Chapter 1019: Envy
There is a saying called love house and Wu, Li Yu prefers the concubine Shen Zhuzhu, so he also likes their son Li Shi more in his heart, and he doesn't like Li Miao, the sister-in-law born to his wife Concubine Cui, but he definitely doesn't hate it, after all, his son is his own son, and his blood flows in his body.
If you want to talk about age, Li Shi is four years older than Li Miao, Li Shi has reached the age of learning, and Li Miao has just learned to walk, and it will take several years to learn knowledge, according to the general normal situation, after a woman gets married, she will have a child within a year or two, and it can be seen from Li Shi being four years older than Li Miao that Concubine Cui married Li Yu later than Shen Zhu.
In this era, before the royal family gets married, they generally choose to take a concubine first, and when they reach the age of adulthood, they will choose to get married and have a real wife.
Before Li Yu became an adult, he had already been given several good children, including Shen Zhu, and Concubine Cui married Li Yu when she was an adult.
According to Li Yu's mind, she prefers Li Shi, but Li Miao is a sister-in-law after all, so in the choice of successor, he can only choose Li Miao, and it is true in history, as a son-in-law, Li Miao was appointed as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, but unfortunately Li Miao, like his mother-in-law Cui Fei, is a short-lived person who died in his twenties, so the heir became Li Yu's eldest son Li Shi.
The reason for Concubine Cui's short life is that she has a bad personality and always likes to be angry, which is not good for the liver, and the other reason is because after the fall of the Yang family, she lost her backer, Li Yu didn't have to accommodate her anymore, and slowly alienated her, which inevitably made her more angry, but helpless, in this way, the body will naturally suffer a big blow, and she will die of illness after returning to the capital Chang'an.
To put it simply, Concubine Cui's death was mostly due to depression, which was a serious consequence caused by a bad mood, and during the period from her severe depression to death, her son Li Miao must have been with his mother, and he would more or less understand what happened to his mother, so it must be a harm to his young heart.
After all, the mother and son are connected, and their mother is snubbed by their father, resulting in depression and unhappiness, and the mood of being a son can be imagined, which may be a piece of Li Miao's heart, which led to Li Miao's early death.
And Li Yu may be because of this reason, so he felt a little guilty in his heart, so he did not abandon Li Miao's idea in the slightest, but always put him in the highest position, and he has always had a higher status than the most favored Li Shi.
"My king, get up quickly, the princess seems to have returned."
Shen Pearl heard the movement in the front yard and knew that Concubine Cui had returned, so she hurriedly said, after all, the way they are now, if they are seen by Concubine Cui, it is estimated that there will be a burst of vinegar, which will be very troublesome.
Li Yu was very reluctant and said dissatisfiedly: "Pearl, in the heart of this king, you are my princess, what is she, if it weren't for her aunt being favored, she could only marry a rich man in the countryside of Shuzhong now, look at her spicy appearance, how can she have a little bit of everyone's beautiful bearing, and the small jasper is not counted, she is a spicy village girl." ”
"My king, you must not say this nonsense in the future, my sister is the biological daughter of Mrs. Han, and she is the niece of the concubine, her status is extremely noble, not comparable to the concubine, as long as the concubine can take care of my king, she is already satisfied, how dare she care about her identity."
Shen Pearl said softly.
"Hmph, it's really a person who has ascended to heaven, obviously a village woman, just because the concubine is favored, this is ......"
Li Yu didn't care about saying bad things about Concubine Cui in front of Shen Zhuzhu, this was also what he said in his heart, and if he said it, his heart would be even happier.
"Now, my king, arise quickly! Don't let your sister see this. ”
Shen Pearl struggled to get up, fastened the buttons in front of her, and then quickly helped Li Yu sort out his disheveled coat.
"Pearl, you are at least my concubine, why are you hiding, what if she can see it?"
Li Yu felt that his dignity had been challenged, so he was naturally not very happy.
"Wang, don't be willful, the Yang family is powerful, and the concubine has returned from the side door."
Shen Pearl threw a wink at Li Yu and quietly left through the side door, although even if she stayed in Li Yu's room, there would be no problem, but she was a smart person, and she knew that there was little point in competing for favor now, in case it really made a big fuss, with Concubine Cui's maiden power, she would definitely suffer a big loss, it was better to be careful everywhere, try to avoid conflicts if she could, and even, try not to upset Concubine Cui.
Li Yu is actually not confident enough, although he is the grandson of the emperor, but the emperor loves the concubine more, and treats the relatives of the concubine very preferentially, so that if he has a big conflict with Concubine Cui, it is estimated that he will suffer the loss, and maybe it will affect his status, so he will lose a lot, that is to say, he has a conflict with the concubine, no matter who suffers in the end, it is a great loss for Li Yu, so he does not dare to fall out with Concubine Cui, and even, he does not dare to snub Concubine Cui too much, so as not to stimulate the contradiction, He can only take a handful in front of Shen Pearl, looking like a special man, in fact, as long as he sees Concubine Cui, he will immediately soften, at least, not so hard, without the kind of hardness shown in front of Shen Pearl.
"Wang, why are you free at home today, the concubine just entered the mansion and heard that you were back, and the concubine still didn't believe it, so she came over to take a look."
Concubine Cui really saw Li Yu and opened her mouth to say hello.
"Oh, the princess is back! The king went out to run errands in the morning, came back at noon to get something, and was going to take a break and leave, but who knew that he accidentally fell asleep, oh no, the king still has something to do, and he can't delay it, so he wants to go out of the house. ”
Li Yu was really in no mood to chat with Concubine Cui at the moment, he was willing to go out to breathe.
"King, King......"
Concubine Cui still wanted to stay, but Li Yu had already drifted away and soon left the house.
Li Yu took a car to the construction site to take a look, and when he saw that there was nothing wrong, he went to the R&D center, but Li An did not go to work today.
"King Guangping, Li Shilang is taking leave today and resting at home."
Look at the door and walk to the car window, and say respectfully.
Li Yu looked a little unhappy, thought for a moment, and said, "Go to his residence." ”
Li An has always been reluctant to live in Chang'an City, because the outside of the city is large, he can get more land to build a house, and it is relatively close to the R&D center, so it is more convenient to go to work.
In this way, Li Yu set off from the gate of the R&D center and soon arrived at Ang Lee's residence.
"King Guangping, the little one is going to invite Ah Lang."
Li An's housekeeper was in the front yard, and when he learned of Li Yu's visit, he hurriedly invited Li Yu in.
"Don't be so troublesome, you lead the way! This king is with you. ”
Li Yu said.
The butler hesitated for a moment, and then hurriedly led the way in front of him.
There is a reason for his hesitation, after all, Li An is in the inner courtyard at the moment, and there are many female dependents in it, which is a little inconvenient, but if you think about it carefully, Li An is not the kind of person who eats the ancients, and Li An will not blame him for taking Li Yu to the inner courtyard.
The wall of the inner courtyard, according to Ang Lee's requirements, has been changed to a hollow structure, which can make the field of vision more open, and it is not easy for people to feel depressed, as for the lack of privacy, Ang Lee will not consider it, even if it is peeped at, Ang Lee does not care.
After approaching the courtyard wall, Li Yu saw the situation inside, and the housekeeper went directly into the backyard first to report to Li An about Li Yu's arrival.
"Why can Li Shilang's wives get along so well?"
Li Yu saw that in the courtyard, Li An's wives got along very well, and he was naturally envious in his heart, which was too different from the situation in his own house.
"Ah Lang, King Guangping is here, just outside the wall."
Li An is playing with his family at the moment, in the whole courtyard, there are more than a dozen beautiful women, and many children, women in addition to the wife, there are also maids, the children are naturally all Li An's children, such a big family, get together to play, it can be described as a happy and happy.
"Oh, the king of Guangping is here again, and he is diligent enough to visit! Treat this place as your home. ”
Li An stood up as he spoke, and walked out of the inner courtyard.
"King Guangping, what are you looking at?"
When Li An walked in front of Li Yu, Li Yu was still looking at the courtyard.
Of course Ang Li doesn't care about this situation, it is normal for his wife and concubine to be seen by others, and there is no loss at all, and it is also common for women to go out on horseback to play.
Li Yu turned his head embarrassedly, looked at Li An, and said enviously: "There are also many ladies in Li Shilang's house, why can they get along so well, as if they are sisters, it is really enviable!" ”
Li Yu said the truth, he really envied Li An, he felt that Li An's life was really good, there were so many beauties in the house, and he could get along very well, every time he came over, he could hear the laughter of the inner courtyard, and in his own house, he basically couldn't hear any laughter, at least, he couldn't hear laughter like Li An's mansion.
Maybe his mansion is too depressing! Whether it is a wife or a concubine or a maid in the house, no one will laugh in the house, at most they will smile in front of him.
When Li An heard this, he smiled faintly, looked at Li Yu with an envious face in front of him, and suddenly felt that he was so happy.
Regarding the question raised by Li Yu, Li An naturally knows the reason, and there are many reasons for this.
First of all, Ang Lee's wife and maid are carefully selected by Ang Lee, like the kind of jealous and fierce people, Ang Lee naturally won't want it, so naturally he won't meet a person like Concubine Cui, and Li Yu is different, the princesses in Li Yu's mansion are all given by the emperor, although the status of these women is higher, but the personality or something, may not be what Li Yu likes, but Li Yu does not have any right to choose, what kind of woman the emperor gives him, he must accept it unconditionally.
Secondly, Ang Lee's flirting strength is not ordinarily strong, and he knows how to please girls, and this is also incomparable to Li Yu, for young people like Li Yu, Ang Li is an absolute old driver, just teach Li Yu a few tricks, it is enough for Li Yu to flirt with his sister.
The last one is the issue of status, for people like Li Yu, no matter how much he loves his wife and concubine, but he puts himself in a position higher than his wife and concubine, he is always high, and it is impossible to look up to his wife and concubine, and Li An is different, in Li An's heart, the status of himself and his wife and concubine is equal, and even, it is not indispensable to look up to his wife and concubine occasionally, which Li Yu can never do, so he can't let his wife and concubine completely relax, so as to laugh happily.
Of the three main reasons, only the first one can be told to Li Yu, the last two can never be said, if the second reason is said, it is to look down on Li Yu, and the last one is not in line with the fact that men are inferior to women in this era, only the first reason is the most appropriate and decent to say.
"Haha! Don't be envious of King Guangping, who made your identity too noble? This God is fair, he will not leave all the good things to one person, and when he gives you one thing, he will immediately take another thing.
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Li Yu was a little confused when he heard this, frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "What does Li Shilang mean, why can't this king understand it?" What is said to give you one thing, it will take another.
Li An explained: "This is simple, for example, when you are given a noble identity, it will make you lose some freedom, the children of ordinary people, from birth, will almost have nothing, but you can go wherever you want, one person can do it, King Guangping was born with fine clothes and food, but most of the time can only stay in a very small palace, go out and at home There are a large group of people to follow, and everyone knows everything you do, how can there be freedom at all, this is God's fairness, Don't let any one person have too much. ”
"This is really, God will never make people too comfortable, he will always find something to do for people, and make people panic."
Li Yu naturally had something unsatisfactory, and sighed.
Li An smiled faintly, looked back at the inner courtyard, and said: "The wives and concubines of the King of Guangping are all rewarded by His Majesty, and their status is not to be said, but they may not be able to get their way, and my wives and concubines, as well as these maids, are all carefully selected by myself, and I will naturally not choose people who do not meet my heart, so I can naturally get along well, and there will be no contradictions." ”
"Hey, it's still Li Shilang who is comfortable! Wives and concubines can choose by themselves, and although I am the grandson of the emperor, I have to face people I don't like every day, which is really unpleasant. ”
Li Yu really envies Ang Li and can choose his life more freely.