Chapter 168: The Man Who Raised the Outer House (Part II)
"I'm not unintentional about Miss Li, but I didn't know how to speak in the past."
Liu Yu sighed and said, "When I was in Zangyunfang, I didn't want to take advantage of people's danger, and I didn't want to just form a dewy relationship. And after the Li family is rehabilitated, I don't want to embarrass you at this time, Miss Li, for the pain of your loved one's death. But now I know that if I put this matter off any longer, I will regret my disgrace in the future. So, Miss Li, please listen to me. ”
Li Sha'er turned around and stared at Liu Yu with a bit of surprise but a sense of loss.
Liu Yu continued: "If Miss Li doesn't dislike it, she is willing to marry Miss Li, but it's just ...... I can't give you a place for the time being. ”
Originally, marrying Li Sha'er could only be a concubine, which was a great grievance for a young lady, and now Liu Yu also said that he couldn't give her a name for the time being.
Liu Yue also thinks a lot, a bit forward-looking.
First, it is a fact that Li Sha'er entered the list of candidates for the imperial concubine this time, although Su Yan is easy to say, but he is still afraid that Yuan Bolang will take the opportunity to say something, this matter should not be publicized, let alone beat gongs and drums to propose to the Li family. In addition, he was also worried about the reaction of his wife at home, although Xu Xuanzhu was obedient to him, but she might not feel good if she didn't object to the matter of taking a concubine, Liu Yu hadn't figured out how to tell her.
This is an unsecured marriage, Liu Yu thought that Li Shaer would think twice, but he didn't expect Li Shaer to nod and agree without even thinking about it.
Li Sha'er agreed, which means that you are willing to do so, and the rest will be natural.
Liu Yu left the Xiangguo Mansion and asked Lu Chuer to go back with a group of female guards first. And he himself went to Li's house with Li Sha'er. I want to marry Li Sha'er. Even if you don't do a big deal, you have to go through the words of your parents.
Originally, Li Yannian, Li Sha'er's father, heard that the president of the Imperial Forest Army led Liu Yu to visit, and he welcomed him very warmly, serving tea and saluting, and completely entertained his boss as a subordinate. But after hearing Liu Yu's intention, Li Yannian's face immediately changed, and this emotional change of first hot and then cold just made Liu Yu feel the philistine of this old father-in-law.
"Sha'er, you go in with your father. The Father has something to say. ”
Li Yannian did not do anything to Liu Yan in person, but just called his daughter into the inner hall, and Liu Yue could vaguely hear the fierce quarrel between father and daughter.
Maybe Li Sha'er felt that her father was unjustly imprisoned for a few years and was not worth it for her father, and she was a good girl at home while doing housework on weekdays, Li Yannian didn't expect that her daughter, who had always been obedient, would suddenly make such a drastic move, and she would make a private agreement with Liu Yu for life. Originally, he also expected Li Sha'er to become the new imperial concubine, and the father and daughter were expensive.
Li Sha'er came out with tears, her sideburns were a little messy, and there was obviously a red palm mark on her left cheek. Liu Yu stood up immediately, and Li Sha'er walked over and took Liu Yu's hand and walked out. didn't stop for a step, and Li Yannian's angry shout came from behind him: "You unfilial daughter." If you leave the house, never come back! ”
The father-daughter relationship, which was originally good, was inextricably linked because of Liu Yu's appearance. Liu Yu looked at Li Sha'er, who looked determined and sad, and suddenly felt that she was very similar to herself, and she was not supported by family members. However, Li Shaer's forbearance Liu Yue asked herself if she couldn't get along, she was trapped in the Qinglou by her family, and she didn't complain after returning home and tried her best to take care of the housework, now she is more like a bird that escaped from the cage, but Liu Yu can't guarantee that she can give her a completely free space.
After Li Sha'er went out, she squatted at the door of her house, holding her knees with her hands and whimpering for a long time. Liu Yu watched from the sidelines, and didn't know how to comfort her, and suddenly remembered that he still had the hairpin flowers he bought today, so he took out one and put it on Li Sha'er's head.
Li Sha'er felt that her hair seemed to be fluctuating, and she raised her head curiously, and when she saw Liu Yue carefully inserting hairpins for her, she seemed to have found a support, and threw herself into Liu Yu's arms wholeheartedly, but this time, the whimpering sound was even louder. Liu Yu comforted her a few more words, and his words were also very good, and he quickly coaxed her.
Li Shaer had a falling out with her family, and Liu Yu, as a lover, was in charge of her life.
If you can't take Li Sha'er home, you have to find a place for her to live first, and Liu Yu immediately thought of the other courtyard in Jinchangfang in the south of the city. It's a pity that there is not even furniture and mattresses over there, and last time after the bloody case, things happened one after another, and Liu Yu didn't take the courtyard to heart. Liu Yue thought about it or forgot it, if he wanted to raise a foreign house, he had to have nothing to do with his family for the time being.
Liu Yu first asked Lian Husheng to find Qu Zhu, Qu Zhu was on an errand in the palace, and immediately rushed to the agreed place when he got the news, and Liu Yu and Li Sha'er were drinking tea in the tea house at the gate of the inner city.
"Commander, what are you looking for your subordinates?" Qu Zhu has also been very busy these days, and asked with bloodshot eyes.
"I want to find your sister, I wonder if she will return to Chang'an City?"
Qu Zhu looked stunned, after getting involved in the errand of the Royal Forest Army, he tried to avoid contact with his sister, he didn't expect Liu Yu to take the initiative to contact his sister.
"Don't get me wrong." Liu Yue was afraid that he would think that he was going to take the opportunity to deal with the Che Ma Gang like eradicating the Xingqing Society, "I just want to ask Ling Mei for a small favor." ”
Liu Yu wanted to see Qu Shu, it was nothing more than to use Qu Shu's relationship to rent a place for Li Sha'er and buy a maid for convenience, these things could have been handed over to Sui Yu to help, but because Sui Yu had an ambiguous relationship with him, and Sui Yu and Xu Xuanzhu were good sisters who had nothing to say, Liu Yu didn't want to make extraneous branches.
The chariot and horse gang is very busy, Liu Yu explained the purpose, thinking that Qu Shu would send an acquaintance to come down, but he didn't expect Qu Shu to come in person, still dressed in handsome and chic men's clothes, like a scholar.
"This young lady doesn't have to mind, Xiaosheng is a woman." Qu Shu likes to sing, and he speaks with a bit of the tone of opera, and he speaks in a literary manner.
Li Sha'er originally had some taboos, but after taking a closer look, sure enough, her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful and she was dressed as a man, and she bowed slightly, so she knew it.
Qu Shu's chariot and horse gang, after Xingqing was eradicated, Chang'an City was dominant, and many private goods were monopolized by them. Qu Shu didn't shy away from taboos along the way, he talked a lot to Liu Yue, and occasionally looked at the brother who was following behind, Qu Zhu's expression was still unnatural.
When he became an official, he didn't want to be the sister of a "bandit". It's not that Qu Zhu is unkind, but he doesn't want to be involved with his sister who is the leader of the gangsters in public, especially in front of his direct boss.
Qu Shu's door in Chang'an City is very wide, and Liu Yu does not have much silver, but he rents a very bright courtyard, and it is not before the downtown area, and it is not an obscure place under the city wall, and the lease deed is signed for one year. The tables, chairs and furniture inside were all complete, Liu Yuzheng was surprised why the rent was so cheap, Qu Zhu found an opportunity and said: "This was originally my sister's residence." ”
Liu Yu immediately understood that Qu Shu was using the industry of the Che Ma Gang to sell favors, saying that collecting rent was just a good scene.
The residence was confirmed, and Qu Shu took Liu Yu and Li Sha'er to choose a maidservant, Liu Yu originally thought that the sale of human beings would be accompanied by high prices. But when I asked, I learned that an ordinary girl between the ages of thirteen and sixteen was sold for a price ranging from one tael to two taels, and as long as she signed a deed of sale, it seemed to have become a commodity, which could be bought and sold at will, and the government had nothing to do with life and death.
Liu Yuzheng sighed that human life is priceless, Qu Zhu on the side said: "This year's drought, there are many people in Guanzhong who sell their children and daughters, even if it is a tael of silver, not all girls can find a suitable family, go outside the city to see, Chang'an City is okay, the closer to the southwest, the more serious the disaster, many people only need to give a mouthful of food to eat, and their daughters are sold." Many families even have to sell their sons to large families as slaves. (To be continued......)