Father Xu looked at Li Yungui, who was called into the house by him, and sighed deeply: "After thinking about it a few times, I decided to tell you about it. Your father's removal from office was actually a ploy by the emperor. ”

Li Yungui was slightly stunned, and asked inexplicably: "The emperor's plan?" ”

"Yes." Father Xu stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking up at the window with his back to Li Yungui, his voice was full of bitterness, "Actually, the emperor hinted to me a long time ago that he intended to let Xiao Yan enter the palace. I lied to the emperor at the time, saying that Xiao Yan had already promised someone, and after leaving the palace, I hurriedly asked my mother to find a suitable family nearby for Xiao Yan to get married, which is also the reason why our Xu family and your Li family hurriedly set up the marriage between you and Xiao Yan. ”

"After making a family appointment, I finally settled half of my heart, thinking that in another eight or nine months, I would let the two of you get married immediately when Xiaoyan and Lu were ready. In the past few months, except for Xiao Yan, all of our Xu family have been worried, even if the emperor's last decree comes down, we will have to send Xiao Yan into the deep palace. ”

"In fact, before the house was raided, the emperor didn't do anything at all, so we all thought that maybe he was dead, but he didn't think about ......"

Father Xu shook his head and turned around, but he didn't dare to look at Li Yungui, he just hung his head, and his voice was extremely sincere: "This matter is our Xu family, sorry for you." Fortunately, I also had dealings with the officials in Kyoto, and I probably heard that the emperor was only temporarily imprisoning Brother Li and them, but he had no intention of sending them to Kyoto. Although your family is now in prison, in fact, the emperor secretly ordered that no one should be tortured in prison history, and they are also served with good food and drink on weekdays. ”

Li Yungui frowned, and after thinking about it slightly, he understood the reason: "Uncle means that the emperor's move is not to do anything to our Li Mansion, but just to warn the Xu family not to marry Shiyan to others?" ”

"Exactly." Father Xu sighed again and leaned over, his eyes staring at the ground as if he was distracted. But at the age of his early forties, he looks very old at this time, "Now that your grandmother is in a coma, and your father and mother are locked up in prison, you are the last hope of your Li family, if you want to withdraw from the marriage, just tell me directly." ”

"Uncle, I am in love with Shiyan, and I have the words of my parents, how can I withdraw from the marriage casually?" Li Yungui lifted his robe with a wave of his hand, knelt straight on the ground, and hugged his fist at Father Xu, "It's just that Uncle Don't dislike the Li family and fall into prison." ”

Father Xu was slightly surprised when he heard this: "You ......" Then a thin layer of tears suddenly appeared in his eyes, "Brother Li really taught a good son!"

Seeing that Li Yungui was still kneeling on the ground, Xu's father hurriedly reached out to help him: "I can't hide it, when my house was raided in Laifu, I quietly bought off the jailer and went in to meet Brother Li. Brother Li had already guessed the cause at that time, but when he saw me, he calmed me down, and taught me to take this opportunity to test your thoughts about Xiaoyan. ”

"Since my uncle has already met my father, I wonder if my uncle can reveal what your next plan is?"

"Xiaoyan is my child, although I have not been with her often over the years, I also know that she is a stubborn girl, and she really cares about you. Brother Li and I are thinking, if you have no affection for her, then take this opportunity to withdraw from the marriage by our Xu family, and the emperor will no longer embarrass your Li family. If you also have affection for her, then you have to ......" Father Xu gritted his teeth, as if he had made some major decision.

He looked at Li Yungui solemnly and said solemnly: "Then I have to let the two of you elope, and we elders will bear the rest for you." ”

Li Yungui was shocked when he heard this: "How can this work!" In the final analysis, this is a matter for me and Shiyan, how can I drag ......"

"You don't have to worry, we'll be fine." Father Xu interrupted Li Yungui's words, and said categorically, "The emperor is not a faint king, and most of the ministers in the court are loyalist, your father has been an official for many years, and he has always been innocent, fair and just, although the emperor put a bunch of trumped-up charges on him and arrested him in prison, but he has never interrogated, has not made it public, and has not alarmed the important ministers of the court, which means that the emperor will finally release him, and even reinstate him." ”

"As for our Xu family, since he took up the position of imperial businessman, he has brought countless profits to the emperor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the royal cash cow, how can the emperor be willing to destroy such a tree? What's more, businessmen are the most important to communicate with people, although our Xu family is not high because of the status of businessmen, but after so many years, we also have a certain foundation and relationship network in the court, even if the emperor wants to remove our Xu family, so many officials who have received the benefits of the Xu family will not sit back and watch the Xu family suffer. ”

"In this way, Shi Yan and I are gone, and the Xu family and the Li family can still be safe?"

"Not bad." Father Xu looked at Li Yungui approvingly and nodded in response.

Only then did Li Yungui breathe a sigh of relief and completely settle down.

Then, Father Xu and Li Yungui explained some other things. And Arnold, who had listened to all this, also quietly slipped out of the room.

Obviously, from beginning to end, Xu Shiyan was the only one who was hidden.

Li Yungui and Xu Shiyan's elopement was scheduled for the early morning of the second day after Li Yungui's grandmother woke up.

Because Xu's father knew Xu Shiyan's character, he was afraid that she would be stubborn in this matter, and he was unwilling to leave after knowing the truth, so he didn't tell the truth, but just lied to her that Li Zhizhou was framed by the villain and was unfortunately imprisoned, but fortunately, now Shangshang Shengming is already investigating the matter with all his might.

Although the house was temporarily raided, the marriage contract was still there, so a small wedding banquet was held for her and Li Yungui in advance, and a big wedding was held for the two after Li Zhizhou was released from prison.

Although Xu Shiyan had doubts in his heart, he was more of a joy for getting married, so he ignored those things that were not quite reasonable.

So on the afternoon of the day Mrs. Li woke up, the Xu family held a small wedding banquet for the two in the Xu Mansion. On the second day, Li Yungui coaxed Xu Shiyan into the carriage in the name of taking Xu Shiyan out to play.

After Xu Shiyan got into the carriage, Li Yungui diligently served him a cup of tea, and the tea was filled with medicine that could make people sleepy, so Xu Shiyan began to fall asleep after drinking the tea.

When Xu Shiyan was sitting in the carriage here and began to fall asleep, more than 30 identical carriages appeared in the Xu Mansion on the other side, and a man and a woman sat in each carriage, all of which were very similar to Li Yungui and Xu Shiyan respectively.

Outside each carriage sat a coachman and a swordsman, and all of them had swords on their waists and white cats in their hands, which looked strange and funny. It's just this, Xu Shiyan didn't know after falling asleep.

After the order was given, the carriages galloped in four directions, some on the main street and some on the forest road, so that those who followed secretly suddenly couldn't figure out which car was the real Xu Shiyan.

At the same time, Li Yungui in the Xu Mansion took the sleeping Xu Shiyan out of the carriage and entered the house, and then turned the mechanism and walked into a dark passage.

Seeing this, Arnold jumped down from the window lattice and followed Li Yun unhurriedly.

The exit of this dark passage is a rockery in the back garden of Xufu. Out of the rockery is a winding stream of water, on which a wooden boat is parked. After entering the cave, Li Yungui took Xu Shiyan to the shore, and a small carriage was parked on the shore.

After carrying Xu Shiyan into the carriage, Li Yungui drove his horse towards the cave. The cave led to the ground, and the depths were artificial, and the marble stone walls were lit by candlelight, and I don't know how long I walked inside, but just when Arno was a little sleepy, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Arnold opened his eyes in a daze, and saw Li Yungui carrying Xu Shiyan out of the carriage. There was a long staircase, Arnold jumped up first, followed the light source to find the exit, outside the exit was waiting for a carriage, outside the carriage sat two people, one was Xu's father and the other was a stranger.

Arnold came out of the tunnel and found himself in a peach forest, because of the thick fog that Xu father and the other person did not notice Arnold. It didn't take long for Li Yungui to come out with Xu Shiyan in his arms.

Seeing Li Yungui come out, Xu's father hurriedly got out of the car to greet him, and after Li Yungui took Xu Shiyan to the car, Xu's father solemnly explained a few words to Li Yungui, which was nothing more than that he didn't have to worry about the affairs of the Xu and Li families and asked Li Yungui to treat Xu Shiyan well.

Arnold listened bored, so he retracted into the carriage and lay down beside Xu Shiyan. The carriage did not look big from the outside, but the design inside was indeed extremely ingenious, and on the left and right walls of the carriage were two shelves, on which were placed several packages, and the shelves contained boxes for placing items. There is a small window on the back wall, and a small table is placed under the window, and there are hidden compartments on both sides of the small table and the side of the window.

The carriage was covered with a thin blanket of soft wool, and at this time Xu Shiyan was lying on the blanket and sleeping soundly. She was covered with a thin silk quilt, and at a glance she could see that it was extremely fine silk.

Arnold couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and then Li Yungui lifted the curtain and walked in. After Li Yun returned, the carriage finally began to slowly move outside.

When Xu Shiyan woke up, it was already afternoon, and as soon as she woke up, she saw Li Yungui sitting next to the small table, looking intently at a book. Xu Shiyan rubbed his head, sat up from the blanket, and woke up Arnold who was still in a sweet dream, and was so startled that Arnold meowed several times.

Li Yungui put down the book in his hand when he heard the cat's meow, and looked at Xu Shiyan with a gentle expression: "Awake?" Hungry or not? Do you want to eat some pastries to cushion your stomach first? ”