The relationship between Liu Yu and Li Sha'er is almost unknown to everyone in the Manchu Dynasty, mainly related to Li Sha'er's father, Li Yannian, the secretary of the ministry. And it is through Liu Yu's relationship that Li Yannian went step by step from the household servant, to the household secretary, and then to the official department, although the courtiers did not say it on the surface, they all understood that Li Yannian was Liu Yu's father-in-law, and the background was hard.

But for Sima Xuan'er, Liu Yu did not show any attitude before, and Sima Xuan'er also experienced a transformation of reunion and then Liu Yu's woman overnight. Now that Liu Yu wants to marry the two, the first thing is to visit Sima Xuan'er's family and see her living environment.

The case of the prince of the previous dynasty has been happening for 12 years, and Sima Xuan'er's father Sima Lang has also been dead for 12 years. Twelve years old Sima Xuan'er is just an eight-year-old girl who has experienced the destruction of her family. Although the old emperor forgave Sima Lang's wives and concubines and children, they lost the protection of the government, and also lost their original life of brocade clothes and food.

But these helpless women did not remarry others, first Sima Xuan'er's mother and aunt supported the family by sewing and repairing, Sima Xuan'er also began to learn dance, through her talent was appreciated by the teachers of the singing and dancing workshop, and a few years later took over the burden of supporting the family.

The children of poor families are in charge of the family early, Sima Xuan'er, like Li Sha'er, can actually have fine clothes and jade food without thinking about the world outside the boudoir, learn some ways of husband and child, and can wait for the spring heart to sprout and marry and start a family. Providence makes people, this providence. In the end, it is the cruelty under the system.

Liu Yu went out with Sima Xuan'er first, asked the guards to prepare a carriage, and prepared to go to her house with Sima Xuan'er. By the way, let's talk about the proposal.

Sima Xuan'er, who had a one-night affection with Liu Yue, was more shy than usual, kneeling in the carriage and keeping her head down, the more Liu Yue looked at her, the more she felt that she was beautiful and moving, and couldn't help but reach out and hold her in her arms. When she threw herself into Liu Yu's arms, tears flowed from the corners of Sima Xuan'er's eyes, and she didn't expect it yesterday. You can experience such a big change in a single day.

The inner city of Chang'an City, where there is basically no free time, is covered by residential buildings. However, in the outer city of Chang'an City, there are still many suburbs and wilderness, and only around the outer city gate and the official road leading directly to the inner city gate will the dwellings gather. But often. The people who lived in the outer city were also ordinary people, and the dignitaries and dignitaries all set their mansions in the inner city close to the palace as much as possible to catch the emperor's spirit.

And Sima Xuan'er's home is on the outskirts of the outer city in the west of the city, which can be regarded as an ordinary alley. According to Sima Xuan'er, at the beginning, they were also helpless, relying on their aunt to hide a little jewelry and sell it. rented a small courtyard for the family to live in, and later Li Shaer went out to perform and make money. Only then did he buy the small courtyard and settle down.

"At what age did you start learning to dance?" Liu Yu hugged Sima Xuan'er and asked softly.

"When I was six years old, my father held a banquet at home and invited the best dancers in Chang'an City to perform at home. At that time, the concubine followed behind my mother, peeked at it, and felt that she liked it, so she begged my mother to find someone to teach me. Her mother also learned to dance before marrying her father, so she taught her some basic things. It wasn't until after the age of eight that her father died and the family was helpless, and her mother officially sent Xuan'er to learn to dance, and it was Aunt Xuan at that time, who was a sister to her mother......"

Liu Yu smiled faintly and said, "I see." ”

Liu Yu knew that Sima Lang, who was a good man, was an unruly talent, when he was in Chang'an City, he was like an entertainment star, and he was also extremely talented, and he was deeply appreciated by the old emperor, and even became the crown prince. After the new son of heaven ascends the throne in the future, the crown prince and the prince are very likely to be crowned marquis and worship the prime minister, which is a position that makes outsiders blush!

The romance is always mistaken by the romance, Sima Lang married a lot of beautiful wives and concubines, and in a few years, he had a group of children, but unfortunately he turned his wife and children into orphans and widows, which really made Liu Yu sigh when he thought about it. As Sima Lang's eldest daughter, Sima Xuan'er experienced a huge change in her life around the age of eight, and since then the trajectory of her life has also deviated.

As the carriage stopped, Liu Yu and Sima Xuan'er came back and forth, and Liu Yu also came to the ordinary alley in the western suburbs of the city for the first time.

The first thing that catches your eye is the low houses and potholed streets, which are sure to be full of mud when it rains, and it takes a lot of twists and turns to walk a long way. In front of the old gray tiles, groups of children frolicked there, and a shuttlecock was thrown around as if they were grabbing flower balls.

Seeing a large group of carriages and horses coming, these children were not afraid, thinking that they were close to the West City Gate, where there were often armies and caravans coming in and out, and they were no strangers to horses.

"It's a busy time in autumn, the school is closed, and the children don't have to study, so they are all here...... It's not so messy on weekdays. Sima Xuan'er explained.

"It's good, it reminds me of ...... when I was a kid"

Liu Yu said, the shuttlecock suddenly flew towards Liu Yu like an ownerless, Liu Yu grabbed it, and then threw it on the roof.

All the children stared at Liu Yu with indifferent expressions, and there was a little hostility between them.

At this time, an older child ran out, pointed at Liu Yu, and then pointed at Sima Xuan'er beside Liu Yu, turned around and was about to escape. Sima Xuan'er's face sank, and she shouted: "Where are you going?" ”

The young man turned his head and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm just out to play, and I won't lose a piece of meat, I'll go back to make up for my homework later, okay?" ”

Sima Xuan'er said with a straight face: "Ninth brother, you are not young anymore, how many times has my aunt told you, don't run around the streets like a child anymore, now that you have the opportunity to study, why don't you cherish it?" ”

"Go! Eldest sister, you will talk about others, why don't you go to study and take the top prize, you will talk about others! The young man looked rebellious, and turned to glare at Liu Yu, "Hey, who are you?" ”

Sima Xuan'er originally wanted to teach her younger brother a lesson, but when she thought that Liu Yu was by her side, she thought that her previous performance was unladylike, so she lowered her head a little shyly and stopped talking. And Liu Yu was not surprised, after all, it was Sima Xuan'er's family. Even if there is a mustard, it is temporary, and Sima Xuan'er's identity is not only his woman. is still the backbone of the family, how she educates her younger brother is not his turn.

I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, Liu Yu remembered a person when he saw this young man, Huo Disease, the two of them not only have similar temperaments, but also have a somewhat similar appearance.

Liu Yu was stared at by the young man, and smiled a little unnaturally. He wanted to say "I'm your eldest brother-in-law", but he didn't think it was good and said "I'm your brother-in-law". It seems that saying this without mentioning relatives is also bad for Sima Xuan'er's reputation.

Just when Liu Yu was considering the words, the young man tilted his nose disdainfully and said, "It turned out to be a dumb person!" Eldest sister, where did you find a dumb person to come back? ”

Sima Xuan'er heard that her younger brother was so rude to Liu Yu, and she was about to fight. The boy ran away. While running, he shouted: "The eldest sister found a mute and came back, and the eldest sister found a mute and came back!" ”

Liu Yu touched his chin and felt a little depressed, maybe he was too abnormal just now, and he lost face in front of Sima Xuan'er's first family.

"Lord Wang, please don't be surprised!" Sima Xuan'er said with an apologetic look on her face.

"Nothing." Liu Yu smiled, "You can explain it slowly......"

Liu Yu said that there was nothing wrong, but he was very aggrieved in his heart. The heart said, but I came to see my mother-in-law and brother-in-law. is such a gaffe, this kind of scene is not the first time to experience!

He thought about it carefully, he didn't seem to have experienced this meeting, Xu Xuanzhu and the Han sisters' mother had passed away a long time ago, although Qi'er had a mother, but Lin Meiren he had seen it a long time ago, and Lin Meiren herself was also very fond of him, and she would definitely not embarrass him. And this time I came to meet Sima Xuan'er's "mother", but instead of meeting a mother-in-law, but a group of mothers-in-law, it was enough to be judged by a mother-in-law, and I was guided by a group of mothers-in-law, and I was stunned when I thought about it.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu also understood why he was rude in front of the young man just now, and he was really under pressure. Even if he is in power now, if he wants to marry Sima Xuan'er, he has to pass the level of his mother-in-law.

Liu Yu came to Minxiang, didn't want to make too much noise, only let a few guards follow in, and as soon as he entered the alley, Liu Yu felt surrounded by people. When the residents in the alley heard that Sima Xuan'er brought people back, they all came out to join in the fun, and they all wanted to be Liu Yu's mother-in-law.

Being looked at has made Liu Yu a little uncomfortable, and the most terrible thing is that these people are still pointing at Liu Yu and whispering, and what they say is not clear to Liu Yue, which makes Liu Yue even more depressed.

At this time, even the guards such as Husheng were like facing a great enemy.

When I arrived at the door of Sima Xuan'er's house, my mother-in-law had already greeted her, as well as Liu Yu's sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

Liu Yu had to admit that Sima Lang was not only romantic, but also had a good eye, although these mothers-in-law were all nearly forty years old, they were all "charming young women". It's just that because of their daily work, they can't restore the scenery of their young grandmothers, and they can't compare with Lin Meiren who has lived in the palace for a long time in terms of maintenance.

And Sima Xuan'er's younger siblings, the youngest is twelve or thirteen years old, and the eldest is fifteen or sixteen, and they are already sensible. Because it was the busy farming season, and the Sima family didn't have any fields, it was their family's leisure season at this time, and the family was at home, as if they were waiting for Liu Yu to come.

Seeing such a big greeting battle, Liu Yu was also a little puzzled, he came as a guest, how could it be as if everyone knew that he was coming to greet his relatives.

Sima Xuan'er didn't dare to get too close to Liu Yu in front of so many neighbors, and she didn't dare to see people on her face.

Liu Yu stepped forward, and before he could salute, the aunts of Sima Xuan'er's family showed bitter faces to Liu Yu as if they had eaten bitter melon.

"What's going on?" Liu Yu leaned his head close to Sima Xuan'er's ear and asked.

"It's nothing, it's just the concubine's family...... You may be misunderstood. ”

When Liu Yu heard the word "misunderstanding", he said that they had a misunderstanding of themselves? Over the years, he has been in the limelight, although his reputation in the court is not very good, but the response among the people is not bad, first of all, he is a concubine, and through his own ability to fight a few incredible wars, step by step promoted to the regent, Liu Yu did not have a harsh policy on the people, but reduced taxes after Qi'er ascended the throne. If the people have an opinion about him, it can only be because he has been fighting for many years, and it is impossible for anything else. But the men of the Sima family are not yet adults who are going to go to the battlefield, and this continuous campaign has nothing to do with the Sima family!

Liu Yu looked at the women and children of the Sima family who were waiting in formation. I had some indescribable feelings in my heart, and I came to see my mother-in-law, but my mother-in-law had opinions about him. Do you have an opinion, Sima Xuan'er won't marry? This can only be done on the hard side.

Unexpectedly, before he could open his mouth to salute, he heard a woman behind the group of women and children shouting, and then the crowd flashed a crack, and a woman who looked a little fierce rushed out with a broom.

"What's the situation?"

Before Liu Yu could figure out the situation, the woman rushed to Liu Yu as if she was going to desperately, and Liu Yu hurriedly retreated. When the guards behind Liu Yu saw someone attacking, they instinctively wanted to pick up their guns and shoot, but they saw that it was just an ordinary woman. Remembering that Liu Yue came to propose marriage today, they didn't dare to make a decision on their own, so they could only be stunned to see that the woman was holding a broom and wanted to scuffle with Liu Yu.

"This lady, you have something to say. What are you doing? Liu Yu dodged the woman who was on a rampage, like a bull. While persuading.

At this time, Sima Xuan'er also hurried over and wanted to hold the woman, but she didn't, and the woman beckoned to Liu Yu with a broom. Liu Yu snatched the broomstick and was about to fight back, only to find that the woman was shocked by his surprising strength, and the woman obviously did not know that he was from a military background and that he was not taking such an ordinary attack seriously.

The woman was stunned. Sima Xuan'er was already crying and hugging the woman's waist from behind, crying: "Mother......"

Liu Yu was going to wave the broom. Hearing this shout, he didn't dare to move. It turned out that this barbaric woman was the main one he came to see today, Sima Xuan'er's mother.

"Auntie is so ......" Liu Yu threw the broom on the ground and saluted with a smile. Although his smile was a little reluctant, a little squeezed out, he was still polite.

"Who's your aunt?" The woman crossed her waist and shouted, "No matter who you are, how much help you have given our family Xuan'er, but if you come today, I will try my best to drive you away, you such a pompous person, my family Xuan'er will never have anything to do with you!" ”

Liu Yu heard that there was something wrong with this, and he seemed to be abducting a woman from a good family.

"Mother, you heard your daughter say ......" Sima Xuan'er cried and hugged the woman, wanting to explain.

"Say what?" The woman hated iron for not being able to make steel, "Daughter, my mother also knows that she has treated you badly over the years, and in order to let you support your family and take care of your younger brothers and sisters, she has been delaying your lifelong events." But our Sima family also has backbone, and we must not be laughed at by those shameless people, you can drive away this man who doesn't know where he came from now! ”

Liu Yu was very puzzled, today was the first day of his visit, but for some reason he provoked such a big anger from the women of the Sima family.

In fact, Liu Yu has a lot of things that he doesn't know, Sima Xuan'er's eldest girl doesn't marry, she has long been criticized, and her profession is "not simple" in the eyes of ordinary people, she is the kind of person who often has to show up and even entertain people to make money, and some people think that she is relying on selling her hue to support her family.

Sima Xuan'er can pretend to ignore this, but it is already embarrassing that so many women and children of the Sima family live here, and they often have to be pointed at. And since Sima Xuan'er was "adopted" by Liu Yu last year, Sima Xuan'er has been able to bring back a lot of silver every month to support the family, which has made the women in the family suspicious. Originally, the family would be suspicious, but after Sima Xuan'er combed her hair in order to prevent her family from forcing her to marry, the conflict between Sima Xuan'er and her family also had a fuse.

On the one hand, Sima Xuan'er kept coming back with silver, and combed her hair, which was incomprehensible to a woman who had never been married, as if she was "pregnant before marriage", and others gave her and the Sima family more guidance, and Sima Xuan'er's mother and aunt were even more ashamed to see people. It was rumored outside that Sima Xuan'er was raised as a foreign house by a dignitary or a wealthy person, some said it was even more ugly, some said that she was a secret prostitute outside, and some also said that she raised a little white face. Hearing these rumors, Sima Xuan'er's family has tried their best to be patient, but today I heard that Sima Xuan'er brought a man back, and the neighbors came out to see it, as if they were purely to see the Sima family's ugly behavior, so Sima Xuan'er's mother would have the act of driving people out just now.

Liu Yu said: "Auntie, is there any misunderstanding between us?" ”

The woman crossed her waist, in front of the neighbors, she didn't care about what was called Sven and lady's demeanor, and shouted: "Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding, then let me ask you, what is the purpose of you coming here with my family Xuan'er? ”

Liu Yu said honestly: "When I came down, I wanted to propose marriage to your old man and marry Xuan'er." ”

"Xuan'er is what you called!" The woman took a sip and scolded, "The toad wants to eat swan meat, and you don't pee to take care of yourself, how are you worthy of my Xuan'er!" ”

Sima Xuan'er was very sad when she heard her mother insulting Liu Yu like this, and she cried and explained: "Mother, we really like it......"

The woman glared at Sima Xuan'er coldly, and said in her heart that this daughter is really ignorant, so many people are watching, she is just fighting an old face, and she wants to drive this man away to protect the reputation of her daughter and the Sima family, but the daughter seems to be confused, and actually says something to slap herself in the face.

"What do you really like? Xuan'er, have you been deceived by this man, do you know what to do? The woman turned to wait for Liu Yu and asked, "Let me ask you, do you have a wife in your family?" ”

Liu Yu turned to look at the onlookers around him, it was like watching a play, and he was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside. He knew that if he said that he didn't marry a wife in the family, it would definitely be beneficial to Sima Xuan'er's face, but this didn't make it clear that he was talking nonsense?

Liu Yu could only say honestly: "Don't hide it from my aunt, I do have a wife room in Xia, but it's just ......"

"Wow!"

Liu Yu opened his mouth, and before he could finish speaking, the crowd of onlookers around him was already amazed and regretful. There were many rumors about Sima Xuan'er before, but it was just a rumor after all, and now Liu Yu said this, which is tantamount to admitting that Sima Xuan'er has a reputation for "unchastity", which is a woman's reputation ruined for a lifetime. Even her family can't raise their heads and be human beings.

At this moment, Liu Yu understood how difficult it was for Sima Xuan'er to wait for him. (To be continued......)