Chapter 187: Exploring the Wind
Li Jiye wanted to use a simple and rude method to force his son to stop his desire to marry Mulan, but he didn't expect Li Cang to be stubborn and knelt in the ancestral hall for three days without eating or drinking. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Li family has rules that women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall. Mrs. Li couldn't get in by herself, so she asked Li Xi's eldest brother Li Run to go in and persuade her twice, but Li Cang couldn't listen to a word, and the food was served in and out.
Mrs. Li was afraid that he would be hungry, so when Li Jiye came back from the next court, she would discuss with him, "Why don't I go to the Guogong Mansion to find out the tone of Mrs. An?"
"Don't go. Li Jiye didn't want to think about it, so he refused, "It's not that my Li family's sons and daughters can't marry a daughter-in-law, why do you have to provoke a girl who wants to recruit money?"
Mrs. Li persuaded again, and the eyes he looked at were a little strange, "Madame really thinks that marrying the Xie family is for the sake of Cang'er?"
"What does the master mean by this?" Mrs. Li sensed her husband's suspicions, and was angry and aggrieved, "In the past ten years, have I ever treated Brother Fu a little bit wrong? ”
Li Jiye knew that he was at a loss, but he couldn't afford to make a compensation, so he hid in the study.
The husband and wife quarreled once, and Mrs. Li was angry and no longer asked about Li Cang. Li Cang knelt all night, even hungry and frozen, couldn't support it and fainted, and shouted to carry it out. After the doctor saw it, he took a dose of decoction, used half a congregation of minced pork porridge, and dragged his weak body to the ancestral hall to kneel.
Mrs. Li was soft-hearted, so she first dissipated her anger and went to Li Jiye to say, "...... What Brother Fu asks for is just a try, and if people don't agree, he will die, why should the master compete with the child? If Brother Fu has three longs and two shorts, which of our families can live a comfortable life?"
Li Jiye can see that his son is a stubborn donkey, and he is a master who does not hit the south wall and does not look back. It is indeed not a way to go on like this, so I simply let it go and asked Mrs. Li to do it herself.
As soon as he was relieved, Mrs. Li immediately handed over the post to the Guogong Mansion. got the reply of Mrs. An, carefully prepared a generous gift, and took Li Xi to the door early the next morning.
Mulan didn't know that Li Cang was clamoring to marry her, but Mrs. Li made a special trip to apologize for Li Cang's fight. Although this matter is Li Cangqi's head, it is the two families who are criticized. There are rumors and rumors outside, but it is no longer clear who is involved with whom.
She was afraid that Mrs. Li would not be comfortable talking in front of her, so she found an excuse, took Li Xi's hand and went to Yu Ting Pavilion, leaving Mrs. An and Mrs. Li to talk in the hall.
As soon as she sat down, Mrs. Li opened her mouth with guilt on her face, "I should have brought our second child over to kowtow to you a long time ago, just because my master was so angry that he was punished to go to the ancestral hall." The child also knew that he had done something wrong, and he didn't eat or drink for several days, and he couldn't hold back and fainted.
When he went out this morning, he insisted on coming with me and told me to stop him.
Mrs. An knew that Li Cang was in good health, and in order to avoid suspicion, Mrs. Li would not bring him over. didn't delve into the truth and falsity of her words, and said politely: "The young man is impatient, and he has never thought about it on the spur of the moment, not to mention that he is very kind, you don't have to be too harsh on him." ”
"No matter what you say, it's all our second child's fault. Taijun is magnanimous, and he has never blamed our godson for being incompetent, and my master and I are already grateful. Mrs. Li repeatedly apologized, and talked for a while, and when the atmosphere became more harmonious, she deliberately asked, "Speaking of which, there have been many days when the government has released the news of recruitment, and the family affairs of the county lord of Suichuan have been settled?"
How everyone outside is talking about Mulan and Li Cang, Mrs. An is not unheard. Hearing Mrs. Li ask about this, she only listened to the rumors, afraid that Mulan would bring Li Cang, and she looked at Mulan to marry early, and felt a little unhappy in her heart.
"Mulan is a lone seedling in the Guogong Mansion, and it is necessary to choose thousands of people to find an outstanding recruit to come in. How can anyone defile my family's bloodline?"
Mrs. Li felt that Mrs. An's style of speech was wrong, and hurriedly smiled: "The lord of Suichuan County is Xiu Yinghui, and he is behind the gate, and there is no unworthy son in the world. ”
After a pause, he said, "Most people in the world are prejudiced, and when they hear the word 'recruitment', they will stay away, and they would rather lose a good marriage than support that face." Taijun wants to find a person who is impeccable in all aspects for the lord of Suichuan, but I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”
Mrs. An has the impression that Mrs. Li is by no means the kind of person who has no eyes, and she can clearly hear her sharp words, and she is still talking about Mulan's family affairs like this, I am afraid that there is some reason. He was not in a hurry to answer, and waited for the next step with the teacup.
Mrs. Li consciously said what was in the heart of Mrs. An, so she asked while the iron was hot: "Have you ever thought about the best of both worlds, maybe there is any way to get the best of both worlds, not only does not need to be recruited, but also can continue the bloodline for the Guogong Mansion?"
"Mrs. Li, what do you want to say?" Mrs. An put down the teacup, "I don't like to beat around the bush, you can say it directly." ”
Mrs. Li glanced left and right, and stopped talking.
Mrs. An understood, waved her hand and sent her subordinates away, leaving only Hongyu alone, "She is an old man by my side, she has been with me for decades, she is the most reliable, Mrs. Li has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Mrs. Li nodded, and then opened her mouth with a ashamed face, "Actually, I came over today, in addition to making amends, there is one more matter."
Alas, this matter is really hard for me to talk about, the second child of our family has seen the Suichuan County Lord a few times, and he admires the Suichuan County Lord quite a lot. And because of the fight, the Suichuan county lord was tired, and he wanted to save his reputation for the Suichuan county lord, so he moved the mind of asking for marriage......"
Hearing this, Mrs. An and Hongyu were very surprised, but they didn't make a sound.
Mrs. Li had no choice but to say to herself, "I like the county lord of Suichuan from the bottom of my heart, and my family Xi'er has dealings with the county lord from time to time, and I often praise the county lord on my lips. If this marriage can be formed, it will be the accumulation of virtue by our Li family ancestors, but it is just ......
Taijun is an understanding person, so I won't say those secret words. Our lord is an official in the court, and he loves face the most, and it is impossible to allow his sons and daughters to join the family. It's not that I didn't persuade our second child, but he was so hard-hearted that he begged me to give it a try for him.
I also told him to be so entangled that he couldn't do anything, so he came to the door with a cheeky face, and wanted to ask Taijun, is there room for discussion about the matter of recruitment?"
- (To be continued.) )