"She's probably suffered some kind of shock. We should find a psychiatrist for her."
As someone who had experienced similar things, Li Qiyu knew well that even if she told everyone the truth, few would believe her. Now, she was more or less a modern person. Well - versed in modern ways, she simply fabricated a story in a way that modern people could understand.
Li Xiangping sighed. One after another, his two daughters had run into trouble. He wondered what bad luck had befallen the Li family.
"Alright, since things have come to this, we can only follow the doctor's advice."
However, Li Xiangping had his own little scheme. "Don't tell the Song family about Xichi's situation for now. Maybe she'll recover on her own after a while."
Li Xiangping was reluctant to let go of Song Yunsheng, the prospective son - in - law who was almost in the bag. Everyone knew what was on his mind.
Given Li Xichi's current state, Li Xiangping even regretted having agreed to send her to live with the Song family at the old Mr. Song's request. If Li Xichi entered the Song household in this state, nothing could be hidden.
But that was a matter for later. The top priority was to settle Li Xichi down properly.
Li Qiyu and Song Jiaye didn't object. They nodded in agreement without hesitation. It was Jiang Yongfeng, who usually always listened to Li Xiangping, who didn't chime in this time. She sat there silently, lost in thought.
On the way back, Li Qiyu kept thinking about Li Xichi.
If Li Xichi wasn't acting, then the current Li Xichi must be the Imperial Concubine Yu who had time - traveled here, just like her.
Li Qiyu had a deep impression of this Imperial Concubine Yu.
Although Imperial Concubine Yu had been in the palace for a short time, she and Emperor Song Jiaye had known each other since they were young. After Li Qiyu had half of her face burned in a fire while trying to save the emperor, Imperial Concubine Yu entered the palace within three months.
Imperial Concubine Yu's original name was Zhong Yuxiu, the legitimate daughter of Grand Scholar Zhong. When Song Jiaye was the Sixth Prince, he had studied politics, history, and calendar under Grand Scholar Zhong. After Song Jiaye ascended the throne, Grand Scholar Zhong was even bestowed the title of Imperial Tutor by the emperor himself, which showed how much respect Song Jiaye had for the Zhong family.
Under such circumstances, Zhong Yuxiu and Song Jiaye had grown up like childhood sweethearts. Moreover, Zhong Yuxiu had remained unmarried. Initially, the Zhong family didn't want to send their daughter into the harem. So, when Song Jiaye first selected concubines, the Zhong family had always refused.
It wasn't until Zhong Yuxiu had missed the prime age for marriage and became a woman who was too picky for ordinary matches that, coupled with her strong desire to enter the palace as a concubine, the Zhong family finally gave in.
Song Jiaye also gave the Zhong family enough face. Zhong Yuxiu was the only concubine who was granted a title and the rank of imperial concubine as soon as she entered the palace.
After all, Li Qiyu was the queen. Any conferment of concubines in the harem had to be approved by her, the mistress of the harem.
At that time, Song Jiaye had explained it to Li Qiyu like this:
"Yuxiu is the daughter of my imperial tutor. My tutor has been extremely kind to me. Without his cultivation and support, there would be no Song Jiaye today. So, I naturally can't treat his daughter poorly."
Oh, and Song Jiaye had added one more thing at that time: "Qiyu, don't worry. You'll always be my queen. No one can ever surpass you."
Imperial Concubine Yu seemed to pose no threat and wasn't as domineering as Imperial Concubine Xiang. But she understood the emperor so well, even better than Li Qiyu, his wife. When Imperial Concubine Yu and the emperor stood together, Li Qiyu would feel like an outsider, while they seemed like an intimate couple.
Maybe Song Jiaye felt the same way.
So, not long after Imperial Concubine Yu entered the palace, Song Jiaye asked her to assist in managing the six palaces on the pretext that Li Qiyu needed to recuperate due to her injury.
Yes, she was still the queen, but a hollow one without power or favor.
Favor, Song Jiaye had given to Imperial Concubine Xiang.
Power, Song Jiaye had given to Imperial Concubine Yu.
Li Qiyu was in a complicated mood. She turned her head and looked at Song Jiaye sitting beside her.
As if sensing her gaze, Song Jiaye also turned his head at the same time. Seeing Li Qiyu looking at him, his expression was complex and his emotions were hard to read.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?"
"Nothing."
Li Qiyu averted her gaze. She could only keep telling herself that this wasn't the real Song Jiaye and that she couldn't take her anger out on an innocent person.
Li Xichi's car accident had managed to keep the entire Li family occupied. The Li family was a large and wealthy clan, and they couldn't stay outside all day. So, after Li Xichi's condition had stabilized, Li Yuanhua and his family of three went back first.
Li Xiangping and Jiang Yongfeng were afraid that the Song family would notice something amiss, so they took care of Li Xichi themselves. As a result, Song Jiaye and Li Qiyu spent more time at the Song family's place.
Song Jiaye really didn't want to stay at the Song family's. Every cell in his body was screaming to leave. But seeing Li Qiyu limping around, this thought was quickly dispelled.
It was said that it took a hundred days to recover from bone injuries. Li Qiyu still needed someone to take care of her.
Of course, there was another reason for Song Jiaye to stay: if he didn't, who knew what the Song family would say to Li Qiyu.
Song Jiaye couldn't figure it out either. Old Mr. Song had kept things tightly under wraps from Li Xiangping and the other Li family members, but he seemed not to mind at all if Li Qiyu knew the truth. Sometimes, he even seemed to be deliberately revealing things, and every time, Song Jiaye had managed to smooth things over.
The Song family's nanny would address Li Qiyu as "young mistress".
Li Qiyu: "Young mistress?"
Song Jiaye quickly deceived his wife: "It means young mistress, referring to your youth."
Old Mr. Song would suddenly say: "Xiyu, just consider the Song family your own home."
Song Jiaye quickly reassured his wife: "He's just being polite. Don't take it seriously."
Old Mr. Song's secretary would suddenly say: "As long as the mistress wants it, everything in the Song family can be hers."
Before Li Qiyu could reply, Song Jiaye would quickly decline on her behalf: "You're too kind. Thank you, but we don't need it."
...
All these made Li Qiyu very puzzled: "Song Jiaye, are you very idle lately?"
"Not at all."
The project he had planned, called "Collection of Spring and Qiyu", had already been launched. Coincidentally, the archaeological team excavating the ancient tomb was in the capital. Song Jiaye had already gone to them several times to push the plan forward. How could he be idle?
"If you're not idle, why do you follow me around every day?"
Li Qiyu clearly felt that since they had moved into the Song family's, Song Jiaye had been even more clingy to her.
Song Jiaye: "..."
Seeing Song Jiaye in a daze, Li Qiyu sighed repeatedly.
She wasn't an innocent young girl. When a man liked to be close to a woman, it meant he was in love.
It seemed that Song Jiaye should like Li Xiyu. She wondered how they had ended up on the verge of divorce and how he had been labeled a scumbag by A Xuan.