Fu Tang

Li Zhongyu asked a little strangely: "Why was he imprisoned? How did he provoke Bo Wang?"

Shun Nuan said: "It is said that it seems to be related to the marriage of the eldest son. Chang Tong means to ask you to ask His Majesty, and now His Majesty can persuade the King of Shu."

"Marriage?" Li Zhongyu was neither surprised nor surprised. He was about to get married. As his cousin, Li Sheng must get married first. He also heard rumors before that it was said that Li Hongji, king of Shu, had chosen a house for his son. The marriage was already about to be engaged, and now that this happened suddenly, could it be that Li Sheng was not satisfied?

Li Zhongyu was a little conflicted for a while. He and Li Sheng had a good relationship. The two grew up together. When Li Congjia lived and died in the Western Regions, Li Hongji's family still took good care of their mother and child.

But marriage itself is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Li Hongji will definitely not choose the poor. What is Li Sheng doing?

After thinking about it for a while, Li Zhongyu decided to go directly to the Shu Palace to see Li Sheng, and ask about the situation first.

Li Zhongyu changed his clothes, and when he arrived at the Shu Palace, Li Hongji greeted him in person. Li Zhongyu quickly saluted and said, "I have seen Uncle King."

Li Hongji said with a smile: "Your Highness slipped out to play again?"

Li Zhongyu was a little embarrassed, so he had no choice but to say: "I haven't seen my cousin for a few days, and I miss him a little, so come and have a look."

When Li Zhongyu mentioned Li Sheng, the smile on Li Hongji's face faded, with a worried expression on his face: "Hey, that child..."

Li Zhongyu asked wittily, "Uncle Wang? What's wrong with my cousin?"

Li Hongji said helplessly: "This child is stubborn, and he is unwilling to marry Fan Zhuguo's granddaughter, and I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup he has been poured into."

Fan Zhuguo is Fan Zhi. After he retired, Li Congjia gave him such a title, and from then on he was called Fan Zhuguo.

The marriage that Li Hongji mentioned is indeed a good one. It can be regarded as a well-matched family. Of course, as the only prince's son in the dynasty, Li Sheng's marriage is still relatively popular. Sheng and Li Zhongyu are going to be brother-in-law!

In the end, the two Li Sheng were rejected, and Li Hongji was going to be bald.

Li Zhongyu coughed lightly and said, "I think my cousin has a sweetheart, didn't Bo Wang ask?"

Li Hongji's expression turned very ugly, and he waved his hand and said, "Go and ask that little bastard!"

This becomes a little beast?It seems that Li Sheng, the person he likes, may have some obstacles in his identity. Could it be the girl next to him?

While thinking, Li Zhongyu walked to Li Sheng's yard at the back. Although Li Sheng was locked up, he was in his own yard and couldn't go out.

After seeing Li Zhongyu, Li Sheng smiled and said, "Da Lang is here."

Li Zhongyu said helplessly: "Why are you so mad? Why don't you listen to Uncle Wang?"

Li Sheng lay on the recliner without any intention of getting up, and said directly: "How do you listen? It is basically impossible to get married after getting married, and I don't want to spend my whole life with a woman I don't like. It's not good for me. It's not good for her either."

Li Zhongyu wondered where his idea came from, and couldn't help but said, "Isn't it all like this?"

"Of course not. You see, you and the concubine have been engaged since you were young. You know that you will get married in the future. Your Majesty and Duke Qin often let you meet each other to cultivate your relationship. I have never met the little lady of Fan Zhu's country a few times." , where is there any emotion?"

Li Zhongyu raised his eyebrows: "It's all an excuse, you must have a crush, but what about your crush's family background?"

Li Sheng said helplessly: "If her family background is good, there will be no problem. The problem is that she...she is an orphan."

Orphan girl... Let alone a princess with such an identity, even a younger family member would not marry her as his wife!

Li Zhongyu was half-dead by Li Shenglei, so he had to persuade him: "Since you say this, it means that you know in your heart that you cannot become a concubine with such a life experience. If you really like her, it is not impossible to accept her as a concubine. I really feel distressed." Just give it a grade, I think Bo Wang won't care too much."

But Li Sheng was very stubborn: "But in my eyes, she is much better than those little ladies who only know about romance. If you can get her as a wife, you will have nothing to ask for in this life. Accepting her as a concubine is an insult to her. won't agree."

Li Zhongyu was almost pissed off by Li Sheng, she was just an orphan girl, how many women from commoner families wanted to marry into the palace, even if they were willing to be concubines, why couldn't they do it when they came to this woman?

And it sounds like this orphan girl is also an arrogant master?

"I've been talking for a long time and I still don't know who your sweetheart is." Li Zhongyu changed the topic, and at the same time began to think in his heart. To be honest, with Li Sheng's status, if a helpless orphan girl wants to know him, she may not be able to get to know him. It's not that easy, I'm afraid it was offered by the people below, right?

Maybe it was because of her beauty that she was presented here, he really wanted to see what kind of beauty could fascinate Li Sheng like this, it was just because of her that she would be fascinated!

Li Sheng hesitated a little after hearing this, and Li Zhongyu smiled when he saw him like this: "What? Are you still afraid that I won't succeed in robbing you of beauty?"

Li Sheng immediately stared: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Li Zhongyu has never been a person who is obsessed with beauty. In order to improve Li Zhongyu's aesthetics, the people who surrounded him and served him since he was a child were all good-looking, which made Li Zhongyu very resistant to ordinary beauties.

"In that case, what's wrong with you? Say it, maybe I can help you."

Li Sheng shook his head: "You may not be able to help me with this."

Li Zhongyu raised his eyebrows: "If even I can't help, maybe only Dad can do it. Tell me, can I ask Dad when I see it."

Li Zhongyu really wanted to help, on the one hand because he had a good relationship with Li Sheng, and on the other hand because Li Sheng married an orphan girl, which was always less threatening than marrying Fan Zhuguo's granddaughter.

Li Sheng hesitated before saying, "Actually, you also know her."

Li Zhongyu was a little surprised: "I know you too?"

He knew quite a few young ladies, but most of them were daughters of honorable families. Since when did he know orphan girls?

Huh?Wait... If I have to say... There is really... There is one...

Seeing that the expression on Li Zhongyu's face changed from thoughtful to surprised, Li Sheng felt a little uneasy.

Li Zhongyu couldn't help asking: "You...you like...A Rong?"

Li Sheng nodded bitterly, not even daring to look at Li Zhongyu.

And Li Zhongyu... Li Zhongyu basically has no expression on his face now, if he had to, it should be a bitter expression.

He never thought that Li Sheng liked Arong, but it's not surprising when he thinks about it, Arong is the only orphan girl he knows in their position, but Arong... her identity is not just an orphan, she It is equivalent to being an apprentice of the national teacher!

Li Zhongyu held back for a long time before he said: "It's... a bit difficult for you."

Li Sheng looked disappointed: "Your Majesty won't agree, will you?"

In fact, apart from telling Li Zhongyu who his sweetheart is, Li Sheng has never told anyone else, not even his father.

After all, Ah Rong's identity is sensitive. Although the little lady is not very old, she is about the same age as the princess, but she holds the royal purse in one hand. The largest business house in the entire Tang Dynasty, her wrist skills cannot be underestimated.

It is impossible for such a little lady to marry anyone casually, or it is possible for Ah Rong to be with others, but it is not possible for her to be with Li Sheng.

After all, Li Sheng's identity is the biggest obstacle. His surname is Li, and his father started out with military exploits, and he still has soldiers in his hands. If one day he can't think of rebelling, wouldn't having Arong be even more powerful?

Li Zhongyu looked at Li Sheng and said, "Father... I don't really care about Ah Rong's marriage, as long as Ah Rong agrees and the national teacher agrees, basically there is no problem, or the national teacher will not restrict Ah Rong too much. But... Ah Rong himself said that he doesn't seem to want to get married."

Li Sheng's eyes widened: "Not getting married? She...does she want to be alone for the rest of her life?"

Li Zhongyu said with a wry smile: "It is said that there is no man whom Ah Rong has taken a fancy to so far, oh, you can't say that, Ah Rong... still likes my father very much."

Li Sheng's face turned green after hearing this. If Arong likes other young gentlemen, Li Sheng thinks how he can fight for it. If Arong likes his emperor's uncle, then basically he There is no hope.

His uncle was the founding emperor!Who can match Wen Tao Wu Lue!

Li Zhongyu looked at Li Sheng's bitter face, feeling helpless in his heart, thought for a while and said, "This matter... you'd better not hide it, tell Uncle Wang, you... if you like others, I can do it. Mention it to Dad, this... Forget it, I'll take a look at it when I get a chance."

Li Sheng almost burst into tears: "I knew you were the best."

Li Zhongyu got goosebumps all over his body from his numbness, and said helplessly: "It's okay, it's okay, you should think about it, I have to go back to class."

Li Sheng sent Li Zhongyu out, and looked at Li Zhongyu with sympathy. Although being a prince is very beautiful, Li Zhongyu's learning process in the past ten years is also very hard, and there is no time to rest every day!

Sitting on the carriage, Li Zhongyu was very conflicted. Ah Rong's status was so special that even Li Zhongyu didn't dare to be rude to her. Li Zhongyu even thought about it. There is nothing more secure than marriage for those who are accommodated in the East Palace as a child.

As for showing his face or something, Li Zhongyu didn't care at all. Compared with A Rong's ability, those gossips were nothing.

It's just that if Arong wants to marry someone, Ruren and Wangfei... Presumably Arong will prefer the position of Wangfei, at least it is much easier than being in the palace, and she is still a regular wife.

Li Zhongyu thought about it and decided to go and tell his father, what's the matter!

When Li Zhongyu stepped into the study, he was keenly aware that the atmosphere in the study seemed a little strange, and his father's demeanor also looked lazy. This state...it seemed to be produced after some kind of indescribable movement. .

However, Li Zhongyu didn't smell any fragrance belonging to women in the study, so he felt that he must have misunderstood.

Li Congjia was a little surprised by Li Zhongyu's sudden arrival. Fortunately, he and Shi Xueting had already finished messing around, and the smell in the room was almost gone, otherwise...it would have been embarrassing to death.

"Is there something difficult to solve, Da Lang?" Li Congjia asked directly as if he didn't see Li Zhongyu's doubts.

It can be said that Li Congjia treats Li Zhongyu very fondly. Basically, if there is something he doesn't understand, come on, let me tell you, if anyone doesn't like you, come on, I will deal with him.

Relying on this, Li Zhongyu, who lost his mother, did not become a radical child.

After hearing this question, Li Zhongyu hesitated before saying: "Father, there is something wrong with my cousin's marriage..."

Li Congjia was very surprised after hearing this: "What's wrong? How did you know?"

If there is really something difficult to solve, it should be Li Hongji who came to him. How could Li Zhongyu know about it first?

Li Zhongyu said helplessly: "My cousin is in confinement. I only found out when I went to see him."

Li Congjia immediately became interested: "Your uncle locked Ah Cheng in confinement? What's going on?"

Li Zhongyu said: "Uncle Wang likes a young lady from Fan Zhu's country to be his concubine, but my cousin doesn't want to, saying that he has a sweetheart, so Uncle Wang put him in confinement in a fit of anger."

Li Congjia was a little embarrassed when he heard it. Why does this plot read so much like a romance novel of later generations?Li Hongji's role is still unenlightened parents, but Li Congjia knew that if Li Sheng hadn't gone too far, based on how much Li Hongji loved his son, he would definitely not have done such a thing.

So he asked: "Tell me, who does Ah Cheng have his eyes on?"

Li Zhongyu had a bitter expression on his face: "He...he has his eyes on A Rong."

After hearing this, Li Congjia couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Shi Xueting: "A Ronghe...A Cheng?"

How did these two people get together?

Shi Xueting frowned: "Arong never said that."

Li Congjia rolled his eyes: "My little lady told you this to a monk?"

Shi Xueting raised his eyebrows, preventing Li Zhongyu from saying too much here, and just said: "Let Wu Niang ask about it later."

Li Zhongyu hesitated at the side before saying: "Uncle Wang still doesn't know who the cousin's sweetheart is, I think it's very possible...A Rong, he doesn't like the cousin."

Li Congjia nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I know you and Ah Cheng have a good relationship, I know this matter well, you can go back."

Li Zhongyu... Li Zhongyu left very aggrieved, so he didn't dare to say in front of Shi Xueting that he wanted to marry A Rong as his concubine.

After Li Zhongyu left, Li Congjia turned to look at Shi Xueting and asked, "What do you think?"

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "Are you asking me?"

He never cared about the emotional life of his apprentices, okay?At the beginning, Li Congjia was in charge of Yang Xin and Tian Wuniang's affairs, so Shi Xueting didn't intervene because he wasn't good at it.

Li Congjia rolled his eyes: "Master, Master, Ah Rong has no parents, and you are like her father. Of course, you have the final say on her marriage."

Shi Xueting... Shi Xueting felt that his head was a bit big. He was really not good at this kind of thing, so he could only put aside his feelings and start to analyze rationally. After a while, he said: "Arong can't marry Li Sheng." .”

Li Congjia was a little surprised: "Why? Ah Sheng is not bad, right?"

At least he wasn't a dude, Li Hongji was favored, but he didn't let it go, so Li Sheng didn't receive any influence at all from the previous Chunfenglou incident.

Shi Xueting said: "Ah Rong's status is not ordinary, marrying Li Sheng is easy to cause problems, but if she likes it, it's not impossible, it's just that she can't continue to manage the business here."

Li Congjia just realized it, and instantly felt a little distressed for A Rong. In his opinion, A Rong is almost like a strong woman in later generations. She is very enthusiastic about her career. If she gets married, she can't continue to pursue her career. fair.

Li Congjia had no choice but to say: "Let's not be busy with this matter, just ask Ah Rong what he thinks."

Shi Xueting didn't care too much. If it was before, he might have a headache, but now there are no capable people in the firm, and the loss of one Arong won't cause too much loss, but just as Li Congjia said, Arong is his after all. As an apprentice, Shi Xueting will still take A Rong's opinion as the main one.

If Ah Rong is unwilling, even Li Sheng, the prince of Shu, cannot force her.

Tian Wuniang is a man of action, after Shi Xueting signaled her to talk to Arong, she brought news the next day, she was always relaxed in front of Li Congjia, this time she directly said: "The Prince of Shu is probably going to be disappointed. "

"Huh? Doesn't Arong like him?" Li Congjia felt a little weird. His nephew... is pretty good. If Arong doesn't even like him, does she really not want to marry?

Tian Wuniang smiled and said, "When I told Ah Rong about the son of the King of Shu, Ah Rong didn't even remember what the son of the King of Shu looked like. What else is there to ask?"

Li Congjia: ...

He suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Li Sheng. The child fought for love at home, but the goddess in his heart didn't remember him at all!

Li Congjia thought for a while and asked, "You...pay more attention to Arong. If she has someone in mind, let her not be shy."

Tian Wuniang actually had a serious discussion with Li Congjia: "I don't think Arong needs to find a husband with a very good family background, it's easy to restrict her that way."

Li Congjia laughed: "Let her choose."

Tian Wuniang... suddenly felt a little envious of Ah Rong. Although her marriage was also won by herself, there was still a gap between her and free love.

As soon as Tian Wuniang left, Li Hongji came over, and Li Congjia had a bad feeling when he saw him.

Sure enough, Li Hongji hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to propose marriage to Arong of the National Teacher's family for my Dalang."

Li Congjia: ...

He said with some headache: "Arong? How could it be her?"

Li Hongji was a little helpless: "Da Lang insisted on liking Ah Rong, beat him and scolded him, and it's useless to put him in confinement, I have no choice."

Of course, it was because of Ah Rong's special status that he couldn't help it, otherwise Li Hongji forced Li Sheng to say a marriage, and Li Sheng couldn't help it no matter how willful he was, unless he didn't want the position of the prince.

It's just that no matter how much Li Sheng fell in love with brains, he wouldn't do such a stupid thing, at most he would just compromise after a fight.

Perhaps Li Hongji was aiming at this person, Arong. When a person is of great value, her family background is not important, not to mention that the apprentice of the national teacher is no worse than anyone else.

Li Congjia sighed: "The crown prince told me about this matter before, and then I asked Tian Wuniang to ask Ah Rong, and Ah Rong didn't seem to have that kind of thought about Ah Cheng."

Li Hongji was a little surprised: "You...Ask Arong?"

Li Congjia nodded: "National teacher... You know, she is a monk after all, no matter what matters in this area, I don't want to interfere too much, and I can't force her to marry someone because of the hard work that Arong has made over the years. No? Always let her choose the one she likes, if Ah Cheng really likes it, let him work harder."

Li Hongji sighed in his heart. In fact, he didn't have much hope when he came here today, he just wanted to try, but who knew that the answer he got was less reliable than rejection, and let Li Sheng go after A Rong?

Although he has great confidence in his son, Li Hongji still feels that this hope is a bit slim.

But for the sake of his son, he still asked tactfully: "Ah Rong...he is not young anymore, if he has a sweetheart, no matter how hard Ah Cheng tries, it will be useless."

Li Congjia revealed the answer decisively: "At present, it seems that Ah Rong has not thought about this matter."

Li Congjia held back and didn't complain, Ah Rong is nothing but now, he is just as old as Huaguduo, why is he not young?Of course, compared to the Crown Princess who is about to marry into the East Palace, Ah Rong is a little older.

Li Hongji got the answer, and left with his heart full of worries. He was also worried about his son's marriage. The most important thing is that it will be too late. There are many procedures for the marriage of the prince's son. It was so hard to do it before.

After Li Hongji left, Li Congjia sat on the spot in a daze. When Shi Xueting came in and saw him in such a daze, he couldn't help pinching his face and said, "What are you thinking?"

Li Congjia heaved a long sigh: "I was thinking that being an emperor is really not easy. You have to worry about state affairs, your children's marriage, and even your nephew's marriage. Why are there so many things! I really don't want to do it anymore."

Shi Xueting looked at Li Congjia dumbfounded. He felt that Li Congjia was probably the first emperor in history who didn't want to work because he had too many things to deal with.

"Okay, don't think about those things that are gone, things are coming again."

Li Congjia's heart trembled, the news brought by Shi Xueting, although it cannot be said that there is no good news, but once it is bad news, it is a big deal.

Li Congjia swallowed and said, "Well... I'm old, so take your time, what's wrong this time?"