74. Chapter 74
It was not easy for Xiao Yan to relent, Liu Hanqing's preparations for the three media and six hires were quite fast, but when it came time to send a dowry gift to the Wucheng Palace, he ran into trouble again.
In the palace of the king of Shu, Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi had just returned from the palace, and as soon as they entered the mansion, they saw Liu Hanqing.
As soon as he saw Xiao Yanzhi, Liu Hanqing put on a dog-legged appearance and greeted him with a smile.
"Big brother, are you back? I came back so early, it's a little cloudy today, does my eldest brother's leg hurt? ”
The green tendons on Xiao Yanzhi's forehead jumped, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't call me big brother!" If you have something to say, get out of here! ”
Liu Hanqing, a bastard, since he agreed to this marriage, Liu Hanqing has been dangling in front of him all day long, and he always looks proud of the spring breeze, which makes people angry.
"Yes, yes!" Liu Hanqing followed Pei Ze and said to Xiao Yanzhi, "The dowry is ready, when do you think it's time to send it to the Wucheng Palace?" ”
Xiao Yanzhi glanced at Liu Hanqing coldly, no matter how he thought about it, he felt uncomfortable, so he deliberately said, "In a year." ”
"Huh?" Hearing this, Liu Hanqing was stunned, "Why a year later?" ”
Xiao Yanzhi raised the corners of his mouth and gave Liu Hanqing a skin smile, and then said without guilt: "I'm really embarrassed, it seems that I can't do happy things during the national funeral." ”
Liu Hanqing was stunned for a moment, and then slapped his head.
He had forgotten about it!
"Yes...... But I'm ready for everything. Liu Hanqing looked at Xiao Yanzhi blankly.
Xiao Yanzhi shrugged innocently and said, "Since you're ready, let's leave it there, so that after a year, you won't need to prepare again." ”
"Xiao Yanzhi!" Even Liu Hanqing was a little angry.
It was Xiao Yanzhi's biological father who died, he could forget the national funeral, how could Xiao Yanzhi forget? This person is deliberately playing tricks on him, right?!
"What did you tell me to do?" Xiao Yanzhi glanced at Liu Hanqing disappreciatively.
Liu Hanqing gritted his teeth, so he had to soften his attitude and said: "You are the king of Shu, and Jun Meng is the nominal righteous sister of King Wucheng, not to mention that the first emperor has not been buried, this matter is ...... Can we discuss it again? ”
Xiao Yanzhi said: "If you regard Junmeng as my sister and the righteous sister of King Wucheng, then she should be filial piety with the two of us for three years." ”
"Three ......" Liu Hanqing's eyes widened, "In other words, you are my own brother...... Just help me figure it out! And...... And if Jun Meng knows about this, Jun Meng should be unhappy, right? ”
"How could Junmeng be unhappy?" Placed on the chair in the hall by Pei Ze, Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile, "Don't look at Junmeng's stubbornness, but he is very sensible, not to mention that Junmeng's only worry is that he is afraid that I will not agree to your marriage, now that I have done it, Junmeng will never mind whether this marriage will be done now or a year later." ”
"I mind......" Liu Hanqing almost cried.
A year, that's a year! God knows what will happen during the year, what if Junmeng falls in love with someone else? What if Xiao Yanzhi makes trouble with the moth and tosses him again? He doesn't worry about marrying someone home!
Why are you so unlucky!
Seeing that Liu Hanqing was also strange and pitiful, Pei Ze tilted his head and whispered a few words in Xiao Yanzhi's ear.
After hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi glared at Pei Ze.
Seeing that Xiao Yanyi's face was unhappy and he was about to tilt his body to the other side, Pei Ze's long arm stretched out and hooked Xiao Yanzhi's neck to pull Xiao Yanzhi away, and whispered a few words in Xiao Yanzhi's ear.
Xiao Yanzhi was speechless, glared at Pei Ze and said, "Which side are you standing on?" ”
Pei Ze shrugged.
It doesn't matter which side he stands on, Jun Meng is now on Liu Hanqing's side, and in the end, it's not that he is unhappy with Liu Hanqing.
Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at Liu Hanqing again, and seeing Liu Hanqing's expression of hope, Xiao Yanzhi was in a bad mood, and said maliciously: "You can get out." ”
"Huh?" Liu Hanqing became dazed again.
Didn't King Wu Cheng give Xiao Yanzhi an idea, Xiao Yanzhi really didn't use it?
"Ahh
Liu Hanqing sighed and retreated helplessly.
Stepping out of the gate of Wucheng Wang's Mansion with a melancholy face, Liu Hanqing saw Xiao Chunyue hiding next to the stone lion in front of the door.
Seeing Xiao Chunyue beckoning to him, Liu Hanqing turned his head to look inside the Wucheng Palace, and then walked towards Xiao Chunyue: "Sister looking for me?" ”
Xiao Chunyue asked with a smile, "Are you here to discuss marriage with Yanzhi?" How do you say that? ”
As soon as he heard this, Liu Hanqing said with a depressed face: "You are not allowed to marry during the national funeral. ”
Xiao Chunyue was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and chuckled, and said, "I really don't know how you offended Yanzhi, but it's rare to see him embarrassed a person like this." ”
Liu Hanqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I didn't offend him, it was he who was dissatisfied with me for snatching his sister." ”
"My daughter wants to get married, and this is the reaction of being a father, the more I love my daughter, the more I look at my son-in-law unpleasantly, don't blame him."
Liu Hanqing smiled: "Sister, don't worry, I know." ”
If he didn't know it in his heart, how could he still let him say it everywhere?
Xiao Chunyue nodded, and then said, "You go back and talk to Jun Meng." ”
The things to be prepared for Junmeng's wedding and the things to be done are actually almost done, although the mood has not been very good during this time, but he will never neglect this matter. It's just that Liu Hanqing doesn't like it, it must not give Liu Hanqing a good look, if Liu Hanqing wants to discuss something with Yanzhi, it has to be said by Jun Meng, but if Jun Meng says the decision, he will not object, if Jun Meng insists on marrying this year, let alone a national funeral, even if someone in their family dies and has to keep filial piety for three years, there must be a way to do this family matter, just see if he is willing or not.
"What does my sister mean ......" Liu Hanqing looked at Xiao Chunyue suspiciously.
Xiao Chunyue only smiled, and with a slight blessing, she crossed Liu Hanqing and returned to Wucheng Palace.
Liu Hanqing scratched his head, stood in front of the gate of Wucheng Wang's Mansion and thought for a while, and then went to Yan Mansion.
No matter how Jun Meng decides, he has to talk to Jun Meng about this matter first.
In the palace of King Wucheng, Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi were still sitting in the hall talking, it seemed that Pei Ze was saying something to tease Xiao Yanzhi, and Xiao Yanzhi pretended to be angry, but the smile in his eyes couldn't hide it.
Seeing Xiao Chunyue coming in from outside, Xiao Yanzhi knew what Xiao Chunyue, who rarely went out of the house, was doing when he thought about it.
Pouting, Xiao Yanzhi said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you all looking for Liu Hanqing?" ”
Xiao Chunyue glanced at Xiao Yan with a smile and said, "You, don't tease Liu Hanqing so childishly, beware that Junmeng is really angry with you." ”
"I didn't do anything excessive." Xiao Yanzhi sat cross-legged on the chair, staring at the tea bowl in his hand with his head down.
Xiao Chunyue chuckled and said: "Jun Meng is going to marry sooner or later, and you won't stop you, I really can't figure out why you want to marry Liu Hanqing." ”
Xiao Yanzhi said in a sullen voice: "I just know that Han Qing won't mind him, if I even have to mind this, I won't marry Jun Meng to him!" ”
Men have to be magnanimous! And he also wants to see how much Liu Hanqing can endure for Junmeng, if he can't even stand the little grievance he gave, how will he protect Junmeng in the Liu family in the future?
Xiao Chunyue looked at the sulky Xiao Yanzhi with a smile, and said, "Come on, Jun Meng is not small, delay it for a few more years, see if Jun Meng complains about you." ”
"Anyway, Liu Hanqing wants her." Xiao Yanzhi muttered in a muffled voice.
Xiao Chunyue couldn't help but pat Xiao Yanzhi's head and said, "Co-authored, did you recognize that Liu Hanqing would marry Jun Meng no matter what?" ”
Xiao Yanzhi pursed his lips and did not squeak.
"I'm too lazy to tell you!" Xiao Chunyue glared at Xiao Yan, and then entered the backyard.
Pei Zemu escorted Xiao Chunyue into the backyard, and then turned back to look at Xiao Yanzhi: "I think Junmeng should come tomorrow." ”
Xiao Yanzhi glared at Pei Ze fiercely and said, "I really don't want to talk to you." ”
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Yanzhi stood up and turned around to go to the backyard.
Pei Ze raised his eyebrows, immediately stood up, and hugged Xiao Yanzhi with an arrow step.
"You let me go! I'll go on my own! Xiao Yanzhi glared at Pei Zedao.
"Don't make trouble," Pei Ze glanced at Xiao Yan, "When the injury is healed, whatever you want." ”
Xiao Yanzhi took a deep breath, and then tilted his head and buried himself in Pei Ze's arms.
Xiao Yanzhi's bedroom in the Shu Wangfu is larger than Pei Ze's bedroom in the Wucheng Palace, with the straight line where the door is located as the central axis, one side is made into a room with a door, in which only a bed and a wardrobe are placed, and the other side is separated by a screen A small study, in which there are tables and chairs, small bookshelves and a narrow couch.
During this period of time, Pei Ze was not allowed to leave Xiao Yanzhi for a single step, so when he returned to the room and had nothing to do, the two of them were basically writing and painting in front of the bookcase, and the other was lying on the couch or reading books or watching people, but they could also spend an interesting afternoon quietly.
So this afternoon, although Xiao Yanzhi was still holding his breath in his heart, the two were still in the same room, Pei Ze stood in front of the bookcase, Xiao Yanzhi lay on his side on the couch, and looked at Pei Ze's post with his head propped up.
After writing a paragraph, Pei Ze looked at the words he had written, and felt that he was quite satisfied, so he put down his pen, put away the paper when the ink was dry, and unintentionally turned his head, and saw Xiao Yanzhi staring at him intently.
During this time, as long as he was standing in front of the bookcase, Xiao Yanzhi was staring at him like this, and he was used to it.
"See what's special?" Pei Ze asked with a smile.
Xiao Yanzhi pursed his lips and said, "As always, nothing special." ”
"Is it interesting for you to stare at it?" As soon as the ink dried, Pei Ze rolled up the paper and threw it into the bucket on the side.
The corners of Xiao Yanzhi's mouth raised, and he smiled evilly: "This man is so handsome, he really never gets tired of looking at it." ”
Slanted Xiao Yan's eyes, Pei Ze began to write the second word.
Xiao Yanzhi changed his posture and lay on the couch, staring at Pei Ze again before asking, "You write every day, is it interesting?" ”
Hearing this, Pei Ze stopped his pen and turned his head to look at Xiao Yanzhi, and asked with some surprise: "Why did you think of asking this?" ”
During this time, Xiao Yanzhi only stared at him, and never asked.
"It's nothing, just ask."
After thinking about it, Pei Ze beckoned to Xiao Yanzhi: "Come here." ”
Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and said lazily: "Didn't you say that I can't walk on the ground?" ”
Pei Ze put down the pen, walked to the couch in two steps and hugged Xiao Yanzhi, and then turned back to the bookcase and put Xiao Yanzhi down.
Standing in front of the bookcase with one foot, Xiao Yanzhi twitched the corners of his mouth, turned his head to look at Pei Ze behind him, and said, "I just don't want to stand in front of the bookcase, can't you see it?" ”
"I see." Pei Ze stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Xiao Yanzhi's waist, so that Xiao Yanzhi could rest on him safely.
"Now that you can see it, why do you still bring me here?"
In order to teach Ren'an to read and write, he spent a long time standing in front of the bookcase every day to practice writing, a few hours to write, for him who has never been able to sit still, it has been called a disaster, and finally practiced a hand to see people's words, he never wanted to stand in front of the bookcase after teaching Ren'an, and Xiangsheng and Junmeng were both taught by Ren'an.
Pei Ze stuffed the pen into Xiao Yanzhi's hand and said, "Didn't you ask me?" Let yourself experience it. ”
“…… I can't read. Xiao Yanzhi stuffed the pen back into Pei Ze's hand.
Pei Ze was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Since this is the case, I will teach you." ”
As he spoke, Pei Ze stuffed the pen back into Xiao Yanzhi's hand, and then took Xiao Yanzhi's hand and wrote with Xiao Yanzhi.
"Hey!" Xiao Yanzhi didn't have time to resist, and he had already finished writing a word.
After writing this one word, Pei Ze suddenly felt that this game was very interesting, so he grabbed Xiao Yanzhi's hand and continued to write it with great interest.
When Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to protest, he saw Pei Ze's eyes full of smiles, as if he was very happy, Xiao Yanzhi was stunned, then pouted, and generously lent a hand to Pei Ze to play.
It's rare that Pei Ze will find something interesting, so let him be.
Boredom watching his and Pei Ze's hands stacked together holding the same pen and writing the same word, Xiao Yanzhi gradually felt that this was a very interesting thing, especially when he suddenly made trouble for Pei Ze, he felt even more interesting when he saw that stroke suddenly written crookedly.
"Can you stop making trouble?" Pei Ze finally couldn't help but stop his pen and glared at Xiao Yanzhi dissatisfied.
Xiao Yanzhi stared at the words on the paper that had become ugly because of a single stroke, and said with a happy smile: "In this way, you can see that you wrote this one with me." ”
Pei Ze stared at Xiao Yanzhi, then shook his head and smiled.
Letting go of Xiao Yanzhi's hand, Pei Ze hugged Xiao Yanzhi's waist with both hands, rested his chin on Xiao Yanzhi's shoulder, and asked, "Why don't you like to write?" ”
Holding the pen, Xiao Yanzhi continued to write the next word slowly, and asked casually: "Why do you like to write?" Do you like it? ”
Pei Ze watched intently as the word was written one by one, and replied in a low voice: "It's just a habit." ”
He is playing since he was a teenager on the battlefield, his father was afraid that he was too angry, so he wanted him to practice calligraphy, as long as he stayed in the barracks, he was almost inseparable from the bookcase, after his father passed away, he thought he would give up, after all, he didn't like such boring things very much, but when he thought of his father, he unconsciously wanted to write two words, while writing while recalling his father's teachings to him, not to say that he could meditate on his own mistakes every time, but it could indeed calm his mood.
In the past, every time he killed someone, he had to write all night to calm down, and this habit only changed after meeting Xiao Yanzhi, because he had to sleep with Xiao Yanzhi every night, and he had no time to write. But now, being with Xiao Yanzhi makes him feel calmer than writing, and it's only recently that he has been bored so much that he picks up the pen again.
After writing a word, Xiao Yanzhi picked up the pen, looked at the word and pouted: "So probably no one likes this thing." ”
Xiao Yanzhi wrote a few more words, and there was a knock on the door, and Li An's voice came from outside the door.
"Lord Qiqi, Miss Xiao is here."
Is it Junmeng? How did you come so soon?
Xiao Yanzhi turned his head and glanced at Pei Ze, and then said, "Let her in." ”
It was too troublesome to ask Pei Ze to hug him when he went out of the room again.
As soon as Xiao Yanzhi's words fell, the door was kicked open vigorously, startling Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze, the two raised their heads and followed the voice, and saw Xiao Junmeng entering the door angrily, followed by Liu Hanqing with a smiling face.
Xiao Yanzhi, who was originally in a good mood, sank his face, put down his pen, and looked at Xiao Junmeng with a rare face: "Junmeng, I sent you to Yanfu to learn how to do business, you have learned to do business, but you have forgotten what the rules are?" ”
Xiao Junmeng's footsteps were paused, and when he landed, he was excited, and even his momentum dropped by half.
Xiao Junmeng glanced at Pei Ze, and said with a blessing: "Junmeng is rude, please forgive the prince." ”
Pei Ze lowered his eyes and glanced at Xiao Yanzhi, keenly aware that Xiao Yanzhi's anger was not pretended, so he didn't dare to say anything: "It's okay." ”
Xiao Yanzhi's face did not soften, and there was no smile in Xiao Junmeng's sight: "What's the matter with coming to me?" ”
"I ......" Xiao Junmeng opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say it.
Xiao Yanzhi snorted coldly and said, "Isn't Fang Cai still looking like he is not afraid of heaven and earth?" Since you have decided to go toe-to-toe with your brother for a man, let me see your determination. ”
Xiao Junmeng panicked, and hurriedly said: "I don't want to go toe-to-toe with my brother, I ......"
Xiao Yanzhi ignored it and said coldly: "Say, what is the important thing that can make you kick open my door and come to me?" ”
Xiao Junmeng stood there at a loss, turned his head to look at Liu Hanqing, and then flattened his mouth, and said, "I, I'm fine, I'm just ...... It's just to see brother. ”
"So you see it now? Let's go back. ”
"Hmm......" Xiao Junmeng asked Pei Ze for help with a helpless face.
My brother seems to be really angry, what should I do?
Pei Ze looked at Xiao Junmeng, looked at Liu Hanqing, and then looked down at Xiao Yanzhi, and then attached it to Xiao Yanzhi's ear and whispered, "I'll go out for a while." ”
As he spoke, Pei Ze let go of Xiao Yanzhi and strode out: "Jun Meng and Liu Hanqing come with me." ”
The two people who were named were stunned, and looked at Xiao Yanzhi at the same time, but saw that Xiao Yanzhi only lowered his head to write, and didn't pay attention to them at all, the two glanced at each other, and could only go out with Pei Ze.
"Close the door." Pei Ze stood in the courtyard with no expression on his face.
Liu Hanqing hurriedly closed the door of the house.
Pei Ze looked at Xiao Junmeng and said: "It is a lie to you to say that you have to wait for a year, the Son of Heaven died, and the people wore plain clothes for a year to mourn, but it only takes 27 days to keep filial piety, if you want to get married, the auspicious day can be chosen after a month." But this matter is your fault, don't you know who he is guarding for filial piety? In other words, since you have agreed to your marriage, how can you regret it? If he wants to do a marriage for Jun Meng, how can he be perfunctory? Or is the sister he raised single-handedly in a hurry to leave him now? ”
Xiao Junmeng tugged at his cuffs and whispered, "I don't have ......"
Liu Hanqing bowed his hand and said guiltily: "I'm sorry, it's because I didn't think about it." ”
Pei Ze said in a deep voice: "Go back, you go to Li An to discuss the matter after that, Li An will come to talk to me and Yanzhi, and if there is anything wrong, I will inform you." ”
"Yes." Liu Hanqing and Xiao Junmeng obediently responded.
"That ......" Xiao Junmeng looked at Pei Ze timidly, "My brother ...... him"
"Take care of yourselves, he's got me by his side." As soon as the words fell, Pei Ze raised his feet and went back to the house, and when he passed by Xiao Junmeng's side, he raised his hand and patted the top of Xiao Junmeng's head.
In the end, the first emperor is just the biological father of Yan Yi, and they are complete strangers to Jun Meng, and it is reasonable that they will not care, but he thinks that Jun Meng will take into account Yan Zhi's mood to some extent, but in the end she is just a little girl who is favored by Yan Zhi, although she has been practicing in the Yan family for a while, but when she returns to Yan Zhi's side, she is still the spoiled willful girl, and she is used to being spoiled and tolerated by Yan Zhi.
When Pei Ze returned to the room, Xiao Yanzhi's face still hadn't improved.
He wasn't angry, but the moment he saw Jun Meng enter the door angrily, he had a real feeling that Jun Meng would care more about others from now on, although before this he always said that his sister was raised by someone else, but when he really had to face this reality, he was inevitably stunned.
Finally, the girl who will wash his hands and make soup for him will only work hard for other people's three meals a day in the future, and finally the girl who will only snuggle up in his arms and cry will snuggle up to another man's chest from now on, and finally the girl who will be angry with others because someone says bad things about him will also be angry with him because he embarrasses others.
He sincerely blessed Jun Meng, but he also felt lost from the bottom of his heart.
Pei Ze walked around behind Xiao Yanzhi, gently hugged Xiao Yanzhi, and sighed: "You, you know that he will find Jun Meng after embarrassing Liu Hanqing, but you want to embarrass him, and as a result, you have to sulk yourself." ”
Xiao Yanzhi pursed his lips, and then sighed and said, "Junmeng has grown up." ”
When you grow up, you will have more important people and things in your heart, and when you grow up, you will definitely leave.
Hearing Xiao Yanzhi's voice, Pei Ze said: "She won't go far." ”
Xiao Yanzhi turned his head to look at Pei Ze and smiled.