Chapter 159: To Kiss or Not to Kiss?
When he got up this morning, Li Xiu kept feeling that his right eyelid was jumping, and he thought that Pei Ju came to him yesterday and insisted on setting the day of marriage today, which made him feel even more uneasy, and he didn't know if Li Shimin was reliable?
However, Li Xiu soon thought that getting married was not a matter of one person, and it had to be agreed by him in advance, and even needed his cooperation, as long as he didn't agree, Pei Ju couldn't force him to get married. Thinking www.biquge.info of this, Li Xiu finally felt a little more relaxed in his heart, punched and took a shower as usual, and had breakfast under Yuechan's service.
Li Chengdao didn't come today, last time Li Shimin said that he wanted to send Li Chengqian, who was not yet five years old, over, but maybe because the weather was too hot, he didn't see Li Chengqian come in the past two days, but even so, Li Xiu still let Qi Niang come to class, after all, she is his main student.
The course that Li Xiu prepared for Qi Niang today is history, compared with Li Chengdao, Qi Niang is too bad in literature and history, so as long as Li Chengdao does not come during this time, he will tell Qi Niang some knowledge of literature and history, such as the rise and fall of all dynasties, and there are some small stories of historical figures interspersed in the middle, and Qi Niang listens to it with relish.
However, just when Li Xiu was about to talk about noon, he suddenly heard bursts of melodious music outside, as well as the unique noise of the crowd, and it seemed to be getting closer and closer to them, which made him a little strange, just wanted to let people go outside to see what was going on, but only to see Liu Er running in out of breath at this time and said loudly: "Old ...... Master, there's a team of relatives outside! ”
"The send-off party? Is there anyone nearby who wants to get married? Li Xiu didn't react at first, after all, he didn't expect Pei Ju to send the bride over without notifying him.
"It's a big deal, sir, right...... The Pei family's send-off team, they said that they would let the master personally greet the bride! Before Liu Er could answer, I saw Yuechan running in breathlessly at this time, she was the housekeeper in the house, and she had already been in contact with the Pei family outside just now.
"What are you kidding, I haven't agreed to this marriage yet, let alone went to greet my relatives, how could they send people over?" Li Xiu couldn't help but stand up angrily when he heard this, he had underestimated Pei Ju's shamelessness too much before, and he was caught off guard by the other party's move.
"Master, the people of the Pei family said that they thought we were too far away from the Pei family, so they were worried that they would miss the auspicious time, so they sent people here first according to the custom of marrying a girl from afar, and now they are waiting for you to pick up your relatives!" Yuechan said anxiously again, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang can hide it from others, but she definitely can't hide it, although she also has a strange feeling for Li Xiu, but in her heart, only a woman like Princess Pingyang can be worthy of Li Xiu.
"Shameless!" Li Xiu couldn't help but scold angrily when he heard this, he never expected that there would be such a shameless person in this world, not only using his daughter as a bargaining chip, but even not hesitating to let his daughter become the laughing stock of the entire Chang'an, but also to push her to his side, which is simply shameless!
"Master, it's useless to scold anything now, the Pei family's relatives are outside, and they also beat gongs and drums to attract a lot of people nearby, if you don't pick up your relatives, I'm afraid it will affect your reputation!" Yuechan said anxiously again at this time.
"Kissing?" Li Xiu couldn't help but get big when he heard this, if he took a kiss, he just fell into Pei Ju's calculations, Li Xiu never thought of marrying the little lady of the Pei family. But if you don't take your kiss, there are so many people watching outside, and it won't be long before this matter spreads all over Chang'an City, I'm afraid this is also in Pei Ju's calculations.
It was also when Li Xiu was at a loss at home, the lady in the carriage outside was also uncomfortable, and now it was almost noon, the weather outside was so hot that even the people who watched the excitement hid in the shade of the trees, but only her carriage was still basking in the sun, and the doors and windows of the carriage were closed, and the whole carriage was like a steamer, and she was wearing a thick wedding dress, and after a while, her whole body was soaked with sweat.
However, compared to the physical torment, what makes Yi Niang more uncomfortable is the psychological torment, since the team of relatives came to Li Xiu's house, but the people inside have not been seen to go out to greet them, but the door is closed, and now the people in the team don't know what to do.
"Sister Yi Niang, what the hell is going on, the rules of welcoming relatives have changed, why hasn't the Li family come out to greet relatives?" At this time, Fan Mian asked sweating profusely while desperately fanning the lady, and at this time, even at a young age, she saw that something was wrong.
"Can't you see the fans?" Yi Niang suddenly smiled softly at this time, picked up a fan next to her, and began to pick up the fans, but fortunately there were fans by her side at this time, otherwise she really didn't know if she could support it.
"What the hell is going on, Sister Yiniang, do you see it?" Fan Er asked with a pair of innocent eyes when she heard this.
"It's very simple, if my guess is correct, I'm afraid that Li Xiu didn't agree to this family affair at all, everything is a father...... Let's call him father. When she said this, Yi Niang suddenly smiled sadly, and then continued, "Everything was planned by my father himself, without Li Xiu's consent, he sent me here and forced him to take over this family business, if he refused, I am afraid that this matter will immediately spread throughout Chang'an, and his reputation will be affected by it." ”
"Huh? Sir, he ...... How could he do this, Sister Yiniang, you are his own daughter! Fan Er couldn't help but widen her eyes in shock when she heard this, and said with an incredible face, although she grew up in Pei Mansion since she was a child, she was too young to understand the sinister nature of this kind of human heart.
"What a daughter, it's just a concubine, and in his eyes, I'm afraid it's just a bargaining chip that can be exchanged for benefits." Yi Niang smiled sadly again, but there were already crystal tears in her eyes.
"Sister Yi Niang, what should we do now?" Fan Er couldn't help but feel a little scared when she heard this, and asked in the face of such a complicated situation, she instinctively felt a little panicked.
"What can we do, it's just at the mercy of others, but now it depends on how Li Xiu and Li Gongzi choose, if he can't withstand the pressure and doesn't want his reputation to be damaged, then it is possible to go out to welcome his relatives, so that this marriage can continue." But there is another possibility, that is, he is very angry and kicks out our team of relatives, and then ......"
When Yi Niang said the end, two lines of tears appeared in her eyes again, if Li Xiu drove them out, it would be the biggest humiliation in the world for her, and I am afraid that she would have no other choice but to die. Thinking of this, she also felt cold in her heart, with her father's scheming, I am afraid that she had thought of this a long time ago, but he didn't care at all, and still sent her over, so it seems that his life is probably worthless in his heart.
The lady in the carriage was crying, but the people outside the carriage were talking about it, and they couldn't understand why the bride was sent to the door, and why the groom at home didn't come out to greet her? Speaking of which, everyone has the psychology of watching the excitement, the more strange things are, the more they can arouse the curiosity of others, and some people are guessing wildly, some people must be that the bride is too ugly, and some people say that the bride must have a bad disease, etc., anyway, there are no good words, and these words have also reached the ears of the lady through the thin carriage of the carriage, which also makes her feel even more aggrieved.
But at this moment, suddenly I only heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and then I saw a group of cavalry galloping forward, and then ran around the team in front of the door to send off relatives, and at the same time the knights on the horse also shouted together: "The women's army acts, and all the people who have nothing to do with it retreat!" ”
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, everything was still dominated by military management, so the prestige of the army among the people was also extremely high, and the people who watched the excitement heard that the cavalry that came turned out to be the people of the women's army, and they didn't dare to stay here anymore.
After the people who watched the excitement were dispersed, I saw a burly middle-aged general rushing out of the cavalry, who was Li Xiu's year-old handover Ma Ye, and saw that Ma Ye looked like a dusty servant, as if he had just returned from the field.
In fact, some time ago, after Li Xiu invented honeycomb coal, Ma Ye began to buy the discovered carboniferous ore in various parts of Datang, and he just came back today, but he didn't expect that there was a team to send his relatives in front of Li Xiu's house, although he didn't know what was going on, but he also knew that those onlookers were also a trouble, so he asked his knights to disperse the crowd.
"What's going on, who are you from, and why are you stuck here?" Ma Ye came to the team to send off relatives and examined it, and then asked loudly.
Pei Zhi, who sent off his relatives, has not left yet, and he also knows Ma Ye, when he saw him, he secretly screamed that it was not good, but at this time he was not allowed to retreat, so he had to step forward and smile and said: "It turned out to be General Ma, in Xia Pei Zhi, my brother is Pei Zhi, the prince of Anyi County, and I came here to send my niece this time!" ”
"Sending relatives? What to send? Ma Ye ran all morning against the big sun, and now his mind is still a little unable to turn around and ask.
"Hehe, General Ma doesn't know, our Pei family and the Li family have already married, and my brother has also discussed with Li Xianjiu to get married today, so I will send my relatives here!" Although Pei Zhi is not as old and cunning as his brother, he is also a clever person, and what is black can be turned white by him.
"Li Xiu actually agreed to marry your Pei family?" Ma Ye heard this, but he didn't believe it, he remembered that Li Xiu had obviously rejected Pei Ju before, how could he easily change his mind? (To be continued.) )