Chapter 34: Marital Conflicts
Time is like quicksand between fingers, slowly passing, and the time is July 7 in the blink of an eye.
East Palace.
"Is there any news?" Li Changlong was holding a painting in his hand, which was a little mutilated. There was no light in the room, and the evening light shone in, and his face was a little dull, and his eyes were slightly narrowed, revealing some danger.
"There is no news!" Zheng Peilan sat in the corner of the desk, casually flipping through the documents on the desk, her clothes were a little loose, revealing half of her fragrant shoulders and a small belly pocket.
She took the drawing paper in Li Changlong's hand, glanced at him with silky eyes, and asked softly: "It's been so long, but that cloth bag monk has no news at all, could it be that Lin Qiangyin is lying to you?"
"Impossible!" Li Changlong said decisively, "She was played with by Bengong between applause, and it was impossible to deceive Bengong." Lin Qiangyin gave us half of the drawings with her memory, and the other half of the key is on this cloth bag monk, and if you send more people, you must find this person!"
"I know, I'll continue to keep an eye on this matter!" Zheng Peilan put down the drawing a little rudely, "I'll find someone to copy this picture again, this one is old, it should be thrown away!"
Li Changlong smiled and hugged Zheng Peilan in his arms, and said with a smile: "People have been dead for so long, are you still jealous?"
Zheng Peilan's slender jade fingers gently rubbed Li Changlong's cheek, and said in her ear: "You can only be me!"
Li Changlong paused slightly, and said in a joking tone: "This palace will be the Son of Heaven in the future, the so-called Ninety-Five Honor, three palaces and six courts, you have to be mentally prepared for this in advance!"
"It doesn't matter if you have three thousand harem beauties, if anyone dares to pester you, I will kill her!" Zheng Peilan smiled leisurely, "So you are ready to be monopolized by me in this life!"
Li Changlong smiled, hugged the woman in his arms, his eyes flashed with coldness, and the corners of his mouth flashed with a smile: "This palace just likes to be monopolized by you! By the way, today's begging festival, King Qi set up a banquet in the palace and invited the palace to go, it's hard to shirk, do you go?"
"It's not interesting!" Zheng Peilan sighed, "But everyone is looking for an opportunity to flatter you, not to mention Peizhi's birthday today, I can't leave!"
"Peizhi is also sixteen this year, and she is a big girl!" Li Changlong remembered Zheng Peizhi's delicate and beautiful face, and smiled slightly.
"It's not enough for you to have me, do you still want to hit my sister's attention?" Zheng Peilan's eyes rolled, "I might as well give you a reminder, my sister's temperament is fierce, just like me, you'd better not provoke it, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable!"
"You can't help but think too much, one of you, this palace is almost unable to deal with it, where is there still the spirit to find other women?" Li Changlong said and kissed Zheng Peilan's red lips, and the two kissed lingeringly.
Qihou Mansion.
Su Liu was closing her eyes to recuperate, and when Mama was asking about dinner on the side, she didn't have much appetite, so let the people prepare some at will.
At this time, the maid came in and said, "Madam, the Hou Ye is here!"
Su Liu opened his eyes, cheered up a little, and sat up.
After a while, she saw Su Hongguang walking in quickly, and she got up and saluted.
"No need to be polite!" After Su Hongguang sat down, he said, "Has Madame eaten?"
"The people are preparing, have you eaten it?"
"No, let's eat here!" Su Hongguang said.
Su Liu's face was faint, and he was still a little happy between his eyebrows, and ordered him to prepare some dishes that Hou Ye loved to eat.
She sat down next to Su Hongguang and asked, "Is the Hou Ye free to come to me today?"
"There's something I want to discuss with you!" Su Hongguang said, handing a post to Su Liu.
"What is this?"
"This person's name is Liu Xinran, last year's Tanhua, the ability is quite outstanding, it is estimated that he will be sent out next year, I have inquired with the ministry, it will be Quanzhou if nothing happens!" Su Hongguang said, "I have also been worried about Orange Le's marriage these days, I have been thinking about it for a few days, Liu Xinran is a very suitable person, I specially came to ask what you mean!"
"Although this person is from Tanhua, but his family is poor, does the Hou Ye think he is really worthy of our daughter?" Su Liu's brows furrowed, "Besides, he wants to be released, and his daughter will marry and will inevitably leave, are you really willing to give up your daughter? What did she do wrong, you have to think of ways to drive her out of the capital? Because of that Heavenly Maiden, because Orange Le is at odds with her, so he is going to drive Orange Le away?"
The more Su Liu spoke, the more excited he became, his eyes couldn't help but redden, and he turned his head and said, "I don't agree to this marriage!"
"Orange Le is also my daughter, I naturally hope that she will have a good life in the second half of her life, this is the result of my careful consideration!" Su Hongguang said, "Liu Xinran has outstanding ability, and after several years of training outside, he will definitely be able to return to the capital again, and this person is mature and stable, and I can trust all aspects of his character, now at this time, for Orange Le, leaving the capital may not be a good choice, after a few years, after the situation in Beijing is stable, it is perfect to come back!"
"You just want to be partial to Su Cheng'an!" Su Liu said, "You just want to take Orange Fun away now, if you really want to take Orange Fun away, why did you choose such a person for Orange Music, so many young talents in Beijing? You know Orange Joy's intentions, but you only care about Su Orange, from childhood to adulthood, it's the same!"
"As a mother-in-law, you should treat everyone equally, are these words what you should say?" Su Hongguang said in a cold voice with a straight face, "It seems that you haven't reflected well these days!"
Su Liu knew that he was out of shape, and he was silent for a while and said: "Master Hou knows that my father has always loved Orange Music very much, and I am afraid that he must know about this marriage, otherwise with his temper, I am afraid that he will be angry!
"My daughter's marriage, it's not the turn of outsiders to point fingers!" Su Hongguang frowned slightly.
"Outsiders?" Su Liu's face turned cold, "Hou Ye's words are becoming more and more chilling, but I don't want to argue with Hou Ye about this matter." Tonight, King Qi will hold a banquet, and several young ladies in the house will also go, and many young people in Beijing will see it, Hou Ye knows that on this day, if Orange Le meets the person he likes at this banquet, he also implores Hou Ye to be able to accept it happily when the time comes, so that his daughter can have a happy second half of her life!"
Su Hongguang glanced at Su Liu deeply, sighed and said: "I have done everything I can to arrange for my daughter's future, if you are not happy, I will follow your wishes, I hope you will not regret it in the future!"
Su Liu sat in place in a daze, and he didn't know why the husband and wife had come to this point, even for their daughter's lifelong event, the two of them couldn't say anything, how desolate it was.
And the ladies of the Hou Mansion were not affected by the emotions of the Hou Ye and his wife, but happily prepared the clothes for the dinner.
Su Yulian gestured with a new set of clothes and asked strangely, "How could Su Chengle be so kind and send us new clothes?"
"What do you do so much!" Su Jinyan said, "Just remember our mission tonight! It's all at this time, you can't go back!"
"Got it, I won't hurt you. Su Yulian said with some concern.
After changing their clothes and dressing up carefully, after the time came, several young ladies from the Hou Mansion took a car to the Qi Palace.
There are people coming and going at the gate of the Qi Palace, there have been a lot of people coming, and a lot of carriages have been parked, all of whom are young talents and famous ladies from the capital.
On the day of the Qiqiao Festival, it is like a large-scale blind date, and generally those who can get together are probably people whose identities and family backgrounds can match, if you look at the right eye, it is common to achieve a good relationship, but sometimes this relationship is not worth the life of your parents, and it only adds a little lingering.
Several people from the Qihou Mansion got out of the carriage, and some people welcomed them into the garden, which was divided into north and south, with women in the north and men in the south, separated by a lake, although separated from the north and south, but across the lake, they could still see every move on the other side, so the men and women who were about to move would also secretly look at the other side of the lake to see if they could meet the destined person.
Among the female guests, the identity of the princess is the most noble, and she is the master's family, so she only sees her figure, shuttling everywhere, she herself is very good at socializing, and can mingle with these ladies everywhere, so the atmosphere in this garden is very harmonious, but it is all laughter.
Hearing the report that several young ladies from the Marquis of Qi Mansion were coming, Princess Qi did not slack off, and personally went to the gate of the garden to greet her, and before Su Cheng'an and a few people saluted, she stepped forward, grabbed Su Cheng'an with one hand, and Su Chengle with the other, and said with a smile: "Don't be polite, I've been looking forward to you coming for a long time, come and go in with me to have a look, the big guys are waiting!"
The environment in this garden is very exquisitely arranged, candles are lit everywhere, and after nightfall, the atmosphere in this garden is set off a little ambiguous, but it is very suitable for the secret feelings between men and women.
"Who's coming?" said Princess Qi with a smile.
Everyone turned their eyes and greeted Su Cheng'an and Su Chengle with a smile, when Su Cheng'an was born last time, the ladies who came and went were even more enthusiastic, and those who had never seen Su Cheng'an before did not hide their curious eyes.
Princess Qi was very enthusiastic about Su Tang'an and her sisters, and took them to introduce them to everyone one by one, and the atmosphere became lively again under her activity.
"By the way, Orange Music, there will be a dance later!" Princess Qi said, "I have arranged this show for you, and you will use your skills later!"
She lowered her voice and said ambiguously: "Not only are several powerful people in the capital here today, but even the crown prince will be ......."
"Thank you, Princess, Orange Le knows it!"