Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 513 A brilliant plan

When Tinglan woke up in the morning, even though her whole body was sore from Li Xi's torment, she still got up first. However, this time, Li Xi stopped her and said, "It's still early. Stay with me for a while."

Tinglan wanted to, but she still had to help Li Xi wash and change clothes, so she smiled and said to Li Xi, "Your Highness, I would like to sleep a little longer, but I still have to help you wash and pay my respects to the princess! I can't delay any of these things."

Li Xi didn't let go of her hand after hearing this, but said, "Today is my day off, so there's no need to get up so early. As for paying respects, I'll ask for leave for you. The princess won't refuse me face."

Tinglan was a little worried, but her hand was circling Li Xi's chest. She said, "Your Highness, I appreciate your kindness, but the princess holds a grudge. That day, you met me on the way and followed me to Yalan Garden. The next day, I was punished by the princess when I paid my respects."

Li Xi couldn't help but frown when he heard this. "She punished you for such a small thing? What did she punish you for?"

Tinglan pretended that she had said something wrong and said, "It's nothing, just a minor punishment. I'm fine now, right?"

Li Xi indeed didn't see any injuries on Tinglan's body, or anything wrong with her, so he said, "If the princess punishes you again, tell me and I will compensate you well."

Upon hearing this, Tinglan leaned on Li Xi's chest and said, "Then I would like to thank you, Your Highness. However, I am only a concubine, and if it were to get out that you favor concubines over your wife, it would be bad for your reputation!"

Li Xi felt warm in his heart. Lan Er was really good to him and cared about him. So he hugged Ting Lan tightly and said, "Then tell me quietly what you want. I will give you whatever I have."

Tinglan looked up at Li Xi and said, "Your Highness, you must not go back on your words!"

Li Xi smiled and said, "Of course, a gentleman's word is as good as gold."

Tinglan lay back down again and said, "Then can I get compensation for the punishment I received last time?"

Li Xi was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "Of course, tell me, what do you want?"

Tinglan pretended to think for a moment and said, "I have a private idea in my mind, but... it may not be in accordance with the rules. I'd better not say it."

Li Xi asked suspiciously, "Tell me about it first."

Tinglan said, "I want to raise my own children in the future, is that okay?" After saying that, she looked up at Li Xi tentatively.

Li Xiben had the same idea. She didn't want Gu Shiyi to raise Tinglan's child, so she said, "Why not? If you are pregnant, I will help you escape from slavery. Then, when you give birth to the child, I will first confer the title of Ruren on you, and you can raise your own child."

When Tinglan heard that her goal was achieved, she pretended to be happy and kissed Li Xi on the face. Li Xi also approached her without any hesitation, which scared Tinglan.

Tinglan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's not a good idea to do this in broad daylight, right?"

Li Xi said again: "What's wrong with that? In my house, I am the rule." After that, he did not give Tinglan any chance and started to act recklessly.

However, Tinglan said inappropriately: "Your Highness, it's better to say goodbye. I will miss the time to pay my respects to the princess."

Li Xi didn't care about that. He raised his voice and ordered his personal guard: "Li Yuan, go tell the princess that the king has something to ask Aunt Lan today, so Aunt Lan won't go to pay her respects." After that, Li Xi continued to fool around with Tinglan.

After Li Yuan responded outside, he went to Yuhetang. After hearing what Li Yuan said, Gu Shiyi was angry, but she couldn't lose her temper in front of Li Yuan.

After Li Yuan left, she overturned everything on the table and kept cursing, "Tinglan, that little bitch! She actually seduced His Highness into letting me forgive her for paying my respects!"

Gu Shiyi also knew that it was useless for her to overturn the table here, so she said to the maid beside her: "Send someone to keep an eye on Tinglan for me, and report any unusual movements to me in time." The maid naturally took the order and left.

Song Yan, who lived in the side courtyard, naturally heard Gu Shiyi's yelling and scolding, and knew that Tinglan must have done something to make Gu Shiyi angry again. Although she knew that she probably didn't need to be invited to the morning party today, and Tinglan was favored and didn't live in Yuhe Hall, but she was Gu Shiyi's dowry and couldn't hide.

So she gritted her teeth and left the house, heading towards Gu Shiyi's room.

When she arrived, Gu Shiyi was still furious. Sure enough, she started scolding Song Yan again. She told her she wasn't up to the task, that even given the chance, she couldn't compete with someone who hadn't made it yet. She also called her stupid, and so on.

Song Yan did not refute. After all, if she refuted her, she might be in even greater trouble. It was not until Gu Shiyi had calmed down a lot that she let Song Yan go back.

Song Yan naturally didn't want to stay for another second, so she told Gu Shiyi that she wanted to go buy something. Gu Shiyi also told her some of the things she wanted, and then let her go.

Elsewhere, Li Xi and Ting Lan fooled around for a while before getting up. While helping Li Xi change his clothes, Ting Lan said, "Your Highness, it's been a while since I've been back to report to my former employer. I'd like to go there today and do some shopping."

Li Xi was very comfortable being served by Tinglan, and he thought it was no big deal, so he said, "Well, go ahead, but you know what to say and what not to say."

Tinglan smiled and said, "Of course I know. I was just doing this to get the job done. I'm afraid the former master would harm my family."

Li Xi nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go see the princess and the prince. You can go directly after you're done."

Tinglan agreed and watched Li Xi leave. Of course, not long after Li Xi left, Tinglan received a bowl of "contraceptive soup". After seeing Tinglan drink it, the man left.

Tinglan took the letter she had written earlier, told Xiu'er to wait for her at home, and then went out.

She first went to the house of her so-called former owner, that is, the "Lu Mansion" who gave her to Li Xi, and told him some information about Li Xi and said that she would definitely say a few good words for Lord Lu.

Then he went to "My Beauty Secrets" and gave the letter to Liu Ruyan while shopping.

After Liu Ruyan received the letter, she waited until there were few people around and quietly went to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to hand the letter to Shi Jian.

When Shi Jian returned to Wangyuexuan, Dugu Jingyao was playing with toys with Li Shi and Li Ying.

Seeing that Shi Jian seemed to have something to say, Dugu Jingyao coaxed the two little ones to play with the wet nurse first, and she left the house and returned to the inner room.

Dugu Jingyao asked Shi Jian, "What's the matter?"

Shi Jian handed the letter to Dugu Jingyao and said, "This is a letter from Boss Liu."

Dugu Jingyao took the letter and realized that it should be sent by Tinglan. She opened the letter and read the general content.

There were two letters in total. One was written on the day Tinglan was punished. She had successfully made Li Xi suspicious of Gu Shiyi, and would gradually break down the relationship between the two of them.

The second one said that she discovered that Song Yan was forced by Gu Shiyi to be a concubine, and she might not be on the same page with Gu Shiyi. This person could also become an important link in alienating the relationship between the Li family and Gu Shiyi.

After reading the letter, Dugu Jingyao's lips curled up slightly as she said, "As expected, I was right about her. She is ambitious and smart. If she hadn't been instigated by someone, she wouldn't have done such a stupid thing."

Shi Jian nodded and said, "What the princess said is true, but it is also an opportunity. Otherwise, the prince and you would not have a more suitable candidate than her."

At this moment, Li Chu came back. Dugu Jingyao smiled when she saw Li Chu and said, "Donglang came back early today."

Li Chu's expression looked somewhat heavy. Dugu Jingyao asked, "What's wrong, Donglang? What happened? Why do you look so worried?"

Li Chu took off his cloak and sat on the imperial concubine couch, saying, "We received urgent news today that a frost disaster has occurred in the south. In many places, the food has been frozen to death, and in some places, people have frozen to death. Now, some people have fled to the north."

Dugu Jingyao was also shocked when she heard this. After all, there was no such thing as a frost disaster in her previous life. She asked, "Does it say how to solve this problem?"

Li Chu said, "The Emperor summoned us to an urgent meeting today. The main purpose was to prepare food, silver, and winter clothing to go to the south for disaster relief, and to send people to comfort the refugees."

Dugu Jingyao thought for a moment and said, "Well, but did they say who would be sent to provide disaster relief and comfort the refugees?"

Li Chu shook his head and said, "Not yet, because we still need to collect disaster relief supplies first, but I estimate that the candidate will be confirmed by tomorrow at the latest."

Dugu Jingyao nodded and asked, "Are you ready to go, Donglang?"

Li Chu looked at Dugu Jingyao, a hint of apology in his eyes, and said, "Whether I am doing this for the royal family or as a parent official, I want to do my part, so..."

Dugu Jingyao's eyes revealed relief. She said, "Donglang is right. No matter where you go, I support your decision."

Li Chu was delighted to receive Dugu Jingyao's affirmation. He hugged Dugu Jingyao and said, "Thank you, Yao. With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?"

Dugu Jingyao seemed to have thought of something, and sat up and said, "Oh right, Donglang. Tinglan just sent a letter saying that there has been a rift between Li Xi and Gu Shiyi. How about we add fuel to the fire?"

Li Chu heard this and became interested and asked, "What clever plan does Ayao have?"

Dugu Jingyao whispered her idea in Li Chu's ear, and Li Chu thought it was a brilliant plan. He couldn't help but admire her: "Ayao, if you were a man, you could probably become the prime minister."

Dugu Jingyao bowed and said, "Donglang, thank you for your praise. Since you think this plan is feasible, I will write a letter to Tinglan and give Li Xi a chance to make a contribution."

Li Chu nodded, and Dugu Jingyao stood up and went to the desk to write a reply letter. After the ink dried, she put it in an envelope and asked Shijian to pass it to Liu Ruyan quickly, and asked Liu Ruyan to quickly pass the letter to Tinglan.