coobybook Chapter 183 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (33)
Chapter 183 The Queen Who Used as a Shield in a Good Pregnancy Novel (33)
Inside the carriage, Princess Anning looked at her two indignant nephews with a cryptic smile on her lips.
“Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi, you can’t deal with Li Yanxiu on your own.”
Li Yanming lowered his gaze, exchanged a silent glance with Li Yanli, and remained silent, wanting to hear what Princess Anning had to say.
The two remained silent, and Princess Anning did not mind. She raised her hand and tapped the table lightly, and one of the carriage panels was retracted.
She lifted the carriage curtain, gesturing for the two to look at the brightly lit palace, especially pointing towards the direction of Weiyang Palace.
"A pearl covered in dust, don't you want to sweep away the dust and bring the pearl back to its nest?"
They were all intelligent people, and they all understood the meaning behind the words.
Li Yanming and Li Yanli clenched their fists, a huge weight lifted from their hearts. Aunt Anning had actually discovered their little scheme!
The two brothers were indeed close. Although they were shocked that the other had also developed feelings for the Empress Dowager, they still stood together in front of outsiders.
They all stared coldly at Princess Anning and questioned, "What does Aunt mean by this?"
Princess Anning lowered the carriage curtain, gently touched her hair, and said in a soft voice, "Cooperate with me, first, to avenge your grievances; second, I will help you—by offering myself as your bedmate."
Judging from what they had just said, Li Yanming and Li Yanli had cold and serious expressions.
Upon hearing the words "self-recommendation for a bedmate," the two of them immediately collapsed on the spot.
Fortunately, the carriage was big enough that after the two fell off, they ended up sitting in the middle, leaning against each other, looking at Princess Anning with blank expressions.
They were practically screaming, "Is this right?"
They thought Princess Anning was going to offer some benefits to tempt them, but this is what happened?
The two brothers were completely dumbfounded, their heads filled with question marks and their faces full of shock.
Princess Anning sneered, "What else can I do? You think I'll send her to your bed instead of you?
The former was sending two male concubines to Leyan, while the latter was nothing but an insult.
Princess Anning's eyes and brows revealed obvious disdain. "Since you two can't have children, you can only offer yourselves to each other."
Who knows, I might even get looked down upon by others then.
Looking at his aunt's disdain and her view of him and his brother as male concubines, Li Yanming couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Aunt, are you our biological aunt?"
Logically speaking, we should at least stand on their side!
Li Yanming began to question the meaning of life, while Li Yanli was rendered speechless by Princess Anning's utterly disdainful words.
They can't have children... They can't have children...
That damn Li Yanxiu, it's all his fault!!!
Li Yanli was sharpening his knife again, ready to strike at Li Yanxiu.
Princess Anning looked at her two nephews, who were staring blankly at each other, and deeply realized the harm that guarding the imperial tomb for five years had brought them.
Look at how brainless he is, how can he possibly handle Li Yanxiu?
No matter how disgusting Li Yanxiu was, he still seized the throne through his own abilities, while these two in front of him...
It wasn't that Princess Anning looked down on people; she genuinely felt that these two probably couldn't accomplish anything substantial.
Thinking about it this way, Princess Anning felt that the two of them were not even a good match for Leyan to be her male concubines.
Although they are both good-looking, they are not very bright, which is not a good thing.
Thinking this to herself, Princess Anning did not say it out loud. After all, no matter how brainless Li Yanming and Li Yanli were, as long as they had people under their command, they could still be used.
However, she will have to discuss all of this with Leyan one day to see if the two of them can reach an agreement.
Before she could finish her thought, the carriage had already stopped inside the princess's residence. Princess Anning glanced at Li Yanming and Li Yanli, who were still sitting in the middle of the carriage without any regard for their image, and said in a slightly critical tone, "Get out of the way, don't block the way."
Her attitude was very bad, and Li Yanming saw it and his eyes widened instantly: "Aunt, you haven't even succeeded yet and you're already planning to discard us like trash?"
They haven't even finalized a cooperation agreement yet, and my aunt is already treating them like this. If they actually do reach an agreement, won't she just treat them like decorations?
Princess Anning met his reproachful peach blossom eyes and smiled slightly: "Fool, get out of the way."
The tone of voice was very gentle, but the content of the speech was very unpleasant.
Li Yanming and Li Yanli were instantly shocked and furious.
Unfortunately, Princess Anning completely ignored them and went back to her main courtyard after getting off the carriage.
As for her two foolish nephews, she simply had someone arrange a guest room for them, and that was all the comforting service she offered.
The moonlight was cool as water, the autumn wind was bleak, and in the deserted courtyard, only the two brothers, shoulder to shoulder, stood with their arms crossed, deep in thought.
"Ninth Brother, are we being blatantly rejected?"
Aunt Anning wasn't behaving like this before!
How can things change so suddenly?!
Li Yanli was furious and incompetent, his face filled with disbelief.
Li Yanming was more composed. He nodded heavily and said, "Tenth brother, it seems so."
Ever since they brought up the matter of "offering themselves as a bedmate," their aunt seems to have become particularly disdainful of them.
The subtle glances they exchanged suggested that neither of them was qualified to covet the Empress's sister-in-law.
To put it simply, Aunt Anning probably thought the two of them were rather stupid and clumsy, and that they might easily influence and drag down her.
“... ... Bah!” Li Yanming was silent for a long time, then spat loudly. He wasn’t stupid. It was clearly his tenth brother who dragged him down!
There's a saying that you should blame heaven and earth but not yourself. Even the best of brothers can be sold off in certain situations.
Just as Li Yanming silently believed that he was being dragged down by Li Yanli, Li Yanli also thought so.
He glanced at his ninth brother and sincerely felt that his ninth brother was rather stupid, which led Aunt Anning to misunderstand him as well.
The two brothers, with remarkable tacit understanding, shifted the blame onto each other, and then quite seriously huddled together to discuss important matters.
To avoid being overheard, the two stood in the middle of the courtyard, huddled together, and began to discuss in hushed tones.
"Ninth Brother, what do you think of Aunt Anning's suggestion?"
Li Yanming: "I think it's possible, but there are still some details to pay attention to."
Li Yanli was completely confused: "What is it?"
Li Yanming glared at him: "Idiot!"
"Didn't you understand what Aunt Anning was implying? She seemed certain that my sister-in-law was on her side, which is why she dared to... ... dared to say something about making us her male concubines."
Li Yanming mumbled and stammered the second half of his sentence, and under the moonlight, Li Yanli could clearly see that his face had turned red.
Li Yanli narrowed his eyes slightly at this, and instead of responding to his words, he asked directly, "Ninth Brother, are you really also eyeing the Empress Dowager's sister-in-law?"
Their twenty years of close brotherhood allowed them to speak frankly about anything, which is why Li Yanli asked such direct questions.
Li Yanming blushed for a moment, then nodded without any attempt to hide it: "I don't know either, but I just feel that my sister-in-law is particularly attractive to me. Every time I look at her, my heart beats faster and I can't help but blush."
Li Yanli nodded thoughtfully, "Then I wouldn't go that far. Ninth Brother, you're being far too naive."
At most, his heart would beat faster and his face would get a little hot, but it wouldn't be like Ninth Brother, whose face turned completely red just from talking about his sister-in-law.
Li Yanming glared at him sideways and said, "Shut up, you talk too much!"
Seeing that Li Yanming was about to roll up his sleeves and punch himself a few times, Li Yanli quickly spoke up: "Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, what do you say, how about we sneak into the palace at night?"
They claimed to be sneaking into the palace at night, but they both knew exactly where their real destination was.
Li Yanming's heart skipped a beat, his eyes blinked frantically, and the words of refusal welled up in his throat, but he couldn't say them.
After all... he really wanted to go and investigate.
At this moment, in Weiyang Palace, Yueyan silently pulled her cloak tighter around herself. "Hiss—why does it feel so windy tonight?"