Chapter 156

The Li family is a family of merchants, although the network is dense, most of the people they can deal with are those businessmen, and there are some lower-ranking officials. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Qiao Mufeng's marriage, although it was not hidden, but if you want to know it clearly for a while, you still have to send someone to inquire.

Even those nobles of the family were shocked when they heard the news, and they didn't understand what that person was thinking.

They also sent people to the palace to inquire about the news.

These families are intertwined and implicated, and how many years of hard work have led to today's wealth, so they naturally have to work step by step. Although the will of God cannot be speculated, everything must be prepared for a rainy day. Otherwise, if you are not careful, it will be a catastrophe of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, who can afford it.

Moreover, Qiao Mufeng is not only the only son of the late Princess Anping, but also today's cousin, with outstanding military achievements, and holds thirty percent of the strength of the Great Moon Kingdom in his hands. These alone are not to be taken lightly.

It is difficult to guess people's hearts, and the thoughts of the emperor above that person are even more difficult.

In the Qifeng Palace, a night pearl the size of a baby's fist hangs on the octagonal wall, illuminating the entire palace as bright as day.

Queen Ji changed her clothes from the palace maid, took off the bead hairpin on her head, and put it in the box. Empress Ji looked at the unclear appearance in the bronze mirror, but still touched her face.

"Rongyue, why do you say that the emperor would marry a civilian woman to the general?"

It is said that the woman was also married.

How can such a person be worthy of a famous general.

Queen Ji can be the queen, and she has her own merits.

Although Qiao Mufeng is related to the emperor by blood, once he threatens the imperial power, the blood relationship or something is a floating cloud. The emperor didn't want Qiao Mufeng to marry a woman from a family, and Empress Ji also figured it out. With the support of a prominent mother's family, isn't the already somewhat threatening general even more threatening? That's it, just marry a simple young lady from your mother's family, and you don't have to be so bad.

Although she was the county lord herself, she was still a peasant woman in the end, and she couldn't get on the table.

Empress Ji frowned.

Rongyue is a powerful female official beside Queen Ji, and she is also smart. Hearing the queen's words, he smiled slightly, and said in a gentle and respectful tone, "The emperor has his own arrangements, and it is good for the general to think about it." ”

Empress Ji nodded, now that the holy decree has been issued, the emperor can't be allowed to take back the holy word.

I asked the emperor where he was resting today, and whether the eldest prince had fallen asleep. Only then was the palace maid serving and resting.

At this time, the atmosphere in the imperial study was very solemn.

Emperor Yongxi had a black face, and in front of him knelt two white-headed people wearing purple official uniforms embroidered with crane patterns.

At this time, the old dragon bell fell to the ground with a trembling voice, and his face was distressed.

"Your Majesty, you must not. The status of the general is noble, how can he be worthy of a village woman. I heard that the village woman was still married. Please take back the will for the sake of Princess Anping. ”

He bowed with both hands and kept kowtowing.

The other knelt next to him and echoed, "Yes, Your Majesty, Master Li is right." This matter is related to the dignity of the entire royal family, and the emperor is asked to think twice. ”

The emperor was so angry that his hands trembled, and he couldn't figure out what these people meant. Don't you just want your own girl to enter the General's Mansion? A family of hundreds of years is obviously very expensive, and it is still required to be rich. Hmph, it's really insatiable. Don't you still want to covet your own country in the future?

Emperor Yongxi was already suspicious. You see that Qiao Mufeng is his cousin, and he is so worried. Not to mention anyone else.

Besides, in order for him to sit firmly on the throne, he had already used Qiao Mufeng's marriage, but now he finally asked for it personally, although the woman was a little bad, but he thought about his merits over the years, and he also agreed.

Could it be that he still wants to regret it?

Immediately, the palm of his hand slapped vigorously on the table, and the two of them only felt their hearts tremble violently, and cold sweat broke out all over their bodies.

trembling, they dare not speak.

"This marriage was personally mentioned by Mu Feng to me, I have already made an order, and there is no possibility of changing it, the two Qing family said this, don't you want me to be a villain who has no promise?"

The emperor was originally the Son of Heaven, and there was already a kind of coercion on the superior.

The two of them only felt that the sweat on their faces was dripping down their sideburns, and they only trembled and said that the emperor forgave the emperor for his sins.

The emperor glanced at the two of them lightly, and seemed to be casually saying, "The two Qing families have the leisure to take care of the affairs of the General's Mansion, it is better to focus on other places, the snow fell so heavily last winter, presumably the two Qing families don't know how many people froze to death." ”

When the two of them heard this, they only felt trembling all over, obviously the spring flowers were blooming, how could it be colder than winter.

The emperor also stopped talking, only waved his hand to let them down.

Holding his head and sighing, they are all hundreds of years old families, how can they get more and more confused the more they go to the back.

Coming out of the imperial study, the two of them only felt blown by the wind, and they couldn't help but shake their bodies. I was drenched in sweat and scared.

Li Tongxuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, glanced at Wu Tongzhi, a scholar of Mingyuan Pavilion University, and the two exchanged glances, and without saying a word, they left separately.

Li Rongxing thought about when to go to the General's Mansion again, he thought about it, for the sake of his daughter's future, for the future of the Li family, how could he see the general, if he couldn't enter the mansion, then he would wait outside, and he would always be able to wait for the general.

And he asked the steward to prepare the gifts.

Li Haoxuan came in with a calm face, "Dad, you don't need to prepare anything." ”

Li Rongxing looked at Li Haoxuan incomprehensibly, not knowing why he suddenly said such a thing.

Li Haoxuan took a sip of tea, pursed his lips tightly, and his thin lips hid countless unswerving. Looking up at Li Rongxing, "I have given the general a marriage today." ”

Marriage?

Li Rongxing couldn't help but take a step back and looked at Li Haoxuan in astonishment, "How come?" ”

Li Haoxuan lowered his head, and his voice was a little low, "It's true, it's all spread all over now." ”

Hearing Li Haoxuan's affirmative answer, Li Rongxing also lost his previous composure, and his face was flustered, "How can this be?" The general gave the marriage, so what should you do with your eldest sister, now Jingzhong knows that she is going to marry the general, this, isn't this, isn't it. ”

Li Rongxing sat on the chair and muttered.

Yes, Li Jingya's reputation is all ruined.

Li Rongxing only felt like a heavy stone in his heart, and he couldn't breathe.

Li Jingya can't marry a general, naturally, the Li family's glorious ancestors will not work.

As if thinking of something, a light flashed in his eyes, he looked at Li Haoxuan eagerly, and asked, "But do you know which young lady is the one who gave the marriage?" ”

It's just that they can't be housewives, it's good to be a concubine, they are a family of businessmen, their status is low, and it's good to be a concubine. If you can know which young lady it is, and then send someone to investigate carefully, when the time comes, you will be pinching the young lady's temperament, and everything is not his Li family.

Li Rongxing is worthy of having been in business for decades, and after being flustered for a while, he immediately got along with each other.

Li Haoxuan didn't think about it so much, he just felt a little sorry for Li Jingya, hearing Li Rongxing ask, his eyes flashed, his lips pursed slightly, his brows frowned, and his face was heavy.

"Yes, Miss San."

"What?"

Li Rongxing's eyes couldn't help but widen, running around these days, the thin red blood in his eyes could be seen at a glance.

"You, what did you say?" He walked over quickly and grabbed Li Haoxuan's arm, the eagerness on his face was clearly visible.

Li Haoxuan looked at his father's expression and repeated it again.

He is understandable. You know, when he first learned the news, his expression was even more exaggerated. When I heard others talk about it, I didn't care, Sang Yu lived in Mao'er Hutong, but she didn't live alone in Mao'er Hutong.

He is the lord of the county. And, Sang Yu, is just a woman who has been abandoned.

How can it be compared.

Li Haoxuan listened, although he regretted it, but he didn't dig deeper.

After all, he is the county lord, and he is just a businessman. Incomparable.

Fortunately, he did not put all his hopes on this family affair.

It's just that when he heard later that the county lord had just been sealed and his original name was Sang Yu, he was really stunned.

Stunned, but not convinced.

He didn't believe it.

How to believe? He was there not long ago, at that time, Sang Yu was wearing a silver-red flowing flower skirt, with only a jade-white orchid hairpin on her head, with a light smile, just like before.

He still remembered that the silver-red makeup satin, or the new style in the splendid building, he asked Xianzi to send it over.

Li Haoxuan didn't believe it, he knew that the three of them became tigers, but he also knew that there was no ground.

So, he went to Mao'er Alley.

Step by step, the heart is getting colder and colder.

He originally hoped that it was another mansion in Mao'er Alley, but when he saw that there were still people carrying things in front of the familiar door, his heart was broken.

He didn't know why he had that deep sense of loss, he liked Sang Yu a little, just like he liked Aunt Chun in the house, he wanted to take Sang Yu into the house, give her a small courtyard, and look at him by the door.

His mood was clear. Not that kind of loss.

It is deep regret.

He didn't knock on the door, he hid and watched the waves of people coming, waves of people leaving. And that door is always closed.

Then he went back.

Li Rongxing's expression at the moment, he had already guessed it.

Not surprised.

Li Rongxing still asked reluctantly, "Yes, is it that Sangyu?" ”

Li Haoxuan nodded.

Li Rongxing's shoulders collapsed. It looks like I'm ten years old in an instant.

He walked over to the chair behind his desk and sat down, not knowing what he was thinking. Li Haoxuan also sat on the chair, the tea in his hand was already cold, he picked up the cup of tea, didn't seem to know, took a sip, frowned slightly, but didn't call the maid to change the tea.

The father and son took it silently, and after a while, Li Rongxing sighed faintly and said, "One wrong step, one wrong step." Fortunately, there is no endless road, let your mother prepare things in a while, let's go to Mao'er Hutong, how can you have a good relationship with that Sangyu, and your sister will be better after entering the house. ”

Li Rongxing hadn't dispelled the idea of letting Li Jingya enter the General's Mansion, and he was about to get the wealth, how could he just give up.

Li Haoxuan looked up at him deeply, naturally knowing what his father meant. I answered and went out.

If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have done it in the first place.

But now it's too late to say anything.

How did you know that such a holy family would fall on Sang Yu's head?

Jinhua Courtyard, Li Haoxuan hadn't walked into the courtyard yet, when he heard bursts of laughter, he frowned slightly, and walked in.

Li Jingya brought Li Jingwan and Chen Siyan to greet the eldest lady, and the eldest lady left them for lunch. In the afternoon, the second lady also came with the fourth lady Li Jingtong.

It's all a family, Li Haoxuan went in, first greeted the eldest lady, and then greeted the second lady, and the sisters greeted each other.

Although the Chen family loves their daughter, their daughter is someone else's family in the end, and their son is their own support. Seeing Li Haoxuan coming, he hurriedly smiled and asked him to sit down, and let the maid put on Li Haoxuan's favorite Lao Jun eyebrows.

After a few words of greeting, Li Haoxuan looked at Chen solemnly, "Mother, I have something to tell you." ”

Seeing this, the second lady also knew that she was not suitable here, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I still have some things there, so I'll leave first." Let's talk to my sister-in-law another day. ”

Chen's pretended to stay.

The second lady only smiled and excused herself, saying that she would come back next time, so she took the fourth lady Li Jingtong away.

Li Jingya was also leaving. However, Li Haoxuan said that it also had something to do with her, and asked her to stay and listen.

Naturally, businessmen don't have as many rules as big families, and they don't know so many rules.

Therefore, not only Li Jingya, but also Li Jingwan and Chen Siyan also stayed.

Li Jingya heard Li Haoxuan say that the matter was also related to her, and the first thing that came to mind was her marriage to the general.

Isn't it done?

Suddenly, his cheeks were crimson, like the delicate peach blossoms flying in March. The eye waves flow, like clear lake water, swimming fish moved, rippling a few clear waves.

Hanging his head, biting his lip lightly, his delicate little hands kept twisting the silk handkerchief, looking extremely shy.

When Chen heard this, he also thought of going with Li Jingya. The joy in his eyebrows and eyes couldn't be hidden, and he hurriedly asked Li Haoxuan what was going on.

Li Haoxuan's face was heavy, and he said that he was married by the saint.

But seeing that the eldest lady's face was even more joyful, she stood up excitedly, and she didn't know where to put her hands. With only his hands folded, he bowed to the door, and said in his mouth, "Thank you Bodhisattva, thank you Bodhisattva for your blessing." Our Li family is also about to become a relative of the emperor. I didn't expect the emperor to know about our Li family, and he also gave our Li family a marriage to the general, which is a great blessing. ”

smiled at Li Haoxuan again, "No wonder the master always can't find the general these days, it turns out that the general wants to surprise our eldest sister and go to the palace to ask the emperor." ”

Before Li Haoxuan could explain, he turned around and took Li Jingya's hand, her eyes flashing with tears, "My mother finally looked forward to bringing you back, but you are going to get married." The emperor gave marriage, what a blessing this is, our ancestors are still the first time. Eldest sister, you are the lucky star of our family. ”

Li Jingya also nodded shyly, excited in her heart. Her jade white hand pinched the silk handkerchief and covered her chest lightly, as if her heart would jump out if she was not careful.

Li Jingwan bit her lip and looked at Li Jingya, with undisguised jealousy in her eyes. If it weren't for her, she would be the one who was given marriage.

Such great glory is hers.

The anger in his heart became more and more unsettled, and his eyes were about to catch fire when he looked at Li Jingya.

Because they were too excited and thought about it, no one in the room noticed how ugly Li Haoxuan's face was.

The clouds were rolling in, and it seemed like it was about to rain.

Chen was congratulated by the servants in the house, rewarded him with a lot of silver, took a sip of tea, and then asked Li Haoxuan when he would come to the palace to announce the decree.

Li Haoxuan was so angry that he didn't want to speak at this time.

He took a large sip of tea and looked at the eldest lady with cold eyes.

The eldest lady was a little uneasy by his eyes.

Li Haoxuan said slowly, "Mother, the saint did not give marriage to the mansion, and the one who wants to marry the general is not the eldest sister." Yes, Sang Yu, who lives in Mao'er Hutong, she has been named the lord of Chaohua, and the emperor ordered her to marry within three months. ”

Li Haoxuan said as he looked at Chen.

I saw Chen's face slowly becoming pale, his fingers were trembling, and his lips were pale, "Brother Xuan, you, what you said is true?" ”

Li Haoxuan nodded, "It's spread all over Beijing." ”

That's true.

Li Jingya screamed, stepped forward and grabbed Li Haoxuan's sleeve, the previous delicate little face was replaced by paleness, and her face was full of panic, like a frightened bird.

"Big brother, no, it's not really, it's right. It's me who wants to marry the general, right, right. My eldest brother lied to me and coaxed me to play. ”

She muttered and looked at Li Haoxuan eagerly, hoping to get the answer she wanted from Li Haoxuan.

Li Haoxuan shook his head, feeling a little pity for her.

"Big sister, Dad said, let me prepare some gifts to go to Mao'er Alley, maybe it's still useful."

Li Jingya has been in the Qinglou for so long, and to be an Oiran, in addition to having a good-looking face, she must also have a delicate mind.

As soon as Li Haoxuan's words came out, she understood.

The emperor's order cannot be violated. That is, she can only go in and be a concubine.

She had thought about it before, but that was also speculation, and now that it was really like that, Li Jingya only felt that the sky was about to fall. Although the concubine of the General's Mansion is not bad, where can she compare to the main mother.

The master mother is the most glorious existence.

With a flash in his mind, he pulled Li Haoxuan's wide sleeves and stared at him deadly, "Big brother, you, who did you just say was going to marry the general, who is it?" ”

When Chen heard this, he also looked at Li Haoxuan eagerly, "Yes, Brother Hao, who did you just say, I didn't hear it clearly, you say it again, say it again." ”

It's not that I didn't hear clearly, but I didn't want to believe it.

Li Jingwan's mood is complicated.

Seeing her mother's dejected expression like Li Jingya, she felt a little excited in her heart. Before Li Haoxuan could speak, she blurted out.

"The eldest brother said that it is the Sangyu of Maoer Hutong, and it is the Sangyu who lived in our house before."

looked up at Li Haoxuan again, "Big brother, am I right?" ”

Li Haoxuan nodded silently.

Li Jingya only felt chaos in her mind. A voice was shouting, how could it be her, how could it be her.

Chunliu saw Li Jingya's strange expression, and hurriedly went over to help her. Li Jingya didn't react, Aoyagi panicked, "Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you?" ”

Chen heard the voice and hurriedly walked over.

Li Jingya was stunned, as if she had lost her soul.

Her mind was confused, and Chen called her to cry anxiously.

Li Jingya seemed to be awake, she looked at Chen, a little puzzled. What Li Haoxuan said just now suddenly appeared in his mind.

She cried out and hugged Chen tightly, "Mother, why, why is this happening." Why is it her, why does she have to rob me every time, why. She robbed my mother, and now she is going to rob my relatives. Mother, mother. ”

Chen only felt that she was crying so much, and she herself kept crying.

I silently hated Sang Yu in my heart.

I was obviously so good to her, why did I come to rob my eldest sister's things.

finally calmed Li Jingya, and let the maid fetch water in, the mother and daughter cleaned their faces, Chen took Li Jingya in his arms, looked at Li Haoxuan, and had calmed down.

"What did your dad say?"

Li Haoxuan came here to tell them, and Li Rongxing must have known about it.

Li Haoxuan said, "Dad said, let my mother prepare gifts, and let my son go to Mao'er Hutong for a trip." We are familiar with Sang Yu, and my mother is so good to Sang Yu, I want to come to Sang Yu to give us some face. It is impossible for my sister to be a housewife, if she can be taken care of by Miss Sang, her sister will be better off in the general's mansion in the future. ”

Chen frowned slightly, a little unsure, "But, will she agree?" ”

After all, no woman wants her man to have another woman, let alone take the initiative to take a concubine for a man. If she hadn't borrowed her eldest sister, I was afraid that Li Rongxing would have a lot of concubines and concubines.

Of course, these things are known only to women. Men, just feel comfortable, where will you worry about this.

"Mother, please rest assured, Miss Sang is also generous and generous, there will be no problem. Besides, she doesn't have a mother's family, and if something happens, she can only rely on our family. Mother, rest assured. ”

When Chen heard this, although he felt a little uneasy, he smiled when he saw that his son was full of confidence.

"You're so sure, but you're going to get this done. That's it, Mama Wang, pick a few good things from my library and take them out for uncle, how can you buy them outside. ”

Li Haoxuan knew that she was afraid that the gift would be bad, and people would not look down on her, so she didn't say anything anymore.

But it is said that the gate is closed in Mao'er Hutong, but everyone knows that there is a civilian county lord living here, and soon, it is the general's wife.

At this moment, Sang Yu is in the house, being taught to learn the rules by her mother.

Raising a grandmother was given by the queen mother in the palace, saying that she is the lord of the county, which represents the face of the royal family, and these rules and etiquette must be learned well, it is nothing to lose your face, don't lose the royal face. He also said that when he learned well, he would go to the palace to thank him.

Sang Yu had learned these things before, and he also had an elegant temperament. Seriously.

It's also a quick learner.

Not only Sang Yu, but even Ye Yu was also trained by him.

Her status in Sang Yu's heart is not ordinary, and she will definitely follow Sang Yu in the future, as a maid, she naturally has many rules. (To be continued.) )