Chapter 20: The Li Family
Jiang Xian thought about it and felt that Wang Zhan's words were very reasonable, she nodded and said goodbye to Wang Zhan, and broke up with Wang Zan in front of Cining Palace.
Li Qian's figure leaned out from behind the ancient cypress tree in front of Cining Palace.
The county lord of Jianan actually made an appointment to meet Wang Zan in private.
Could it be that the person she really likes is Wang Zhan?
If so, here's the fun!
Li Qian couldn't help but carefully recall the scene when Jiang Xian and Wang Zan met in the Imperial Garden just now.
The two of them were talking and laughing at the beginning, but their expressions slowly became stern later, and when the county lord of Jianan saw him, his eyes even had a faint guard...... Or, is the county lord of Jianan in trouble?
And this trouble can't be told to the Empress Dowager, the Duke of Zhenguo, or even let others know.
She is almost below a few people in the inner palace, above everyone, what trouble is there that even she is deeply afraid of, and she can't be even?
Li Qian looked at the place where Jiang Xian's figure disappeared, and then looked at the direction where Wang Zan had gone, quietly left Cining Palace, and returned to the hat alley where the Li family temporarily stayed.
Wang Huaiyin greeted him.
He was a young man in his early twenties, of medium stature, of ordinary appearance, and of simple clothing, one of those who could not be found in the crowd. He is the personal disciple of Li Changqing's military advisor Fu Yu, and this time, Li Changqing arranged Wang Huaiyin by Li Qian's side and asked him to assist Li Qian.
Li Qian threw the horsewhip in his hand to Binghe, the little servant he carried with him, and while striding in, he asked Wang Huaiyin: "Is my father at home?"
He has long hands and long feet, and Wang Huaiyan has to walk quickly to keep up with his pace: "My lord went to Yan Ge's hometown and hasn't come back yet." ”
Yan Ge's old name is Yan Huanian, who is the first assistant of the dynasty, a native of Qiantang, and an official eunuch family. Like all scholars, he didn't look down on Li Changqing very much, Li Changqing went to Beijing to pay homage to Empress Dowager Cao's birthday, and wanted to meet Yan Huanian several times, but Yan Huanian politely refused.
Li Qian couldn't help but pause when he heard this, and said, "How can Elder Yan Ge be willing to see my father?"
Wang Huaiyin said in a low voice: "It is said that it is the intention of the Empress Dowager Cao, let Yan Ge ask the adults about the Fujian anti-Japanese war." ”
Li Qian nodded, feeling that Empress Dowager Cao's actions were a little too urgent, which might not be a good thing.
He entered the West Cross Courtyard where he lived, and the little servant fetched water and came in.
Li Qian cleaned his face and changed his clothes, and sat with Wang Huaiyin on the big kang near the window and drank tea.
"Have you seen Miss Bai?" After all, it was a young man, Wang Huaiyin asked Li Qian with a smile, with a little curiosity in his eyes.
"Nope. Li Qian replied neatly, "You and my father still don't have the idea of beating Miss Bai." I will not marry a girl from a big family in the capital. You have time to care about whether I see Miss Bai or not, you might as well think about what method you will use to prevaricate the next time Empress Dowager Cao mentions this matter again. ”
When Wang Huaiyin saw him mention this matter again, he couldn't help frowning, so he had to say again: "Empress Dowager Cao asked the Li family to enter Beijing to celebrate her birthday this time, and the teacher and the adults thought about it and felt that most of them wanted to reuse the Li family. As for whether we want the Li family to guard the border or stay in Beijing, we have no friendship with the scholars of the cabinet and the scholars of the six departments, so there is no way to find out any useful news. Marriage with a wealthy family and having a foil in Beijing is too important for us, and it will even be a matter of life and death. I don't say that you should understand too. Why are you bringing this up again? Is Miss Bai angry with you?"
"I didn't go to see Miss Bai. Li Qian interrupted Wang Huaiyan's words with some displeasure, and said, "Have you ever thought about the water spilled by your married daughter?" Even if it is a rebellion, it is not as guilty as marrying a daughter. If the Li family commits a crime, how can those high-ranking families take care of a married daughter for the sake of the family's interests? On the contrary, it is me, whose wife is the wife of the Li family, but her maiden family is the enemy of the Li family, what kind of face does she have? As the wife of the Li family? How can her daughter-in-law inherit the foundation of the Li family in a dignified and upright manner when she is criticized by the clansmen when she has such a mother...... Huai Ying, there are no rules, you can't make a circle. Once the Li family has no rules, it will not be far from falling apart. I will never marry a noble woman from a wealthy family in the capital. What's more, interests are based on equal power and status, and if you want to occupy absolute interests, you must have absolute force. Could it be that when Mr. Fu Yu persuaded my father to recruit An, he had already decided to work for the imperial court and was at the mercy of those old guys who were covered in corpses? Then why did we enter Beijing?"
Wang Huaiyan was displeased, and was about to say a few words, when a few "pop" high-fives suddenly came from the door.
"Well said!" Li Changqing walked in with a heroic smile, followed by a staff member named Liu Li, "Tiger father has no dogs, my eldest man is really grown up now." ”
"Daddy!"
"Your Excellency!"
Li Qian and Wang Huaiyan saluted Li Changqing in unison, invited Li Changqing to sit on the kang, beckoned a small servant to bring tea in, and then Li Qian, Wang Huaiyin, and Liu Liang sat on the Taishi chair at the bottom.
Li Changqing looked at his son with a smile and said, "However, although you are polite, I think it is still very good if you marry the Beiding Marquis Mansion." After speaking, he winked at his son and said: "It is said that the eldest lady of the Beiding Marquis Mansion is very beautiful, and she grew up in the palace since she was a child, knows the rules, and is well-informed......
Bloodline is a wonderful thing.
Li Changqing has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a purple and gold face, tall and strong, and Li Qian is completely different, but as long as the two of them stand together, no one will mistake them as two fathers and sons. Especially when the two of them laugh, they are both hearty and bright, enthusiastic and bright. Therefore, if Li Changqing's joke son is replaced by someone else, it will only make people feel obscene, but Li Changqing can say it, but it will give people a kind of kind ridicule.
Wang Huaiyin and Liu Li both laughed.
Li Qian knew that his father had made up his mind to marry the Beiding Marquis Mansion.
He was suddenly displeased, but he knew that if he continued to talk to his father, although his father would not really be angry with him, it would make his father lose face in front of his subordinates, so he suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, changed the topic, and said, "Father went to see Yan Ge Lao, is it still smooth?"
Li Changqing smiled at all and said: "I don't know how he got into the position of the first assistant, he is like a dog of the Empress Dowager Cao, wherever the Empress Dowager Cao points to, he will roar wherever he ......"
Li Qian knew that his father was angry with Yan Huanian.
He kinda regretted bringing it up.
Liu Liang and Wang Huaiyin obviously thought the same way, and after listening to Li Changqing's complaints, Wang Huaiyin asked Li Qian about the red bean cake with a smile: "Has Cining Palace accepted it?"
Li Qian didn't want his father to be angry, and said, "When I was in the Imperial Garden, I happened to meet the county lord of Jianan, so I gave it to the county lord of Jianan. ”
When Li Changqing heard this, his spirit was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "How did you meet the county lord of Jianan? What kind of person is the county lord of Jianan? What did you say?"
Liu Liang and Wang Huaiyin pricked up their ears when they listened.
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