A respectful voice came from outside: "Master, General Changsun's fourth son is in a hurry, saying that General Changsun has an invitation to let you go over immediately." ”

Gao Shilian stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Is it Wuji's child who came in person?" ”

The man outside replied, "Yes, the person is outside the courtyard now." ”

Gao Shilian turned his head and whispered to Hu Sizheng: "It seems that something happened to the eldest grandson's family, I have to go over right now, you leave through the side door after I leave, and we will contact you again when you are free." ”

Hu Sizheng nodded: "Be careful!" ”

Gao Shilian came out in casual clothes, walked outside the small courtyard, and saw a big locust tree, where the eldest grandson Wuji was rubbing his hands, turning back and forth, and when he saw Gao Shilian coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Wuji has seen uncle." ”

Gao Shilian picked up the eldest grandson Wuji, who was bending over, and said hurriedly: "How is it now, are you awake?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded, tears glistening in his eyes: "I just woke up half an hour ago, and I came to ask my uncle and Tang Guogong to come over." ”

Gao Shilian gritted his teeth: "It seems that your Ah Da has something important to announce, without further ado, let's go quickly." Gao Shilian took the hand of the eldest grandson Wuji, and was about to take a step, when the corner of his eye inadvertently aimed at the right side of the eldest grandson Wuji's face, and the five-fingered mountain mark suddenly came into his eyes.

Gao Shilian stopped his steps and stared closely at the right side of the eldest grandson Wuji's face, the eldest grandson Wuji lowered his head, but there was not a single tear in his eyes, and his expression was still very calm.

Gao Shilian stretched out his hand to touch the face of the eldest grandson Wuji, and said, "Wuji, what's going on." Who hit you? "The moment when it was about to touch. The eldest grandson Wuji turned his head. said lightly: "Uncle, it's okay, I was careless." ”

Gao Shilian said angrily: "Accidental? Why is it that you accidentally leave a slap print on your face?! It's clear that someone hit you, could it be that it's you? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head: "Uncle, don't worry about this matter, let's hurry up and invite Tang Guogong, Ah Da can finally wake up, in case he faints again." Then the matter will be strictly zhòng. ”

Gao Shilian seemed to understand something, and he didn't ask any more, nodded, and said: "Tang Guo lived in Daxing when he was fair, but this time the Supreme Parade Tuyuhun, he was also appointed as the Guard Captain Shaoqing, stayed in the Eastern Capital, and is now in the mansion, let's go find him!" ”

In the other corner of the eastern capital, the Wanggong Square is a little more crowded than the Baiguan Fang. It can be said that it is much more spacious, and it is a place where the royal family and the founding duke of the Great Sui have been concentrated. As the Tang State Mansion that began in the Western Wei Dynasty, it was naturally built here, and it looks like the door is tall, and it is much more magnificent than the ancestral house left by Li Yuan's family in Wugong County, Daxingcheng.

At this time, Li Yuan was sitting in his bedroom, holding an ancient book in his hand, but his eyes were not fixed on the book, but looked out the window, in a daze.

Dou Hui put on a leather jacket, walked over, put a fox fur cloak on Li Yuan's shoulder, and said distressedly: "Shude (Li Yuan's character), it's not too early, rest early, and get up tomorrow to deal with government affairs." ”

Li Yuan sighed: "At this time, how can I sleep." I heard that Changsun Sheng has been in a coma for more than half a month, and if he really can't wake up for a long time, then our family will be passive. ”

Dou Hui hooked the corners of his mouth: "Shude, do you think it is really necessary for us to marry his eldest grandson?" Erlang's character and martial arts have been spread among the younger generations, in a few years, I am afraid that there will be no less high-ranking families who take the initiative to find us, Changsun Sheng has now fallen out of favor, and he is no more than the general of the Sanpin Right Xiaowei, and the family is facing infighting and separation, in case that Miss Changsun kicks his brother out of the house, don't we delay Erlang? ”

Li Yuan gritted his teeth: "So now we have to avoid this kind of thing, the marriage contract between our family Erlang and Miss Changsun is already known to some families, and Changsun Sheng also hopes to use the strength of our Li family to support the three of them and their mother and son, and they can share some family property, since I promised Changsun Sheng back then, I can't go back now!" ”

Dou Hui sighed, moved a Hu bed, sat next to Li Yuan, and lowered his voice: "Shude, I have never asked you about this, you tell me the truth, did Changsun Sheng give our family any substantial benefits?" ”

Li Yuan was slightly stunned: "Why did Madame say this?" ”

The corners of Dou Hui's mouth hooked: "If there is no benefit, the marriage contract between our two families has not been announced, it is just a verbal agreement between you and Changsun Sheng, we can't ruin Erlang's voice for this verbal agreement, nor can we get involved in the internal fighting of the Changsun family, this time I can't promise you again, I don't agree to this family matter." ”

Li Yuan hurriedly covered Dou Hui's mouth: "Shhh, whisper, what can I do if the children hear it?" ”

Dou Hui struggled to take Li Yuan's hand, and said angrily: "Then you tell me clearly, what the hell is going on, there are not enough benefits, I can't sacrifice the future and happiness of Erlang's life." ”

Li Yuan sighed: "I really can't hide anything from the pillow person for many years, okay, madam, I tell you the truth, Changsun Sheng made an exchange of interests with me back then, if I maintain this marriage contract, he will try to transfer his special relationship with Qimin Khan to me Li Yuan." ”

Dou Hui's eyes widened, he covered his mouth, and almost lost his voice: "What, Turkic? ”

Li Yuan nodded: "Otherwise, why should I have this kind of relationship with Changsun Sheng, the only benefit he can give me is not the connections in the Turks for many years, I can usually do the horse business, but when the world is in chaos, there is also a strong foreign aid, compared to this, Erlang makes a little sacrifice, it's nothing." ”

Dou Hui sighed: "The ancestors of our Dou family also went to Saiwai during the Eastern Han Dynasty because of the disaster of the party, and the ancestors of your Li family, who are also the descendants of the Han general Li Ling, returned to the Central Plains from the Xiongnu homeland many years later. ”

"Besides, those Turks just have a good relationship with Changsun Sheng, and they are not related to our Li family, so why should they transfer this relationship to us? The so-called people are in human affection. A man dies like a lamp goes out. Changsun Sheng has a special relationship with the Turkic nobles. It will also be given to his son, how can it be given to a daughter's in-laws? ”

Li Yuan sneered: "Changsun Sheng has divided and disintegrated the Turks for so many years, and he has not contributed to the country in vain, as far as I know, he also has business dealings with several Turkic princes and secret services, mainly in the war horse business, hmph, war horses." You can make money in the peaceful period, and when the world changes, it is naturally necessary to raise troops, our Li family has been in the north for generations, and there was no way to get involved with the Turks before, and now there is such a God-given opportunity, how can you let it go! ”

Dou Hui sighed faintly: "Shude, when did you start to use your children's marriage as a bargaining chip in politics, you were not like this before!" ”

Li Yuan waved his hand irritably: "It used to be before. Now is the time, it is Yang Guang's turn to be emperor. We don't want to end up in a high-ranking shot, General He Ruo will end up like that, so we have to leave a way back for ourselves, understand? ”

Dou Hui shook his head: "Then what are you going to do next, for the sake of Changsun Sheng's continuation and that pair of brothers and sisters, forcibly compete with the third son of the Changsun family for the family property?" ”

A smile hooked up on Li Yuan's mouth: "No, on the contrary, not only can't you fight for them, but you also have to find a way to sweep them out of the house." ”

Dou Hui's eyes widened in surprise: "Shude, you, why are you doing this?" ”

Li Yuan sneered: "Helping their mother and son fight for the family property is what Gao Shilian, the uncle needs to do, because the Gao family needs to obtain the interests of the eldest grandson's family, otherwise the sister who has been married for so many years will not only get nothing, but also bring two oil bottles back to eat the Gao family, it will be a big loss, and for me, I don't have any interest in the Gao family and the eldest grandson Wuji, only in the eldest grandson Miss Eldest Sun, so the more depressed their family is, the more it can show the value of our Li family's compliance with the marriage contract, It will also prompt Changsun Sheng to transfer more relationships to us before he dies. ”

Dou Hui shook his head: "Shude, it's not very righteous to do this, and you may not know, Erlang and the eldest grandson Wuji are classmates and friends, and they studied and practiced martial arts together in Daxing when they were young, and their relationship is much stronger than you think." ”

Li Yuan waved his hand impatiently: "When I was a child, I still played with Yang Guang in the mud, so what, children only talk about feelings, and adults only talk about interests." If I don't force the eldest grandson's family into a corner, it doesn't show the importance of my father-in-law. It's just that now I'm worried that Changsun Sheng will die like this, and then every qiē I agreed with him will be in vain, how can this be good! ”

While he was talking, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a glimmer of light also illuminated the dark night outside the window, Li Yuan immediately said in a deep voice alertly: "What person?!" ”

"Ah Da, it's a child, a guest is coming!" A childish voice said.

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Erlang, why didn't you sleep and still wander outside?" ”

A heroic young man who was about eleven or twelve years old, but with a strong physique and bright eyes, came over with a lantern: "Go back to Ah Da, the child went to Beibi Mountain to run horses and shoot during the day, and came back a little late, just after taking a bath, I heard someone knocking on the door outside, so I went over to take a look, it turned out to be Gao Shilang and Shiro of the eldest grandson's family came over, saying that there was an urgent matter, and I wanted to invite Ah Da to go to the house of General Changsun." ”

Li Yuan's brows raised slightly, and the wrinkles on his face swayed: "I know, change clothes for my father, and go immediately!" ”

An hour later, in Changsun Sheng's house, in the hospital bed, Changsun Sheng half-sat up weakly, leaned on the couch, and kept coughing, while Gao and Changsun Wuji were sent far away, and there was not a single domestic servant in the entire courtyard, only Gao Shilian and Li Yuan, dressed in civilian clothes, sitting on the Hu bed in front of his bed.

Li Yuan sighed: "Alas, Ji Sheng, how did things become like this, you were still alive and well three months ago, and I never dreamed that you would become like this after not seeing you for three months." ”

Changsun Sheng smiled miserably: "Where is the life of the dragon and the tiger, my body knows best, when I was young, I was in good health, I rode a horse with the Turks to face the wind, I was overly drunk, and I was riddled with diseases when I was old, this time I am afraid that I will not be able to avoid this level." At this, he coughed and his face turned pale.

Gao Shilian hurriedly said: "Ji Sheng, don't say such things, you are just sixty years old, and there is still a long time, take care of yourself, survive this winter, and you will get better." ”

Changsun Sheng smiled bitterly: "Of course I hope I can live longer, but life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, the doctors have also seen my disease, there is no good way, the disease has entered the bone marrow, the medicine stone is ineffective, while I can still wake up and talk to the two of you today, there are some things, I must explain." ”

Li Yuan and Gao Shilian glanced at each other, they had also seen many dying people, like Changsun Sheng, who was as thin as a skeleton, it was indeed impossible to return to heaven, time was precious, and he couldn't say too many polite words, the two nodded, indicating that they were listening.

Changsun Sheng looked at Gao Shilian and said, "Shilian, I'm sorry for you, I may not be able to keep your sister, and I have to trouble you to take care of the three of them in the future." ”

The corners of Gao Shilian's mouth hooked: "Ji Sheng, how can this be, you are the head of the family, my sister is the wife of the main family that you are marrying, why can't she stay in your house?" ”

The eldest grandson Sheng sighed: "This is also a matter of no choice, the rules of our eldest grandson family are still similar to the previous set of tribes on the grassland, a family will be divided after a few adults, and the final distribution is decided by the head of the family." Now that I'm alive, I'm still the head of the family, and if I swallow my breath, Saburo Wuxian will be the head of the family. So behind me, there is no way to keep your sister and our two children. ”

Gao Shilian didn't speak, but a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, Changsun Sheng saw it in his eyes, and sighed: "It's all my damn body, if I can live for four or five more years, after I can survive until Wuji and the crown, I can also let their mother and son get a share of the family property, but this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on." ”

Gao Shilian hurriedly shook Changsun Sheng's hand: "Ji Sheng, don't say such a thing, you take care of your illness, and leave other things to us to deal with, don't worry, as long as our Gao family has a bite to eat, we will not sit idly by and watch their mother and son starve." ”

Changsun Sheng's gaze turned to Li Yuan: "Tang Guogong, thank you for being willing to come over at this time today, this is really a tribulation to see the truth, in the same way, our family's Guanyin maid, I will ask you in the future." ”

Gao Shilian didn't know about the secret agreement reached by Li Yuan and Changsun Sheng two years ago, and was slightly stunned: "Guanyin? Ji Sheng, do you mean to marry Guanyin to the Li family? (To be continued......) R1292