Chapter 11: Already Having a Wife
Qi Lichen hurried to the county mansion, and he didn't worry about Xi Duyun, so he placed her in a teahouse to rest. When she is well rested, she goes shopping on her own.
I don't know when the banquet of the county government will end, and Qi Lichen will arrange a carriage to send Xi Duyun back outside the teahouse first.
After Qi Lichen left, Xi Duyun was still slumped in the chair, disgusting, it was really disgusting. How can those people endure such a sinful thing as riding in a carriage?
The thought of the bumpy ride in the carriage made Xi Duyun retch, thinking that he would have to think carefully about entering the city next time.
The magistrate of a county held a banquet, and all the people who came were well-known people in the county, among whom the squires were the largest in number.
In order to avoid being late, Qi Lichen arranged enough time, and was delayed for a while due to Xi Duyun, but the time for the banquet was more than enough. Qi Lichen went to the county mansion, and as soon as he entered the banquet, he noticed that there were eyes on him at the banquet.
Qi Lichen looked at the hour and made sure that he was not late, so he sat peacefully in the banquet, ignoring the eyes left and right.
"Thanks to your kindness to come to the county government for a banquet, I believe you have also heard, a few days ago, our county came out of a person, this person is Qi Lichen Qi Gongzi of Nancun, Gongzi is indeed very literati, what do you think?"
The county magistrate has the highest status at the table, so naturally whatever he says is what he says, and the people sitting down echo in unison.
Qi Lichen got up and saluted the county order with a glass of wine, and responded: "Don't dare to be." ”
When he sat down, Qi Lichen glanced left and right, and there were not only squires on the table today, but also many young women present.
"Since ancient times, it is a good story for a talented man to match a beautiful woman, I learned that Gongzi Qi is not married, and it just so happens that my pearl Zhou Qi is also unmarried, and today I will make the decision to marry her to you, I don't know what Gongzi wants."
There was a curtain on one side of the hall, and a person sitting behind the curtain was faintly visible, thinking that it was the daughter of the county order.
Zhou Xianling's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, and everyone else quieted down, their eyes brushed on Qi Lichen, obviously, except for Qi Lichen himself, everyone else knew the meaning of the county order.
Qi Lichen lowered his head, teaching people to see his expression clearly. Qi Lichen stared at the wine cup on the table, and a fierce color flashed in his eyes, so it is so, no one in the county has been lifted in recent years, and it is easy to raise someone, so it is natural to win over him.
However, Zhou Guang was going to be disappointed.
Qi Lichen picked up the wine cup and drank it all, got up and said to the county order: "The county order is contemptible, thank you for your kindness, but it's a pity that the contemptible people are blessed, and they already have a fiancée, so they can't form a good relationship with your daughter." ”
Marrying the daughter of the county order is a good thing that many people can't ask for, Qi Lichen refused directly without hesitation, it is a good thing to cut the mess quickly, but it also directly slapped the county order in the face.
"My obedient, marrying the daughter of the county order is a blessing that many people can't ask for, a gentle person like Miss Zhou, even if you burn incense and worship the Buddha, you may not be able to meet it, it's a sin!"
I don't know which woman interjected, and the others whispered. said that there was something that could not be said well, and saying it in front of him was obviously deliberately embarrassing the county order. The county magistrate sat in the hall, his face was white and red, and it was very ugly.
"Qi Gongzi is not a woman surnamed Xi in Nancun, it was just a trust from her parents before they died, what to do, Qi Gongzi looks down on my daughter and says it directly." The county commander's tone was sharp, and the beard on his lips trembled with anger.
The people refused to marry the daughter of the county order, saying that they looked down on it, and the meaning of the words was that Qi Lichen did not know how to lift.
Watching a play is not afraid of big gossip and then talking, the one you and I pick up one sentence is called Shunyu, set up a stage for them to go up and talk, and they can tell a play.
Qi Lichen listened silently under his seat, the lobby of the county mansion was luxuriously decorated, and the bonsai for people to watch were all precious.
The county order set up a banquet, and the bureau was laid out early in the morning, he was brilliant, if he soared, could he lose the benefits of the county order? How can the fertilized water flow into other people's fields! Except for Qi Lichen at this banquet, everyone else knows about the matchmaker.
The county order deliberately used these people to guide one-sided speech, thinking that in this way, Qi Lichen would not be able to withstand the pressure to accept this marriage.
Qi Lichen sighed lowly, what a ...... What a big show.
"Qi Gongzi, why didn't you speak, but you figured it out?" Zhou Xianling raised his eyebrows, and the eyebrow lines on his forehead became more and more obvious, thinking that he could kill an ant.
Zhou Xianling held his head high, his two huge nostrils were very eye-catching, he wanted to die, Qi Lichen's eyesight was surprisingly good, he looked weird and disgusting, he didn't raise his head at all, he just hung his head and stood like this.
Zhou Xianling thought that Qi Lichen was afraid of himself, and began to waver, and his face became more and more proud.
"My lord misunderstood, how noble is the pearl in my lord's palm, I should marry someone who is innocent and really loves her, I am ashamed to say that I do have a wife who has not passed the door, and I will officially marry the woman in the near future, and the daughter of the county order does not dare to climb high."
Although Qi Lichen bent over, his words were neither humble nor arrogant.
Zhou Xianling is also a figure with a head and a face, Qi Lichen is unwilling, he can't force it, but he was directly brushed in the face, and he felt unwilling to let go of Qi Lichen so easily!
"Father, forget it, Gongzi Qi already has a fiancée, what do you think Gongzi Qi thinks of his daughter?"
The two parties were at a stalemate, and Zhou County's order was about to attack, when the person sitting behind the curtain finally spoke. I can't really see how the daughter of the county order looks, but her voice is very good. The soft voice is like gurgling water, smart and clear, just hearing its voice knows that this person is a gentle lord.
Qi Lichen's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed in the direction of Zhou Qi as a thank you.
Zhou Qi gave the steps, and Zhou County's order was boring to hold it again, so he went down the steps, and the banquet broke up unhappily.
The people left the tea and cooled, and the servants hurriedly cleaned up the leftovers on the table, and the maid gasped when she cleaned up the table behind the curtain.
I saw a red apple on the table, the color was very attractive, and when I turned my back to see it, the back of the apple was full of holes, and it was dragged hard in my hand, and my nails were deeply embedded in the flesh, almost piercing the poor apple.
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"According to the Pavilion Master's orders, the people have been sent back safely." Bai Ye was dressed in an inconspicuous gray dress and a hat, and looked no different from a coachman from a distance.
"Okay."
Cold words floated out of the carriage, and Bai Ye pressed down the hat, it seemed that the trip to the county government was not pleasant.
"Most of the areas where the mysterious pictures and texts appear are near the county seat, do you think the county order knows about it?" Bai Ye furrowed his brows, the matter of pictures and texts is related to the plan of the pavilion master, and he can't let others take the lead in the first step.
"Huh." The people in the car let out a seeping sneer, Qi Lichen wiped the dagger he was carrying, and a pair of good-looking Danfeng eyes burst out with a seeping chill.
"He has to know, if he doesn't know!"