Li Xiuning shook his head and said, "I only heard my mother mention it, I don't understand it too much, politics and power are your man's business, what do our daughter's family have to understand so much?" ”

Yang Xuangan secretly complained in her heart, seeing that Li Xiuning's appearance was straightforward and sincere, not like a hypocritical and sinister person, she should be telling the truth, then she should really not understand the secret struggle and wrestling between the big families of this family.

So Yang Xuangan nodded and said, "It's too complicated, maybe Miss Li can't understand it now, I'll just say one thing, do you feel that your parents are not too enthusiastic about this family business now?" ”

Li Xiuning's face changed, her delicate body panicked slightly, and she lost her voice: "You, how do you know?" ”

Yang Xuangan smiled bitterly: "Do you still need to ask?" Miss Li, as long as you have a little understanding of current affairs, you won't ask this kind of question. Let's put it this way, when your father Tang Guogong undertook this family business, it was beneficial for your family to marry our family, but now, marrying our family again may be a disaster for your family, do you understand? ”

While listening to Yang Xuangan's explanation, Li Xiuning blinked her black and white eyes from time to time, thinking, and when she heard this, she suddenly asked, "Could it be that your Yang family also participated in the rebellion of Yang Liang, the king of Han a while ago?" ”

Yang Xuangan was stunned for a moment by Li Xiuning's question, and then laughed dumbly: "Miss Li, you should know that it was our father and son who led the troops to quell the Yang Liang rebellion, how could it be possible to participate in his rebellion?" ”

Li Xiuning's beautiful eyes flowed, but there was a trace of doubt in her eyes, her face was full of innocence, and she asked: "Then since your Yang family did not participate in the rebellion." Now Yue Guogong is the first assistant of the court. Why is it a disaster to marry our family? ”

Li Xiuning suddenly flashed a trace of anger on his face. Looking directly into Yang Xuangan's eyes, he said coquettishly: "Could it be, could it be that your family wants to marry the emperor's family again, right, and want to kick me away?" ”

Yang Xuangan never expected that Li Xiuning's mind was full of such whimsical ideas, and he was dumbfounded at once, not knowing how to explain it, but just waved his hands mechanically and instinctively: "No, it's not like this." Miss Li, where do you think you go? ”

But the more Yang Xuan felt like this, the more Li Xiuning didn't believe it, there was a bit of crying in her voice, and said: "Okay, you are a ruthless and unrighteous negative man, you like the new and hate the old, and you will be retributed!"

The more she talked, the more sad she became, and her eyes quickly filled with tears, but she didn't want Yang Xuangan to see her like this. All of a sudden, he turned his back on his back.

Yang Xuan felt calm, he basically never really fell in love with a girl since he was a child. Li Xiuning's expression just now caught him off guard, but now he calmed down a little, and said calmly: "Miss Li, you misunderstood, Yang has no intention of marrying someone else, and the reason why he didn't come to the door to greet him immediately is mainly because the injury has not subsided, and the emperor's edict has been issued, so let Yang go to Songzhou to take office quickly, and the king's order is difficult to disobey." ”

Li Xiuning turned around, the beautiful big eyes under the long eyelashes flashed with half-belief, and suddenly she straightened her face again, and said: "No, what you were talking about just now is not good for marrying your family, obviously you don't want to marry, why do you want to make up this reason for taking office?" Our marriage is not a public wedding with great fanfare, it's just that you took me through the door, and it won't take much time at all! ”

Yang Xuan sighed, judging from Li Xiuning's series of reactions, he felt that the beautiful woman in front of him had a straightforward and innocent personality, and was by no means a scheming person, and it was unlikely that it was a tool for Li Yuan to try to find out the inside story of his family.

Yang Xuangan looked at Li Xiuning's beautiful eyes full of doubt and dissatisfaction, and said, "Miss Li, in your heart, do you think that our Yueguo Mansion is high and powerful, and we are deeply trusted by the emperor?" ”

Li Xiuning nodded and said: "This is a well-known thing in the world, now Yue Guogong is a Shangshu order under one person and above ten thousand people, and he is also the first important minister of my Great Sui, that is, when Yang Liang's rebellion was quelled last year, the emperor also gave him all the military power of the whole country, and now he is even asked to build the eastern capital, doesn't this prove the power and status of Yue Guogong?" ”

Yang Xuangan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Miss Li, things can't be seen like this, the power struggle in the court is not like Tang Guogong who was sent to assassinate the history of the history, sometimes it is not necessarily that the expatriate states and counties are to lose power, and promotion is to gain power, my father is now sent to Luoyang to build a new capital, and now the emperor will no longer discuss with him for all the decisions he has made." ”

"Miss Li, think about it carefully, now is the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and he is obviously not a thrifty and cautious person like the previous emperor, our emperor is ambitious and wants to realize his ambitions, which can be reflected from the fact that he moved the capital as soon as he came up."

"Such an emperor is bound to have a series of new policies, and at such a time, sending my father to Luoyang as a supervisor is a sign of trust?"

Li Xiuning had never thought in this direction, and when he heard it, his mouth opened slightly, his face was surprised, and his spring onion-like jade fingers gently covered his lips, and it was not until Yang Xuangan finished speaking that he tasted the meaning of his words, and said: "But the emperor has no reason to snub the Duke of Yueguo!" Although Xiuning is not familiar with state affairs, he also heard that in the process of the emperor's entry into the East Palace, Yue Guogong contributed a lot, and he is really the first hero, isn't it a fact? ”

Yang Xuangan nodded and said: "Yes, it is true, even many of the things that are not very upright are planned by the father, at that time it was a dispute between the princes, you live and die, the former prince Yang Yong's side also used many means, and what the father did was not too much compared to them." ”

Li Xiuning shook his head and said, "I don't understand your man's political affairs, but since this is the case, Yue Guogong should have been on the same chariot as the emperor for a long time, and now that the emperor has ascended the throne as the emperor, who else can you trust if you don't believe Yue Guogong?" ”

Yang Xuan sighed, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed: "The world of men is not so simple, tell you the truth, Miss Li." Back then, the emperor was allied with his father. When he sought to enter the East Palace. once took the initiative to come to the door to propose marriage, wanting to put his pearl in the palm of Nanyang, the county lord, and now it should be the princess of Nanyang, marry me Yang Xuangan. ”

When Li Xiuning heard this, he exclaimed softly, and immediately his expression turned to anger, his eyes surged with thunder, and he shouted: "Yang Xuangan." You really want to regret your marriage because of this, yes, how can I, Li Xiuning, compare to a princess!"

Yang Xuangan suddenly understood that this woman's psychology is not sensitive to men's scheming, but for other women and things like marriage, she can make up for it in an instant, although Li Xiuning is comparable to the husband of a woman, she is not exempt from vulgarity, it is related to her own marriage, and any woman mentioned from her mouth will be regarded as a rival by her.

So Yang Xuangan hurriedly waved his hand. said: "Miss Li, you misunderstood. Our family did not agree at that time, because the attitude of the emperor was unclear at that time, and my father did not make up his mind to help the emperor to the end at that time. ”

Li Xiuning's eyes fluttered, and she asked: "Hmph, it must be that your family couldn't see the shape clearly, and they were afraid of getting into trouble, so they didn't want you to marry the county lord of Nanyang, and now that people have changed from the county lord to the princess, your family will regret it and want to climb the high branches!"

Yang Xuangan smiled bitterly and said: "The county lord of Nanyang married the third prince Yu Wenshi of Zuo Yiwei's general Yu Wenshu a few years ago, don't you know about this?" ”

Li Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief and raised her eyebrows, but she tried her best to pretend to be indifferent, and said, "Even if I don't know about this, what's so strange?" I'm not like those big-eared and long-tongued women who spend their days asking about all this boring gossip. ”

Yang Xuangan, a person who has not been in Fengyue, can also see the joy that Li Xiuning can't hide in his heart, he smiled and said, "So please rest assured Miss Li, Yang doesn't have any other marriage contract now." ”

"Last time, because Yang refused the emperor's initiative to show favor and marry, although our Yang family contributed a lot in the process of the emperor entering the East Palace and even ascending the throne as the emperor, but that refusal has shown that our two families cannot be real allies, but only cooperate with each other based on interests."

"To put it bluntly, my father, Yue Guogong, is not the emperor's confidant, but just an outsider who knows too many of his secrets. Now that he has ascended the throne as emperor, we have lost our usefulness, and it is only a matter of time before we purge them. ”

Li Xiuning's eyebrows frowned slightly, she has always been ice and snow smart, and no one taught her about political and power struggles before, but she can understand the truth as long as she mentions it a little, she nodded thoughtfully, shook her head again, and said: "Then why was it that when Yang Liang's rebellion was put down last time, all the soldiers and horses in the world were in the hands of Yue Guogong?" If the emperor didn't trust Yue Guogong, how could he entrust the military power? ”

Yang Xuangan said: "Those government soldiers in various places are not my father's personal troops, even if my father has a heart of disobedience, it is impossible to command, just like me Yang Xuangan, last time I was the commander of Xiaoguo, and I can command 10,000 Xiaoguo athletes, but after the battle, I went home alone, and even a Xiaoguo soldier could not be taken home." ”

"What the emperor really trusted at that time was the two generals Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen, who led the troops to guard the Youtun guard camp outside Daxing City, and was responsible for guarding the Beijing Division, not my father."

Li Xiuning nodded, patted his heart lightly with his bare hands, and said, "Your man's affairs are really too complicated and troublesome. No wonder my mother never mentioned it to me. ”

Yang Xuan said: "Miss Li, think about it, if a person who knows too many of your secrets refuses to sincerely join you, and still keeps a distance from you when you need allies the most, will you rest assured that such a person will be relieved?" Not to mention that this person is an old minister of the former dynasty, and he has a huge influence in the court, but I am afraid that the emperor is now unpleasant to our Yang family, and he can't sleep on the pillow, so he has long been regarded as a thorn in the flesh. ”

Li Xiuning let out a soft "ah" and said busily: "Then what should I do now?" I read that in an ancient book, when encountering such a situation, the powerful ministers who want to show their loyalty either show that they are very interested in money and land, just like the general Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty in the past, tarnish their name to Mingzhi, or return their military power or even resign. That's how you can avoid disaster, right? ”

Yang Xuangan smiled slightly: "These are our Yang family's family affairs, why is Miss Li suddenly so enthusiastic?" ”

Li Xiuning's cheeks flew up two red clouds at once, turned his head suddenly, and said in a panic: "Because." Because we have a good relationship between the two of us. If something happens to your family. I always care about it. She glanced at Yang Xuangan, looked at each other, and was even more ashamed, her face was hot, and she lowered her head all of a sudden, fiddling with the corners of her clothes.

Yang Xuangan was amused in his heart, but his face was still serious, and he said: "What the girl said is indeed reasonable, but these two items are useless now." The first article of greed for money and self-defilement, my father has been doing it for several years, and everyone in the world knows that my Yang family is rich and rich, and almost every state and county in the world has its own industrial business, but this still can't dispel the emperor's suspicion of our family, but it has been even worse in the past few years. ”

"As for handing over military power or resigning, our Yang family has never coveted military power for a day, and when we are in charge of the army, we are also careful not to develop personal relationships with other generals, but it is still useless."

"Miss Li said about the resignation. My father also thought about it, but in the end he gave up. On the one hand, the emperor now added an official to his father and promoted him to Shangshuling, but at this time, he sent him to the Eastern Capital and excluded him from the decision-making circle of formulating major policies. ”

"At this time, if my father proposes to resign, I am afraid that the emperor will think that our family does not want to delegate power, but wants to express dissatisfaction with him by retreating, and even sees it as a means of forcing the palace."

Yang Xuangan looked at Li Xiuning, who had raised his head, looked at himself in a daze, his eyes were full of sympathy, his heart was sour, and he said: "Miss Li, Yang is very grateful for your concern, and I am also very moved by your love for Yang, but Yang has made it very clear just now, and now our family is in crisis, including Yang's appointment to assassinate the history this time, this road is not smooth, and it is even more dangerous than when Tang Guogong was sent abroad to make the assassination history." ”

"Tang Guogong had a holiday with the emperor because of the matter of Lingtang, so he has been cautious in the appointment of the assassin Shi outside, for fear of catching people and harming the whole family, you should know much more about this matter than me, an outsider. And it is also for this reason that Ling Tang has been keeping a low profile in Daxing for many years, and now that your family is finally safe for the time being, you can't cause trouble to yourself because of the marriage with our Yang family. ”

"Say no more!" Li Xiuning's eyes were already flashing with tears, and her delicate body trembled slightly, biting her lip tightly.

Yang Xuan sighed and said, "Yang is the eldest son of the Yang family, and I must think about my family." Miss Li, you are also the daughter of a family, and you must put the whole family first, and you can't rely on your own temperament! Listen to me, let's go home first, if our Yang family is lucky and can survive this crisis safely like your family, then Yang will definitely come to the door in person to fulfill the marriage contract. ”

Several expressions on Li Xiuning's face kept changing, and he seemed to be fighting very fiercely in his heart, and his lips were bitten slightly.

She stomped her foot suddenly, as if she had made up her mind, her eyes stared directly at Yang Xuangan's eyes, as if she wanted to see through his heart, and said: "Yang Xuangan, I, Li Xiuning, don't want to talk about anything else today, I just want to ask you a word, I hope you can answer me truthfully, so that I won't have any regrets in my heart." ”

Yang Xuangan nodded and said, "Miss Li, please ask, as long as it does not involve the fundamental interests of the family, Yang will definitely say everything!" ”

Yang Xiuning's eyes revealed a firmness, and he asked word by word: "Yang Xuangan, you sue me, except for family history, marriage, politics, and power schemes, do you like me Li Xiuning?" ”

Yang Xuangan was slightly stunned by Li Xiuning's question, only to see her big eyes looking at herself motionlessly, her eyes were full of eagerness, and sincerity, it was obvious that she only wanted an answer.

Yang Xuangan's eyes no longer dodged, he straightened his waist, took a deep breath, and said, "Miss Li, do you really want to hear the truth?" ”

Li Xiuning bit her lip and nodded.

Yang Xuan said with a straight face: "To be honest, before I went to your house, I didn't even see you, how could I talk about liking you?" At that time, I was just a husband who needed to fulfill family obligations, and I didn't have any love between men and women. ”

A hint of disappointment flashed in Li Xiuning's eyes, and then she regained her composure, she nodded, and said, "Yes, thank you for your frankness, although you make me a little unhappy when you say this, I know that you are telling the truth." I, Li Xiuning, are not you Yang Xuangan, breaking the Turks, Ping Yang Liang, I have already become famous all over the world, and even I am in the deep boudoir, I have always been able to hear your heroic deeds. ”

Yang Xuangan smiled slightly: "This is normal, men should make meritorious contributions and make a name for themselves on the battlefield, while women should teach their husbands and children and do a good job of helping each other, which is a matter of course." ”

Li Xiuning shook his head, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes: "Xiuning doesn't think so, women can also fight on the battlefield and make contributions." In the Shang Dynasty, there were female generals who were good at taking command of the expedition, and in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the sisters could also become the strong opponents of the Fubo general Ma Yuan, that is, Mrs. Xian of this dynasty, and also wrote her own legend, who said that women are not as good as men? ”

"Yang Xuangan, I thought that your insight should be stronger than that reckless man surnamed Chai, but what you said disappointed me a little."

Yang Xuangan nodded and solemnly saluted: "Yang lost his words, Miss Li, please forgive me." The girl's ability Yang has seen, even in my Great Sui Army, there are really not many men who are better than the girl, if there is a chance to fight in the field, he will definitely be able to break out of his own sky!"

Li Xiuning finally showed a smile: "It's pretty much the same!" (To be continued......)