Chapter 447: Choice
Therefore, the person Li Shilang was looking for either found various reasons to shirk it, or simply warned the concierge - when Li Shilang came, he said that I am not here, master!
Or the head of the household Shangshu Liu, pity him for a piece of filial piety, when he went to court one day, he mentioned him: "The bell must be tied to the bell." Master Li first went back and thought about why the King of Yangjun blacklisted your mansion. Have you offended him? ”
"Offended the King of Yangjun? Who would dare? Suddenly, he remembered that his eldest son was beaten one day, as if talking about his daughter offending the female adult of the household, and the girl was noisy and noisy in those days, and her mouth was full of girls surnamed Yu...... Could it be that the king of Yangjun targeted their family, is this the reason? Li Shilang has finally come back to his strength!
He didn't care about going to the ministry to do an errand, so he hurried home, asked his wife to wake up his daughter, who was still lying in bed, and asked carefully about the situation on the day of the Douhua Meeting. Of course, Li Meirou has to say her own reason, she described Yu Xiaocao as an arrogant, arrogant, rude and hateful country girl, but she became a poor little worm who was insulted, isolated, and excluded.
Li Shilang still knows his daughters well, although he is arrogant, he gets along well with the ladies in Beijing. How could those little girls join forces to bully their own daughters for the sake of a country girl who has just come to the capital?
"Rou'er, you tell the scene of the day honestly! Don't add oil and vinegar, and don't bring any extremism! This is very important for our family!! Facing his daughter's complaint, Li Shilang straightened his face for the first time in his life and said in an extremely serious tone.
Because she is the only daughter in the family and has been favored by her family since she was a child, how could Li Meirou ever see her father with such a "stern" expression? For a moment, I was stunned.
Mrs. Li took her daughter's little hand distressedly and said to Li Shilang: "Master, you let the child speak slowly, don't scare her!" Rou'er, listen to your mother's words, and tell your father what happened that day. Didn't my mother tell you before? It doesn't matter if you get into trouble, the most important thing is to tell you the truth, and your father and mother will help you make up for the past in time! ”
Receiving her father's anxious gaze, Li Meirou realized that there should be something big, which was related to the flower fighting party that day. She no longer pretended to be aggrieved, and told her about the conflict between herself and Yu Xiaocao that day, as well as how the nobles such as the county lord of Minglan treated Yu Xiaocao. Although it also brought some personal feelings, the description of the day's experience is inseparable.
Mrs. Li gasped lightly, and from her daughter's description, she could clearly feel the noble girl's contempt and hatred for that woman. I also understand, why did King Yangjun target his family, this is to find a place for the female adult!
"It's all you! On weekdays, her words reveal her disdain and shame for a woman as an official, and let the child hear it in her ears, which directly affects her senses for the woman. Our daughter is a straight-tempered woman who will not hide her likes and dislikes. It's okay now, it's a lot of offend......" Looking at Li Meirou's grievances and incomprehension, and with a somewhat worried expression, Mrs. Li was reluctant to say a heavy word about her daughter, but complained about Li Shilang.
At home, he expressed his opposition to women as officials, and that was before the adult made an outstanding contribution. Since the bumper harvest of corn and the emperor's decision to promote this high-yield crop in the north, how could he ever say that the lady did not say a word? Besides, the greenhouse vegetables and fruits grown by people have formed a fashion in Beijing - proud to have vegetables on the dinner table.
Eat other people's soft mouths, how can he go to slander others again? It's too late to make friends at this time, right? But he, an eyeless girl, still has to find other people's stubble. What made him even more helpless was that he couldn't find fault, but was scolded back by others! Alas~ There are so many ladies at the Douhua Party, why shouldn't people be this up-and-coming bird? This child has been spoiled by her mother, and she doesn't understand the world at all!!
"What now? In five days, the old lady's birthday is coming! It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, no vegetables, melons and fruits, where do you let me go to make a banquet with dozens of tables on the table? "In the past two days, because of this birthday banquet, I can't eat well and sleep well, and Mrs. Li feels that her hair is about to turn white.
Li Shilang glared at his daughter with hatred, snorted, and said, "What else?" The trouble she caused, naturally she had to clean it up! Ming'er, you take your daughter to General Fang's mansion, bring enough gifts, and show enough sincerity......"
"I'm not going! I don't apologize to that rough! If that's the case, how will I mix in the Beijing ladies circle in the future? What do people think of me?? I won't go, I won't go to death!! Li Meirou didn't wait for Li Shilang to finish speaking, a painful and crazy look burst out of her eyes, and she screamed desperately.
Li Shilang is really angry now, but if there is a little other way, how can he be willing to let his daughter be wronged? But the matter of the birthday banquet is already on the bow. It is conceivable that if there is a lack of vegetables and fruits at the birthday banquet, then their Li family will become a joke in the entire capital! How can he hold his head up in front of his colleagues in the future?
"You provoked the matter, who will go if you don't go?" Facing his daughter who kept shaking her head and resisted extremely, Li Shilang felt haggard. The baby girl he has loved for more than ten years is a selfish person who only thinks about his own feelings and ignores the overall situation.
"Mother! If I come to the door to apologize to that stinky girl, I will become everyone's laughing stock! I definitely won't go! If you force me...... I'm going to die!! Li Meirou remembered that a certain girl was in the same situation as she is today last year, and bowed her head to her opponent, and she took the lead in laughing at the other party and humiliating the other party. That night, the lady hanged herself at home with a white silk. The thought of this made her tremble and feel the air around her become suffocating.
Seeing the pitiful appearance of her daughter, Mrs. Li couldn't bear to say, "Master...... Or, if you ask your colleagues who has a hot spring farm, or who grows vegetables in a greenhouse, we can buy it at a high price......"
When Li Meirou heard this, she locked her eyes of hope tightly on her father's body. Li Shilang sighed, shook his head slowly, and said, "You don't want to think about it, but anyone who can afford a hot spring village, can people care about our little money?" It's okay not to ask for money, but it's strange that people don't annoy you when you open your mouth! There are also those who can afford to build a greenhouse, all of them are some elegant people, and people's greenhouses are used to raise precious flowers and plants. Who have you ever seen grow vegetables in a glass greenhouse? ”
Li Meirou's hopes were shattered, and she hugged her mother's arm, silently shedding tears. Li Shilang walked over, gently stroked her hair, and said softly: "Rou'er, Dad knows that he has wronged you!" But dad really can't help it! Think about it, if you go to a gathering of ladies and ladies, if someone's banquet lacks green vegetables and fruits after dinner, what will you think? ”
What do you think? will definitely secretly tell other ladies that this family is slamming the door and shabby, since they can't make a high-grade banquet, don't slap a swollen face and become fat, it makes people laugh at it! Think about it five days later, it will be grandpa's 70th birthday. Originally, their family worked hard and wanted to take advantage of this birthday banquet to give themselves a long face. If you can't get vegetables and fruits, it's not called a long face, but a slap in the face - a slap in the face!
However, let her bow her head to the little girl from a humble background and with a vulgar nature, admit that she offended the other party, and ask for the other party's forgiveness. It makes her worse than killing her!
Mrs. Li saw her daughter bowing her head and crying silently, and said distressedly: "Why don't you ...... I went to see Mrs. Fang alone. Although I don't have a deep friendship with her, after all, my husband and wife are both officials in the same dynasty, so I still have to give a few thin faces. Mrs. Fang is the godmother of the woman, and it is said that the relationship is deeper than that of the mother and son. If Mrs. Fang is moved, that lady won't give her godmother face, right? ”
Li Meirou raised her head again, sniffed, and a small flame of hope flashed in her eyes. Li Shilang thought about it carefully, but still felt that it was inappropriate: "This time, it is our last glimmer of hope." If it is messed up, then our family will want to raise their heads in the capital in the future. I think it's better to take Rou'er with you and be safer. ”
Mrs. Li came into contact with her daughter's slightly desperate eyes for help, and said with a look of embarrassment: "But ......"
"No, but! Think about me, a person with no roots, step by step, is it easy? If you feel sorry for your daughter, then let's get out of it, and it's a shame to be embarrassed. Anyway, my term of office will expire next year, and I will apply to take up a foreign post. When we go to a new place, no one knows us......"
Li Shilang didn't finish his words, but was interrupted by Li Meirou. She said urgently: "Don't! I'll just apologize to Yu Xiaocao, don't apply for an external appointment! ”
When Li Meirou was young, she almost grew up in a local area. Even in that place, she is the highest-ranking lady in the circle, and she is far less valuable than her status in Beijing. Being with a bunch of uninformed hillbillies has lowered her style.
Although she is not very ranked in the circle of nobles in Beijing. But among the ladies of the fourth and fifth official families, she is also the object of welcome. If my father is out of office, I will come into contact with those guys who can't get on the stage in the future.
Moreover, she is fifteen years old this year, and she has reached the age when she should say goodbye. If it weren't for the pampering of her parents and wanting to stay for two more years, maybe she, like many ladies, would have been married a long time ago. But if her father is a foreign officer, she will be there for four years, and she will be nineteen by then, even if she doesn't marry somewhere else, don't think about having a good family when she returns to the capital. There is also the biggest possibility, that is, she is married to the local government, and if she wants to return to the capital, it will be very difficult. She doesn't want it!
So, in staying in Beijing and bowing to people, she made a choice.
Mrs. Li felt sorry for her daughter, so she took the things she pressed at the bottom of the box and gave it to her. After Li Meirou's sister-in-law found out, she muttered to Li Dagongzi behind her back: "Dare to love, the two of them are close." You, the eldest young master, picked it up from outside......"