"I just wanted to ask you if there's anything you can do. What you said is like my mother is going to introduce me to my daughter-in-law......" Li Xuanying muttered.

"You just said I was like a father." Guo Kang disagreed.

"Didn't you notice? When she thanked me, she was very polite and formal. Sounds like a ready thank you speech. Guo Kang reminded: "If that's all there is, it's not a problem. It's true that some people are very good at making speeches and can write chapters. Gorgeous speeches written by others with rhetoric can come as soon as they open their mouths. Considering that she is a playwright and actress, it is not too surprising that she can pretend to be a man in this environment. ”

But after that paragraph, she and I discussed the plan, but suddenly her style changed. is no longer polite but distant, but directly talks like acquaintances, and even directly poses questions and brings some questions. Guo Kang recalled and said, "To her, I should be a stranger. Even if it's self-cooked, it won't be in this state so quickly. ”

"Didn't you tell her that everyone is an equal citizen?" Li Xuanying was puzzled: "She agrees with this sentence, so she will tell you directly, it's not surprising." ”

"I've said this to a lot of people, and I've seen their reactions, so I'm a little confused." Guo Kang told him: "My family's guards, just follow them, I have said it." But to be honest, I've never seen such a reaction. ”

"So I suspect it's not just because you told her that I'm approachable and can talk to her directly."

"Normally, even if she knows that I am easy to speak, even if she has your support, she, as a girl who is not high in the public and has worked hard at the bottom all the year round, should not behave like this when she knows that the relationship between the two of you is still secret and even without the protection of the family." Guo Kang compared:

Bu Lei was stunned, and he was very weak at the time. It took nearly a month before he dared to talk to me normally. Normal people will not be so easy to settle down with strangers, especially strangers with high status. Can she be more heartless than Bu Lei? ”

"And what do you think is going on?" Li Xuanying frowned suspiciously: "I really didn't notice this......"

"I think it's more likely that she started to know about me from you, and that she thought I could help long before you were ready to ask me for help. Therefore, when the time comes, it will appear confident and without psychological pressure. Guo Kang judged: "Actually, this is a low-level mistake, but I don't know if she was too anxious to show her due acting skills." ”

He talked a lot at once, Li Xuanying was stunned when she heard it, hesitated for a moment, and asked Guo Kang: "Does it mean that she is very smart, but she didn't control it well this time, and she smashed the performance?" ”

“…… I don't have to say that. Guo Kang had no choice but to nod.

"That's pretty good, I think she's pretty smart and careful. Scripts like those she wrote, everyone liked it. Pitlow said at the time that her observation of life was very meticulous and the plot design was also very creative. Li Xuanying said happily.

"What are you proud of?!" Guo Kang didn't know what to say about him.

"Uh......"

"Hey, forget it, I won't dwell on this." Guo Kang sighed: "I think now that you are looking for me this time, she pushed me from beginning to end." ”

"Do you remember about your ancestors?" He reminded.

Li Xuanying's great-grandfather, Li Tiance, was once the most warlike general of the Purple Horde, surpassing the Great Khan, Guo Gai, and his own brother. However, after the Purple Horde first entered the capital, Li Tiance believed that he was strong, neglected to take precautions, and indulged in Greek dramas all day long, and was finally attacked by a surprise attack, which led to a serious defeat.

Soon after that incident, Li Tiance left three arrows and asked his descendants to fulfill his last wish, and he died. Since then, while the Li family has carried out a mission, they have also developed a persistent dislike for drama.

Now Li Xuanying just went to the theater, and got involved with the drama, and even not only pampered the theater, but was also directly instructed by others to do things - if this matter was to get out, his father had to break his legs.

Li Xuanying herself is not as important as Guo Kang, an outsider. Until now, he is still looking at others, without thinking about what he has done, and he can bring his ancestors and grandfathers back to life. Guo Kang really had no choice, so he had to start with the specific situation and reasons.

"Tell me honestly, why did you think of looking for me at this time?" Guo Kang asked directly: "Does she already have a child, and the change in her body is almost impossible to hide, so she is in a hurry to find someone to find a way?" ”

"No, no, not really." Li Xuanying waved his hand again and again: "It's true that it hasn't come to this point." ”

"Oh, that's fine." Guo Kang breathed a sigh of relief: "At least it's not the worst outcome." ”

"Do you want to think about it when you come up?" Li Xuanying was a little helpless.

"Of course I'll have to prepare for the worst, who knows what you've come up with." Guo Kang sat down, picked up the water glass, and drank it while thinking about it.

"Odosia isn't a bad woman, either." Li Xuanying defended Odosia: "We have actually known each other for a long time, I know both about her situation, and she is very honest with me......"

"If she doesn't make you feel honest, I'm not worried about you being fooled." Guo Kang shook his head again:

"Not really." Li Xuanying sat up straight and became obviously serious: "I know the relationship between the two of us very well. ”

"The first time we met, when I was only eleven or twelve years old, because I was beaten by my father, I ran out to play angrily, and I happened to run into her." He recalled.

"At that time, when she saw that I was aggrieved, she tried to comfort me and brought me the props she had made herself to play with. After that, she and her mother entertained me to eat and took me for a ride. After that, when I was in a bad mood, I often went to them. ”

"I haven't heard you say that." Guo Kang leaned back in his chair, looked at Li Xuanying, and teased: "You really hide this matter very well, and even make me feel that you are the most suitable person to be the intelligence director." ”

"Guess why my dad beat me?" Li Xuanying rolled her eyes: "Huh? This time it was Guo Kang's turn to be unexpected.

"Because he thinks I'm not studying well, much worse than you. I wasn't convinced, and finally he started pumping me angrily. Li Xuanying also glared at Guo Kang: "I'll tell you what I'm doing here." ”

Guo Kang didn't know how to say it, so he could only laugh awkwardly.

"Actually, I guess I know a little bit." Li Xuanying thought for a while and said, "He played with me and met Odosia. I think he can see it, but he doesn't take it very seriously. As for you, you and Brother Shi Ke are both people who read and study every day, and it's normal to not know. ”

"Okay......" Guo Kang thought about it, he seemed to have always felt that the entertainment here was too noisy and not interesting, and the number of times he went out to go crazy with them was really not much, and playing together was also playing all kinds of things he "invented". It's like Tuohuan and all his peers, almost all of them often play and drink together, and it should be normal to know some.

"It seems that I will have to go out with people more in the future." Guo Kang shrugged: "So, who else knows about this matter?" ”

"Uncle Tie knows that there is such a person." Li Xuanying said the name of his guard: "But he has always regarded Odosya as my ordinary friend. He also thought that my father was too strict, and thought it was a good thing that I had a friend outside to relieve stress, and told my father and mother that I was playing outside with other children, so he didn't care. When I grow up, I don't need him to follow him every day, and he won't know the follow-up. ”

"No wonder." Guo Kang nodded.

"Hey, I don't know how to tell them now." Li Xuanying scratched her head: "You also know the situation in my family, but I really like her." I really don't know what to do now. ”

"The point is, what do you want to do now?" Guo Kang asked, "Would you like to go to France?" ”

"What does it have to do with France...... Li Xuanying was confused: "I just want to live with her." ”

"I mean, you can take your time." Guo Kang could only comfort first.

He stood up, looked around the door again, then returned to his chair and said, "I'll help you think about it, is there any way." Anyway, in the end, it will be enough to make your parents turn a blind eye to the two of you when they meet. ”

"Hey, indeed, let's take it one step at a time." Li Xuanying sighed and chattered again: "Back then, I had no concept of these rules, and I still felt very hopeful. ”

"At that time, we watched a whole bunch of romance drama books. Emotions went up, and I also learned from the person in the story, exchanged gifts with her, and said that we would be considered unmarried in the future......"

"Poof......" Guo Kang, who was drinking water, squirted out.

"What's wrong?" Li Xuanying got up to look at him.

"No, no-" Guo Kang didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly asked, "The marriage contract is all made?!" Who else knows about this? Are there any witnesses? ”

"No one else knows." Li Xuanying also hurriedly said.

"Has this girl ever studied martial arts?" Guo Kang asked.

"I haven't seen her practice." Li Xuanying was a little strange: "But does it matter?" ”

"You don't have much contact with her, so you can't be sure." Guo Kang shook his head: "But if not, you'd better not admit it." ”

"Of course, there are some downsides to the cancellation of the engagement, which may lead to her calling on the door or something...... So, if you haven't practiced it, it's even better. He muttered.

Li Xuanying looked at him and wondered if Guo Kang was confused.

"I think it's hard for both of you to keep a relationship." Guo Kang said bluntly.

"But ......"

"We're not France here." Guo Kang said: "And even in France, it is impossible for a top nobleman to marry such a person." ”

"Of course, if you are in France, you can indeed stay in a romantic relationship. What I just thought about was if I could explain you...... Well, I learned a little bit about the French ethos. It doesn't sound serious, but at least there's an excuse. You see, doesn't Uncle Cao also have a few illegitimate children? He used Cao Jian's father as an example: "You can also do this first to calm down the two sides." Then, we will figure out how to deal with it concretely. ”

"That's right...... But how can this be said......" Li Xuanying hesitated.

"Hey, you know what it means to be an actress?" Guo Kang shook his head and asked.

"Of course I know that—anyway, I know about theater." Li Xuanying pointed out: "But she is an actor." ”

This time, Guo Kang was stunned.

"I'm not worried about her character, but you're right, we do have a lot of problems to face." Li Xuanying continued: "I was worried that I wouldn't get support, so I came to you first. As we all know, you are usually very close to people in the lower classes, and you get along with all kinds of people, so we wonder if it is easiest to get your sympathy and support. ”

"If possible, I am very supportive of your relationship." Guo Kang didn't hide it either, and said bluntly: "But you have to know that falling in love and getting married are two different things. ”

"I heard that there is a gentleman's kingdom overseas, which was governed by the ancient holy king himself. The Holy King believes that if Tao and virtue are not abandoned, where can benevolence and righteousness be used; If people's true feelings are not deviated, where is the use of etiquette. Therefore, the restraint of courtesy, righteousness, and humility is not a good way to govern society. ”

"The human mind should be free and free, and as long as it does not interfere with others, he can choose the life he wants. Marriage between a man and a woman does not affect others, so it should also fall into this category. The relationship of the marriage should be decided by the parties alone, and the conclusion and dissolution of the marriage should be at their own leisure. ”

"That sounds good." Li Xuanying said.

"Yes, but the Holy King later retired, and that was how things changed. Because there are no constraints, people enter into and break marriages as they please, without regard for heaven and virtue. Some people use marriage to achieve their ambitions, and some people simply take advantage of this opportunity to seek money and kill themselves. As a result, the people of the Gentleman's Kingdom were confused and didn't know what to do. Guo Kang said: "What do you think should be done in this situation?" ”

Li Xuanying thought about it, but still couldn't answer, so she had to say, "I don't know either." You can tell me the results directly. ”

"There was no result, and that was the end of the story I heard." Guo Kang spread his hands: "How it will develop, I don't know it myself." If you have to guess, maybe it will be the same as Europe? ”

"You see, whenever the church is corrupt and society is in chaos, people demand a religious reformation, strict precepts, a stronger restraint, a return to a bygone era. Perhaps, the same line of thought has emerged over there, giving rise to their new sect. ”

"If only in theory, of course I am very much in favor of free love. Even a theater layman like me loves this type of story. The idea of a gentleman's country actually appeals to me very much. Guo Kang said with some emotion: "But it is precisely because I know this concept and have heard the story of Junziguo that I am more cautious, and I hope that when you face the reality of love, you must first face the reality." ”

"Do you understand?"

Li Xuanying couldn't answer for a while.

(End of chapter)