Looking at the demure girl under the sycamore tree, Pei Ju's footsteps couldn't help but slow down, as if he was afraid of breaking the beautiful picture in front of him, and even at this moment, a wave of love as a father suddenly surged in his heart, but thinking of the prosperity of the family, the soft place in his heart quickly became cold and hard, and he strode over at the moment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The girl who was immersed in the book heard the footsteps, and couldn't help but raise her head at the moment, with a fair and clean face, delicate facial features, a pair of slightly cold Danfeng eyes under the long eyebrows, and a ray of sunlight hit her face through the sycamore leaves, which made her skin like clotted fat, and looked like a beauty carved from white jade from a distance.

"Father!" Seeing Pei Ju coming, the girl stood up gently, neither enthusiastic nor cold, and then stood under the tree with her head down, as if she did not welcome Pei Ju's arrival.

"Yi Niang, what are you reading?" Pei Ju deliberately made a kind expression and asked, although he has no feelings for this daughter, but after all, it is a bargaining chip to win over Li Xiu, and he will also need her to maintain the relationship between the Pei family and Li Xiu in the future.

"Zhuangzi." Yi Niang replied lightly, with an unwavering expression on her face, as if the person in front of her was just an unrelated stranger.

"Huh? Why does the daughter's family read this kind of book, or read more books that women should read, such as "The Female Commandment"! Pei Ju was stunned for a moment when he heard his daughter's answer, and then said in a tone of admonition, he used to educate his children like this, of course, referring to those children who came out of his sons.

Yi Niang didn't react much to her father's admonition, that is, she didn't admit her mistake or refute it, she just stood there quietly and didn't speak, the expression on her face was as flat as water, as if she hadn't heard it at all.

Seeing Yi Niang's cold appearance, Pei Ju couldn't help but feel angry, if it was put on other children, I am afraid he would have been angry, but thinking that he would have to rely on Yi Niang to win over Li Xiu in the future, he finally suppressed his anger to calm himself down, and after a while he spoke: "Your marriage with Li Xiu has been decided, I will help you get married as soon as possible, and you should prepare early." ”

"Got it!" Yi Niang finally spoke at this time, but there was indifference in her tone, as if she was saying something that had nothing to do with her.

Seeing the appearance of Yi Niang, Pei Ju's anger that had just been suppressed rose again, which made him too lazy to say more to this daughter, and turned around and left angrily at the moment, but after walking out a few steps, he suddenly stopped again, and then took out a book from his arms and threw it on the grass and said, "This is a book, you have nothing to read!" ”

Looking at the back of Pei Ju leaving, Yi Niang suddenly showed a somewhat sarcastic smile, the old man just now was her father, but she was growing up, and the other party only took the initiative to see her twice, last time it was Li Xiu who became famous, and this time it must be related to Li Xiu, and both times she was told that she had to marry Li Xiu, and there was nothing else.

For Li Xiu, the fiancé she has never met, Yi Niang actually still has some good feelings, the identities of the two were equivalent at the beginning, and after the engagement, she was still the unattended concubine of the Pei family, but after Li Xiu became famous, her treatment immediately changed dramatically, not only changed to a larger residence, but also had a special maid to serve, and the clothes and utensils were almost the same as the children of the concubine, although the Yi Niang did not care about these, but she also had some gratitude to Li Xiu.

However, Yi Niang also knew that there were some problems with her marriage with Li Xiu, which seemed to be related to Li Xiu's anti-leaving home, but unfortunately she was closed in this small courtyard every day and couldn't go out, and if she wanted to know the news of the outside world, she could only rely on a little maid around her to inquire, and what she heard was only some trivial news, so that she didn't know what was wrong with her marriage, she could only obey God, no, it should be under the arrangement of her father Pei Ju, for an unmarried woman like her, Her father is the god who presides over her destiny.

Thinking of the above, Yi Niang couldn't help but sigh lightly, her mother was just a dancer of the Pei family, and she was taken by Pei Ju by chance, and then she was there, but her mother did not change her fate because of this, especially she also gave birth to a daughter, which made her mother's fate even more tragic.

It is also years of hard work that made Yi Niang's mother die when she was just an adult, and what is even more sad is that until her mother died, Pei Ju did not come to see their mother and daughter, and finally when she was fifteen years old and could marry, she was reported to Pei Ju by her subordinates, and then the house released a message to her husband with suitable characteristics, and as a result, Li Xiu was later born.

"Li Xiu, even if I am willing to marry, others may not be willing to marry!" Thinking of Li Xiu, Yi Niang said softly.

Yi Niang didn't know much about Li Xiu, but she knew that he dared to resist his father leaving the Li family, others might say that he was unfilial, but Yi Niang admired his courage very much, at that time she even wanted to marry such a man, but unfortunately from the news she heard later, her father seemed to be very dissatisfied with Li Xiu, and already had the idea of regretting marriage, which also made Yi Niang very sorry.

But later Li Xiu became famous, a song Yuan Xi attracted Chang'an scholars to recite it, even she, a woman in the boudoir, also heard that although she is a concubine, but the Pei family also has a corresponding education for concubines, lest they lose the dignity of the Pei family after marrying, plus the lady is very smart and likes to read, so her own talent is also quite good.

When she saw Li Xiu's poem, Yi Niang was also shocked for a while, she never thought that the person she wanted to marry would have such talent. However, after the shock, she fell into great disappointment, and from the poem, she could see the depth of Li Xiu's affection for that woman, so what could she do even if she married?

It's a pity that her father Pei Ju doesn't think so, he only sees Li Xiu's talent, and such a person is worth using a concubine like her to win over, so he not only actively made the two families marry, but also gave Yi Niang better treatment, but whenever she thought of her mother, Yi Niang couldn't let herself get close to her father Pei Ju, and looked at him like a stranger.

Thinking of the above, and then thinking about her confused fate in the future, Yi Niang couldn't help but sigh again, her eyes unintentionally swept over the book that Pei Ju threw down, and then gently walked over and picked it up, and when she saw the title of the book, she was also stunned: "Li Gongzi arithmetic, why did he give me an arithmetic book?" ”

This also made Yi Niang more curious, and when she opened the page gently, when she saw the content of the preface, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then looked at the content of the book, and was even more shocked, and after a while, she whispered to herself: "I didn't expect Li Gongzi to have such a profound study of arithmetic!" ”

However, after the initial shock, Yi Niang smiled bitterly again, when Li Xiu was just a concubine in the past, she was still very compatible with his status, but now Li Xiu's fame is getting bigger and bigger, and the status gap between the two is getting bigger and bigger, just like she said just now, even if she wants to marry, I'm afraid Li Xiu may not be willing to marry a concubine like herself, Chang'an City doesn't know how many noble girls are waiting to marry Li Xiu, a young handsome man?

Of course, Yi Niang also has a certain advantage, that is, she had a marriage contract with Li Xiu in advance, but unfortunately the marriage contract was not completed at that time, but it was just a verbal agreement between the elders of the two sides, although this also had a certain effect, but Li Xiu fell out with his father, and even had problems with this marriage, although Yi Niang did not know Li Xiu's clear attitude, but she could guess some.

"Sister Yiniang!" At this moment, I suddenly saw a little maid panting over, and when she saw Yi Niang, she quickly ran forward and said loudly, "Great joy, Yi Niang, you are about to get married!" ”

"What is married, fans, you run slower!" When Yi Niang saw the little maid running over, she couldn't help but admonish loudly.

This fan is the maid arranged for her by the family after Li Xiu became famous, her name is flour, and the family calls her Fan'er, she is only twelve years old this year, and she used to have a good relationship with Yi Niang, and often went to Yi Niang to talk to her, so when the family wanted to arrange a maid for her, she insisted on letting Fan Er follow her. Speaking of which, in addition to being more gluttonous, fans are usually very clever, and the two have known each other for many years.

I saw Fan Er running to Yi Niang and gasping for a while, and finally said excitedly: "Sister Yi Niang, I'm ...... I just overheard the conversation between old Fubo and the steward, and they said that they would prepare a dowry for you, doesn't that mean that you are going to get married? ”

"So fast?" Yi Niang was stunned for a moment when she heard Fan'er's words, and then said to herself, just now her father Pei Ju also said that he would help her and Li Xiu get married as soon as possible, but she didn't expect that now the mansion will start to prepare the dowry, so it seems that the day she will get married is probably within this month or two.

"Sister Yi Niang, you are finally getting married, I heard that Princess Li is not only handsome, but also very talented, marry such a person, Sister Yi Niang, you will definitely enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future, I will also have endless dim sum fruits, no longer have to worry about hunger!" When Fan Er said the end, countless little stars had already popped up in his eyes, and his mind was also fantasizing about being surrounded by countless delicacies.

Looking at the excited fans, Yi Niang suddenly felt that something was not right, her engagement with Li Xiu had not been completed before, but now she was suddenly going to get married, which always made people feel a little abnormal. (To be continued.) )