Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 384 Princess's Skirt 30

"Miss me, I'm back now, why are you crying? Did someone wrong you? Tell brother Twelve, or I'll beat you up so hard that mother can't recognize you----"

"Oh, you're such a grown-up girl, why aren't you still as strong as you were when you were little? You get upset all the time, it's so embarrassing."

"Don't cry anymore, you won't be pretty if your eyes are swollen!"

Gu Li started crying and laughing at the same time.

He hit Li Luan several times before he recovered.

She asked, "Twelfth Brother, now that you are back, you won't leave, right?"

Li Luan was silent.

"My mother said that my father has agreed to let you stay in the capital. Do you still want to go back to the northern border?"

Li Luan looked serious, looked at Gu Li with deep eyes and said, "I have been away from Beijing for many years, and I am used to living in the northern border."

In the past few years, the Crown Prince has been weak, and Prince An and the other two princes in the capital have firmly grasped the power in the court, forming a subtle balance.

If he is allowed to come back at this time, how can he intervene? It is better to let him return to the northern border to hold military power, so that he can also provide the last help to the emperor.

He wanted to go back to northern Xinjiang.

Preserve your own strength.

Worried that Thirteen wanted to persuade him, Li Luan said, "I will stay in Beijing to accompany you and the Queen Mother to celebrate the Lantern Festival before leaving. If you miss me too much, just write to me. I have someone raise an eagle, and I will send it to you when it is trained. The eagle will deliver the message quickly-----"

Gu Li pouted, "Why do I have to write a letter? You can just take me to Northern Xinjiang when the time comes!"

Li Luan didn't even think twice, "Northern Xinjiang is not a place for a pampered person like you to stay."

"I just want to go out for a walk. I don't want to stay in the capital all the time."

Li Luan moved his mouth but did not dare to agree.

If he dared to abduct his father and mother's beloved daughter to the northern border, he would be hunted down.

"Coward!" Gu Li guessed what he was thinking, rolled her eyes at him, and lay down on the bed.

Li Luan, who was called a coward, did not refute. He just wanted the Thirteenth Imperial Sister to stop pestering him to go to the Northern Frontier.

"Twelfth brother, you are already twenty-five this year. Oh no, it's already been a year. You are already twenty-six years old. Why don't you let the Queen Mother appoint you a princess?"

As early as two years ago, Emperor Wuchang had named Li Luan the Prince of Jing, but because he was stationed at the frontier all year round and had not returned to the capital, his positions as princess and concubine were all vacant.

Over the years, the Queen had been keeping an eye on the court ladies of marriageable age. But Li Luan always had reasons not to return to the capital, and the noble ladies in the capital changed one after another, and finally she waited for him to come back.

Gu Li could imagine that in the days to come, her twelfth brother would be arranged by her mother to appear in various flower banquets.

Li Luan's eyelids twitched, he lowered his eyes to hide the complexity inside, and said: "I don't want to get married for the time being."

"Why?"

"Getting married will only affect my career!"

Gu Li chuckled. He was already a prince, and he still wanted to make achievements? What did he want to do? Wasn't he afraid of being feared by the next king?

As if he had thought of something, Gu Li faded the smile on his face and said seriously: "If this is a decision that my brother has carefully considered, Thirteen supports you!"

Li Luan was stunned again. He didn't know whether Xiao Shisan knew what he was thinking or if she was just saying it casually.

He raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Shisan.

Gu Li did not give him a chance to look at her. She looked up at the ceiling and said calmly, "We are really destined to be together. I don't know how you had the nerve to laugh at me for not being able to get married, you old bachelor!"

Li Luan gritted his teeth, but didn't retort because she said she supported him.

Gu Li closed her eyes contentedly and murmured, "I'm so sleepy!"

Li Luan came closer and whispered, "If you feel sleepy, take a nap. I'll go back to the palace first, so that mother won't worry. I'll come to see you tomorrow!"

Seeing that Xiao Shisan didn't respond to him, Li Luan looked over and saw that he was already asleep. He covered Shisan with the quilt and quietly left.

After writing the prescription, the imperial physician returned to the palace to report.

Li Luan left the princess's mansion and saw a man wearing a silver mask sitting astride a horse, waiting beside him on the snow.

"Your Highness Prince Jing!" The mask only covered the upper half of the man's face, revealing his thin lips and sharp jawline, which made him look cold and murderous. He bowed without showing too much emotion.

"Why are you here?" Li Luan lost his softness in front of his sister. He exuded dominance and most people didn't dare to get close to him.

The pair of eyes behind the mask looked towards the gate of the princess's mansion, as if he didn't see Li Luan's expression. He asked, "Is Her Royal Highness the Princess sick?"

Li Luan knew what he was thinking. He held the reins, climbed onto the snow-covered ground, and glanced at the masked man. He sighed and said, "Yeah, he had a fever all over his face. He just said a few words to me, and he fell asleep again."

The masked man withdrew his gaze, his eyes unconsciously falling on the cobblestone pavement under his feet.

Yes, a person standing on the city wall for such a long time in the cold wind without even wearing a cloak would definitely get sick.

Thanks to Li Luan's return, Gu Li was full of energy again in just five days. She pestered Li Luan to take her to the Western Hills to walk in the snow and look for plum blossoms.

Li Luan was very happy. He was trapped in the warm room by his mother all day long. From time to time, he was called out by the nanny to secretly look into the main hall at a group of ladies and their daughters who were paying homage to the empress.

The focus is on that group of noble ladies.

After only a few days back, Li Luan felt the suffocating feeling brought by his mother's love.

So as soon as Gu Li got someone to invite him, he slipped away.

Li Luan had his own residence in Beijing, which was always managed by the Queen. After leaving the palace, he returned to his residence, changed into a cycling suit that was convenient for movement, and headed out.

The masked man walked out from the other end of the corridor like a ghost.

"Your Highness, are you going out?"

"Yeah." Li Luan didn't want to say more and started to walk away, but the masked man followed him without any tact. "Why are you following me?"

"Wherever your highness wants to go, Xizhou is willing to accompany you and protect you."

"Shen Xizhou, don't push your luck!"

"Your Highness, are you going to look for Princess Chenxiang?"

Li Luan lowered his voice and warned: "Shen Xizhou, please be aware of your identity. My thirteenth sister is not someone you can covet."

If this person had not saved him, he would not have tolerated this person repeatedly inquiring about his royal sister's news.

Anyway, he would never admit that he appreciated Shen Xizhou's divine military strategy.

From the beginning, Li Luan knew Shen Xizhou's identity. After all, he had been his study partner for half a year. But the reason why he was loyal to him made Li Luan doubt his life.

It turned out that she approached him because of his Thirteenth Imperial Sister, and it was also because of his Thirteenth Imperial Sister that she saved him.

It really pissed him off.

He could give him preferential treatment and military merit, but none of them could compare to a piece of information about the Thirteenth Imperial Sister that could make this man work for him.

He just didn't understand. It was obvious that the Shen family was exiled because of Thirteen's revelations, but even so, Shen Xizhou could still fall in love with Thirteenth Princess.

It's really strange.

It seems that he loves her deeply.

If Shen Xizhou hadn't been unable to hide his joy and cherishment for Xiao Shisan, Li Luan would have suspected that he had ulterior motives and wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Xiao Shisan and avenge her for the Shen family's exile.

But Shen Xizhou is not.