his hands carefully.
"Xin'er, try this." Concubine Chen was already picking up the food for Li Can.
When Zhao Zong returned to the table, Concubine Chen accidentally glanced at him and said casually: "The color of these clothes looks good on you. It's not so cold, and it's a bit gentle."
Zhao Ji was wearing an ivory-white dark gold brocade robe.
Li Can smiled: "Right? I also think Brother Zeyu looks good in this color.
However, I used to look good in blue, but it looked too deserted and made people afraid to get close to me."
When Concubine Chen heard this, she stopped using her chopsticks. She looked at Zhao Gong for a moment and then suddenly laughed.
She said how this boy had recently changed his gender. It turned out that Xin'er liked to see him wearing this color.
She finally figured it out. Although this guy had a calm face, he probably had a lot of things going on in his mind.
She used to be afraid that he wouldn't be enlightened and could not keep his heart, but now it seems that she was afraid that all the worry was in vain.
Zhao Zong called her with meaningful eyes that made the tips of his ears turn red. He lowered his eyes and concentrated on peeling the shrimps, put them on the small plate in front of Li Can, and put the vinegar plate in front of her.
"Aunt, why are you laughing?" Li Can was curious.
She didn't understand what made Concubine Chen so happy. From the moment Zhao Ge sat down, she peeled several shrimps. Concubine Chen kept laughing.
"It's nothing." Concubine Chen waved her hand and stopped smiling: "Eat quickly."
After dinner, Li Can was eating in the courtyard. Concubine Chen stood by the door and told Zhao Gao that Emperor Qianyuan wanted him to write small characters for Li Can.