Chapter 140: Night Talk
Song Li didn't plan to make things difficult for Xi Fuwei in marriage.
Because I can't draw it.
Shen Thief has clearly expressed his intention to marry his righteous daughter, according to the difference in the identities of the two parties, it can be seen that it is not an ordinary like, not to mention it in the future, at least for now, it is sincere.
Song Li himself came from his youth, and he knew that men and women at this age were obsessed with feelings, not to mention his uncle, he was Shen Steallan's father, and he was going to die or live at this time, and there would be a gap between father and son.
But what's the pain?
But he only recognized Xi Fuwei as a righteous daughter on his front feet, and also hinted that because she married the name of a righteous father and daughter, this girl and Shen Weilan, who had been tied to her feet, came to propose marriage in person, which was very sad to come back, and Song Li was a little unhappy in his heart.
I had already thought about it and wanted to beat it.
So that this girl understands that she just doesn't want to have a stiff fight with the Shen family for her, not that she doesn't dare to get into trouble with the Shen family.
At this moment, seeing that Xi Fuwei was able to understand at one point, she offered to have a good relationship with Song Jianiang, and Song Li gave up after thinking about it.
In fact, he didn't have much hostility towards Xi Fuwei, and even appreciated it a little.
But as a father who loves his daughter, it is difficult not to be affected by his daughter's attitude.
"I heard that something went wrong with the prison in Jining Health Center?" This matter was revealed for the time being, and Song Li asked about the matter, "You were also there at the time?" ”
"It was Jianwen's remnants." Xi Fuwei nodded, "They admitted it in person, and they also kidnapped Zou Yiang, the only son of the Zou family, who met her daughter on the way here." ”
Song Li said "um" and said that these remnants were simply too arrogant: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's busy eradicating the troubles in the past two years, where would there be room for them to jump!" ”
"If it's just the Zou family and the Jining Health Center, or even if our father and daughter are attacked, it's still limited to this corner of Shandong." Xi Fuwei looked like she wanted to say something, and said, "But my daughter thinks that I'm afraid it's not so simple." ”
Song Li raised her eyebrows and motioned for her to be more careful.
"Didn't three guards die on the way here?" Xi Fuwei said, "Except for the last one, who drowned, the first two were both hit by arrows. Because of the limited conditions at that time, the accompanying lieutenant could only do a simple examination, muttering that the blood was clotting too fast. The daughter remembered that the book she saw in the Youqing study earlier mentioned that in the south, that is, in Yunnan, there is a poisonous wood called 'seeing blood and sealing the throat', and the tree is as its name suggests, with the toxicity of seeing blood and sealing the throat. If poisoned, the symptoms are very similar to those of the two guards who were killed. ”
When Song Li heard the word "Yunnan", his eyebrows furrowed, and his expression quickly became cold: "What do you want to say?" ”
"My daughter thinks that Jianwen Yu may want to frame His Royal Highness King Han." Xi Fuwei said slowly, "To instigate the discord between the heavenly family." ”
“…… Two days ago, he sent a letter to his father to the Jining Health Office, asking Shen Shulan to come to Wenshui to investigate the case. When Song Li heard this, his expression was a little uncertain, and he said after a while, "Do you know what is going on?" ”
Xi Fuwei shook her head: "I asked the steward on the way, but I was busy on the road at the time, so I didn't elaborate, only said that it seemed that it almost affected Kaihe, so I alarmed my father?" ”
"The inside story of this case is too complicated, and the grievances of the people in the countryside will not be long-winded with you as a father, so as not to pollute your ears." Song Li said slowly, "To put it simply, I thought I was poisoned at first, but later I found out that I was attacked by miasma!" ”
Xi Fuwei showed a realistic surprise: "Miasma?!" Isn't that what prevails in the South? What's more, the climate hasn't completely warmed up yet...... Daughter, look at the long wind on the shore of the Wenshui River, where will the miasma gather! ”
"Naturally, someone is playing tricks." Song Li sneered and said, "After Shen Steallan found out the truth, he also told the old man that he suspected that someone was plotting against His Royal Highness King Han...... Just thinking about who is so bold, combined with Jining Weishu and what you saw along the way, it must be Jianwen's remnants! ”
Xi Fuwei nodded yes with indignation on her face.
The father and daughter talked about this topic for a while, and the steward came in to ask how to arrange the dinner, and it came to an end, Song Li said that the father and daughter had not seen each other for many days, and planned to have a meal with their daughter, so Bai Ying and Gu Gonggong were invited to take care of themselves.
Xi Fuwei guessed that he had something to say to him alone.
Sure enough, after eating, the servant came up with tea, and Song Li began to lead the topic to Ying Tianfu.
actually gave her a good introduction to the situation of the Shen family.
The Shen family is not inconspicuous among the nobles of Yingtianfu, not that their family is not powerful, but the family is low-key.
"Actually, it's not that there are no young people who have jumped away." Song Li held the tea bowl and said idly, "But his family is very tight, and he jumps down the street a little, causing two different things, so he will send Zhuangzi to grind sex. Son. The help of the old lady and the lady in the family can't help...... The Marquis of the Shen family is very assertive on this point, and the old lady can't scare him from a hunger strike. ”
Xi Fuwei didn't know what he meant by telling him, so he said cautiously: "It sounds very conventional. ”
"So you're in luck." Song Li glanced at her and said slowly, "Other Hou men will not allow you to be a wife, but the Shen family ...... Their marquis is a little arrogant, and he thinks that no matter how good his in-laws are, they are not as good as his own children. Therefore, the most important thing is the excellence of his own children and the virtuousness of his daughter-in-law herself. As for family background, it is naturally best to be able to be in charge, but it is not non-negotiable. Otherwise, you won't be able to raise Shen Weilan who is willing to marry you. ”
"Thank you Daddy for the mention." Xi Fuwei bowed.
"After entering the door, you don't have to think about who to please you, your future mother-in-law, your mother-in-law's mother-in-law, can't be a family at home, the real decision is your future father-in-law, uncle and Shen Steallan." Song Li said, "As for whether there will be other principals in the future, it depends on whether the younger brothers under Shen Steallan will be angry after they grow up...... As long as you coax Shen Weilan and don't do anything out of line, your father-in-law will definitely be too lazy to find trouble. Some of the tricks of other female dependents, Jia Niang's kind can't deal with it, but you must be fine. ”
Xi Fuwei said: "My daughter is dull, and I will have to ask my father for protection when the time comes." ”
Song Li didn't answer this, but said: "Since you are already my daughter, it is not like your nephew has been living in someone else's house, so it is better to take it to Yingtianfu together, and let your stepmother and brother help take care of it." ”
Seeing that her face changed slightly, she snorted, "Are you still afraid that I will take him as a hostage?" I don't want to think about it, as long as you are the young lady of the Shen family, why do our Song family want to turn against you? You grew up in the countryside, what good training can you get? Is it difficult for you to still want to take him to the Shen family? It's not impossible, but I advise you: It's originally a high marriage, and then bring a drag oil bottle, Shen Steallan doesn't care, your father-in-law may not care, what do your future mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law do, but you have to have opinions! ”
"They won't think that you have no one at home, so you have to take your underage nephew with you, they will only think that you deliberately take advantage of the Shen family."
"When you give birth to Shen Thief Lan and have a foothold in the Shen family, and you have a foundation, it will not be too late to mention raising your nephew in person...... Why don't you even have the confidence to envelop Shen Weilan for so many years? ”
Xi Fuwei groaned, and after a while, she raised her eyes and said, "But it's up to Daddy to take care of Jiao'er." ”
Although he knew that Song Li did this, he had the intention of holding Xi Jiao as a hostage, but as he said, as long as he gained a foothold in the Shen family, the hostage would become a medium for strengthening the connection and friendship between Xi Fuwei and the Song family.
After all, she was accepted as a righteous daughter by the Song family at this age, and the two sides could not talk about the emotional foundation at all.
Who knows that after she marries into the Shen family as the righteous daughter of the Song family, once she gains a foothold, he or the Song family will fall, or the Shen family will rise by relying on the relationship of the East Palace, will she fight back against the Song family?
Song Li is also old, and his descendants can't say how uncompetitive they are, but so far they haven't been able to surpass him.
Shen Steallan is still young.
He always has to think about the long term.
At this moment, he revealed the inside story of the Shen family to Xi Fuwei, and offered to help raise Xi Jiao, which was also a sign of domination.
Xi Fuwei doesn't like to be governed, but the reality of the situation makes her have to nod: she is not Song Jianiang, she has the father of the Ministry of Works, and she is a good match with Shen Steallan, and if she passes through the door, she will be easily accepted by the Shen family, because she is originally from the Shen family.
Gao Jiao is already prone to differential treatment, and if she brings Xi Jiao, not to mention whether it will affect her status in the Shen family, Xi Jiao is afraid that it will not be good if she lives in the Shen family.
And to put it mildly, Xi Jiao's survival until now depends on her aunt.
If she is down, Xi Jiao will only be even worse.
She is fine, even if Xi Jiao is not in front of her, she may not be treated well.
Anyway, during this time, she has been fostering her nephew under Shen Weilan's side, and Xi Fuwei doesn't care about being separated from this nephew for a few more years.
Song Li wants to take a long-term view, why shouldn't she?
After reaching an agreement on this matter, Song Li's attitude towards her was cordial a few times, and he also told many things about the nobles of Ying Tianfu, the taboos and preferences of each family, and so on: "You should remember these, and after you go to Ying Tianfu, let your stepmother and sister-in-law tell you in detail, so as not to go wrong after passing the door." ”
Xi Fuwei sincerely thanked him for this.
Next, she knocked on the side to talk about the situation of opening the river, after all, this Huitong River can be regarded as completely changing the fate of the Xi family...... If it weren't for the imperial court to open the river, Xi Zongwang might not be angry and die because of the plummeting pavement of Luofengpo.
However, this matter is not to blame the court.
Because as long as the Wen family wants to repent of marriage, there are other calculations without Luofengpo.
According to the comparison of the forces of the two families in Dongchang Mansion, the Xi family has no strength to fight back at all.
Therefore, Xi Fuwei asked about the opening of the river at this moment, half remembering her father and brother, and half reminiscing about her travels in the past few months.
This project that is destined to go down in history, she is also involved, isn't she?
Who knew this question but chatted with Song Li late at night...... Guy Song Li originally just said a few perfunctory words, but found that this righteous girl seemed to have a very wide range of knowledge, around the canal, especially the Huitong River, almost everything he knew she knew, and she was gradually touched to talk about it, and it was out of control.
"I've been in the young boy's study before." Regarding Song Li's inquiry after calming down, Xi Fuwei explained, "At that time, in order to be lazy, I memorized all the books in his study, so that when he wanted something, he could tell him without rummaging." ”
Song Li's reaction was similar to Shen Steallan's at the time, surprised and regretful: "It's a pity, it's not a man." ”
After a pause, he said, "No wonder Shen Steallan will take a fancy to you." ”
With their identity, they have seen a lot of beauties, such as fat and thin, beauties from the north and south, and even exotic customs...... Except for those who have weak willpower and have been abandoned by the family, most of them have been indifferent.
It's not that it's completely pure-hearted, but it's a dream to simply use beauty to confuse them.
After all, it is difficult to cherish the things at your fingertips, so that a group of beauties are waiting for them, how can you expect them to see a colored one as an ancestor to offer?
However, outstanding talents and talents have been few throughout the ages.
Because women cannot participate in the imperial examination, there are fewer talented women than talented women who have been recorded since ancient times, and even fewer who are full of poetry and books are not in the fireworks field.
When Song Li was young, when he met Xi Fuwei, who was both talented and good-looking, and was born in a good family, he had to pay more attention to it.
At this moment, seeing that Xi Fuwei smiled silently, sighed a little self-defeatingly, and said, "I knew that I had let Jia Niang study hard." ”
But I know in my heart that this is useless, and I also talk about talent in reading.
If you don't have talent, even if you are familiar with the four books and five classics, you are just a nerd, and you will not have the calm confidence of being self-conscious with poetry and books.
Thinking of Xi Fuwei's words just now, between her biological daughter and Shen Weilan, there was not enough fate.
He sighed, a little excited, and said: "It's not too early, if we continue to talk, I'm afraid that it will cause criticism, you go back, let's talk about it later." ”
Xi Fuwei then retired with him and went back to arrange a house for herself.
As soon as I entered, I was startled: "Why are you here?!" ”