Chapter 22: The Yan Family's Plans
"It turned out to be Yan Hachiro." Li Hui looked at the handsome young man in front of him, and because of his close age, he couldn't help but compare him with his friend Wang Zixian. The Yan family is completely different from the declining Wang family, although it is not a top gate lord clan, but it has been a famous family among the Guanlong nobles for several generations. Not only is he in a high position in the temple, but he is also a well-known scholarly family.
Xu is because of the origin of family education, this Yan Balang exudes a warm and elegant atmosphere from the inside out, and his style is indeed extraordinary. However, compared with Wang Zixian, he lacks a bit of chic bearing, and also lacks some precipitated knowledge of travel and hearing, like a precious flower carefully cultivated, revealing a sense of ignorance of the world.
This is by no means a difference between families, but a distance between people's temperament and talent. After all, there are not many high-ranking officials in the Yan family, and the Shangzhou Wang family is just an inconspicuous branch of the Langya Wang family, and it seems that there are no even five-rank officials. Moreover, Yan Balang is the grandson of the lineage, but Wang Zixian is a side branch. If the two of them had changed places, Wang Zixian would have been famous in Chang'an City long ago.
Li Hui thought of his brother and friends who went south a little absentmindedly, and took Yan Balang to Princess Pu's car. Yan Balang respectfully called his aunt, and sincerely mentioned the thoughts of his family. The same thing is taught to him, but it is much more credible than the old lady yesterday.
Yan Shi sat in the car, and for a while his heart was full of mixed feelings, and his face was sad and happy.
Zhou and Zhang's mother whispered a few words of comfort to her, and she had to sigh and said astringently: "Well, since A-Niang has come in person, as a daughter, I definitely don't have a reason to not even see her." She has always been a filial daughter, but after going through all these things, even she herself can't tell how much filial piety and closeness from the heart are left.
While speaking, the car of the Pu Wangfu group slowly stopped. Yan personally got out of the car and took the Zhou family and the county lord of Changning to meet Yan's wife Gao. Li Hui also helped Li Tai to move off the car with difficulty, and went to see his mother-in-law on the eaves.
Gao is a noble lady who is not rich, and she looks like she has kind eyebrows, but there is a bit of shrewdness in the depths of her eyes. It can also be seen from the things she has arranged these days that she is a person who can use scheming even for her children. It was hard for Li Hui to imagine how this noble lady had raised a gentle daughter like Yan.
This time, the Gao family brought a lot of juniors, there were three or four people in Langjun alone, and there were several cardamom girls wearing hats and getting out of the car to visit. After meeting each other according to family rites and national rites, she pointed out to Yan Shi to recognize her nephews and nieces, and gave Li Hui a warm and delicate Tuanlong mutton fat jade pendant with a smile, and pulled him to look at him carefully, and praised him again and again for being very similar to Li Tai.
Li Tai was very happy when he heard this, and reciprocated by calling a few Yan family Langjun to ride horses next to his chariot and accompany him to relieve his boredom and talk. Yan Jialang Jun is quite familiar with calligraphy and painting, and when he comments on everyone's recent works, he also talks eloquently and is very insightful. Of course, they admired the paintings of their grandfathers or uncles the most.
Yan sat in Gao's car and asked Zhou and the county lord of Changning to go back to the car. The little ladies of the Yan family also helped the maidservants back to their respective ox carts, and when they passed by Li Hui, a gust of fragrant wind drifted by, vaguely accompanied by crisp or soft laughter. The king of Xin'an didn't notice anything, but still turned his horse back to his little cousin's car.
As a result, the Yan family's convoy naturally blended into the honor guard of the Pu Wangfu and continued to the Qujiang Pond in the southeast.
"My son, you have really suffered all these years!" Gao gently rubbed Yan's hand, and as he spoke, tears fell on the back of his hand, wet, "I also wanted to give it to you, but your grandfather ...... him" Speaking of this, she couldn't cry: "Later, I heard that the child you finally got died young, and my mother's heart was broken...... I've been hanging for you......"
Speaking of the child who died that year, Yan couldn't help but have slightly red eyes and slightly moved his lips. The sage and Empress Qin have always paid attention to the marriage of their children, and they set a marriage for them early. At the age of eleven, she was elected as Li Tai's princess, and the following year she married into the royal family. However, for many years after that, she never conceived a son and a half daughter. It wasn't until nearly a decade later that she conceived a baby for the first time, and she cried with joy. Unexpectedly, not long after, when the incident of seizing the heir happened, Queen Qin fell ill, and no one pleaded for her, so that she could stay in Chang'an for the time being.
It is indeed the proper meaning of the husband to sing and the wife to follow. However, she lost her only child because of Li Tai's demotion from Chang'an. I really resented it in my heart, hating my mother's ruthlessness, hating those cold-eyed bystanders, and hating Li Tai's ambition. obviously doesn't have the talent to ascend to the supreme position, so why should he fight? Going to grab it?!
But what's the use of being full of resentment? The child dies and cannot be resurrected. Just when she almost plunged herself into the quagmire of grief and couldn't extricate herself, her housekeeper lady Zhang (Zhang Fu's mother) hugged her newborn concubine Li Hui. Li Huizhi's biological mother was humble, and she was displaced all the way, and her body was extremely weak, and she gave birth to her child soon after. And when she saw the child for the first time, he smiled at her, and instantly soothed her pain. From then on, the child saved her from resentment and resentment.
Thinking of this, Yan Shi settled down slightly, raised his eyes with teary eyes, and looked at Gao: "Ah Niang, since it is a matter of the past, there is no need to mention it now." Xu is because of that child, Xu is because of Li Hui, her expression is much softer, and her voice is as gentle as before. For a while, I couldn't see the cold and unfamiliar appearance before.
Gao Shi was slightly stunned, wiped away the tears with a handkerchief, and smiled with tears: "I really shouldn't mention it...... Our mother and daughter finally met again, and we should say something happy. Listening to your grandfather and brothers mention it these days, the king seems to be sick? When I saw it today, my complexion was good. β
"Now there are rumors everywhere, and he doesn't like to hear those gossips, so he simply recuperates at home." Yan replied, instinctively making up for Li Tai, "With Da Lang and San Lang here, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come forward." What's more, the trial by the three divisions and the supervision of the prince and the king of Yue will surely be able to investigate the case clearly. Why should he bother with such useless things? β
"My son, when you say this, the king's temper is much calmer. In this way, you can rest assured that you can be a mother. Gao said, "Moreover, for the sake of my mother, the king of Sipu and the king of Xin'an County are also very filial to you." Although they are all concubines, they can also be your support in the future...... It doesn't seem like there's any need to worry about you. β
Yan Shi keenly sensed the unfinished meaning of her words, and said lightly: "Da Lang was raised by the A family, and San Lang was raised by me personally, so he naturally has good character. β
Gao smiled, said no more, and continued to talk about trivial matters with her. After more than ten years of separation, it is the marriage and marriage in the family and the interesting stories of the younger generations, which is enough to talk about for several hours. Yan Shi listened and listened, his brows frowned slightly: it should not be her delusion, A-Niang is praising the little lady in the family without a trace, as well as the niece born to her two younger sisters.
The mother and daughter were talking about their parting, and the other Changning county lord lifted the corner of the window screen and quietly called Li Hui: "Brother, don't stay on the right, change to the left." Her car drove on the left, the Yan family's convoy on the right, and Li Hui was now riding a horse in the middle, and anyone could see it at a glance.
Li Hui was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask carefully, and immediately came to the left side of the horse. The county lord of Changning quickly lifted the window screen here, pouted and said, "Those little ladies of the Yan family are really not ashamed, they are all crowded by the window of the ox cart and rushing to see Brother!" If it weren't for them, it would have been nice for just the two of us to talk freely! β
Li Hui was stunned and said with a smile: "Why didn't I find that someone was vying to see me?" Don't worry, although your brother and I think we are born well, we are not handsome enough to make the streets and alleys surround and watch, let alone let the little ladies throw fruits. He was thinking about Li Xin and Wang Zixian just now, and he didn't know where he had gone, and he really didn't pay attention to the eyes around him.
However, although Changning's words are a bit exaggerated, they are not entirely untrue. It's just that the little ladies of the Yan family are all from scholarly families, so it is impossible to make such a move rashly. Could it be that the Yan family intends to marry their granddaughter to him? How can it be?! How could they be willing to give up another daughter to go to Junzhou to suffer? Although their family is in Chang'an now, they still seem to be quite favored, but they are going back to Junzhou after all.
"Of course my brother is good-looking." The county lord of Changning replied without thinking, "Everyone in our family is good-lookingβexcept for ......."
Li Hui reacted almost immediately, and said, "If my grandfather hadn't been born so fat, he would definitely be as graceful as the second father or your grandfather." β
The little one made no secret of his suspicions: "I asked my grandmother. Grandmother said that the third father was born fat since he was a child! Even she had never seen the thinner appearance of the third father. β
ββ¦β¦ To be honest, I've never seen it either. β
The brother and sister glanced at each other and let out a soft laugh as if they had a heart.
At this time, Li Tai's cronies and attendants suddenly came over to invite him. Li Hui immediately rode his horse to the vicinity of the car in front of him, and saw several Lang Jun of the Yan family riding horses around him with red faces, as if he was at a loss. It seems that His Royal Highness King Pu should have lost his temper, and they were both ashamed and vaguely worried.
Li Hui was too strange to them, and he didn't comfort them, but he bowed his head slightly, jumped off his horse, and neatly boarded the car of His Royal Highness King Pu. Seeing this, several Lang Jun of the Yan family had to disperse, and returned to their own convoy with a little anxiety.
After Li Hui entered the car, he saw that his grandfather was gritting his teeth and patting the table next to him, and couldn't help laughing: "Who annoyed Grandpa?" Grandpa just said! Whether it is a relative or not, the child will be angry for Grandpa! β
Li Tai looked back suddenly, the flesh on both sides of his cheeks shook like waves, and shouted angrily, "It's not you yet!" Hide everything from me!! Do you know that I'm your grandpa?! Now everyone understands that the murderers who assassinated me and Li Song were those who were convicted back then! You didn't even say a word! That's how you believe in the triage! Believe in Li Henghe...... And the Prince?! β
King Xin'anjun's eyes opened slightly, and he said very innocently: "Grandpa, this is just a rumor, my grandfather and grandmother have told me not to be gullible." The elders have told me like this, how dare I tell my grandfather? "What is the purpose of the Yan family? actually told Grandpa about it?! Is it the meaning of Yan Shangshu? Or are these teenagers on their own?!
Li Tai gasped for breath and widened his eyes: "Rumors?!" Just rumors? β
"It's just rumors, indeed." Li Hui replied firmly, and then added a sentence - "Grandfather and grandmother said it." β
"......" His Royal Highness King Pu groaned for a long time, glanced at his young son, and said lightly, "It's a rumor, and maybe it's credible." β
What is "maybe" for "......"? Must have believed it? Just believe it?!
King Xin'an sighed hard in his heart: he knew that this would definitely be the result.