After Li Daozong saw Li Xiu, he first thanked him for the matter of harmony, after all, if it wasn't for Li Xiu, I am afraid that his niece would have to marry far away in the Western Regions, and then the two talked about some conflicts between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and finally he changed his words and told his true intention to meet Li Xiu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Cough~, in fact, it's the same thing, my niece was selected as a candidate for harmony, and she is only fourteen years old this year, but her temperament is quite strong, when she was selected as a candidate for harmony, she was also resisting death, fortunately the concubine stopped this, and it can be regarded as saving the child's life, and she knew that the concubine saved her, and she was also grateful to the concubine, although the concubine had married a wife, but she was willing to serve the concubine as a concubine!" Li Daozong coughed dryly, and finally told the purpose of his coming, and it was the first time he was a matchmaker for others, so his expression was a little unnatural.

Li Xiu just picked up the tea bowl at this time, but when he heard Li Daozong's words, he almost squirted out a mouthful of tea, he didn't expect the other party to come to see him to be a matchmaker, and the other party is not only a minor girl, but also Li Daozong's niece, Li Daozong and Princess Pingyang are cousins, and the other party is also Princess Pingyang's cousin, Li Xiu is the other party's cousin, and the niece marries her uncle, which is not the same age at all?

"Cough~, King Rencheng, this matter must not be done, so that my niece is also a noble emperor, how can I deign to be a concubine under you? That's unacceptable! Li Xiu finally swallowed the tea in his throat, and then hurriedly excused himself, he didn't have Lolita's hobby, and the two women in the family were enough for him to have a headache, so there was really no need to add another one, not to mention that he hadn't seen the other party at all, let alone any emotional foundation.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, I know you must be scrupling about the princess's attitude, but don't worry, my Datang law does not stipulate that concubines cannot be concubines, in fact, several other concubines generally accept concubines, and I and Pingyang also grew up together, I know her character very well, she is by no means a stingy person, as long as you nod, she will definitely not refuse!" Li Daozong seemed to have known that Li Xiu would refuse, and he was not surprised to say at the moment, but he obviously misunderstood, thinking that Li Xiu's refusal was due to the attitude of Princess Pingyang.

"This matter has nothing to do with the princess's attitude, I really don't want to take a concubine, after all, I already have two wives, and our relationship is very deep, and now I even have children, and I didn't have the idea of taking a concubine from the beginning, so I really can't be blessed to accept your kindness as the king of the city!" Li Xiu also explained with some tears and laughter at this time.

"Concubine, a manly husband, three wives and four concubines should be, with your identity and status, no matter how many women in the family are not too much, and I believe that Pingyang is a generous woman, you don't have to be too wronged yourself, if you are really embarrassed to tell the princess about this, this matter is on me, my princess and the princess have always had a good relationship, tomorrow I will let her come and tell the princess about it!"

Li Daozong didn't believe Li Xiu's words at all, which is not surprising, after all, the two have a generation gap of more than 1,000 years, in his opinion, the higher the status of a man, the more women he should have, the only reason why Li Xiu does not accept concubines is that he is afraid of Princess Pingyang's attitude, after all, Princess Pingyang is different from other women, even if Li Xiu's contribution is great, I am afraid that Princess Pingyang will have to listen to Princess Pingyang at home.

"No need, I really don't want to take a concubine, and there is no need to let the princess know about this matter, I can make the decision myself!" Li Xiu heard that Li Daozong was going to let his wife persuade Princess Pingyang, and hurriedly dissuaded him, he didn't want to make the whole family know about this matter, and Princess Pingyang also knew him, if Li Daozong's wife came to say, I am afraid she would also be embarrassed, if she agreed, Li Xiu was unwilling, if she didn't agree, it would seem that she was too stingy, and she was not a person inside and out.

"Haha~, you don't have to excuse yourself, it's not easy to marry a woman like Pingyang, but don't worry, I'll help you do it!" Li Daozong didn't listen to Li Xiu's explanation at all, but insisted on speaking again, and even looked at Li Xiu with some pity when he spoke, in his opinion, Li Xiu really suffered when he married his powerful cousin.

Li Xiu felt that he was about to vomit blood at this time, no matter how he explained Li Daozong, he just didn't believe it, he thought that he was a strict wife, and he was kind enough to "help" him, which made him very speechless.

The reason why Li Daozong talked about this matter with Li Xiu was mainly to take a breath with him first, and it was the women in the family who really made the decision, in fact, if a noble man wanted to take a concubine, it was usually his wife who helped him take a concubine, and the concubine room was selected by the wife, so it would be easier to get along in the future, so Li Daozong quickly asked Li Xiu to say goodbye after saying this, and patted his chest again and promised that he would let his wife convince Princess Pingyang.

Li Xiu was also very helpless about Li Daozong's stubbornness, he also knew that no matter what he said, the other party would not be able to believe it, so he didn't bother to say more, and after personally sending the other party out of the door, he immediately rushed to the inner house, and then called Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang to the study, discussing how to deal with this matter tomorrow?

"Giggle~, what should I do, it turns out that someone took the initiative to be a concubine for her husband, and the other party's status is not low, she is still a royal woman, I think my husband is smiling!" After listening to Li Xiu's story, Yi Niang covered her mouth and smiled.

"Yi Niang, don't be kidding, it's enough for me to have you and Xiuning, and now that we have children, how can I have any thoughts of taking a concubine?" Li Xiu said to Yi Niang with a wry smile again at this time, in his opinion, he already has a wife and son, and the foundation of this family has been solid, if he adds another person, he may destroy the foundation of his family, which is far from acceptable to him.

"Husband, I'm not joking, you see those ministers and nobles in the court, which one is not three wives and four concubines, but the husband doesn't even have a concubine, in fact, even if there is no matter of King Ren Cheng today, I am thinking about whether it is time to discuss with my sister and give my husband a concubine?" Hearing Li Xiu's words, Yi Niang put away her joking expression and said with a serious face.

Yi Niang is also telling the truth, in the era of the Tang Dynasty, almost all men with a little status will take concubines, and most of the wives in the family take the initiative to take concubines for them, because if they don't do this, then this man's wife may also have a reputation for jealousy, such as Fang Xuanling's jealous wife, who was called "the first jealous woman in the Tang Dynasty" by some people behind her back.

"Yi Niang, don't mention the matter of concubines, I really don't have that mind, I can marry you, I have nothing else to ask for!" Li Xiu also knew that he had a generation gap with the Tang people in terms of thinking, even if it was a pillow person like Yi Niang, sometimes he couldn't understand his thoughts, but he still said seriously.

"Husband, don't mention it in advance, let's discuss this matter that my cousin said today, I don't think he may be telling the truth!" At this moment, Princess Pingyang, who had not spoken, suddenly said.

"Oh? King Ren Cheng didn't tell the truth? Li Xiu couldn't help but turn his head in surprise when he heard this.

"Yes, my cousin said that his niece is very grateful to her husband, so she is willing to be a concubine for her husband, but in my opinion, I am afraid that he is worried that my cousin and niece will not be able to marry, so he deliberately said this!" When Princess Pingyang said the end, she couldn't help but sigh, as if she felt sorry for the girl who couldn't get married.

"My sister is right, I also felt wrong just now, now think about it carefully, the niece of King Rencheng was originally a woman who was close to her, and the Western Turks even sent a dowry, Your Majesty also agreed to this marriage, counting the other party is already the wife of the Western Turkic Khan, although this woman did not really marry, but her reputation has been ruined, and it will be difficult to marry a good family in the future, even if she is a concubine for her husband, it is not considered to humiliate her!" Yi Niang also nodded approvingly at this time.

"No one has ever married, and the marriage is not willing by the niece of King Ren Cheng, so it can also involve fame?" Li Xiu heard this but said a little incredible, although he knew that if he ruined the marriage after the engagement, no matter what the reason, it would have a great impact on the woman's reputation, but Yi Niang's words were still beyond his understanding.

"The husband is confused again, the niece of the king of Rencheng was already married, but in the end she failed to marry for other reasons, which means that her life is not good, and the nobles of the same family background may not be willing to choose her as a wife, unless she is willing to marry, or like now, to be a concubine for someone like you!" Yi Niang explained with a smile at this time, they are also used to Li Xiu's ignorance of common sense from time to time.

Although Yi Niang's explanation seemed to be very clear, Li Xiu still couldn't understand Tang Ren's thoughts in this regard, and finally simply didn't want to, and then said to Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang with a resolute face: "No matter, anyway, I won't accept this fourteen-year-old girl as a concubine, so if Princess Rencheng comes tomorrow, you must help me push this matter away!" ”

"I understand my husband's thoughts, if sister-in-law Wang comes tomorrow, I will deal with it!" Princess Pingyang immediately smiled when she heard Li Xiu's words, if there is anyone in this world who can understand Li Xiu best, then she is the only one, otherwise they would not have fallen in love at the beginning, and this Yiniang is worse than her.

"Sister, if you reject Princess Rencheng, I'm afraid you'll have to bear a reputation for jealousy!" However, as soon as Princess Pingyang's words fell, Yi Niang said with a worried expression, and Li Xiu also smiled bitterly when she heard this, this is really a dilemma.