Su Zhi couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw the appearance of Soybean Pancake.
In the future, her daughter would definitely be a girl with monstrous strength.
"Come, mother, give me a hug ~"
The little girl nodded and tucked the little mutt under her arm, freeing one hand to hug Su Zhi.
Only when the two cute children snuggled together did Su Zhi feel slightly better. As expected, children were more sensible and cute.
"Mother, if you're not happy, you can tell A Jin."
"Mother isn't unhappy. Mother is just thinking about a lot of things and feels a headache."
Hearing this, A Jin jumped out from her embrace, extending her hand to help press down on her head, "Massaging her mother won't hurt anymore."
Noticing her brother's actions, the small bean bag stuffed the rabbit in her bosom into Su Zhi's arms and pinched its butt.
The pink rabbit jumped up and turned around to grimace at the little girl.
Being amused, Su Zhi finally stopped feeling depressed.
After arguing with the child for a long time, Su Zhi closed the door and turned off the lights before going to bed.
He tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep, as he thought about his past with Xiao Qian.
If he really agreed to marry Liu Yuan that time, what would the result be now?
After a long time, the sound of Big Yellow's barking came from outside the door, and then the door was pushed open.
But when she went to sleep, Su Zhi intentionally went to close the door, and none of them pushed it open.
"Ah Zhi."
It was Xiao Qian.
"Don't leave the door open for me no matter what." The man standing outside the door seemed a little wronged.
Big Yellow was still yelling at him, causing a lot of noise. When Mother Ding heard the barking of a dog, she immediately checked the light. Seeing that it was Xiao Qian who came, she quickly brought the little yellow dog down.
"Ah Zhi, open the door."
Su Zhi didn't fall asleep. She lay on her bed, conflicted. In the end, she got up and went to open the door.
"It's so cold outside. Can you bear to keep me locked up for so long?"
As soon as he entered the room, the man immediately took off his cloak, stepped forward, and embraced the soft girl.
Su Zhi struggled free and lay back down on the bed. She turned her back to him and hugged the two children to sleep.
Xiao Qian stuck his face up, but didn't know what was wrong with her, so he could only shamelessly climb onto the bed.
"What happened to you today?"
Su Zhi did not answer. She stared blankly at the curtain for a long time before saying faintly, "Don't come back in the future."
Xiao Qian's body stiffened and he immediately asked, "Who offended you?"
"Anyway, you're not coming?"
"Did I disturb you and the child?"
She ignored him. Xiao Qian tried to figure it out for a while and asked, "Did An Yang go and provoke you again?"
"Can you stop talking about Anyang!" She could not help raising her voice, and the child beside her could not help but grumble.
Su Zhi patted her child, holding her breath and not saying anything.
Xiao Qian was confused by her cold attitude and immediately softened his posture. "Then I must have offended you?" I'll just compensate you, okay? Don't be angry. Speak out what you have to say, and don't keep it in your heart. "
The more gentle he was, the more Su Zhi felt like crying, but she didn't know where to start.
Xiao Qian got up and helped her straighten the quilt. He leaned against the bed and muttered, "It's my fault. New Year and Yuan Xiao aren't able to accompany you and the child. I promise that they won't do it again. Is that alright?"
This fool didn't know where her spot was located.
"Today, your grandmother came to find me."
Xiao Qian understood the situation in an instant and went back to the woman's side. "The person you want to marry is me and not my grandmother. Why do you have to be angry with her?"
"However, if I am to be with you, I will inevitably interact with your seniors. Actually, what your grandmother said is correct. My status is low and I am unable to enter the Xiao family's residence. "Since ancient times, everyone has always emphasized on being well-matched. In comparison, An Yang is more suitable for you."
Xiao Qian wasn't happy to hear this, so he sat up and looked at her. "Ah Zhi, do you not want me anymore?"
Su Zhi pulled the quilt over, covering it properly, and said somewhat sulkily, "I can't afford it!"
"Yes, I am."
This man was truly … Would you mind the atmosphere? She was clearly angry!
"If you want me to say that you care too much about those false reputations, I want to marry a wife. If I really want a great amount of power, forget about An Yang, I can even marry a princess."
That was true. Lu Chenming's sister, the empress's daughter, didn't the current Eldest Princess also favor him? It was just that imperial women were not easy to serve, and he was used to wandering around. He hated red tape the most, so it was better for people like Su Zhi to communicate with them without any burdens. Be it making a scene or being shameless, he wouldn't feel awkward.
"I will find a chance to convince them. Before this, you are not allowed to ignore me, and even more so, you are not allowed to shut the door on me."
Su Zhi snorted, "You weren't like this in the past. How can you have the cheek to find someone to learn from?"
"Tan Er, ah, just that kid Tan Qing married another two concubines a few days ago. He didn't even pay a single cent for the betrothal gift and instead got two boxes of silver taels from that girl."
"Then you're envious?"
Xiao Qian hurriedly shook his head. "I don't envy you. It's quite troublesome to have many women. Just you alone is enough."
Su Zhi could not hold back her laughter. Remembering that she was still angry, she forced herself to keep a straight face.
"So, leave the matter of persuading Grandmother to me. Do what you need to do, and don't feel sad for being distracted."
"Ahh, do you think that if I really married someone else, I wouldn't make things difficult for you?"
Xiao Qian sat up and tried to straighten her body. With a threatening tone, he replied, "You're wrong. You're not allowed to have any more of this in the future. Otherwise, I'll let you have some fun with me!"
What kind of virtue... Su Zhi slapped his hand away and rolled over, continuing to hug the soft and fragrant child.
Xiao Qian held his breath before lying down and hugging her again. "Anyway, you're not allowed to think like this. I'll be sad."
He hugged her from behind, sniffing with grievance. "I didn't do anything wrong, so why are you doing this to me?"
Su Zhi's heart softened again. Indeed, it wasn't easy for a man to act so coquettishly.
"Go on in."
Xiao Qian arched his back, squeezed his way in, and found a comfortable position to sleep in.
The man had already fallen asleep, but Su Zhi was still unable to fall asleep. She held the two children in a daze.
The next day, the sun rose in the east.
Outside the main hall of the Palace, the cute girl had already knelt down for a long time as she held a handkerchief and sobbed.
One of the eunuchs tried to dissuade her, but it was to no avail. Seeing that there was no movement from inside the hall, he could only speak again. "Princess, get up first. If there's anything you want to say, we can talk about it after the empress dowager wakes up."
The woman kneeling at the entrance of the hall sobbed softly, yet she refused to rise.
After a while, the sound of a palace maid transferring toiletries came from within the palace.
When Little De saw this, he immediately ran in.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager, who had just woken up, was dressing in front of the mirror. Several palace maids were carefully attending to her.
"Empress Dowager, you finally did."
The old lady in the bronze mirror was still in good condition. Her fair face showed the beauty of a country when she was young. The years had a few lines carved in the corners of her eyes, but she was still beautiful and dignified.
"What is it?"
Little De Zi helplessly replied, "Aiyo, you don't know. Princess Anyang has been kneeling at the entrance of the palace since early in the morning, and refused to get up no matter how she shouted."
It was only then that the old woman with the mirror and makeup turned her head in surprise. "This one's An Yang is here?"
"He's here. He's still kneeling outside."
The empress dowager's face sank as she reprimanded, "How can you make her kneel for so long without letting the princess come in?"
The young eunuch replied and quickly ran out the door to help An Yang up.
"Royal Grandmother, you have to seek justice for Anyang!"
Before the person appeared, the sound of weeping could be heard again.