It is said that this holy decree was directly sent to Li Xiantong in the form of an urgent secret report, and for ten days, the Li family received two holy decrees, the first was the holy decree he was waiting for, and the second was the holy decree to let his eldest son marry Princess Zaiyu. Li Xiantong also knew that this Zaiyu Princess was not Xiao Shifeng's biological daughter, but just a name, but if his son Li Baohu married this Zaiyu Princess, then he would be a concubine in the name at that time, so that the Li family's status would be more noble, but it would be even more distant from the Jianghu martial arts.

Li Xiantong showed the holy decree to his wife Fan Lingshan. Fan Lingshan saw her husband's sad face, she didn't panic, she was just curious: "It seems that our majesty wants to slap you." ”

Li Xiantong sighed and said: "The king's heart is as fierce as a tiger, what is this trying to stammer, this is to use me, use our Li family's knife to increase his chips in the game with the Jianghu martial arts." ”

Fan Lingshan also knew the reason, and said to herself: "Our Li family has been in a corner of peace for several generations, and they are impartial, so why did they choose us." You said that the Lingnan Shangguan Mansion is not bigger than our family's great cause, and it is still closer to the Jianghu martial arts?"

Li Xiandao: "It is precisely because of the great cause of the Shangguan Mansion that the imperial court does not dare to take the liberty of recruiting peace." Now Shangguan Jinfeng's husband, Su Yongjin, is far away in Taiping City, which is a bargaining chip to control Shangguan's mansion. His Majesty has now given the Li family two options, either to completely submit to obedience and set a precedent for the Shangguan Mansion, or to resign from Xie Longen, and then the court will make an example of the chickens and monkeys. The lifeblood of our Li family is on this official road. ”

Fan Lingshan said: "If you want me to say, what should come will always come, and you can't hide." Didn't the holy decree say that only me and Hu'er would be recruited into Beijing? Then my mother and I will go, if we don't look down on it, will it be possible that Xiao Shifeng will force marriage on the neck of our Li family with a knife and be laughed at by the people of the world?"

Li Xiantong sighed: "Madam, you don't know, this Jade Princess is now thirty years old, let alone you, most of the tigers can't look down on you." When the time comes, your mother and son will be in a dilemma in Kyoto, but they will be hostages again. ”

Fan Lingshan chuckled and said: "If you want to keep my mother and son in Kyoto, you have to have an explanation, right? If I want to leave, if he dares to stop him, I will fight with him, and when I die, you can send the news directly and see how he Xiao Shifeng will explain to the world." ”

"Madam, this Kyoto is not as good as being in Taishan Mansion, so you can't help it. At that time, if you take the next step, you still need to take a roundabout way to curry favor with others, and you must not be reckless and forceful, and it is boring to ask for empty money. Li Xiantong was anxious when he heard Fan Lingshan's words, Fan Lingshan has always done what he says, he can really do such a messy thing.

Fan Lingshan said impatiently: "Okay, okay, I understand the reason." I'll let the girl pack Hu'er's luggage now, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning." When the time comes, I went to Kyoto and saw Long Yan, and it was not in vain that I came to the world in this life. ”

Li Xiantong is usually solemn and quiet, and he is very manly, but in front of Fan Lingshan, he looks relatively weak: "Madam, don't say these frustrating words." ”

Fan Lingshan said with a smile: "If I go to the Yama Palace, I'm afraid the King of Yama won't dare to accept me, the female Zhong Kui!"

Taiping City Cao Mansion.

Cao Jiayun looked at Cao Mengbo, who was sitting intently, and felt strange for a while, so she stretched out her hand in front of his eyes and shook it twice, before Cao Mengbo noticed her.

"Dad, you're still thinking about it. Cao Jiayun felt that Cao Mengbo's state was not at all like before.

Cao Mengbo sighed and said, "It's not." I finally had the opportunity to marry you, and I was a good match, and His Majesty personally gave you the marriage, can I not be happy?"

"Dad, in fact, my daughter is not optimistic about this family business. Cao Jiayun muttered, but she lost her usual arrogant and domineering appearance as the demon king of the world.

Cao Mengbo asked knowingly, "What do you have on your mind?"

Cao Jiayun counted reasonably: "First, this Li family is also from martial arts, and it is inevitable that he will be arrogant. Yesterday, His Majesty actually decided to grant marriage directly after the holy decree was issued, isn't this a clear attempt to make the family persecuted? Second, I am not young this year, and my reputation is not good, and this Li family is also a famous family, how could they let such a woman enter the door of his family and become the eldest daughter-in-law? Third, I don't know what this Li Baohu looks like, and if he is an ugly monster, then I don't want to. ”

Cao Jiayun's words completely saddened Cao Mengbo. Cao Mengbo also thought about these problems, thinking that he was thinking too much, but he didn't expect that even Cao Jiayun could see these problems.

However, Cao Mengbo was wide-hearted and fat, but he also thought of a way to convince himself: "Your first point, Your Majesty gave marriage is the blessing of the ministers, a while ago Li Xiantong was just named the Marquis of Xiaoyao, and now his son is going to be a concubine, which can be described as a smooth progress, in terms of ordinary people's minds, it is impossible to disobey; ”

Cao Jiayun frowned: "What about the second point I said?"

Cao Mengbo looked at Cao Jiayun, sighed deeply and said, "It's all my fault for my persistence, I didn't let you practice martial arts when I was a child." If you are allowed to read poetry and books like ordinary Kyoto eunuchs, and know etiquette and festivals, you will not end up with this reputation. ”

Cao Jiayun was even more desperate: "Dad, even an optimistic person like you can't think of a way, it seems that this time I'm going to make a mistake." ”

Cao Mengbo comforted: "Don't worry, your backer is Your Majesty, Your Majesty feels sorry for you, and will not let you fall into trouble." ”

Cao Jiayun said: "It is precisely because the backer is His Majesty that I am worried. If it's an ordinary blind date, if you don't win, you won't win, it's a big deal that your daughter will accompany her father for a lifetime. But this time, if Your Majesty dies, the Li family will not look down on me, and I don't know what I will become. Is it to become a princess who keeps an empty boudoir alone, or is it an unethical abandoned woman who has been divorced?"

Cao Mengbo looked at Cao Jiayun with hatred: "Look at you, you are talking nonsense." ”

On the second day, Fan Lingshan took Li Baohu and rode two horses to the north.

On the way, Li Baohu asked Fan Lingshan what to do if he really didn't like it.

Fan Lingshan said that she would come back if she didn't like it, as if she was going to Kyoto to see the world.

Li Baohu asked again what would they do if Xiao Shifeng was really under house arrest.

Fan Lingshan said that Li Xiantong would spread the news at that time, and it stands to reason that Xiao Shifeng only recruited the two of them into Beijing, and he should not do so, otherwise it would be a family entering Beijing.

Li Baohu asked again, what does that Zaiyu princess look like.

Fan Lingshan only replied with four words: Demon King of the Mixed World.