Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 562: Chapter 562 What Should We Do?_1

This time Xiao Changyi finally relented, agreeing to let Li Wuyu enter the inner chamber to visit An Jing and the children.

Only Wang Youbao, Xiao Changyi still didn’t agree. After all, Wang Youbao was an outsider and also a man.

Of course, even if Xiao Changyi had agreed, Wang Youbao, who was mindful of the distinctions between men and women and adhered to propriety, would not have gone into the inner chamber to visit An Jing and the children.

Li Wuyu went into the inner chamber alone to see An Jing and the four little ones, while Wang Youbao sat in the main room, waiting to return to town with Li Wuyu.

In the inner chamber, as soon as Li Wuyu saw the four little ones, all carved from jade and powder, she instantly took a great liking to them, wanting to hold the children. But Xiao Changyi gave her a cold glance, which made her give up the thought immediately.

”Master...” Li Wuyu looked at her master An Jing, feeling wronged.

An Jing smiled and said, ”You’ve never held a child. My husband is afraid you might spoil them. I think you’d better just look, I also wouldn’t feel at ease with you holding them.”

Li Wuyu had acted spontaneously; hearing what An Jing had said, she was suddenly afraid. If she had held one of the children and something had gone wrong, her own head wouldn’t be enough to answer for it.

Now Xiao Changyi was Prince Yi, the leader among all the princes, and also the adopted son of the Emperor of Xiyun. That meant these four children’s status could match that of the imperial grandsons!

Seeing Li Wuyu’s frightened appearance, An Jing didn’t press the issue. Instead, she lowered her voice and asked, ”How have things been with you and Youbao lately?”

She knew that Wang Youbao was currently sitting in the main room.

Li Wuyu’s face fell at once, but she also lowered her voice, filled with melancholy, ”It’s the same.” She paused, ”He really is a gentleman.”

An Jing laughed, ”You still remember how he’s also nice to other girls, huh?”

Li Wuyu, with a pained expression, said, ”I wish I could forget, but I’m always fluttering in front of his eyes. Seeing him being particularly polite and gentlemanly to other girls, just like with me... it indeed has a certain elegance.”

An Jing teased, ”A man like that... don’t you find yourself liking him more the more you look?”

Li Wuyu admitted it with a wry smile, ”Indeed I do...”

An Jing immediately laughed again, and then spoke seriously, ”Your father sent a letter to your master, telling you to come home.”

Li Wuyu said, ”I think I’ll stay a bit longer. Master, I really can’t give up.”

An Jing said, ”But you’ve been here for several months already. Your father is really worried about you.” After a pause, ”The problem is, things between you and Youbao are still the same, with no progress.”

Li Wuyu fell silent.

Seeing Li Wuyu’s genuine reluctance to go back, An Jing sighed. Then she said, ”Otherwise, go back for now, and after some time, you can sneak out again.”

Li Wuyu said, ”My father sent me a letter too. He was furious. If I go back this time, he will definitely not let me sneak out again.”

”What will you do then?” An Jing could only throw the problem back to Li Wuyu to worry about.

After a long silence, Li Wuyu said, ”Master, please cover for me with my father a little longer, give me another three months. If after three months, there is still no progress between him and me, I will go back.” She paused, ”Even if I can’t forget him then, I will never come to see him again.”

Seeing that Li Wuyu’s mind was made up, and knowing that anything she said would be useless, An Jing didn’t say anything more but went along with Li Wuyu’s wishes.

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On June 26th, An Jing was finally allowed by Xiao Changyi to come out of the inner chamber to sit outside. The weather had started to cool, and although it wasn’t as hot as before, it was still a bit warm.