Li Xiu stepped into the living room in the front yard, and saw Pei Xingjian fidgeting in the hall at a glance, and when the other party saw Li Xiu, his face flashed a little embarrassed, and then he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "The lower official pays a visit to the prince, I don't know if Wan Niang can return to the mansion?" ”

"I'm back, but I'm crying!" Li Xiu deliberately replied with a cold expression at this time, he wanted to see how Pei Xingjian reacted when he heard this.

Hearing that Wan Niang was crying and returning home, a distressed look flashed on Pei Xingjian's face, and then he asked again: "Guogong, I know that my request may be a little abrupt, but I still want to ask Guogong to agree and let me see Wanniang!" ”

"Alas, I've already met Wanniang, and she said she didn't want to drag you down, and she didn't want to see you again, so you better go back!" Li Xiu sighed at this time and continued.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Pei Xingjian's face also showed a look of pain, no matter what the reason, it is not a good thing to be rejected by the woman he likes, especially when he heard Wan Niang say that he was unwilling to drag himself down, it made him feel like a knife, after knowing Wan Niang's life experience, he also understood Wan Niang's mood when he said this.

I saw Pei Xingjian bowing his head and being silent for a while, and finally suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xiu and said, "Guogong, I want to ask, if Wanniang has no identity scruples, is she willing to marry me?" ”

"Wan Niang lost her father when she was a child, and her mother and brother had to go overseas, so she has been living in my house, it can be said that she is no different from my daughter, and she cried so sadly today, I have only seen it twice, except for this time today, only the last time her father died, when her mother and brother fled overseas, you said that if there is no identity scruples, will she marry you?" Li Xiu finally asked rhetorically.

The relationship between men and women is very wonderful, although Wan Niang and Pei Xingjian have only met three times, and the real time they get along is only one night of Shangyuan Festival, but Li Xiu can see that Wan Niang really likes Pei Xingjian, and now it depends on Pei Xingjian's own choice.

After hearing Li Xiu's answer, I saw that Pei Xingjian's face showed an expression of ecstasy, and then I saw that I reached out and took off a jade pendant from my neck, and then gently put it on the table and said: "With the words of Guogong, I am relieved, Wanniang doesn't want to drag me down because of her identity, but I don't want to miss her, this jade pendant is the only relic left to me by my father, I will give it to Wanniang today to make a love thing!" ”

"This ......" Seeing that Pei Xingjian really disregarded Wanniang's identity and insisted on marrying her as his wife, this made Li Xiu couldn't help but show a surprised look, after all, the ancients had a very heavy concept of clan, and even everything personal was for the sake of the clan, especially a person like Pei Xingjian, who was in the middle of the family and had great ambitions, no matter how optimistic Li Xiu was, he was not optimistic that Pei Xingjian would be willing to take the risk of marrying Wanniang.

"You...... I really don't mind Wan Niang's background? After a long while, I saw Li Xiu hesitantly ask Pei Xingjian, although it was a good thing for Pei Xingjian to insist on marrying Wanniang, Li Xiu still couldn't believe it for a while.

"Does Guogong want to hear the truth or lie?" What Li Xiu didn't expect was that Pei Xingjian smiled indifferently at this time and asked.

"How can you tell the truth, and how can you tell a lie?" Li Xiu also asked rhetorically at this time.

"If Guogong wants to hear lies, then I must say that I don't mind, if Guogong wants to hear the truth, then I will tell the truth, I also know very well the impact that marrying Wanniang may have on me, and I have always taken the revitalization of the family as my own responsibility, so if I don't mind at all, it must be a lie!" Pei Xingjian said calmly at this time.

"Since you still mind in your heart, then why do you want to marry Wanniang?" Li Xiu also squinted at Pei Xingjian at this time, although he admired this young man very much, but if he dared to have any thoughts about Wan Niang, then don't blame him for being polite.

"I mind it, but a manly man, fame and fortune are only taken from the straight, and I don't care about any trouble at all, because I am confident that with my own ability, no matter what kind of difficulties I encounter, I can't bury my talent!" When Pei Xingjian said to the end, the whole person's waist was also quite straight, and there was a sense of arrogance and self-confidence all over his body.

"You're so confident?" Li Xiu saw Pei Xingjian's arrogant and confident expression, he was surprised at first, and then asked with interest, maybe what he sees now is Pei Xingjian's true face, this famous minister in history entered the officialdom from the imperial examination, and then became a generation of famous ministers after several ups and downs, and it is estimated that it is this arrogance and self-confidence that supports him to go on.

"This is not only self-confidence, but I have the determination and courage to overcome all difficulties, when our orphans and widows have survived from the troubled times, no matter how dangerous the future is, it will not be more dangerous than our mother and son who were struggling in the troubled times!" Pei Xingjian smiled indifferently at this time.

At the beginning, Pei Xingjian's father and brother died at the hands of Wang Shichong, his mother escaped from Luoyang City with him, and gave birth to him in the time of the war and chaos.

Hearing Pei Xingjian's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but appreciate him even more, only to see that he pondered for a moment at this time, and then spoke again: "You have such determination and courage, I also admire it very much, but you also have to think clearly, if you marry Wanniang, you will definitely be suppressed in the officialdom in the future, and it will be much more difficult than others to be promoted, even if I want to help you, I'm afraid it's not an easy task, then don't blame Wanniang for this, if you let Wanniang be wronged, Then don't blame me for being rude! ”

When Li Xiu said the end, he couldn't help but show a stern expression, he also said ugly things to the front, after all, Pei Xingjian is young and vigorous now, and he can't let go of his feelings for Wanniang, so it is not strange to say the above words, but if the relationship between husband and wife slowly becomes dull as time goes by, no one dares to guarantee that Pei Xingjian's thoughts will not change.

"I know what you mean, but since I have decided to marry Wanniang, we will be one husband and wife in the future, and after marrying her, I will also carry everything from her, and I will never do that kind of ruthless and unrighteous thing!" Pei Xingjian said very solemnly again at this time, his eyes did not shy away from looking at Li Xiu, and his expression was also very calm.

Li Xiu has also been observing Pei Xingjian, and at this time, with his experience, he also found that Pei Xingjian was indeed sincere, after all, with his age, it was impossible to lie without revealing the slightest flaw, so this made him finally put his mind at ease.

"Okay, since you have this determination, then I'll make it clear, you are willing to marry Wan Niang, I can also fully support you, but Wan Niang is a soft and strong character, since she has decided not to drag you down, I'm afraid it's not so easy to change your mind, at least I don't have the ability." When Li Xiu said the end, he couldn't help but show a little wry smile on his face, because he found that the children in the family were more stubborn than the other, there was Qi Niang before, and now there is Wan Niang, and they don't listen to their own words much in marriage.

"I ...... I want to see Wan Niang, and I ask for the permission of the country! Pei Xingjian also stood up immediately when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then bowed to the ground and pleaded, since Wan Niang suddenly left him and went home, his heart has been hanging, especially when he knew that Wan Niang had been crying, which made him extremely worried.

"Okay, I can take you there, but whether Wanniang wants to see you depends on your ability!" Li Xiu thought for a moment and finally nodded and said, the young people's affairs should be left to their young people to solve by themselves, and if Wan Niang really gave up Pei Xingjian, with her temperament, it is estimated that she will regret it for the rest of her life.

Seeing that Li Xiu agreed, Pei Xingjian also hurriedly thanked him excitedly, and then raised his feet to go to see Wan Niang, but Li Xiu stopped him with a smile at this time, and then pointed to the jade pendant in front of him and said: "Such a precious jade pendant, I think it is better for you to hand it over to Wan Niang in person!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's words, there was a bit of ridicule, which made Pei Xingjian a little embarrassed again, and then carefully put away the jade pendant, and then followed Li Xiu to the inner house, generally outsiders are not allowed to enter the inner house, after all, Li Xiu's family members are here, but Li Xiu made an exception today to bring Pei Xingjian in, and Pei Xingjian is also very polite, his eyes have been staring at his feet when he walks, and he didn't look up at all at all.

After a while, the two came to the courtyard where Wan Niang lived, and at that moment Li Xiu asked Pei Xingjian to go in and knock on the door by himself, as for whether he could knock on the door or not, it depended on his own ability.

However, Li Xiu obviously underestimated Pei Xingjian's status in Wan Niang's heart, Pei Xingjian just revealed his identity outside the door, but Wan Niang opened the door, which made Li Xiu outside the courtyard door sigh secretly, when he wanted to enter the door just now, he called the door several times before asking Wan Niang to open the door, but he didn't expect Pei Xingjian to open the door only once, it seems that she is really an outgoing girl!

"Big brother, I heard that Wanniang came back crying?" But at this moment, I suddenly saw Qi Niang rushing out of the courtyard next to her, her clothes were not neatly dressed, her hair was even more messy, and her eyes were red silk, and she knew that she had just woken up.

"You're late, Pei Xingjian has already found it, and now the two of them are chatting inside!" Li Xiu nodded at Wan Niang's room and said, Qi Niang and Wan Niang's yard were originally next to each other, it is estimated that when Wan Niang came back just now, she was also seen by the maid next to Qi Niang, so Qi Niang only knew about it.

However, when he saw Qi Niang, Li Xiu suddenly sighed in his heart, because he thought that he was going to marry Qi Niang this year, and he didn't know when the American fleet would come to Datang this year?