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Chapter 193: The Cannon Fodder Sister Who Was Married Instead in Ancient Chinese Literature 73

Xu looked over suddenly, her eyes a little confused, "What? How do you know?"

"Oh!" Li sneered, "Sister, do you believe this? The prince also said these words to me!"

She had a good memory and told him word for word everything Lu Zhao had said to her that night.

Xu's face was pale and getting paler.

Lu Zhao lied to her? !

"I didn't expect that Lu Zhao would say this to my sister. Of course, I don't care, and I don't believe in the prince's so-called love. If it weren't for the marriage between our two families, he wouldn't have known me at all. I don't believe in the deep feelings he talked about."

She has had many brothers and sisters in her family since she was a child, and she has known since she was a child that human nature is treacherous.

She didn't believe in any close relationships. Even her brothers and sisters who were related to her by blood could attack her coldly. How could she believe those outsiders who had no blood relationship with her?

It was precisely because she was smart enough and was deeply loved by her father that the happy event of marrying into the Marquis's Mansion naturally fell on her.

Mrs. Xu didn't say anything, her eyes were red and tears were flowing like a fountain.

After waiting for a long time, she wiped her tears, took a breath, and cried.

"I want to try again."

After she said just one sentence, Xu's tears started to flow again.

"I want to see if we are really imprisoned in the mansion?"

Li nodded. She sorted out all her thoughts and seemed to have figured out the truth.

What Xu said before was correct. With Jiang Xinghui's vengeful and easily explosive personality, he would definitely not let them off easily and would definitely have complained to Lu Zhao.

And the idea of ​​locking them up in the mansion and preventing them from leaving was most likely proposed by her.

Lu Zhao liked her, so he naturally agreed.

There is no contradiction here, because Lu Zhao likes her, so in order not to get close to the two new wives, he trapped them with lies and did not let them tell outsiders at will, so that no one would discover his lies.

He can take advantage of the power of the Xu and Li families while enjoying the beauty in his arms, while the two brides will be trapped in the mansion and unable to contact their parents' families.

As Li expected, Xu again asked to leave the house in front of the guards at the gate, but the guards stopped her with an expressionless face.

This time, Mrs. Xu did not get angry. She left in disappointment.

Early the next morning, Xu rushed to the gate without even having breakfast.

She did not suggest leaving the house, but waited patiently by the side.

After about a quarter of an hour, the figures of Lu Zhao and the Marquis gradually appeared.

"Eunuch, Prince, I want to go out of the house for some fresh air today. I don't know why this guard has been stopping me from going out?"

Marquis Zhongyi glanced at Lu Zhao and signaled him to solve it himself.

Lu Zhaoqing coughed and said, "Well... Madam, it's not safe outside recently. If you want to get some fresh air, you can go to the garden of the mansion."

"Sir, I have made an appointment with the handkerchief I used to hold before I got married, and I have to keep the appointment today."

Lu Zhao frowned, "It's really not safe outside. If you have made an appointment, just let someone know and we can disperse."

"Sir, how about I write a letter to my brother and ask him to pick me up? I haven't seen my family for many days and I miss them a little."

Lu Zhao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he quickly refused, "No!"

He said in embarrassment, "Madam, please stop being unreasonable! My uncle has a lot of work to do today, and it's not safe outside. If I hurt my uncle, what will I do?"

Xu wanted to speak again, but Lu Zhao directly scolded her in disappointment.

"Okay, Madam, what's wrong with you today? Don't be unreasonable!"

After Lu Zhao finished speaking, he left quickly.

Xu was standing inside the door watching Lu Zhao enter the carriage, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

With red eyes, she was about to go find Li, but unexpectedly she met Jiang Xinghui halfway.

"Oh, isn't this Madam Xu? Why are you so sad? Everything is fine in the mansion. Madam Xu is crying for no reason, which is a good thing."

Jiang Xinghui looked at Xu's miserable appearance and sneered.

Xu hurriedly wiped away her tears and looked at Jiang Xinghui hatefully.

"Mr. Jiang, what are you so proud of? I'm just a poor person without even a mother's family! No matter what you say about me, how dare you do anything to me? I have the entire Xu family behind me!"

Jiang Xinghui was hit on the spot and looked at Xu with some anger and embarrassment.

"You're so sharp-tongued. Do you really think I dare not hit you?"

"Okay, then come and hit me." Xu suddenly took off the hairpin on her head and pointed it at her neck.

"What? Do you think I can do nothing if you lock me up in the mansion? If you dare to hit me, I will stab myself to death immediately! When that happens, the Xu family will never let you go!"

Jiang Xinghui quickly stepped back and shouted, "Go ahead and stab me if you dare! See if the prince will save me. Besides, there are so many people here, they all saw that you stabbed me yourself!"

Xu looked at Jiang Xinghui and couldn't help laughing. She pushed Jiang Xinghui away step by step by holding the hairpin against her.

Only when Jiang Xinghui's figure completely disappeared did she loosen the hairpin and put it into her hair.

The dowry maid next to her finally breathed a sigh of relief and watched Xu's actions with some fear, fearing that she would act impulsively again.

Xu looked amused and consoled him, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I still want to live. I was just trying to scare that idiot."

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"Sister Li, what do you think we should do?" Mrs. Xu looked worried.

Li shook her head. "I don't know. At the moment, it seems that it is unrealistic for us or the people in our courtyard to contact the Xu family and the Li family. They must have arranged people to secretly observe the movements of the people in the courtyard."

"However, they are probably after the power behind the two families, so they won't attack us for the time being. But Jiang Xinghui's personality is a bit dangerous, and he might suffer."

Xu stamped her feet, somewhat unwillingly.

"Oh, wouldn't that be a bargain for them?! My mother advised me to think twice at the time, but I was deceived by Lu Zhao's fake appearance and insisted on marrying him. It's over now. My mother will be so sad if she finds out! Woo woo woo..."

Xu covered her cheeks and cried very sadly, with snot and tears running down her face.

Li looked at Xu with something hard to describe. It was obvious that she was very popular in the mansion. The chubby baby fat on her face and her somewhat naive character all showed this.

"Sister, the Marquis' Mansion must be locking us up secretly. Your mother probably doesn't know about this..." Li reminded secretly.

"Ah..." Xu suddenly stopped crying and wiped her face with a handkerchief, a little embarrassed, "Yes, my mother doesn't know!"

But after a while, Xu, who had been depressed, became happy again. She pulled Li aside with a mysterious look on her face and whispered to her.

"Sister, don't be afraid! I have a way to deal with Jiang Xinghui!"

She excitedly told him about what happened to them in the morning.

After saying this, he blinked at Li with anticipation, just like a kitten expecting to be stroked and praised by its owner.

Li frowned slightly, feeling something was wrong.

She didn't care whether the Marquis' Mansion was closed or not, and it didn't matter whether she could contact her mother's family or not. Anyway, neither of these two mansions was any better than the other.

She just wants to find a way to make a living!

Now, Xu's incident might provoke a counterattack from Jiang Xinghui, but I don't know what means she will use.

Xu was still looking at Li with her eyes wide open, completely unaware of the situation, waiting for her to praise her.

"What's wrong, sister? I tell you, she was so scared that her face turned pale, and she didn't even dare to get close to me! If she bullies you in the future, you should learn from me and see if she dares to bully us again!"

Mrs. Xu felt a little disappointed that she didn't receive any praise from Sister Li, but she quickly adjusted her mood.

Seeing her innocent look, Li was somewhat moved by her suggestion of learning the same trick, so she followed her wishes and praised her.

"Sister is so kind!"

"But sister, have you ever thought that the reason why a chess piece is a chess piece is that it can be discarded at any time. No matter when, being controlled by others is not the best choice. Today we have Jiang Xinghui and will give in, but what if we are useless?"

Xu was a little confused after hearing this, "What? Why is it useless? My father and mother are very kind to me, they will definitely not sit idly by!"

Li sighed, "Sister, in the eyes of the world, we are already the prince's wives. If nothing unexpected happens, we will spend most of our lives in this backyard. To put it bluntly, who can guarantee that the prince will always need the power behind our two families? If we wait until then, I'm afraid Jiang Xinghui will take advantage of the prince's favor to deal with us at will, and as women in the inner house, we have been detained in the mansion all the time. How can we survive? Besides, she may not be able to do anything to us now."

"Ah..." Xu became anxious, "What should I do?"

"There is no other way but to wait. The Marquis' Mansion can lock us up, but there will always be someone who remembers you. When the day comes when she wants to see you, the opportunity will come." Li said calmly.

This time, Xu really couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up and walked back and forth thinking of a solution.

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly, a maid's loud shout was heard outside the door.

The two looked at each other and quickly looked towards the door.

There were only the two of them in the room, and the maids were standing guard outside at a distance.

Xu opened the door anxiously and looked over, and saw that it was Jiang Xinghui who entered the courtyard with several maids and servants.

"What a coincidence! Both sisters are in this courtyard. I heard that Sister Xu has been in poor health recently and needs to rest. It would be great if Sister Li could accompany her here!"

Jiang Xinghui swaggered into the yard, showing off his power.

"What?" Xu was surprised and subconsciously looked back at Li.

Li had expected this. It seemed that the Marquis' Mansion was going to put them under house arrest.

"What are you talking about? What's wrong with my body? Do you need to tell me?"

She raised her right hand, ready to threaten Jiang Xinghui like last time.

The next second, two old women rushed up and clamped her on the left and right.

Xu struggled, "You are so bold, you dare to commit treason, why don't you let me go!"

The two old women avoided her sight, while Jiang Xinghui clapped his hands and sneered.

"What? You idiot! Do you think you have me under control? How dare you use this trick on me!"

Jiang Xinghui reached out and pulled out all the hairpins on Xu's head and shook them in front of her.

"Sister Xu, sharp weapons can hurt your body. I came into the mansion a few months earlier than you, so I deserve to be your sister. I will keep these things that may hurt you for you! You are welcome, sister!"

Xu was so angry that her whole body was shaking and she almost jumped up, but she could not break free from the grip of the old woman.

"Get lost! Do you dare to kill me?"

"Sister, you are still useful to the prince, so I will not kill you, don't worry."

Jiang Xinghui continued to provoke Xu while laughing.

"But if my sister can't control her mouth, there is a rag. What if I block it for a few hours?"

"You..." Xu glared at Jiang Xinghui fiercely, but did not dare to speak.

Jiang Xinghui then looked at Li who had been standing quietly in the back, "Sister?"

Li understood and took off the pearl hairpin on her head.

Jiang Xinghui looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction again, then left with brisk steps.

The entire courtyard was locked, and four old women were standing outside and inside the courtyard guarding it.

As soon as Xu was released by the two old women, she glared at them with gritted teeth, looked at the locked gate, and was about to curse.

Li quickly grabbed Xu and motioned for her to go into the house.

The two of them entered the house and went straight to the inner room, talking in low voices.

"Sister Xu, please don't try to gain the upper hand with your words! We are now controlled by others, and this will only provoke Jiang Xinghui to find ways to torture us."

Xu still looked angry. "No, look at her face. How dare she treat me like this! I really couldn't help it..."

He became weaker and weaker as he spoke.

Li, "Just bear with it. We don't know how long this will last. There's no need to cause trouble for us."

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best to control myself!" Xu felt a little aggrieved.

As expected, the lunch portions for the two were reduced, and the food the maid brought was only enough for one person.

Mrs. Xu was almost angry to death, but she also knew that this matter was caused by herself, so she endured her hunger and pushed the food to Mrs. Li.

"Sister, I'm sorry. This is all because of me. There's only enough for one person, so you can use it!"

Li was stunned for a moment. She took out half of the food and stuffed it into Xu's hand.

"Eat it!"

Xu's eyes moistened a little, and she shook her head, "No, you eat, I'm not hungry."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu's stomach growled.

She awkwardly pushed the bowl back with one hand and covered her stomach with the other, feeling extremely ashamed.

Li remained expressionless, pushed the bowl back to Xu, and started eating her own portion.

"I'll only eat the one in front of me. If you don't want to eat it, just throw it away!"

Only then did Mrs. Xu raise her red eyes. She silently picked up the half bowl of rice and said in a choked voice, "Thank you."

The two of them persisted like this for three days, and only when they were so hungry that their faces turned pale did their meal portions start to return to normal.

The three days of negotiation had calmed Xu down a little. She was no longer as talkative as she was at the beginning. She also had more trust in this smart and sensible sister who had spent three difficult days with her.