Chapter 884: Forced Marriage
The throbbing in the heart of a teenager marks the beginning of puberty.
Li Chengqian didn't know how he got to the dormitory, his mind was full of the fragrance that passed by, and the blush on the pink cheeks when the beautiful woman looked back. But he couldn't remember that there was such a number one person in the palace. If there were, he didn't think he wouldn't fail to remember.
How did Li Chengqian know that this group of people actually just entered the palace today. Approaching the end of the year, there will also be a 'family gathering' in the palace, and it will also be lively. But it's the same almost every year, and it's good. The subordinate officials of the East Palace were determined to come up with something new this year, so they planned to select some musicians from Taichang Temple to rehearse some new programs. These musicians all entered the palace earlier today.
Logically speaking, this is unorthodox. But Li Chengqian has not been married and crowned, nor has he been close to any palace maids, these musicians all belong to Taichang Temple, and they are people whose origins can be traced, and they are not afraid of what they will do, so they are placed in the side hall of the East Palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs are neighbors.
Li Chengqian's way back to the dormitory happened to pass by here, so he met this Le Ling, who was worried about the life of the fish in the pond. But he didn't know about Le Ling's entry into the palace, so no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of going to that place, and when he woke up the next morning, he thought it was Nan Ke's dream, and he met the fairy in the sky. During breakfast, he also mentioned it to Li Mu, and Li Mu didn't care about it, just regarded it as a young man's spring dream, and passed it after a while.
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Li Mu returned to Chang'an, and there were many old people to see. For example, Wei Zheng kidnapped other people's daughters, and he always has to give an explanation when the New Year is approaching. Wei Yingluo also returned to Chang'an with Li Mu and went home directly yesterday. Li Mu was worried that Wei Zheng's temper would give Wei Yingluo a look, so after leaving the palace, he also came to Wei Zheng's house first.
Approaching the end of the year, Yushitai also had a holiday. When Wei Zheng was idle at home, he was busier than when he was in court. Li Mu saw that on his desk, there was an unfinished notebook, which talked about the Taiyuan clan, which mined coal mines and destroyed cultivated land without permission. Seeing that Li Mu was coming, Wei Zheng didn't have a good face for her, so he continued to write hard there as if he didn't exist.
Li Mu moved a stool and sat opposite Wei Zheng, and said with a smile: "Old Wei, how long have we not quarreled, to be honest, do you think of me?" Without my court, you don't have any opponents, right? β
"Without you in the court, the old man can live for a few more years." Wei Zheng didn't look at Li Mu, pulled him away, and continued to write the recital. Li Mu glanced at the content of the twist and said, "I said Lao Wei, you also know in your heart that this kind of twist and turn is meaningless. Yes, arable land has decreased, but isn't that a mine? People also open their own farmland, what does it have to do with you? Non-compliance is non-compliance, but local things, just fool around, Taiyuan is thousands of miles away from here, can you go to check the evidence? Isn't that a waste of time? β
"It's a waste of time."
Li Mu didn't expect Wei Zheng to admit it, and he said strangely: "Then you still get it?" Sick? β
Wei Zheng's tone was indifferent, and he said, "You can't stop doing this because it's useless." It is not in accordance with the rules, and someone has to bring it up, even if it can't be solved, you have to tell the world that it is not in accordance with the rules. Otherwise, no one has said it, and it will make the world feel that this kind of behavior can be imitated, and then the world will be chaotic. β
Li Mu sneered: "This kind of thing abounds, can you mention it?" β
"If you know one thing, you will mention one thing, and you will use as much energy as you want. Worthy of the heart, that is. Wei Zheng had obviously done a good job in psychological construction, and Li Mu's cool words couldn't shake his state of mind.
Wei Zheng finally finished writing the recital, looked up at Li Mu, and asked, "Did you come to me to propose relatives?" β
Li Mu was taken aback, quickly brushed it off, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do anything to your daughter." She is a housekeeper with me, just a housekeeper, what kind of pro? β
"Really?" Wei Zheng chuckled lightly and said, "Not to mention that my daughter has been with you for almost a year, what has become of the rumors in the market has not mattered about the reputation." But from what you said, can I understand that the old man can worry about his daughter's marriage? β
"Thisβ" Li Mu was speechless.
Wei Zheng snorted and said, "This old man's daughter is not too young, and if she doesn't marry, she will become an old girl." I have a close friend, the eldest son in the family is twenty years old, and his knowledge, character, and talent are all first-class. Last month he wrote to me asking to marry Yingluo. I haven't had time to reply yet, and since you have this attitude, then I'll reply to his letter. β
As he spoke, he was about to pick up the pen, Li Mu's eyes rolled, and he said, "You go back, what does it have to do with me-" After a pause, Li Mu said again: "It's not me saying you, Lao Wei, it's more reliable for you to lie, just a person like you, can you still have friends?" Are you a liar? β
Wei Zheng sneered, took out a letter from the pile of folds next to him and threw it to Li Mu, and said, "Daughter, you heard it, this person is ruthless and unrighteous to you, what else is he attached to?" β
Wei Yingluo walked out of the screen behind Li Mu, she was already crying with pear blossoms and rain, Li Mu was about to speak, Wei Yingluo had already turned around and ran out.
Li Mu glanced at the letter in his hand, it was really a letter asking for marriage. He believed that Wei Zheng would not do such a boring thing as directing and acting himself, and it seemed that this letter was true.
For a while, Li Mu's heart was in turmoil.
Of course, he didn't want Wei Yingluo to marry someone else, but he really felt that he couldn't take care of it. There are already five wives and three children in the family, and with such a large family, he already feels that his energy is a little insufficient.
But Wei Yingluo has indeed been involved with him for a long time, and he also knows Wei Yingluo's affection for him. Such a woman, he has no reason to refuse.
Now that he also understood what Wei Zheng meant, he wanted to give himself an attitude, Li Mu thought about it and said, "Old Wei, you give me a period of time to consider, and I will give you an answer after the year, how about it?" β
"Before the Yuan Festival, if there is no reply, I will reply."
"Okay." Li Mu nodded, turned around and walked out, turned back when he arrived at the door, looked at Wei Zheng and said, "I really didn't expect that you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and it is not appropriate to fry it." β
"Less nonsense." Wei Zheng picked up the inkstone and was about to raise Li Mu's ink, Li Mu hurriedly ran, Wei Zheng was poor, and the ink he used was the most inferior ink, which stinked very much, and it was very bad to stick to his body.
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Li Mu came out of Wei Zheng's mansion and rode his horse to Pingkangli three times in one step. It's not that he wants to find flowers and ask willows, but he promised Li Shimin that he would get a script before the Shangyuan Festival, so he got to Lichun Courtyard to take a look.
Li Mu hasn't been in Chang'an for almost a year, and Chang'an City has almost forgotten him. Although his fame is still circulating, he is already a little strange. If this had been left in the past, Li Mu was walking on the street on horseback, and someone would have greeted him a long time ago. But now, like an outsider, he didn't attract anyone's attention.
Li Mu was not angry, but felt very good. This feeling of not being noticed by himself has not been experienced in a long time.
But when he arrived at the door of the Four Seas Gambling House, he was still recognized. The guys in the Four Seas Gambling House are all gangsters who followed Ergou before, and when they see Li Mu every day, how can they not know each other. Seeing Li Mu coming, he hurriedly rushed over to serve, for fear that he would be too late to make Li Mu unhappy.
"What's your name?"
Li Mu had an impression of the helper in front of him, but he didn't remember his name, so the helper hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to the Hou Ye, the little Sun San'er is the second steward under the Dog Master, and now he is in charge of the business of heaven, earth and people in the Four Seas Gambling House. β
Li Mu smiled dumbly, and said: "The two dogs are all dog masters, and the stewards under him are all numbered, so they should be impressed by each other for three daysββ"
Sun San'er was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, he couldn't tell what Li Mu meant by this, was this praising the dog master, or was he sarcastic about the dog master? In case because of his words, the dog will also be eaten and hanged, and the dog will still be able to let himself go at that time?
Compared with his fear of Li Mu, he was more afraid of Ergou's revenge. Don't look at Ergou in front of Li Mu, he looks like a dog, but in front of these people, Ergou is definitely arrogant. Although it was under the protection of Li Mu, he was able to subdue almost all the underworld in Chang'an City in a short period of time, and Ergou's ability can also be seen. His methods of rectifying these splashes are endless, and they play with different tricks, and they don't even have the same kind of play for a month.
"It's just a sigh, nothing else." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Don't be so nervous. β
Sun San'er hurriedly responded, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Spend 10,000 yuan from the account, and you need to cash it, and you need it quickly."
Sun San'er wanted to ask what Li Mu wanted to do with the money, but he couldn't hold back the words when he came to his mouth, and he felt a sense of happiness in his heart. Secretly scolding himself for his stinky fault, Hou Ye's gambling house, Hou Ye's money, if you want to ask, it's all wrong, you shouldn't ask.
Without saying a word, he turned around and went back to the gambling house to get the money.
The Four Seas Gambling House in Chang'an City is the 'flagship store' of the Four Seas Gambling House, and the daily cash stock is never less than 100,000 yuan, and Li Mu said that he wants 10,000 yuan, and he can take it out at any time. 10,000 copper coins, a large cart, a group of people carried it on the car, waiting for Li Mu's instructions.
"All of them will move me to the top floor of the Lichun Courtyard, and from now on, throw me a thousand pieces every hour until they are gone."
"Huh?" Sun San'er was stupid, Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Why didn't you hear clearly?" Tell you to throw the money, won't you? β
"Yes, yes, yes!" Sun San'er understood, Hou Ye's old problem was too much, he had to scatter money, so he hurriedly asked someone to move the money from the car and carry it to Lichun Courtyard bag by bag.
"Yo, what's going on?" The class owners of Lichun Courtyard were quite surprised to see the guys from the Four Seas Gambling House carrying money into the courtyard, and someone saw Sun San'er and shouted; "Grandpa, which girl is this fancy, what a big deal! But I can remind you that our Lichun Courtyard is a plain courtyard, and according to the rules set by the Hou Ye, your guts are too fat! β
Sun San'er broke out in a cold sweat, for fear that Li Mu would misunderstand, so he shouted at the top of his voice: "What are you yelling about, Hou-" He held back, gritted his teeth and said: "The noble man is here, and he is still talking nonsense?" β
Lichun Courtyard is Li Mu's industry, the guests who come to see the play in Pingsu are either rich or expensive, the so-called nobles have seen a lot, they don't care at all, they glanced at Li Mu, and said in their mouths: "Which family's son, I see-" Seeing Li Mu's face clearly, he was so frightened that he almost didn't lie on the ground, and his voice trembled: "Hou, Hou-"
"Hmph," Li Mu snorted and said, "I haven't seen you for more than half a year, the good Lichun Courtyard is like a kiln, what kind of prodigal words, what kind of tiger and wolf words?" Ben Hou doesn't want to see you anymore, get out. β
The class master didn't dare to say another word, so he hurriedly ran away, and as for her fate, Li Mu was in no mood to know.
At the same time, the guy who carried the money to the top floor of Lichun Courtyard had already poked his head out. Li Mu waved his hand at him, and copper coins rained down from the upper floor. When the people passing by saw it, they instantly activated their memories of last year, and cheered: "Hou Ye is back, Hou Ye has scattered coins again!" Come on, everyone! β
Li Mu bathed in the cries of the masses and felt very comfortable. Although it may sound like a curse, the same sentence, different environments mean different things. It's not stupid, but it sounds pleasant.
Li Mu came upstairs to Lichun Courtyard, took over the work of scattering coins, and said downstairs: "Fathers and brothers of Chang'an City, Ben Hou is back. On the orders of His Majesty, a new drama is specially arranged to celebrate the Shangyuan Festival, and I hope that everyone will run to tell each other, and the Shangyuan Festival will be lively and lively together, and His Majesty will also come over to have fun with the people! β
The people cheered, and someone shouted: "Master Hou, can you tell us what the new play is about?" Dou E has watched it eight hundred times, and she has long been bored. We can't stand the drama that other people rehearse! β
"The new drama can't be said yet, but it won't disappoint everyone."
Li Mu bathed in the cries of the masses and felt very comfortable. Although it may sound like a curse, the same sentence, different environments mean different things. It's not stupid, but it sounds pleasant.
Li Mu came upstairs to Lichun Courtyard, took over the work of scattering coins, and said downstairs: "Fathers and brothers of Chang'an City, Ben Hou is back. On the orders of His Majesty, a new drama is specially arranged to celebrate the Shangyuan Festival, and I hope that everyone will run to tell each other, and the Shangyuan Festival will be lively and lively together, and His Majesty will also come over to have fun with the people! β
The people cheered, and someone shouted: "Master Hou, can you tell us what the new play is about?" Dou E has watched it eight hundred times, and she has long been bored. We can't stand the drama that other people rehearse! β
"The new drama can't be said yet, but it won't disappoint everyone."
Li Mu bathed in the cries of the masses and felt very comfortable. Although it may sound like a curse, the same sentence, different environments mean different things. It's not stupid, but it sounds pleasant.
Li Mu came upstairs to Lichun Courtyard, took over the work of scattering coins, and said downstairs: "Ladies and gentlemen from Chang'an City."