Chapter 11: A Good Woman in a Family (1)
Xue Li only felt that his voice was brittle and beautiful, and when he looked back, he saw two people dressed in brand-new green clothes and green scarves, although they were dressed as servants, but their appearance was extraordinary. The person in front is handsome and has a swaying demeanor, and the person in the back is still small and lacks description. The two of them were waving to him, but he didn't know each other, but it shouldn't be a big problem if he could enter the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After a pause, the man rushed to the front, gave a shallow gesture, and said with a smile: "The villain and the others are the people of the palace, and on the orders of my son-in-law, I want to invite Gong Cao to the cold house tomorrow." ”
"Your son-in-law?" Xue Li was a little surprised, he must be the son of Liu He, the filial king of Pengcheng, but I have no relationship with Liu He, what is the matter with his son-in-law looking for me? Could it be for Liu Zhi?
As soon as Xue Li heard the word "son", he understood that he was the son of King Pengcheng? This is because the Han family stipulates that the only people who can be called sons in this dynasty can be princes and emperors. The princes can only be kingdoms, and the ministers below the rank of liege are not qualified, and the marquis of Zhaoping County, the marquis of Zhongling Township, the marquis of Hanshouting, and the marquis of Guannei, such marquises, their sons and daughters, can never be called princes. Only a non-prince with a royal title can be called a prince, and a prince is called a prince. The daughters of the princes are called sons-in-law, and the grandsons of sons are called grandsons.
Pengchengguo was originally called Chu State, and there were a total of fourteen Chu kings since Liu Jiao, the Yuan King during the Gao Emperor period. During the reign of Emperor Xiaohe, Liu Gong, the king of Lu'an, moved to Chu before changing his name to Pengchengguo, and passed on to Liu He for four generations, a total of four Pengcheng kings. Due to intermittent intermittent times, there are times when the country is divided, and the time for the country is three hundred and ten years. The current Pengcheng filial piety king Liu Heren is as his name suggests, he is kind and filial, and he has reigned for 39 years. He has nineteen children, and he has made his eldest son Liu Yi the crown prince, and the rest of the children can only be sons.
"It's my son-in-law." The servant's voice was a little unnatural, and he smiled slightly: "Please Gong Cao will talk about the palace tomorrow, and someone will enter at the gate." The servant took the opportunity to put the invitation card into Xue Li's hand, Xue Li didn't expect it, he wanted to ask them something, but the two of them left.
Xue Li took the invitation and said in his heart: "The servants of the palace are also so big!" ”
Letters and invitations of this dynasty are generally written in wooden coffins, while rich and noble families mostly use silk. The invitation card in Xue Li's hand was made of a light and thin fine silk. He opened it and saw that it was written by "a flying white body", and the handwriting was like a clear stream and a long source, flowing and infinite, implicated up and down, and left to creation. Originally, the invitation was generally written in Han Li to show solemnity, but this invitation was written in cursive, and it seemed that the owner did not care about these, but only blindly and recklessly. But it was written:
"The autumn festival is cool, the rain is leisurely, and it is the peak of the high party, and the feast is also a good day. Although she is blunt, she thinks about the elegance of Confucianism, and the eloquence of the gentleman, wandering on the pond and chanting under the flowers and willows, isn't it happy? Special wine in the pavilion, with the son of fun, what a blessing. ”
Xue Li's first reaction after reading it was funny, and he usually had to write a sentence at the end of the invitation letter "Don't shirk, wait for your life" or something, but not only did this person not mention the word "please" in the letter, but it was actually an order. He thought about it, the people of the palace were used to pride, and this should be normal. The letter said to chat, and did not say nonsense such as not to shirk, which means that the inviter is quite refreshing, and it also shows that he wants to make friends, which is not bad. The most strange thing is that the inviter's name is Liu Yu, isn't this a female name? If it is really a woman, but she has such an extraordinary calligraphy, it is better than my bearded eyebrows man!
He lowered his head and held the letter, rummaging through it, and suddenly heard someone say coquettishly: "Husband, the concubine has been waiting here for a long time!" ”
Xue Li hurriedly raised his head, a woman was standing against the door, under the sunset, like a glow reflecting the Chengtang, bright and amazing. Seeing that Xue Li came back to her senses, she smiled and said, "What kind of letter, you can see it so fascinated, you can't see me?" ”
The voice was gentle and sweet, Xue Li only felt infinite tenderness, and his fatigue suddenly dissipated. He reprimanded him in response: "It's been almost five months, and you still dare to stand in the wind?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and helped her, and walked straight into the courtyard.
The woman was visibly pregnant, but she was very cleverly dressed. The long and delicate body was wrapped in a well-fitting foundation sprinkled deep coat, which hung down to the top of the foot, revealing only the pink toe cap. The cover is a popular gold-edged wide-sleeved brocade silk with a yellow background, which is slightly wide and elegant. The long straps hang down to the knees, and the straps are tied under the chest. A silk scarf holds the cloud-like bun, just on the fragrant shoulder, which is extremely round and soft. Her outfit, if she wore only deep clothes, would be too tight, highlighting the bulge of her abdomen; If you only wear a swaddle, it will be too loose, and it will look very unenergetic. But she carefully combined the two, promoting her strengths and avoiding her weaknesses, showing both grace and beauty without losing her natural flow, which perfectly concealed the figure of Yiren after pregnancy.
She took the invitation casually, and as soon as she glanced at the payment, she laughed and said: "No wonder my husband is so devoted, it turned out to be a love letter!" ”
Xue Li Haha smiled: "You say yes, that's it!" However, even I don't know where this is sacred? Hello woman, why don't you tell me? "This woman is Xue Li's wife Ba Jiao, a good woman, she likes to learn literature and martial arts since she was a child, she is familiar with military books and war strategies, and she is quite resourceful. When she usually encounters some problems, Xue Li often discusses with her and deals with them. Xue Li called it a good woman, because some scholars in this dynasty, husband and wife respect each other like guests, and often call each other words.
The woman narrowed her mouth slightly, and grinned: "It's a coincidence! But I know this girl! ”
"Really? Who is she? Why haven't I heard you mention it? Say it! ”
"Look at how anxious you are! You haven't asked, how do I bring it up? "She sells it.
"Hehe," Xue Li also felt that he was in too much of a hurry to ask all of a sudden, and was squeezed by his wife, and said in a curt, "I just want to know what she is looking for me, that's all." ”
"Didn't the letter say it? I'm going to talk to you, haha......"
"You ......"
"That's it! All right! Don't tease my gentle and humble husband! Seeing Xue Li like that, the woman said proudly: "The locals know a lot about her story. Husband, you are busy with official business all day, and it is normal that you don't know. If you really want to listen to me, you can do it, but ......"
"But what?"
"You have to promise me one thing first, hehe."
"Wow! Dare to talk to her husband about the conditions! Since many people know, then I will ask others to go! Haha! Xue Li made a gesture of walking, his hand loosened her waist, but the person ran forward and turned around sharply to her.
"Don't, don't! It's not good for the next person to see it! The woman was so frightened that she flashed back. Xue Li was afraid that she would fall, so he grabbed her arms early, and heard her giggle: "Seeing that you are in a hurry, I will tell you!" But you have to promise me that you'll be back early tomorrow! ”
"It's still about conditions!" Xue Li made a gesture to her again, Ba Jiao was afraid of itching, so she was so frightened that her jade hand shook and said, "Okay!" All right! I really said it this time! You've got to let me sit down! ”
Xue Li took her hand and helped her to kneel on the couch.
"The person who made the payment, Liu Yu, must be her. I also heard that although this person is a son-in-law, he is not surnamed Liu. ”
Xue Li immediately said, "Uh, that must be an adopted daughter?" "Although it is common to adopt sons and daughters nowadays, the king of Pengcheng has a lot of children, but he also adopts daughters, so there must be something strange about this woman.
"By the way, this is the story of how she became the adopted daughter of the king."
"Then you can say it quickly!" Xue Li urged.
"Hmm. This girl's original surname was Huan, and her name was Huanyu. At that time, she was only eight or nine years old, and she went to the lake with her parents to enjoy the scenery. Her parents accidentally fell into the water, and the two people on the class didn't know how to water, and she didn't know how to water, but in a hurry, she threw herself into the water to save people, you must know that she is not yet nine years old! It happened that two people who knew how to water came, and finally rescued her, but her parents drowned. The two people who saved her are now big celebrities in Pengcheng. ”
"Uh, which two?"
"Both men are 20 years old, and they are filial piety. One is named Zhang Zhao, the word Zibu; Another Liu Ai, the word Shuyan. ”
"Liu Ai, Liu Shuyan? King Xiao's nephew, Liu Zhi's third brother? Xue Li has vaguely felt that there is no good wine in this wine, and there is no good banquet in this banquet.
"Yes. Later, the king heard about this, and he thought that Huanfei's behavior could be compared to Cao E and Shu Xianxiong, two filial daughters. The king is called Pengcheng Xiaowang, and he likes filial piety the most in his heart. The Huan Concubine was born handsome and clever, so she adopted her as an adopted daughter and gave her the name Liu Yu to praise her line. However, I heard that when she got married, she was still the daughter of the Huan family, and the king only raised it for the Huan family, so he was never given the title of Xiangting, and he is still called a son rather than a princess. ”