Li Xiuning had never heard of these things before, and when she heard it at first glance, her eyes widened in surprise, and she turned her head: "Mother, are these true?" ”

Dou Hui closed his eyes and shook his head painfully: "Daughter, since you were a child, when did your mother lie to you?" This matter is a secret between me and you for many years, and I have never told my children and outsiders, but today is a matter of the life of the whole family, so I beg you, there are many heroes in the world, and Yang Xuangan is not the only one. Niang will definitely find an outstanding character for you in the future life of the Guanlong aristocratic family. ”

Li Xiuning bit her lips tightly, the look in her eyes changed again and again, her fingers tightly grasped the corners of her clothes, loosened and clenched, as if she was doing a fierce ideological struggle, and after a long time, she raised her head and said: "Mother, you can let me do anything, but this is the only matter, my daughter can never agree." Since the daughter has been married to the Yang family, she is a member of the Yang family, not only the daughter of the Li family, even if she has not crossed the door now, she can't change this fact, please rest assured, her daughter lives and dies with the Yang family, and will never implicate the Li family! ”

Dou Hui's face changed, his voice turned high, and he said angrily: "Xiuning, my mother has talked about this, why don't you know what to do?" Who is the emperor? Will he stop pursuing our Li family because you married into the Yang family? A few years ago, the crown prince, Yang Yong, the king of Fangling, and the former Shangshu left servant shot Gao Xi married, but they were also deposed together? ! This kind of marriage is a matter between the two families, not a private matter of your children! ”

Li Xiuning raised her head, and two lines of tears flowed down from the center of her eyes, but her expression was unusually firm: "Mother." This is when you made that choice. Just think of things. And although the daughter doesn't read much, she also knows that there is morality in this world, and people who are loyal and honest will be respected at any time, when the emperor was still a teenager, Queen Dugu's father Dugu Xin was also involved in a rebellion and was killed, but the emperor did not abandon Queen Dugu because of this. still fulfilled the marriage contract with her, such virtue and loyal love were praised by the world, and the emperor became the prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, not only did not the family ruin, but also established the Great Sui, isn't this the return brought back by integrity? ”

"And you and Ah Da, knowing that this would offend the current emperor as a prince, but they are still together, isn't this also a righteous act that is not afraid of power? The emperor didn't embarrass him much about this. You yourself have said it before, mainly because of the Dou family. The emperor was jealous of Ah Da and let him serve as a foreign state for many years. But our Guan Long family as a whole. Even the emperor didn't dare to take it lightly and kill him unjustly for no reason. ”

Dou Hui stood up angrily, a silver hairpin on her head almost fell off, her body trembled slightly, and she said sharply: "Are the first emperor and the current emperor all the way?" If the emperor had been on the throne, would we have mentioned this matter to you? The pillar of the country like the Duke of Chu has to give a false astrological theory to force the family to be ruined, not to mention our Li family, who is far less powerful than the Yang family and has a feud with the emperor? Do you have to accompany your whole family to the execution ground in order to achieve your reputation of being loyal to love and promise? ”

The more Dou Hui thought about it, the more sad he became, and he cried loudly: "Oh my God, how unfortunate our Li family is, the adopted daughter is not filial, and it will harm the whole family?!" ”

Li Xiuning's eyes were also like tears: "Mother, things haven't come to that point yet, maybe there is a turnaround, my daughter has to give it a try no matter what, even if something happens to Yue Guogong, the Yang family will not necessarily be unlucky, if it really tells you, my daughter will definitely cut herself off, and declare that she will cut off relations with our Li family, and she will definitely not implicate you!" ”

Li Yuan's voice sounded coldly from outside the door: "Hmph, Ah Hui, it's really a good daughter born to you and me." Affection and righteousness, great! ”

Dou Hui's body shook slightly, and he raised his head in surprise, only to see Li Yuan appear by the door at some point, his face full of wrinkles, and his face was as heavy as water.

Dou Hui hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Li Yuan's arm: "Shude (Li Yuan's character), A-Ning is still young and ignorant, don't blame her, I will continue to persuade her well, it's really not good, let's publicly withdraw from the marriage, the Yang family understands people, and they won't say anything." ”

Li Xiuning was shocked when she heard this, and cried: "No, mother, if you withdraw from the marriage, daughter, daughter would rather die here!" ”

Li Yuan suddenly roared: "Ah Ning, do you really have no Ah Da and your mother in your eyes, and no of your brothers and sisters?!" ”

Li Xiuning has only met Li Yuan a handful of times since he can remember, and Li Yuan has been a stabbing for many years, and he has seen his wife and children for a short time, so every time he sees Li Xiuning, he is mostly kind and pleasant, and rarely blushes. But Li Yuan's unique temperament of the military general family can't be erased, from the depths of Li Xiuning's heart, there is a deep awe of his own Da, when he was a child, he often cried and coquettishly in front of Dou Hui, but as long as Li Yuan's voice was a little higher, he could immediately stop her crying, and this time it was the same, after hearing Li Yuan's roar, Li Xiuning was so frightened that he didn't cry, and looked at his father in a daze, and couldn't even reach out to wipe his tears.

Li Yuan's voice was a little calmer, but it could still be called a strong voice: "Ah Ning, do you think that you are very loyal and filial, very moral, and it is a very honorable thing to take the lives of your parents and the whole family to protect your morals and ideas?" In the future, you can enter the Sui Book to list the female biography, right? ”

Li Xiuning was so choked that he had nothing to say, but he only heard Li Yuan continue: "Okay, we won't say anything else now, this marriage contract was made by me Li Yuan, and I am not ready to regret this marriage now, if you really want to know the Yang family and know what Yang Xuangan thinks, I won't stop you now, you will go back to Songzhou to find your future husband now, just talk about the matter of Chu Guogong, I Li Yuan can't do anything, please ask him to ask for more blessings, and see what he will do to you!" ”

A hint of joy flashed in Li Xiuning's eyes, and his voice trembled a little because of excitement: "Ah Da, you, you didn't lie to me, are you, really, really willing to let me go?" ”

Li Yuan said coldly, "Why don't I let you go?" You yourself are dizzy and can't judge the situation clearly, it doesn't mean that Yang Gongzi is also as dizzy as you, he is not impulsive to rush back to the Eastern Capital to make trouble now. Or simply raise troops. It shows that he is still sensible. The reason for letting you come back to me is to seek the support of our Tang State Mansion, if we can't save his father, what do you think is of use to him? ”

"Ah Ning, don't blame Ah Da for telling the truth and not giving you face, our marriage with the Yang family is nothing more than taking what you need, Yang Xuangan is famous. is the hero boy you admire, but what is your A-Ning's reputation, why does he Yang Xuangan want to marry you? Don't you still fancy the influence of our Zhu family in the Guan Long family? ”

Li Xiuning's eyes were full of tears, and when he thought of Yang Xuangan's promise and oath to himself, he exclaimed excitedly: "No, Da, Brother Yang personally told me that he must marry me, he will!" He said he liked me and wouldn't leave me behind. Nor will they fail to keep the marriage contract. ”

Li Yuan sneered: "A-Ning, a man's oath is the most gentle poison in the world. Specially used to coax women, we, the children of the family, have never even met once before marriage, so what feelings do we have? Don't say that you and Yang Xuangan are Ah Da and Niang, do you think there was really any love before they met? That's also a marriage based on political positions! It's the marriage of the Li family in Longxi and the Fufeng Dou family, two military families, understand? ”

Li Xiuning cried and turned to Dou Hui: "Mother, is this really the case?" ”

Dou Hui's eyes were also shining with tears, and there was a trace of grief in his eyes when he looked at Li Yuan: "Shude, the child is still young, how can she say this in front of her, these things, she will know when she grows up a little." ”

Li Yuan said sharply: "Ah Hui, Ah Ning is not young, he is already going out of the cabinet to get married, as a child of a family, shouldn't these truths be known since childhood?" Jiancheng is about the same age as her, every day is either practicing martial arts or studying hard, and now she is still in the front yard to endorse, Shimin is ten years younger than her, and at this time she is still practicing riding and archery in the way of hunting outside, these are all things that our family should do, as a woman, she shoulders the mission of the family, to combine with another family man who needs the family, instead of only caring about her own personal feelings, these truths, haven't you taught her since she was a child? ”

Li Xiuning's body shook, only to feel a rush of fire, and her silver teeth gritted loudly: "No, Brother Yang is not such a person, he won't leave me, we are out of true love, not that kind of cold marriage, Ah Da, I don't believe your words, I don't believe it!" ”

Li Yuan said coldly: "If Yang Xuangan really likes you, how could he deliberately defeat the competition when he married you?" How could his black cloud suddenly eat bad and have a loose stomach, is there any other possibility besides his own hands? Ah Ning, Ah Da couldn't bear to tell you, Yang Xuangan didn't want to marry you at all, so he did this kind of thing, and then he must have been forced by the Duke of Chu to agree to marry you, or he just had other thoughts, using his feelings for you, to make you work for him with all his heart, once you can't help him and the Yang family, then he will definitely abandon you ruthlessly, and there will be no other choice! ”

Li Xiuning covered her ears, she didn't want to believe every word Li Yuan said from the bottom of her heart, but these words were so true, so that she couldn't find a reason to fight back, she thought of Yang Xuangan's injury, and she was going to go out of Songzhou without saying a word to greet her, and even changed her disguise, if she hadn't inquired about the news early and followed her, I'm afraid she would have really missed it, thinking of this, she became more and more afraid, and even wavered a little about Yang Xuangan's commitment to herself in the grove.

Li Yuan saw that Li Xiuning was no longer talking, knowing that his daughter was like his father, he knew that Li Xiuning also believed a little bit of his own words, he took two steps back, pulled the door, pointed outside and said: "Ah Ning, Ah Da said that he will not stop you, the truth of the truth is very cruel, you go and find it yourself." Only when you have seen Yang Xuangan in person, all your illusions will be shattered, and you will truly realize what this world is like! ”

Li Xiuning gritted his teeth, didn't say a word, didn't even say hello, grabbed the door and ran out, Dou Hui screamed "A-Ning" sadly, rushed out two steps, and wanted to hold his daughter, but was stopped by Li Yuan reaching out: "Ahui, let her go, this is the price of growth, she must pay!" ”

Li Xiuning's figure gradually faded away with the sound of her sobbing, and a long neighing sound of a horse sounded in the direction of the stable, and the sound of horses' hooves gradually faded away, accompanied by a few dog barks at home, and could no longer be heard. Dou Hui's body softened. Gradually, he leaned against the door and sat down on the threshold. didn't look at Li Yuan much, and said faintly: "How could you be so ruthless and watch A-Ning embark on this road of no return?" ”

Li Yuan also squatted on the ground, tears shining in his eyes: "Ah Hui, do you think that the person who locks Ah Ning can lock her heart?" If we don't let her out and find out for ourselves this time, she'll only hate us for the rest of her life. ”

Dou Hui gritted his teeth and said, "But you're gambling with her life, you know?" A-Ning has had a strong temperament since he was a child. In case Yang Xuangan really likes her and keeps her by his side, isn't this to push her into the fire? Even if, as you said, Yang Xuan ruthlessly rejected Ah Ning, aren't you afraid that Ah Ning won't be able to think about it for a while and do something stupid? ”

Li Yuan sighed: "I don't think so, the Qianniu guard of the Prince's East Palace who came back with Ah Ning this time, named Chai Shao, I am optimistic that Ah Ning is interested in our family, Ah Ning should take him back to Songzhou with him." If she hadn't gone to the East Palace, then I'd go to the East Palace early tomorrow morning. Let him go back to Songzhou immediately to take care of it, I think even if A-Ning can't think about it for a while, with Chai Shao here, it will be fine. ”

Dou Hui's eyes lit up: "Chai Shao? Is that the son of Chai Shen, the prince of Julu County? Shude, although their family can also be called Jiangmen, but compared with our family, it is still much worse, and even the edge of the Guanlong Group can't be squeezed in, and it is from Hongdong, Bingzhou, do you really want to marry A-Ning to the Chai family? ”

Li Yuan smiled bitterly: "Do you think I am willing?" But apart from Chai Shao, how many men in the world are willing to want A-Ning now? ”

Late at night, the East Palace, the palace gates outside the imperial city have been closed, Li Xiuning is here, like an ant on a hot pot, turning around, rubbing her hands as she walks, she came out in too a hurry, and even forgot to change back into men's clothes, so dressed as a girl out of the gate, if it weren't for the night, during the day, such a horse and women's clothes galloping on the street, I am afraid that it would have been stopped by the fangding and soldiers patrolling the city.

Li Xiuning came out this time with a token of the Tang State Mansion, Yang Xuangan also gave her a waist card of the Yue Guo Mansion, this time Chai Shao before entering the East Palace, but also gave his Qianniuwei token to Li Xiuning, so that she had an urgent matter to come to meet with this token, and finally in these three tokens, it was Chai Shao's token that really worked, and the guards who guarded the door rushed into the palace with this order, and there was no turn yet, although there was only a small half pillar of incense (ten minutes) of kung fu, but it still made Li Xiuning live like a year, restless.

Chai Shao's voice came from inside the palace gate: "Is it really Miss Li?" ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Xiuning's eyes, and he hurriedly turned to the palace gate, only to see Chai Shao change into the armor of Qianniuwei, with a Qianniu knife on his waist, and hurriedly rushed out, looking at each other, all slightly stunned.

The corners of Chai Shao's mouth hooked: "I heard that a girl ran out in women's clothes in the middle of the night, I knew it must be you, what happened, so urgent?" ”

Li Xiuning gritted his teeth: "Big stupid cow (Li Xiuning has been used to calling Chai Shao like this along the way), change your clothes quickly, and go back to Songzhou with me immediately, I'm afraid it's too late." ”

Chai Shao's face changed, and he said happily: "What, does Tang Guogong have a way to save Chu Guogong?" ”

Li Xiuning was so anxious that she chopped her feet, and her tears were about to fall: "Don't mention it, my Ah Da doesn't have this ability at all, and he doesn't want to be implicated in this matter, we have to go back and report to Brother Yang quickly, and let him find another way!" By the way, how are you here, can the prince save the Yang family? ”

Yang Zhao's voice came from more than a dozen steps away: "Miss Li, I'm really sorry, I'm afraid I'm powerless about this matter." ”

Chai Shao and Li Xiuning looked at it in a blink of an eye, and saw Yang Zhao, who was fat enough to be two people combined, dressed in a pale yellow silk robe and wearing a cloak, supported by two or three guards, walking down with his shoulders raised, coughing violently, and walking towards the two step by step.

Chai Shao and Li Xiuning instinctively knelt down: "Welcome to His Royal Highness the Prince." After Chai Shao finished speaking, he raised his head, and a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, "His Royal Highness the Prince, your body is not yet well, it is windy this night, how can you come out like this?" ”

Yang Zhao walked in front of the two, calmed his breath, and sighed: "There is such a big thing in the Yang family, how can I rest on the bed, when I think of Brother Yang who can't sleep every day now, how can I bear it?" Chai Guard, as soon as I heard that a woman came to you late at night, I thought that it must be Tang Guogong's daughter, so I also thought of seeing what happened, alas, I blame me for being incompetent, half a month ago I wrote to my father, asking him not to crown Yue Guogong as Chu Guogong, but my father wrote back and scolded me, saying that this is a state affair and I have no right to ask. ”

When Yang Zhao said this, his eyes were shining with tears, and he was almost about to cry, Chai Shao hurriedly went up to support him, Yang Zhao took out a sweat towel from his arms, wiped his eyes, and suddenly said: "I haven't gotten out of bed and walked around for a long time, you can walk with me." The three or four guards behind hurriedly wanted to step forward, but Yang Zhao turned his head suddenly, "With them to protect me, don't worry about Lone's safety, you can step back and guard here." ”

A look of embarrassment appeared on the face of a black-faced guard at the head: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it is our duty to protect your safety, and the Supreme has specially explained that we are ......"

Yang Zhao said coldly: "Okay, this is my decision, it has nothing to do with you, Chai Guard is also a Qianniu Guard personally recruited by Gu, and Miss Li is also the daughter of Tang Guogong, I will go around here, it will be fine, you can just stay here." ”

The black-faced guard wanted to say something, but when he saw Yang Zhao's face with three points of majesty in peace, he quickly stopped his mouth and took two steps back.

Chai Shao helped Yang Zhao to walk in front of the gate of this palace, and soon walked to a place forty or fifty steps away from those people, although he was still in this square, and there was only the sound of the wind in his ears, but the breathing and speaking voices of those people could no longer be heard, Yang Zhao sighed faintly: "Miss Li, I'm sorry, you have also seen the situation of Lonely, my father doesn't like me, and he left me alone in Daxing, called Zhenshou Xijing, in fact, it is no different from a prisoner, my illness has become more and more serious in the past few months, and I want to go back to the east to see my father and mother, Originally, the main thing in the book was to talk about returning to the Eastern Capital, and I said a few words about the Duke of Chu at the back, but my father was furious, and he didn't allow me to go to the Eastern Capital, Miss Li, please tell Brother Yang, I, Yang Zhao, really tried my best, but I really had no choice! He spoke for so long in one breath that he coughed violently and his face turned pale.

Li Xiuning's eyes were already shining with tears: "No, His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, willful and reckless, so I will let you suffer this, you go back quickly, recuperate, Brother Yang's matter, I and Chai Guard will find a way." ”

Yang Zhao waved his hand, stood a little firmer with Chai Shao's support, and said in a low voice: "No, Gu still hasn't finished speaking, this may be the last thing I can say to Brother Yang, you, you must bring it." ”

Chai Shao gritted his teeth and glanced at Li Xiuning, and both of them approached Yang Zhao and put their ears to his mouth.

Yang Zhao said with difficulty: "I know the eldest brother, the eldest brother doesn't like my father, and my father has always been jealous of their family, when my father seized the throne, the Duke of Chu knew about it, and knew too many things that should not be known, I expected that sooner or later, there would be such a day, but I didn't expect it to come, so fast." You must persuade, persuade me Brother Yang, let him don't be impulsive, do anything stupid. I, Yang Zhao, know that my father is sorry for him, if he wants to take revenge, I, I am willing to die on behalf of my father, and I don't want him and my brother to go on the road of no return. ”

Li Xiuning's eyes widened in disbelief: "His Royal Highness the Prince, what are you talking about, Brother Yang, is he really, really?" ”

Yang Zhao gritted his teeth: "You listen to me, I'm not a fool, eldest brother, what the eldest brother did, I didn't notice it, he took me and treated me as a brother, and never hid it from me, but I, but I won't tell my father about these things about him, you, you sue him, you must be careful in the future, beware of that Wang Shichong, don't, don't lie to him." ”

Li Xiuning nodded: "Is there anything else?" ”

Yang Zhao sighed: "Also, those heirs of Yang Yong, the king of Fangling, I, I originally promised Brother Yang that I would be preserved, but unfortunately, it's a pity that I didn't do this either, my father, my father has sent killers to kill my cousins and cousins on the road, I have today, my life is short, too, and it is also retribution." (To be continued......)