OBS Chapter 227 Request for a Concubine Li Rui Refuses
Chapter 227 Request for a Concubine Li Rui Refuses
An Muxi felt a little embarrassed leaning in Li Rui's arms. After all, the person next to her was Li Rui's grandmother, and she was indeed being disrespectful.
She struggled for a bit and tried to get down, but Li Rui held her even tighter.
Although the old lady didn't like it, she didn't dare to say too much. After all, Li Rui was not very close to her.
"Jianying, take them to the flower hall and wait. We will be there later."
Jianying took the order and made a gesture to invite several people. Several people looked unhappy. They had already seen people, but they still had to go to the flower hall to wait. It was obvious that King Rui just treated them as ordinary guests.
Li Rui sent An Muxi to her room. They changed their clothes and packed up before walking into the flower hall hand in hand.
After entering the flower hall, Li Rui and An Muxi sat on either side of the main seat, and the old lady sat in the first seat at the bottom.
I don’t know what those people said just now, but now the old lady’s smile has become much warmer.
"We came to your wedding in a hurry. Our family is not well off. We only have this bracelet passed down from our ancestors. We can give it to the princess as a gift."
An Muxi winked at Qiu Shuang, and Qiu Shuang walked over, took a mahogany box and brought it to An Muxi.
After all, this was a gift from an old man, so An Muxi still opened it and took a look. There was a bracelet inside that was all emerald green. Judging from the water content, it was indeed old material and the quality was good.
She was a little surprised that there were quite a few of these things in her dowry, but for people in this small county, this bracelet could be considered a family heirloom.
The old lady seems quite sincere.
Li Rui also glanced at the bracelet. When he saw the bracelet, his pupils contracted for a few seconds, and then quickly returned to normal.
An Muxi closed the lid of the box and said politely, "I'm sorry to have cost you money, but I'll accept the gift."
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased a little, the old lady continued, "It is indeed a little quiet in the Rui Palace. Your uncle and I will be going back soon. I wonder if Your Highness can keep your cousin here so that she can keep the princess company."
An Muxi sneered in her heart, thinking that this was indeed the reason why he gave her such a generous gift.
It sounds good to say that, let the cousin stay to keep her company, she will be more comfortable alone, okay? Who likes to have a scheming bitch around every day!
Li Rui's face was not looking good either: "If she wants to marry out of the palace, then she should ask father to find her a good family. Or she can become a concubine in the Cheng Palace. My second brother is always kind to women."
The old lady was so angry that she almost fainted.
Zhou Gui quickly explained:
"Your Highness may have misunderstood. Your grandmother wants you to take Yurou into the palace as a concubine!"
An Muxi was no longer calm, their abacus beads were about to fall on her face!
She pretended to be casual and asked, "Your Highness, are you going to keep your promise to me?"
Li Rui was also irritated by the old lady, so he just coaxed Xier, but this family came to make trouble for Xier again.
The key point is that these are his relatives, and he can't do anything to them!
Li Rui quickly looked at An Muxi in a flattering manner.
"How is that possible? I promised you that I would never look for another woman."
An Muxi snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Li Rui's face turned cold: "Grandma, Xi'er and I just got married. I don't know how you got the news of my wedding after not contacting me for ten years. No matter who it is, if they dare to destroy the relationship between Xi'er and me, I will never let them off easily."
The Zhou family members sat there with grim expressions. Zhou Yurou was about to cry out of grievance: "Cousin, for the sake of my aunt, can't you keep me here? I won't be jealous of my cousin's wife. I will serve you like my master."
Are you playing the family card now? You're still so humble, that's fine, you can bend and stretch.
An Muxi just watched her cousin perform silently.
Li Rui was firm: "I will never look for another woman. You guys can go back. If you still want to stay here, you can leave tomorrow."
Li Rui added: "Since we are relatives, I will pay for the return trip."
Li Rui had said so much that the others had nothing more to say and had to part unhappily.
After they left, Li Rui looked at An Muxi with an apologetic look in his eyes.
"Xi'er, I really didn't expect that they actually planned this. Don't worry, I will never accept that cousin into my house."
An Muxi knew that he was in a bad mood and must be uncomfortable being plotted against by his own relatives.
"I don't blame you. This is not your fault. Don't think too much about it. I believe you won't betray my trust."
An Muxi picked up the mahogany box and said, "I forgot to return this to your grandmother. I dare not accept such an expensive gift from her."
Li Rui stopped him and said, "Don't return it yet. I feel that this bracelet is very similar to the one left by my mother. Would you like to come with me to take a look?"
Li Rui brought An Muxi to a warehouse, and An Muxi was really enlightened. If she had known that he was so rich, why would she have struggled so hard to leave the house?
Just serve Li Rui well, sleep with the best men and have a lot of wealth that you can't spend, and that's the peak of your life.
"Li Rui! Why didn't you tell me you had so many treasures!"
Li Rui was puzzled: "This is just one of them. Didn't I tell you? Oh, by the way, you didn't want to talk to me at that time. I didn't have a chance to say it!"
An Muxi wanted to cry but had no tears. She was too narrow-minded and this was just one of the problems!
Li Rui pulled her into the warehouse, pulled the wall lamp, and a secret door opened.
An Muxi widened her eyes. There is something else going on here. It’s so powerful!
Li Rui went in first and lit the wall lamp, and a dark passage leading downwards appeared.
"Xi'er, come down."
An Muxi went down the secret passage, which was not very long, and soon entered a secret room.
Wait until Li Rui turns on the wall lamps around.
The colorful light almost blinded An Muxi's krypton gold dog eyes.
"Wow, what treasures are in here!" An Muxi looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
Touching this and looking at that, Li Rui couldn't help laughing.
"From now on, these things will belong to you, don't be so excited."
When An Muxi heard this, she immediately stood up straight and said arrogantly: "Of course not, even you are mine, so of course your baby is mine."
Li Rui couldn't help but come over and pinch her little face, she was so cute.
"Come here and show me your bracelet."
Li Rui opened a rosewood box from a shelf, and sure enough, there was an emerald green bracelet inside.
An Muxi opened the bracelet and put the two together. They were exactly the same in color and size.
"They are really the same? These two bracelets are obviously made of the same material. What's going on?"
Li Rui's face darkened. "My mother once said that she and her brother each had one bracelet. My grandmother gave it to them specifically, saying that it could be passed down to their children in the future."
An Muxi asked curiously: "Does that mean you still have an uncle?"
Li Rui nodded: "Yes, it's a pity that he died of illness when he was young."
"Could it be that grandma gave me your uncle's bracelet?"
Li Rui was also a little confused: "I don't know either. You can keep this bracelet for now. Before they leave, I will give them some gifts in return, and they won't suffer any loss."
An Muxi nodded in agreement, and soon they left the warehouse. An Muxi planned to come over and take a good look at the palace's warehouse when she had nothing to do during the day.
Not long after returning to the room, Jianying knocked on the door: "Master, the secret guard who went to investigate the Zhou family is back."
Li Rui said to An Muxi, "You take a shower and rest first. I have something to do in the study."
An Muxi knew that he had things to deal with, so she naturally wouldn't bother him.
When they arrived at the study, the secret guard told Li Rui the results of the investigation. Now he finally understood many things that he had not understood before.