Chapter 60: Returning Home
"Pharmacist, there is Chang'an City ahead, and when we return to Chang'an, we will give the children's family affairs, which can be regarded as a wish of you and me!" In the team returning to Beijing, Pei Ju, who was in his old age, rode on a horse in good spirits, and said with a smile to Li Jing next to him.
Li Jing is a tall middle-aged man who has seen fifty, with a long face and sword eyebrows and looks very powerful, just from the appearance, Li Xiu really did not inherit his appearance, in fact, Li Xiu's appearance is more like his mother, which is also what he learned from the original Li Xiu's memory, and it is estimated that this is one of the reasons why Li Jing has been ignoring him.
"It is really a blessing for Xiao'er to be able to get Pei Gong's love, as for the marriage, ......" Li Jing hesitated for a moment when he said this, and then he spoke, "My son has always been willful, and he had a big quarrel with me when I left Beijing last time, so I am also worried that if he is still willful after marriage, it will hurt Ling Qian's daughter!" ”
"Pharmacist, you have been too worried, since I promised you that I would marry the little girl to Ling Lang, I naturally thought about it for a long time, and for more than a year, countless young handsome men have come to the door to ask for marriage, but I have rejected them, it is because I promised to marry the Li Mansion, so Pharmacist, don't let the old man down!" When Pei Ju said these words, although he had a smile on his face, he was actually a little caught in the words.
This can't blame Pei Ju for being angry, he met Li Jing a few days ago, and then proposed the marriage of Li Xiu and his daughter, when Li Xiu fell in love with a little nun, the matter of Li Xiu falling in love with a little nun was known all over the city, how could there be a nobleman willing to marry his daughter to him?
However, at that time, Pei Ju had just surrendered, and he was like a rootless duckweed in the court, and he happened to have a daughter, who was born to him and a servant girl after a drunkenness, and he usually didn't remember that he had a daughter, but Li Jing actually asked for his son, Pei Ju only needed to use a daughter who was ignored by him to get in touch with Li Jing, and naturally he was full of promises.
It's just that after Pei Ju saw Li Jing this time, he repeatedly proposed to confirm this marriage, but Li Jing seemed to notice something, and became vague, and Pei Ju was also a little angry after a few days, after all, in his opinion, it was Li Jing who begged him to settle this family affair, but now Li Jing is actually pushing back, how can he not be angry?
"This ......" Li Jing could naturally hear the bones in Pei Ju's words, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly at the moment, he has always been upright, just like he uses soldiers, he likes to defeat the enemy from the front, and he has always been very moral, but this time, first the prince and the king of Qin showed goodwill, and then Pei Ju personally came to urge him to settle behind, plus he had been away for more than a year, and he was not very clear about the situation in Chang'an, so it was delayed again and again.
"What, does the pharmacist think that he has made a great contribution this time, and he will definitely get a reward from His Majesty when he goes back, so he also looks down on the old man, and is ready to repent of the marriage contract and then tell his son a better marriage?" Pei Ju saw that Li Jing didn't answer, so he snorted coldly at the moment, this time he simply singled out and accused Li Jing of repenting of his marriage.
Hearing Pei Ju's accusation, Li Jing's face also turned red, and he wanted to refute but had nothing to say, after all, he took the initiative to find the Pei family to ask for a kiss, but now he is pushing back, it is indeed a little unkind, he has never done such an immoral thing in his life.
Thinking of this, Li Jing was also ashamed, and finally suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Pei Gong misunderstood, it's not that I want to regret the marriage, but I'm worried that the child will not succeed, so I delayed Ling Qianjin, since Pei Gong wants to settle the marriage, then after I go back, I will let people send the bride price over, and give them the marriage as soon as possible!" ”
"Hahaha~, this is the General Li I know, just now the old man also loves his daughter, and he hopes that his father-in-law will not blame him for his gaffe!" When Pei Ju heard this, he immediately changed his face three hundred and sixty degrees, and even his title became a numbing father-in-law.
Seeing such a big change in Pei Ju's attitude before and after, Li Jing secretly exclaimed, feeling that Pei Ju seemed to be deliberately provoking himself just now, but he really fell for it, but this can't be blamed on him, firstly, he is indeed at a loss in this matter, and secondly, Pei Ju is an old fox, although he is not afraid of anyone on the battlefield, but when it comes to the trick of playing with people's hearts, he can't catch up with each other.
The words have been spoken, and it is too late to take it back, and it was originally promised to other people's family affairs, so it is naturally impossible to change it, so Li Jing can only accept his fate, Pei Ju also struck while the iron is hot, and immediately discussed with Li Jing some details of the marriage, such as the bride price, date, etc., Li Jing could only respond one by one.
In the afternoon, Li Jing's team had come to Chang'an City, and Li Yuan, who got the news, also sent Li Shimin to greet him on his behalf, and Li Yuan also held a banquet in the palace, and specially entertained Li Jing who returned, after all, this time Li Jing's expedition not only destroyed the Southern Liang, but also pacified Lingnan, so that the southern part of the Tang Dynasty finally settled down.
In the small courtyard by the Yellow Canal, Li Xiu was accompanying the Red Whisk Girl to eat, speaking of which, in order to hurry, the Red Whisk Girl had not eaten much for almost a day, and she was also very hungry at this time, but despite this, she was still very gentle when she ate, and from time to time she also praised Li Xiu's food for its delicious and chic food, which is true, except for Li Xiu in the entire Tang Dynasty, only in the house of Princess Pingyang can you see stir-fried vegetables.
When the food was almost finished, the red whisk girl put down the dishes and chopsticks and said to Li Xiu gently: "Xiu'er, your father will come back today, wait for you to go home with me, and then admit your mistake to your father, he probably never dreamed that it has only been more than a year, you have changed so much, and you have done so many amazing things!" ”
"Uh~, this ......" Li Xiu hesitated a little when he heard this, the appearance of the red whisk girl had already surprised him, and now he was going to see Li Jing again, which made him really not know how to face this cheap father?
"Okay, I know what you're worried about, but there is no deep hatred between father and son, although your father said that he didn't recognize your son, but he regretted it afterwards, but he just refused to say it, and how can there be a reason in this world for a father to admit his mistakes to his son, this time you go back with me, take the initiative to admit your mistake, and then your father will scold a few words at most!" The Red Whisk Girl persuaded again at this time.
Before, the red whisk girl had already listened to Li Xiu talk about what happened during this time, and she also felt a little incredible about the huge changes that had taken place in this concubine, but this was the truth, she couldn't believe it and had to believe it, in addition, she was also happy for Li Xiu's mother, and at the same time happy for Li Jing, after all, there is such a promising son, and it is also an honor to be a parent.
What the Red Whisk Girl said is also human nature, Li Xiu can't even refuse, although he is not the original Li Xiu, but with the familiarity with this era, he has slowly substituted himself into the role of Li Xiu, and sometimes even regards his previous life as a dream, and he is the Li Xiu who dreamed.
Seeing that Li Xiu was a little moved, the red whisk girl spoke again and persuaded again: "In addition, if you don't think about yourself, you also have to think about your sister, Qi Niang is only seven years old this year, and your mother is gone just after birth, and now your brother is out of the house again, leaving her a little girl at home, although there are other brothers and sisters, but after all, it is not as good as your own brother, I remember that you didn't love Qi Niang the most before?" ”
Hearing the name Qi Niang mentioned by the Red Whisk Girl, it turned out that a memory of Li Xiu suddenly took the initiative to pour out, all about a cute little girl with a round face and big eyes, this girl is the sister of Li Xiu's mother, because she ranks seventh among the sisters, so her nickname is Qi Niang, Li Xiu's mother was sick when she gave birth to Qi Niang, and she died not long after, so he also loves this sister very much, other brothers can bully him, but if someone dares to bully Qi Niang, he has to find the other party desperately.
The memories of Qi Niang played like a movie in Li Xiu's mind, from her babbling to knowing how to help Li Xiu wash clothes, every scene was extremely clear, these memories were finally completely absorbed by him and became part of his memory, speaking of which Qi Niang was twelve years younger than him, and his mother died early, Qi Niang can be said to have been brought up by him, the two are called brother and sister, in fact, they are more like father and daughter emotionally.
Thinking of Qi Niang, Li Xiu also felt a softness in his heart, although he was not the original Li Xiu, but since he inherited the identity of others, he naturally had to inherit his responsibilities, so Li Xiu finally nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back with my mother!" ”
"Haha~, I know that Xiu'er is a sensible child, hurry up and clean up, let's go home right away!" Seeing that Li Xiu agreed, the red whisk girl couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder excitedly.
"There's nothing to clean up, Yuechan and Liu'er just stay and take care of them for the time being, I'll go home with my mother to see my father first!" Li Xiu stood up at this time and said, in case Li Jing saw that he was still angry, and as a result, the father and son would talk about it again, and then Li Xiu would have to come back, so there was no need to pack up and go back now, and even if the father and son reconciled, Li Xiu also wanted to move out, after all, he was used to living here, and he didn't like to go back to the Gaomen compound to be restrained.
Hearing Li Xiu say this, the red whisk girl also guessed part of Li Xiu's thoughts, smiled and didn't say anything, and then Li Xiu went to Ma Ye to borrow a horse, and the mother and son rode on the horse and rushed to Chang'an Li Mansion, but on the way back, Li Xiu was still worried, and he didn't know what kind of situation he would face after returning to Li Mansion?