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Kaifeng, Zhao Mansion.

Zhao Tingzhi, as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites today, is a member of the three grades of the dynasty, and his mansion is extraordinary. The three-in, three-out mansion covers an area of tens of thousands of square meters, including dozens of servants and maids, and more than a dozen sturdy nurses, which is far from being comparable to the Li family.

Zhao Mansion, study.

A middle-aged man with a slightly chubby figure and a round face sat in the main seat of the study, and a young man with a delicate face stood in front of the desk. They are none other than Zhao Tingzhi, the current waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and his son Zhao Mingcheng.

Zhao Tingzhi's face was full of anger, and he glared at Zhao Mingcheng and shouted: "Rebel son, you still don't think you are ashamed of your father enough!" ”

"Father, child, child really likes Miss Qingzhao. Besides, the events of some time ago are not what people say. The child just accidentally fell into the water because he stumbled for a while. Zhao Mingcheng was a little shy, and his words were soft, giving people a sense of lack of confidence.

Zhao Tingzhi's expression was indifferent, and his eyebrows were cold, and he was speechless.

His own son is still unfamiliar. Zhao Mingcheng's knowledge is good, although he can't be said to be a world-famous talent, but he is also a middle-class qualification. But his character is cowardly, and he is not material for doing things at all.

Regarding Zhao Mingcheng's falling into the water, Zhao Tingzhi naturally knew very clearly.

Because on the day of the incident, the entire Kaifeng was full of news that the son of the Zhao family was kicked into the water, which can be said to have lost the face of the Zhao family!

In Zhao Tingzhi's view, even if this matter is not directly related to Li Qingzhao, it also has an unshirkable responsibility.

And a person who made his son lose face and made the Zhao family a laughing stock in Kaifeng Mansion, how could Zhao Tingzhi agree to this family business. If it weren't for the fact that he had been busy receiving Chongyang Zhenren recently, he hadn't freed his hand, he would have made Li Gefei understand that the Zhao family could not be humiliated!

However, Li Gefei has not given an explanation for this matter until now, it is because he looks down on me Zhao Tingzhi!

Zhao Tingzhi's eyes were gloomy, and he was a little more annoyed.

If Li Gefei gives an explanation, although the incident has happened, the Zhao family's face can still be saved after all. But two or three days have passed, but Li Gefei has not even said anything, which really makes Zhao Tingzhi angry.

What is this, Chi Guoguo's ignorance!

And this rebel, he even licked his face and explained to the door, what a fool!

Zhao Tingzhi said coldly: "Tomorrow, you will go to visit the Li family with your father." ”

Zhao Mingcheng saw that his father's face was not good, and he vaguely felt that something was not good, but Zhao Tingzhi's majesty for more than ten years made him bow his head and dare not refute it at all.

The next day, the living room of the Li Mansion.

Li Gefei was full of smiles, faintly embarrassed and apologetic, and introduced Zhao Tingzhi's father and son into the inner hall: "I don't know that Brother Zhao is coming, and he has missed the welcome, and he has missed the welcome." ”

"The dog and Ling Ai are so noisy, how can I, as a father, hear about it by chance, how can I sit still." Zhao Tingzhi glanced at Li Gefei, and his voice was indifferent.

Li Gefei's expression was slightly stiff, and he faintly felt that someone might not be good. After all, when he entered the door, he began to ask the teacher, where was the kindness of the visitors who came to visit?

Li Gefei smiled bitterly in his heart, but he didn't refute it. After all, let's not say that the other party is his top boss, this matter is more or less Qingzhao's mistake. His face was full of apologies, and he said helplessly: "This matter is indeed the little girl's fault, Uncle Wen is here to compensate Brother Zhao." ”

As he spoke, he bowed down and bowed, making Zhao Tingzhi's face a little better.

"Now that this has happened, it is useless to say more. Brother Li is also a sensible person, so I'll say it directly. Things have come to this point, and the matter of Ling Ai and the dog, I think it's better to forget it. Zhao Tingzhi didn't say much, and directly pointed to the purpose of this trip. As he spoke, he took out the name card that recorded Li Qingzhao's birthday from his bosom and put it on the coffee table beside him.

In ancient China, there were many rules for men and women to marry, known as "three books and six rites".

Especially large families, they pay more attention to these.

As early as when Li Qingzhao had not returned, the Li family had already gone through the three steps of Nacai, asking for names, and Najib with the Zhao family, and it was a preliminary consensus and marriage contract. If the normal order of development is followed, it will not be long before the Zhao family will come to the door with a dowry to ask for marriage, which is one of the most important steps.

At this time, Zhao Tingzhi came to return the name card that recorded Li Qingzhao's birthday, and his intention was naturally self-evident.

Li Gefei's expression changed slightly, his hands hidden in his robe were clenched into fists, and his finger bones turned white to suppress the anger in his heart. Originally, Zhao Tingzhi didn't talk about it, and he also planned to solve this problem in the next two days. After all, the matter between Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng was in a uproar in Kaifeng, and it was impossible to continue.

It's just that this matter can be big or small, if Zhao Tingzhi discusses it privately, and then sets a time for the two parties to return the eight-character poster, it is not a big deal.

But the other party took the liberty of not saying anything, and directly forced the return of the name card with force, which was tantamount to pressing the Li family's face to the ground and trampling on it, and taking Li Qingzhao's name as a joke. Nowadays, science is gradually prospering, and the theory of women's virtue is becoming more and more popular. If this matter spreads, it will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to Li Qingzhao.

After all, everyone is the most face-conscious, who would marry a woman who was forcibly divorced?

Zhao Tingzhi was silent and looked at Li Gefei indifferently, looking like he had no room for negotiation.

In the past, Zhao Tingzhi was quite satisfied with Li Qingzhao, he was born in a family of eunuchs, and he was quite talented in the Great Song Dynasty.

But after experiencing Zhao Mingcheng falling into the water, Zhao Tingzhi was a little more disgusted and angry with Li Qingzhao.

He is a standard man of science, and he is the most unaccustomed to women who do not follow women's virtues. And what Li Qingzhao did was, in his opinion, completely uneducated and unruly savage behavior.

If this kind of person enters the gate of the Zhao family, then he can't turn the sky upside down!?

Before coming to the Li family, Zhao Tingzhi had already thought of his rhetoric. Take the lead to capture the momentum, and then directly name the topic, without giving the other party time to explain the reaction. If Li Ge didn't know each other, it would be okay to obediently accept his fate. If he doesn't know each other and wants to continue to pester the Zhao family, he wants him to understand what shame is.

Although Li Gefei is a good man on weekdays, he can't help but feel a little more angry when he is so persecuted at this time.

The other party is called a visit, but in fact, it is simply a door-to-door deception.

It's just that Li Gefei thought of the other party's official position, and finally could only sigh helplessly, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is Uncle Wen's inability to live with Lord Zhao, even if the adults don't mention this matter, Uncle Wen has no shame to continue to entangle." Ling Gongzi's birthday is still in the backyard, and I ask Lord Zhao to wait here. ”

Now that the two families are almost torn apart, Li Gefei really can't call out the title of Brother Zhao.

Zhao Tingzhi saw that Li Gefei knew each other like this, and his cold expression was slightly relieved. Being able to solve the matter with the Li family so smoothly really made him breathe a sigh of relief.

As for what impact this incident will have on Li Qingzhao, will there be any unbearable gossip that will affect the other party's life. or what bad influence it will have on the Li family, it is completely out of Zhao Tingzhi's consideration.

What he needs now is to save the face of the Zhao family, not to think about the Li family's problems.

Besides, Li Gefei is just one of the many officials under Zhao Tingzhi, and the gap between the third grade and the fifth grade is like a firefly compared to the bright moon. Whether it is an official body or family background, the Zhao family is far from being comparable to the Li family, how can Zhao Tingzhi be afraid?

Zhao Mingcheng stood behind Zhao Tingzhi and never dared to speak. Even if the other party proposed to withdraw from the marriage, his expression only changed slightly, and then he obediently lowered his head.